Datang: An eight-year-old master of the bar, he gave everyone a blow at the beginning

Chapter 267

Shuozhou is the northernmost state under the jurisdiction of the Zhongzhou Dudufu, and it is also the only place where the Turks entered the customs and invaded the Tang Dynasty!
The Turkic Prince Ashinatur led the army to attack Shuozhou, which was completely expected by Yuchihuan!
Yuchihuan and Ashinatur are also old enemies, since he is here, don't leave!

"Su Dingfang, how many soldiers and horses do you have in Hequ now?"

Before Yuchihuan leaves the customs, he needs to know how many troops Datang has in Shuozhou.

Su Dingfang cupped his hands and said: "Little Governor Yuchi, Datang has [-] garrisons in Hequ, but they are all infantry and only [-] cavalry!"

"Everyone in the Turks rides horses, and only the cavalry can restrain the cavalry. You have too few cavalry!"

Yu Chihuan asked seriously: "Su Dingfang, how many spare horses are there in Shuozhou?"

Su Dingfang said embarrassingly: "Little Commander Yuchi said it is true, we do not have many cavalry, but Shuozhou is close to Turks, so we have [-] war horses here, which can be used by the Commander!"

Yu Chihuan was overjoyed and said: "Liu Rengui, Cheng Chumo, you and Su Dingfang immediately go and get [-] horses back!"

"The last will obey!"

Cheng Chumo was overjoyed, he was so good at bowing horses that he finally didn't have to go to war by boat.

However, Liu Rengui was unwilling to fight on horseback because he was a captain of the Tang Dynasty Navy. How could he go ashore and fight on horseback?
"Little Commander Yuchi, the last general has sailors under his command. Their training is mainly focused on water warfare, and they don't know how to arrange troops and charge into battle!"

Liu Rengui didn't know whether to laugh or cry, because the Datang Navy's water battles were okay, but he hadn't tried field battles on the grassland.

If there is no Iron Buddha Tu rewarded by the system, Yuchi Huan might be persuaded by Liu Rengui!
But now that Yuchihuan already has a thousand iron stupas in his hands, how could he be willing to be a marching commander in charge of logistics?

Isn't this a joke?
"Liu Rengui, the sailors of the Zhongzhou Navy know how to ride horses, right?"

Yuchi Huan also felt guilty, because Liu Rengui said clearly that if the Zhongzhou Navy couldn't even ride a horse, it would be the same as committing suicide.

"Uh... Little Governor Yuchi, proficiency in bow and horse is the basic requirement of the Tang Dynasty for the soldiers. Everyone in the Zhongzhou Navy can ride a horse, but they don't know how to fight with cavalry!"

Liu Rengui answered Yuchihuan's question and answer without any concealment!
Yu Chihuan breathed a sigh of relief: "Liu Rengui, since the Zhongzhou navy is proficient in bowing horses, don't be too long-winded, and hurry up to get the horses!"

"The last will obey!"

Liu Rengui was finally persuaded by Yuchihuan.

Su Dingfang then took Cheng Chumo, Liu Rengui and the others to collect the horses.

The Zhongzhou navy has a total of [-] government soldiers!

Including the 22 generals brought by Yuchihuan and Cheng Chumo, this time Cheng Chumo and Liu Rengui just need to receive [-] war horses!

However, just in case, Su Dingfang gave Liu Rengui and the others [-] horses.

This includes future battle damage!
Fighting will definitely kill people, and war horses will also die in battle!

The Tang army never fought unprepared battles.

So is Su Dingfang!
An hour later, [-] Zhongzhou sailors stood in front of Yuchihuan on horseback.

And Cheng Chumo and Liu Rengui galloped in front of Yuchihuan with their horses and whips. They were trying to ride the horses and got acquainted with the horses before they could integrate into the battle.

Su Dingfang stood beside Yuchihuan and watched curiously. He also wanted to know if these sailors could participate in the field battle on the grassland outside the pass.

Next, Liu Rengui began to lead the navy under his command to line up troops!

Rumble!
As [-] Zhongzhou naval officers galloped their horses and whipped their whips, the deafening sound of horse hooves suddenly sounded throughout the meandering area.

