Chapter 843: Heart to the Imperial Court
Waiting for Cai Huajun to go out and wait for the arrangement, Zhao Jin's expression became even more strict, staring at Ji Xiang and said: "From this moment on, Da Xiang, you come to take the horse team, and I will take charge of the other members of the personal guard, charge into battle, risk death to kill the enemy, Da Xiang, do you dare?" ”
It was the first time for Zhao Jin to ask like this, Ji Xiang was stunned for a moment, then his face turned red, he stood up and punched his chest with his fist, and said in a rough voice: "The life of the little brother is the eldest brother's, as long as the eldest brother gives the order, the little brother has nothing to dare to, and the little brother is not afraid of death."
These words made the atmosphere in the room suddenly tense, from the beginning to this time, although Zhao Jin did not relax, he was not impatient, he was completely in a state of confidence, but at this time he could feel very different.
"Is it because of these cannons?" Chen Huang opened his mouth and asked, everyone knows the reason, but he is the one who is qualified to speak.
Zhao Jin nodded and said: "This is the most important thing in this battle, if it is not handled well, we are in danger of collapse."
Chen Huang nodded in disbelief, Zhao Jin's judgment would not be wrong, this is the impression that has always been formed, but Chen Huang is very confident in Zhao Ziying's strength.
"This time it's all about the team."
After saying this, Zhao Jin took a deep breath, and then raised his voice slightly and said: "The first priority of the internal guard and Tanma now is to find out the location of the enemy's artillery, where it is in the barracks, where it will be placed after going into battle, and when the enemy brigade will be in battle.
Everyone listened to the order, and was just about to come out, but Zhao Jin said: "Detective riding a detective horse, the duty is to find out the enemy's news, let us know the situation on the battlefield, not to make meritorious contributions, they earn these heads have no effect on the overall situation, and they may fold themselves in, the fate of those Jianghu people is a warning, let the horse team don't have a hot head"
The official brigade was marching southward, and as the commander-in-chief, Lu Qin, the chief soldier of Baoding, rode his horse to the side of the road from time to time to observe the movement of his team, or beat his horse to move in front and rear of the brigade, and urged his troops to march.
When he was stopping on the side of the horse, a general who was in general uniform leaned over on horseback, stopped his horse and said: "General, the sons and daughters have cut the fifth level, and the little one and the general are coming."
The chief soldier Lu Qin is a standard military general, the whole person looks square, thick and abnormal, can do the position of the general soldier, naturally understand the various joints in the army, listening to the subordinates report the merits, but there is no trace of a smile on his face, just said indifferently: "The military situation is so urgent, this Shandong officialdom is not good to us, is it not enough trouble to do these useless things to kill good people and take credit?" ”
The general manager was full of smiles, and said again: "The general is smart, but the sons are also very cautious, how dare they deceive the general, the small ones have also been inspected, and the clothes and mounts of the thieves are also complete, and there is no falsehood." ”
Hearing this, a smile appeared on Lu Qin's face, killing good people must be attacking the people, innocent people don't have any armor and weapons and no mounts at night, if you can bring this over, it will definitely not be fake.
Cutting five levels before the battle, this is a good lottery, Lu Qin nodded approvingly, and said: "Good job, write down this battle exploits, and when the merits are rewarded, you will definitely not be disadvantaged." ”
The general joy of the response, set the horse to order, Baoding general soldier Lu Qin glanced at the team passing in front of him, Baoding soldiers and horses because they are located in the key place of Gyeonggi, the military department allocated less than elsewhere to pay some discounts, compared with other towns, Baoding soldier training is good, look at this march has the forest atmosphere of the army, I thought that Yang Guodong, the general soldier of Denglai, would allocate the old, weak, sick and disabled to deal with, but I didn't expect that they are all elite people, compared to Baoding soldiers and horses are not inferior at all, the two armies are one, which makes the general soldier Lu Qin full of confidence.
"It's a joke that this chaotic people and thieves are really funny, and they actually learn what detectives to ride and spy horses, but it turns out to be such a good thing, it is better to use it in one place."
"It's good that a bunch of ignorant people can understand something, and that they can send someone who can ride a horse out."
Behind the chief soldier Lu Qin, a close general of his cronies were all whispering, his words were full of contempt for the rebellious people of Xuzhou, and his tone was very relaxed, in their opinion, the cavalry was of course the best elite in the first army, and even the elite was so unbearable to the Shangguan army, not to mention the rest.
"Don't underestimate the enemy, you just see the fifth level, how can we count those who were shot and wounded, and there are still those who have not returned to the team." A man who was in a thousand general clothes said in a deep voice, he was beside Lu Qin, and he kept looking at his master's expression.
