A burly warrior at the front of the queue leads the way holding a green flag (1), decorated with a white tiger, fluttering in the wind.
Two hundred spearmen and ten men lined up in twenty rows, their spears like a forest, the cold light shining in the sun, and their red tassels dazzling. These two hundred people came from the leading army camp. They were all wearing leather armor. They stepped on the ground loudly, their steps were neat and their heads were held high. The smoke and dust rose into the sky and never dispersed.
The Yang family's military training method was gradually promoted in the army, and the Sixth Army in Beijing also practiced according to this method. Walking in unison was the basis of the military training method, and the demonstration in front of everyone today was very majestic.
Following closely behind the spearmen were the sword and shield soldiers, with rattan shields, rattan armor, sharp scimitars, and sturdy and powerful cowhide boots. The third group of people who came out were the crossbowmen, with long bows slung on their shoulders and short crossbows with flat ends in their hands. Every four soldiers pushed the crossbow cart forward...
When the hoofbeats of the Qingqi horses sounded on the school grounds, the cheers rose again. The Qingqi soldiers in black cloaks held machetes in their hands, their eyes were firm, and their horses' hooves were brisk, swiftly passing by both sides of the marching phalanx.
Whether they were nobles or ordinary people, they were all excited and shouting loudly. An old man said to his son beside him with tears in his eyes: "If Master Wang regains Chang'an, you will remember to bury your father's bones back in his homeland."
When the spearmen passed by the general platform, the soldiers raised their spears and shouted "Wan Sheng, Wan Sheng". King Langya and others could no longer sit still and stood up one after another to pay attention to the advancing phalanx.
Seeing the warm atmosphere in the school grounds, King Wuling said to Yang Anxuan with emotion: "Yang Qing, this review ceremony has greatly boosted military morale and public opinion, good."
When the Qingqi split into two groups and passed through the school grounds with a whirlwind, cheers resounded through the sky again, and the armored riding equipment appeared.
Two hundred men and horses, all wearing armor, marched forward with overwhelming momentum, bringing the school atmosphere to a climax. Dong Huai's eyes were filled with tears. Back then, he negotiated with Yin Wei in Luoyang and brought back 200 suits and hid them in the military depot for a long time. Today, he finally had the opportunity to show off his power on the school field, and his efforts were well worth it.
Thinking of the two negotiations with Yin Wei, Dong Huai was filled with pride. Although he captured Qin Qi King Yao Chong in Luoyang, he lacked confidence when negotiating with Yin Wei. King Kuaiji secretly told him to settle the matter and put peace first, so he clearly had the advantage but did not dare to ask for it.
The year before last, he went to Chang'an to negotiate, and together with Duke Hongnong defeated the power of the Wei army, forcing Yin Wei to agree to return Shangluo and Hongnong counties. He felt very proud and felt that the decline of Jin Dynasty had been wiped out, and ZTE was hopeful. Looking at Yang Anxuan who stood like a pine in front of him, Dong Huai secretly lamented that with Hongnong guarding the northern border, the imperial court was not afraid of the Qin and Wei Huqi.
Yao Xunde's face twitched slightly, and he also recognized that the standards of these armor and riding equipment belonged to his country. With Yang Anxuan taking office as the governor of Yongzhou, Qin and Jin suffered successive defeats in their battles. If this continues, the offensive and defensive momentum may change.
Xu Daofu watched the heavy cavalry galloping in front of him, and the reed sheds seemed to be heaving under the trampling of iron hoofs. If there were thousands of heavy cavalry, it would be like thunder. Xu Daofu secretly made a note that when fighting the Jin army, it is best to use more watermen and avoid head-on collision with heavy cavalry.
Finally, the chariots drove past side by side. Each chariot carried seven soldiers, one driver, two people holding shields, two people holding spears, two people holding steel swords. Four chariots marched side by side, like a fortress.
As the organizer of the ceremony, Yin Zhongwen did not watch the ceremony on the dianjiangtai, but directed everything in the camp to the west. When the last chariot drove out of the camp, Yin Zhongwen breathed a sigh of relief. Thunderous cheers came from the school grounds, indicating that the ceremony was extremely successful and his reputation would also increase greatly.
