Chapter fifty-ninth small town slowly raising soldiers
The military camp is no longer divided into civilian camp and military camp, but is divided into left and right camps, and everyone is wearing military uniforms.
Before approaching the military camp, I heard cheers and laughter.
Compared with the atmosphere in the city and the busy people and officials, the military camp is actually more relaxed.
Zhang Xiaoqian and the officers first went to the military camp to find the general in charge to explain the chores, and then hurried to the school grounds. The excitement in the school grounds was not over yet, with cheers accompanied by the violent sound of horse hooves.
Zhang Xiaoqian squeezed in and saw only ten horses galloping in the spacious school yard. The soldiers on the horses were tall, wearing light armor, and equipped with various strange weapons such as horns, bows, strings, guns, hammers, and sticks. They were very close to each other.
But his speed did not slow down at all, his body undulated and swayed, and he followed the galloping horse around the wooden posts.
Accompanied by the whistling of the iron whistle, the soldiers standing on both sides raised their crossbows and fired bamboo arrows. Immediately, ten people leaned down almost at the same time, with different agility and different postures, causing the onlookers to exclaim and cheer with high emotions.
After passing the arrows, the soldiers on horseback did not get up. They directly drew their horned bows and shot at the straw men of different sizes standing in front of them. The arrows hit the vital points.
Accompanied by cheers, the cavalrymen crossed the grass target. They stood up from their low bodies. They somehow put away their horns and bows, and already held weapons in their hands. This time the weapons were different for everyone. There were guns, knives, and others.
With sticks, they roared and rushed into the straw man in front, hitting them with one blow.
The thunderous shouts and shouts in the school grounds made people's blood boil. Zhang Xiaoqian's face turned red with excitement. He didn't reluctantly leave until the guards behind him poked him.
"The cavalry is so majestic." The noise behind him after leaving the military camp became smaller and smaller. Zhang Xiaoqian still talked about this to himself, "Look at their horses and weapons."
What man wouldn’t want to follow the Emperor Wu with a white horse and a golden saddle, and a hundred thousand flags that will grow forever?
"Zhang Xiaoqian, please give up. These cavalrymen are very strict in their selection."
"Yes, it is said that in addition to height, there are also requirements for arm length."
"Zhang Xiaoqian, you are too short."
The fellow guardsmen were laughing and joking.
Zhang Xiaoqian was unconvinced: "This is only the first batch of light cavalry warriors, and there is also a second batch of scouts." The hand holding the reins tightened. He must strive to be selected by then...
"Zhang Xiaoqian, Zhang Xiaoqian, are the rebels coming?"
People on the roadside immediately asked the police officers repeatedly when they saw it, interrupting Zhang Xiaoqian's imagination.
Zhang Xiaoqian took a deep breath and repeated the answer: "No, don't worry." He galloped past the crowd, holding the reins tighter in his hands.
He wants to be a warrior who kills the enemy and comforts the people with the sword and gun in his hand instead of using words.
"What's wrong with the words?" Yuanji stood in the corridor and looked at him, frowning.
If Mrs. Wu is a fairy, Yuan Ji is her messenger in the world. She is a very high-status person in Dou County and not everyone can come into contact with her. However, although Zhang Xiaoqian is just a servant, it is not difficult to see Yuan Ji.
Yuanji is the savior of him and their village, and they have a friendship to fight together.
Zhang Xiaoqian stood in the yard with his cheeks puffed out: "Anyway, I don't want to be a servant. I want to be a soldier. I want to go out and kill the enemy. Master Yuan, don't you want to choose a second batch of cavalry? Let me try."
Yuan Ji said: "To kill the enemy, you don't have to go out of the city. You have to be a soldier and use swords and guns. Words are just as powerful."
Zhang Xiaoqian pursed his lips: "Master Yuan, please don't use your words to deceive me."
Yuan Ji smiled: "Why am I deceiving you? Xiao Qian, don't underestimate the power of the people and words. You can kill thieves if you stabilize the people's hearts."
Zhang Xiaoqian looked at him, doubtful.
"Ten panicked people can destroy a city, but ten unarmed people inspired by words can also kill an enemy." Yuan Ji said, "Zhang Xiaoqian, you are a policeman from Dou County, a native of Dou County.
The people trust you, you can appease them, and you can also make them form an army. Are you more powerful at killing an enemy by yourself, or are you more powerful at killing an enemy by yourself with hundreds of soldiers?"
That's it. Zhang Xiaoqian straightened his chest and his eyes brightened.
"Xiao Qian, whether we can wholeheartedly kill the enemy outside depends on whether the rear is stable." Yuan Ji said, patting him on the shoulder, "Young Madam also often said that only with the people can we have soldiers, and only then can we have real soldiers."
Stable and invincible, whether we can be invincible outside the city and whether Dou County is invincible depends on you."
Zhang Xiaoqian's voice was loud and clear: "Master Yuan, don't worry."
