Chapter 29 The military parade in Shanglinyuan
Early the next morning, Wei Qing sent soldiers to pick up several of Dongfang Shuo's apprentices. Because of the nature of the visit, Lord Wei Qing also invited Dongfang Shuo and Jasmine to participate, hoping to give some ideas after the visit.
The five of them got on the horse, and as Lord Wei Qing's soldiers came to Shanglin Yuan again, Dongfang Shuo was no longer as sad as yesterday, talking and laughing with his apprentices along the way. In fact, he was dissolving the low mood of the apprentices. Since this is already the case, there is no need to have a gloomy face!
This time it was the second time to enter Shanglin Garden, in order to cover people's eyes and ears, they did not enter the main gate, Lord Wei Qing and Huo Qubing greeted Dongfang Shuo and his party at a side gate of Shanglin Yuan, giving Dongfang Shuo enough face.
This time, he did not walk on the main entrance avenue of Lin Yuan, but turned into a small road, and had to climb over hills, bypass palaces, walk a long way, and then enter a remote no-man's land.
Dongfang Shuo felt a little strange, but he didn't ask Lord Wei Qing questions, of course he knew the rules of the guest as he pleased.
Walking to the foot of a big mountain, Wei Qing and Huo Qubing stopped, and Wei Qing said, "Mr. Dongfang, what can you look special here?"
Dongfang Shuo and his apprentices saw that it was indeed very special - they saw that from the middle of the mountain, they pulled down the hemp ropes, and the hemp ropes were already planted with creepers, green vines and other plants, and each hemp rope was nailed to the tall poplar trees. The poplar trees were filled with stumps.
The plants completely covered the tent made of hemp rope. From the outside, it is a green belt, but when you get closer, you can see that it is a tent. You can't see the end at a glance, it's long, it's actually ten kilometers, and you can't see a single person outside!
What secrets are hidden in such a large and long "green super tent"?
With an order, the door of the tent slowly opened, and Wei Qing walked in with Dongfang Shuo and his party.
All of a sudden, Dongfang Shuo's master and apprentice were shocked: I saw rows of majestic and mighty cavalry, full of energy, swallowing mountains and rivers, eyes like attention, slogans shaking the sky, stretching continuously; the horses under the crotch are all magnificent, the hair is shining, the horses are high-headed, and the majesty is all eight, at this time, the war drums are in unison, the horns are sounding in unison, giving people a strong shock in the sense of hearing and hearing!
It turned out that there were tens of thousands of cavalry hidden here, and it turned out that this was a secret cavalry training ground, and it was a super secret weapon carefully prepared by Wei Qing to fight against the Huns!
Dongfang Shuo not only exclaimed for Wei Qing, such a good idea is really wonderful, hidden in the emperor's Shanglin Garden, people don't know it, especially the Huns don't know, when the time comes, you can give the Huns a fatal blow, hide here, secret training, the Huns are easy to underestimate the enemy without knowing it, and the success of conquering the Huns has greatly increased.
Dongfang Shuo appreciates Wei Qing's approach, which is absolutely and wonderful!
Wei Qing said: "This is not my idea, even if it is my idea, I can't do it." This is the idea of the Holy One today. He was bent on reunifying China, living and working in peace and contentment, and allowing all ethnic groups to live in harmony; through the "rule of Wenchang," the Han nation had become rich and strong, but the Xiongnu repeatedly invaded our frontier and killed our border people, causing great hidden dangers to domestic stability. In the past, the effect of the policy of peace and proximity was getting worse and worse, and it was necessary to fight a tough battle with the Xiongnu, beat them honestly, and absorb them, so that it was possible to maintain peace on the border for a long time. Therefore, the saint thought of establishing a secret base for cavalry training in Shanglin Yuan. Because my Han soldiers are not good at riding horses, and we suffer losses in wars, let's eat a trench, grow a wisdom, and specially train superior troops to ride horses and fight!
I personally think that this practice of Emperor Wu is a great move! He has completed the major turning point in the history of our military system from the combination of chariots and cavalry to the use of cavalry as the main body of combat.
Previously, both cavalry and chariots were emphasized, but after that, we will completely replace the chariot soldiers with cavalry, and then become the main force of the Han Dynasty army.
On the surface, Shanglin Yuan is a place where the emperor hunts and plays, but in fact, it is the largest training ground for the royal elite troops. This kind of thing is what the saint thinks of today, that is, he can do it, and I am just the executor."
After Wei Qing finished speaking, Dongfang Shuo and his entourage applauded and expressed their appreciation very much, today's saint is a true master of military strategy!
The cavalry team performed a queue for Dongfang Shuo and his party, the formation varied, and the completion was rapid, clean, beautiful, and neat, which shows that the usual training has put a lot of effort, and indeed Wei Qing is very capable and well-trained.
After watching the drill, I came to Wei Qing's army account. Wei Qing arranged for everyone to sit down, and then arranged for someone to make tea for Dongfang Shuo and his party.