After the review ceremony, there was a martial arts performance on the school field. There were six teams participating in the martial arts performance this time. The Sixth Army in Beijing selected 200 soldiers as one team; Jingkou and Liyang each had 200 soldiers; Guangling and Xunyang each had 100 soldiers; the minimum number of soldiers There are fifty people from Yongzhou.
The method of the martial arts performance had been decided three days ago. It would be a brawl in the school field, and the team with the most people who persisted until the end would win. Yin Zhongwen stroked his beard, with a cunning look in his eyes. The outcome had actually been planned.
As the host of the ceremony, he secretly persuaded King Langya to let the six armies of the imperial court win this martial arts performance, so that the nobles would be happy and the people would have confidence in the imperial court. Sima De had this intention in the text and immediately agreed.
Yin Zhongwen used the banner of King Langya to find Yang Anxuan, Liu Yu and others, and conveyed King Langya's instructions. Yang Anxuan had no intention of winning, but Liu Yu only wanted to test the Yongzhou Army's combat power in the school field, and did not care about the victory or defeat.
He Wuji and others had no hope of winning. Only Liu Yi was a little unhappy, but Yin Zhongwen acquiesced after a few words of persuasion.
"Ten thousand victories, ten thousand victories," cheers rang out like a tsunami from the mountains on the school field. The review ceremony was over, and the soldiers performing martial arts filed into the school field in a square formation.
The smile on Yin Zhongwen's face was full. In his eyes, these soldiers were like gold ingots shining with golden light. King Langya didn't know that he asked his family to bet on the victory of the Sixth Army of the Imperial Court in a gambling house, with odds of 2.4 to 1. Yin Zhongwen knew that the opportunity was rare, so he pledged all the 280 taels of gold in his family. After deducting 15% of taxes and taps, he could still get nearly 600 taels of gold. This ceremony was both famous and profitable.
Liu Yu looked at the six teams arranged in a square formation on the school field and felt a little unhappy. He wanted to compete with Yongzhou's army and horses and show his military prowess in front of the people, but under Yin Zhongwen's control, it turned into a performance and entertainment. Most of the Sixth Army in Beijing were made up of members of powerful families, and these silver pewter spearheads were actually going to be the final victors. It was really a mockery of the bloody soldiers on the battlefield.
Yang Anxuan looked at the square formation with the smallest number of people on the southeast side. Zhang Feng stood in front of the formation holding a stick. Today, during the competition for dominance in the school field, Yang Anxuan ordered Zhang Feng: "Strictly guard the formation. If anyone comes to attack, just fight back. Don't let the Yongzhou Army lose its reputation."
The Jingkou Beifu Army facing the Yongzhou Army, Tan Zhi was wearing iron armor and looked at Zhang Feng with a ferocious smile. He was ordered by Liu Yu to compete with the Yongzhou Army on the school field today. Tan Zhi did not take the fifty men of Yongzhou seriously at all. Not to mention that the two hundred men behind him were selected from the army, he was confident that he could defeat the Yongzhou army with only fifty men.
Liu Yi's eyes fell on his favorite general Zhao Hui. Zhao Hui fought bravely during the attack on Jiangling and was entrusted with important tasks by Liu Yi. He took credit and named him General Zhenwu. Zhao Hui deeply felt the kindness of Liu Yi and repaid him loyally.
Last night Liu Yi invited him to drink in his mansion and asked him to lead his army to defeat the Jiangzhou troops. He Wuji and Liu Yu were life-and-death friends, and he spoke out for Liu Yu many times to contradict Liu Yi, which made Liu Yi very angry. Liu Yi squeezed out Liu Jingxuan, and Liu Yu asked the court to take over He Wuji. Liu Yi did not object because the two were good friends.
However, He Wuji sat in Xunyang and secretly targeted himself, favoring Liu Yu and guarding the upper reaches of Liyang, which made Liu Yi both annoyed and frightened. Once a dispute broke out and Liu Yu left the capital, He Wuji guarded Xunyang, and Liyang would be attacked from both sides. .
