sweeping the world

Chapter 367 Tongguan Battlefield
Part of Ran Min's desire to proclaim himself emperor was out of anger, and the other part was because he felt that Li Nong disliked that his official position was not high enough.

Before, Ran Min gave Li Nong the title of Duke of the County, which was a precedent in history.

That's really the case. Before the Chinese civilization reached the period of the Five Husbands, the county government basically came to an end. The level above the county level was used as a feudal country, so there were county kings but there were no county princes.

In Europa, the duke is equal to feudalism, but the feudal principality in Chinese civilization happened in the Zhou Dynasty, until the first emperor ruled the world, removed the feudalism and changed to centralization, and there was no such thing as a principality.

After the Hu people took control of the Central Plains, many structures inevitably deteriorated. Dukes of a county began to appear, but they were not duchies.

Did Li Nong feel that the official position and title given by Ran Min were too low and he was unwilling to accept it?He actually thought that Ran Min was messing around from the very beginning, but because of the friendship between his ancestors, he neither stopped nor supported him, and vaguely discovered that Shi Hu did it intentionally, so as a courtier, he shouldn't go blind Blend.

At this moment, Li Nong and Fu Hong were kneeling and sitting face to face. Both of them had a table with some preserved fruits and fruits on it.

The place where the two stayed was at the front of the barracks, surrounded by soldiers of the Di tribe army and the Qihuo army, and in front of them were soldiers of the two armies shouting and charging one after another, and against them was the army of Ran's Qin State leaving the pass to fight.

"Yong Zeng is still so brave." Of course the Yong Zeng Li Nong was talking about was Ran Min. He looked at the soldiers in front of him who were unable to resist when Ran Min personally led the cavalry to charge left and right. He actually smiled: "How brave is the Duke's command?" Will you be able to hold on to it?"

In Shijie Zhao State, Fu Hong was an envoy, governor of the six barbarians, a champion general, and Duke of Xiping County. Except for the title, any envoy, governor of the six barbarians, and champion general were not really considered real. , all because as long as they hold a heavy soldier, everyone has a series of titles, no matter what the festival is or what the governor is, the champion generals can line up a series of titles.

"Let the miscellaneous Hu consume first." Fu Hong couldn't laugh, Guanzhong, where the Di people lived, was being ravaged by Ran Min, and Zhang's Liang Kingdom in the western region was constantly mopping up, and it was unknown how many Di people would die.With a gloomy face, he said: "Wei Wuhou has a strong general under his command, how about dispatching them to fight against them?"

Speaking of which, although Fu Hong is the leader of the Di clan, he and Yao Yizhong generally served many kings.He surrendered to the Zhao State of the Xiongnu Liu Yao, and after being defeated by Shihu, he surrendered to Shijie Zhao State, but not long after he surrendered, he immediately rebelled and returned to Zhang's Liang State. In the end, he was defeated by Shihu again and surrendered again. After going back and forth so many times, it is considered that he accepted his fate to serve Shihu, and after many achievements, he became an envoy, governor of the six barbarians, a champion general, and was named the Duke of Xiping County.

Not only did Fu Hong himself have a long list of titles, but in fact more than 2000 of his subordinates were bestowed the title of Marquis of Guannei by Shi Hu, and he was regarded as the general of Marquis of Guannei.

There are more than 2000 marquises in Guannei, which is something that only Hu people can do. After all, Hu people don’t have the concept of "the country’s important tools should not be given lightly", which is enough to show that there are really as many marquises as dogs. Only the knighthood can show enough dignity.

Li Nong waved his hands, with a smile on his face, and said: "There is no such thing as a hero under a certain command."

In a sense, Li Nong has no shortage of heroes, but in terms of equipment, he has always been the worst in Shijie Zhao.

If you have bravery, you must also have the equipment to match it. It's not about borrowing external force, but hitting someone with your fist will only hurt you, but hitting someone with a sharp weapon will kill you.Whether or not you have armor to protect yourself is the key. If you are not brave enough to be stabbed and die, how can you use your strength?

Fu Hong subconsciously looked at the begging army around him. Without a unified uniform, they would not laugh at fifty steps. Everyone is actually the same, but even Li Nong's personal guards are really shabby. A metal weapon that looks good is fine, but don't even think about armor.

It's not that the begging army is incapable of obtaining armor, it's because Shijie Zhao Guo does not allow the begging army of Jin people to have armor when their level is not up to standard, so some individuals can have armor, and others can't even if they have armor Allowed to wear.

Of course, that's one thing in the regulations, and another thing to hide it under the clothes.

To say that the situation of the Jin people in Shijie's Zhao army is so bad, why Li Nong still works for Shihu wholeheartedly, it is related to the so-called loyalty issue.In the era when the national concept had not yet been popularized, personal loyalty was valued more than any national righteousness or national distinction.

On one side is the friendship from the Ran Zhan era, and on the other side is the loyalty from the Shi Le era. Li Nong's inner entanglement and hesitation are happening all the time. He came to Tongguan because of the king's order, and he didn't really try his best after he came. This is the reason why Fu Hong has this attitude.

Ran Min's three thousand personal guards were equipped with luxurious equipment. The weapons in their hands were cavalry spears, sabers, and strong bows from the Han Dynasty, and the armor on their bodies was also the cavalry armor from the Han Dynasty.

