The 5,000 foot soldiers of Zhongshan have also been upgraded in equipment.

Li Yunze will pay a fixed amount of food and clothing to the sergeants every month to ensure that their families have no worries about food and clothing, so that they can have the mood and energy to hone their skills.

The foot soldiers all followed the cart, and their equipment, weapons, military supplies, tents, grain and grass were also placed on the cart.

After all, no army will fully arm itself during the normal march, so that the army will have to collapse on its own without waiting for the battle.

The infantry were not equipped with steel armor, because the production of steel was insufficient for the cavalry.

However, as the production of iron increased, the foot soldiers popularized iron armor.

In addition to the crossbowmen, who need to move lightly, all melee soldiers have upgraded their armor to ironclad.

Compared to the simplified plate armor of the cavalry, the iron armor of the foot soldiers was much tighter, basically full coverage, and even extravagant enough to equip iron gloves to individuals.

You must know that the Han Dynasty even minted iron coins, and these equipment were really piled up with money.

The long soldiers in the army are no longer halberds, but have been replaced with two-foot, nearly five-meter-long horse guns.

Of course, this spear was usually only used in the face of cavalry onslaught, and the main weapon was the long lance.

The blade of the lance is very long, and it is much more difficult to train than the spear.

But for professional sergeants, that's not a thing.

In addition, many sergeants also carried short spears, which were also very powerful when thrown in battle.

Needless to say, the step bow is standard.

And the most important weapon innovation is that Li Yunze selected a group of elite warriors and equipped them with horse swords!

The blade and handle of the chopping knife are so long that they can even be compared to the lance.

Raised his hands high and slashed down with force, the terrifying lethality was really able to cut down even the people and horses on the other side.

In fact, the horse chopping knife can also be regarded as the originator of the Mo knife.

The reason why there is no direct Mo knife is because the selection of Mo knife players is extremely strict, and it also requires long-term training.

Li Yunze plans to use the horse chopping knife first, and then build the Mo Dao team after controlling the resources of the entire Han Dynasty.

The foot soldiers, like the cavalrymen, were issued with ghost faces (face armor), iron gloves, iron shins, and wore sturdy and wearable cowhide boots on their feet, which were truly armed to the teeth.

When this army of soldiers and horses came to the densely populated Jinyang City, it did not cause much surprise.

The reason is very simple, everyone is wearing cloth clothes, not equipment.

"The King."

The lord's father came on horse, "The king sent someone to come, saying that he invited the king to enter Jinyang City for a banquet." ”

"People are just polite, don't care." Li Yunze waved his hand, "Continue on the way, send someone to inform the acting king, the good intentions are received, and they will definitely visit when they return." ”

It seems that the acting king still doesn't know that the Son of Heaven intends to take away his Taiyuan County.

If he knew, he would definitely not invite a guest to drink, and he would have to angrily lead the troops to ask for an explanation, and have a king-to-king discussion with Li Yunze.

This side was really polite, and after seeing Li Yunze's refusal, the acting king did not send anyone over.

On the contrary, the prime minister of Daiguo accompanied him all the way, arranging for the counties along the way to provide supplies, arrange accommodation, etc., until the soldiers and horses were sent out of the territory of Daiguo.

Of course, this is not because the prime minister of Daiguo wants to take refuge in Li Yunze, but because Li Yunze came here this time with a holy decree and a tiger talisman, and he is the commander of the expedition in the true sense of the word.

Although it is not necessary to fight, holding the holy decree and the tiger talisman represents the Son of Heaven, how can he be lazy.

If you are negligent, you will be sent to Chang'an City with a letter of dismissal, and your own king will be counted down, and even punished.

Compared to the previous disguise of coming over as a caravan, the treatment this time is really different.

In the words of this era, this is the name of righteousness!

Li Yunze inspected the situation of Taiyuan County along the way, and it was indeed worthy of the title of a place of ointment.

The fertile fields on both sides of the Fen River are longitudinal and horizontal, and the water conservancy facilities and ditches are properly maintained, and almost all of them are high-quality paddy fields.

The fields are fertile and the natural grain harvest is very high.

More food feeds more people.

Passing through various counties along the way, all of them are densely populated, with a village in three miles and a village in five miles continuously.

Li Yunze estimated that the population of Taiyuan County may even be close to 1.5 million, and it is also one of the most populous counties in the entire Han Dynasty.

In addition, the road system here is well maintained, and there is an endless stream of caravans coming and going.

In addition, the area is rich in coal and iron, and the dense forests make the smelting business also very prosperous.

It is no wonder that the Li family was able to raise troops from Jinyang and then sweep the world.

The capital here is too strong.

"It's a good place, I want it!"

Cross the Yanmen, travel to the horse, and go to the Great Wall to kill the tiger's mouth.

The master ran to the gate to hand over the documents to the defenders, and the army stopped outside the pass to rest for a while.

Gongsun Hong, who was in charge of the rear army, hurriedly rode his horse and saluted, "King, there are less than 100 people left with him." ”

"Yes."

Li Yunze nodded, "Incorporate these people into the Chinese army and organize them as auxiliaries." ”

"Whoa."

They are talking about those Han children who came all the way from Zhongshan Kingdom and Taiyuan County and wanted to participate in the war at their own expense.

The Han Dynasty is martial, and if you want to get ahead, in addition to being reincarnated, you can only rely on military merits to immediately win the marquis.

After all, the traditional system of the Han family is that if you are not a Liu family, you cannot be a king, and you cannot be a marquis unless you have merit.

Military merit is the only way to quickly improve one's status.

