Five Hundred and Fifty-Eight: Drought, Refugees (4)

There are many types of cavalry, but there is no detailed division of arms in this era, and the arms are very single.

For example, most of the cavalry in northern Xinjiang are light cavalry.

There is a lack of mineral veins there, so the soldiers' armors are naturally not made of copper or iron, but are all woven with special rattan.

This is similar to their ancestors, the Qiang Wu Clan.

The vine armor of the Qiang Wu tribe is repeatedly soaked in oil and supplemented by special craftsmanship. It has strong toughness and good defense. The key is that it is light.

However, look at the fate of the Qiang Wu tribe. Hundreds of thousands of cavalry were burned to death by Prime Minister Huangfu. The three tribes in Northern Xinjiang learned the lessons from their ancestors and transformed the craftsmanship of rattan armor. Now it seems that it is not very good. Afraid of fire.

The infantry in northern Xinjiang are similar to the cavalry, wearing rattan armor and holding broadswords or spears.

As for the classification of arms and cooperative operations?

Oh, is there that thing?

Jiang Pengji has only fought with the Tsing Yi Army so far. The opponents were all unarmored soldiers with less than five combat effectiveness.

Northern Xinjiang's elite soldiers and infantry are not comparable to third-rate goods like the Tsing Yi Army. Their numbers alone are enough to scare people.

To deal with such an enemy, it is natural to adopt a serious attitude and let them experience the art of war.

Therefore, it is very important to classify the arms.

It would be a nightmare if a single unit encountered a suppressed unit.

Jiang Pengji told her own idea and planned to divide the army under her into different arms for targeted training.

Feng Jin said, "Time is too tight and we don't have enough manpower. I'm afraid it will be difficult -"

"No matter how difficult it is, you have to give it a try, otherwise, you can only sit back and wait for death."

If Northern Xinjiang sends troops, it will definitely take time to prepare, and Jiang Pengji can seize the time to train the new soldiers.

In ancient times, many men were recruited into military camps. After a few days of training, they could be put on the battlefield. However, the combat effectiveness and quality of such soldiers were not good. The training period for the new soldiers recruited by Jiang Pengji was at least half a year, and the training time was concentrated on Winter and summer.

Severe weather can temper people's will and body even more.

As for spring and autumn?

In the spring, I help with the plowing, in the autumn, I help with the autumn harvest, and I continue to train in my free time. I can’t stop anyway.

Entering Jiang Pengji's military camp, there is a training period all year round, with only one day off in January.

After such training, the soldiers can definitely be regarded as elite soldiers, not to mention that most of them have participated in more than one battle. Their combat experience and quality are far better than those of the raw recruits. They are not comparable to the casual soldiers. They can easily One versus five.

Almost exactly one day later, the news of An Yina's sudden death also spread to the other three counties in Fengyi County.

When Qi Guanrang received the news, it was dark. He was processing documents with an oil lamp. His eyelids were already clenching due to sleepiness. When he heard the news, it seemed as if a bolt of lightning pierced from his head to the soles of his feet, which frightened him so he immediately woke up.

Xu Ke's reaction was similar. He dropped what he was doing and sent a letter to Xiangyang County overnight.

The only ones who remained calm and composed were Wei Ci and Yang Si from Cheng'an County.

To be precise, there was only Wei Ci.

Yang Si asked, "Why don't you worry? Northern Xinjiang is so ambitious that the troops sent out this time are definitely not weak. How can Chongzhou's military power alone resist their iron hoof? Once the frontier is forced, Dongqing is afraid that it will The old road of Nansheng... I'm afraid your master will be killed!"

Yang Si doesn't care who will be the emperor of Dongqing, but it must not be a foreigner from Northern Xinjiang!

Wei Ci smiled calmly, "Don't be anxious, Beijiang probably won't be able to defeat them this time. They still have a lawsuit on their head."

Yang Si was surprised and asked him hurriedly, "You are a troublesome fox. If you have anything to say, just say it directly. Half of the words are hidden and the other half is hidden. You are not afraid of being beaten. Tell me carefully, why can't Northern Xinjiang defeat them this time? They We have been coveting Dongqing for a long time, and now that there are endless wars in the north and wars in the south, this is a good time for Northern Xinjiang to send troops southward. Could it be said that the three tribes in Northern Xinjiang are in civil strife? "

Wei Ci shook his head, "Now the king of the Imperial Court of Northern Xinjiang is very majestic. He is in his prime, and his methods of governing are also strong. As early as when he became the king, he had unified the forces in Northern Xinjiang. In his twilight years Or before the collapse, there will be no internal chaos in Northern Xinjiang.”

Yang Si was puzzled. There was no civil strife in northern Xinjiang, so why couldn't he go south?

Wei Ci said, "Buddha said, it cannot be said."

Yang Si said angrily, "Shit! You just want to be beaten."

Making bad friends by mistake!

Wei Ci has already sent a letter to Xiangyang County regarding this issue.

Others didn't understand, but he believed Jiang Pengji would believe what he said.

The letters from Qi Guanrang, Xu Ke and Wei Ci were delivered almost immediately, and the three messengers all came on horseback overnight.

Jiang Pengji tore off the paint and took out the neatly folded letter paper inside.

She first read the letter from Qi Guanrang who arrived first, then Xu Ke's letter, and finally Wei Ci's letter.

Unlike the first two who asked for countermeasures, there were only a few words in Wei Ci's envelope.

Just these few words made Jiang Pengji stretch her eyebrows and her eyes glowed with joy.

[At the beginning of November of the 20th year of Tianwu, horse plague occurred in Northern Xinjiang. The war horses died suddenly of the disease, and 12 out of 10 survivors]

She read the letter, took the fire fold, and burned it to ashes.

"If that's the case, it seems like we have to ask Uncle Gu to make the last fortune in Northern Xinjiang, and make it harder!"

Her eyes seemed to be shining brightly. She spread out a piece of paper, polished her pen, and wrote a letter.

"Here, call the head of the brick kiln. We have something important to discuss."

In the armies of the three tribes in the northern border, the ratio of infantry to cavalry reached one to two. If a large number of war horses were infected and died, it would be like cutting off their left and right arms. They would not be able to recover their peak combat power in the next few years, let alone go south. This gave Jiang Pengji a lot of time to grow.

Before, she felt that there was not enough time, but now she was a little relieved.

However, she did not completely believe the content of the letter. It was not because she doubted Wei Ci, but because of the butterfly effect. Who knows whether the horse plague in the northern border will occur regularly? Maybe it was blown away by the butterfly wings, or maybe time was moved back.

Before it is completely confirmed, Jiang Pengji will not take it lightly, and preparations must be made.

However, whether the northern border has the ability to march south or not, the business there will not last long.

Jiang Pengji plans to make the last fortune and cheat millions of guan.

The manager of the brick kiln came overnight, and Jiang Pengji ordered him to open another brick kiln to burn a large number of exquisite glassware.

Before, I cheated Beijiang. The number of glassware fired was limited and the sales were slow, creating a false impression that glass was very expensive.

Almost every Beijiang noble considered it fashionable to own a set of glass tea sets. The noble ladies of Beijiang even liked to collect glass jewelry. Wearing a set would make them look very impressive and make them the focus of the banquet. Many noble ladies could not buy it even if they had money.

Now that Dongqing and Beijiang are going to go to war, Jiang Pengji plans to make a fortune before the relationship breaks down.

Set a small goal, and make a million or so first!