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The Forbidden Army of the Northern Song Dynasty was an army that placed great emphasis on long-range killing. Five-tenths of the soldiers used crossbows, three-tenths used bows, and only one-fifth used guns and knives.

In this era, both archery and crossbow shooting were very physically demanding, so the strongest soldiers in the Song Army were archers. Those who struggled to pull the bow would be trained to use crossbows, and those who couldn't even pull the crossbow would be equipped with guns. knife.

This is why even though the Forbidden Army generally wears swords, they are often defeated miserably when the horse troops of the famous grassland tribes rush forward.Because most of them have not received intensive training in melee combat, their hand-to-hand combat abilities are worrying.

In terms of emphasis on long-range killing, even the horse army is the same. Only one-tenth of the daily training content of the Forbidden Army's horse army is skills such as guns and knives. The remaining nine-tenths of the horse army must train bow and arrow shooting skills.

This extreme situation will naturally be taught by the northern ethnic groups, so during the Yuanfeng Dynasty, after experiencing many disastrous defeats, the Forbidden Army changed and began to train some elites to use big axes.

The big ax is very buggy in melee combat and is basically difficult to defend against.

For Chenjiazhuang, fortunately, this kind of transformation only exists in Hebei and Jiangbei, but very few in Jiangnan.

As the southernmost place of the Song Dynasty, Guangnan had only some ethnic minorities and pirates as its enemies. Bows and crossbows were very easy to use, so the proportion of crossbowmen in the Forbidden Army was very high.

This is their advantage and disadvantage.

This is a problem that Chenjiazhuang will face, but it is also an opportunity.

According to the preliminary investigation results of the Chenjiazhuang intelligence system, the invading enemy troops from Guangnan East Road will be divided into three groups, one is Xinzhou and Nan'enzhou, and they should come from the west or south sea.The second route is Huizhou, which will attack from the east.The third route of troops is from Duanzhou, Yingzhou, and Guangzhou, and will attack from the north.

The Nanen Prefecture soldiers along the way are gathering in Yangjiang (Fuguo County, Linhai), and the Xinzhou soldiers are still in Xinxing County (Fuguo County). It is not yet known whether they will go to Yangjiang or to the neighboring Xinhui County (under Guangzhou).

The second line of Huizhou soldiers gathered in Guishan County (Fuguo County).

Among the three groups of officers and soldiers, Duanzhou and Yingzhou had already assembled and marched towards Panyu County, Guangzhou, while the Guangzhou soldiers in Panyu County remained stationary.

At present, the strength of the various armies is still unclear. We can only confirm the number of the Forbidden Army. The final size of the Xiang Army cannot be determined. Four to five thousand is just an estimate.

The frontier army sent by Xuanfu envoy Cui Junru to assist is still in Yongzhou, Guangnan West Road. If Chen Jiazhuang hadn't arranged manpower in Yongzhou to collect sugar, there must be nothing about the information here.Now that the attack is going wrong, it is the intelligence personnel here who first learned about the movement of the frontier army, and the intelligence department on Guangnan East Road has just noticed the unusual situation in the six states around Guangzhou.

The intelligence did not explain whether the Liuzhou soldiers would wait for the border troops to arrive before setting out, or whether they would not wait for the border troops.

According to the worst case scenario, if the soldiers from the six states do not wait for the border troops, Chenjiazhuang needs to prepare for the battle from now on.

During this period, all the guards and sea guards who had returned from the southeastern island countries, the Yue Dynasty and the coastal states in the north had arrived.

Counting the pirates who have been simply trained by Ke Lei, plus the 900 personal guards and [-] sea guards that Lu Hui is about to bring back, Chenjiazhuang currently has a total of [-] infantry guards and [-] sailors and sea guards that can fight. [-] people.

The number of people is generally about the same as the number of officers and soldiers of the Six-State Forbidden Army.

These guards are Chen Xun's accumulation over the past ten years. The accumulation from scratch, from scratch, is the largest force that can be mobilized while ensuring the basic operational capabilities of each branch.

If Song Ting could give Chen Xun another two or three years, relying on the large number of students graduating from the school, Chen Xun would be sure to increase this number at least ten times.But time waits for no one, and it's a shame that this dog-like official has set his sights on the Chen family's property as soon as he took office. It turns out that the newly appointed official is hungry and most greedy.

In the past, Chenjiazhuang's infantry guards and sailors and sea guards operated in a decentralized manner, with the largest establishment being Du. During the last battle against the Guangzhou Xiang soldiers, two command-level officers, Lu Hui (infantry command, battalion level,) and Sun Zheng ( Ma Jun envoy, battalion level), now more than three thousand navy and army soldiers gathered in Chenjiazhuang, a large number of battalion-level officers must be promoted, otherwise it will affect the command of subsequent operations.

Regarding this encirclement and suppression by the Six-State Forbidden Army, Chen Xun had only one way to go, and that was to fight.

Chenjiazhuang is the bridgehead of Chen Xun's forces on the mainland. It is like a nail driven into the mainland. The branches of other coastal states and overseas branches are like fruits tied to this nail.

90.00% of the development of the Chen family depends on the profits from trade between the mainland and overseas. Without this profit, Chen Xun can't do anything he wants to do.

If officers and soldiers pull out this nail, the fruits overseas may rot or take root after they fall to the ground.

Chen Xun has no ability to control people's hearts. It's hard to tell whether the fruit tree that grows out of its fruit is named Chen.

The sub-base on Daliuqiu Island is the second headquarters established by Chen Xun, and it is also the second backup nail. However, this nail has not yet been nailed, and it will take time to nail it firmly.Speaking of which, Chen Xun was still negligent and started hammering down the backup nail a little late, otherwise he would have much more room for maneuver now.

Chenjiazhuang is the place where Chen Xun made his fortune. This piece of land is very important to Chen Xun's power. If they want to buy such a large piece of land in other coastal states, the Chen family will not be able to buy it even if they spend all their savings.

People in this era value land most. If they are not prodigal, they will not sell the land under their name on a large scale, nor at a high price.

It would be easy to go to other overseas branches to purchase the goods, but the distance is too far, and the time to go back and forth is measured in months.

In short, this battle must be fought, whether we win or lose.

If the battle is won, it will be unknown whether Song Ting's third wave of encirclement and suppression will come, because the Northern Song Dynasty is almost over.

If you lose the battle, take a boat to Penghu or Daliuqiu Island, hibernate for a few more years, and then choose a suitable place to land again.

In addition to the importance of the land of Chenjiazhuang, the people on this land are also important.

Chen Xun asked them to go overseas to develop sub-bases. They have been doing it for the past few years, and they are used to it. That's why the transfer of some industries to Daliuqiu last time was so smooth.But if they were to abandon their current home and follow him overseas, Chen Xun didn't know what the outcome would be.

Maybe most people will follow him, maybe not.

Therefore, Chen Xun had to fight with the Forbidden Army in Guangnan and tie these people tightly to his chariot. Although it was despicable to do so, they could not just accept and agree with him after being favored by him for so many years. Let’s suffer together.

Moreover, Chen Xun could not give them the right to choose whether to follow him or not.

You must know that in order to control those overseas stewards, personal guards, and sea guards, all their families were left in Chenjiazhuang by Chen Xun. These family members were Chen Xun's kite string to control people who went out. If Chen Xun abandoned them, it would be quite a waste. If you give up control over people who go out, you will immediately lose most of your savings over the years.

Later generations of Chen Xun learned this system from watching "Qiao Family Courtyard".

(End of this chapter)