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Chapter 176 0173 [Kill the chicken to warn the monkey! 】

It is no exaggeration to say that these five hundred elite heavy cavalry are almost invincible in the Song Dynasty as long as they do not encounter the heavy armored infantry of the western army that is several times larger than themselves.

If you want to force an analogy, the heavy armored cavalry of this era is equivalent to the tanks of World War I in later generations.

Strong is really strong, but expensive is also really fucking expensive.

Even putting aside all the costs, just the daily maintenance of the war horse is a huge expense.

Do war horses need daily training?

Once trained, enough concentrated feed and salt water must be supplemented every day, otherwise the horse will lose weight in a few days, let alone gain weight.

And the appetite of the war horse is huge, the refined food consumed by a war horse in a day is equivalent to three to five soldiers of the Qingzhou Army.

More than 1000 war horses, plus more than 1000 pack horses and walking horses, how much is it for eating and drinking?

Secondly, soldiers have to drill and take night classes, so they don't have much time to take care of their horses.

Therefore, it is necessary to spend money to hire a professional groom to take care of it. A cavalry must be equipped with at least two people, a groom and a handyman.

Only in this way can the war horse be taken care of properly.

The groom's food, drink and salary are another expense.

In other words, these five hundred heavy armored cavalry, not counting the cost, the monthly maintenance cost alone is as high as seven or eight thousand.

Moreover, the heavy cavalry has a very heavy load, and the loss of war horses is much higher than that of the light cavalry.

The seven or eight thousand guan is due to Han Zhen's implementation of the horseshoe, which effectively protects the soles of the horse and greatly reduces the wear and tear of the horse, otherwise the monthly cost will exceed [-] guan.

A heavy cavalry force of 5000 men can have [-] cavalry in a month and a million cavalry in a year. Who can stand it?

There is no shortage of horses in Xixia, but after so many years, the number of iron kites has been maintained at 3000.

To put it bluntly, it's all about money.

Three thousand is already Xixia's limit, no more can afford it!
A quarter of an hour later, Liu Kai stood up and said, "Put on armor, change horses!"

More than five hundred cavalry put on heavy armor one after another, armed with swords and guns, and got on their horses.

When all the cavalry were ready, Liu Kai waved his hand and took the lead in riding his horse towards the official road ahead.

Rumble!
More than 1000 heavy cavalry, plus more than [-] horses galloping up, the momentum is extremely frightening.

What puzzled Liu Kai was that the army in front did not respond at all to this movement.

After running for two miles, I didn't see a single spy along the way.

Lao Jiu couldn't help sighing: "I never thought that the military guards would be so corrupt."

It is well known that the forbidden army in the Song Dynasty was corrupt, but it was beyond the imagination of the Western Army, Lao Jiu, to such an extent.

This has lost the basic quality of an army.

When the distance from the army was less than 500 meters, the sound of galloping horseshoes finally attracted the attention of the Wuwei Army.

"Cavalry! It's cavalry!"

"Run!"

The Zhenhai soldiers who were in charge of escorting food, grass and supplies saw the black cavalry from a distance, and their first reaction was not to line up for vigilance, nor to report to the officer.

Instead, run away!
I saw hundreds of Zhenhai soldiers running towards the mountains and forests on both sides of the official road with terrified faces.

Well, I'm not stupid, I know how to run into the woods.

Seeing this scene, Liu Qi suddenly smiled.

Not happy, but angrily laughing.

Once the golden man goes south, expect such an army to stop the wolf-like golden man?

……

Located in a luxurious carriage of the Chinese army, Luo Sha leaned against the carriage and ate wine bored.

Yu Chaohuan, who was sitting opposite, clasped a few copper coins in both hands, shaking his face with excitement.

As the hands continued to shake, the copper coins collided together, making a clanging sound.

After shaking for a while, Yu Chaohuan stopped and said with a smile on his face, "Brother Luo, guess it!"

"One hundred coins, two backs!"

Luo Sha took out a hundred Wen from his pocket and threw it on the table.

The two of them played and played, and their name was Guan Pu, which was the most popular gambling method in Song Dynasty.

From princes and nobles to traffickers and pawns, there is no one who knows how to play.

The rules of the game are very simple. One person sits on the banker, chooses one to several copper coins, and then shakes them in his hand or in a bowl. If he guesses how many copper coins are on the back, he wins.

How popular is Guanpu?

When shopping in the city, if you come across something you like, but you don’t have enough money with you.At this time, you can ask the boss to play Guanpu. If you win, you will take away the goods for free, and if you lose, you will keep your money.

And most of the time, the shopkeeper of the shop will agree.

It is conceivable how much the Song people loved Guan Pu.

Hearing this, Yu Chaohuan lifted the upper palm, revealing five copper coins.

Seeing that the three were on the back, he immediately laughed triumphantly: "Brother Luo, you lost again!"

Hearing this, Luo Sha's eyes flashed a look of disdain, but he said: "Brother Yu is really lucky, if this continues, I'm afraid I won't live long, and I will lose all my family fortune."

