Luoyang finally ushered in its first snowfall in the first seven years. It started snowing before the twelfth lunar month. Human nature is that auspicious snow heralds a good year. Maybe next year will be a year of good weather.
When Qin Liang met with the Chinese generals at General Wei's Mansion, he had already decided on the training schedule for the two camps. But sometimes he would also go to the school grounds to observe and make some demands on the spot. Today he had decided to go to Baichilou
While watching the soldiers' drills, although it was snowing, the first snowfall was light snow, so Qin Liang did not cancel the trip.
The Baichi Building is located in the northwest of Luoyang City, and the school ground is also outside the city. This building is known as the Hundred Feet. Qin Liang estimated that the Hundred Feet is about twenty meters. Looking at the towering building, he felt that it might really be that big.
high.
This building was also built by Emperor Wei Ming. During his more than ten years in power, Emperor Wei Ming indeed built many grand projects. In addition to this Hundred-foot Building, the Jinyong City next to it was also built by Emperor Wei Ming, as well as the Tai Chi Hall, Zong Zhang Guan, Xiamen, etc.
Many constructions.
Qin Liang came to the school field, where the soldiers were still gathering for exercises in the sparse and falling light snow. He did not come near, admiring the snowflakes in the air, looking at the hazy and majestic Hundred-foot Tower and the Jinyong City Tower deep in the snowflakes.
Next to Jinyong City is Hualin Garden (taboo, it is the original Fanglin Garden), and to the south of Hualin Garden is Xiyou Garden, both of which are royal gardens. However, Xiyou Garden is located within the palace area.
Empress Dowager Guo lived in Xiyou Garden. Of course Qin Liang had never been to the royal garden, but he knew that Empress Dowager Guo lived in the Ganoderma Palace in Xiyou Garden.
In fact, Qin Liang and Empress Dowager Guo have always been very close to each other, but they were blocked by numerous city walls and palace walls, and they seemed to be very far away.
This is the first snow of the year, and Queen Mother Guo will definitely stand upstairs to enjoy the snow. Qin Liang can almost imagine the calm surprise on that beautiful face at this time. In a daze, he even thought of her.
The smell of spices on your body.
The voice of a military general next to him said: "We used to practice for half a day every other day. If it snows or rains, it will be postponed."
Qin Liang looked back at the sound, and it turned out to be Qi Da. The soldier he once met by chance in Lujiang County was now a military general in Luoyang. For a moment, he felt as if he was in another world.
Sima Wangkang said that Qi Da was loyal to General Wei, so he took him under his command. Qin Liang just knew about it.
Like many generals, it is unrealistic to know too many people well. Qin Liang could only choose the generals and officials around him and let them promote and manage more people.
At this time, Yang Wei also rode over. He cupped his fists and saluted Qin Liang on horseback and said: "The main army holds spears and shields and can start attacking within a hundred steps. I am asking the soldiers to be proficient in formation.
Attack at fifty steps."
Qin Liang returned the salute, nodded in response, and continued to watch the cavalry in the distance.
The heavy cavalry, armed with weighted spears and shields, were marching in batches towards the straw pile in a dense formation. The war horses first walked slowly, adjusting their formation as they walked, and then began to jog. When they were more than a hundred steps away from the straw pile
The speed gradually increased, and then he held his spear and sprinted forward.
"Kill! Kill..." The troops rode on galloping horses and shouted loudly. Maybe everyone knew that Qin Liang was watching from a distance, so the shouts were particularly majestic.
The cavalry on the other side stood in formation. The horses did not move, just pacing slowly on the spot. The soldiers on horseback were repeating a simple action. They drew a medium-length weapon hanging on their backs. People
Alternating hands, he pulled the weapon out of the holster as quickly as possible.
That kind of weapon is called beryllium. The wooden pole is flat, about the same length as a horse's spear, and the head is made of iron with blades on both sides.
This thing is an ancient weapon that existed during the Zhou Dynasty. It was originally made of bronze and has been withdrawn from the battlefield for many years. Only after Qin Liang arrived in Luoyang this year did he dig this weapon out of history. After improvement, it was used on a large scale
equipment.
