It is said that He Taiping, the commander of the unified army, received the holy decree and immediately ordered the exercise to begin. Under the platform, a series of three cannons sounded, drums and horns sounded in unison, the thirty-eight camp gates on both sides were wide open, and the horse team took the lead and slowly came out; When they reached the limit, there was a sound of gold, and they all closed it together.

I saw the three-way drum, the yellow flag on the stage was unfurled, and the horse army stood on the first floor; The red flag is displayed, and the artillery team stands on the second floor; The blue flag is unfurled, and the crossbow team stands on the third floor; The black flag is unfurled, and the sword team stands on the fourth floor; The white flag was unfurled, and the pikes stood on the fifth floor. Fierce and majestic.

400,000 soldiers and horses made a total of five layers, and the flags fluttered. Behind that array, there were many big soldiers, all of whom were the generals of each battalion pressing the formation, standing on the hall in unison, just waiting for the order to come down. I saw that the yellow flag suddenly parted, and the horses and troops scattered and withdrew, and went around the back of the great array, revealing their cannons; With a trumpet cannon, the red flag pressed down, the war drums behind the battle were urged, and the guns and cannons in front of the battle were fired in unison. The sound was like a landslide.

The cannons and other firearms were actually only available in the late Song and Yuan dynasties, and they had been used in the military, especially in the Yuan and Qing dynasties. In the past, although there was sulfur flame nitrate, they did not know how to make gunpowder.

"Gezhi Jingyuan" said that Lu Wang made a big gun, that is, the prototype of artillery, but some people refuted it, as for the truth or falsehood, it is not particularly clear, but the Chinese took the lead in using gunpowder This is true.

If it was made by Lu Wang, why didn't the countless battle formations in the Spring and Autumn Period appear once? So it's not very credible. All kinds of weapons in "Liutao", such as Tianhuang, Feilou, Cloud Ladder, etc., are all mentioned, but there is no information about firecrackers and cannons?

At this time, the officer and army finished firing a burst of artillery, and the large array moved to the second advance; According to the order, another burst of artillery was fired, and the large array moved to the third advance. The narrative was cut short, and the company was moved to the ninth in, and nine artillery formations were placed.

When the ninth advance was reached, the red flag swept to the ground and was erected, only to see the letter cannon flying, the drums and horns in the formation sounding in unison, and the guns and artillery men handed over the chain of guns and cannons according to the chain of steps, ping pong, as if tens of thousands of thunderbolts exploded together, shaking the ground in the teaching field a little.

At this time, Ming Jin screamed, and they all stopped together, silent, well-trained, and made people smack their tongues. The red flag swept again, the cannon did not move, and the serial guns rolled up, until the smoke and dust were blocked, and the electric flames in the black smoke shot indiscriminately. The 200,000 heavenly soldiers were wrapped in smoke, and a single figure was seen there. As soon as the red flag flicked, the shotguns retreated.

I saw that the blue flag was erected, and the crossbowmen rushed out into the smoke, and ten thousand crossbows were fired in unison, and the arrows were like a rain of flying locusts. The letter cannon under the stage was urged, the black and white flags were raised, and the spears were killed together with the knives and cards. The yellow flag rose again, and the Ma army was divided into two wings and copied out of front of the formation, fighting against each other. The guns and artillery went to ambush the two sides, and there was a sound of shock, and the horse army was scattered on both sides.

The five-color general flag was polished on the platform, a gong sounded, the victory drum was beaten, the cannons, bird guns, bows and crossbows, swords and cards, and spears were all contained, and each returned to the army, and set up eight square camps together. Blowing and shouting, in order, slowly returned to the camp, and the camp gates were closed. The middle door of the imperial camp is wide open, and the dragon and phoenix honor guard is set up inside, Huang Yue is white, and you can listen to the sheng Xiao wind music, playing fine music, the fairy sound is loud and melodious. Suddenly, the gate of the camp was closed again, and there was a series of cannons in the imperial camp.

At this moment, there was a sudden shout, the sea covered the river, and the soldiers and horses of the 28th battalion flew out with the banner, protecting the imperial camp, tumbling and rolling into a large phalanx. There was a trumpet cannon in the imperial camp, and those cannons and bird guns scraped and thorned from the northeast to the southwest, and the flowing water rushed over, and the sound rolled into the mountains on all sides.

Immediately after that, another trumpet cannon was still coming from the southwest to the northeast. In this way, three turns, shouting in unison, the war drums sounded in unison, and they still returned to the place where they took over at the beginning, and the team stood neatly. The eight big villages of the imperial camp are gone, and a big red gorilla flag is forked in the middle of the teaching field, on which are written the four big golden characters of "The world is peaceful".

The point will be drawn up and down the stage to blow the corners, and play the music of the four seas in unison. I saw the flag fluttering, the spring breeze rippling, the whip knocking on the golden stirrup, and the grass lining the horse's hooves.

