Leaving the affairs of Wu Shilu to Li Shiqi to deal with, Zhao Tuo took Chen Ping's cronies and walked towards the cavalry in front.

The cavalry generals who came up immediately dismounted and saluted Zhao Tuo.

"The subordinate rode Sima Guo Qing in Shanggu County, and he saw the general."

"The subordinate Taiyuan County rode Sima Liu Tam, and he saw the general."

……

Riding Sima, a subordinate officer under the jurisdiction of the county lieutenant, ranks Qianshi, and is in charge of the cavalry conquest and garrison in the county.

This time, Zhao Tuo captured Henan, and the cavalry was one of the very important combat forces, so the Qin State recruited several county cavalry to come here, all of which were commanded by the cavalry of the original county.

The number of cavalry gathered in Northland County was about 20,000.

In addition, thousands of cavalry also gathered at the partial divisions of Shangjun and Longxi County, basically emptying the cavalry of Qin's Guanxi and northern border counties.

"Yesterday I was going to enter the Northland, why didn't you go to Yiqu to greet you?"

Zhao Tuo looked at the riders in front of him, and spoke lightly, his face expressionless, making people unable to see through what he meant.

When he said this, Chen Ping behind him was slightly stunned, and then seemed to think of something, with some banter in his eyes.

Those horsemen were startled, looking at the expressionless general Zhao Tuo in front of them, they were suddenly at a loss, and secretly complained, thinking that this general was disgusted that they were ignorant and did not go to the road, and this was to find something to do.

The new official took office and set up a horse.

This is a common thing in the military, and they have a lot to see.

Liu Tam, the horseman of Taiyuan County, hurriedly shouted: "We wanted to go to Yiqu to meet the general, but we were all hindered by Guo Sima of Shanggu County, not because we were negligent, and we asked the general to calm his anger." ”

"Yes, we all listened to Guo Sima's words, so we never greeted us from afar, and asked the general to calm his anger."

With this Liu Sima taking the lead, several other horsemen hurriedly followed and said, taking the opportunity to shirk their responsibilities.

Zhao Tuo's gaze fell on Guo Qing, the rider of Shanggu County, who was accused by everyone.

This man was in his thirties, with a yellow face and a short beard, and his face was a little stiff in the face of the accusations of his colleagues.

After seeing Zhao Tuo's gaze, he clenched his fists and explained: "General, according to military law, you are not allowed to move without a general's order. The last general did not receive a military order, so he did not dare to leave the camp without permission. ”

The words are very short, and it can be seen that this person is not a man of many words.

Zhao Tuo continued to ask: "If you don't come to greet Ben General, why do you dissuade others from coming?" ”

Liu Tam and the other horsemen all looked at Guo Qing with a resentful face, and regretted that they had listened to him yesterday, and they had annoyed the general because of their negligence, in case the general held a grudge, it would be miserable.

Guo Qing said calmly: "General, because there are about 20,000 soldiers here, each from several counties, they do not understand each other's language and customs, and there are often disputes. If all the Simas leave, this matter not only violates military law, but also has no one to command the soldiers of all departments, and it is inevitable that there will be hidden dangers, so I dissuade all Simas, and ask the general to forgive me. ”

Zhao Tuo nodded.

He led his army to Yiqu yesterday, and according to the human situation, these horsemen who were about to be led by him should all go to meet them, but in the end, no one was present.

He thought that there must be someone who strictly abides by military law, and now that he tried it, he really found this person.

"Very good, Guo Sima strictly abides by military law, can take into account the overall situation, and is now promoted to cavalry general, commanding 20,000 cavalry here."

Zhao Tuo's voice was calm.

The 20,000 cavalry were all transferred from various counties, and they were not subordinate to each other, and had no direct leadership relationship, and they were about to choose a general to command.

Looking at it now, this strict military discipline Guo Qing is very suitable.

As soon as this order came, Liu Tamping and the other horsemen were all stunned, all of them were speechless, they didn't expect the general to come to this trick.

They were also a little glad in their hearts, fortunately they listened to Guo Qing's words yesterday and didn't go to Yiqu to greet them, otherwise looking at the character of this general, I am afraid that they would not be reprimanded.

Guo Qing was also a little surprised, and after reacting, he immediately saluted Zhao Tuo and said, "The last general will obey the general's order." ”

"Well, General Guo will lead the way, and I will patrol the camp and see the soldiers in the army."

Zhao Tuo stretched out his hand and asked Guo Qing and the cavalry Sima to lead the way in front and inspect this army, which would play a huge role in the future.

The cavalry camp is located on a loess plateau north of Yiqu City, which is a rare flat grassland in the ravines of the land, and it looks vast and boundless at a glance.

Originally, there were some Rong tribes living here, because of the arrival of the Qin cavalry, the county guard Li Ju moved those Rong tribes away, leaving this place for the Qin cavalry to be stationed and trained.

The 20,000 cavalry of the Qin army came from Shanggu, Yanmen, Taiyuan, Daijun and other places.

Among them, most of the cavalry of Shanggu and other counties had heard of Zhao Tuo's prestige, but because they were in the border counties, they rarely participated in the battles of the Qin army's conquest of the Six Kingdoms, and they had not been under Zhao Tuo, so although there was curiosity and awe in their eyes, it was inevitable that they were a little distant.

