After the military exercise was completed, the infantry and cavalry returned to the military camp. Huan Wen rewarded all the officers and soldiers who participated in the military exercise. This kind of military exercise was held on the first day of every month. On New Year's Day, no matter it was cold, hot, sunny, windy, frost, rain or snow, Huan Wen would appear on time.
Point the general on the table.
After Huan Wen returned to the General's Mansion, Chen Caozhi asked Cao Cao, the commander of the armor, to lead him to visit the Ordnance Department of Xifu. Xie Xuan also accompanied Chen Caozhi.
Cao, the armored soldier, led Chen and Xie to the southwest corner of Zicheng. This is the Ordnance Department of Xifu. There are a large number of ordnance. Long weapons include Shu, Ge, spears, and halberds; short weapons include knives and swords; long-range weapons include crossbows.
Bows; protective weapons include pockets, armor, and shields; offensive and defensive, chopping, and hammering weapons include hammers, axes, staffs, axes, axes, hooks, etc. In addition, there are a large number of pointed wooden donkeys, flying ladders, trains, and spores.
Cars, crash carts, toad carts, city boarding carts, battlement carts, shooting poles, walking stoves, curtains and other war equipment. At the mouth of Gushu River, there is also a dock for the navy to manufacture warships——
Chen Caozhi saw that most of the cavalry in Xifu were equipped with single stirrups, just for the convenience of getting on and off the horse. To maximize the combat effectiveness of the cavalry, double stirrups were indispensable. He asked Cao Cao, the armored soldier, why not all horses were equipped with double stirrups. He replied that it would save.
There was a shortage of iron in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, but no matter how much money was spared, it was impossible to save on stirrups. It seems that the heavy infantry and naval forces of the Eastern Jin Dynasty were only equipped with horses for fast marching, and did not pay much attention to the role of cavalry in charging and fighting. Moreover, there were few horses in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, which was very important to Huan Wen's third army.
The three Northern Expeditions had a great impact. In the Battle of Fangtou seven years later, Huan Wen was not defeated when he retreated, and his troops were still in good order. Murong Chui did not let his men pursue him immediately, but left the infantry behind, with eight thousand cavalry separated by two hundred
Following Huan Wen's army from a distance, rumors spread that poison had been placed upstream of the water sources. The plague was prevalent at that time, so Huan Wen Ning believed it. He dug wells to collect water while retreating south. When they arrived at Xiangyi, the soldiers of the Eastern Jin Dynasty
It was almost time to return home. After marching and digging wells during the 700-mile journey, I was very tired. My defense was much laxer than when I retreated. Murongde's 5,000 troops, who had already been ambushing here, ambushed Huan Wen's army.
Murong Chui's 8,000 elite cavalry galloped from behind, unexpectedly attacking from both sides, and defeating the majority with less. Thirty thousand Jin troops were killed in this battle. The 20,000 troops sent by Fu Jian to aid Yan also took the opportunity to beat up the drowned dogs. Huan Wen's total
Leading an army of 50,000 in the Northern Expedition and returning almost alone, this was certainly a classic victory carefully organized and commanded by the genius commander Murong Chui, but if the Jin army had a cavalry capable of resisting Murong Chui at that time, it would never have suffered such a disastrous defeat.
Chen Caozhi also asked Cao Gongbingcao, who was in charge of weapons manufacturing, to take him and Xie Xuan to visit the weapons forging. They saw a roaring fire and more than a hundred blacksmiths sweating to forge weapons. The blowing equipment was a leather-type blower.
Hydraulic traction, the water is brought from Gushe River, although it saves manpower, the blast effect is still incomparable with the repeated push-pull bellows. Although Chen Caozhi does not know much about forging technology, the furnace temperature
It is known that the higher the iron, the better it can remove carbon and other impurities in iron. The quality of iron quenched at high temperature is obviously much tougher. The agricultural tools made by Chenjiawu Forging Shop are more durable than those of other families. Chenjiawu Forging is also more durable.
