After arriving in Chang'an, it can even be said that from the moment he left Tokyo, Zhao Jiu's mood has been very depressed. Unless he was in his position, it is difficult to imagine how much pressure he was under... The lives and deaths of hundreds of thousands of people, thousands of
The success or failure of tens of thousands of people may be determined in one battle, and the success or failure of this battle largely depends on his choice and judgment as an official.
But at the same time, except for the names Yue Fei, Han Shizhong, Zhang Rong, and Li Yanxian, everything looked and sounded unreliable.
Even those things that Zhao Jiu has done personally, or the results of all the efforts of this time traveler in the past three years, are also making people feel doubtful under the upcoming test.
Can diverting the wealth of the South directly to the various commanders really improve the efficiency of military construction? Are the materials that have almost exhausted the blood and sweat of the people of Henan really used in the military by these people? Twenty soldiers and horses in the imperial camp
Do all the high-ranking officers really fight bravely because of those papers, and the soldiers really fight bravely because of the military pay and temporary reports? Do the scholars sent into the army really complain all day long and waste money, food and personnel?
And this is just the imperial camp. It has worked hard for a long time and invested a lot of money. It is the imperial camp that will probably only account for half of the combat strength in the decisive battle. As for the other half of the Western Army, Zhao Jiu can't find any fault even if he wants to.
Because he doesn't even know what the problem might be!
But isn’t this having a child? Isn’t this having a double anchor in this world?
Isn't it true that regardless of selfishness or righteousness, whether it is future expectations or previous experiences, there is finally a sense of responsibility that he has to face?
So he has been holding on until now and will continue to hold on in the future.
"The official is good at archery!"
Seeing Zhao Guan's family counting arrows in succession, almost all of them were empty, Zhang Jun, the Bashu Five-Road Transporter, sincerely admired him.
However, in the comfortable temperature of the morning, Zhao Jiu, who only shot half a barrel of arrows without even sweating, put away his bow and arrows, but did not take it seriously: "My archery skills are only practiced at the shooting range and hunting ground. They look fancy, but they are really good."
In the battle, when I faced the Jin man, I was so frightened that I couldn't even draw my bow... Putting aside this matter, is there any news about Deyuan coming to look for me early in the morning?"
"There is a report from Fangzhou to the Chang'an Left Behind Department." Zhang Jun immediately became serious and answered with his hands raised. "Guan family, this time it is Wu Jie's own report..."
Zhao Jiu nodded and sat down directly in the corridor without any extra expression: "Wu Jie is still in Fangzhou? It's not bad to be able to resist at all levels, so let's follow what we said before and send reinforcements to Fangzhou.
His Yaozhou fellow officer (later Tongchuan) was sent to support him, so that he could retreat if necessary..."
"It's not other cities in Fangzhou Prefecture, it's Fangzhou City." Zhang Jun, who followed him to the corridor, patiently waited for Zhao Guanjia to finish speaking before explaining.
Zhao Jiu obviously didn't react at first, but after a moment he was suddenly stunned: "Wu Dashang is in Fangzhou City?"
"Yes!" Zhang Jun replied sincerely. "He had never been an envoy before, and he didn't know that the official family was in Chang'an. Naturally, everything had to be conveyed to Hu Jinglue in Ningzhou. But it was different at this time, so he reported to Ningzhou on the one hand and the other on the other hand.
Subpoena with the 'Chang'an Left Behind Department'."
Zhao Jiu ignored why it was not Yu Wenxuzhong but Zhang Jun who came to report to the Chang'an Left Behind Department. He was still a little unbelievable: "If he had sent the message directly from Fangzhou City, wouldn't it be much faster than Ningzhou... Today
The message sent this morning is probably just the message from the day before yesterday? It should be two days earlier than Hu Yin’s daily report last night?”
"yes!"
"He was still in Fangzhou the day before yesterday?"
"yes!"
"Did you keep it?"
