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Chapter 219 The people respond

Gao Shun's expression was moved, then walked out and stood in the middle of the conference hall.

"The general trusts so much that Gao will never let him down!"

Liu He walked over and helped him up.

"With General Gao's words, they are better than thousands of troops!"

Then, he turned to Ye Xiang and said, "The crossbow soldiers that Yuan Qing said just now are indeed very important. This kind of crossbow must be launched at the same time, and the efficiency is high. First, shoot with a strong crossbow, and then shoot at the closet with a strong bow. You should think about it carefully, and then write down the requirements and ask Pu De and three other masters to find a way to make it. A few days ago, I also gave them a map of the production of the Scared Crossbow. If it can be improved well, it may be possible to make a long-distance crossbow that you can carry with you."

Ye Xiang was overjoyed and quickly received the order.

At this time, Zhang Yong stood up again: "Brother, in my opinion, whether it is a heavy shield soldier or a crossbow soldier, it mainly depends on slowing down the cavalry's rush and attacking the morale of the cavalry, rather than killing. After completing this first step, our army must have a powerful means of killing, otherwise the cavalry troops can quickly escape with their strong mobility."

His words reminded everyone, and everyone fell into deep thought.

Zhu Ye pouted and muttered: "This kind of killing cavalry, a weapon like a spear, is not as convenient as a knife to cut and kill. If the second brother knows cloning skills, there will be thousands of them. Hehe, even if there are hundreds of thousands of cavalry, we will solve the problem like cutting melons and vegetables."

Guan Yu said angrily: "Do you guy want to exhaust me from my second brother?"

His words immediately made Liu He think of something.

"Yes! Why did I forget that the Modao Army of the Tang Dynasty, the infantrymen used sharp long-handled Modao as weapons to deal with the Turkish cavalry! Whether it was chopping people, horse bodies, or horse legs, they were extremely efficient. They were known as "Modao took action, and the people were broken, and those who blocked were all turned into powder', which was extremely powerful!"

This Modao is very skilled in building, so it costs a lot, and also requires high physical fitness, morale, etc., so although it swept the northwest during the Tang Dynasty, it was almost lost by the Five Dynasties and the Song Dynasty.

However, Liu He now has both of these conditions.

In terms of forging technology, Liu He is confident that the technology he masters now is better than the technology of the Tang Dynasty in real history.

There is no need to mention the physical fitness and morale of soldiers.

Although my financial resources are now impossible to compare with the prosperous Tang Dynasty, and it is even more impossible to form a Modao Army with tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands during the prosperous Tang Dynasty, it is still enough to build a team of thousands of people.

Liu He vaguely remembers the "Military Art of War" he watched in his previous life. It mentioned that the two armies faced each other. When they were 150 steps apart, the crossbowmen began to shoot, when they were 60 steps apart, and when they were archers started to shoot, and when they were 20 steps, the Modao Army began to "advance like a wall" according to the neat square formation, and finally rushed with their own cavalry. The scene was really like the harvester driving on the plain in the previous century's documentary. It was not called war at all, it was a one-sided massacre!

"Dehui said it well, then we will change thousands of clouds to grow, haha!"

Everyone looked at Liu He in surprise.

"Brother, I'm just kidding. Why are you taking it seriously? You're not scared to death, right? It's over. I'm so guilty. My sister-in-law will definitely beat me to death when she turns back."

Cheng Liang reached out and patted him hard.

"Why are you waiting for the eldest sister-in-law to come? If you are really angry with you, we will beat you up now."

But Liu He suddenly burst into laughter.

"Hahaha! The fifth brother thought too much. Brother Wei was neither scared nor angry, but he really thought of a good idea."

"What good thing has come to my mind for you that makes you so happy? Tell me about it, hehe."

"Go and go, this is a secret weapon. If you tell your boy, it means that the whole world knows it. You should wait patiently, haha."

Liu He quickly drew a large amount of money and grain, sent it back to Langdiao County, and sent it to Qian Li and three blacksmiths.

What we sent together were some of the production requirements for the Modao, heavy shield, spear, and portable crossbow.

At the same time, a huge selection of soldiers of all kinds was also launched among the 67,800 troops.

On this day, Liu He was personally selecting the soldiers of the Modao Army. Suddenly, he saw the prefect Ye Wangzheng running over with joy on his face.

