Xiaoqi

In the pre-Qin period, many old officials who had worked all their lives only had a salary of a few hundred shi when they died, which sounds chilling.But it was different in the Han Dynasty. In general, the salary was thousands of shi, and the salary of a prefect of a county was more than two thousand shi. It sounds so majestic and enviable.

It's just that the salary of two thousand shi is not as affordable as the one thousand shi in the pre-Qin period. I am afraid that only Liu Bang, who was born as a local ruffian, can do such a nice and impractical thing.

How much is a stone in later generations, a full four hundred catties, this is a pragmatic expression!

When Li Li learned that the strong bows used by the Teng brothers were all pre-Qin crossbows, he was overjoyed.

Because the shooting range of pre-Qin crossbows far exceeds that of the Han Dynasty, the shooting range of the four-stone strong bow can reach [-] steps, while the shooting range of the giant chariot crossbow has reached an astonishing [-] steps;

It is said that every time the pre-Qin army attacked the enemy's fortified city, it would inevitably use a strong crossbow to launch a long-range attack, shooting with arrow rain that lasted for half an hour.By the time of the siege, most of the enemy troops had already been killed or injured. Almost none of the houses and livestock near the city wall were spared, and they were all nailed to death at home or on the mud.

The mighty military power of the Great Qin Dynasty is rare in ancient and modern times.

Since the Great Qin unified the world, the Qin State has greatly controlled the lethal weapons such as strong bows and crossbows. Even ordinary weapons such as short knives and daggers are within the scope of control, with harsh punishments and strict laws.

Therefore, after the fall of the Great Qin Dynasty, with the successive years of wars between Chu and Han for hegemony, the strong bows and crossbows left by the Qin State lost one after another, and were gradually annihilated in the flames of war, without leaving any secret methods for making them.

After 400 years, Li Li was able to see the pre-Qin Qiang Gong with his own eyes, and he was inexplicably pleasantly surprised.

Immediately, Li Li asked the Teng brothers and Li Xuan how to train this kind of crossbowmen, but the answer he got was that his excited heart was instantly chilled, and he felt like he was happy for nothing.

It turns out that the strong bow shooter in the pre-Qin period could not be trained overnight, but it took several years or even more than ten years of accumulation to train.Moreover, there are rigid requirements for the crossbowman's height, strength, endurance and other physical qualities, all of which are indispensable, and the training is extremely hard, requiring extraordinary perseverance and physical recovery ability.

In addition, the Great Qin Crossbow also has a fatal drawback, that is, within half an hour, a well-trained crossbowman can only shoot five arrows, which is the so-called five rounds of shooting.Only in this way, the crossbowmen themselves will not be harmed, nor will they lose their combat effectiveness.Otherwise, the crossbowman will be injured due to excessive exertion, which is the so-called muscle strain, thus losing combat effectiveness, and it will take a long time for muscle recovery after the battle.

In contrast, although the Daqin crossbow has great lethality, its disadvantages are also obvious. It is far more light and easy to control than the crossbow of the Han Dynasty.

After some comparisons, Li Li was a little disappointed with the pre-Qin longbow, the disadvantages outweighed the advantages, like tasteless.

However, he regarded the pre-Qin giant crossbows and bed crossbows as treasures and valued them very much.

The Teng brothers and Qing Zhuang of Taohua Village happen to be able to make these sharp weapons for defending and attacking the city. This is a secret technique passed down from generation to generation by the ancestors of Taohua Village.

Li Li then concentrated and protected more than [-] youths from Taohua Village. When he gained a firm foothold in Wuwei County, these people with unique skills would come in handy.

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Two days later, Li Li led [-] cavalry to formally enter Guzang territory, and set up camp at Shilipo outside Guzang City.

Since yesterday, the scouts have discovered a large number of secret works of Guzang City, and fought against them three times.

To this day, Li Kan and Cheng Yin in the city must have been ready for the battle, and had long been sharpening their swords and eagerly waiting for the arrival of Li Li's army.

Li Li didn't care about it.

The reason why he only brought two or three thousand light cavalry this time was to prevent the two thieves Li Kan and Cheng Yin from leading the crowd to defend the city and not dare to go out to fight.If that's the case, the war will definitely be delayed for a long time, which will only increase the variables.

Therefore, one day ago, Li Lijun no longer deliberately concealed his whereabouts while marching, and put the number of troops under his command in the sight of Cheng and Li, making them underestimate this number of soldiers and horses, and then went out of the city with confidence. war.

Two thousand five hundred iron cavalry may be regarded as a large number of cavalry in the Central Plains.

However, for the two thieves Cheng and Li, it was not enough.

Because these two thieves each have more than [-] infantry in their hands, and together they have tens of thousands of soldiers and horses. Apart from the more than [-] infantry defending the city, they have [-] warriors in their hands alone.Therefore, they will definitely not avoid the battle, otherwise, there is no face left to hang around in Wuwei County.

Chapter 80 Ping Gu Zang, a sword to startle ([-])

The night was silent.