Only those cavalry in Daijun, seeing Zhao Tuo inspecting, many people showed gratitude in their eyes, and their attitudes were obviously different.

"Daijun cavalry, can be my heart."

Zhao Tuo knew it in his heart.

When he conquered Daiguo back then, he did not kill indiscriminately, and the captured Dairen captives were basically released, and he did not arouse the disgust of Daidai.

In addition, Dai Wangjia and Yan Wangxi colluded with the Xiongnu to plunder their own cities in Daidi, which made the generations centrifuge.

The hatred of the generations was concentrated on the two kings and the Huns, which led to Zhao Tuo's breaking of 100,000 Huns, and he actually won the hearts of the people of Daidi.

Many of these substitute cavalry are grateful to Zhao Tuo, but they can use it.

Thinking like this in his heart, Zhao Tuo did not show it on his face, and inspected the camp without discrimination, observing the situation of the people and horses everywhere, and at the same time asked the cavalry of each department to send the elite cavalry in the army to practice in front of him.

He needed to understand the combat effectiveness of the cavalry under his command.

"A cavalry without the Three Treasures is really incomplete."

Zhao Tuo shook his head secretly in his heart.

Most of these border county cavalry are skilled in bows and horses, and their horse skills are more powerful than the cavalry of the lieutenant army guarding Xianyang.

But in the absence of stirrups and Takahashi saddles, they did not dare to perform some dangerous maneuvers on their horses.

Like that kind of galloping on a horse, the ability to open a bow left and right, only a very few elites can do it.

There are even fewer people who can let go of the reins and fight with weapons, and in fact, few people dare to do so.

In the absence of stirrups and Takahashi saddles, it was difficult for the horse knight to charge with a weapon at such a high speed, and even if he dared to charge like this, the huge impact force generated by the impact could easily knock the horseman to the ground.

The cavalry of this era rushed into battle, which was a kind of tactics that harmed others and was not beneficial to oneself, so most of the cavalry of various countries were still mainly engaged in cruising and shooting, chasing and killing, and basically no one used it to charge into battle.

"So how did Xiang Yu in history rush to kill the Han army without stirrups and a high bridge saddle, and he could still slash dozens or hundreds of people? Why is this guy so ferocious? ”

Zhao Tuo shook his head, feeling a little incredible.

The cavalry equipment that Wang Li escorted was almost there, and when the equipment was promoted, he would create a real shock cavalry in the army.

No matter how powerful Xiang Yu's personal force is, can he still win thousands of heavy cavalry with the courage of his husband?

"General Guo, this expedition is very important. Without our military order, the sergeants and soldiers of the army are not allowed to go out, and the violators will be immediately beheaded, and they will be implicated in the army. ”

"Send people to patrol around the barracks day and night, forbid any outsiders to approach, and kill anyone who dares to trespass!"

"The whole army must strictly abide by the military order, even if the horse Sima violates the order, he will also be punished."

Before leaving, Zhao Tuo gave orders continuously, and his voice was full of solemnity.

"The last general will give orders, and if anyone dares to disobey the order, he will be beheaded."

Guo Qing immediately agreed, his voice was like steel, and the faces of the other horsemen turned pale.

Zhao Tuo nodded, the reason why he appointed Guo Qing as the general in charge of the cavalry was precisely because he took a fancy to his law-abiding style.

For Zhao Tuo, an obedient general is a good general.

After arranging the affairs of the cavalry, the time had already reached the afternoon, and Zhao Tuo returned to the camp outside Yiqu City, which was on the main road of transportation, and the transmission of information was more convenient than that of the cavalry.

After returning to the camp, Li Shiqi reported that Wu Shilu did not talk much about Yue's affairs with him. Instead, he took the initiative to talk about the war when the Six Nations were unified.

Wu Shilukou said that he admired Zhao Tuo's exploits, and asked him about some tactical details and strategic planning when the general destroyed the dynasty and attacked Qi before.

"Hehe, what an admirer of my merits."

Zhao Tuo smiled and said, "But this is an opportunity, Mr. can make good use of it, deepen the relationship with this person, and pretend to be friends." If he casually leaks some news in the future, he will be convinced. ”

"Hey, I know."

Li Shiqi smiled and understood.

Chen Ping saw it clearly from the side, and the corners of his mouth twitched slightly.

This general and Li Sheng are both quite insidious, and they are veterans at first glance.

He was also worried that the strategies he sometimes came up with might not be able to get on the table, and whether it would make the general disliked.

Now, everyone is pretty much the same.

Chen Ping was relieved.

After everyone chatted for a while, Zhao Tuo's mind was on another matter.

"It's just that I don't know what the purpose of the Yue's cavalry appearing outside the Great Wall this time is?"

……

A few days later, Yang Tong, the governor of Beidi County, returned from the Great Wall, which also brought the reason why the Yueshi people appeared outside the Great Wall.

Zhao Tuo was a little stunned the first time he heard it, wondering if he had heard it wrong.

"The Yue clan wants to form an alliance with my Great Qin and join forces to attack the Xiongnu together?"

It's even more difficult tonight, so I can only put it tomorrow. Tomorrow the first chapter will try to finish it at noon, and then try to adjust the time.

(End of chapter)