Chapter 30 The Red Flag of Tianwu Rises in the Nine Firmaments
The sky was overcast, and although you couldn't see the dark clouds coming from all over the sky, you could feel the smell of the rainy season in Jiangnan. The sedges in the wilderness swayed in the dreary wind, and the dark and swarthy waterhouses on the river in the distance were dimly lit, as if there were only those terrifying-looking huge warships, but no one to control them.
Ye Yingwu stood on that high platform, not knowing if this was a naturally formed mound, or the sealed soil of the emperor's tomb that had been forgotten, or the point of the famous general in ancient times. Wen Tianxiang and Xie Fang were like two thin but unshakable mountains, standing on Ye Yingwu's side on the left and right, letting the strong wind blow their sleeves.
Behind the slender and arrogant figures of the three realms is an offering table, on which is enshrined a holy decree that was sent a few hours ago. As for whether this holy decree came from the hands of the Emperor and Jia Yidao in Lin'an, or from the hands of a few restless old men on Jiangnan West Road, these three people who dominated the entire Xingguo Army were not interested in it.
As long as the words in the holy decree are beneficial to him, it is enough, so Ye Yingwu naturally thinks that the holy decree that sends charcoal in the snow really can't be true; And Wen Tianxiang naturally couldn't doubt that his most beloved master had done such a rebellious thing, and he didn't hesitate to believe it; As for Xie Fangde, this kid will not resist the will in the future, he can be said to be an expert in resisting the will, even if he opposes Ye Yingwu, he will not care, but fortunately, this kid is very knowledgeable, and after kneeling down, he nodded faster than Wen Tianxiang.
Thousands of sturdy and neat people from all over Jiangxi stood neatly under the high platform, and more than 100 war horses that had been collected with great difficulty were kept in captivity on one side of the high platform. The camp tent that has been set up spreads into the distance in this open space, and if you look down from the air, the whole camp seems to be a huge wing, blocking the wind in the north for the entire Yongxing County.
The Song Dynasty was a fire virtue and was still red, so it also called itself "Yan Song", so its military flags were all red, and the red flags were waving in the wind, so that Ye Yingwu always couldn't help but remember that there was also an army in his previous life, holding high the red flag and fearlessly going to the battlefield.
His eyes swept over the strong men in the front row, Ye Yingwu nodded quietly, not as weak and vulnerable as he imagined. In history, I am afraid that it is these heroes who stand like mountains, who still jumped up without hesitation and erected anti-flags in the midst of the Mongolian iron cavalry pressure, in order to continue the last crown of China.
Ye Yingwu firmly believed that the reason why the Southern Song Dynasty was defeated was not because its soldiers were not brave enough, but because this dynasty had first-class resources, second-rate soldiers, third-rate commanders and unpopular centers. Jia Rudao alone swayed between battle and surrender I don't know how many times, and during this period of time, the 150,000 troops stationed in Xiangyang could only watch the Mongol army gather more and more, and the northern naval division became stronger and stronger, and finally swallowed the 150,000 army completely.
Just look at the lifeless naval division camp in the distance, although it is only a detachment stationed in Wanghu, but its low combat effectiveness can be seen only from the surface, and I don't know if those ministers in the court are funny, and let an army general like Zhang Shijie happily command the naval army to fight, and he still does not repent after repeated defeats?
Anyway, it's not Ye Yingwu's turn to worry about these things now.
"Ahem." Ye Yingwu coughed lightly twice, although he was young, the official titles stacked on his head were enough to give an absolute shock to the thousands of elites below, including Yang Bao, who was not less tossed by Ye Yingwu because of his hanging, everyone subconsciously raised their chests and raised their heads, wanting to show their posture as an elite soldier.
"This official was ordered to pretend to rejuvenate the national army to know the affairs of the army, and appointed the regimental training envoy to preside over the training of the army," Ye Yingwu arched his hand in the direction of Lin'an in the southeast, and the strong wind blew his scarlet cloak, which was very stylish, "Although the army is a grass creation, the saint still has high hopes, and the princes in charge of Jiangnan West Road are also concerned about this." Now the imperial court has a decree, the new army is named 'Tianwu', and the affairs of the army are temporarily presided over by the official Xingguo Regiment training envoy, Tianwu Army Sixiang Commander Ye Yingwu, Xingguo Army General Judge Wen Tianxiang, and Xingguo Army Deputy Envoy Xie Fangde. ”
There's already a lot of uproar down there.
