Chapter 454 The First Battle
After the cavalry had a holiday, some rode home, some went to buy some things, and some went to the Taoist temple to ask for an amulet......
And so on!
And today is undoubtedly the most lively day on the street, the cavalry are a little sassy, wearing a full set of armor, riding a horse, following a horse, walking majestically on the street!
Someone from afar praised: "Look~ That is the soldier in the Royal Navy who went ashore to fight!" This equipment, tsk! ”
"Yes! Oh, yes! This piece of equipment is all pure steel! I've heard that they have two sets of such equipment! ”
"That's right! Horses have armor, I know, my Saburo is a soldier there! Their horses eat eggs every day! ”
"Wow!"
"The old man is so blessed, he is actually a military family!"
There is a way that a good man is not a soldier, and a good iron does not hit nails!
At that time, being a soldier meant that a strong laborer could not do a good job in farming, and this soldier was a life on the tip of the knife, and the sword had no eyes on the battlefield, even if it was a victory and death, it was not uncommon at all!
Once a general is successful, you can remember the generals, but do you remember every soldier? No one will remember! But they came out of families!
They all have parents, wives and children! If you are a soldier, although you are loyal to the country, it is difficult for you to fulfill your filial piety!
But in Quanzhou, it is different, military families have a variety of preferential policies ~ such as ~ taxes, conscription, the right of priority to choose booths, the right to buy a ship, and a large discount!
Coupled with the subsidy for being a soldier, it can be said that ~ If there are two soldiers in a family, at least seven or eight people can afford to support them!
If you want to make an industry enviable, then you can improve its welfare package!
It's clear ~ the Royal Navy did just that! Not only will you not be discriminated against, but you will also be sought after, and this soldier is not something anyone can do!
This is also the reason why other places call the Royal Navy rich soldiers~ Everything is paid for by the inner treasury! At that time, the emperor raised a private army! You can't say anything even if it's the military department!
There is another name for the Royal Navy in Jiangnan Dongdao, and that is ~ Your Majesty's pro-army!
What a glory! How can this not be sought after?
Look at this group of people with one person and two horses, riding one and pulling another, how majestic!
The next day, the cavalry came to the dock unsatisfied, and the big ship like a giant beast on the side of the Zhongjun Port slowly drove from a distance!
No matter how many times you watch this scene, it is still extremely shocking!
At noon, Xue Rengui held Fang Tian's halberd, a silver helmet and silver armor, and a red cloak, sitting on a white horse!
Xi Jun next to him bought a black armor, a azure cloak, a five-flowered horse under his crotch, and a hook and sickle in his hand.
In addition, the black bow contained in the black leather bag behind him, the black arrow feathers, the black arrow bag, and the black arrow shaft are like smoked out of the stove pit!
Thirty-four thousand Marines stood in the harbor, and sixty-eight thousand horses stood in the midst of it, silent, neighing, and occasionally snorting.
Xue Rengui stepped forward: "Count the team and board the ship in order!" Let's go! Fight the enemy! ”
"Kill! Kill! Kill! "The aura of slaughter soars into the sky!
As usual, everyone drove their horses over the gangplank, and according to the usual training, they skillfully found the stable, tied the horses, removed the vests and put them in the wooden box fixed at the back, and locked the wooden box.
Then he took out hay and horse feed from the wooden box under the manger, put them in the manger, mixed them with the fork next to him, and then patted the horse's head on the grazing, calmed it down, and returned to their respective cabins!
The teams are going to patrol the warehouse before the ship is sailing, and they have to stay in the cabin honestly and wait for the warehouse inspection!
Unwrap your armor, put your weapon in a fixed wooden box, and lock it!
Due to the turbulence on the ship, these weapons, armor and other items had to be put in a fixed wooden box and tied with the leather rope inside, so as not to hurt people!
Only the bow and armor were left to hang on the wall and tie them. It's ready for encounters at any time!
Regardless of whether there is a navy that can compete with Datang now, but developing a good habit is the most important thing.
Ten people in one cabin, ten sea-blue armor hung in a wooden frame on the wall of the cabin, tie the leather rope!
It's neat and tidy, and it's pleasing to the eye.
After everyone cleaned up, they sat on the bed and waited for the team to make rounds, waiting for the boat to start, and talking to each other!
"Huh! I heard that we went on this expedition to fight a tribe, what is that tribe like? And what is this tribe like? ”
"I don't know, I heard that the first batch of old navy and governors have been to Spice Island, and there are tribes there!
It is said that there were no cavalry at that time, and only infantry killed two round-trips, except for a few unlucky ghosts who were shot into the gaps in the armor with blowguns, there were basically no casualties!
But those tribes are all poisonous, and they seal their throats with blood, so you must be careful with their weapons! Even a single hole can be fatal! ”
"Wow! So indiscriminate? ”
"Ah! So we'd better deal with them from afar! ”
A group of people had a lively discussion......
"Boom!" The door opened.