During this review ceremony, Liu Yi decided to teach He Wuji a lesson and relieve the suffocation in his chest.
The Qingzhou Army in Guangling was led by General Suo Miao. Suo Miao was the least informed among them. However, when he attacked Lu City in Xiakou, he was questioned under Liu Yi's command, which made Suo Miao very unhappy. Comfortable.
In the Battle of Lucheng, Suo Miao took the lead in capturing Lucheng. After capturing Jiangling City, Suo Miao transferred to Liu Daogui's account and was recommended to Liu Yu by Liu Daogui. Liu Daolian was guarding Guangling. Liu Yu was afraid that his subordinates would be incompetent, so he asked Suo Miao to follow Liu Daolian to Guangling City.
The six teams all formed a square formation, and the drums sounded again. Everyone held their breath, waiting for the fierce battle to begin when the drums stopped.
Although the Yongzhou Army had the smallest number of people on the field, Yang Anxuan was full of confidence. No matter which team faced the Yongzhou Army, they would break their teeth.
The sound of the drum stopped, but the lingering sound was still lingering. Tan just waved his stick and pointed forward, shouting: "Charge!" He took the lead and took a big step towards the Yongzhou Army a hundred steps away. Z.br>
Zhang Feng looked at the menacing Jingkou soldiers and horses, sneered and said, "Brothers, change into a circular formation."
The fifty robes behind him were all selected from the brave camp. After hearing the order, they moved their steps and quickly transformed the square formation into a round formation, protecting Zhang Feng in the formation.
Tan was only halfway through when he realized that the Yongzhou army in front of him had changed its formation. He laughed ferociously, and even if he turned into a hedgehog, he would smash it into meat pies.
Zhao Hui raised his baton and marched forward, marching forward with his robes behind him, forcing the Jiangzhou soldiers and horses. Suo Miao saw that the Jiangzhou Army only had a hundred men, so he simply moved towards the Jiangzhou Army and shouted to the general of the Jiangzhou Army: "Let's defend the enemy side by side first."
On the general platform, Liu Yi saw Qingzhou and Jiangzhou joining forces. He said to Liu Yu beside him with a smile: "Deyu, Suo Miao is very smart and knows how to enjoy the shade under the big tree."
Liu Yu ignored it and watched Tan Zhi's army collide with the Yongzhou army. Tan Zhi was rough-tempered, brave and warlike. He was five steps away from the Yongzhou army, and the wooden stick in his hand whizzed down. The Yongzhou soldiers who were facing him showed no signs of weakness and raised their sticks to meet him. They were not as strong as Tan Zhi and were shaken back.
Tan smiled forward, and the two wooden sticks on the left and right came from each other and swept towards his ribs. Tan only took half a step back and swept across with his stick. The three wooden sticks collided together and made a trembling sound.
The Beifu troops rushed towards them one after another, raising their sticks indiscriminately and hitting the Yongzhou troops who were holding on. The Yongzhou soldiers were not afraid and took action in the face of the whistling sticks, groaning and shouting in pain from time to time.
Tan only hit more than a hundred sticks at one go, but found that he still couldn't break the Yongzhou Army's circular formation. Although the Yongzhou Army was small in number, they formed a round formation. Although there were many of them, they were crowded together in one place and could not display their full potential. Advantages of having more people.
Zhang Feng stood in the formation, and when he saw danger, he stepped forward to help. After the formation was completed, he returned to the formation. He remembered Yang Anxuan's teachings. As a general, he could not only charge into battle, but also coordinate the overall situation.
Paying attention to Tan Zhi's frantic actions, Zhang Feng waited for him to run out of strength. The Lord often said, "At one go, go all out, then go out again, and then go down three times." Ju, then it’s time to fight back.
Liu Yu could see clearly from the general's platform that Tan Zhi had just blindly attacked and lost his plan. At this time, he should withdraw the entire army and fight again.
Liu Yu smiled and said to Yang Anxuan: "Anxuan, the Yongzhou army is fifty against two hundred. They are as solid as a rock. If they were compared with equal numbers, they would have won."
