Super Cultivation System of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 227 Troop Status
On this day, Yanmen in the north welcomed the first snow of the year.

In this era, warm clothing was still a luxury. Since cotton had not yet appeared, the nobles relied on fur clothing to keep warm. Ordinary people could only stay at home and try to go out as little as possible during this season.

Liu He was far from wealthy enough to allow all his soldiers to wear sable and fox furs, so except for special circumstances, the intensity of daily training had been greatly reduced. They only did some simple exercises and running every day, and then returned to the city to avoid the cold.

Nomadic peoples such as the Xianbei and Xiongnu lacked weaving technology and had a harder time than the Han people in this regard. Therefore, it was absolutely impossible for them to send out a large army to attack in such weather. Therefore, Liu He and others relocated the people from the south of Yanmen Pass back to the city, but they were all concentrated in Yinguan City and Mayi City.

During these days, the total number of people who have fled here from all over the country has reached nearly 40,000, of which about 24,000 to 25,000 are healthy young and middle-aged people. Even if the old, weak and sick can escape the Xianbei's guard, it is impossible for them to run all the way to Yanmen at this time.

These people, together with the local people, all signed up enthusiastically to join the border army of Yanmen, but after strict screening, only about 13,000 people were selected to join.

The soldiers and horses recruited from Langtiao County, Yu County, Fenyang County, Yangqu County and Lufei County were also dispatched, totaling about 15,000 people.

In this way, the army controlled by Liu He grew to as many as 95,000 people, which made everyone excited.

In order to facilitate the supply of military equipment, Liu He specially transferred three blacksmiths and their foundry team of more than 2,000 people to Luwei County, and also set up three metal mines in the mountains outside the county.

Luwei County is surrounded by mountains and has many minerals. Together with the supply from these three metal mines, it is enough to support the military equipment consumption of the Anmin Army for a period of time.

Zhang Yu also brought Liu Zheng, as well as the wives of Guan Yu and Cheng Liang, and came from Langtiao County to Yinguan City to meet with Liu He and others, preparing to celebrate the New Year with them.

Everyone originally thought that the Governor's Office would send an official letter asking them to send troops to Xihe County to help resist the Huns, but the official letter was nowhere to be seen. This allowed Liu He and others, who were exhausted from the long battles, to finally relax for a while.

Liu He was gathering with everyone, sitting by the fire and discussing military affairs for the next period of time.

"My lord, the different troops, soldiers, and weapons mentioned earlier are all ready, and we are just waiting for the spring to intensify the training. In order to distinguish them, please give these troops some names."

Cui Jun's suggestion was unanimously agreed by everyone.

Now Guan Yu, Cheng Liang, Zhang Yong, Zhu Ye, Ye Xiang and Gao Shun each have a troop under their command, but only Cheng Liang's Divine Tiger Cavalry and Zhu Ye's Golden Hammer Cavalry have names. The troops of other people can only be referred to as "the troops commanded by General XX", which is really inconvenient.

Liu He had never paid attention to this problem, but now that Cui Jun mentioned it, he suddenly realized it.

"Hmm... what the military advisor said makes sense. Let me think about it..."

Liu He held his chin and pondered for a long time.

"Yes, I got it! General Gao's 5,000 infantrymen are composed of 2,500 heavy shield soldiers and 2,500 spearmen. With this combination, if they are properly trained, although they are infantrymen, they are like a wall of spiked iron. When they move forward, they can not only block the enemy but also kill the enemy. They are the most powerful weapon among the infantrymen of the Han army. Let's call them 'Han Wuzu'."

Everyone kept repeating the name "Han Wuzu" and their faces showed joy, especially Gao Shun. It was rare for this guy to have any expression on his face, and he couldn't help but feel a little happy at this time.

"What a great name! Thank you General Liu for your trust!"

The name "Han Wuzu" is not just a simple and nice-sounding name, it also contains a lot of meaning.

Liu He hoped that this unit would truly become the elite of the entire Han infantry, and at the same time be able to shoulder the heavy responsibility of restoring the supreme glory of foreign wars during the reign of Emperor Wu. Gao Shun was so excited because he had figured this out. After all, not everyone could bear this heavy responsibility, and it required Liu He to have great trust in him. Liu He turned his head and looked at Guan Yu: "After the captured Xianbei war horses, and the war horses that I just purchased from my two uncles not long ago and they gave me, in addition to the 30,000 infantrymen under Yunchang's command, the cavalry has also grown to 5,000 people. I have discussed with Yunchang to equip this batch of cavalry with horse armor, and the soldiers have also changed to heavy armor, and the armor has become heavy cavalry, so as to use static to control dynamics, improve lethality and protection, and use it to guard against the attack of the Xianbei."

