General Qin

After handing over Wu Zhiluo's matter to Li Shiqi, Zhao Tuo led Chen Ping's cronies to the cavalry ahead.

The cavalry generals who came up immediately got off their horses and saluted Zhao Tuo.

"The official, Shanggu Commandery Cavalry Sima Guo Qing, has met the general."

"The lower official, Taiyuan County Cavalry Sima Liu Hang, has met the general."

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Cavalry Sima is a subordinate official under the jurisdiction of the county lieutenant. He is in charge of the cavalry expedition and garrison in the county.

This time Zhao Tuo captured Henan, and the cavalry was a very important force in it. Therefore, the Qin State recruited cavalry from several counties to come here, and all of them were led by the cavalry Sima who belonged to the county.

The number of cavalry gathered in Beidi County is around 20,000.

In addition, there were also thousands of cavalry gathered in the partial divisions of Shangjun and Longxi counties, basically emptying out the cavalry of Qin's Guanxi and northern border counties.

"I was going to enter the Northland yesterday, why didn't you go to Yiqu to meet him?"

Zhao Tuo looked at the cavalrymen in front of him, and spoke lightly, with a deadpan expression on his face, making it hard to see what he meant.

After saying this, Chen Ping behind him was slightly taken aback, then seemed to think of something, and there was some mischief in his eyes.

The Sima riders were taken aback. Looking at the expressionless General Zhao Tuo in front of them, they were at a loss as to what to do. up.

The new official takes office and establishes his majesty.

This is a common thing in the military, and they can see a lot.

Taiyuan County Cavalry Sima Liu Hang hurriedly complained: "We wanted to go to Yiqu to meet the general, but Guo Sima from Shanggu County stopped us. It's not because we are negligent. Please calm down the general."

"That's right, we all listened to Guo Sima's words, so we didn't go far to greet him. Please calm down the general."

This Liu Sima took the lead, and the other cavalry Sima hurriedly followed up, taking the opportunity to shirk responsibility.

Zhao Tuo's eyes fell on Guo Qing, the cavalry Sima of Shanggu County who was accused by everyone.

This man was in his thirties, with a yellow face and short beard. Facing the accusations of his colleagues, his expression was a little stiff.

Seeing Zhao Tuo's eyes looking over, he clasped his fists and explained, "General, according to the military law, there is no order from the general, and you are not allowed to move without authorization. The last general has not obtained a military order, so he dare not leave the camp without authorization."

The words are very short, and it can be seen that this person is not a talkative person.

Zhao Tuo continued to ask: "It's fine if you don't come to meet this general, why do you want to discourage others from coming?"

Liu Hang and the others all looked at Guo Qing resentfully, regretting that they had listened to his words yesterday, and had offended the general because of his negligence. If the general took revenge, it would be a disaster.

Guo Qing said calmly: "General, because there are about 20,000 soldiers here, they come from several counties, and they don't understand each other's language and customs, so there are often disputes. If all the Sima leave, this matter will not only violate the military law, but also be unmanned." Leading the soldiers of various ministries will inevitably have hidden dangers, so I dissuade you Sima, and please forgive me, General."

Zhao Tuo nodded.

He led an army to Yiqu yesterday. According to the world, all the cavalrymen who were about to be commanded by him should go to greet them, but in the end no one showed up.

He thought that there must be someone who strictly abides by the military law, and now he tried it, and he really found this person.

"Very good. Guo Sima strictly abides by the military law and can take care of the overall situation. Now he has been promoted to cavalry general, and he is in charge of 20,000 cavalry here."

Zhao Tuo's voice was calm.

The 20,000 cavalry were all transferred from various counties, and they were not subordinate to each other, and had no direct leadership relationship. He was about to elect a general to lead them.

Looking at it now, Guo Qing, who strictly observes military discipline, is very suitable.

When the order came out, Liu Han and the cavalry Sima were all stunned, they were all speechless, they didn't expect the general to come up with this move.

They were also a little rejoicing, fortunately they did not go to Yiqu to meet Guo Qing yesterday, otherwise they would have been reprimanded depending on the general's character.

Guo Qing was also a little surprised. After realizing it, he immediately saluted Zhao Tuo and said, "The final general will obey the general's order."

"Well, General Guo will lead the way. This general will patrol the camp to see the soldiers in the army."

Zhao Tuo stretched out his hand and asked Guo Qing and the cavalry Sima to lead the way, inspecting this army that would play a huge role in the future.

The cavalry camp was set up on a loess plateau north of Yiqu City. It was a rare flat grassland among ravines, and it looked vast and boundless at first glance.

Originally, there were some Rong tribes living here. Because of the arrival of the Qin cavalry, Li Ju, the county governor, moved those Rong tribes away and left this place for the Qin cavalry to station and train.

The 20,000 cavalry of the Qin Army came from Shanggu, Yanmen, Taiyuan, Daijun and other places.

Most of the cavalry in Shanggu and other counties had heard of Zhao Tuo's prestige, but because they were in border counties, they seldom participated in the Qin army's conquest of the six kingdoms, and had never been under Zhao Tuo's command, so although there was curiosity and awe in their eyes color, it is inevitable that there will be some alienation.