Most of these people are mainly rangers, that is, commonly known as street slickers, scoundrels.

Li Guang may like this kind of person, but Li Yunze will not be included in the army, so as to avoid bringing bad morale in the army.

In addition, there are also landlords' families, the sons of wealthy merchants, who are not the eldest sons, and cannot inherit the family business.

The quality of these people is much higher, not only many people have been taught by famous teachers since childhood, they can ride horses and shoot arrows, dance halberds, and cut grass men. And most of them have rich family resources, and their families are willing to spend money on them in order to find a future for them.

So they rode horses, carried bows, and carried all kinds of weapons to follow all the way to join the army.

Of course, absolutely no one dares to wear armor in front of the officers and soldiers, and it is to cut off the head.

The Han can't help swords, guns, halberds, bows and arrows, but hiding armor in private is to be punished for rebellion.

After Li Yunze made it clear that he refused, most of the road had already dispersed.

At this time, he traveled all the way through Yanmen County and came to this remote tiger's mouth, and those who could still hold on were eligible to be left by Li Yunze.

Even if he stays, he can only be an auxiliary soldier first.

The guard general who killed the tiger's mouth soon came to Li Yunze to pay respects, claiming to be a subordinate and honoring the general.

The edict of Liu Qi, the Son of Heaven, was written clearly, and Li Yunze could mobilize the soldiers and horses of the five plains of the north, Yunzhong, Dingxiang, and Yanmen counties to become the commander of the generals and troops in the actual sense.

The defenders who killed the tiger's mouth were naturally among them.

Li Yunze first asked about the local situation, and then casually asked, "Where does Cheng don't know?" ”

The last time I came over, I didn't know the kind rescue process, but he was put on a show, and he missed the opportunity in vain, Li Yunze naturally didn't care about it on the surface, but he hated it in his heart.

Now that the opportunity has come, Li Yunze brought hundreds of pairs of small shoes, ready to be worn by Cheng Buzhi in turn.

Unexpectedly, killing the tiger's mouth guard gave him an accident, "Cheng Taishou has been transferred to Chang'an City and served as the captain of Changle." More than ten days ago, he went south from the mouth of the tiger. ”

"Hey."

Hearing this, Li Yunze's first reaction was not that he had prepared so many pairs of small shoes in vain, but that he was not stupid over there, and he had already begun to envelop the generals.

"Okay, the conspiracy is gone, and I'm starting to play with swords, guns, swords, and halberds. You may not know, but I am a master of playing arson and seizing power! ”

There is an example of the Lu family there, and those who want to win the heir certainly know the importance of soldiers and horses.

In history, Wang Wan didn't need them because Liu Qi, the Son of Heaven, was on their side.

But now, Li Yunze has openly taken over the Great Wall Corps with the Holy Decree and the Tiger Talisman, and if Wang Huanguan Tao doesn't react anymore, it will be too brainless.

Although Liu Qi said in Chang'an City that this time it was only temporary, mainly to facilitate Li Yunze to accept those Xiongnu tribes who had defected, and when the matter was over, he would naturally take back his military power.

But for the discerning person, there is no need to say much about everything that is understood.

Empress Dowager Dou, who is blind but has a bright light in her heart, is the most eager person.

Because she could only watch, the battle for the heir was already from open and covert, and the conspiracy and tricks slid in the direction of the soldiers' bows and horses.

Once things don't get right, it will be another rebellion of the Seven Kings.

This time, I don't know if I'll be lucky enough to win softly.

The old lady's heart is like a mirror, and she is clear and clear about anyone's thoughts.

But the problem is that the ears are soft.

knew that the Son of Heaven was interested in winning the prince, but he was reluctant to Liu Yu and Chen Ajiao, and wanted to push Liu Yu to the throne.

Especially after being disappointed in Liu Wu, he put all this thought on Liu Yu.

Unconsciously, she became the behind-the-scenes boss of Wang Wanguan's Tao Duoyan Group, and gradually stood on the opposite side of Liu Qi, the son of heaven.

In the eyes of Empress Dowager Dou, she is for the good of everyone.

I am good, Liu Yu is good, Chen Ajiao is good, Guantao is good, and the Son of Heaven is naturally good, after all, Liu Yu is also the son of the Son of Heaven.

But in Liu Qi's view, this is Chi Guoguo's meddling in the imperial power, trampling the emperor's prestige under his feet and rubbing it.

"Whoever I want to pass the throne to, I will pass it on. Don't even think of pointing fingers at me! ”

If you can't even grasp the power of the prince, then what is the difference between what the Son of Heaven is like a puppet.

Empress Dowager Dou felt that she was doing it for Liu Qi's good, but Liu Qi obviously didn't think so.

The contradictions on both sides began to accumulate unconsciously, until Liu Qi simply handed over the military power of the Great Wall Corps to Li Yunze.

The Wang Huanguan Tao Group, which was deeply stimulated, hurriedly made a countermeasure, that is, Cheng Bu, who had a good relationship with them and had a dirty relationship with Li Yunze, entered Chang'an and became the captain of Changle.

Changle Palace also has soldiers and horses, and its strength is not bad.

Liu Qi's response was also very fast, and he immediately transferred Li Guang to Chang'an City and served as the captain of Weiyang's guard.

The breath on both sides became more and more intense.

These things that happened far away in Chang'an City did not affect Li Yunze's actions.

He was at the foot of the Great Wall of Qin, gathered soldiers and horses from all counties, gathered a total of about 30,000 troops, and crossed the Great Wall to get out of the north!