Chapter 41: The Marriage Contract
The so-called Tabai is the scout cavalry, the pioneer of the army. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
In wartime, there are three responsibilities on your shoulders. First, search and explore the way to prevent the enemy from ambushing; Second, to find out the enemy's situation, cruising and vigilance; Three, lightning raids.
If it is compared, it is equivalent to the special forces of later generations. It's just that this unit is heavily armed. It is similar to Germany's mechanized and motorized army group during World War II.
To be able to become the leader of an army, you need to have a strong bow, ride a fierce horse, and when necessary, you must first enter the battle, and your martial arts must be extremely strong. In ancient times, this was simply a standard technical corps.
I saw that the three hundred horsemen were all in iron armor, holding a horse lance in their hands, carrying a hand knife at their waists, and carrying a hard bow on their backs. There are also axes, bones, thistles, ropes, and unrope rides hanging from the saddle. One man and two horses, armed to the teeth.
Everyone stood on the ground, lined up in a neat formation, no one spoke, and a murderous aura rose into the sky.
Although there are not many people in this team, the equipment is expensive, and most of the soldiers are veterans of the Western Army in a hundred battles, which is the essence of Li Chengjun's essence. When he fought with Liu Guangshi at the beginning, Li Cheng repeatedly led this army to raid the banner of the Huaixi Army, which made Uncle Liu Ping feel furious when he saw Li Chengcheng.
Now, Li Cheng can be said to have handed over the most valuable belongings at hand to Chen Lanruo and Wang Shen.
There are still dark clouds in the sky, and the devil knows when it will rain again. If there are a few more rainstorms like the one a few days ago, maybe the lake will rise. Time was of the essence and there was no room for delay, and at dawn the next day after the military meeting, the troops were deployed.
The weather had completely cooled down, and in the faint morning light, three hundred majestic athletes and six hundred tall horses stood solemnly, and the white gas spit out from their mouths and noses was connected overhead.
One after another, the red flags were waving and the armor was blaring.
is so powerful, this is the first time Wang Shen has seen Li Cheng's cavalry assembled. Seeing their iron armor from head to toe, and seeing this metal unit, I suddenly felt like I couldn't breathe.
There are only 300 people, and it's so terrible. But I don't know what the situation was when the 3,000 Shengjie heavy cavalry and 3,000 Baiqi cavalry of the Western Army gathered.
In the north, the Jurchens had tens of thousands of elite horsemen, as well as the legendary Iron Floating Tu, which was also covered in steel, once it appeared on the battlefield. Thousands of troops, overwhelming, who can resist it?
Behind Wang Shen was followed by the group of brothers in the baggage battalion, these people used to belong to the second-line troops of the Huaixi Army, and many of them had never been on the battlefield before coming to Pingyuan Town, let alone seen the iron cavalry of the Western Army of the Great Song Dynasty. Seeing the group of sturdy killing machines in front of them, and recalling the situation when they slaughtered the Jinan Army's foot soldiers, they were so shocked that they couldn't say a word.
No wonder Taiwei Liu has suffered so many defeats at the hands of others.
After accepting Zhao'an, the non-commissioned officers of the baggage battalion were all released from their prisons by Li Cheng and placed in tents, and the officers also had separate residences.
Wang Shen went out with Chen Lanruo this time, and he also got two war horses, one for riding, and the other for carrying armor, weapons, and supplies. Li Cheng is expected to take two days to reach Anhe for this sortie, and the dry food has already been prepared, and it will not be used much, but the war horse has a lot of horse material, which is enough to fill a big bag. It is said that the supply of one war horse was enough to equip seven infantrymen. The daily consumption of these 600 war horses is a huge amount, plus the tens of thousands of horses on hand, you can imagine the huge economic pressure that Li Chengjun is facing.
Li Yu was wrapped in 100,000 coercions, walking all the way and eating all the way like locusts, and the places he passed through were really not a single crop. Sizhou is too small, how can it feed so many soldiers and horses. In fact, even if Li Tianwang was not recruited, the two armies would also fight back, which was also the reason why Wang Shen proposed to Liu Guangshi to exterminate the Jinan army in front of Li Cheng, and he also grasped this point - the economic base determines the superstructure, and in troubled times, everything is a naked law of the jungle.
An Niang found a set of rope armor from the treasury and put it on Wang Shen. There are a lot of treasures in Liu Guangshi's mansion, armor and weapons are piled up, but most of them have been damaged into parts. The same is true of this rope armor, I heard that Wang Shen was about to go on an expedition, An Niang cut the hair of a few soldiers, kneaded it into a rope, and strung the scattered iron cables together overnight, and finally got it done at dawn.
Because she didn't sleep all night, An Niang's eyes were red, but she didn't say a word, and only fastened a few straps behind Suo Zijia quickly.
