There were noisy flags and drums inside and outside the school grounds, and the scene was so lively that it seemed as if the parade had officially begun.
However, no one present would have such a misunderstanding. After several days of publicity, few people who had arrived at Baishui knew what was going on today, and everyone was looking forward to it. When the day was agreed upon,
The leaders of both sides have not yet arrived, and the spectators, led by their respective commanders, have already taken their seats early, ready to watch and cheer.
In the stands in the school grounds, Yu Jin's face was gloomy, with black lines on his head, and all the unhappiness in his heart was written on his face.
As the main organizer of this parade, it would be a shame if he was in a good mood if something like this happened outside of the plan. In addition to maintaining order at the venue, the various finishing touches that followed were also a headache.
There were more than a dozen people in the stands, all Han and Hu generals who had arrived at Baishui. However, they were not as troubled as Yu Jin, and they were all happily waiting to watch the show.
The sound of galloping horse hooves was heard from one direction outside the school grounds. Everyone followed the sound and saw a cavalry brigade approaching quickly. The ordinary sergeants only watched the excitement and made a few strange shouts and cheers from time to time, but
However, the expressions of the commanders and generals became envious and jealous.
A rough look shows that there are at least more than 2,000 people in this cavalry team, and a considerable part of the mounts are Hexi horses with excellent bones. Without special channels, even a general who has been in charge of the army for many years will be difficult to assemble so many horses.
It became an organized armed branch.
Li Tai brought most of the troops to Baishuiyuan today, and weapons and weapons were distributed to the soldiers without any reservation. In order to consider the mentality of the people watching the battle, he did not use too many pack horses to transport armor and weapons, only one man and one rider.
And there are more than 200 idle horses in the team for replacement and to carry some feed.
Even so, his team was very eye-catching when they appeared on the stage. There was no need for the scouts in front to clear the way. The crowd of spectators outside the school field had spontaneously avoided a wide road.
"How can Li Boshan's song be so majestic? Not to mention how to recruit soldiers, how can he bear the consumption of these horses and materials?"
When some generals in the stands saw the scale of Li Tai's army, they couldn't help but ask in surprise.
Someone next to him replied with envy: "This son is an unusual minister of the Taifu. He is responsible for the defense of various cities. There are no strong bandits outside to disturb him. There are many Buluojihu people in the defense area for him to drive and enslave and support these troops."
It’s not too difficult for him.”
There is no shortage of horses in Kansai. Yuanzhou and Xiazhou are all pastoral areas with excellent water and grass. In recent years, the Taiwan government has set up official herding horses in Sanfu prefectures and counties, and imported horses from Longyou. Generally, Fan has the power.
As long as you search carefully and are not too picky about the quality of the horses, it is not difficult to gather them on a large scale.
It's one thing to gather them together, but it's another thing to be able to support them. Without the convenience provided by the position, it would be impossible for one household to support such a large number of people.
Therefore, to judge the strength of a general, one should not only look at his official rank, but more importantly, whether he has served as a governor of a state or county in recent years.
Without the hidden benefits brought by these powers, no matter how many subordinates we had before, they would all be dispersed within two or three years. Loyal subordinates who share the joys and sorrows and never leave are only a few at any time, and even if they have been following
But there was no sufficient supply of materials for a long time, and they starved to death.
When Li Tai led the crowd into the school grounds, the expressions of the generals in the stands became serious.
Before, they had many thoughts of treating this as a farce. They just felt that Li Tai was relying on the favor of Daxingtai to provoke the veteran to show off his power. But unfortunately, they chose the wrong way, and he would probably become a clown in the end.
.But now it seems that they think it is simple.
After entering the school grounds, seeing that Zhao Gui and his subordinates had not arrived yet, Li Tai crossed his hands to signal to a few familiar people in the stands from a distance, and then led his troops to a corner of the school grounds to form an array and rest, without rushing forward.
Not long after, the sound of horse hoofbeats also sounded from another direction on the plateau, and the sound was even louder than that of Li Tai and his party.
A huge flag was fluttering in the wind, and the leopard tail and banners were all in place. In addition, the cultural relics of the armor and staff issued by the Taifu Kai Cao were arranged. This appearance alone was much more grand and solemn than before.
Zhao Gui rode a majestic black horse, surrounded by soldiers and honor guards, and came here.
His ceremonial guard alone numbered nearly a thousand people, which far exceeded his official status. Excluding the possibility of blatant violation of regulations, this can only mean that his team was at least accompanied by generals of the same level.
This is indeed the case. Not only are there two members of Zhao Gui's team who have the same etiquette, but there are even more subordinates who are generals of fifth rank or above and have the title of governor.
They are either Zhao Gui's disciples or subordinates, or generals who were freed from slavery. They may no longer be under Zhao Gui's control, but when the old master's dignity is challenged, they will lead their own troops to gather together to attack
Respond to the provocateur.
Based on Luoshui and the Three Defenses City, Li Tai raised more than 2,000 private soldiers. He was already quite powerful, but compared with Zhao Gui, a senior military leader who had been around for many years, he was still far behind.
.
