Tong Guan, Tong Shumi, the inspector of the school, the palace of the former captain of the palace. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

The moment the holy decree was in hand, Tong Guan was truly in charge of all the soldiers and horses in the world, rather than the Privy Council in nominal control of the world's soldiers and horses.

On the streets of Tokyo, more than a dozen horses and dozens of soldiers passed quickly. Tong Guan sat in front of the palace and ordered more than 200,000 generals of the forbidden army in Tokyo.

Officials from the Privy Council also began to take over the treasury, checking the actual accounts and inventory.

The first thing Tong Guan has to do is to transfer people, the Tokyo Forbidden Army, it is natural to be slack in armaments, but there is no shortage of good players, the golden gunner Xu Ning is one of them, this is also a person that Zheng Zhi has before Tong Guan.

At this time, Xu Ning is naturally within the scope of extraction. There are also some teachers, a few marquis, a number of soldiers, and some royal attendants who are usually on duty.

Tong Guan wants 5,000 elites to go to Jiangnan, and the selection and transfer of soldiers is the errand of Xu Ning and others, and the military order will be assembled within tomorrow.

It's been a long time since the temple has seen such a military operation. For decades, most of the descendants of these proud soldiers and fierce generals who followed Taizu Taizong have also lost the inheritance of bravery. The Tokyo Forbidden Army has already been almost defeated, and the selection of twenty or thirty martial arts masters, and the selection of five thousand stronger soldiers, is already the limit of the Tokyo Forbidden Army.

Other soldiers, some of whom are good at craftsmanship, some of whom are coolies, some of whom are servants of the lower and lower generals, and the small servants of Gao Yu's family are all forbidden troops in Tokyo, and there are also those who farm land and grow vegetables, but there is no one who can fight.

There are more than 3,000 superior and inferior military horses in the front division of the palace, the tall and sturdy ones are usually used as the emperor's honor guard, and the slightly lower ones are called in the forbidden army.

barely managed to scrape together 5,000 men and horses, and the momentum was not bad. At least the armor is quite neat, there are many armor that are very well maintained, and they are still shining in the sun, and these well-maintained armors are usually used to support the façade around Zhao Ji, but at this time, it really comes in handy.

The rest of the people also have a pair of full-body armor, whether it is iron armor or leather iron armor, and the left and right are also fully equipped.

Tong Guan is naturally not a eunuch who doesn't know anything, at this time he is already a person who is proficient in marching and fighting.

The entire Privy Council and the front division of the palace, the people who really know about military affairs, and the people who actually operate and practice, turned out to be this chief officer, Captain Tong, who is still a eunuch, which is really ironic.

The military of the Great Song Dynasty also has some compatibility with Tong Guan, the chief officer, and it seems that they have been "castrated".

Early in the morning of the second day, Zheng Zhi practiced his spear several times and punched and kicked again. There was nothing to do in the morning, Zheng Zhi called Lao Hu to learn archery.

Although Zheng Zhi knows that archery is not an overnight effort, he will practice it when he has nothing to do.

Mi Zhenwu was also on the side.

The target was a hundred paces away, Zheng Zhi picked up the crossbow and aimed left and right.

Lao Hu pointed out on the side: "Xianggong, the first time to learn fine ejaculation, pay attention to the hands and eyes, calm and calm, after the diligence is to work day and night, with the fine ejaculation as the habitual ejaculation, pay attention to the feel and experience, you can shoot moving things." ”

Lao Hu's words were simple and concise, and Zheng Zhi also understood it. Zheng Zhi is at this stage of learning to shoot at the beginning, and the essentials of action are the same as gun shooting, but the difficulty of shooting is much greater. Gun shooting pays attention to three points and one line, but bow and crossbow shooting, a simple three points and one line will not work.

Shooting a crossbow at close range, simple aiming is fine, but long-distance is a parabola, and practice makes perfect. Practice makes perfect, that's experience and feel.

