445. Guanning Tiger and Leopard Ride
The newlywed Yan'er has to forcibly separate herself, which is indeed very inhumane. But I sent my troops to fight, not to hang out, so I strongly advocated that all three stay and wait for me to come back from the battle.
However, this proposal was collectively opposed by the three of them, and I had a headache with the chatter! All three of them jumped to their feet and shouted, indicating that they were not vases, and they had the strength to go to the front line to fight.
Hua Mei positioned herself as the Admiral of the Navy, I don't object to this at all, she is indeed a good Admiral, but at this time she has a new identity, that is, my wife. I don't want her to fight on the front line again, isn't it okay to do something light?
Lan was not to be outdone, saying that he was also a no-brainer commander, and I also admit that when I went to sea, Lan and Chen Kui alone were half of my teachers, without them, there would not be such a powerful Sun Navy today!
Kite smiled and pulled my arm, she is not very good at naval command, but she is a first-class staff officer, extremely good at intelligence analysis, and now the ice and fire are in hand, and the force value is close to me! She meant to be in the role of a staff officer and bodyguard.
Although Hua Mei jumped to her feet and said that the kite-thief was a chicken thief, and she came to me with different tricks, she actually knew that the best positioning of the kite was indeed this, so she hummed a few times, and looked at me arrogantly and asked me to make up my mind.
The three of them joined forces, and if I didn't agree today, I would not be allowed to go to sea.
What can I say? The harsh government is fiercer than the tiger, but the three of them are fiercer than the harsh government. So I could only turn my eyes for help to the only person around me who had the ability to storm inside and outside - the old father-in-law Li Zaixing.
I asked the three of them to stay, and I pressed the unspoken meaning in my heart, because I wanted them to give the old father-in-law a pension. According to my objective speculation, the life span of the old father-in-law will not exceed three years, but we are far away, if that day really comes, will he be left alone to face the coldness of farewell?
Reasonably, I really can't do such a ruthlessness. But you say who to take or who to take, I can't make a choice. So I can only hope that the three of them will stay, and this hope has been accurately passed on to the old father-in-law through his eyes!
I saw the old father-in-law cough lightly, smiled at me, looked around at the three daughters again, and said something like this:
"Qilan, in my life, I only serve two people, one is your second uncle Zhang Jiangling, and the other is your best friend and mentor Qi Nantang. It's a pity that I don't have a deep intersection with the two. But I also know that the fellowship of gentlemen is based on reason and righteousness, and on faith, not when they are staggered, when they are holding their fists and singing. ”
As he spoke, he coughed a few times, and several girls hurriedly handed over the handkerchief, he wiped his lips, and continued: "Now that the country is in trouble, I only hate not being able to stand side by side with you and lead the front line!" In this case, letting my daughters go with you is to repay my wish and the greatest filial piety! As for me......"
He stood up with a snort, walked to the middle of the hall and played a set of Luohan boxing that he usually played. I know he's here to prove that he's not old enough to wait for us to come back.
But when he put his fist away, his slightly stumbling steps, wheezing snort, and faintly flushed cheeks all tell us that he is just doing everything he can!
stood up, took a step forward and hurriedly supported the old father-in-law, and a thousand words were blocked in his throat and could not be spoken. The three girls led by Hua Mei immediately burst into tears, called "Dad", and knelt down in unison!
Sometimes I really envy these girls, they at least have the power to release their feelings. But I didn't, so I could only support the old father-in-law and sit down slowly with him, before I let go gently.
"Go ahead! Go for it! I'll have your mother by my side, and that's enough! As he spoke, the old father-in-law looked back at the portrait of his deceased wife, and said with a smile: "Wife, the children have grown up and have their own home, so they should let them fly by themselves!" We'll just wait quietly for them to triumph, do you say? ”
At this point, my tears could no longer be stopped, and they immediately welled up!
Finally, at my insistent request, every two months, one of the three of them takes turns to return to Beijing to accompany the old father-in-law, and also bring back some special products from the place where we are, to report safety. After ten days, he rushed to the front again.