"Not only did we hold on, but we also won three consecutive battles. We shot and wounded 10,000 enemy households and forced the enemy to change their generals. They went out of the city to counterattack the day before yesterday, beheading 500 people and injuring thousands more!" Zhang Jun stepped forward and said in another tone of voice.
He couldn't suppress the excitement in his heart. "The officials, Hu Yin, the officials should know that he has always been rigid, and must be particularly resentful of his subordinates' tendency to make false reports. Wu Jie may not dare to make false reports."
Zhao Jiu was completely stunned, and even the attendant Liu Yan was also completely stunned... If I remember correctly, this was probably the first local battlefield victory between the Song and Jin Dynasties where a small number of people defeated a large number. It can be called a miracle! That's it!
The time Li Yanxian regained Shaanzhou was more of a strategic miracle.
So, it is simply unbelievable.
But having said that, in this situation, it doesn’t matter whether it’s consecutive days of winning, whether it’s shooting and injuring ten thousand households, or whether it’s going out of the city to counterattack and beheading five hundred people... In short, it doesn’t matter if these details are all fake, because the key problem is,
It is difficult to fake the fact that Wu Jie was in Fangzhou City the day before yesterday! Nine times out of ten it is true!
The previous details seemed insignificant in the face of the overall situation that Wu Jie still controlled in Fangzhou City.
In the same way, five hundred is a very strange number and very inconsistent with the tradition of the Western Army, but the key is another set of numbers.
"It is said that Wu Jie had four to five thousand troops when he retreated into Fangzhou City?" Zhao Jiu thought about Hu Yin's daily reports from the previous few days and slowly compared them with the geographical information seen on the map these days.
"Yes." Zhang Jun, who was standing aside, had an excellent memory.
"What does it mean that when the Lou family is so secure in Fangzhou City, they directly divide their troops to go south to Baihe?" Zhao Jiu continued thoughtfully. "Is it to divide his troops to Baihe to prepare Han Shizhong for support from the north, so that he can attack the city with all his strength? Or is it necessary?
Abandoned Fangzhou City and headed south directly along Baihe City? If so, how many troops should he keep to contain it?"
"No matter which one it is." Zhang Jun responded sincerely. "The official family and the Lou family have effectively divided their troops. At least ten thousand households and four to five thousand real prisoners are missing! Moreover, the news will be verified within a few days!"
Zhao Jiu nodded slowly. This was what he cared about. Wu Jie was holding firm in Fangzhou City the day before yesterday, but on the same day, Yelu Mawu led dozens of Khitan Muke to appear in the Baihe River downstream. These two things were ironclad.
Combining the facts with the objective geographical conditions, one can directly draw a conclusion - that is, no matter which way Lou Shi wants to go, he has actually become an organized division of troops, and his main core force has been reduced by at least four to five thousand.
.
This is a very sensitive number.
"Did you send a sentry to Wu Jie's place?" Zhao Jiu came back to his senses and faced him seriously.
"I have already sent out without permission." Zhang Jun couldn't wait. "Guan family, if Fangzhou holds on and Loushi divides his troops, and the Jin army in Hedong cannot cross the river for a while, I think it is possible to gather them together and annihilate them! One battle will decide the world!
"
Zhao Jiu glanced at this confidant who had been in Bashu for so long that he had missed many things. After thinking for a moment, he finally shook his head slightly: "Deyuan, Liu Yanxiu (Liu Ziyu) has his reasons. It is related to the life and death of the country. Either he has to or he has to."
We are confident enough that we can’t put all our eggs in one basket!”
Zhang Jun was about to speak but stopped, opening his mouth to speak, but in the end he was speechless.
Besides, Zhang Jun’s thoughts can be understood without anyone having to explain them.
On the one hand, it is due to his personality, and on the other hand, he is eager to show off... This kind of attitude is public and private, but the selfishness becomes insignificant after he donated his family to serve the country.
"Pay attention to the news and discuss the battle later." Zhao Jiu said this, but then stood up and started shooting the target again.
