At present, Tong Yuanjun is subordinate to three songs, each of which is full of five tuns, in fact, each has three tuns of non-commissioned soldiers, plus scouts and guards in the army, a total of 980 non-commissioned officers.

The other two tuns in each song are based on the war situation, and they can be supplemented by conscription of soldiers from all over Xiayang, and if mobilization and training are completed, it will be more than 1,500 troops.

The first tun led by Hu Lang'er was equipped with at least one war horse and a horse, and everyone was equipped with armor and long and short blades.

The second tun Huang Yu was an infantryman except for the scouts, but it was equipped with a hundred crossbows and thirty crossbows, and each person was equipped with two levels of armor. In addition, there are various special tools such as centipedes hanging ladders, subway drills, axes, adzes, hammers, chisels, and boats.

Geng Qing's third tun had 100 cavalry and 200 foot soldiers, and it was also fully equipped.

Tong Yuan said: "Our Xiliang New Army is just starting out, and after recapturing Chang'an, we will have to formulate a series of detailed rules for ideology, military discipline, training, food, and equipment. At present, we are still conducting training for unity of purpose and preparation for war, and soon we will have a war. ”

"There is also good news today, that is, the Qiang people who live on the border between Shangjun and Xiayang County, all of them have reached an alliance with us and are willing to serve the Dong family's army."

"Oh, where are they coming from?" Huang Yu was more wary of outsiders and took the lead in asking.

Tong Yuan didn't answer directly, but asked Geng Qingdao: "Geng Junhou has been stationed in Xiayang for nearly two years, do you know about this situation?" ”

Geng Qing thought for a moment and replied: "They are not very large, and now they are estimated to have a population of 2,000 households. All the unseeded Qiang returned to my Han in the first year of Zhanghe (87 AD). In the fifth year of the early Yuan Dynasty (118 AD), the Yunnan Lingqiang and Zhongqiang of the Xianlingqiang Department launched a rebellion from Lintao County, Longxi County. At that time, Deng Zun, the general of Duliao, recruited the all-unseeded Qiang leader Diao He who lived in Shangjun to fight the rebels, and then Diao He assassinated the rebel leader Wolf Mo. The imperial court gave the carving of He Qianghou. ”

"In the past 20 years, all of them have lived in Shangjun, grazing along the river in the summer, and entering the cities in Shangjun or Xiayang in the winter to escape the cold. For a long time, I have a good relationship with our Han Dynasty, especially with many border army generals. I didn't know that this one was also old with my Dong Jiajun. ”

Tong Yuan smiled: "Yes, it is basically the same as what Zhang Ji said." Our Dong family didn't have much friendship with Quan Wuzhong Qiang before. But this time, Weiyang Jun and I officially reached an alliance with them, they could graze in the north of Xiayang, and exchange high-quality horses and mutton for property, food and tools, and most importantly, they could be recognized by our army, they could enter the city to trade, and in case of invasion, they could rely on our Xiliang army for protection. ”

Hu Lang'er was a Hu person, but he didn't speak, and Tong Yuan noticed it early and asked him what he was thinking.

Hu Lang'er said: "Since I was rescued by the Dong family, I have been loyal to our army. There is one thing that everyone should pay attention to about the Qiang tribe, that is, they bully the weak and are easy to defect. My Dong family's army is prestigious, and they will be afraid and surrender. But if they know that our soldiers are not manpowered, or they are chased out of the country by Wang Yun, I am afraid that they will not provide support, and there is even a danger of causing harm. After all, the steppe respects the strong, and there are no lasting allies. ”

Tong Yuan said with a smile: "What Lang'er said is exactly what I want, we must maintain deterrence against the Seedless Qiang before they can continue to trade and support, otherwise it will be good to grab it directly." In the future, the Dong family and our Xiliang New Army will definitely be able to shock the world, and we will make more tribes in this world submit and obey our orders. ”

Within the Xiliang Army, Niu Fu killed Dong Yue to seize military power, and the subsequent explosion of the camp attracted great attention from him, Dong Bai and others. Therefore, Dong Baibu also has a clear distribution of rights and responsibilities.

