Heavy snow fell in the sky, the camp in Youzhou was much quieter, and Youzhou became a situation where there was no battle to fight. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

This is also related to Zhang Jiao's adjustment and deployment, the official army began a counteroffensive in Jizhou and Yingchuan with great fanfare, in order to avoid being broken by each other, Zhang Jiao ordered the Yellow Turban Army of each state to assemble in the Central Plains, forming a situation of besieging the capital, and determined to fight to the death with the official army.

In fact, both sides can see clearly that the war in Jizhou and Yingchuan directly determines the future direction of the world, whether it is the imperial court or the yellow turban, it is a matter of life and death, and they can't afford to lose!

Youzhou Assassin Guo Xun was satisfied with the status quo after sweeping the Youzhou Yellow Turban, and did not consider supporting Jizhou at all. Jiang Sheng took this opportunity to step up the formation and training of cavalry.

Jiang Sheng sent a number of soldiers to the counties to purchase iron ore, recruit blacksmiths, and then build new saddles and stirrups according to Jiang Sheng's drawings. The history of stirrups was first seen in the Western Han Dynasty, but the original stirrups were unilateral soft stirrups, just for the quick and convenient way to get on the horse, in fact, they were not stirrups in the real sense.

Jiang Sheng pioneered the double-sided hard stirrups, so that the knight rode more stable and labor-saving, both hands are independent, and long weapons with large weights can be used, which is also a great promotion for the accuracy of riding and archery, but Jiang Sheng currently has no plans to train mounted archery, after all, the strength is weak now, and there will be no formed cavalry team.

Due to the good remuneration, these blacksmiths also did their best, working in shifts day and night, and finally delivered a hundred sets of riding equipment the day after the horses were in place. Due to the backwardness of iron-making technology, the plan to unify the spouse iron spear failed, and everyone still used a variety of weapons, including spears, guns, lances, etc., but fortunately, they were all long weapons, and they were suitable for cavalry combat.

Jiang Sheng's team is small, and it is not easy to attract attention during combat, no one pays attention to this new style of stirrup, which is also in line with Jiang Sheng's meaning, science and technology is combat effectiveness, Jiang Sheng doesn't want people to imitate it in his heart, but it will not be too long from the development to being imitated by others.

In mid-March, Jiang Sheng's hundred-man cavalry team was completed. Jiang Sheng looked at this team called Hanako and sighed. After all, most of them are leather armor, and if they are used to charge into battle, they will definitely die, but they are always more high-end than foot soldiers.

In order to hide people's eyes and ears and not attract the attention of Youzhou, Jiang Sheng chose a vacant land in Daxing Mountain that could be advanced and retreated, and established a simple camp, which was in charge of Zhang He, and left the war horses here to raise after training, while the hundred-man team left 30 people to stay in the temporary camp, and the others were still turned into foot soldiers under the leadership of Jiang Sheng and returned to the camp.

In recent days, the volunteers have walked and scattered, and Jiang Sheng's hundred-man team has decreased by more than 30 people, and it has not attracted the attention of others.

It is estimated that Guo Xun also realized that his Youzhou army, which claimed to be 100,000, was too watery, and most of it was composed of volunteers. In order to alleviate this bad situation, Guo Xun decided to feast the soldiers.

A jar of wine was sent to each battalion, a load of pig and mutton were put into the pot, and the Youzhou camp was like the New Year, and the weak morale for many days was alleviated. Jiang Sheng naturally didn't forget Zhang He and them in the wilderness, so he sent someone to send wine and meat to the temporary camp at night, and the soldiers who stayed behind added another point to Jiang Sheng's support.

After the banquet, Guo Xun was rewarded, Liu Bei's troops got armor and ordnance, Liu Guanzhang had a bounty, and Liu Bei's volunteer team was almost equipped and treated with the same equipment and treatment as the regular army. Although the volunteers led by Jiang Sheng also received a small amount of bounty, but there was no supply of armor and weapons, it seems that this Guo Xun simply can't tolerate sand in his eyes, and he is still close to the volunteers.

Jiang Sheng's soldiers were all indignant, but Jiang Sheng laughed it off, because he was taking advantage of the situation, and the more the soldiers complained about Guo Xun, the fewer difficulties they would face in pulling this team away in the future. In any case, the physical training of the soldiers in the makeshift camp is still in full swing.

"Push-up preparation – do a hundred in a row for each person! I can't finish it, and I don't have meat to eat at noon! Jiang Sheng roared.

