Song Wen thought for a long time, then suddenly raised his head and said to Li Erlang: "How is the combat strength of the Mongolian cavalry?"

Li Erlang lowered his head slightly and said in a low voice: "In terms of horse control alone, I'm afraid that we won't be opponents if we contact for another ten years...... Rushing and shooting back, almost all of them are about the same as the best cavalry of our Qingshan Battalion, and the sharpshooters inside are even more terrifying! Especially their return shots, which use horsepower and direct consumption of our energy to weaken the power of the bow and arrow, and then continue to reflex back! Almost all of our brothers were shot like this! ”

Song Wen smiled wryly...... In a few years, when the Jurchen Jin Kingdom begins to weaken, the Mongols, who have been unified by the Golden Family, will carry this tactic to the extreme! In addition, after absorbing the craftsmen and resources of the Jin Kingdom, the Mongols will quickly transform into the most terrifying war machine in the Cold Weapon Age when they are completely armed......

"How's their weapon armor?"

Li Erlang replied: "It's very shoddy! Far inferior to the Liao, many arrows are bone, and the equipment is only leather armor and fur clothing! I remember that centurion saw our scimitar like a hungry wolf saw meat...... They thought we were Liao people who came to trade, and many of the Mongols in the Wanggu tribe didn't seem to know the Han Chinese! ”

Song Wen suddenly stood up as if he had made up his mind, pacing back and forth and thinking about it...... Those who are really familiar with him can immediately find out that Brother Wen must have made a major decision! He was thinking, hesitating to weigh the pros and cons...... Then you will smash the heavy bet!

"Li Erlang! Do you dare to take a group of brothers to the grassland to gallop and fight?"

Li Erlang was stunned for a moment, then got up and knelt down on one knee ......, "Lang Jun ordered!" The sword mountain and the sea of fire, death does not spin! ”

"Good! I want you to take a group of brothers and take a detour through the Hetao area in early February to leave the customs from Zhendingfu...... A group of reliable old brothers were selected to lead the team, a team of twenty or thirty people, and then assembled after the border pass...... For example, then go directly north through the edge of the territory of the Kerebu and support the Nadahai tribe! ”

Li Erlang was stunned...... "Brother, enter the Liao Kingdom in batches...... How many people are going this time?"

A hint of flush appeared on Song Wen's face, and he said in a low voice: "All those who can ride horses, collect all our war horses and take them away." And also...... If there is not enough horses, I will send a letter to Daruchi in advance, asking him to prepare the horses in advance at the border of the Kerebu! You are not allowed to bring a banner, give me a wolf flag of a steppe horse bandit!" You have only one mission...... Hone all the cavalry skills for me! ”

Li Erlang was dumbfounded, and then bowed his hand: "The last general will take the order!"

Song Wen nodded, and said with a little excitement: "I have estimated, except for the cavalry that must be left on Sanxian Island and Mizhou...... Drawing back the manpower of guarding the caravans and warehouses in various places, plus the people of Daqingshan, a total of 800 young cavalry can be gathered...... Or rather, brothers trained in cavalry! I'm going to give you half of my earnings for the past two years...... Jiro! I want you to train all these brothers to be a real elite that is not inferior to the Mongol cavalry! Do you dare to take on this task?"

Li Erlang is a natural horse general, and his greatest wish in this life is to be able to lead a team of real elite cavalry to make contributions across the battlefield...... But the court was mediocre, and all his family members died tragically! Li Erlang originally thought that he would follow Song Wen to spend his life in the market...... Who knew that his own Langjun actually flew up so quickly?

"Dare not to die for Lang Jun...... Brother, but there will inevitably be some casualties in the battle...... In case ......"