Zhang Jun had no choice but to accept the order and leave.
In this way, the monarch and his ministers hurriedly failed to change the core strategy here in Chang'an... Of course, this is how it should be. The core strategy of a huge battle cannot be changed just because of slight changes in the local battlefield.
The three-layer defense system based on an area in Tongzhou, a line along the Weishui River, and a point in Chang'an is still the original plan and support choice for the current war.
However, the news that Wu Jie probably saved Fangzhou City still brought great encouragement to Chang'an, especially when various news gradually came out...
That night, there was a report from the local magistrate of Fangzhou and Hu Yinxin's daily newspaper arrived in Chang'an.
The next day, the first day of May, first in the morning, the sentry cavalry sent by Chang'an quickly changed horses along the way and brought back the news that Wu Jie had been holding on for several days in Fangzhou and counterattacked. The sentry cavalry claimed that he had witnessed a large number of
The heads of the real prisoners. In addition, they also brought back the news that the Jin army gave up the siege and left the Hekou camp to divide their troops and go south.
At this time, many people had shaken their previous concepts, and even Liu Ziyu remained silent.
By noon, as Wu Jie simply sent someone to deliver his handwritten experience of the war in Fangzhou City... Zhao Jiu himself not only had no doubts about Wu Jie's performance, he was even keenly aware that this man who had previously been in Quduan
The general who suffered consecutive defeats is probably a general like Li Yanxian who was misled and obscured by his poor historical knowledge, and then relied on his talent to win and stand out.
Moreover, Wu Jie's letters naturally contain some words about "lucky to God's power", but compared with these function words, there are some descriptions that are obviously in line with the objective laws of the battlefield, and some realistic words, which are in line with the irrefutable mission of his people to defend Fangzhou City.
The fact was the basis for Zhao Guanjia to fully realize the other party's talent.
There are actually not many words like this, only three paragraphs, but it is enough.
One of them says: 'Choose strong bows and powerful crossbows, shoot fiercely in turns, and fire continuously. Arrows are raining down like rain, and arrows are like stationed troops without stopping.'... This is about how to win in detail, and shooting in turns and suppressing firepower are too suitable.
An ordinary college student’s understanding of the winning and losing hand on the battlefield.
The second one says: 'The divine arm bow is most useful. It does not win every battle, but it can sweep the battlefield. We also set up craftsmen to guard the stronghold and repair it overnight, otherwise the arrows will not be able to continue'... This is about the thrill of the battlefield and the restrictions on victory.
, and hinted that the reason why Wu Jie chose to take the risk was largely because he was worried about the shortage of crossbow arrows, and it was an act to seize control of the battlefield in order to recover the crossbow arrows and repair them overnight.
The third one said: "The Jin people have four majors: cavalry, perseverance, heavy armor, and bows and arrows. Therefore, they use the favorable terrain to defeat the cavalry, use the intense heat to defeat perseverance with repeated shots, and use divine arms, bows, crossbows, and crossbows to respond to the heavy armor and bows and arrows."
'...This explains his overall strategy for this battle from a theoretical source, and also vaguely explains why he abandoned Luojiao City before and why he chose to retreat to Fangzhou City to hold on.
To be fair, Zhao Jiu has never seen anyone else make such an excellent war summary... Not to mention Han Shizhong, Zhang Rong, Li Yanxian, and even Yue Fei didn't show anything similar! Maybe Qu Duan did,
He is Wu Jie's boss, but his character is a weakness.
And this Wu Jie is undoubtedly better than Qu Duan and as talented as Han, Yue, Li and Zhang!
On the second day of May, Han Shizhong from the front sent a special horse to report that countless Jin troops were coming down the North Luoshui River and stationed in Baishui City. He sent people to capture the Jin Rangers and asked clearly, saying that they were from Wanyan Lou's house.
Wanyan Balisu and others personally led the troops here, and Tuhesu was injured, and Salihe was defeated and stayed behind. More importantly, the Jin army in Baishui City at this time was definitely only about 30,000!