"What if it's done according to the standard?" There was a coaxing of soldiers.

"If it's done according to the standard, there will be meat to eat at noon!" Jiang Sheng said with a smile.

Everyone laughed and started to do push-ups, but this laugh broke their strength, and a few of them couldn't do it on the spot.

"Hurry up - there are more and more people lying down, and there is still so much meat in the pot! The more persistent anyone lasts to the end, the more meat they will share, come on! Jiang Sheng shouted.

It didn't take long for only a dozen people to continue doing push-ups, and the smell of meat in the pot began to waft. Those who have long given up are tempted by the flesh and begin to do it again.

By noon, everything that could be done was done, and the rest were really not able to do a hundred push-ups.

The dozen or so who had finished it were all given meat to eat; Those who gave up and re-made it halfway through the process drank the broth, while those who gave up and didn't do it again could only eat vegetables. The people who ate the vegetables regretted it again and again, insisted on making it to the end, even if it was less than a hundred, they drank the broth, but gave up nothing.

In the afternoon training, everyone worked hard to eat meat for dinner, and they fought for what they could. Jiang Sheng's "Meat Incentive Method" has achieved initial success. Although everyone is tired, they are all very excited, they don't need to kill the enemy, as long as they exercise, they can get meat to eat, how good this work is. After a day of hard training, everyone was exhausted, and in the evening, except for the people who stayed behind in the temporary camp, the remaining seventy people returned to the station under the leadership of Jiang Sheng.

The soldiers of Yuanmen couldn't help but be secretly surprised when they saw that although this group of volunteers was ragged and sweaty, their spirits were always high for more than ten days.

After Jiang Sheng led everyone back to the camp tent, he began to fetch water to rinse his body, and at this time, Liu Bei led a team to pass by. Jiang Sheng saw that Liu Bei's armor was distinct, and he was already dissatisfied in his heart.

When the surrounding volunteers saw this, they were also whispering, and their dissatisfied eyes had already been revealed. Jiang Sheng naturally saw it in his eyes.

"Big brother, Guo Tingshi treats me so slowly, why do you want to stay here?" Zhang He leaned over and said.

"The time has not yet come, and you must not make a mistake." Jiang Sheng said in a low voice.

Although Liu Bei said that he was also a volunteer, he was at least recognized by Guo Xun, and he was a part of the Youzhou Army, whether it was treatment or status, it was no different from the official army, and this was also a few volunteer troops with some combat effectiveness, while the other volunteer troops were gone, scattered, and not the same. In contrast, the spiritual head of Jiang Sheng's department attracted attention, and Zou Jing proposed that these people should also be incorporated into the Youzhou Army, but Guo Xun was noncommittal, and Zou Jing had no choice but to give up.

Guan Yu saw that Jiang Sheng was treated unequally, and he couldn't see it, so he wanted to ask for an explanation, but Jiang Sheng stopped him.

"Brother Zicheng, in the battle of Daxing Mountain, the foolish brother is also willing to bow to the wind, such a merit is not rewarded, not to say, and not to issue armor and weapons, but to let the soldiers fight with their lives, so cold, is it moral?"

"Brother Yun doesn't have to mind, brother, I volunteered to participate in the suppression of thieves, and the eldest husband only asks for a clear conscience, not in exchange for a reward."

"Zicheng is loyal to his liver and courage, which really makes the foolish brother ashamed! The foolish brother has a reluctant request, I don't know if I should talk about it or not? Guan Yu said.

"Brother Yun, come on."

"Xuande is my brother-in-law, and he is deeply loved by Guo Tingshi, so it is natural to make contributions in the future. Why didn't Brother Zicheng follow Brother Xuande to conspire with him? ”

Jiang Sheng was stunned, according to the idea at the beginning, Jiang Sheng still wanted to recruit Guan Yu, but now it is Guan Yu who recruits Jiang Sheng for Liu Bei, which makes Jiang Sheng very regretful. But at this point, I have to accept the reality.

"Brother Yun and Xuande and Yide became brothers, which is really a good story. It's just that I'm used to being idle, and it's not suitable for enlistment. Just wait for the yellow scarf to be swept away, and then return to the field. Therefore, I also ask Brother Yun to forgive me, and I ask for forgiveness for not being able to follow Brother Xuande. ”

"That's fine, the foolish brother won't be reluctant. If you need the help of the foolish brother in the future, although it is said, Guan should do his best to help. ”

"Then thank Brother Yun first!" Jiang Sheng arched his hand.