Then, he lifted a pair of armor and was about to buckle it on Wang Shen's head.
From beginning to end, she didn't say a word, and her expression seemed to be very sad.
Wang Shen didn't understand why she was like this, so he had nothing to say: "Anniang, the weather is still hot, you wear two sets of armor for me, is this going to heat me to death?" ”
An Niang still didn't speak, but only tugged hard at the belt on the ribs of the armor, which made Wang Shen a little breathless.
However, Yue Yun next to him was a little impatient, and shouted: "Tell you to wear armor, just wear it, what is Luo?" Do you really think that you are a battlefield warrior and have the courage of ten thousand people? Actually, your martial arts are very loose. The master is not in good health, if it is usual, even if he ties one hand, he can put you over in one move. Suozi armor only protects against knives and arrows, but it can't prevent hammers, bones, and flails, so you need to cover another piece of armor outside. Sister, this is also for your good, what do you know? ”
"Ying Xiang, your body seems to be much better." Wang Shen glanced at him, the child was still skinny, but his face was already ruddy. Twelve-year-olds, recovery is so fast. first got dysentery, and then was beaten by a series of internal injuries, but he slept for two days and was alive again.
"What's the matter with you?" Yue Yun felt extremely disgusted with Wang Shen and rolled his eyes.
Not fighting with a child, Wang Shen smiled and tidied up the armor on his body. Turning his head to An Niang, he said: "Little lady An, I, Lu Yuhou and Gu Dutou are officers of the Huaixi Army, and we have obtained the military order of Captain Liu, and we are responsible for liaison and communication in Li Cheng's army. You and Ying Xiang are not from the Huaixi Army, I already told Li Tianwang yesterday, and he also promised to let your sister and brother leave. When you wait for Ying Xiang to get better, go to Yangzhou, maybe you can find your mother over there." ”
Yue Yun and An Niang ran away from home and wanted to bring their mother back to their hometown, Wang Shen had already heard from An Niang before. The elopement of his wife with someone is an eternal pain in the heart of the great hero Yue Fei and the biggest shame of the Yue family. This incident was also written into the history books, and later, Yue Fei's grandson did not hide it when he recorded his grandfather's deeds.
As a modern person, Wang Shen naturally knew that An Niang and Yue Yun's mother was now in Han Shizhong's army, married to a low-level officer. After Han Shizhong pacified the rebellion of Liu and Miao, he should be stationed in Yangzhou and Jiankang, and the two sisters and brothers could find it as long as they went south.
Of course, it's not good for him to tell An Niangming about this, otherwise he won't be able to explain it clearly.
An Niang shook her head, but still didn't speak.
Wang Shen was a little anxious, frowned, and said, "What are you doing here, is it interesting?" I'm going out to fight, and if I can win, I won't be able to come back. By the way, in case there is a bad one, can you set up a tablet for me at home, burn a pillar of incense and burn a few pieces of paper during the New Year's holidays? "Yes, when I was in Pingyuan Town, I used two hundred crossbowmen to carry Li Yu's 10,000 former army, but I was surrounded by people and had to fight hard. One is that they used their tactics properly, and the other is that they are lucky, which allows everyone to be saved.
Anything can happen on the battlefield. Not to mention whether this battle is won or lost, even if it is won, he may hit a stray arrow and hang up on the spot.
Who can say clearly about luck, and I don't know if I am the protagonist of the next story.
After that big battle, Wang Shen didn't know how many injuries he had on his body, and now they were all scabbed, and he itched badly at night.
This time, in front of Li Cheng, he proposed to cross the Hongshuize Lake to raid Li Yu's army, and Wang Shen was also indiscriminately offering advice at a critical juncture, and the ghost knew if there was a road in the lake and whether he could walk. If it really doesn't work, and the fighter plane is delayed, it will be subject to military law.
In troubled times, people's lives are like grass, so are the people, and so are ordinary soldiers and petty officers. If you want to be safe, you have to at least get mixed up to the level of one army command!
Suddenly, An Niang shouted: "I don't want to listen, I don't want to listen, I want you to come back alive." Tears flowed down, and she pushed Wang Shen violently: "You get out, you get out!" I'll never see you again. ”
With that, he covered his mouth and ran away.
Her voice was hoarse, and she couldn't see her gentle and gentle appearance, but her strength was so great when she was angry.
"Daus, take care all the way." Lu Can smiled bitterly and arched his hand.
Everyone also bowed their hands at the same time: "General Wang, take care." ”
Wang Shen also smiled bitterly, "Brothers, take care too. "Say goodbye to everyone, and just about to get on the horse.
