The sun is becoming more and more poisonous. In future generations, this moment will be called ** o'clock in the morning. Even in the dog days of summer, the heat is not unbearable yet, but today the sun seems to be fierce. It must be
To show off one's majesty
The spectacle of the fully armed army of 150,000 to 60,000 (the Turtle Armor Guards are naval troops and do not gather ashore) was far beyond Yunzheng's imagination. He had never seen such a huge army gathered together before. He looked at the scene in front of him.
Yun Zheng couldn't help but feel a little emotional about the densely packed army. No wonder the emperors always liked to bring hundreds of thousands of troops into battle. Especially when Emperor Yang of Sui Dynasty gathered 1.03 million troops in Zhuo County, it was really shocking to think about it.
No wonder the King of Goryeo was so frightened that he sent a letter of surrender after suffering a defeat. After the army became large, its deterrence was indeed not overwhelming.
At present, five armies are gathered together, with more than 160,000 people, divided into thirty large squares. Each large square is divided into five thousand-man squares and one six-hundred-man square (the latter is a square of professional archers).
Formation), a total of 180 square formations with a scale of 1,000 people. If Jiang Fushan had not prepared it in advance, it would have been even more difficult to find such a large open space in the suburbs of a prosperous city like Yangzhou.
Cao Rui, as the Minister of War and the chief host of this major exercise, sat high on the main seat of the general platform, followed by Lin Sheng, Lin Xi, Yun Zheng, Zhou Jun, Leng Yu, and Jiang Fan because they were also
I have to participate in the ranking, so I am also ranked last.
Below the "rostrum" are the various health supervisors. The six major supervisors also sat down in the order above. Only the deputy commanders did not appear on the commander's platform because they had to command the army in place of the commanders.
Today, the soldiers in the audience are very serious, especially the group of soldiers closest to the "rostrum", who are even more nervous. If not for other reasons, it is because whether it is Cao Rui from Luoyang, the capital, or everyone is referring to adults, their faces are
They were all extremely serious, and the faces of Cao Rui and others were even worse. They were so gloomy that they seemed to be dripping with water at any time.
When Cao Rui took the stage to read His Majesty the Emperor's imperial edict to the soldiers, Lin Xi turned away anxiously, looked at Yunzheng and said, "Chengfeng, do you think we can win?"
Yun Zheng closed his eyes, as if he was concentrating with his eyes closed, without even raising his eyelids, and said calmly: "It's hard to say how to perform formations. After all, running and volleying are based on hard skills. What are you afraid of?"
"I always feel that the fourth child can cheat." Lin Xi was a little depressed: "But I can't think of what kind of cheat he can cheat?"
Yun Zheng had closed his eyes to rest, and the words he spoke seemed to be a bit erratic: "They went to Miao Yufang together yesterday, and they have already shown that in this big exercise, your prince brother and fourth brother have joined forces.
, what do you think they can do?”
Lin Xi frowned: "You mean, they teamed up to suppress us? But they are also in a competitive relationship. It's not surprising that they suppress us. I just wonder how they allocate their own results? The prince brother has just won over the Zhou family, it must be
He will not sacrifice the victory of the Zhou family to join forces with the fourth child, but the fourth child is determined to prove that he is very capable, and it is impossible to let Zhou Jun go. Besides, there is Leng Yu. Their family just suffered a defeat, and they also need him.
Reinforce your power...don't you think so?"
Yun Zheng finally opened his eyes, glanced at Lin Xi, and smiled softly: "Chen Guang, do you think we need to give way when we are practicing?"
"Huh?" Lin Xi was a little confused: "What do you mean?...How can you and I compare with them?" He opened his eyes wide: "What's the relationship between us? We are just kids. What difference does it make if you win and I win? They
But it’s different, they are not of the same mind at all!”
Yun Zheng laughed and patted Lin Xi on the shoulder: "That means we don't have to discuss who is first and who is second in private, right?"
"That's natural," Lin Xi said immediately
"Between them..." Yun Zheng pointed at Cao Rui and others: "Now they are definitely targeting us only. As for the internal situation, it must depend on their strength."
Lin Xi was relieved: "Oh, that means they just decided to suppress us and leave the rest alone."
"That's right." Yun Zheng smiled: "Chen Guang, it's hard to say whether Jiang Fan will help us now. In my opinion, we probably don't have much chance in the performance area unless they perform well.
You can't even fool me, otherwise we have no hope in this area. Well, have you implemented what I told you when I went to Guazhoudu last time?"
Lin Xi nodded: "In general, I did as you said... Don't tell me, since I train with those soldiers every day, it seems that they look at me differently."
Yun Zheng chuckled: "Of course, you, the majestic prince, can train with them. Who dares to be lazy? Who has the nerve to be lazy? Since you are leading troops now, you must remember one sentence."
"What?" Lin Xi asked
"Ten thousand military disciplines and orders cannot compare to the words 'lead by example'" Yun Zheng said seriously
Lin Xi nodded solemnly: "That's true, I remember it."
