In the next few days, Wang Xu poured all his attention into the construction of the horse farm. After all, this thing is the key to dominating the world in the future, if you only want to dominate the south in this life, then you can not care so much, as long as you get some from time to time, and raise a moderate amount of horses.

However, if you want to dominate the Central Plains in the future, or even Hebei and Xiliang, if you don't have a large number of cavalry to respond, you can't have a frontal decisive battle if you only rely on infantry.

Can you imagine how spectacular it would be for tens of thousands of cavalry to face tens of thousands of infantry in a decisive battle on an endless plain or desert? The cavalry only needs to line up in a dense charging array and charge back and forth directly at you a few times, so no matter what the famous general, it will only be slaughtered.

When the Han Dynasty was at its strongest, it confronted the Xiongnu, and the national army kept more than 400,000 war horses in captivity. During the Tang Dynasty, it was the strongest, raising seven or eight hundred thousand horses. Tang Taizong was so good at fighting and formed such a powerful cavalry because of the importance of cavalry.

In ancient times, it was one of the symbols of the country's strength and the basis of expeditions. There were not many cavalry in the Song Dynasty, but except for those few famous generals who could rely on the terrain and strategy to fight, they lost nine out of ten.

Because of this, Wang Xucai's attention to cavalry is so high. The construction of the horse farm was also very cautious, and in addition to the opinions of the herdsmen, the opinions of the generals were also absorbed, and the question of the amount of work was considered.

Finally, on the bank of the Xiangshui River in the north of Quanling City, the county capital, a radius of 30 miles was used as a horse farm. Although the area is not completely flat, there are mostly small slopes with little impact, and some steep areas are all dug into slopes and weeds are planted throughout the racecourse.

With these big plans set, Wang Xu has nothing to do. As for trivial matters such as the requisition and issuance of conscription for construction and the allocation of materials, Tian Feng and Huanjie will naturally find a way to solve them.

At the same time, a thousand war horses also arrived at Quanling. Fortunately, Wang Yan was careful and considered in advance that it would take time to build a horse farm, so the first batch of horses were all geldings, that is, war horses that could directly become mounts.

In this way, the trouble of placement is eliminated, and it can be directly transferred to the generals. And everyone was not soft, even Gao Shun did not hide his desire, almost with an order, he was carved up in an instant.

However, this is not a long-term solution, and the troops of the generals are not many after all, and the total number of them is only 3,200 men, and the horses will be transported one after another. Excluding 6,000 horses for breeding, there are 9,000 war horses.

So the problem in front of Wang Xu is how to place these horses. And as Zhang Chong said, when the first batch of them walked for five days, the second batch should also set off. After each group of people has delivered their horses, they quickly return and take turns transporting the next batch. So the whole shipping process only takes three and a half months.

On the county government's side, although Tian Feng has issued a conscription order as soon as possible and called on the people to rush to build a horse farm, it will take two months to be initially completed and put into use.

Obviously, it is too late in time, in two months, 9,000 war horses should have been sent over, where will they be put then? As for putting the delivery time at home, that's also unrealistic. After all, there is no place to pile up too many horses over there, and almost as soon as the goods arrive, they will organize a southward transportation.

Moreover, although the horse seller will wear it to provide a certain amount of forage, it is not much, and it is not enough on the way to the south, and it needs to be purchased to subsidize. How can you hoard? The family is running out of money, where is the money to feed so many horses?

Thinking of this, Wang Xu only felt that he had two big heads. Somewhat irritably, he put down the map in his hand and complained: "Wife, what do you say you should do?" The 6,000 horses that bred full-time in the back can still catch up with the construction of the horse farm, but where will the 9,000 war horses be put before? How to take care of it? ”

"Don't ask me, I can't help it!" Xu Shu, who was learning embroidery next to her, immediately glanced at Wang Xu and shook her head again and again.

"Otherwise, you can only form a cavalry in advance according to what Tian Feng said?" Wang Xu still couldn't help but speak.

"Yes! Anyway, I don't have an opinion, there is no place to put those horses when they are transported, so it is better to ration them directly to the army. Although the military camp in the city will definitely not be able to accommodate it, you can camp outside, isn't the Tunjun fortress being built in the west of the city? Just leave it there and raise it first! Saying that, Xu Shu didn't care so much, and continued to embroider her flowers.

But Wang Xu sighed and said helplessly: "But now the cost of the army is already very large, and the formation of cavalry is a lot of money." Where can the government treasury still draw out so much materials and money now? It's good enough to have enough fodder for those horses, but it's a lot of money to build new armor and stirrups. I have calculated that the cost of a cavalryman, if not counting horses, is twice as much as that of an ordinary soldier. ”

"Then don't be in a hurry to form it, throw the horses to the army, and only be responsible for forage." Xu Shu replied without raising her head.

"Huh? This can be considered. Hearing this, Wang Xu couldn't help but nodded. But then he frowned and said: "But this is not a long-term solution after all, the war horse must run from time to time, if there is no cavalry in the army, it is a big trouble to keep it like this." ”

Hearing this, Xu Shu also fell silent, gently put down the embroidery in her hand, thought carefully for a moment, but suddenly said, "That's right, husband!" Didn't Wuling and Changsha have to hand over half of the supplies? It is estimated that the surprise inspection should also be completed, you hurry up and urge them, let them sort it out quickly, and then let Sun Jian and Cao Yin hand it over quickly. When the time comes, it will just use this money and materials to form cavalry. ”

"Hey! That's all I can do. It's just that the urging is too urgent, I'm afraid Cao Yin and Sun Jian will have a big reaction. Saying that, Wang Xu couldn't help but shake his head and sighed: "Forget it! I can't care so much, let's get through this difficult time first. ”

After speaking, he wanted to get up and go to Tian Feng to discuss, but the crisp voice of the maid Xiaoyu suddenly came from outside. "Master, don't drive Tian to see you."