The halberd soldiers of the original Lujiang garrison had changed their weapons twice. First, when they were in Lu'an City, the halberds were replaced with long-handled knives, which were easier to slash. Later, Qin Liang discovered this kind of beryllium while reading ancient books, and made some improvements.
It is suitable for slashing because it has blades on both sides, making the moves more flexible and faster.
Nowadays, not only the infantry and halberdiers in the Second Battalion of the Middle Base have been replaced with beryllium, but even the heavy cavalry is also equipped with beryllium.
The group of cavalrymen who were practicing assault in the distance carried beryllium on their backs.
Qin Liang turned to Yang Wei and said: "We just met in Shouchun many years ago. I remember that General Yang had doubts about the spear attack and thought it was not flexible enough."
Yang Wei hurriedly cupped his hands and said, "I was so shallow back then."
Qin Liang said: "Actually, General Yang's statement is correct. He deserves to be in battle for a long time. The attack with spears is only suitable for cavalry formations. After the attack, there is no time to reorganize the team. They are not flexible enough in melee and cannot defeat the cavalry with spears in both hands. What's more,
The weighted spear is easy to break, so it must be equipped with beryllium at the same time, which can be used for both slashing and thrusting. The length is longer than the ring-headed sword, but it increases the load of the cavalry."
Qin Liang admitted it himself, and Yang Wei smiled and said: "When I go into battle, I still prefer to hold the gun with both hands."
"General Yang, does he know why we want to shorten the impact distance?" Qin Liang asked again.
Yang Wei thought for a while and said: "Wu and Shu are unwilling to fight our army on the plains, and often rely on the terrain to restrict our cavalry."
Qin Liang also showed a smile, nodded slightly and said: "That's right. The biggest advantage of the Wei army against Wu and Shu is that it has sufficient cavalry. Longyou, Hexi, and Youzhou all produce good horses. Our army should try our best to
Play to your strengths and avoid your weaknesses.”
The generals watched for a long time. When the cavalry soldiers were resting, Qin Liang led his men to the crowd and chatted with the soldiers. Some of the people looked familiar, and Qin Liang couldn't name most of them, but the soldiers should all know them.
Qin Liang.
When he walked to a place, Qi Da, who was promoted from the military camp, met an acquaintance, and several people chatted happily.
Then Qin Liang returned to Baichilou, and a group of generals came to pay their respects. Everyone sat on their knees in the room and began to deal with military affairs verbally.
The generals would talk about all kinds of things, and Qin Liang would make decisions on the spot, without any need for writing. Some people also raised problems such as lack of iron materials. Qin Liang could not solve them immediately, so he asked his secretary to record them and then found them.
The iron officials in Luoyang mobilized the iron materials.
Before noon, Qin Liang left the school grounds with his entourage, leaving Yang Wei to continue presiding over the cavalry training.
After returning to the city from Chengming Gate, Qin Liang took the opportunity to inspect a military camp. Sure enough, he heard the sound of intensive forging coming from inside. The army was replacing new weapons according to the requirements of the General Guards Palace.
Weapons can be crafted in the military camp.
In addition to training, patrolling, and guarding, soldiers also do various kinds of work on a daily basis, such as making weapons and armor, repairing walls and houses. There are blacksmiths, bricklayers, and earthworkers, and their skills are not limited to combat.
The red charcoal fire in the iron shop swayed amidst the flying snow, which was quite a different scene.
Qin Liang left the military camp and returned to General Wei's mansion. At this time, Fu Gu hurriedly found him and presented an urgent report that had just arrived from the south.
Wu general Lu Kang led his elite troops to attack along the Xia River. They reached the rear of Wang Ling's army and met Han Guan who was blocking the attack. Lu Kang took the opportunity to attack the camp and defeated Han Guan with a small number. Then the Wei army's grain road was harassed.
The car was burned to no avail.
However, Qin Liang felt very calm after reading the urgent report.
Wang Ling has not been able to capture Jiangling for so long, and has been robbed of food routes. He should retreat after a while. This is a very good result.