hsntnovel Chapter 2379 The shock brought by the guards
Chapter 2379 The shock brought by the guards
"General, aren't these all Dayuan horses?"
A general asked in a low voice.
Ashina She'er nodded:
"Yes, they are indeed Dayuan horses, from the Western Regions."
The generals around were all shocked when they received a positive answer.
Even Qibi Heli, Guo Xiaoke, Han Wei and others who had seen the guard camp before were also shocked.
They didn't check it carefully at that time, and only noticed it after hearing Ashina She'er say so.
"This...this Prince Ji is too rich, right? How much does he spend this year?"
Yang Hongli felt that this was a bit exaggerated. Even His Majesty's Northern Court had not mentioned that there were so many Dayuan horses from the Western Regions.
The Northern Yamen Forbidden Army is basically composed of war horses from the north.
For the first time, the generals began to doubt the words of Ashina She'er, the general manager.
"Why are you all looking at me? Can't you see for yourselves?
Although the horse is wearing armor, it is not difficult to tell by looking at its body shape and limbs, right?
If you don't believe what I say, don't you believe your own eyes?"
Seeing that everyone was looking at him suspiciously, Ashina She'er said unhappily.
They are all generals, so why don’t they recognize war horses?
Besides, isn't it just a Western Region warhorse? Look at how ignorant you are, and you still have the nerve to call yourself a general.
"General, it's not that we don't trust you, it's just that... we don't trust ourselves.
I'd rather be mistaken, otherwise this is too unbelievable.
Each of these war horses can be sold at a good price in Chang'an City.
This kind of top-quality warhorse can be sold for at least fifty strings of cash in Chang'an City.
At least hundreds of thousands of strings of cash are needed, and the annual cost of raising them is very high.
How did Prince Ji get so many horses from the Western Regions?"
The general officer of the army, Xue Wanbei, could not help asking, as he had lived in Chang'an for a long time,
He also knows a lot about horses.
He knew how expensive a good horse was in Chang'an City.
Ordinary horses cost more than ten strings of cash, while better ones cost around twenty.
If a high-quality horse appeared in Chang'an City, it would basically be bought by nobles or second-generation playboys.
The price starts at fifty strings of coins, and sometimes even reaches five hundred strings of coins.
The thousands of horses in Prince Ji’s mansion are obviously top-quality horses from the Western Regions.
Definitely worth the money.
The later stage of breeding is even more expensive, so if you have a good horse, you naturally have to take good care of it.
After hearing this, Ashina She'er sighed:
"General Xue, even if you find it unbelievable, this is indeed true.
I have seen this guard team in earlier years, and they have been responsible for protecting Your Majesty on several occasions.
Last year, His Majesty held a banquet at the nursing home, and this team was guarding the perimeter.
I saw their horses more than once.
To be honest, I was also shocked, but more excited and wanted to get one.
But I heard that Duke Lu had the same idea at the time, but ended up suffering a great loss, so I didn’t dare to mention it.”
Ashina She'er's tone was somewhat regretful.
Because of his special status and great achievements, he would attend all of Li Shimin's gatherings.
No one else present was qualified, and the only qualified person, Guo Xiaoke, was far away in Anxi.
Ashina She'er really wanted to buy a batch from Li Shen at first, but when he heard that Cheng Yaojin had the same idea and suffered a great loss, he became afraid.
But which general would not be tempted when seeing a good horse?
Everyone got a positive answer and sighed.
"Everyone, don't even think about this. You can't afford it."
Seeing everyone's reluctant eyes, Ashina She'er had to remind them.
"Why is that?" Ashina Helu asked unconvinced.
No matter how rich you are, who among those present doesn’t have some wealth?
Can't afford a horse?
The others all had the same expression.
Only Ashina She'er smiled:
"Don't disbelieve me, these horses were purchased at great expense by King Ji who sent people to the Western Regions.
The cost of this journey alone is very high.
After the horses were transported back to Chang'an, King Ji sent people to carefully select and choose these war horses.
Another point is that these horses are not pure Western horses.
It should be a new horse bred in Prince Ji's Mansion, but it has the bloodline of Western Region horses.
Do you know how much money Prince Ji's Mansion invests in horse breeding every year?
Hundreds of thousands of strings of cash. Every word of what I have said is true, and it is spoken by Your Majesty himself.
Given King Ji's personality, how much would he sell you for one horse?"
"this....."
Ashina She'er's question immediately stumped everyone.
Except for those commanders, everyone else present had served in Chang'an City.
Everyone knows the name of King Ji, so they are not surprised that King Ji sold this horse for ten thousand taels of gold.
Everyone was silent, thinking it was a pity.
"General Ashina, you said you knew about this guard team before.
So, are their combat capabilities very strong?
Look at the armor they are wearing, black with red, it is obvious that they are not ordinary ones.
And their weapons and equipment are so sophisticated, their combat power must be extraordinary."
At this time, a barbarian leader pointed at the guard and asked.
When it comes to horses, they think their own horses are the best.
But when he saw these cavalrymen, he knew that they must be very powerful.
They look very much like the Black Armor Army of the Tang Dynasty, covered in armor all over their bodies, and it is obvious at first glance that they have extraordinary combat power.
His gesture immediately attracted the attention of other generals, who were shocked again after observing it carefully.
Not to mention the full body armor, isn't this a bit too many weapons?
Except that some people hold horse lances and some hold spears, the other weapons are the same.
A long sword was hung on the left side of the horse, a bow and arrow on the right side, and there was even a crossbow on the saddle.
Armed to the teeth.
Ashina She'er shook his head:
“I haven’t seen this before, but since His Majesty trusts them as guards, their combat capabilities should be quite strong.
Mu Shu, I can tell you that the 20,000 troops you brought are probably no match for these few thousand people.
You should have heard about the incident last year when Your Majesty went to Qinghai Road and was robbed and killed by the Tubo.
It was these three thousand people who appeared at the critical moment, defeated tens of thousands of Tibetans, captured the Tibetan prince alive, and rescued Your Majesty.
And there were no casualties.”
"so smart?"
The barbarian leader called Mu Shu was extremely shocked, but the others were fine.
They know about this.
While in Chang'an City, they had long heard that the guard battalion of Prince Ji's Mansion was the strongest guard in the Tang Dynasty.
Even more powerful than your Majesty's Hundred Cavalry Division.
All the barbarian commanders looked at the guard camp in front of them. The Tang Dynasty’s army was already strong enough.
I didn't expect that there would be an even more powerful army.
And this was just in the hands of a prince. It is hard to imagine how many such troops the emperor of the Tang Dynasty had.
"Prince Ji is only a prince, not a crown prince. Why would Your Majesty allow such a powerful Tang army to be controlled by Prince Ji?
Even if there is one, it should be in my hands or in the hands of the Crown Prince."