Ji Tang

Chapter 1130 An army armed to the teeth
Zhang Jingshun's eyes were red, he bowed deeply to the east, and choked with sobs: "Your Majesty, on behalf of everyone in the racecourse, thank you for your grace!"

"Okay, okay. You deserve this."

Someone helped Zhang Jingshun up, and then he said: "I will not stay here for long. If you have any requests, please feel free to make them. If they are not excessive, I will definitely write to the court to resolve them!"

Hearing Ji Song's words, Zhang Jingshun felt happy and said quickly: "I'm not afraid of your jokes. I really have something to trouble you, Mr. Xi!"

Ji Song smiled, pointed at Zhang Jingshun and said to Cheng Yaojin who was standing aside: "Look, if anyone says that our stable boy from the Tang Dynasty is an honest man, I will immediately spit on him."

Looking at Zhang Jingshun who was a little embarrassed, Cheng Yaojin also joked: "Everyone says that Mrs. Zhang spends all day with horses and doesn't even care about his own mother-in-law. What's more, he smells like horse manure!"

"But if everyone is like this, why can't the Tang Dynasty be strong? From my point of view, those people are just a bunch of bastards. Wait until I return to Chang'an and see if I don't slap them!"

Zhang Jingshun's face, which was rough from the dust, was a little twisted. He cupped his hands and said: "You two, please stop making fun of your subordinates. Your subordinates have no other abilities. They don't have the ability to govern the place. They haven't read many books and their martial arts skills are even better." It's a banker's trick. We can't rule the country with force, and we can't stabilize the country with force. Your Majesty won't give up and let your subordinates breed war horses for the Tang Dynasty."

"Although I have suffered a lot in these years, I feel at ease. I have lived up to His Majesty's expectations. Now there are clouds of horses in the Shandan Army Racecourse, covering the mountains and plains. As long as the Tang Dynasty needs it, I will risk my life." We must breed more war horses for the Tang Dynasty!"

Hearing this, Ji Song and Cheng Yaojin looked at each other and saw the admiration in each other's eyes!

"Okay, don't say much. Just tell me what you want!"

Cheng Yaojin also smiled and said: "You have to seize the opportunity. Although the person in front of you is not as old as you and me, but when it comes to ability, even you and I together are not even half of him."

"If you have anything to say, just say it. What he says is much easier to say than I and others!"

Zhang Jingshun saluted Cheng Yaojin gratefully. He was not a fool and knew that he was trying to teach him!
"Mr. Hao, other subordinates don't dare to ask for more. I have long heard that you have a little bit of gold. Can you give me some guidance for the racecourse?"

He sighed: "Although there are hundreds of thousands of horses in the racecourse now, only less than half of the qualified horses can go on the battlefield, and more are unqualified. But it is not the same thing to put so many horses in the racecourse. Every year The consumption is simply astronomical. But the court does not allow the horses from the racecourse to flow out. If this continues, I am worried that one day the racecourse will not be able to support it!"

After saying this, he bowed and said, "Please give me some advice, Mr. Xi!"

Ji Song was stunned. He had thought that the racecourse would be short of people, lack of quality stallions, or lack of supplies.But I didn’t expect that there were too many horses in the racecourse?

"Doesn't the imperial court have a decree to deal with unqualified war horses?" Ji Song asked in surprise.

Before Zhang Jingshun could speak, Cheng Yaojin said first, "I can answer this for you!"

After thinking for a moment, he said: "Actually, the imperial court is not to blame for this matter. They are so poor and scared. In the past, as long as there was a war horse out of the stalls, all the generals in the army would rush to get it. There was no need to worry about no one wanting it, even the rogue horses!"

"But things have changed in the past few years. The Tang Dynasty is no longer short of horses. It's not just Shandan Racecourse. There are military horse farms in Hebei, Grassland, and Longxi. There are at least more than [-] war horses put on the market every year. If there are more war horses, who will return them? Want a horse?"

"As a result, most horse farms now have many horses that no one wants, and the court is worried that someone will make profits from it, so it does not dare to let the horse trade go, so it has been delayed!"

After listening to Cheng Yaojin's words, Mrs. Ji's face was filled with black lines, and she said angrily: "Everyone is full and full, but just because they are worried about someone making profits, they give up horse trading? Is it possible that the huge amount of supplies at the racecourse are blown away by strong winds every year? Isn’t it possible?”

Then he looked at Zhang Jingshun and said, "Is what Duke Lu said true?"

Zhang Jingshun nodded silently.

"Why didn't I receive the document? There has never been any such news from Wuying Pavilion since I took charge. Why is this?"

Ji Song said calmly.

But how could Cheng Yaojin, who was familiar with Ji Song, not know that this was a precursor to this kid's rage?

This matter is not trivial at all, but it would be a big deal!