You must know that the strongest of all the armies in the early Song Dynasty was the Great Song Forbidden Army, and the strongest of the forbidden armies was the Upper Fourth Army, known as Zhuri, Tianwu, Longwei, and Shenwei. It's just that with the change of generations of emperors, the combat effectiveness of the Fourth Army has dropped sharply because it has not fought outside the country for a long time, so that when the Jin soldiers crossed the river and attacked, the Great Song Forbidden Army, known as the 800,000 forbidden army, actually retreated in Bianliang City and did not dare to move.
The Southern Song Dynasty forbidden army that was re-established after that was also vulnerable, and it was about to collapse in the battle of encircling and suppressing Yang Mo, and finally had to call Grandpa Yue back from the front line of resistance to Jin, so that he relied on the absolute superiority of Yue's army in all aspects to pacify the Dongting Shuikou.
After that, all the commanders of the forbidden army were demoted and transferred everywhere, and the Upper Fourth Army, which had suffered heavy losses, also disappeared with the death of the soldiers and the departure of the generals.
Now the imperial court has inexplicably re-taken out the name of the Fourth Army, which once belonged to the pride of the entire dynasty and was once the shame of the entire dynasty, and placed it on the head of a new army that had just been formed and did not know how effective it was, what did it mean?
Whether it is really entrusted with a heavy task, or a kind of self-abandonment, there has been an uproar under the high platform for a long time, but there is still no conclusion after all.
Ye Yingwu just quietly watched his future subordinates quarrel and complain. Xie Fangde behind him frowned, and wanted to take a step to stop these strong people who still violated the law, but he was grabbed by Wen Tianxiang on the side, Xie Fang looked at it in surprise, Wen Tianxiang just shook his head lightly and didn't say anything.
It wasn't until the voices in the audience somehow gradually subsided that Ye Yingwu coughed twice again to clear his throat, stepped on the upward protrusion on the edge of the high platform, and somehow there was an extra horsewhip in his hand, gently beating it in his hand. This sudden young envoy glanced at the audience casually, and said loudly:
"All said and done? After saying that, a certain sentence will say a few words, no matter what the Holy General Tianwu Army gives you and me, a certain only knows, from now on this is the banner that you and I will protect, and this is the belief that you and I will fight side by side until the sky is dark. Since all the faces have been lost to the Tianwu Army that once existed before, then you and I can't afford to lose any face in the future! Believe me, and I believe that those brothers who stand on your right and left, before and after, one day, we will stain this banner red with the blood of the enemy, and we will let the banner flutter forever in the land of my Great Song Dynasty! Let every Tartar be frightened, and let every Tartar remember that we are the Tianwu Army! ”
Ye Yingwu's voice did not fall, and the horsewhip in his hand had naturally swung down in the air!
Below is a deathly silence.
Then an earth-shattering shout erupted, and wave after wave of sound slapped on the high platform, and also slapped on Ye Yingwu, Wen Tianxiang, and Xie Fangde. The sound gradually transformed from the initial noise to the same slogan, and in an instant, it was as if the heavens and the earth were shouting for it, and all the clouds became soft.
"Ye Envoy-kun! Ye Zhijun! Ye Zhijun! ”
"Tianwu Army! Tianwu Army! Tianwu Army! ”
Wen Tianxiang silently closed his eyes, and Xie Fang had to open his mouth to look at everything in front of him.
The city behind him seemed to be resurrected all at once, and all the people rushed to the small city. In the distance, the lights of the sailor's camp were also lit up one by one in this wave.
The surging passion that erupted from thousands of people could not be understood by the two civil officials who were accustomed to the intrigue of officialdom, nor by the people who were waiting for the judgment of fate in the city, nor by those sailors who were arrogant and thought that Lao Tzu was the best in the world.
Where the red flag is, it is Tianwu, and it is this glorious Song Dynasty.
Everyone in the audience didn't care that those who were surprised by this could understand themselves, they just hoped that the young envoy who was still quietly watching them in the wind could understand and understand their still surging blood and unyielding arrogance.
And Ye Yingwu still quietly watched the strong men under the high stage raise their arms, shouting the name destined to go down in history and its founder, not knowing what he was thinking in his heart, perhaps, he was just surprised by the shouts of these thousands of people.
I don't know how long it took, Ye Yingwu pressed his hand down like the leader of later generations, as if he understood what this posture represented, and the sound of rolling straight towards Xiao Han finally gradually subsided. Ye Yingwu nodded slightly, at least this shows that these military men really recognize themselves, and they are not just washed out by the blood of the moment.
Wen Tianxiang took a step forward and took out a pile of already written confessions from his sleeve, and the moment the two met their eyes, Ye Yingwu, who could be regarded as having read countless people in later generations, was surprised to find that this national hero he admired had a hint of admiration and a hint of hesitation in his eyes, which were mixed with his original calm and tenacity to be more complex and elusive.
