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The salary of the Northern Song Dynasty is quite high, and the normal salary of a military attache of this level can have more than 100 yuan, which is a grade higher than that of the county order, but 5,000 taels of silver is equivalent to 5,000 yuan, which is a big number, and it is not so easy for a military attache like Zhao Long to make it up, so Lu Da asked.

Zhao Long didn't answer, and the soldier next to him replied: "This is a piece of good land handed down by my ancestors who are the eunuchs of my family." ”

Chao Gai saw that this Zhao Long was tall and big, holding a spear, wearing armor, but also quite Zhao Yun's legacy, it doesn't matter whether it is Zhao Yun's descendant or not, this is an act of putting gold on his face, just looking at it is useless.

Chao Gai said: "I am the Jeju Tuanlian Chao Gai, that is, the owner of this group of horses, I don't know why Zhao Dujian is so anxious to buy these horses." ”

As soon as Zhao Long heard that the master had arrived, he didn't care about it, so he immediately came over and saluted, and said: "I've seen Chao Tuanlian, I'm in a hurry to buy a horse not for personal use, but I have five hundred cavalry under my command, but the war horse is equipped with only about two hundred, and there is still a difference of three hundred, plus a certain number of reserve military horses, so I want to purchase five hundred horses." ”

"I see, military horses are important materials, so Shangguan can purchase them and allocate them to you." Chao Gai said.

Zhao Long shook his head and sighed: "If Shangguan is willing to purchase, will I pay for it himself?" Chao Tuanlian is also a person in the officialdom, so it is impossible not to understand this. ”

Chao Gai nodded, since Zhao Long said so, then Chao Gai understood, it is a common thing for the army to eat empty salaries, for example, on the surface, it is said that there are 50,000 male soldiers, but in fact, it is good to have more than 30,000, insufficient infantry weapons, insufficient armor, and insufficient cavalry and horses are all common things, otherwise it is impossible to be suppressed by the Liao State all the time with the strength of the Great Song Dynasty, mainly because some officials below patronize to make money and do not take care of business.

Chao Gai said: "The horses in this mountain are stallions, and the others are ponies, so it is not suitable to be a military horse, but I have a wide road, and it is no problem to help hundreds of horses." ”

Zhao Long said: "Thank you so much for the practice." ”

"Don't thank me first, my deputy general Luo Yun is also a good hand at using guns, you two will have a fight, and I will find a way to fight the horse." Chao Gai said.

Zhao Long saw that there were additional conditions attached to this, and he didn't bring it, and he hadn't been afraid of anyone in the competition. Immediately, the two of them got on their horses and competed on the mountain road. The two big guns flew up and down, and both of them won with their moves, and the changes in the guns were dazzling, brushing, brushing.

Luo Yun's original marksmanship was very good, but he lacked actual combat experience, and later came to Jeju to learn a lot of martial arts from Wang Jin and Luan Tingyu after training, and he was also a middle-class skill, otherwise he would not have chosen him to be Chao Gai's personal companion.

Luda watched from the side and sighed: "This Zhao Long really has two hits, and he can only work hard if the Sprinkle family wants to win." ”

The two fought for more than 30 rounds without a win, and Chao Gai was worried about damage, so he said, "The two of you will take a break." ”

The two jumped out of the circle and said, "I definitely can't sell horses here, but I have a good brother who sells horses, so I can ask him to transfer some horses to you." ”

Zhao Long said: "The good brother you said is Duan Jingzhu, now that the border of Liao is tightened, I'm afraid it will not be easy to sell horses." ”

Chao Gai said: "It doesn't matter, I have my own way, three days later, I will trade at the Hutuo River Bridge in the morning, and I will only charge you a principal." I hope that Zhao Dujian will come over on time. ”

Zhao Long said: "Definitely." ”

Immediately, Zhao Long took people back to Zhending Mansion, looking at Zhao Long's back, Luda asked, "Why did my brother help him find a way to buy a war horse?" ”

Chao Gai said: "He has the same military temperament as you and me, and bloody soldiers are worth helping, I just hope we don't help the wrong person." ”

Luda nodded and said, "This person's martial arts are very good, and he must not shrink his eggs when he fights with Liao." ”

Zhao Long went back, Shan Shiqi took people on duty at the mountain pass today, and Chao Gai and Luda Luoyun marched to the iron mine in the mountain to meet the battalion commander Bian Xiang.

This road is a flat road between the mountains, and the road project opened out halfway up the mountain is huge. The iron ore mine is located in the west of Jingcheng County, and the area of the mine is not small, and the iron and steel plant is built next to the early mine, and a neat and tall wall is built.

Thousands of workers were mining iron ore in the mining field, Bian Xiang saw Chao Gai coming, hurriedly came over to salute, and said: "Mountain camp Bian Xiang, welcome Chao group practice." ”

Chao Gai said: "Well, very good. But let's take a look at the soldiers first, see if the mountain battalion is getting lazy, and give five minutes to assemble. ”

When Bian Xiang heard this, he immediately blew the whistle for the emergency assembly.

The soldiers ran from the mines, the iron works, and the coal mines next to them, only a small number of them wore soldiers' uniforms, and most of them wore the work clothes of the iron factory, which is also a way to hide the soldiers, otherwise if you put thousands of soldiers in Jingcheng County, there should be a big opinion in the Zhending Mansion.

Five minutes later, two and a half thousand soldiers had gathered in the clearing above the mine, lined up in a neat row with resolute faces.

