In Feng Yong's eyes, the best candidates to be commanders of the Han's new cavalry are naturally Zhao Yun and Ma Chao.
After all, he is an S-class general.
It's just that of these two people, one is already a bright head, and the other has never even met, which is really too regrettable.
Then the second one is Jiang Wei.
After all, he is a general whose measurements are all above A+, and the probability of breaking through to S level in the later stage is almost 100%.
It's a pity that the old demon Zhuge also has a very vicious vision, so he directly took the person back to Hanzhong for training.
As a surrendered general who has just surrendered, I heard that he now leads 6,000 tiger infantry troops.
Those were the Tiger Infantry, a direct lineage brought out by Old Demon Zhuge himself. It seemed that he had made no secret of his regard for Jiang Wei.
From Jicheng to Wudu, they defeated Cao Zhen. Then from Wudu to Longxi, they still had the upper hand against the cavalry led by Hao Zhao with infantry. The main force was this tiger infantry.
If he hadn't made a prince, held great power, and sat in a fat position, there's no way Feng Tibi would have been jealous of Jiang Wei's treatment, and then ran to complain to the Han Prime Minister.
The old demon Zhuge asked Jiang Wei to command the six thousand tiger infantry. If Feng Yong dared to pry the corner, he would probably be hung up and beaten by the Han Prime Minister.
So Feng Yong had no choice but to settle for the next best thing.
When choosing a general among short men, Zhao Guang seems to be the best candidate at the moment.
I have washed him so many times in the past few years, so I should be able to improve his qualifications.
The only two cavalry generals of the Han Dynasty were closely related to him, so they could improve their skills through learning.
Then I'll give him some purple and orange equipment and make him a fake A+ cavalry general. Isn't that too much?
"Anyway, you have many opportunities to practice in Anding, so take advantage of it." Feng Yong patted Zhao Guang on the shoulder, "If someone flees to Xiaoguan in the future, you have someone send them here, and I will send them Someone come and receive it.”
Then he asked someone to give him all the rice he brought with him, saying, "After the Qiang rebellion in Hanyang County is calmed down, the grain road in Xiaoguan will be much smoother."
"You just have to endure it for a few more days. After a while, I will ask Dongfeng Express to deliver a batch of food. Then you won't have to eat dry food every day."
It is impossible to be completely unobstructed, otherwise Dongfeng Express would not have to recruit so many security personnel.
Even on the road from Jincheng to Hanzhong, there are many checkpoints and many post houses along the way. In recent years, the number of business travelers has been increasing, so it is quite busy.
But everyone still has to gather enough people before they dare to go on the road. Why? It's not just for safety's sake.
If you want to walk alone, you may end up on a relatively quiet mountain road. You can watch people entering from one end, but never see people coming out from the other end.
Why do so many people want to ride on Dongfeng Express's business now?
It's really because Dongfeng Express is already the safest and fastest transportation port in Dahan.
There are many aristocratic families in Sichuan who don't want to set up some kind of logistics hall of their own, but 95% of the Yunnan horses that the big men can trade are in the hands of the Xinghanhui.
The remaining half comes from Nanzhong.
After all, even if the governor of Nanzhong is surrendered, it is impossible to control everything the barbarians sell, right?
The Shuzhong family, which has shares in the Yuexun Racecourse, can already predict that they will make a lot of money in the next few years.
The feeling of monopoly is so good.
In recent years, the material exchanges between Hanzhong, Nanzhong and Jincheng have been doubling every year.
The scale of Dongfeng Express has also expanded explosively, but its business expansion is still extremely slow.
The reason is that the business growth within Xinghanhui alone is enough to offset the growth of Dongfeng Express.
Although the Xinghan Society now fully supports the Northern Expedition and the logistics transportation after the Northern Expedition, other routes must also have a certain amount of transportation.
Otherwise, if the materials from Nanzhong cannot be transported in, what will happen to the sugar cane plantation?
The wool from Hanzhong cannot be shipped out, so why is it waiting to get moldy?
So the current food shortage problem in Longyou is actually a problem of transportation capacity.
It's just that Zhao Guang was only thinking about the promise Feng Yong had given him at this time, and his resentment for the dry food had long since dissipated.
"Brother, we have agreed. If I really learn the master's cavalry skills, don't forget to promise me."
Looking at his appearance, as long as he is half as capable as Huo Qiaoqi, he will be fine no matter how much dry food he eats.
"Two years, I only give you two years," Feng Yong stretched out two fingers, "If within two years, whether you are a ranger or an assault rider, you have to make General Ma feel that you can lead the cavalry into battle. That counts as passing.”
Originally I wanted to say Zhao Yun, but considering that this guy has been escaping from death under Zhao Yun's stick, it is not easy, so Ma Dai should forget it.
After all, Ma Dai is also a figure who follows Ma Chao. Presumably he can still tell whether a cavalry general has met the requirements of leading cavalry into battle.
