Chapter 321: Recruitment
The soldiers of the Great Song Dynasty have always faced the enemy in a large array, the armor is neat, the advance and retreat are like a mountain, there are always exceptions to everything, once someone rode against the horse, and fought a hearty victory!
The Jingsai army was only a thousand men, but they went to gather the most extravagant armament of the empire, high-headed horses from the Western Regions, delicate iron armor, sharp swords, armed from head to toe, to the teeth. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
At that time, the Liao State concentrated the most elite iron cavalry to the south, 80,000 leather room army and iron forest army, grassland elite cavalry, and their best commander Yelu Xiuge, and met the Great Song Dynasty men and horses at the Tang River.
The Song army only had 10,000 people, and the cavalry was only 1,000, and the disparity in strength between the two sides was enough to make people desperate. I believe that the weak Song in the impression of many people will definitely kneel directly, raise his hands to surrender, or run away in all directions, embarrassed.
It's a pity that none of them did, but chose a way that shocked the Liao people, and a thousand Jingsai iron cavalry launched a counterattack, they were only one-eighttieth of the opponent's, and the disparity was no less than hitting a stone with an egg.
But the result was so miraculous, the Jingsai army broke through the layers of obstruction of the Liao army, the leather room army and the Tielin army fell under their horses, and the Liao army was divided into two.
In that battle, the Great Song Dynasty won very thoroughly, with 10,000 people beheaded alone, and tens of thousands of war horses captured!
Who said that the Jurchens are invincible, the sons of the Han family are the real braves, and the 10,000 Jingsai army is enough to sweep the Liao State!
It's just a pity that the Great Song Dynasty couldn't muster together 10,000 cavalry, and with Li Yuanhao's rebellion, the Great Song Dynasty lost the Hetao and lost the connection with the Western Regions, and the supply of war horses was completely interrupted.
Every year, only a few poor geldings can be obtained, which cannot support the huge consumption in the army, and the myth of the Jingsai army is gone.
Many people boast that nomads are invincible in horsemanship and bravery, but this is actually a very absurd myth.
Once the Central Plains Dynasty has excellent war horses and can form a huge cavalry, the confrontation with the nomads is usually a one-sided slaughter, Wei Qinghuo is sick like this, and so is Li Jing!
Compared with the cavalry of the Central Plains, the cavalry of the Central Plains is well-equipped and well-trained, just like professional athletes who bully amateur folk players.
But don't forget, it's too expensive to raise professional athletes, and it's even more expensive to raise professional cavalry, and the Han and Tang Dynasties can't last long, let alone the Great Song Dynasty.
For decades, the emperor of Zhao and Song could only watch his cavalry decay, and there was nothing he could do.
Finally, when the Royal Bank was established, and when the Wang Jiajun showed its might in Lingnan, Zhao Zhen felt that he might have hope to rebuild the Jingsai Army, calm the border fortress, and purge the Liaokou!
"Wang Aiqing, are you willing to take on this burden?"
"No problem!"
Wang Liangjing replied very simply, "Your Majesty, the minister is twelve points sure that he will definitely succeed!" ”
"That's good!"
Zhao Zhen was impassioned and full of energy.
"Wang Aiqing, you just have to let it go, if there are any difficulties, I will definitely help you solve them."
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Zhao Zhen's promise soon spread throughout the capital to rebuild the Jingsai army!
Many young people don't know what Jingsaijun is, the Yang family's mansion, the old lady is over 100 years old, and half a day is confused, but these days Yang Xi is preparing for marriage, and the old lady wants to see the six generations in the same house, and the spirit is getting stronger and stronger.
"Jingsaijun, it was really a great prestige back then, if Li Jilong could be reused earlier, your father might ......" The old lady thought of her deceased husband again.
After a long silence, the old lady's cloudy eyes shone again.
"Tell Wang Ning'an that the Modao combat method given to him by the old lady at the beginning was used in conjunction with the Jingsai Iron Cavalry, let him train his troops well, train a thousand people, protect the territory, train five thousand people, deter Liaokou, and train one or ten thousand people...... You can bring back the old man's bones! ”
Yang Jiumei accompanied her mother, her heart churned for a while, and she couldn't calm down for a long time.
It's really unexpected, heavy mountains, thousands of difficulties and dangers, finally broke out, rebuilt the Jingsai army, and the iron cavalry of the Great Song Dynasty finally had a day of rejuvenation!
If it weren't for his old age, he would really want to rush and kill on the battlefield, even if he was shrouded in horse leather, he would be lucky.
It's a pity that God doesn't give me a chance, but there are still young people in the Yang family, and there are good men!
Yang Jiumei immediately ordered that all young people under the age of 30 in the Yang family should practice martial arts day and night, and prepare to sign up for the Jingsai Army. Stagnant and expelled from the house; Don't train and be evicted from the house; Cowardly in battle, he did not dare to kill the enemy and was expelled from the house...... The descendants of Yang Invincible can't have cowards!
The Yang family is like this, what about the other families, who can be calm?
Hundreds of years of inheritance, most of the generals have gone through the fifth and sixth generations, the blood of the ancestors drowned in the prosperity of the Beijing Division, they are like a lullaby, sleeping soundly, unwilling to open their eyes at all, to see the changes outside.
There is a bastard named Wang Ning'an!
He kept tossing and turning, disturbing everyone's good dreams, and finally one day, the big guys found that they were fortunate to wake up, otherwise they would have fallen asleep to death. So, everyone regarded Wang Ningan as a life-saver.
"Grandpa, I'm going to join the Jingsai Army!"
Liu Yu was dressed in a military uniform and stood in front of Liu She.
