Volume 1 The Wind Rises in Tianjing Chapter 61 The Ten Guards of the Quartet Army (2)
Guo Yi looked over, and the group of soldiers with longbows seemed to feel Guo Yi's gaze, and they raised the longbows in their hands one after another, thinking of Guo Yi's direction and waving their hands, Guo Yi nodded, and I don't know if they can see it.
The third man came out, he was a little fat, with a round face and a smile on his face, and if he were not still wearing a suit of armor, it would have been easy to mistake him for a businessman. He stood up and said, "Mr. Guo, I'm Liu Neng." ”
One of the documents that Liu Pu sent to the General Military Mansion specifically mentioned the commanders of the Quartet Army. Two of them are under Liu Pu, and this Liu Neng is the closest to Liu Pu, and Liu Pu's documents can be regarded as sending him to Guo Yi's command.
Guo Yi listened to Liu Neng's words, naturally he couldn't show that he was familiar, so he could only say politely: "Then General Liu is the commander of the four guards?" ”
Liu Neng stood up, patted his chest with some pride, and said: "My fourth guard is a god guard, and there are more than 1,000 muskets in the whole guard, look at it." ”
Liu Neng waved his hand down the slope, his body was huge, and he could clearly recognize who he was at the bottom of the slope. The soldiers of the four guards all raised their muskets in their hands. These muskets were a man's length, and when raised above their heads, they inevitably connected to each other, and the top of the slope looked like they were covered with a layer of iron net.
"This is the musket?" Xu An asked Shuhu Zhuo beside him, he used to stay in the Anxi army and did not have an independent musket unit. Xu De believed that this object was not only heavy and expensive, but also easy to blow up and injure people, and there were great restrictions on the environment and terrain of use, so it was not popularized in the army. Xu An simply doubted that there were a thousand muskets in the Anxi army.
"Yes, I also have two in my family, and I will bring them to the General Soldier's Mansion another day." Shuhu Zhuo was obviously not as curious as Xu An, and although the Black Wolf Army was not equipped with this item, Shuhu Mu had always been a little interested in it.
Although Guo Yi has a huge interest in muskets like Xu An, he doesn't show it on the surface, only said: "Muskets are used properly, and they are sharp weapons for both offense and defense." ”
Liu Neng saw Guo Yi praising loudly, and was naturally overjoyed, and said, "Chief soldier, do you want to demonstrate it now?" ”
Guo Yi thought about the back and there were several commanders, so he said: "Come up in the martial arts arena after dinner, I have never touched this thing in the Anxi Army before." ”
"Yes." Liu Neng replied respectfully and retreated to several generals.
Guo Yi said that he would see the musket in the martial arts arena in the afternoon, but Shang Tianyin glanced at Wen Boyan obliquely, and saw Wen Boyan standing expressionlessly, he also withdrew his eyes and stood in place.
"I see the artillery." When Guo Yi just came up, he saw the dozen or so black and gray cannons, and seeing that the musket was the fourth guard, he asked, "Is this artillery the fifth guard?" ”
"The fifth guard is artillery, there are 200 artillery pieces, and the martial arts exercise will be demonstrated to the general army in the afternoon." Chai Yun, the commander of the fifth guard who spoke, was also one of the two under Liu Pu, but he spoke simply and even omitted his own name. But when he was outside the camp, he had already reported his name. Even if there was no stubble outside the gate just now, no one would even know the names of a few commanders for Guo Yi until now.
Xu An hadn't even seen a musket, let alone an artillery, and at this moment he stretched his neck and tried to keep his eyes open to see the shape of the artillery. He had heard of the earth-shattering power of this object, but he had never seen it before.
"You can see it with your own eyes in the afternoon, don't be too excited." Seeing that Xu An was a little excessive, Shu Huzhuo hurriedly reminded him. Xu An coughed lightly to hide his embarrassment and stood up straight.
