Everyone's blood boiled with excitement. After a while of exchanges, they led the soldiers and horses from each battalion down the mountain for training. Looking at the excitement, it was impossible to come back until dark. Qinbei Pavilion
"How about the military advisors and the army?"
Sun Lei looked at Xiao Jiasui and the others with a smile.
"Ten times more powerful!"
Wen Huanzhang smiled and cupped his hands and said, after seeing the Liangshan army, he really realized that Sun Lei's words were not a joke. The Liangshan army can already be said to be the best in the Song Dynasty. Although he has never seen the Liao and Xixia armies, But the combat power cannot exceed the current Liangshan army.
"My little brother has seen foreign armies. The Xixia army from the Liao Kingdom is not as good as our Liangshan army."
Xu Guanzhong said, he now firmly believes in Sun Lei's words. There are now more than ten thousand elite troops. As long as they develop steadily, they can become hundreds of thousands of troops within a few years. This is really the power that can clean up the world and change the world.
"Haha, now it's just the horses, weapons, stomachs, and ships that are lacking. Once these are in place, our Liangshan army will be invincible."
Xiao Jiasui said with a smile.
"Only the horses are difficult to deal with."
Sun Lei said helplessly, everything can be solved easily, there is no shortage of coal, iron ore and timber in Shandong, but there is no problem with this horse.
Nowadays, Liangshan is actively building all kinds of ordnance. With Meng Kang and Tang Long, weapons, armor, and ships are no longer a problem. However, the most important horse in the cold weapon era is difficult to get. Almost all civilian horses are under the government's control. in hand. There are now only more than a thousand horses in Liangshan, of which nearly 400 were captured from Jeju and nearly 300 were brought by Bao Xu Kushushan.
"Brother, why not send someone to pretend to be a horse dealer and go to Liaodi!"
Xu Guanzhong thought for a while and said, horses are really difficult to deal with. Even if it is too late to start raising horses now, they can only buy them in the north.
"Is this horse easy to buy?"
Xiao Jiasui looked at Xu Guanzhong and asked. He has been active in Jingnan all year round and does not know much about things in the north. It is probably difficult to buy military supplies such as horses.
"Brother Xiao, you are too worried! A hundred years ago, the Liao Kingdom would naturally have refused to sell war horses, but now the Liao Kingdom has long been in decay. The Liao land is bitterly cold and the output is not much. The only things that can really be sold are cattle, sheep, and horses. The upper echelons of the country prohibit it, but there are also many private traders at the lower levels. There are many people in Hebei who travel to and from Liao to sell sheep and horses."
Xu Guanzhong said with a smile that the Liao Kingdom is no better than the Song Dynasty now. As long as valuable things like war horses are not smuggled in large quantities, no one will go back to investigate.
"That's a good idea!"
Sun Lei was delighted. He could indeed send people to the north to try to sell some horses back.
"Brother, I would like to go to Liao. I am proficient in foreign languages. My family has also gone to Liao for business, so I know some people!"
Xu Guanzhong immediately clasped his fists and asked for orders. Liangshan was far beyond his expectation. This was not a simple bandit village. Everyone in the village was capable and doing what they were good at. He also wanted to make full use of his talents. He was not as good as him in terms of military tactics and strategies. Wen Huanzhang, only this knowledge is considered extensive.
"Brother, I also want to go back to Jizhou."
Gongsun Sheng also raised his hands to Sun Lei and said.
"Taoist Master Gongsun also wants to go back?"
Sun Lei looked at Gongsun Sheng and asked.
"Brother, my little brother has been away from home for more than a year. He still has his mother at home and wants to go back and pick him up from the mountain."
Gongsun Sheng said to Sun Lei that now his heart is in Liangshan and he will definitely stay in Liangshan all year round. It is definitely not possible for his mother to stay in Jizhou alone. It is better to bring her to Liangshan to enjoy the blessings.
"I didn't think it through well, that's what it should be!"
Sun Lei nodded. Xu Guanzhong, who came back with him this time, had already taken his old mother up the mountain. After An Daoquan was treated, she had improved a lot. Only then did Xu Guanzhong feel at ease and have the idea of going to Liao to buy horses.
Ling Zhen was from Yanling, and his mother and wife were on the East and West Road in Beijing. Zhu Fu had already brought someone back to pick her up. Seeing all this, Gongsun Sheng was naturally very thoughtful and did not want to leave his mother alone to suffer in Jizhou.
"I need some capable people to replace me when I go to the north!"
Sun Lei pondered for a moment and then said, whether it was Xu Guanzhong's offer or Gongsun Sheng's homesickness, he couldn't stop it with words, but the north was not safe.
At night, in the Juyi Hall, everyone who had practiced military training all day gathered together with a smile and had a big banquet tonight.
After the division of camps, there was competition. Since ancient times, there has been no first place in literature and no second place in military affairs. Military people all want to be the best among the three armies.
"Brothers, today I discussed some ordnance issues with several military advisors. Now there is no shortage of swords, guns, armor, and warships. Only war horses are a problem."
Sun Lei looked at the jubilant crowd and cleared his throat and said, now the war horses are less than half of the cavalry army. The infantry may need to be equipped with a small number of war horses. Due to the shortage, the three cavalry troops may only have one horse, whether it is training or combat. They are completely unsatisfied.
Sun Lei considered Zengtou City, which he passed by at the beginning. There were more than 10,000 war horses there. Now Liangshanbo is considered to have the strength to defeat Zengtou City, but Zengtou City is too far away, and there are many state capitals in between. If this army is alone, In the past, it was a matter of death, and fighting all the way was not economical at all. It was better to buy a horse first and develop with peace of mind.
When the horse army generals heard this, they immediately looked at Sun Lei. They had discovered this problem during today's training. Each battalion only had two hundred horses. How could five hundred people be trained? The effect of rotation training is too poor.
"This time Military Advisor Xu and Taoist Master Gongsun are going north, and I want to select a few people to accompany them."
Sun Lei looked at everyone again and said, everyone was gearing up and wanted to go out and perform well.
"Shi Xiu and Wang Dingliu, you two have selected dozens of smart and strong men to accompany you. Everything on the way will be arranged by Military Advisor Xu and Taoist Gongsun."
Sun Lei named the three people and said, Shi Xiu is the best candidate. He was planning to go to the north to sell sheep and horses with his uncle. This time he went to Yanyun to make contact, and maybe he could find a way. Wang Dingliu, on the other hand, is quick in his movements and has no problem following his orders.
In terms of safety, Sun Lei was not worried. Xu Guanzhong had won martial arts examinations and traveled to many places. Although he had not made any moves, he was definitely very capable. Needless to say, Gongsun Sheng's skills are not limited to martial arts. This spell is "just as good". There are probably not many people in the world who can stop him.
With these two people leading the team, and Shi Xiu and Wang Dingliu following them, there is still no danger in Yanyun Land.
"Yes, brother!"
Shi Xiu and Wang Dingliu stood up and clasped their fists and said, Shi Xiu never wrote to Yan Yun's uncle because he was worried about him. How could he not be happy to go there now?
"Jiang Jing, have the money ready tomorrow."
Sun Lei looked at Jiang Jing again and said, buying a horse naturally requires money. Fortunately, the most important thing in Liangshan now is money. Whether it is the business in Liangshan Town or the private salt business, it is extremely prosperous. Now this business has spread all over the east and west of Beijing. road.
"Yes, brother!"
Jiang Jing said with a smile that since the work-for-relief program, Liangshan's labor costs have dropped significantly. Now that he has money in his account, buying horses will naturally be no problem.
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