In the second year of Guanghua reign of Emperor Zhaozong of the Tang Dynasty, 899 AD, Hebei Province.
Li Chengzhong, a former retired soldier and young extra in the 21st century, traveled through time. He came to an era of separatist vassal towns in the late Tang Dynasty. In this era, the Tang Dynasty was troubled by internal and external troubles. After many peasant wars, the country was on the verge of collapse, and the imperial edicts were not allowed.
A hundred miles away from the capital, wars are everywhere in the Central Plains. The feudal towns in various places are attacking each other. Thousands of miles of bare wilderness, human lives are like grass.
Because of his "strong body and good walking skills", Li Chengzhong, as a common "ranger" in Hebei, was enrolled in the pre-Jianzhu camp. The battalion commander is Zhou Zhiyu, but Li Chengzhong has not been lucky enough to see him so far. He has been in the camp for three days
Since then, the highest-ranking officer he has seen is a Dutou surnamed Ren, and below him is Zhang Zhongyan, the captain of the team, with the rank of accompanying Rong Xiaowei, from the ninth rank. So he finally figured out that three days ago, he
The name of the guy he "abducted" to surrender to the army was not "Song Rong".
The ones he saw most were the group leader Liu Zizhuang and the deputy lieutenant, from the ninth rank. There was no group leader among the group, because including Liu Zizhuang himself, there were only five people in total. In other words, the establishment was uneven. According to Liu Huotou
, he himself has been in the army for a year, and he started out as a healthy soldier. A month ago, the commander-in-chief recruited Yan Dierlang, and he was appointed as the leader. According to Liu Huotou, as long as the war is going on, many people can do it.
As an official, he encouraged everyone to work harder and work harder. It would be easy to get promoted and make a fortune!
Boss Liu was very simple and didn't know how to speak. After he gathered his accomplices and said the above words, he was so anxious that white sweat broke out on the tip of his nose. He finally wanted to say a final word to boost morale, but he never could.
When he came out, he could only wave his hands vigorously. When Mr. Liu finished waving, Li Chengzhong and the remaining three people were still staring at Mr. Liu with big eyes. It was not until Mr. Liu turned around and left the tent that everyone realized that the mobilization meeting was over.
Liu Huotou couldn't speak, but the men of Yandi had a lot of enthusiasm. Except for Li Chengzhong, the other three people were all excited. Why did the marshal issue the conscription order? Isn't it just to march into the Central Plains? We men of Yanzhao also want to
Join the fight for the world. I don’t know how many battles can be fought, how many officials are waiting to be promoted, and how much money can be grabbed! The three of you talk to each other, and it seems that in the blink of an eye, they are all accompanying the army, and their subordinates are also in charge.
It's my brother.
Li Chengzhong just rolled his eyes and listened to their discussion, with no interest in participating. War is a joke? Do you know that it can kill people? He stared at the small leather tent with several holes in it, and weighed it in his hands. It was not only rusty but also torn.
He sighed bitterly.
Li Chengzhong was worried about the time travel for several days. Fortunately, he had nothing before the time travel, so he had no regrets. However, his historical knowledge was not rich. In addition to knowing that the late Tang Dynasty was an era of melee between feudal lords and towns, he had no idea about what happened specifically.
What happened, my mind was blurry, especially what the concept of the Lulong Army I was in was blank. However, I had some impressions of the Wei Bojun who was about to go to war. It seemed that in my memory, Wei Bojun was very famous in the late Tang Dynasty, right? Since that
Being famous, isn't it very powerful? Thinking of this, he couldn't help but shudder.
Whether he is being kidnapped or deceived, he has joined the army now. Want to escape? How easy is it on this plain? Once he is chased back, he will definitely be beheaded, so Li Chengzhong can only accept his fate and leave.
Let’s take it one step at a time. In the past few days, Li Chengzhong has already figured out that since he has followed the example of his predecessors in time travel, he will simply settle down. Isn’t there a saying? Once you come, let’s settle down. He hasn’t figured out how to live in this place yet.
