Chapter One Hundred and Thirty-Four: The Fine Willows of the Han Dynasty
"The dew on the grass is condensing, which means the weather will be fine. The dew on the grass is heavy, so it will definitely not fall that day."
In the north school grounds of Dushikou Castle, Chen Zheng looked at the dew on the grass blades and continued: "It will be sunny today. This is a good sign."
He then said to Jin Yong beside him: "When you are leading the army, you must be careful in all matters and calculate everything. The only way to win is to ignore the calculations. This is what I have learned since the training of the new army on the North Road.
This is your first time to go into battle, and you must not let the reputation of our army fall short."
"Yes, General Chen, please rest assured, Jin Yong will be spared."
Chen Zheng also warned: "Also, although Chen Zhong is your deputy general, he has been by the commander-in-chief's side for a long time and has experienced many wars such as King Qin. This time when he goes to fight against bandits, we must discuss everything with him.
Never act arbitrarily."
"Jin Yong thanked General Chen for his teachings. I have written them all down."
"Okay, you go and get busy. At noon, the commander-in-chief will personally come to see you and other soldiers off!"
"Here!"
Jin Yong took the order and left. He was extremely excited at the moment. Since joining the army, he has gone from a small soldier to a military leader to a general manager. At most, he was the leader of several hundred servants of Jin Xinpeng.
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Once upon a time, he also thought about how heroic his life would be if he led more than a thousand or even thousands of soldiers to form an army and fight everywhere.
However, now the opportunity has come. Although he is still Mr. Qian as before, Jin Yong understands in his heart that he is different from the servant he was before.
He, Jin Yong, is now a true Qian Commander, with a full army of troops and horses under his command. They are all well-equipped and rigorously trained. In his heart, this is what the elite of the Ming Dynasty should look like.
Looking at Jin Yong's retreating figure, Chen Zheng was filled with emotions. Just a few months ago, his general was only a Qian Commander, and at that time he was a Hundred Commander Sentinel.
Thinking of his general Zhang Cheng, Chen Zheng felt even more incredible. In his heart, he vaguely felt that Zhang Cheng seemed to have changed, but he couldn't tell what the change was.
I asked Wu Zhizhong and Zhang Guangda privately, but Lao Wu was noncommittal and said nothing, but Zhang Guangda said carelessly: "Don't worry about it, we will be the general's sword for the rest of our lives, cutting wherever you point!"
Maybe Zhang Guangda is right, why do you care so much? Just follow the general. If you don't understand, then just listen to the general!
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Near noon, nearly a hundred strong horses, controlled by a group of armored knights, left the west gate of the Monolith Castle and galloped along the White River Valley Road toward the North Campus.
A cloud of smoke and dust rose up behind them. Chen Zheng was already waiting in front of the school gate. He trotted up to meet them and loudly announced: "General Chen Zheng, please greet the Commander-in-Chief."
What Zhang Cheng was wearing today was actually the golden armor given by Emperor Chongzhen, and a bright red cloak. He was riding on a pure black horse, raised his whip and shouted: "Enter the camp!"
"Xi Lv Lv"
The war horse neighed and galloped into the school gate. Chen Zheng saw Li Guofu, the surveillance eunuch sent by the palace, galloping into the school beside Zhang Cheng. He muttered with a hint of surprise: "A eunuch has such incredible riding skills."
So superb?"
Chen Zheng had no time to think too much, so he galloped into the school grounds following Zhang Cheng and others.
Zhang Cheng and Li Guofu rode side by side, followed by Jin Xinpeng, Yan Qingrong, He Biao, Wu Zhizhong, Zhang Guangda, Chen Zheng, Lin Fangping, Zhang Chengfang and other generals, while a group of guards went straight to the high platform to the north of the school ground and rode their horses.
Surrounded by vigilance.
Zhang Cheng did not run directly to the high platform. He rode his horse to the military formation standing under the high platform. He drew out the long sword given by Emperor Chongzhen from his waist, raised his right hand high above his head, and held the rein in his left hand to urge the horse to run slowly in the army.
Before the array.
"Tiger tiger tiger!"
Zhang Chengce ran past the military formation on his horse like a red cloud. Every time he arrived in front of the military formation, there were waves of high-pitched shouts, which lasted for a long time and continued continuously.
Everyone, including the surveillance eunuch Li Guofu, rode their horses to stop at the edge of the military formation and did not follow Zhang Cheng forward. They stared at the tidy military formation and faintly felt the chilling atmosphere.
"Tiger tiger tiger!"
Zhang Cheng once again rode his horse back to the crowd, shouting again, but after the shouting, silence returned. More than 3,000 people lined up on the school field, but there was not a trace of noise.
"The strong army of ancient times was like the thin willows of the Han Dynasty, so it was nothing more than that!"
Zhang Cheng faintly heard Li Guofu's high-pitched voice uttering a hint of exclamation. Behind him, Jin Xinpeng and Yan Qingrong also had surprised expressions on their faces. Although they had served in the Kaiping Guards for a long time, they had both led the garrison before.
But this was the first time they saw the murderous atmosphere in the military formation in front of them. Was this the new army that had just been practicing for three months?
He Biao, Wu Zhizhong, Zhang Guangda, Chen Zheng and others have been in the army for a long time and have recently participated in the drills of the new army. They have long been accustomed to this and their expressions are much calmer.
"Eunuch Li, I'll wait to go on stage."
Zhang Cheng rode his horse to invite them, and Li Guofu nodded in agreement. They rode their horses to the high platform. A sergeant came over to take over their horses. Zhang Cheng and Li Guofu climbed onto the high platform side by side.
Looking around, the school field is full of energetic and muscular sergeants. They are either wearing iron armor, infantry armor, or leather armor, but all of them are wearing bright red cloaks.
Under the sunlight at noon, the school grounds were ablaze with red. From east to west were the military formations of cavalry battalions, heavy cavalry, rangers, and assault cavalry. They were wearing iron armor and leather armor, and they were all riding on war horses.
There was no trace of chaos, and both people and horses were generally silent.
Immediately to the west of the cavalry camp military formation is the military formation of Part A and Part B of the Monolithic Infantry Battalion. Their cold soldiers wear iron armor, and their fire soldiers wear cloth armor or leather armor. They are also standing in the school field with solemn expressions, holding weapons.
Up, motionless.
The only thing in the entire campus is the cloaks worn by the generals and soldiers. As the autumn wind keeps blowing, military flags, flags and flags on their backs are also dancing in the autumn wind. What comes into view is a collection of flags and cloaks.
A sea of red!
There were two large chairs in the middle of the high platform. They were originally prepared for Zhang Cheng and the monitoring eunuch Li Guofu. However, Zhang Cheng did not take his seat after getting on the high platform. Instead, he walked to the front of the platform and looked at the military formation below, monitoring the eunuch.
Li Guofu also followed Zhang Cheng.
Jin Xinpeng, Yan Qingrong, He Biao, Wu Zhizhong, Zhang Guangda, Chen Zheng and other generals stood on the left and right sides of the high platform respectively. Apart from the sound of the wind, the only sound left on the school grounds was the breathing of the soldiers and the panting of the war horses.
At this moment, standing on the high platform and looking at the solemn and solemn military formation below, even Zhang Cheng felt his heart surge. With excitement, he took another step forward and shouted loudly:
"You guys from the North Road, you have been practicing hard for three months, and now you have achieved some success. If you are sent to wipe out bandit villages everywhere today, do you dare to go?"