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Chapter 252 Show Your Lower Muscles

Huan Wen was absolutely telling the truth. The army of the Eastern Jin Dynasty was only about 20. Even if the Huan family, the largest family in the Eastern Jin Dynasty and the fourth in the ranking, contributed this time, it would only be an additional [-] troops on top of the [-] troops established by the imperial court. Soldiers of war.

Do you know how many cavalry there are in the 8000 Jin army in Yangzhou?Not counting some scouts who had to ride horses, the [-] Jin army had only more than [-] cavalry.

"The Hu people have a large number of light cavalry, counting the Zhao army's regular formation as high as 15, and the total number of troops not counting as the regular formation is approaching [-]." Huan Wen said with a wry smile: "Wang Luan called the nomadic tribes to serve. There are many responders from various tribes, and the barbarian Qingqi will not be less than [-]..."

Can I swear?With [-] cavalry, at least [-] horses are needed, that is, the barbarians can easily produce such a number of horses.

It must be noted that war horses are war horses, and horses are horses. Not every batch of horses can become war horses. Quite a few horses can't become war horses until they die. They can only pull carts or pack loads.According to the normal ratio, there are at least five non-war horses behind a war horse, which means that only the Hu people can get it.

By the way, Liu Yan used to think that wild horses could be trained to become war horses after being captured, but that was a wrong perception at all. Wild horses may be able to become war horses, but that is only a very small part. There cannot be five horses.That is a simple truth. War horses need to be trained when the horse is less than one year old, and they need to be trained for one or two years, but most of the wild horses are horses over one year old.Capturing wild horses can only be used to breed the next generation of horses and train qualified war horses from the foal stage, not for the wild horses themselves.

Although there are mountainous areas in Xuzhou, most of the areas are plains.In such a terrain, if there is no water system extending in all directions, it is conceivable that the Eastern Jin Dynasty would not even dare to glance at it.

The big question is coming. It is said that during the Northern Expedition, the Jin army of more than 20 people in the whole country only collected about [-] cavalry. How to go to the Northern Expedition?

"When I came here, I saw so many war horses in the Duke's army..." Huan Wen looked at Liu Yan with piercing eyes, and asked, "Surely there is no shortage of cavalry under the Duke's command?"

Liu Yan didn't want to know what was going on with the small court of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, but he was extremely interested in Huan Wen, so he didn't answer the question, but invited, "Would you like to see my army?"

Huan Wen froze for a moment when he heard the words "my army", and then saluted with a smile: "Trouble."

Speaking of which, anyone who was canonized by the Xiao~chao~ court of the Eastern Jin Dynasty was a minister of the Sima royal family in terms of title, whether it was Liu Yan, the prince, or Murong Huang, the King of Yan, and even the Xiao~chao of the Eastern Jin Dynasty had always been They are all the princes of the Liang Kingdom of the Zhang family who behaved respectfully.

Since he is someone else's courtier, even in name, he can't actually say "my army", but Liu Yan doesn't care, in the true sense.

The small~chao~ting of the Eastern Jin Dynasty still held its own title of Zhengshuo, and some regimes also recognized the name of Zhengshuo of the small~chao~ting of the Eastern Jin Dynasty.If you don't recognize the small ~chao~ting of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, do you recognize the brutal Shijie?Obviously, all parties are more willing to deal with the weak and incompetent Sima royal family than with the brutal and aggressive Shijie, even though Shijie's occupation of the Central Plains is more like Zhengshuo in the true sense.

Do you know how large a camp is needed when [-] troops are stationed?In particular, this army has [-] to [-] horses, plus the animals such as horses and cattle used to pull carts.It needs a radius of about [-] miles. It is not a simple camp, and it also needs to include the space for the horses to move around.

The Han army appeared to be extremely wealthy, with tents made of clean white cloth. The tents were as big as any rules. The tents were a kind of triangle, and each tent could accommodate five people, that is, one Wu.

"This kind of tent can actually accommodate ten people, but we found that too crowded will cause the soldiers' gloomy psychology." Liu Yan was playing the local tyrant, and he said indifferently: "Since there is no shortage of tents, let's arrange them more loosely. Give the soldiers enough room to move inside."

Inside the opened tent is a row of straw mats on both sides, with blankets folded on the straw mats, and a wooden square table and, of course, wooden pier chairs in the innermost part.

Huan Wen was frowning, of course he could see that Liu Yan was showing off... or rather, he had to admit that the tent was very big, but he didn't believe that the Han soldiers were treated like this, and thought it was a special arrangement Face project.He would think that it was easier, who would bring a table and a wooden pier in a war?When fighting a war, the simpler the materials you bring, the better, and the fewer and more convenient you are, so you don't bring unnecessary things.

The treatment can be fake, but the white tent with no end in sight will not be fake.With such a large number of tents alone, Huan Wen thought that the Han tribe was rich enough, just because the tents used a little more fabric.

