Horse on the World

Chapter 939 The Wind Blows and the Clouds Fly ([-])
"This is the Tiezhou cavalry!" Qu Yongjie looked at the scene of blood and flesh flying across the battlefield, and watched the Dingzhou cavalry enter and exit the heavy encirclement of the Imperial Forest Cavalry, easily piercing through the formation twice , couldn't help shaking his head: "We can compare with the opponent's equipment, and we are not inferior to the opponent in terms of formation, but this kind of combat will and combat skills are not what these can make up for. General Zhou, this is still an ordinary army. Dingzhou iron cavalry, can you imagine what it would be like if we met Changsheng, Whirlwind, and Yizhou camp, these well-known cavalry in Dingzhou?"

Zhou Tong nodded in agreement, "Yizhou Battalion once wiped out a group of [-] armored heavy cavalry equipped with [-] light cavalry and [-] chariots in Qingzhou, and you can guess how terrifying their fighting power is. Facing them, use It is unwise for cavalry to fight against their opponents, so in the opinion of the general, all infantry should be equipped with chariots, catapults, scorpion cannons, and eight-ox crossbows in the formation, and use a thick formation to consume their strength little by little."

"You're right." Qu Yongjie said: "Dingzhou soldiers fought and advocated a mad dog spirit, haha, speaking of it, I was defeated by this mad dog spirit at the beginning, three hundred against three hundred, but I was under Li Qing's command A small lieutenant is beating all over the place looking for teeth!"

"General Qu is commanding thousands of troops. This kind of fighting between small groups of troops should be regarded as the courage of a man, and a man will disdain it!" Zhou Tong smiled slightly, explained Qu Yongjie, looked up at the battlefield, pointed to the opposite side and said : "General Qu, did you order the trebuchet to shoot a cover shot? There is only this cavalry in Qinzhou City. They have lost a lot in the past two days. If they kill some of them, he will never come out to make trouble again!"

Qu Yongjie shook his head, "The imperial cavalry were biting too close to them, and a large number of sling weapons would inevitably mistake our own people. General Zhou, this is not a woman's benevolence, but it is unnecessary. This cavalry has fought several times. At present, there are less than 3000 people at most, and they are no longer able to go out of the city to fight, so there is no need to lose the morale of our soldiers because of them."

After Wang Peng personally cut it off, only about [-] of the [-] cavalry who went out of the city followed him and charged back.

The subordinates quickly rushed back along the city gate, and the city began to block the shooting. When Wang Peng rushed to the city gate, he reined in his horse and looked back. In the distance, the enemy general who had just fought with him was looking at him bitterly. Looking at himself, Wang Peng raised his arm towards him, spread out his five fingers, and drew them back one by one. In the end, only one middle finger was left. He poked upwards, then turned around and poked downwards. .

Amidst the rumbling sound, the heavy city gate fell down.

Ouyang Gangqiang was a little angry and a little lonely, but in these complex emotions, there was a trace of fear. An ordinary cavalry battalion on the other side could come and go freely in the encirclement. What state is it?Suddenly he felt that his lofty ambition to compete with the opponent was a bit ridiculous. He himself is a cavalry general, and he can tell at a glance the combat effectiveness of the two soldiers, whether it is in horsepower, or in skills, tactics, and will. The opponent is superior to his subordinates, and these are obviously not something that can be made up in a short period of time. What's more, at this time, the opponent is sitting in a besieged city, and our own army is approaching the city. He didn't dare to think about what the situation would be like if the situation on both sides was reversed.

Wang Peng strode up to the city wall, threw the blood-stained spear on the base of the city wall, took off the helmet on his head, and wiped the sweat off his head with his hands. He didn't want the blood on his hands to smear himself into a big face. I felt something flowing on my face, I couldn't help sticking out my tongue to lick it, it was salty, it was blood.

But it belonged to the enemy, and Wang Peng liked it very much.

"Thanks for your hard work!" Guan Xinglong patted him on the shoulder, "Very good, I think after this battle is over, the lord will definitely give you an independent number for the riding camp."

Wang Peng grinned wide-mouthed, the key is to understand his own thoughts, "It's still much worse than General Guan back then." He pretended to be apologetic, but the proud expression on his face was beyond words.

"Rest. For the time being, you won't be able to fight!" Guan Xinglong said.

Looking back at the cavalry in the city who were dismounting and unsaddling their saddles, Wang Peng nodded, "Half the casualties, if we go out to counterattack, we will die. Unfortunately, we can only use them when the enemy is defeated."

"Maybe we will be able to use them soon!" Guan Xinglong said lightly. "Come on, pass on my order and seal the city gate!"

Following Guan Xinglong's order, truckloads of sand and stones were quickly brought in and piled up at the gate of the city, sealing the gate tightly. Wang Peng was startled, General Guan was planning to defend the city to the death. !
"If we can keep it, it's our luck. If we can't, it's our fate!" Guan Xinglong said, "It's a great joy in life to stay in a lonely city and watch the situation change!"

Under the city, the sound of war drums sounded, and the enemy launched another round of attacks.

"Really diligent!" Wang Peng muttered, "Don't you feel tired?"

