The rise of the prince

Chapter 471 The Mule and the Horse
Li Xingzhou smiled: "Look at your prospects, how much like a common people's parents and officials." While everyone was stunned, he threw the paper in his hand into the brazier at his feet.

Everyone was stunned, Li Xingzhou once again asked Ningjiang Tong Zhi Wang Ke to fill the wine for him, and then raised his glass: "When Taizu Wei defeated Yuan Shao, he found many letters of defection from the big tent, and burned them without even looking at them. Whose hand."

He said and looked at the crowd: "What does this king look like in your eyes? In fact, I know it well. I am young, lustful and seldom resourceful. I only know how to travel around the mountains and rivers with the daughter of the He family all day long, right?"

"Where is there, Wang Yexiong is very talented and wise, far beyond comparison"

"That's right, in just a few months, Jiangzhou was ruled, the prince's intelligence is better than Zhuge, and his martial arts is better than Zhou Lang!"

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All kinds of compliments are endless, Li Xingzhou feels good, listening to others brag about himself is cool!
Even if he knows that these people fawn on him and fear him, it's still cool.
But it's enough to have a good time, but don't overdo it, he waved his hand to interrupt everyone: "Hahahaha! I understand what you mean, and I will open the skylight to speak to you today."

He boldly said loudly: "Bi Xiong's talent is general and broad-minded, this king is not as good as Wei Taizu, I read the list, but now it is also burned.

Once the list is destroyed, there will be only the excerpts that you submitted to Zhongshu, and the excerpts are stored in the Zhengshitang, and only the current emperor can see them at will. This king will never see it if he wants to. This is called death without proof. "

"In Jiangzhou, you are more familiar with me than I am. Over the years, many people have worked hard for Beijing North, and they have worked hard without credit.

The past is in the past, let the past be ignored, those who hit me are considered unlucky for them, and those who didn't hit me after tonight, but this king drinks together, even if they come out of this gate cleanly! "Li Xingzhou pointed in the direction of the gate of Wang's Dazhai, and looked around at these local officials while talking.

"It's just that I hope you have a bottom line in your hearts. You are rich, you are rich, you are rich, you are clean, you will become dirty. It is hard to wash yourself clean. It is best not to hit it.

Because you are all the pillars of Jiangzhou, the backbone of this place, the parents and officials of the people in Beijing, this king can't bear it.

From now on, everything in Beijing will depend on you, and I hope that you will work together to drink this cup with me. "He raised his glass high as he spoke, and many officials quickly poured the wine and then stood up.

"Damn it!" He dropped his voice and drank it all in one gulp.

Many officials stood up and drank together, and then the big stone in their hearts was put down.

Many people were so excited that they hugged their heads and cried, because they had all visited King Pingnan, and they were called to the banquet again today, and they felt uneasy in their hearts, and they almost collapsed now.

After a glass of wine, the banquet finally became more lively than ever
The banquet lasted all night, and after a glass of wine, the entire Jiangzhou was united like never before.

The next day, many local officials went to Tubi Mountain Villa to bid farewell to Li Xingzhou in person, but this time they did not dare to give gifts.

Once the hearts of the people are united, the rear is stable, and government orders are passed, the central deployment and implementation will be very fast and efficient.

In order to guard against the Heishan bandits, Li Xingzhou asked each county to form a team of five to station outside the city. Once a Heishan bandit came, he would immediately notify Jiangzhou.

The decree was only issued, and within a day or two, there were responses from various counties, saying that they had formed fast horse scouts as ordered to patrol the entire Ningjiang Mansion with unprecedented efficiency. (Where there is a government, there are often many counties under its jurisdiction, especially Dafu.)
In the backyard of the villa, He Qian leaned over to look at the detailed map of the first generation of Taihang Mountain, a researcher of Li Xingzhou.

In fact, what he burned that day was not a list at all, but a piece of paper on which the little girl practiced calligraphy and drawing. How could the emperor be so bored that he made a list for him to use for revenge?
At the same time, he has not been idle for the past few days, and he has found Shen Lin and many veterans of the Ningjiang Mansion who have fought against the Black Mountain bandits, and asked them to describe their experiences in fighting the Black Mountain bandits.

Slowly, Li Xingzhou understood from the clues they described why the officers and soldiers were always unable to catch up with the Black Mountain bandits, and they were beaten repeatedly.

There are many reasons for this, such as the Black Bandits are familiar with mountain roads, and the Black Bandits are good at climbing mountains since childhood, etc., but one thing is also very important, that is, the Black Bandits are useful for mules!

People often say that a mule is a horse and goes out for a walk, which means that a mule cannot outrun a horse. This is very important on the plains, and it is true that a mule cannot outrun a horse.

However, the Taihang Mountains are tall and the terrain is intricate. Many of the roads in the mountains are mountain trails on the high rocks and cliffs. There are tragedies of Xiangjun cavalry chasing bandits because they fell into the valley too quickly and fell to their deaths.

At this time, unlike fighting on the plains, speed is not important.

The other advantages of mules over horses are immediately reflected. They are stronger than horses, have better endurance, and are better able to adapt to harsh living environments.

The black bandits used mules to travel through the Taihang Mountains, not by riding them at all, because the mountain trails were steep and dangerous, and the speed difference between walking and riding was not much different, but riding was even more dangerous.

They used mules to drag luggage, food, knives and guns, blankets to keep out the cold at night, etc., and then drove the mules on various trails. Naturally, the officers and soldiers could not catch up. The adaptability of horses is not as good as that of mules, and the greatest speed advantage cannot be reflected. How can it be possible to catch up with those black mountain bandits?
The most bizarre thing is that many veterans thought it was a horse, but it was a different breed from them. It wasn't until Li Xingzhou asked for a lot of detailed descriptions that he slowly confirmed that it was indeed a mule!
He quickly understood why this happened, because although mules have been around for a long time, they have been rarely used in China. Instead, they have flourished in Russia and other regions with harsh environments.

It wasn't until the Ming Dynasty that the country paid more attention to farming. Although the speed was not as fast as the horse, but the endurance and strength were better than the horse, and it was easier to raise the animal. In the era when the use of the battlefield was emphasized, the mule was naturally not valued. Some people Admitting mistakes is also normal.

Li Xingzhou had to admire the intelligence of the black bandits. Indeed, since the speed in the mountain trails was impossible to use, the horse lost its greatest advantage!
Speed ​​is the first element in the battle on the battlefield. Whether it is charging, chasing, or escaping, horses are better, but in the mountains, everything is different. Use mules instead of horses.

But in Ningjiang Mansion at the foot of Taihang Mountain, because it is on a plain, no matter whether it is an official or a soldier, he has never turned a corner in his heart, and he has not understood the gap between them.
These solidified ideas have also caused a lot of losses, and many people have died. Sometimes I have to sigh with emotion that the change of ideas is the first combat power.

After realizing this, the first thing he did was to buy mules for the new army!

(End of this chapter)