Murong Ke was not interested in the prisoners at all, because no matter how many people were captured, there were not many regular Jin troops among them, but he had to care about the weapons captured.
Murong Ke casually took out a long knife from the weapons piled into the river, and then pulled out the scimitar guarding his waist. After the two soldiers collided, the Jin army's long knife was intact, but the Yuan army's scimitar was intact. There is one more opening.
Murong Ke's face was full of solemnity, and he sighed: "Since I, Yuanmeng, obtained the new steel-making method at Hanting, the overall equipment has improved several levels, but I didn't expect that I am still lagging behind the Jin army. so much."
Murong Ke knew that the equipment of the Jin army's local troops was eliminated by the regular army, but the weapons used by his guards were the most sophisticated among the Yuan army, but even so they were not as good as the equipment of the Jin army's miscellaneous troops.
If we follow this logic, wouldn't it mean that the Jin army's regular army was so well equipped that it was several miles ahead of the Yuan and Mongolian armies?
Although the truth is not that exaggerated, it is not far off.
Since Temujin and Nurhachi acquired the various skills of the Han Dynasty, Yuan, Meng and Manchu have made rapid progress in all aspects. However, in the war-torn Central Plains, not only did they not stand still, but all kinds of skills have also made progress. Among them, the forging technology of weapons is the most important.
War has undoubtedly promoted technology tremendously. Although Yuanmeng has now replaced his shotguns with cannons, the princes of the Central Plains have also replaced aircraft carriers with warships.
The forging technology of other princes in the Central Plains is improving, and Qin and Jin are just the two that have made the most progress. The overall equipment level of the Han army is still one level higher than that of Yuan and Meng.
"If we can obtain the Jin army's steel-making method and weapon forging method, we, the Yuanmeng Iron Cavalry, will have no rivals in the world!"
Murong Ke sighed and put the long knife back in his hand. He did not blindly distribute these sophisticated weapons to the elite soldiers under his command.
The weapons used by the Yuan and Meng were different from those in the Central Plains. Even if the Yuan and Meng soldiers were equipped with the best equipment of the Jin army, they would not be accustomed to using them in a short period of time, which would in turn reduce the combat effectiveness of the Yuan and Meng armies.
Therefore, if you want to improve the equipment level of the Yuanmeng army, you must innovate the forging technology of the entire Yuanmeng country.
Regarding the innovation of forging technology, Murong Ke did not need to worry about it. The people from the Xuanjing Division were responsible for it, but the effect was obviously not good so far.
The Qin and Jin Dynasties were not as short-sighted as the Han court, and they attached great importance to the confidentiality of any technology. The improvement of a country's overall forging technology could not be achieved by tying in a few craftsmen. Yuan Meng still had a long way to go to make up for the gap. .
After Murong Shao finished his report with excitement, Murong Lin immediately reported: "Uncle, when Mi Yuan retreated, he ordered the burning of grain depots and many other warehouses, but was stopped in time by his nephew's army."
Murong Ke's eyes lit up and he quickly asked: "How much food and grass is left in the city?"
"Although nearly half of the food and grass in the city were transferred to Yinchuan by Mi Yuan, the food that was not transferred in time was still enough for our army to last for a month."
The 70,000-strong army needed a month's worth of food and grass. This was not a small amount, and it only accounted for half of the original amount. This shows how abundant the food reserves were before the transfer.
Murong Ke's eyes also flashed with joy, and he thought to himself: His Majesty's decision to win over the eight Shanxi merchants with huge profits was indeed the right one.
The eight merchant families of Shanxi respectively refer to the eight business families of Qiao, Chang, Cao, Hou, Qu, Kang, Fan, and Kong. Among them, Qiao and Chang are two families from the same north, and they are both business families supported by the Qin family. , while the other six families are all in the Bingnan family.
The six Bingnan families almost monopolized the entire Bingnan business. Among the many wealthy families that resold supplies to Yuanmeng, the six Bingnan families were the most cheerful and ruthless. The two Bingnan families were also related to Yuanmeng. colluded with.
Murong Ke led the army this time. With no escape route and no supplies, he still dared to travel lightly in pursuit of speed without bringing too much food and grass. This was undoubtedly an extremely bold decision.
After Murong Ke entered the Hetao, the first city he attacked happened to have a medium-sized grain depot without being familiar with the place, which solved his grain crisis.
Of course there is no such coincidence in this world, and the reason why Murong Ke's luck is so good is because the Qiao family provided him with information and sent people to guide him.
The Yuan and Mongolian armies were attacking, and at such a critical juncture, it was unreasonable for Qu Yuan, as the prefect of Yinchuan, to come to a remote small town instead of staying in the garrison of Yinchuan town.
In fact, Qu Yuan came to this city mainly to transfer grain and grass in the city, because there is a medium-sized granary in this city.
The location of the Jin army's grain depots is secretive, and most of them are secret warehouses. Even Qu Yuan doesn't know where they are.
But since there is a secret warehouse, there is also an open warehouse.
Although most people in the library don't know its location, the Qiao family, one of the eight Shanxi merchant families, who are responsible for raising food and grass for the Jin army, naturally know where it is.
The eight major Shanxi merchant families have all been secretly bribed by Temujin, and this time it was precisely because of the intelligence and guidance provided by the Qiao family that Murong Ke was able to find the Jin army's grain depot so accurately, and solved the grain war in one go The problem.
"Father, now that we have food and grass, our army will not stay in this city for a long time. Do you want to..."
As he spoke, Murong Shao showed a ferocious smile and made a gesture of wiping his neck. His meaning was self-evident, that is, he wanted to directly massacre the city.
"madness."
Murong Ke glanced at his son with dissatisfaction and said coldly: "I, Yuanmeng, sent troops this time to reoccupy the Hetao, but today's Hetao is no longer the original Hetao. There are three counties and thirty cities here, with nearly one hundred and thirty people. Thousands of people.”
Qin Wen's lenient governance won the hearts of the people of Hetao. However, if our army massacres the city, it will definitely arouse the resistance of the people of Hetao.
Killing won't solve the problem, understand? "
Murong Shao looked ashamed: "I understand, kid."
"In addition, after passing on the order, in addition to killing the Jin soldiers among the prisoners, let the rest of the strong men be released."
Murong Shao's eyes widened with disbelief on his face: "Father, it doesn't matter if we don't kill the people, but these prisoners are soldiers. If we let them go like this, they will come against us."
After Murong Ke looked at his son in disappointment, he immediately said to Murong Lin: "Lin'er, come and tell Shao'er why I did this."
"yes."
After Murong Lin responded, he said calmly: "These people are just strong men. No matter how large the number is, they will not pose a threat to our army, so it is better to release them and use them to win over the people."
