Volume 2 Stepping into Meilan Chapter 25 Night Talk Gaofu
When Gao Chong asked Fang Yunming and Moon to serve as the commanders and instructors of this cavalry unit that had not yet been formed, Gao Shijie kept reminding his father with his eyes on the side, this decision was a bit abrupt, after all, Fang Yunming and Moon were both aliens, according to themselves, they were not even from this planet, how could they serve as the commander of a unit in the Xia Yuan Empire?
However, Gao Chong patted his son's hand and told him not to worry, in fact, Gao Chong made such a suggestion because of his own reasons.
The reason why Gao Chong proposed to let Fang Yunming and Moon lead their men to serve as the commanders of this cavalry force that had not yet been formed was his own idea.
First of all, there is almost no question of how to turn a horse into a war horse on the battlefield that has a good running speed but is very timid.
In the conversation just now, Gao Chong thought that the two officers from the alien planet in front of him knew more about horses than any Xia Yuan person, so it was only fitting for them to be the commanders of this army.
So Fang Yunming, do they really understand the use of cavalry? You must know that cavalry, an ancient military branch, has disappeared from the earth for hundreds of years.
Of course, the answer is no, because whether it is Fang Yunming or Moon, or even among the members of the entire expedition, they really don't know how to use cavalry.
But these people are no strangers to horses as animals, because these people are either nobles who have been trained in various aristocratic etiquette since childhood, or they have been exposed to military horses after joining the army.
Although the horses of the armies on Earth are no longer comparable to the ancient war horses, there is no problem for them in how to communicate with these animals.
Although they have not used the tactics of the ancient cavalry in practice, as the saying goes, "I have never eaten pork, and I have never seen a pig run?"
These people have all learned about the use of ancient cavalry tactics in military history, so they are not unfamiliar with how to use cavalry.
The most important point is that they know a lot about cavalry equipment, you must know that here in Xia Yuan, all their cavalry does not have saddles and stirrups.
And the reason why their cavalry can easily control these riding beasts is because of the body structure of the Qilin Dragon Horse Beast, which has two protruding scales on the back of the Qilin Dragon Horse Beast.
These two scales are like a saddle, and if the knight sits on them, these two large scales can protect the knight from falling off when the rider runs.
And on the two ribs of the dragon horse beast, there are also two scales protruding from each other, and these two scales are like horse seeds.
Therefore, the knights of the Xia Yuan Empire did not know much about the equipment on the war horses, and they did not need it.
So when Gao Chong offered to make them the commander of this cavalry unit, neither of them refused, and they were very happy to agree, because they thought that only by becoming a member of the imperial military could they really get the help of this country.
And Gao Chong's second thought was that when he saw Fang Yunming's performance on the battlefield, he decided in his heart that he must leave these aliens in Xia Yuan, and resolutely not let them become his enemies.
Because the weapons and armor used by Fang Yunming and them were simply too powerful, with their help, then Xia Yuan would get twice the result with half the effort whether he continued to hold on to the national capital or withdrew to Nanjing and intended to counterattack in the future.
Just as Fang Yunming, Moon and Gao Chong's father and son were discussing Xia Yuan's future cavalry tactics, Gao Chong's convoy had already returned to Gao Chong's Zuo Zai Mansion.
When the convoy stopped, the door was opened from the outside, and Gao Chong smiled at the other party Yunming and said: Look at it, patronize and chat, this has already arrived, come on, who are the two old men with to the house, we are having a few drinks.
Fang Yunming and the others nodded with a smile, with whom Gao Chong and Gao Shijie got out of the car and walked towards the mansion, Fang Yunming and the others carefully observed Gao Chong's mansion.
The lofty Zuozai's Mansion was not far from the inner city of the Imperial City, and opposite him was the Imperial Right's Mansion, and between the two mansions was a very wide avenue, which Fang Yunming estimated by visual inspection to be about the same as the width of the two-way six-lane road on the earth.
In the outer city of the entire imperial city, only the Dazai Mansion, the Right Zai Mansion and the noble Zuo Zai Mansion are not Cheng Xing's family, and the other mansions are all Cheng clan's, and the regulations of their mansions are the same size as the mansions of the twelve princes, which can also be seen from the status of these three people in the Xia Yuan court.
In terms of appearance, the overall architectural style of this lofty mansion is similar to that of the Tang Dynasty in ancient China, but it is slightly different.
There is a sculpture of a pair of unicorn beasts in front of the door of Zuo Zai's mansion, although it is only two door beasts, but Fang Yunming and they know at a glance that it is the work of the sculptors, and the sculptor completely shows the charm of this strange beast on the body of this pair of beasts, which is nothing, according to Gao Shijie, if their family is in danger, then this pair of unicorns will be resurrected and fight with the enemy to defend Gaofu.
And behind this pair of beast sculptures is a very tall mansion, on the thirty-two white marble steps is a huge gatehouse, the top of the gatehouse is gilt with two large cloud characters, Fang Yunming They estimated that it should be written Gaofu.
At this time, the corner door next to the gate opened from the inside, and several people came out from inside, and a burly old man at the front, who should be about sixty years old, was wearing a blue cardigan and gray hair.
The most attractive thing is that the old man sits with an eye patch, a bit like the classic character Captain Jack in Hollywood film history, and at the same time, the old man's right arm is also broken, the wrinkles on the old man's face are like a knife and axe, and one eye is also shining, and he is a master at first glance.
