0066 Jing Yuan Tian Hunting
Since the beginning of the Great Parade, the drums have been thundering every day on Jingyuan, and various military formations have been brilliantly drilled. There are often generals who accept rewards on the spot because of their excellent training of soldiers.
Although the finances of the Western Wei Dynasty were in a hurry, Yuwentai had also gathered a lot of township tycoons before, and he was not stingy at this major ceremony, and rewarded the generals with different tricks.
The key is the sense of honor obtained by appearing on stage in front of the internal and external armies and tens of thousands of pairs of eyes, which cannot be replaced by rich material rewards.
Li Tai, as a public security officer, did not participate in the big parade very much, and he had no chance to perform at all.
The other ministers who watched the ceremony left Jingyuan and returned to Chang'an one after another after the first day of the Great Parade, and even Yuan Qin, the prince of Western Wei, only stayed in Fangcheng for the next few days and did not show up.
In line with the idea of observing the combat effectiveness of the Western Wei army, Li Tai would be present every day, but he just stood by and watched Yuwentai buy people's hearts.
Seeing that the rewarded generals were grateful and swore allegiance to Daxingtai, he couldn't help but complain frequently in his heart: What are you excited about, aren't these goods still the ones you handed in before? Use your money to buy your people's hearts, what a bargain!
Putting aside these feelings of envy and jealousy, after a few days of observing the ceremony, Li Tai was not completely fruitless, at least he had a more intuitive and specific understanding of the current military strength of the Western Wei Dynasty.
The number of internal and external troops participating in the parade this time was between 50,000 and 70,000. This is not all the current military strength of the Western Wei Dynasty, such as Dugu Xin, Li Yuan and other generals who are also ranked in the Kaifu, because of the importance of their own defense, did not participate in this big parade.
Among the armies consulted, the Xianbei troops were about 20,000 to 30,000, including the remaining officers and soldiers of the Sixth Army in the Battle of Bishan and the generals of Beizhen.
This amount is quite impressive in isolation, but in the whole, it no longer has an absolute advantage, and compared with before, it is also a big shrinkage.
In the seventh year of the Great Unification, Yuwentai reorganized the Sixth Army, which can be said to have accumulated such a group of elite forces after several years of hard work. In a battle of Bishan, the Sixth Army was almost left with an empty shell of the frame.
Although these Xianbei veterans no longer have an advantage in numbers, their morale and combat effectiveness are still firmly overpowering those township regiments.
After all, no matter how strong the soldiers of Guanzhong are in the future, they will always need a process of growth. Compared with the Xianbei veterans of these professions, there is still a huge gap between the battlefield experience and the level of armament.
Li Tai observed and summarized that he also had a deeper understanding of Yuwentai's ideas and steps to integrate Guan Long Haoqiang.
Whether it is psychologically or in terms of practical attitude, the current Yuwentai is still taking the Xianbei veterans as the absolute main force to maintain the rule of the Western Wei regime.
These Xianbei veterans have the most sophisticated weapons and equipment, and they have received more care in the Great Reading. This undoubtedly brought them closer to the relationship between these ordinary soldiers and Yuwentai psychologically, and Daxingtai still regarded them as his own after all.
The fact that the number of troops has been sharply reduced can also awaken the sense of crisis of these Xianbei veterans, and make them realize that only by firmly gathering around Daxingtai can they avoid being counterattacked and bullied by Guan Longhaoqiang.
As for the township regiment led by Guan Longhaoqiang, although the number of people is larger, the obvious gap between them can also make them continue to maintain awe, at least at the moment, it is not the moment to change.
Daxingtai personally supervised the parade on the spot, and constantly rewarded the commanders of the township regiment, which also made the self-motivation of these heroes who commanded the township regiment more hot, and their imagination of a better future became more concrete and rich.
Li Tai analyzed the psychology of these parties, and couldn't help but sigh, sure enough, encouraging the masses to roll in is the only way to ensure the stability of the rule.
Although the Battle of Bishan caused huge losses to the Western Wei, to a certain extent, it actually helped the Western Wei Dynasty clear further obstacles, allowing the Hu and Han forces within the Western Wei to achieve a delicate balance.
Otherwise, this involution may get out of control in minutes, and even roll into a tornado, and break Yuwentai, the person at the helm!
After watching from the outside of the school for several days, this big parade is finally about to enter the next step, that is, field hunting.
The ancients attached great importance to field hunting activities, the so-called spring harvest, summer seedlings, autumn hunting, and winter hunting. Hunting in the spring is to prevent wild beasts from becoming pregnant and proliferating, in summer to protect the grain crops, in autumn to obtain fat cream, and in winter to prevent wild beasts from starving and colding and hurting people.
The reason why it is called field hunting is because the ancestors ate meat and clothing, and hunting is equivalent to farming, which is a very important production activity.
In the "Book of Rites", it is said that the princes of the Son of Heaven, if there is nothing to do, they will be three fields. Nothing to do is not field, it is said to be disrespectful. Raising hunting to the height of the ritual system is because of the field hunting and training, the major affairs of the country, in the worship and Rong, forgetting the war will be dangerous.
However, with the development of agriculture, the material life has been more stable, the division of labor between military and civilian occupations has gradually been clarified, and the etiquette system and concepts have gradually changed.