It is an exaggeration to say that the products produced by the Han country must be high-quality, but the level of sophistication is definitely not inferior to that of any country in the world. A thousand heavy cavalry are assisted by thousands of light cavalry, and Ran Min himself serves as a sharp spear on the battlefield. What is happening above is an out-and-out massacre.

Although the riots in Guanzhong continued, and the war between Tongguan and Xiaoguan was tense, Ran Min still had a solid foundation in his confidence that the country would not perish.His heritage lies in the tens of thousands of elites in his hands, especially the three thousand cavalry with excellent armor.

In such an era, armored cavalry equipment is the most peak type of arms, which is equivalent to the existence of chariot soldiers in the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods. It is a part of demonstrating national power and the force that allows a country to exist.

On the battlefield after the fight, Ran Min straddled Zhu Longma and held a halberd, scanning the battlefield with his eyes.

The Qin State's armored heavy cavalry of the Ran clan slowly gathered behind Ran Min. A thousand armored heavy cavalry were actually only wounded but not dead. Many of the knights and mounts of the armored heavy cavalry had many arrows inserted into their bodies. But in fact, it's just a little flesh injury and it's not serious.

The battlefield space outside Tongguan is not large, it is a matter of decision as a pass, after all, the first thing about a pass is to place it according to the location, and not every place can build a pass.

The armored heavy cavalry gathered behind Ran Min, but the light cavalry accompanying the battle were busy killing the only wounded enemy troops and looking for their own wounded soldiers. They would also collect weapons and armor, as well as live or dead horses. will also be collected.

Shijie Zhao Jun will not let Ran's Qin Jun work in peace.

Under Fu Hong's order, there were also miscellaneous hus who came out of the camp yelling, and the number should be about [-]. As soon as they came out of the camp, all kinds of sounds "buzzed and buzzed" joined together.

The Hu people have no shortage of cavalry, but the Hu people are not necessarily cavalry. The ones at the front are nearly six or seven thousand light cavalry, and the rest are running on foot at the back.

According to Fu Hong's thinking, what he wants to consume the most is not the miscellaneous Hus, but the begging army under Li Nong's command.

Of course Li Nong knew Fu Hong's mentality, thinking in a dark direction would make Fu Hong happier than fighting in the same room, but Li Nong was not Fu Hong's domestic slave, let alone a general, and Shi Hu didn't designate who was the master and who was the deputy.

It was none other than Zhai Bin who had fought against the Han army, and was miraculously not killed by Shihu, who had a reputation for brutality, after he returned from the defeat.

No matter what you say, Di Bin is the king of his clan in the Central Plains. Naturally, Fu Hong can't use Di Bin as a small soldier, but Fu Hong will not let Di Bin, who seems extremely incompetent and selfish, lead the Di clan army, and send him to lead the miscellaneous army. Hu appears to be appropriate.

Zhai Bin still adhered to the consistent philosophy. Of course, the Dingling people should not be used for consumption. If they were to die, they would not be Dingling people. As a result, he brought more than 2000 Dingling people to the battle, and the rest would do whatever they wanted.

"Boss, this is not good, it's too obvious."

"It doesn't matter so much, my reputation of incompetence has already been established, so it will appear even more incompetent."

"..."

This is a guy that even the Jie people dare to send to die at will. He uses honesty and incompetence as his mask, and he is also greedy for money and lustful.

Zhai Bin wore a gorgeous suit and rode a good-blooded Wusun horse, with a nonchalant expression on his face: "I'm just stupid, I'm just so willful."

The Dingling people around just laughed out loud "hehehe", what is fame, only rich and beautiful women are real, as long as they can earn enough, they should pat their buttocks and run back to Mobei.

There is no doubt that Ran Min personally led the army to win a hearty battle, and then continued to win. After six consecutive victories, the morale of the army reached the peak, and even he himself shouted loudly. There is a kind of world The aura of a hero who is better than me.

"Your Majesty, it looks strange!" Jiang Gan poured cold water: "The enemy troops who came to fight were all miscellaneous Husbands, and there were no Di and Qiang soldiers, let alone begging troops."

Ran Min was quite happy at first, but his complexion changed immediately after a basin of cold water, and he reprimanded in a low voice: "What are you going to do? If you say you don't want to be emperor, I will listen to you, why don't you even turn a blind eye to the big victory!"

Jiang Gan was deeply afraid that Ran Min's next sentence would be "wait for the widow to lead the army and horses into the joint camp", so he ignored the reprimand and said, "it's time to return to the pass for a series of big victories, so I invite the king to lead the army back to the pass."

The resentment in Ran Min's heart had been released after the brisk fight, he licked his dry lips, thought for a while and agreed: "It is time to reward the soldiers with a feast, but there is good food, water and wine are absolutely not allowed."

In fact, Jiang Gan was just saying that drinking is something that people with common sense would not do before the war, and the only delicacies are horse meat collected on the battlefield, and at most they will kill some sheep. trade with the country.

"Han army armor is really easy to use!" After returning to the pass, Ran Min counted the casualties of armor and cavalry equipment, and found that only more than [-] people had died in battle. Strong protection, full of mouth: "You should buy more!"

Speaking of Jiang Gan, he couldn't help but have a bitter face. They were able to use Li's family to become a Han with the help of Zhang's Liangguo, and the exaggerated toll fees were very scary.

(End of this chapter)