The wilderness is a silvery white color, and the grassland covered with snow is a dazzling sunlight as far as the eye can see, and if you look at it for a long time, it will cause symptoms of blindness.

Dozens of small black dots came from far and near, they were more than 20 people galloping on horseback, and some other horses carrying supplies. They were a group of samurai led by Li Xin and Li Ren, and each of them was dressed in a thick sheepskin cloak and a thick coat made of sheepskin.

Li Xin and a group of people had just stepped into the territory of the Western Regions the day before yesterday, and they didn't encounter anyone along the way, but they looked at the relatively simple mountains and rivers and went straight to a place called Bailongdui.

Bailongdui is a place name, it is very close to Puchanghai (Lop Nur), located in the mountain country and Shanshan country...... Well, it's still called Loulan State, and it's a market on the border between the two countries, where the surrounding countries and some Qiang tribes often choose to sell or buy goods.

"Thirty miles to go!" Li Ren's face, including his eyes and other parts, is covered with a piece of gauze, and he doesn't want to hide his face, but because he has some wind-blocking effect, and it also makes his eyes not directly reflect the snowy sun.

A team of less than thirty people, each with a gauze on their faces, combined with a sheep's felt hat hanging down on their heads, was full of mystery.

In fact, just looking at their appearance, you really can't see much of the "style" of the empire, because they are covered in sheepskin and fur clothes, and they look very much like a small nomadic tribe on the road. They didn't carry cattle or sheep, and they looked like they were in the dust, and if anyone saw them, they would subconsciously think that they were a small tribe that had suffered a disaster.

Of course, there will be such a costume because of disguise, just so as not to show too obvious imperial characteristics, so as not to cause unnecessary trouble on the way. However, in fact, their disguise was the source of trouble, after leaving Dunhuang County, they encountered several small groups of defeated Xiongnu soldiers, and when they saw their down-and-out appearance, they immediately rushed up to rob. They can still make their way to the White Dragon Pile. It is enough to prove that those who tried to rob them were unsuccessful, and it is also possible to see blood stains on the clothes they are wearing to prove that those who rob must have ended badly.

"Garrison!" Li Xin took the lead in slowing down slowly, and kept coaxing the war horse to "hoo...... Whew, whew! When the horses had stopped, he turned over and dismounted to the other two horses holding the reins, and reached out to untie the box on the back of one of them.

With a dull sound of the box touching the ground, the box was quickly opened, revealing a suit of armor. The style of the armor is exactly what the Imperial Cavalry Regiment looks like today, but the difference is that the number that should have been carved on the scale of the left chest on the armor is not visible.

The procession, less than thirty people, came to a complete halt. Everyone was moving boxes after dismounting, and every box they brought down was an unnumbered Imperial Cavalry armor style.

They didn't immediately untie their clothes to change, but first brought the other boxes, opened the boxes and took out some parts that looked like armor, and then led the most majestic war horse, first put on a blanket, and then began to put on the horse armor.

Only a small number of cavalry in the Empire do not have horse armor, and generally have at least one pair of leather armor for the face and chest of the horse, such as the Turquoise Cavalry and Mounted Heavy Cavalry, which are equipped with metal armor. The difference is that the horses equipped with heavy horses are basically all wrapped in vests, while the cavalry will only be equipped with vests on the face, chest, and neck.

"Even the Huns, who have been fighting with us, don't pay much attention to the number of the legion on the left chest of the armor, how can those small city-states in the Western Regions notice this?"

"Pretty good."

Putting on armor for a war horse is not an easy job, and it is more difficult to do it alone. The regular cavalry regiment would have auxiliaries to do these things, and the knights would only be responsible for riding up to fight. Li Xin, Li Ren and the others don't have auxiliaries now, they can only help each other and check again and again. Waiting for the horses to have put on their vests is the time for them to change their clothes.

The military uniforms of the empire changed again and again, and they were not originally aesthetically pleasing. Later, it gradually paid attention to the appearance of a great power. From the original battle robe model, it slowly evolved into a tight-fitting style with separate upper and lower parts, and also applied small parts such as buttons and leather belts, which did not lose the beauty but also emphasized practicality, and the final shape was a straight military uniform.

