Han Dao world

There is no shortage of infantry in Kanto, but there is a shortage of cavalry.

But after Jizhou was occupied by Yuan Shao, Liu Bei lost contact with Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping. The horses could not be replenished for a long time, and the combat effectiveness of the cavalry became weaker and weaker.After the imperial court issued an edict to restrict the sale and purchase of war horses, Liu Bei could no longer find a way to replenish war horses.

His choice to surrender to Yuan Shao has something to do with the source of the war horse being cut off.

Seeing that there are so many war horses in just one pass, Guan Yu couldn't help but sigh with emotion that after the imperial court mastered Bingliang, it had a huge advantage in war horse resources.In contrast, although Yuan Shao had good relations with Xianbei and Wuhuan in Youzhou, he was still not as good as the imperial court who controlled Bingliang.

"There are so many war horses in the imperial court?"

"The imperial court lacks everything, except horses." Xu Huang smiled and said, "Of course there are also high-grade ordnance. The Iron Officer in Hedong and the recently built Iron Officer in Xiling are all places to produce high-grade ordnance. If you If you want a customized weapon, tell me later, and I will send someone to do it."

Guan Yu let out an "oh", but didn't pay much attention.The quality of weapons is far less important to him than war horses.

The two walked forward for several miles and came to an open field.Xu Huang led Guan Yu up to the nearby hillside, looking down from a high place.

"Yunchang, this is called Fubo Valley. If the enemy comes from Hanoi, this is the last place suitable for field battle before the pass." Xu Huang pointed to the surrounding terrain and explained the possible battle situation for Guan Yu.

When Guan Yu came here, he had seen the terrain here and thought it was suitable for field battles, but he didn't think about it.After listening to Xu Huang's explanation, he realized that Xu Huang had carefully prepared and carefully arranged for possible battles.

With only the [-] paces that Guanzhong now has, and taking advantage of the favorable terrain here, Xu Huang is enough to prevent tens of thousands of troops from moving forward.

"I hope that Yunchang will practice the cavalry assault method here. If an enemy comes, the first achievement will be what Yunchang has in his pocket."

Guan Yu stroked his beard and smiled, cupped his hands and said, "Thank you Gongming for your care, I will definitely fulfill my mission."

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For several days in a row, Guan Yu and Xu Shang and others took the guards out of the customs every morning, and went to Funiu Valley and nearby different terrains for drills.

He soon got acquainted with Xu Shang and others.

Xu Huang was born in a poor family, so there is nothing to talk about.After he made meritorious service and became a marquis, he was reused by the emperor, and he led the captain of Zhiguan with the military and fierce governor, and only then did he have the personal guard camp.Except for Xu Shang, who was his clan brother, the others were all recruited from the soldiers in the Hedong Tuntian.

Most of the soldiers in the Hedong Tuntian were the Baibo Army, and most of the soldiers of these personal guard camps were also soldiers of the Baibo Army, and they came from poor backgrounds.Now that he was recruited by the imperial court, he was stationed in the east of the river, with food and clothing guaranteed, and the training was very hard.

Guan Yu loved them very much. He not only lived with them, shared joys and sorrows, but also taught them his martial arts.

Guan Yu can walk and ride, but is best at swordsmanship.His saber technique is simple and effective, with strong lethality. It is a killing technique tempered in the sea of ​​corpses and blood.Teaching this kind of sword technique to Xu Huang's personal guard camp is not only a reward for Xu Huang, but also a love for these personal guards.

With superior martial arts, the chance of surviving on the battlefield can be increased by [-]%.

Xu Huang often came to see Guan Yu's exercises, and sometimes competed with Guan Yu in martial arts.The martial arts of the two have their own merits, Xu Huang is agile, Guan Yu is powerful, and it is difficult to tell the winner within [-] matches, but Guan Yu has a clear advantage beyond [-] matches.

After a martial arts competition, Xu Huang said to Guan Yu: "Yun Chang, have you ever thought about using a long sword on horseback?"

"How do you use the long knife right now?" Guan Yu asked back. "I've never seen one."

"Why can't you use a long knife right away?" Xu Huang laughed and said, "You are tall and long, with great strength, but you are not the fastest. With a spear, you can't show your advantage, and a long knife is more suitable. Fighting At that time, with a single swing of the knife, ghosts and gods are hard to stop."

Guan Yu thought for a moment. "It's just that in this way, I'm afraid we can only strike later."

"That's right, no matter how long a long knife is, it's not as good as a spear. When you meet an opponent with high martial arts skills, you have to parry the opponent's spear first, and then counterattack." Xu Huang turned his head and looked at Guan Yu. "But if you swing your long knife in a melee, it will be a unparalleled killer."

