Great Han Empire

Chapter 57 Yanzhao Fengyun
February 185 AD.

Li Hong led more than 800 soldiers back to Lulongsai without any danger along the way.Immediately afterwards, he continued to recruit small groups of horse thieves outside the Great Wall, began to recruit soldiers around Xu Wushan, and sent people to Yuyang County to purchase weapons and armor.Although there is not much money, it is more than enough to equip more than 1000 troops.

This time he went deep into the Xianbei country to appease the horse thieves, he did not dare to hide the robbery and even the wedding convoy, so he ordered a hand who was good at writing to write a document and sent it to the prefect Liu Zheng.Soon Liu Zheng wrote back and praised him greatly. At the same time, he sent someone to send some food and weapons and armor.

Liu Zheng also gave an answer to the question of the organizational structure of the Lulongsai army.In view of the gradual increase in the number of Luronse troops, the Qu-level organizational system can be added.But the officer at the first rank of Qu is a military marquis, with a rank salary of six hundred shi, which he cannot afford.If Li Hong, the military commander, could persuade them to continue to take the rank and salary of the head of the village, he could expand the army according to Li Hong's request.As for Li Hong, an officer at the rank of head of the village, he can be appointed freely, but his rank and salary will be halved.The reason is quite simple. Due to the Yellow Turban riots last year, the taxes in Jizhou and Qingzhou were greatly reduced, and they were unable to support Youzhou.It is very good for the people of Youzhou in spring to have seeds to go to the fields. As for eating and clothing, go dreaming.So now the county soldiers and frontier troops in the entire Youzhou are streamlining their staff and reducing their expenses.Because of Lulongsai's importance, the establishment can remain the same, but the rank and salary are not given in any case.

Li Hong couldn't laugh or cry for a moment.He didn't know whether the prefect Liu Zheng really had no money, or if there were other reasons.Naturally, he couldn't handle it, so he had to ignore it for the time being.

Li Hong likes to hang out with the soldiers, eat and sleep together, train and fight together, and play nonsense together. It is not obvious that he is still a military commander in charge of Lulongsai.Li Hong never took his rank salary, he didn't have a cent left, and subsidized all the soldiers.So he was poor, and even the money he occasionally sent to Xiao Yu's family was borrowed from Tian Zhong.Li Hong has nothing but himself, even the armor is the oldest, and he reserves the armor for the cavalry warriors.He does not drink and entertain, nor does he allow other officers to feast and drink with each other.So the soldiers love him, treat him as their own brother, obey him, and support him.

Li Hong led the troops very strictly, even cruelly.Every soldier must complete the daily training tasks.Whoever does not complete, he will accompany until the prescribed amount is completed.He said it very simply: "If you don't train hard today, you may die on the battlefield tomorrow. This is a life-saving skill, and if you don't, you will die." So everyone was convinced, and the soldiers trained consciously.

By the middle of the month, there were basically 2000 people in Lulongsai, but the army was still training according to the three-tun system, and the soldiers began to complain.

At this time, Li Song came back.

After hearing Xiaolandi's report, Li Hong rushed out of Lulong Tower in one breath.Although he and Li Song only had a half-day friendship, it was a life-and-death friendship, which had a special meaning to Li Hong.Li Song was the first real Han Chinese he met when he re-entered the territory of the Han Kingdom.It was he who led him into Lulong Sai and recommended him to Tian Jing.If he hadn't met Li Song, who would know where he is now?

Li Song stood there, unremarkable and ordinary, with a small burden on his back.Li Hong rushed up, punched him hard, and laughed loudly: "Chang Yi, tell me, my people, to listen."

Li Song also laughed.The scene of them fleeing for their lives on the grassland once again flooded their minds.Li Song's eyes were moist. If Li Hong hadn't saved him, he would have been dead for a long time.

Seeing Li Song, Li Hong suddenly thought of Tian Jing, Wang Jin, and Ji Ming uncontrollably. He couldn't control himself anymore, hugged Li Song, and shouted:
"Chang Yi, I'll take you to see Captain Captain, to see all the comrades who died in Luron Sai."

The two stood in front of Tian Jing's tomb and did not speak for a long time.

"Chang Yi, are you still leaving?"

"I won't leave, I will follow you until I die in battle like the captain."

