dognovel Chapter 482 5 soldiers and horses
Chapter 482 5 soldiers and horses
In Degao Town, Lin Xiaofan became the county magistrate again. Compared with before, the security in Degao Town is now stable and there are no people who are against him, which makes it a lot easier.
The five nearby counties have also become his fiefdom, including the coastal town of Lifeng. At the same time, he can still raise three thousand soldiers and horses in the fief. There are a total of seven cities in the five counties. Each city can also support 300 city guards, and the total can support 5,000 soldiers and horses.
This number is just right. He doesn't have any good generals under his command. If there are too many people, he won't be able to control them. Moreover, if five thousand elite soldiers can be trained well and equipped with sophisticated equipment, they will be able to defeat an army of tens of thousands of people.
In this troubled world, hard fist is the last word. He must make good use of these five thousand soldiers and horses.
He decided to divide these five thousand troops into five parts: light cavalry, heavy cavalry, secret guards, crossbowmen, and elite heavy armor soldiers.
Daqian's horses were already scarce, otherwise he would have simply hired five thousand cavalry.
Among them, the light cavalry has two teams, each team has 300 people. Every soldier in the team can use thunder bombs to create offensive and surprise tactics.
Although the number of people is not large, when the battle heats up, a group of cavalry suddenly rushes into it and uses Lei Zhenzi to attack the enemy, which can catch the opponent off guard. If you are lucky, you might be able to blow up the enemy's Chinese army tent directly.
The heavy cavalry is divided into two teams, each with a thousand men, for a total of two thousand men. In this ancient war, the heavily armed heavy cavalry was undoubtedly the strongest combat force. Two thousand people pushed across, like an iron wall, and it was difficult for bows, arrows, swords and guns to break through the defense.
If there were no targeted measures, it would be difficult for 20,000 people to stop them.
There are 400 secret guards who are responsible for gathering intelligence before the war, or sneaking into the enemy city to serve as spies. His requirements for secret guards are relatively high, and they must have abilities such as camouflage, bow and arrow, hidden weapons, concealment, horseback riding, etc.
If the secret guards are used well and can spy out all the information about the opponent's army, it will be like cheating and they will be unable to defend themselves.
There are two teams of crossbowmen and elite heavily armored soldiers, each with a thousand men. Each team is divided into five squads of 200 people. In the squad, there are 150 elite heavy armor soldiers and fifty crossbowmen.
When the battle comes, elite heavily armored soldiers stand in the front and attack with crossbowmen in the middle, firing cold arrows. If a team of the same number encounters them, they will only be killed.
"Little witch, Xiao Han, can you help me train a group of secret guards? There will be about five hundred people."
Lin Xiaofan looked at the two beauties in front of him and asked.
The little witch is the best at assassination among the people he has ever met. Although I have never seen the ability of the little witch to face the enemy head-on, no one can compare with her in terms of concealment, concealment, disguise, etc.
Lin Xiaofan would be absolutely relieved to leave the secret guard affairs to her.
Hearing this, the little witch and Xiao Han looked at each other, and then the little witch said:
"Brother Lin, it's easy to talk about training secret guards. But you must be careful in selecting this manpower. Many of our sect's methods cannot be spread to outsiders."
She wanted to take revenge on the sect with the help of Da Qianguo, so she was willing to help Lin Xiaofan train secret guards. But the sect’s methods must not be spread easily.
"Our sect usually selects people who have no relatives or connections. It is best to be children and train them from an early age."
Like her and Xiaohan, they lived on the streets since childhood and were picked up by their master and brought back to their sect.
Lin Xiaofan nodded slightly to express his understanding. Naturally, the secrets of the sect cannot be spread out at will.
"It's easy to say that every time Dayu's army comes out, they will kill and loot the local people. How about I send people to those cities to find people, specifically those who hate Dayu so much?"
This kind of person who has revenge in his heart is more loyal and is not easy to be bribed or betrayed. All he needs to do is find out the details.
"Third uncle, Brother Fengxue, you lead people to build four thousand pairs of heavy armor and two thousand pairs of light armor. They must be made of fine iron, and there can be no mistakes in the workmanship."
Lin Xiaofan said to Li San and Wu Fengxue.
Since we want to build an elite army, the weapons and armor must be very sophisticated.
As for the war horse, he still had some headaches. In this era, there are soldiers everywhere, and war horses are regarded as treasures by all countries, but it is not easy to get them.
Ordinary horses, if fed well, can be used by light cavalry. The heavy cavalry wore heavy armor and ordinary horses could not drag them.
As for the five thousand soldiers, Lin Xiaofan initially decided to recruit them within five counties with a salary of fifteen cents per person per day.
According to the military system of the Daqian Kingdom, it takes six years on the battlefield before a soldier can retire. Moreover, Daqian has been at war for many years, and those who have been on the battlefield have more experience.
As for daily expenses, although five thousand people is a bit large, he can still afford it with his money. In addition, he will also be responsible for the tax revenue of the five nearby counties in the future.
In terms of wages, those who take care of food and housing are paid ten cents a day. I think there are countless people trying to get the job. The salary is also a disguised form of help to reduce the burden on the people of the five counties.
There is also the matter of picking Sixiang grass, which must be arranged as soon as possible. It was obviously the beginning of spring, so all the four elephant grasses in Qingzhou County were collected as much as possible to make hemostatic medicine in preparation for the war.
Even if they are not used in the future, they can be sold to other countries at low prices. After all, it cost him almost nothing to make the hemostatic medicine.
After everyone left, Lin Xiaofan looked at Wen Yue beside him.
In his impression, Wen Yue studied the art of war hard almost every day, and sometimes practiced martial arts. In addition, his military talent was not weak, and he followed him to fight in the capital. Now he should be able to stand alone.
Moreover, Zhao Zihan went to his own fiefdom, and Jianfeng Jianbai wanted to command the Qingzhou Army and the Yantian Army. The only one he could use now was Wen Yue.
Thinking about it, Lin Xiaofan said:
"Wenyue, I want to recruit an army of five thousand people. How about you being the deputy general?"
"Vice general?"
When Wen Yue heard this, she was a little flattered.
Before this, she had never commanded a battle. And it seems inappropriate for a woman to be a general.
It was also because of this that she did not agree immediately.
"Yes, you will be the deputy general."
Lin Xiaofan nodded slightly. There are many things that a general has to do, such as training the army, serving the masses, commanding operations, etc. Wen Yue has never led an army before. If he were to be the general directly, it would be too hasty and he might be in a hurry.
In comparison, it is safer to be the deputy general first.
"I will be the commander-in-chief and you will be the deputy-general. If anyone dares not to believe you, I will just kick him out. I believe in your ability and you will definitely be able to do it."
Lin Xiaofan said.
"it is good."
Lin Xiaofan said this, and Wen Yue agreed.