Xiao Tang's meaning was also very clear. He was admonishing Hu Yanzhuo that since you can't train three thousand chain horses to move freely and can still keep pace with each other after several rounds of charges, you have to use some hooks to chain them. If the formation is tied together in one place in the usual way, it would be better to control a thousand well-trained armored elite cavalry in a down-to-earth manner. As for the other two thousand people as ordinary cavalry commanders, they will wait until the combat quality of the troops under their command and the After you come up, it's not too late to slowly expand the scale of the chain horse.
Hu Yanzhuo listened blankly to Xiao Tang's words. Although he did not openly oppose Xiao Tang's suggestion, he hesitated for a while. After all, this also involved Xiao Tang's interference in his own military training, although Hu Yanzhuo knew that the other party also wanted to I thought about it for my own sake, but I still couldn't help but feel a little unhappy.
When Xiao Tang noticed the subtle changes in Hu Yanzhuo's expression, he couldn't help but shake his head and smile bitterly. Ordinarily, he could understand why Hu Yanzhuo attached so much importance to his powerful knight.
Not to mention the overwhelming momentum and shocking power of commanding three thousand heavy cavalry to attack the enemy with overwhelming force. Hu Yanzhuo was originally a general who was keen on military affairs. As a court official, he was able to command three soldiers. The sense of accomplishment and inner satisfaction of being a powerful battlefield weapon in a thousand-armor riding gear must be irreplaceable. However, not long after Xiao Tang met Hu Yanzhuo, he advised him to reorganize two-thirds of his troops. Hu Yanzhuo would not be very comfortable hearing this.
But it would be better to talk openly now than to see the troops he had worked so hard to build being wiped out and annihilated by Hu Yanzhuo. These 3,000 horse troops will definitely be put to good use on the battlefield through reasonable organization and accumulated training over time. To play a greater role, it should not be defeated like in the original work by the Liangshan Army, which had not yet reached its peak strength and was only a green forest force.
At this moment, Xiao Jiasui, who was sitting sideways, suddenly said: "The commander of Huyan tied his horse with an iron chain and marched forward for Fang Chen. Although this method was also used by predecessors, although the heavy cavalry was helpful in breaking up the enemy's formation, it could not After all, the pace is not fast, so the light cavalry can only avoid its sharp edge and attack in roundabout ways, while the infantry can set up formations at favorable locations to ambush it, which is probably difficult to deal with.
Xiao Jieshuai's intention is also to hope that Huyan's command can control several troops with infantry and cavalry cooperating and covering each other. Just as Sima Rangjufa said: the right soldier uses bows and arrows to defend, spears to defend, and spears and halberds to assist. Different arms and arms are used. The methods used in warfare are even more different. Depending on the differences in foot, horse, bow and horse, hundreds or thousands of people may be individually formed into formations according to their effectiveness. These small formations can then be formed into a large formation to respond to the enemy. This is also a commonly used method of warfare in the Song Dynasty. Hu Yantong is a famous general in the country, so he must be able to understand Xiao Jieshuai's thoughts."
Xiao Jiasui was just like Luo Jian, Guan Sheng and others couldn't help but nod their heads, and sometimes echoed. Hu Yanzhuo saw that Xiao Jiasui seemed to be Xiao Tang's confidant, so he didn't neglect him at all, he just He wanted to pull up a heavy armored cavalry of three thousand as soon as possible, so he was somewhat eager for success. Now that the listeners had persuaded him, Hu Yanzhuo sighed slightly and said with a smile: "If you continue to persuade me, sir, This seems to be my fault! Xiao Jieshuai and everyone have said that the whip has penetrated into the inside. How can I not know it before I am a general? The art of military training can only be done step by step. Everything should be done according to what Xiao Jieshuai said. Even if you are not a general, you will be convinced."
After talking to Hu Yanzhuo, Xiao Tang discussed in detail with Hu Yanzhuo and Guan Sheng the specific details of all matters concerning the deployment of troops to Hedong. In the morning of the next day, he introduced the people he recommended to meet with Zhao Ji.
Zhao Ji was very careful in his face-saving skills. Seeing that Guan Sheng and Hu Yanzhuo both looked extraordinary, he encouraged him a lot. When Zhao Ji learned that Guan Sheng was the descendant of Guan Yu, the famous general in the late Han Dynasty, he
He was even more delighted with Long Yan. Although in the Song Dynasty, Guan Yu had not been named the "Great Emperor of the Three Realms to Suppress Demons, the Divine Mighty Far-Zhou Tianzun, the Holy Emperor of Guan" like in the Ming Dynasty, in the Qing Dynasty he was also named the "God of Loyalty and Righteousness, Martial Spirit, Benevolence, Courage and Might Revealed Protector".
