Chapter 115 [East China Sea Apprenticeship]
It was snowing heavily, and it was another overwhelming snow. When the weather was cold and frozen, Donghai County began to gather people.
The founding of the Eastern Yan Kingdom for a hundred years was inevitable, and the army of aristocratic families was mobilized. However, this time, this time it was the first time that it was just to suppress some rebellions and bandits. It was enough to assemble thousands of people in the aristocratic families.
Officials from all counties quickly transferred their troops to Panhukou, Luozong County. The terrain here is wide and a continuous camp has been built. The soldiers who came to the army according to their household registration will first register in the military account, then receive equipment, incorporate it into the system, and stationed in the military camp.
The aristocratic families gathered their troops, and a set of orders was formed very early. The equipment issued by the Ministry of Revenue arrived in Donghai County on the third day after the arrival of the Ministry of War documents. Although the equipment was not very good, the number was enough to 20,000 people.
The flags were waving, and the swords and guns were sharp. Almost all 20,000 people were infantrymen.
Yan State lacks horses, and even the Yanjing horse farm in Taichang Temple has less than 10,000 horses, so we still have to prepare for war horses from the Northwest Camp at any time.
After the cabinet agreed, it was difficult to free up three thousand war horses, and the Han family only reached five hundred.
The meaning of the Ministry of War is that each family can recruit horses on its own territory. When the court turns around, it will provide certain military compensation according to the number of horses it recruits. The Han family then recruited less than a thousand ordinary horses and pulled them into the military camp. Finally, a cavalry regiment of more than a thousand people was formed.
Of course, such a thousand-man cavalry regiment is incomparable to the eight hundred wind cavalry under Han Mo.
Zhu Xiaoyan's training has given 800 Wind Riders a certain amount of combat effectiveness, and all they need is a further blood baptism. As for their equipment, perhaps in the Central Plains, few cavalry regiments can reach their level.
The Fengqi belongs to the private army, so the camp is located outside the camp of the Shijia Army. They have the right to participate in this war, but they have no obligation. In other words, on the battlefield, the private army is not under the jurisdiction of the imperial officials.
The wind cavalry all wore long leather boots, which were also made from Nanyang. They were solid but not heavy and could be stepped on any ground.
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Wearing a thick leather armored battle helmet, Zhu Xiaoyan looked really cold and majestic, which was very different from when he was wearing a groom outfit.
The so-called man depends on clothes and horses rely on saddles, this sentence may not be accurate. Some people do not have enough temperament, and even if they wear dragon robes, they will not look like the prince. Zhu Xiaoyan's cold temperament seems to be born to wear this armor.
He seemed to be born as the leading material. His face, which was frozen for thousands of years, was cold and majestic. Han Mo saw it and couldn't help but admire it. He smiled and said, "Xiao Zhu, I only realized now that some people are born as generals!"
"Are you talking about me?" Zhu Xiaoyan said lightly.
Han Mo nodded and smiled: "Yes, you may not know. If you wear armor, you will be so majestic."
"Majestic?" Zhu Xiaoyan looked at the continuous military camp and said lightly: "Young Master, don't you know that when a soldier wears armor, it is difficult to predict life and death when he goes to the battlefield. How can he be majestic?"
Han Mo laughed and said, "Others' life and death may be unknown, but I know you can't die. Your life is even harder than a stinky stone."
Zhu Xiaoyan pondered for a moment before asking, "When are you going to leave?"
"Now!" Han Mo said.
"The family army seems to have set off tomorrow, so let's leave today?" Zhu Xiaoyan frowned slightly, but said: "Then I'll go and prepare."
Han Mo waved his hand and said, "No, I mean I set off right away, and I didn't say you should set off right away."
Zhu Xiaoyan said inexplicably: "What does it mean?"
Han Mo did not answer immediately, but just carried his hands on his back, looked up at the vast earth covered with snow, and then slowly chanted: "Thousands of miles of ice are frozen, thousands of miles of snow are falling. Looking inside and outside the East China Sea, there are only the vast vast rivers, and the rivers are suddenly lost. The mountains are dancing silver snakes, and the wax figures are galloping, trying to compete with the heavens!"
