Hot air balloons are important military weapons, and the entire launch process is under the supervision of the Forbidden Army. The Forbidden Army is mainly composed of veterans and has rich battlefield experience, so the military officials who reported the news did not hide their calls along the way.
In the early years when the Jin army fought against the Mongolian army, they were either caught off guard by the enemy's cavalry and were scattered before they even lined up their armor; or they were too nervous and the Mongolian army was still hundreds of miles away, and the entire army was caught off guard.
They don't take off their clothes and armor, and they don't take off their saddles on their horses, so they are tired and unable to get up when going into battle.
Naturally, the Zhou army, especially the most elite Zhou Forbidden Army, would not be like this.
They themselves have experience in fighting the Mongols. In the past few years, as the training in military schools has gradually extended to grassroots officers, many soldiers have summarized their experiences and tips in private, and they have been incorporated into the documents and regulations that officers must memorize.
Inside.
Therefore, although the military officer shouted loudly, the soldiers only slightly accelerated their preparations for battle and did not panic.
The iron pagodas who had been resting together stood up one after another, helped each other, adjusted the thick cloth padding on their shoulders, chests, etc., and tightened their armor. According to regulations, these things can be left to the auxiliary soldiers, but
Tiefutu usually undertake the task of decisive battles on the battlefield and face the most dangers, so regular soldiers generally trust their companions who fight alongside them.
The auxiliary soldiers did not feel slighted. They were busy taking care of the horses, feeding them bean cakes, salt and even raw eggs. Some people took the time to squat on the ground and lift the horse's legs to repair the horseshoes.
The treatment of the auxiliary soldiers of the Forbidden Army is the same as that of the regular soldiers of other armies, and the rewards during festivals are higher. These auxiliary soldiers are not recruited from outside. Half of the auxiliary soldiers who appear here are senior veterans and the other half are from military academies.
young students.
The Kingdom of Jin has never established a complete official education system. In the past few years, military academies in Dazhou have spread rapidly. The farms of military households in various places can also play a propaganda role, so there are many students in the military academies. The first batch officially opened in Shandong
The young people who enroll are mainly children of soldiers who died and have been studying for four and a half years.
In the first two years, their studies focus on literacy, and in the next two years, they begin to learn both civil and military skills, learning how to be a good soldier. In the next year, they need to join various armies, starting as auxiliary soldiers.
Internship. Only the best among them will be transferred directly to the Forbidden Army and follow His Majesty the Emperor on a daily basis.
The officers and soldiers of the Forbidden Army were not panicked, but the young auxiliary soldiers were inevitably nervous. Before they went north, they were all ordered to obey the command of their own regular army in everything. At this time, the regular soldiers were all wearing armor, and the young men were unsupervised.
When the horses were riding, someone whispered: "Fifty thousand Mongolian troops! Have you heard? Your Majesty said yesterday that he would find a way to attract the main force of the Mongolian army here. Once attracted, there would be fifty thousand horses! How to fight this?"
Before he finished speaking, the young auxiliary soldier felt a pain in the back of his head. The old soldier beside him waved his hand and slapped him: "If you haven't done the serious work, what else do you want to do? Your Majesty has his own arrangements, just obey the order honestly!"
The old soldier's hands were so strong that the young auxiliary soldier felt a buzzing in his head and staggered forward a few steps. The reins of the war horse in his hand were pulled and he was slapped several times.
A trainee like him, after two more years of military internship, is likely to become a military officer in a certain army after graduation. If his performance is better, he will soon be promoted to a lieutenant commanding fifty troops. Ordinarily, veterans
You should be more respectful to them.
But the old soldiers will retire in a few years, and most of them have planned their own future at this time. It is estimated that by the time the young men become commanders of the army, they will have already obtained other official positions, so they do not regard these disciples of the emperor as
Something happened.
Seeing the young man turning around and glaring angrily, the old soldier laughed and threw a quiver full of arrows to him: "You forgot this! Hurry up and hang yourself up, go!"
The young auxiliary soldier hurriedly picked up the quiver, only to realize that it was his superior's quiver. He hurriedly touched the saddle and realized that he had neglected to take one less quiver. He blushed, thanked him, and put the quiver away.
, hurry forward.
The Forbidden Army of the Great Zhou Dynasty was equipped with a large number of horses. The cavalry generally had two horses, iron pagodas and officers, and the military officials even had three horses.
Because as the scale of the military workshop continues to expand, the equipment of the cavalry is becoming more and more complete. Even the light cavalry is equipped with armor and various weapons for the left and right hands. Therefore, it is necessary to have one horse to ride and one horse to carry the equipment.
The armor of Tiefutu is heavier, and the army
Officials and military officers need to carry various maps, books, and documents with them.
The young man's boss was a knight of the Dragon Army's Tiefutu. His first two horses were ready, and the third pack horse was just a little slower. The young man hurried forward and rushed to the queue of his companions.
Here, he couldn't help but blame his companion for not reminding him about the quiver.
The teenagers who were facing a strong enemy for the first time complained to each other and encouraged each other. They chatted and walked around a group of auxiliary soldiers who were raising the barriers of the cart and preparing to form a cart formation, and then they saw
The figure of his boss also saw the military officer who slid down the rope from the upper edge of the hot air balloon.
