At the foot of the Beibi Mountain, the war drums roared, and the army assembled for the battle.

At the beginning of the rising sun, outside the Longguang Gate in the north city of the divine capital, the war drums thundered, and the emperor's heir was in front of the city gate, surrounded by important ministers.

After the drum was set, Li Tong led his own soldiers to gallop out of the camp gate, accompanied by the sound of military music of drums and horns on both sides, and went straight to the Longguang Gate. The soldier is a murderer, and although he is now the commander of the army, he is still not wearing armor, but he is just walking in plain clothes.

When the procession reached the Longguang Gate, there was a roll call by the ceremonial officials, and the number of people entered, and the ceremonial procession of the arch from the imperial heir slowly separated a road, and the royal chariot continued to move forward to an earthen high platform on the west side of the city gate.

The emperor's heir slowly took the stage surrounded by important ministers and generals, and the sound of military music turned solemn, and the sound of military music was stopped when the emperor stood to the west. Later, the ceremonial official sang, ordering the general manager of Guannei Province and Li Shenzhi, the king of Yong, to take the stage and accept the Yue.

The military salute was originally supposed to be held in the Taimiao. However, after the restructuring of Wu Zhoutong, because the Holy Emperor Wu Zetian was too eager to create his own presence in the army, it was changed to be held with the suburban sacrifice oathmaster. At present, although the imperial heir is in charge of the country, he has not had time to revise the rites, and he is still in the old state.

After Li Tong took the stage, he slowly bowed to the emperor's heir. After that, the imperial heir Li Dan also stepped forward slowly, and made a drum music around him, and then the imperial heir took the instrument presented by the ceremonial official and handed it forward, and said in a deep voice: "From now on, as far as the sky, the general will control it!" ”

"The minister is ordered!"

Li Tong shouted in his mouth, took the Yue with both hands, and then the guards took it before the guards entered the army.

Then the heir of the emperor took the handle of the axe and handed it forward, and continued: "From now on, go down to the spring, and the general will control it!" ”

"The minister is ordered!"

After bowing to the axe, Li Tong bowed his head again, and then said in a loud voice: "The minister can't rule the country from the outside, the army can't be ruled from the inside, the two hearts can't do the king, and the suspicion can't be the enemy!" Since the minister is ordered, he will be the power of the axe, and he will live and die. ”

After the axe was awarded, the imperial heir Li Dan and his ministers stepped off the high platform one after another. The affairs of the three armies, regardless of the king's orders, are ordered by the generals. From this moment on, Li Tong completely grasped the order of the army.

The sound of drums rose majestically again, the horns of the camps responded, and the people and horses of all roads lined up to set out of the camp.

At this time, on the high platform, there were already soldiers holding a complete set of Mingguang armor and draped neatly for His Royal Highness King Yong.

Li Tong's armor is draped, and it is different from the military system, the line style is more exaggerated, and the armor is gilded, which makes the armor more heroic, especially under the light of the morning sun, so that the whole person is bathed in a ball of golden light, which makes people unable to open their eyes and stare.

But because of this, although the entire area of the martial arts oath is vast, no matter which direction you go from, you can clearly see King Yong standing on the high platform. Of course, this is also because Li Tong's physique is already tall, more than six feet tall, if he is only five feet short, no matter how glamorous the armor is, it is still a little worse after all.

As the armies moved closer to the front stage, Li Dan, the emperor's heir who had climbed the rear tower, lowered his eyes and looked at King Yong, who was standing on the high platform, and couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "King Yong's martial arts is a good Zuo of the sect, and I hope that this trip can promote the prestige of the country and make a meritorious battle!" ”

There are more than 12,000 participants in the Northern Pledge this time, of course, this is not all the troops of King Yong's westward journey, but only some of the men and horses drawn from Jinnei.

Next, there were 30,000 horses temporarily stationed in Hedong Province, as well as soldiers from all provinces in Kannai Province were still gathering one after another, and the entire army numbered 80,000 people, which actually reached more than 50,000.

Even if some auxiliaries and servants are removed, there are more than 30,000 soldiers on the front line. The last time the imperial court used troops on such a large scale in the empire was the clan rebellion during the vertical arch period.

