Chapter 826: Five Thousand Heavy Infantry
On the official road, which was more than a zhang wide, dozens of war horses galloped, and the horses' hooves hurriedly stepped on the thick ground, raising pieces of dust.
The closer he got to Yecheng, the more nervous Lu Meng became.
He didn't know why he was nervous.
When he secretly infiltrated the army at the age of fifteen and charged into battle, Lu Meng didn't feel nervous.
Even if he was taken to see Sun Ce that day, Lu Meng didn't feel nervous.
For Zhao Hui, although Lu Meng has never seen it, he is not a stranger to it at all.
Even in Jiangdong, Lü Meng had heard countless deeds about Zhao Hui.
Even in Jiangdong, in the army of his brother-in-law Deng Dang, there were many soldiers who admired Zhao Hui in their hearts.
Dozens of war horses galloped, and finally entered Yecheng before dark, before the city gate closed.
It was already dusk, but the streets in Yecheng were full of people, all kinds of shops were still open, and the vendors along the street had to take advantage of this last hour to sell a little more.
The prosperity of Yecheng is something that Lu Meng has never seen.
From Bohai to Yecheng, on the way, they passed through more than a dozen cities.
I thought that Bohai City was already very prosperous, but it was still much worse than Yecheng.
"Lord, Xu Huang and Lu Meng have already entered the city."
When Lu Meng was paying attention to the prosperity of the streets of Yecheng, someone had already taken the lead and reported to Zhao Hui.
Although the sailor division has been formed and has begun to have combat effectiveness, it seems that Lu Meng is no longer needed.
However, Lu Meng, as the future general of Eastern Wu, will replace Zhou Yu, and Zhao Hui will certainly not miss it.
"My subordinates meet my lord."
Xu Huang took Lu Meng into the state pastor's mansion, and Zhao Hui was already waiting in the hall.
"Komeito doesn't need to be polite."
Zhao Hui asked Xu Huang to sit down, and then looked at the young man beside Xu Huang.
Lu Meng was also looking at Zhao Hui, he was very nervous on the way here, but when he saw Zhao Hui at this moment, he was not nervous.
After all, Zhao Hui is not three-headed and six-armed, he looks the same as ordinary people, with a resolute face and bright eyes, this is Lu Meng's first impression of Zhao Hui.
As for the figure, Zhao Hui is sitting now, and the clothes on his body are also very loose, and Lu Meng can't see it.
"Lu Meng? Last time, General Ben sent someone to Jiangdong to invite you, why did you refuse? Zhao Hui asked.
Lu Meng said what he said to Xu Huang again.
At the same time, Lu Meng also asked the questions in his heart in person.
This question, he has been holding back all the way.
Seeing Zhao Hui at this moment, where could he still bear it.
"I'm just a nobody, dare to ask the general, why do you value me so much?"
Along the way, Lu Meng thought about it, but he didn't see any point in himself that was worthy of Zhao Hui's efforts to recruit him.
If Xu Huang traveled south this time, it was also for him......
But come to think of it, Xu Huang should have just brought him to Jizhou by the way this time.
Xu Huang's main purpose should still be 60,000 mountain people.
Lu Meng didn't think that he would be more important than the 60,000 Sanmin.
Don't talk about him now, even if he becomes a general in the future, he alone can be worth 60,000 people?
Even if Lu Meng thinks that his future achievements will not be low, he has no confidence in his heart, and dares to say loudly that he is more important.
"I need a sailor general, I can only look for it from Jiangdong." Zhao Hui said.
Lu Meng said: "But I am not a sailor myself. ”
"My people, after investigating in Jiangdong for half a year, gave me a lot of lists, although there were many people who were better than you, but at that time, only you were the most suitable. Although you are not a sailor, you have been in Jiangdong all the year round, but you can learn faster than my people. ”
"Is that because of this?"
"Yes, that's why. In all parts of Dahan, there are my people, and they will observe and collect information from many people. ”
Zhao Hui naturally couldn't say how bullish you Lu Meng would be in the future, crossing the river in white clothes and capturing Jingzhou.
Liu Bei is still in Xudu, and I don't know if he will go to Jingzhou.
But Lü Meng is now in Jizhou, and Lü Meng's sneak attack on Jingzhou in the future should not happen again.
Xu Huang returned to Qingzhou, but Lu Meng was temporarily left by Zhao Hui's side.
The current Lu Meng is still too immature, and Zhao Hui needs to train him.
Whether it is martial arts or the art of war, Lu Meng needs to re-learn.
He still has a lot of room for improvement.
Zhao Hui would personally teach him martial arts, as well as the art of war, strategy, and water warfare.
As long as Lu Meng wants to learn, Zhao Hui will teach.
If Zhao Hui himself doesn't know, he will also let Guo Jiajia Xu and others teach.
The current Lu Meng is still a piece of jade that has not been carved.
As for Lu Meng, who has not said that he has taken refuge in himself, Zhao Hui doesn't care.
Zhao Hui believed that as long as Lu Meng followed him, he would eventually be willing to stay in Jizhou in the future. I won't go back to play for Sun Ce.
What did Sun Ce give to Lu Meng?
is nothing more than a brave and trustworthy captain, and Lu Meng only gave it when he came to Jizhou.
Even though Lü Meng has been in Jiangdong for five years, Zhao Hui is confident that Lü Meng's two years in Jizhou have learned far more than when he was in Jiangdong.
What others give is never as good as what you learn.
As long as it takes two years, Zhao Hui will make Lu Meng's memory here so deep that it is impossible to forget it for the rest of his life.
Lu Meng is talented, ambitious, and unwilling to be subordinate.
What he lacks is a famous teacher.
If he continues to be in Jiangdong and relies on his own self-study, it will take more than ten years of accumulation.
But now that he is in Jizhou, Zhao Hui will teach him, and Guo Jiajia Xu and others can teach him.
Lu Meng originally needed more than ten years of accumulation, but it would be completed in two years.
Zhao Hui took Lu Meng to see the heavy armored cavalry commanded by Zhao Yun, as well as the heavy armored infantry led by Dian Wei now.
This heavy infantry force was 5,000 men.
Five thousand soldiers, all over seven feet tall. All of them are tall and mighty, and their whole bodies are wrapped in heavy armor.
After several years of improvement, the heavy armor created by the blacksmiths has become more protective and no longer affects body movements.
Wearing these heavy armors, the arms, feet, and head are able to rotate normally.
The 5,000 heavily armored cavalry has only just been formed this year, even later than the formation of the Naval Division, and is still being trained.
They didn't use spears, and all of them had swords in their hands.
Although there are only 5,000 people, the amount of refined iron consumed is already an astronomical amount.
Building these 5,000 heavy armored cavalry consumes more fine iron than the previous 2,000 heavy armored cavalry.
The amount of fine iron consumed is enough to build an armor weapon for an army of 100,000.
This year this heavy infantry was built, and Zhao Hui had no financial support in other aspects in terms of military affairs.
The 5,000 heavily armored infantry will fight when they attack Yanzhou, and it will become a nightmare for Cao's army at that time.
Just like the two thousand heavily armored cavalry, it is already a nightmare for the steppe tribes.
Building 5,000 heavily armored infantry was even more difficult for Zhao Hui.
If you want to fight with two hundred pounds of heavy armor, ordinary soldiers can't do it at all.
Unlike cavalry, they can fight on horses, even if they are wearing heavy armor, but the weight is more borne by the horses under them.
And the hoplites, all the weight had to be borne by themselves.
People who are slightly weaker will not be able to withstand it at all, let alone fight.
When a set of heavy armor is put on, everyone will be crushed.