The old father-in-law and the three girls all agreed to this idea, and made an appointment to come back, so they reluctantly went back to the house to rest.
Early the next morning, at the urging of the military headquarters, we prepared to set off for the north. I handed over the fleet to Hua Mei, and Arashi followed her with the transport fleet. I myself and Kite temporarily took the land route, because I was going to Jizhou Daying to join Ye Sizhong, and then go to Tianjin Wei to board the ship and go north.
Needless to say, when I shed tears with my old father-in-law, I didn't need to mention it, and when I was separated from Hua Mei and Lan, I was also a towel. I really have some doubts about whether it is appropriate to take them into battle now, but I can't go back on all that has been said. I could only grit my teeth and lead the musket team, the special combat team, and the 1,000 escort cavalry specially assigned to me by the military department, and rode out of the city and rushed to Jizhou.
In late autumn and early winter, the suburbs of Beijing are barren, and the sudden north wind blows the dead leaves of plane trees and birch trees on both sides of the road. A gust of wind blew into the neckline, and I couldn't help but shrink my neck, but I thought of the kite next to me who was on a par with me, and glanced at her, and didn't seem to react.
The combination of ice and fire has not only brought her strong internal strength, but also given her a strong ability to resist the natural environment, just like I did at the beginning.
I don't feel sorry for the internal strength that I have cultivated to give her, if I must be dissatisfied in my heart, there is too little for her, so that she can't get better as soon as possible, and she has suffered so much pain and grievances in vain.
With the current algorithm, the distance from Jingshi to Jizhou is only more than 200 miles, and we take a fast horse, go out at dawn in the morning, and arrive when the sun rises to the top. The cavalry rushed to Yuyang City Tower with a sparse neigh, but on the way they met Ye Sizhong and his party, who were waiting, waiting far away.
Seeing me coming, Ye Sizhong rolled the saddle and dismounted, and walked towards me quickly. I hurriedly turned over and dismounted, and rode the horse for most of the day, and when I came down, I stumbled, obviously my legs were sore.
Ye Sizhong immediately rushed forward two steps and helped me firmly, but he smiled and whispered: "Qilan, the riding skills are rusty!" ”
I smiled bitterly and shook my head: "There is a saying that the northerners ride horses and the southerners rock boats, and I have been at sea for a long time, but I am a pure northerner, but I am ridiculed by you and a southerner for riding skills!" ”
Ye Sizhong pinched my arms hard, pulled me forward a few steps, pointed forward with his hand, and said heroically: "Go!" Let's take a look at our selected Guanning Iron Rider first! You named the Guanning Iron Rider! ”
I couldn't help but feel hot. Historically, there are countless legends about the Guanning Iron Horse, and its origin is even more varied. But there is one thing that cannot be changed, that is, the Guanning Iron Cavalry is the same as the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry under Cao Cao during the Three Kingdoms, the heavy cavalry of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the Xuansoap Cavalry of Li Shimin of Tang Taizong, and the Iron Army of Yue Fei, which exists in historical classics.
The birth of the Guanning Iron Cavalry, some people believe that Yuan Chonghuan recruited and trained, and some people say that Li Chengliang and Yuan Chonghuan jointly trained, but the mainstream view is still that the Guanning Iron Cavalry is the elite of the Qi family army under Qi Jiguang and Qi Dudu.
The number of this iron cavalry is not large, about 3,000 by the time of Yuan Chonghuan, but its combat effectiveness is extremely strong, and it can often be invincible with one enemy and ten, which is actually a barrier in the north at the end of the Ming Dynasty.
When Yuan Chonghuan died, Guan Ning Tieqi was transferred to Wu Sangui's subordinates.
"Ming Ji Beiluo" once clearly mentioned: "Sangui has thousands of 'Guanning Iron Cavalry' under his hands, all of whom dare to fight, and Jianzhou is afraid of it." In other words, when Wu Sangui had not yet surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, these thousands of Guanning iron horsemen were deeply feared by those Jurchen Manchurian Tatars on horseback because of their strong combat power, which was enough to see their might!