Guan Yu nodded slightly, his heart pounding. "Gongming, what if we pick out hundreds of tall and strong men wearing heavy armor and holding long knives to break through the enemy's formation? Is there any chance of winning when they encounter the trapped camp commanded by Gao Shun?"

Xu Huang was slightly taken aback, then laughed out loud. "Yun Chang, this idea of ​​yours is brilliant, it's worth a try. You should choose 50 people to try first. If it works, I will write a letter to ask for an edict, and ask the emperor to issue an edict to bestow swords and armor to form a strong army."

Guan Yu blinked. "Can the emperor agree?"

Xu Huang patted Guan Yu's arm. "Yun Chang, you have never served the Son of Heaven, and you don't know how the Son of Heaven is. Back in Huayin, Li Jue and Guo Si led tens of thousands of Xiliang troops to chase after him. The Son of Heaven had only thousands of cavalry, and everyone was in danger. The Son of Heaven Go deep into the camps of the generals, eat and drink with ordinary soldiers, seek strategies to deal with the enemy, follow the best, and this is how we defeated Li Jue and Guo Si.”

"Son of heaven, ask ordinary soldiers for advice on how to deal with the enemy?"

"Old soldiers in the army, the rest of their lives, who doesn't have a few ways to save their lives? They just fight on their own, and they can't communicate with each other. The emperor summed up the experience of each of them, summed it up and refined it, discarded the rubbish and kept the essence, and then fed back Soldiers, you can double your battle strength. Thousands of people working together can defeat hundreds of thousands of people. If you have a wonderful idea, but it can be effective, the emperor will choose the good and follow it, and not do it for pleasure?"

Guan Yu raised his eyebrows lightly and nodded frequently. "It's no wonder the Son of Heaven was able to defeat Li Jue and win a great victory in Huayin. His way of governing the army coincides with mine. Although those scholars are familiar with military books and regard themselves as Confucian generals, they don't know that the true art of war lies in the hearts of soldiers. How can they defeat the enemy and win victory if they don't care about soldiers. "

"This is God's will." Xu Huang smiled slightly. "Is the Son of Heaven the only one who can make full use of the clouds?"

Guan Yu was silent for a moment, then turned around and saluted Xu Huang. "Gongming, I have a merciless request."

"You might as well speak bluntly, Yun Chang."

"I want to send a letter to Liu Xuande, tell him about the emperor's government, and persuade him to come and return." Guan Yu sighed. "Liu Xuande was misunderstood by others. He didn't know that although the imperial court was poor for a while, it had a great chance of rejuvenation because of its wise ruler and ministers. If he can return from the wrong way, he will become the imperial court's wings, and Yuan Shao's ambition may be curbed a little."

Xu Huang readily agreed. "That's right."

Chapter 402 Three Women

Lingzhou.

Ma Chao reined in his mount, bent his left leg, and placed it across the saddle.He took out his dagger, picked his teeth, watched Ma Yunlu turn around on the galloping horse and raised the crossbow, pulled the crossbow trigger, and gave a sneering laugh.

It is true that using a crossbow on horseback can shoot farther and more accurately, which solves the shortcomings of some women who cannot open strong bows, but the shooting speed of crossbows is too slow, far inferior to bows.For women, even the commonly used four-stone crossbow is a bit heavy, let alone the six-stone crossbow with a longer range.

Not everyone has the same talent as Ma Yunlu.

In his view, this is an unsolvable problem, and Ma Yunlu is wasting his mind in vain.

Although they were far away, Ma Yunlu seemed to have heard Ma Chao's disdain, came back from the circle, ran past Ma Chao, suddenly raised his crossbow, aimed at Ma Chao, and pulled the trigger.

Startled, Ma Chao bent down subconsciously, but forgot that his left leg was still on the saddle. He was a moment late and was shot straight.

There were no arrows on the crossbow, but Ma Chao was also unarmored, and his face turned pale from the pain.

Ma Yunlu pulled his horse back and stopped a few steps away.

"You're crazy." Ma Chao shouted angrily.

"Does it hurt?"

"Nonsense, let me try to shoot an arrow." Ma Chao said anxiously with a pale face.

He knew that Ma Yunlu was not in a good mood these two days, but it was still too much for her to do so.With a knife in his hand, he almost cut his lip and self-destructed.

"Yes." Ma Yunlu said: "You go ahead, I will chase behind, and see who shoots who first."

