A few days later, the supplies shipped from the hillside arrived.
Yun Zheng rewarded the soldiers in the ruined Weibian.
Normally, the army is not allowed to drink alcohol, but today is an exception as it is a reward for everyone.
After noon, everyone started to get busy.
Sheep were dragged out one by one to be slaughtered.
People in the army don't have so many particulars. They either stew everything in a big pot with dried radishes and the like, or just roast them directly on the grill.
Some people who knew wild vegetables ran around to dig them.
Although winter is over, the new vegetables have not yet grown.
For many people, eating some wild vegetables and then a piece of meat is an absolute delicacy.
If I could have one more sip of wine, it would be like a divine day!
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Yun Zheng stood on the city wall, looking at the busy people, and a smile appeared on his face.
"Brother Qin is here."
At this time, Shen Luoyan's voice sounded in Yun Zheng's ears.
Yun Zheng withdrew his gaze and turned to look at Qin Qihu.
"Brother, why have you been running to the city wall so often recently? Are you waiting for Jiayao to come visit you?"
As soon as Qin Qihu arrived, he started making fun of Yun Zheng.
Qin Qihu is a generous person by nature. As long as there is no war, he is quite casual with Yun Zheng.
"I really hope she comes to visit me!"
Yun Zheng laughed, "If we capture Jia Yao, it might be easier for us to fight Bei Huan later."
Hearing Yun Zheng's words, Qin Qihu suddenly grinned.
"Okay, stop joking. I called you here to talk about serious matters."
Yun Zheng stopped Qin Qihu and quickly regained his composure. "I plan to increase the Blood Robe Army to 3,000 men, and you will be the commander of the Blood Robe Army!"
Although Du Guiyuan died in battle, the Blood Clothes Army will continue to exist.
This may be the greatest comfort for Du Guiyuan.
"ah?"
When Qin Qihu heard this, he immediately looked at Yun Zheng bitterly: "Brother, I didn't do anything wrong, did I? I followed you all the way here, even if I didn't have any credit, I still worked hard! Why did you demote me?"
Leading three thousand men, doesn't that make him a fifth-rank general?
Yun Zheng smiled at Qin Qihu and said, "Think it over carefully. I plan to turn the Blood Clothes Army into a heavily armored cavalry, specifically for charging into enemy formations! If you don't want to, I will appoint someone else to lead it."
Armored cavalry with both men and horses wearing heavy armor?
Qin Qihu frowned, "Brother, are you going to form an armored army?"
"Yes, that's right!" Yun Zheng nodded and asked in confusion: "Brother Qin thinks it's inappropriate?"
"Anyway, I don't think it's appropriate." Qin Qihu frowned and said, "If you were inside the Great Wall, you would have three thousand armored soldiers and you would definitely be invincible and make the enemy cry for their parents, but on the grassland, this thing is not applicable..."
The majority of troops inside the pass are infantry.
The three thousand armored soldiers can be said to be invincible as long as they do not attack the city and charge head-on.
But when fighting against the Northern Huan, the armored army was of little use.
In the words of his father Qin Liugan, the Beihuan cavalry has gained experience in fighting against armored cavalry.
The tactics of the Beihuan cavalry is to walk the dog.
The armored cavalry looked intimidating, but the horses were so heavily loaded that they couldn't run for long.
As soon as the enemy saw the large number of armored cavalry in the Dagan formation, they ran away.
Others won’t fight with you at all!
The armored cavalry could not follow the main force in long-distance pursuit.
As long as the distance increases, the armored cavalry is useless.
By the time the armored cavalry slowly press forward, the battle in front will probably be over.
It’s not like the Northern Army was without armored cavalry before, but these things are extremely expensive.
An armored cavalryman usually has at least two war horses. If he needs to join the army in a raid, he needs at least three war horses.
Moreover, the worst three war horses are two medium war horses and one superior war horse.
Otherwise, if they run a little further, the armored cavalry will be useless.
Moreover, this is just the cost of war horses; other expenses are also extremely high.
In a battle six years ago, the 9,000 armored cavalry that Dagan spent a lot of silver to support did not play a big role. They were devoured step by step by Beihuan, making the huge amount of silver that Dagan spent go down the drain.
After that, the armored cavalry was basically relegated to the sidelines.
Given the current situation in Shuobei, Yun Zheng was afraid that he could not afford to support three thousand armored cavalry.
If you use the money used to maintain and equip the cavalry, it will be more useful to use it to maintain other troops.
Understanding Qin Qihu's worries, Yun Zheng couldn't help but shook his head and smiled, "This is a different time! Now it's us who have to attack, and Beihuan has to defend! As long as we further reduce Beihuan's living space, they will have nowhere to go if they want to get around us! Even if we can't use it to attack Beihuan, we can use it to deal with others in the future!"
