Volume 1 begins with Late-Night Talks
Yang Sien's horse lance is pitch black, one zhang and four feet long, it is a good lance, and the horse lance is generally used by generals from aristocratic families, because it is too expensive.
The horse lance is made of the most used for bows, followed by mulberry, oak, and rattan, and the worst has to use bamboo. Soak the fine scorn in oil repeatedly. The bubble is no longer deformed, no longer cracked, and the first step has been completed.
This process takes almost a year, after which the strips are removed and dried in the shade for several months.
Then glue with the best glue paint to make a handful of thick, one zhang eight feet (Han ruler, equivalent to Sui ruler one zhang four), the outer layer is wrapped around the hemp rope, until the hemp rope is dry, coated with raw lacquer, wrapped in kudzu cloth, dry layer by layer, until the knife is cut up, the lance makes a metallic sound, but it does not crack, so it is qualified.
Then go to its head and tail, truncated to about six zhang, the front is equipped with a steel lance, after the red copper lance, constantly adjusted, the qualified standard is to use a hemp rope to hang at the tail of the lance two feet, the whole zhang eight horse lance can be in mid-air like a scale rod at both ends do not fall or fall, in this way, the military general rides on the horse, in order to keep the tip of the lance forward without the slightest effort.
The horse lance made in this way is light, tough, and strong, and the military general can directly hold the charge with horsepower, and can also wield it in melee combat, but the whole lance takes three years, and the success rate is only forty percent, so it is extremely expensive, and Yang Su is only qualified to use his personal eighteen personal guards.
This horse lance weighs about 30 catties, very light and tenacious, but Yang Sien's figure is too strong, like a bear, although the horse lance is light, his war horse is still a little unbearable.
In the dark night, Yang Sien had woken up, he didn't move, but squinted his eyes and watched Yang Yuanba's every move, when he realized that Yang Yuanba was not exploring his secret, just wanted to borrow a horse lance, his eyelids slowly closed again.
Yang Yuanba shook the horse lance and stabbed the void distractedly, he used the spear method, the spear method is different from the lance method, but it is barely usable, just like killing a chicken with a cattle slaughtering knife, he shook out five clouds of cold light, the horse lance was withdrawn in an instant, and after the backstab, it was as fast as lightning, and like an oolong swinging its tail, I saw a little cold light around his body, and Yang Yuanba stabbed dozens of times in a very fast time.
This set of spear techniques was learned by Yang Yuanba in Zuo Wuwei, and it is also a popular spear technique that every soldier in the Tianwu Dynasty must learn, practical and concise, but just as simple food can also make delicious dishes, how powerful this set of popular spear methods is, the key lies in the person who makes the spear.
'Using a spear is great for you to be good at capturing the advantages of the fighter. ’
Yang Yuanba chewed Yu Juluo's words repeatedly, he had practiced spear technique a few times in Zuo Wuwei before, it was just a kind of cutscene, and he never used his heart, but today he was attentive.
At this time, the wind behind his head suddenly sounded, and a foreign body attacked, Yang Yuanba turned over, his body was bent into a bow, and the horse lance was instantly stabbed out, but this was the eighth style in Zhang Xutuo's knife technique, 'Mochizuki', with a drag knife, it was changed to a lance.
'Pop!' pierced the object, and it was a thick root, which was split in half by his lance.
"Good power!"
There was Yang Sien's applause behind him, the root of the tree was his pillow, and he smashed it casually, at this moment, Yang Yuanba finally realized that Zhang Xutuo had told him that Zhang's knife technique was different and could be used in other weapons.
Although he made the horse lance, the change was only a change of tricks, but the subtle grasp of strength was not lost at all, in fact, not only the horse lance, any other long weapons are in the same vein, he practiced the knife underwater for five years, and that exquisite grasp of strength will never be lost.
Thinking of this, as soon as Yang Yuanqing put away the lance, he laughed and said, "Yang Daxiong, how about this lance?"
Yang Sien sat up and praised without hesitation: "It can be seen that you have worked the lance for at least ten years. ”
"No, today is my first time practicing the lance!"
"For the first time!"
There were exclamations from several people next to him, and the subordinates who had fallen asleep just now sat up one after another, gathered up, and blinked their eyes incredulously, "Huo Chang, you're not wrong!"
"I really didn't lie to you, I used the knife technique just now, didn't you see it?"
