The folk customs in the northwest are strong, but that does not mean that the northwest is rich enough.
At least that's what it looked like in front of Li Xinchen. Rows and rows of strong men stood straight with their chests raised, but they were only wearing civilian clothes, and they had all kinds of weapons in their hands. This scene had not happened to Li Xinchen once.
I saw that when I was in Tianshui before, the private soldiers of the Tianshui Liang family were almost like this.
But think about it, the regular troops guarding the city here are not even qualified to wear armor, let alone ordinary people, most of whom are just tenants and servants of these aristocratic families. Even Li Xinchen's subordinates cannot reach the level of one hundred.
100% of them wear armor, and those who are qualified to wear armor are all experienced veterans. In every battle, the first ones to rush forward are definitely the most ordinary recruits, and then it is these soldiers who go into battle to deliver a fatal blow to the enemy.
Of course, the eight hundred soldiers following Li Xingchen, including the Huotou Army, were all wearing armor, and the light armor was specially developed for them by the workshop, using almost the best materials that could be found in Sichuan. Therefore, when
The four hundred people who had followed Li Xingchen were standing here, and their aura was naturally different from those on the opposite side.
"The general must have also seen that many of them were just mud-legged people in the fields a few days ago. It is almost impossible for them to become qualified soldiers in a short time." Niu Tong whispered beside him, Niu Tong said in a low voice.
An was already old and could only stand on the general stage from a distance, so it was Niu Tong who accompanied Li Xingchen on behalf of the Niu family of An and An.
Li Xingchen narrowed his eyes slightly, while Cheng Feng next to him looked at these soldiers thoughtfully. It stands to reason that these strong soldiers should be in good physical shape in Li Xingchen's army. Although the people in the northwest are many tough, they are not like this.
, so it is conceivable that this should also be a brave and skilled fighter in the Anding Niu family. Although the Anding Niu family is not a big family, but after operating in Anding for so many years, Cheng Feng certainly does not believe that they will be so poor, let alone
It is possible that these soldiers were replaced with tattered equipment to tell Li Xingchen that the Anding Niu clan did not have many fighting soldiers.
"Can you practice the formation?" Li Xingchen asked in a deep voice.
Niu Tong hurriedly turned around to give instructions, but Cheng Feng stepped forward and whispered: "General, these soldiers..."
"I understand what you mean." Li Xingchen interrupted Cheng Feng, looked at Niu Tong's back, and smiled coldly, "I don't mind giving these soldiers enough equipment. After all, you have seen that they are all strong.
The available soldiers only need to be given equipment by me, and the Anding Niu clan will have to give me enough people."
Cheng Feng was startled for a moment, and suddenly felt that it was unnecessary to worry about Li Xinchen. Perhaps he should pay two silent tributes for the Anding Niu family. But think about it, if the world is peaceful in the future, Li Xinchen will not be able to allow a local nobleman to control so many things.
If they can fully support Li Xinchen's private soldiers, whether it is the Niu family in Anping or the Liang family in Tianshui, then Li Xinchen would not mind giving them a noble status.
And if they really want to guard this three-thirds of an acre of land, then I'm afraid they will have to accept Li Xinchen's suppression. Li Xinchen doesn't want what is happening in the northwest today to fall on him.
Compared with those aristocratic families in the northwest who only seek to protect themselves, it is obvious that the Yang family of Hongnong is smart. What Li Xingchen wants to see now is not money, food and soldiers. Any aristocratic family can provide money, food, soldiers and horses.
, but not all aristocratic families understand this truth. What Li Xingchen wants now is talents enough to help him eventually conquer the world.
They are indispensable talents such as Yang Su and Chang Sun Sheng.
Obviously Yang Su could see it more clearly than the aristocratic families in the northwest.
Family business is only temporary, and a higher position is crucial to the development of a family.
Cheng Feng shook his head secretly in his heart and sighed, both the Niu family and the Liang family are short-sighted.
But this is not a bad thing, at least it gives Cheng Feng more opportunities to improve.
Whether it's Li Xingchen or Cheng Feng, they have to admit that at least the Niu family's military formation is good at practice. But think about it, the Niu family has a presence like Niu Hong in the army, and it is rumored that the ancestor of the Niu family is the Three Kingdoms.
During this period, Dong Zhuo's son-in-law was Niu Fu, so it is reasonable that some people in his family were proficient in military affairs.
However, these soldiers and horses knew that they could not advance and retreat. Li Xingchen not only needed them to attack Anding City, but also needed to use them to block and delay Yu Yi's advance, buying enough time for Xiao Shilian, who had already left Yangping Pass at this time.
"General, the scouts have come to report that the movements of Yu Yi's army have been discovered in the Jingshui River Valley. They number about three thousand and are located in Yuntian." Li Ping quickly came over and whispered, without Li Xinchen speaking.
He unfolded the map with great knowledge.
(Author's note: All place names appearing in this book are real place names. For historically testable place names, such as the city name Anding, please refer to China Map Publishing House's "Historical Atlas of China". For other specific locations, please refer to the current map for nearby locations.
Selection, if the name of Yuntian is the current place name, it may not be consistent with historical facts, please forgive me.)
Li Xingchen frowned and said: "Yuntian is located at the turning point of the Jingshui River Valley. It is quite open. If nothing else happens, Yu Yi should be setting up camp here today. And it is not far from Anding. It has only been two days."
You can reach Anding within the wings."
"But Yu Yi only brought 3,000 men, and the number of soldiers and horses in Xiaoguan should be 6,000 to 8,000. Where have the rest gone?" Cheng Feng couldn't help but ask at this time.
"It should be here." Li Xingchen stretched out his hand and clicked on the map, "It is beneficial and harmless to Yu Yi to cut off the road between Tianshui and Anding. In any case, it can block the direct connection between us and Tianshui."
The distance between Tianshui and Anding doesn't seem to be very far, but this was in ancient times. There was actually only one road connecting the two cities, and the rest were just some field roads. In addition, it is now the time for snow, Longshang
The terrain is rugged and the road is most muddy and difficult to navigate. Therefore, just cutting off this road will force the soldiers, horses, and supplies between Tianshui and Anding to choose a detour. And if there is a detour, the only option is Wuwei, which is the middle distance.
The increase is not just a little bit.
Xiaoguan is located between the two cities. It looks dangerous, but it also has such a natural advantage.
"A group of soldiers and horses cut off the road and even threatened Tianshui, and a group of soldiers and horses stayed at Xiaoguan to prevent us from disturbing the back road, so these three thousand soldiers and horses should be the last manpower Yu Yi can use." Li Xingchen said seriously.
She said, "In that case, let's have some fun with Yu Yi." (To be continued)