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Chapter 155 Tibetan Mastiff

Ma Yun took advantage of his strength to reprimand Ma Xiguang's group of royal princes, and finally temporarily suppressed the matter of "the prince is going to the sea". ? ?? ? After another half a month, Ma Yun rushed to Qizhou (now Qichun, Hubei) with a thousand Praetorian Guards to inspect Wang Quanbin's cavalry troops.

Originally, according to the plan of the Privy Council, this cavalry unit should have been trained near Jinling. First, it is convenient for the military top to inspect at any time; Second, it also has the meaning of defending Jinling, after all, the strength of the army on the eastern front of Great Chu is weak; These three are also a measure to reassure the people, since Zhang Yongde crossed the Huai River in the south, burned and looted in the Chuzhou area, the entire Jianghuai region, rumors are endless, and the update is fast, the number is large, what Zhou soldiers said today went south again, tomorrow what Chuzhou is forced again, this detail is said to have a nose and eyes, Zhao Pu They know that this must be spread by pseudo-Zhou's secret agents, but the people's curiosity makes this thing uncontrollable, of course, it can't be regarded as a dumb loss in vain, At least Zhao Pu also understood that there were a lot of gaps in the pseudo-Zhou in the Jianghuai area.

However, there is always a gap between the ideal and the reality. The training of the cavalry troops in Jinling was resolutely opposed by Xu Zhongya, Fan Zhen, Tuoba Heng and others. Why? Because Jinling, in the words of later generations, is: the economy, the population, and the every inch of land. If you want to train cavalry, if you don't have more than 100,000 acres of land, the horses won't be able to run away. But here in Jinling, it has been open for hundreds of years, and there are good paddy fields everywhere, how can there be such a large piece of vacant land that no one wants? It is not impossible to let the government issue an official document and let the people donate their land, but if you don't say anything else, you always feel uneasy in your conscience.

The military attaché supported it, the civilian officials opposed it, and the two sides argued for a long time. Ma Yun had no choice but to make a holy judgment: to carve out a borderless land in Qizhou and train cavalry. As a result, Ma Yun had to rush to Qizhou to review the cavalry. Because this time it's just an inspection work, not a trip, this dynasty has such a little benefit, if this emperor is Mingjun, the whole world is his anyway, and he won't be too greedy.

Ma Yun did not stop at Hezhou and other places along the way, and it only took four or five days to rush to Qizhou. When they arrived in Qizhou, Wang Quanbin, Qizhou Assassin Shi Shiqing and others naturally wanted to meet the driver from afar, let the best house in Qizhou City come out, make the emperor's palace, and invite the best cooks to let the emperor taste and taste the special dishes of Qizhou.

But Ma Yun said with a smile: "Everyone Aiqing, get up." What I came to Qizhou for, I think everyone knows it very well. If I don't go to see this camp first, I really don't have to look for it in my heart. Anyway, it's still early at noon, so let's go straight to the camp and see the cavalry. Well, take a look in Qizhou in the afternoon and see the folk customs. As for where to live, you don't have to worry about the place, just live in the barracks. ”

The emperor had spoken, and Wang Quanbin, Shi Qing and others naturally did not dare to refute. However, Wang Quanbin still hesitated and said, "Your Majesty, this... The barracks are being built, and the rooms are shabby. First, it does not match His Majesty's spirit, and second, I am afraid that His Majesty will not be used to it, and third... ”

"Hahaha, Wang Quanbin. The holy decree of Qizhou military training has just been issued, and your barracks can break ground now, and Shi Aiqing in the local area has contributed a lot, and the garrison in Qizhou in the future must cooperate well with Shi Aiqing, and you can't disturb the place. Ma Yun said, and the words changed: "The barracks have not been built, so where do the troops live?" Where do all these 8ooo cavalrymen live? ”

"Your Majesty, the last general and the sergeants are living in makeshift tents." Wang Quanbin said respectfully.

"Then I'll live in your tent." Ma Yun said arrogantly, seeing that Shi Qing was about to persuade again, Ma Yun continued: "Two Aiqing, to say something not very elegant, I am not an ordinary person. Since I ascended the throne, I have conquered the Han in the south, the Tang in the east, and the Zhou in the north. This military tent is used to living in, so there is no need to disturb the people. Let's go, Wang Quanbin will lead the way, let's talk while walking. ”

So, Ma Yun's royal car bypassed Qizhou City and went straight to the north of the city. This Qizhou city is also green mountains and clear waters, although there are few people, remote, but it has accumulated hundreds of years of heritage, and there are still some celebrity stories and legends. Along the way, Shi Qing also tried his best, explaining the origin of the name of the mountain for a while, and describing the moving story of the river for a while. What is rare is that Shi Qing is quite neat, telling a simple story that is fascinating. Along the way, the monarchs and ministers talked and laughed, and they were happy.

