"The grass grows and the warbler flies in the February sky, and the willows are drunk with spring smoke. The children returned early from school and were busy releasing paper kites in the east wind. ”

Winter goes to spring, and in a blink of an eye, it is spring when the grass grows and the warbler flies. Youzhou was gradually controlled by the Xiaoguo Army, and during this period, within Youzhou, the subordinates of the Ti Cavalry Division, whether they were the scout guards on the surface or the dead scouts in the dark, were all eliminated by Zhao Xun with the most cruel means.

The assassins, county orders, military captains, and captains of the former Youzhou Zhufu County were all escorted to Luoyang City by Zhao Xun one by one, and the crime was naturally to participate in Li Huaiyuan's rebellion. The new assassin history, county order, government military captain, and capital lieutenant also arrived in Youzhou one by one.

However, when they went to find out, the truth was not as rosy as they expected. The assassin history, the county order, and the trusted Youzhou Xuanfu envoy all found that they were indeed the chief officials of a government and a county, but the adjutants below didn't pay attention to them at all, and they automatically handled everything. Not only the adjutants, but also the people of Youzhou seem to be a little uninterested in them and ignore their existence.

Fortunately, as long as they sit honestly in their seats and don't come nonsense, money is indispensable, and they have their own Xiaoguo army to offer it. If you want to meddle in local government affairs, I'm sorry, all kinds of things will come out, making it impossible for them to live a normal life. Want to file a lawsuit? Without the consent of the Xiaoguo Army, you officials, Mao can't be passed on. If you don't do it, you will be beaten and beaten, and no one will even care.

Compared with these civilian officials, the officials of the government army are even more aggrieved, and they have no army in their hands except for the local government officials. The original government army has now become a county soldier, and the county soldier is under the jurisdiction of the county lieutenant, and this county lieutenant is the county adjutant who was privately established by Zhao Xunhui in the old system. As for these government officers, they have become completely ornamental. However, the Xiaoguo Army did not let them lose money, and the money that should be given was given, but they had to be obedient.

Youzhou City, the former Governor's Mansion has also become Zhao Xun's Yunlu General's Mansion, compared with the Youbei Patrol Envoy, General Yunlu is more suitable for the title of the entire Youzhou. Since then, the Youzhou Rebellion has been quelled, and the imperial court has no reward and no reaction. In this regard, not only the Xiaoguo army was extremely dissatisfied with the imperial court, but even some ordinary people were also dissatisfied. What kind of truth is it that you have made great achievements but have no reward?

Speaking of which, the main reason for the court's dissatisfaction with the reward is still on Zhao Xun. He slaughtered more than 1,000 of the guards of the Tiqi Division in Youzhou, which made Zuo Xiang Situ Lei hate him to the core. Regarding the issue of Zhao Xun's reward, it was natural that he would not give instructions, and the political discussion above the court was also rejected by Situ Lei on the grounds of collusion between Zhao Xun and Li Huaiyuan.

Although everyone knows that there is something greasy in this, there is no evidence. Moreover, meritorious service is meritorious service, and in the eyes of people who do not know the actual situation, it is natural that the imperial court does not reward meritorious people and falls behind. For these, Zhao Xun naturally didn't pay attention to it. No reward is more important than the strength in his hands, Zhao Xun is more concerned about the four or five thousand orphans secretly trained on the side of the martial arts academy in Yanzhou City and the horse farm in the north of Yanzhou City, and these orphans are still slowly increasing, they are all experiencing brainwashing education, reading and literacy, fighting methods, simple knowledge of the art of war, and learning everything. These people are more loyal to Zhao Xun than the sergeants of the Xiaoguo Army, but they are still young and cannot be fully useful. However, quite a few people were already stationed in the integrated army.

At present, among the five armies of the Xiaoguo Army, there are 20,000 people in each province, 3,000 cavalry, and 15,000 infantry troops. Xue Qinglan and Qin Daolin were appointed as generals of the two prefectures before and after, and the original generals were all young people with little actual combat experience. So, give way to the two veterans and learn some experience.

The cavalry battalion and the cavalry battalion were unchanged, but the cavalry battalions, including the cavalry battalions of the five provinces, were all 3,000 cavalry with 4,000 horses. Among them, the heavy cavalry is one person and two horses, in wartime, one horse rides people, and the other horse wears heavy armor.

The whole territory of Youzhou fell into the hands of the Xiaoguo army, and the two dangerous roads in the dangerous place were also occupied by the Xiaoguo army, so the current Xiaoguo army only needs to be deployed in Hengzhou Mansion and Yizhou Prefecture to guard against the various ethnic groups in the north outside Jizhou. But winter is too cold for the north, especially nomads, who are definitely the number one natural enemy. This is also the reason why the Khitan three tribes hooked up with Zhao Xun, the Khitan eight tribes are real nomads, and when the heavy snow arrives, it will be a disaster for them.