Guan Yu nodded and said: "Brother, you have foresight. If you can do this, these 5,000 cavalrymen will stand under the city and charge against the Xianbei cavalry. Even if he has 50,000 men, we will not be afraid at all."

The impact force of armored heavy cavalry is naturally many times stronger than that of ordinary light cavalry, and its lethality is also incomparable. This was also Liu He's momentary fantasy. If he could form an armored heavy cavalry unit of 20,000 to 30,000 people, it can be said that except Sichuan and the Yangtze River, there would be no place in the world that he could not go.

Liu He sighed, "It's a pity that our army's financial resources are limited now. Supporting these 95,000 troops is already a bit stretched. If it weren't for the research that my father, Daozhun, Qingyuan and others did not do not long ago, which further increased the yield of the fields, I'm afraid that by next year our army would have trouble feeding themselves. Therefore, such a costly thing as armored heavy cavalry has never been realized."

At this time, a woman's voice sounded: "My husband, don't worry. This Yanmen County has a thousand miles of fertile land. The northern counties not only have rich grasslands, but also excellent farmland and countless mineral resources. If we can recover our homeland in the future and manage it well, we may have the opportunity to realize such a dream."

The voice belonged to none other than Zhang Yu.

Although she was a woman, her knowledge and wisdom were no less than anyone else present. Everyone had always admired this "mistress", so Liu He specially asked her to participate in today's meeting.

Liu He saw her speak, and he smiled and said, "Madam, what you said makes sense. The Xianbei have troubled our Han Dynasty for many years. It will take more than one day to deal with them. I am too impatient."

He turned his head and looked at Guan Yu again: "But this matter has to be done eventually, so it is better to decide on this title as soon as possible. I think the cavalry led by the second brother should be called the Purple Gold Dragon Cavalry."

This name actually came to him when he had a dream one night not long ago. He dreamed of his own cavalry team. Everyone of them was wearing purple and gold armor and looked very powerful. That's why he came up with this idea. It doesn't have any special meaning.

However, in this era, colors such as black and purple are solemn and noble. Therefore, in the eyes of everyone, such a name is indeed worthy of the majesty of Guan Yu and the cavalry he led.

"Thank you for the name, big brother!"

Liu He looked at Zhang Yong again: "Ming Wei commands an army of 40,000, plus 5,000 troops equipped with new long swords. Let's not talk about the 40,000 troops for now, and let's call these 5,000 people the 'Golden Sword Battalion'."

The weapons of these five thousand men were forged by three blacksmiths based on the style of the Mo Dao that Liu He remembered and the collective efforts of everyone. Because the back of the blade had a dark gold color, Liu He gave it this name.

The most powerful aspect of the Golden Sword Battalion, besides the fact that each of the 1 soldiers were carefully selected, is the golden swords, each of which is a magical weapon that can increase one point of martial power!

These five thousand golden swords alone cost millions of dollars, which really made Liu He feel sad, but he knew that the money was absolutely worth it!
A group of well-trained soldiers, holding such a magical weapon, can definitely kill any god that stands in their way!
The most crucial point is that the sharpness of this golden sword can be compared with the swords of Liu He, Guan Yu and others, but its wear resistance is poor. After a great battle, these golden swords must be re-polished with iron. And the technology to forge this golden sword is currently only possessed by Liu He. Therefore, even if a golden sword is left on the battlefield after the war and picked up by the enemy, they will not be able to use it at all.

Liu He firmly believed that in the future, the Purple Gold Dragon Cavalry had not become a full-fledged heavy cavalry, and the Divine Tiger Cavalry's tiger mounts had not grown up. Only the Golden Sword Battalion was the most lethal trump card in his hand!

"As for Yuan Qing's 10,000 crossbow troops, each of them is equipped with a two-stone strong bow and the newly made ten-shot Shenji Crossbow. Let's call them the Shenji Battalion."

The Shenjiying was originally a unit in charge of firearms in the Ming Dynasty's imperial guards. Liu He deliberately stole this name in the hope that Ye Xiang's crossbow unit would be able to make the enemy tremble with long-range attacks like the Shenjiying of the Ming Dynasty.

Zhang Yong and Ye Xiang also thanked Liu He.

(End of this chapter)