Sand Garden is located in the eastern part of the Guanzhong Plain, a dune grassland between South Luoshui and the Wei River in Dali County. Dali County is now called Wuxiang and is the seat of Huazhou Prefecture.
The army retreating from Tongguan did not need to pass through Shayuan. After crossing the river in Weinan, they could go directly to Huazhou. However, during the journey, Shihui received military orders and led his troops to temporarily station in Shayuan, waiting for reorganization and resettlement.
Therefore, Li Tai was also fortunate to accompany the army to visit the site of the Great War between the East and West Wei Dynasty, and feel the magnificent emotions of the army fighting back then.
When they arrived at Shayuan, there were already many camps and it was very lively.
When the team arrived at the Sand Garden, their dejection had subsided, and the atmosphere among the ranks was much more lively. People kept hearing people talking about the Battle of the Sand Garden that year.
"It was here that year that a team of our rural soldiers killed more than a dozen bandit soldiers and were given a lot of cattle, sheep and cloth. At that time, the whole town was filled with the smell of stewed meat, and the young and old were all dressed in new clothes..."
There was actually someone in Li Tai's team who had participated in the Battle of Shayuan a few years ago. Li Tai recruited someone. He was a strong Han soldier in his twenties named Liu Sanqi. He was originally taciturn, but when he came
When we arrived at Shayuan, the early battlefield, it became obviously much more active.
"Sanji, you were only a teenager back then, but you actually had the guts to join the war?"
Li Tai looked at the strong man and asked with a smile. The Battle of Shayuan took place in 537 AD, six years ago.
"Well, at that time, Mr. Lang was so big now, how could he dare to join the war... The rebels suddenly crossed the river from Pujin, bypassed Dali City and crossed the Luoshui River. At that time, the villagers were just terrified. The rebels were all tigers and wolves in Beizhen.
Not only did it violently harm Hebei, but now it has also rushed into Guanzhong..."
When talking about the old fears, Liu Sanqi still had lingering fears, but soon he became excited again: "Everyone fled into the wilderness under the leadership of the village elder Li Lao. After hiding for a few days, they heard that the East bandits were defeated.
, and the king's generals from the countryside came to recruit troops, and all the young villagers followed, and collected them all the way along the Luoshui River. Those weapons, staffs, oxen and horses were really fat!"
Dali City is the prefecture city of Huazhou and the seat of Wuxiang County. However, the names of administrative divisions in the Western Wei Dynasty changed frequently, and the villagers still used to call it the same name.
It turned out that he just followed the main force and fought a smooth battle, but these words also revealed several pieces of information. The first is that Yuwentai did a good job in the united front work, and most of the people in the pass are resistant to Gao Huan's army's invasion. The second is that
Martial arts are a common practice in Guanzhong Township, and whenever local tycoons want to recruit soldiers, they will eagerly sign up.
Although Gao Huan and Yu Wentai were both born in Beizhen, due to the different power structures in which they started, their respective styles are also different.
Although the Six Towns Mutiny at the end of the Northern Wei Dynasty was named as an uprising, it did commit many evil deeds, especially the destruction of Hebei that lasted for several years. It also made people in other regions feel very cold, and they were naturally wary and wary of the Six Towns Rebels.
Exclusion.
Gao Huan relied on the six towns as the basis for his fortune, and of course he had to pay attention to safeguarding the interests of the six towns. Just before the Battle of Shayuan broke out, the history books vividly recorded a story of him condoning the lawlessness of the six towns.
This was not the case with Yu Wentai. When he first entered the Guan, he paid attention to uniting the masses due to his weak military strength. He did not flaunt the Xianbei style, and he also allowed some Guan Long powerful people to defect to him one after another.
The harmonious relationship with Guan Long Haoqiang was also one of the reasons why Yuwentai was able to succeed as the leader after He Batayue's death.
Guanzhong was called Tianfu in ancient times, but since the Wei and Jin Dynasties, it has been overrun with miscellaneous people. There are still many Di and Qiang Huns and barbarians who have guarded the land for hundreds of years. The folk customs are also strong and brave. If it is effectively integrated, it will not be inferior to the so-called six towns.
The henchmen and minions of the country.
Today's sand garden is no longer worthy of its name. The sand dunes are no longer covered with green trees. There are also large areas of pasture that have been enclosed for grazing cattle and horses.
After the Battle of Shayuan, Yuwentai ordered each of the soldiers who participated in the battle to plant a tree. A few years later, not only was it effective in preventing soil erosion, but it also became a resort for many veterans of the Western Army to reminisce about their past.
Between the camps, many old soldiers were seen wandering in the forest, shouting excitedly from time to time: "I planted this tree, but I didn't expect it to be so big that it's close to me!"
There were also tears from old soldiers: "Back then, I persuaded my brother to plant a longevity tree, but he planted a crooked willow instead... The tree is still there, but the people are not. In my lifetime, I will pay for it with blood!"
After hearing and witnessing various aspects of life, Li Tai gradually understood why Yu Wentai ordered the defeated soldiers to come and garrison in the sand garden.
He wondered whether Yu Wentai had read the biography of Huan Wen of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, and whether he had heard of the phrase "A tree is like this, how can a man be so embarrassed?"
But the feelings contained in the tree planting in the sand garden are much more magnificent than Huan Wen's emotion at that time. It records the most glorious victory since the founding of the Western Wei Dynasty. The cohesion and encouragement of the army's morale are undoubtedly worth a thousand words.
Especially those veterans who had been fighting for a few years had a lot of emotions in their hearts when they returned to their hometown, and the haze of the defeat at Mang Mountain was greatly dispelled.
After the team was stationed, Shuhui left Shayuan and headed for Huazhou Bafu.