The front of the team glanced at the front expressionlessly, saw that there were no fewer people, nodded, and retreated.
After a while, the discussion began again.
All the teams were checking the room, reporting layer by layer, and finally gathered at Xue Rengui's desk, Su Lie took a look, got up and knocked on Su Lie's door: "Report to the general!" 34,000 Royal Marines and 68,000 horses on board! ”
Su Lie nodded: "Okay!" Feed the horses, move freely for half an hour after eating, and follow the rules on board! Go ahead! ”
"No!" Xue Rengui went down after saluting.
Su Lie looked at Xue Rengui's back and nodded, it was really much easier to have Xue Rengui in his own hands!
Xue Rengui went down and ordered himself not to mention it, Xi Junmai was drinking openly with Niu Jianhu on another boat!
Xi Junmai took a sip of wine: "This is a good thing on this boat, you can drink openly!" It's just that this drink is very light! Drink straight to the stomach! ”
Niu Jianhu shook his head: "Come on, if you are like the Feng family, you won't be too drunk!" After floating on the sea for so long, I haven't seen anything else rise, and the amount of alcohol has really increased a lot!
This is the first time we've worked together, how are you training now? Don't mess it up! ”
Xi Jun took a sip of wine proudly: "You just see!" To say that Hou Ye's vision is really accurate! This Xue Rengui really has a hand! Don't look at the time, you'll know when the time comes!
Besides, a bunch of bare-ass natives, can we still lose? If you lose, just dig a pit and bury yourself, but don't go to Goguryeo to lose face!
Huh! That's right! When is this going to be there? ”
Niu Jianhu estimated for a while: "Probably at the end of the ugly time!" In a moment I told the other ships in the flag language to get them ready! ”
"That's right! Right! This is the most important thing! ”
The cavalrymen were dressed in blue, and after eating and feeding the horses, they lay on the deck fence in groups and laughed loudly. Some used to help sailors raise and lower their sails.
Some of them held harpoons and watched the sailors catch sharks without idleness, and a bunch of people helped pull them, and then a bunch of harpoons stuck in the sharks that had just been pulled!
It's terrible!
Suddenly, the voice of the team came: "Everyone has it!" Go back to the warehouse to rest, put on armor when you are ugly tomorrow, feed the horses, and prepare to land at the end of the ugly time! Your first battle is coming!
Captain Xi said~ If someone beats that group of bare-ass people and is injured, just dig a pit and bury yourself! So as not to go to Goguryeo and be embarrassed!
Let's all go back to sleep! ”
In a moment, the entire deck immediately became deserted! Soldiers, the most important thing is discipline! Niu Jianhu looked at the deck that immediately became deserted, and nodded: "Don't say anything else, this discipline is really good!" Goguryeo and his party have a three-point chance of winning! ”
Before dawn the next day, the team was knocking on the door one by one: "Up!" Up! Can't afford it! Waiting for the stick! Hurry up and put on your armor! ”
"Thunderbolt!" There was a commotion, and after a quarter of an hour everyone came out in armor with bows and knives.
Eat, feed the horses, put on the waistcoat, and hang the hook and sickle on the victory hook! Everything is ready, pull the horses in order and stand in the position where the springboard is about to be placed.
A few people in the front row were holding bows and crossbows in their hands, and their fingers were a little white! It can be seen that they are still a little nervous!
The thick landing springboard is in front of you, and you can't see anything except the starry sky full of stars, maybe after putting down the springboard, you will be the enemy in your face, maybe the enemy is far away......
Everything is unknown, and the unknown makes even veterans a little nervous, not to mention that there are new recruits in it!
Fortunately, under strict discipline, they are suppressed, and they have not dared to speak casually.
After a while, I saw the lights waving above, and the team members quietly ordered: "Ready!" Get ready! It's about to land, and the first row is wound up and hung with arrows! After the second row is wound, the crossbow arrows droop and prepare!
The first five rows are on the horse! Get ready to wind! Don't shout to kill! Be careful not to make a sound! The first five rows use rockets to set the thatched hut on fire first! ”
This crossbow arrow rocket is not like in the TV series, it is shot out after ignition, the whole arrow shaft is a flint stone, and when it is shot, another strip of flint is inserted into the hole of the lookout mountain, and the entire arrow shaft is soaked with oil, and sulfur is glued on it!
After the arrow is fired, two flints rub into the spark, igniting the brimstone and igniting the shaft of the arrow, although not necessarily each of them, but this thing is better than concealment.
If you don't launch it, you won't know which rocket is it, and you won't prepare anything to extinguish the fire!
"Bang!" The springboard falls
"Up!" The team was the first to rush out with a soft shout......
"Whoosh!"
Rockets flew like meteors to the black thatched hut in front of you!
Now the sky has not yet brightened, when the night is thick, one after another rockets shoot out, some hit the thatched house, the fire rises, and some bounce away, take a closer look~
I'll go! Big rocks! I looked around, but fortunately no one saw it, so hurry up on the last one!