Chapter 058: Northern Expedition
On the 10th day of September in the third year of Jingkang in the Northern Song Dynasty, the weather was sunny and the climate was pleasant.
The torrential rain finally stopped, and a fiery red sun burrowed through the thick clouds, dyeing the surrounding black clouds into a golden yellow and shining with a dazzling light.
Outside the camp of Licheng, countless people gathered, men, women and children, densely packed, spread along both sides of the post road to the north, and everyone put eggs, fruits, baked cakes and other things in their hands, arms, and baskets.
Along the side of the post road, there were tables of different heights and shapes, and the tables were full of bowls and cups, and some women were busy adding water and wine to the bowls.
"Hurry up, hurry up, the soldiers are coming out!"
Several old men urged anxiously, their faces haggard, obviously not sleeping well last night.
In the Licheng camp, each battalion had just eaten, and it was the hour when suddenly the camp sounded with dense drums and shrill whistles, and at the same time, the angry roars of the officers continued to sound: "All of them, gather on the field!"
After the whistle sounds, the whole army must arrive at the teaching ground in a neat and orderly manner, and arrange them in the same way according to the battalion and company, and those who arrive late or do not arrive, regardless of officers and non-commissioned officers, are all engaged in military law!
The detachments shuttled back and forth, quickly assembled in the school yard, and there was a fiery scene in the camp.
Soon, all the soldiers were neatly lined up in the big hall, wearing helmets and armor, and waiting for them.
Xu Hu rode on a horse and stood in the first row, and his heart was also surging at the moment, and his face was slightly red. A gust of wind blew, and the cloaks of the soldiers were blown up by the wind, and from a distance, the lineup was at its peak and magnificent.
All the recruits, their hearts fluctuated, but they didn't dare to make the slightest sound, but they all stood up straight on the periphery and straightened their chests.
Yelu was riding on a horse, with thousands of thoughts in his chest, as the commander of the rear army this time, he could finally fight on the battlefield with thousands of troops and horses.
"Drunk to pick up the lamp to look at the sword, dream back to blow the horn company camp. Eight hundred miles under the command, fifty strings turned over the outside sound. Autumn Point Soldier ...... on the Battlefield"
Yelu couldn't help but chant softly about the "breaking the array" that the prime minister had done in Bianjing.
I don't know when I will be able to restore the sixteen states of Yanyun, so that I can raise my eyebrows and return to my hometown.
Wang Song had already dressed up and was sitting in the main hall of the school camp, with Zhang Xian, Niu Gao, and Ma Kuo lining up on both sides.
When the whistle sounded, Wang Song stood up abruptly and strode out.
Seeing Wang Song stand up, Niu Gao hurriedly led the way in front, and several other people followed behind, got up and walked out.
In the school yard, there was a continuous and moving drum beating, accompanied by the roars of the officers one after another: "All assemble, hurry!" Fast! Hurry!"
The soldiers were neatly clothed, took their weapons, and left the barracks one by one in an orderly manner, like a surging torrent, heading straight for the school grounds.
The high platform is full of flags of various colors, and a big banner with the word "king" is in the middle, and the banner swings with the wind, which is mighty!
The officers of the Chinese army pointed Yang Zhi to the army, and the military police department commanded Ma Wu to lead hundreds of knights of the gendarmerie, all of whom were high-headed horses, with iron armor all over their bodies, and they were tightly guarding Wang Song's side.
All the soldiers gathered in the school yard of the big camp, and there were thousands of troops, but not a single soldier was late. The field is solemn and solemn, the spears are like a forest, the soldiers are neat and orderly, and the birds are silent.
The flags were unfurled, the swords and guns were like forests, the shields were like mountains, the iron armor was shining with cold light, and Ouyang Che, Chen Dong and other staff members sat on the horses, all of them with waves in their chests.
The soldiers in front of him are majestic and mighty, extremely fierce, all over the mountains, dense, the phalanx is like a knife and axe, the rectification is extreme, tens of thousands of soldiers, there is no sound.