Wei Qing said: "Mr. Dongfang, this tea is still given to me by you, and I am usually reluctant to drink it, and I only take it out to enjoy it when the distinguished guests come." ”
Dongfang Shuo was very happy and said, "If you like it, I'll send some over another day." ”
Wei Qing said: "That feeling is good! Thank you very much!"
Then Wei Qing said: "Several, yesterday I fought with my soldiers, and today I saw our big team, can you give me some advice?"
Xia Sheng said: "I am only a shallow learner, how dare I show off in front of the general, and it will only add to the joke." ”
Wei Qing said: "Don't be polite at this time, Huo Qubing and I just want to listen to everyone's true opinions, the sharper the better, if you are polite at this time, what good will it do us to conquer the great cause of the Huns?"
Dongfang Shuo said first: "Since Lord Wei Qing asked us to speak, I will talk about it first." I saw that the soldiers were well-trained just now, and I knew that the general had put a lot of effort into peacetime. However, it should be seen that these trainings are always too basic, and in the face of the powerful Xiongnu, intensive training should be carried out according to the Xiongnu specialties. The Huns fought in the wilderness and desert and often sent surprise soldiers, so we must think more about the laws behind these strange soldiers in order to truly defeat the enemy. Second, the soldiers must be the army of justice, and we must strengthen the propaganda of how our side is righteous, the righteous division will win, and there can be some graphic propaganda in the secret training place, so that everyone can understand why we are the righteous army, so that everyone will train harder!"
The master had already spoken, and Xia Sheng continued: "Soldiers need to practice some new formations, and traditional formations are easy to be broken up by the Huns as soon as they are impacted. There should be some targeted drills to make it difficult for the enemy to escape!"
Qiusheng said: "The soldiers lack special training, such as what to do when they are hungry and thirsty? Because they have to prepare for the worst when dealing with the Xiongnu, the Xiongnu soldiers have been fighting in harsh environments for a long time, and they have a natural wildness! But now I feel that our soldiers are a little arrogant and squeamish, and they feel that they are the emperor's royal soldiers and the elite soldiers of Shanglinyuan, so it is easy to breed complacency, and when facing all kinds of difficulties and challenges, they are not thoughtful, and they are easy to lose the battle!"
Dong Sheng said: "How do cavalry and chariot soldiers connect? How to maintain smooth advancement, I feel that I am relatively weak, and I still need to strengthen training!"
When it came to Jasmine, Jasmine also talked eloquently: "First, our soldiers' weapons are not good, and we will know when we try them yesterday! If you want to do a good job, you must first sharpen your weapons." Our swords, swords, and guns were much worse than those of the Huns. Those who practice martial arts know that the weapons of the Xiongnu are better, and our own good swords and knives come from the Xiongnu. Second, we should design another training base near the Xiongnu and reincarnate on both sides, so that we can simulate the actual combat environment, conduct targeted training, and know that the other side will not be defeated in a hundred battles. Third, although you may not believe in Taoism and magic, there are some capable people in the world, and although you can't rely on them, you can use them to make some surprise soldiers, so that the Huns can't figure out the situation, and they are easy to panic and be afraid, so that the soldiers will not get tired of deceit!"
Jasmine quoted scriptures and classics, and once again made Wei Qing and Huo Qubing impressed, this little Jasmine is familiar with military books, and what she says is very in place. As for the issue of taking a knife, the emperor looked for Wei Qing and Huo Qu to be sick a while ago.
Minister Wang Hui was sent to the Xiongnu as an envoy, before leaving, Wang Hui gave the emperor a Xiongnu treasure knife, sharpened iron like clay, harder than the weapons of the Han Dynasty, and sharp, light, in comparison, our weapons are bulky, and not sharp enough, seriously affect the combat effectiveness. The emperor asked Wei Qing and Huo Qubing to discuss the matter, and Huo Qubing found many blacksmiths in the capital, and built them according to the treasure knives of the Huns, but the results were not ideal, there must be something wrong. Jasmine was extremely clever at that time, and pointed out their dead hole!
Wei Qing praised Dongfang Shuo's master's and apprentice's opinions: "Sure enough, a famous teacher produces a high apprentice!" We will arrange a rectification plan, and you will join in and discuss to promote this rectification plan, so that our army will be stronger, and strive to conquer the Xiongnu as soon as possible, and complete the great cause of dominating the world as soon as possible!"
Let's say yes together!
Since he talked about knives, Dongfang Shuo said that he had a friend who was also a craftsman, and he knew a Han man who ran back from the Xiongnu, this Han man used to be a slave in the Xiongnu and built the weapons of the Xiongnu, and he could solve it if he found him, but they lived in a relatively remote place - in Liangzhou County.
Huo Quzhi said: "Then please trouble Lord Dongfang to find it, I will want to report this matter to the Holy Lord! After finding it, I will arrange for him to enter the barracks to build new weapons for us!"