Overlord!

Chapter 7 Forming the Xuanjia Cavalry
Under the shocked eyes of Lu Fan and Chen Wu, Jiang Qin excitedly rode his horse back to the camp, jumped off in front of Sun Ce, and said excitedly: "General, this is the first time I know that riding a horse can be so easy and fun, you can do whatever you want! The only one It's a pity that it was too dark, and I was afraid of cutting my horse's feet, so I didn't enjoy myself."

There was really no way for Sun Ce. There was not enough iron in the army, and there was no way to make horseshoes to protect the horseshoes.

Sun Ce said: "After Jiangdong, I will let the craftsmen solve this problem. There are not many horses in Jiangdong, so they should be carefully cared for."

Jiang Qin nodded regretfully, and said, "It's a pity that there are not many war horses in Jiangdong, so it is difficult for this strange thing to exert its full effect."

Sun Ce was very open-minded, and said with a smile: "Because there are not many war horses, the preciousness of this saddle is more prominent. It can create an invincible black armored cavalry for us."

Jiangdong must be going to the Northern Expedition, and the Northern Expedition needs an elite cavalry.

From the south of the Yangtze River to the north, it is not without success. Except for Zhu Yuanzhang, that naturally belonged to Emperor Wu of Song Dynasty Liu Yu.

Liu Song is not Zhao Song, this is a dynasty famous for the prosperity of martial arts.Emperor Wu of the Song Dynasty was an absolute champion, a world-class hero, and he used soldiers like a god.

Belonging to Sun Ce's current role model, Sun Ce can basically follow his direction.

As a southern hero, Emperor Wu of Song didn't have a lot of war horses in his hands, so he naturally thought of another way.He did not spend a lot of money to form a large number of ordinary cavalry, but concentrated resources and used elite soldiers to build a 1000-strong elite armored cavalry, called the tiger squad of armored cavalry, all of whom were trained in five colors.The military exploits shine through, deterring the world.

Sun Ce intends to emulate this, and also set out to build an elite cavalry with black armor.

Li Shimin had [-] Xuanjia cavalry in his hand, and he destroyed all the heroes in the world. Sun Ce was full of spirit and wanted to compete with him.

"Since ancient times, there has been no one who has been able to fight against Li Shimin, followed by Zhu Yuanzhang?" Sun Ce felt that this sentence might need to be changed.

Although Jiangnan is not suitable for cavalry galloping, there is no need for cavalry in armor to gallop. As long as they can be destroyed on the frontal battlefield and on the flanks, it is enough to help the army gain an advantage.

So when Chen Wu approached, Sun Ce smiled and said to him, "You came just in time. You and Jiang Sima and Lu Sima went to their camp to select elite soldiers below the head of the village. The requirement is only one point, and the height should not be lower than yours."

Chen Wu's height is very coincidental, seven feet seven inches.

One chi of Han ruler is 23.6 centimeters, seven feet and seven inches is just over 181 centimeters, and seven feet and six inches is only 179 centimeters.

Sun Ce planned to use all warriors over 1.8 meters tall to form an elite cavalry, equip them with the best black armor, and follow him to defeat the front and capture the flag.

In this era, soldiers who are generally only seven feet tall, seeing so many majestic cavalry nearly eight feet tall charging forward on tall horses, the sense of oppression is enough to directly make many troops collapse.

This gap is like the difference between Wang Douer and Chen Wu. Sun Ce really thinks that Chen Wu can easily hit a hundred Wang Douer.

Jiang Qin had obviously imagined this scenario, and he was very supportive of this proposal, and greeted Chen Wu enthusiastically: "Go, go, I will take you to choose the most powerful warrior in my camp."

He was not generous and selfless, but he was a soldier over seven feet seven inches tall, and his official position was still below the head of the village. It is estimated that there were not one or two in the whole battalion.Even if he was picked away, it would have little effect, it might as well be a little more generous and win the favor of the general and everyone.

Sure enough, when Jiang Qin left with Chen Wu, Lu Fan praised: "Jiang Sima is dedicated to serving the public and has no selfish thoughts. He is a hero under the command of a true general."

Sun Ce laughed and said, "Yes. I heard from his trilogy that he is very frugal, can save money to inspire soldiers, and has the qualifications of a good general. In the future, he can take on important responsibilities and be alone."

After talking about Jiang Qin with Lu Fan for a while, Sun Ce changed the subject and asked, "Is the capture count complete?"

Lu Fan nodded immediately, and reported in detail: "The preliminary inventory has been completed, and the two water villages have obtained more than [-] stones of grain. Zheng Bao's department had previously made weapons. There were six iron officials and apprentices. In addition to the few baskets of armor, they also made swords. More than forty handles."

Sun Ce despises swords.When marching and fighting, the spear and heavy halberd always come first.

If these were forty spears or halberds that were two feet long, Sun Ce would seriously form a new army.Five-meter-long spears, arrayed in place, like a forest of spears, can frighten the mob and dare not attack randomly.Entering against a wall can also form a very strong push and pressure.

