Reborn as Liu Hong: Building a Divine Great Han Empire

Emperor Ling of Han was the last powerful emperor of the Han Dynasty, a figure who could have altered the course of history, yet he became the root cause of the empire's collapse.

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Chapter 238 Hybrid Troops

Zhang Huan took the list and looked at the supplies on it: 1,000 heavy armors, 1,000 heavy shields, 3,000 standard spears, 5,000 standard longswords, 3,000 specially made light armors, 3,000 new hand crossbows, 100,000 specially made hand crossbow bolts, 1,000 powerful crossbows, 50,000 crossbow bolts, and other commonly used military equipment and supplies, etc.

"Hiss~"

Upon seeing the final result, Zhang Huan couldn't help but gasp. No wonder the Emperor had sent a high-ranking eunuch to personally escort the shipment of military equipment.

These things are probably the Emperor's entire fortune, which he had been hoarding for more than half a year, and transported to Bingzhou.

Judging from the Emperor's intentions, he plans to transform the Bingzhou army into a mixed force composed of elite light cavalry, heavy infantry, and crossbowmen, capable of both offense and defense.

With this equipment, Zhang Huan believed that it wouldn't be long before their Bingzhou army would become the strongest army in the Han Dynasty, and surpassing Duan Jiong's Liangzhou army would be just around the corner.

Thinking of this, Zhang Huan felt happy, but also felt an invisible pressure.

Duan Jiong has achieved one great victory after another in Liangzhou, and Lu Zhi and Huangfu Song are already preparing to attack the Wuhuan in the north. At present, only our side is still silent, but the emperor has given priority to distribute such excellent equipment. It is inevitable that Duan Jiong and Lu Zhi will be envious.

He needs to secure a victory as soon as possible to prove the strength of the Bingzhou army.

Thinking of this, Zhang Huan couldn't help but set his sights on the group that had come from the Kingdom of Shi to seek refuge with the Xiongnu.

"General Zhang, I have come here on His Majesty's orders to bring you a personal letter. Please take a look!"

As they spoke, Jian Shuo took out a letter from his sleeve and handed it to Zhang Huan.

In the letter, Liu Hong explained in detail to Zhang Huan the importance of horseshoes and stirrups for cavalry combat, as well as their manufacturing methods.

At the same time, it was emphasized that secrecy must be maintained and that as little as possible should be allowed to flow into the grasslands, especially horseshoes.

Liu Hong believed that since the Han army did not currently have an absolute advantage, these things that were beneficial to cavalry warfare would definitely cause great trouble for the Han army if they flowed into the grasslands.

This explains why Liu Hongming, despite knowing the importance of stirrups and horseshoes, did not popularize them.

Now he needs to transform the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry into an elite cavalry force, which is why he brought out these two items.