Guan Xinglong laughed, "If you reach the last moment and die if you don't win this battle, you won't feel tired."

Wang Peng chuckled, "Sleep when you need to sleep, eat when you need to eat, and fight when you need to fight. General Guan, I am really tired. Shall I go to sleep for a while?"

"Go, go!" Guan Xinglong said with a smile: "Sleep until dark to take over my command, look at this, Qu Yongjie, Zhou Tong will still launch an attack tonight, grandma, how bullying people with their heads!"

Quanzhou City, under Long Xiaotian's painstaking management, has now taken on a slightly different shape. There are very few large-scale thatched shacks that can be seen everywhere in the past, and they are replaced by adobe houses covered with thatch. It's quite crude, but compared to previous years, at least this winter, I don't have to worry about heavy snow overwhelming the hut.

It’s the harvest season for large areas of wheat, and the golden waves of wheat make people feel happy when they see them. The farmers who are sweating profusely and harvesting the scythe are even more excited to sing a ditty. The harvest is imminent. Cang, can you not make people happy?
"This year's harvest is good!" Li Qing, who was riding on a horse, looked back at Li Wen and said, "After this autumn, Quanzhou will regain some vitality."

Li Wen nodded, "Yes, in the past few years, Liao Bin's fire first, and then the defense of Zunhua, the loss of the whole prefecture is indeed the biggest. Although there are blood transfusions from Dingzhou natives every year, it is still a drop in the bucket. After this year, when the meeting will overcome the difficulties, Long Xiaotian's contribution is indispensable!"

"Long Xiaotian is an expert in politics!" Li Qingdao: "After a few more years of training, he should be able to enter the center."

Li Wen said with a smile: "Long Xiaotian is young and capable, able to endure hardships, and has many ideas. He does have the ability to serve as a minister, but the lord, behind Long Xiaotian is a merchant group. If he is allowed to enter the center, will the merchant group become powerful?" What about the big rise?"

Li Qing said with a smile: "What are you afraid of if the power of the merchant group is soaring? Building a country with agriculture and enriching a country with business are like two legs of a person. You can't do without that one. People depend on food, and without agriculture It is impossible, but if the wealth is not transferred, like the Great Chu, if they have money, they will go to the land and become a big landlord. After tens of hundreds of years, the world will be in chaos again. Therefore, let the merchants have political influence. A certain right to speak can be balanced, businessmen are profit-seeking, and will do everything possible to pursue greater profits, and they will also push our country to constantly look for new opportunities.”

"Daddy, but sir told me that a gentleman speaks righteousness and a villain speaks profit. Didn't daddy say that for the sake of villains?" An Min who was riding on a tall horse suddenly interjected, riding at such a young age On top of a large horse, the proportions are seriously out of balance, which is really funny to watch.

Li Qing glanced at An Min with a smile, and said, "Son, what Mr. said has several meanings. Now, you only understand the most obvious meaning. When you grow up, you will understand more, um, Let me put it this way, we are at war now, do you know how much food a horse consumes every day? Do you know how much silver it takes to make a pair of armor? Do you know how much it costs us to shoot an arrow? "

An Min shook his head, "I don't know!"

"This is profit. Without money, nothing can be done!" Li Qing laughed. "A rich country and a strong army must first make the country rich, otherwise it is empty talk. When it comes to gentlemen, I am a little emotional. There are so many gentlemen in Dachu. It is precisely these gentlemen who never pay taxes for the country, but they have a lot of money. They have no worries about food and clothing, so of course they can talk about the righteousness of a gentleman, but if they are really asked to give up some profits, they are absolutely unwilling."

Anmin looked at his father in confusion, and Li Wen smiled and said: "So my lord will promote the government and gentry to pay food and errands together, cancel poll tax, introduce land tax and business tax, just to make rich people pay more, and those who have no money will pay more. There are fewer people, so that all people in the world will be fair."

"Absolute fairness never exists!" Li Qing sighed: "But we can try our best to be relatively fair. Li Wen, these days, I have been thinking about how to avoid the mistakes of the past! One At the beginning of the dynasty, the national situation is booming, but often after several generations, the decline is obvious, one generation is not as good as the previous generation, and eventually the country is in danger of subjugation. Looking at the Great Zhou and the Great Chu, which one is not like this?"

Li Wen said in surprise: "I thought the lord has been thinking about how to rescue Qinzhou these days, but I didn't expect the lord to think so far?"

Li Qing smiled slightly, "Shang Haibo has worked hard to cut off my big sword that reaches the Central Plains, so what if he takes down Qinzhou? After all, it can't save the fate of Chu's demise. At best, it can delay their demise. What's more, they may not be able to fight."

Li Qing looked into the distance, towards the direction of Bazhou.

There was the sound of horseshoes in the distance, that was Long Xiaotian, the magistrate of Quanzhou, coming out with a group of his staff.

Li Qing withdrew his gaze and raised the rein, "Let's go, let's enter Quanzhou, um, the beard is also there, maybe he will show me face when he sees me this time!"

Li Qing laughed loudly and started his horse hastily, Li Wen quickly followed, "Help the horse for the eldest son!" He turned around and shouted.

(End of this chapter)