But with forty swords in hand, the deterrent effect is much smaller.This is like the difference between forty young and Dangerous boys and a spear phalanx.

Sun Ce said: "Swords, your department and Jiang Qin's department will be divided equally."

Chen Wu had to give them some compensation in terms of combat power for picking away their strongest soldiers.

On the other hand, Sun Ce paid attention to the five hundred shi grains.The standard staple food for a soldier in the Han army was 1.8 shi a month. After Sun Ce wiped out the water bandits, there were more than 600 soldiers, and the daily grain consumption alone was close to 160 shi.

This number is not difficult to calculate, and Lu Fan quickly finished it, saying: "Even if the general's five hundred shi of food remains the same, it is only enough to support the whole army for three days. However, heroes continue to come to seek refuge. In the long run, it is better to reduce the rations of soldiers."

Sun Ce frowned slightly, and said, "Now is the time to rectify military discipline, and cut down on soldiers' rations? It's a little out of date."

In the final analysis, it is still a bleak material foundation, which is not enough to support Sun Ce's grand dream.

Want the horse to run, but also want the horse not to eat grass?Liu Bei may be able to do it with idealism, but Sun Ce thinks he should not be able to.

If you want the soldiers to have strict military discipline and clear orders, at least let the other side eat and drink enough.Heroes come to seek refuge with Sun Ce in order to make a fortune.Not to be hungry, but also to be controlled by him in various ways and suffer so much.They don't have lofty ideals, and they're not here to seek abuse.

So if you cut rations for soldiers, you have to accept the reality that they are hungry and looting everywhere.

Soon Sun Ce made a decision and said: "Don't reduce the rations, let the soldiers eat enough according to the standards of the Han army!"

"The sages once said that if you have wine today, you will be drunk today, so don't let the golden cup be empty to the moon!"

Sun Ce didn't believe that with nearly three thousand strong men holding knives, they could be suffocated by food.Within three days, no food could be found.

At least, let the soldiers eat and drink enough, and Sun Ce can still write a bad check, so that everyone can believe that they can bear with it, go on hungry, and follow Sun Ce to Liyang to fill their stomachs!
But when the hearts of the people are scattered, it is really difficult to get together again.

Lu Fan is also well read in poetry and books, and he has never heard such two sentences from any sage.He felt that these two sentences were very in line with Sun Ce's temperament, as if he would say something with a bold and open-minded personality.

Such a hero, fierce and powerful, uses soldiers like a god, and has an open-minded personality, with unique talents.He is truly an immortal hero!How can people not die for it?

Lu Fan looked at the magnificent general under the firelight, and sincerely believed in what he said.He felt that even if the entire army's food and grass were cut off, this kind of bearing alone would be able to summon countless people to follow and follow.

Sun Ce made a plan, so after the bonfire was lit, the dinner was very sumptuous. According to the monthly quota of 1.8 shi for each soldier, dinner was prepared for everyone.

This was the treatment only enjoyed by the elite field army during the heyday of the Han Dynasty.When a group of people in the camp got their own food, their eyeballs almost popped out!
Everyone's tungsten is full of corn and rice, and even has a big tip.

"Cauldrons, urns, cho, pans, and tungsten are all urgently needed by the people."

Tungsten is the most important tool for cooking rice among the people in this era. It is a pottery pot, a bit like a monk's alms bowl.

Ordinary people don't even dare to think about porcelain bowls.Even the tungsten in this broken pottery clay is not available to everyone.

Someone simply hit back with a bag of rice in a short brown hem.This provoked the cook to scold for a while.This kind of product doesn't even have a cooking tool, and of course it doesn't have pants. When the short brown is lifted up, the black lump is directly exposed to everyone.

This scene caused the other soldiers to laugh wantonly and howl like ghosts and wolves.

Lu Fan came into the arena with a whip and lashed out at the booing soldiers before barely restoring order.

Of course, more soldiers were still devouring food in a hurry.After all, those who can abandon their homeland to join Sun Ce must not be wealthy people. It is rare for them to have a chance to eat their fill. Naturally, they have nothing else to do.

Wang Dou is one of them. He fought with Jiang Qin, so there is a tungsten, squatting on the ground at the moment, stuffing corn into his mouth with his hands. The first time I picked it up, I was reluctant to buckle it, and stuffed it into my mouth with mud and sand.

Sun Ce passed by him on patrol, and asked, "Dou'er, aren't you afraid of teething after eating so much?"

"Tooth? What is toe?" Wang Dou's mouth was full of food, and he mumbled, puffing out his cheeks, "It smells so good, I'll throw away the tooth... and swallow it."

What he said was vague, and Sun Ce couldn't understand whether he was planning to throw away the tooth, or whether he was planning to swallow the tooth together.

But obviously, even if the sky falls at this moment, he can't delay his cooking, let alone a mere sandstone.

Sun Ce glanced at the millet rice that was dirty and black with his dark hands, and asked, "Can't you wash your hands before eating? Picking with dirty hands like this will easily kill you."

