Chapter 8: The Iron Cavalry
That night, Taishou Zhang Yang ordered, a big banquet, reward the three armies, and suddenly slaughtered cattle and sheep in the camp, the wine of the big altar was pulled into the camp in a car, countless bonfires were rising, the soldiers sat around it, drank wine in big bowls, ate meat in large pieces, and the sound of fist frolicking resounded throughout the military camp.
In the big tent of the Chinese army, the generals and colonels at all levels in the army, as well as the thirty-six warriors who participated in the 100-step target today, gathered here, the fruit and meat between the banquets are incomparably rich, the whole roast sheep on the fire rack is mouth-watering, there are special cooks who are busy cutting meat and wine for everyone, especially the half-cooked pork legs have become the big dishes in the banquet, eating this dish is also very particular, it must be placed on the shield, and they use their swords to cut and eat, watching the shirtless and shirtless men holding the bloody pork and chewing, Xiao Yi seemed to think that he had come to the primitive cave that devoured hair and drank blood......
After drinking a glass of everyone's toast, Taishou Zhang Yang immediately ordered: "Today is not informal, you athletes can drink happily!" Suddenly, the big tent was staggered, and the toasts were frequently raised, especially here by Xiao Yi, whether it was those civil officials and military generals who had the intention of getting along with him, or the archers who were shocked by the magic skills of killing two birds with one stone on the shooting range today, they all came to toast.
In this regard, Xiao Yi did not refuse, no matter who came to toast, the wine must be dry, the liquor of the big altar flowed into his little stomach like a green dragon absorbing water, and in the end, Xiao Yi, who was an enemy, except for his small face became whiter and whiter, there was no confusion between his words, but those who came to toast were drunk and drunk......
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At dawn, the morning star was still twinkling in the sky, the silent Yanmen military camp was lying on the ground like a sleeping beast, I don't know how many people were drunk by a binge drink last night, the camp was full of thunderous snoring, only the piles of bonfires that had not been completely extinguished in the open space were emitting wisps of green smoke......
"Boom! Boom! Boom!! ……”
A dull snare drum sounded in the position of the Chinese army's big tent, the drum sound from light to heavy, from slow to fast, fast for a while, and finally like a storm; With the dense drumming of the generals, the originally silent military camp quickly began to make noise, and countless soldiers who were still sleeping immediately jumped up, quickly dressed up and ran out of the military tent, and began to line up neatly.
Hearing the sound of drums, Xiao Yi, who had a good night's sleep with the pleasure of drinking, also immediately got up and put on his armor, and rushed out of the tent with Da Niu, Ma Liu and others; Today is a big day for Taishou Zhang Yang to formally establish a cavalry corps and appoint generals, so all the generals and colonels at all levels in the army are pouring into the big tent of the Chinese army of Taishou.
Han system, in order to avoid the bombing of the camp because of chaos, so no one in the barracks is allowed to ride a horse, even if the emperor's car comes to the parade, in the camp can only walk slowly, this is the military regulations that began in the era of the general Zhou Yafu Xiliu battalion, so these officers can only spread their feet and gallop all the way to the big tent.
The big tent is in the middle of the barracks, there are more than 100 fully armed soldiers holding spears outside to guard around, a huge black 'Zhang' handsome flag fluttering in the wind at the top of the big tent, so not majestic, the handsome flag is the soul of an army, in ancient times when communications were not developed, the generals were to command the army by waving the handsome flag, it can be said that there are special soldiers in the barracks who are responsible for staring at the military flag almost every moment.
Xiao Yi and the three of them had already practiced very strong foot strength on the trail of Crouching Tiger Mountain, although they were wearing heavy armor at this time, they were still extremely fast, and after a quick run, they were the first to run to the big tent of the Chinese army, and the drums of several generals at the door of the tent were still beating like popping beans......
In the big tent, Zhang Yang, a man in armor, sat on it with a sinking face, waiting for the arrival of those generals in the army, when he saw Xiao Yi being the first to arrive, a slight smile appeared on his face, and he nodded, and the appreciation in his heart was three points stronger; On the handsome case in front of him is placed a vermilion order flag, an arrow, and a vermilion lacquered wooden box contains his "General Anguo" seal, which is the proof of his command of the three armies, and a burly, cold-eyed law enforcement officer in the battalion on his side wears a helmet and is accustomed to armor, standing according to the sword, and scanning the generals and colonels who are rushing in with murderous intent.
Three drums, all the military schools have arrived, serious and neat on both sides of the big tent according to the size of the official rank standing, those yesterday's cavalry and archery are all full of excitement, today is a good day for them to be crowned officials, from now on a broad road in front of them unfolded, and Xiao Yi also wore the 'mantis pattern cold iron armor' standing among them, and those partners who were full of excitement in order to get an official and a half-job, his eyes swept over the Ling Qi, Ling Arrow, Great Seal ...... one by one, and the handsome case that stands on top of it, maybe that's where his heart yearns.
"Where is Mu Shun?" Seeing that all the officers had arrived, Zhang Yang began to order the generals
"The last general!" Immediately stood out from the front of the queue, this person was about thirty years old, with a sallow complexion, a pair of fine eyes, a short hair like steel needles under his palate, born with a tiger's back and a bear's waist, wearing a full body of iron armor, and a sword at the waist, he was also a general, but his steps were slightly vain between movements, and he seemed to be a little overly drunk. Mu Shun was the confidant of Zhang Yang when he was in Shangdang County, because he was quite brave and very charming, so he has always been deeply respected.
