Wannian County has been thoroughly trained by Yunchu over the years. As long as a major event occurs in the county, the entire county's strength will be mobilized immediately.
Sometimes, Yun Chu even believed that the strength of Wannian County even surpassed any of the sixteen guards in Chang'an.
After all, no single guard can mobilize half a million people for something as trivial as capturing the flag in a competition.
The most frightening thing is that the mobilization of 500,000 people was carried out secretly, without alerting the imperial censors in the court, let alone the people of Baiqisi.
And those wealthy nobles who are in Wannian County but know nothing about Wannian County are even more concealed.
Before the arrival of the Double Twelfth Day, Wannian County's own people had secretly played at least three capture-the-flag games.
A total of eleven teams participated.
This is the real strength of Wannian County. All of these 5,500 people are soldiers under Wannian County who did not participate in the war and did not go to the border to fight.
According to the laws of the Tang Dynasty, Wannian county captains organized local soldiers to participate in training for two months every year. They were usually led by county captains, and the soldiers were naturally organized according to their rank in the army.
In other counties, this is a job that belongs to the Zhechong Prefecture, but Wannian County is a Jing County and does not belong to any Zhechong Prefecture. It directly faces the commander of the Sixteenth Guards.
This kind of training seems to be a heavy burden for the soldiers in other counties, because during the training period of the soldiers, according to the laws of the Tang Dynasty, the soldiers need to bring their own dry food and equipment to participate in the training.
However, Wannian County is different. In order to stimulate the training enthusiasm of the soldiers, the food for those two months was supplied by the government. At the same time, the government was also responsible for repairing and replenishing the equipment damaged by the soldiers during the training. Consumed arrows.
The real reason why the soldiers were willing to leave farming and participate in training was that the two months of training were counted as the family's corvee service.
In other words, as long as the soldiers are willing to train well, the rest of their families will be exempted from corvee service.
This kind of condition cannot be matched even by the Sixteenth Guards, because the soldiers in the Sixteenth Guards come from the soldiers of the 658 Zhechong Prefectures across the country. (Under the title, I do not refer to the soldiers who participated in the defense of the capital)
The most elite soldiers of the Tang Dynasty came from Guanzhong, and the soldiers who participated in Wannian County were not selected from the most elite, but whoever had their turn.
Therefore, the first 500 delinquents that Yun Chumo came to were not yet composed of the most elite soldiers in Wannian County, but the original delinquents had turned into upright people one after another.
In order to see the performance of the most elite soldiers of the Tang Dynasty, the emperor opened his arsenal as promised.
There are more than 2,000 craftsmen registered in Wannian County among the generals. Therefore, the weapons needed by Wannian County are all selected by those craftsmen.
This time the emperor also provided war horses, and there were a thousand horse breeders in Wannian County of the Tang Dynasty...
Therefore, when Yunchu's five hundred soldiers and horses gathered, even Zhao Xiaozu, who had resigned and returned home long ago, was moved with his index finger.
This Tang Dynasty general who was missing an arm and who had put down the barbarian rebellion in the south went out without Yunchu's invitation and worked hard to arrange the equipment of the five hundred people to the extreme.
In the end, what Yun Chu saw was an army that couldn't be more plain. The whole army looked dark and not bright at all.
"Why aren't they all equipped with iron armor?"
Yunchu had no requirements for the color, but when he saw that many soldiers were equipped with leather armor, he couldn't understand it.
Zhao Xiaozu scoffed at Yunchu's request.
"What kind of armor does a dancing soldier need? After wearing the armor, can he still dance?
Besides, your army is also equipped with many long bamboo-like poles with iron spikes, which may be able to effectively prevent the enemy from advancing. Have you ever thought about it, then your army will not be able to get close to the enemy? .
In this battle, capture the flag first. When it comes to foot combat, you may have some advantages. However, once it comes to horse combat and you meet Xue Rengui and Pei Xingjian, you may not be able to take advantage of the flexibility of your body.
When the time comes, whoever is stronger will have the advantage. I heard that Xue Rengui is good at throwing horses and Pei Xingjian is good at lifting cauldrons. In a head-to-head encounter, you won't be able to take advantage.
Therefore, you should avoid horse racing with these two people. Moreover, Xue Rengui's archery skills are unparalleled and Pei Xingjian's archery skills are not bad. Although your archery skills are also good, they are still not as good as those two people.
Therefore, the only thing you can rely on at that time is your subordinates. You must not only rely on those people, but also assess the situation and make clever use of the other sixteen teams. In short, don't face Xue Rengui and Pei Xingjian at the beginning. people. "
Yun Chu frowned and said, "You heard that there is a man named Cheng Wuting in Zuo Wuwei who seems to be very powerful."
Zhao Xiaozu chuckled and said: "You just know. A mere Cheng Wuting is nothing. Zuowuwei also has a Mo Dao team. Those Mo Dao players are each over eight feet tall. They hold Mo Dao in both hands and retreat like a forest. It is a close combat. With his invincible existence, even the cavalry would not be able to gain favor in front of Mo Daoshou.