At this point, no one doubts Fangzhou's victory.
And there is no doubt that Wu Jie did indeed use the remnants of 5,000 troops to forcefully cause the Jin Army to lose thousands of people and divide the troops between 4,000 and 5,000 troops... In other words, an ideal situation appeared. At the most critical moment,
At that moment, an unplanned person used an unplanned remnant of 5,000 troops to redeem the Jin army's 10,000 soldiers and horses.
The whole of Chang'an suddenly became cheerful.
On this afternoon, during the military meeting of the Prime Minister's Office held in response to the new situation, the Privy Council had just marked the new battle situation on a simple clay plate. Before Liu Ziyu could say a few words of explanation, Liu Xi, commander of the West Third Road,
Then he formally asked Zhao Jiu for a battle, requesting to lead the main force to attack directly and fight at Baishui.
"Official family."
Because it was a large-scale military meeting with a large number of participants, it was held under the shade of trees in the backyard. Liu Xi stood in front of a huge clay plate with his hands raised and made an impassioned speech.
The battle situation is just a matter of settling accounts. Previously, I thought that the Jin people were strong and one against three, so I thought that if there were no more than 120,000 or 30,000 soldiers and horses, they would not be enough to meet the enemy. I still hold this view today, but it would take a hundred thousand people to take the initiative.
Attack and block the enemy from the plains. But right now, there are one hundred thousand royal troops in Kansai!"
I have to say that Liu Xi’s remarks make sense.
The closer it gets to the showdown, the more everything looks like a simple math problem... But it's simple, yet extremely deadly.
The algorithm given by Liu Xi is still the same as before, it is still one against three, so after the situation changes, his problem here can be vaguely solved, because there are really about 100,000 Song troops in Kansai.
Already... there are 40,000 troops in the Imperial Camp, and 40,000 troops in the Western Army on the West Third Road, including Jing Zhao, and the Zhao Guan family still has a trump card in their hands.
It's not enough. No matter where it is, such as Qu Duan or Wu Lin, who should have a reply soon, with a little bit of effort, they can get it to 100,000.
In fact, Liu Xi's move was quickly echoed by many military ministers. Except for his younger brother Liu Qi, who did not participate in order to avoid suspicion, all the Kansai generals who were qualified to come here to "meet Mr. Yu Wen" enthusiastically requested the battle.
Later, even Wang Yuan, the commander of the imperial camp who had been working hard to make the clay plate, couldn't help but come forward to ask for a fight... This was his chance, an opportunity to turn the imperial camp from imaginary to reality. He didn't even have a glimmer of hope.
Be willing to give up.
Seeing such an enthusiastic gesture, coupled with the military miracle Wu Jie had just created, Yu Wenxuzhong and Zhang Jun, who had been denied by the officials once before, also hesitated.
As for Zhao Guan's family, they had no unnecessary expressions as always. They just sat in front of the clay plate and listened to the words of the generals.
"I don't think it's possible!" Just when these people had finished expressing their opinions one by one, and Zhao Jiu was about to reply, Liu Ziyu, who had agreed to the order of the Privy Council, stood up first with a dark face and spoke fiercely. "If we have to stop it, please invite the officials to join us."
Convict Liu Xi and kill the two thieves led by Zhao Zhe to serve as a warning to future generations!"
The summer wind blew and the tree shadows were mottled. Liu Xi, Zhao Zhe and the other generals of the Western Army were stunned. Yu Wenxuzhong and Zhang Jun also shrank back.
Instead of waiting for these people to come to their senses and gather words to refute, Liu Ziyu handed over his hand again, and then made a shocking statement:
"Officials, how are these people doing it for the country? For the emperor? They just saw Wu Jie's extraordinary achievements, and they became jealous and thought of underestimating the enemy. They wanted to use the rise and fall of the world to gain something for themselves.
It’s just a job title! Officials please don’t be fooled by them!”