When dawn broke in the sky, Li Lijun's camp had already buried pots for cooking, and all the soldiers were ready to go.

At the first moment of the hour, Li Li strutted out of the big tent in armor, took the reins from Dian Wei and flew on his horse.

Huang Puma galloped out with all four hooves, rushed out of the gate first, Dian Wei, Teng Yu, Teng Xiao and other generals immediately waved their hands, leading all the cavalry out in a file.

"My lord, the two thieves, Li Kan and Cheng Yin, are really arrogant! Last night, my subordinates thought that the two thieves would attack the camp at night when our army first arrived in Guzang and their foothold was not stable. They didn’t do that, instead, they sent someone to hand over the letter of war early in the morning, and wanted to fight our army head-on!”

Li Xuan, who was wearing a silver battle armor, rode his horse out of the gate and whispered to Li Li.

Li Li snorted coldly, rode his horse and walked slowly, glanced at Guzang City several miles away, and a cruel smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

"This is expected. The two thieves Li Kan and Cheng Yin have dominated Wuwei for many years, and they have tens of thousands of cavalry under them. They didn't pay attention to our more than 2000 Qingqi at all.

They came early in the morning and invited our army to fight head-on. In fact, they just wanted to humiliate me.Because, in their minds, our army's strength is not enough for them to bite their teeth.They are sure to win! "

Li Xuan smiled when he heard the words, and said with a sly smile: "The two thieves Li Kan and Cheng Yin were originally grass bandits. A few years ago, taking advantage of the war in Liangzhou, they led their troops to take advantage of the fire and loot, and gradually gained a foothold in Liangzhou. In the past two years, they He also attached to Han Sui, acted recklessly and lawlessly, and did not encounter major setbacks.

This time, if the two thieves dare to underestimate our army, it depends on whether they really have a pair of good teeth.If they're just a bunch of pompous pussies, then we're not here to plug their teeth, we're going to pull their teeth out and kill them!Hehehe! "

Li Li laughed loudly and said: "What Yuan Zhong said is very true! Since they took the initiative to fight our army head-on, we are of course happy to see it, and save trouble. This time the prefect came to Wuwei to take up his post, just in need of a hearty battle I didn’t expect them to show off their military power by winning a big victory. They stretched their necks over and asked me to behead them. It’s really a great thing that can’t be expected!”

"Hahaha!"

Amid hearty laughter, Li Lijun slowly approached the north gate of Guzang City.

Under the city of Guzang, outside the north gate.

Just when Li Lijun appeared in the sight of the city guards, the city gate suddenly opened wide, and six thousand Qingqi galloped out of the city, crossed the suspension bridge, and lined up a hundred steps away in front of the moat, waiting for Li Lijun's arrival.

More than [-] infantry were left in the city to defend the city. Generals Li Kan and Cheng Yin went out to fight together this time, trying to destroy Li Lijun in one fell swoop.

Yes, two generals Li Kan and Cheng Yin.Although they used to be grass bandits, after attaching to Han Sui, they each obtained an official position as a school lieutenant, so others respectfully call them "generals".

Han Sui is now Dong Zhuo's general Zhenxi, who has the right to open the government and can award some middle and low-level officials.

Therefore, Li Kan, Cheng Yin, Yang Qiu, Cheng Yi, Zhang Heng and other small feudal princes all attached themselves to Han Sui and obtained official positions from him to satisfy the vanity of these grassroots bandits and bandit leaders.

Because of this, these little princes are also known as the eight generals under Han Sui's command.

In fact, they were only attached to Han Sui in name, but in fact they were still vassals who ruled a certain area.

If there are things that can be gained, the eight generals will obey Han Sui's dispatch; if there are no benefits, then it is a different matter.

Before Han Sui was granted the title of General Zhenxi, they were attached to Ma Teng, and Ma Teng held a relatively high position at that time.Since Dong Zhuo moved the capital to Chang'an, Ma Teng was suppressed, but Han Sui jumped up instead, so they abandoned Ma Teng and attached themselves to Han Sui.

To put it bluntly, princes like Li Kan and Cheng Yin who seek profit and avoid disaster are purely mothers if they have babies.It's all grass on the wall, and it will fall to whichever side is windy.

The reason why Li Kan and Cheng Yin are going to fight Li Li to the death is because Li Li wants to take back Guzang City and take away the "territory" they depend on for survival.

Therefore, they must counterattack with all their strength, and even want to get rid of Li Li, the new prefect, in one fell swoop.

"Xi Yu Yu!"

Amidst the loud neighing of horses, Li Li's Qingqi quickly rushed to the foot of Guzang City, and gathered in a wild goose formation opposite Li Kan and Cheng Yin's army.

The distance between the two sides is two hundred steps, and they are all uniform warriors, waiting in formation, confronting each other from afar.

Suddenly, the atmosphere of the two armies suddenly became dignified, and invisible evil spirits rose into the air, condensed into groups, and enveloped the heads of more than [-] warriors on both sides.