Weizhou Daying is located near the water. Nowadays, the ice and snow on the river have gradually melted, and the flood season is approaching. Although the river water is still cold, it has moistened both sides of the river and cast a light green color.
At present, tens of thousands of people from various states have gathered in this camp. The camps are connected end to end, occupying more than ten miles of river beach on both sides of the Wei River.
Although the real elite soldiers among these tens of thousands of people only account for a small part, and the vast majority of the others are temporarily assembled state, county, and township regiments, powerful tribes, and vassals of various ethnic groups, but so many people have gathered.
Even so, the whole camp was still filled with a chilling atmosphere, and even the birds in the sky did not dare to hover in the sky above the camp.
It was only after Li Tai came to this world that he discovered that the camps where people gathered in ancient times were quite different from what he imagined in later generations.
When many people think of military camps, they generally think that they must be prohibitive and dull and depressing. The soldiers sharpen their swords all day long and wait for the day to come. Other than that, there is no personal life or entertainment activities.
But in fact, this is wrong. These soldiers are also human beings. They also have various normal life needs, either physiologically or psychologically. Once they are not satisfied for a long time, it will have a negative impact on morale, and even
There will be big trouble.
In essence, a military camp is actually a living area with military purposes, like a city with somewhat rudimentary facilities and functions. Soldiers are not allowed to give orders and are not allowed to leave their respective camps without permission, but in the absence of special operations
In the case of missions, life and entertainment inside the camp are relatively casual, and there are not too many unreasonable rules.
The Chinese army camp where Li Tai stayed, in addition to using tents instead of various houses made of wood and stone, the layout and functions were similar to those of a state city, with living areas, office areas and even entertainment areas divided into them.
Of course, the so-called entertainment area mainly refers to the school grounds where various military competitions are held, rather than a place for indulging in fun and debauchery.
After Li Tai got Dugu Xin's understanding through some explanations, he stayed in the camp for one night, which greatly relieved the fatigue of the journey. By the next day, he couldn't sit still, and he was still thinking about Dugu Xin.
What I said yesterday was that I wanted to find a few talents in the camp and recruit them to my command.
This kind of gathering of armies undoubtedly brings together the outstanding military talents from various states and counties, making it easier to tap them.
Li Tai has also experienced occasions on a larger scale than this, such as the Grand Parade in recent years. However, in such occasions, he was far behind in terms of qualifications and power, and he had no ability to go deep into the army to recruit talents.
Chances are, even if outstanding talents emerge, they will be cut off by Yu Wentai and other old guys.
With this in mind, after having breakfast, Li Tai went to inspect the camps. Before he could leave, he heard bursts of cheers coming from the school grounds in the northeast corner of the camp, so he
Move and look.
There are two straight and flat horses on the school field, which can be used by two teams of knights to practice their skills together and compare the level of riding and shooting skills. At this time, there are two teams of knights competing in the school field.
Cavalry and archery are quite advanced skills in the army. Anyone who can master both can be worthy of being called an elite warrior, and is highly envied and respected in the army. So when a sergeant wants to go on the field to compare this skill, he immediately
This attracted many people to watch, surrounding the small school grounds.
There were six people in each of the two teams. Although the number was not large, each one looked strong and impressive, making people dare not underestimate them.
When they got on their horses and started galloping around the horse, and drew their bows to shoot at the targets on the left and right sides of the horse road, their movements were clean and neat, and they also showed their own excellent shooting skills, which attracted the surrounding spectators to applaud and cheer.
So good.
Li Tai was attracted by the shouts. At this time, the competition between the two sides has reached the second half, but their respective states have not declined significantly. Even the worst one can maintain the level of ten arrows and six, which shows that training is definitely on weekdays.
Being well-trained made him very interested in both sides of the competition.
"Who are the two parties in this comparison? Why are they fighting?"
He patted a soldier next to him who was still applauding and applauding, and asked with a smile.
The soldier was disturbed from watching the show, so he felt unhappy. He frowned and was about to get angry. However, when he turned around and saw Li Tai and the soldiers around him, he quickly calmed down the anger on his face, crossed his hands and bowed and said
: "General, this battle is between the county soldiers of Wushan garrison and the troops of Dongqinzhou on the other. It seems that there is a conflict in the choice of camps between them, so they have to come to the school field to compete to determine the winner."
Wushan garrison is a garrison in Weizhou. Li Tai was a little surprised when he heard this: "Longyouguo's soldiers and horses are really strong, and the people's customs are fierce. The local songs in the county are so skilled in bow and horse!"
When the soldier heard Li Tai's compliment, his face suddenly showed an expression of pride, but he still shook his head and explained: "The Wushan garrison is not a soldier that originally existed in the territory. It was just from Guanzhong a few years ago."
Come to garrison. The garrison leader’s name is Shi Jing, he is a very brave and strong man..."
When Li Tai heard the soldier's answer, he suddenly felt a sense of emotion in his heart. He didn't expect to meet an old acquaintance in the Weizhou camp in Longyou.