Moreover, the soldiers of the Zhongzhou Navy were galloping on horseback while wielding a saber and a lance, very brave!

Su Dingfang clicked his tongue and said in amazement: "Unexpectedly, Liu Rengui's ability to lead troops to fight is also good!"

Next, Liu Rengui trained the Zhongzhou navy to ride and shoot!
As a divine arm crossbow flew out from the war horse, the straw man outside the training ground was suddenly filled with crossbow arrows.

When Yuchihuan saw that the Zhongzhou Navy was well trained, he simply sat and ate roasted sweet potatoes.

Su Dingfang was lucky this time, because Yuchihuan gave him ten roasted sweet potatoes!
Since it was the first time for Su Dingfang to eat roasted sweet potatoes, he was immediately amazed by the sweetness of the roasted sweet potatoes.

"Little Governor Yuchi, can this sweet potato be grown in Shuozhou?"

Su Dingfang thinks that sweet potatoes are good, and if they are popularized, it can solve Shuozhou's bad luck of relying on the sky for food.

In the past year, the weather in Mobei was either drought or heavy snowfall, which also caused the Turks on the grasslands outside the pass to freeze to death hundreds of thousands of cattle and sheep!
This is also the root cause of the Turkic civil strife at the beginning of the year!

But the common people of the Tang Dynasty within the Great Wall Pass also suffered heavy losses!

It's just that the Turks were injured this time, but the Tang Dynasty has a vast land and resources, and it can transport grain from the south to Hedong Road for disaster relief!

This is Datang's advantage over the Turks.

"Su Dingfang, sweet potatoes can be grown in all places in the Tang Dynasty. After we conquer the Turkic territory, we can also grow sweet potatoes in the Hexi Corridor!"

Yu Chihuan smiled and answered Su Dingfang's question.

Su Dingfang breathed a sigh of relief, "I don't know if Little Governor Yuchi has any sweet potato seeds now?"

"Su Dingfang, I have planted thousands of acres of sweet potatoes in Zhongzhou, and the harvest will be abundant this summer. By then, the sweet potato seeds can be transported to Shuozhou for planting!"

Yuchihuan unreservedly told Su Dingfang of his plan to promote sweet potatoes.

"Sweet potatoes are the foundation of life, and I will thank the young governor Yuchi on behalf of the people of Shuozhou!"

Su Dingfang smiled openly, and finally no longer looked sad.

Da da!

At this moment, the scout that Chai Shao contacted with Yuchi Huan came again, and he flew off the horse and said, "Report to Sima, General Chai has arrived at Hequ!"

Yu Chihuan patted Su Dingfang on the shoulder and said, "Su Dingfang, you represent me to welcome Chai Shao!"

"The last will obey!"

Su Dingfang didn't dare to neglect, and immediately followed Chai Shao's scout out of the Hequ cavalry training ground.

As the army led by Chai Shao arrived in Hequ, Shuozhou, the battle between the Tang army and the Turkic army was imminent.

So Yu Chihuan had to put pressure on Liu Rengui and the others to intensify their training in riding and fighting.

The generals of Yuchi's family and Cheng's family have experienced many battles, but they don't need training.

……

Shuozhou, the base camp of Hequ!

In the afternoon, Chai Shao led an army of [-] troops into the Tang army camp!
The [-] shi of grain accompanying the army was also transported to the camp by the peasants.

So far, the Tang army in Hedong Road with Chai Shao as the marching commander has finally assembled.

In addition to the tens of thousands of defenders stationed at the border city of Hedong Road, Chai Shao can currently command more than [-] troops.

Of course, the Zhongzhou navy is not under the command of Chai Shao, because their main battlefield is water warfare!
However, due to Yuchihuan's blind command, the Zhongzhou Navy was mistaken this time and actually got the opportunity to make a contribution!

Liu Rengui has always wanted to gain military exploits from the battlefield, so now he is more serious about training the Zhongzhou Navy than anyone else!
In the evening, the Zhongzhou Navy finally stopped training.

Yu Chihuan then took Liu Rengui and the others to meet Chai Shao, the general manager of the East Road Army!

(End of this chapter)