Several people looked at Yang Sien together, he was an expert in making horse lances, in fact, Yang Yuanba also felt that Yang Sien was not as simple as a small soldier, it was impossible for an ordinary soldier to use a horse lance, and with a feeling of a martial arts practitioner, he felt that Yang Sien had broken through the stagnation period of martial arts training, but the realm was slightly lower, but he was deeply hidden, I really don't know what his origin was?
Yang Sien pondered for a while and then smiled: "It seems to be a knife technique in this way, at the beginning it was a spear method, and it was the spear method of our Tianwu soldiers, but the last move seems to be very weird, unlike the horse pistol, I also think it is a little strange, it turns out to be a knife method, using a spear to make a knife method, I have heard of it for the first time." ”
"Yang Sien, since you use the horse lance, the martial arts must be good, you come to practice a real lance technique, let me see it?"
Yang Yuanba handed the horse lance back to him, he really wanted to see Yang Sien's true skills, but Yang Sien took the horse lance and hung it back in the saddle, several soldiers next to him cheered together, Liu Jian pushed his shoulder and shouted: "Old Yang, this is your unkindness, the fire chief does not hide his selfishness, and uses the horse lance to practice knife skills, which has opened our eyes, how can you kid be like a Pixiu, just eat and not pull?"
Yang Sien lazily wrapped the blanket around his body, and said with a faint smile: "Where do I know what real lance method, this horse lance was given to me by a friend, I will make a few public spear techniques, where dare to be ugly in front of the fire chief." ”
With that, he lay down on his back and went back to sleep.
Yang Yuanba looked at the others again, Liu Jian shrugged his shoulders, and said helplessly: "This kid has a strange temper, when he is in a good mood, he can not fall when he sees a sow, and when he is in a bad mood, even if you find a hundred princesses to strip naked in front of him, his gun will not be able to lift ....."
Before he finished speaking, a shoe slammed on his head, and Yang Sien scolded: "Don't let out the shit, get out of Lao Tzu!"
Liu Jian stuck out his tongue, and went back to the corner to continue sleeping, and after a while, everyone snored loudly.
Yang Yuanba also found a dry tree to lie down, Wei Chi sat next to him, and gave him half of his blanket, although Yang Yuanba was not afraid of the cold at all, but he still accepted it with a smile, he understood this kind of human feelings, if there is no big problem with other people's kindness, it is best to accept it, this is also to give others a face.
"Wei Chi, who is this Yang Sien?" Yang Yuanba asked without sleeping.
"To be honest, I don't know, we only know Liu Jian here, the two of them are a lifelong friendship, I only know that these two people have unknown origins, but they are not bad people, Liu Jian is a very good woman, I heard that he once became a brigade commander, and was demoted to a small soldier for insulting the people's daughter, he always said that if he was not hot-headed at that time, he would have been the head of the regiment now, and he has been haunted. ”
"What about you, Wei Chi, I don't feel like a soldier, did you also make some mistakes and be demoted?"
"I don't, I just can't bear my eagle. ”
Wei Chidun gently stroked the eagle on his shoulder, as if he was stroking his son, "There have been several opportunities to be promoted, but I have given up, and promotion means that my eagle will be handed over to others, and I will not do it." ”
"Lady, I have been rewarded for my meritorious service, there are silk and satin, and gold ....." Zhang Jin, a scout not far away, said in his dream.
Yang Yuanba closed his eyes, he felt that everything in front of him seemed unreal, it had only been two days since he broke up with his aunt and little sister, but he felt that how many years had passed, he had only officially joined the army today, but he actually felt that he was already a veteran of a hundred battles, everything was so unreal, he didn't feel that he was a teenager at all.
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Half a month later, the 100,000-strong army crossed Lingzhou, marched hundreds of miles north, and finally came to the Yellow River.
In the night, Yang Yuanqing walked briskly through the camp tent of the pro-soldier camp and came to Yang Su's big tent of the Chinese army. ”
As soon as the curtain was lifted, Yang Su, who was dressed in military uniform, walked out, and Yang Yuanba hurriedly knelt down on one knee, "Yang Yuanba, the fifth fire commander of the second regiment and the third team of the first army, see the marshal!"
At this point, Yang Su is very satisfied with Yuanba, as long as he joins the army, then in the barracks, they are no longer the relationship between grandparents and grandchildren, but the relationship between the commander and the soldiers, some military etiquette, must be observed, no need for Yang Su to teach him, these Yang Yuanqing can consciously do.
"Do you have a mission tonight?"
"Returning to the big handsome, not tonight!"