The military officer was facing the iron pagodas. He was holding a charcoal pen and scratching on a large piece of paper. From time to time he would write a few lines of small words, and from time to time he would explain a few sentences without looking back. The one facing the paper making an arc was
Dozens of generals wearing helmets and carrying armor, surrounded by the generals, was the Emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty, Guo Ning.
The young men were immediately solemn, and gently led the horses into the team, handing over before the battle with the Tiefutu knights.
These teenagers are fed well in the military academy and work hard every day, so they are generally taller than their peers. But the Tiefutu knights are even more muscular. After all, they are the elite of the elite, the main force in decisive battles, and they use a lot of grease for many years.
With rich meat and dairy products to supplement the consumption of hard training, even if they don't have armor, they are all big men like iron towers.
The teenagers stood in front of them, and listened to their rude shouts, cowering like little chickens. A few teenagers had originally planned to accompany their superiors to participate in the war, but they were shouted at by the Tiefu Tu for a while and immediately forgot about it.
He couldn't say what he wanted to say, and was being directed around.
Guo Ning took half a step forward and looked at the situation with a smile.
The Longxiang Army and the bodyguards are all treasures in Guo Ning's hands, not only the main army, but also the auxiliary soldiers. The older ones among the auxiliary soldiers will become the backbone of various government agencies in the future, and the young auxiliary soldiers are proud of themselves.
As disciples of the Emperor, Guo Ning looked upon them as if they were his own children.
Before sending troops this time, some of his subordinates specifically asked Guo Ning if they should let these young men stay in Zhongdu and not participate in the fighting. Guo Ning refused.
When Guo Ning was seventeen or eighteen years old, he had already experienced dozens of battles, and the number of lives on his hands exceeded double digits. Generals who had the same experience as him were highly skilled in the army. However, after the establishment of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the country became increasingly stable.
It is rare to see wars in chaos. These young people lack real training and are weaker than their predecessors.
Therefore, when you get the chance, you have to let them get blood on their hands, at least see the blood. It is completely worth paying a little sacrifice for this.
Guo Ning withdrew his gaze and pointed at the graphics drawn by the military officer again.
"Fifty thousand horses, divided into three parts... No, in fact, this grassland is like a stage. There are four parties waiting to watch the show, and two parties are preparing to put on a good show."
"Thousands of households in the eastern part of the grassland just couldn't bear to part with their slaves, cattle and sheep. But they were under pressure from us in the east and south, and they didn't dare to break up with us, so they reluctantly pretended for half a month.
It seems that they have sacrificed some lives for the Golden Family to see that they have tried their best. If I don’t force them today, they will never move and will just watch the show honestly."
"Needless to say the guest troops from the Western Regions, these people have fought hard and fiercely with thousands of Mongolian families who have surrendered to us in the past few days, which is enough to prove their role to the Golden Family. Now they want to know how to force Genghis Khan to change the direction of their attack
, what kind of level is Da Zhou who can drive thousands of Mongolian households like lackeys, and do the Mongols have the strength to fight against Da Zhou. So today they will only watch the show."
"Besides these two parties, Tian Xiong came to report this morning, saying that he encountered a few stray cavalry north of Wusha Castle, which were extremely elite and powerful. However, he sent out his sentry for hundreds of miles and did not find his rear group. Because they
There is no team at all... Those rangers are spies from many clans and tribes outside the Qiyan tribe in the middle of the grassland. They are our enemies, but they are not willing to fight with us easily, so they are here to watch a show...
They want to see if the power of Belgutai’s alliance can come into contact with us.”
"Finally, there are hundreds of Han slaves gathered in Wusha Castle. In the early years, the Mongolian army swept across the Central Plains and plundered hundreds of thousands of Han slaves. Among them, a group of lucky and courageous ones escaped. They
I'm watching from somewhere, hoping that we can fight a good fight and make more
Many people have courage."
Qiu Huiluo gathered the bridle of his war horse and said with a smile: "After the Mongols are dispersed, it is difficult to subdue them one by one; when they gather, it is difficult to defeat them. Like now, if you let them gather, their hearts will be scattered, and everyone will be divided."
You have a plan... His Majesty's method of seizing the opportunity and taking advantage of the situation is really wonderful."...
Guo Ning was silent for a while.
Seizing the opportunity and taking advantage of the situation is indeed what Guo Ning is good at. But Guo Ning did not expect that the Mongols would be gathered here after making a big fuss.
Wusha Castle is not only the place where Lu Shu fled in panic, but also the place where Guo Ning lived since his childhood. He is familiar with the topography and the wind, frost, rain and snow here. Even when he reined in his horse, he smelled the smell of sand.
then.
Yes, everything is the same as before, only with the added smell of blood soaked in the blood of countless people.
Guo Ning recalled the joy of playing at the knees of his parents as a child; he recalled the luck of having his uncle and aunt of the Lu family take care of him after his parents died; he recalled the horrific scene when the entire camp was invaded and destroyed by the Mongolian army, and everything was swallowed up by blood and fire.
;Remembering the sorrow, rage and despair on the way to escape.
I wonder if my parents and elders can see in the spirit of heaven that the situation has been overturned. Today, when the children are here to raise their troops, they will ask the Mongolian athletes who has the sharper sword, and who will hold the future of the grassland in their hands?
Guo Ning smiled and cheered up: "With so many people watching, we have to fight a good fight."