Chapter 82: Autumn Soldiers on the Battlefield
When Liu He sent his own soldier Yan Laosi to the military camp to deliver a message, Xiahoulan and Zhao Yun did not drink too much.
The first is that these two people drink really well, and the second is because of their personalities, they can always maintain restraint.
Zhao Yun was naturally happy when he saw his fellow villagers coming to vote, but he didn't show too much profligateness. On the contrary, in order to set an example for everyone, he tried his best to maintain a warm and joyful atmosphere, while not forgetting to remind everyone to drink less soju and eat more beef.
Zhao Yun reminded him like this, but Xian Yuyin's tooth hurt. In these years, beef is much more expensive than soju, and nearly 200 men are eating and munching together, and two cows are not enough to spoil it!
Xiahou Lan has a strong sense of discipline, he knows better than others that his group has been targeted by countless pairs of eyes from the moment they stepped into Jicheng. Some people are curious, some are concerned, some are unconvinced, and some are even waiting to see the brothers' jokes and mistakes.
Because of this, Xia Houlan constantly warned herself in her heart that she must not indulge, she must not smear her good brother Zhao Yun, and no matter what, she must show the ability and spirit of a true man.
After Yan Laosi found Zhao Yun and Xiahou Lan, he whispered a few words to them in his ear, and then turned around and left. Zhao Yun and Xia Houlan glanced at each other, and clearly saw a kind of excitement and expectation in each other's eyes!
There was nothing to do that day, and after the brothers who came from Zhending were full of wine and meat, they rested in the Bujun camp, Zhao Yun accompanied Xiahoulan to live in the camp at night, and did not return to the West Courtyard, Liu He took the mantra left by the "fairy sister", and recited and memorized it through gritted teeth.
Early in the morning of the second day, the battalions in the city received a notice that the eldest prince would invite the officials of the state and the representatives of the big clans in the city to come to the barracks at noon to observe and condole...... In short, it is a piece of chickens flying and dogs jumping, and there is no peace.
There is a large open space in the northwest corner of Jicheng, which is the place where the garrison in the city is used to point troops, and it is often used as a cavalry training ground in peacetime, which belongs to the territory under the jurisdiction of the subordinate.
Early in the morning, Xian Yufu received instructions from Liu He, asking him to hurry up and clean up the site, and to temporarily build some wooden sheds for guests to observe, and prepare some clean drinking water and food.
Although I don't understand why Gongzi wants to make such a big move on a whim, since Liu He has already put forward a request, Xian Yufu can't refuse, so he has to hurry up and confess, so as not to delay the business and be criticized.
Don't look at the eldest prince as a kind person, but he can train people in public, it is definitely ruthless, these days, several state officials have been unable to raise their heads by Liu He when they are deliberating.
According to Liu He's request, except for the 2,000 officers and soldiers who were on duty to guard the four gates, they did not have to come, and the rest of the cavalry and infantry troops rushed to the Daxiao field half an hour ahead of schedule under the leadership of their respective leaders.
In order to facilitate observation, the high platform facing south in the north of the Daxiao Field was reserved for the eldest prince and the officials in the state, a large area in the east was reserved for the cavalry, a large area in the west was reserved for the infantry, and a piece in the south was reserved for the newly formed Taifu Guards, as well as the Zhending team that had just arrived in Jixian County yesterday.
After the completion of the formations of the various armies, the carriage of the eldest prince appeared in the eyes of the soldiers on time at noon, and behind the carriage in which Liu He rode was a long convoy, in which sat Zhao Gai, who was not in the state, Qi Zhou, who was engaged in Gongsun Ji, who was engaged in Li Yan, and the patriarchs or representatives of more than a dozen big clans in the city.
Qi Zhou only returned to Jicheng this morning, and he went out to urge food this time, and he achieved remarkable results and showed good ability.
Many carriages came to the open field in front of the viewing platform, and the people sitting in the carriage came down one after another, and the three generals Xian Yufu, Xian Yuyin and Zhao Yun stepped forward to catch Liu He, and then hugged him and climbed the high platform together.
Liu He stood still on the platform, blowing the dry and cold wind of late autumn, raising his eyes to look at the soldiers in the audience with bright armor and swords and guns, and a wave of irrepressible pride and impulse suddenly surged in his heart.
Xian Yufu opened his mouth and asked, "Childe, everything is ready, do you want to start according to the plan?" ”
Liu He nodded and said, "Okay, we can start later!" Zilong, on behalf of me, sent a message to the sons and daughters in the audience, saying that those who performed well in today's drill will be rewarded and rewarded! ”
Zhao Yun on the side heard this, took a few steps forward, came to the front of Liu He, and then took a deep breath in his abdomen, and then opened his mouth to burst: "Childe has a saying, those who perform well in today's drill will be rewarded!" ”
"Childe has a saying, those who perform well in today's drill will be rewarded and rewarded......"
The empty school field echoed with Zhao Yun's majestic shout, and more than 6,000 people gathered from near to far in the audience, even the hundreds of people standing in the south farthest from the high platform could clearly hear Zhao Yun's voice.
