sweeping the world

Chapter 15

Looking from a distance, Xu Zhen saw a dense mass of people on the plain. Those people seemed to form a square formation with 100 people, and [-] square formations formed a "pin" shape.Having learned a little bit of military art, he couldn't help squinting his eyes, thinking: "Is this an offensive formation? It seems that Liu Yan is very aggressive?"

There is a formation, but it is a pity that there is no banner, otherwise you can see the scene of the banner raising, which will add a chilling atmosphere to the army formation.

"It's a pity that we can't put up any military formation." Xu Ming looked unhappy, and said again: "The surname Liu is playing tricks on us, it will be hard to talk later."

Xu Zhen said, "It was Liu Yan who took the initiative to invite me. Putting on such a posture is just a bluff."

Is it true that the military formation is so easy to put up?Without some knowledge of military strategy, the military formation will never be displayed.With the knowledge of military strategy, the soldiers under him still need to be trained, or they will not be able to show it at all.

Liu Yan spent nearly three hours for such a formation, and Xu's uncle and nephew only saw the beautiful side, but did not see the chaotic scene.As for Liu Yan's ability to pose in such a formation, there are still systematic soldiers to make samples. Jin soldiers can still look decent when they are still, and they should show their original shape as soon as they move.

Xu's uncle and nephew envied Liu Yan's ability to form an army, but Liu Yan was envious of Xu's many cavalry.

Yes, Hu people are good at riding. Among the [-] people brought by the uncle and nephew of the Xu family, there were nearly [-] cavalry. They walked in a long snake formation, waiting to stop when they approached within one kilometer, and then began to pile up.Although still haven't put on any tricks, but the cavalry is in front and the infantry is in the back, it looks like that.

As they got closer, about 250 meters apart, the Xu family's uncle and nephew's team stopped, and the two sides looked at each other in silence.

"Uncle, did you see it?" Xu Zhen pointed to the phalanxes that seemed a little bit agitated, and said with a smile, "It looks like it's all here to make up for it."

Indeed, before they could stand quietly at the same place, Xu's uncle and nephew brought people over, and Liu Yan's newly recruited Jin soldiers made a commotion, and then too many people talked, so that there was a "buzzing" sound.

Liu Yan didn't say anything, but Lu Tai and Xu Zheng, who were on the left and right sides, were extremely ashamed. They saluted Liu Yan and beat their horses away angrily. .

To be honest, Liu Yan was also full of depression, and made a joke out of the scene, which greatly reduced the deterrent effect. It is estimated that the Xu family will leave an impression of being strong but capable.

But Liu Yan was thinking too much. Few people can set up an army these days. The Xu family's uncle and nephew were really shocked when they saw that Liu Yan knew how to set up an army.As for the commotion in the military formation?Even peerless famous generals have useless soldiers under their command.

The Hu people let their horses go south, the Western Jin Dynasty perished, the Eastern Jin Dynasty and the Southern Crossing lingered on their last legs, and the wars between the Central Plains and the Northlands, no one paid attention to any battle formations.

Liu Yan rode his horse forward, accompanied by Tian Shuo and 20 swordsmen.

On the other side, the uncle and nephew of the Xu family also patted their horses forward, but they were followed by 20 cavalrymen.

The two sides stopped when they were five meters away from each other, and habitually looked at each other.

Liu Yan doesn't have much to like about Xu's family, and it seems that's what he looks like.

The uncle and nephew of the Xu family were observing the 20 swordsmen. They looked at the armor on the swordsmen with envious expressions, and then looked at the long sword at the waist and the shield in their hands. , There is jealousy and confusion.

Zhajia is considered a relatively good armor in the East, and it also occupied the mainstream in the Qin and Han Dynasties in Chinese civilization.This type of armor can't be said to be so strong in defense, but it was still active until the Song Dynasty. The highly maneuverable cavalry archers taught a clear lesson to the Europeans who were accustomed to the "chivalry" hard-to-hard collision. (The most powerful thing is to bring the plague Dafa)
The Hu people are now the overlords of the Central Plains, but because of the wanton destruction, the productivity of each regime of the Hu people has basically not changed much. It is still based on the style of the grassland. A thick sheepskin jacket is considered armor-piercing. .