The theory, while simple, is nothing out of the ordinary. But Zheng Zhi shot a few arrows in a row, and he couldn't hit the target a hundred steps away. There was even an arrow that passed by the edge of the target, but it just couldn't shoot the feather arrow at the target.

Lao Hu saw the situation and said, "Wait a minute, I'll move the target forward." ”

After saying that, Lao Hu rushed over and moved the target forward twenty or thirty steps.

When Lao Hu Ben came back, Zheng Zhi shot a few more arrows, but he was able to hit one or two targets, although he couldn't hit the center of the circle, but he also stuck the feather arrow on the target.

After practicing for a while, Zheng Zhi put down the crossbow and said, "Old Hu, I haven't seen you shoot for a long time, you can try it." ”

Lao Hu naturally did not shirk pretentiously, took the crossbow, and ordered a soldier next to him to say a few words. The soldier rushed forward, just to move the target far away.

Lao Hu took Zheng Zhi's crossbow, stretched out his hand and pulled the bowstring a few times, looked at the target that was still moving in front of his head, and said with a smile: "Xianggong, your bow is really not bad, and it is also a rare good bow!" ”

It turns out that Lao Hu's repeated stretching of the bowstring is to try the strength of this bow, after all, it is not Lao Hu's own bow, so an experienced archer like Lao Hu must also have such a simple and familiar process.

"Haha... A bow is a good bow, but the person who uses it is not a good archer. Zheng Zhi also laughed at himself.

"Don't be discouraged, learn the bow with the minister, and over time, you will definitely be able to wear a hundred steps." Lao Hu said.

Zheng Zhi shook his head, although he also had confidence in his heart, as long as he practiced diligently, he could be a good shooter, but he also knew that he really couldn't practice archery with one mind, and he also quipped: "Twenty years later, let's see a certain hundred steps through Yang." Ha ha... ”

Lao Hu naturally understood Zheng Zhi's joke, and also smiled: "I, Lao Hu, don't know if I can live for 20 years, I'm afraid I won't see Xianggong walking through Yang in a hundred steps." ”

Zheng Zhi laughed and said nothing, and the military man who was moving the target on the opposite side rushed back.

Lao Hu raised his hand and shot, the feather arrow flew out, immediately pulled the bow and wound it, and then shot again.

Repeated five times, the five feathered arrows were shot out in an instant, and each one hit the bull's-eye accurately.

Zheng Zhi saw that Lao Hu had drawn his bow and shot arrows countless times, and he always praised it, this time he fired five arrows in a row, and almost all of them landed at the same point, so he was shocked again, and praised himself: "It's amazing, Lao Hu is amazing." ”

Lao Hu heard Zheng Zhi modestly, but he was a little embarrassed and said: "Xianggong has won the award, this hand is nothing, there are many people in the army who can do it, the target shooting actually can't see the technique, the shooting technique that can shoot the bull's-eye is only a small skill, and the person who enters the house is to shoot a living thing, and there is no false hair." To shoot live creatures is to pay attention to a sense of understanding and experience, and there are few people in the world who have this talent. ”

Zheng Zhi can naturally understand the theory of old nonsense, such as practicing guns in the army in the previous life is one thing, and those who shoot accurately may not necessarily be accurate when they hit fast-moving targets.

There is still a big difference between the two, the bow and crossbow are more difficult to operate than the rifle, and require more skill and experience, and even talent.

Zheng Zhi looked at Mi Zhenwu beside him, and said, "Mi Zhenwu, you can try it." ”

Mi Zhenwu listened to the words, and said modestly: "Master, the small one is far from Hu Dutou, and he has no face to show ugliness. ”

Zheng Zhi glanced at Mi Zhenwu again, and said with a smile: "You grew up on horseback since you were a child, and you must be proficient in riding and archery. ”

Dang Xiang people, rising in the desert grassland, have talent in their genes, Zheng Zhijian has too many party members, where would he believe Mi Zhenwu's modest words.

