When the roar from the outside reached the school grounds, the soldiers holding bows and arrows became visibly excited.
Someone immediately turned back to see Guo Ning. Guo Ning happened to have his back to them and waved to Huo Yi who was about to turn around. When he was about to turn around, another attendant reported something, which happened to stop the emperor.
So they told each other something, and the smartest one among them immediately took off and ran towards the outer wall.
Behind the high wall in that direction, there was originally a long corridor. In the early years, someone rebelled and attacked the Marshal's Mansion. Here he attacked Wang Shixian, who was traveling with him, and almost beat out his brains. Later, the lower-level generals of the Great Zhou Dynasty
While drinking and talking, they named this place the place where Wang Shuai suffered.
This joke is a bit spoiled. But in the eyes of ordinary emperors, these overlapping corridors and walls may be a source of security, but in the eyes of emperors like Guo Ning, they actually isolate the inside and outside.
Hidden danger. So when it was rebuilt later, the emperor ordered the entire place to be razed so that the building could be directly adjacent to the military camp outside through several portals.
The soldier rushed to the door, asked the halberd-bearing soldier a few words, and then they both looked out and listened for a long time.
Not long after, he ran back out of breath and shouted: "The Mongols used iron artillery to capture Linhuang Mansion! The enemy is coming fiercely, and we are going to fight a big battle!"
According to the rules, this kind of important military information should not be spread out at will. If it were placed in the previous dynasty, even if it was placed in the Song Dynasty of the Southern Dynasty, which was vaguely looked down upon by everyone, the consequences of leaking military secrets would be very serious, and even losing one's own head would be light.
But the Great Zhou Dynasty founded by Guo Ning was essentially a political power shared by a group of warriors. Although the warriors in the group had a clear class, they also lived and died together and were as close as brothers. There was no secret between them. Outsiders ridiculed this.
It was a Caotai team, which did make sense. So what the senior generals from the Red Coat Army knew at noon, by the afternoon, had begun to spread.
Next to Guo Ning's Marshal's Mansion is the camp of the Guards and Military Division.
The officers and soldiers of the Imperial Guards are composed of soldiers with meritorious service and promotion qualifications drawn from the armies of various places. After half a year to one year of training, a small number will remain in the Imperial Guards, and most will be transferred to the Tianjin Prefecture.
They are trained in military schools, then promoted to military positions and sent back to the old army. In other words, the bodyguards are the only way and preparatory course for the promotion of soldiers in the entire Zhou army.
This kind of army setup is to integrate the warrior groups with complex origins as soon as possible, and to strengthen the emperor's control over the army. Of course, the latter is a piece of cake based on Guo Ning's prestige, and all the officers and soldiers in the army are also
He considers himself a disciple of the emperor.
With such status, it is not easy to hide any secrets in the army from them.
Just a few months ago, the news that the imperial court was controlling the situation in Goryeo leaked from them. As a result, a group of veterans who had semi-retired from the army immediately seized the opportunity.
Most of that group of people came from the mountain villages in the northern border areas and belonged to another big hilltop in the army. So Guo Ning asked the people of Jing'an to come forward and promised them a lot of benefits, so that they turned their attention to Goryeo.
At this time, when they heard that something was going on in northern Xinjiang, the camp was noisy and the soldiers in the shooting garden were also in an uproar.
For a moment, without caring about military discipline, many people asked questions, and the voices came and went. The soldier in charge of inquiring ran back and forth twice before he explained the situation clearly.
Unlike the higher-status generals of the Red Coat Army, when they heard that their side had suffered losses in the northern Xinjiang, the officers and men were angry at first, and then their eyes were full of eagerness to try.
One man drew his knife with his backhand and subconsciously wanted to swing it twice. Then he thought that this move was very disrespectful and had to put it back into the scabbard: "Okay! Great!"
After shouting, he felt his blood boiling all over. He untied the water bag around his waist and began to drink water. After two sips, he shouted again: "Well done to the Mongols! I have been thinking about fighting for a long time! I was about to
Let’s fight with them!”