With tears in his eyes, Li Hong patted Li Song's shoulder vigorously, "Okay. Let's do it together. Whoever dies first will bury the other person's bones here."

In the evening, Li Hong ordered Yan Wuwei to call the three chiefs, Zheng Xin, Tian Zhong, Hu Zi, Wooden Pile, and Iron Hammer to Lulong Tower.

The three chiefs of Lulongsai, Zhao Wen, Yushi, and Wu Zhao, are all young people. Although they are all a little older than Li Hong, in northern Xinjiang, they are not judged by age, but by martial prowess.So the three of them admired Li Hong from the day they entered Lulongsai.Who dares to pursue the barbarian army with 400 people after the tragic victory?Leopard, only he dares to do this.No one dares to disobey, this is the hard truth of the fist.

This time Li Hong single-handedly returned to Xianbei Kingdom again, not only brought back thousands of soldiers, but also robbed Xianbei King Helian. Conquering the world, the future military exploits will definitely be enormous.

Li Hong asked Li Song to read the document sent by the prefect Liu Zheng, explained it again, and then said: "We are all the people of the Han Dynasty, and we serve as soldiers to protect our family and the country, for the sake of thousands of people. The Han people in ten thousand were spared from the ravages and devastation of the war. We can throw our heads and blood for this, even our lives, can't we get a little less money for this?"

Several people looked at Li Hong with different expressions on their faces, but no one responded.

"The Xianbei Kingdom may invade our Great Han Kingdom in the near future, and a life-and-death battle with them is inevitable. Like everyone here, I will live or die in the future, and I can only resign myself to fate."

"All my rank and salary goes into the soldiers' salaries in Lulongsai. You can have less money, but ordinary soldiers can't afford less. The battle depends on them, and the victory depends on their lives and blood. In exchange, without them, we would not have the glory of our Great Han Kingdom."

Tian Zhong slapped the table vigorously, "Okay, well said. I have lived for 63 years and served as a soldier for nearly 50 years. This is the first time I heard an official speak for our soldiers. For your words, I don't want rank I will follow you until I die in battle."

Huzi stood up abruptly: "Sir, you have treated us with great kindness, not only helping us escape from Xianbei, but also treating us like brothers all the time. With this kindness and trust, I represent all the horse gang brothers. To put it bluntly, everything is up to the adults, there is no other way.”

Beard is very famous among the horse thieves in northern Xinjiang. He belongs to the boss level.This time they were beaten badly by Murong Feng's troops, and were cornered by the Xianbei people.Just at the end of the day, Yan Wuwei came with Li Hong.Li Hong led them to run around on the grassland and among the mountains and forests. Not only did they escape the siege of the Xianbei people, but they also beat up the welcoming team of the King of Xianbei.This made them treat Li Hong like a god.What moved them even more was that when they arrived in Lulongsai, they were always respected and trusted by Li Hongxiang like a brother, and this was what they needed most in their hearts.The horse bandits who were shouted and beaten by everyone in northern Xinjiang were like relatives in Li Hong's eyes.Because of this, all the horse bandits, big and small, including Huzi, the boss, were willing to serve this Lord Leopard who was famous all over the northern Xinjiang from the bottom of his heart.

The three chiefs of Zhao Wen did not dare not express their views at this time.Although they have never fought side by side with Li Hong, they are also willing to lead their subordinates and invaders to fight on the battlefield like Li Hong, adding endless glory to their lives.This is the wish of every Han warrior.

As soldiers who survived the Lulongsai war, Li Song and Zheng Xin didn't even have time to take revenge, so they didn't care about their rank or not.All they want is to fight the Xianbei early and avenge their dead comrades.

Li Hong was very moved.With these united subordinates, no enemy can be defeated.

Li Hong immediately talked about his military expansion plan for the Lulongsai Frontier Army.He planned to divide Lulongsai's frontier army into three sections, each with three villages and 200 people in each village.Zhao Wen was the Marquis of Zhongqu, and Wu Zhao was the Marquis of False, under the jurisdiction of the three villages before the expansion of Lulongsai's army.Zuo Qu Yushi is a military marshal, Yan Wuwei is a fake military marshal, and the three villages under his jurisdiction are mainly recruits recruited recently, former Lu Longsai soldiers returning from injury, and scattered caravan members.Youqu beard Wei Jun is the military marquis, and Li Song is the false military marquis, under the jurisdiction of the main force of many caravans who fled back from Xianbei.Zheng Xin is the head of the scout village.Tian Zhong was the head of the rear guard.At the same time, he arranged for wooden stakes, hammers, and Xiaolan to go down to be the commanders of the villages, and the subordinate officers of each village let the military candidates choose among their subordinates.