"One year!" Zhao Guang said, patting his chest. "Within one year, I will be able to meet my brother's requirements! Brother, I'd better prepare for my little brother as early as possible!"
After hearing what Feng Yong said, Zhao Guang finally confirmed that his brother was definitely not lying to him, and he couldn't wait to remind him.
Since my lord is a cavalry chief, how could it be possible that he has not taught me anything about cavalry?
It's just that the big man lacked horses, so he had no chance to practice it.
After all, if you want to deal with the cavalry, the best way is to first understand the cavalry.
Zhao Guang couldn't help but smile when he thought of this. He didn't expect that his brother would also make a miscalculation one day.
How could Feng Yong not know where Zhao Guang's confidence came from?
Although the main product of Nanxiang's ranch is sheep, there are still some horses.
In addition, from Ju County, we can save one horse today and one horse tomorrow for four or five years, and we can save three to five hundred horses anyway.
When Zhao Guang was stationed in Juxian, he took 300 horses from Nanxiang, and Feng Yong personally approved the matter.
During the Northern Expedition, Feng Yong also saw the small cavalry team under Zhao Guang, which was quite impressive.
It's just that he naturally won't point it out at this time. Children, you need more encouragement to grow better.
"Don't worry, I won't break my promise." Feng Yong said this to Zhao Guang first, then turned to the door and ordered, "Come here, bring the saber up."
"Zhanma Dao?"
Zhao Guang had never heard of the saber and thought it was Feng Yong's slip of the tongue.
Feng Yong shook his head, but before he could speak, Liu Hun walked in personally holding a strange-shaped weapon.
Feng Yong stood up, took the saber from Liu Hun's hand, and pulled it out with a clang. Zhao Guang felt the chill even though he was far away.
"Good knife!"
However, I saw that the blade of this knife was two points thinner than the Zhanma Dao, and at the same time, the arc was not much larger than that of the Zhanma Dao. The lines looked extremely smooth, and I knew it was a cutting weapon at a glance.
Although the blade is slender, there is actually a blood groove in the middle of the blade.
The handle of the knife is not the handle of the Zhanma Dao produced in Nanxiang. There is an extra guard on it, and the handle is slightly curved towards the blade.
The whole knife seems to be a little weird.
It is weird yet murderous, a murderous weapon that makes people obsessed with it.
Zhao Guang couldn't help but want to reach out and touch it, but suddenly remembered that this kind of sword should be his brother's treasure, so he had to put down his hand, but he couldn't take his eyes away for a moment.
Feng Yong threw the knife towards Liu Hun, "Go and demonstrate to General Zhao outside."
Liu Hun was the best equestrian under Feng Yong. After hearing the instructions, his face lit up and he said loudly, "No!"
This sword is a sharp weapon. He was able to touch it once when General Feng was testing its usefulness. He didn't expect to be able to touch it a second time now.
Only a few people arrived outside the camp. Liu Hun ordered several wooden stakes to be inserted, then he got on his horse, accelerated, sprinted, turned back, raised his saber, and cut through the wooden stakes smoothly.
With the help of the horse's sprint, as long as he holds the saber tightly, he can directly cut off the wooden stake without applying any additional force or chopping.
Liu Hun clamped his legs on the horse's belly, hugged the horse's neck with one hand, leaned down, and continued to move forward.
Wherever the blade touched, the wooden stakes were cut off one by one.
It seems that the movement is very smooth, without any lag, and does not even require much effort. The other hand can continue to control the horse.
"Brother, this...this..."
How could Zhao Guang not see the advantages of using this saber over the weapons used by ordinary cavalry?
He still couldn't believe it. Before Liu Hun's horse came to a complete stop, he rushed up, took Liu Hun's place, and started sprinting again.
A small section of the stake was cut off again.
"Brother, this thing is wonderful!"
Zhao Guang's face flushed with excitement, he got off his horse and ran towards Feng Yong, "This sword not only saves a lot of effort, but also allows you to control the horse more flexibly."
The advantage of the cavalry lies in their flexibility.
Nowadays, the assault cavalry uses halberds and spears to charge, and the ring-headed sword is used to chop on the horse during melee.
The length of halberds and spears has limited people's ability to control horses. The greatest use of halberds and spears is that the cavalry can pierce thieves when charging.
But most of the time, the assault cavalry cannot break through the military formation at once, and often falls into a melee, or needs to find an opportunity to turn around.
At this time, the halberd and the spear became a burden, and the ring-shou knife was needed. However, compared to using it on flat ground, the ring-shou knife naturally had many restrictions when used on horseback.
But at this time, it seems that this kind of saber is much easier to use than the ring-shou sword.
For example, the Huanshou knife doesn't even have a formal handle. If it cuts into the thief's body and gets slightly stuck, it will be difficult to pull it out.
Unlike this saber, not only does it have a special handle that can be held and will not fall easily, it even has a specially made hand guard.
