If Pusan Anzhen could see with his own eyes the speed at which Ding Haijun shifted from a camp state to preparing for war, his last bit of self-confidence would be shattered.
The soldiers who were considered to be civil servants were originally scattered in several camps, either resting or eating. After hearing the warning, everyone was only slightly restless. This was not even out of fear, but because they discovered the traces of the enemy.
, everyone is like a civil servant, and they don’t have any weapons or armor with them, which is really unaccustomed to them.
The young soldier who was chatting and laughing with his brother Pu Liyan subconsciously ran quickly together with several others. They wanted to go back to the cart or tent to get weapons, but this behavior fell into the eyes of other people.
It's like running away in fear.
Fortunately, in this army, the proportion of experienced soldiers is very high, and every officer has been promoted through solid meritorious service, and has won the trust of the officers and soldiers.
"Why run!"
Lao Liu grabbed him, looked around, and continued: "Our Dinghai navy's sentry cavalry is always placed the farthest away. The Mingdi is at least twenty miles away. Even if the enemy's light cavalry is galloping, they won't be able to get here.
It’s only half an hour! I’m running around, but my house is in chaos! Everyone, follow the rules!”
The faces of the other soldiers who were running nervously turned red. Some of them laughed and said, "Aren't you in a hurry to kill the enemy with a knife? You didn't think much of it at the moment."
Seeing that all the soldiers around him had calmed down, Lao Liu gathered them around and returned to the camp in formation. He still had the last piece of cake in his hand that he had not finished, so he took advantage of this moment to gobble it up and quickly stuffed it into his mouth.
Next to the cart he was responsible for, Old Liu first looked for a kettle.
After taking two sips of the pancake, he untied the package hanging next to the shaft of the cart and laid out the armor and weapons one by one. His movements were quick and lively, without any hint of hesitation. At the same time, he used a teaching tone.
He said to the soldiers around him:
"We have laws to follow when planning naval operations. We are not following the routine of fighting in the jungle. Since we have sounded the warning and the enemy is on the way to cover up the enemy, the elite cavalry under Commander Zhao will definitely go out to cover it. We just need to find our troops as soon as possible.
If the generals find the generals, they can assemble and form an array. The generals will naturally contact other generals."
"Yes Yes."
The soldiers around him agreed while each took out their own armor packages. Some of them hid them deep in their grain bags. Now they had to get into the car and try hard to touch them, causing their companions to snicker.
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Old Liu continued to teach:
"We have decided that the troops and horses that the navy will send north this time will have both infantry and cavalry, but mainly infantry. Guo Xuanshi has said countless times that light cavalry has long swords, heavy cavalry has iron hammers, and our infantry has iron
Anvil, any enemy must be defeated by our infantry! The formation method we usually train is the basis for killing the enemy and saving lives. We have practiced it many times, don’t forget it. The most important thing is to be strict
Obey the orders of flags and drums...the orders will come soon!"
Having said this, he had already put on his leg skirts, and laid out the upper body armor, belly protectors, shoulder pads, arm guards, leather ribbons and other items on the ground for inspection. He casually pointed to a soldier: "Here you go!"
The soldier immediately came up and helped Pu Liyan put on his armor. Many soldiers also helped each other with armor, and for a while, the sound of clattering armor leaves could be heard in the camp.
The Ding Navy adheres to the tradition of the Jin army and has always attached great importance to the role of cavalry. If compared with the number of enemies killed, the amount of money spent on building an army, or even the intensity of training, these ordinary infantry will be left far behind.
But unlike Dai Jin's army, ordinary infantry are not human shields or cannon fodder in the Ding Navy. They are also respected and have fields allocated to them. Even the most ordinary soldiers have farmers who are gradually rationing them.
. Even their weapons and equipment have been significantly improved in the past few months.
When Ding Haijun first took control of the Shandong East Road and expanded its army to tens of thousands, except for the iron pagodas, which were all heavily armored, ordinary infantry generally only wore military robes with coiled collars and narrow sleeves. Only those who were very long and above had iron breastplates.
And more sophisticated full-body armor, most of which are from the officers' own collections.
