Cross the bandit to be the emperor

Based on this calculation, the income of the White Horse Village is more than ten times that of the Black Wind Village. No wonder, Li Dadao, the leader of the Tiansha Gang, said that the income of the White Horse Gang is very rich even among the third-rate forces.

8000 taels of silver is enough to feed thousands of ordinary people.

Under normal circumstances, thousands of ordinary people can earn so much money a year, while the White Horse Gang has only about 400 people, which is almost ten times the income of ordinary people.

The green forest force is really a tempting profession. The bigger the scale, the higher the income. Not only does Qinglongzhai have its own territory, but it can also collect two or three hundred donations from the green forest force every year. I really don't know how much the annual income is.

However, no matter how much you put in, how much you gain, the horse thieves of the White Horse Gang are different from ordinary people, and consume a lot. They only feed a few hundred people, and there is not much left every year.

However, even if there is not much left, there is still one or two thousand taels of silver, which is already a large sum of money. This means that any leakage between the fingers of the big brother is enough for ordinary people to eat and drink for a lifetime.

"I see that the horses and weapons of the White Horse Gang are extraordinary, and such horses and weapons are rare in the market. What is the way for the White Horse Gang?" After thinking about it, Li Yi asked.

"I don't want to hide this from the emperor. I used to serve in the army of the puppet dynasty. I know some officials of the puppet dynasty. I bought horses and weapons from them. The price of these things is [-]% cheaper than the market. The premise is that the White Horse Gang can't sell these horses and weapons!" Deng Shihu hesitated for a moment, then said.

However, he didn't turn his mind around for a while. Originally, this kind of matter was the biggest secret of the White Horse Gang. Even if someone from Qinglongzhai came to ask, he might not tell the other party that this was the way of the White Horse Gang.

However, his situation is different now, there is nothing he can't say to Li Yi, and he has to say it.

"You used to serve in the army of the puppet dynasty, and you knew the officials of the puppet dynasty?" Li Yi's eyes lit up.

He was worried that he didn't know much about the strength of the Great Shang Dynasty. Li Ling was just an official's personal bodyguard before, so he didn't know much about the strength of the military.

It would be great if Deng Shihu knew about it.

Even if they don't know everything, they only need to know the strength of the nearby military.

"The subordinates used to serve in the Yangzhou Cavalry Battalion, and they didn't know any high-ranking official figures, but officials who managed the horse farm and equipment replacement."

Deng Shihu said in succession.

"Do you know how strong the puppet dynasty's current army is?" Li Yi nodded slightly, and his expression returned to calm.

Hearing Li Yi's words, Deng Shihu seemed to think of something, and fear flashed across his expression.

"Strong!"

For a moment, Deng Shihu said in a deep voice.

If not, he would not have thought about running away after Li Yi performed a miracle.

It was precisely because he knew that the army of the Great Shang Dynasty was very strong that he had a slight doubt about Li Yi's establishment of a new dynasty.

It would be fine if Li Yi was really the Prince of Heaven, but this matter was too illusory, so he couldn't believe it all.

Without waiting for Li Yi to continue asking, Deng Shihu continued to speak: "The Puppet Dynasty has five elite soldiers, each with 20 soldiers. The western border; the Eastern Zhendong Army, sits on the eastern border; the Chinese Shenwu Army, sits in the center."

"These five armies are said to be drilled every day, and every soldier is an elite among the elite. When I served in the Yangzhou Cavalry Battalion, I once saw a hundred-man squadron of the Shenwu Army. The most ordinary soldier, I dare not Said to be its opponent"

Having said that, Deng Shihu took a deep breath.

There were a total of 100 million such soldiers in the Great Shang Dynasty!

What a terrifying number is this?

After knowing the strength of the army of the Great Shang Dynasty, how can the general forces dare to resist?

Li Yi's pupils also froze slightly.

The strength of the Great Shang Dynasty is so strong?

He knew that Deng Shihu was identified as an intermediate horse thief by Goldfinger!

He is very clear about how strong the middle-level characters are!

It's easy for one person to beat ten or eight ordinary people!

Among the general green forest forces, such a character can easily sit on the top spot!

Such a character, dare not say that he is an opponent of an ordinary soldier of the Shenwu Army?

There were as many as 100 million such soldiers in the Great Shang Dynasty?

"Are you sure, that hundred-man squad is just an ordinary squad of the Shenwu Army?" Li Yi asked in a deep voice after a while.

"I asked others specifically, and it is true."

Deng Shihu nodded.