He also knew the shortcomings of armored cavalry.
But we still have to do it!
It would be meaningless to use armored cavalry to fight against light cavalry.
But when the Northern Huan had no way to escape, the armored cavalry could charge into the formation and definitely cause huge casualties to the enemy.
"Is that so?"
Qin Qihu stroked his chin and thought for a while, "That's fine! As long as you have the confidence! Anyway, I'm good at charging into battle! But then again, the Ironclad Army is really fucking awesome..."
As he spoke, Qin Qihu laughed again.
Leading the armored troops to charge into the enemy camp, killing the enemy is just like killing a chicken!
"Okay! That's settled then."
Yun Zheng nodded and smiled, "I will let Tong Gang be your deputy general for a while, and then transfer him away when you are familiar with him!"
Tong Gang can be considered a new talent discovered by Yun Zheng!
Especially after knowing what Tong Gang said to Shen Luoyan and Miaoyin on the battlefield before, Yun Zheng planned to train this person well.
The fact that he can see those things shows that Tong Gang has a long-term strategic vision and is worth training.
"no problem!"
Qin Qihu readily agreed, "Let's go and have a drink! We must drink till we get drunk today!"
“Don’t!”
Yun Zheng quickly put an end to Qin Qihu's thoughts. "Although Yu Shizhong and his men are guarding Bailang Lake, we still have to be on guard against sneak attacks by the Beihuan people. It's enough to drink enough, but don't drink too much..."
He had given the order before that rewards were fine, but people should not get drunk.
"Okay, I'll listen to you!"
Qin Qihu laughed loudly, "Let's kill that old guy Hu Jie. Even the water he drinks tastes like alcohol!"
As he said that, Qin Qihu put his arm around Yun Zheng's shoulders and walked towards the city wall.
Looking at Qin Qihu's appearance, Shen Luoyan couldn't help but smile.
Today, Yun Zheng’s prestige in the Northern Army is unmatched.
In the army, only Qin Qihu dared to hug Yun Zheng so casually.
Of course, she and Miaoyin must be excluded.
As she thought about it, Shen Luoyan's face couldn't help but turn red.
In the evening, Yun Zheng celebrated this great victory with the soldiers guarding the border.
Although Yun Zheng tried to control himself from drinking too much, there were many people who wanted to drink with him.
In the end, Yun Zheng was still drunk.
Chen Luoyan and Miaoyin helped Yun Zheng into the house.
Miaoyin looked at Shen Luoyan, "You take care of him here first, I'll get him some water to wash his face and feet."
"good!"
Chen Luoyan nodded, then squatted down to help Yun Zheng take off his shoes.
After a while, Miaoyin came in with hot water.
Miaoyin winked at Shen Luoyan, “I’ll leave the rest to you. I have to get busy.”
"What are you busy with so late at night?" Shen Luoyan asked in confusion.
"I still have to train those who are sent to Beihuan as spies!"
Miaoyin pursed her lips and smiled, and without waiting for Shen Luoyan to ask any more questions, she quickly left and closed the door for them.
Chen Luoyan was a little puzzled, but didn't think much about it and helped Yun Zheng wash his face first.
As soon as Shen Luoyan put the wet towel on Yun Zheng's face, Yun Zheng hugged her waist.
Feeling Yun Zheng's big hand playing tricks on her waist, Shen Luoyan couldn't help but laugh, "This bastard is born a pervert! Even when he's drunk like this, his hand still won't be honest!"
"How can I be considered a pervert if I hug my own princess?"
Yun Zheng opened his eyes and looked at Shen Luoyan with a smile on his face.
"you……"
Shen Luoyan's hand suddenly froze, and he asked in surprise: "Are you pretending to be drunk?"
"What else?"
Yun Zheng chuckled: "If I don't pretend to be drunk, they will get me drunk to death!"
Shen Luoyan was surprised, and then she scolded: "I almost forgot that you have a criminal record!"
She remembered that the night she and Yun Zheng went to Maoer Mountain to boost the morale of the soldiers, Yun Zheng pretended to be drunk.
He also took advantage of me a lot.
"What do you mean by criminal record? This is called strategically pretending to be drunk."
As Yun Zheng spoke, he suddenly exerted force on his hands and pulled Shen Luoyan onto himself.
“Stop it!”
Shen Luoyan lightly hit Yun Zheng's chest twice, "You haven't even finished washing your face yet!"
"Why are you washing your face?"
Yun Zheng looked at Shen Luoyan with a smirk on his face, “This king is shameless!”
Well, the reward for those soldiers was meat and wine.
My own reward is to eat people...
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