Concealing the truth and not repaying it, lying to the superiors and concealing the truth from the inferiors, if it is serious, it will be a beheading.

"Are there any people from the Military Justice Department staying at the racecourse?"

Seeing Zhang Jingshun not speaking, Ji Song suppressed his anger and said.

Zhang Jingshun still shook his head.

"Come on!"

He called the person next to him from the Military Intelligence Department and said calmly: "Do you know about the military horse farm?"

Pfft!
The visitor knelt on the ground, trembling all over, and wanted to say he didn't know, but when he saw Ji Song's eyes, he broke into a cold sweat, and finally gritted his teeth and said: "I know!"

"Then why didn't you report it?"

"I dare not retaliate!"

Ji Song took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "Who is it? Who is the person behind it? I can make you shut up. Not many people in this world can do that!"

"Prince? Prince of vassal? Or those princesses?"

When he said the princess, the man trembled all over, and he understood immediately!
"Finally, I want to ask you, do the people in Baiqisi know about this?"

"Know!"

Click!

The two jade balls he was playing with were crushed to pieces by Ji Song, and Zhang Jingshun was stunned as he watched.Everyone said that this man was not only talented in literature, but also a mighty warrior on the battlefield. With his skills, he truly lived up to his reputation!
"Okay, okay, okay!"

"This is because the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty was too stable! It's only been a few years, and all the old people have stretched out their hands. They deserve to be poached by their own family. It's a damned thing!"

"Tell me, who else is there? Although those princesses are doing mischief because of their status, they are not capable of deceiving others!"

The people from the Military Intelligence Department glanced at Ji Song, whose face was ashen, and knew that if he didn't say anything, he might not be able to survive today.I secretly thought in my heart: It’s not that I’m not mean enough, but that you are too greedy!

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When this person said two words, Ji Song collapsed in the wheelchair as if he had no strength left.He waved his hand at him and sighed: "You go down first. Remember, you didn't say anything today, I didn't ask anything, everything is business as usual!" "I understand!"

When the people from the Military Intelligence Department left, Ji Song glanced at Zhang Jingshun and said with a wry smile: "You have caused some trouble for me!"

"Gong Hao, the army and horses are the foundation of the Tang Dynasty's cavalry. You must not make any mistakes! I have no choice but to submit to the official position, otherwise"

"Okay, I have my own thoughts on this matter. Just do your own thing. You are not qualified to intervene in this matter, otherwise I won't be able to protect you."

Then he waved his hand to signal him to leave. Zhang Jingshun wanted to say something, but he opened his mouth and didn't say anything!
He knew that he was insignificant and could not help Ji Song.

When only he and Cheng Yaojin were left, Lao Cheng could no longer suppress his anger and said: "What do they want to do? To line their own pockets so blatantly, and to shut up the people of Baiqi Division and Military Intelligence Division, it's so big What a skill!"

"I don't believe that Your Majesty doesn't know about this, but you still let them do whatever they want. Why do you think we risk our lives for this Tang Dynasty? What we exchanged for our lives has become something for them to make money."

Ji Song closed his eyes and allowed Cheng Yaojin to vent.Knowing that he had vented enough, he calmly said: "Are you done?"

Without waiting for Cheng Yaojin to speak, he said: "To be honest, I want to kill them right now. But is it useful? If they die, there will be others. This cannot be forbidden."

"Then let them mess around?"

"Longxi Li family, you are so good! Do you really treat the Tang Dynasty as your own private property? You dare to touch anything and do anything. Together with those bastards, I am afraid that even if your Majesty knows, he will not act rashly. Otherwise, a The infamy for treating the clan harshly will never go away.”

He knew what Li Shimin was thinking, but now this matter was no longer just an internal matter of the royal family.Invade the racecourse and seek huge profits.If things go on like this, what else will they not dare to do?
Are you going to reach out to the military?
Thinking of all the chaos in Zhongtang, he would never allow such a thing to happen.

"Make a note of this in advance and settle the score with them after I return to Chang'an! Do you really think no one can cure them?"

Ji Song sneered.

Cheng Yaojin hesitated and said: "Ziyi, you'd better not get involved in this matter. After all, they are members of the royal family. If they are not careful, they may trap you. It's not worth it."

Glancing at the worried Cheng Yaojin, he grinned: "You are worrying too much. Have you ever seen me act impulsive? Just watch, this matter is not over, and their good days will not last long."

Seeing what Cheng Yaojin wanted to say, he stopped and said, "Okay, let's not talk about it anymore. I know it well."

“The most important thing for us to do now is to hurry up and we’ll talk about other things later!”

Cheng Yaojin was relieved when he heard this, but he was worried that Ji Song's head would get hot and he would do something impulsive.After hearing his words, I felt relieved!
Putting the matter aside for the time being, Xue Li was ordered to lead people to pick up the war horses.