It's just a small repeated push-pull bellows. If Xifu uses a large repeated push-pull bellows to blow the air, Xifu's ordnance will be far ahead of Fu Qin and Murong Yan. The quality of weapons on the battlefield is an important factor in determining victory or defeat——
After Chen Caozhi visited the Ordnance Department and the Examination Department, he discussed with Xie Xuan when he returned to his apartment. The two co-wrote the "Strength of the Army", which mainly asked Huan Wen to increase the mining of iron ore and alleviate the contradiction of tension in iron; The second is to improve the blowing equipment to make the iron forging more sophisticated; the third is to build heavy cavalry, which is the "armor riding equipment" of Xianbei Murong, change the halberd used by the cavalry into a horse spear, and lengthen the horse spear from eight feet to eight feet. Two feet and three feet, it is convenient for stabbing, and it is equipped with a long sword, which can be combined with the cavalry sword; fourth, it pays attention to military merit, improves the status of generals, and other highly targeted suggestions.
What Chen Caozhi said to Xie Xuan was that Laide invented the repeated bellows, which was applied to iron forging with remarkable results. As for Xianbei Murong's armor and heavy cavalry, Chen Caozhi put this matter on Jing Nu's head. , said he learned it from Jing Nu——
Xie Xuan praised: "Zizhong pays attention to everything, and thinks about what he sees and hears. It's really rare. In the past, I only saw you talking about Yi, Huan, mystical, calligraphy, painting, and music all day long. I didn't expect that Zizhong was even more practical. Huan The county will definitely put you to good use."
Xie Xuan is now much closer to Chen Caozhi than before. Xie Xuan feels that Chen Caozhi is a good match for his sister Xie Daoyun, and it seems that her sister means Chen Caozhi will not marry her because she has planned a major life event for her sister. Xie Xuan wanted to work hard to promote this marriage. Chen Caozhi was outstanding in Xifu, so he could be reused by Huan Wen and his status would be improved. This was what Xie Xuan was happy to see. Because of this, the marriage between the Xie family of Chen County and the Chen family of Qiantang was not favored. The pressure will be less.
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In the early morning of this morning, the birds on Fenghuang Mountain were "chirping". The sound of birdsong reached Chen Caozhi's ears far away, as if it was raining lightly among the flowers and green leaves. It made people feel at ease and felt that they could sleep a little longer today. , Yan Qi is okay, Chen Caozhi discussed the "Strengthening the Army Strategy" with Xie Xuan last night and did not finalize it until the third update. The suggestions in the strategy are not radical and practical, and are ready to be submitted to Huan Da Sima today——
Chen Caozhi had a habit of not opening his eyes immediately when he woke up, but thinking about things for a while, the past and the future. This day, he suddenly thought of that distant time and space that he could not go back to. He hadn't thought about that for a long time. Suddenly I feel that he has completely integrated into this era. He is Jiangzuo Weijie and Chen Caozhi. His joys and sorrows, his loves and hates, his family affection and love are all here. Is this another kind of loss?
Suddenly, he heard the slightest breathing nearby and smelled the fragrance of calamus, mugwort and orchid. Chen Caozhi opened his eyes and saw Xiaochan kneeling beside the bed, holding the edge of the bed with both hands and looking at him. Seeing him wake up, his oval face turned red and he said: "Little Prince, today is the Dragon Boat Festival. The orchid soup is ready, waiting for Little Prince to take a bath."
Chen Caozhi sat up, stretched, and said, "How fast! It's the Dragon Boat Festival again. Zongzhi and Run'er are already soaking in the orchid soup."
Xiaochan took the wooden clogs and put them on for Chen Caozhi, and said: "Yes, time flies so fast. It has been two and a half months since A-Zhu returned to Qiantang, and it is almost time to return to Jiankang. It has already been time for Brother Zhen to go to Jiankang." It's been five days, and the letter to Miss Lu must have been delivered long ago."
Chen Cao said: "I told Lai Laizhen not to come back in a hurry. He will wait for Qian Tang in Jiankang, and then come to Gushu together. There will be news in about half a month."
