Chapter 139 Tian'an Army's Military System, Zhou Hu Comes to Surrender!Luoyang, the Tianan Army camp. Quinn was holding the ordnance book and gradually analyzing the composition of the Tian'an Army to Li Xingyun. "According to your highness's idea, the Tian'an Army will recruit more than 50,000 people, which can be divided into two legions, a scout battalion, a personal battalion, and a baggage battalion. The standard number of people in a legion is 23,500." "One of the legions has 3,000 fully armored cavalrymen. Each of these 3,000 men is equipped with a set of Mingguang armor, a set of face shield, two war horses, a bow and crossbow, thirty arrows, a horse lance, a top-grade Tang horizontal sword, a cowhide round shield, and an additional quiver with thirty arrows, and a set of armor for the war horses." "Five thousand heavy-armored infantrymen, each equipped with a set of Mingguang armor, a longbow, thirty arrows, a long spear, and a heavy sword. Among them, there are five hundred heavy-armored Modao soldiers, each of whom should be of medium strength, and have the strength to chop a warhorse with a long-handled Modao. Each team of heavy-armored infantrymen has ten people, and each team needs a set of chariots and horses to transport armor and weapons during the march." "10,000 lightly armored infantrymen, 5,000 of whom are equipped with a set of chain mail, a cowhide square shield, a long spear, a short sword, a crossbow, and 30 arrows. The other 5,000 are equipped with a set of chain mail, a long spear, a Tang sword, a longbow, and 120 arrows." "A legion consists of 5,000 baggage soldiers and auxiliary soldiers, equipped with a Tang sword. There are 500 scouts, equipped with a set of light leather armor, a crossbow, 30 arrows, a Tang sword, and a fast horse." "Finally, there is the personal guard camp of His Highness, which consists of 3,000 men, equipped with a set of Ming Guang armor, a bow and crossbow, 30 arrows, a Tang horizontal sword, and a war horse." Although they are just simple and boring numbers, Li Xingyun felt excited when he heard these simplest numbers. This is the composition of his future army, the Tian'an Army! "How much of our weapons have arrived now?" Li Xingyun frowned and looked at Quinn. Because the officials of Liang State were too corrupt, even though Zhong Xiaokui had urged them to deliver the weapons, the weapons of the Tian'an Army were still not all in place. Quinn smacked his lips and said, "Your Highness, the equipment and food standards of our two legions of the Tian'an Army were top-notch even during the most prosperous period of the Tang Dynasty. I'm afraid it's not that Liang State doesn't want to provide them now, but it's a bit difficult for them to afford them." Quinn went on to say, "There are thirteen types of armor in the Tang Dynasty: Mingguang Armor, Guangyao Armor, Fine Scale Armor, Shanwen Armor, Bird Hammer Armor, White Cloth Armor, Fujun Armor, Cloth Back Armor, Infantry Armor, Leather Armor, Wooden Armor, Chain Mail, and Vest. Among them, Mingguang Armor is truly the best armor. It takes thirty or forty people to make a set of armor, and it takes six or seven months to be completed before it can be used on the battlefield. Even if the current inventory of Liang State is emptied, it is still impossible to produce nearly 20,000 complete sets of Mingguang Armor." Li Xingyun narrowed his eyes slightly, and then said in a cold tone: "After ordinary soldiers are equipped with Ming Guang Armor, they can withstand the full force of a low-star warrior and remain unscathed. If a middle-star warrior wants to break the Ming Guang Armor, he must use a sharp weapon to attack with all his strength. Inform Xiao Kui and ask her to spend money to produce enough Ming Guang Armor next year."
Kui Yin also felt a bit of a headache at this time. He thought about it and added: "Your Highness, our army is currently camped in Luoyang, so food and grass are not a problem. But the war horses... If we want to train a strong cavalry, we need not only good horses but also ordinary horses for special training. Tens of thousands of war horses are a horrible expense. It's fine if we don't have enough money, but even if we have enough money, we have nowhere to buy war horses. Cavalry horses are the trump cards in the hands of major forces. Now there have been years of war and wars, and war horses are being lost everywhere. It is even more difficult for our army to buy a batch of good quality war horses." Li Xingyun frowned and said, "It is indeed difficult. At first, I just envisioned building a strong army in troubled times, but I didn't expect that it would be so difficult to actually do it. Let's solve the problem of Mingguang Armor first, and the matter of war horses, and wait." As Li Xingyun spoke, he subconsciously turned his head and looked towards the north. If he remembered correctly, Yelu Abaoji of the Khitan in Mobei and other nobles of the Yelu clan were fighting for power. Mobei was not short of war horses, but how could he make a fortune in the chaos of the brothers in Mobei? When Li Xingyun was thinking about how to rob Mobei, a bad man broke into his field of vision. This bad man bowed and said, "Your Highness, the Marshal has agreed to your request, but the Marshal asked me to bring a message to your Highness." "Oh? What's that?" Li Xingyun asked curiously. It had been a long time since Yuan Tiangang took the initiative to bring him a message. This was quite unusual. The bad guy also said, "The Marshal said that there are some things that Your Highness needs to do personally." After saying this, the bad guy bowed and took his leave, leaving Li Xingyun standing there lost in thought. Recently, he had devoted all his attention to the Tian'an Army. If there was anything he had neglected, it should be the reconstruction work after the recovery of Guanzhong. He had left the seeds of people's hearts in Qianxian County during the Qianling Mausoleum incident, and now it was time to reap the rewards. He had originally planned to let the empress be responsible for the reconstruction work in the Guanzhong area, but now it seemed that Yuan Tiangang seemed a little dissatisfied with his decision. However, Yuan Tiangang's worry is not unreasonable. The empress already serves as the King of Qi. If she now gains fame and establishes reputation in the Guanzhong area, she might be in danger. The danger certainly does not come from Li Xingyun, but from Yuan Tiangang. Yuan Tiangang today is the Bad Commander who sees hope in restoring the Tang Dynasty. He is even crazier than the Yuan Tiangang in the original Jianghu world. Li Xingyun dare not gamble. It would be bad if this old thing wants to kill the empress. "It's time to go to Chang'an." Li Xingyun whispered, and then instructed Qin Yong and his brothers and Quinn: "During my absence, you should continue training as usual. With the strength of the three of you, it is not difficult to suppress these new recruits. In addition, I will let Xiao Kui teach you the Divine Darkness Law. If anyone dares to disrupt military discipline in the army, you should punish them by military law. If you don't discipline the army strictly, you will only create another Wei Bo Yabing." Qin Yong nodded immediately and said, "Understood!" As the three were talking, there was a commotion coming from the direction of the camp gate. "What's going on?" Quinn immediately asked the bad guy beside him. Someone immediately came forward and saluted, saying, "Your Highness, there is a disturbance at the gate of the camp. He said he wanted to seek refuge. He called himself Zhou Hu. He also had a short man with him. They looked like Japanese." Li Xingyun was a little surprised when he heard this, "Zhou Hu, in person. Why are they here?" "No, how did they find this place?" Li Xingyun frowned. Where did this person get his information? In Li Xingyun's memory, this person connected many plot lines in the world of Painting Rivers and Lakes. The source of his information was so extensive that even Li Xingyun had to pay attention to it. "Go and check the background of this Japanese man!" Li Xingyun said to Quinn, and Quinn immediately took the order and left. (End of this chapter)