In addition to being responsible for training affairs in Fujiao Ridge, Chen Hai also occasionally stayed in Taohuawu on the other side of the Qiuye River.
In addition to using existing strong bows for connection, the three-bow bed crossbow also needs to use extremely high-grade gold and iron materials to cast the winding gears and mechanisms. By strengthening it with refining techniques and special heavenly materials and earthly treasures, the power of the overall bed crossbow can be directly increased by seven or eight times compared to the previous 500-step strong bow.
In order to prevent the manufacturing secrets of the three-bow powerful crossbow from being easily seen through, Chen Hai's gears, mechanisms and key components connecting the three-bows were all sealed with fine steel shells; after destroying the fine steel shell, the internal mechanisms and connecting parts They will all be destroyed to a considerable extent, making it difficult to see the true original appearance.
Of course, the output of Taohuawu Foundry is still very limited. It can only produce twelve three-bow crossbows in three or four months in advance. Chen Hai can only install them on the four light tanks owned by the guard camp; Chen Hai still wants to Priority should be given to improving the overall combat effectiveness of the guard battalion and the remaining guard troops in Taohuawu.
The attitude of the clans and vassal clans is to form strongholds to protect themselves. They only ensure that the feudal towns and clan lands are not infringed by the refugees. Without the cooperation of the clans’ elite disciples and strong private soldiers, local armaments are integrated and the scale of the army is increased. Not small, but the combat power is also quite limited. To clear out the rebellious refugees, there will be victory or defeat for each other.
"Tu Ziji is here, what happened at Qin Tongguan?" Seeing this situation, Tu Ziji was startled. Only then did he see clearly that his uncle Tu Chongjin, whose armor was stained with blood, was riding a Qingpeng bird to Yanjing City in embarrassment. Go ahead and ask loudly.
The three-bow bed crossbow made by Chen Hai weighs about two hundred kilograms, and can be carried by the elite soldiers of Tongxuan Realm. Coupled with the extremely sharp triangular arrow clusters made of blood-patterned steel, it can weigh between two and five. Within a hundred steps range, it can even directly penetrate middle and lower-grade yellow-level spiritual armor.
A large number of prefectures and counties outside the Five Passes also belong to the eight clans in Jingjun. The clans and clans are powerful. After seeing the large-scale appearance of refugees, although all aspects delayed and did not take the initiative to provide disaster relief, the prefectures and counties were equipped with local military equipment. Certain strengthening.
At first, the local military preparedness was generally able to suppress the refugees from causing rebellion. Occasionally, I heard of the fall of a large-scale rural walled city, which was already a serious event.
Tu Chongjin's body was covered in blood, his armor was broken, and his body was covered with scars. It looked like he had gone through a hard battle before he broke out. He looked miserable and embarrassed. Even at this time, blood was leaking from Tu Zhongjin's eyes and nose.
A large amount of high-grade materials such as blood-patterned steel and red marrow copper were even secretly transported so that Chen Hai could use the relatively complete craftsmanship system in the supply camp and Taohuawu Foundry to gradually improve the quality of the Seventh Capital's armor and war equipment.
The two factions of ministers in the court just blocked the large number of refugees outside Qin Tong and other pass cities, preventing them from invading the Gyeonggi area within the five passes. They pretended not to see them, but the large number of refugees could no longer be calm. After surviving the spring famine in Emperor Yitian's seventy-third year, he gradually invaded prefectures and counties outside the Five Passes.
How could Qintongguan fall inexplicably
Generals and soldiers will inevitably suffer some casualties during high-intensity confrontation drills; a large amount of wounded medicine and even pensions have become daily expenses.
Although the Taiwei Mansion's soldiers and armors were all in stock, and there was no deduction in quantity, they were hardly of the highest quality. Chen Hai could only use the existing conditions to transform and improve them.
Although the size of the guard camp has not expanded, there are still Wu Meng, Ge Tong, Tie Kun, Qi Hanjiang, Ding Shuang and others. However, these one hundred generals and the hundreds of guards who stayed in Taohuawu are all loyal to Chen Hai and can Follow Chen Hai to advance and retreat together, and can mobilize the private soldiers who have left the Xiyuan Army at any time.
