Overlord!

Chapter 6 Captured Horses
After listening to Dou'er's opinion, Sun Ce inexplicably felt that what he said made sense.

The situation in other parts of the army is too much in terms of combat effectiveness and military discipline, and it must be rectified.

So Sun Ce called Lu Fan over and said: "After cleaning the battlefield, go back and inform the whole army, cut down wood to collect wages, light a bonfire tonight, gather the whole army, and strictly enforce military discipline."

Lu Fan nodded approvingly, and said: "Today, the career of the general is growing, the number of soldiers is increasing, and it is not uncommon to see people with irregular military discipline. It is indeed necessary to rectify the discipline."

Sun Ce looked at Lu Fan admiringly, remembering that it was the military discipline he rectified for the whole army in history.Holding a whip, he supervised the entire army, enforced the law fairly, and was majestic and selfless, so he made the army peaceful and forbade the big ones.

That's why Sun Lang's army was strict in military discipline, and the soldiers were ordered not to dare to plunder.The people in Jiangdong were overjoyed, they ate pots of pulp, and competed to reward the soldiers with cattle and wine.

To be reasonable, in this era, thieves pass like a comb, and soldiers pass like a grate.An army that has done nothing wrong with the people is definitely a miracle.

Now with his help, the matter of rectifying military discipline can be supported, and the lowest level is also the level of Sun Lang's army in history.If some of Sun Ce's ideas can take effect, it may be able to improve the military discipline and combat effectiveness of the army.

So Sun Ce waved his hand and acted as the shopkeeper, and said, "Then I will leave it to you first. After counting the seizures as soon as possible, transfer the people out, take away the supplies, and then burn the water village down."

After handing over all the affairs to his subordinate Sima, Sun Ce went back to work on his own affairs.

And what is the most important thing for Sun Ce to open up Jiangdong?
Of course, it was to call his little partner who is good as the general manager and has a share of flesh and blood, the No. 1 general of Soochow, one of the 72 generals of Wumiao, and Zhou Yu, who is also a handsome man!

Sun Ce is definitely a good-looking dog, and the talents who can share his ambitions are basically handsome guys, such as Lu Fanrong with good looks, Zhou Yu with strong looks, and Tai Shi with a kind beard.

In short, the coaches of Soochow have one characteristic, they are majestic in appearance and majestic!Every Jiangdong talent looks pleasing to the eye.

Sun Ce wanted to withdraw troops from Wuhui and create a Wang Ba foundation, so naturally he had to recruit his own SSR-level general at the first moment.

After returning to the camp, Sun Ce Chulue took a look around. Although the troops in the camp belonged to him, they were clearly divided into two at a glance.

A mess and chaos, scattered everywhere.One group was well-defined and sat in place.

Obviously, this well-organized army is the direct line of the Sun family, and Sun Ce's father, Sun Jian, is the biggest legacy left to Sun Ce.

After Li Guang, the famous generals of the Central Plains basically bid farewell to the situation where there are no troops, and everyone can do what they want.

After a troop has fought with a famous general for a period of time, it basically has a sequence and a clear formation.

Seeing these more than a thousand people, Sun Ce finally had a little bit of confidence to attack the enemy and fight for hegemony in Jiangdong.

Veteran Cheng Pu led people up to greet him immediately, and asked with concern: "Bo Fu, are you not injured? There is only a group of water thieves in the area, why do you need to go out in person, just leave it to me and other veterans."

Sun Ce smiled heartily and said, "Mr. Cheng also said that they are just a group of water thieves. How could I be injured? Mr. Cheng is the mainstay of the army, and he sits in the middle army. I feel very relieved waiting to fight in the front."

Although the whole army respectfully calls this veteran Cheng Gong, in fact he is really not old, he is only in his 40s.And he is not the kind of middle-aged general with a stubble and sloppy beard. He also has the common characteristics of Soochow coaches, that is, he is very handsome.

When he was young, he served as an official in the state and county. He was quite handsome, strategic, and good at answering questions. He was actually a civil servant.