Before making a living, let's make a living first. Fortunately, he had been a soldier for two years and was very familiar with the military life. In a few days, he adapted to the life of this ancient military camp.
Two days later, two new brothers were added to the group. They were all crowded in a dilapidated tent, chatting and laughing, which was quite lively. Including Liu, there were seven people in total, and Liu was the only one.
He is considered a veteran, and the others are all new recruits. But there is always no shortage of soldiers who dare to fight in Hebei. Since they have been incorporated into the Jian soldiers camp, they are all soldiers who can fight. Although they are all new soldiers, the men of Yan and Zhao are all
He was a hot-blooded man, and he was born in troubled times, so naturally he was very talkative. Even if the military camp curfew came at night, he would still drag Mr. Liu to ask questions in the tent.
Liu Huotou was a little overwhelmed by the questions, so he said, "The war will start soon, and you will know when the time comes." He turned around and fell asleep, ignoring other people's inquiries. He was tired of being questioned and drank.
After the last "Silence!" everyone did not dare to speak anymore. They just silently thought about the upcoming war. The big battle was about to start. Now the army gathered at the Juma River, just waiting for the young marshal to lead his troops.
Then we must pull up camp and build a stronghold, heading south to Weibo.
Li Chengzhong didn't wait too long. The next day Liu Huotou hurriedly sent back the military order and the army set off! So everyone got busy. Under the guidance of Liu Huotou, they packed up the tents and equipped the equipment. Not only Li Chengzhong and the others, but also the whole army at this moment
The whole military camp became noisy and chaotic. Some who couldn't find their belongings blamed each other and cursed each other. Some who carried tent packages that were not tightly tied were scolded by their superiors, and some who had no time to go out directly dealt with them on the spot, which made it difficult for them to do so.
Li Chengzhong, who served as a soldier before time travel, shook his head.
To Liu Huotou's surprise, Li Chengzhong performed much better than him as a veteran when it came to cleaning up the military tents. He tied up the tent in a matter of seconds, and also neatly tied up the several felt blankets shared by the gang.
They were all loaded onto a carriage. Now Liu Huotou felt very comfortable, he had a capable person in his group! The Yanzhao people were honest, Liu Huotou had no jealousy at all, and he patted Li Chengzhong on the shoulder with great joy to express his gratitude.
Praise.
Thanks to Li Chengzhong's deftness, the whole group was the first to finish cleaning up, and got a nod of approval from the leader of the team, Zhang Zhongyan. By the time the entire Jianzu camp was finished cleaning up, it was already half an hour later, so everyone left the camp as a team.
The formation was laid out in an empty field outside the camp, waiting for conductor Zhou Zhiyu’s review.
It's said to be a formation, but in Li Chengzhong's view, such a formation is really... not flattering. Two thousand people, under the pressure of dozens of veteran soldiers with bright armor, barely gathered into a square formation, but the ranks were crooked.
The front and rear were in a mess, and even worse, they were simply crowded into a ball, unable to tell the front, rear, left, and right. They were talking loudly and laughing in the middle of the square. Under the inspection of several officers, it was finally possible to sort out this.
After a lot of fussing, it took half an hour.
Since the Jianzu Camp was a newly established camp, Li Chengzhong could understand the chaos, but he didn't know whether it would be possible to pull out such a chaotic military formation and fight? Especially with the various weapons in his hands, including crotch knives and spears.
There were people holding sticks and hammers, and many of them also carried bows and arrows. Most of them were guys who brought their own when they surrendered to the army. More than half of them were like Li Chengzhong, who did not bring a weapon to the army, but only a rusty crossbow.
Knife. But fortunately, the Jianzu camp is all athletes from the land of Yanzhao. Those who can be called athletes are naturally not too bad in physique and have sufficient energy and energy. If they are pulled out one by one, they seem to be
Able to fight.
Because Li Chengzhong was taller, in other words, he had a better image, so Liu Huotou specially asked him to stand in the first row of his team. Later, Zhang Zhongyan, the leader of the team, saw him and directly called him to stand in the first row of his team.
