Ignoring Zhou Gong's rudeness over his own horse, during the march, Zhou Bian couldn't help but look back, only to see thousands of Luoyang troops extending for nearly two miles, and the invisible and flagless ones behind were the royal army. The pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info followed closely by his own carriage, in addition to the carriage of the young master, there were dozens of guards and Hu Ben led by Lu Buxing. Originally, Zhou Bian was still a little worried that this soldier wearing dozens of pounds of bronze armor would not be able to walk, but now it seems that he is more worried, people are not slower than Zhou Mi who is not wearing armor, it seems that this is really the elite of the royal army.

But at the back of the line was a different story. Although the royal army's number is small and the equipment is poor, it is high-spirited, and one by one it is walking neatly, even the head is also high, if it is not for the strong pressure of the officers, I am afraid that it will soon surpass the Luoyang soldiers in front. In stark contrast to this, the soldiers of Luoyang, all listless, the team is scattered, from time to time there are soldiers running to the side to fight the jungle, and some people are curious to look at the soldiers of Cheng Zhou who were forced to slow down by the commander behind them, perhaps thinking to themselves, how can they be soldiers in the royal family have such a high interest, but they soon knew that the royal family is so heavy on military merits, and the weight of rewards is far from being comparable to the rich Zhou Gong of Luoyang.

However, the three centurions of the royal family were serious, because they were all summoned by the king himself, and they knew the king's plan, which was different from the hope of ordinary soldiers for military exploits, and they also had a faint worry about the future, not that they did not believe in the king, but this move was too risky, but they had no choice, and the bloody nature of the soldiers also made them have an innate desire for adventure.

The chariot that Zhou Bian was sitting on was three meters wide if it was three meters wide with the current eyes, but it was only more than one meter long, so a total of three people could sit sideways on the carriage, with the coachman in the middle, Zhou Bian on the left, and Fan Yu on the right. As a noble child, Fan Yu can naturally ride in the same car with the king, and he also has the important responsibility of protecting the king. The three people in the car were all kneeling, the car was slightly limited and bumpy, so the comfort was not high, looking at Fan Yu who was nervously holding a halberd, and then looking back at the young master who was following behind, Zhou Bian couldn't help but smile and said, "You are really fighting tiger brothers, father and son soldiers!" ”

Because of the distance away, Fan Yu smiled and did not reply, it seems that he is also nervous, yes, the battle of thousands of people, the royal family is still participating for the first time in many years. The bored Zhou Bian looked into the distance again, only to see that Zhou Gong fell asleep in the car, sleeping with the ups and downs of the car, I really don't understand, he can actually sleep in such a bumpy car?

So Zhou Bian had no choice but to think about it himself, looking at the dozens of chariots in Luoyang following closely behind, Zhou Bian couldn't help but move. Chariots originated in the time of Emperor Xuanyuan, and were used in large-scale warfare in the Xia Dynasty, but it became the mainstream on the battlefield in the Zhou Dynasty. Although the chariot has many advantages, such as the impact of running, the soldier can shoot arrows on the move, and the chariot itself can rampage through the battlefield like a mobile fortress, but inevitably, the chariot is still submerged in the tide of history, for no other reason, it is the lighter and more effective cavalry to replace it. Thinking of this, Zhou Bian couldn't help but wonder again, why there was no cavalry at this time, it is said that riding on a horse is an extremely simple thing, and it is not difficult.

If he couldn't figure out why cavalry was not popular in this era, Zhou Bian would not have developed cavalry. When training soldiers in the past, Zhou Bian also thought about this problem, but Zhou Bian saw that the royal family had few horses, so he never mentioned it, but always took the lead on foot, but now the royal family is about to usher in a violent development, so this matter has to be paid attention to.

While thinking about it, Zhou Bian was suddenly interrupted by the sound of horses' hooves, and when he heard the sound, he saw a soldier on a horse running towards him on the road ahead. Hey, is this a cavalry? This is the first time Zhou Bian has seen someone riding a horse when he crossed over, so he couldn't help rubbing his eyes and looking carefully. When the man and the horse approached, Zhou Bian saw that the soldier was actually riding on the back of a bare horse, Zhou Bian couldn't help but be happy, no wonder there was no cavalry in this era, everyone wore open crotch pants, just sitting on horseback, how could it be comfortable with horse hair tied to the buttocks? Thinking of this, Zhou Bian couldn't help laughing, it turned out that it was because there was no saddle and stirrups, as long as those who had watched ancient war movies in later generations knew these two things, so inventing these two cross-era things was not the slightest difficulty for Zhou Bian, it seems that it is really possible to form a cavalry team that no one has in the future, haha, Zhou Bian couldn't help laughing, crossing is good, just like opening a cheat.

After laughing twice, Zhou Bian found that something was wrong, and greeted the suspicious gaze of the coachman next to him, Zhou Bian had to hold back his laughter, coughed lightly twice, no matter when, he couldn't get carried away.

When the knight ran to the chariot, he grabbed the reins, spun his horse, and turned back to keep pace with the chariot of Zhou Gong in front of him. This knight was obviously a spy sent out by Luoyang, and he shouted for a long time before waking Zhou Gong up. Fortunately, Zhou Gong's temper was still good, and he just rubbed his eyes after waking up, but Zhou Bian's expected scolding did not appear.