Xiaochan said "Hmm" and followed Chen Caozhi into the bathroom. She walked quickly to the tub, tested the water temperature and said happily: "That's all right. Young Master, please take a bath."
Chen Caozhi undressed naked, stepped into the tub, and entered the water. The finely chopped calamus, mugwort leaves, and orchid flowers and leaves rose up, and the fragrance contained the bitterness of herbs. It was the smell of mugwort, which can cleanse the body and remove impurities.
, get rid of the plague.
Chen Caozhi thought to herself: "Sister Xiaochan is so kind. She takes care of everything and doesn't need me to worry about anything. She seems to be still in Chenjiawu. It's very warm."
Chen Caozhi thought so in his heart and said this in his mouth. Xiaochan's eyes shone with joy. She opened the curtain and came to bathe Chen Caozhi's hair. She said with some pride: "You know how good Sister Xiaochan is?"
, and also said that if you don’t bring me to Gushu, Ran Sheng, Huang Xiaotong can remember this!”
Chen Caozhi smiled and said: "Yes, sister Xiaochan, please don't scratch my neck -"
After Chen Caozhi took a bath, he put on the exquisite white silk shirt sewn by Lu Weirui. Xiaochan came over and wrapped a strand of five-color silk around Chen Caozhi's arm, imitating the words of the old mistress: "The Dragon Boat Festival rope is a thread of longevity."
, Far-reaching swordsmen, warding off ghosts and beasts, dispelling plagues, preventing all diseases from occurring, and bless Mr. Cao, no illness, no disaster, and a long life."
Chen Caozhi felt tenderness well up in his heart. He looked at Xiaochan's red face, her eyes were full of water, a few locks of black hair were wet on her smooth forehead, and the chest of her big-sleeved shirt with square heart-shaped collar was also wet.
A large piece was made wet by Xiaochan's hair when he was combing her hair, and it showed the traces of "holding the belly". Women's underwear, called "holding the belly" in the Han Dynasty, Myrobalan in the Tang Dynasty, and tube top in the Song Dynasty.
In the Yuan Dynasty, it was the albizia lapel, in the Ming Dynasty, it was the waist, and in the Qing Dynasty, it was the bellyband——
The thin kudzu blouse has a square heart curved collar that reveals the upper edge of the "belly-hugging" undergarment. After being wetted by water, the breasts as ripe as papayas are blurred under the undergarment. It can be seen at a glance that it is extremely elastic——
Chen Caozhi looked away, looked at the five-colored silk on his arm, and said, "I'm not a child anymore. Do I still wear the Dragon Boat Festival rope?"
Xiaochan tied a small bag filled with realgar and spices to Chen Caozhi's belt, which she made after arriving in Gushu. She chuckled and said, "Young man is still a child before you marry a wife."
Chen Cao smiled and said: "Sister Xiaochan helped me find the sachet that Miss Lu gave me last time. I haven't worn it yet. I can wear it today."
The incense powder Lu Weirui filled in the sachet was the petals of the magnolia magnolia she picked up in Huashan. More than two months later, the fragrance lingered.
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It was the custom of the Western Government to conduct navy drills on the Dragon Boat Festival. Chen Caozhi, Xie Xuan and other military staff followed Huan Wen to the mouth of Gushu River. Before they reached the mouth of the river, Xi Chao sent fast horses from Jiankang to report overnight.
, Emperor Sima Pi died in the West Hall on the fourth day of May -
It was only a matter of time before Emperor Sima Pi passed away. All the officials and generals looked at Huan Wen and wondered if the navy drill was going to be cancelled.
Huan Wen said slowly: "The military and state affairs are important and should not be neglected. We will mourn for the emperor after the military exercises." He led the crowd and continued westward.
Chen Caozhi thought: "Emperor Sima Pi seems to have died more than two years earlier than recorded in official history. Xi Chao stayed in Jiankang and refused to return. It was not just to urge Zhu Yingtai to join the Western Palace. Could it be that he wanted to influence the selection of the new emperor? Kuaiji
Will Wang Sima Yu ascend the throne eight years in advance? The historical process is changing, and the situation is unpredictable. I'm afraid I can't control it."