The weather was gradually turning cold, indicating that winter was coming. Before that, the harbor in Pingguo had already been built. Fan Xing had provided advanced shipbuilding technology such as oars, rudders, and hard vertical sails. Some of the more advanced shipbuilding blueprints were also provided to Ma Jun. Now, Fan Xing's warships were much more advanced than those in other places. Gan Ning and Zhou Tai's training of the navy was also in full swing with the help of such good 'hardware.' It was already beginning to take shape.
During this period, under the implementation of the new policy, Liaodong Prefecture and Changli Prefecture had obviously been greatly improved. The city walls were no longer dilapidated, but tall and thick, giving people an invisible sense of security. The land equality system and other systems that improved the people's livelihood made the local people very happy. Although it couldn't be compared with Xuantu Prefecture, under the leadership of the merchants and Fan family of Xuantu Prefecture and the intentional propaganda of some people, more and more merchants and civilians from other places gradually joined Liaodong Prefecture and Changli Prefecture. Liaodong and Changli, which had previously been desolate due to the invasion of the Wuhuan, had regained their vitality. Everything was developing steadily, and the two places were thriving.
During the autumn harvest, after the Wuhuan soldiers were repelled outside the city, the civilians and merchants of Liaodong and Changli didn't need to be afraid anymore. They believed that their army would protect them and that they could live better here. Due to some people's "carelessness", the civilians of Xuantu, Liaodong and Changli all knew that they could live so peacefully because of one person, namely Fan Xing, the prefect of Liaodong Prefecture. He was also the young master of the country's richest family, the Fan family. At first, some people didn't believe it. However, some of Fan Xing's childhood deeds were 'unintentionally' spread out. The former Xuantu Prefecture Mayor's respectful attitude towards Fan Xing made these people believe him. For a time, Fan Xing's name spread across the three prefectures.
Today, Fan Xing called everyone for a meeting again. Fan Xing sat on the armchair early in the morning, waiting for his subordinates to arrive. Soon, everyone arrived. After Gao Ren announced that everyone was here, Fan Xing took a deep breath and opened his eyes."I'm very satisfied with the development of Liaodong and Changli counties. The two counties have developed quickly like Xuantu County.”Hearing Fan Xing's praise, everyone was delighted. Suddenly, Fan Xing's expression changed. He became serious and said in a deep voice,"" Recently, I've learned from Hidden Dragon that the Road of Peace has begun to collect a large number of provisions and weapons. It seems that they will start a rebellion in a few years. We must be fully prepared when they start a rebellion. Gao Ren will explain the specific situation to everyone.”
Gao Renshang bowed before saying to the crowd,""In the past few years, under the preaching of Zhang Jiao and his brothers and their followers, the number of followers of the Path of Peace has been increasing. Now, they have influence in all 13 states in the country. Guangzong is Zhang Jiao's base camp and is the strongest. Although the changes in our three counties have absorbed many refugees and poor farmers, it can be said that there is no hindrance to the growth of the power of the Path of Peace. I think the only places without the influence of the Road of Peace are our three counties, apart from Luoyang.”Gao Ren paused for a moment to let everyone digest the news. Everyone was stunned when they heard that the Road of Peace was so powerful.
After a while, Fan Xing waited for everyone to digest Gao Ren's information before continuing,"" In order to be able to resist the uprising of the Path of Peace, I think we have to constantly increase our strength in the next few years. Also, when the Path of Peace rises, we have to have an absolutely stable rear, so…" Xi Zhicai was the first to react and said,""Could it be that my lord is going to attack those outsiders from the grasslands?”Tian Feng hurriedly said,"My lord, you must not!" Although the lord's army is undergoing strict training, if we want to attack the foreign tribes, we have to enter the grasslands. In the grasslands, our infantry is not a match for their cavalry.”Fan Xing looked at Tian Feng and his confused subordinates, and a playful smile appeared on his face.
Looking at Tian Feng's questioning and annoyed eyes, Fan Xing smiled and said to Zhao Yun,""Zhao Yun, how's the training of the light cavalry I asked you to train?”Everyone was confused when they heard Fan Xing mention light cavalry. When did their lord train light cavalry? When Tian Feng heard Fan Xing ask Zhao Yun about the training of the light cavalry, he was stunned for a moment before he continued,""Even if my lord has a light cavalry, our horsemanship is no match for those grassland people.”Tian Feng was a cautious person, so he asked the key question.
Fan Xing smiled at Tian Feng and said,"Who says our cavalry is inferior to the grassland people? I will let you see that the light cavalry is not inferior to the cavalry of the grassland people at all.”Tian Feng's first thought upon hearing Fan Xing's words was that he was lying. Fan Xing ignored Tian Feng's doubts and continued,""Xu Huang, what do you think of the heavy cavalry I asked you to train?”When Xu Huang heard that he was the one who called out, he immediately went forward and said,"I've finished training." Fan Xing nodded happily in agreement with Xu Huang.
Fan Xing slowly stood up and walked to the center of the crowd. He looked around at his subordinates and said,""Everyone, follow me to the training ground. I will let you understand that our army is no longer what it used to be. They definitely have the ability to look down on the entire Central Plains, Asia, and even the entire world.”Fan Xing came to the training sausage and asked the person in charge of the training to bring over a weapon that looked like a bow.