"In addition to the five elite soldiers, the puppet dynasty's 36 states each have tens of thousands of state soldiers to suppress the world, and there are about 250 million troops in total. The entire puppet dynasty claims to have an army of 350 million!"

Then, Deng Shihu continued.

"350 troops"

Li Yi took a deep breath.

The military strength of the Great Shang Dynasty was really strong.

As far as he knew, there were very few dynasties with such a powerful army in the ancient past.

No wonder, the lord that Li Ling once followed said that the Great Shang Dynasty was in its heyday.

Such a powerful military force, ordinary power, who can stop it?

Thinking about it carefully, what Deng Shihu said is not impossible.

According to the description on Goldfinger, middle-level characters generally need to study and train rigorously for five years. If the five elite soldiers have better training methods, even if they cannot meet the standards described by Goldfinger, they can be trained in seven or eight years. A middle-level character is not impossible.

100 million mid-level characters even if some are not up to standard

"Are you sure that your strength is not necessarily the opponent of an ordinary soldier of the Shenwu Army?" After thinking about it, he still felt that it was a bit exaggerated. Li Yi raised his head again, looked at Deng Shihu, and asked.

"this"

Deng Shihu hesitated.

"Let's talk about it carefully. If you fight hand-to-hand with ordinary soldiers of the Shenwu Army, who is stronger and who is weaker?" Li Yi said calmly.

"What this subordinate said just now is actually based on the original strength and senses of this subordinate. After more than ten years, this subordinate's strength has become stronger than before. If you fight with bare hands, your subordinate may be able to defeat ordinary soldiers of the Shenwu Army. However, an army is based on the whole, and there are various equipments. The morale of the Shenwu Army is very strong, and the equipment is also very good. If the opponent is fully armed, even now, I really dare not say that I am the opponent of the opponent." Deng Shihu thought for a while Think, say.

Chapter 78 State Military Status

"Is that so"

Li Yi was thoughtful.

From this point of view, it is a bit exaggerated that the soldiers of the Shenwu Army are at least mid-level characters, but at least they should be junior characters, even junior characters who are not weak.

Equipment, he once again noticed this problem.

In fact, Li Yi paid attention to this issue more than once.

At the very beginning, Li Ling said that a good weapon can increase a person's strength by several percent.

And equipment, not only weapons, but also armor.

The imperial court regards armor as very important, far more than weapons, so we can see the importance of armor.

People are the most important thing. If you kill one thousand enemies, you will lose eight hundred. In fact, when the two armies fight, they fight for human lives.

Think about it carefully, this kind of thing, when it is critical, may be an extra life, several lives, and moreover, how can an old soldier who has seen blood and a new soldier be compared?

How big is the gap between an old soldier who has fought many battles and a new soldier?

"It seems that I want to sweep the world, and there is indeed a long way to go"

Li Yi secretly thought.

Perhaps, among the five elite soldiers of the Great Shang Dynasty, ordinary soldiers were not as powerful as the mid-level ones, but with various blessings, they were no worse than the mid-level ones.

Such a powerful force, if he wants to push it horizontally, there is still a long way to go.

"After all, they are professional soldiers, and we are just amateurs. Before, I underestimated the strength of the imperial army."

Li Yi shook his head in his heart.

It is also because the strength of the county government servants and city gate guards is not very good, which confuses him. He thought that the strength of the entire imperial court’s army is similar. Now it seems that it is not. Strictly speaking, the county government servants are not considered real soldiers. .

The city gate guards are barely considered, but they stay in the city all year round, deal with all kinds of people, and are used to seeing the prosperity, so how can they have the mood to strengthen their own strength?

"How is the strength of the state soldiers? Qingyang Erzhou, do you know how many state soldiers there are?" Li Yi thought for a while, looked at Deng Shihu, and asked again.

"The strength of the state soldiers is much worse than that of the five elite soldiers, but it also depends on the generals of the local states. They don't care. In some prosperous states and counties, there may not be a war for several years or more. The generals in the prefectures don’t care too much, and their armaments are already very lax. In some prefectures and counties, the environment is not good and there are frequent wars, or the generals in the local prefectures are more caring, and the army strength is good.” Deng Shihu shook his head and said.

"Generally speaking, those who practice every three days belong to the elite soldiers, and those who practice every five days are also considered better. Most state soldiers practice every seven or eight days, every ten days, a few half a month, or even once a month. , the strength is very poor”

After a pause, Deng Shihu continued.

"It is said that the army often has empty pay." Li Yi asked with a slight movement in his heart.

