After leaving Wu Shiluo's affairs to Li Shengqi, Zhao Tuo took Chen Pingping's cronies and walked towards the cavalry ahead.
The cavalry generals who came up immediately dismounted and saluted Zhao Tuo.
"The subordinate Guo Qing, the riding commander of Shanggu County, has met the general."
"My subordinate, Taiyuan County Cavalry Commander Liu Bang, has met the superior general."
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The Cavalry Sima is an officer under the jurisdiction of the county lieutenant, with a rank of thousands of stones. He is in charge of the cavalry expedition and garrison in the county.
This time Zhao Tuo attacked Henan, and cavalry was a very important combat force. Therefore, the Qin State recruited cavalry from several counties to come here, and they were all led by cavalrymen from the original counties.
The number of cavalry gathered in Beidi County is about 20,000.
In addition, thousands of cavalry also gathered at the partial divisions of Shangjun and Longxi counties, basically wiping out the cavalry in Qin's Guanxi and northern border counties.
"Japan was about to enter the Northland yesterday. Why didn't you go to Yiqu to greet them?"
Zhao Tuo looked at the knights in front of him and spoke calmly, his face expressionless, making it difficult for people to understand what he meant.
After saying these words, Chen Ping behind him was slightly startled, and then he seemed to have thought of something, with a hint of teasing in his eyes.
The cavalry commanders were startled. Looking at the expressionless General Zhao Tuo in front of them, they were immediately at a loss. They complained secretly, thinking that the general was dissatisfied with their ignorance and was trying to establish his authority. .
When a new official takes office, he establishes his authority.
This is a common thing in the military, and they have seen a lot.
Liu Hen, the riding commander of Taiyuan County, hurriedly complained: "We originally wanted to go to Yiqu to meet the general, but we were blocked by Guo Sima of Shanggu County. We are not being negligent. Please calm down the general."
"Yes, we all listened to Guo Sima's words, so we did not greet him from afar. Please calm down the general."
Liu Sima took the lead, and several other riding Sima quickly followed suit, taking the opportunity to shirk responsibility.
Zhao Tuo's eyes fell on Guo Qing, the cavalry commander of Shanggu County who was criticized by everyone.
This man was in his thirties, with a yellow face and short beard. His face was a little stiff when faced with the accusations from his colleagues.
After seeing Zhao Tuo looking over, he clasped his fists and explained: "General, according to military law, no action is allowed without the general's order. The last general has not received the military order, so he dare not leave the camp without authorization."
The words were very short, and it could be seen that this person was not a talkative person.
Zhao Tuo continued to ask: "It's okay if you don't come to greet me. Why do you want to discourage others from coming?"
Liu Hen and other cavalrymen all looked at Guo Qing with resentful expressions. They regretted that they listened to his words yesterday and angered the general because of their indifference. If the general held a grudge, it would be terrible.
Guo Qing said calmly: "General, there are about 20,000 soldiers here. They come from several counties. They have different language and customs, and there are often disputes. If all the commanders and horses leave, this will not only violate military law, but also no one will There will inevitably be hidden dangers in commanding the soldiers of various ministries, so I have dissuaded you all, and I ask the general for your forgiveness."
Zhao Tuo nodded.
He led his army to Yiqu yesterday. According to the rules of the world, all the cavalrymen who were about to be commanded by him should go to greet them, but in the end no one showed up.
He thought that there must be someone who strictly abides by military law among them. Now he tried and found this person.
"Very good. Guo Sima strictly abides by military laws and can take into account the overall situation. He is now promoted to Cavalry General and is in charge of the 20,000 cavalry here."
Zhao Tuo's voice was calm.
The 20,000 cavalry were all transferred from various counties. They were not subordinate to each other and had no direct leadership relationship. He was about to select a general to lead them.
Now, at first glance, Guo Qing, who strictly abides by military discipline, is very suitable.
As soon as this order came out, Liu Hen and the other cavalrymen were all stunned. They were all speechless. They didn't expect the general to come with this move.
They were also a little lucky in their hearts. Fortunately, they listened to Guo Qing's words yesterday and did not go to Yiqu to greet him. Otherwise, judging from the general's character, he might have been scolded.
Guo Qing was also a little surprised. After reacting, he immediately saluted Zhao Tuo and said, "I will obey the general's order."
"Well, General Guo will lead the way. I will patrol the camp and see the soldiers in the army."
Zhao Tuo stretched out his hand and asked Guo Qing and the horsemen to lead the way and inspect this army that would play a huge role in the future.
The cavalry camp is located on a loess plateau north of Yiqu City. It is a rare piece of flat grassland among the ravines on the ground. It looks vast at first glance.
Originally there were some Rong tribes living here. Due to the arrival of the Qin Army's cavalry, the governor Li Ju moved those Rong tribes away and left this place as a place for the Qin Army's cavalry to station and train.
The Qin army's 20,000 cavalry came from Shanggu, Yanmen, Taiyuan, Daijun and other places.
Among them, most of the cavalry in Shanggu and other counties have heard of Zhao Tuo's reputation, but because they are in border counties, they rarely participate in the Qin army's battles to conquer the six countries. They have never served under Zhao Tuo, so although their eyes are full of curiosity and awe Color, it is inevitable that there will be some alienation.
