A few days later, on a crisp autumn day, Chen Cheng reviewed the army in the wilderness north of Lian County. The reviewers were composed of several armies, including the Ya soldiers and the Forbidden Army. They were nominally commanded by Lu Fang, but in fact they were still
Beidi County soldiers controlled by Yang Qiu, and rural soldiers near Lian County.
The review was very simple, that is, the soldiers lined up in an array and walked in front of the viewing platform made of mounds. The first to appear were the local soldiers. These people were the ones who guarded the Uburg and the villages when the Huns invaded.
And when Cheng Yi led his army to counterattack, he sent someone to help.
Lian County has always been a place that produces elite soldiers and generals. More than ten years ago, after Tan Shihuai died, his son and his company led troops to invade the North. They were shot dead by local tyrants with powerful crossbows in Lian County. If it hadn't been for Yang Qiu
They were at odds with the powerful forces in Lianxian County, Lingzhou and other places, and after a battle, they withdrew their main force to Fuping. The Huns may not be able to break through the city of Lianxian County.
Yan Zhong once told Chen Cheng about this matter. Therefore, when he saw the local soldiers from Lian County taking the lead, he thought of Yang Qiu who caused the tragedy in Lian County, and he looked to the side calmly.
, Yang Qiuzheng stood neatly on the viewing platform.
In the past, Chen Cheng would definitely have thought that a guy like Yang Qiu should be caught and hanged. However... instead of killing Yang Qiu, he instead entrusted him with the important task of bringing the two counties under his direct control
The military power was handed over. Chen Cheng turned his attention back to the front and stopped thinking about those useless things.
The rural soldiers only need to recognize simple drums and flags, and understand the command to "beat the drums and move forward, ring the gold and withdraw the troops." Their equipment is generally very poor, but after all, they are only 500 people selected from thousands of people.
If you put it all together, there are still 500 pieces of armor.
These people can be said to have crawled out of the dead. They were besieged by the Huns for dozens of days and did not give in. Instead, they continued to attack and made many gains. Therefore, they all had a strong murderous aura, despite their formation.
They were not very strict, but their morale was very high. They carried weapons such as Huanshou knives, bows and crossbows, and throwing spears, and walked in front of the earthen platform with their heads held high.
Although the princes of Xiliang often have tens of thousands of troops, there are not many elite troops among them. Most of them are farmers who have been recruited to make up the numbers, and they are not as good as these rural soldiers.
Under the platform, several envoys looked at each other, and one of them asked in a low voice: "Why does Chen Envoy tell us to see these people doing something?"
Another person chuckled and said: "Who knows? Maybe you want to rely on these people to scare our families?"
"Haha. I admit that these people have good equipment and good morale, but how many people?" The man who spoke in front said disdainfully: "Give me a hundred cavalry, and I can wipe out all these people!"
"Hahaha!"
Several envoys looked at each other and laughed together. Liangzhou has always been dominated by cavalry, and infantry in their view is just doing chores. This is why the Xiliang army defeated the imperial officers and soldiers many times in field battles, but in Chencang
One of the reasons for the city's complete defeat was that Liangzhou did not have a tradition of heavy infantry. The Qiang who were half-cultivators and half-herders and the Hu-hua Han were both very good light cavalry, but they were only good at field battles.
In the stands, Cheng Yi poked Yang Qiu with his elbow and whispered: "Did you hear that, those guys are laughing at us?"
Yang Qiu snorted and said, "Just wait and see. We don't know who will laugh at who."
Cheng Yi looked at Chen Cheng again and saw that Chen Shijun seemed to have not heard the envoys' ridicule at all. He secretly admired him in his heart: It doesn't matter if he can't compete with him in terms of martial arts. In terms of mind and city, I am far behind.
Not as good as that.
After the rural soldiers, the county soldiers from the North appeared. Lu Fang had been in the Northern Army for several years. Although he was never promoted, it was because his family background was not very good and he did not have much money. Even so,
He was also able to become a captain in the Yueqi Battalion, one of the five battalions of the Northern Army. In addition to his strong martial arts skills, his strong ability to lead troops was an important factor.
After he became the captain of the North, he could theoretically mobilize all the troops and horses in the North, but in fact, what Lu Fang could command were the thousands of cavalry he brought to Lian County. Not to mention the troops and horses under Yang Qiu's command.
Even those in Lingzhou often found some reasons to reject his orders. After testing it several times, Lu Fang no longer paid attention to other troops outside Lian County.
But before today, Yang Qiu took the initiative to transfer a thousand cavalry from Fuping and placed them under Lu Fang's unified command. Therefore, this time, the county soldiers appeared, with a total of two thousand cavalry, divided into four square formations. Xiliang has always
The cavalry ruled the roost. The county soldiers were all cavalry, riding tall horses and trotting past the platform.
Horseshoes, high-bridge saddles and bilateral stirrups are not very technical things. After Chen Cheng created them in Linrong City, he quickly began to spread the technology to surrounding areas. Yang Qiu participated in all the battles near Linrong.
, knew a lot about these equipments, and after returning to Fuping, he naturally started to imitate them.
Although Cheng Yi did not directly participate in the Battle of Linrong, he was in the north. How could he not know what happened in Linrong? Soon, these things also appeared in Wuwei County. The princes of Liangzhou fought against each other.
I don’t know how many soldiers and horses there are in Beidi County and what their combat effectiveness is. Who wouldn’t know? This time the Jedi successfully counterattacked and immediately attracted everyone’s attention.
