On the Xuanwu Field, 4,000 cavalry led by Xiao Feng, the general of the Left Guard, and Wang Xuanmiao, the general of the Right Guard, entered the field one after another, occupying the north and south sides of the Xuanwu Field respectively.

Xiao Feng was stationed under the banner of Ma Shuai, and his 2,400 cavalry were backed by Nanjingmen, with 1,000 cavalry as the central army, and the rest were divided into two parts, as the left and right wings, and confronted Wang Xuanmiao's department on the opposite side in the shape of a zigzag.

He is the twelfth son of Xiao Daocheng, only seventeen years old this year, he has both humanities and martial arts, and is quite brave, and is very loved by Xiao Zhen. Only last year was he edicted out of the town of Stone Town, and he was awarded the service.

Hearing the second drum sound, Xiao Feng glanced at the cavalry under his command, and then looked up at Xiao Zhen and the others on the Wu Tent Gang, and sighed in his heart.

This mighty elite division can't lead the expedition to Huaibei himself, but he has to make a good show on this school field for the entertainment of the people. Although it is a good thing to talk about martial arts, but after years of talking about martial arts, he has not seen crossing the river to recover his hometown, even if he has a lot of pride in his chest, he can only wear it out day by day.

"General, it's past sunrise, and now the climate is getting higher, and the soldiers are already sweating all over their bodies, if you can't remove your armor before noon, it's not good to get a heat stroke by then." A few generals on one side stepped forward

Xiao Feng nodded, looked straight ahead, and pulled out the ring head knife.

Armored cavalry with people and horses full body armor, although it is not airtight, but wearing this for a long time on a hot day to stand in the sun, not only people can't stand it, but the horse is also difficult to hold itself. It's not a battle, and it's not good if something happens because of this.

"Can the military order be announced to the whole army today?"

"The whole army has already been informed."

"Speaking of martial arts is not a battle formation to fight the enemy, you go to the last warning to all the sergeants, when handing over the army, you need to hit the armor with a partial blade, the bow and crossbow must be loose, shoot the horse without shooting people, and use more moderation where you exert force, but don't hit the real fire. Rest assured the sergeants, the other side will also retract. ”

A few generals nodded and left.

After the third drum sounded, Xiao Feng reined in his horse to the front of the Chinese army, and after getting a response from Wang Xuanmiao on the other side, he returned to the battle to recruit a herald: "Send a military order." Order the left and right flanks to strike first, first use bows and crossbows to consume their energy, mess up their military formations, wait for their situation to be depressed, attack their troops alone, and pull out their handsome banners. Inform the armies that they must be careful, and those who can take their commander's banner first will pour wine for their lonely relatives. ”

The tactics used in this exercise were allowed by Xiao Wei after he and the generals formulated and reported to Xiao Zhen, and in general, it was rough and direct, and there was nothing to show.

Although there is a saying that the war is complementary to each other, in the final analysis, it is still necessary to focus on the dignified and upright formation, the strength is stronger, and it is the norm for the side that has the upper hand to win, and now this kind of battlefield is fixed, and he can't do anything in the state of transparency of the forces of both sides, not to mention that he has slightly more people than Wang Xuanmiao, and in these cases, it is naturally the first choice to overwhelm people. This kind of hard-shaking scene can also make the people more aware of the strength of the imperial court. It makes the good people more confident in the imperial court, and it can also deter the petty people.

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Tuoba stood against the railing, and moved to the place where the flag was shadowed. Wuhaogang is located in the west of the Xuanwu Field, and the geographical location is just conducive to observation, and after Xiao Feng and the others' four thousand cavalry entered, Tuoba Shen concentrated on watching. He has not participated in this kind of martial arts activity.

In the past, it was not uncommon to see thousands of people gathering in the palace, and when it came to the number of people, the officials and kings who came to participate in the celebration of the court meeting during the Yuan Dynasty meeting, the clan and its female dependents could reach tens of thousands of people, which was several times more than these 4,000 people. However, when it comes to momentum, the formation of 4,000 cavalry against the enemy, even if it is a fake fight, feels very different from the atmosphere at the court meeting.