There are many parts, and it is not so easy to wear, a group of people are changing clothes in the ice and snow, everyone is so cold that their cheeks are red and their noses are cold, and some people who are not resistant to frost have purple lips.

"Oh mom, hurry up and take a few sips of wine to warm up." Li Ren was trembling all over.

Li Xin already looked old, but his state was much better than Li Ren's, and when he heard Li Ren's words, he let out a "tsk" and threw the leather bag in his hand over.

Li Ren was so frozen that he didn't catch the leather bag, he half-squatted down and picked it up, twisted his mouth and stuffed his head up, "Gollum-Gollum-" It took a long time to pour it"Ha! He took it away, saw the expectant eyes of a companion next to him who was also shivering from the cold, smiled and handed it over.

Take off the woolen leather coat, take it off directly to the end, experienced people directly bend down and grab the snow and rub it on the body, and the inexperienced people also get a hint, and the scene has become a picture of a large group of men rubbing the snow on their bare buttocks.

Wool can be made into woolen wool, this is one of the scientific and technological achievements of the empire in recent years, woolen clothing was first popularized in the aristocratic class, with the innovation of technology, the related processes have become mature, the output has gradually increased, the first to be popularized is the military, and then it is put into the civilian market.

Woolen clothes are not so warm, but they are much better than sackcloth. In addition, some people are actually used to wearing various animal sweaters inside when it is cold, and how to wear them outside is another matter.

Li Xin and the others want to change into the armor of the imperial army, and they naturally have to make a full set of clothes, what kind of clothes the imperial soldiers should wear, what kind of clothes they should be.

There are two types of Imperial military uniforms: summer and winter, the summer is naturally light and light, and in the winter, in addition to the necessary intimate clothing, there is also a wool jacket like a trench coat, but the armor is worn over the tight clothing, and finally the trench coat is worn.

"I have to say, there is wool in the mezzanine, and it is really warm to wear!" It is not the first time that Li Xin has put on the supporting military uniform of the empire, nor is it the first time that he has expressed such feelings: "I have to admit that Your Majesty has always been sympathetic to the soldiers, and he is eager to be armed to the teeth. ”

Not really. Lu Zhe's habit of sympathizing with the soldiers was cultivated from the first time he was armed, and before him, the soldiers' uniforms, weapons, and other things in any country needed to be prepared by themselves, and only when there were few times would the public send some insignificant things.

Even if Lu Zhe did not become the emperor, he was destined to leave a heavy mark in military history, not to say how wonderful he fought in any battle, but because he pioneered the military salary, and there were too many things for the public to distribute soldiers, which were not available before.

I put on the matching uniform, then put on the trench coat, and the helmet was temporarily not worn. Then he busily unwrapped some long objects from the pack horse, and when he unwrapped them, he revealed some weapons such as riding spears, swords, and long swords, and then took out riding bows and arrows from some long boxes, and finally even took out a riding crossbow and a matching crossbow and arrow box.

In a short time, after they had turned on their horses, put on their helmets and covered them with gauze, an army of almost thirty Imperial Troopers appeared.

The clothes worn by Li Xin and Li Ren are a bit exquisite, and the gray windbreaker is inlaid with some red patterns. Even the patterns on the armor are much more ornate than the others.

The uniforms and armor of the Empire were divided into different ranks, and the soldiers, although generally ornate in style, were only missing a few parts and patterns compared to their officers of each rank.

Li Xin is wearing a general-level style, and Li Ren is a general-level style. Others are soldiers' styles. Everything from the vest to the armor was purchased after receiving the approval of the Knightshire and paying from the Quartermaster's Office, as none of them belonged to any of the ranks of the army, nor did they have any number on their uniforms or armor.

"Drive!"

Numerous horses' hooves trampled up. The sound of horses' hooves, which was even more muffled than before, spread far away in the wilderness, and in a short time they left their original place.

Riding a war horse galloping, thirty miles is about an hour. If you take into account the impact of road conditions, it will be at most double the time.

When they approached within twenty miles of Bailongdui, they were already able to meet people on the road, and those people looked at the magnificent armament of less than thirty horsemen with strange or bewildered eyes, and guessed to each other where the cavalry came from and to whom.

"It's beautiful, it's so mighty, which country's cavalry is this?"

"There is no flag, but the uniform looks very familiar, as if I have seen it somewhere?"