The elite of the elite, the ancient tiger ben, is also far inferior.
"King Wu's attack on Yin Ye, three hundred taels of leather cars, and three thousand tigers. The sword of the tiger ben, and then the tiger ben, the scholar also, the son of heaven has the tiger ben, and the martial arts training is also; The princes have a traveler, and they are also ...... to prevent disasters."
Ma Kuo looked at the majestic lineup in front of him, remembered several humiliating defeats and the cutting of land, and couldn't help but cry.
"My Great Song has such an elite, and he is good at it."
The whole army of 30,000 horses, densely packed, dazzling swords and guns, banners covering the sky and the sun, stood all over the church.
Iron armor and white flags, swords and guns like a forest, on the school field, every soldier's heart is full of pride, and everyone is enthusiastic.
Wang Song took the route of elite soldiers, and all the soldiers were strong men with strict training, and compared with the original before enlistment, everyone was reborn, "black and hard" one by one.
Xu Erleng stood in the front row, holding a spear in his hand and wearing a helmet and armor. The drums were dense, and under the thousands of troops, he was impatiently excited, his heart was beating "fluffy", and he wanted to break out, and the two of them held the gun in their hands, and they both felt full of strength.
In the competition, countless loyal soldiers were the same as Xu Erleng, everyone was enthusiastic, and they couldn't help themselves. Some of the more emotional ones already had red eyes, and those staff and officers who had always been calm, such as Wang Yan, Chen Dong and others, were all blushing and thick, with their chests straightened.
Li Xiaochun rode on the horse, thinking that he could step on the war horse and gallop across the field, his heart couldn't help but boil again.
Suddenly, a tidal whistling voice came from afar: "The loyal and righteous army is mighty, and the prince is mighty!" ”
Li Xiaochun couldn't hold back any longer, his blood flushed his face, he didn't have time to think about it, he raised the snowy saber in his hand, and roared angrily with the knights beside him: "The loyal army is mighty, and the prince is mighty!" ”
In the midst of the cheers, Wang Song wore an iron armor and a red cloak, rode a horse, and came slowly. Zhang Xian, Ma Kuo, Niu Gao and others followed behind on horseback, and a team of ironclad warriors followed closely behind them.
Wang Song sat on the horse, his face was calm, and he frequently waved to the soldiers on both sides, and where he passed, the soldiers were in high spirits and shouted loudly together, and the scene was extremely shocking.
Wang Song stopped in front of the high platform, got off the horse and got on the high platform, Zhang Xian, Ma Kuo and other civil and military generals followed behind him and stood beside Wang Song together.
Wang Song sat down on the chair in the middle, waved his hand lightly, and the drumming stopped.
The soldiers in the audience immediately fell silent, and there was not a single murmur coming from tens of thousands of people.
Wang Song nodded with satisfaction. This new army of loyal volunteers has been trained. Now, it's time to test their actual combat capabilities.
Niu Gao took a step forward and shouted angrily: "Start ordering, is the number of people complete?"
The number of non-commissioned officers was reported one by one, from the squad to the capital, from the capital to the battalion, and then from the battalion to the army, and the officers at all levels reported to Niu Gao one by one, and Niu Gao reported the number to Zhang Xian.
"Xianggong, Hedong Loyal and Righteous Army, all 30,000 sergeants, one is not many, all of them are here."
Zhang Xian knelt down on one knee and reported loudly.
"Zhang Tong has worked hard!"
Wang Song nodded. Zhang Xian stood up and stood aside.
Wang Song stood up, walked to the side of the high platform, looked at the dense soldiers below, and shouted loudly.
"Brothers, it's about to go on an expedition, are you afraid?"
"Don't be afraid! Unafraid! Don't be afraid!"
On the field, a thunderous roar sounded.
"Who destroyed your homeland, who killed your fathers and fellow villagers, who ruined your wives and daughters and sisters?"
"It's a thief! It's a thief! It's a thief!"
