Heading all the way south, a group of people rode the horses Song Wen had bought from Bianliang Horse Market and headed straight to Baihe County in the south, far away from the official road. It was the most remote mountainous area near Bianliang. Not only did the people leave their hometowns,
There are many people in Bianliang struggling to make a living, and there are also many refugees who have fled from other places to settle down.
After walking for a day, Song Wen only felt a burning pain in his thighs. Li Yan laughed and said: "What's wrong? The skin of the little turtle with thin skin and tender flesh is broken? Hahaha... If you can't learn how to ride a horse, you can't do this."
After being locked up, you will have to ride in the car like a girl!"
Song Wen gritted his teeth and jolted on the horse. In the memory of his previous life, he had actually learned to ride a horse several times, so in this life Song Wen got acquainted with the old horse quickly... but he ran a little slowly.
The bonfire was lit, and Song Wen lay sprawled on a felt, feeling extremely tired. However, Li Yan started to get excited as if he had regained his soul. He hadn't been so happy in half a year, and he was used to running around in the world.
The man suddenly became happy and seemed to have temporarily forgotten Chun Niang.
Li Erlang ran over to help Song Wen get a jar of trauma ointment left by An Daoquan. Song Wen grinned and took off his pants to apply it himself... Over there, Lin Chong and Li Yan had already started roasting dry food for dinner.
The ointment was refreshing and made Song Wen hum comfortably... Lin Chong took a pancake and handed it to Song Wen... "Brother, eat something! Otherwise, you will fall asleep easily if you drink some wine."
The early summer nights were starting to get a bit hot, and there were still some mosquitoes flying around, but Song Wen had a sachet provided by An Daoquan in his arms, which could get rid of mosquitoes and poisonous insects.
Song Wen suddenly asked: "Uncle Li, what do the marching tents of Song soldiers look like now?"
"What are you dreaming about? Unless you are marching in the North, you must have a tent, or do you think that all soldiers can sleep in a tent? I have seen that thing before, with wooden strips of cowhide rope, iron hooks and felt... put it up
It was very laborious. But together with the large tent of the Chinese army, a large camp was erected! The small tent next to it houses the personal guards and the chief secretary, Sima. Outside, on all sides are the commanders and Yuhou, and in turn the Dutou and the captain...
The outermost corps commander can only live on thatched bunk with his soldiers. It would be nice to have a rope over his head and a tarpaulin to protect him from the rain."
Song Wen smiled... "Is there a class law in the army? One level is higher than the other, and there are eunuchs and civilian officials above the commander's head... The officials get rich by drinking the blood of the soldiers, and the soldiers eat their fill.
I feel sick in my stomach! What’s the use of such an army even if there are one million? One hundred thousand Tatars can chase them and kill them..."
Li Yan suddenly put down the wine bottle in his hand and glanced at Song Wen: "Boy, don't underestimate our soldiers of the Song Dynasty... there are still many good men who can fight! If Tong Guan hadn't been giving random orders in the west, I'm afraid...
The Western Army has long defeated the Xixia military divisions!"
Song Wen nodded: "They are all relying on the pro-army of the four generals. How can their equipment and pay be compared to that of the ordinary imperial army? Besides, there are not many soldiers who are expensive and talented. It would be great if the Song Dynasty could streamline its troops with so much military expenditure.
If you raise a cavalry, will you still be afraid of the Tatars from the north?"
Li Yan sneered: "How do you know that the Song Dynasty does not have an elite cavalry?"
"Where?"
"Jingsai Cavalry..."
Song Wen thought about it, and it seemed that in the early Northern Song Dynasty, such a cavalry did appear in the Northern Expedition to Yanyun. However, as this cavalry conquered the east and west and the Song Dynasty lost the horse breeding land in Hetao... slowly this
The cavalry disappeared into history.
It’s just that history books and unofficial history seem to have recorded that this cavalry was extremely powerful and had almost no defeat against cavalry of the same level! Even the Khitans and Xixia Dangxiang people were frightened by this cavalry...
Song Wen murmured: "Everyone knows that the Song Dynasty is short of horses. Is there really such a cavalry?"
Li Yan raised her head and looked at the moon while recalling and said: "Of course! Destroy the Southern Tang Dynasty and swallow up the Northern Han Dynasty... Until Emperor Taizong, the Jingsai cavalry was still the most terrifying combat force in the Song Dynasty. It's a pity... Later Jingsai Cavalry
The cavalry was divided up by several generals. I originally wanted them to bring more cavalry. Unfortunately, the cavalry administration was later corrupted, and the number of infantry troops in the Forbidden Army was increasing... It is really practical to raise a powerful cavalry force.
It’s too expensive! A hussar must be trained for more than three years, and must be equipped with two horses, one to carry heavy loads for long distances and the other to carry heavy armored cavalry for short-distance charges! In addition to the horse-raising baggage battalion and grooms and miscellaneous soldiers
...The cost is more than ten times or even more than that of ordinary infantrymen wearing Zha armor or leather and cloth armor!"
"But the combat strength of 10,000 cavalry is probably more than 100,000 infantry?"
"This issue must be decided by the officials themselves. What do you, a little turtle man, think about this kind of issue? However, the Zhe family and the Yao family still retain a batch of Jingsai cavalry seeds, but the number will not exceed 500... Originally reserved
The Yang family with the most cavalry in Jingsai has long since declined, and most of those cavalry were killed on the battlefield with the Liao people."
"The Yang family... I wonder if there was a Tianbo Mansion of the Yang family back then?"
"The Yang family has never been qualified to open a mansion in Bianliang! Where did you hear about it? There is an ordinary house, but unfortunately it has been sold by the descendants of the Yang family long ago. Now most of the Yang family members have moved back to their hometown.
Taiyuan City... there are only a few branch disciples here in Bianliang."
Song Wen suddenly sat up! A name flashed in his mind... In addition to his favorites Lu Zhishen and Wu Song, Lin Chong had already mixed with him, but there was another person in Bianliang who seemed to be able to attract him, but Song Wen had no confidence at all.
No.
He has not lost Hua Shi Gang, nor has he been despised and trampled by Gao Qiu... The true disciple of the generals, the green-faced beast Yang Zhi! Can he live in the mountains with a common man like himself? You must know that Yang Zhi's martial arts is a unique skill passed down from the Yang family.
I'm afraid he won't be inferior to Lin Chong in any way!
Song Wen was still thinking wildly, but Lin Chong suddenly shouted loudly in the night: "Who is he? What are you doing sneakily?"
A bright silver gun struck out a cold light in the night like lightning, lifting up a pile of shining bonfire coals and flying into the darkness!
There were a few screams of ah ah ah, and some people in the darkness seemed to have been burned by the charcoal fire, and then they let out a burst of suppressed and painful screams.
Li Yan stretched and sat up, cursing and saying: "Lin Chong, if they come here, kill a few of them! They are not just honest and upright gangsters, they are just thieves who cut corners and harm others."
This group of people seemed to be carrying long knives and daggers. They called each other and rushed into the fire... A big battle seemed inevitable.
Li Yan frowned. Lin Chong is now as tall as an adult. He has been taught martial arts by famous masters since he was a child. However, his temperament seems to be a bit indecisive... He spoke out just now. If Lin Chong made a decisive decision and killed the culprit when he was in panic, he might be afraid.