Li Tong stood on the high platform, and when he saw the armies gathering here, he couldn't help but feel excited. Although he was in charge of the military after the coup d'état, he had previously gone to Mengjin to garrison, and in order to avoid disturbing the situation in the Shendu, which had been initially set for chaos, he did not hold such a grand ceremony.

However, this time the disaster occurred in Xijing, and the exchanges between the two capitals were quite frequent, and it was impossible to conceal it, so in order to shock the hearts of the people who were gradually rioting in the Shendu City, the imperial court decided to hold such a ceremony.

Although the public did not have the opportunity to be present and witness the grand occasion, even if they were just cruising outside the venue, hearing the sound of drums and horns that resounded all over the world, they also felt a sense of relief and excitement in their hearts.

After the axe is awarded, the six axes are raised, and the left and right sides are arranged on both sides of the high platform. The thousands of cavalry soldiers who acted as pro-armies on both sides of the army each carried five-colored military flags, rode their horses around the field, and at the same time shouted military orders in their mouths, announcing the armies: "Those who miss the military will be killed!" The one who walks on his back is slashed! Lost Banner ......"

The armies present, hearing the order, self-police, their respective queues also became more neat and solemn, until a hundred steps in front of the high platform, all parties will restrain the foot soldiers, and then lead their own flag soldiers, gallop in front of the platform, each dismounted to worship, and shouted in their mouths: "Please give the flag to the chief administrator to proclaim the order!" ”

Newly returned to the dynasty in other states, Li Yuanyuan, who served as the chief of the march, held the text of the oath in his hand and recited on the stage: "The general manager of the march of Guannei Dao, the protector of the capital of Beiting, the pastor of Yongzhou, the leader of Xijing to stay behind, Yongwangji, the generals of the six armies, etc., the sage string wood is the arc, and the wood is the arrow...... Use your life to reward your ancestors! Don't die, kill in the society! There is no other order, there will be no two words! Mian Er Naicheng, to obey the king's business, no punishment! ”

Although the sound of Li Yuanyuan's oath reading could not reach every corner of the field, there were few different voices in the entire school field. Li Tong stood on the stage and overlooked the audience, the soldiers were arrayed like a wall, and the guns stood like a forest, especially under the illumination of the sun, the armor was flooded, intertwined into a dazzling brilliance!

The military armed forces of the Tang Dynasty were the leaders of the world, and aside from the various random and forced conscriptions during the Wuzhou and Zhou periods, the first-line combat troops were often able to reach more than 60%.

This time, the imperial court has exhausted the treasury for the Guannai Dao army, and there are as many as 20,000 armor of various types alone, and as for the more than 10,000 soldiers gathered at the foot of Beibi Mountain, everyone is even more armored.

This is by no means a curtain effect, each of them is a flesh-and-blood, living pawn, with a knife and a gun, murderous!

The serious oath-taking scene is mainly based on the declaration of righteousness, but there is no interactive link where the armies chant slogans. After reading the oath, Changshi Li continued to sing and cheer the names of the generals, and each took the stage to receive the flag.

The Datang military order transmission system is mainly based on drums and horns. Six large flags, five-color and five-square flags, where the Chinese army is located, the flag does not move, although it is dead, there is no retreat. The army has a military flag, the battalion has a battalion flag, the team has a team flag, the soldiers are in the battalion, they are all gathered under the flag, the soldiers are in the formation, there is a banner of the general, and if they are mistakenly recognized, they will be beheaded.

In addition, each battalion and each team also has a mobile flag order for soldiers to enter and leave the formation and send troops to step into the formation.

After the flags of the armies are distributed among the battalions, it means that the command system of the entire army has been established. After that, the snare drum sounded again, and with the sound of the snare drum this time, the soldiers were no longer solemn and motionless, but began to quickly adjust the formation in the direction guided by the military flag and the recognition flag.

The drum order is divided into big drum order and small drum order, in which the big drum order is made with 330 rings as a pass, and after a pass, 12 horns are blown for a stack, which is usually used for lodging. The small drum makes a hundred rings a pass, and the eight horns are a stack, which is usually used for marching formations. The sound of drums and horns is three ways and three stacks for one order, and the sound is absolutely ordered.