Ma Chao choked, and stared at Ma Yunlu for a moment. "Besides, you took advantage of all the advantages, how can there be such a good thing."

The range of the bow is far less than that of the crossbow. Even if he has the advantage of turning around and shooting, it is difficult to offset this gap.Even if it is, the accuracy of turning around and shooting is still far inferior to that of a crossbow.Especially when Ma Yunlu is hiding behind him on the right, he will be very uncomfortable.

After all, there are only a small number of people who can shoot left and right, at least he can't.

"Don't dare to compare?" Ma Yunlu showed a rare smile. "Then don't be so self-righteous in the future. You always feel that others are fooling around and you are the only one who is smart. Even the emperor will not easily reject any suggestion."

Hearing Ma Yunlu mention the Son of Heaven, Ma Chao didn't dare to speak harshly. "Is this the emperor's suggestion?"

"It's my suggestion. The emperor thinks it's feasible. Let me try it first." Ma Yunlu raised the crossbow in his hand. "This is my modified crossbow. It is lighter and more accurate. As long as you control the distance, the advantages are obvious."

Ma Chao rubbed the sore spot and sat up straight. "It seems that you are determined to be a general and refuse to enter the palace."

Ma Yunlu's eyes darkened. "The emperor said that there is no shortage of women in the harem, but there are no female generals."

"There is no shortage of women in the harem. You must marry someone, right? The military households are all husband and wife. Who do you plan to marry?"

Ma Yunlu rolled his eyes. "I didn't say that the generals who lead military households must also be husband and wife. Can I do it alone?" After finishing speaking, without waiting for Ma Chao to speak, he steered his horse away, greeted Lu Xiaohuan and others, and walked away.

"See how hard your mouth will be!" Ma Chao said disdainfully, then raised his hands and shouted loudly: "I have made an agreement with the tribes, you can pick people at any time."

"Understood." Ma Yunlu raised his hand, but did not look back.

Lu Xiaohuan urged the horse to follow, walking side by side with Ma Yunlu. "Sister, it's nice to have an older brother."

Ma Yunlu glanced at Lu Xiaohuan, hesitant to speak.

Ma Chao doesn't care about many things, but he is really kind to her.Although he strongly opposed her forming a female army and hoped that she would enter the palace as a nobleman, he still tried to help her find a woman suitable for joining the army from the Qianghu tribe.

For now, there are undoubtedly more Qianghu women who are suitable for joining the army.

"Do you like it?"

Lu Xiaohuan was taken aback for a moment, then puffed out her chest. "How is it possible, I will enter the palace in the future."

"Since you have joined the female army, you cannot enter the palace."

"I joined the women's army first, fought for a few years, and then retired to the palace." Lu Xiaohuan said with a chuckle, "I don't have your ambitions, I just want to be a female general."

Ma Yunlu rolled his eyes and ignored Lu Xiaohuan.She knew that not only Lu Xiaohuan, but also many female officials had the idea that being a knight was just a temporary interest, not a long-term solution.

She was the only one who wanted to be a female general but would rather not marry.

Thinking of this made her even more depressed.

Let the horse rein in and return to the imperial camp.As soon as he jumped off the horse, a maid came over.

"Servant, your honor is welcome."

Ma Yunlu didn't ask much, and followed the maid to Xun Wenqian's tent.Xun Wenqian didn't come here for a long time, but she was appreciated by countless people, and Ma Yunlu was one of them.

Xun Wenqian was talking to Cai Yan, and the two chatted happily.Seeing Ma Yunlu approaching, Xun Wenqian got up to invite him.

"Yunlu, sit down."

Ma Yunlu took his seat and bowed to Xun Wenqian and Cai Yan. Seeing that Cai Yan had no intention of getting up and leaving the table, he realized that this matter had something to do with Cai Yan, and maybe it had something to do with the Son of Heaven, so he couldn't help being a little nervous.

"Yun Lu, have you trained well these two days?"

"Thank you for your concern. It went well. It's just that the commonly used crossbow is too heavy and not suitable for women. It needs to be modified."

"I invite you here today to talk about this matter. If you have any specific requirements for using a crossbow immediately, draw up a list, and I will send someone to Hedong. Maybe I can find a skilled craftsman to help you a little bit." Xun Wenqian laughed. : "If you want to say that the place with the most skilled craftsmen is Hedong. Not only Guandong, Guanzhong, but also some craftsmen who came from Jingzhou, but it is very lively."

After hearing this, Ma Yunlu couldn't help but be overjoyed. "That's great. I'm worried about this. Thank you for your help."

Cai Yan said: "Your honor is not helping in vain, she also needs your help."

