If Pu San 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 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 is not even out of fear, but because when the traces of the enemy are discovered, everyone is acting like a civilian, and their weapons, armor and stomach are not around, which is really unaccustomed.
The young soldier who was chatting and laughing with his Pu Liyan subconsciously ran quickly together with several others. They wanted to go back to the cart or tent to get weapons, but in the eyes of others, this behavior was like fleeing in panic.
Fortunately, in this army, the proportion of experienced soldiers is very high, and all the officers have been promoted based on their solid merits, and they have won the trust of the 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 they in a hurry to kill the enemy with a knife? They didn't think much of it at the moment."
Seeing that all the soldiers around him calmed down, Lao Liu gathered them around and lined up to return to the camp. He still had the last piece of cake in his hand, so he took advantage of this moment to gobble it up and quickly stuff it into his mouth.
Next to the cart he was responsible for, Lao Liu first looked for a kettle.
Gu Dongdong took two mouthfuls and put the pancake into his stomach. He untied the package hanging next to the shaft of the cart and laid out the stomach and weapons one by one. His movements were quick and fast, without any hesitation. At the same time, he said to the soldiers around him in a lecturing tone:
"We plan naval operations, and we have rules to follow, and we are not following the routine of fighting in the forest. Since we have sounded the warning, the elite cavalry under Commander Zhao will definitely go out to cover the enemy's way. 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 as they each took out their own armor packages. Several people hid it deep in their grain bags, and now they had to get into the car and try hard to touch it, causing their companions to snicker.
Old Liu continued to teach:
"We have decided that the troops and horses for the navy's march north this time will include both infantry and cavalry, but mainly infantry. Guo Xuanshi has said countless times that light cavalry is equipped with long swords, heavy cavalry is equipped with iron hammers, and our infantry is equipped with 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. Everyone has practiced it many times, don’t forget it. The most important thing is to be strict Obey the orders of flags and drums...the order will come soon!"
At this point, 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 to inspect them. He pointed to a soldier casually: "Come here!"
The soldier came up immediately, carrying the armor and stomach to help his own Pu Liyan wear it. Many soldiers also helped each other, and for a while, the sound of clattering armor leaves could be heard in the camp.
Ding Haijun adheres to the tradition of the Jin army and always attaches great importance to the role of cavalry. If compared with the number of enemies killed, or the amount of resources spent on building an army, or even the intensity of training, these ordinary infantry would be left far behind.
But unlike Dai Jin's army, ordinary infantry in the Ding Navy are not human shields or cannon fodder. They are also respected, and they are also allocated fields. Even the most ordinary soldiers have households that are allocating them one after another. 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 his army to tens of thousands, except for the Tie Fu Tu, who were all heavily armored, ordinary infantry generally only wore military robes with coiled collars and narrow sleeves. Only when they reach a certain length or above do they have iron breastplates and more sophisticated full-body armor and stomachs. Most of the armors and stomachs are the collections of the officers themselves.
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. The more than 10,000 elites who came to Zhongdu this time were all equipped with armored stomachs, and most of them were armored.
While the soldiers were fully equipped with armor and stomach weapons, the sound of trumpets sounded. In a small car formation next door, the bosses of Lao Liu and others recognized the flag, and a flag with a black helmet on a red background was raised high.
This is the first step for the Chinese military general to have a response plan and start transmitting orders to the entire army. After confirming the location 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 battle. But there shouldn't be many, otherwise the general's response would be to retreat into Liangxiang County and rely on the city walls to defend it. Then, the next step is the wild battle. In this case, the best position in our capital 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.
The generals will line up not far from Lao Liu, hold military badges in both hands, and announce their names in a deep voice.
The cavalryman checked the military badges and loudly shouted: "The messenger has the order, the fourth and fifth capitals of Wu, set off immediately. 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 was 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 clatter of armor and weapons, and the drumbeats of the soldiers around them were all mixed together, instantly making the soldiers unable to hear each other's voices. The soldiers marched silently, quickly passing through the slopes.
Compared with the Hebei Meng'an Moutian Army that 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. Each department followed the flag recognition instructions with black or yellow characters on a red background, and acted as quickly as a stream of iron.
The iron flow 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 guy, the Mongols are here, and they are the elite of the Mongolian army!
They are getting closer!
More than ten thousand Mongolian cavalry lined up in a wide front, and the formation became more and more loose, and the momentum became more and more powerful. Even if the soldiers looked down from a high place, their heads and tails could hardly be distinguished. Everywhere he looked, there were cavalrymen the size of ants, running back and forth. Several officers felt short of breath for a moment, as if something was pressing in their chests.
This is inevitable. Almost all experienced warriors in the Ding Navy have experience fighting with the Mongolian army. However, except for those senior backbones of the Dinghai Navy, most of the experiences of others have been continuous failures.
Their vision allows them to see the characteristics of the enemy better than ordinary soldiers. They understood how difficult it was to coordinate during this seemingly loose and loose movement of large-scale cavalry, and how high the requirements were on the commanding abilities of the generals and the quality of the knights themselves. Such a cavalry is so terrifying as an opponent.
Thinking of this, several officers suddenly escaped from their nervousness, and some laughed subconsciously.
What are you thinking about?
The Mongols are a great enemy, a life and death enemy, and a sworn enemy. Therefore, the Mongolian military tactics have been emphasized time and time again by the generals during daily military drills. The routine is just like this, what's so scary about it? Everyone knows that my Guo Xuanshi is the nemesis of the Mongols!
