lovenovelstory Chapter 13 Loyalty!
Chapter 13 Loyalty!
"Please look to the top."
"Don your armor and helmet." Jiazi stepped forward, his white robe and armor covering his entire body. He swung his fists like lightning, creating a series of explosions in the air.
Jiazi reached out and grasped the invisible wind in his hand, transforming it into a three-foot-long wind spear.
He twisted and fired.
All that could be heard was the howling of the wind, but no one could be seen.
The target, 150 paces away, shattered instantly!
Or rather, it exploded.
It can be described as a human cannon.
The crowd gestured with their hands, some incredulous.
"Arm up!" Jiazi shouted.
A swirling gate appeared in the air, and a six-legged celestial horse slowly emerged, spewing clouds of mist from its mouth. Its feet did not touch the ground, and its white beard and hair seemed to shimmer.
Everyone was dumbfounded.
"This isn't right, is it?"
This is a completely different art style from before!
The six-legged celestial horse circled Jiazi once before lifting its leg, gesturing for Jiazi to mount and sit down.
"It's truly intelligent and understanding!" Jiazi laughed heartily. "What a fine horse!"
Even if you gave him a generalship, he wouldn't trade it for a generalship.
He had already made his decision. The horse was fully equipped with leggings, girth belts, saddle pads, sweat pads, stirrups, saddle, and reins, all of the finest craftsmanship. A complete set would cost at least ten taels of mithril.
"From now on, whatever I eat, you eat too."
Unexpectedly, it was met with contempt from the six-legged celestial horse.
General Jia Yin, clad in white armor, couldn't help but reach out his hand, sighing, "Brother, I'm afraid this horse might not be to your liking."
I reckon that in Tianma's eyes, the food here is almost the same as pig slop.
Si Chen curiously touched the horse's head and leaned down to listen intently.
"No need, you can't afford to support him. He must eat nectar and drink the Emperor's nectar."
Jiazi tilted his head. "What's so difficult about nourishing Ganlu? It's just that the Emperor's Dew is a bit troublesome."
Si Chen shook his head. "That's the nectar from the Dew-Gathering Plate. Do you have the treasures from the Celestial Dew-Gathering Plate?"
"Cough cough, even if you sold me, you still couldn't afford it." Jiazi trembled, deeply shocked.
This celestial horse is truly delicate.
"Go train the troops."
Si Chen waved his hand.
"only!"
Jiazi cracked his whip, turned his horse around, and stood upright on the drill ground. "Open the camp gates!"
The men and horses were all dressed in silver-flowered caps, silver-hooked chainmail, plain robes with white tassels, white flags, white horses, and silver-shafted swords and spears.
Jiazi took the lead, riding out of the camp with over a thousand white horses.
It was like a fleeting moment, gone in an instant.
This training ground was far too dangerous and narrow for them.
Trainability is essential.
Even a white horse must learn to adapt to the complexities of the human world and the deafening roar of cannons on the battlefield.
Most importantly, it learns to adapt to fighting alongside its owner at high speeds.
On the day.
Countless eyes at the confluence of three rivers witnessed the White Horse Cavalry.
I watched them speed across the water with my own eyes.
It moves freely through the water bubbles of all sizes.
They can even fly over reed beds.
The swamp is like a highway.
After Jiazi led the team on a tour along the canal, everyone at the intersection became much more polite.
This speed is at least twice that of the light cavalry of this era.
It is about 180 li from Tianjin to Tongzhou, and about 40 li from Tongzhou to the capital.
The official road stretched from Tianjin to Shanhaiguan, covering Wuqing, Xianghe, Tongzhou, Sanhe, Jizhou, Yutian, Fengrun, Yongping Prefecture, and the important town of Funing, with a total length of nearly 700 li.
Righteousness can be achieved in half a day.
This means that the entire North China region is within the range of its military radiation and reflection.
Si Chen turned around and instructed, "Please trouble the craftsmen to make them a set of horse tack using mithril. Consider it a gift from me."
Wang Tiangong swallowed hard. "No problem, but it will take a month."
"it is good."
Si Chen looked at the two Ministers of Agriculture, "As for the fodder, it's yours."
