Xiliang Iron Cavalry

Xu Shu seemed to have been prepared for a long time. Hearing the words, he stepped forward and said, "My lord, Dunhuang and Zhangye are just like Jiuquan. It is a poor place in frontier counties. The people have been looking forward to the lord's benevolent and righteous teacher for a long time. All you need is a letter of surrender from the lord. Why worry about the injustice between the two places?" ?”

"Yuanzhi, as far as I know, the officials of the two counties of Dunhuang and Zhangye are old friends with the Yuan family. On that day, Dong Zhuo in Luoyang beheaded several thousand members of the Yuan family. Although I did not participate, I am afraid that the two counties will have some criticisms against me. This trip will not go well." Jia Rong showed worry.

"Speaking of this, it is somewhat difficult. The prefects of the two counties are in conflict with the lord, but it does not mean that the people under his rule do not welcome the lord's arrival. The lone wolf only needs to provoke a little in the city, and I am afraid that those who have nothing to eat The common people are in turmoil, when the lord will bring the army of benevolence and righteousness to go, the two counties will not be settled with a single hand."

"It's just that our army is weaker this time. Although the lord's thousand personal guards are strong, they are cavalry. They are not suitable for siege. The 1 horses under General Zhang's command will come in handy. There are not enough siege equipment in the city. , if the lord wants to seize the two counties, he should make preparations early."

"The soldiers of the two counties haven't fought for a long time, so I don't think they will be too elite. With the army rushing to kill, if there are lone wolf soldiers secretly entering the city to cooperate, the two places can go down!"

Jia Rong nodded slightly in agreement, and I have to say that Xu Shu's military talent is still very good, "The equipment is already on the way, I believe it will arrive soon, Yuan Zhi will stay in the army, and it will not be too difficult to return to Chang'an after the second county is calmed down." Late."

Xu Shu bowed and promised that the battle meant a lot of military exploits for the soldiers of the Xiliang Army.

"The affairs of the two counties are up to you to arrange. If you can capture the two counties, you will not be held accountable for your previous mistakes." Jia Rong put down a sentence, turned around and left. It is not his strong point to make suggestions. Leave it to smart people to do it.

After Xu Shu's first episode, he commanded the three armies in front of Jia Rong. Such an honor is rarely enjoyed by anyone in the Xiliang Army. In Jia Rong's view, the things that bother him are the things that his advisers are most passionate about.

Jia Rong also used Jiuquan as a springboard to attack the second county for a certain purpose. Most of Zhang Liao's troops were former Dong Zhuo's subordinates, and he must guard against others. Zhang Liao may be loyal to the Xiliang army, but there is no guarantee that there will be extremely vicious ones. For generations, the weakening of these people's strength is beneficial to the Xiliang Army, otherwise Jia Xu would not just sit back and watch Jia Rong lead a thousand personal guards to Jiuquan.

"General Zhang, attack Dunhuang Zhangye, your front."

Zhang Liao clasped his fists and said, "Don't dare to die!" As he seeks to govern in his position, Zhang Liao now completely regards himself as a general of the Xiliang Army. Attacking Jiuquan and Zhangye is an opportunity for a general to gain fame, and Zhang Liao doesn't want to miss it. He has nothing in his heart With so many twists and turns, Jia Rong only knows how to be on the horse, lead the army to charge and kill, and conquer the city for the Xiliang army.

Unsurprisingly, the second counties had no intention of surrendering to the Xiliang army at all. After receiving Jia Rong's letter of persuasion, the next thing to do was to strengthen the city walls, and the aristocratic families in the city were well mobilized by the prefects of the two counties. Come to think of it, Jia Rong's deeds in the past are vivid. Even in Chang'an now, the aristocratic family has no chance to stand out, and the officials in the court are not honest.

The tragic situation of the two great families in Jiuquan County naturally did not escape the eyes of the two families. In their eyes, the Xiliang army was no different from the heinous demons. 8000 people were recruited, which greatly fueled the arrogance of the Dunhuang prefect.

In the past, also in Liangzhou, Jia Rong was able to resist Han Sui's tens of thousands of rebels with more than 3000 people. Why couldn't he use 8000 people to block Jia Rong's more than 1 people? Rong led the army to attack the city, in his opinion, it was completely stupid.

The aristocratic family and the official family are tightly hugging each other. If the Xiliang army wants to capture the second county, it is bound to encounter unprecedented resistance.

The carriages brought the siege equipment of the Xiliang Army. The development of the blacksmith workshop is no longer comparable to that of the day. There are more than 5000 blacksmiths, and tens of thousands of people are helping them. Now each Blacksmiths take at least one apprentice and teach them something.

As long as Jia Rong is willing, it will be difficult for the craftsman workshop to produce [-] arrows a day.

Half of the blacksmiths think about how to produce advanced weapons and get rewards when they are not blacksmithing. Seeing that their companions who were not as good as themselves in the past have gradually become rich because of the rewards, it is a lie to say that they are not envious.

The craftsman workshop adopts an assembly-line production method, just like a small arrow, the bows and arrows of the Xiliang Army have completely uniform specifications, not only that, but also the siege ladders and chariots.

Not only is the production efficiency amazing, but the weapons are becoming more and more sophisticated. The apprentices under him are learning a little of the master's skills, like a hand crossbow. The parts inside are disassembled and assigned to different places.

Today's craftsman's workshop can be said to be a blessed place for all craftsmen in the Han Dynasty, especially when Jia Rong suggested that the Puyuan official position of the craftsman's workshop was slightly higher than that of the county magistrate, and there was a wave of blacksmiths in the whole Han Dynasty. In the eyes of many rulers, the official position is low, but in the eyes of ordinary people, it is a noble existence.

