After more than 10 days of hard work, with the concerted efforts of the military and the people, the autumn harvest work is finally coming to an end.

The fields are full of children laughing and playing. There are a circle of old women or strong women around the ridge, who are gathering together in twos and threes, talking happily.

This year is a good year, and the year is still good, so these women are calculating the income of each family together. and how much tax should be paid to the county government. The children were also very happy to see that the sun-dried rice was piled up in their homes like small mountains, and they knew that they would never go hungry this year.

The people have not yet realized how dangerous the situation is in Longxi, where they have crossed the river. Therefore, as soon as the warehouse is sufficient, it is exciting. However, as the county guard of a county, Xin Fujun was far from being so happy at this time.

Since the last time he wrote to the state governor, he said that Guangwu County had accepted many displaced people this year, and the government's grain stock had been exhausted, and he bluntly said that the county could not afford the food and clothing consumption of many elite soldiers. Zhang Zhijun was also reasonable, so he sent an envoy to say that the food and clothing of the elite were all raised by the vicinity of the state government.

Xin Peng, who breathed a sigh of relief, didn't have time to rejoice, and the next instructions of the envoy made him feel as if he had been hit by the head: "Guangwu County mobilized county soldiers and households. Help the army to transport heavy supplies. And Guangwu County and the three counties under its rule mobilized craftsmen to make 100,000 arrows, more than 2,000 round cards, and more than 1,000 swords and weapons for the army. ”

Since the new horse harness produced in Guangwu County spread throughout the territory of Liangzhou, the big clans in the state governance, and even the Thorn Shi himself, know that Guangwu County has many outstanding craftsmen. Saddles are in constant demand. However, Guangwu County always delivers in a timely manner.

Moreover, not only is it fast, but it is also very well worked. Xin Fujun even drew inferences from the case and produced three different styles of new harness for users with different needs: the superior is made of precious woods such as mahogany and red sandalwood, and the saddle is made of high-quality animal skins purchased from the bald Xianbei department.

After the harness was made, the women who were proficient in needlework and embroidery in the county were decorated with many decorations. Whether it is a saddle or a cushion, it is all brilliant and looks extraordinary. Of course, the production of such a first-class saddle is extremely limited, and it is difficult to find a saddle in Guzang City, and its price is even fried to thousands of dollars.

The medium is made of spruce and hemlock wood, and there are many decorations on it. Although it is not as luxurious as the fine saddle, it also looks very delicate and unique.

The inferior ones are saddles made of ordinary wood and cowhide purchased in bulk among the Xianbei tribes. Without any frills. Although it does not look luxurious, it is very popular because it is simple and durable, and it is easy to make, so it can be mass-produced in the county.

Nowadays, among the relatively close counties of Guzang, Xiping, Jinxing, and Guangwu, whether it is the elite of the state government, the county cavalry, or the private soldiers in the family, they are all equipped with this new saddle with stirrups. Although most of them were mass-produced inferior products, the reaction of the military soldiers to such new objects was almost unanimous praise.

It seems that it is precisely because of this that Zhang Zhijun realized that Guangwu County now has a strong production capacity compared to other counties, so he specially instructed Lingxin Fujun to mobilize craftsmen to supervise the manufacture of weapons and equipment for the army.

As a result, the work of making horse harness in Guangwu County and its subordinate counties could only be temporarily suspended, and many craftsmen were concentrated in the city of Guangwu County and several workshops on the outskirts of the city soon after Xin Fujun received Zhang Zhijun's order. Began to prepare for the army.

Xin Fujun was also running back and forth for the preparation of armaments at this time. Either they procure raw materials, or they mobilize craftsmen and arrange production, or they personally go to various workshops to check the progress and supervise the quality of weapons, etc., these busy chores almost make the county warden of this place to the point of exhaustion.

On the eighth day of the ninth month of the tenth year of Jianxing, starting from the city of Guzang, the governor of the state, the 10,000 elites of Liangzhou commanded by Sima Hanpu of Taifu have all arrived at the city of Guangwu County.

Xin Fujun ran around for days, and at this time the weapons were basically enough, but he himself was infected with the wind cold and was bedridden.

Therefore, after Han Pu arrived in Guangwu, he learned the news, met with the leading figures of the county government and the representatives of the family here, and led his subordinates to camp in the left and west of the county town.