Zhao Gui's own troops may not be able to keep Li Tai far away, but the troops he indirectly controls and influences far exceed that of Li Tai. When his honor guard gradually arrived at the school grounds, his troops including the school grounds
The surrounding spectators, at least tens of thousands of people, were raising their arms and shouting: "Zhongshan Gong will win!"
Although there are nearly 10,000 troops under Li Tai's command, most of them are not even qualified to gather here and participate in the grand parade. There is no need to talk about other combat capabilities, loyalty and so on.
Today, there are nearly 20,000 people from various tribes and prefectures and counties gathered inside and outside the school, and more than half of them are cheering for Zhao Gui. They may not all have any direct relationship with Zhao Gui, but in the relationship between Zhao Gui and Li Tai
In this conflict, the emotional stance was obviously biased towards Zhao Gui.
Li Tai felt extremely unhappy when he saw Zhao Gui's shocking appearance.
Zhao Gui's ceremonial relics were organized and supplied by him at Kai Cao, and a considerable part of the materials consumed by the cheering soldiers inside and outside the school grounds for eating and drinking were supplied by his Dushui Administrative Office.
Emotion Zhao Gui's situation today was almost entirely caused by Li Tai's help. On the other hand, Li Tai himself only had a team of Taifu guards who could have filled the scene, but they were taken away by Yu Wenhu before the fight.
This is totally out of line, Li Tai thought angrily. No matter what the outcome of this competition is, when the parade is over, he will have to get a new skin for himself. What do those little soldiers watching the excitement know?
, it’s just about supporting whoever is awesome. There is still a set of ceremonial attire between him and the awesome one.
After Zhao Gui entered, the people in the stands no longer just remained indifferent or signaled from a distance. They walked down the stands to greet him. In addition to polite greetings, there were also many people who pointed back at Li Tai and others in the other direction of the school field.
He smiled and encouraged Zhao Gui to defeat Zhao Gui and not to weaken their power and authority.
Although the crowd was very enthusiastic, Zhao Gui didn't feel happy at all. He couldn't tell how many of the smiling faces in front of him were gloating. As a general of the country, being provoked by a rising star is not very glorious. Winning is a matter of course.
It's not worth bragging about, but it would be a big loss if you lose.
If there was a choice, of course Zhao Gui also hoped that he could stand in the stands and watch others compete, so he just casually responded to the various greetings, dismounted directly, came to Yu Jin, clasped his fists, and said: "Both sides have arrived, please come.
General, let's start making arrangements to end this matter as soon as possible, and don't delay the preparations for the grand review for a long time."
Yu Jin snorted after hearing this, and you all know that this is adding to the chaos. He raised his hand and motioned to his subordinates to summon Li Tai, and he returned to the stand with the crowd, preparing to announce the details of the martial arts competition.
Both Android and Apple are available.]
Li Tai came forward with his armor and stomach neatly dressed. He wore a piece of thin scale armor that was not very eye-catching but had strong protective power. He was mainly worried that Zhao Guiqi might be up to something evil, so he arranged for a stunned young man to shoot him directly.
If you kill yourself, there will be no need to compete.
Ordinary private soldier fights are just about setting up a venue and bringing people and horses to fight. Compared with street fights, they only have more tactics. But today, this incident has alarmed the Taiwanese government and attracted the attention of the people around Baishui.
To attract attention, you should not just fight casually, you must compete in style and fight with characteristics.
Yu Jin took the stage and briefly explained the content of the competition. The competition was divided into three sessions. The first was accommodation and formation training. Both sides chose a site to build a camp and practice formation. Which side took less time and had a more orderly formation?
Convenience wins.
The second game is for each other to attack each other's camp. Each has an hour to conduct a positional battle, one offensive and one defensive, to conduct a comprehensive evaluation of offensive and defensive operations.
The third game is a field battle. Each side is given a flag. The one who captures the other side's flag first without losing his own flag is the winner.
In addition, in order to ensure that both sides will not kill the killer due to the use of real fire and cause a large number of casualties, both parties can only use bamboo and wood knives, sticks, armor and shields to participate in the battle. Sharp weapons such as spears, bows, crossbows and sharp knives are prohibited.
And if either party is injured or killed, the other party will be responsible for compensation.
In other words, if Li Tai cripples Zhao Gui, he will still have to be responsible for supporting Zhao Gui in his old age.
After listening to the content of these regulations, Li Tai looked at Zhao Gui twice and couldn't help but said: "I don't rely on my bones and muscles. Even if Zhongshan Gong doesn't join the battle, neither I nor the masses will laugh at Zhongshan Gong."
Cowardice and failure.”
He sincerely advised Zhao Gui not to show off his talent. This guy with such a high official rank is going to be disabled by mistake. How much pension and subsidy will he get? Don't let a good fight end up being a fight.
However, Zhao Gui did not understand his good intentions. After hearing this, he just snorted coldly: "Don't be crazy, I will tie you up with my own hands to come here to pay homage to the Lords after three formations!"
After Li Tai heard this, he curled his lips. He was too competitive. Even if he wanted to brag, he would not be too full of words. If he really saw that the momentum was not going well, wouldn't he jump out of the battle formation and come back with the flag to surrender? When the time comes, you