When the recruits knew that they were about to have their own war horses, each of them felt as if they were about to get a wife, not to mention how happy they were.

Most of them can ride horses, and those who can't learn how to do so during their time in Chang'an.The war horse has bilateral stirrups, so recruits can learn to use it quickly.Although it is still far behind the cavalry on the grassland, at least it will not fall off the horse.

Going to the Western Region will take at least several months at the current pace, which is enough time for them to become familiar with the war horses.In order to improve their riding skills, they will be punished later.

If nothing else happens, I will eat, sleep, and sleep on the horse for the rest of the period.

Others might not be able to bear it.But these recruits are not ordinary people.There is absolutely nothing to say about the body of a man selected from all over the world.It's worth the pain.

Afterwards, Ji Song summoned the generals above the rank of captain from all ministries to discuss matters.Without further ado, he divided each division into 3000 men, for a total of 5000 men, which made up to fifteen divisions. Except for two divisions that were guard battalions, each of the other divisions would take turns in the following days. forward.

The first is to get familiar with the battle formations, and the second is to train troops!

That's right, it's military training.

Anxi is too far away and transportation of baggage is inconvenient, so all large-force operations should be avoided if possible.The main thing is to use light cavalry to gallop, outflank and annihilate.

In Chinese history, the recognized pinnacle of light cavalry is of course the later Mongolian cavalry.

Genghis Khan led tens of thousands of cavalry to sweep through all the countries in Central Asia, and even reached the Baltic Sea.It would be foolish for him not to learn from such a ready-made case.

It is true that the riding and shooting skills of the Tang Dynasty were not as good as those of the grassland people, but you must know that the proportion of foreigners in the Tang army at this time was not large.Not to mention some of the minions.

Among the new recruits recruited this time, prairie people accounted for [-]%.Different from the farming civilization in the Central Plains, if adult men on the grassland want to change their destiny, going to the battlefield is the most direct choice!

Furthermore, the cavalry in the Tang army lacked advantages and disadvantages, but they could be made up for in other places.For example, crossbow arrows!

This time he almost emptied the crossbows of the prisoner. With an army of more than 4 people, the number of crossbows was almost half full.

This is why he asked the emperor to lead a group of craftsmen to Anxi.

If anyone else dared to make this request, Li Shimin would not dare to use this person again even if he didn't kill him immediately.With so many troops and craftsmen still being self-sufficient, what do you want to do?Are the lands crowned kings?
That's Ji Song, otherwise don't even think about it!
In addition, due to the revolution in steel, the cost of armor in the Tang Dynasty is now less than one-tenth of what it was at the beginning of the founding of the country.Except for some who wore leather armor, the more than 1 soldiers of the Sixteenth Guards and most of the recruits wore fish scale armor.

In the past, the scales of fish scales were manually polished piece by piece.But since the advent of hydraulic forging machines, the creation of scales has become extremely simple.As long as there is enough steel, you can have as much as you want.

And due to the increase in the hardness of steel, the current fish scale armor is much thinner than before, but the protective power has not been reduced, and has even been improved.

As a result, the fish scale armor, which weighs only two-thirds of the previous one, has become standard equipment in the military.

In addition, he has two battalions of personal guards, one of which is commanded by Xue Li. They are Mo Dao soldiers who are frightened by foreign tribes. One has two horses, one carries people, and the other carries weapons and armor.

Go to the battlefield, put on the armor, and pick up the Mo Dao, and you will become a war machine!
The other battalion was led by the fierce general Xue Wanche. He also had one man and two horses, but he was not a Mo Dao soldier.They are heavy cavalry, wearing more than 60 kilograms of heavy armor, and the horses are Hequ horses purchased at a large price.

Tall and mighty war horses, coupled with heavy cavalry armed to the teeth, this is the 'surprise' he has prepared for the big cannibal!
The Hequ horse is extremely explosive, although its endurance is not as good as that of the prairie horse.But that's not important to the heavy cavalry. Can we still expect them to fail to pursue the enemy?

On the battlefield, they are the sharpest spears, cutting through the enemy's formation and breaking the enemy's front.Their existence is to prepare for breaking the deadlock.There are light cavalry chasing the enemy, and long-range ballistas and mounted archers. Their mission is to destroy the enemy's position and break the enemy's psychological defense!
After walking out of Yumen Pass, a large number of caravans gathered here.They were all merchants traveling along the Silk Road.There are Han people in the Central Plains and Persians, but there are no cannibals.

When Dashi decided to attack Dongjin and put it into action, it was a declaration of war on the Tang Dynasty.

Datang had nothing to be polite to its enemies.All the food merchants staying in the Western Regions were detained.Although the property will not be confiscated, if you want to leave, you must at least wait until the war is over.

(End of this chapter)