The overall atmosphere of the Yuan-Ri Dynasty meeting was solemn. And on the battlefield......

Looking at the dazzling swords and halberds and spears in the field, and listening to the sound of shaking the ground and rubbing the ground from the military horses stepping forward in unison, Tuoba Shen suddenly felt a solemn aura rushing towards his face. Even if he is now on the hill, he can't help but feel a little fascinated by it.

"Yu Qing, have you ever participated in the martial arts of the imperial court?"

Yu Zhong turned around and said: "Xiaguan once participated in the southern suburbs parade with his father in the autumn of the fourth year of Taihe. ”

Taihe was four years old, and that was the year before he was born.

"Do you remember that time? How does this compare to this? ”

Yu Zhong thought for a while, and said in Xianbei language: "Back then, the martial arts were because of the Xiao family's early envoys, and the old rites used were also ancient. The military order of the school is just a military order, which is very different from today's military salute of the Southern Dynasties. ”

Tuoba Shen rubbed the wooden fence with his hand, indifferently, and thought: This can be regarded as a negative reaction to learning Han etiquette!

Since the current dynasty entered Taihe, because of the increasing influence of Han etiquette and religion, coupled with the fact that the imperial court has focused on internal affairs, and the Southern Dynasty has not had the opportunity to pick up the leaks again, it has relaxed a lot of military achievements. This is probably one of the reasons why the old rites of Han Yi were not carried out by the clan at that time.

Now the national strength and military strength of the imperial court are still above the Southern Dynasties, and they are not afraid of the Southern Dynasties jumping their feet, but the decline in combat effectiveness is a fact.

This is evidenced by the results of the offensive and defensive battles against the Southern Prefectures of Jing, Yu, Yan, and Xu a few years later. You must know that in the five-year war that lasted from the 19th to the 23rd year of Taihe, the battle line covered the central line and the eastern front for more than 1,000 miles. Nanchaojiang, Huai major areas, such as Zhongli, Shouyang, Xiangyang and other places did not take a single one. Although there are many factors restricting the display of strength in this victory, the decline in combat effectiveness is also obvious.

"As Qing sees, the armor of the Southern Dynasty can fight with this dynasty? This dynasty has not fought for ten years, if it encounters the Southern Dynasty, can it be broken in one battle? ”

Yu Zhong looked at the Southern Dynasty sergeants who had already started fighting on the Xuanwu field, and said: "Your Highness is too worried, although this dynasty has not fought for ten years, but riding and shooting together, it is the basis for us to control China and destroy the enemy, how can the imperial court not pay attention to it." The armor cavalry of the Southern Dynasty seems to be elite, but it is far inferior to this dynasty. ”

Tuoba Shen listened to Yu Zhong's confident words, nodded, and did not speak again.

Yu Zhong's attitude is probably the opinion of most of the generals in the imperial court. Since Liu Yu's death, the Southern Dynasty has been pressed and beaten by this dynasty militarily, and all kinds of achievements have given them extraordinary self-confidence, no wonder they are so fluttering.

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After a few words with Yu Zhong, Tuoba Shen did not concentrate on the performance in the Xuanwu Field after that.

And the exercises on the Xuanwu field also quickly came to an end. After the main force of the Southern Army (symbolizing the Southern Dynasty) led by Xiao Feng was pressed, Wang Xuanmiao's Northern Army (symbolizing the Northern Dynasty) gradually collapsed, and he himself led a small number of defeated soldiers to successfully capture the flag by Xiao Feng's Southern Army after symbolic resistance, and he himself took a few personal soldiers to "flee in the wilderness". When the people watching from the sidelines saw this scene, they cheered in unison, and the curtain came down on the martial arts.

Xiao Feng saw Wang Xuanmiao "escape" from the Xuanwu field, took the banner of the Northern Army with one hand, and in the cheers and drum music, he ordered several generals to lead the sergeants to appear, and a few soldiers who did not look back on their horses to rush to Xiao Wei to resume their lives.

He didn't want to stay in the Xuanwu field for a quarter of an hour now, he only felt that the cheers of Jiankang Shimin were like mockery of him.