Chapter 062: Youzhou Iron Horse
Today's sky has finally begun to contain a faint dark cloud that the world has been waiting for, obscuring the warm winter sunshine and bringing a glimmer of hope for the coming year to this long-arid dynasty.
The light in the study with the doors and windows closed was slightly dim, and Wu Han could not fully see him in silence for a moment, and said, "Why did Ziyi ask this question?" ”
"It's not that I'm going to ask about this kind of boring topic, but ......"
Qin Shen said with a wry smile, and said bluntly with a helpless face: "But there are always people who say so." ”
Wu Han's eyes were burning with a listening look, waiting for him to continue to explain.
"Alas!" Qin Shen sighed deeply, moved his body slightly and put on a posture that he thought was the most comfortable, and then said sadly: "I am originally from Yuyang, but there are always people who feel doubts because of my accent, of course, I also know that I do have a slight difference from the local accent of Yuyang, but this is for another reason. ”
After speaking, he hesitated and struggled, and seemed to be very entangled in whether to say or not, until a moment later, he finally sighed helplessly and continued: "Don't hide it from my brother, in fact, the whole family of the younger brother hid in the deep mountains of Yuyang because of the avoidance of trouble, and for hundreds of years, the family has been living an almost isolated life, and only because of this that the accent has been repeatedly questioned by others." ”
Wu Han nodded as if he was not clear, straightened up and said: "Ziyi doesn't need to explain everything, I just want to know, does Ziyi have something to hope I can do for you?" ”
Qin Shen smiled embarrassedly and nodded, "Indeed, it's just ......"
"Between you and me, why be so polite." Wu Han did not hesitate to stop it quickly, and said bluntly: "What is the matter, Ziyi said that it doesn't matter." ”
Qin Shen bowed his head slightly, but lowered his head and pondered for a while, then raised his head and looked at him with a complicated expression, and said slowly: "If I say that there may be an embroidered messenger coming to the mansion to check in the near month, does my brother still want to know what I ask for?" ”
"Embroidered clothes?" Wu Han's brows furrowed slightly, and after being reconfirmed, his heart couldn't help but jump a few times, which was an extremely rare emotion for him.
People in the world often say that it is better to offend the emperor than to provoke embroidered clothes.
If you offend the emperor, there are always a few people who intercede for you for any other purpose, so as to get a glimmer of life, but when you get into embroidered clothes, it is a common thing to make a decision, and there is only one way to die.
This is the most mysterious and ruthless official office of the dynasty, and it is an existence that few people can easily dare to provoke.
After a moment of distraction, Wu Han calmed down and didn't answer him, but said neatly and calmly: "What does Ziyi want me to do?" ”
"I've never been gullible about people, but I know my brother is a man who can keep secrets." After some temptation, looking at his instantaneous changes, Qin Shen's heart was relieved, but thinking about how important and fatal the words he was about to say would be to him, he couldn't help but take another step forward in a conflicted mood.
He was also ashamed of this and extremely helpless.
There are very few people in this world who he can really trust, and now it is rare to meet his best friend, but he can't help but coerce him with despicable words, even in his own opinion, he despises himself a little.
But what can it be?
Qin Shen sighed secretly, a little annoyed with himself, but Wu Han nodded solemnly as if he didn't seem to hear the meaning of his words, so that he could rest assured.
Qin Shen hesitated for a moment, decided to hide something and looked at him, and said sincerely: "I hope that my brother can let a trustworthy person create a place in the deep mountains where Orion once lived. ”
He explained: "For hundreds of years, the grievances between the family and others have been broken early, but everyone has long been accustomed to that kind of life without fighting with the world and does not want to be disturbed. ”
The three of them talked and laughed for a while, and Gai Yan suddenly said: "Brother Ziyi led more than 1,000 light cavalry to guard the pass and killed more than 10,000 Huns, such a record is really no less than Huo Hu's 800 horsemen who rode deep into the grassland. ”
After speaking, he looked at him with a smile on his face full of anticipation.
Seeing that he actually compared himself to Huo Quai, Qin Shen suddenly blushed, and secretly scolded which ghost was in shame when he spread the rumors: "Brother Juqing praised it falsely, the rumors outside are really not true, what happened that day was also mentioned by the younger brother yesterday and heard it with the two brothers, it was purely a fluke, and it was the result of the soldiers' lives, otherwise it is not known whether the younger brother's ability can survive, and how dare he speak and give advice." ”
"Huh." Gai Yan leaned back with a dissatisfied expression, and then came to his senses: "Could it be that Brother Ziyi is worried that the foolish brother will steal the teacher?" Don't worry, it's always okay to just go and see. ”
Qin Shen was embarrassed, and hurriedly said: "It's not enough for the junior brother to listen to his brother's teachings, so why worry about stealing the teacher, but since Brother Juqing thinks so highly, then the younger brother is respectful and goes to see it for a long time, but when the junior brother asks you for advice, please don't think I'm noisy." ”
Gai Yan's wish was granted, and he waved his hand happily and smiled: "Brother Xian is too humble." ”
Qin Shen was no longer polite, and said suspiciously: "I don't know what kind of army my brother commands?" ”
Wu Han smiled and said: "Brother Ziyi doesn't know, Brother Juqing is in charge of the turquoise cavalry. ”
"Youzhou Assault?!" Qin Shen exclaimed.
The two were taken aback by his violent reaction, but nodded in confirmation.