Hearing this, Lao Hu handed the crossbow in his hand to Mi Zhenwu. Mi Zhenwu took the crossbow, lowered his body and glanced at Zheng Zhi respectfully, also stretched the bowstring a few times, tried his strength, and then turned around and flew out with an arrow.

The feather arrow galloped instantly, shot into the target, but it was a dangerous target, Mi Zhenwu shook his head, and lowered his body and said: "Master, this crossbow is strong and powerful, and the power is great, but the bow is horizontal, and the villain's habit of shooting since childhood is different, so the operation is not satisfactory, and I hope that the master will forgive the sins, the small one has also practiced a lot recently, and after a while, it must be like an arm." ”

Zheng Zhiben was still a little disappointed, and after understanding Mi Zhenwu's words, he said: "Take a bow, you can shoot another arrow." ”

Crossbows and bows, although the principle is the same, are very different in terms of shooting skills and experience. The reason why the Han people invented the crossbow is also because the crossbow is better trained and operated, and the difficulty of aiming is relatively small, and the trajectory of the feather arrow flight is also easier to master.

The bow is different from the crossbow, and there are many more conditions that affect the shooting accuracy of the bow, not only in terms of angle, force, aiming, etc., but also in the coordination of the front and rear hands, as well as the position of the arrow tail on the bowstring. Even the aiming time of the bow should not be too long, otherwise it will affect the stability of the hand that draws the string. The crossbow is not affected by these conditions.

Therefore, the reason why the Han Dynasty was able to fight the Xiongnu for thousands of miles was also because the Han Dynasty army began to be equipped with a large number of crossbows, and a farmer could be trained to become a relatively qualified crossbowman within three months.

Waiting for the pro-soldier to take another bow, Mi Zhenwu took the longbow, pulled it slightly, it was a look of confidence, raised his hand to shoot, the speed of the feather arrow was obviously not as fast as just now, but it was full of precision, straight into the bull's-eye.

Zheng Zhi saw this situation and said suspiciously: "So, let me ask you, when fighting, do you think the crossbow is easier to use or the bow is more convenient?" ”

Zheng Zhi had never thought about this question before, and he had to think about it at this time, of course, everything is subject to the combat effectiveness of the battle, and naturally it is subject to Mi Zhenwu's opinion.

"Back to the master, according to the villain's opinion, in the short term, the bow is better than the crossbow, but in the long run, the crossbow is much more powerful than the bow, and it is easier to be accurate. Give the villain some more time, and the villain will definitely lead the clan to practice this crossbow well. Mi Zhenwu replied.

Zheng Zhi nodded, it seems that this crossbow is still stronger than the bow, and he is happy to see it, especially for farming people, the crossbow can also form combat effectiveness more quickly.

Wu Yong strode over, stepped forward and said, "Xianggong, the holy decree has come to Tokyo!" The envoy was waiting in the big tent, and the minister hurried to receive the order. ”

Wu Yong saw such a thing as a holy decree for the first time in his life, and he was a little inexplicably excited.

Zheng Zhi saw Wu Yong's excited words, smiled and said, "Let's go, let's see what the official family has to say." ”

If Zheng Zhi didn't interfere in the affairs of Liangshan, Wu Yongxing might be able to see what the Holy Decree looked like. But at this time, Wu Yong obviously saw such a thing as a holy decree for the first time. For thousands of years, the holy decree has always been revered, especially for scholars, as long as they enter school and know how to read, there is a concept engraved in their hearts: loyalty to the king, love the people, and serve the country.

Learn literature and martial arts, and sell goods to the emperor's family. From the very beginning of the study, this philosophy has been running throughout. Naturally, it is also deeply hidden in Wu's heart, which is also the reason why Wu Yong does not object to Song Jiang's recruitment. Of course, this is also one of the reasons why Zheng Zhizhi persuaded Wu Yong to work for him.

For example, Li Gang, Zhou Duwen, and Wu Yong are the kind of ideas buried deep in the hearts of these scholars, such as the idea that the Great Song Dynasty controlled the entire society. Maybe it will become some obstacle for Zheng Zhi in the future.