"Shut up! Don't talk nonsense before driving." A general scolded him.
This general is Zhang Pingliang, who came from a military family in western Liaoning. He has been on the battlefield for many years and is very majestic. After scolding him, the uncontrollable uproar among the soldiers disappeared instantly, and everyone immediately returned to their solemn posture, despite the voices in the military camp outside.
There was a lot of confusion and no response.
Seeing that everyone had calmed down, Zhang Pingliang slowed down his tone slightly and said in a deep voice: "Military and national affairs are arranged by your Majesty and the generals in the court. We just need to do our own thing and wait for your Majesty's orders with peace of mind!"
At this moment, everyone continued to line up and shoot the target.
Zhang Pingliang was holding on to his bow and arrow, waiting for his companions in the front to shoot, when a person behind him whispered: "Your Majesty is coming to us, are we really going to do nothing?"
"Why, are you happy that the important town in northern Xinjiang was lost?" Zhang Pingliang took a step forward.
"That's absolutely not possible!" The man behind him laughed, followed half a step later and said, "But you also know in your heart, right? If something goes wrong in Northern Xinjiang, it's not better than peace and quiet. We have to say something, we can't let this opportunity go.
Got it!"
In recent months, as the northern part of Goryeo was under control, the power deployed by the imperial court on the sea increased explosively. Many people in the army received relevant orders to cross the sea to the east and south.
Some people have discussed whether we should follow the example of the prosperous Tang Dynasty and set up a protective palace in the Goryeo Kingdom. Some people also say that because the maritime trade routes of the Song Dynasty from Goryeo to the Japanese Kingdom were busy, it was originally set up semi-openly in the Qingyuan Mansion of the Southern Dynasty.
The management organization is no longer suitable. A formal government office should be established in Shandong or Tamna Island, and sufficient water and land weapons should be allocated.
This chain of interests involving many countries from south to north and tens of thousands of miles of sea routes is so long that no matter how much manpower is invested, it is not enough. Fortunately, the imperial court had previously encouraged a large number of officers to take their old tribes and relatives to take the initiative to go to sea, and
Special preferential treatment was given in advance to the salaries and merit records of relevant personnel.
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But there are always some people who are unwilling to go to the sea. Many people's hometown is in the north and they are used to the vastness and heights of the north. There are also people who have blood feud with the foreign races in the north and want to take revenge. These people all hope that the court will continue to put pressure on the north and fight with the Mongols.
People fight to the end.
In the minds of these people, the pressure the Mongols put on the imperial court was not too great, but too light, too light for the imperial court to allocate stronger forces to deal with it. And because of financial needs, the imperial court always devoted its main efforts to
Going to the south or the sea makes them even more impatient.
After all, people have different ideas. In the eyes of some people, the situation in which military generals and backbones continue to move south is to reward merit and pioneering; in the eyes of others, it is a kind of weakening. If this weakening of the northern garrison continues
If we go down, can we still fight Mongolia?
In the minds of these soldiers, the scale of the battle that the emperor led more than 10,000 people to the north at the beginning of the year was far from enough. The result of Genghis Khan's large-scale march south this time and the defeat of Linhuang Mansion just forced the imperial court to reinvest its power northward, and also gave them
Opportunity to make meritorious deeds on the battlefield!
There is no need to worry at all, His Majesty is the emperor on horseback, and he must go into battle personally... He cannot do without us when he goes into battle!
And the Mongols can never be the opponent of the elites of the Great Zhou Dynasty!
I heard that they captured Linhuang Mansion and were rampaging in the Yanbei Mountains. Their momentum was a bit scary. But is that great?
Even if the Mongols tried their best to get some gunpowder weapons, so what? Back then, they trampled the world with their fast horses and long bows, and their power was simply earth-shaking. Wherever they went, they killed hundreds of Han people, and not a single one was left alive. Then
Such a terrifying scene still often wakes people up from their sleep... In the end, Han'er was driven back to the grassland by the concerted efforts?
When the Han soldiers slashed with their long swords, the Mongolian heads also rolled down. Zhang Pingliang had tried this at least twenty times!
