In November, there was severe frost in the morning in the northwest region, the morning fog was thick, and the temperature was cold. But on this foggy morning, on the official road leading to Qinzhou, a team came singing war songs.
"Qinghai is covered with long clouds and dark snow-capped mountains, and the clouds and sands are ancient battlefields at dusk. Gold wears golden armor in a hundred battles. I swear I will not return it until Loulan is broken!" Hundreds of years ago, Wang Changling's military march was once again sung along the ancient Wei River.
The familiar tone immediately attracted countless people's attention.
So, when the morning fog gradually dissipated, people saw a group of soldiers wearing red war robes and leather armor, carrying a full bag on their back, and a long knife on their waist.
A strange team of people headed south along the official road along the Weihe River.
They are said to be weird because the team's clothing is surprisingly uniform and standard.
This was really rare in the Song Dynasty.
Except for the Upper Fourth Army in Bianjing City, I am afraid that few troops can achieve this standard.
As for the troops on the northwestern edge, the only ones who can do this are Zhong Shiheng's troops, and I'm afraid they don't have the capital.
What makes people look even more weird is their mental state.
One well-known thing is that the army of the Song Dynasty generally had low morale except when paying wages.
Especially for those troops who were ordered to set off to garrison or change defenses in other places, their morale simply dropped to the bottom.
However, this team marched all the way, singing military songs and fortress poems from the Tang Dynasty. Their morale was high and their military appearance was in full bloom.
The troops of thousands of people acted in unison and formed a complete formation.
This inevitably reminds people of the situation when the famous Song Dynasty general Cao Wei and Cao Gong were stationed in Qinzhou decades ago.
So much so that when an old man saw this situation, he almost exclaimed: "Did the official sent Cao Shizhong back?"
When Cao Wei was guarding the border, the northwest of the Song Dynasty was as stable as Mount Tai.
Regardless of whether they were Tubo people or Dangxiang people, they all obeyed the orders of the Song Dynasty and did not dare to infringe the border people of the Song Dynasty in the slightest.
It's not like now, the war is fierce and dangerous, and the war is raging.
As a result, people came out of their homes one after another, gathered on the roadside, and watched the team coming from a distance.
They saw two sides of the guard of honor.
The literate people immediately started to read: "The emperor of the Song Dynasty, Tianzhang Pavilion, ordered Qin Feng to be the general manager of the horse and infantry forces..."
"The imperial city envoy of the Song Dynasty, the commander of the Grenadier Army, knew about Chunfang affairs, and ordered the capital of Qinzhou to govern Liu..."
"It turns out he's an old man from Bianjing..." Someone laughed, and the laughter was full of ridicule and helplessness. Who doesn't know that the old soldier from Bianjing has nothing but good looks?
Just as these people were joking, the team also walked in front of them from a distance.
Just in an instant, all the teasing disappeared.
Because everyone can clearly see the military appearance and mental state of this team.
He was as tall as a giant, and the shortest soldier was probably over six feet tall.
The leather armor he wore was wiped clean, and although the military boots under his feet were stained with mud, there were no wrinkles at all.
The red jersey on the back is bright and eye-catching.
The steps of these soldiers were almost the same, so every step they took was perfectly matched.
More importantly, they completely ignored the looks of the people around them.
As if no one existed, they sang their war songs and marched forward.
During the entire process, no soldier strayed from the team, and no one was distracted by the outside world.
This is not a ban at all!
When did the military discipline of the Imperial Army of the Song Dynasty become so good?
Countless people are questioning.
It should be noted that in these days, the soldiers and bandits were all members of the same family.
Especially the military discipline of the troops transferred from other places to garrison is simply impossible to look at directly.
Even along the border, Zhong Shiheng's command, which was known for its strict military discipline, would inevitably have people raping women and looting merchants' belongings when changing defenses.
But now, a force has arrived that treats outsiders as nothing, has strict military discipline, and seems to be extremely capable.
"Is it the Fourth Army?" Some people with more knowledge asked.
Just at this time, several powerful vassals nearby heard the news and came with their troops to watch and inquire.
As the saying goes, laymen watch the excitement, while insiders watch the door.
The Qinzhou area has been a place where vassal and Han vassals lived together since the late Tang Dynasty.
Even, at one time, the number of vassal tribes here was far more than that of Han people.