"Not to mention, there are really a few good bows and horses among these thieves, even the Tartars in the steppe," someone muttered.
"What's the matter, look at a few arrows, don't dare to put the right one in front of you"
"I didn't return to the team, these boys don't know where to go wild" This person was poked by the people around him halfway through speaking, and he immediately stopped talking.
"Regardless of whether the enemy soldiers are Tartars or rebellious people, this is a march and battle, and it should not be ignored, if anyone does not understand the rules, and the military aircraft is broken, and the military law is strictly handled" Hearing this, the general soldier Lu Qin turned his head, his face was full of strict expressions, and everyone bowed their heads on the horse to obey orders.
Whether there is sufficient food and salary supply, whether there is a full set of armor and equipment, whether there is systematic and frequent training, and whether there is the inheritance of rules and experience determine the strength of the soldiers and horses.
In the official army, only the cavalry can do this, this is the old foundation of the generals at all levels, their personal soldiers are often the cavalry, and they are also the most reliable, can rest assured to scatter the manpower, detective horses do not collect at night are also from it.
The salaries of ordinary soldiers are deducted, and the weapons are outdated, but the generals will ensure the supply of cavalry as much as possible, you must know that their personal guards can charge into battle, and they can also drive other soldiers and horses to charge into battle, and they can also guard the main general at a critical moment.
After all, it is not a small expense to buy horses, and they spend fodder to raise, so they should be trained to be the strongest, and in their minds, those cavalry who are fighting with their own family must be the most elite force in Xuzhou.
They didn't expect that many of the scouts scattered by Zhao Zi's battalion were attached to Xuzhou warriors, these people did not have the systematic training and complete equipment of the official cavalry, and they didn't even have so much experience in fighting on the battlefield.
Really encountered, may be able to rely on personal martial arts to gain the upper hand, but as long as it is not one-on-one, in the case of the number of people, Xuzhou martial artists will suffer, and one-on-one time to take advantage, by the other party into a crowded area, the scene of defeat appeared, now the two sides are getting closer and closer, and there are more and more collisions between detectives and horses, and there are more and more cases of suffering and dying.
A small number of elites like Cai Huajun will not make such mistakes, and the horse team of the Zhao Ziying camp strictly abides by the rules and regulations, mainly observing and spying, and is really chased before counterattacking.
However, those who can fight are all picked up and left, and those who can't fight have suffered losses, and the number of times has naturally given the officers and soldiers the impression they had before.
After observing the roadside for a while, the general soldier Lu Qin turned his horse back to the team, but in the distance, there was a cavalry dressed as a personal guard who came over, stopped a few steps away, hugged his fists on the horse and saluted, and said: "General, the people reported the news, saying that the Xuzhou thieves had pulled out the camp yesterday, and our army had already reported the matter, and it was the Xuzhou thieves who calculated the distance, and they were about to encounter around noon tomorrow." ”
Lu Qin's expression immediately became stern, and the generals behind him were also solemn, and Lu Qin asked in a deep voice: "The news is true, have the thieves divided their troops?" ”
"The news is indeed correct, our army has reported on the horses, and there is no sign of the division of the thieves' brigade."
The chief soldier Lu Qin ignored the report of the guards, but said with a smile: "Previously, it was also the people of Shandong who reported that there were more than 5,000 thieves in Xuzhou, and they would have been in the army for many years, but it was the first time to see the people who were so dedicated to the imperial court. ”
A close friend behind Lu Qin was smiling, and the chief soldier Lu Qin was immediately solemn and asked, "Have you ever found out the number of thieves?" ”
"Returning to the general, the number of thieves is around 5,000," the guard reported loudly.
When the officers and soldiers are stationed in a certain place, they have to bear part of the food and salaries, and they also have to raise strong men, and they will be heavily squeezed in terms of manpower and material resources, not to mention that the officers and soldiers have no scruples in acting from top to bottom, disturbing the localities, and having conflicts with the people in the localities, and the contradictions are even more serious.
The garrison of the imperial court has no good relationship with the place where it is located, and even with the local government is constantly at odds and full of contradictions. If it is a local soldier or horse, he is afraid of the feelings of the countryside and does not dare to be too unscrupulous, but once the troops are sent to other places, as a guest army, there will be no constraints, and the local people will definitely suffer from the scourge of poison, so the people everywhere have always been hostile to foreign officials and soldiers.
Lu Qin, the chief soldier of Baoding, naturally knew this joint, and before he came, he also restrained military discipline, and was also prepared to be hostile to the local people, and he never wanted to come to Shandong, but the real opponent was the government, which withheld grain and grass and asked for benefits, and all aspects were not convenient, while the local gentry and common people followed one after another, and some people contributed forcefully, which made it more convenient for the army to act.
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