Could it be that the purchase of warhorses requires an extremely large number of them to be effective? The King of Song's ten million taels of gold involves one hundred thousand warhorses, and that's why I started this mission?
Wang Chong thought to himself, his mind in turmoil.
But 510 points of Destiny Energy can make up for the loss I suffered when I violated the rules and wrote that letter to Gao Xianzhi.
Boomboomboom!
As he was thinking, a series of explosions came from outside the window. These explosions were so loud that the shockwaves of energy even rushed into Wang Chong's room. The carrier pigeon on the window lattice cooed in alarm and then took flight.
"Good! … "
Waves of cheers could be heard from afar. It seemed that the spectators were cheering for him. However, even so, the series of explosions didn't stop.
Twenty-four, twenty-five, twenty-six, twenty-seven …
Wang Chong listened intently, at the same time silently counting down the duration of the explosions. In the City of Steel, he had heard this sort of explosion many times, countless times. However, today seemed to be a little different from usual.
Forty-one, forty-two, forty-three … forty-nine.
When Wang Chong counted down to forty-nine seconds, his calm face finally revealed a hint of surprise, a mixture of joy and astonishment. The explosions continued, and after eighty-eight seconds, the sound of galloping horses finally came from outside the window.
Through the window, a cavalryman from the City of Steel nimbly dismounted and rushed into Wang Chong's room.
"Reporting!"
"Marquis, General Li has ordered that the 'Ten Charges Ten Victories Formation' has been completed. Marquis is invited to inspect it!"
The cavalryman knelt on the ground, his head lowered, his expression respectful.
"Okay!"
Wang Chong only said one word, and then with a wave of his sleeve, he strode past the cavalryman and left. Outside the door, he mounted the White-hoofed Shadow, followed closely by a figure in light yellow. Huang Qian-er followed closely behind him on a horse with a silver sword strapped to her back.
From the vicinity of the residence, deep within the City of Steel, Wang Chong and Huang Qian-er rode over. The moment they got close, they saw that the ground was littered with wooden puppets, hundreds upon thousands of shattered wooden puppets scattered across the ground.
"What are you doing?"
Huang Qian-er urged her horse forward, and a strange expression appeared on her face as she gazed at the wooden puppets on the ground.
"Cavalry training!"
Wang Chong said indifferently, "Because we can't use real people, I specifically asked them to use wooden people instead."
Using wooden dummies as targets for cavalry training was actually a European practice in the Middle Ages. In the other world, this was something many people knew. However, in this world, there was clearly no such practice. Most of the attacks were empty. In other words, it was a feint without any target.
This method could not test the actual training effect. Furthermore, it was very easy for the cavalry to develop a childish mentality and completely ignore the fact that all of the cavalry training was ultimately for the sake of fighting and killing on the battlefield. If all of them had this mentality, they would suffer grievous casualties on the battlefield.
This was also why Wang Chong had decided to use wooden dummies instead.
"Oh."
A strange light flashed in Huang Qian-er's eyes as she gave a slight nod and said nothing else.
The longer she followed Wang Chong, the more Huang Qian-er realized that Wang Chong was not only highly skilled and talented in martial arts, but his actions, especially his way of thinking, were also completely different from ordinary people.
Whether it was this modular construction method or using wooden dummies to train cavalry, they were completely different from the information Huang Qian-er had received from her clan.
No, it was not just the Huang Clan. Wang Chong's way of doing things was completely different from all the great clans of the Tang dynasty.
"Let's begin."
Wang Chong had no idea what Huang Qian-er was thinking. He extended a hand and gestured to a distant officer. The latter quickly gave the order, and soldiers quickly rushed out to help the wooden puppets that had been knocked down to their feet. As for the wooden puppets that had been broken, they were replaced.
Wang Chong only glanced at them, then ignored them. Lightly urging his horse, he rode toward the main camp in the distance.
"Marquis!"
Upon seeing Wang Chong, Li Siye hurriedly urged his horse forward and bowed, then said, "Wang Chong.
"As per Marquis's instructions, the Ten Charges Ten Victories Formation has been completely mastered. Do you need to practice the Eight Desolation Army Shattering Formation now?"
Wang Chong had given him a total of two formation blueprints. The first was the Ten Charges Ten Victories Formation, and the second was the more formidable and difficult Eight Desolation Army Shattering Formation.
"There's no need."
Wang Chong waved his hand, rejecting Li Siye's suggestion.
"Mastering the Ten Charges Ten Victories Formation is enough. There are more important matters to attend to."
If he wanted to stabilize Qixi, he had to deal with Ouzan, and to deal with Ouzan, Dayan Mangpoje and his five thousand White Braves were a threshold that Wang Chong could not cross.
In the battle of Zhangzhung, Wang Chong had killed Dayan Pugyal and twenty-seven thousand Ouzan cavalry, but almost all of them had been recruits. Compared to Dayan Mangpoje's five thousand well-trained White Braves, they could not even be mentioned in the same breath.