The old man didn't raise his head, and readily agreed: "Go!" ”
Liu Yu was stunned for a moment, he didn't expect his grandfather to talk so easily, he turned around to leave, and the old man added, "Remember to get married to the girl of the Wang family and leave a line!" Grandpa can still last a few years, and when you die, grandpa will take care of your son for you, so that he will grow up and become a Jingsai army! ”
Liu Yu's body shook violently, and he had tears in his eyes, "Thank you, grandpa!" ”
After speaking, he didn't look back, and went straight to the barracks.
The moment the child's figure disappeared, tears blurred Liu She's old eyes, Jing Saijun! When I was a year ago, the one I wanted to join the most was the Jingsai Army!
It's a pity that he is not old enough, Li Jilong died, and Jingsaijun gradually degenerated, so many years have passed, and when he heard these three words again, the old man's blood was boiling.
Yu'er, you are more blessed than grandpa!
Liu Shi seemed to cry and laugh, full of emotion.
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The rebuilding of the Jingsai Army, like a boulder, fell into a pond and caused countless ripples.
Almost all the generals in the capital sent their strongest sons to join the army to sign up.
There are more hot-blooded young people, who are also eager to try, including Zhang Dun, he still doubted Wang Ningan's ability before, but since he personally experienced the copper price war, Zhang Dun has completely worshiped Wang Ning'an, and has become a fan brother who is more exaggerated than Su Shi and Han Zongwu. When he heard about the rebuilding of the Jingsai Army, he spent one night learning about the past of the Jingsai Army, and the next day he didn't even want to take the imperial examination.
With so many people attracted by the Jingsai Army, there is no need to worry about the source of soldiers.
The question falls on the war horse, can the Great Song Dynasty make up so many war horses?
The Privy Council is powerless, the Government Hall has no choice, and the three divisions are also shaking their heads...... In the end, everyone finally remembered one person, that is Wang Ningan!
A few years ago, the Wang family once founded the Wild Wolf Valley Horse Farm for the sake of raising horses for the imperial court.
At the moment, Wang Ningan is still thinking behind closed doors, and no one is seen.
There was no way, everyone could only pry Zhao Zhen and hold a pre-imperial meeting, and several ministers gathered together and called Wang Ningan over.
"Wang Qing, I remember that you said that you wanted to raise 200,000 horses, but you succeeded?"
Wang Ningan replied very simply: "There are not so many, there are still 108,000." He replied earnestly, and everyone present was stunned and couldn't believe their ears!
After a while, Zhao Zhen hesitated and said, "Wang Qing, you didn't brag, right?" Is there really a hundred and eighty thousand war horses? ”
"Not so much!"
Wang Ningan scratched his head embarrassedly, and Di Qing on the side really couldn't help it, "Lord Wang, hurry up, how many war horses are there?" ”
"There are almost 30,000 qualified war horses, and another 50,000 pack horses!"
"Enough, enough!"
Di Qing was pleasantly surprised, he didn't care about being in the Golden Palace, and said loudly: "The Jingsai army needs to be equipped with three war horses per person, as well as two or three times as many pack horses, so that they can come and go like the wind, and then deduct the spare ones." The 80,000 horses in the Wild Wolf Valley are enough to equip 5,000 to 8,000 elite horsemen, and with this force of men and horses, even if tens of thousands of Liao soldiers go south, they are not afraid at all! ”
As a military authority, Di Qing's words were very weighty, and everyone was overjoyed.
Jia Changchao rubbed his hands and said, "Lord Wang, since this is the case, the old man will arrange for someone to bring the horses over...... Or do you send someone to the capital? ”
Wang Ning'an's face finally changed, and he coughed twice, "Jia Xianggong, do you think it's appropriate to do this?" ”
"What's inappropriate, this is the Jingsai Army that His Majesty decreed to be formed!"
"Then Your Majesty can't take advantage of it!"
Han Qi said with a dark face: "What do you mean, Lord Wang?" ”
"It's not interesting, our family has worked hard for seven or eight years to have these tens of thousands of horses, not to mention anything else, just artificial forage, it costs a lot of money. Of course, if Your Majesty insists on wanting it, if you don't say it, a will, the minister will naturally give it with both hands. If there is no will, and doing business is still about seeking profits, can the princes subsidize the losses? ”
Zhao Zhen's heart was like a fire, and he was eager to pull up the Jingsai army, but as the emperor, he couldn't rob it openly!
"Ahem, Wang Qing, I know that you have put a lot of effort into it, but please also understand the difficulties of the imperial court, don't open your mouth, how much does it cost, talk directly to the three secretaries of the Privy Council! I will not treat you badly! ”
Han Qi is so ghostly, he is reluctant to talk to Wang Ningan alone, "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that the war horse is very important, and I also ask Lord Wang to make an offer at the imperial meeting, so that everyone can listen to it." ”
Zhao Zhen hesitated for a moment and nodded.
"Wang Qing, then you can tell me the price!"
Wang Ningan thought about it a little, and simply said: "15 million guan, 80,000 horses, how about it?" ”
"Not how!" Han Qi was so angry that he jumped up, pointed at Wang Ning'an, saliva flew all over the sky, "Why don't you grab it!" The war horses from the Liao Kingdom are only 100 times! ”
Wang Ningan immediately reacted-for-tat, "Han Xianggong, can you be reasonable?" All the geldings from the Liao Kingdom came! The ones I give to the court are all good horses! There are at least 1,000 of them that can be stallions! All have a certificate of kinship! Such a good horse, even if it is thousands of times, don't want to get it from the Liao people!! ”