In unison, the roar came back to mind.
"When a friend comes, there is wine, but when a robber comes, what is there?"
"There are knives and guns! There are knives and guns! There are knives and guns!"
Xu Erleng followed the soldiers and roared loudly.
"You must remember that in the loyal army, your silver, your wife, and your house are all exchanged for the heads of thieves!"
Wang Song shouted loudly.
"If you want to make meritorious contributions, you have to cut off the heads of thieves, and the more you cut, the more money you have, the bigger the officials, and the whole family can live a good life!"
The soldiers were all red-faced, their eyes were hideous, and they shouted together: "Kill the thief, kill the thief!"
Wang Song raised the iron spear and shouted: "Kill the thief!"
The soldiers below also raised their blades and shouted: "Kill the thief!" Kill the thief! Kill the thief!"
Immediately afterwards, Wang Song took the lead in singing "Man Jianghong".
"Angry hair rushes to the crown, leaning on the railing, Xiaoxiao rain rests. Raise your eyes, look up to the sky and roar, and ...... fiercely"
The following soldiers sang along:
"Zhuang is hungry for Hulu meat, laughing and thirsty for Hun blood. Stay from the beginning, clean up the old mountains and rivers, and face the sky!"
Tens of thousands of people chanted at the same time, and many of them had tears in their eyes, or tears streaming down their faces, and their whole bodies trembled! The enthusiasm of the crowd has been ignited, and the blood is boiling.
After the singing, all the soldiers in the audience brandished their swords and guns, and shouted loudly together: "Kill the captive! Kill! Kill!"
A deafening cannon sound sounded, and Yelu's heart couldn't help but tremble, and then a tidal whistling sound sounded one after another: "The Great Song Dynasty is mighty, and the Xianggong is mighty!"
Wang Song's roar sounded again, high-pitched and excited: "Brothers, where are you going to spend this Yuan Day this year?"
The voice of the soldiers and the tsunami then sounded: "Taiyuan! Taiyuan! Taiyuan! ”
Wang Song raised the iron gun in his hand and shouted, "Let's go!"
First Xu Hu's Youyi army took the lead in rushing out, then Yang Jin's front army, Niu Gao's right army and Wang Yan's left army were lined up on the left and right, Zhang Xian's middle army and Xuanfu Division's men and horses, Li Xiaochun's baggage battalion were protected in the middle, and Yelugen's Tabai army and Dong Ping's rear army followed.
An army of 30,000 people, a torrent of steel, rolled out, out of the camp of Licheng, and headed straight to the north.
On the official road, countless ragged and unkempt people eat rice pots, looking at them with energy, densely packed, standing on both sides of the official road.
When the soldiers of the Loyal and Righteous Army passed by, the soldiers had a lot of food in their arms.
Yang Jin picked up a glass of wine from the table, raised his head to get used to it, wiped his mouth, and shouted loudly: "Walk neatly, don't lose face in front of the villagers!"
Seeing Wang Song and the others' war horses coming, the people all knelt down, all over the mountains, a few white-haired old men knelt on the side of the road, each holding a bowl of water and wine, and the old man who took the lead shouted loudly: "The villain and others congratulate the prince Wang, wish the loyal and righteous army a great victory on the battlefield, and kill the gold thief!"
Wang Song, Ma Kuo, Chen Dong and others dismounted, each took the old man's wine, and drank it all. Wang Song said loudly: "Rest assured, fellow villagers, Wang Song will do his best when he goes, and he will live up to the high hopes of the villagers!"
Several old men held a red cloak, and an old man stepped forward and said: "Xianggong, this is a cloak sewn by the villagers for Xianggong overnight, with the words "Great Wall of the Country" on it, to block the wind and go to the cold for Xianggong, please accept it!"
Wang Song stepped forward to take the cloak, shook it away in the wind, and all the troops turned their heads to look, only to see that on the cloak, the four big characters of "The Great Wall of the Country" dragon and phoenix danced, so it was not eye-catching.