For example, there is a new rule in the "Book of Rites" regarding the spring harvest to prevent the proliferation of wild beasts: no eggs, no eggs, no fetal killing, no death, and no nesting. Don't kill young deer, don't hurt animal fetal eggs, don't kill pregnant animals, and don't destroy animal nests, there is already a good idea of sustainable development.
After the armies finished their military exercises in Jingyuan, they returned to their respective camps and packed up. After resting for three days, he gathered instructions in Jingyuan, and then he started in batches and headed eastward.
The army is still the left, the center and the right three ways to march, the left and right armies are respectively led by Yongzhou Assassin Hou Mo Chen Chong, Huazhou Assassin Shi Yuwen, Yuwentai led the Chinese army, spread out throughout the Weibei Plain, forming a mighty marching army array.
Li Tai, as the guard officer of the public government, followed the Chinese army.
During this trip, Tian Hunt threw a large number of ceremonial relics in Liyang, and Li Tai's ritual weapons such as the Yijia class sword were also returned, and they were replaced with a light Liangdang armor, which was finally slightly protective. A slight bowstring was also sent down for hunting.
In addition, these public health officials also issued a small drum the size of a human head, which could be hung directly on the saddle to beat and order the troops to advance and retreat, which was called the drum.
Bai Juyi's poem "Yu Yang Mo came agitatedly and broke the song of neon clothes and feathers", which is about this kind of drum.
The generals beat drums, and the soldiers distributed cymbals and made a movement to frighten and drive away the wild beasts that roamed the mountains and forests.
The field hunting area is so vast, the soldiers of the army mainly continue to practice the method of camp separation during the march, and cross the siege to expel the beasts from all directions to the central area. If there are too many escaped beasts in the area under the responsibility of the department, they will be punished by military law.
After two days of marching, the main ones who could indulge in hunting were those generals and their elite troops, and watching the blood-drenched beasts that were shot and killed being transported back to the Chinese army in carts and carts, Li Tai was itching.
He already has a good bow and horse foundation, and he has been practicing diligently in order to prepare for running before, but now when it comes to the field hunting link, it is useless for heroes, and it is really a bit lonely for a master. Watching those rich generals return to the camp to show off, it is really a bit lonely for masters.
On the third day of the march, the army had reached the eastern edge of Jingyuan, and Daxingtai finally came down to garrison, and ordered the princes and the armies to select the soldiers, and each entered the hunt, and hunted the richest team and rewarded two hundred silks.
After receiving this military order, Li Tai and his subordinates were all excited and busy preparing hunting equipment. After a few days of sitting on the cold bench, Gao Zhongmi's skills were also unbearable, but because he wanted to follow the Daxingtai line, he just encouraged the government members to come out on top, and he also had another reward.
Li Tai had just finished binding his armor and filled it with thirty arrows from Hulu, and when he saw that Changshi Nianhua was also finished, he said with a smile: "Changshi is willing to compete?" ”
Although Nianhua has the demeanor of a noble son, he is also a young man, and when he heard this, he made an appointment with Li Tai.
He first ordered ten people to gallop out, and before he reached the designated hunting range, he suddenly heard a series of noisy exclamations of admiration behind him, and when he turned around, he saw Li Tai also leading his troops to gallop out.
"Could it be that Dugu opened the mansion to hunt?"
When a soldier near Zuo saw this picture of galloping, some people couldn't help but exclaim, but they were immediately ridiculed by Zuo Jin's robe: "Dugu Kai's mansion is majestic and dignified, and his prime is right, how can he look like a handsome young man!" ”
Li Tai was lightly armoured, and the heroic and toned figure of the young man sat on horseback, because he was afraid that his vision would be obscured, he was not wearing a belt, and he only wrapped his hair in a bun with a simple scarf, his face was blown by the wind, his eyes were slightly blind, his sword eyebrows were hidden, and his lips were closed.
Dressed in military uniform, it makes the already handsome appearance more masculine and sharp, and at first glance, it has become the focus of attention.
Everyone has a beautiful heart, and for a time there was no shortage of knights riding horses and approaching, and the original hunting team of ten people suddenly grew to more than 100 people.
"Li Lang doesn't have to win because of the crowd?"
When he saw Li Tai approaching, Nianhua glanced at the team behind him that had grown more than ten times, and couldn't help but say sourly.
Li Tai looked back, and he was immediately happy, he didn't expect that there were so many Yan Gou in the Western Wei army. In addition to the more pleasing facial features of his eyebrows and eyes, he is just an ordinary person.
He paused, looked back at the people who followed him, and said with a smile: "The hunting ground is vast, and there is no need to hunt, so why do you bother to compete like this?" ”
"Lang Jun is handsome and intimate, I don't know if the bow horse is as handsome as he is? Otherwise, we will have to ride with skillful skills to compete for beauty in order to win the attention of the masses! ”
A military general grinned and said, unabashedly wanting to use Li Tai, the focus of the public's attention, to show his skill in bowing and horses, so that more people could see it.
What a terrible competitive spirit!
Li Taizheng sighed to himself, and suddenly a gray shadow jumped out of the grass a few feet away, his eyes were quick, his bow was fast, and the arrow flew out, and instantly hit the hare in the abdomen, nailing it to the grass.
"What a handsome shooter!"
Seeing this scene, the surrounding spectators couldn't help but high-five and cheer, and after cheering, they all understood that Li Tai was not a useless embroidered pillow, so they turned their horses and dispersed.