Seeing the young man who walked in like a fighting cock and left as steadily as a goose, Yuanji smiled and turned around and entered the room.
The room was very lively. In the hall, Kumquat took a woman to watch the juggling. The juggler held a chirping bird in his hand. Kumquat took the woman's hand and stroked it carefully. The juggler took his hand back and put it on his body.
After swaying forward, accompanied by the perfect scream of kumquat, the juggler stretched his hand to the woman's hand again, and what the woman touched was no longer a bird, but a round dried fruit.
The woman smiled, picked up the dried fruit, put it in her mouth and ate it.
Yuan Ji withdrew his gaze and walked to the other side. Li Minglou was sitting in front of the case, looking down at something. The table was filled with books of all sizes. Opposite was the chief bookkeeper. Yu Qian and other officials were sitting with books in their hands.
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"What's the matter with Xiao Qian?" Li Minglou asked.
Yuan Ji said: "I have already persuaded him to join the second batch of cavalry."
Li Minglou smiled.
The chief clerk frowned and said: "The second batch of cavalry is really not good, the cost is too high."
He shook the booklet in his hand.
"A person needs to be equipped with three horses, as well as a veterinarian, a groom, and the consumption of beans, wheat and straw. One cavalryman is comparable to raising ten people."
Li Minglou asked Yu Qian: "With this kind of equipment, can we still raise two hundred cavalry?"
Yu Qian, who was dark and thin, had a timid expression. Although he was in charge of Li Minglou's money, he rarely came to talk to Li Minglou. However, his words did not hesitate at all, and he immediately answered: "People's
The consumption can be reduced by another three points, but it can last up to five months."
"What are the trends of Andezhong's rebels?" Li Minglou looked at Yuanji.
Yuan Ji walked to the map and pointed at the location of Huainan Road: "Almost all the east side has been lost. In addition to the soldiers and horses from the west of Zhejiang, the thieves hiding on Xuanwu Road are also very likely to invade Huainan Road. However, according to the information from the scouts,
Ande Zhong's soldiers and horses avoided our vicinity of Dou County."
The chief clerk breathed a sigh of relief and murmured something.
"It's not like they won't move us." Yuan Ji drew a half circle on the map, "There will be a siege outside Dou County."
"How long does it take to call?" Li Minglou asked.
Yuanji said: "It depends on how quickly other places fall."
Judging from the current situation, the speed is very fast. The chief bookkeeper and Yu Qian can know without looking at the map. News from the outside is coming day by day, and it is almost not long before there is news that the city has been lost.
"Less than five months." Yuanji concluded.
"Then there won't be enough time to practice cavalry." The chief clerk said happily. After speaking, he raised his hand and gave himself a small mouth.
What a joy! Life is so comfortable, why not eat minced meat!
Yuanji did not laugh, but continued what the Chief Registrar said: "Time is not the main reason. We don't have enough war horses, and we don't have enough blacksmiths to make weapons."
There were only so many war horses in Dewey's military camp in Dou County. The weapons were all brought from the government road. Dou County was not qualified to make them himself. The blacksmiths in the small town could only draw the gourd, and neither the quantity nor the quality could meet the demand.
From the time she occupied Dou County to the present, the people she took in could barely support a military camp. The supplies she had accumulated were enough to feed the soldiers and civilians in Dou County, but there were almost no war supplies.
Li Minglou sighed, Dou County is still too small.
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When the rapid sound of horse hooves came, the children running in the field raised their heads warily. This time, they did not relax, but became nervous.
The abnormality made the working people raise their heads and look over.
There was a group of soldiers and horses galloping on the road. They were soldiers and horses from Dou County, but this time their bodies were stained with blood. The horse in the middle was carrying two people, wearing military uniforms, covered in blood, and they didn't know whether to live or die...
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Is this an encounter with the enemy? The rebels are approaching Dou County?
The people in the fields were panicked and looked at the chief one after another. The chief carrying the gong was also very nervous, but there was still no order to return to the city.
They are working outside, and there are soldiers and horses on guard both in front and behind, and they will send out warnings if there is danger.
The director took a few deep breaths and said, "Nothing, just keep working."
Despite his words, he didn't dare to loosen his grip on the gong.
The people were worried but obeyed the orders and kept their heads down and continued working. Life was no longer the same as before, and they didn't know how to live if they didn't obey the orders.
This group of soldiers passed along the street and rushed into the county government office. They helped the two injured soldiers down. One soldier was already unconscious. The other barely opened his eyes and saw people wearing official robes and a man in black robes.
And the person covered by the black umbrella appeared in sight...
This is what the legend says. With his last bit of strength, he struggled and fell towards the figure.
"Mrs. Wu, please go and save the city quickly. Guangzhou City is about to be captured." He burst into tears.
Weeping for his relatives who don’t know whether to live or die in the city, crying for his comrades who died along the way, crying for his comrades who raised their swords and guns towards him, crying for the despair of not knowing what to do.