"This recruitment has a total of more than 3,000 people, all of whom are skilled warriors with bows and horses, according to the Han military system, 500 people are a song, divided into six parts, and Mu Shun is crowned as the general of Yingyang, commanding the whole army!" After that, Zhang Yang took out a tiger talisman from his arms and handed it over.
The tiger charm is a symbol of the highest power in the army, divided into two pieces, with inscriptions engraved on them, under normal circumstances, the general is in charge of a piece as a token of the commander of the army in peacetime, but only the right to command the army, but there is no right to mobilize the army, and the commander is in charge of the other piece, only when the two are in line with the time can the army be really mobilized, otherwise it is regarded as rebellion.
"No!" Mu Shun strode forward, took the tiger talisman with both hands, turned around and raised it high, so that everyone in the tent could see it clearly, and then put it in his arms, and at the same time deliberately glanced at Xiao Yi who was standing in the queue, revealing a smug smile.
"Ma Ning, Niu Wei, Zhang Zhuan, Yang He, Li Rang, He Hui, Er and other six people were all crowned as Lieutenants of Zhichong, and they commanded six troops and horses respectively," After appointing the commander, Zhang Yang continued to issue military orders.
"No! ......" The six people were slightly stunned, then stood up in line and bowed, and at the same time looked at Xiao Yi, obviously did not seal Xiao Yi for Zhang Yang, but first sealed them very puzzled.
There was a temporary silence in the big tent, and everyone turned their attention to Xiao Yi, in this regard, Xiao Yi was not moved at all, and continued to stand in the queue calmly, and he already knew the means of publicity, it was nothing more than wanting to be proud of the eagle, China's rulers have this habit, if they want to reuse a certain talent, they must be tortured in advance, and they can use it with confidence.
Sure enough, after a while, looking at Xiao Yi, who was like water, Zhang Yang's face showed a trace of helplessness, and he began to continue to issue general orders, "Seal Xiao Yi as the commander of the army, serve as the deputy commander, and be responsible for training the three armies and taking charge of military discipline in peacetime; The rest of those who participated in the 100-step target shooting yesterday were all named captains, and they were divided into battalions to listen to them! ”
"No! ......" Xiao Yat replied in unison with the rest of the group.
After listening to the separation, Xiao Yi raised his head and glanced at Zhang Yang behind the handsome case, and secretly thought in his heart, "This person must not be underestimated, Zhang Yang's series of orders seems to be arbitrary, but in fact, it can be described as a sophisticated calculation." ”
First, with his henchman, he commanded the whole army with Mu Shun as the 'Eagle Yang General', which not only protected the interests of those old subordinates, but also firmly grasped the military power of this army into his own hands.
Secondly, these soldiers are all heroes gathered from all over Yanzhao, all of them are good at riding and shooting, but most of them are unruly, and using Xiao Yi, the champion of riding and archery, as the deputy general, can help him subdue these arrogant generals.
In the end, Xiao Yi was specially promoted to be the commander of the army, responsible for weekday training, which not only used Xiao Yi's talents, but also won the hearts of these newly promoted generals, and at the same time won a reputation for loving talents; It's a triple win!
Zhang Yangjiu has been in the officialdom for a long time, and after countless political turmoil, he can now serve as the party Taishou and concurrently serve as the military of the four counties; In later generations, this is equivalent to the provincial governor concurrently serving as the commander of the military region, integrating military and political power, and being an absolute feudal official, how can he underestimate such a figure.
All the people who have traveled through the past often think that with the historical knowledge that exceeds this era, it is equivalent to opening a cheat, and they can be invincible, and they often despise the ancients, and regard those ancient soy sauce parties and those losers as jokes with negative IQs, in fact, those who really dare to do this will become the jokes of others sooner or later.
We look at the history of 2,000 years ago from the perspective of a bystander, because we have already known the answer, so everyone is the same figure as Zhuge Shen, but if we put aside all this and put us on the same starting line as the ancients, just ask? If we, the ordinary people in society, lived in the era of the Eastern Han Dynasty, could we set off a monstrous storm of hundreds of thousands like Zhang Jiao, the leader of the Yellow Turban Uprising? Or can he become a powerful party like Yuan Shao who seized the land of the four states?
I'm afraid that not only can't we do what these two losers do, but we can't even mix up a small role like the pioneer Liaohua, right?
"Don't despise the ancients! Don't take the soy sauce party lightly! Don't take the loser lightly! Xiao Yi secretly set three precepts for himself in his heart, and it was these three precepts that pulled Xiao Yi back from the line of death countless times in the future, and turned defeat into victory!
In the end, Zhang Yang named this cavalry unit 'Xuanjia Iron Cavalry', Xuanzhi, black also! Translated: The black iron cavalry, it seems that Zhang Yang intends to compete with the mighty Liaodong 'White Horse Yicong' in Gongsun Zhan's hand.
"Six soldiers, step up the time to practice martial arts, next year when the grass is yellow and the horse is fat, go out with the commander, and step on the Huns!" Zhang Yang drew his sword and ordered with a murderous final order.
"No! ……”