He only started to lead the army after following Sun Jian, but just like Zhou Yu, he was also a Confucian general.Therefore, he and Zhou Yu are the left and right governors.

Although he is not as famous as Gan Ning, Zhou Tai, and Ling Tong in later generations, it is completely the loss of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" to promote Zhou Yu and erase all his talents and deeds.

As the head of Jiang Biao's twelve tiger ministers, Cheng Pu was basically the most capable of fighting among the generals of the early Soochow Wu except Zhou Yu.In the process of conquering Jiangdong, among the various generals, he was recognized as having done the most meritorious service.

If Zhou Yu is compared to Han Xin in Liu Bang's camp in the early Han Dynasty, then Cheng Pu is basically Cao Shen.Not so talented and spiritual, but majestic and honest, with outstanding military exploits and a solid resume.

As Sun Ce's right-hand man, Cheng Pu was in charge of patrolling the barracks, so he naturally knew about the supply situation. After returning to the camp with Sun Ce, he asked in a low voice, "How does Bofu plan to solve the problem of insufficient food and grass supply? Do you want to... "

Sun Ce raised his head and glanced at the stern-faced veteran. This Duke Cheng's internal style of conduct has inherited a very obvious strong demeanor from Sun Jian, which is ruthless and ruthless.The implication of his words is obviously that if there is no other way, he will send his troops to rob the powerful.

Looting has never been a problem for the army of this era.Even if it is the territory under his own rule, he still dares to send troops to plunder.

"You don't need to worry about the food and grass issue, Mr. Cheng. I have already solved it. The most important thing right now is to rectify military discipline. Cheng Gong is a veteran in the army. He must be familiar with the 54th Prohibition [-]. He must publicize it to the public and revive the prestige. .”

The Seventeenth Ban prohibits 54 beheadings, which looks terrifying, as if they will be beheaded at every turn.But in fact, they are all the most basic requirements for the army. Only by strictly implementing them can we initially create a strong army with strict orders and strict orders, and will do nothing to the people.For example, Zhuge Liang's army, and its soldiers come and go like guests, do not invade, and do not hunt for grasshoppers (do not hunt when mowing grass).

For a truly strong army, military discipline and laws are much stricter and more complete than the Seventeenth Prohibition 54.

But now Sun Ce has just crossed after all, and is still the first step in establishing an army. At this stage, the military's awareness of military discipline is strengthened, and the 54 bans and [-] cuts are temporarily enough.Moreover, the content in this area is relatively popular, and many people have heard of it, and it is suitable for military regulations for initial promotion.

Cheng Pu was very talented, and he immediately recognized the implicit criticism in Sun Ce's words, and felt a little ashamed and angry in his heart.

Fortunately, Cheng Pu has always been the most open-minded general in Soochow. He realized his shame and acted courageously. He immediately said, "I will personally lead someone to announce to all soldiers the Seventeenth Prohibition 54, and the general will inform the whole army."

Sun Ce showed a smile, coupled with his handsome face, it made people feel like a spring breeze: "With Mr. Cheng in charge of this matter, I know it will be done safely!"

In an instant, half of the little grudge in Cheng Pu's heart disappeared, as for the other half?Those are trivial things, not worth mentioning.Such a magnificent coach with such a hearty and masculine demeanor, who would really be angry with him?Those who see the scholars and the people, all of them will be happy to die!
After Sun Ce arranged for Cheng Pu to send the letter to Zhou Yu, the soldiers who had gone out to fight had already returned.

Jiang Qin's elated voice came from afar.Sun Ce shook his head, there is a long way to go to rectify the military discipline of these other tribes.

Soon Jiang Qin walked to Sun Ce's tent with big strides, and said in a high-pitched tone, "General, our department has wiped out the water thieves, and we have collected more than two hundred thieves, and got a war horse!"

"War horse?" Sun Ce frowned, no wonder Jiang Qin was so happy.