The national protector and the people sincerely appease and praise Xuande Guansheng the Great"... This made Guan Yu's recognition level step by step higher than other famous Chinese generals in later generations, but he happened to believe in Taoism and had bestowed countless gods.
Zhao Ji had just given Guan Yu titles such as "True Lord Chongning" and "King Wu'an of Righteousness and Braveness" a few years ago. Now that he knows that Guan Yu's descendants will serve him loyally and devotedly as court officials, this teaches Zhao Ji, the Taoist emperor, even more.
I feel that the way of heaven has appeared, which is to ensure the peace and prosperity of our country, the Song Dynasty.
After being overjoyed, Zhao Ji gave Guan Sheng a curly-haired red rabbit horse. The horse's body was like fire, its slightly curly mane looked like steaming flames, and its thick hoofs were like bowls. At a glance, it was an extremely majestic horse.
The "high imitation red rabbit" that Guan Sheng rode in the past was even more impressive; and Zhao Ji also knew that Hu Yanzhuo was the founding general Hu Yanzan, so he did not neglect him and gave him another horse called Kixue Wuzui.
The ink ingot looks black and the four hooves are white, hence the name "Kicking Snow Wu Zui".
Guan Sheng and Hu Yanzhuo also thanked the emperor for his great favor after receiving the royal horse from the official family. They followed Xiao Tang to the Privy Council and agreed to send several groups of soldiers and horses to Bianjing, and then from Hu Yanzhuo to Bianjing.
After the capital's Jiazhangkuguan purchased armor, helmets, knives, flags, guns, pommels and horses, and forged chains, iron armor, weapons and other supplies, they were ready to set off for Hedong Road.
After Xiao Tang arranged all the matters and returned to his residence, he heard from his close confidant that there was a letter sent from Jingdong Road. Xiao Tang thought about it, and he immediately took the letter, opened it and read it briefly, and he felt
Immediately secretly said: Sure enough, that fellow Song Jiang is so stubborn that he was arrested and imprisoned for writing anti-poetry while drunk in a Jiangzhou restaurant. It seems that he is still inseparable from the Green Forest Jianghu...
It turns out that the letter was still sent by Li Zongzheng, Li Zongzheng's own spy. Because Song Jiang blatantly wrote a treasonous and anti-poetry on the whitewash wall of Xunyang Tower after drinking, he was accused by Huang Wenbing, a free agent of the Wuwei Army.
After the report and torture, Cai Jiu, the prefect of Jiangzhou, sent his henchman, Shenxing Taibao Dai Zong, to the capital with his letter to ask his father Cai Jing: Should this traitor be taken to the capital for interrogation, or should he stay in Jiangzhou on the spot?
Beheaded?
When Dai Zong passed by Liangshan this time, although the dry land was no longer there, and Zhu Gui wanted to dig him up and cut him alive, Dai Zong also learned that there was a wine shop in Liangshan. He hesitated.
After that, he finally chose to inform his old friend Wu Yong, saying that Song Jiang was accused of writing anti-poetry in Jiangzhou and was sent to death row. His life was now in danger.
After the leaders of Liangshanbo learned that Song Jiang was in trouble, Wu Yong immediately advised him to write a fake reply and then taught Dai Zong to take him back to Jiangzhou. He also taught Cai Jiu to send officials to escort Song Jiang to Tokyo, which was convenient for everyone in Liangshan on the way.
He hijacked the prison car and rescued Song Jiang. As for the helper who forged Cai Jing's letter, Wu Yong also told him that he had two acquaintances in Jeju City, one named Xiao Rang, although they only had some casual skills and could use guns, clubs, swords and swords.
However, because he can write various styles of calligraphy, others call him a master scholar. There is another person named Jin Dajian, who is good at opening stone tablets, picking out books, jade, and seals, and can also fight with guns and sticks. Because he
He was good at carving jade, so people called him the Jade Armmaker. The two of them wrote documents and carved seals, and they were determined to deceive Cai Jiu and teach Song Jiang not to be executed in Jiangzhou.
Li Zongzheng, who was in Liangshan, secretly sent a letter to Bianliang in Tokyo to report the matter to Xiao Tang when he was sent to win over Xiao Rang and Jin Dajian's family. Read by Xiao Tang After finishing the letter, he couldn't help but think in his mind: Wu Yong still designed to make Xiao Rang and Jin Dajian, who had nothing to do with the green forest, into a copycat... But since he still used that routine, I'm afraid Liangshan will soon send his troops to Jiangzhou, right?