Fan Xing took the strange weapon from the soldier and said to Tian Feng,""This is the secret weapon of our light cavalry. This weapon is called the 'Ten Repeating Crossbow'. It can shoot ten arrows at the same time. Each arrow is eight inches long and is made of the worst quality steel. However, it is much sharper than the other arrows except Fan Xing's. With this crossbow, even a new recruit can easily kill his enemy.”Fan Xing had secretly asked Ma Jun to make this Ten-Repeating Crossbow. Fan Xing had given Ma Jun the blueprint of the Zhuge Crossbow and provided him with some knowledge of modern bows. The current Ten-Repeating Crossbow was an evolved version of the Zhuge Crossbow. Its range was more than twice that of the Zhuge Crossbow. As soon as Fan Xing said this, other than Zhao Yun, Xu Huang, and Ma Jun, the person who had created the crossbow, everyone else wore a look of disbelief. Fan Xing didn't explain. He just called a new recruit over and asked him to shoot at a target 150 steps away with the " Ten Repeating Crossbow."
Not long after, the people who were still in disbelief saw the crossbow bolt that was inserted into the target 150 steps away. Their faces turned into shock. They could not imagine what would happen to the enemy if they used this kind of crossbow on the battlefield. Fan Xing saw that everyone had finally recovered from the shock of the "ten repeating crossbow", so he asked the soldier who tried the "ten repeating crossbow" to bring a few warhorses over, then continued,"I secretly asked Master Ma Jun to make a saddle and a saddle. These two pieces of saddle can allow us to easily control the war horses and fight on them like the grassland cavalry.”As soon as Fan Xing finished speaking, the soldier came to his side with five horses. Fan Xing waved his hand to let the soldier leave and said to everyone,""Who wants to test the effect of this harness?”As soon as he finished speaking, a few people immediately rushed out. Soon, the five horses were already ridden by people.
As soon as the generals got on their horses, they immediately realized the use of this set of horse gear. They excitedly galloped and competed with each other on their horses. The generals tried for a long time before they finally dismounted and walked to Fan Xing's side, sighing,""With this set of steeds, our cavalrymen will definitely not lose to the grassland cavalrymen. This set of steeds can increase the combat effectiveness of our cavalrymen by several times!”Fan Xing was very satisfied with the general's expression. He nodded and then looked at everyone."Do you still have any objections to sending troops to the grasslands?”After witnessing the power of the cavalry, everyone was full of confidence in Fan Xing's cavalry. Immediately, even Tian Feng said,"Since that's the case, I have no objections.”Thus, the plan to march into the grasslands began.
In the tent of Lord Wuhuan in western Liaoning
A burly middle-aged man was currently frowning. It was obvious that this middle-aged man was troubled. Suddenly, a young man entered the tent and bowed respectfully to the middle-aged man,"Lord Qiu Liju, this subordinate has something to report.”"Speak," Qiu Liju said indifferently.”The young man immediately replied,""During this period of time, we have discovered that the Han Army is mobilizing troops on a large scale.”When Qiu Liju heard this, his already tightly knitted eyebrows seemed to tighten even more.
Qiu Liju thought for a moment and called a soldier over. He whispered a few words into the soldier's ear and the soldier hurriedly ran out of the tent. After some time, the soldier brought two middle-aged men with him. These two middle-aged men were the other two Wuhuan Lords, King Xiao-Su Puyan, and King Hanlu-Wu Yan.
The thinner middle-aged man spoke first,""Qiu Liju, why did you call the two of us together?”This skinny middle-aged man was Su Puyan. The other middle-aged man, Wu Yan, was also tightly holding onto Qiu Liju. It was obvious that he wanted Qiu Liju to give him a reasonable answer.
Qiu Liju looked at them for a while." The Han army of Xuantu, Liaodong, and Changli are mobilizing on a large scale. I called you here to discuss this."”Hearing this, King of Hanlu Wu Yan immediately said disdainfully,"What can those trash do?”Qiu Liju heard Wu Yan's disdainful words and continued,"Don't underestimate the Han army. The Han are the most cunning. In Liaodong and Changli, the two places closest to us, our eyes and ears have been completely removed. We have also failed several times to rob grain, so we were forced to go to farther places to rob. Moreover, we only robbed very little. This year, our grain reserves are only enough. From this, we can know that a troublesome person has come this time. It is obvious that he wants to force us into a dead end.”Wu Yan listened and said indifferently," That's because we weren't prepared this year. The Han people are still the Han people. They are all a bunch of cowards. But they still want to attack us?"”Qiu Liju also didn't think much of the Han people, but this time he had a bad premonition, so he called Su Puyan and Wu Yan over to discuss. Since the two lords said so, he could only give up, but he still ordered the soldiers to increase their vigilance.
In the training ground of Xuantu Prefecture, Fan Xing stood on the high platform and looked at the orderly troops below. He was filled with a sense of accomplishment." This is my iron army." Fan Xing nodded in satisfaction."Everyone! Today, I have gathered everyone here. I think some of you have already vaguely guessed what is going on. That's right, we are going to the grasslands to collect debts from those Wuhuan people who robbed and bullied us in the past!”Fan Xing had just finished speaking when the soldiers below began to boil. For many years, they had been bullied by the Wuhuan people. Now that they heard that they were going to fight with those hateful Wuhuan people, their hatred for the Wuhuan people was immediately aroused. They wished they could fly over immediately.
Fan Xing waved his hand to calm the soldiers down and continued,""I know that everyone must hate the Wuhuan to the bone, but we can't be blinded by hatred. We can't become like the Wuhuan soldiers. They are just some uncivilized people.”When the soldiers heard Fan Xing's words, they immediately shouted,""No!" "Very good!" Fan Xing continued. When we go to the Wuhuan this time, we have to beat up the enemy army ruthlessly, but we must not harass the civilians in the slightest, understand?”"Understood!" The soldiers shouted again.”"Alright!" Fan Xing nodded and said loudly. Now, let's set off for the grasslands!"
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