Sun Ce's entire army has only 27 horses!
These 27 horses are not all war horses, sixteen of them are pack horses, pulling a cart loaded with tents, grain, arrows, luggage and the like.

When the other parts were sitting on the ground in the open air in the cold wind, Sun Ce could have a handsome tent thanks to these dozens of pack horses.

Sun Ce only had eleven horses that were qualified to go on the battlefield and charge.

There is no need to think about cavalry with one man and two horses at this time. One more horse means one more cavalry in the whole army!
Jiang Qin said excitedly: "It's a war horse, General. I've checked it. According to the water thieves, they just looted it in a manor a few days ago."

The manor, that's only for the powerful.The economy of the Eastern Han Dynasty was supported by landlord manors.

What exactly is Yuan Shu's army doing?So much so that water thieves have gone deep into the village to plunder, how can this kind of rule win the support of the people?
Sun Ce sighed to Yuan Shu for a while, and followed Jiang Qin out of the commander's tent. In front of the commander's tent, there was already a soldier leading a tall maroon horse.

The steed was well groomed, obviously the water thieves also knew the value of the steed.

The horse still has all kinds of exquisite saddles and reins put on it by the previous owner. In this era, there are saddles. Dismounting the saddle as a way to lure the enemy was invented by the parachutist Li Guang more than 300 years ago.

Sun Ce went up to check the shape and material of the saddle. It was still a popular soft saddle, wrapped in leather on the horse's back, that is, "leather saddle made of leather".

And there is also a stirrup, on the left side of the saddle, is a brass ring.But only on this side, it is to assist the knight to get on the horse.

Seeing that Sun Ce had been studying the saddle, Jiang Qin said: "The general likes this saddle? A good horse has a good saddle. It is made of leather. It can be seen that the previous owner of this horse also spent a lot of money to decorate it. It's just that the leather is too expensive. , I’m afraid we can’t afford it in Jiangdong.”

Sun Ce said with a smile: "If you can't afford it, just change your mind. It's the same with wood. There are not many iron tools in the army, so there is always wood, right?"

Jiang Qin had never thought of using wood as a saddle, and asked hesitantly, "Can it be used well?"

"If you try it with a carpenter, you'll know it? And put the stirrup on the other side too. If you step on the stirrup with one foot and don't step on the other, isn't it uncomfortable?"

Jiang Qin didn't understand at all that Sun Ce, a time traveler, had just three sentences and a few dozen words, how meaningful it was to usher in an era in military history.

With just a few dozen words, the cavalry has completely transformed from an auxiliary unit into a king on the battlefield.

Few inventions are as simple as the stirrup, and few are as historically significant.

So Jiang Qin casually went to find a few trilogy.Naturally, there are carpenters in the army. It should be said that everyone is a carpenter. Who can chop wood with a knife?
Looking at their sloppy sawing and planing, Sun Ce said with a smile: "It's a good skill, it reminds me of a public loser."

"The public loser?" Jiang Qin stroked his beard and asked wonderingly, "Why not the public winner? Why did this public loser?"

Sun Ce glanced at him, well, I almost forgot, he is also the protagonist in Sun Quan's persuasion.He and Lu Meng are famous Zhang Yu in Soochow.So Sun Quan persuaded me to read more books.

Lu Mengna is a gifted person who can become a talent as soon as he reads it.Jiang Qin's aptitude is obviously not good enough, and he has to be a stupid bird to fly first.

Sun Ce said: "In the future, I will organize people to teach and read in the army. You should go to school honestly."

Jiang Qin was shocked, and blurted out: "I don't want to be a doctor of economics, why should I study? I am so busy with military affairs, how can I have the time to study those people?"

Sun Ce didn't look sideways, and said calmly: "There is no reason. Learning to read is one of the most important contents of military affairs in the future. At least read the book, and you won't ask such questions as the winner."

After finishing speaking, Sun Ce pointed to the carpenter in front, and said, "Stop, don't flatten the wood. Leave a protrusion on the front and back."