"It's very distinctive, and it's safe to say that they're not from a few neighboring countries."

As early as the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, because soldiers needed to prepare their own uniforms and other things, in fact, it was difficult for an army to achieve true uniformity in clothing, and it could only adopt the same appearance in color. The more famous is the warlike Qin army, they even failed to achieve the unity of color many times, the Qin army was often colorful, and it was precisely because of this that the Shandong states ridiculed the Qin state for being poor.

The nomads did not have a unified military uniform, and many countries actually did not have a unified style of military uniform, that is, the empire under the rule of Lu Zhe really achieved a unified military uniform because the military uniform was provided by the military, and even weapons and other things were also fully standardized.

The appearance of Li Xin and others is to achieve "uniformity" in clothing, and this alone is enough to attract attention. The uniform outfit, the configuration that is armed to the teeth, and the incomparably gorgeous look are definitely enough to make a deep first impression.

The cavalry team of less than thirty people got closer and closer to Bailongdui, and more and more people were seen along the way, and there was naturally more talk about where Li Xin and other cavalry came from.

It was probably ten miles closer to Bailongdui, and the two cavalry that appeared from the direction of Bailongdui, they were separated from each other and approached Li Xin's team.

The two cavalry that appeared, one from the mountain country and the other from the Loulan country, there was not much difference in their clothing, both were sheepskin felt styles, and the difference was from the color of the inner clothing at the neckline, as well as the color and pattern of the flag they held.

"Woo-woo-"

A desolate horn sounded in Li Xin's cavalry team, and the galloping cavalry team also spread out to the left and right sides, and an inverted "V" formation had appeared in less than a few breaths.

In the sound of horses' hooves, Li Xin and the others, who were riding on war horses, had already taken out their long-range weapons and aimed at the targets respectively, and the front drive was to hold the cavalry spear and point forward.

The two cavalry from the Mountain Kingdom and the Loulan Kingdom slowed down in unison after hearing the sound of the horns. The flags of the two teams also hung down at a slanted angle, and the flag bearers tied up the flags one by one, making a gesture to show no hostility to Li Xin and others.

As early as Li Xin's team sounded the horn, the surrounding idlers and others were already able to avoid how far and how far they could go, and they were all discussing whether there would be a good show to watch later, and what disappointed them was the "Yanqi" of the Mountain Country and the Loulan Kingdom.

Rolling up the flag is a type of flag, which means no war. This is no different from some of the habits of Chinese civilization.

Li Xin's cavalry team did not show its banner, and they also began to slow down after the cavalry of the Mountain Kingdom and the Loulan Kingdom expressed their hostility, but they did not lift their defensive posture.

Soon, the three teams were less than two hundred meters apart, and the cavalry on the mountain country side was the first to stop, and only three horsemen broke away from the team and continued forward; On the Loulan side, the brigade also stopped, and two cavalrymen continued to move forward.

"These barbarians don't speak our language, do they?" Li Xin pulled up his visor again, glanced at Li Ren, and said, "You go forward to communicate and take a look." ”

Li Ren responded, "No! ", clapped the horse forward. He was flanked to his right and left by two knights with spears in their hands.

Obviously, both the Shanguo and the Loulan Kingdom received a report that a cavalry was approaching Bailongdui before sending people over, and they didn't know who the person was, and there was no one among them who could speak the official language of the empire. Simply there were a lot of business travelers next to it, and after a difficult comparison, some people recognized that Li Xin and the others were from the imperial side, and it was even more fortunate that two merchants who could speak the imperial dialect came out to act as translators, which made communication possible.

"Huh? Your vast empire from the East? The leader of the mountain country was stunned when he heard this, and he was stunned for a while, and when he was about to speak again, the officer of the Loulan country next to him spoke first.

The middle-aged officer of Loulan, who had a big beard, seemed to be very apprehensive and asked, "Honorable general, can you tell me about your intentions?" ”

Li Ren looked a little arrogant, and said, "We have received an order to explore the road before the army comes." I heard that there are two countries in the vicinity, and I want to contact the people who can call the shots in the two countries first. ”

The people on the other side of the mountain country are okay, and Lou Languo's face immediately changed when he heard that Li Ren and the others were a large army of pathfinders. (To be continued.) )