Later, Wu Sangui surrendered to the Qing Dynasty and led the Guanning Iron Cavalry to counterattack the Beijing Division, which accelerated the defeat of the Ming Dynasty to a certain extent. Later, under the leadership of Wu Sangui, the Guanning Iron Cavalry was divided and merged with the Qing army several times, and ushered in the final end of the iron army in the twentieth year of Kangxi.
The reason is that the descendants of the Guanning Iron Cavalry broke out with Wu Sangui to shock China and foreign countries in the "Rebellion of the Three Feudatories", in the face of the disadvantage of the enemy in a corner, the last of the Guanning Iron Cavalry shed the last drop of blood, and after consuming 500,000 troops of Kangxi, it disappeared in the long river of history with the defeat of Wu Sangui.
The Manchu Tartars, who liked to compile history, preferred to tamper with history, and especially liked to belittle the history of the Ming Dynasty, were vague and ambiguous in their descriptions of the Guanning Iron Cavalry, but there were many hatreds and derogatory meanings between the strokes.
Therefore, from the perspective that what the enemy opposes is what we want to support, it is enough to prove that the Manchu Tartars have complex feelings of awe and hatred for the Guanning Iron Cavalry.
Now, this iron army is presented in front of me, on the wide school field at the foot of the mountain, four thousand Guanning iron cavalry are in four detachments, separated by 100 meters from each other, standing quietly.
Except for the occasional swaying of the horses and tails, or the slight snorting sound, the entire team of Guanning Iron Cavalry was like a stone sculpture, motionless from a distance, filled with an extremely oppressive aura of slaughter!
In order to show me this cavalry that he has poured countless efforts into, Ye Sizhong didn't say much, picked up the command flag and waved it up and down!
It's moving! Four thousand iron horses have moved! Like an arm's finger, they moved from extreme stillness to instantaneous, and in a few breaths, they had already completed the acceleration before the charge, and galloped towards a humanoid target not far away!
I have always heard of this iron army, but I have never seen it. Now it seems that I only feel that there are only 4,000 iron horses, but I have the majestic momentum of 10,000 horses galloping!
The knights on the horses are all dressed in fish-scale armor, and the war horses under their crotches are all superb, and they are also wearing vests that only show their eyebrows. According to a rough estimate of their equipment, the weight of the men and horses is at least four or five hundred catties!
This impact was really like the previous tank charging at the same time, and the whole earth trembled slightly!
Their weapon is a very strange thing, called the "three-eyed god gun", rather than a simple cavalry spear or cavalry knife. To put it simply, on the handle of the long weapon, a tightly packed three-shot musket was installed!
When they charged, they were the first to shoot when they approached the enemy and charged each other, three times in a row! The opponent's charging team encountered a surprise attack, and almost without suspense fell into the confusion and panic of the formation, Guan Ning Iron Cavalry galloped up, using the three-eyed gun body as a mace, and with the pressure of heavy weapons and the strong momentum of horses, the enemy formation was crushed in one fell swoop!
The Guanning Iron Rider in front of him rushed towards the target array in front of him without fear, and under their cavalry, the debris on the wooden target flew up, and a cloud of smoke and dust rose into the air!
As their cavalry slammed into the target, the wooden targets were instantly wiped out with a crackling sound!
After the gouging through, the four iron horsemen immediately turned around at a gallop under the leadership of the vanguard, circled, and quickly turned to face the enemy again!
What's even more terrifying is that they have already completed the reloading of ammunition on the way to the turn, and the cavalry shock like that just now can be done again!
Suddenly, a passion sparked in my heart! Now I have completely stood at the forefront of history, with this Guanning iron cavalry, with my invincible fleet at sea, can I change my life against the sky and continue my life for the Ming Dynasty for another three hundred years!
Heavy, I cut the boy into the ground in front of me, and pulled out the knife in my hand with a "Zheng" sound!
The road ahead is long, and fantasy is useless. If you want to change your life against the sky, you can only show your sword bravely!