As for the heavy-armored cavalry of the left Weiwei, the strong crossbowmen of the right Weiwei, and the heavy-armored infantry of Xiaowei, it seems that they are not taken seriously by him, right?
Just be glad that those armies are participating in such a competition, otherwise, no matter how capable you are, I will advise you to give up. "
Yun Chu took a breath and listened to Zhao Xiaozu's introduction, and he realized that the reason why the Tang army was able to dominate the world was that its strength was very even, rather than the strength of one or two armies.
At this time, the only people whose glory has been wiped away will only be the descendants of the past Baiqi, and the rest of the army, because almost none of the generals who command them are useless, so their combat power is still strong.
Without the use of gunpowder, Yun Chu really had no confidence in defeating these armies.
Zhao Xiaozu chuckled and said: "I still have a way for you to hold on until the end, and maybe there is a possibility of capturing the flag.
It's just that the military formation looks ugly. "
Yun Chu said quickly: "As long as I can win, I don't care about looking ugly.
Zhao Xiaozu laughed and said, "Don't you know what those things with fifty branches are called?"
Yun Chu said quickly: "Lang Zhen."
Zhao Xiaozu said with a smile: "This thing has branches and branches, one to seven or eight feet long. If you hold it in your hand, it can cover your whole body. It will not be penetrated by swords and spears."
However, this thing can only defend against enemies, but it cannot kill enemies fully armored. Moreover, this thing is sluggish and difficult to move. If you want to fight flexibly, you must abandon this thing.
However, if it is paired with a battle formation specially designed by me, the power will be doubled. Do you want to hear it? "
Yunchu naturally wanted to listen.
"Listen, I have been fighting in the south for a long time, and the wolf trap you made is excellent against those little thieves without armor in the south.
There are big problems if you want to deal with those heavily armored men in the north.
It would be much better if equipped with a strong crossbow, so that you can balance your offensive and defensive capabilities.
I see that you are not the kind of warrior who will go forward without hesitation. Simply, if you want to defend, just defend him shamelessly.
There are many craftsmen in Wannian County. You only need to modify those giant shields and add some linking mechanisms. Once on the battlefield, use these links to connect the shields with a team of fifty people to form ten tortoise shells.
After that, Lang Xian defended the enemy outside, killed the enemy with powerful crossbows, and Tiao Dang was always ready to jump out to defeat the enemy. Finally, he was assisted by spearmen. I thought that with ten big turtle shells like this, even if Duke Wei came, there would be nothing he could do. "
Yun Chu frowned and said, "If it were me, I would cover it with rockets and burn your turtle shell."
Zhao Xiaozu said quietly: "Don't worry, every team that participates in capturing the flag will not carry rockets. Even the weapons you are using now, the spears will be inserted with wooden wedges, the swords will become wooden, and the strong crossbows will The arrowheads will be removed and wrapped in cork, and your Wolf Xian will definitely turn into bamboo. Baidu search 7》4~ Literature, Learning, Internet, read the latest chapter of Tang Dynasty’s Dining Table.
If this were not the case, after a capture-the-flag competition, with corpses strewn all over the field, you would wonder what your Majesty is doing.
There is a loophole that can be exploited here, because the weapons used by others are restricted, but your shield is not among the restrictions.
It is a real defensive weapon. These people use wooden knives and wooden guns to break through your defense. As long as you persist long enough, these people can only kill each other.
When these people are almost killed, you can remove the shield formation, swarm up and kill these scattered enemies. However, you should always pay attention to where the red flags are. If you are overtaken by others and seize the flag, your turtle tactics will become the laughing stock of others.
"What do you think will happen if I arrive at the location of the red flag first and use my formation to protect the red flag?"
Zhao Xiaozu looked at Yun Chu's cleverness and regretfully said to Zhang Jia, the county lieutenant who was guarding Yun Chu: "Otherwise, you should be the commander of this competition. I am very worried about those five hundred soldiers who follow your county magistrate. They were trampled into a pulp by the remaining fifteen armies.
Seeing that his county magistrate looked worried, Zhang Jia hurriedly said: "The old general is joking. There is no one in such a humble position who has such ability."
Zhao Xiaozu said angrily: "When it comes to the battlefield, I would rather have an obedient person like you than a smart one like him.
Every battle to capture the flag is personally designed by a famous general in the world. He will not give you a chance to speculate. If you want to win the flag, you must not only show your true strength, but also supplement it with your personal commanding ability. Whether the pawns cooperate skillfully or not.
Only those who are top-notch in everything can have the last laugh.
The reason for this turtle posture this time is that people like Pei Xingjian, Xue Rengui, and Cheng Wuting underestimate you.
Give up attacking you directly and instead kill each other.
Only in this way can you have the slightest hope of winning. "
Yun Chu asked in confusion: "Does the old general look down on me that much?"
Zhao Xiaozu sighed and said: "I am very worried, because as long as you are here, others will attack you first. You are really hated by others."
Yun Chu asked in confusion: "Why do I attract people's hatred?"
Zhao Xiaozu said: "Because the people of Wannian County think that their county magistrate is omnipotent, they all bought you to win in the Chang'an City Capture the Flag Battle. I heard that the copper coins bought for you have exceeded one thousand guan." !”
