Chapter 82: The Forbidden Army

The forbidden army was the main force of the Song Dynasty army, and in today's terms, it was the Central Army.

The soldiers of the forbidden army in the Song Dynasty implemented a conscription system, recruiting civilians from all over the country, or from the box army and township soldiers, and were directly controlled by the central political axe. The soldiers of the forbidden army of the Northern Song Dynasty had a tattooed character on their faces, and their social status was lower than that of ordinary people, and once they enlisted in the army, they served for life until they retired from old age and illness. During the Northern Song Dynasty, the number of forbidden troops once reached 800,000, and Lin Chong, the head of the sect in the Water Margin, was known as the head of the 800,000 forbidden army.

During the Southern Song Dynasty, due to the continuous wars, a large number of troops were stationed on the border everywhere, that is, the so-called border army or town border army, such as the Yangzhou army under the jurisdiction of Li Tingzhi, the rise of the border army replaced a large number of forbidden troops and became a regular army.

The forbidden army is divided into three sections: horse army, infantry army, and bow army, of which the infantry army is the mainstay, and the horse army is also small in number due to the scarcity of horses. The forbidden army is under the direct command of the Privy Council of the imperial court, and there are two deputy commanders in front of the palace in peacetime, and only in wartime will the post of commander in front of the palace be temporarily added, which is the highest general in the forbidden army with Fan Wenhu and Xia Gui.

In the imperial study, I took a cursory look at the information of the forbidden army, and then picked up the summary of the young man and read it in detail.

"This Wenzhang's summary is very comprehensive, and the classification of the troops is very good, I will consider it carefully and then discuss it with Wenzhang in detail." After reading it, I said, "Junshi, what do you think of the current forbidden army of our dynasty?" ”

Lu Xiufu said: "Your Majesty, since the minister served in the Ministry of War, he also has some understanding of this forbidden army, with all due respect, the forbidden army is far inferior to the Yangzhou border army, not to mention the Mongolian war horse, the minister thinks that it is even inferior to Wenzhang's young guard." ”

"How can you see such a difference?"

"Back to Your Majesty, for a long time, the forbidden army has been pampered and treated, and has never been baptized by war, plus the generals in the army have formed gangs, and only by taking refuge in Jia Nidao and others can they be promoted, otherwise they will be excluded at the least, and they will be driven out of the forbidden army at worst, and most of the middle and senior generals who remain are bent on how to please their bosses, and they have no intention of leading troops at all, resulting in the low-level soldiers also having no intention of training, and they are confused all day long."

"Ming said that I will go to the forbidden army camp to take a look, this forbidden army will be rectified sooner or later." I also know that the forbidden army at the end of the Song Dynasty was completely vulnerable in front of the Mongol iron cavalry.

Lu Xiufu was a little worried: "Your Majesty, the minister feels that Jia Rudao and others are uneasy and kind, so Your Majesty should bring more guards." ”

Wen Tianxiang also said: "Your Majesty, you are honest. ”

I smiled: "Junshi, Song Rui, you don't have to worry, although Jia Nidao controls the forbidden army, he does not dare to openly rebel, in the army, if Jia Rudao has different intentions, even if I bring a few hundred more people, it will not help." Ming said just let Lan Yu Shen Mo follow, oh, by the way, ask Wen Zhang to go too, and see the appearance of the 100,000 army. ”

The camp in the western suburbs of Lin'an is the core of the forbidden army, commonly known as the western camp, in which 30,000 horses are stationed, and the few horse troops in the forbidden army, the bow army are all here. The other two large battalions in the north and south were all infantry troops, with more than 20,000 people stationed in each camp.

Out of the Anxi City Gate, all the way forward is the western camp of the forbidden army.

"Your Majesty, five miles further is the western camp of the forbidden army, but the road ahead is still being repaired, and the carriage is difficult to move forward, can Your Majesty change to riding horses?" Coming to a long pavilion in the western suburbs, Jia Yidao seemed to be in a good mood and said.

"It's okay for me, it's just that the master is old, is it feasible?"

"Your Majesty, the old minister has also been in the army for several years, and this horseback riding technique has not been put down."

"Okay, the master should be old and strong, and I will not lag behind, come and prepare the horse."

Xiao Qi led a horse and said, "Official, please get on the horse." ”

Before I arrived at the barracks, Jia Rudao came to this hand, do you really think that I am still the prince Zhao Yu who is afraid of riding a horse?

Although I don't know much about equestrianism, my body can already surpass Zhao Yu several times. It's not that Zhao Yu doesn't know how to ride a horse, but he once fell off a horse, so he has always had palpitations. Of course Jia Yidao knows this, so he wants to give me a dismount.

After I got on the horse, I smiled and said, "Master, let's go." ”

Seeing that I was not afraid, Jia Rudao smiled and said, "Your Majesty be careful, the old minister is leading the way." ”

Yuan Jianxiao Qi followed left and right, and I grabbed the reins of the horse and slowly walked forward. The road under renovation is full of potholes, far more difficult to walk than the official road to Huiji, but these are the third section of the cultivation of Changquan, I have a lot of experience in the control of strength, thighs and calves, knees and feet work together, slightly raise the hips, lean forward, pull the reins, although I don't dare to let the horse run fast, at least the movements are already similar.