Zhao Yun's shout was that he was full of dantian qi, and suddenly burst out with all his internal strength, if you talk about strength, I am afraid it is comparable to the roar of a fierce man in front of Dangyang Bridge.
Zhao Qi and the others, who were standing beside Liu He, were still annoyed by Zhao Yun's rude behavior when he walked in front of Liu He, but at this time they understood what Zhao Yun meant.
It's not that Zhao Yun doesn't understand etiquette, it's that he is afraid that after this explosion comes out, he will scare the weak people on the stage.
"Let's get started!" Liu He gave an order, and the big drums that were more than one person high on both sides of the high platform were beaten "dong dong".
After the drums were sounded three times, two hundred knights rushed out from the cavalry in the east, all of them riding black horses with tall black heads and wearing carved feathers, and rushed to the front of the stands with great momentum, and then showed the officials on the stage to charge, chisele, stab, and shoot according to the instructions of cavalry training.
Although it was only two hundred horsemen, it was still very terrifying when it really took action, not only the shouts of knights on horses, but also the neighing of horses, the rumbling of horses' hooves on the ground, and a lot of dust rolled up.
Liu He didn't understand the specific training content of the cavalry, and he had never seen a real cavalry battle, so he watched it very energetically at this time, and felt that the cavalry under Xian Yufu looked good, and it was not as unbearable as he imagined.
Zhao Yun has been training hard in the camp of Baimayi for half a year, and now he has a far better understanding of the training methods and tactics of the cavalry than Liu He, he looked at the movements of the cavalry under the stage with a calm face, but he was thinking about discussing with himself about the formation of an elite cavalry when Gongzi returned to Jixian.
"The two hundred cavalry under the stage, I'm afraid they are the most capable of the lieutenant, but compared with the white horse Yicong, there is still a significant gap! Judging from the actions of these soldiers who immediately shoot, sprint, and shoot, they still owe a little bit of indomitable and invincible spirit...... In any case, we must help Childe prepare a capable cavalry force as soon as possible! ”
The wonderful drill of the two hundred cavalry won the applause of the officials on the stage, and Liu He happily said to Xian Yufu: "The knights have worked hard, so they will give everyone ten catties of meat and two pieces of wine!" ”
In front of everyone, Xian Yufu couldn't ask where the wine and meat used for this reward came from, so he had to nod and take the order with a smiling face.
After the cavalry drill was over, another 400 infantry marched out from the western camp and marched in orderly steps to the middle of the field. I saw that among the 400 foot soldiers, the first 100 people were armed with spears, the next 100 people were holding halberds, the next 100 people were holding wooden shields in their left and Pu knives in their right hands, and the last 100 people were holding bows and crossbows. After they lined up their formation, they shouted "Kill-kill!" According to the usual training movements, swing halberds, stab spears, raise shields, split knives, and build bows......
Liu He is still watching with great interest, and he still can't see the ugliness in it, but the main purpose of his coming here today is to boost morale, not to find any faults, so he applauded on stage, anyway, the finale is still to come, and there will always be a time when everyone's eyes fall to the ground!
After the foot soldiers finished practicing, Liu He said to Xian Yuyin again: "The foot soldiers are also practicing very hard, so I will give everyone five catties of meat and a cup of wine!" ”
Although Xian Yuyin didn't know where the reward came from, he knew that Liu He had never said big things, so he also nodded and took orders.
Seeing that the warm-up performance was almost underway, Liu He cleared his throat and said: "Fang Cai Bengongzi watched the cavalry and infantry drills, and felt very satisfied, but I heard that the White Horse Yicong under the command of Gongsun Chan is known as the first in the world, and it just so happened that a group of brothers from Zhending came to serve yesterday, and many of them are working in the White Horse Yi camp, and today is just the right time to show it!" ”
Li Yan immediately said: "Childe, if it's just a simple display of marching in formation, I'm afraid it's a similar action, and it can't be seen that it is superior, so it's better to select some people and horses from the cavalry battalion and the Zhending heroes, and let them have a duel!" ”
Liu He nodded, turned his face to look at Xian Yufu and said, "I don't know if Xian Yudu Lieutenant dares to let your brothers fight?" ”
Xian Yufu thought to himself, isn't it just a group of recruits who have been mixed in the White Horse Camp for half a year, and they can really beat the cavalry under his command that has been trained for several years? So he said casually: "So better!" I want to see the power of the white horse. ”
"Good! That's it! Now go down and choose two hundred good horses, one hundred of them black and one hundred white, and prepare two hundred sets of armor and two hundred wooden spears for training, two hundred wooden bows for cavalry, and a number of arrows without iron clusters, the tips of which are painted with cinnabar and white ash. ”
Liu He explained to Xian Yufu in detail, and it seemed that he had already had a draft in his heart about how to compete between the two sides.
Because the wooden guns used for training and arrows without iron clusters were used, accidental deaths were basically avoided during the battle, and of course, if there was a fall from a horse and an arm and a sprained foot, it was not an accident. There are still people injured in normal training!