Although the tribes of the Yan Ya are semi-nomadic and semi-agricultural, they are also affected, for this reason, the merchants of Youzhou followed the heavy snowy weather, moved around, and exchanged the salt tea and grain in their hands for cattle, sheep and war horses, which also made the war horses of the Xiaoguo army have a lot of reserves.

Liaodong Kingdom and Su Mo Jian Yan did not move, and the Xiaoguo Army naturally couldn't move, for Zhao Xun, who was in urgent need of cultivation and stability in the south, the more stable the better.

What makes Zhao Xun happiest is that his eldest son Zhao Rui can call his father, which makes Zhao Xun happy for a while, accompanying his son every day and teasing them.

In addition, after winning Youzhou last year, Zhao Xun immediately launched the state test. If it weren't for the prompting of the Secretary of Administration, Zhao Xun almost forgot that this year is a triennial imperial examination, and last year was a state examination selection. Originally, the state trial was the responsibility of the Xuanfu envoy of one state, but Youzhou was in chaos, and Zhao Xun hurriedly asked the secretary for administration to get involved. Of course, there are also officials from the Imperial Court Rites Department invited from Jizhou. Originally, there was a great chaos in Youzhou, and the Ministry of Rites did not send officials from Youzhou to be in charge of invigilating, but Zhao Xun still got officials from the Ministry of Rites who were about to leave from Jizhou to invigilate the exams for the scholars of the Youzhou Tongguò Mansion Examination.

And in March this year, it was the time when the world's scholars gathered in Luoyang. Zhao Xun didn't pay attention to these, and his eyes now turned to the north. The land of the Eastern Three Prefectures that was once cut from the northeast of Youzhou.

Last year's Pingyouzhou Rebellion, in fact, was just a show, there was no real big war, hard war, therefore, after several months of reorganization, after Zuo Long Xiangwei was incorporated into the Xiaoguo Army, Zhao Xun pointed the spearhead at the land of the Eastern Three Prefectures occupied by Su Mo Yao.

"Ladies and gentlemen, Youzhou has been decided, although the court did not give us a reward, presumably everyone did not take it to heart. Now, our target is the northeastern part of Youzhou, the land of the Eastern Three Prefectures that was once occupied by the Su Mo Ya. The land of the Eastern Three Prefectures is the territory of my Yan Kingdom, but it was stolen by the Su Mo Yan Sect. The people of Sanfu have been devastated and are waiting for our rescue, and we cannot remain indifferent. Above the lobby, Zhao Xun said loudly.

"My subordinates are willing to be pioneers!" Suddenly, many people issued a petition for the order.

"It's good that people have the courage to fight. I don't know how many we have killed? I don't know how many have been captured. The land of Sanfu must be taken back, because this is our thing. ”

"General, the first few times I was stationed in the left and right government troops, this time it's time for us to join the war." Xue Lei of the Right Mansion Army said urgently.

Zhao Xun said with a smile: "Okay, this time let the left and right government armies fight!" The former government army was stationed in Yanzhou Mansion, and the Beihai Departments were in the north. The Houfu army participated in the war with the left and right government armies, and the Zhongfu army was stationed on the front line of Hengzhou Mansion and Yizhou Mansion. The cavalry battalion assisted the Zhongfu army and garrisoned the southern front, and the four battalions of the Zhongzi battalion, the Guzi battalion, the Gangzi battalion, and the Xinzi battalion were stationed in Shunzhou Mansion to strictly guard against the Khitans. The heavy infantry battalion and the heavy cavalry battalion were stationed in Youzhou Prefecture, and the Dizi Battalion and Shanzi Battalion inspected the counties. The Fufeng Battalion, the Mountain Battalion, and the Fire Battalion will go out with me. ”

The army moved, Youzhou was shaken, and the surrounding mergers, Jizhou, Liaodongguo and Sumo in the north were not slightly nervous, wanting to see who the Xiaoguo army was preparing to attack.

"This time, the Nufeng Battalion and the Zuofu Army will have a water operation to land in the south of Xiping Province, and will attack from the north of Sumo. And I will bring others to attract all the Evil Warrior troops in the land of the Three Prefectures to provide you with the convenience of attacking. Zhao Xun pointed to the map and said slowly.

"Uncle Li, the right army will be handed over to you, and the sailors may need a few round-trips, so at the beginning, if they are discovered, stick to the harbor and wait for the follow-up soldiers to come ashore, and if they are not discovered, then build a water village to provide a safe garrison for the water camp."