The fact that Dayan Mangpoje dared to lead his two thousand White Braves into the Qixi Protectorate's main camp and even kill Pulan He and his five thousand Qixi soldiers was proof enough of this.
Fighting on a flat plateau, Dayan Mangpoje's five thousand White Braves were more than enough to break through an army of fifty thousand. If one was not fully prepared, any underestimation of him would be suicidal.
And the Ten Charges Ten Victories Formation was what Wang Chong was planning to use to deal with Dayan Mangpoje and his five thousand White Braves.
"In addition, all of you will be training in the city for the next few days. While you are training, use cloth to form a high wall. Do not allow anyone unrelated to get close. Before the actual operation begins, I do not want the slightest bit of information to leak out. "
Wang Chong sat on the White-hoofed Shadow and sternly said.
"This general understands."
Li Siye sternly said.
Wang Chong nodded. The Ten Charges Ten Victories Formation was of utmost importance. More importantly, he had to give Dayan Mangpoje a pleasant surprise. If it was leaked ahead of time, the effect would be greatly reduced.
Creee!
Suddenly, a sharp cry came from the sky, attracting everyone's attention. Wang Chong raised his head and saw a familiar rock eagle swooping down from the sky.
It's a bird raised by The Eagle.
This thought flitted through Wang Chong's mind. The Eagle had not accompanied him to Wushang, instead staying in the capital to liaise with his subordinates. He was training more and more disciples, and Zhang Que was only one of them.
Unless there was something special, the Eagle would not personally send him a message.
"Marquis, a letter from the capital."
A few moments later, a warhorse galloped toward Wang Chong in a cloud of dust. The horseman on the horse held up a particularly eye-catching letter in his hand.
Wang Chong took the letter and opened it. A familiar line of words immediately leapt into his eyes.
'Don't read these words. They will arrive in five days!'
The contents of the letter were simple, consisting of only eight words, and it was signed by the name that Wang Chong had been anxiously waiting for.
"Wonderful!"
Wang Chong clenched his fists, his face brimming with excitement. Receiving this letter truly meant that everything was ready. The final flaw in his plan had been patched.
… …
Time slowly passed, and as more and more resources were delivered from the various provinces of the Tang Dynasty to the City of Steel, the time Wang Chong was waiting for was getting more and more ripe.
Ten days later.
"Move out!"
With this order, Wang Chong unsheathed his sword and pointed it forward. The gates of the City of Steel rumbled open, and the earth rumbled as Wang Chong led the five thousand Wushang cavalry out.
In a little more than half a month, Wang Chong's five thousand Wushang cavalry were completely different from before. They were even stronger and more imposing.
The energy exuded by the five thousand Wushang cavalry was like a storm, distorting even space itself.
"Hyah!"
The earth rumbled and dust churned as the five thousand Wushang cavalry galloped through the gates and vanished into the distance.
… …
On the distant Ouzan Plateau, eagles flew and grass grew. A gentle breeze blew past, and everything seemed to be bursting with life. On this boundless plateau, two well-trained Ouzan cavalry stood side by side, making them extremely conspicuous.
"These Tang people are getting bolder and bolder. Longxi, Qixi, the southwest … the Tang Dynasty's armies are everywhere. Last month, the Tang Dynasty's armies even attacked the plateau. "
An Ouzan cavalryman with a large hole in his left ear and a beast collar said, "I've also heard of this matter.
"I've also heard of this matter. These Tang truly are too arrogant, but their arrogance won't last for long. The royal capital will soon send an army over. When the time comes, we'll first take Qixi, then Anxi and Longxi. Let's see what else they can use to resist us."
The other Ouzan cavalryman angrily said.
"Mm. Let them be smug for a while. We'll endure and complete the mission General has given us."
The first Ouzan cavalryman said.
"That's right. At present, only the few of us know that the army is about to move. General has sent us scouts to investigate for this very reason. Before the actual operation, General doesn't want the Tang people to notice anything. "
The second Ouzan cavalryman nodded. Scouts were always the most elite, and they were also the most well-informed. They would always be the first to notice the slightest disturbance.
"But where are we going to patrol?"
The second Ouzan cavalryman asked, and the two fell silent. The plateau stretched as far as the eye could see. Although the two had accepted a patrol mission, they had no idea where to patrol or what was worth patrolling.
The plateau was different from other places. Even if someone invaded the plateau, they would only be able to stay for a short while before quickly retreating. Even those who had invaded Zhangzhung's recruit training camp had swiftly retreated after the battle.
The two truly didn't understand what they could find on this patrol.
"We should be a little more cautious with the mission General has given us and not make any mistakes. That's right, last time in the northeast corner of the northern border, at the triangular gap, I seemed to have seen a few sparrows trained by the Tang dynasty. These Tang people aren't simple. Let's go and take a look.
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