With the issuance of the flag order, the chief of the march and his subordinates also took the stage one after another, standing in front, and the axe was behind, and thousands of people on the left and right of the high platform were the decisive victories of the Chinese army's flag protection, and the five hundred elite soldiers on the left and right of the general manager were the personal servants in the box. The so-called tooth soldiers of the later generations are this part of the soldiers.

After the drums sounded, all the soldiers in the field had already seen and recognized their flags. The drum sounded the second pass, and under the guidance of the flag, the generals led their troops to their respective arrays. As soon as the sound of the three stacks of horns was overwhelming, the camps had already returned to their respective formations, which was the most common gossip array.

Then the decisive army of the Chinese army rode into the ranks of the army to inspect the ranks, and if there were any chaotic columns and still running uncertain pawns, they would be dragged out immediately, and the flag would be cut in front of them. However, the soldiers who participated in the oath today were originally the two elite soldiers of the Shendu and the old soldiers of the various folding mansions, but this did not happen, and after the three drum orders, the soldiers had all returned to the battle.

When the armies were lined up, apart from the neatness of the army, there was no big mystery to be seen. But when this battle array was laid out, the combination of the entire army and all arms became prominent.

The Bagua Array is a mediocre battle formation that integrates offense and defense, and the mean does not mean that the formation is not exquisite enough, but that all aspects are very balanced, which can best reflect the clutch of the army, and it is also a common battle formation used in the training and combat of the Tang Army.

But although the words are modest, when the entire large array is opened, it is still murderous.

In the front, the guns stand tall, in order to repel the horses and kill the enemy, in the middle of the Gu are the crossbowmen to carry out long-range strikes, and in the back are the crushing soldiers, the left and right jumping teams, and the horse teams are gathered on the left and right flanks to ensure the highest mobility.

Among them, the front and middle formations can be adjusted back and forth, and when encountering the enemy, the crossbowmen will take the lead, the thief will shoot when he enters 150 steps, and the thief will press the formation with a gun forest before he enters close. If the thieves break through the front line, they will attack with a jump, the horse army will cut off the thief army, and the crossbowmen and spearmen will continue to retreat the whole team, and fight at every level.

The so-called if you peel off my heart layer by layer, you will have a sour nose, you will shed tears, and you will die without a whole body!

Although it is said that the Tang Dynasty has excellent armaments, such as bows, crossbows, knives and guns, it is basically rationed by everyone, but it is still focused on in the army.

Needless to say, the horse army is equipped with horses, and the armor is mainly Mingguang armor. The army is also equipped with an idle horse team, which is not only used to meet the needs of the horse army in wartime, but also for temporary use by other military branches. For example, the jumping team itself is a military branch that walks and rides. And after defeating the thief army, the crossbowmen can also mount their horses and shoot in pursuit.

The odd soldier is a mobile force that belongs to the pressure formation, and the armament is different in different periods. For example, in the early days of Datang's business, it was not a big business, and the odd soldiers who pressed the formation were usually confused with the decisive army of the Chinese army.

However, now that the Tang Dynasty has a great cause, the odd soldiers usually belong to the elite heavy infantry, and the famous Mo Dao Formation in later generations is often set in this direction as an iron wall pressing array. Even if the front line is all broken, it can rely on these heavy infantry to hold on, and continue to reorganize the army in the rear and fight again.

Of course, no matter how elite the army is and how good the equipment is, it will only improve a certain bottom line at the tactical level. The battlefield is subject to ever-changing conditions, and the outcome of a war is a systematic goal, and if it fails to walk on the right path at the strategic level, it will be difficult for even the most elite army to give full play to its combat effectiveness.

On the school ground, the army demonstrated seven or eight times in a row the clutch changes of the battle formation, and finally made the emperor and the ministers who watched the army from the castle tower return satisfied. Then the army returned to the camp to rest, and some heavy weapons such as bows, crossbows, and armor were collected and transported by the heavy battalion of the army, while the soldiers were lightly armed and marched westward.