Yue Yun grabbed the reins and looked at him fiercely: "How old are you this year?" ”
Wang Shenzhang Er King Kong was puzzled: "I'm twenty-seven years old, what's wrong?" ”
"Is there a lady in the family?"
"I'm a homeless person, where can a woman look down on me, what's wrong, you check my household registration?"
Yue Yuan continued to ask: "Wang Shen, you are twenty-seven years old and have not yet married, is there something wrong with you?" ”
Wang Shen was embarrassed, yes, the ancients got married early. For example, the unruly Yue Yunyue master in front of him seems to have become a relative at the age of thirteen or fourteen in real history. Fengbo Pavilion was only eighteen years old when he was killed, and he had two sons and a daughter.
My Wang Daosi is twenty-seven years old and has not yet married, and in the eyes of the ancients, he is a freak.
Not only Yue Yun, but the others also looked at Wang Shen's gaze strangely.
Wang Shen was annoyed in his heart: "A certain body is strong and healthy, and it is normal. ”
"That's good, when I come back after living for a while, when I finish doing that, you can ask the matchmaker to go to my house to hire!" Yue Yuan shouted: "Since you are interested in my sister, why do you only care about flirting, saying crazy words and deceiving people, but you don't talk about business." You give me some care, my lord's iron fist can't spare you. ”
As he spoke, he clenched his fists fiercely. I was probably too excited, and the injuries that affected my body caused me to cough violently, until I was covered with hot sweat and my face was red.
"So that's what happened, are you okay?"
Yue Yun coughed so much that his nose was bleeding, and he said angrily, "No...... No, you don't have to worry about it, you can't die. ”
"Forget it, you're so sick and recuperating, don't talk." Wang Shen also likes An Niang in his heart, and sighed: "Now that the soldiers are in a hurry, can we talk about anything else?" After this while, I'm still alive, and when I settle down, I know what to do. ”
After speaking, he raised his voice and said to An Niang in the distance: "An Niang, if Qing is interested, Wang will live and die." ”
When An Niang heard her brother talk about her marriage, she was so ashamed that her face was flushed, but at this moment she cried loudly.
Gu Lie suddenly laughed: "Okay, okay, this thief world, everyone has passed today and has no tomorrow." When Dao Si gets married in the future, I will also have to please drink wine...... Ouch, I'm so dizzy. No, no, how is the ground under my feet spinning. ”
His concussion was still severe, and he started retching again.
Everyone burst out laughing.
At this moment, a long lance came and slapped on Yue Yun's arm with a snap.
Yue Yun's skin was coarse and rough, and he didn't feel pain, but his voice was extremely crisp.
"You!" Yue Yun turned his head angrily.
saw Chen Lanruo standing next to him on a horseback in full clothes, and said coldly: "What, not convinced?" ”
Yue Yun said word by word: "Naturally dissatisfied, cough, cough...... Ahem......"
"Ying Xiang." Wang Shen hurriedly drank Yue Yun, and arched his hand to Chen Lanruo: "General Chen, it's time for us to go." ”
Chen Lanruo snorted coldly: "Wang Shen, you have just parted from life and death, is it possible that this way will not work?" Only my father-in-law believes that you, a guy who has oil in your mouth, must not deceive me. I remind you that this journey is with me, and you are not allowed to leave. Otherwise, don't blame me for the ruthlessness of military law. ”
Wang Shen rode up and followed: "How dare I coax the Heavenly King?" He had a feeling that this woman would be very cautious about his bad feelings. I don't know where I offended her, I cut off her horse's head that day, in the battle array, you live and die, do your best, who is to blame?
It doesn't make sense!
Anyway, I'd better be careful along the way.
Looking back at An Niang again, the red flag was waving over there, under the flagpole, An Niang held Yue Yun's shoulder with one hand, covered her small mouth with the other, and couldn't stop crying.
How can this strong woman be so weak today, does she still need Grandpa Yue's genes in her body?
However, Yue Yunyue Yingxiang was very impatient, and he couldn't stop complaining to Sister A.
The war horse roared forward, the yellow dust was rolling, and the figures of An Niang, Yue Yun and Lu Can were getting smaller and smaller, and they were gradually submerged in smoke and dust, and only the red flag was still flying. But he knew that there was a woman under the flaming banner who was waiting for her to return safely.
The adobe houses, gray tents, fences, horsebacks, watchtowers, and arrow towers, a picture of the classical battlefield, have turned yellow and brittle in the years.
However, when it was washed by hazy tears, it became clear.
And I, on the other hand, have become the person in the painting.
Traveling here for 12 days is like a big dream.
And I've got a concern.
With care, with people who really need to be protected, everything becomes real.
Wang Shen turned his head sharply to look at the road ahead, Hongxue Lake was green, it was a sea of grass in early autumn.
He wiped his eyes and let out a long howl: Live, win!