Those new equipment are not high-tech products. Anyone who knows the goods will know the use at a glance, and then find someone to try it a few times. Even if there is no sample, it may be a little different from the original version, but how much different can it be?
?
The two thousand cavalrymen in Beidi County all used these three pieces of equipment, and they looked very majestic. In addition, the lances they carried were more than three meters long, much longer than the spears commonly used by cavalry in this era. The cavalrymen
They raised their spears, lined up in a neat queue, and trotted towards them from a distance.
When we were in Linrong, in order to cope with the attack of the Huns at any time, the lances made by the craftsmen had no other advantages except being long, and they could even be said to be useless. During combat, lances often broke.
Things. But what the Beidi County soldiers are carrying now are all carefully made high-quality products, which are completely different from the shoddy and inferior products in Linrong City.
The spear tip reflecting the cold light kept rising and falling with the movement of the war horse. Looking from a distance, it looked like a moving steel jungle moving towards this side. The people on the earth platform looked from a distance, as if they saw the materialization.
The murderous aura rushed towards my face.
"Hiss!" Song Jian's envoy took a breath of cold air and said in shock: "The guns they used are so long?"
The envoy was not a layman who had no idea about cavalry. He knew very well the absolute advantage of a longer gun in a mounted battle. He stared intently at the approaching cavalry, thinking that he would pass the message back immediately. Thinking of this
, his heart moved, and he looked to the side. The envoys from other princes among them all looked dismissive on the surface, but their eyes revealed nothing but nervousness and uneasiness.
The messenger coughed and pretended to be disdainful: "These fancy things are actually of no use."
"ah?"
"The cavalry is a clutch of soldiers, so what's the point of being so neatly lined up? If we really fight, it still depends on hard work!"
Several envoys looked at each other and said indifferently: "Yes, that's the truth!"
"Yes, what's the use of having such a long gun? It doesn't just need to be long, it also needs to be strong enough!"
"It's so long and so thin, it will break after just two pokes!"
"I think it's better to shoot an arrow while riding a horse!"
On the earth platform, Chen Cheng turned his head and said to Yang Qiu with satisfaction: "The military training is good, Yang Shangshu has taken the trouble."
The corners of Yang Qiu's mouth raised, but his face remained serious, "There are still too few elite soldiers like this. If there are 30,000 cavalry, what do Han Sui and Song Jianyou mean?"
Chen Cheng shook his head and chuckled: "It's not like you don't know how much food is left in the treasury. Not to mention 30,000 cavalry, it would be good if 5,000 people can complete the change before the snow starts this year."
Yang Qiu said disapprovingly: "If you don't have money, then you should collect taxes. I'm not saying that, my lord is too kind..."
Just as he said this, Yang Qiu thought of the scene where Chen Cheng killed the Huns in Linrong City, and his heart trembled. He changed his words and said: "...We now have strong troops and horses, so we can ask them to collect more money."
What’s wrong? Is there anyone who dares not to hand it over? Humph, no matter how hard your neck is, can it be as hard as a steel knife?”
Next to him, Cheng Yi coughed twice and said, "Are you asking me, Wuwei County, to collect more taxes?"
Yang Qiu was about to speak, but Chen Cheng suddenly said: "Okay, the county soldiers have passed. Let's see how the dental soldiers and the imperial army look like."
In the plan of Chen Cheng and Yan Zhong, the relationship between the Forbidden Army and the Ya soldiers is similar to the relationship between the Southern Army and the Northern Army in Luoyang City. The Forbidden Army is a garrison force, guarding the center; while the Ya soldiers are a field force, ready to go to war at any time. The Forbidden Army
Most of them had participated in the war with the Huns, and their morale, military appearance, equipment, and discipline were all better than those of the county soldiers.
Yang Qiu arranged many of his trusted nephews into the Forbidden Army. He was very concerned about this army. Not only did he provide the best supplies, he also equipped them with the best horses. Any new equipment and weapons were also given priority.
.So, when the five hundred Forbidden Army cavalry appeared, the envoys became even more uneasy.
Although the princes behind them did not come in person, they still sent envoys here, just to find out whether Chen Cheng, the Liangzhou Mu, was an empty-headed person or if he was really powerful, so that they could formulate future countermeasures. Now I see
The Liangzhou army was not weakened by the war with the Huns. Of course, these envoys seemed nervous and uneasy.
After the imperial army, came the tooth soldiers led by Zhao Yun. After the generals with white horses and silver spears, Li Kan and Liang Xing each led 500 people from the stage. They saw Li Kan and Liang Xing, two former enemies.
, Yang Qiu "tsk", but didn't say anything.
In the past, the powerful people in Lingzhou caused him a lot of trouble, so much so that Yang Qiu even had the idea of using the hands of the Huns to kill them. Even now, the powerful people in Lingzhou still occupy a large amount of land and
population, but for Yang Qiu, Lingzhou is no longer a threat to him.
Beidi, Shuofang, and Wuyuan, these three counties combined, can have a hundred thousand elites, enough to crush the local bastards in Lingzhou. However, Chen Cheng is too soft-hearted and has never agreed to do this, so since he took office as Minister of the Ministry of War
Only those proposals will be shelved.
After working for a long time, the military parade was finally over. Chen Cheng was very satisfied with the performance of the soldiers, at least he seemed very satisfied on the surface. Yang Qiu, the local civil and military officials, as well as the powerful and ordinary people who were watching were also very satisfied. Cheng Yi had
A little satisfied, other people, such as the envoys from the princes, while praising the military might of the Liangzhou Army, looked worried at the same time.