Bian Xiang explained: "Xie Bao led 500 soldiers to guard the western pass to prevent the invasion of Tian bandits. ”

Chao Gai said: "Okay, the appearance is good, first run a ten-mile cross-country." ”

Chao Gai's expectations for the mountain camp are very high, so he doesn't give them any preparations, just pull them out and run cross-country, the goal of ten miles of cross-country is five miles away from the iron mine, and then turn back to the place is ten miles of land. Running cross-country should be fully armed, in addition to weapons and armor, you should also bring dry food, water, first aid kits, and thin quilts. It weighs more than forty pounds. Usually Bian Xiang's training is very strict, and the soldiers of the mountain battalion are not joking, and the random inspection of this scale can be described as pediatric, and it is easy to run away.

Bian Xiang accompanied Chao Gai to inspect the entire steel plant's defenses, which were generally a small fortified castle, and 2,500 soldiers, plus coal miners and steel mill workers, could fully withstand the attack of 30,000 or 40,000 enemy soldiers.

Of course, it was not without areas for improvement, and a big problem was quickly identified.

Chao Gai said: "If the enemy besieges the steel plant, how to draft water. ”

Bian Xiang pointed to a canal that came from the river and said, "The steel mill uses water for production and domestic use from there, and if it is besieged by foreign enemies, it takes water from the well behind the dormitory for daily use." ”

When he came to the back well, Chao Gai saw that there were only four hand-pressed wells, and the amount of water produced by this kind of well was very small, and it was good to produce two tons of water in an hour.

Chao Gai looked at the well and said, "I'm usually used to using water, but once I really use this water, I have to line up, and add eight more." ”

Bian Xiang said: "Yes, I will immediately arrange logistics to dig a well." ”

Bian Xiang immediately arranged the matter, and the logistics began to dig wells, the groundwater is shallow in these years, and digging three or two meters is water, which is not a problem. Then there is the grain depot, which has been treated with fire prevention if the fire prevention is not good, and the grain in the stock has been increased by three months.

Bian Xiang said: "What kind of enemy is this coming from Chao Tuanlian, Tian Hu's gang is not so powerful, unless they all come, it is impossible to trap this iron mine." ”

"Let's go, go to the battalion headquarters and say, Luda, Shanshiqi, and Xie Zhen are all here." Chao Gai said.

Chao Gai said: "Since the establishment of our Jeju army, only the Yishui silver mine has allowed the Lu family Tiewei to sneak attack, lost the silver mine, killed and injured dozens of people, and has never been defeated at other times, relying on caution." You may be curious, why I suddenly came to check the armament, and now I can officially tell you that the Liao State is going to raise troops to the south, and the first thing to bear the brunt of is Zhending Mansion. ”

Bian Xiang gasped and said, "I said that recently, I have an obvious feeling that the border army of Zhending Mansion has been frequently deployed, and Zhao Dujian also came to buy horses because he was going to prepare for war." ”

Chao Gai said: "If the Liao State really wants to go south, it will definitely make sufficient preparations, with the strength of the Zhending Mansion, it is no problem to defend the Zhending City, but the counties below will definitely not be able to keep it, and the greedy life and fear of death of the officials will not dare to attack. ”

Bian Xiang touched his forehead, although he was quite conceited, but Bian Xiang didn't think that he could resist the Liao army with these 4,000 soldiers in Jingcheng Mountain, you must know that Liao is a big country, and how can you get 60,000 or 70,000 or even more than 100,000 soldiers and horses when they are dispatched. The quality of individual soldiers in Liao Bing is definitely not as elite as the soldiers of the two battalions of Bian Xiang and Luda, but there are too many ants and they bite the elephant to death, not to mention that the mountain battalion of these two battalions of soldiers Bian Xiang is infantry, and there are only 200 cavalry in Luda's battalion. Once such a little cavalry goes out, coming to the plains of the land of Yanzhao to compete with the Liao soldiers is tantamount to hitting a stone with an egg.

Bian Xiang said: "Tomorrow, the wall of the gate and the wall of the steel plant will be re-planned." ”

Chao Gai said: "It's good to pay attention to it, but this information has not yet been confirmed, so don't spread it." At the same time, don't worry too much, the goal of the Liao State is money and food, and it will not be thankless to come to the mountains to find trouble. ”

The generals said: "Military secrets will definitely not be passed on." ”

Bian Xiang is a person with the talent of a general, and Luda is also a veteran in the army, Chao Gai only said the general direction, and as for the specific details, Chao Gai did not need to do it one by one.

In the past two years, the economy of Jingcheng County has greatly improved, you must know that Jingcheng is a mountainous area, there are many mountains, peanuts are barren and drought-resistant, and they are very productive in the mountains, not only that, because peanuts have just begun to plant, the yield is not high, but they are widely used, inns and restaurants can be used, so the price is very high. Corn is used for grain and peanuts are used for export, and 70 or 80 percent of the people have already reached the level of food and clothing, and they can have enough food and surplus grain. In addition to the slack, the Su County Order will organize the people in the entire county to practice, but this kind of intensity of training is nothing more than to familiarize everyone with the military, farmers are still farmers, and they will not become elite soldiers because of so many days of drills, but the overall number of strong men in Jingcheng County is still very amazing, and there are almost 5,000 people over 18 years old and under 40 years old in the local countryside. It can be regarded as a good force, Bian Xiang has also arranged people to practice, and there is still a certain degree of organization.