Chapter 840: Heavy Armored Cavalry Enters the Grassland
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"My lord, if you want to attack these three tribes, you have to wait until the beginning of spring next year. Also, do you want to send out heavy cavalry? ”
On the grassland, now that the snow is closing the road, Cao Cao also deliberately chose this season to let Mao Jue enter the grassland to secretly contact.
If it weren't for the wild horse tribe, with the people planted by Cheng Yuanzhi, after the beginning of spring, there would definitely be chaos on the grassland.
Cao Cao is also insidious enough, and he doesn't just pick one tribe.
Instead, he chose several tribes at the same time, so that Cao Cao could easily control the strength between these tribes. to achieve the purpose of checks and balances.
Cao Cao didn't want to support any tribe and make him the lord of the grassland.
His purpose is just to make chaos in the grassland.
As soon as the grassland is in chaos, it will involve the Lord Zhao Hui.
This way Cao Cao will have more respite.
The pressure on Zhao Hui will be much less.
It's just that Cao Cao couldn't imagine that Zhao Hui wanted to be able to control the grassland.
In many tribes, spies and internal responses have already been planted.
In the face of profit, there are people who are willing to betray their tribe.
Marbo isn't the only one.
In the two tribes of Leeds and Puyou, there are also people who have been rebelled against and become Zhao Hui's spies.
It's just that the spies of these two tribes didn't find that Mao Jue had been to their tribe. did not report it to Cheng Yuanzhi.
It's just three tribes, and one of them has been discovered after all.
The wild horse tribe was too far away, and although the wind and snow were very strong that day, it was still discovered by the old shepherd.
Then the old shepherd told his son again, and the news gradually leaked out.
"In Cheng Yuanzhi's hands, how many people are there now?" Zhao Hui asked.
"Not counting the people of other tribes, there are five thousand cavalry." Xu Shu said.
"Five thousand cavalry, it's enough to deal with these three tribes, but the heavy armored cavalry hasn't appeared on the grassland for a long time, so I still have to add some memories to them." Zhao Hui said: "Let Zilong lead the heavy armored cavalry to set off." ”
The number of heavy cavalry was only two thousand, but it was enough to sweep the steppe.
Even if the Hun cavalry came, they couldn't beat the heavy cavalry.
In the steppe, the Huns also wanted to build heavy cavalry, but they did not have good blacksmiths and did not have enough iron mines.
They can't even be completely satisfied with the armor of ordinary soldiers, and at most they are mainly leather armor.
Zhao Yun set off with two thousand heavily armored cavalry, accompanied by the adjutant general Gao Lan.
Although it has also snowed in Jizhou, the snow is not deep.
The road is a little harder, but it's not close yet.
After Gao Ran surrendered to Zhao Hui, although he has been working hard, he can be called hardworking.
But his status in the army is still not as good as when he was under Yuan Shao.
Under Yuan Shao, he is also a general, because he is only under Yan Liangwen and Qiong. can be juxtaposed with Zhang He.
Zhao Hui now has dozens of generals under his command, and he can't rank in the top ten.
There are too many people who are stronger than him.
In the big war, Zhao Hui will only arrange Wei Xu Huang, Zhao Yuntai, Shi Ci and others.
Xiao Zhan, there are also Guan Hai, Pei Yuan, Shao, Liao Hua and others.
Among the younger generation, Dianman has grown up.
The strength of Guan Hai and others is actually no less than Gao Ran.
It has been ten years since they started with the Yellow Turban Rebellion.
They have learned a lot from Zhao Hui, made great progress, and have rich experience.
Gao Ran was disappointed, but he also knew that if he wanted to be reused by Zhao Hui, he had to work harder, and he had to become stronger.
This time, as Zhao Yun's deputy general, it was Gao Ran who personally approached Zhao Yun and asked Zhao Yun to let him serve as a deputy general.
Zhao Yun agreed to him.
Zhao Yun is very young, and when he followed Zhao Hui, he was just an adult.
Among the generals under Zhao Hui, Zhao Yun is the youngest.
But Zhao Yun is definitely the best one to speak.
Zhao Yun does not have the arrogance of young people, he is strong, but he is very approachable to his compatriots in the army.
Gao Ran wanted to go, but Zhao Yun was willing to help him.
Although for Zhao Yun, this time in the grassland, whether there is a high view or not, it is not a big problem.
"When the snow melts, recruit some people to build roads."
Zhao Hui watched Zhao Yun leave with the heavily armored cavalry, and when the team of two thousand people disappeared from sight, he said to Xu Shu beside him.
"Pay them. Anyway, in the winter, these people have nothing to do, and instead of beating their children at home, they don't come to earn some money. ”
The roads in Jizhou were built very early, and now many roads are somewhat damaged, uneven, rugged and difficult to navigate.
Zhao Hui needs people, and these roads will be smoothed, and it is best to widen them for another zhang.
In this way, it will not only be convenient for pedestrians and businessmen to travel, but also more convenient for the mobilization of large armies.
Building roads in winter is not an easy task, and the ground is hard to pry.
But the road that is built will be even more inferior.
Working in winter is very tiring and hard, and your hands will freeze and crack, but when Xu Shu released the news, it immediately attracted many onlookers, and then many people immediately signed up on the spot.
Before, where was such a good thing.
They had to do conscription, but it was good to have a full meal.
In the past, I had to build roads, but I never gave money, and I even had to bring my own food.
Now it's actually giving money.
They simply can't imagine it.
If Yuan Shao still ruled Jizhou, there would not be many people who believed it, and there would not be so many people who signed up on the spot.
The first thought of the people was that the government was deceiving them, and when the road was repaired, they would not give them money at all.
And they are ordinary people, if the government does not give money, they have no choice.
But now, Zhao Hui ruled Jizhou, and for nearly two years, their lives have changed.
When we talk about reducing taxes, we really reduce taxes.
In the past two years, everything that Zhao Hui promised and everything that the state pastor put up has never broken his promises.
Therefore, they believe in Zhao Hui and believe that they can get wages for building roads.
At that moment, many people signed up, and some people ran back to tell their brothers and neighbors.
When the snow melted, there was a lot of excitement around Yecheng.
People were wielding hoes on all sides.
They worked hard to smooth the road. It was cold, but everyone was steaming hot.
Because of the constant wielding of hoes and shovels, their bodies are hot.
Someone carried a teapot and walked through the crowd.
"Let's all take a break and have a sip of hot tea."
In the past, when building roads, the people who were requisitioned and transferred all wanted to be lazy, and they needed to have small officials staring at the side, dancing with a long whip and constantly urging, and when they saw someone being lazy, they immediately scolded and whipped them.
But now, everyone is very conscious, and even rest, they need someone to remind them.
They believe in Zhao Hui, and they believe that after the road is repaired, there will be money.
Everyone wants to finish the road quickly. Get their wages sooner.
Money is the thing that gives them the most peace of mind.
Around Yecheng, Changshan, Zhongshan, Bohai and Jizhou, you can see the people building roads in full swing.
They are full of energy.