"That's the best!" Yang Su nodded and smiled: "I'm going to inspect the situation of the Yellow River crossing tonight, and you will accompany me." ”
Yang Yuanba nodded silently, Yang Su ordered someone to lead a horse for him, and the two ancestors and grandsons went to the Yellow River under the escort of the eighteen iron shadows and five hundred personal soldiers.
"Yuanba, have you gotten used to being a scout in the past half a month?"
In fact, Yang Su has been paying attention to Yuanba's situation and knows his situation well, but Yang Su still hopes that Yuanba can say it himself.
"I feel like I'm used to it. ”
Yang Yuanba smiled and said: "Actually, it's not as boring as I imagined, I feel that every day is busy and has a very fulfilling life, but the brothers all say that it will feel different on the battlefield, to be honest, I am looking forward to it." ”
"Then do your subordinates know your identity?" Yang Su asked with a smile again.
"I don't know! I've been hiding it from them, I don't want them to know about my relationship with Dashuai, I want to tame them by my own ability. ”
'Tame?' Yang Su couldn't help but feel a little amused by the word grandson, but he could understand it, not to mention age, only Yuanba's first enlistment in the army, he had to let nine veteran soldiers obey him, which was indeed a huge test for him.
Yang Su didn't say anything, the grandfather and grandson had already come to the Yellow River, the pontoon bridge had been built, and in the dark night, like a thin dragon stretching out to the depths of the Yellow River.
This is the Hetao Plain of Wuyuan County, there are also gentle mountains on both sides, dense forests, and large tracts of fertile land on both sides of the Yellow River, where many Han people have cultivated for generations, and behind the boundless land is the boundless prairie.
Under the cover of night, the Yellow River is like a glittering black jade belt, winding around this vast and fertile land of the Hetao.
Looking at this magnificent mountain and river, thinking that the world will be in chaos in a few years, and the Turkic iron cavalry will also step on this land, Yang Yuanba can't help but feel upset and fluctuating, he grew up in this dynasty and has a heartfelt love for the Tianwu Dynasty, why can't history be avoided?
"Grandfather, why do you have to support King Jin, why don't you support the crown prince?"
Yang Yuanba looked back at his grandfather Yang Su, if this is the historical Sui Dynasty, then he knows that Yang Su played a pivotal role in the process of Yang Guang's ascension to the throne, why did his grandfather have to support Yang Guang, it was Yang Guang who split the powerful Sui Dynasty and finally destroyed it in the war and military disasters.
He didn't believe that with his grandfather's wise eyes, could he not see Yang Guang's true face?
Yang Su looked at him with some surprise, his eyes became sharp, he didn't know why he asked this, this was not a question he should ask, but seeing the sincere gaze in his grandson's eyes, Yang Su's eyes softened again, he felt the need to tell his grandson, he didn't want to leave the impression of a man to his grandson.
"Yuanba, I hope you can understand one thing, it's not that I have to support King Jin, it's not!"
Yang Su stared at the Yellow River, and said lightly in a slightly vicissitudes of life: "It's because the emperor must change the crown prince, because only Yang Ye's eloquence can keep the Tianwu Dynasty. The south of the people's hearts is not attached, so that the Tianwu Dynasty is truly unified, his exploits are obvious to all, only he can control the ambitious Guanlong nobles, only he can lead the Tianwu Dynasty to forge ahead, towards a strong and prosperous, and Yang Chao is too weak, he will not be able to calm down the chaos caused by the implementation of the Han system in the future, just like the change of Heyin in the first year of Wutai, if the Han system is not implemented, the Tianwu Dynasty will be like other Hu dynasties, can not be long-term stability, Yang Chao's shoulders are too delicate, can not bear this heavy burden, for the future and prosperity of Tianwu, the emperor must change the prince, I Yang Su is just a pawn he selected。 ”
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(Note: In the first year of Wutai, the Heyin Change, the commander of the Erzhu Department and the soldiers of the Six Towns Erzhurong launched a military coup under the pretext of worshiping the sky, and killed the Han people in the Sinicized Xianbei aristocracy and the Han people in the Northern Wei regime, and the Hu people of the Six Towns have since stepped onto the political stage, which is a major watershed in Chinese history, affecting Chinese history for hundreds of years, the rise of the Northern Zhou and Northern Qi, the emergence of the Guanlong aristocracy, the rebellion at the end of the Sui Dynasty, the Anshi Rebellion, the division of feudal towns and even the five dynasties and ten kingdoms, all rooted in this)