Li Chenfeng nodded and said, "Xun'er, don't worry, we will definitely give the Yan Army a hard blow from the back of the Ying Army." ”

"Okay, you can go to Haizhou Mansion, the supplies have already been transported there, and you only need to take a boat to the north when the time comes."

Nearly 100,000 troops marched towards Haizhou Mansion, and the goal of the attack was naturally self-evident. The Liaodong Kingdom and the Sumo Yan in the north naturally prepared for war urgently, and they were not afraid of the Yan army, but they couldn't be afraid of this Xiaoguo army. This Xiaoguo army became famous for killing the Evil Army.

After Zhao Xun's guidance, there are more and more things that can be created by the large-scale craftsman camp. Among the infantry troops, under the first house, there are also three thousand crossbowmen.

The crossbow, since ancient times, has been a weapon of great lethality. The crossbow is a lethal weapon that is commonly used because it doesn't require much training to operate, and even a new recruit is able to quickly become a master of using a crossbow, and the accuracy is high enough to kill an armored knight who has spent a lifetime training in combat.

Although the crossbow has a much longer reload time than the bow, it has a longer range, stronger lethality, higher hit rate, and lower requirements for the user, making it a powerful long-range killing weapon in ancient times. The range of the strong crossbow is up to 600 meters, and the range of the extra-large bed crossbow is up to 1 km. According to the different methods of opening strings, it can be divided into arm tension crossbows, stepping tension crossbows and waist tension crossbows, etc., as well as repeating crossbows that can count arrows in salvo or continuous fire and bed crossbows equipped with several crossbow bows.

The largest winch crossbow has a range of up to 700 paces and a range of more than 1,000 meters. However, such a large crossbow requires hundreds of people to operate, which is too complicated.

The high cost, the difficult manufacturing technology, and the high failure rate are the shortcomings that limit the use of crossbows with the highest range and highest lethality. But Rao is like this, in the craftsman camp to build the core artifacts for the crossbow, and the slaves of the Yan people to build arms and bows, or to provide a lot of crossbow arrows for the Xiaoguo army.

Since there are a lot of infantry troops, but there are many cavalry in Su Mo, Zhao Xun also needs his subordinates to have such an infantry army to compete with light cavalry.

However, in history, in addition to the Qin State's sharp crossbow arrows, there were also many armies that had crossbowmen. And there are many who resist the cavalry with crossbowmen. For example, the first dead soldier of the Three Kingdoms.

"Shao Ling Lu Yi took 800 soldiers as the first to ascend, and thousands of strong crossbows were clamped to accept it, and Shao Zi formed a formation with tens of thousands of infantry. Yijiu is in Liangzhou, Xiao Xi Qiang fights, and the soldiers are sharp. "The Battle of Jieqiao, these 800 "first" under the leadership of Yuan Shao's general Lu Yi (don't look down on him who was ignored by Romance, he was more eye-catching than the so-called "Four Generals of the River" in the early stage, and was later killed by Yuan Shao because of his pride) actually defeated Gongsun Zhan's "more than 10,000" horsemen, including the elite "White Horse Yicong"!

Seeing that his soldiers were few, Zan let his horse go and wanted to trap him. The volunteers are all ambushed and do not move, not to dozens of steps, but at the same time, the dust is shouted, straight forward conflict, strong crossbow thunder, the middle will fall", the history books write very clearly, these 800 people "Xiao Xi Qiang Fight", that is, familiar with the "horse fight", when the Gongsun Chan cavalry rushed to them, they hid in the "under the wolf", "not to dozens of steps" when they rushed out, with a thousand "strong crossbows" shot down the Gongsun Chan across the north of the "control string".

During the time of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Li Ling, the grandson of Li Guang, led his troops to 5,000 soldiers, "all Jingchu warriors and strange swordsmen", went deep into the hinterland of the Xiongnu, and met the main cavalry of the Xiongnu equivalent to 16 times their own, but they persisted for ten days, fought for thousands of miles, and killed tens of thousands of enemies! But in the end, Li Ling was captured, and before he was captured, he said: Give each of my soldiers three arrows, and we can hold out to the border of the Han Dynasty. It's a pity they don't have a single arrow! It is said that they shot a total of 500,000 arrows! It can be seen from this that the lethality of the "strong crossbow" to the "control string" lacking heavy armor can be described as "terrifying".

In fact, when Yuan Shao and Gongsun Chan fought at the boundary bridge, Yuan Shao initially had high hopes for the open-jawed halberd warrior, and was finally rescued by the first dead soldier who was not valued by Yuan Shao, and defeated the invincible white horse righteous servant under Gongsun Chan in one fell swoop.

This time to conquer the Su Mo Ya, there are more Su Mo Ya cavalry, and with crossbow soldiers, you can also give the Su Ya army a little color.