.This position was also the first row of the entire Jianzu Camp, so Li Chengzhong habitually stood in a standard military posture for later generations, and even the president came over and asked his name.
Just when the Jianzu camp was reorganizing its troops, Li Chengzhong saw clearly from the front row that the army was not all as messy as his own military formation. Some troops were gradually drawn out from the camp and integrated in the empty field. They were arranged horizontally and vertically.
They are much more presentable, their clothes and armor are relatively uniform, their weapons are neatly arranged, and even their flags are set up in a much more energetic manner.
Standing next to Li Chengzhong, there were several front row officers who were holding the formation. They all looked up, and then whispered enviously, what kind of descendants from the back of the mountain are this group, and what kind of yamen army is that one? Li Chengzhong couldn't understand clearly.
I don’t even remember that much, I just felt that the other people’s square formation was far better than my own. Although the formation was obviously loose after the departure, it was much better than these guys behind me who couldn’t tell the left and right.
Just when Li Chengzhong was watching with great interest, he suddenly felt the earth tremble, and large groups of cavalry poured out of the camp. The hoofs of thousands of war horses stamped at the same time, like thunder, which made Li Cheng's middle ear drum roar. That kind of swords and guns were like a forest.
The majestic atmosphere, the majestic momentum of thousands of horses galloping, made Li Chengzhong couldn't help but feel the blood rushing to his heart. He just wanted to shout loudly, otherwise it would not be enough to vent the passion in his heart. So Li Chengzhong couldn't help shouting, and the whole body behind him
The two thousand people in the camp also shouted at the same time.
It took a long time for the cavalry to finish. After their figures disappeared into the distance for a long time, Li Chengzhong took a deep breath to calm down. However, many people around him looked as if they were drunk, with flushed faces, staring at the cavalry going away.
direction, with his mouth open for a long time and unable to close it.
This kind of scene is the most inspiring to the military morale, so when Commander Zhou came to the military formation surrounded by his personal followers, he didn’t say much, looked around, and waved to signal to set off. So under the command of the veterans and officers
Next, the Jianzu camp finally set off one after another according to the organization of each capital.
The army spread out on the land of Hebei, with several long dragons marching side by side, flags waving, and drums and drums blaring. As a new recruit, Li Chengzhong didn't know the size of his Lulong Army. Some said it was fifty thousand, some said one hundred thousand, and some even said twenty.
Thousands of people, but looking around, you can see dense teams walking through the fields, forests of swords and guns reflecting the cold light in the sun, and from time to time, teams of cavalry are passing around, with people in front and behind them shouting, laughing, swearing,
The chatter was mixed together, and the straightforwardness and boldness of Yandi men were fully demonstrated.
When Li Chengzhong was in the midst of it, he couldn't help but feel excited, and he suddenly had the courage to overcome all obstacles. He suddenly felt that such a life seemed not bad!
In the next few days, the army marched every day at Mao hour, set up camp at Xin hour, and marched thirty miles. Along the way, there were still young and strong soldiers joining the army, some were rangers, some were strong farmers, and some had studied.
Li Chengzhong's group was assigned to one person. This person's surname was Jiang Miao, and his family was a farmer. However, he had been fond of reading since he was a child, and his family could not afford to pay for his tutor, so he often secretly listened to lectures outside the school, and he learned a lot of words.
, and learned a lot of truth.
At this time, the world was in chaos and the military was in power. Jiang Miao simply abandoned the farm work at home and joined the army, dreaming of gaining some fame. Li Chengzhong saw that Jiang Miao was a little thin and the march was a bit difficult, so he wanted to help him with more burdens.
, but Jiang Miao refused with a smile, but he was half exhausted after setting up camp every day. Sometimes thinking about it, Li Chengzhong had to admire his persistence.
A few days later, news came from the front that the cavalry army had surrounded Wei Bo's important northern town of Beizhou, so the troops accelerated their march. When they arrived at the gate of Beizhou City, several miles of tents had been set up around the city.
The Jianzu camp where Zhou Wuyou is located is located in the north-east direction of Beizhou City.