Dong Bai was the leader of the ruling region and the whole army, but due to her own characteristics, she decided to focus on revenge as an honorary commander, and she, Dong Wei, and Commander Zhang Lu were dissatisfied with the two songs of 600 soldiers and horses. More actual rights to the army and the administration were clearly handed over to Tong Yuan.

Although Tong Yuan is a little strange, his identity is worthy of her trust, and his performance in danger can be affirmed, so he readily accepts it.

Within his duties, he had the army and officials inform him that Wang Yun's rebellion completely disregarded the stability of the situation and the safety of the residents, and brutalized the Xiliang border army that had shed blood for the Han Dynasty. Wang Yun's real purpose is to seize power, control the court, and be Wang Mang. His killing of the famous Cai Yong is ironclad evidence.

Regardless of the effect, there will always be someone who will agree and someone who will disagree. Of course, there is a certain mass base in Xiayang, mainly for food reasons.

In terms of grain, this time, the He family's more than 50,000 stone of grain was confiscated, of which 5,000 stone was distributed to the people of the county to help overcome the difficulties before the autumn grain harvest.

Half a month ago, the He family had already taken advantage of the late spring and early summer to sell grain at a high price to make huge profits, and the people were deeply disgusted. After this free distribution, the people in the county are all grateful.

After all, the literati clan and the military heroes competed for power, and it was staged in the Eastern Han Dynasty for two hundred years, and the people's livelihood became worse and worse, but no one paid attention to it. It is a fact that Dong Bai and Tong Yuan helped the people of Xiayang to get through the difficulties, so it is also a fact that the people reciprocated with support and recognition.

Another 5,000 stone of confiscated grain was put into the Xiayang grain depot to help the county cope with the unexpected needs. The rest is used as military funds for the Dong family's army.

Dong Jiajun currently has more than 1,500 soldiers out of production, and the consumption of these corns, coupled with the daily supply of Hu cakes, dried meat, and vegetables obtained from the Dong family's savings and transactions, is completely enough to eat for more than 100 days.

In this era, soldiers and strong laborers need 6 Han Jin of grain a day (3 Jin in modern times), and if they are full and powerful, they need more than 8 Han Jin.

It seems that the main reason for eating so much is that oil and meat are extremely scarce, and the consumption of only food is very large. This Dong family army has enough food of 5-6 Han catties per person a day, mainly because there are meat, Hu cakes, and even occasional vegetables, milk and other accompaniments.

It stands to reason that such a diet is already the top standard of the Han army in this era, and Tong Yuan is not satisfied. He hoped that in the future, the people under his rule would be able to meet such standards, and that the professional soldiers would be even higher.

However, Tong Yuan did not have the opportunity to put this idea into practice now.

Because an army with one of the strongest combat power of the Han Dynasty has reached the vicinity of Yaxian, that is, within a hundred miles of the southern border of Xiayang, ready to wipe them out in one fell swoop.

On the official road near Yaxian, the hoplites armed with spears, swords and shields, bows and arrows, wearing armor and scarves, marched forward in formation, and the sonorous and powerful foot movements shook the entire county.

In the distance, you can see the figures of various light and heavy cavalry, half of the riders, armed with bows and arrows, spears, sabers, ring-headed knives, meteor hammers, etc., and each rider has two horses.

The most terrifying thing was that the five hundred mounted cavalry that walked in the middle and rear of the whole army, their cavalry and horses were all armored, and only the faces of the riders and horses were exposed. Everyone had just finished putting on their full straps, and the rest of the horses and stalks had been handed over to the auxiliaries to take care of.

In all the battles, no army has been able to withstand the onslaught of this mounted cavalry. At that time, the extremely prestigious Sun Jian's personal guards and the main force of Cao Cao, who was strong and strong, were first ambushed, and then crushed by the onslaught of this cavalry.

Zu Mao and Cao Hong also left the deeds of heroic saviors in history. It's just that they left historical footprints as the defeated side, and the victor can only be Xu Rong, the lieutenant general who commanded this armored cavalry.