----------------------------------------The swearing-in ceremony that follows will naturally follow the same old rules.
There is nothing to say. After all the long and boring things are finished, the Fifth Route Army will set off.
There is only one main road, that is, the official road, but the distance is a bit far because the official road always has to take care of the county offices along the way, so there are some detours. Yunzheng has made up his mind to take advantage of this road, so it is naturally impossible.
Taking the high road for the sake of success
The route of the small road had been calculated two days ago. There are two that are relatively easy to walk. They are both mountain roads, but they are just mountain roads. In fact, in Jiangdong, there are very few roads that are truly "mountain". These two so-called
The mountain road is actually hilly at most, but it is not a prosperous commercial route, so it is a bit desolate.
Yun Zheng briefly looked at the map and chose a road that passed through a lot of water sources. The 30,000 troops were on their way. The water source was also a key consideration. Only when there is a water source can it be easily replenished.
As soon as Yun Zheng arrived in the army, he did not lead the team directly. Instead, he gathered the team and shouted loudly: "Brothers of Ying Yang Wei! We are from the first army in the world, Yan Yun Wei! We have only one goal, that
It’s number one!”
"First!" The whole army roared in unison
Yunzheng said loudly again: "Now we have to carry out the first item! Attack! In this item, I believe that our Yingyang Guard will take the first place! Do you have confidence!"
"have!--"
"Very good. When we were training, no one could compete with us. Our speed was far from the limit! Now, we have opponents, and they are not convinced by us. They think we are just using our past reputation to scare people!
We must show them that we men from Hebei, who have been fighting for two hundred years, are by no means just words to be 'the best in the world'! We have only one request - to rush to Hai'an County for breakfast!"
"Eat breakfast!--"
…
Yun Yi in the audience let out a sigh and said to Yun Song next to him: "Wuting, do you think there is something wrong with what the young commander said?"
"...Young Marshal has always cared about eating," Yun Song said seriously.
Yun Yi laughed: "That's right, that's right, that's what it said."
Yun Bing said from the side: "The deputy general said, but I think that eating is indeed the biggest problem."
Yun Yi was startled for a moment, then his face became serious, and he said thoughtfully: "Yes, only when you can solve the problem of eating can you solve other problems... Eating is the foundation."
Qin Chong suddenly clapped his hands: "Okay, okay, the young marshal is here, you can go! Damn it, that old boy Cao Rui is so verbose. If he hadn't wasted so much time, I would have planned to lead troops to Hai'an County.
It’s time to have dinner…”
Yun Yi laughed loudly and kicked him over: "You idiot, you still have dinner. Do you think that all the soldiers you lead have the skills of a young marshal? Gungun, let me lead all the troops. Who the hell will die today?"
Chain, I’ll come and take care of it myself!”
Although Yun Yi is usually careless, he is very unambiguous when it comes to business, and his requirements are quite strict. At this moment, he said that if anyone really catches up with this man and "serves him personally", it will really not be a fun way. Qin Chong chuckled,
He dodged the kick and yelled: "Don't worry, Deputy Commander. If my son makes a mistake, I will go back to Yanjing to find the commander-in-chief to receive the punishment!"
Yun Zheng was coming over. When he heard this, he raised his whip towards Qin Chong and said: "What kind of punishment? Is such a nonsense worth issuing a military order? Go and lead the troops! We won't eat dry food at night, and we will go to Xin'an County
Let's bury the pot and make rice, and wait for others, lest they look bad and suspect that we really have wings and fly there."
Everyone burst into laughter
----------------------------------------Cao Rui led the escort cavalry on the official road
Galloping, he was followed by, in addition to the guards, six supervisors. Cao Rui, who was close to fifty years old, rode for more than an hour. Feeling a little tired, he reined in his horse and asked the supervisors around him:
"You've been on the road for so long, why don't you take a rest first?"
Several supervisors were no better than Cao Rui. They all worked their way up in the military camp. Seeing that Cao Rui called for a break after such a while, they felt a little contempt in their hearts. Shao Guang was a supervisor who protected his shortcomings internally and was tough externally.
Cao Rui was a little helpless and snorted softly, his disdain evident in his words.
Cao Rui, who was on duty in the court, was the best at observing the wind direction. Naturally, he saw the disdain in the eyes of several supervisors. He felt a little unhappy at that time. He frowned and said, "Why, I'll ride on horseback to compare with the troops."
The speed is much faster, just resting here for a while, won't it be in the way?"
After hearing this, Xu Shaoyang couldn't help but sneered.
Cao Rui narrowed his eyes: "Why, does General Lian Yi have any objections?"
Xu Shaoyang said calmly: "I don't have any objections. I'm afraid that it won't be Lord Cao who picks up my Yingyang Guard, but my 30,000 brothers in Yingyang Guard will be waiting for Lord Cao in Hai'an County."
