The people did not know the news of Princess An Yina's death, and even if they did, it would only be the death of a member of the royal family for them.
However, this news fell into the ears of sensitive people, enough to stir up the situation in the entire north.
Jiang Pengji had a calm face and asked about the recruitment of soldiers and the training of new recruits.
Because of the drought in the north, many members of the Tsing Yi Army or the lower ranks of the Red Lotus Sect felt that they could not live on, so they left the organization and became refugees. For these refugees, Fengyi County was an oasis in the desert. come over.
Jiang Pengji ordered them to be carefully screened, and selected those with relatively high quality to enter the boot camp.
Thanks to the women's battalion's household registration policy, the recruitment process was very smooth, and many women who were forced by life also wanted to come in. However, Jiang Pengji raised the threshold of the women's battalion, and only selected women who were relatively strong, agile, and determined to ensure the fighting power of the women's battalion. .
In this day and age, the reproduction of the population can only be done by women, but the women's camp stipulates that marriage and childbirth can only happen after retirement at the age of 24. If there are too many women in the women's camp, the population of the territory under her rule will inevitably be affected. This is Jiang Pengji unwilling to see.
In addition, fighting is not about whoever has more people can win, and the overall quality is also very important.
She would rather have half the number of female battalions than male battalions, but the fighting level must not drop.
Soldiers are not expensive!
Jiang Pengji asked solemnly, "How is the iron ore mining?"
Feng Jin said, "The Tsing Yi army that was captured before has already been sent to mine. The iron ore veins are quite rich, but in terms of smelting... I'm afraid I have to look carefully for craftsmen with good craftsmanship. It's not difficult, Jin. I can figure out a solution.”
The territory has iron ore, which means that they do not need to buy it at a high price, which can save a lot of money.
I bought thousands of sets of simple infantry equipment last year, but Jiang Pengji was so distressed that she spent money like water.
Even if the money was contributed by the prodigal wives in Northern Xinjiang, it was her money that went into her treasury!
Feng Jin said again, "It's just... just like this, I'm afraid it will be difficult to deal with the cavalry in the northern border..."
To deal with the northern border, they must face their cavalry.
According to past knowledge, the armies of the three tribes in northern Xinjiang are generally composed of infantry and cavalry, and the ratio of the two is about 1:2.
More than ten years ago, the three tribes in the northern Xinjiang launched a sneak attack on Shangyu County in Chongzhou, using 100,000 troops, including 60,000 or 70,000 cavalry!
After the first battle, the family was like a broken bamboo, and they went down to six cities in a row.
If it weren't for the rapid response of the Zhenbei Houfu, the entire Chongzhou would have been beaten down by them after a dozen days.
The three tribes in the northern Xinjiang are nomadic peoples who deal with horses all the year round. To put it bluntly, seven or eight-year-old children can ride horses and gallop on the plains of northern Xinjiang. Can't get up on horseback.
Stirrups have just appeared in this era, but they are not popular. Only a few nobles will equip their horses with simple stirrups. It is not easy to ride a horse these days, but many people with high riding skills do not like to use stirrups, such as Li Yunna Goods, often riding horses without stirrups, that's why they were ridiculed by the audience in the live broadcast room, praising the young man's unparalleled waist, and his wife's special blessing in the future.
The stirrups can be further improved to assist cavalry in combat on horseback, and even those who are not good at riding can quickly learn to ride.
But in terms of cavalry, even if Jiang Pengji starts to prepare now, it is difficult to beat the northern Xinjiang in terms of quality, let alone quantity.
unless-
While training cavalry, she also trains special units that can restrain cavalry.
Jiang Pengji's eyes darkened, and her brain began to move. Feng Jin saw that she was in a state of contemplation, and involuntarily put her fingers together, she knew that her master was just trying to figure out a way, so she didn't interfere, just waited for her thinking to end.
"It's not impossible to deal with cavalry—"
For Jiang Pengji, no arms are invincible.
Even the genetic special forces formed by the Human Federation are not invincible, and they can still meet "natural enemies".
In the same way, a simple light cavalry soldier like the three tribes in Beijiang is even more impossible to be invincible.
Feng Jin asked, "I don't know what the lord can do?"
Jiang Pengji said, "I want to train an army that specializes in beheading horses. Dongqing's horse farms are all in Cangzhou, and Cangzhou is also the territory of the Meng family. They are not the same people as us. I want to buy enough through this channel. War horses, I’m afraid they will go bankrupt. If there is a war in the northern Xinjiang, they will also keep an eye on the whereabouts of the horses. We are now temporarily expanding the cavalry, which is unrealistic.”
Zhang Ping on the side said, "Does the lord want to make use of strengths and avoid weaknesses, avoid fighting with cavalry, and instead develop a way to restrain cavalry?"
In terms of horse warfare, even Zhongzhao, the most powerful nation in the entire Kyushu and the five kingdoms, would not dare to say that he could beat the northern border.
Instead of competing with the cavalry, it is better to find another way and study the special units that specialize in restraining the cavalry.
This is indeed an idea.
Jiang Pengji nodded and said, "War horses are another life of cavalry. Once the war horses are gone, the cavalry will be as fragile as a shelled snail. We can now produce iron, make long knives, and make heavy shields. The cooperation of different arms, for example, some soldiers hold heavy shields to resist the first wave of cavalry charges, and others use long knives or spears to stab and kill horses…”
This is just an idea, and the real implementation still needs experimentation.
For example, how strong is the cavalry charge, and what kind of heavy shield and strength can block the enemy and protect the rear formation from chaos.
Jiang Pengji said again, "Huaiyu has seen the penetrating power of a crossbow before, right?"
A crossbow
Use a crossbow against cavalry
Feng Jin nodded and said doubtfully, "But the crossbow is cumbersome and difficult to move. If you are dealing with cavalry, you may not be able to handle it."
Zhang Ping shook his head and said to Feng Jin, "Huaiyu is wrong, what the lord meant should be that if the bed crossbow can move like a cavalry, how much damage can it cause to the cavalry. The bed crossbow can be placed on a chariot. , it is more convenient to move. Of course, you can also put wheels on the crossbow, but the tension of the crossbow is too great, once the arrow is fired, it will drive the entire body to move…”
The thinking of the technical house is more agile than that of normal people. Zhang Ping's thinking direction is naturally different from that of Feng Jin.
"It can be tried."
Feng Jin recalled the penetrating power and range of the crossbow, and felt a little more confident in his heart.
Jiang Pengji poured a pot of cold water, she said, "Adding wheels to the crossbow or placing it on the chariot can indeed make the crossbow more flexible, but compared with the cavalry, it is still too slow. I want to rely on this to deal with the cavalry. , Arabian Nights, at most a surprise, a threat to the first wave of charges. When the enemy reacts, this move will not work."
Jiang Pengji added, "Although the lethality of the improved crossbow is not as good as that of the bed crossbow, its mobility and flexibility are far superior to the latter. If a unit is established to restrain cavalry, the soldiers can use the improved crossbow. Such soldiers can be called Crossbow infantry."
Feng Jin can understand, it is equivalent to the previous part, which magnifies the number of people ten times.
Jiang Pengji's words opened up new ideas for him.