He Taiping saw it really on the stage, nodded incessantly, and then ordered the drill to drill the dragon and tiger miscellaneous formation, the cloud ladder technique, that is, the drill of arranging troops and attacking the city.

Under the order, a horse flew by the wall, and a general held a yellow flag, shouted, and said: "Holy decree! ”

Suddenly, several ministers of the interior came in on horsebacks and with yellow burdens, and the ministers went to the palace and read the holy decree: "The harem gives birth to a prince, and the drill will be suspended for three days." The purpose is to be exempted, and the unmanipulated array is exempted. Issued by Cai Jing's decree. The ministers of the ministers, from the third grade or above, were ordered to go to the Dragon Fu Palace to give a feast. The generals of each battalion and the military academy, the Privy Council and the second department of the household soldiers, are waiting for the order to be rewarded. ”

After the decree was read, the ministers followed closely to receive the decree and thanked him, and the ministers of the interior returned first. Cai Jing waited for the law to drive back to Luan. The emperor's guard of honor was arranged, and after He Taiping and Gao Yu paid their orders, Cai Jing and others still accompanied them. Immediately after, nine cannons rumbled, the bell in the hall rang and agitated, and the emperor's law drove off.

In front of the hall and the general platform, the drums in the army played in unison, and the 200,000 heavenly soldiers were still prostrate and sent off; The officials in front of the emperor were enshrined, and they all drove out. According to the nine sounds of the cannon on the side of the wall, the emperor's dragon drove out of the teaching field, and the officers and soldiers shouted long live and stood up. He Taiping's herald was issued, only to hear a shout of shaking the earth, the three cannons under the stage, the golden drums sounded in unison, the drum music was noisy, and the "General's Victory Order" was played.

Although the drill was not completely completed, it was still very successful, not only Emperor Daojun was satisfied, but He Taiping, who led the troops for the first time, was also very excited, and he was so elite and strong, don't say anything about Liangshan Caokou, that is, the northern country, it is not a problem.

After the completion of the school military exercise, two days later is the day of the stage to worship the marshal, this time it is on the Golden Palace, the Daojun Emperor Song Huizong Zhao Ji personally handed over the handsome seal to He Taiping, and ordered to add He Taiping as the Duke of Qi, rebel against the generalissimo, and other various rewards are countless.

When everything was ready, the army began to send troops, and the 400,000 troops could not all rush to Liangshan at once, and were divided into four armies, the first was He Taiping's Chinese army, 200,000 people, all of whom were elite soldiers and horses in the forbidden army, the former flying dragon general Yumei, the former flying tiger general Bi Sheng, the 800,000 forbidden army head Wang Wenbin, the general Bian Feixing, Xiao Taiqing, Dai Yuanzhong, Fei Zhengxin, Wu Huarong, and Bi Qisheng accompanied the army.

The second way is the army of Zuo Mingzhi, the squire of the military department, 100,000 horses, and the generals Yuan Xin, Wang Zi, Fan Cheng, Su Lun, Peng An, and Wang Yuanming accompanied the army.

The third road is the commander of the deputy capital in front of the palace, You Xiong, with 100,000 horses, and the generals Du Jingshan, Changqi, Yang Bo, Yu and Tai accompanied the army.

The fourth road is Haizhou's Taishou Zhang Shuye, Haizhou is a military town, there are more than 50,000 soldiers and horses, Zhang Shuye went out this time, brought his two sons over, one is named Zhang Bofen, the other is called Zhang Zhongxiong, are excellent martial arts, and their ability is not small.

There is also a military horse, which is Chen of Zhao'an Fenglongshan. More than 30,000 people in Xizhen's department served as the vanguard of the army, and He Taiping also specially allocated 20,000 forbidden troops to him, although they were all newly recruited recruits, but it was better than nothing, gathered 50,000 military horses, and took the lead in the expedition.

Daughters Chen Liqing, Gou Huan, Gou Ying, Fan Chenglong, Zhen Xianglin, Zhen Dayi, Zhu Yongqing, and Zhu Wannian have all turned into generals of the imperial court, wearing armor, riding on horses, and going out with the army.

The imperial court sent 400,000 troops at once, which was also something that had not happened for decades, even if the conquest of Tian Hu was only 200,000 horses, this time the conquest of Liangshan and the dispatch of more than 400,000 troops were naturally concerned by the major forces.

Fang La, Tian Hu, Wang Qing and so on all sent people to Shandong, Hebei and other places to inquire about the news, but without exception, they were all in line with the idea that it was not about themselves, more than 400,000, nearly 500,000 troops, not to mention Liangshan, that is, Fang La, Tian Hu and they did not have the confidence to defeat the imperial army and achieve victory.

Not to mention the ups and downs in various places, just Shun Chen. Xi Zhen, because the imperial court is the occasion of employing people, Chen. Xi Zhen also got an official position that is not small, General Zhongwu, although the official rank is not small, but there is no actual right, a false name, but this also makes Chen. Xi Zhen was satisfied, he knew that he was just a small sect leader before, and now that he can become a general, it can be regarded as several levels in a row.