The Most Romantic of the Three Kingdoms

In the evening, the horses that were sent out came back in droves.

Xun Zhen brought armaments from the armory, gathered the iron officials and slaves who had just completed the formation, and distributed them to them outside the east gate of the city. See you in."

"For what?"

"The scout is back."

It's a big deal, you can't go.

Xun Zhen looked around, Xi Zhicai, Xun You, Xu Zhong, Jiang Qin, Gao Su, Wen Pin and others were there. Said: "You stay, and then distribute the weapons. Zhicai, Gongda, you two will go with me to the prefect's mansion."

When they return from the horse, they will bring back information about the Yellow Turbans and the counties in the county. Xi Zhicai and Xun You are very resourceful and resourceful. At this time, they need their analytical skills.

Xu Zhong, Jiang Qin, Gao Su, Wen Pin and others were appointed by Xun Zhen as "Qu Chang". Although they were not appointed by the imperial court, they each had 200 subordinates. The Han family is the most important military meritorious member. It is conceivable that as long as the Yellow Turbans are not destroyed, with these two hundred people in their hands, they will sooner or later achieve greater military merits and win a formal official position.

Therefore, except for Xu Zhong who was covered with a face towel and couldn't see his expression clearly, the Jiang Qin people were all happy.

Especially Wenpin, although he is more mature than his peers, he is still a young man. Although he has restrained himself, his face is still red with excitement, and he rushes to reply: "Xunjun, don't worry! Distribute the weapons. You have already set the charter, and we will be able to follow your charter and run it well."

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The so-called "rules" are actually quite simple.

The troops of the Han Dynasty were mainly divided into four types of arms: foot, cavalry, chariot, and water.

Specifically for Yingchuan County, because Yingchuan is neither near the sea nor on the frontier, and there is no "general army" under the direct jurisdiction of the imperial court in the county, there are only some commanders responsible for local security, so there is neither a water army nor a Formed cavalry.

As for the charioteers, they have been replaced by the rapidly developing cavalry as early as after Emperor Wu of the former Han Dynasty. Up to now, although the establishment is still in place, they are mostly used for etiquette and honor guards. In wartime, they are usually only used for transportation. Baggage or camp defense. Yingchuan also had no chariots and troops, although there were some light chariots, the number was very small and could be ignored.

In other words, most of Yingchuan's existing arms are infantry.

There are three types of infantry in the Han Dynasty: light infantry without armor, "armored soldiers" wearing armor, and bowmen with strong bows and crossbows.

Among them, although the crossbowmen belong to the category of infantry, they are basically prepared and managed independently in peacetime, trained separately in peacetime, and cooperate with other infantry in wartime or perform combat tasks alone.

Xun Zhen's "rules for distributing weapons" was formulated accordingly. To put it bluntly, his "rules" are based on the practice of the Han army.

The weapons he brought from the Hyogo included swords, spears, armor, and crossbows.

A strong crossbow is a weapon for killing people. Someone had previously advised people to ban people from buying and selling this thing. Although it was not executed, it can be seen that the imperial court attached great importance to it. There were not many stored in the county, and he only brought out 200 pieces. In order to better play the role of the bow and crossbow, he decided to follow the practice of the Han army, select 200 people who are powerful and capable of firing strong crossbows from the 1,200 people in the "Iron Camp", and compose a separate song. .

These two hundred people have already been selected. There are a hundred people in one village, and the chiefs of the two villages have also been decided, one is Gao Bing and the other is Su Ze.

Gao Bing was good at using a strong crossbow, and his co-brother Gao Jia was good at using a halberd. The two brothers were famous for their bravery in the township. Although Su was not good at strong crossbows, he was good at shooting. The two of them were born from light knights, each with their own valiant and martial skills, and they had joined Xun Zhen early, and their loyalty was not a problem.

The crossbow is a long-range weapon, and its lethality is better than that of ordinary infantry, whether in war or in peace. Two hundred crossbowmen put together, the lethality is even greater, and must be handed over to the most trusted person. With so many guests in Xun Zhen's family, the ones he trusts the most are Xu Zhong, Chen Bao, Le Jin, Liu Deng and others. "Chang Chang" was held by Xu Zhong.

Since the crossbowmen are prepared separately, the distribution of weapons must also be distributed separately. Xun Zhen's so-called "rules" is just like this.

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Xun Zhen nodded and said to Xu Zhong: "Jun Qing, although the 200 people who have been assigned to you are all powerful people, most of them have never fired crossbows. After distributing crossbows, you must start immediately. Start training them. Although the Bocai thieves have retreated, their main force still exists. If this thief is not dead, there will be no peace in our county for a day. Now that the scout has returned, he must bring back news of him, and perhaps more A tough battle is waiting for us. These two hundred crossbowmen will be the weapon of our department to kill thieves in the future, you must not slack off!"

