Woo——
Woo————
The low horn trombone sounded.
In front of the two armies.
It took almost two months for the Liaodong Army to reach the Hulunbuir Grassland.
And the first time I came here.
The Wuhuan militia and two thousand Huben troops gave them a big surprise.
surprise attack.
One party was marching for a long distance, and the men and horses were exhausted.
One side recharges its energy and waits for a long time.
The result of the surprise attack naturally does not take much.
The Liaodong Army collapsed and lost 4,200 troops.
If Wang Li hadn't been explaining what exercises were to the Liaodong Army in the past two months, the Liaodong Army's losses would have been even more serious after this round of attacks.
This is also the reason why Zhang Qi asked Wang Li to lead the Liaodong Army on foot.
People can control the horse, but not the horse. If the horse is frightened, the team will really be reduced this time.
After the surprise attack, the Wuhuan militia and Huben army left.
This is a common fighting method used by the Huns. After a blow, they immediately run away and wait for the opportunity to strike again.
Wang Li's face was terrifyingly gloomy.
The Liaodong Army is not a new recruit.
Before he took charge, these sergeants had more or less two or three years of military experience, and after he took charge, he spent another year training and improving military discipline. Unexpectedly, a surprise attack completely dispersed these sergeants. Lose.
When counted afterward, there were only more than a thousand people with white marks on their bodies, which meant that 3,000 soldiers out of 4,200 were lost this time because they had fled together.
It's a defeated soldier, not a wounded soldier!
That day, the garrison camp was beaten with military sticks for a whole day.
No matter the generals or the defeated soldiers who were trapped.
Subsequently, these more than 3,000 people and the soldiers with white marks on their bodies as sacrifices were sent to the wounded camp. According to the regulations of this exercise, they could not appear in the future.
The repairs took place for three days.
Early in the morning.
Wang Li ordered his troops and horses.
"I would like to emphasize again that those who flinch before the battle will be dealt with according to law!"
"The whole army is ready! Attack!"
The Liaodong Army is an elite infantry army prepared by Zhang Qi.
They played little role against the Xiongnu, and their main purpose was to fight against the Han Dynasty.
So Wang Li and Liu Ze discussed it and the two sides set up battle formations and fought with legions.
Messages were delivered through flying pigeons.
Although Zhang Qi didn't come here, he knew everything about what happened here.
Duwei Mansion.
"The fight started."
Zhang Qi looked at the tiny characters in his hand and smiled, then handed it to Bai Xing.
"Guess who will win?"
Without any hesitation, Bai Xing said directly: "The Tiger Army can win. They all came out of the Corpse Mountain and the Sea of Blood. With the cooperation of the Wuhuan militia, it is not a problem to capture General Wang's 20,000-strong army."
Zhang Qi nodded noncommittally, but also said: "Don't underestimate the Liaodong Army. They used to be border guards. The Han Dynasty's army was not bad. The reason why they suffered repeated setbacks at the hands of the Huns is because the Huns never Don’t confront them head-on.”
"Don't forget, when it comes to fighting, these people who came from the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Period and the Pre-Qin Dynasty are the experts."
"Your Majesty said that, who do you think can win?"
Bai Xing tilted her head and asked. She was still writing the letter Zhang Qi asked her to write.
"Hahaha, of course it's the Tiger Army! I, Zhang Qi, can't compare to the Xiongnu's elites?!"
Bai Xing's mouth twitched.
This doesn’t mean that I didn’t say anything.
"By the way, how are the preparations for the mutual market in Wuhuan?"
"It's almost done. Regarding the acquisition of cattle and sheep, the acting city lord and the others have already made plans. It just depends on the situation on General Hu's side."
"Judging from the letter sent back by General Hu, there are more than twenty small tribes on the grassland that have attached themselves to him, and the Dingling in the north has also reached a trade agreement. They can bring back some things from the Western Regions to exchange food and grass with us. "
Zhang Qi nodded: "That's good. It seems that Hu Shui made a good move and the grassland no longer poses a threat."
"How is Shanhaiguan going?"
Zhang Qi asked again.
"Twenty-three thousand workers have been working day and night, and now three-quarters of the construction has been completed. Only the 26-mile city wall section along the coast has not yet been completed."
Zhang Qi nodded. The Shanhaiguan he built was even grander than the Mingshanhaiguan, with a total length of more than 60 kilometers. It was bordered by Yanran Mountain in the north and the Yellow Sea in the south.
It is not an exaggeration to say that the Great Wall is being built.
It has been almost two years now, and this important road that will determine Zhang Qi's future development is almost completed. It all relies on twenty-three completed laborers and a brand-new building material, concrete.
In order to speed up the construction of Shanhaiguan, seventeen cement workshops have been built in Liaodong, which has also brought many livelihood jobs to the people of Liaodong.
Of course, compulsory schools have also taken root in Liaoning.
Zhang Qi knows that human progress is the progress of industry, and the progress of industry depends on the level of education.
Therefore, infrastructure and education are top priorities here for Zhang Qi.
The school provides board and lodging, which is to allow the people of Liaodong to voluntarily send half of their children to study.
You must know that in ancient times, all children in the family were laborers. Generally, no one was willing to send out the laborers in the family except for splitting up the family.
Now, having food and lodging guaranteed means that the family can have one or several rations left over, which is very attractive to families with half-grown children who cannot work.
The school has only been open for half a year, but it has already enrolled more than 10,000 students, and many places cannot send children because they are too far away.
After leaving school, Zhang Qi also made great progress in civil engineering in Liaodong in the past two years.
Reservoirs and roads are all over the land of Liaodong.
In this era, most of the Liao land, including the Northeast, had large swamps.
The main purpose of building a new reservoir is firstly to store water in the fields to avoid drought, and secondly to divert water from the swamp to expand livable land or acres.
Facts have proved that the construction of the reservoir is very effective. With artificial water diversion, many small swamps now have exposed dark land.
Although it is a bit slow, it might as well be a good way to improve the land.
Of course, it goes without saying much about the roads.
The original straight roads of the Han Dynasty were widened and branched to connect villages, or villages were moved directly to the periphery of the reservoir. This was all linked together.
The accelerated circulation of materials is equivalent to accelerated exchanges between villages, and the economy will naturally accelerate.
Because of the birth of the white dragon, silver has begun to be used as a currency in the grasslands and border counties. It has been almost a year since Zhang Qi launched the white dragon. During this year, the white dragon has become the main currency in the grassland trade in the border counties.
However, Zhang Qi also knows that in this era, anti-counterfeiting is a joke, so for Bailong's positioning, he has always only let it float between 80 Qi Qian and 100 Qi Qian.
Moreover, the current White Dragon has been replaced three times, from the copper inlaid with silver at the beginning to the current pure silver.
The weight has also been reduced from thirty grams to fifteen grams.
And with the circulation of white dragons, the decision-making power regarding the value of silver has now fallen into Zhang Qi's hands.
Because Zhang Qi discovered that he had the largest silver reserves in the border counties.
All of this is naturally attributed to the world of riding and slashing, as well as the one far away overseas.
I haven’t mined the Silver Mountain yet!
(End of chapter)