Li Yanzhao was leading the cavalry of his subordinates, and was rushing back and forth between the temporary workshops and the county government warehouses where the weapons were stacked, carrying the armaments that had already been prepared for the army.

Liu Jiwu led Shao Lei's team of fifty people, who were sorting, inspecting, and counting the accumulated armaments in the treasury at this time. Then he eliminated some of the arrows that lacked arrows, and then handed over a good number of ordnance to the rest of the soldiers to carry them out of the warehouse, loaded them on carts, and prepared to leave the city and send them to Han Sima's army.

Li Yanzhao watched as his soldiers carried bundles of arrows, medals, swords and other items out of the treasury, and then loaded them onto carts outside the warehouse. Half an hour later, the cart in front of this team of soldiers was already full.

After filling the cart, with the shout of Cao Jian, who led the team, these soldiers cheered up, pushed the cart in their hands and followed Cao Jian in the direction of Han Sima's camp outside the city.

More than 200 cavalry soldiers carried four or five trips back and forth in carts before the military supplies were transported. Li Yanzhao held the list of these armaments in his hand, and after handing over the military officials in Han Sima's army, he was about to lead the team back, but he saw a group of soldiers in iron armor coming from the gate of the big camp.

The elite subordinates directly under the Liangzhou Prefecture Governor are quite high. According to Li Yanzhao's observation when he was transporting the ordnance, even the ordinary soldiers in the camp here were all wearing iron helmets and iron armor. Although iron armor is still a cuff armor that lacks leg protection, it is really rare for the army of this era.

Last time, he had come close to reconnoiter the Qiang tribes raised by Chen An, and later, according to Liu Jiwu's description of those Qiang people, they were simply savages wrapped in furs. Not to mention its discipline and consistency, which are almost essential qualities for the military.

Looking at the orderly and well-equipped elite soldiers of Liangzhou in front of him, Li Yanzhao was finally able to understand why at the end of the Western Jin Dynasty, Liangzhou Assassin Shi dispatched troops several times to "go east to the country". However, the Liangzhou army, which fought in the guest township, was able to defeat the invincible Hu Xuan repeatedly, which was the reason why the Liangzhou soldiers won the reputation of "Liangzhou Horse".

Liangzhou, which lacked Dingkou, had to adopt the concept of elite soldiers, and organized a small number of full-time soldiers into an elite army that was good at fighting. It is precisely in this way that there are Luoyang and Chang'an under the city, and those mighty armies that have repeatedly defeated Hu Xuan. In this era when the north fell and the clothes crossed to the south, with the enthusiasm of himself and the robes, he composed a generous and tragic song of fighting to the death.

Just as he was out of his mind, the army that had come from the gate had approached. Under the reminder of the soldiers beside him, Li Yanzhao woke up like a dream, and hurriedly stepped forward to Shi Li, a general wearing two crotch armor and a red tasseled iron helmet: "General, Li Yanzhao, a hundred cavalry generals of Guangwu County, has led his subordinates, and the ordnance materials have been delivered, please check it." ”

That general is the coach of this expedition, Taifu Sima Han Pu. When he walked into Yuanmen, he saw Li Yanzhao and his party of county soldiers, all pushing carts and preparing to leave the camp. It is expected that it is the Guangwu soldiers who came to deliver the ordnance. Although the armor of the soldiers in these counties is uneven, there are both iron armor and leather armor. However, the high-spirited demeanor on the faces of these soldiers made his eyes shine.

It happened that the leading young player of this team stepped forward to salute. Han Pu had no choice but to hurriedly return the salute, and then smiled, saying: "Li Bairen will work hard, since the delivery is completed, if there is no official business, let's return to the camp." ”

Li Yanzhao looked at the general in front of him, who was once the superior of Captain Ma Du, and hesitated for a long time in his heart, as if he was about to break out. Although he understood that there was a huge difference in identity between the two, he finally made up his mind, knelt down on one knee and hugged his fists and said: "The general is here, the road ahead is long, and the good luck is uncertain." Zhao Ben didn't want to talk about it, but after thinking about it, he still felt that there was a lot of wealth and wealth, and it would be a pity if the general didn't take it. ”

"Oh?" Hearing this, Han Pu raised his eyebrows, but he already had a strong interest in the humble county soldier in front of him: "How rich? Li Bairen might as well speak bluntly. ”