Zhao Jiu immediately shook his head: "Stop talking about these heart-breaking remarks... It doesn't matter if you have selfish motives, as long as you can win! On the contrary, if you can't win, the so-called public spirit is just a heart that harms the country... Yan Xiu,
We have something to talk about."
"Then there is something to talk about. I think Liu Xi's calculation is wrong!"
As soon as the generals took a breath, Liu Ziyu continued to face each other seriously. "The officials, I just want to ask, send a hundred thousand troops to Baihe to block the Loushi. If the Loushi can't hold on, what about waiting for reinforcements? That's why Pujin was captured.
Lieutenant Han blocked the way, but when it came to the decisive battle, at the critical moment of life and death, couldn't the Jin Army put aside the logistical worries and send reinforcements from Longmen Crossing to support 20,000 to 30,000 elite troops? And if Liu Xi and Liu were unified as one enemy
From a three-point perspective, where can we get the 60,000 to 70,000 soldiers to deal with the 20,000 to 30,000 Jin troops? Do we have to ask Han Taiwei to come over from Tongzhou? At that time, we can force a crossing from Pujin to 100,000 to 80,000 soldiers.
Where should we go to find the remaining two or three hundred thousand? That’s why I said Liu Xi and Zhao Zhe should be killed! I don’t believe it, they keep saying three against one, but they never thought of this!”
There was silence in the courtyard. Zhao Zhe instinctively looked to Zhang Jun for help, but he glared back. Liu Xi even knelt down on one knee, claiming he was negligent and incompetent.
Upon seeing this, Zhao Zhe quickly bowed his head and apologized.
Zhao Jiu signaled the second general to stand up, while slowly shaking his head at Liu Ziyu: "What Yan Xiu (Liu Ziyu's nickname) said makes sense, but Liu Dutong and the others cannot have malicious intentions... let's discuss this matter later!"
Liu Ziyu couldn't say much, so he could only bow his head and say yes.
In this way, because of Liu Ziyu's persistence, and even more because of Zhao Guan's ambiguous attitude, this military meeting could not change the general strategy. At the end of the military meeting, Wang Yan was asked to move forward with the Eight-Character Army to set up formations in the Pucheng, Meiyuan, and Fuping areas.
, resisted in camera, and served as Han Shizhong's flanking support.
The military discussion was fruitless.
After the military meeting, not to mention that everyone had their own destination, Zhang Jun took the initiative to call up his best friend Liu Ziyu as soon as he left the house, and invited him to leave with him in the car.
"Yan Xiu, you and Liu Xi are both wrong!"
One purple and one red, a pair of distinguished old friends ignored the dullness and sat opposite each other in the mule cart, and Zhang Jun also got straight to the point. "It can't be calculated as three versus one! The Western Army defended the country, with supplies piled up like mountains, and the officials personally pressed the battle.
The morale is as high as a rainbow, so why should it be three against one? Wu Jie is in Fangzhou, is it three against one?"
"Is that what I said about three versus one?"
Of course, Liu Ziyu was unscrupulous towards his friends in private, and he was also angry, so he simply sneered. "Liu Xi said he was three against one. And who doesn't know about it in Chang'an City? Mr. Yu Wen acted weakly, and you and Hu Mingzhong said nothing against each other. Beisan
The road is Hu Mingzhong's territory, but Xisan Road is your territory. The Liu brothers are your privates! Therefore, even if Wu Jie can use it, it can only be said that the soldiers and horses of Shaanbei Third Road can be used, but Liu Xi
Since I have said this, it is confirmed that your troops in the West Third Route are weak and can only fight with three against one!"
Zhang Jun was choked by this and was also furious, but he finally pressed it forcefully and returned to the topic: "Yanxiu, you really don't know or you don't know. Liu Xi is the leader of the Western Army. The situation was not good at first.
You don’t want to go to war, and you don’t know how powerful the officials are, but you think they can be bullied, so you deliberately make yourself weak?”
"How weak can it be?"