"If you have any suggestions or dissatisfaction, tell us now." Li Hong said with a smile, "The army will be reorganized tomorrow. Then the troops will march to the grassland for cavalry formation training."

"Out of Lulongsai?" Zhao Wen asked in surprise.

"Yes. Actual combat drills, don't be careless." Li Hong nodded solemnly and said: "The scout station will be divided into two groups to scout the enemy from tomorrow. One way is to the northeast of Bailing Ranch, and the other is to Dayan Mountain. The scout soldiers can properly Pay back every three to five days."

Zheng Xin nodded immediately.

"Old Man Changjing's guard camp has the most things to do. War horses, food and supplies, weapons and equipment must be hoarded in large quantities to prepare for the upcoming war."

Tian Zhong was very excited, and he said loudly: "Don't worry, my lord, I will do my best to solve your problems, and I will definitely make Lu Longsai's iron cavalry storm the land of Yanzhao, invincible and invincible."

"Fengyun Yanzhao." Li Hong muttered to himself, "Fengyun Yanzhao, well said. Good momentum."

"We call our cavalry Fengyun cavalry, what do you think?" Zhao Wen said, looking at everyone.

"How about a big leopard embroidered in the middle of the battle flag of the Fengyun Iron Cavalry? My lord held this big flag high on the Huahongyuan, and the enemies he killed were bloody shit, and almost the whole army was wiped out." Yan Wuwei exclaimed excitedly.

"Okay, just follow Wuwei's opinion. I will immediately order someone to rush to make it overnight." Tian Zhong stroked his little goatee and laughed happily.Anyone who is old will still be excited.

"The Xianbei people have a world-famous iron cavalry called the Black Eagle Iron Cavalry. It has many victories, and no one in the world dares to be its sharpest. If you have a chance in the future, you must have a duel with it to see who is number one in the world."

Li Hong suddenly thought of Tie Ao, and the eagle soaring in the sky.

The next day, the troops marched to the prairie sixty miles away from Lulongsai and set up a large camp.

According to the training method he stole from Tie Guo, Li Hong conducted a very arduous training for the [-] cavalry soldiers in Sanqu.But in cavalry combat, the best state is the unity of man and horse, and it is impossible to reach this level within a year or two.

Li Hong sat on the grass exhausted, with a helpless expression on his face.Although some of these fighters were from old cavalry, like Liu Zheng left him two complete iron cavalry troops, and some of them were bandits who had been on the grassland for more than ten years, like Beard and his troops, but without exception, they fought against cavalry Lack of basic tactical literacy and understanding.Compared with the iron cavalry of the Xianbei people and the Karasuma people, this team is indeed one level worse now.

Because the cavalry soldiers could not accurately understand cavalry tactics, they had no tacit understanding in the coordination and use of formations. It was difficult to take advantage of the advantages of group cavalry operations and form a huge combat effectiveness.

Li Hong watched the small troop of cavalry on the grassland constantly galloping back and forth, and his thoughts could not help but fly to the Xianbei battlefield, the thrilling Jutun battlefield.Under the command of the horn and the battle flag, those brave Xianbei cavalry changed formations skillfully and coordinated with precision and tacit understanding, pushing the formation forward almost flawlessly, especially the black eagle cavalry, only the mighty bear Domineering momentum is enough to destroy the enemies who dare to fight.

Li Hong sighed, lying down on the grass that had just bared his teeth with his head in his arms, looking at the blue sky in despair.For a while, the ambition to build the world's number one iron cavalry was greatly frustrated.

The soldiers' tactical literacy is poor, and their personal cavalry and archery fighting skills are not small compared with those of the barbarians. If they can't find a way to make up for it in a short period of time, a decisive battle with the enemy's cavalry on the frontal battlefield is simply asking for death.

Suddenly, a horse flew from a distance and shot at Li Hong like an arrow.Li Hong sat up abruptly, looked solemnly, and an ominous thought flashed in his heart.

"Sir, something is wrong..."

(End of this chapter)