Ma Yunlu said: "Being able to serve a noble person is something you can't ask for. How can you help me?"

"That's not the case. The servants and officials are all ministers of your majesty, which are different from the six palaces. If there is no edict, it is inconvenient for the nobleman to speak. I invite you here today to ask your opinion. With your consent, I will continue to talk to you." Ask the emperor for an edict, so as not to embarrass you."

Ma Yunlu was very curious. "What's the matter?"

"The nobleman wants to visit the surrounding tribes to see the living conditions of Qianghu, especially the situation of women. I would like to ask you to accompany us for protection."

Ma Yunlu understood as soon as he heard it, and couldn't help laughing.

These Kanto people really know how to behave.The emperor attaches great importance to women and the education of Qianghu, and they immediately follow up.Her elder brother Ma Chao is the captain of the Qiang Hu tribe, and has a very good relationship with the Qianghu tribe. It is naturally much more convenient for her to accompany him.

"I can't ask for it."

"In that case, I will ask His Majesty for an edict later." Xun Wenqian looked at Cai Yan with a smile, and then at Ma Yunlu. "You are both literary and military, you are all heroes of the female school, and you will surely leave your name in history in the future, which is very enviable."

Cai Yan said: "There have been female officials in ancient times, and there are many of them. Fufeng Ban's pearls and jades are in front, so what reputation can I have. But Yunlu, who will fight on the battlefield in the future and be named a marquis and general, will be the No. 1 in ancient and modern times. "

Ma Yunlu even said that he didn't dare to take the lead, but he felt much more relaxed.

Xun Wenqian smiled and said: "Although you are the general of the emperor, I don't want to talk too much. But you and I are both women, so naturally we have to help each other. I don't have Zhaoji's knowledge, so I can't help much, but I, A Weng, A My aunt is in Hedong, so I can do some things. If you need something and it is not convenient to ask the emperor to issue an edict, you can tell me, and I will try my best to help you."

Ma Yunlu is grateful, and thanks again and again.

Chapter 403

"Visiting a nearby tribe?" Liu Xie put down the document in his hand and looked at Xun Wenqian in surprise.

Xun Wenqian was wearing a well-tailored knight uniform and a simple bun, looking neat and tidy.After coming here for a few days, she got used to the life here, talking and behaving as if she had lived here for many years.

"Your Majesty is busy with the military and administration, and you have to meet many people every day. You may not have time to pay attention to those women. I just have nothing to do. I want to visit them, learn some things, and refer to each other. Maybe it can be more comprehensive."

Liu Xie glanced at Xun Wenqian and laughed silently.

This is personal essence.Chen Qun can have a son like Chen Tai, it is most likely due to her.The husband and the child are the same.

In contrast, Fu Shou, Song Du, and Dong Wan's reactions were too slow.

"Let Ma Yunlu bring some girls to accompany you."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Xun Wenqian thought for a while, and then said: "Your Majesty, I have something to say, I'm afraid it's a bit presumptuous, but I still want to meet Your Majesty Chen."

"Tell me." Liu Xie sat up straight, assuming a posture of accepting advice.

Xun Wenqian couldn't help but twitch the corners of her mouth, but she held back and didn't laugh out loud. "Ma Yunlu intends to be a general, and of course it is in line with His Majesty's policy of equality between men and women. But Ma Yunlu is also a woman, and she will marry in the future. Has Your Majesty ever thought about who is suitable to be her husband-in-law?"

"Who?"

"Only Your Majesty."

"Me?" Liu Xie was very surprised.

"Yes, only Your Majesty is the most suitable." Xun Wenqian sat closer, rolled up her sleeves, poured some water into the inkstone, and said while grinding the ink: "From the perspective of the public, female soldiers are also soldiers, and they are husband and wife. As an army, military households who are capable of fighting are more powerful, and they should be in the hands of His Majesty. From a personal point of view, Ma Yunlu entered the court for the purpose of entering the palace. Who else can enter the palace after seeing a king like His Majesty? Does she have blue eyes?"

Liu Xie couldn't help but laugh. "Smart talk. Are you selfish, or are you afraid of me, or do you want something from me? Just talk about it if you have something to do. Why bother Ma Yunlu? I don't think she has such an idea."

Xun Wenqian pursed her lips and smiled. "Your Majesty has a lot to do every day, so naturally he won't take into account the thoughts of these little children."

Liu Xie raised his hand. "Let's talk about this later. Yuan Shu's daughter has already arrived in Hedong and is on her way here. Prepare yourself. When she arrives, you will arrange for her."