In addition to teaching them the secrets of martial arts that can truly be regarded as the secrets of Xuan Gong, Chen Hai also taught Wu Meng, Qi Hanjiang, Ding Shuang and others the ten-step water-breaking slash that he mastered most powerfully at this time. But can they To realize the true meaning of martial arts from it depends on their respective understanding and opportunities.
Chen Hai also used these secretly transferred resources to upgrade the guards of the Zhaoyang Tinghou Mansion to a higher level.
The Xiyuan Army had not yet been fully trained at that time, and the Huben Army could not delay the suppression of the Gyeonggi Province. As time went by, it was delayed. On the one hand, the local prefectures and counties lacked a strict system of military preparations. As the alliance between the two armies strengthened day by day, some towns and walled cities along the Chidao River, Chu River and its tributaries began to fall in batches, and even many prefectures and counties were captured by the refugees.
Hearing Tu Ziji's call, Tu Chongjin drove the green roc bird to fly towards Meiwubao; the others who fled eastward on spiritual birds were his generals and retinues in front of his tent, and those who were frightened and uneasy also flew towards Meiwubao. come over.
Chen Hai didn't know if the Xiyuan Army would have the opportunity to participate in suppressing civil unrest in the future, but he also began to make a sand table of the terrain near Qintong Pass and conducted battle simulations as part of daily drills, but his life was quite leisurely.
Although the Taiwei Mansion and the entangled parties do not hope or expect the Xiyuan Army to be strong in combat, as the new soldiers from the Nine Capitals of Xiyuan gradually form an army, the necessary bows, crossbows, war equipment and cavalry are needed. , chariots are also gradually prepared according to the standards of the Beijing Camp Army.
Although the disaster situation has eased since the spring of 1973, the severe disasters that lasted for several years and the large number of refugees leaving their homes have left farming in many places near Jingjun abandoned.
In the later period, Chen Hai began to arrange a large number of highly confrontational battle formation drills in addition to daily training.
On the day before winter in the seventy-third year, Chen Hai, Zhao Rong and Tu Ziji crossed the Qiuye River and went to Meiwubao to attend the banquet convened by Dong Pan. While they were drinking heavily, they suddenly heard the screams of birds from the sky above Meiwubao. Flying by.
The autumn of Emperor Yitian's seventy-third year has not yet passed, and there are as many as seventy-three groups of relatively large-scale refugee rebels outside the Five Passes.
One of the spiritual birds was the green roc that Tu Ziji flew out of Qintong Pass to greet Ge Xuanqiao and his party. There was a faint golden light on the edge of the blue-black wings. This was actually the spiritual bird mount that had followed Tu Chongjin, the guard of Qintong Pass, for more than ten years. , even stronger than the blue-scaled thunder eagle next to Chen Lie.
Convinced that the barbarian Tiekun was temporarily unable to escape his control, Chen Hai also taught him some mysterious skills. Chen Hai could not ignore the value of this humanoid weapon.
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Chen Hai and the others didn't know what was going on. When they walked out of the hall, they saw a dozen huge giant eagles and other spiritual birds flying towards Yanjing City in a panic.
From these aspects, it can also be seen that the mysterious man behind the scenes has increasing expectations for the new army of the Seventh Capital; at the same time, it can also be seen how terrifying the power of the mysterious man behind the scenes is.
The ministers of the two factions still prevented the elite Huben troops from going out to suppress the rebellion, but they also authorized the counties outside the capital to patrol and integrate local armed forces within the territory to clear out the rebellious refugees.
Of course, Chen Hai would never treat the guards around him badly.
After the autumn of the seventy-third year of Emperor Yitian, in addition to Wu Meng reaching the peak of the Spiritual Realm during this period, Zhou Jun and Ge Tongxiu made great progress, and six people including Qi Hanjiang, Ding Shuang, and Zhou Jingyuan also successfully opened up the secrets of the Spiritual Sea. Palace, stepped into the realm of spiritual creation, and became the most elite and most trusted direct descendant of Chen Hai.