And these vassals have everyone.
There are both Tubo people, Dangxiang people, and even Qiang people.
Compared with their relatives in Qingtang and Yinxia, there is no other difference between these people except that they are highly sinicized.
The Song Dynasty also relied heavily on these vassals who were familiar with bows and horses and good at warfare, and often deployed their troops to participate in wars.
Naturally, these powerful vassals all know how to fight.
"There's something weird!" A powerful man in his forties, riding on a horse, looked at the team from a distance, his brows furrowed deeply.
"Yes... very strange..." Another powerful man said softly from the side: "The Song Dynasty official army has never had such an army..."
"Logically speaking, in such an army, at least everyone should have a horse..."
The Song Dynasty was short of horses, but this was only relative to the whole country.
Here along the border, there were many elite cavalry from the officials of the Song Dynasty.
Ren Fu, Ge Huaimin and Zhao Xun on Jingyuan Road, Zhong Shiheng and Di Qing on Huanqing Road, these famous generals all have elite cavalry under their command.
The team in front of them, in terms of individual soldier quality, overall momentum, and mental outlook, was far superior to the so-called elites along the border.
Logically speaking, they should be the best source of cavalry.
However, this troop was on foot.
What's even more strange is that if the general army is an infantry army, in such an elite army, everyone should be a marksman.
But they did not carry crossbows on their backs.
Instead, he was carrying a strange luggage on his back.
"Envoy of the Imperial City of the Song Dynasty, Commander of the Grenadier Army, Liu Zhichunfang..." A young man looked at the guard of honor from a distance and read out this weird title. He was a scholar in the feudal clan and determined to pass the Jinshi examination, so for He had studied the official system of the Song Dynasty, and when he read this title, he suddenly screamed: "Zhichunfang... Zhichunfang... is the general under Grandpa Tang Wang!"
boom!
All the people in the feudal clan exploded.
"What did you say?"
"Chunfang is the residence of the crown prince of the Song Dynasty. Now that the Song Dynasty has not established a prince, who else can live in Chunfang except the grandfather of the emperor Tang, who was personally taught the supreme holy law by the Medicine Master King Bodhisattva?" The young man said excitedly. He said: "I have long heard that there is a minister named Liu next to Grandpa Tang, who is the son of the former Rongguo Gong. He is civilized and military-minded, and he is loyal..."
"Now, on the ceremonial plaque, it is clearly written: The Imperial City Envoy of the Song Dynasty, the Commander of the Grenadier Army, ordered Qinzhou Capital to govern Liu..."
"Other than the general who served under Grandpa Tang, who else could it be?"
As a result, all the powerful men in the vassal trembled, and all the previous confusions and questions now had answers - these soldiers must be elites trained by Grandpa Tang himself, Vajra Arhats who protect the law and defend the Tao!
The story of the Grandfather of the Tang Dynasty, who was taught the Supreme Dharma by the Medicine Master King Bodhisattva, protected all people, and solved the problem through vaccination, is now known to everyone in the four vassals along the border.
Even the Tubo Zanpu of the Qing Tang Dynasty personally sent his crown prince to the Grandfather of the Tang Dynasty to listen and teach.
How can there be any lie in this matter?
You know, Zanpu is a son of Buddha, a living Buddha.
Such people must be willing, trembling, and pious to send envoys to worship and send their children to listen to their teachings.
What does this mean? There is no doubt about it.
So, these devout Buddhist vassals immediately and respectfully led their troops to greet the team. Then everyone knelt down respectfully by the road and said: "Common people and foreign ministers, I respectfully ask Grandpa Tang
Holy bow..."
There are even people burning incense and praying on the roadside and chanting words.
The powerful actions of these vassals immediately attracted the attention of other people.
When the people inquired about it, they were all shocked.
"Grandpa Tang Wang? Grandpa Tang Wang!"
As a result, the news that Grandpa Tang, the king of Tang Dynasty, had sent ministers to Qinzhou, spread like wildfire immediately, and within half a day, the whole Qinzhou knew about it.
When this team arrived at the outskirts of Qinzhou City that afternoon.
All merchants, common people and nearby farmers in Qinzhou, with their families and their families, were waiting at the gate of the city.
There are huge crowds of people inside and outside.
Gao Ruona and Liu Yongnian were both at a loss when they saw this situation.