The troops that Jing Cui asked for were basically the most elite in the Chu State.

Needless to say, the army of Yingdu naturally has always retained a large number of sturdiness as a forward base built on a large scale by the Chu State only more than ten years ago, attacking and defending the Yue State. Especially after the construction of the city, the soldiers in Guangling were either tuntian or training. What reassures Xiong Huai is that Guangling City is an indispensable thorn in the eyes of the Yue State, before the alliance between Chu and Yue, the Yue State has besieged Guangling many times, but Guangling relies on elite soldiers to strengthen the city, and there has never been a major problem.

And the army on the front line of Fangcheng is the forward position of the Chu State facing the Qin State and the Three Jin Dynasty, and it is the most important defense line of the Chu State.

After hearing Jing Cui finish talking about the army's requirements, Xiong Huai agreed without hesitation, "Yes, Zhu Guo asked for these 200,000 elite Chu troops, and all the widows can agree." ”

Then, Xiong Huai instructed Zhaoju: "Sima, Guangling and Huaibei's army is okay, but the defenders of Fangcheng are too far away from Jianghuai, so the widow asked Sima to immediately start the transfer of troops, and transfer back the Chu army of Fangcheng Mountain, which is directly under General Jingcui, the defender of Fangcheng, and from Deng Wanye, the elite of them will be mobilized, and the 30,000 troops will be gathered to return to Yingdu for the purpose of defeating Yue." ”

"Yes, my lord." Zhao Ju responded.

Xiong Huai bowed slightly, and then continued to ask Jing Cui: "Zhuguo, the affairs of the army have already been agreed, and the widow has asked the rhino head to train three thousand personal guards, and in this battle, it can also be handed over to Qing for the purpose of breaking the Yue." I don't know if Zhu Guo has other requirements. ”

Jing Cui was overjoyed when she heard this.

The personal guards of the King of Chu trained by Gongsun Yan were the elite of the King of Chu transferred from the army, and then they spent a lot of money to build soldiers. It took the king of Chu years at all costs to equip them with the finest weapons. In order to strengthen their defenses, the king of Chu even did not hesitate to open the warehouse of Taifu and make armor for them from all the rhinoceros skins that the Chu State had accumulated over the years.

Jing Cui has been coveted for a long time in this army, but unfortunately the command of the army has always been in the hands of the king of Chu, and others cannot be mobilized, so they can only be greedy.

With this army, it not only shows that the king of Chu has made a lot of money, but also makes Jingcui's confidence greatly increased.

Thinking of this, Jing Cui immediately responded excitedly: "King, the minister has nothing else to ask for in the affairs of the army. As for other things, the minister also wanted all the war horses in the Chu State and a thousand chariots in horse armor. Other than that, the minister asked for nothing else. ”

Xiong Huai nodded, in the past two years, in the case of deliberately buying war horses, in fact, the war horses of Chu State have not skyrocketed, but they have also accumulated thousands of horses. As for chariots, when chariots were widely popular in the northern countries, there were not many chariots in the Chu State, not to mention that the northern countries have gradually phased out chariots. Therefore, there are really not many chariots in the Chu State.

However, when I think of the topography of Huaibei, it is different from the Chu State with many mountains and rivers, and it is dominated by plains. Since Jing Cui wants it, then naturally it is necessary.

Thinking about it, Xiong Huai asked Zhao Ju, "Sima, I, Chu Guoke, can still take out a thousand chariots with complete vests." ”

Zhao Ju thought for a while and said: "Back to the king, as far as the minister knows, in the Luyang Pass of Fangcheng Mountain and the warehouses of Chendi and Huaibei, hundreds of chariots should be able to come out. As for the vest..."

Zhao Ju shook his head and said, "King, I'm afraid the vest needs to be remade." It has been many years since my Chu State had used chariots on such a large scale, and the previous vest was probably decayed and difficult to defend against arrows. ”

Xiong Huai nodded.

This vest, as the name suggests, is the armor worn by horses, which is mainly used to strengthen the defense of the horse's head, neck, and torso, and is a bamboo armor, rattan armor, leather armor, or bronze armor.

Since the large-scale use of combat vehicles, combat vehicles have been rampant as the most shocking weapons of mass destruction on the battlefield. When faced with a vehicle with an astonishing amount of lethality and shock, of course, it will come up with all kinds of ways to deal with the wreak of the restriction vehicle. The quickest way is to shoot the cart first, and a chariot has four horses, or a smaller chariot has only two horses.

However, if you shoot one of the horses in the chariot or cause one of the horses to stumble, the entire chariot will overturn.

It is naturally very cost-effective to exchange a few arrows for an expensive tank.

In the same way, in order to defend against the shooting of arrows, the vest naturally appeared.

Xiong Huai went on several expeditions before, and the chariot he rode on, the heads of the four horses were all covered with copper armor, and the neck and torso were made of rhinoceros skin.

As for ordinary chariots, naturally this will not be the case, only ordinary leather armor or bamboo armor can be used, these things, all need to be maintained, and it is difficult to store them for a long time.

One thousand chariots, calculated according to one cart and four horses, that is, four thousand war horses and four thousand vests.

So, Xiong Huai asked Zhaoyu on the side: "Sikong, the widow wants to create 5,000 new vests within three months, I don't know if it's feasible." ”

Zhaoyu groaned for a while, now that the war is coming, other weapons and equipment have already been prepared, and there are no large-scale fortifications in the Chu State, mobilizing craftsmen to make vests with all their might, and three months is not in a hurry.

Thinking about it, he replied: "The king, please rest assured, within three months, you will be able to deliver enough vests." ”

"Okay, then there's Lao Sikong."

After speaking, Xiong Huai looked at Jing Cui again, and asked again uneasily: "Zhuguo, there are other requirements." ”

Jing Cui shook his head and bowed for a long time: "King, it's enough." ”

Xiong Huai let out a long breath when he heard this, nodded, and then asked: "Since the matter of the decisive battle with the Yue army has been handed over to the Zhu State, then, I don't know the matter of attacking the Huainan and Jiangnan of the Yue Kingdom, who is willing to lead the army to take a trip for the widow." ”

After speaking, Xiong Huai's eyes looked at Tang Wu, and Xiong Huai was more inclined to Tang Wu to attack the affairs of Yue Guo.

One Tang Mo has been in Guangling for many years and is very familiar with the domestic situation in Vietnam. On the other hand, it is Sima Zhaoju and Zhaohua who are in Yue that do not deal with each other, and letting Zhao Ju go to Yue may cause internal friction in the Chu army.

For the latter, in this case, Xiong Huai resolutely cannot let this situation occur and cannot tolerate it.

In the hall, as soon as Tang Mo saw the gaze of the king of Chu, he immediately responded: "King, the minister is willing to go." ”

Xiong Huai nodded and asked, "Si defeated, what do you want to attack the army of the Yue Kingdom?" Except for the troops required by the Zhu State, the remaining troops in the Chu State are at your disposal. ”