Song Wen waved his hand: "Outside, everything has to be adapted!" You are the backbone of these 800 brothers! The enemy and the choice of the battlefield depend on your own intelligence to weigh the pros and cons...... The Central Plains is about to be in chaos! Don't be afraid of injury, but also avoid any unnecessary damage...... Also, in addition to some gunpowder bullets and weapon armor, I will also send you a batch of gold, silver and food! You can recruit some lonely teenagers on your own who can be used by me...... No matter what nationality they are, as long as they feel that they can accept our concept of benevolence and righteousness first, doing the right thing for heaven, helping each other and brothers working together! We can accept the discipline of not looting, oppressing, and mutilating innocent people...... You can recruit them! A monthly salary can be exactly the same as us! ”

Li Erlang was almost overwhelmed with surprise...... How much trust is that? This cavalry is Song Wen's real family background! There are no more than 1,600 soldiers in the current Qingshan Village, right? Excluding the caravans that had been trained to guard the caravan, there were less than 200 people stationed on Sanxian Island, and more than 500 people who entered Mizhou in advance...... These eight hundred cavalry plus at least five or six hundred war horses can be regarded as the lifeblood of most of Song Wen!

Could it be that you just let yourself go to the grassland to be a horse bandit?

Song Wen punched Li Erlang, who was stunned, in the chest...... "Stinky boy, don't be afraid...... But it must also be planned, the Liao country is in chaos, and the grassland will not be peaceful! Except for the need to support Daruchi to control the Nadahai tribe when necessary, the rest are mainly to deal with those large and small horse bandits...... It's not a pity to kill as many as these people kill! For our team to grow, it is too slow and laborious to rely only on selecting qualified soldiers from among the displaced people of the Central Plains...... I can quickly train them to be good apprentices and farmers, but it is too difficult to be able to fight on horseback and fight on foot and obey orders. ”

Li Erlang nodded: "I understand, brother...... Eight hundred cavalry, Erlang must have a surprise for his brother! ”

"Well, I can trust you! Again, it is better to bring back fewer brothers...... You can't eat anything if you're hungry, and you can't take it from anyone! Brothers are single-minded...... This is our most powerful weapon! Do you understand? ”

Li Erlang nodded: "Brother, don't worry, Erlang understands."

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Master Huang of Taoshan County frowned and looked at the letterhead in his hand...... Li Yan? This is the candidate designated by Song Wen himself as the governor of Daqingshan Military Village.

I have heard of this person for a long time, but I have never met him. It seems that as soon as Song Wen left Daqingshan to go out to do things for Gao Yu, he left this person to guard Qingshan Village...... But this guy seems to be very rigid, and he never asks to see himself or give some gifts during the holidays!

Master Huang shook his head...... Forget it, for the sake of your own political achievements and the benefits given by Song Wen, don't be serious with a Qiu Bawufu! Just send a letter to Lu Shuaisi yourself...... It is estimated that the Shuai Si and the Ministry of War did not dare to refute Gao Dianshuai's face, a small military village is not worth mentioning in the eyes of those high-ranking officials......

As soon as he finished writing the letter, Huang Zhushu got up and stretched his waist and thought about going out to the restaurant at noon to have some delicious wine and rice, when suddenly a henchman came to the doorman in a panic and said...... "Master Qiqi!" The military department and the commander's decree have arrived...... It was said that the appointment and seal were sent together! ”

Master Huang was taken aback...... So fast? How much silver did Song Wen give to Gao Yu?

Master Huang came out of the front hall in a panic to greet him, and saw two dusty messengers sitting in the lobby drinking tea!

Master Huang coughed and arched his hand: "The envoy is here, Huang has lost his distance!"

The two messengers stood up and saluted: "I've seen Master Huang!" The last general is Zhao Xiaoding, the Marquis of the Ministry of War, and this is Li Dutou of the Lu Shuai Division! ”

The military generals of the Great Song Dynasty saw civil officials, and they were automatically three levels shorter...... The two officers respectfully bowed their hands and said, "Lord Huang, I don't know if the Song inspection is in the county office?" Congratulations to Song for his inspection, because of his exploits in suppressing bandits, he was directly appointed by the Ministry of War as the jurisdiction of Mizhou Soldiers and Horses on Jingdong East Road...... Soldiers and horses in a state! ”

Even though he was prepared, Master Huang still sighed secretly...... This is someone in the court who is good to be an official! When can I have a big man with the status of Gao Dianshuai to help me? I don't dare to think about what the prefect of the prefecture...... I'm afraid that mixing up 🧵 with the county order is as simple as eating peanuts, right? Alas......