"There may be empty pay, but this is very rare! It is said that the demise of the previous dynasty has a lot to do with it! The current puppet dynasty is so strict about this management, once it is reported and verified, it will be barbarian No one dares to take the risk of the great crime of the three clans! Unless you have a relationship with the sky, but people with a relationship with the sky will generally not do this kind of thing!"

Deng Shihu shook his head immediately.

He didn't know about other places, so he said that the Yangzhou army he had served in had never seen such a thing.

"Okay then, do you know how strong the state army is in Qingyang and Yangzhou?"

Li Yi sighed slightly in his heart, and asked again.

Strictly speaking, Heifengzhai belongs to Yangzhou, but it is also very close to Qingzhou.

"There were more wars in Qingzhou. There were about 33 state soldiers in total. Qingzhou has 1000 counties, and each county has about 2 people stationed there. There are also three important barracks, each with [-] to [-] troops."

"Yangzhou is more prosperous, with fewer wars. There are about 31 state soldiers. Yangzhou has 800 counties, and each county has about 2 people stationed. There are only two important barracks, each with [-] to [-] horses."

"As for the strength of the armies of the two states, the cavalry battalion I was in back then belonged to the elite state soldiers. Why was I in charge at that time!"

Deng Shihu explained in detail.

When talking about how long it was, Deng Shihu's eyes flashed with pride.

Very long, that is also an official!

Later, after he retired, he became a horse thief for some reason, and he recruited two former subordinates. In addition, he knew several official figures in Yangzhou, and he was able to buy horses and weapons, so he grew bigger step by step. , For more than ten years, he has established a foundation like the White Horse Gang.

"With the same number of people, how does the strength of the White Horse Gang compare to that of the Yangzhou Cavalry Battalion?" Li Yi asked.

"If you don't consider the equipment, the White Horse Gang is slightly stronger than the Yangzhou Cavalry Battalion. I know the importance of elites. When I choose my men, I also choose elites. But counting the equipment, the strength of the White Horse Gang should be stronger than the Yangzhou Cavalry. The camp is a bit worse."

Deng Shihu thought for a while, finally sighed slightly, and said.

"Oh? What kind of equipment does the Yangzhou Cavalry Battalion have?" Li Yi asked curiously.

"Armor, it's just this thing, the strength of the Yangzhou cavalry battalion will increase by [-]%, and there are three rounds of crossbows, which will increase the strength of the Yangzhou cavalry battalion by another [-]%, and other equipment, although there is no increase in armor and three rounds of crossbows More strength, but more or less increased."

Deng Shihu said in a deep voice.

"Armor and crossbows? Why haven't you seen the White Horse Gang have such equipment?"

Li Yi narrowed his eyes slightly.

"These two kinds of equipment are very well managed by the Puppet Dynasty. Once they are discovered to be leaked, it will be a crime of at least the barbarians. Even those people I know would not dare to sell me such things," Deng Shihu said with a wry smile.

"Actually, even if they dare to sell this kind of thing, I don't dare to take it! Ordinary green forest forces, the imperial court can tolerate it, let them know which green forest force has these two kinds of equipment, I'm afraid it's a thorn in the side, a thorn in the flesh!"

After a pause, Deng Shihu sighed.

"understood."

Li Yi nodded slightly.

Originally, he wanted to ask whether Deng Shihu had thought about making these two kinds of equipment by himself, but now it seems that there is no need to ask.

However, since these two kinds of equipment greatly increase the strength of a soldier, if given the chance, they can try to make these two kinds of equipment in Heifeng Village.

As for, will they become thorns in the court's eyes and thorns in the flesh? He has already established himself as the emperor, so he is afraid of this?

"By the way, you said earlier that a good bow should be at least ten taels of silver. What do you mean by the standard of a good bow?" After thinking for a while, Li Yi asked again.

They didn't even have a substandard crossbow, and he couldn't upgrade it even if he wanted to.

However, he can think about bows and arrows.

A sharpshooter with a good set of bows and arrows is not necessarily less threatening than a soldier with a continuous crossbow, and even stronger in many aspects.

It's just that sharpshooters are more difficult to train.

A few days ago, the battle with the White Horse Gang had already made Li Yi realize that Black Wind Village lacked good bows.

Intermediate people are very reluctant to use elementary bows and arrows, and have not exerted the maximum power of an intermediate person.

Otherwise, in that battle, the middle-level people in their Black Wind Village could have performed better.

It's just that he used the power of faith to upgrade to a more advanced bow and arrow, which was too expensive.