"I'm confused too. If you don't know, how can you attack Zi's shield with your spear so calmly?" Zhang Jun regained his clarity and continued to fight with all his strength. "Yan Xiu, until now, I won't argue with you.
Against one, that means you and Liu Xi are both right. The troops and horses of the third route in the West are weak and can only be three to one. But the weakest is three to one, and the strongest is also three to one? The soldiers and horses of the imperial camp cannot do this.
Two against one? Can't these soldiers brought by the officials themselves be one against one? One hundred thousand is enough! What's more, Qu Duan and Wu Lin are arranging their troops. It is impossible to say that they can bring ten or twenty thousand from Jingyuan, Huanqing, or even
Replace Wu Jie! We have enough troops!"
"So what?" Liu Ziyu continued to sneer.
"Then we can go to war! And we should go to war!" Zhang Jun answered eagerly. "The officials came here to win this battle, and the opportunity is ahead, how can we miss the opportunity? As ministers, we have to do it
The official family shares its worries with the world!"
Liu Ziyu calmed down a lot when he saw his old friend's frankness, but he sighed softly and shook his head again: "Deyuan, let's not mention Liu Xi's thoughts as a military leader. You have another account in your mind, and I don't care either.
I understand, but do you know how I calculate the score in my heart?"
"How did you calculate it?" Zhang Jun also calmed down.
"That day, the Western Army of 200,000 soldiers was defeated by Lou Shi's 10,000 soldiers..." Liu Ziyu opened his mouth and came.
"If you say so, we might as well settle the matter!" Zhang Jun's expression changed immediately after hearing only half of the sentence, and his breath became unsteady, so much so that he startled the mules outside, causing the driver to quickly pull and shout. "What are you doing?
Not talking about the Jingkang Change? If the officials were in power back then, do you believe there was a Jingkang Change? The Jin people will not be able to cross the line!"
"That's not what I mean." Liu Ziyu was helpless. "I want to say that in the decisive battle, having more troops and horses is not necessarily a good thing... because a big battle is different from a small battle. If you win a small battle, you will win, and if you lose, you will be defeated. But in a big battle, you must win."
Talk about not missing anything, and the odd and right intersecting. The armies are fighting, spread out for ten miles, and the fighting is non-stop. If you miss one place, you will miss everywhere. And this is the helplessness of a weak army fighting a strong army. If you want to win with the weak,
To be strong, you must use more and less, you can attack more and attack less. If you accumulate more soldiers and horses, you will inevitably have more flaws. Once the weak soldiers are caught by the strong soldiers, the whole situation will be overturned..."
Zhang Jun thought for a moment and nodded slightly: "You have your own military algorithm, and it is quite reasonable. I should not settle military accounts with you in the first place, but I have another algorithm. Do you want to
listen?"
Liu Ziyu's heart moved slightly, but he just raised his hand to signal.
"I don't understand military affairs, but I do know that in the three years since Mingdao Palace, the officials and we have done a lot of things, right?" Zhang Jun's tone was calm, but his eyes were fixed on the other party. "This account cannot be calculated from
Does it count here?”
Liu Ziyu instantly became awe-struck and gave up his intention to argue with the other party, because he understood the other party's meaning in an instant and understood the other party's way of settling accounts in his bones.
"In the past three years, whether it was military or political affairs, from the official level down, we have always worked hard, right? We have always been less civilized and timid, and we have harmed the country and the people, right?" Zhang Jun did not stop because of the other party's awe.
That's all. As he continued to speak, his emotions gradually became more excited. "Yan Xiu, I just want to ask you, whether it's an official or one of us, there are many people, dead or alive, stupid, wise, or derogatory.
Are there still some people who have stayed, whether civil or military, to do something a little bit? And if what we do is generally right, then why should we work hard and endure for the country for three years?
The Song Dynasty cannot be allowed to regain a foothold?! Why should these barbarians force us, the officials, and the Song Dynasty to this point?! Tell me from the bottom of your heart, this Battle of Kansai should not be
Do we win?! Can’t we settle the score like this?!”
