Volume 1 Chapter 27
Zhang Luan was indifferent after knowing the result, neither punishing nor rewarding Yule, the whole army was very weird, so the student soldiers could not move became the theme of the barracks, and no one dared to bully the student soldiers anymore.
"Headmaster, the barracks has been much quieter these days, and some students have stimulated some officers and soldiers when they hear about your words, and they are all ashamed, hoping that they will be ashamed after going out again!" Li Guang, commander of the army company, reported to Yu Le.
"I hope so! In fact, it's no wonder that these soldiers are soldiers, the key to how well the battle is fought depends on the generals! I don't think Master Zhang looks like a person leading soldiers, and I don't know what it will be like when he really arrives on the battlefield. Yu Le didn't know the bottom in his heart, especially when he saw Zhang Luan himself, this time in history he failed to send troops back, because he was ambushed by the Han army, but Yu Le didn't know the specific process.
"Headmaster, what task are we responsible for, has Master Zhang not decided yet?"
"Lord Zhang doesn't trust us, seeing that we are all students and children, we think it's a drag, so we have to fight the first battle even better, not only to show our own confidence, but also to let Lord Zhang look at us differently, so that he knows that we can be trusted." What Yu Le didn't say was that it shouldn't be too dazzling, otherwise it would be envied, jealous, and hated by the adult soldiers. The most must be hatred, especially if there are people among the generals who hate it, then it will not be easy to be in the army in the future. It's so TMD hard!
"Report, Lord Yu, Lord Zhang, please." The heralds came to summon them.
"Okay, I'll go over here." Yu Le guessed that it should be opened.
"Xiaguan has seen Master Zhang." Yu Le soon came to Zhang Luan's military tent.
Zhang Luan looked at this child who became famous in the military camp in the first war, the military academy Sima, with clear eyebrows and beautiful eyes, a face like Pan An, he built the new Lushan county town at a young age, what kind of military school was built, it should be a talented person! In order to protect the eldest daughter's fiancé, Lord Situ Zhou also wrote a letter to himself, asking him to arrange a non-dangerous official for him, alas! I can't protect myself! It's a pity, they are all sent to death.
"Yu Le, this battle is dangerous, you can join the army as my army, and the four hundred student troops you lead will stay with me as a reserve soldier!"
Yu Le knew that Zhang Luan was protecting himself and the student army, which was also the best arrangement, and Yu Le was grateful to this Master Zhang in his heart.
"Yes, thank you, Mr. Zhang."
"Your father-in-law has sent me a letter, I originally wanted you to escort the grain and grass with your student army, but I think this grain and grass matter is also dangerous, and it is safer to be around me."
"My lord, don't worry, although we are not adults, we have learned not much worse, and this battle will definitely help."
"Well, it doesn't matter if you win or not, it's a big deal that I won't do it, but you are still children, you are the future of the Tang Kingdom! Protecting you is also protecting the future of the Tang Kingdom. ”
At this time, Yu Le had a sense of sadness, looking at Zhang Luan in front of him, knowing that this was Zhang Luan's last chance, if he was defeated and did not die, he would have to lose his position.
"My lord, in fact, as long as we fight steadily and steadily, we will have a chance to win this expedition, don't rush for a while, otherwise we will fall into a disadvantageous place." Yu Le couldn't say it directly, so he could only say it sideways.
However, at this time, Zhang Luan didn't have the heart to listen to what Yu Le said, what kind of clever calculations and strategies can a child who has never been on the battlefield have, just listen to it.
Yu Le felt that what he said was not taken seriously by Zhang Luan, and he knew why, forget it, let's talk about it then!
Before the army sets out, it must perform sacrificial activities. Because it is not the Son of Heaven's personal expedition, it is different from the fate of the general, and there is a big difference in the number of ceremonies between the two. The sacrifices are mainly to sacrifice to the sky, the earth, the temple and the military gods.
Before setting out on the expedition, the sacrifice to heaven is to report the upcoming conquest to heaven in the suburbs with burnt firewood, coins, etc., to show respect for heavenly punishment and punish the enemy in the name of heaven. In ancient times, the days of the Ganzhi were divided into rigid days and soft days, that is, the difference between yang and yin. A, C, E, G, and Ren are just days, and the first day is yang, and foreign affairs must be used just day. The festival is held on the first day, but the specific day is chosen through divination.
Before the expedition, the land is sacrificed, and the earth is the god of the land.
Before the expedition, the temple has the symbolic meaning of being ordered by the ancestors.
Before the expedition, sacrifice the military god and military flag. The god of war, one says it is Xuanyuan Yellow Emperor, and the other says it is Chiyou. During the sacrifice, the animal should be killed, and the blood of the animal should be painted with the military flag and war drum, which is called provocation. The big banner in the army is called "tooth flag", and there is a saying in ancient times that "the tooth flag is the essence of the general, and the shape of an army".
In addition, the expedition must pass through the road, so it is necessary to worship the god of the road, that is, the "Tsukatsu Festival". The priest seals a small mound of earth on the road, with branches and plants as the gods, and the driver holds the bridle in one hand, and the other hand pours the end of the two wheels of the car with wine, and then pours the baffle in front of the carriage, and then drinks the wine all. After the sacrifice, he drove over the sealed soil, indicating that he could go forward from now on.
After the sacrificial ceremony, the army marching out has a swearing-in ceremony, which is to inform the soldiers of the purpose and significance of the expedition, expose the enemy's crimes, and emphasize discipline and style, that is, a pre-war mobilization.
After Zhang Luan spoke for two quarters of an hour, the cannon was fired three times, and the army set off. Yu Le looked at the knowledge that can only be known in books, and the feeling of experiencing it in person is really different, and the ancient rules can only be said to be a lot!
What Yu Le didn't know was that Emperor E was also burning incense and praying for blessings and blessings at this time. Of course, not only Emperor E's family, but all the family members of the 437 student soldiers were praying for their son's blessing.
The student army is still in a state of fun and novelty, when faced with the real fight on the battlefield, I don't know what the situation will be, Yu Le has no bottom at all, I hope it will not be too disappointing!
Emperor Mo seems to have found his partner, and he is very curious about so many companions, if it wasn't for Yu Le forcibly stopping it, it is estimated that he would have found the cavalry's war horse Sahuan a long time ago.
The march was serious, and the 5,000 new recruits plus the remaining 3,000 people from the original defeat, an army of less than 10,000 people set off in unison. The people who saw them off were also silently praying for this group of soldiers, hoping that they would be able to return triumphantly.
"Your Majesty, today is the day when Lord Zhang Luan and Lord Zhang sent troops, with the help of 5,000 new troops, as well as the support of the cadet army, Lord Zhang will return victorious this time, and Weichen congratulates His Majesty in advance." Feng Yansi said flatteringly.
Li Jing looked at Feng Yansi, "You said the same thing last time, do you have to listen to what you said the other way around?" ”
Feng Yansi was frightened and hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed to Li Jing fiercely, "Your Majesty is angry, last time it was the minister's nonsense, please comfort Your Majesty, the minister, the minister knows that he is wrong." ”
"You! Get up, if Zhang Luanru can't win this time, then there is no need for him to come back alive. Li Jing hated Zhang Luan very much in his heart, this damn thing, he wouldn't do anything other than give himself eye medicine, and he couldn't understand the war, what else could he do!