It's just to accelerate the ripening of some fodder.
The two officials in charge of agriculture, one surnamed Wang and the other surnamed Li, exchanged a glance, nodded, and said, "No problem."
They were all locals from Tianjin, and who wouldn't want their protective forces to be as strong as possible?
"Everything is currently in the military service."
"The difficulties are temporary, but the future is bright. I hope you can overcome them."
The answers from the crowd were swallowed by the wind.
The man in yellow, Ding Si, holding a halberd, rose and asked, "Sir, what should be done with those displaced people?"
"Recruiting them is necessary, but we need to let them roam free for a while. Even after recruiting them, we cannot let them join the White Horse Cavalry. In the future, the White Horse Cavalry can only be replenished from within Tianjin."
After Si Chen finished speaking, the atmosphere around him immediately improved.
For Tianjin residents, maintaining their status and being able to live with dignity and respect is actually very important.
They need to be respected.
But in reality, it was also a restriction imposed on them by Si Chen.
The source of the path is in Si Chen's hands, and naturally, the number of slots allocated each year is also up to Si Chen.
"Continue to recruit people from Tianjin."
"I can't just leave all the miscellaneous and messy tasks to my knights."
"They went to fight, not to farm."
"I'll say it again: I have an innocent background."
Everyone nodded in unison, "Understood."
Si Chen felt a wave of drowsiness wash over him, and Liu Ding immediately stood guard on either side of him.
"It's alright, there are still a few things to take care of."
"The jade in my room is just for testing its effects. We'll level all the buildings within a twenty-mile radius of the camp; I don't want to wake up to find anything obstructing my view. We'll repair the iron chains in the Haihe River. It would be a waste to have soldiers and not use them; we should be making those salt smugglers beg us."
After saying this, Si Chen looked at the vast white world and felt an indescribable sense of joy.
At this moment.
The Duke of Cheng's fleet is on its way.
The man in purple robes, Dingchou, holding the official seal, received them at the camp.
The entire west bank of the Haihe River is undergoing massive demolition.
They watched helplessly as the customs office was demolished.
After the reed marshes were isolated, a large fire was set on them, burning them completely.
Then, he nervously handed over the tiger skin.
"My master is currently in seclusion, and I'm afraid he cannot accept this gift," said Ding Chou in purple robes, his tone righteous and firm. "You should take back this gift that you have so painstakingly prepared."
"What should we do?"
On the other side, the silver-armored general Jiaxu was receiving the Duke of England's entourage.
The two fleets came together.
The British Duke's fleet had an even greater draft, and even others didn't know what was in the watertight compartments.
All that could be seen were large numbers of garrison soldiers and their families disembarking with the fleet.
The warehouses in the camp were filled instantly.
"The Duke said that the Heavenly Officials value orthodox professions and despise heterodox ways. They are certainly not good at management and exploitation. All the manors in this area are now in your hands." A servant of the Duke of England handed a box to Jiaxu.
"Thank you." Jiaxu took it, expressionless.
The other party chuckled, thinking this fellow was unaware of the implications, and explained, "These are land deeds, some of them are even imperial estates. There's a garden called Ming Garden; you must go and see it sometime."
Jiaxu politely escorted the other party out of the gate and watched until the other party boarded the ship before turning back.
The families of the garrison soldiers who accompanied them were concentrated in the garrison city, where there were many vacant residences. The garrison soldiers, who were also under the jurisdiction of the rear army, quickly integrated and settled down.
There were also several Imperial Guards, who were supposed to be the emperor's personal troops.
However, the situation within the Embroidered Uniform Guard was quite different. Among them were a large number of junior officers and lower-ranking captains, as well as centurions and commanders. There were always those who were dissatisfied with their positions.
The Imperial Guards were completely different from them. They were promoted by each successive commander of the Northern Garrison and came from very diverse backgrounds. These were the true henchmen of the emperor.
After leaving the Embroidered Uniform Guard, Shen Lian settled in the city with several brothers and their families, awaiting Si Chen's summons.
In total, there were over a thousand people involved.
Centered around Tianjin Weicheng and the camp where Sichen was located.
The psionic winds throughout the region are shifting from chaos back to order.