Li Tai and his party also received preferential treatment and were given an independent small camp on the west bank of Luoshui River and were not mixed with other troops.
Although Shayuan has special meaning to the Western Wei army, he is not a veteran who entered the Guanzhong in his early years. He just sighed with emotion and left it alone without much emotional excitement.
But being infected by the atmosphere of this camp, his mood inevitably became heroic and heroic, and he became very interested in himself and the combat effectiveness of his tribesmen.
This person is not a noble playboy who is indifferent to all aspects of work and food. This is what makes Li Tai most satisfied.
As a soul who traveled through time in later generations, he did not expect to become a brave general and king of the three armies, but since he had already joined the troubled times, he could possess a certain amount of fighting power as an individual, and he would naturally have more confidence when encountering danger.
After marching for many days, he had become very accustomed to this body. He rarely rode a horse before, but he gradually mastered equestrian skills due to his body's memory. Before leaving the camp, he shamelessly asked for a horse stick.
Outside the reed marsh by the river, Li Tai galloped his horse while holding the horse's shaft, accurately cutting off the turban on the reed end. The followers clapped and cheered from all around: "Alang is mighty!"
"This is still too light!"
Li Tai returned on horseback and shook his sore arms. The memories and experiences naturally generated by the muscles in his arms were still a bit unfinished. This showed that his predecessor was by no means a prankster, but had indeed practiced various martial arts.
"Yes, this cup is too bad. It's a pity that Alang's old cup was left in Hengnong. It was made by Ah Lang himself. If the situation had not been critical at that time, he would have been reluctant to throw it away."
Li Zhusheng took the horse and weighed it in his hand, then shook his head and sighed.
Later generations talked about the horse tree and gave it various prestigious names. They even exaggerated the craftsmanship of the horse tree. How could it take three years to become a good horse?
In fact, as a weapon of cavalry, there are not many myths about the horse spear. Generally speaking, the length of the horse spear is longer than that of the spear. It is said that an inch longer is stronger, and in cavalry combat with high mobility, the advantage of long weapons is greater.
more obvious.
Before stirrups were widely used in the army, those who could gallop a horse while still being able to flexibly control long weapons were undoubtedly the first-class elite soldiers, and the horse stirrups became synonymous with elite soldiers. After the popularization of stirrups, the flexibility of the cavalry was enhanced, and the horse
The standards for using 槊 have also been lowered.
Therefore, in the Northern and Southern Dynasties, the horse-horse has basically become one of the standard weapons for cavalry combat, and the term "horse" has become widespread. It is similar to the title of "Tianwang" which was exclusive to the Hu overlords in the Southern and Northern Dynasties, but later became
A term used to praise literary and artistic workers.
But in the final analysis, the horse spear is just a type of long weapon for cavalry combat. There is no essential difference in its production technology, materials and spears. It cannot be said that it took three, five or ten years to complete.
During the Northern and Southern Dynasties, wars broke out frequently, and it was inevitable for many descendants of the noble families to take part in the battle formations. Naturally, the first choice was the cavalry weapon with its natural advantages, such as the horse. Therefore, powerful disciples such as Gao Aocao were well-known for their riding skills.
These powerful children come from well-off families, and their armor and staff rations naturally strive for excellence. Their respective armed levels are obviously not universally representative. People are rich and thrifty. Even if you spend thirty to fifty years to build a horse pole, starting from the Northern Zhou Dynasty,
If you rule the roost at the end of the Sui Dynasty, it's up to you.
However, it would obviously be biased to argue for Ma Shan's aristocracy based on this.
The horse pole that Shuhui gave to Li Tai was not a pole made by the so-called bamboo and wood craftsmanship in later generations. It was a thick and hard wooden pole. It weighed less than twenty kilograms, but Li Tai had already swung it.
You can feel that the lethality should be pretty good.
After all, the Western Army's armor rate is really not high, even for generals, it's barely 30%, and for ordinary soldiers, it's even less.
Under such circumstances, Ma Shu pursued the tedious craftsmanship of later generations, which was causing trouble for himself. Three years was enough for a regime to establish and gain a firm foothold, and Ma Shu served as the main sharp weapon in cavalry battles in the Northern and Southern Dynasties.
, the first batch has not been produced yet, isn’t this a joke?
Therefore, regarding the understanding of horses, excellence and standard equipment should be treated differently. The development of weapons is included in the development of tactics and is a part of the history of war. It would seem dogmatic to write a special book about a certain weapon alone.
Li Tai practiced by himself, and then asked his subordinates to take turns to fight, and their performance varied. Some were barely able to ride a horse, and some were good at equestrian skills, but with the addition of horseback riding, they were a bit reluctant. The best performances were those of the original ones.
The family members who followed me here from Qinghe, Hebei Province.
After the drill, those who joined later and came from the Western Army looked a little embarrassed. The worst performer among them was the Han soldier Liu Sanqi. He couldn't even sit firmly on his horse and was immediately thrown off.
"I grew up in Wubi in the countryside and didn't have the opportunity to learn equestrian skills... I beg Master Lang not to chase me away. To kill the enemy in formation, not only with skill, but also with bravery! Give me a knife, catch them and fight them, and I will be the one who survives!"
Liu Sanqi behaved the worst. He was ashamed and worried. He lay at Li Tai's feet and begged tremblingly.
Li Tai bent down to help the strong man up, patted the sand on his knees, and said with a smile: "It doesn't matter what the past is, you will be born new when you come under my door. One day you will be clumsy, tomorrow will be clever. Who can predict it in advance? The world is uncertain, but my husband is not worried.
No merit, whether it is good or bad, is all in the aftermath."