He had a smile on his face, feeling that only a poem like Mao Gong could describe the greatness between heaven and earth.
In winter without air and environmental pollution, the snow is so white and the ice is so pure.
"It turns out that the fifth young master is still a talented man." A rare smile appeared on the corner of Zhu Xiaoyan's mouth.
Han Mo smiled and said, "Did you always think that you are following a playboy with no talent?"
"That's not." Zhu Xiaoyan said: "I always thought that your energy was focused on silver and martial arts. Although I don't understand lyrics, your lyrics seem to be interesting and have a lot of artistic conception when I hear them."
Han Mo laughed and patted Zhu Xiaoyan on the shoulder and said, "Xiao Zhu, the cutest thing about you is when flattering, which makes people unable to hear that they are flattering."
Zhu Xiaoyan said lightly: "Young Master, I won't flatter you!"
Han Mo held his chin and laughed, "For me, what makes me feel comfortable can be classified as a rank of flattery." After a pause, he sighed, "Xiao Zhu, I now know that the beauty of the country cannot be described in words. It is to feel the mountains and rivers that God has given to people. Every tree, a flower, a grass, a drop of rain and a snowflake are all beautiful. I finally had this opportunity to go out, so I naturally have to take the opportunity to taste these beauty well. If I follow you and the horse gallops, I will miss a lot of good things."
Zhu Xiaoyan looked at Han Mo and didn't say anything.
"I'm going to set off by myself today and watch as I walk." Han Mo whispered: "You and Fengqi will set off again the next day. Let's have a good rest in the next two days. Even if the aristocratic army leaves one day in advance, at your speed, it's easy to catch up with them. When you arrive at Liguchuan, I think I'm already there."
Zhu Xiaoyan thought about it and said, "Your clothes will be very eye-catching on the road. In fact, Yan State is not as peaceful as you imagined."
"Are you worried that I will be snatched up on the road?" Han Mo asked.
Zhu Xiaoyan said lightly: "If I watched a young man like you on the road with a beautiful and jade belt, and there weren't many helpers around me, I wouldn't guarantee that I wouldn't be robbed."
"You really underestimate me." Han Mo sighed: "I am taking Han Qing, an ordinary little thief, and may not be our opponent."
"I'm afraid that the one who targets you is not a little thief." Zhu Xiaoyan said slowly: "I depend on you for a meal, so I don't want you to have an accident. Before following you, I had met someone who wanted to steal my horse, and I almost got my life stolen."
Han Mo said "Oh" and said, "It seems that I really have to be careful."
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It is snowy in winter, and there are not many pedestrians on the road in such a season.
The coalition of seven major families of Yan State went to Bozhou County to quell the rebellion. This news soon spread throughout Yan State, and the aristocratic troops of each county quickly gathered from their respective territories to Bozhou County.
The Ye and Wu families were arrogant and self-controlled, and they never took other aristocratic families seriously. Now that the court has ordered the rebellion to be suppressed, all the major aristocratic families have a mind to destroy the Ye and Wu families who are thorny in their eyes in this war.
All the routes of the entire Yan State had the shadow of aristocratic families passing by quickly, with golden swords and iron horses, and the entire Yan State was suddenly in an extremely nervous state.
No one doubted that at this time, Qing and Wei must have been closely watching the movements of Yan.
The two countries have not been in the past year or two for the idea of fighting against the territory of Yan. Everyone wants to take a bite of this fat piece of meat - just like Yan has been thinking about the other two countries.
But these years have been too quiet and no one has any chance.
However, if this civil strife in Yan State can change some of the situation in Yan State, the people of Qing State and Wei State will definitely seize this opportunity.
They hope that the longer the internal friction of Yan State, the better, and the greatest possibility of consumption of Yan State's national strength will be consumed. When the national strength of Yan State is consumed, when they are sure that the northwest camp of the military god Xiao Huaiyu cannot get too much reserve support from Yan State, that is, when they want to open their mouths and reveal their fangs.
Therefore, the major families are also very clear that this battle must be decided quickly and must not be stalemate for a long time, otherwise it will only give Qing and Wei countries a chance to watch the tiger fight.
However, the forces of the Ye and Wu families cannot be solved by a quick battle.
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Chapter completed!