Chapter 249: The current Great Song is not what it used to be

Wan Shida picked up a peanut and said, "How about we conduct a naval exercise at the mouth of the Haihe River in Tianjin?!" ”

When they meet, they don't have anyone around to serve, and of course they can say whatever they want, without scruples.

The names of the places they speak of are known only to a few of them.

"Haha...... That's a good place, if the Tatar robbers find out, they will be scared to death, thinking that we will land directly and attack their capital! ”

Song Ziqiang applauded.

Zhang Anguo also smiled and said, "Let's arrange a few boats to enter the Haihe River directly...... While measuring hydrology, a few shots were fired...... Let them stay longer! ”

While several people were laughing and discussing how to scare the Tatar robbers, Kublai Khan, the leader of the capital, was listening to the cry of the patriarch of the Dyermi family.

The patriarch of the Dyer Fan family knelt on the ground in the most respectful posture, and stated his family's affairs in a tone of grievance and wrongdoing.

Pingzhang Ahma heard what the Dyer Fan family was doing next to him, his eyes lit up, in the past few years, that broken place has produced so much!

From time to time, he hinted at the big boss Kublai Khan with his eyes...... Take that place and put it in the treasury!

When the other Tatar nobles heard this, their eyes turned a little red...... Take that place and give us some! ]

The Tatar nobles, who had been given heavy gifts, closed their eyes...... Who dares to speak for him at this time.

After listening to the words of the patriarch of the Sidil Fan family, the big leader Kublai Khan pondered for a long time.

He asked in a low voice, "How many generations has your family followed us?" ”

The patriarch of the Style Fan family wrenched his fingers and said, "Four generations...... We can't remember how many battles we've fought, how far the march was, and how many people died. ”

The big boss Kublai Khan saw that the hair of the patriarch of the Sidilmi family had turned gray, so he sighed and said, "According to what you said, your annual output there can support 30,000 elite horsemen...... In this way, I will arrange for 20,000 elite horsemen to be stationed with you, and all the military funds will be provided by you! ”

The patriarch of the Dyer Fan family was ecstatic in his heart, but he didn't show the slightest expression on his face, and even the tone of being aggrieved and knowing his mistakes had not changed.

He had been prepared to lose all his money...... However, I didn't expect that it was just a large piece of meat stripped of me!

Pingzhang Ahma immediately understood in his heart that the Great Khan's heart to go south would not die.

Originally, many nobles used the excuse that it was too expensive...... This time it's okay, the 20,000 elite horsemen are arranged there to prepare first.

The concept of fine riding is a little different now.

The cavalrymen must not only be skilled in riding and shooting, but also good at using long and short firearms!

Offering 20,000 of these ...... The cost is huge, too!

Heizhang Ahma felt that his account calculations were much easier, and he sighed comfortably, not wanting to say anything more.

When the Tatar nobles who had been given heavy gifts heard the words of the big boss, they immediately opened their eyes and praised the big boss for having a benevolent heart.

The entire hall was immediately filled with a harmonious atmosphere of joy between monarchs and ministers.

The imperial palace of Dadu was also conveniently built with the help of cement and reinforced concrete, and it was quickly completed, so that there was no longer a need to hold meetings only in the gold-roofed tent as before, and more courtiers could be accommodated.

And so it was settled...... Subsequently, more than 20,000 elite horsemen, together with their logistics, went to the Hetao area to station.

The Tatar aristocracy immediately felt that there was a large chunk of military spending, and life was much more relaxed.

Only Pingzhang Ahmad could see the ambition of the big boss Kublai Khan, and the others were only concerned with the immediate matter.

They didn't expect that this temporary arrangement would scare Da Song.

The Privy Council of the Great Song Dynasty sent spies to infiltrate the Hetao area one after another...... After figuring out the reason, Da Song only breathed a sigh of relief up and down...... Whatever the reason, after all, there are still 20,000 elite horsemen stationed in the Hetao area.

Jia Pingzhang's opponents began to attack again, accusing Jia Pingzhang of being too reckless in moving the capital, which he had so vigorously supported, if it were still in Hangzhou...... Why should they care that there are enemy troops stationed in the Hetao area?!

This kind of afterthought is all useless nonsense, Jia Pingzhang ignored it, anyway, he took the opportunity of moving the capital to promote a group of young officials, and it also made the small officials of the Great Song Dynasty and the Empress Dowager Xie very happy...... The unexpected joy is that it also boosted the morale of the people of the Great Song Dynasty!

Underneath these benefits, a few complaints are nothing.

Jia Pingzhang's calmness in the face of accusations aroused the fighting spirit of those young officials, and they wrote books to reprimand those who regretted moving the capital, pointing out that the current Great Song Dynasty is not the Great Song Dynasty of the past!

Xinbianjing City is indeed in the land of four wars, but it is also because of the flat terrain that it is convenient for the chariot brigade of the Great Song Dynasty to crisscross and horizontally!

When it comes to the chariot brigade, we have to mention the president of the Imperial Firearms Army.

It was he who alone built the Imperial Firearms Battalion, which was originally intended to disperse Song Duzong, into a Imperial Firearms Army with light cavalry and chariot brigades and a new-style naval army!

Needless to say, the infantry in the Imperial Firearms Army, which had muskets, became the pride of quite a few officials and the people!

In the past, when I was in Hangzhou City, I didn't feel the power of the chariot brigade, but when I arrived in Xinbianjing City, everyone knew their might.

The 360 four-wheeled carriages wrapped in iron sheets, whether they were marching forward in three columns or waiting for the enemy in a long formation, the formation made people feel enthusiastic at a glance!

The compartment panels of the carriage could be opened at any time, and the different four-wheeled vehicles were equipped with different weapons and equipment.

Some were loaded with bed crossbows, others with five-centimeter guns...... Most of them, of course, were armed with twelve musketeers.

Different chariots can be linked end to end to form a circle to protect the infantry, and several horizontal columns can be formed to block the onslaught of a large group of cavalry.

The horses pulling the carts were protected by leather armor, and the soldiers who drove were protected by steel wire soft armor and steel helmets with masks.

This tank brigade conducts military exercises every two months, and each military exercise has to cause cheers from the people...... Some elders also secretly wept, if there was such a chariot brigade back then, where would Jin Guo easily break through Bianjing, maybe he would have annihilated the enemy in the field battle! In that case, the Great Song Dynasty will not go south, but will recapture the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun!

The cheers of the people did not affect the war horses at all, and the war horses that pulled the carts were not even afraid of the sound of artillery and muskets...... Even in the training ground where the artillery is full of fire, it is better to take a leisurely stroll.

Zhao Xian, a minor official of the Great Song Dynasty, and his little friend Fa Shan liked to watch the joint military exercises of the chariot brigade with the infantry and light cavalry.

The little officials of the Great Song Dynasty also clapped their hands to express their excitement as they learned from Fashan.

The president next to them, however, has always been like water, steadily watching the cooperation of the various arms with a telescope, and sensitively discovering the shortcomings in the cooperation between them...... In every military exercise, he can always find shortcomings.

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