The mass wedding recruited 30,000 new soldiers for Lin Mo, completely eliminating his worries about the future.
Therefore, he could confidently lead his army to conquer the allied forces of the Western Regions and the chieftains.
Before setting off, Lin Mo made ample preparations.
He appointed Qiao Shan as the commander of Xichuan City and Zhao Zhen as the deputy commander, to train the newly recruited 30,000 soldiers and defend the main camp.
The sorcerer Yao Guangxiao was appointed "Chief Secretary" and was in charge of all government affairs in Xichuan City.
At the same time, Lin Mo also followed Yao Guangxiao's advice and imposed a curfew throughout the Shu region under the pretext of "barbarian disturbances and meticulous suppression," and blocked all major roads.
No one may enter or leave any of the passes in Shu without a written order from Lin Mo or Yao Guangxiao.
Yao Guangxiao's actions completely blocked all of the Empress's paths, leaving her with no loopholes to exploit.
Under normal circumstances, if I, Lin Mo, were to conscript soldiers without cause, the Empress might have a slight excuse to accuse me of amassing power and plotting a rebellion.
Now that you've asked me to send troops to conquer the barbarians of the Western Regions, I'll go without hesitation.
Before setting out on the expedition, is there any problem with me recruiting some soldiers to defend Xichuan City?
At the same time, news from Shu was blocked, and spies were not allowed to take information out, so that the Empress and Li Hu had no idea about the military strength in Shu.
They dared not make any rash moves for the time being.
Sending a troop under the pretext of reinforcements to occupy Xichuan City would not only be embarrassing if they failed, but would also cause a lot of trouble.
Therefore, the Empress had no choice but to endure it.
Li Hu felt a mix of emotions upon seeing that information from Sichuan was being blocked.
On the one hand, he believed that Lin Mo's 10,000 troops were no match for the Western Regions tribes. On the other hand, since Lin Mo was enfeoffed as the King of Shu, too many unexpected events had occurred, causing him to worry.
Inside the Prince's mansion, Lin Mo began to ponder how to attack the Dos people.
As a nomadic people, the Dos were excellent horsemen, and fighting them with infantry or light cavalry would be extremely difficult.
To be honest, the Dos cavalry was not much different from the Mongol cavalry in ancient Chinese history. What were the forces that could counter the Mongol cavalry?
Lin Mo began frantically searching his memory.
According to memory, the spearmen were considered the nemesis of cavalry.
There is a record in "The History of Wars of the Ming Dynasty" that says "The Huaiyou Infantry are the best in the world". This is an infantry force that specializes in using long spears and is known as the Huaiyou Spearmen. They were later used by Zhu Yuanzhang to deal with the Mongol cavalry.
This shows that the Ming army had accumulated many tactics to counter the Mongol cavalry, especially in the early stages of the war when the Ming army lacked cavalry. When the Mongol cavalry attacked Zhu Yuanzhang, they were all driven back by these spearmen.
We've thought about the troop types, but we need to think more about the formations, deployments, and combat plans.
In terms of formation, the first thing Lin Mo thought of was Alexander the Great's trump card - the Macedonian pike phalanx!
The Macedonian pike phalanx consisted of regular infantry, light infantry, heavy cavalry, and auxiliary troops. It was a phalanx of 4,000 men, each carrying a seven-meter-long pike and a sturdy shield.
When fighting the enemy, the soldiers in the front ranks crouch down, and the soldiers behind them use their spears. In addition, light infantry and auxiliary soldiers can play a defensive role.
As for the heavy cavalry, which was known as a mobile fortress, they were even more formidable. The heavy cavalrymen were completely covered in thick armor, and their mounts were also heavily armored, with only the horses' calves exposed. The horses' eyes were also covered with eye shields designed to protect them from arrows.
When defending against enemies in the field, if the enemy wants to engage in a head-on cavalry battle, then send out heavy cavalry to fight them head-on.
If they want to use the mobility of light cavalry to outflank, Great Xia has no shortage of sharpshooters.
If the enemy flanks them from both sides, the Macedonian pike phalanx will give them a real taste of their own medicine!
So the first thing to do is to expand the archer infantry force!
The grasslands are vast and boundless, with no cover, so bows and arrows can be very effective.
Thinking of this, Lin Mo opened the attribute panel to check the current accumulated points.
[Host: Lin Mo.]
【integral:.】
[Territory: Shu (area 176,000 square kilometers)]
Troop Strength: 434 two-star infantry, 4232 one-star infantry, 1895 one-star archers, and 1820 one-star cavalry.
[Generals: Xu Chu (4-star), Yao Guangxiao (4-star)!]
I've accumulated over 40,000 points without even realizing it.
This is the result of Lin Mo's hard work, sleeping only ten hours a day. It's heartbreaking to think about.
Lin Mo didn't know when it started, but he discovered that the system seemed to have a bug.
For example, you might set your sleep time to eight hours, but when you wake up, you find that you've actually slept for eight hours and three minutes.
The system didn't give any notification for the extra three minutes of sleep.
Moreover, there were several times when Lin Mo fell asleep without any warning.
This wasn't Lin Mo accidentally clicking "Sleep Now," it was more like a natural dream!
But the key issue is that it is very different from a natural dream: it cannot be woken up!
Although he felt uneasy, Lin Mo had no other choice.
This system isn't Windows from Earth; it can be repaired and reinstalled.
At the same time, the problem doesn't seem to be too serious, so we can only bear with it for now!
Suddenly, Lin Mo saw an unusual system notification.
Upon closer inspection, their eyes lit up.
【bite!】
[Congratulations, host! The overall worship value of the people in your territory has reached 85%. The system has automatically unlocked the Tier 2 Points Shop.]
"Wow, so timely!" Lin Mo laughed immediately.
I promptly opened the points mall to take a look.
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