Moreover, this kind of saber seems to be specially designed for cavalry. It is very easy to chop on horseback. If you are running at a gallop, you will not even have to use the strength to chop. You can just hold the saber tightly and the horse will rush over.
If he was lucky, he might be able to directly take away the thief's head - Zhao Guang could already imagine what it would be like to cut the thief's neck on the battlefield from the wooden stakes he had just cut.
"This is the Type 65 saber," Feng Yong said. "It is used by the cavalry in melees and pursuits. Of course it is a wonderful thing."
When charging, halberds and spears are naturally more useful. Just poke them and kill someone.
"Sixty-five style saber?" Zhao Guang didn't understand and looked confused.
"You don't need to worry about it. You just need to know that it is called the Sixty-Five Style Saber. It is the name of my master."
Zhao Guang didn't care, he just held the precious sword and looked at it carefully, "Is the great gift that brother mentioned, this saber?"
"This is just one of them. I asked Dongfeng Express to deliver it from Nanxiang a few days ago. It is taken out in advance for you to use. Later, if you find anything that is not convenient, you can tell me. I asked Nanxiang to Adjust again.”
Feng Yong explained, "In the past, the Han Dynasty did not have a cavalry army, so it was inconvenient for me to take out some things. Now that we have Longyou and General Zhao is personally guarding it, it seems that the Han Dynasty will definitely form a cavalry army in the future."
"My several great gifts were specially prepared for the cavalry. With them, the cavalry's combat power will be incomparable. They all say that Cao Cao's tiger and leopard cavalry are the best in the world."
"If these things like mine are equipped for the cavalry, they will be worthy of the title of the world's elite."
Feng Yong spoke loudly, but Zhao Guang was very happy.
The louder the brother's tone, the more it means it is a good thing.
Zhao Guang is convinced of this.
In the past few years of following your brother, when has your brother ever said anything unreliable? My brother is a playful person.
"Then it's settled, I will be handed over to my elder brother for the rest of my life!"
Zhao Guang was extremely happy, "Whether I can lead the world's elites in the rest of my life depends entirely on my brother!"
In September of the sixth year of Jianxing, the Emperor of the Han Dynasty personally conferred Xiang Lang with the titles of Xianming Tinghou and Guanglu Xun.
Xiang Lang expressed his age to the emperor: I am now sixty-two years old. I am over sixty years old and nearly seventy years old. I am old and sick and have no energy left to take care of government affairs. If he still occupies a high position and refuses to leave, it will be suspected of covetousness, so he seeks the bones.
The emperor forbids it.
So again and again.
Xiang Lang had no choice but to resign as Prime Minister.
The emperor ordered Xiang Lang's memorial to be sent to Hanzhong to be read by the prime minister, who agreed to Xiang Lang's request.
"Guang Luxun is old and meritorious. During the Southern Expedition, he took charge of the aftermath. During the Northern Expedition, he ignored the hardships and followed the army to Long. He was tired from traveling. If he is allowed to work too hard again, he will appear to be an inhumane man."
"Therefore, I have resigned from the post of Prime Minister and Chief Historian, but the remaining positions will be retained to show my glory."
In the same month, Dachangqiu Prime Minister Xu Ci once again proposed to the emperor that now that the Northern Expedition was successful, he could take the opportunity to reestablish the Imperial Academy and recruit knowledgeable people from all over the world.
The emperor once again rejected Xu Ci's proposal because of insufficient money and food in the treasury.
When Xu Ci heard this, she ran to the palace gate and cried loudly, singing sadly, "I have not heard the Tao for a long time! The emperor wants to establish the Han Dynasty, why can't he educate him?"
When many people heard Xu Ci's cry, they all said with emotion that they had heard that this man was not virtuous, and it seemed that they were all wrong. Just to revitalize education and not hesitate to cry in front of the emperor's door is considered a great virtue!
When the emperor heard about it, he came out to meet Xu Ci in person, and sincerely apologized to Xu Ci, saying that he had indeed not considered it carefully.
At the same time, he made it clear to Xu Ci that although the treasury was short of money and food, as the lord of the people, he would definitely take this matter of education seriously.
I heard that Nanxiang Academy was interested in educating people, so I would appoint the famous Guang Luxun to check it out. If it was true, I would reward him on the spot.
The palace will also send chambermaids and maids to study at Nanxiang Academy to set an example for the world.
Xu Ci quickly shouted, "The Son of Heaven is a wise man."
Zhang Xingcai, who was standing at the highest point in the palace, saw the scene of Jun Xian and Chen Zhong, with an aunt-like smile on his face.
But when the news reached Hanzhong, Li Yi heard that the emperor was good at listening to advice and valued the virtues of education. He also heard that Xiang Lang was sent by the emperor to Nanxiang to observe education. He stood stunned for a long time.
Finally, he took a long breath and said something that no one could understand: "Brother is right, they all know how to play!"
