Riding and chopping: Overlord of the Han and Hungarians

Chapter 329. 328. The Horse of the Han Dynasty
Qingzhou.

The buffer zone between the Han army and the Taiping army.

The scout team of the Taiping Army in Montenegro is collecting information on the movement of the Han army.

This is not the first time.

Since the Han army's offensive stopped, the first-line troops behind the buffer zone have each sent scouts.

And they are all the confidantes of each handsome man.

Although the Taiping Army now has millions of people, and may even exceed one million, the main military force of the Taiping Army is still the 36th original Taiping Army led by Qu Shuai of the 36th Route.

The number of people is different, adding up to only one-third of the million people, but their armed forces are far more than others.

It's not that other people are untrustworthy, but that apart from the 36th original Taiping Army, the others are really just ordinary farmers and people.

The training time is too short, and the release will only add to the Han army's military merits.

Fortunately, these days, the Han army stopped attacking due to the change of generals, and the commanders from all walks of life have enough energy to practice, and it doesn't take too long. In a few dozen days, these millions of people can have a basic Combat strength, the rest depends on how to survive on the battlefield.

As long as he can survive, he is an elite soldier.

Not to mention the support of the Zhengxuan team from Liaoning, organized criticism, recalling the sufferings of the past, enjoying more than ten acres of land in the future to feed the whole family, and having spare money to buy new ones for the family every New Year's Eve Clothes, just these simple expectations can make these people have a high desire to fight.

Because there will be no worse end, they are already at the bottom, no matter what they do, they are going up.

Today is the No.17 day when the Han army stopped attacking.

The 200 orthodoxy teams that came over from Liaoning have dispersed among the million people, guaranteeing that one out of every [-] people is similar to doing authenticity work.

Clarify the goal of the battle, increase the enthusiasm for fighting, know why you are fighting, and strengthen your faith.

Of course, the role of the Zhengxuan team is not only in the role of war, they will also resolve everyone's emotions, teach everyone culture, and enrich their spiritual world.

Relying on the prestige of the various commanders, Qingzhou's Zhengzhi team was also formed, and got rid of the initial situation that was harmonious but also scattered.

With so many people in the Taiping Army, it is naturally impossible that all of them are young and strong men.

Therefore, the first thing to do when the Zhengzhi team was formed was to select the old and weak, women and children among the millions of people from the ranks of soldiers.

With this challenge, there are only about 30 soldiers who seem to think so in the million Taiping army.

This is still based on the selection of men under the age of fifty. If the age is stuck at forty, the number of soldiers in the Taiping Army will have to be reduced by half and increased.

Although the number of combatants has been reduced, the combat effectiveness of the team has increased. The elderly, weak, women and children have been properly accommodated, and the soldiers do not need to devote extra energy to taking care of their families during the battle.

Linzi.

After arriving in Qingzhou, the first county town captured by the Taiping Army is also one of the main control areas of the Taiping Army today.

All the guards and officials of the county town have been locked in prisons, but the people in the city and the Taiping Army did not oppress them. This is the death order issued by Commander Qu of Route 36. Anyone who oppresses others will be punished by military law.

So at present, Linzi City can be considered peaceful.

government office.

A group of Shuai Qu, and Hu Bajiu, who came to support from Liaoning and is now acting as the prefect of Qingzhou, gathered together.

There are some other officials in the hall, as well as some generals sent by the generals who were unable to come because of trivial matters.

"Okay, I won't talk about the miscellaneous things. The main thing now is that the opportunity I've been waiting for has come."

At one end of the round table, Hu Bajiu's voice resounded through the entire government office from the tin microphone.

Everyone could hear clearly and nodded involuntarily.

"The news from the king is that the Han Dynasty has changed generals. Those Habayashi who were good at attacking have now gone north to get involved with the border counties of Liao. What we are facing now is the famous generals of the Han Dynasty who have not yet arrived. .”

"Many people may not have heard of him, so here's an introduction, so that everyone can have a general understanding of him. Cheng Bushi, the former governor of Yanmen, guarded the Yanmen Pass for more than ten years. No Huns went south, and they all won the battle. No defeat, that's what he does."

"However, it is a good opportunity for us to strengthen ourselves, because he has the same problem as many Han generals, he is good at defending but not good at attacking. According to the information collected by the spies, if this general has a foreign war, he will usually end up in the end. He can’t even show his face on the battlefield, his marching speed is too slow.”

"It's also because of this that even though he has military exploits, he rarely gets promoted."

"Everyone brainstorm, think about our next move? It's rare that the Han army gave us a chance."

Hu Bajiu glanced at everyone.

Everyone was thinking, and He Jin, the Qu Shuai of Wolong Mountain, stood up and spoke.

"It is indeed a good opportunity. I am occupying Qingzhou, but I only control a small half of the territory. The defenders in the counties of Qingzhou still ignore us. If the Han army attacks, they will inevitably become trouble."

"Prefect Hu, I think it is possible to ask your majesty for a batch of siege equipment support, and work together to expand the Qingzhou control area before Cheng Bushi arrives. When Cheng Bushi arrives, the Taiping Army needs to allocate half of its troops to confront the Han army. If I wait, I won’t have such a good opportunity.”

He Jin's speech made the commanders and generals nod.

Hu Bajiu also nodded, and said to a clerk next to him: "Draft a document and report to your lord that Qingzhou needs a batch of siege equipment for support. I hope it will be delivered together when the next supply is delivered."

The clerk nodded and drafted a document.

"Do you have any ideas?"

The crowd discussed.

After half a meeting, a general stood up.

"Reporting to the prefect, Gao Wan's scouts reported that the number of horses in the Han army is extremely short. I wonder if this can also be an opportunity?"

"War horses are rare."

Hu Bajiu thought.

This is consistent with the intelligence collected by spies everywhere.

The Han army has reached the point where horses are scarce.

This is inevitable.

Although Emperor Wendi Jingdi built the horse garden so that Liu Che owned 36 war horses, but Liu Che, the prodigal son, was really extravagant.

War horses are consumables, especially in the era without horseshoes, often after a big battle, the number of war horses will be consumed by more than [-]%.

And Liu Che twice. Oh no, plus the siege of Mayi, a total of more than 30 million troops assembled three times. The war horses accumulated by Wenjing Zhizhi have already been used up.

Based on Zhang Qi's understanding of history, he also guessed the shortage of war horses faced by the Han Dynasty after fighting the Huns several times.

This can be seen from the original history.

Why do you want to fight Dawan? Could it be that Liu Che is greedy for cantaloupe?

Of course not, the purpose of fighting Dawan is probably that the horse administration of the Han Dynasty was already in jeopardy at that time, and war horses needed to be castrated. The quality of Chao's horses had fallen to the bottom, so he had to attack Dawan.

Because Dawan at that time had a stallion with excellent bloodlines like Dawan horse.

Hu Bajiu thought for a while, then raised his head.

"Well, Your Majesty also said that the horse predicament that the Han Dynasty is facing today may also be an opportunity."

"Draft a document and ask Liao to support a group of war horses. It would be even better if there are knights."

(End of this chapter)