But in the past few months, the major workshops responsible for military production have been in a state of saturated production. Many soldiers saw with their own eyes that the work sheds or blacksmith shops near the military camp were blazing with fire.
Stop.
So far, the armor issued has met 80% of the rations for elite soldiers. This time, more than 10,000 elite soldiers came to Zhongdu, and everyone was equipped with armor, of which iron armor accounted for the majority.
As the soldiers put on all their armor and weapons, the sound of trumpets sounded. In a small car formation next door, the bosses of Lao Liu and others, the generals of this city, recognized the flag, a red background with black painted on it.
The helmet flag was hoisted high.
This is the first step for the Chinese military commander to have a response plan and start transmitting orders to the entire army. After confirming the positions of each capital, a series of orders will be issued.
"We're about to set off, so cheer up! By the way, take your water bag and dry food with you!"
Lao Liu gave the final instructions, and then stood outside the car array, listening to the steady rhythm of the drums while waiting for the messenger to arrive.
Now he didn't know where the enemy came from or how many troops they had, so he could only make random guesses.
It is estimated that the number of incoming enemies should be quite large, otherwise there would not be such a large formation. But it should not be many, otherwise the general's response would be to retreat into Liangxiang County and rely on the city walls to defend it. So, what happens next?
It's a field battle. In this case, the best position in our city should be placed in the second and third rows in front of the Chinese army, so that we can advance and retreat without delaying meritorious service...
Just as they were halfway through their calculations, a cavalryman rushed forward, holding a triangular flag high.
They will all line up not far from Lao Liu, hold out their military badges with both hands, and announce their names in a deep voice.
The cavalry messenger checked the military badge and loudly said: "The messenger has an order, the fourth capital and the fifth capital in the word "W", set off immediately, and within a moment, climb to the high ground in front and prepare simple fortifications to serve as the flanks of the main force!"
"Follow the order!"
The cavalry were ordered to turn their horses and leave, and they would all receive the order loudly.
Hundreds of soldiers immediately took action and quickly climbed the mountain in two columns. The sound of heavy footsteps, the clanking of armor and weapons, and the drumbeats of the soldiers around them beating small drums were mixed together, which instantly made the soldiers unable to hear.
They could hear the sounds of each other talking, but the soldiers marched in silence, quickly passing through the slopes.
Compared with the Hebei Meng'an Mouke Army who had not yet recovered from the panic at the height of Liao Shi Gang, the Ding Navy's mobilization and march were obviously more organized. Even when traveling through the undulating terrain, there was no chaos or confusion at all.
Wu. All ministries followed the flag guidance with black or yellow characters on a red background, and acted as quickly as an iron stream.
The iron stream going up the high slope only hesitated for a moment when it reached the top.
That's because several officers and veterans who led the troops saw the enemy approaching from the distant horizon at the same time.
Good guys, the Mongols are here, and they are the elite of the Mongolian army!
They are getting closer!
More than tens of thousands of Mongolian cavalry lined up in a wide front, and the formation became more and more loose, and the momentum became more and more massive. Even if the soldiers looked down from a high place, they could hardly distinguish their heads and tails. Wherever they could see, they were all
They were cavalrymen the size of ants, running back and forth. Several officers felt short of breath in an instant, as if something was suppressing their chests.
This is inevitable. Almost all experienced warriors in the Ding Navy have the experience of fighting against the Mongolian army. However, except for those senior backbones of the Ding Navy, most of the experiences of others are continuous failures.
Their vision allows them to see the characteristics of the enemy better than ordinary soldiers. They understand how difficult it is to coordinate the seemingly loose and loose movement of this large-scale cavalry, which requires the commanding ability of the generals and the knights.
The requirements for their own quality are so high. Such cavalry is so terrifying as an opponent.
Thinking of this, several officers suddenly came out of their nervousness, and some of them laughed subconsciously.
What are you thinking about?
The Mongols are a great enemy, an enemy of life and death, and a sworn enemy. Therefore, the Mongolian military tactics have been emphasized time and time again by the generals during daily military drills. Then
The routines are just like this, what's so scary? Everyone knows that my Guo Xuanshi is the nemesis of the Mongols!