In fact, Shi Qing did this, firstly, he wanted to behave in front of the emperor, after all, people are mixed officials to eat, if the emperor has a bad impression in his heart, he is afraid that his career will be played immediately, people are more attentive in front of the emperor, and they can be regarded as self-motivated, if the ministers want to be like Tuoba Heng, one by one, Ma Yun is estimated to be reorganized immediately; Well, according to the rules, when the emperor goes out on patrol, the place has to be greeted with delicious food and drink. To put it bluntly, the emperor went on patrol, nominally to inspect the work, but in fact, it was still a game, and it was okay to deal with national affairs in the Jinluan Palace, so when Ma Yun insisted on seeing the barracks, whether it was Shi Qing or the general in charge, Wang Quanbin was shocked in his heart.

No matter how well prepared I am, when my superiors inspect me, I will inevitably feel bottomless, not to mention that it looks like a sudden attack now. Therefore, the two of them want to do everything possible to make the emperor go slower, give them time, let them arrange the arrangements quickly, and at least be positive about the spiritual outlook shown by the emperor.

But after all, this distance is not too far, and it is not a lot of effort, Ma Yun, under the guidance of Wang Quanbin, arrived at the side of the military camp under construction. Ma Yun put his hands on the pergola and looked at it for a while. The barracks were built by the water, and there was a stream running around the camp to the west, but to the north and east was an open field overgrown with weeds, and there were three or two small woods not far away. The construction site is in full swing, beating the billet, building the wall, moving the wood, and from time to time there are bursts of "hi yo hi yo" shouts.

Ma Yun turned his head and asked Shi Qingdao: "Shi Aiqing, these workers... Who are the masons? ”

"Back to Your Majesty, these people are local people who know their roots. After all, the military camp is a matter of secrecy, and the ministers dare not use people indiscriminately. ”

Ma Yun nodded. The planning of the inside of the barracks was to be kept secret, but the wars of this era were not as precise as those of later generations. What's more, in the past two years, a lot of military camps have been built in Chu State, large and small, virtual and real, and it is not something that ordinary people can figure out for a while. Even this secretly prepared cavalry unit, Ma Yun knew in his heart that the pseudo-Zhou side must have known about it a long time ago. In the past eight years, Junzhou and Fangzhou have been raising horses and improving horse breeds, and it is impossible for the spies of Pseudo-Zhou not to know about such a big project. Besides, didn't Gao Huaide attack Junzhou City last year?

"Your Majesty, let's go a little further north, and there is a temporary military camp over there." Wang Quanbin said beside Ma Yun. The emperor mainly looked at the cavalry, and as for the barracks, it was just an accessory. Ma Yun is not bored to the point of running thousands of miles to see people build houses, although the house covers a large area and is a bit of a community.

Not long further on, I saw a group of people in front of me, who were the cavalry of Wang Quanbin's department. Ma Yun squinted his eyes and glanced at it a few times, and roughly estimated that the number of people was about seven or eight thousand. After all, Ma Yun has fought and led soldiers, and he still has points in his heart when he looks at the number of people in this army. If the average person looks at it, he may think that there are tens of thousands of people, the reason is very simple, he has never seen so many people gathered together, so there is a deviation in mental calculation. Speaking of which, there is an allusion in Chinese history, called "the wind and the cranes and the grass and trees are all soldiers". It's about Fu Jian, who lost the battle in Weishui, and ran all the way to the north, halfway through, turned his head to look at the chasing soldiers behind him, and saw that the trees in the distance behind him were strong on the Bagong Mountain, and the black pressure was overwhelming, and he felt that it was a large number of Jin soldiers, and he was even more panicked. People in later generations have a ridiculous attitude when they talk about this allusion, saying that this kid surnamed Fu is too courageous, and he is called like this by several broken trees.

In fact, this allusion is worth exploring. If Bagong Mountain is very close to Fu Jian, then Fu Jian either doesn't want to look at him, or he is really scared and panicked; But the proximity of this situation is unlikely, why, because Fu Jian had just failed at that time, and the hundreds of thousands of troops had not yet dispersed, even if the population density of one square meter was as high as 5 people, the Jin soldiers would not appear by Fu Jian's side. Then there is only one situation, Bagong Mountain is far away from Fu Jian, and Fu Jian can only see a rough idea. The trees are swaying in the wind, and they are very dynamic. Fu Jian, who once commanded hundreds of thousands of troops, and Fu Jian, who had experience in observing the movement of large armies from a distance, mistakenly thought that all the soldiers on Bagong Mountain were Jin. In other words, why Fu Jian is "a soldier of all grass and trees" is because people have experience, because people have extensive knowledge, because people are knowledgeable, because... In short, people are not ordinary people, and ordinary people really can't make such empirical mistakes.

Ma Yun showed a satisfied smile on his face, and when he got closer, he was even more smiling. This smile is really a smile from the heart, but it's not a smile of satisfaction, it's just... Just thought it was funny. Why, the pseudo-Zhou imposed a horse embargo on the Shu and Chu states in the south. The horses of Da Chu can only come from the mountains around Jinghu and seem to be a bit degenerate. It's said to be degraded because it's too short and thin, similar to a mule, huh... There really seem to be a few mules in there. The sergeants selected by Wang Quanbin are all northerners from the Tangzhou area, and they are not small. Riding on such a miniature version of the horse, there are several big heads, and it feels like riding on a Tibetan mastiff. Ma Yun couldn't laugh a little in an instant, this... Can this be fought? This cavalry really needs to be well trained.

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