Yang Anxuan said: "It's just a trick. This general under Brother Deyu is so brave. I wonder who is the leader?"
"Uncle Gong, Tan Zhidan." Liu Yu said, half proud and half regretful: "Uncle Gong is brave, but it's a pity that he doesn't know how to adapt."
It turned out that he was a son of the Tan family. Yang Anxuan knew that Liu Yu had three brothers of the Tan family, Tan Shao, Tan Zhi, and Tan Daoji, plus Tan Hezhi, the son of the deceased Tan Pingzhi. The Tan family were all famous generals.
On the battlefield, the Yuzhou soldiers were the first to be defeated. Zhao Hui fought hard with one against two, but everyone with a discerning eye knew that the defeat was certain. Liu Yi slapped the case angrily and made a sound.
The Sixth Army of the imperial court, which had been watching the battle, moved and actually pounced on the Jingkou Beifu Army first. Liu Yu's eyebrows jumped and he recognized Ma Hong as the leader. He smiled and said, "Ma Xiaoqi's fighter plane is very accurate. I'm stupid that my subordinates will be defeated." Already."
Sure enough, the Beifu army, which was suddenly attacked, had no time to change its formation. Zhang Feng led his army forward and knocked the distracted Tan Zhi away with a stick, causing him to fall to the ground. When Ma Hong broke through the Beifu army and came to Yongzhou's troops, Zhang Feng dropped his stick and signaled surrender.
The Yuzhou Army retreated under the attack of Jiangzhou and Qingzhou. Ma Hong led his army to arrive. He first disrupted the Jiangzhou soldiers and horses, and then surrounded the Qingzhou Army with the Yuzhou Army. Naturally, the Sixth Army of the Imperial Court had the last laugh.
Sima Dewen smiled from ear to ear and said repeatedly: "General Ma used his troops like a god, and the six armies of the imperial court won a complete victory, hahahaha."
The common people fighting outside the school grounds were in a commotion. After the review ceremony, the armies competed. Jingzhong Gambling House naturally seized the opportunity to start betting. The largest number of people bet on the victory of Beifu Army. There were people from other armies who placed bets, but the one who betted the least was undoubtedly It is the Sixth Army of the imperial court.
Many people who participated in the bet knew the details of the six armies of the imperial court. How could this group of wealthy men who had never been on the battlefield defeat the Beifu Army and Yongzhou Army? Someone immediately shouted, "The competition is unfair and the imperial court is cheating."
Wang Zhan and others saw the restless and angry crowd around them and realized that the opportunity they had been waiting for had come.
"Note (1): The Zhou Dynasty used nine flags to express rank and purpose, which are divided into nine kinds of flags: Chang, flag, 旜 (旃), Wu, flag, 旟, 旐, 旞, and 旌. "Zhou Li * Chun Guan * Si Chang" explains: "The names of the objects of the nine flags in charge of the Si Chang, each have their own attributes, and they are used to deal with state affairs. It is "朜", mixed silk is the object, bear and tiger are the flag, bird "falcon" is the "旟", turtle and snake are the "旐", whole feathers are the "旞", and separated feathers are the "jing", which were followed and used by later generations.
Flags in the military are roughly divided into six categories: "The flag flag has the highest status and represents the supreme ruler. It is called the "flag head". There is a hair ball on the top of the flagpole on which the flag is erected, made of ox tail; the tooth flag is the flag of the general. The flag is called the ivory flag because the pole is decorated with ivory. The flag is often embroidered with the surname of the general, such as the word "xie" for Xie Xuan; the general flag represents the location of the general; the flag serves as a guide for charge, and most of them are embroidered with the national title; The formation flag is composed of five colors and five flags. The liaison flag is used to communicate before and after the march. The flag is divided into five colors, blue (green), red, yellow, white, and black. Green belongs to wood, which clears the way for marching; red belongs to fire. Raise a red flag when encountering a dangerous place or a place where you can easily be ambushed; if it is white and gold, it means resting in place, or to indicate rest.
Fight or surrender; black belongs to water, and a black flag is raised when encountering swamps or streams; yellow belongs to earth, which represents an unimpeded march. "