This is not difficult, several carpenters deliberately left a piece at the front and back according to Sun Ce's request, and even a careful carpenter polished it to make it into an arc, so as not to hurt the knight.

Sun Ce immediately asked, "What's your name?"

The carpenter who was questioned by Sun Ce raised his head and was stunned for a moment. He was sure that the general was asking himself, and then he quickly replied, "Someone's name is Jiang Yuan."

Sun Ce said, "You are my worker now. The others can leave."

"This...General, haven't you finished carving yet?" the craftsmen said hesitantly.

Sun Ce waved his hand and said, "There's no need to engrave it, just put down your things and go back."

After the others left, Sun Ce said to Jiang Yuan: "In the future, you will be in charge of the ordnance manufacturing. You will carve these wooden saddles for all the horses, so you don't have to go to the battlefield."

Jiang Yuan was overjoyed. Although he didn't know how big an official this Gong Cao was, he was obviously not a subordinate.He hurriedly saluted, and said excitedly: "Thank you, General. A certain one will live up to the general's trust."

Jiang Qin curled his lips, really putting money on his face.Just carve a few pieces of wood, which is also called heavy entrustment?

But Sun Ce was very solemn, and said to Jiang Yuan: "You can carve the saddle yourself, and you don't need to pass it on to others."

The Takahashi saddle technology will not be popularized until there are large-scale equipped cavalry troops in the Wei and Jin Dynasties. Although the Takahashi saddle in Jiang Yuan's hand was only a few decades earlier, as long as there is technological progress, even if it is only a few Ten years, that is also an absolute advantage in combat power, of course Sun Ce must keep it secret.

However, at the current speed of information circulation, it is difficult for such an inconspicuous information point to spread.

Basically, if you want to keep it a secret, it will take a long time before someone notices Sun Ce's humble invention. If Sun Ce hadn't died by then, he would have established a hegemony long ago.

If he dies... After I die, let him be flooded!He is not a saint, and he has to worry about what other people will do 30 to [-] years after his death. Right now, it is the most reliable way to increase his strength and defeat Jiangdong.

Jiang Yuan's workmanship was average, but he excelled in carefulness. Until dark, he finally polished a Takahashi saddle and put it on the horse's back.

Jiang Qin was the first to go up and try to see the difference in the general's mysterious saddle.

But as soon as he sat on it, his face became bitter, and he complained: "General, this is too hard, the two legs are tight."

Sun Ce couldn't help laughing, and said, "Why are you in a hurry, don't you know how to pack something?"

Soon the soldiers put the leather and cushions from other saddles on the wooden saddle. After installing it, the change of this saddle was even more inconspicuous. If you don't study it seriously, you won't find much difference from the ordinary saddle.

But the effect was immediate. Jiang Qin rode his horse and galloped outside the camp, galloping like the wind.

Lu Fan, who had returned to the camp, was taken aback, and asked, "Was that Jiang Sima riding the red horse just now? Since when did he have such good riding skills! I saw that his hands were out of the rein just now, and he was holding a lance in both hands?"

Cheng Zi and Chen Wu were also stunned. There was a world of difference in combat effectiveness between one-handed lance and two-handed lance.

No matter how fierce the general is, it is difficult to wield a Zhangba long lance with one hand.After all, once the [-]-meter long lance is swung out with one hand, it is almost impossible to change the direction easily.But if you can hold a lance with both hands, the combat effectiveness of the cavalry will undergo a qualitative change, and the impact and lethality will be unparalleled.

Cheng Zi and Chen Wu are from Youzhou and Yangzhou, and there is the most stark contrast in this aspect.Chen Wubu was brave in battle, but he was not as good as Cheng Zi and Zhang Liao when facing the enemy immediately.

This is why Youzhou Tuqi can become a powerful army in the world, assisting Emperor Guangwu to quickly sweep the world down.

In the past, only the elite cavalry from Liangzhou, Bingzhou, and Youzhou could let go of the reins and free their hands to wield polearms.

But now Jiang Qin, a fierce Jianghuai general, has such superb riding skills!

(End of this chapter)