Naturally, he will not forget Shi Jing. This guy is also unlucky because other tribes in Shangyuan Township offended Li Tai. As a result, he was also implicated.
Cui Quan of Ren Jing Zhaoyin was sent to the Longxi frontier garrison.
On the contrary, after the Shi brothers in Shangyuan Township completely bowed to Li Tai, Li Tai did not take further revenge. The family also joined the Shangyuan Canal League, and although their life was not very rich,
But it's also quite moisturizing.
Li Tai sighed in his heart while continuing to enjoy the competition on the field. Although Shi Jing was not satisfied with his official career, the performance of his colleagues was remarkable. It can be seen that he did not sink and relax because of this, and still maintained his determination.
With a very high level of training, he can go into battle to kill enemies and make achievements at any time.
Seeing this scene, Li Tai was also quite pleased. Not to mention Shi Jing's achievements, he also hoped that his son Shi Wansui would shine brightly in the future.
Shi Jinggong and his teammates performed well, and the Dongqinzhou people who competed with them were also good. The first battle between the two sides was even deadlocked. After taking a rest, they were ready to start the second battle.
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When Li Tai saw that the man leading the team in Dong Qinzhou was also tall and heroic, and looked even braver than Shi Wansui's father, he was naturally very curious. Nowadays, he had seen most of the famous generals in the Western Wei Dynasty.
But he didn't know this person, so he couldn't help asking the onlookers left and right.
However, most of the people watching nearby were soldiers from this area, and they didn't know much about the personnel of East Qinzhou. Although they looked at the man and felt that he was very brave, they didn't know his identity and origin.
The second test in the field also ended quickly. In the end, the East Qinzhou people won with a few arrows lead. The Weizhou soldiers outside the field sighed when they saw Shi Jing and his party defeated, but the East Qinzhou people's
The performance is also obvious to all, it can only be said that it is a little unlucky.
After losing the competition, Shi Jing and his subordinates were all dejected. They were about to end in shame, but they were stopped by the leader of the opponent's team. The expressions of Shi Jing and others suddenly became a little unkind, saying that the other team was not happy after winning the competition.
, to be even more humiliated, but he didn’t expect that the other leader just pulled Shi Jing to explain to him for a long time the reasons for the success and failure of his troops’ skills.
Li Tai stood outside the field, watching the Dongqinzhou soldier commander's long speech, and his analysis was very clear. He also found it interesting in his heart, so he stood at the entrance of the school ground, waiting to say hello to Shi Jing, an old friend, and get to know him by the way.
Commander of the Army of Eastern Qinzhou.
Shi Jing patiently listened to the other party's analysis and narration on the court, and finally waited until the other party finished speaking. Although the other party did not mean to humiliate him, it still made him feel very uncomfortable, so he hurriedly handed over and left, refusing to talk anymore.
Continue to stay.
But when he led his troops to the exit of the school ground, he looked up and saw Li Tai looking at him with a smile under the guard of the soldiers. His face suddenly changed suddenly, and he subconsciously wanted to shrink back and stiffen his body.
After a while, he threw the reins of his mount to the subordinate beside him, stepped forward bravely, and said respectfully to Litai from a distance, folding his hands: "I have seen the envoy at last!"
"General Shi, we haven't seen each other for a long time. Although we knew each other back then, we didn't have time to say goodbye. Now we meet again in Longyou, and the general's style has not changed."
Li Tai raised his finger and pointed at Shi Jing and said with a smile. Seeing the other person's cautious and anxious look when facing him, he felt quite happy in his heart.
Shi Jing laughed bitterly after hearing this, and quickly lowered his head and said: "I have praised you so much. I have been guarding this area for many years. I have not seen any achievements, but I have just wasted my time. I will become more and more famous, and I will also have many achievements."
After hearing this, I was really filled with admiration, and even more ashamed of being offended by my ignorance in the past..."
Li Tai was still waiting to say goodbye to Shi Jing, but the commander of the Dongqinzhou Army on the school grounds also strode towards him. Looking at Li Tai from a distance, he clasped his fists and said: "Such a stunning and refined style, it is undoubtedly Commander-in-Chief Li."
!During the Baishui Parade last year, Beizhi had the honor to watch from outside the school grounds as Governor Li entered the battle and captured Lord Sun Yat-sen, which greatly inspired the young minds of the country. Beizhi was also among them, and he admired Governor Li very much!"
Li Tai was overjoyed after hearing this. He just felt that the slap he gave Zhao Gui on the face last year was really worth it. Even now, people often talk about it in front of him and he has many fans.
Before he could reply, the man hurriedly said: "Liang Shiyan, who has a humble position and is now the commander-in-chief of the army under the jurisdiction of Dongqin Prefecture, went to Long to gather and be ready. Unexpectedly, he met Commander-in-Chief Li here, and he was overjoyed.
I apologize for any rashness, Governor Li! Last year, after I was impressed by the Governor’s style, I originally intended to visit him after the parade. Unexpectedly, Beizhou’s thieves encouraged me, and the Governor had to leave early to go to the rescue. I have always regretted my humble position.