Now that he has a business of tens of thousands of dollars at a time, he is no longer interested in this small business.

If Yu Chaohuan didn't insist on pulling him to play, he wouldn't want to play at all.

Besides, how could Luo Sha fail to see that Yu Chaohuan had been cheating all this time, but he didn't expose it because of face.

In the past, I thought that Yu Chaohuan was a certain person, but looking at it now, he couldn't make it to the stage after all.

Yu Chaohuan was afraid that he would stop playing, so he hurriedly said: "Feng Shui turns around, maybe Brother Luo will change his luck soon."

Ah!
Luo Sha sneered inwardly.

"Enemy attack, enemy attack!"

Suddenly, heart-piercing roars came from outside the carriage.

Immediately afterwards, the sound of rumbling horseshoes came faintly.

cavalry!

And a large number of cavalry!
The faces of the two of them suddenly changed, and their eyes were full of horror.

At this moment, one of the Marquis Yu of the Wuwei Army came to the car window on horseback, clasped his fists and said, "Commander, there are a large number of heavily armored cavalry rushing from behind!"

Yu Chaohuan hurriedly asked, "How dare you join the army?"

"I don't know!"

"How many people are there?"

"I don't know!"

Seeing his bewildered look, Yu Chao was so angry that he raised his hand and slapped Yuhou on the face, and scolded: "Give me an order, form an army to meet the enemy!"

"Follow your orders!"

Yu Hou hurriedly clasped his hands in response, and ordered the soldiers to form formation.

After finishing the order, Yu Chaohuan and Luo Sha also got out of the carriage, and after calling in their personal guards, they frantically began to put on the iron armor on their bodies.

After charging to a distance of less than 200 meters from the army, Liu Kai reined in the reins and controlled the horse to stop.

I saw tens of thousands of soldiers in front shouting and neighing, in complete chaos.

This means that they have met them. If it is really an enemy army, this army of tens of thousands of people will collapse in an instant with only one charge.

Liu Kai folded his hands on his chest, watching with cold eyes.

After waiting for a full quarter of an hour, the Wuwei Army reluctantly formed a battle formation.

In the eyes of Liu Kai and others, this battle formation is full of loopholes.

Only then did he command: "Old Jiu, go and call Luo Sha and the others!"

"Order!"

Lao Jiu clasped his fists in response, and dashed forward.

At this time, Wu Weijun had also come to his senses.

This group of heavy cavalry did not charge immediately, but waited quietly for them to form a formation a hundred meters away, obviously not the enemy.

Therefore, seeing Lao Jiu coming alone on horseback, the Du Yuhou did not order to shoot arrows, but asked loudly, "Which army are you a soldier?"

Lao Jiu didn't answer, and said loudly: "Under the order of Zhao Zhizhou and Liu Tongsan, come to take over the Wuwei Army and let you command it."

Hearing this, Nadu Yuhou was startled.

Take over the Wuwei Army?
"Just wait." After Du Yuhou said, he turned and walked towards the Chinese army.

Not long after, Yu Chaohuan and Luo Sha came wearing iron armor and riding horses.

The moment he saw Lao Jiu, Luo Sha's heart trembled.

Others don't recognize it, but he does.

A few days ago, he went to Linzi County a lot. Although he didn't remember Lao Jiu's name, he was familiar with it.

For a moment, Luo Sha's brain turned sharply.

Could it be that Han Zhen was recruited?
But then I thought it was wrong, Han Zhen's posture didn't look like he would be recruited.

Which rebel who is ready to be recruited will spend ten times the price on horses, infantry armor, or even a god arm crossbow?
It was clearly aimed at rebellion.

Is it...

hiss!
Luo Sha suddenly thought of a possibility, and couldn't help but gasp.

Yu Chaohuan on the side did not notice anything strange about him. At the moment, his attention was on the heavy cavalry a hundred meters away.

Even hundreds of meters away, one could feel a fierce and ferocious aura.

The cavalry were tall and strong, and their dark heavy armor reflected bursts of cold light in the sun. Even the horses under their crotches were covered with thick armor.

When did Qingzhou have such an elite heavy cavalry?
What's even more frightening is that he, the commander of the Wuwei Army's Ma Budu, didn't know it at all.

After glancing at the two of them, Lao Jiu asked, "Are you the commander of the Armed Guards?"

"Exactly!"

Yu Chaohuan couldn't figure out the identity of the other party, and because of the threat of hundreds of heavy cavalry behind him, he didn't dare to take it seriously.

Lao Jiu greeted: "Follow me!"

At this moment, Luo Sha said with a smile: "Is the county magistrate Han in front of you?"

Lao Jiu naturally recognized Luo Sha, so he replied: "The county magistrate has not come in person, this time it is Battalion Commander Liu!"

Luo Sha raised his eyebrows: "It was Xiaoya Nei who came in person."

Yu Chaohuan was confused, and asked in a low voice, "Which small yamen?"

"Liu Zhongwu's youngest son."

Luo Sha whispered something.