"Liu Duwei...Liu Duwei...a big news..."

Liu He hurriedly met him: "Haha, when can you alarm the prefect like this?"

Ye Wang stopped and took a few breaths.

"Big thing, big thing! And it's a great good thing!"

Liu He became a little curious: "What a good thing?"

"Half a month ago, Liu Duwei led his army to repel the Xianbei invasion, and fought head-on in the wild. This incident is also extremely rare in the decades of my entire northern Bingzhou fighting against the Xianbei."

Liu He smiled bitterly: "Oh, He also planned to attract Xianbei cavalry to attack the checkpoints. However, he didn't expect that the Xianbei army suddenly came earlier this year than in previous years, and caught him off guard. In order to cover the retreat of the people, he had no choice but to fight in the wild. What's more, our army suffered more casualties than the other side. It's really not a glorious thing. Lord Prefect should not mention it."

Ye Wang waved his hands repeatedly: "Liu Duwei is too humble! He is a little disadvantage in infantry against cavalry and his troops are still slightly inferior. It is already shocking to achieve such a battle record. I have already submitted a statement to celebrate Liu Duwei's achievements. I want to give the reward order to come in a few days. However, I am so happy today, not for this matter!"

"Oh? What else?"

Ye Wang said excitedly: "The people in our county are grateful to the people of Liu Duwei who are willing to protect them from their lives and death. They are all grateful. Now the autumn harvest has been completely over. Tens of thousands of people have raised a batch of food and grass and sent it to the pass. They want to reward the three armies for Liu Duwei! Moreover, many young and middle-aged people have wanted to join the army in the past few days, following Liu Duwei to fight on the battlefield and serve the country. This kind of enthusiasm has not appeared in our Yanmen County for several years. As the saying goes, the people's hearts are available!"

Liu He was stunned for a moment, and then smiled and said, "The people are kind, Liu appreciated it. However, there is no shortage of food and grass in our army at present, and the people are not rich. It is better to reward the three armies. As for joining the army, it is naturally a good thing. Of course, Liu welcomes us. The standards for recruiting soldiers in our army are clearly posted outside the gate of our magistrate's mansion and outside the school grounds. As long as those who meet the conditions can sign up for the army, the monthly food and salary will never be reduced."

My army has just experienced a great war and suffered heavy losses. It is also time for me to replenish some troops.

Liu He has asked Langxian to transfer the county, and Yunxian and other counties under his control have also started recruiting troops at the same time, hoping to make up for the losses of the war as soon as possible.

However, the prefect Ye said in a smug manner: "This is nothing, the most important thing is not here yet."

"Oh? He really couldn't think of it, so please give me advice."

"Haha, the counties in the north of our country have been suffering from the Xianbei for a long time. The battle of Liu Duwei not only showed the momentum of our Han Dynasty, but also made the people in the northern part of our Bingzhou see the hope of getting rid of the troubles of the Xianbei again! Therefore, Shuofang, Wuyuan, Yunzhong, Dingxiang, and all the places in the northern part of our Yanmen, many suffering people tried their best to escape the south. In the past few days, people have come to join. I and the county magistrate Jing settled them down. After careful calculation, there were nearly 20,000 people, and they were all mainly young and middle-aged people!"

This situation was beyond Liu He's expectations.

"Oh? There is actually this matter? It seems that there are quite a few people who have been oppressed by the Xianbei."

"Why is this? There were 300,000 people in these places. After being killed by the barbarians over the years, there were at least 200,000. Some of them survived and most of them became slaves to the Xianbei people. Now those who can escape with physical strength must be mainly young and middle-aged people. I think there will be at least 40,000 to 50,000 people in the future. If these people settle down well, whether they are farming or joining the army, they will be a great help to my Yanmen!"

Liu He was also a little excited when Ye Wang said this.

Nearly 50,000 people can select at least 20,000 to 30,000 qualified soldiers. In addition, the local people are now voluntarily joining, and recruiting soldiers from Langdiao County and other places is also underway. At that time, the scale of the Anmin Army will be even stronger than before the war!

"Okay! The people gathered in response to Liu so much that He would definitely live up to his entrustedness and drive the barbarian bandits out of our Han border!"

Liu He felt unprecedented confidence at this time and strengthened his determination to regain lost land and save the people!
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