Only the cavalrymen in Daijun saw Zhao Tuo patrolling. Many of them showed gratitude in their eyes and their attitudes were obviously different.
"The cavalry of Daijun can be my confidants."
Zhao Tuo knew clearly.
When he conquered the country of Dai, he did not kill indiscriminately, and basically released all the captives he captured, so he did not arouse the disgust of Dai people.
In addition, Dai Wangjia and Yan Wangxi colluded with the Huns and plundered their own cities in Dai, which made Dai people feel alienated.
The hatred of the people of Dai was concentrated on the two kings and the Huns. After Zhao Tuo defeated 100,000 Huns, he actually won the hearts of the people of Dai.
Many of these Daichi cavalry were grateful to Zhao Tuo, so they could be used.
With this thought in his mind, Zhao Tuo did not show it on his face. He patrolled the camp uniformly, observing the conditions of the people and horses everywhere. At the same time, he also asked the cavalry commanders from all ministries to send out the elite cavalry in the army to practice in front of him.
He needs to understand the combat effectiveness of his cavalry.
"A cavalryman without three treasures is truly incomplete."
Zhao Tuo shook his head secretly in his heart.
Most of these border cavalry were skilled in bow and horse, and their horse skills were even better than the lieutenant's cavalry guarding Xianyang.
But in the absence of stirrups and high-bridge saddles, they did not dare to make dangerous moves on their horses.
The ability to gallop on a horse and draw a bow from left to right can only be achieved by a very small number of elites.
There are even fewer people who can let go of the reins and charge into the battle with weapons. In fact, few people dare to do so.
Without stirrups and high-bridge saddles, it would be difficult for a knight on horseback to charge with a weapon at that high speed. And even if he dared to charge like this, the huge impact of the impact would easily knock the knight over. land.
The cavalry charge in this era was a tactic that harmed others but not one's own. Therefore, most of the cavalry in various countries mainly focused on cruising, shooting, chasing and attacking, and almost no one used it to charge into the formation.
"So how did Xiang Yu in history charge into the Han army and kill dozens or hundreds of people without stirrups and saddles? How could this guy be so ferocious?"
Zhao Tuo shook his head, feeling a little incredible.
The cavalry equipment that Wang Li escorted is coming soon. Once the equipment is promoted, he will create a real shock cavalry in the army.
No matter how powerful Xiang Yu's personal force is, can the bravery of an ordinary man still defeat thousands of heavy cavalry?
"General Guo, this expedition is of great importance. Without our military orders, the sergeants are not allowed to go out. Anyone who violates the rules will not be pardoned and will be implicated in the crime. All officials and officials will be implicated."
"Send people to patrol around the military camp day and night. No outsiders are allowed to approach. Anyone who dares to trespass will be killed!"
"The entire army must strictly abide by military orders. Even if a commander disobeys orders, he will be punished."
Before leaving, Zhao Tuo gave orders continuously, his voice full of solemnity.
"The general has received an order. If anyone dares to disobey the order, he will be killed."
Guo Qing immediately agreed, his voice was like steel, and the other knights and horses turned pale in shock.
Zhao Tuo nodded. The reason why he appointed Guo Qing as the general in charge of the cavalry was because of his law-abiding style.
For Zhao Tuo, an obedient general is a good general.
After arranging things for the cavalry, it was already afternoon and Zhao Tuo headed back to the camp outside Yiqu City. It was located on a traffic thoroughfare and the message transmission was more convenient than that of the cavalry.
After returning to the camp, Li Shiqi reported that Wu Shiluo did not talk much about Yuezhi with him. Instead, he took the initiative to chat about the war during the unification of the six countries.
Wu Shiluo said that he admired Zhao Tuo's achievements and asked him about some of the details of the general's tactics and plans when he destroyed the Dai Dynasty and conquered Qi.
"Haha, you are such an admirer of my achievements."
Zhao Tuo smiled and said: "But this is an opportunity. Sir, you can make good use of it to deepen your relationship with this person and pretend to be a friend. If you casually leak some information in the future, he will believe it."
"Hehe, I understand."
Li Shiqi smiled and understood.
Chen Ping could see clearly from the side, and the corners of his mouth twitched slightly.
The general and Li Sheng are both quite insidious, and they look like they are veterans in this field.
He was worried before that the strategies he sometimes came up with might not be successful and would displease the general.
Looking at it now, everyone is pretty much the same.
Chen Ping felt relieved.
After everyone chatted for a while, Zhao Tuo's mind turned to another matter.
"I just don't know what the purpose of the Yuezhi cavalry appearing outside the Great Wall this time is?"
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A few days later, Beidi County Lieutenant Yang Tong returned from the Great Wall, and also brought the reason why the Yuezhi people appeared outside the Great Wall.
Zhao Tuo was confused the first time he heard it, wondering if he had heard it wrong.
"The Yueshi want to form an alliance with me, Great Qin, and join forces to attack the Xiongnu?"
Tonight's three will be even more difficult and can only be postponed to tomorrow. I will try to finish the first chapter at noon tomorrow, and try to adjust the time later.
(End of chapter)