The military camp was well planned, the main road looked very flat after repeated tamping, and a road with a width of at least six feet seemed straight, running directly through the entire military camp from the gate.Looking at the tents lined up on both sides of the main road, one can imagine that as long as there is an order, countless soldiers will flock to the main road, and after a little training, they will be able to set off on the battlefield.

When Huan Wen came, he had already observed that there were at least six similar main roads in the camps of the Han Dynasty. Looking at the distribution of the barracks, the troops under Liu Yan's command were obviously not the kind of mob that many people in the court thought, because the mob Such a neat camp can't be put out.

A roar of horseshoes attracted Constant Temperature's attention. When he turned his head to look, he saw at least [-] armored cavalry setting off unhurriedly into the distance, but he didn't know where they were going.

"That's...a cavalry, right?" Huan Wen was a knowledgeable man, and he didn't think that a knight wearing armor was an iron cavalry.He said sincerely: "The prince's tribal smelting strength and the number of craftsmen are really great!"

Look, this is the true sense of knowledge, knowing the difference between what kind of cavalry, and understanding that only those equipped with matching armor and weapons are considered cavalry.

The Jin army also had cavalry cavalry, a type of cavalry with armored knights and unarmored horses, mainly used for frontal battles.With the power of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, there are only three thousand cavalrymen. It is not because there are no more armors, but because there is a lack of qualified horses and knights. After all, the horse's load-bearing capacity must be qualified. Stirrups, even if you have stirrups, you may not be able to become a knight on a horse, maybe you can only be a mounted infantry.

Liu Yan didn't speak. If you use modern language, you'd be pretending to be a complete set, and the pretense hasn't been finished yet.

Those cavalry known as assault cavalry are of course system cavalry, but they are only the first batch, and there are still two thousand system archers who will appear later, and wait for the archers to finish first.

Of course Huan Wen also saw the cavalry archers, but he didn't react too much.

Archers, in Huan Wen's eyes, are Qingqi. Although they look like they are wearing good leather armor, similar units are really too common.

Liu Yan didn't know that his pretense failed. If he knew that he would let the two thousand cavalry archers show off their cavalry and archery, Huan Wen would understand that the cavalry and archery of those system archers and the Huren's light cavalry archery are simply the difference between heaven and earth.

The sound of rumbling horseshoes was chaotic. Huan Wen had already packed up his mood and wanted to talk about some serious business. He just said the word "Xiaguan", and the next moment, the sound of orderly footsteps came from afar.

It was so neat that it seemed like the sound of war drums beating. The rhythmic and layered sound of footsteps was made by about [-] infantry. They marched in a square formation, and each square formation looked absolutely neat Neatly, whether viewed horizontally, vertically or crookedly, every soldier is a straight line.

Huan Wen found it strange that there were a large number of carriages behind the infantry phalanx, and the carriages were not loaded with grain and fodder, but suits of armor?

"Oh, those are heavy armor." Liu Yan specifically mentioned the type and weight of the armor, and then said: "See those empty carriages?"

Huan Wen nodded in a daze, but in his heart he was surprised at how the infantry could walk so neatly.

"Actually, I should go out in a carriage." Liu Yan grinned: "Just to let Yuanzi see my infantry, I specially arranged to walk for a while, and I will still take a carriage later."

Yuanzi is Huanwen's cousin. Although only close friends and elders can be called cousins, didn't Huanwen claim to be a subordinate to Liu Yan?Liu Yan also had the nickname Huan Wen.There is also a hint of Liu Yan's bad taste. After all, not everyone can chat and laugh with historical celebrities, or even address Biaozi in the same manner as a junior.

Next, Huan Wen saw more. He saw the prosperity of the Han tribe with his own eyes, and also saw that the soldiers were full of enthusiasm.What impressed him deeply and puzzled him was that Liu Yan only took four years to rise, what method did he use to achieve such strength?
[Is it true that Liaodong or Goguryeo have huge iron mines?Is it true that Baekje was conquered by Liu Yan and became a vassal? 】After Huan Wen was shocked once or twice, he became a little numb afterwards.Later, he also saw the food of the Han Dynasty, and learned that Liu Yan really used the system of the 1th rank of the Qin Army for rank treatment. Seeing that the food was enough, and it could be described as very rich, he was a little confused: [ How much money should it cost to raise an army in this way?wrong!Even if one has money, food cannot be bought in the Central Plains. 】

It was already evening after wandering around, but Huan Wen not only forgot to ask where the troops were going to go, but also didn't mention a word about some things that should have been finalized earlier.

"My son-in-law, I never imagined that the Han tribe would have such strength. And it's only part of Liu Yan's army. I heard that he has more than 15 troops under his command?" , the son of Yuan Gui, the son of the Eastern Jin Dynasty offering wine, has long been an official of Huan Wen.He said worriedly: "I heard that there is a big turmoil in Qingzhou. It is obvious that Liu Yan found out that the imperial court's arrangement is counterattacking, but he bears it. I'm afraid..."

(End of this chapter)