"It's so fragrant. It's so fragrant." Wang Dou said as he stuffed a large amount of food into his mouth, and said with tears: "General, I have never eaten so full. So I am full, and my stomach is full." It is full and warm, it is such a happy thing. Following General Yuan, I have never eaten such a big bowl of millet rice, and I often go down to the river to touch mussels and snails to eat."

"Okay, you can eat, you can eat." Sun Ce stopped disturbing him, turned his head and said to Jiang Qin who was accompanying him: "The order will pass, and you must wash your hands before eating. They are like this, a little sick, If it gets worse, you can lose your life."

Sun Ce looked around the camp. More than 2000 people were eating at the same time. It can be said that it has been confirmed that some people will be reduced due to various diseases tomorrow.In today's climate, sickness basically means death.

Any extremely low probability, multiplied by a huge number of people, will form an inevitable tragedy.

Jiang Qin felt that the general really suffered from the disease of wealth and wealth. Everyone licked blood from the blades. He had never suffered any crimes, and he was afraid that his hands would not be clean?After a day of fighting and a day of work, I am so exhausted that I don't have the energy to wash my hands.

He reluctantly agreed, and said, "I'll deliver the order in a while."

In this era, the average life expectancy is only 24 years old. There is really a reason.

Sun Ce gave him a serious look, and said, "Execute it carefully! In the future, if I see any soldiers who fail to implement it, the Sima of our department will beat the ten army sticks on the spot!"

Jiang Qin's eyes widened in an instant, ten army sticks!It is his own Sima who has the most soldiers and the most loose military discipline.

If there were ten soldiers who were lazy, he, the other Sima, would probably be beaten to death with sticks.

He immediately stared up, not daring to have any more ambiguity, and personally went to hold the ears of the soldiers one by one, reminding them of each other, and carried out this iron law.

After inspecting the back camp, Sun Ce found that it was quite chaotic here, with wounded soldiers, old and weak, and women.Basically, it is the result of this battle.

Sun Ce didn't dislike them either, and just thought of them as practicing to smooth Shanyue in advance.

The biggest trouble in Soochow was Shanyue. Every general had to lead troops into the mountains to suppress and appease them. It was commonplace to recruit tens of thousands of men and women.Learning how to escort prisoners, the old and the weak, women and children, and trophies is something every general has to experience.

Sun Ce looked at their food. Just like the soldiers in front, they also had corn and rice. These wounded soldiers, old and weak women and children also ate big mouthfuls.

Zheng Bao is still patrolling here to appease the injured soldiers.

It has to be said that it is not unreasonable for him to become a powerful party and support the crowd for personal gain.

The old people and newborn children in his water village have been taken care of, and it can be seen that he is operating seriously.Unlike other strong beams, children are drowned and old people are driven away.No wonder Lu Su wanted to join him.

The back camp is temporarily stable here, but to maintain stability here, we must immediately start to strictly enforce military discipline.In order to avoid the scum of the army coming here to harass.

Sun Ce returned to the main tent, planning to speak to the soldiers by the campfire after dinner.

In the commander's tent, the guards also prepared meals for Sun Ce. His meals were a little richer than those of ordinary soldiers. In addition to a bowl of millet rice, there was also a steamed fish and a bowl of wild vegetable soup.

Sun Ce picked up the wooden chopsticks and steamed the fish with chopsticks, and immediately felt nauseous, because there was no spice, and he only boiled it with clean water and coarse salt, and it was full of earthy and fishy smells. Scalp tingling.

Basically, any future generations cannot accept this kind of dark cuisine.

Sun Ce only took one mouthful, and thanked him for his innocence. With the wild vegetable soup, he barely stuffed the sticky corn and rice into his stomach.This is not called eating at all, it can only be called eating, stuffing things into the stomach, and satisfying basic biological functions.

But the fish couldn't be wasted. Sun Ce took the fish to Chen Wu and said, "Here's the fish for you. You've lost so much blood today. Make up your body."

Chen Wu pulled the millet rice, revealing the grilled browned fish steak inside, and said: "There is grilled fish, who would eat the tasteless steamed fish?"

"Where did you get the grilled fish!" Sun Ce drooled a little, drinking wild vegetable soup and eating corn rice, but this guy had delicious grilled fish!
"My two maidservants grilled it for me. The three of us shared a fish."

Sun Ce's mentality was instantly out of balance, it's great to have a woman take care of you, you are noble!People's sorrows and joys are really not the same!
Give the fish to Dou'er, Chen Wu, he... is not worthy!You don't deserve to eat this general's fish!

Before leaving, Sun Ce ordered: "By the way, the horses haven't been fed yet. You can go to the lake to cut some grass and come back later, and feed the horses."

As soon as Chen Wu pulled the food, the grilled fish in the bowl suddenly tasted bad.

You are singing around the campfire, but I have to mow grass in the cold wind?
People's sorrows and joys are really not the same!
(End of this chapter)