These spiritual birds are all huge in size, but their feathers are scattered, their limbs are broken and their bones are broken, and there are many scorch marks from thunder. Dozens of generals are riding on the spiritual birds, and they are also extremely frightened, looking like bereaved dogs.
At first, news of civil unrest reached Gyeonggi almost every ten days. When the spring famine was at its worst, civil unrest broke out even every day.
The resources Chen Hai had at this time exceeded the authority of his chariot and cavalry captain, and some training resources were given priority to Wu Meng, Qi Hanjiang, and Ding Shuang.
Chen Hai, Zhao Rong, Wu Xiong and others all found it incredible. They knew that there were still a large number of refugees stranded outside Qintong Pass.
Entering the seventy-third year of Emperor Yitian, the two factions of ministers in the court were still involved in the conflict and delayed relief for the famine for a long time.
Although Qintong Pass only has the elite Yidu Huben Army led by Tu Chongjin, the strength of the troops is not very strong, and the main generals are only in the middle and late stages of Mingqiao Realm. However, Qintong Pass is one of the five great passes on the periphery of the capital, and the city wall is more than a hundred meters high. Mi is the second best. The defensive formation is so strong that even if three or five Taoist Realm experts cooperate with hundreds of thousands of elite troops to attack, it will not be able to capture it in a short time.
Looking at the people who followed Tu Chongjin and jumped off the spiritual bird, they all looked like this. Chen Hai, Zhao Rong, Dong Pan, Wu Xiong and others all felt their hearts sink. As Tu Chongjin was the guard of Qin Tong Pass, he and The generals and subordinates around him all fled eastward like this, knowing that this meant that Qintong Pass had been captured.
Although Yanzhou also has extremely powerful bed crossbows, they all have a single bow arm, which makes them extremely large and heavy. They can usually only be fixed on the wall of the city wall, making them inconvenient to move.
Since there were so many resources, Chen Hai also tried casting in Taohuawu, using the existing 500-step strong bows to make a batch of three-bow bed crossbows in advance.
"The Qinxi Escort Agency has long been controlled by the Red Eyebrow Cult. A small group of Red Eyebrow Cultists sneaked into the escort agency and entered Qintong Pass. We were not aware of it, and all the generals were drugged during the banquet. The defense formation The center was raided and destroyed again. At this time, the rebels who were mixed with the refugees outside Guancheng suddenly seized the city and rushed in. Qintong Pass fell, and we finally managed to break out of the siege..." Tu Chongjin said with tears in his eyes. .
At about the beginning of autumn, Chen Hai began to train tens of thousands of generals on horseback, archery and chariot combat based on the ninth battle camp in the Seventh Capital. By the end of October, the Seventh Capital was officially formed into an army. It took exactly six months for Chen Hai to successfully complete the six-month training task required by the Taiwei Mansion to form an army.
After autumn, the disaster of refugees became more and more serious outside the five passes.
But as the new army of the Seventh Capital becomes more and more powerful, more and more supplies are brought through these hidden channels brought by Zhao Rong and Tu Ziji; after autumn, there are more than 10,000 essences every day. Dan’s training resources for strengthening muscles and bones were sent in.
The Xiyuan Army consumes tens of thousands of Jingyuan Pills every day, and the mysterious man behind the scenes doesn't take it seriously; moreover, the number seven of the Xiyuan Army is probably just the result of this mysterious man's many secret moves. one of them.
As the days passed, Taohuawu and Meiwu Fort also successfully used large baggage trucks to transform four small and sturdy warships. They also specially asked Pei Jinhua to refine the water-bending array, and the four warships sailed on the Qiuye River. As fast as a galloping horse, it only needs a stick of incense to cross the river that is more than ten miles wide and go back and forth between the two banks.
Outside Qintong Pass, there are thirteen groups of refugee rebels with names and surnames, occupying the dangerous mountains and attacking local counties.
The consumption at this time is even more terrifying. At this time, in addition to the need to supplement a large amount of meat and elixirs that can strengthen muscles and bones, the armor also begins to suffer a lot of wear and tear.
"How is it possible? How could the refugees capture Qintong Pass?" Dong Pan asked in shock.