"Oh?" Wang Xu was stunned for a moment, then reacted immediately, and said hurriedly: "Please come in." ”

"Okay." Xiaoyu, the maid outside the door of the study, heard the call and trotted away. Because Wang Xu doesn't like to be too troublesome, when there are no outsiders, he doesn't let those maids salute, and just do it directly when he hears the words. Otherwise, it is a waste of time.

After waiting for a long time, Xiaoyu took Tian Feng to the study, smiled sweetly at Wang Xu, and walked out consciously.

However, Tian Feng seemed to be in a hurry, almost as soon as Xiaoyu went out, he was already in a hurry: "Lord, Guo Jia is talented!" ”

"Huh?" I thought it was a big deal, but I didn't expect it to be because of Guo Jia. Immediately, he couldn't help but smile, but he said unhurriedly: "Yuan Hao, sit down and talk!" ”

"Thank you, my lord, but don't sit down! There's still a lot of work to be done at the racecourse, so I'll just leave after a few words. Saying that, Tian Feng saw Wang Xu like that, as if he didn't pay attention to his previous words, and immediately couldn't help but say: "Lord, I'm telling the truth, Guo Jia is really condescending." ”

Of course, Wang Xu knew that Guo Jia was bent now, but he was not in a hurry, but pretended to be puzzled and said, "Why did you bend to talent?" ”

"Oops! My lord, I was very busy a while ago, and I didn't have time to pay attention. Yesterday, because I was too busy, I asked him to help me sort out some paperwork. The result was so unexpected, not only did he organize it in an orderly manner, but he also used a roll of bamboo slips to annotate it, which was the reason why I was so anxious. ”

Saying that, Tian Feng took a deep breath, glanced at Wang Xu, who was still not in a hurry, and couldn't help but continue: "His notes are all opinions on various situations, I have read them carefully, almost all the loopholes have been caught, and the handling methods he wrote are also very good. So just now I specially talked to him for a serious time, although it is not for a long time, his talent is absolutely extraordinary. And this person is only twenty years old, with unlimited potential, such talents are hard to find in the world. Don't miss it, my lord! ”

"Hahaha......" Hearing this, Wang Xu finally couldn't help laughing. Lang said: "Yuan Hao, I dug Guo Jia all the way, how could I not know that he is a great talent?" To tell you the truth, governance is not actually his forte, what he is really good at is planning and marching to war. In fact, even if I were to fight him on the battlefield, I would be terrified! ”

"This ......" Tian Feng's eyes suddenly widened in surprise, and he was stunned for a long time before he sighed: "Since this is the case, why didn't the lord say it earlier?" Isn't it chilling to be treated to him in this way? ”

Hearing this, Wang Xu couldn't help but shrug his shoulders and explained helplessly: "It's not that I want to give in to him, but what he said himself." Because he wants to be recognized for his ability, and he doesn't want to be in a high position without merit. Besides, he is too young after all, and if he is promoted without any appearance, then everyone will be dissatisfied when they don't understand the situation. ”

"If this person can have such a character, it can be of great use!" Hearing this, Tian Feng couldn't stop praising it. He stroked his beard, then smiled and said, "Lord, I understand, in two days, I will find an opportunity for him to show his merits and make more meritorious contributions!" ”

"Huh!" Hearing this, Wang Xu immediately smiled and nodded, but he didn't say anything more, and asked instead, "Is there anything else going on?" ”

"No, this trip is mainly for Guo Jia." Saying that, Tian Feng immediately gave up his hand and said: "Since the lord has a plan in his heart, then he will retire first, there are still many affairs in the house." ”

"Wait a minute, I have something to tell you." Wang Xu immediately stopped.

"Oh? I don't know what's going on? Tian Feng immediately raised his head and looked at Wang Xu suspiciously.

Wang Xu didn't waste Tian Feng's time, even if he said the things he had just discussed with Xu Shu, he said them one by one......

But as soon as the words fell, Tian Feng nodded and agreed: "Hmm! I agree with the Mistress. Although there are many adverse consequences of doing so, it is not so much to care about at the moment. ”

Seeing this, Wang Xu no longer hesitated, and immediately smiled: "Hehe! Well, since you also agree, you will be responsible for all the things that urge Sun Jian and Cao Yin! I'll go to the army and prepare for the formation of cavalry. Let's go! Let's go out together. ”

After casually discussing with Tian Feng and leaving the backyard, Wang Xu rushed to the barracks alone.

It's a pity that when they rushed over, they were empty, and after the routine training, the generals all took the soldiers to the construction site of the fortress in the west of the city to help.

However, the formation of cavalry was imminent, and Wang Xu didn't care so much, so he rode out of the city and rushed over.

When we arrived at the fortress, it was in full swing, and countless soldiers were methodically carrying out construction work under the command of craftsmen. His arrival immediately attracted everyone's attention, and Gao Shun and other generals also rushed to hear the news.

"Lord, why is it so urgent? So you got all here? Seeing Wang Xu from afar, Gao Shun immediately bowed his hand.

"There's something to tell you, and it's a big deal." Wang Xu said.

"But there's going to be war again?" Guan Hai suddenly guessed excitedly.

"No, there are so many battles." Wang Xu immediately shook his head, smiled slightly, glanced at everyone, and then slowly spoke: "I want to formally form a cavalry formation." ”