Knowing that this spy must have something important to report, Zhou Bian hurriedly leaned forward, only to hear the knight say loudly, "Lord, Gongyi's son-in-law class has learned that the lord is leading the army to come and is dismissing the people at the city gate, and it seems that he is going out of the city to fight." ”

"How far is this place from Gongyi?" Zhou Gong asked.

"There are only ten miles left, turn this mountain, and you can see Gongyi City." As he spoke, the spy pointed forward, and sure enough, a small hill in front of him blocked his view.

Gongyi's reaction was expected, if the army had not reacted at all if they had come so close, then I was afraid that Zhou Bian would have already touched it and captured Gongyi City.

"Revisit." Zhou Gong waved his hand impatiently and sent the knight away, while he made the coachman slow down and sit side by side with Zhou Bian.

I saw that Zhou Gong arched his hand casually and said, "King, Gongyi is not far ahead, and the King will be watching from the sidelines to see how the widow has made this immortal contribution for the king." ”

There was a thick disdain in his tone, but this was exactly what Zhou Bian wanted, I thought that the Zhou Guild would let the soldiers of the royal family be cannon fodder, but I didn't think that the arrogant Zhou Gong had no intention of doing so, but he saved himself a lot of trouble. So Zhou Bian couldn't help but rejoice, "I am about to learn from Duke Zhou, thank you Duke Zhou for showing compassion to the royal family." ”

Nodding, Zhou Gong suddenly felt full of spirit, waved his hand like a lifetime, and shouted loudly, "The whole army listens to the orders of the widows, speed up, and take Gongyi as soon as possible!" ”

The herald quickly passed the order, and the whole army rushed forward like a torrent over a steep slope.

Bypassing that small hill, the line of sight suddenly widened, and after a large open space, Gongyi City was indeed far away. A few miles away, a black city bathed in autumn sun, but it seems to be paved with a layer of golden light, and the north and south sides of the city are golden crops that cannot be seen at a glance, and it is no wonder that Gongyi has always been known as the granary of the royal family. If you come here and see the same crops in this city, you may sigh at the beauty of the harmony between human life and the natural environment, but Zhou Bian came to this time in a different mood.

Just because although they are far away, they can still clearly see that one group after another of soldiers are running out of the west gate of Gongyi in turn, and under the command of the commander, they have set up a phalanx outside the open space of the west gate.

The front team, which had just rounded the hill, had seen the enemy troops out of the city, so either out of habit or out of fear, they all raised their weapons in their hands, and made a posture of either wanting to rush forward or retreating, while at this time the rear army was still a few miles away, and was still rushing forward under the shouting of the officers, so they were caught in front and back, and there was a little confusion. Zhou Gong couldn't help frowning when he saw it, he was so embarrassed in front of the king, and Zhou Gong's face was not easy to look at, so he hurriedly ordered General Long to quickly straighten out the formation.

Fortunately, General Long is also a veteran who has experienced the battle formation, and he personally drove around the front and back, and the formation quickly returned to normal. Zhou Bian naturally despised it in his heart, if his own army was like this, he panicked first when he saw the enemy, then it was better to pull it back and train again, but from a distance, the Gongyi soldiers of the Gongzi class were also noisy and uneasy at this time, and they were in chaos.

The whole army of Zhou Gong and the king moved forward for a while, and when there were still two or three miles away from Gongyi, General Long ordered the whole army to stop, and one order after another was issued, and the entire Luoyang division was quickly mobilized, and it didn't take long for three large phalanxes to be formed, each phalanx was front of a row of chariots, behind the cars were men in armor, and then ordinary soldiers. In ancient times, when fighting a war, the two armies first set up a queue before meeting, and then advanced to the battlefield, which was to prevent the enemy from being scattered by the enemy without forming a good formation, so the speed of the marching state into a combat formation also reflected the discipline and combat ability of an army.

So seeing that the battle array was formed after a while, Zhou Gong couldn't help but show his color again, and looked at Zhou Bian, with pride clearly written in his eyes. At this time, the poor 600 people of the royal family were still running forward, and they wanted to pass through the battle formation in Luoyang to the back of the king, but they were blocked and did not let go, so they had to run around the circle to the very edge, so the rhythm was slower by more than half a beat.

The ordinary soldiers of the royal family were so anxious that their faces turned red, and they were despised by the Luoyang soldiers along the way, and they were blocked behind at this time, so they were naturally unconvinced, but they were suppressed by the three centurions, and the commander did not urge, so the six hundred or so people shook over and over, and it took half a day to shake to the side of the Luoyang soldiers and put on a small battle formation. In fact, he could have run faster, but Zhou Bian had deliberately explained that he was a little behind in front of Zhou Gong, so this scene deliberately appeared.

Duke Zhou, who didn't know the true strength of the royal family, was still touching the mustache he had just grown at this time, and suddenly heard the king laugh and said, "My royal soldiers really make Duke Zhou laugh!" ”

Only then did Duke Zhou come back to his senses, "It's okay, with my Luoyang soldiers, the royal family is worry-free." Command the whole army to march forward in formation! The latter sentence was said to the herald. So the three large formations, plus the small formations on one side, walked forward in unison.

One step, two steps, getting closer and closer to Gongyi City, seeing that he could already distinguish a soldier standing opposite, Zhou Bian's heart couldn't help but come up, the big war is about to begin!