A worthless craftsman can also become an official once, as long as you can put in enough effort in Chang'an's craftsman workshop.

Jia Rong's words to Pu Yuan were "Just do your research, all the money will come from Xianlian Pavilion."

After the rapid rise of Chang'an, Xianlian Pavilion's finances have been in shortfall. Fortunately, Jia Rong's family has a big business, and they have increased the dumping of Xianlian in a short period of time, but they have survived.

Tens of thousands of soldiers appeared in front of Dunhuang County half a month later, fighting all the way. The governor of Dunhuang had a fighting spirit, but the officials under his command didn't think so. People panic.

When more than 1 people suddenly appeared outside the city, the oppression brought to the defenders on the city was still great.

The cavalry stood on the left and right flanks of the battle formation, quietly watching the battlefield. Tens of thousands of infantrymen stood silently outside the city without making any noise, waiting for the battle to come.

At this time, silence was better than sound, and the defenders on the city couldn't help trembling with their hands clenched on their weapons, and carefully cast their eyes on their extremely long hundred generals.

"Soldiers, as long as we stick to the city, the reinforcements from Zhangye will surely defeat the Xiliang army under the city, defend the homeland behind us, and fight to the death with the Xiliang army. There are only [-] enemy troops, so why not be afraid?" Dunhuang prefect Zhao Li said loudly Dao, most of these soldiers on the city were recruited temporarily, and they fought with enthusiasm.

"If you kill one Xiliang Army soldier, you will be rewarded with a hundred renminbi, and if you kill three soldiers, you will be rewarded with a thousand renminbi, and you will be promoted to a higher rank." Zhao Li threw out what he thought was a big bargaining chip.

The fear in the eyes of the defenders on the city gradually became hot. Most of the soldiers were poor people living in the city. They joined the army to relieve the pressure on their families. When they suddenly heard such conditions, they were very excited. People in the Central Plains, for a hundred dollars, they can spare their lives.

Jia Rong watched the movement in the city carefully, and had to say that Zhao Li was quite capable, and it was unwise to use money to gather the hearts of soldiers together, and to forcibly attack such a fortified city with more than ten thousand troops.

"Zilong, go and meet the fierce generals in Dunhuang, and show off the majesty of the Xiliang army."

"Promise!" Zhao Yun clasped his fists on the horse, gathered a hundred cavalrymen, galloped to a place within a stone's throw of the city wall, raised his spear slightly, and the hundred cavalrymen reined in their horses, and the formation was not in the slightest disorder.

"I am Zhao Zilong from Changshan, but someone from the Dunhuang army dares to fight out of the city!" Zhao Yun roared with all his strength.

The energetic voice resounded through Dunhuang City.

Zhao Li was always a civil servant, and he didn't realize what it means to be a cavalry who can't wait to stop and keep the formation.

"My lord, I would like to go to the humble position!" Wu Yan was furious when he saw the Xiliang army clamoring outside the city.

Zhao Li nodded in agreement. Fighting generals in front of the battle can stimulate the fighting spirit of the soldiers to a certain extent. If they can win, the myth of the Xiliang Army's invincibility will sharply diminish in the hearts of the soldiers.

The gate of the city was wide open, and Wu Yan led two hundred soldiers out of the city to face the battle, holding a mace high in his hand. He is a powerful general who has won the three armies bravely. He deserves to be the number one warrior of the Dunhuang Army.

"Little boy, take your life!" Ignoring the slightly disorganized formation of the soldiers behind me, Wu Yan came on horseback, and the mace weighing more than 40 kilograms was danced vigorously by him.

Zhao Yun's expression kept changing, the spear moved forward, his legs moved slightly, the horse understood, neighed, and galloped towards Wu Yan.

Jia Rong shook his head slightly, "Poor Dunhuang's fierce general, I'm afraid he will become the ghost of Zilong's gun."

Zhao Yun tried his best and stabbed at Wu Yan's throat when the two horses met.

Wu Yan was shocked, and hastily mobilized the mace to return, "Ding", sparks shot out, and several fangs on the mace were knocked off.

Feeling the slightly numb hands, Wu Yan roared and turned his horse around.

Zhao Yun, who was in a rage, used completely fierce moves, the moves were fatal, and he didn't give Wu Yan any chance.

After five closes, Wu Yan's hands holding the mace couldn't stop trembling slightly. The mace that used to be commanded by his arms became extremely heavy. He knew that he was already at the end of his strength. Thinking of this little boy's strength is surprisingly great.

With a loud shout, Wu Yan's heart trembled, Zhao Yun shot Wu Yan in the throat, "plop", Wu Yan fell from the horse, stirring up layers of smoke and soil, the ownerless horse neighed, and ran towards the distance.

With a wave of Zhao Yun's spear, a hundred cavalrymen who were ready to go rode their horses to kill the two hundred infantrymen in Dunhuang. Outside the city, bloodstains were left all over the ground.

Zhao Yun picked up the damaged and dilapidated Zhao character flag with the tip of his gun, and walked around in front of the city in a swaggering manner.

Zhao Li in the city looked at everything in front of him in astonishment. From the first warrior in the army to the annihilation of the entire army, within half an hour, Wu Yan's bravery was resounding throughout Dunhuang. Unexpectedly, that slightly fair-skinned The general beheaded him with only five moves, and quietly put away his previous contempt for the Xiliang army.