Wang Yu's interest was not the focus of the envoys watching the ceremony. After the expansion of the Hussars Sixth Army, what size it would form and whether it could maintain its original combat power were what they were most concerned about.
But Wang Yu would not talk about this kind of thing in public, nor could it be seen from the surface. Everyone could only suppress their doubts and wait until later.
In fact, after watching today's military parade, the specific strength of the Qingzhou Army was not exposed, but was instead hidden.
In the past, several troops in Qingzhou had very distinctive characteristics. The Shesheng Battalion was composed of archers and crossbowmen, the Jiefeng Battalion was composed of heavily armed sword and ax soldiers, and the Yulin Army was mainly composed of spear troops.
Now, the centerpiece of the Thunder Army is still Huang Zhong's Shesheng Battalion, but if this army continues to expand, it is unlikely that there will be thousands or even tens of thousands of crossbowmen.
Will the future development be based on the original long-range troops as the backbone, supplemented by some other arms? Or will the original battalions of troops be dispersed, forming a situation in which all armies stand alone?
These are all unknowns.
How the two cavalry forces, Wind and Fire, and the special force named Wu will be expanded is even more elusive. The current cavalry in Qingzhou has exceeded 5,000. If it is further expanded, it will be just around the corner to surpass Gongsun Zan's frontier army.
The Fire Cavalry is a pure heavy cavalry unit like the Euphorbia. Now it seems that there are close to a thousand. When it is fully formed, what kind of terrifying force will it be?
It really gives me chills just thinking about it.
What is even more terrifying is the Hidden Mist Army. What this army is best at is assassination, ambush, and pursuit! It turns out that there are only a few hundred people, but it has already shocked Xuzhou, making Zang Ba's Taishan bandits restless day and night, and finally killed Xi Zhi.
If it is further expanded, can the princes from all walks of life who may become targets still sleep peacefully?
For a moment, all the envoys were on pins and needles. They couldn't care less about their original mission. They wanted to fly back to their lord immediately and plan a countermeasure as soon as possible.
Unfortunately, although the military parade is almost over, the entire ceremony is still very long, and no one can leave at this time.
The Han Dynasty was not destroyed by foreign invasions and practiced complete Zhou rites.
Among the Zhou rites, congratulating victory and comforting spirits are all very important rituals. In the Shang and Zhou dynasties, under the emperor, there were six important ministers, namely Dazai, Taizong, Taishi, Taizhu, Taishi, and Taibu.
Among them, Taizhu is specialized in performing various blessing ceremonies.
Wang Yu is not good at this, but he is very interested in these etiquettes that have been lost in later generations. After all, this is the real traditional etiquette of China, rather than the later generations who wear a cheongsam that exposes their thighs and claim to have a historical charm.
The ceremony presided over by Kong Rong, Guan Ning, and Bing Yuan was indeed very solemn, with six prayers, six speeches, nine sacrifices, and nine bows...
The great Confucians advanced and retreated well, and murmured words. Wang Yu followed suit and enjoyed it. The 20,000-strong army stared solemnly. Although the envoys were not thinking about it, they could only sit there with bitter expressions on their faces.
Of course, there are also people who are impatient and unable to sit still. Tai Shici was not very honest.
His temperament was a little out of control. He was very excited when he presented victory before, but now all these red tapes gave him a headache. After enduring for about a stick of incense, he reached the limit, looked around, and walked towards
He rubbed against Qin Feng's side fiercely, and rubbed against him.
He lowered his voice and joked to Qin Feng: "I'm crazy, you have a few tricks up your sleeve. That arrow you shot today was so beautiful. If it hadn't been for your arrow, maybe Mr. Liu would still be unwilling to admit defeat."
Qin Feng glanced at him and then at the general station, obviously signaling, don't mess around, be careful that the master will cause you trouble.
Taishi Ci smiled broadly and said: "It's okay, my lord doesn't really like these rituals. He just stayed in the house reading when he was a child. He has never seen it before and finds it new. If we talk in a low voice, he won't care."
Qin Feng rolled his eyes. With your voice, how big a difference can you make between speaking in a low voice and someone else yelling?
Taishi Ci didn't realize it at all, and said to himself: "I'm just weird. It's not weird that your arrow hit. A blind cat can still encounter a dead mouse, but how did he calculate it, my lord? What if?
If you don’t win, wouldn’t it be bad?”
The two cavalry phalanxes were already together, and Zhao Yun was not far away. Hearing Taishi Ci yelling in a low voice here, he had no choice but to come over and intervene: "Ahem, brother, think about it carefully.
You know, my lord, he has no idea that Brother Qin can make great achievements in one fell swoop."
Taishi Ci Daqi: "You also know this?"
"Brother, please lower your voice and listen to me." Zhao Yun was sweating, and he had nothing to do with this sworn brother, so he whispered: "This is very simple. The archery skills are originally decided on a temporary basis. Although Brother Qin's archery skills are strong,
, after all, he is slightly weaker in strength, and it is unknown whether he can win the battle. If the lord had predicted it in advance, is there any reason why Brother Qin should not be the first one to appear?"
"That's true." Tai Shici nodded and understood.
Baima Yicong's archery skills are very good, but whether he can hit a target 150 steps away depends on archery skills alone. Strength is the decisive factor. If Qin Feng is completely sure, let him go directly.
The effect is obviously the best.