Behind the artillery, from the sixth to the ninth were all infantry, and those infantry didn't look as murderous as the five guards in front, although separated by a long slope, Guo Yi seemed to be able to feel the slackness in the army, and couldn't help frowning.
The commander of the six guards and seven guards infantry was the cavalry general Lu Ting.
The commander of the Eight Guards Infantry was Cui Yi, a cavalry general.
The Nine Guards are not only infantry but also logistics, and their commander is Wu Yu, a cavalry general.
When these three people came up to introduce, Guo Yi never said a word, and the expression on her face was not very good-looking. Cui Yi and Wu Yu are both veterans, and they don't pay attention to Guo Yi's expression. But Lu Yan was still a young man, and he always felt that Guo Yi was deliberately picking on thorns, and he was a little unhappy, his vicious eyes were cast, but Guo Yi ignored him, and Shu Huzhuo glared him back.
Liu Neng secretly observed all this, and the smile on his face remained unchanged.
In the end, there was only the tenth guard left on the martial arts field, but this guard was different from the previous nine guards. There were not only cavalry, but also infantry and archers.
Guo Yi was a little curious, and said, "Why aren't these ten guards a single army?" Is it a backup? ”
A general at the end of the team stood up, he was short in stature, his face was a little dark, and he first saluted: "The last general Yi Yue," and then took two steps forward and explained: "General Guo doesn't know that the Ten Guards are not on the battlefield, but are responsible for the encirclement and suppression of the gold soldiers in the surrounding areas of Datong City, as well as the maintenance of law and order in the city. ”
Guo Yi nodded and said, "So the first to come to the General Military Mansion to protect me were the soldiers of the Tenth Guard?" ”
"Yes, it was ordered by General Liu at that time."
Guo Yi nodded, indicating that he understood. And Na Yi Yue arched his hand again, and retreated to the end of the line.
"How does the chief soldier feel?" Wen Boyan stepped forward to ask Guo Yi how she felt.
Guo Yi's eyes were still staring at the soldiers on the slope, those soldiers had been standing on this martial arts arena all morning, the first five guards could still hold on, but the soldiers of the back guards were a little riotous, and the faces of the commanders were also red, and even Lu Yan, who was dissatisfied with Guo Yi's expression, chose to lower his head.
"It's a tiger and wolf division." Hearing this evaluation, the faces of the commanders looked better, and the two veterans who pretended to be ostriches also raised their heads.
"General Wen, let me ask you, is there a big gap between this Quartet Army and the Imperial Army of Yuhuzi?" Guo Yi's tone was quite tactful at first, but this question was cold.
"This ......" Wen Boyan was originally relieved, but when he heard Guo Yi coldly come up with such a sentence, he was speechless for a while, and he didn't know how to answer.
As everyone knows, the 100,000 imperial army in the hands of Yuhuzi is known as the Golden Split Knife, which is the elite of the elite, and although the Quartet Army is the defender of Datong City among the nine towns, it is needless to say that the gap is huge. Guo Yi's question is undoubtedly a slap in the face of these commanders.
Xu An was also shocked when he heard this, with his understanding of Guo Yi, it would be impossible for Guo Yi to say such reckless words. And Shuhu Zhuo listened to Guo Yi's words, but he was thinking about how the Black Wolf Army compared to the Imperial Army.
Liu Neng saw that the atmosphere was tense, came out to make a haha, and said, "Today, General Guo went to Dongdaying for the first time, why don't you eat first?" After lunch, I went to the martial arts arena to have a closer look. ”
Guo Yi understood that Liu Neng was looking for steps for himself, and said, "According to what Commander Liu said, let's go eat first." He turned around and passed by several commanders, and when he passed by Wen Boyan, he said loudly: "General Wen, let the soldiers go to eat first." ”
After speaking, he entered the handsome tent without looking back. Guo Yi left, but these commanders had various reactions. Lu Yan reacted the most, almost scolding, but Guo Yi in the tent didn't seem to hear it, and didn't react at all.
Wen Boyan didn't speak, and took Shang Tianyin and the others into the tent.