The old man came to Gao Chong's carriage and lifted the curtain, bowed to Gao Chong and Gao Shijie on the carriage and said, "Master, why did the young master come back so early."
Seeing that Fang Yunming and Moon also nodded, it was considered a salute, and then turned to Gao Chong and said, why didn't the master say hello in advance and say that there are guests coming, the fire in the kitchen is out.
At this time, Gao Shijie said beside him: Uncle Ma, it's okay, we all ate at the banquet, you can take out the jars of good wine that my father collected, and make some side dishes.
The old man nodded, then looked at Fang Yunming and Moon, turned around and ordered the few people who came out with him to prepare.
Gao Chong said to the old man: Old Ma, why don't you go to rest, it's so late, how many times have I told you, such a small thing as staying in the door, you can leave it to their young people, you are also seventy or eighty years old, you don't always have to do everything yourself.
The old man smiled and said: How can I rest assured that the master and the young master have not come back, I am always not at ease when I hand over these children to them, no, if I am still awake and there are guests, they will not arrange it well.
Gao Chong smiled and said to the old man: "Old Ma, come, let me introduce you to these two guests."
The old man said with a smile: "Master doesn't need to be introduced, I also know that these two must be those guests from outside the world, and now it has spread throughout the entire Shangjing City."
Gao Chong smiled and said: You old boy is clever, they are the two supreme generals of those visitors from outside the world.
Then Gao Chong pointed at the old man with one eye and a broken arm, and said to Yun Ming and Moon: "Two, this is my housekeeper, and he was also my subordinate back then, don't look at him without an arm and an eye, he is a master-level martial artist, and his left-handed sword technique can be said to be invincible."
His eyes and arms were also lost on the battlefield to save me, if it weren't for saving me, with his ability, it is estimated that he is already the strength of Wu Zong.
After listening to this, the old man smiled and said to the other party Yunming and the two: Don't listen to my master praise me, as far as my talent is concerned, it is already a blessing to be able to cultivate to the current level, besides, my master and I are both lifelong friends, and he has not saved my life on the battlefield.
Then the old man said to Gao Chong: Master, let's not talk outside the mansion, let's go inside to talk, and I will go down to see if these boys have prepared their things.
Gao Chong nodded, and said to the old man: Then you go down and see them, now there is not even a woman in the family, only we are singles, these boys are all hairy, I really don't feel at ease, you can come over when the things are ready in a while, let's drink some together.
The old man nodded, turned around and went to the depths of the mansion, and Gao Chong led Fang Yunming and the others into the corner gate, and just as they were about to enter, they heard someone shouting behind them: Close the door slowly, there are still us.
Gao Chong and Fang Yunming turned their heads to look, only to see another carriage coming in front of the Gao Mansion, the carriage had not yet stopped, only to see two people coming out of the car, Fang Yunming also knew each other, these two people were no one else, one was Cheng Zuting, King Lu, and the other was Cheng Mingyu, King Xi.
Gao Chong saw that they hurriedly bowed down and said: It turned out that the two princes had arrived, and Weichen was disappointed.
I saw King Xi smile and said: I said Lao Gao, why do you have so many etiquette? What do we have to do with each other, what are we not far away, and we didn't tell you that we are coming to you, what are you doing from afar, are you also like those warlocks who have started to practice prophecy?
Gao Chong smiled and said: The prince is laughing again, how can he cultivate prophecy, I don't know why the prince came here at night?
At this time, Cheng Zuting, who was standing on the side, said with a smile: Old Eighteen, don't joke with Lord Gao, there are still guests.
Cheng Mingyu, the king of Xi, is the cousin of the current emperor Cheng Mingci, the big ranking is eighteen, Cheng Mingci is nineteen, and Cheng Zuting is the same generation as Cheng Mingci and Cheng Mingyu's father, so Cheng Zuting calls Cheng Mingyu, the king of Xi, the eighteenth, which is also cordial.
King Xi scratched his head and arched his hand to Yunming and said, "Don't mind, you two, I'm like this."
At this time, Cheng Zuting also stepped forward to greet Fang Yunming and them, and the two also nodded in return, at this time Gao Chong said to Cheng Zuting: Two princes, let's not talk outside the mansion, let's follow Weichen into the mansion, it just so happens that I still have a few jars of good wine here, let's talk while drinking, what do the two princes think?
King Xi laughed and said: This king has this intention, the emperor is still pulled by me, I know that there is good wine in your boy's mansion, I tell you, the wine in the palace is too light, and the wine I have drunk in the south in the past few days is as light as water, I have long wanted to taste the spirits in your mansion, and that is what men drink.
After finishing speaking, he took the lead in walking to Gao Chong's mansion, he didn't see outside, and the rest of the people also followed with a smile, to say that Gao Chong's mansion is still very large, five before and after, Fang Yunming They estimated that the entire mansion covers an area of more than sixty acres.
Such a large area is very valuable if it is placed in those big cities on the earth, but even in the capital of this Xia Yuan, it is very valuable, after all, Shangjing is the capital of the entire Xia Yuan Empire, but it is estimated that after a while, the owner of this mansion will not know who to change it to.
Gao Chong led everyone to a pavilion in the back garden of his mansion, now this season is the spring of the Xia Yuan Empire, although there is still a trace of coolness at night, but the bright moon is in the sky, and all kinds of strange flowers and plants are planted around, but it has a different artistic conception.