The next morning, the army marched.

"Is the general rebuilding the three levels and strengthening the border defense?" When the soldiers pulled out the camp and set up the village, Xun You asked Liu Fan.

The three passes of the Yanmen Great Wall are in disrepair and vulnerable. Forge a strong Great Wall defense line to resist the southward movement of the Hu army.

The siege equipment of the Hu people in this era was very primitive and they were not good at attacking cities.

The exception was the Mongol armies, who introduced heavy catapults, which were too lethal to the city.

"After hundreds of years of wind and rain, the Great Wall is dilapidated, and the people and money are lost, and the people cannot be mobilized." Liu Fan shook his head and said.

The Great Wall is composed of a combination of ditches, beacons, castles, and passes.

The Great Wall passes through many lofty mountains and mountains, and builds cities on the mountains, breaks valleys and peaks, and chooses dangers to set up battles, and is always built in the buffer zone of the military forces of both sides.

In the construction of the Great Wall, in military terms, it can change from passive to active, and it can also turn defense into offense, and attack and defend freely.

For example, the beacon tower can be condescending to the top, the attacker is out of reach, and the defender can not only protect himself, but also kill and injure the enemy.

Since ancient times, the purpose of war has been to preserve oneself and destroy the enemy. The Great Wall also has this function.

As far as the buffer zone is concerned, from the perspective of the attacker, if it can be attacked, it will be attacked, and if it cannot be attacked, it will be retreated; The same is true for the defenders, who can keep them, and those who can't keep them can retreat to fight again. In the event of a battle, the Great Wall becomes a battlefield for warriors to fight.

The Great Wall can also hoard supplies and become a special point for attacking foreign tribes in the north, attacking into the depths of the desert and defending the pass when retreating.

In the event of a war with the alien races in the north, the Great Wall could quickly transport troops and grain.

During Liu Hong's reign, much of the land of the Han Dynasty was outside the Great Wall, and it was impossible to rely entirely on the Great Wall to defend it.

The truly intact Great Wall will definitely allow the aliens to stop in the north of the Great Wall.

The Xiongnu in the Qin period were at a loss in the face of the Great Wall of Qin. Moreover, the Central Plains people could not smuggle fine iron to the north.

From the border counties where the Hu people are old and poisonous in this era, you can see the degree of dilapidation of the Great Wall.

"Pingcheng and Woyang Pass each have 1,500 garrisons, it is recommended that the general control those defenders first, Yanmen Commander Xia Pei ......" Xun You shook his head when he said Xia Pei.

"I have learned about the situation in Yanmen from the people, and there are many nobles in the Yanmen family! Wushi dominates several counties in the south of Yanmen, and the county magistrate and the order do not worship Taishou, but worship Wushi first. Is it that I, the Yanmen Taishou, are also going to visit the Wu clan. Liu Fan said calmly.

"If the general wants to worship, then bow down." Xun You, who was not smiling, smiled.

"The garrison of Yanmen Pass has returned to our army, I want to drop the garrisons of Woyang and Pingcheng to the Yin Pavilion, so Guan Yu led a thousand Mingguang armored cavalry, two thousand iron cavalry, and five hundred heavy armored cavalry to guard the northern part of Qiangyin, firmly hold the road for the Hu people to go south, abandon the three passes, and use iron cavalry as the Great Wall. What does the left army think? Liu Fan changed his words and asked Xun You.

The cavalry did not die many in this battle, and Liu Fan selected good horsemen from the army and became a full force.

Usually, Guan Yu and Huang Zhong divided this cavalry. Now that he has obtained 10,000 war horses, Liu Fan needs Huang Zhong to go back and train a cavalry and archery unit.

The heavy cavalry is useless on the steppe at all, and seeing the power of the heavy cavalry, a fool will go toe-to-toe with the heavy cavalry.

The so-called arrow formation, the infantry phalanx are all used for defense.

Mounted archery is the main force to compete with the Hu people.