"This official appointed, Yun Cai Lieutenant (Zheng Qipin Meritorious) Jiang Hao is the commander of the front compartment of the fake Tianwu Army, Yun Cavalry Captain Zhang Cheng is the commander of the right compartment of the fake Tianwu Army, Yun Cavalry Captain Wang Jin is the commander of the left wing of the fake Tianwu Army, and Yang Bao, the commander of the Xuanjie Captain (Zheng Bapin Wu Sanguan) is the commander of the rear compartment of the Tianwu Army. The first three compartments each commanded 2,000 troops, and the rear compartment integrated a total of 800 troops of the officer's own soldiers, serving as the Chinese army, temporarily named 'Hundred Battles'. In addition, 500 heroes and brave men were selected in each compartment and a marquis of the horse army to form the Tianwu Army and the Horse Army, so as to enrich the middle army in the rear compartment.
In addition, Wu Cai Lieutenant (from the Seven Meritorious Deeds) Ma Tingyou was appointed as the Tianwu Army Duyu Hou Zhi to promote Changping affairs, and Wu Cavalry Captain Guo Chang was appointed as the deputy Du Yu Hou Zhi of the Tianwu Army to promote Changping Affairs and was Ma Tingyou's assistant. Ye Yingwu's voice echoed in the silent school field.
There was silence.
In addition to the rear compartment as a pro-army escort, its commander can only be thundered Yang Bao, the leader of Ye Yingwu's personal army, and the person in charge of grain and grass can only be Ma Tingyou and Guo Chang, who have dealt with food and salary, and the commanders of the other three main battle box armies are all "fake" words without exception, which means that these commanders who are still stunned may be removed and replaced by others at any time.
As if realizing the doubts mixed in his eyes, Ye Yingwu smiled, what he wanted was this effect, and he no longer concealed it at the moment, and continued to shout loudly: "After that, it may be a long or short training, and anyone who is discovered by me will have a chance to replace those guys who are not much different from you and become the commander of the vanguard." Of course, if the sky is not beautiful, and the Tartars from the north will force up tomorrow, then you can only be considered unlucky, so you can only follow a few boys. ”
Naturally, there was a burst of laughter below, and in the laughter, I don't know how many people secretly gritted their teeth, ready to fight for an official position that was impossible to get anywhere else. And Jiang Hao, Wang Jin and Zhang Cheng, who became the target of public criticism for a while, also glanced at each other and nodded, none of the three brothers can be replaced, otherwise they will become a real laughing stock!
Wen Tianxiang seemed to have struggled in his heart for a long time before he asked softly: "Envoy, is it a bit casual to agree so easily, after all, how can the position of the commander of this group of soldiers and horses be easily replaced?" No matter how foolish brother thinks about it, he feels that something is wrong. ”
Ye Yingwu glanced back at Wen Tianxiang and said lightly: "Now, what Senior Brother wants is a mainstay that has grown rapidly in the competition, or a group of rabble who have been slowly trained to the battlefield according to the law, and the generals are about to collapse at the last touch?" ”
After the "mainstay ・・・・・・" subconsciously said, Wen Tianxiang already knew it in his heart, so he had to sigh helplessly, Ye Yingwu was so arrogant, but he couldn't find out that there was even the slightest trace of selfishness, no matter how immoral his behavior was, how unconventional it was, it was for the continuation of the entire Huaxia dress.
"The foolish brother has been taught." There were mixed feelings in his heart, but Wen Tianxiang still bowed, silently retreated to the side, and inadvertently looked up, only to find that Xie Fangde was still standing quietly in the wind, with a faint smile on his face, and couldn't help but sigh secretly, his little junior brother who rose like a comet, his high-flying and domineering behaviors were very similar to Xie Fangde, who was high-spirited and angry in the independent court.
If Xie Fang was in Ye Yingwu's seat, maybe he would be even more crazy.
With a long sigh of relief, watching the commanders below, whether formal or assumed, return to the camp with their teams with various expressions, a big stone in Ye Yingwu's heart finally fell to the ground, of course, there were more big stones still hanging in his chest, so that he still had to walk on thin ice every step after that.
"Today, we are staying in the camp, and the two of you will go back to the city on your own. In the future, I am afraid that I will have to share weal and sorrow with these soldiers. Ye Yingwu stretched tiredly, and walked towards the inconspicuous camp under the high platform without looking back, leaving Wen Tianxiang and Xie Fang looking at each other.
I haven't had a formal training for a long time since the military training in college, and from the rush in Cixi City, I can conclude that my martial arts really need to be strengthened, otherwise how can I take the lead in the future in order to inspire the whole army to die and serve the death?