Qin Shen looked at their expressions and knew that although the Tuqi was famous now, it was still not as good as the future generations or a few years later, so he smiled embarrassedly: "The younger brother often heard of the name of the Tuqi when he was in Wuquan, so he lost his temper for a while, the two brothers must not be strange, let's go, the younger brother is just going to have a long experience." ”
Seeing that he suddenly became so impatient at this moment, the two couldn't help but be stunned, and Gai Yan pouted: "What name?!" It's all covered like a. ”
Qin Shen and Wu Han knew that he was about to start venting his dissatisfaction with the preservation strength of the current place, so he hurriedly got up and ordered to prepare the horse.
The three of them left the Wu Mansion and marched towards the camp outside the city, and Gai Yan ordered the guards to go and assemble first.
And Qin Shen rode on horseback is sighing in his heart, Youzhou Cavalry, as long as you talk about cavalry, you can't fail to mention Youzhou Cavalry, it is the powerful cavalry of the Han Dynasty A few years later, it was the powerful cavalry of the Han Dynasty that made Liu Xiu famous all over the world, and it led to the later generations to describe the elite cavalry troops with cavalry for two thousand years.
He entered the camp full of anticipation, and the thousands of horsemen in the neat school field did not disappoint him, not to mention the strength of the people and horses, the armament alone stunned him.
All the cavalry in the eye are wearing iron armor to protect the chest, back, shoulders and knees and other important parts tightly, holding guns and halberds, square shields, waist crossbows, oblique swords, horses hanging bows, face and chest armor, the cavalry he led is even worse than the stepmother's stepmother compared with the other side.
"Ziyi? Ziyi ......"
"Huh?" Qin Shen came to his senses, and his Adam's apple rolled and he wondered: "This is a heavy ride?" ”
"Light Ride."
Qin Shen was almost shocked when he heard this, this time he was really speechless, he had always thought that the light cavalry of the Han Dynasty was the same as the cavalry he led, but he didn't expect the gap between the cavalry in different states and counties to be so big.
Gai Yan looked at his frightened and depressed appearance, and asked with concern: "Is there anything wrong with Brother Ziyi?" ”
Qin Shen fixed his mind and waved his hand to show that it was okay, and said with emotion: "Your state and county guards are really a big deal, I'm afraid this kind of armament is the only one in the whole world!" ”
"Huh?" Gai Yan glanced at him suspiciously, and explained: "The cavalry in the whole world is this kind of armament, even if there is a gap, it is not much different, is it not the cavalry led by Brother Ziyi?" ”
Qin Shen was stunned when he heard this.
He has been staying in Wuquan since the army, facing the poorly equipped Huns, and the knowledge known from later generations is that Huo Hu rode 800 elite cavalry deep into the grassland, Li Ling's 5,000 foot soldiers fought against 80,000 Hun cavalry, and Chen Tang shouted the heroic words that inspired the Central Plains for thousands of years.
The officers and men in the army are also full of the glory and heroism of the Han border army, no one has explained these to him, he has always thought that the Han army can rely on this kind of heroism with one enemy and five dependents, although he has doubts but has not thought deeply, after all, seeing is believing.
And he didn't expect that it happened to be what he saw in his eyes to deceive him, if he was asked to make a choice again at this moment, he would never lead a thousand five people to charge into battle, you must know that the cavalry at this time is not as stable as Mount Tai as in later generations, and the handover of short troops is not good, and their armor is still so poor, but he leads them......
Alas! So are they okay now?
He suddenly hated himself a little, and he was full of disdain, boredom, disgust, and even deep hatred for those high-level ghosts.
Listening to the light call that sounded again, Qin Shen secretly loosened his fist to restrain his thoughts, and laughed at himself: "Don't hide it from the two brothers, all my soldiers in Wuquan are wearing leather armor, and the cavalry is no exception, and the guns and halberds in their hands are no more than guns, halberds, bows and swords, not to mention that the horses are covered with leather armor on their faces and chests, compared to you, tsk...... It's simply an outcast in the army. ”
"This!" The two looked at each other.
"It's the unbearable things of intrigue again." Gai Yan was silent for a moment after saying it, sighed and suppressed the resentment in his heart, and patted him on the shoulder with his long arm and big hand: "Today, I won't wait to talk about these unpleasant things." ”
Qin Shen smiled lightly: "Brother Lao is concerned, but this kind of upper-level battle has nothing to do with us. ”
Seeing that he didn't take it to heart, Gai Yan also changed his face and said: "Actually, today's people are holding shields just because Brother Ziyi wants to pretend to be there, and they are usually suspended and rarely used, Brother Ziyi must know what the reason is, but I don't know if there is a way to solve it?" ”
"Horse ......" Qin Shen paused, thought for a moment and said bitterly: "Equestrian, in fact, the junior brother has been thinking about this problem, and there is no other way than to let the soldiers practice equestrianism, but ...... If there is another solution in the future, I will inform Brother Juqing immediately. ”
Gai Yan sighed: "It's not easy to practice equestrian skills, but the Huns and other people who grew up on horseback are still not enough, and we don't need to say more." ”
"There's always a way around it." Qin Shen was relieved, and then said: "Brother Juqing's cavalry lineup is clean, I don't know how much stronger than the junior brother's cavalry, I wonder if it can be demonstrated to open the eyes of the younger brother?" ”
"I was about to ask for some advice." Gai Yan also put down his mind and laughed.
Qin Shen smiled and bowed his hands, his mind had already flown to Wuquan, and now he just wanted to go back quickly.