"That's all the cavalry the general has at his disposal at the moment. I do not disagree with the general's opinion, but Yanmen County needs a strong force to deter it. Xun Yu said solemnly to Liu Fan.

"I'm not afraid of 10,000, I'm afraid of what if. The Hu people are looking at the Han Realm, and I am afraid that the Hu people will go south and hurt the people. The people had just had hope in their hearts, and they did not want to fail them. More than 3,000 fine cavalry, with Guan Yu's ability to resist 10,000 cavalry, it is really not a problem to deal with the enemy and wait for support. Liu Fan replied to Xun You: "Xia Pei of Yanmen County is a nobody, greedy for money and lustful, and he can't even win the hearts of the people, how can he win the hearts of the army?"

"It's me who speaks Meng Lang." Xun Yu waved his hand and saluted.

"It doesn't matter, the words of the military advisor are all considered." Liu Fan knew that Xun You must have other thoughts in his heart.

Over there, Guan Yu had already assembled the army, including the five hundred armor cavalry led by Zhou Cang.

In an open field, 3,500 cavalry stood in order.

Liu Fan and Xun Yu walked to the front of the team.

The cavalry turned against Liu Fan, and his fanaticism contained respect.

For the generals, reward and punishment letters. The punishment is big, and the reward is small.

Meritorious rewards and punishments, Liu Fan has never broken his promise, and he loves soldiers like babies, and no one disagrees.

Their military salary was given by Liu Fan, and because Liu Fan was better, their families fought to the death for Liu Fan and fought for their honor.

These cavalrymen are almost all from Hedong. After more than a year of fighting in the south and the north, some people have worked from soldiers to Sima. Here, if there is merit and talent, it will be promoted.

Liu Fan's eyes were like electricity, staring at the energetic soldier below.

Back then, he needed to throw a halberd convincingly, and now, his every move is convincing.

"In the Qin period, the bright moon and the Han period, the Long March has not been returned, but the dragon city will fly in, and Hu Ma will not be taught to do Yin Mountain." Liu Fan sang this poem aloud.

In his previous life, he liked this poem the most, and in this life, he likes it even more.

"Country first, then home, no country and no home. The Hu people are old and young, rape and plunder, and do all kinds of evil. The Hetao has been the land of the Han Dynasty since ancient times, but the Xiongnu Xianbei occupied the Hetao, which is very hateful. Expelled the Hu captives, restored the Han land, established the defense and Huo Zhigong, and made a brilliant history. Liu Fan opened his arms and shouted.

"Don't teach Humadu Yinshan! Don't teach Humado Yinshan ......"

Guan Yu, Zhou Cang and other generals shouted, and immediately after, the soldiers also became big men.

"From today on, you will be called Yinshan Iron Cavalry, and one day, we will break through Yinshan and seal the wolf." For the first time, Liu Fan gave the title of the army.

Yinshan iron cavalry, assault cavalry is the mainstay, supplemented by heavy cavalry. Vowed to drink the horse Hetao, and the horse stepped on the Yin Mountain.

"Yin! Mountain! Iron! Ride! ”

"Yin! Mountain! Iron! Ride! ”

The soldiers shouted word by word, red-faced.

That kind of passionate sound, deafening, broke through the sky.

More than 10,000 soldiers of the whole army looked at it from afar, and they were all excited about it.

Yinshan Iron Ride, a simple and bland name, reveals an unusual taste, and perhaps contains Liu Fan's deep persistence.

"I have withdrawn the border defense of Woyang, Yanmen Pass, and Pingcheng Sanguan. You and others were stationed on the main road of Qiangyin, practicing riding and archery, practicing technical attacks, and always guarding against the southward movement of the Hu people. If you can't stop the Hu people who are going south, then the people of the border will suffer. Liu Fan continued to threaten.

"I Guan Yu, as the main general of the Yinshan Iron Cavalry, if the Hu people enter the customs, I will die. I will not die, and no one of the Hu people will be allowed to enter. ”

Guan Yu sat on the horse and swore to Liu Fan.

(End of chapter)