Zou Tong saw the army he was very familiar with again. Except for being a little tattered, there seemed to be no changes.
There were several large holes torn by crossbow arrows on the battle flag, and the dark red cloaks on the soldiers also appeared to be a little faded. The armor lost its original luster and was covered with marks of knife and axe. Some soldiers only had one left.
One eye was covered with a black eyepatch, looking extremely ferocious. What surprised him the most was that the man with one missing arm was sitting astride the horse, laughing loudly with his companions, without any trace of melancholy.
As soon as they arrived, they didn't need to speak at all. They praised the Japanese army and gave up the seats closest to the emperor. Some generals wanted to say something, but they were glared at by Xiao Lin, who was full of anger and shut his mouth obediently.
, ran to the outside of the team.
Zhao Zhen sighed in admiration and looked curiously at every soldier who came close to him. He could naturally tell that the ones closest to him were usually generals carrying various small flags. Xiaolin sat on his horse and cupped his hands towards the emperor.
Holding the horse in hand, he walked slowly along with the emperor's carriage.
"Xiao Lin! I haven't seen you in the palace in these years. I thought you had retired to the mountains and forests. I didn't expect you to join the army. If you like military affairs, tell Han Lin and Chen Lin, won't I make arrangements for you?
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"Replying to your majesty, the reason why Wei Chen joined the army is because Wei Chen is not used to the constraints of the army. It doesn't matter whether he is an official or not. As long as he can contribute to the Song Dynasty, Wei Chen will be very happy.
Well, to be honest with Your Majesty, Wei Chen's position in the Western Beijing Army is also temporary. After returning to Tokyo, Wei Chen is still an idle man."
Zhao Zhen smiled and said: "You do have the style of the ancients. You joined the army during the war and returned to the fields after the war. You seemed noble and upright, but you didn't know how to understand your master's difficulties. Over the years, there are fewer and fewer old people to use. If I had known you were like this
Without conscience, I will not allow you to safely withdraw from the Boy's Army. Except for me, a foolish emperor, have you ever heard of any generation of spies who escaped unscathed? It is really inappropriate to forget the past after living a good life.
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Seeing that the emperor was in a good mood and knew he was joking, Xiaolin hurriedly replied: "It is precisely because of His Majesty's kindness that Wei Chen and others will serve His Majesty wholeheartedly. Look at Wei Chen, although he has quit the Boy's Army, he is still there
Fight for Your Majesty!"
Zhao Zhen looked at Xiao Lin's unshaven old face and sighed: "Thank you for your hard work. If the Song Dynasty wants to be strong, it can't do without conquests. These warriors look fierce, but in my heart they are the kindest."
A group of people, the most grateful group of people, Xiao Lin, you also know that as long as I live up to my soldiers, I will definitely not let them down."
"Thank you Lord for your grace!"
Xiaolin thanked the emperor loudly for his kindness, and then the generals around him also shouted. The rest of the soldiers didn't know what benefits they had gained. At this time, shouting at the right time definitely only had benefits and no harm, so, "Thank you, Lord!"
The sounds finally merged into a thunder.
Bao Zheng sat on the carriage and glanced at the elite soldiers around him. His smile finally appeared. These days, he has been worried about the emperor's safety during the alliance. Now that there is such a group of people, he really has nothing to worry about. Slow down.
He was in a good mood, and the sleepiness caused by the rush quickly annihilated him. The moment he fell asleep, he was still thinking that it was really safe to rest here...
Zhao Zhen didn't feel sleepy at all, so he insisted on getting down from the banquet, ordered someone to fetch his royal horse, and with the help of Zou Tong, put on his gold chainmail, put on his bright red cloak, and prepared to march with the army, but
His royal horse is not very lively. The gelding is obviously not welcome in the war horses. It neighs and keeps retreating without daring to enter the war horses. The proud war horses do not accept the gelding, and the few war horses that are close to the royal horse do not care.
No matter how the knights controlled them, they also put down their legs and opened their mouths as if they were trying to drive the gelding away.
Xiao Lin quickly jumped off his horse, helped Zhao Zhen onto his horse, held the reins of the horse with his own hands and climbed onto the other horse. He glanced at Zou Tong who was embarrassed and smiled, even if it was
Give the emperor an explanation.
Zhao Zhen laughed while riding on the horse. He pointed at Comrade Zou and said: "The army is the place with the strongest yang energy in the world. It is really not good to have a eunuch. I heard that the horses in the army in the west of Beijing are not castrated.
Yes, it is natural for a gelding to be disliked by the horses."
Even though he was ridiculed by the emperor, Zou Tong still loyally put on his armor, stood obediently behind the emperor, and kept asking the emperor to slow down.
The Western Beijing Army soon gained control of the entire army, and under Zhao Zhen's order began to advance in a standard rolling pattern. The front and rear armies kept changing, but only the Chinese army did not move, and they walked less than fifty miles.
On the ground, the Japanese army was left far behind. The military formation was in a mess. However, the eight thousand elite cavalry sent by Di Qing walked in a regular manner. After dozens of miles, the military formation was not chaotic at all.
Every five miles, a low trumpet sound would sound to notify the leading troops in front that it was time to change formations.
Zhao Zhen didn't seem to feel tired while riding on the horse, and he didn't care about the dust raised by the cavalry group falling on him. This march was a rare experience for him. He looked at the scouts who were disappearing on the highlands on both sides, and then
Looking at the majestic army under his command, he recalled that his father's march was nothing more than this.