So what if they have a few more iron artillery cannons on hand now? The Jurchens had this thing back then, and they were beaten to a pulp by His Majesty the Emperor of our dynasty. His Majesty said that it is people who determine the victory of a war!
"go!"
Following Zhang Pingliang's shout, the trembling bowstring passed by his ear. The arrow was pushed hard by the bowstring, drew a straight line in the air, and hit the target.
Who among the soldiers who can serve as bodyguards and pro-army troops have not had martial arts honed through hundreds of battles? Before Zhang Pingliang, several people took turns shooting, and their arrows hit the target; after Zhang Pingliang, several more people followed, and they were all in the target.
, showing a very high level of training.
After dozens of steps, Guo Ning glanced at his subordinates who were taking turns shooting, then he smiled and nodded: "Qing Jin is here."
Yelu Chucai, who walked slowly towards Shepu, stroked his increasingly lush beard.
The Mongols' attack was stronger than expected. No matter how perfect our original pre-war preparations were, including the mobilization and transportation of grain and supplies, etc., it was inevitable that there would be the need for further adjustments. This is what Yelu Chucai is good at.
Just this morning, he had made careful arrangements in all aspects, had lunch leisurely, and then made a simple report to Guo Ning.
The nervousness of many officials outside was relieved by Yelu Chucai's orderly attitude.
But when they arrived here, they saw Guo Ning practicing shooting with the soldiers as usual, and Yelu Chucai's nervousness also dissipated a lot.
Although he has little to do with the military, he started out in the army with Guo Ning and has a good eye. Looking closely at the postures of the soldiers, the deliberate concentration fell into his eyes, and the element of acting was too obvious.
, the desire to fight underneath that was about to turn into reality could not be concealed at all.
There is no doubt that these soldiers are all tigers and wolves.
As a Confucian scholar who was well-read in poetry and literature, Yelu Chucai once solemnly suggested that when the foundation of the Great Zhou Dynasty was gradually established, he hoped that Guo Ning would follow the example of the Song Dynasty in the Southern Dynasties and suppress the power of military men to ensure the long-term stability of the regime. But Guo Ning not only
He refused, but instead went even further to enhance the status of warriors and continuously enriched the warriors' power in both political and economic aspects.
Yelu Chucai was a little dissatisfied with this, especially after a certain incident.
During that period of time, Yelu Chucai tried to get a piece of the martial arts group, but ended up having to sit back and watch tens of thousands of Khitans rush into Goryeo like crazy. Although things turned around later, they became a tool for the imperial court to control Goryeo.
But he could no longer help Yelu Chucai compete for the center.
So he looked at the performance of the soldiers with admiration, and said somewhat casually: "Looking at the mood of the soldiers at this moment, they are very happy?"
"I think so."
Guo Ning burst into laughter: "Because there has been no major battle in the past two years, the soldiers who guard the pro-army army have been delayed in releasing them as officers in recent periods. Everyone has been anxious for a long time. Now the war in northern Xinjiang has resumed, not to mention the battlefield.
With all the meritorious service I have earned, just the fall of Linhuang Mansion and other places will inevitably bring about a large number of casualties, which can free up many positions of generals and officers!"
Yelu Chucai hesitated for a moment, then smiled: "Your Majesty has as much insight into the minds of warriors as a candle, which is really admirable."
"Warriors who have seen too much life and death will inevitably become cold-blooded, and their pursuit of wealth will be straightforward. This is the nature of tigers and wolves. But when foreign enemies are still looking at you, raising a group of tigers and wolves for driving is better than raising a group of pigs.
It’s better to share the food with the sheep!”
As Guo Ning led Yelu Chucai towards the pavilion, he responded: "I'm afraid the Mongols never expected that our tigers and wolves would have such a will to fight, right?"
After walking a few steps, Guo Ning turned around and saw Yelu Chucai's face was a little serious.
"What if the Mongols expected it?"
"Um?"
"Your Majesty, the Mongols are also tigers and wolves...and don't you think their behavior this time is a bit strange?"