"promise."

After the explanation was finished, Xun Zhen, Xi Zhicai, and Xun You rode on their horses and went to the prefect's mansion together with the little official.

At dinner time, after several days of fierce fighting, Bo Cai finally led his troops to retreat. If the horse galloped in the city at this time, it might cause unnecessary disturbance to the people. For this reason, although she was anxious to know Bo Cai's movements, and she was even more worried and wanted to know the situation at home, Xun Zhen kept her composure, controlled the reins and took the bridle, and moved forward slowly.

Bo Cai's subordinates were all rabble. Although they counted as strong and strong, together with women and children, they called 100,000 people, and the siege lasted for six days, but after all, they were not regular troops and lacked large-scale siege equipment, which did not cause any damage to the houses in the city.

Now that his troops and horses have retreated, he is walking in the city, except that the streets are relatively dirty, there are patrolling officers passing by from time to time, and occasionally he encounters a few slightly wounded officers and civilians walking around. Go, it's not much different from before.

No matter how fierce the war is, there will always be a day when the war leaves.

It was mid-February, and the weather was getting warmer without knowing it. The afterglow of the setting sun shines on the street, shining to the human eye.

Xun Zhen rode the horse slowly, facing the soft evening wind, listening to the sound of the horse's hooves, smelling the fragrance of millet from the alleys beside the road, feeling this rare post-war peace.

Xun You and Xi Zhicai seemed to feel the same way about him. They followed his horse and didn't say a word until they reached the gate of the prefect's mansion. Bringing news of Ying Yin?"

Pocai's main force is still alive, as long as he is given some time, he will definitely be able to gather the scattered followers again. This is the consensus of all the people in the county. No matter what the information brought back by the visit, there is one thing that will not change, that is what Xun Zhen just said: "If this thief dies, there will be no peace in our county for a day." In other words, at least in the short term, before the arrival of reinforcements from the imperial court, there is no possibility that the war in Yingchuan will be quelled.

Since there is no need to think too much about public affairs, then people are not plants and trees, so who can be ruthless? The entire Xun clan was in Yingyin, and it was not only Xun Zhen who was worried about the situation at home, but Xun You was also very worried.

Xi Zhicai's home is in Yangzhai, so he doesn't have to worry about his family, he is more worried about the situation of the entire empire: "The followers of Taiping Dao are all over the world, and the troublemaker must not only be in Yingchuan County, and I don't know if the troopers have brought back Sanhe, News from the counties and states of Runan, Nanyang, Chenliu, and Chen State."

Three rivers: Hanoi, Henan, and Hedong. They belong to the department of the Sili School. They are Gyeonggi, either bordering Yingchuan or not far from Yingchuan. Runan, Nanyang and other prefectures and states are all bordering Yingchuan~www.wuxiaspot.com~ If, like Yingchuan, tens of thousands of people rebel at every turn in their borders, then even if the imperial army is dispatched in time, there is no fear. It is also difficult to restore the situation quickly.

Although Xi Zhicai has never been an official before, and lives in a corner of Yangzhai, he is just a poor man in white clothes, but he is not a ruthless Confucian who can only search for chapters and sentences, nor is he a mediocre Confucian who stays at home and does not know the world's affairs. He has many friends. He is a son of a famous family. He often watches local people's livelihood on the way to visit friends. He often discusses the government with his friends.

Once the imperial court could not quickly put out the Taiping Road rebellion, there might be some ambitious people in the imperial court who would take the opportunity.

Although there are many followers of Taiping Dao, they are all hooligans, and they may succeed at one time, and sooner or later they will be extinguished by the imperial court. . The world of the Han family is feared to be in danger from now on.

The red sunset was gradually setting under the city, and the twilight was dark.

Xi Zhicai's worries about the future are just speculation. Unlike him, Xun Zhen knows the future of Dahan well. He knew that the once prosperous big man is now in decline, and no matter who it is, it will be difficult to reverse its decline.

Xun You and Xi Zhicai were worried about the family and the world. The words of the two were in his ears, and Xun Zhen sighed.

This chaos will be the world of the big Han, and the suffering will be thousands of Li people.

Even without Xun Zhen, the "traveler" of the world's famous clan, and even without Xun Zhen's soldiers who have begun to take shape, they can still maintain their vitality in the future chaos, but what about the ordinary people? In the chaos that has kicked off, how many people will have their homes destroyed, and how many people will survive in the township? How many people will die silently and silently?

Under the silent gaze of the halberds at the entrance, Xun Zhen and the others entered the prefect's mansion.