The autumn breeze is rising.

Standing on a high platform built on a hillside, wearing a suit of bright yellow armor and holding a pair of binoculars with a silver shell, Li Qi watched his army drill with great interest. Behind him, Li Sifeng, Song Tinghao, and An Xianhui, the three border town guards, and more than 20 leaders of the grassland tribes accompanied him to watch the exercise.

Yuan Ren, the commander of the forbidden army, served as the flag bearer, waving the order flag according to the emperor's order, and directing the movement of the army.

The 35,000 troops participating in the exercise galloped along both sides of the river in accordance with the orders issued by the command flags on the high platform, constantly changing their formations.

Li Qi, who was watching the exercise, raised his hand and signaled, and the order flag in Yuan Ren's hand was raised high and swayed to the left three times. The 15,000 cavalry troops on the right flank who received the order launched a charge on the other side of the river almost at the same time, and the hooves of countless war horses trampled on the ground, the ground shook and the mountains shook, and the three waves of attack composed of the forward, the front army, and the middle army were also clearly layered.

In the era of cold weapons, the torrent composed of tens of thousands of armored cavalry was basically invincible in the field, and it was a disaster for any enemy. Li Qi believed that even the very powerful Khitan did not have the ability to form such a large armored cavalry force.

This is the gap between the productivity of the primary industrial era and the agricultural and pastoral era.

The Tang Dynasty cavalry, which now has a total strength of more than 120,000, is the brainchild of Li Qi for nearly eight years, and it is also the armed force of the Tang Empire, which is moving towards rejuvenation, and is the foundation for him, the son of the Tang Dynasty, to conquer the Quartet in the future.

After the exercise, they hunted in Yinshan, Li Qi and a group of generals and nobles on the grassland did not need to look for prey at all, naturally there were cavalry troops to drive the herds of wild beasts in front of them, and these people only needed to open their bows and arrows.

This is a lot less fun than hunting.

He only shot a few arrows, gestured, and stopped.

Naturally, there are military generals who will take people to pack up the emperor's prey, and this sika deer needs to be sacrificed to the sky first, and then it can be eaten after the ceremony is over.

After leading a group of generals and tribal leaders to hold a ceremony to worship the sky, it was a grand feast.

Cooking meat on the grassland does not put any condiments, that is, it is boiled in a large pot of white water. These freshly hunted venison, air-dried beef, plus the newly slaughtered lamb meat of the year, plus the horse's intestines and tripe filled with cow, sheep and horse meat and dried horse, are cooked together, and they are served with a strong grassland flavor.

The name of Zhe Huaizhong is the name given by Li Qi to Brother Jie, the leader of the White Tatar Department in the Yinshan area, as the commander of the soldiers and horses of the Jingzhou Fan Department, Zhi Huaizhong is quite fond of Han family knowledge, and he reads a lot of Han books on weekdays, which seems to be gentle and elegant, and has a bit of Confucian demeanor. It's just that after drinking, sometimes the savage nature of the steppe people is exposed.

Today, after drinking half a jar of liquor, the chief sitting on Li Qi's left hand side can still keep a clear head and not speak with a big tongue, which makes Li Qi feel a little strange.

"I haven't seen Aiqing for more than half a year, and the amount of alcohol has risen!" Li Qi held a knife in his hand, cut a shiny hump, took the spices in the small bowl, stuffed it into his mouth and chewed it slowly. When he confronted the Khitan in the Huanghe River, Zhe Huaizhong had been leading 6,000 Jingzhou cavalry troops to fight with him.

"In front of Your Majesty, your subordinates don't dare to drink too much." Zhi Huaizhong replied.

Li Qi glanced at the generals and tribal leaders in the big tent, grabbed a rib bone with his left hand, tore off a piece of meat from it, and said, "I heard that north of Hanhai, the areas of Jinshan (Altai Mountain) and Wushan (Hangai Mountain) are rich in water and grass, and the grasslands are vast, which is an excellent land for horse grazing. Thinking about Dou Xianle Shi Yanran back then, which Aiqing was interested in learning from General Dou and going to get back that large horse farm for me? ”

The tribal leaders looked at each other, not knowing what the Khan meant by this.

Yuan Ren stood up below, clasped his hands into fists: "Your Majesty, the last general is willing to go!" ”

Li Qi looked at Yuan Ren, shook his head and smiled: "Yuan Aiqing can't do it, one day I won't be able to come to the battle in person before I can let you out." ”

Li Sifeng wiped the grease stains on his mouth and stood up: "The last general is willing to go on an expedition for His Majesty and fulfill His Majesty's wish!" ”

Li Qi waved his hand and said: "Uncle Huang has worked on the grassland for me for many years, and this time I should go back to Jinyang with me, and I should enjoy a few years of happiness." ”

Zhi Huaizhong stood up at this time, but after seeing Li Qi's eyes looking at him, he was suddenly frightened in his heart, but he arched his hand and said: "The minister is also willing to go to Jinyang with His Majesty to live, and he also asks Tian Khan to give him a mansion." In addition, Weichen's granddaughter is twenty-eight years old, and the minister sees that there is no one to serve Tian Khan, so he is willing to serve Tian Khan by his side. ”

Li Qi glanced at Zhi Huaizhong a few times, and then said: "Zhi Aiqing has a heart, then let's go back to Jinyang with me." ”

After Zhi Huaizhong sat down on the seat, he secretly wiped the cold sweat on his forehead, and said in his heart that the old man was fortunate to see the opportunity quickly, but he was afraid that if he came out of nowhere this time, he would casually charge Ann with rebellion and end up with death.

This steppe tribe, the tribe marched north, what good thing do you want?!

Fortunately, the old man read a lot of Han family books, otherwise he would have to follow the emperor's way.

caught a granddaughter, in exchange for the wealth and peace of the whole family, and became a relative of the emperor, this deal does not seem to be a loss!

Whether Li Qi was as insidious as he imagined was impossible to verify anyway, because none of those tribal leaders volunteered. Those powerful tribal leaders dare not come forward, but the tribal leaders who want to come forward do not have this strength. The expedition to the north of Hanhai does not have enough strength, and it is useless to put the entire tribe into it.

Li Qi slowly cleaned the shredded meat on the rib, and when he saw that no one came forward, he picked up the wine glass, "This expedition to Wushan will wait for a few years." Over the years, everyone's life has been good, and I see that the cattle and sheep of various tribes have also increased a lot. However, there is no way to give a knighthood without military merit, and to ensure that your children and grandchildren can also enjoy glory and wealth. In the winter, when I was ready to pacify the Central Plains in one fell swoop, everyone would bring their own tribesmen to Jinyang and fight with me! ”

"The ministers obey the order, but isn't it okay for Your Majesty to directly issue a conscription order?" Ohno Wynn waited for the others to get up and replied, and the two of them asked more.

Li Qi took a sip of the wine in the bowl, and then looked at Ohno Huaien: "I am a person who does things, and I don't like to be difficult for strong people, as long as you have your heart." ”

Helian Jingming, the leader of the Tuyuhun tribe, hugged his fists and said, "I don't know when Your Majesty will gather troops in Jinyang?" I'll wait until the time comes, when I lead the soldiers to the south with the Son of Heaven! ”

Li Qi nodded for a moment, and then said: "After the autumn, in late September, I will invite you to a banquet in Jinyang." ”

The dispatch of these Tibetan cavalry troops was also to speed up their integration with the Han army, after all, it was easiest to establish relations when marching and fighting, which was also the main reason why Li Qi intended to send a large number of northern cavalry troops to the south this time......

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