Liu Ziyu was forced into a corner. He couldn't refute at all, and he didn't want to refute, but he suddenly asked something that was impossible to hit: "Does Deyuan like archery?"
Zhang Jun suppressed his emotions: "I don't know how."
"I like it, and the officials also like it." Liu Ziyu said seriously. "Archery is not only used to nourish Qi and practice martial arts. It makes sense for the saint to list it as one of the six arts...
One is to practice caution, the other is to determine the sending and receiving, and the third is to seek choices... I serve as the Privy Council official and serve as military adviser for the officials. All day long, I am thinking about the war situation in the whole world from Qingtang to the East China Sea.
It was so important that I always felt unbearable. After I came to Chang'an, I became even more anxious. At this time, I would go to the military camp in the city to shoot arrows. While shooting arrows, I thought about how to deal with it. These days, I spent more and more time with each other.
Sometimes my arms are sore from shooting and I don’t want to let go.”
"Yan Xiu works hard." Zhang Jun obviously thought of something. "But the official family also works hard, and since you know that the official family works hard..."
"That's not what I meant." Liu Ziyu shook his head. "I mean, it's hard work for an official, but I'm afraid he also has his own account when he shoots arrows, and it's an account unique to the emperor. We can't think of it.
Account!"
Zhang Jun was suddenly startled.
"You and I both feel that Liu Xi, the military leader, has bad accounting, and you also feel that my accounting is deficient, but I can't say that your accounting, which states that people must do their best to fulfill their destiny, is also deficient in the official accounts..." Liu Ziyu said sincerely
And to. "So Deyuan, let's each perform our duties, keep our own accounts, and have our own opinions based on the situation. The officials will make their own decisions!"
Zhang Jun was silent for a moment and nodded heavily.
But as soon as he nodded, the entire mule cart shook violently, causing the two of them to stagger in the cart.
"What happened?" Zhang Jun was furious for a moment.
At the same time, Liu Ziyu instinctively grasped the sword in his hand... The war was urgent. Zhang Jun was the de facto logistics manager of the entire Kansai region, and Liu Ziyu himself was the general staff officer and had to guard against assassination.
But immediately, there was an entourage outside the mule cart reporting: "Caosi, there is no serious problem in joining the army, but there are too many new soldiers and horses outside the city, the intersection is endless, the mules were too fast just now, and they were out of order..."
This is a common thing. In fact, the two of them heard the constant sound of armored carriages and horses before, but they just didn't pay attention. But now that the carriage has stopped, Zhang and Liu simply got out of the stuffy mule carriage together and took advantage of the situation to catch their breath.
tone.
However, as soon as they got out of the car, they were stunned, because in front of them there was a continuous line of soldiers and horses, with flags and armor... This is understandable, because when foreign troops enter Chang'an, they naturally have to dress up to show their military power.
, the same reason why I specifically picked it in the evening when the heat is gradually fading... So the problem is not only that the flags and armors are complete, but also that there are a lot of them!
Not only are there a large number of them, but the armor coverage seems to be too high. Half of them are even cavalry with iron masks, and the other half are long ax soldiers with iron masks. Moreover, regardless of whether they are on foot or on foot, they are marching.
There were actually some neat formations, with cavalry on one side and long-axe infantry on the other, with heavy baggage vehicles in the middle, which was clearly extraordinary.
"Which army is this?" Zhang Jun, who was wearing a purple robe, was stunned. "Where did it come from?"
"These are not soldiers and horses, this is accounts." Liu Ziyu, who was dressed in red robes, held his hands and watched as a young general who had passed by led the military parade in front of him under a large banner with Chinese characters. He didn't care at all that there was a purple man beside him.
The senior official in red robes and a senior official in red robes were looking at him, and saw a large flag with the word "Tian" raised high on the other side of the street, but they made it clear. "These are the accounts of Zhang Boying and Yue Pengju!"