The soldiers of the Xu family that Liu Yan saw, except for Xu Ming and Xu Zhen, were dressed in the style of Jin people... Maybe it should be called Hanfu?Except for the nephew and uncle of the Xu family who wore leather armor from the Han army, the rest basically wore animal skins and sheepskin jackets.He will not underestimate the defensive power of the sheepskin jacket. In fact, the defensive power of the thick sheepskin jacket is really good, but wearing a sheepskin jacket when the weather is hot is really suffering.

"The Patriarch of the Xu family." Liu Yan cupped his hands on the horse's back, speaking with a full-bodied accent of the Di people: "Today we gather together, let's not talk about other things, just ask the next battle with the Jie people, what will the Xu family do? "

How about a high degree of Sinicization?Xu Ming's hand-crowned gesture was extremely smooth, and he said: "To tell you the truth, the Xu family will not help each other. However, if you lose the battle, the Xu family will definitely make trouble."

"It's uncomfortable to hear, but it's better than the truth!" Liu Yan "haha!" laughed, and then said: "Today's invitation is to do business with the Xu family."

"We 'country people' with a discerning eye never speak nonsense, unlike Jin people who are hypocritical and polite, just say what they think." Xu Ming asked after finishing speaking: "What business?"

"I've heard that the Xu family is a big family in Gui County. They own a large area of ​​land, grazing cattle and sheep, and a lot of horses?" Liu Yan looked around, motioned to the soldiers to bring a package, twisted it, and heard a burst of metal. sound.He threw the long package forward, waited for the package to land and made a dull sound, and then said: "I will exchange your weapons for your cattle, sheep and horses."

Naturally, someone would run forward under Xu Ming's order, pick up the long package and run back to hand it in.

There is nothing else in the long package, but a long sword without sheath and a ring knife. It looks simple and unpretentious, but it is full of "heavy weight"!
Weapons!Hu people don't do production. Although there are Jin people who can be used as labor slaves, how many Jin people know how to forge iron?To know how to forge iron, you need to know how to smelt it, and you need some skills before you can make weapons.

Changguang County is a huge county with a population of [-] to [-], and there is actually no one who can forge and smelt iron.Well, there must have been before, but they were gathered in Xiangguo, the capital, by Shihu.

Seeing the sharpened weapon, Xu Ming's eyes were shining, and he looked up at Liu Yan, his breathing was a little short: "How to make a price?"

"No matter the category, one handle can be exchanged for 30 sheep, or 10 cows, and 2 horses." Liu Yan said with a look of course: "It is also possible to change people, but as far as I know, the Xu family is only seven hundred, it must be I’m not willing to exchange people.”

Born in troubled times, only with weapons can one have strength, and with strength can one grow strong. The Xu family is just a local snake in a small Guizhou county. They don't understand too many principles, but they know the importance of weapons.

Liu Yan's asking price was not expensive at all, but he had inquired very carefully from Tian Shuo, and the price could be said to be absolutely fair.

"No problem!" Xu Ming agreed, and then said: "I don't know when the transaction will be, and what is the first transaction volume?"

"But the head of the Xu family has to tell." Liu Yan said calmly: "As for the transaction volume, you can just say the number."

For a moment, Xu Ming was stunned, and his nephew was also shocked.The two of them were more certain about their guesses when they came. They believed that there must be a powerful force behind Liu Yan, and it was not supported by an extraordinary powerful force. The fear in their hearts increased, but the sense of expectation also increased.

"100 weapons. Let's exchange them with 3000 sheep." Xu Ming was full of anticipation: "How?"

All sheep?In fact, Liu Yan has no shortage of war horses, but there is no one who can serve as cavalry, so there is no need for war horses for the time being.

The war horse did not mention that the sheep could be slaughtered and used as a food unit, so Liu Yan would be more confident in dealing with the threat of the Buqicheng Jie people.

It was a tense meeting, and in the end, they each went back happily.

"Your Majesty, can they... believe it?"

"I don't need to trust them. I'm just holding on temporarily, waiting for the threat from Buqicheng to be lifted. When the time comes...hehe!"

"Huh? You are wise!"

Liu Yan glanced at Tian Shuo who was following Xiao Pao, his eyes were full of disgust, but there was a smile on his mouth.

(End of this chapter)