"Why did Liu Jiedu's son come to Qingzhou? Could it be that the Western Army has arrived?" Yu Chaohuan was confused at the moment, with countless doubts in his heart.

Seeing the two talking in a low voice, Lao Jiu yelled loudly: "What are you waiting for, do you want to disobey orders?"

Whoa!

Hearing the word disobedience, the heavy cavalry in the rear raised their spears one after another, posing as if they were about to charge into battle.

This movement frightened all the soldiers of the Wuwei Army.

Yu Chaohuan swallowed and asked cautiously: "Is there any transfer order document?"

Lao Jiu replied: "Of course!"

Hearing this, Luo Sha and Yu Chaohuan looked at each other, each leading a team of personal soldiers, riding horses out of the army formation.

Following behind Lao Jiu, Yu Chaohuan asked softly like a mosquito: "Where are these people, brother Luo, coming from?"

He is not stupid, judging from Luo Sha's reaction just now, he must recognize these people.

Luo Sha smiled bitterly and said: "This matter is a long story, brother Yu should first think about how to pass this level."

While speaking, everyone came to Liu Kai.

Liu Kai didn't talk nonsense, he took out the transfer order document from his arms and threw it over.

Yu Chaohuan caught it in a hurry, opened it, and looked carefully.

The handwriting is Zhao Ting's, and there are official seals of Zhizhou and Tongju at the bottom.

Obviously, this transfer document is genuine.

Liu Kai raised his face, imitating Han Zhen's tone and said in a cold voice: "From now on, I will take over the Second Army of Wuwei and Zhenhai, and they will be in the same position for the time being. Do you two understand?"

"The subordinate understands!"

Without any hesitation, Luo Sha replied immediately.

Yu Chaohuan looked hesitant.

Although this transfer letter is true, there is something strange about it, and there is obviously something fishy.

Seeing the hesitant look on his face, Liu Kai's eyes flashed with murderous intent, and he said in a serious tone: "Yu Chaohuan, do you want to disobey orders?"

"This... the officer understands!"

Yu Chaohuan was startled, and hurriedly responded.

The other party has no hidden murderous intention at all. If he dares to question it, he will be killed immediately.

At this moment, he also went all out, saving his life first.

Anyway, this transfer order document is true, and I am acting according to the order. Even if something happens at that time, the court will not blame him.

Gee!
Liu Kai curled his lips, feeling a little disappointed.

He also wanted to scare the chickens and monkeys, and use Yu Chaohuan's head to frighten the soldiers of the Wuwei Army, but this guy turned out to be so cowardly.

"Let's go, let the capital take over the army!"

With a big wave of his hand, Liu Kai led the cavalry battalion towards the army.

When he came to the army formation, his first order was to rest the whole army for a day.

It is a big taboo to change the battle, so he needs to spend some time to get familiar with and control the Wuwei Army.

Even if they can't do it like they are, at least they can't be in a mess like just now.

Nie Dong only set off today, even if he traveled lightly, it would take at least three or four days to get around to the rear of Shouguang County, so Liu Qi had enough time.

As one after another of the military tents was set up, Liu Kai ordered the soldiers who had fled to the mountains to be captured.

Those deserters didn't run far at all. After running into the mountain, they stopped when they saw that the cavalry hadn't charged.

Therefore, it didn't take long for more than 200 deserters who fled to the mountains to be captured.

More than half of them are Zhen Haijun, and there are more than a dozen soldiers of the Wuwei Army.

Looking at the deserters kneeling on the ground, Liu Kai's face was cold, and he said sharply: "Article [-] of the Military Law, those who flee in battle, beheaded!"

Whoa!

Hearing that he was going to be beheaded, those fleeing for their lives kneeling on the ground panicked, crying and begging one by one.

"I was wrong, and I dare not do it again."

"I don't dare anymore, don't kill me!"

"..."

Yu Chaohuan's lips twitched a few times, ready to plead for mercy, but he felt someone pulling his arm.

Turning his head slightly, he saw Luo Sha winking at him.

Seeing this, Yu Chaohuan had no choice but to swallow the words back into his stomach.

Facing the crying of the deserters, Liu Qi was unmoved, and waved his hand: "Drag it, kill it!"

The brothers in the cavalry battalion immediately dragged these deserters to the open space, and dropped their swords.

puff!

puff!

The sound of the blade piercing into the flesh continued to resound.

Human heads fell to the ground like dumplings.

The officers and soldiers of the Wuwei Army had never seen such a scene before. Every one of them looked pale and their hands and feet were weak.

To quickly master this army, killing chickens and monkeys is essential.

Since Yu Chaohuan can't be killed, let's kill these deserters.

Kindness does not hold the army!

Besides, fleeing in battle should have been executed according to military law.

More than 200 headless corpses lay quietly in the open space, and the gushing blood completely stained the ground red.

A strong smell of blood permeated the military house.

The effect of more than 200 lives was very good. At this moment, the whole army and everyone looked at Liu Kai with deep fear and awe in their eyes.

(End of this chapter)