After leaving the front yard, Li Chengzhi saw a group of veterans teaching newcomers how to wear armor.
The Northern Wei Dynasty implemented a government military system. Each household had to send a strong man to serve in the military for three months to half a year a year, so every household was equipped with weapons and armor.
However, Jingzhou has been stable for more than ten years, and there have been basically no major wars. When civilians go out to serve in the army, they can at most serve as guards to guard the beacon tower, or to catch thieves. Most of the time, it is quite safe.<
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So there are all kinds of armors: leather, bamboo... Li Chengzhi also saw a few pairs made of wooden boards, which were obviously put together just now...
But when you switch to an old soldier, things are suddenly different: everyone is wearing Zha armor, wearing an iron helmet, each holding a three-meter-long spear, and many of them have waist knives.
There were not many people, only about a hundred, and everyone looked relaxed.
These one hundred old soldiers are what Li Song calls the retainers of the Li family.
Half of them are the servants of the house, the bastards who pounce on Li Song without any hesitation as soon as he shouts "Come on, tie Mr. Lang up for me".
The remaining half are the more than fifty hermit houses of the Li family.
But no matter which half they are, they all fought with Li Shixian in the early years and experienced life and death.
These 100 people do not need to pay taxes or do corvee labor. They are all borne by the Li family.
And it rotates once a year: half of them farm the land at home, and whatever they harvest is their own. The other half works as errands in the house, and their lumi is not low.
In addition, when the New Year's Day comes, Li Shixian will give countless food, wine, meat, rice and food, and these people will bring them home by the truckload...
Although other families in Jingzhou, such as Hu Baozong's Hu family, also maintained similar retainers and servants, they were at most exempted from taxes, grain and corvee, and forget about stipends and rewards.
The only difference is that this group of Li family members are all veterans of many battles...
This is what gives Li Song the confidence to act whenever he disagrees.
They and the Rouran cavalry, who were well-equipped with men and horses, had all fought hard, and they didn't take these bandits seriously at all. They were laughing and scolding, and each taught their experience to the two newcomers they were leading.
"Don't panic, just follow me. Shoot when I say. Shoot when I say. Charge when I say. Kill when I say. Kill when I say. Stop when I say."
"They're just a bunch of rioters. What kind of world have they seen? They'll probably collapse in just one meeting..."
"The boss has said it, and Lang Jun agrees. If you kill one level, you will be rewarded with a piece of silk. It is more than what grandpa and I were rewarded by the Rouran people..."
When did I agree?
Li Chengzhi’s head is full of question marks.
Seeing Li Chengzhi, a dark and strong man shouted: "Quiet!"
This is Li Song's younger brother Li Bai. When he was young, he served as a scout under Li Song. After he retired and returned to the countryside, Li Shixian asked him to work for Li Song and take charge of the Li family's Xizhuang.
Knowing that the monks of Zhaoxuan Temple had also rebelled, Li Song asked him to take all the tenants and move to the fort...
Hearing Li Bai's roar, there was a sudden silence in the courtyard.
He leaned a little and heard another earth-shattering roar: "Lang Jun!"
Li Chengzhi was taken aback, wondering why these bastards suddenly respected him so much today.
I guess Li Song said something to encourage morale, such as that Lang Jun would also fight against the enemy with us...
Looking at the three hundred pairs of excited and excited eyes in front of him, Li Chengzhi suddenly trembled, and a numb feeling spread throughout his body.
The blood in his body seemed to be ignited, his heartbeat was thumping loudly, his eyes were a little hot, as if he was about to shed tears, and he wanted to yell, but there seemed to be a blockage in his throat, and even his breath seemed to come out.
Not coming...
Li Chengzhi has never been a soldier, but he has at least participated in military training. He knows that he was infected by this murderous and passionate atmosphere...
He took a few strong breaths, trying his best to keep his body from shaking and his voice from trembling, and then he pretended to be calm and said: "Who is going to be the first..."
Since we are going to fight, someone must rush into the formation. If it is cavalry, it will be the one who serves as the front in the cone formation. If it is infantry, it will be the front row in the formation...
In terms of danger, no one can be more dangerous than them...
Perhaps because of Li Song's warning, Li Xian was obviously much more well-behaved today. He took a step forward and knocked the armor leaves on his chest loudly: "Binglangjun, my father ordered me to lead twenty knights.
Be the first to charge into battle..."
Li Chengzhi sighed secretly: Sure enough.
The two brothers Li Zhang and Li Xian were born to be charge generals. When they stand forward, their fierce aura alone will make the enemy frightened by three points.
Moreover, the two men were sent by Li Song to serve as Mao soldiers for a year. They had killed people and seen blood. They were not considered newcomers. Li Song would definitely use them in such a big war.
Li Chengzhi nodded and passed the armor forward: "Put this on, it's a bit small, but you can wear it..."
Li Xian's eyes suddenly lit up: "This is... Captain Hu's fish scale armor... It even has horse armor?"
He is currently wearing a pair of armor, which at most protects his upper body. He doesn't even have greaves or an armor skirt, so he can only wear two layers of leather armor to deal with it.
But fish scale armor is different. In addition to covering the whole body, the leather ropes connecting the armor plates are all pressed under the armor plates. They are not exposed like razor nails. If you are exposed to too many knives, the armor may fall apart.<
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The life-saving coefficient between the two is not at the same level at all...
Although Li Song usually scolds him as a fool, his reaction is just a little slower. Li Xian is not really stupid.
He swallowed hard, suppressed the gratitude in his heart, shook his head decisively and said: "Father said, Mr. Lang also wants to go up the wall to defend himself against the enemy with us, how can he defend himself without armor?"
Li Chengzhi curled his lips secretly.
These words were obviously used by your father to boost morale and fool newcomers like you.
With your father here, you still need me to defend yourself against the enemy?
Unless your father is dead...
If you stand on the wall by yourself, you don’t have to fight the enemy. There must be a shield guard around you, and you don’t need to wear armor. Why waste such a good thing?
If we really get to the point where we can no longer hold on, what difference does it make if we wear this armor or not?
"With your father here, am I still wearing armor?"
Li Chengzhi lazily talked nonsense with him and threw his armor at Li Xian's feet, making a loud "dong" sound.
Then he turned back and looked at Li Zhang: "What about you?"
Li Zhang became more submissive and replied respectfully: "Uncle Liu and I are leading the infantry, responsible for outflanking..."
Uncle Six is Li Bai...
Li Chengzhi felt a little emotional.
Whether Li Song is loyal to the Li family or not, you can tell right now.
The person leading the charge was either his son or his brother...
They were originally six brothers, but now only the fourth brother Li Song and the sixth brother Li Bai are left, and the rest all died fighting with Li Qi and Li Shixian...
So even though Li Song told him to arrest him and tie him up, Li Chengzhi never complained, and he never lacked the respect he deserved...
Because he knew that Li Song was so strict just because he was loyal to his duties. If someone with evil intentions would not resort to any tricks, he would just turn a blind eye and let him go. In this icy and snowy weather, let alone escape, he could
Can't survive one night or two...
He sighed and pointed to the pair of fish scale armor held by the old soldier next to him: "This is the only one in total armor. Which one of you will wear it?"
Li Zhang was startled: "This is Erlang's armor..."
"You coward, what happened to my father's A? Why don't you two brothers always think about it when they bully me? I'm still the son of Erlang in your family?"
Li Chengzhi cursed and pointed at Li Bai: "They have never listened to me. You tell them!"
After saying that, he turned around, took the old soldier holding the armor, and went back to wear the armor...