Yan Rou is the number one general under Liu Yu, but Qin Feng is just an ordinary deputy general. The identities of the two are put together, and the effect of a slap in the face is also very good.
"Brother, you are flamboyant and have high martial arts skills, but you are already well-known. If you win alone, you will not be convincing enough. Therefore, the lord ordered us to take action one after another, and finally let Brother Qin take action. It is good to win, but even if you miss,
, and it will not affect the overall situation."
"Zilong, you have a good grasp of my lord's thoughts." Taishi Ci agreed with Zhao Yun's statement, but his doubts were not eliminated: "Then tell me, how does my lord know that he will definitely be able to shoot?
?In the past, it seems that a certain person has never shot a target that is 150 steps away with a bow and arrow."
"Then, I don't know." Zhao Yun shook his head and guessed uncertainly: "Maybe my lord just has confidence in you and me?"
Of course Zhao Yun didn't know that under the influence of his lord, Lu Bu once made a story about shooting a halberd at the camp. At that time, Lu Bu had two spectators, one named Ji Ling and the other named Liu Bei. After seeing Lu Bu's performance,
, I think it’s amazing.
So Wang Yu came up with a concept, that is, a target of 150 steps is not a problem for super first-rate generals, but for first-rate and second-rate generals, it is a very magical thing.
He didn't know how capable Yan Rou was, but since he didn't know, he thought that this person's skills were limited, so he couldn't be better than Ji Ling. So when Liu Yu decided to compete in archery, Wang Yu casually said
With this method, I also took into account safety and shock, and arranged my own order of appearance.
The result was that everyone thought it was magical. Those with poor martial arts skills thought Taishi Ci and others' archery skills were magical; Taishi Ci and others thought the lord's confidence was magical.
Taishi Ci smacked his lips, as if he was reminiscing about the pleasant slap in the face, and then sighed: "Oh, it's a pity that after today, there is nothing to do. The very interesting guy named Pan Zhang was beaten by Yuan Zhi again.
If you take her away, how can you live such a boring life?"
"There is no war? How is that possible?" Qin Feng sneered at this statement: "Old Liu may be scared to death, but if you look at the eyes of the other people, they all have evil intentions. Even Old Liu,
It’s not so easy to be frightened out of fear, that person’s city is deep.”
"Madman, you are so stupid." Taishi Ci glanced at Qin Feng very proudly and said with a smile: "Isn't this obvious? The reason why these people ran away regardless of whether they were invited or not when the lord said there was a military parade.
Didn't you just come here to see what our army's losses were? Now that they have seen it, who dares to provoke us?"
"Our army needs to recuperate and cannot go on an expedition. We just want to save some food. A fool comes to provoke us at this time. Even Mr. Liu knows that our army is short of food and wants to anger the lord and make us work for an expedition."
.”
He sighed and said: "Anyway, there will probably be no fighting this year or next year. Even if there is fighting, there will be no big ones, only small fights. If I had known, I would have hired myself and followed Yuan Zhi to Hedong, even to Jingzhou.
It’s okay to go there once.”
Seeing him like this, Qin Feng was just amused, but Zhao Yun comforted him seriously: "Brother, actually it is a good thing not to fight. I said: Soldiers are weapons, and saints use them as a last resort..."
"Come on, Zilong, you have to know that everything in the book is a lie. If you want to study, you have to read the essence. If you take it too seriously, you will become a nerd. Don't Liu Lao'er pretend to be like a sage, but
Can you really regard him as a sage now?" Taishi Ci curled his lips and said, "That's what it is."
Zhao Yun was blocked by him and was speechless for a moment.
Being famous is not as good as meeting him. Before meeting him, he really felt that Liu Yu was a kindhearted clan member, and the conflict with Gongsun Zan might be due to some misunderstanding. But now, his thoughts have been shaken and changed, and he began to understand what Wang Yu said.
There is no difference between politicians and loyal ministers. Therefore, there is no way to refute Taishi Ci's words.
Being unable to refute does not mean that there is nothing to say. After thinking about it, Zhao Yun suddenly smiled. He looked at the proud Taishi Ci and whispered: "Brother, you always have a point. I won't argue with you. But.
, you said something wrong."
"Which sentence?"
"There is no battle to fight." Zhao Yun squinted his eyes to prevent Tai Shi Ci from seeing the smile in his eyes.
"Where is there a battle? You didn't say you were going to Langya, right? That kind of battle is worth mentioning?" Taishi Ci shook his head.
"Of course not."
Taishi Ci scratched his head and looked confused: "Then, where else? My lord has changed his mind, right?"
"Yes, Zilong, are you kidding Ziyi, or is it true?" Qin Feng also asked curiously.
"How can we joke about this kind of thing?" Zhao Yun said sternly: "Have you not noticed that the general of the navy has been missing? There is also General Zhou. The lord said that he will be assigned to the navy, but you
Has anyone seen him recently?"
"That's true. But who can the navy fight? To Jiangdong? Even if we win, we won't be able to stand, unless the lord plans to plunder the place. To Liaodong? General Gongsun has just helped us, so it would be embarrassing to turn against him now, right? "Is it possible..." Tai Shici asked and answered himself, rejecting several goals one after another. Finally, looking at Zhao Yun's half-smiling expression, something suddenly moved in his heart.
"I see, the lord is indeed the lord, and he will never stop, haha." (To be continued. Please search Piao Tian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!)