Only those cavalrymen in Daijun saw Zhao Tuo patrolling, many people showed gratitude in their eyes, and their attitudes were obviously different.

"Daijun cavalry can be my confidant."

Zhao Tuo knew it clearly.

When he conquered the Dai country, he did not kill indiscriminately, and basically released all the captives he captured, and he did not arouse the disgust of the Dai people.

In addition, Dai Wang Jia and Yan Wang Xi colluded with the Huns and plundered their own cities in Dai, which made Dai people centrifugal.

The hatred of the generation was concentrated on the two kings and the Huns. After Zhao Tuo defeated 100,000 Huns, he actually won the hearts of the people of Dai.

Many of these generational cavalry are grateful to Zhao Tuo, so they can be used.

Thinking this way in his heart, Zhao Tuo didn't show it on the surface. He patrolled the camp without discrimination, observing the situation of the troops and horses everywhere, and at the same time asked the cavalry commanders of each department to send elite cavalry to practice in front of him.

He needs to understand the combat effectiveness of his cavalry.

"A cavalry without the Three Treasures is truly incomplete."

Zhao Tuo secretly shook his head in his heart.

Most of these Bianjun cavalry are skilled in arching horses, and their horsepower is even better than that of the cavalry of the Lieutenant Army guarding Xianyang.

But in the absence of stirrups and high bridge saddles, they dare not do some dangerous moves on the horse.

The ability to gallop a horse and draw a bow left and right can only be achieved by a very small number of elites.

Those who can let go of the reins and charge into battle with weapons are even rarer. In fact, few people dare to do so.

In the absence of stirrups and high bridge saddles, it is difficult for a knight on a horse to charge with a weapon at such a high speed, and even if he dares to charge like this, the huge impact generated by the impact can easily knock the cavalry on the ground. land.

The cavalry charge in this era is a method of warfare that harms others and does not benefit oneself. Therefore, most cavalry in various countries still focus on cruising, shooting, chasing and running, and basically no one uses it to charge.

"So how did Xiang Yu in history, without stirrups and Takahashi saddles, kill dozens of people in the Han army formation without stirrups and high bridge saddles? Why is this guy so fierce?"

Zhao Tuo shook his head, feeling a little unbelievable.

The cavalry equipment escorted by Wang Li is coming soon, and after the equipment is promoted, he will create a real shock cavalry in the army.

No matter how powerful Xiang Yu's personal force is, can it be said that the bravery of a man can still win tens of thousands of heavy cavalry?

"General Guo, this conquest is of great importance. Without our military orders, soldiers and soldiers are not allowed to go out. Anyone who violates the law will not be pardoned and will be imprisoned, including even the chief of staff."

"Send people to patrol around the barracks day and night, and prohibit any outsiders from approaching. Anyone who dares to trespass will be killed!"

"The whole army, up and down, strictly abide by the military orders. Even if the cavalry violates the orders, he will be punished."

Before leaving, Zhao Tuo gave orders one after another, his voice full of chill.

"The last general is under orders. If anyone dares to disobey the order, he will be executed."

Guo Qing immediately agreed, his voice was like steel, and the other cavalrymen turned pale in shock.

Zhao Tuo nodded. The reason why he appointed Guo Qing as the general in charge of the cavalry was because of his law-abiding style.

For Zhao Tuo, an obedient general is a good general.

After arranging the matter of the cavalry, it was already afternoon, and Zhao Tuo went back to the camp outside Yiqu City, which was in a traffic artery, and it was more convenient to send news than the cavalry.

After returning to the camp, Li Shiqi reported that Wu Zhiluo hadn't talked to him about Yuezhi. Instead, he took the initiative to chat about the war when the six countries were unified.

Wu Zhiluo said that he admired Zhao Tuo's achievements, and asked him about some tactical details and strategic plans of the general when he annihilated the dynasty and conquered Qi.

"Hehe, what an admiration for my achievements."

Zhao Tuo smiled and said, "But this is an opportunity, sir, you can make good use of it, deepen your relationship with this person, and pretend to be friends. If you leak some news casually in the future, he will definitely believe it."

"Hey, I understand."

Li Shiqi smiled and understood.

Chen Ping could see clearly from the side, and the corner of his mouth twitched slightly.

Both the general and Li Sheng are quite insidious. It seems that they are veterans in this field.

He was worried before that sometimes the strategies he came up with might not be able to get on the table, and would make the general displeased.

Looking at it now, everyone is about the same.

Chen Ping felt relieved.

After everyone chatted for a while, Zhao Tuo focused on another matter.

"I just don't know what is the purpose of the Yueshi cavalry appearing outside the Great Wall this time?"

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A few days later, Beidi Commander Yang Tong returned from the Great Wall, and also brought the reason why the Yuezhi people appeared outside the Great Wall.

Zhao Tuo was a little dazed the first time he heard it, wondering if he had heard it wrong.

"The Yue clan wants to form an alliance with us, Great Qin, to attack the Xiongnu together?"

Tonight is even more difficult, so it can only be put until tomorrow. Try to finish the first chapter at noon tomorrow, and try to adjust the time later.