Founding a country is difficult and requires endless courage, but defending the country and continuing to rule is a test of an emperor's wisdom. The most loyal subordinates in the early days are no longer ambitious because of the wealthy life, whether it is government rule, people rule, or military system
They all need to be reorganized and the carrion must be painfully peeled off before they can be reborn.
The pain caused by the reform and the impact on old ideas are no less than the reshaping of a new empire. I heard that there is a kind of eagle. When it grows old, if it needs a new life, it must wear off its already heavy weight on the rocks and cannot hunt.
It has to pluck out its feathers, knock off its beak that has aged like a skeleton on a rock, and then squat quietly in its nest without eating or drinking, waiting for new claws to grow out, waiting for new ones to grow out.
The feathers change from down to feathers, waiting for their beaks to become strong again.
Only then can we take off the heavy shell of the past, fly high into the sky again one morning, and become the overlord of the sky again!
When Zhao Zhen thought about this, he saw an eagle flying straight down towards him. He was very happy and thought that this was another connection between heaven and man, but found that the eagle finally landed on Xiao Lin's shoulder, which made him a little bit
Disappointed, but he immediately became happy again, because Han Qi and hundreds of civil and military officials greeted him at Sanyakou in front, and his think tank appeared again. Zhao Zhen was full of confidence in his alliance with the Liao Emperor.
"Is this one of the six Haidongqing mentioned in the memorial?" Zhao Zhen saw Xiaolin feeding Haidongqing dried meat, and also saw him taking the bamboo tube from Haidongqing's leg.
So he asked curiously.
"Exactly, Your Majesty, these six sea turtles played an indispensable role in the Yanmen Pass battle. If they are released into the sky, they can monitor an area of a hundred miles.
Our Song Dynasty has insufficient troops at Yanmen Pass. We must concentrate our troops at a certain point to form a superior force, and then defeat the enemy forces one by one. Without Hai Dongqing monitoring the enemy's situation from the sky, it will be difficult for us to find the enemy's weaknesses and achieve a fatal blow.
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Zhao Zhen saw that Hai Dongqing's eyes were not good, so he did not reach out to look for discomfort, and said with emotion: "When it comes to opportunities, Yun Qing should be the best in the world. Hai Dongqing, who everyone regarded as a plaything, fell into Yun Qing's hands.
It's ridiculous that Qi Wen is outstanding and plays such an important role. It's ridiculous that Yelu Hongji plays Hai Dongqing every year, but limits Hai Dongqing's role to the ridiculous thing of getting pearls from the swan's mouth. His failure is really not unjust.
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The army continued to move forward, with dust covering Zheng's clothes. Zhao Zhen stopped Zou Tong's move to help him wipe his armor, took a sip of water, gritted his teeth and insisted on rushing to the Sanyakou camp.
Xiao Lin saw the blood stains on the emperor's saddle and asked worriedly: "Your Majesty, we have traveled seventy miles, which is already a day's march for a cavalry. It is very rare for Your Majesty to persist until now. There are still thirty miles left."
Here, I think it would be better for Your Majesty to fight."
Zhao Zhen shook his head and said: "Having traveled a hundred miles is half ninety, and there is still thirty miles. I just insist. Today, since I have put on the ancestral armor, I can't let him be humiliated. Xiao Lin, tell me about the battlefield.
Things, please give me a lot of energy."
Xiaolin held the emperor's mount as steady as possible, and after a moment's thought, he smiled and said, "Your Majesty, do you still remember Su Shi, the famous fat talent of the Song Dynasty?"
Zhao Zhen smiled and said, "Why don't you remember? Every time that guy enters the palace, his eyes are sneaky and he peeks around at the beauties in the palace. Chen Lin seems to have warned him several times, but he is indeed smart. Not only in the Yellow River
He has unique insights in governance, and is especially good at writing poems, especially the song "Butterflies Love Flowers, Spring Scenery". Although it doesn't agree with me, I can't say that he is very skilled in choosing words and sentences.
The flowers have faded and are red, green and apricots are small. When the swallows fly, the green water is surrounded by people. There are few willows blowing on the branches. There is no fragrant grass anywhere in the world.
There are swings in the wall and paths outside the wall. Pedestrians outside the wall, beautiful women inside the wall laugh. The laughter gradually disappears and becomes quieter. The passionate people are annoyed by the ruthlessness.
The sentence "There are no grasses at the end of the world", as well as the pedestrians outside the wall and the smiles of the beautiful women inside the wall, fully illustrate his unyielding evil spirit. A good talent does not worry about the country, but he learns from Liu Yong's romantic works, and when it comes to love,
I like Yun Qing's poem "Finishing the King's World Affairs" even more.
Xiao Lin laughed and said: "I don't know how to understand poetry, but do you know how Marquis Yun trains his students?"
Seeing Xiao Lin's eyes fixed on the horse, Zhao Zhen couldn't help but laugh and said: "Do you want this fat man to ride a horse?"
Xiaolin clapped his hands and laughed and said: "Exactly, you have to ride on the horse for four hours a day. Every day when you get off the horse, Su Shi will cry loudly. Marquis Yun told him that he is not allowed to ride until he has perfected his iron butt.
He dismounted and said that firstly, he had no fighting ability, and secondly, he had no strategy. If he couldn't even learn how to escape, he should be beaten to death with a stick."