Wen Tianxiang, Lu Xiufu, Wen Zhang, and others also got on their horses and followed, followed by twenty imperial guards led by Lan Yu Shen Mo.

Even if it is an army with no combat effectiveness, tens of thousands of people are lined up in black pressure, which is quite shocking.

Entering the camp, dismounting and walking, Jia Rudao saw that I was still in good spirits, and his face was slightly surprised, and then he took Fan Wenhu, Xia Gui and other main generals of the forbidden army to accompany me to inspect the forbidden army. Jia Yidao's expression flashed, but he didn't know that he was in full view of me.

First of all, there are about 1,000 horse troops, this is the Xiaoxiong army, which is known as the ace of the horse army in the forbidden army, and it is the first time that I have inspected the army so closely.

This Xiaoxiong army looks tall and bright, with a horse chopping knife in each hand, but it is also majestic, and the horses are all horses, although they are riding on horses, they are also neat and tidy, plus the banner is displayed, in my opinion, it is quite imposing.

"Shichen, this Xiaoxiong army is very imposing."

"Your Majesty, this is the leader of my Chaoma army, and the first emperor will praise it every time he comes to review."

"Well, yes, it's worthy of being my big Song Jian'er."

Xia Jiangang, the commander of the Xiaoxiong Army, stepped forward a few steps and said, "Xiangye, please review." ”

Jia Rudao said angrily after hearing this: "You bastard thing, Your Majesty is here, what nonsense, of course, please ask Your Majesty to review." ”

Xiao Qi next to him, Wen Zhang and others were all furious, the emperor was here, how could they turn a blind eye?

I glanced at my eyes and signaled calm.

Xia Jiangang hurriedly knelt down to change his words, and said again: "Your Majesty forgives your sins, your subordinates don't know that Your Majesty is coming, please ask Your Majesty to review the Xiaoxiong Army." ”

Xia Gui in the back also said angrily: "If it is not unintentional, it must be beheaded." ”

"Those who don't know are not to blame." I saw that this Xia Jiangang did not have a sincere look of fear, and sneered.

Jia Rudao hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, this Xia Jiangang is Xia Gui's cousin, who has led the Xiaoxiong Army for ten years, and he is stupid, Your Majesty is not strange." ”

I said lightly: "Master, it's okay, let's continue." ”

Jia Rudao snorted at Xia Jiangang and said, "Bastard, Your Majesty forgives you, get up, go down and continue." ”

Xia Jiangang took a few steps back, turned around and got on his horse, raised his war knife, and said loudly: "Xia Jiangang, the commander of the Xiaoxiong Army of the Forbidden Army, led all the soldiers of the Xiaoxiong Army to ask the emperor to review. ”

As soon as the words fell, all the soldiers of the Xiaoxiong Army raised their swords and said in unison: "Long live the emperor, long live long live." ”

How loud the screams of these thousand people at the same time were, my heart also trembled, and I said in my heart, if Jia Rudao gave an order, my life would be suspended. Yuan Jian followed me inch by inch, saw me trembling, and said softly: "Your Majesty is panicking, the minister is here." ”

I'm not timid, but I feel my heart tremble in this kind of scene, and pure fragmentation is a natural reflection. I settled down, took a step forward, waved my right hand and said loudly: "Good boys of the Great Song Dynasty, I am proud of you, proud of you, I need you, the Great Song Dynasty needs you, you have worked hard." ”

"Hooray, hooray."

I waved my right hand and walked over with a smile on my face. Jia Rudao followed me expressionlessly, but Fan Wenhu was disappointed, and such a formation failed to scare the emperor.

Followed by about a thousand infantry troops, it can be seen from the banner that this team is called Xiongwu, belonging to the Forbidden Army Infantry Division, the same as the Xiaoxiong Army, all of them are burly, at a glance, you can see that this Xiongwu Army is also majestic.

"Your Majesty, this is the Infantry Army's ace Xiongwu Army." Jia Nidao introduced.

"Well, yes, Master, you are very competent as a privy envoy."

Jia Rudao smiled: "Don't dare to be." ”

I glanced at the rest of my eyes, and Jia Rudao seemed to be very praised by me, and his expression told me, of course, I Jia Rudao has a set of soldiers.

"Why should the master be humble, otherwise Meng Shuai will not recommend you to inherit his position."

"Your Majesty has won the award, and then it is the elite of the Forbidden Army's Bow Division, the cavalry army, I have a shortage of war horses, and there are fewer people who can be good at shooting on horses, and this cavalry and archery army still came from Meng Shuai in Sichuan with his ministers." Jia Rudao said with some pride.

"Really? That's a good soldier. ”

"Of course, Meng Shuai once had 3,000 cavalry and archery troops under him, but over the years, there are only a few hundred left." Speaking of this, Jia Rudao was also a little lonely.

The cavalry archery army is also all on war horses, the number is more majestic, Xiaoxiong is less, only about 600 people, it seems that our dynasty is good at riding and archery is indeed far inferior to Mongolia, fortunately there are city walls to defend, otherwise it is not its enemy in the field battle at all.