In the next period of time, the recruits were trained. It's not that I really expect to be able to train them very well in a short period of time. The main thing is to polish these people's anger so that they can obey orders.
The military camp is different from other places. The only thing the soldiers below need to do, and at the same time the most important thing is
"Obey orders and follow instructions"! The entire military camp is a whole, and ordinary soldiers inside are not required or allowed to raise objections. They only need to carry out the orders of the commander unswervingly.
If every time an order is issued from above, the people below will ask
"Why", think about it
"Right?" Then there is no need to fight this battle, just surrender as soon as possible! What recruits lack most is this awareness. Their personal subjective will is too strong and they have no real integration into the collective.
Their state is a huge factor of instability. Once a war breaks out, it may drag down other brothers in the camp, so they must be polished!
When the training was almost complete, Lin Yan and others were divided into different teams. It was precisely because of this that Lin Yan understood the reason for recruiting soldiers in the military camp.
According to the original configuration of the battalion, the number of people left at this moment is indeed too small. Some teams even have less than half of the full number of people.
According to what some veterans mentioned intentionally or unintentionally, they experienced a large-scale battle with the barbarians not long ago, and both sides suffered heavy casualties.
In order to make up for the shortfall, troops had to be recruited locally. It is estimated that the barbarians will invade again soon, which means that these new recruits will have to go to the battlefield soon, and there will not be much time left for them!
During this period of training, Yang Dayan also found out some information about these new recruits, and the previous assignments were based on their strengths to a certain extent.
For example, Lin Yan, after he demonstrated his riding and shooting skills, was assigned to the only cavalry team in the camp. After all, it is rare to recruit such talents!
Of course, Lin Yan was a special case, and the requirements for joining the cavalry were not all up to his standards.
As long as you can ride a horse and can do some simple battles on horseback, you can be classified. It can also be seen from this that the shortage of soldiers in the military camp is very serious, otherwise the standards would not be set so low. A layman will be sent directly to the battlefield soon without long-term training.
Except for the cavalry team, the rest are infantry, which are subdivided into spear teams, archery teams, saber teams and logistics teams.
What caught Lin Yan's attention the most was the Sabers team. The knives used by these people were completely different from the other teams.
The style of the sword is a long-handled broadsword, one foot long, double-edged sword, and weighs at least twenty kilograms. It is difficult for ordinary soldiers to wield it, so most of the soldiers in the saber team are strong and strong men.
This sword is held by infantrymen and is especially useful for cutting horses, so it is also called
The "horse-killing knife" is an advantageous weapon for restraining cavalry. Of course, its style is not unique. In addition to the long-handled broadsword, there are also other styles where the blade and handle are almost the same length. The blade is horizontal or double-edged and pointed, which is also impressive!
Lin Yan was still a little itchy about this kind of heavy knife. After all, he had never had the opportunity to touch it before, and he wanted to test its power.
However, this kind of knife was expensive and complicated to make, so it was strictly controlled by the Tang military. Even high-ranking officials and nobles were not allowed to own it as long as they were not from the military.
Moreover, even if you are a general, you must leave your sword in the military camp after you retire and are not allowed to take it away. This kind of knife is even less likely to be buried in tombs with generals and other important figures as funerary objects. On the one hand, waste is wasted, but mainly to prevent the enemy from getting it, and to use its craftsmanship to deal with the Tang people.
In the military camp, Mo Dao even has a separate number on the blade. The knife must be there even if the person is gone, and there is no room for loss!
It's a pity that the teams have their own division of labor. Lin Yan has been assigned to the cavalry team, and it is temporarily impossible to come into contact with such heavy weapons, which makes him feel a little regretful.
Time passed very quickly. On this day, as the horsemen came to report outside the camp, they brought news: Those barbarians are making moves again!
After hearing this, Yang Dayan immediately jumped up and cursed angrily:
"These southern barbarians have been holding it in for so many days, and finally they can't hold it in any longer! It's okay, let us settle our old and new grudges together this time!"
"Pass my order, send out men, always pay attention to the movements of the barbarians, and attack directly after entering the attack range. This time, these barbarians will be severely damaged, so that they will not dare to invade our border again in a short time!" The soldier who reported the news lowered his head and handed over his hand. road:
"Yes! Lord Colonel!" Then he exited the camp. Not long after, the sound of war horses neighed, and then he left, presumably to continue to spy on the barbarians' movements.
There are also orders being passed down from the military camp. The teams of each team are taking charge, have organized the teams, and are ready to go out at any time.
Soon, the detective horse reported again that the barbarians had already entered the border and were driving their horses to plunder the border villages. Yang Dayan frowned when he heard this and cursed:
"What the hell, these southern barbarians are really haunted. Do they really think that I, the Tang Dynasty, are made of clay?"
"Pass my order, the whole army attacks!" As the order was circulated, the teams that had been prepared quickly gathered and then began to march in an orderly manner under the arrangements of their respective commanders.
The cavalry team was assisted by war horses and moved the fastest. Under Yang Dayan's order, they took the lead in attacking as the first march. They must stop the barbarian cavalry to prevent them from further harming the people.
At the same time, we must hold back the barbarians as much as possible, waiting for the arrival of the other teams, and work together to severely damage the barbarians!
The cavalry team took the order and left, and Lin Yan was among them. Under the leadership of his commander, they headed towards where the barbarians were.
The leader of their team was a somewhat taciturn middle-aged man with a hideous stab wound on his neck, named Wu Qi.
It is said that he was injured in a battle with barbarians. If he hadn't been lucky, his head would have been lost.
So don’t look at him and follow him on weekdays
It's like a "boring gourd", but when you meet a barbarian, it's as if you've been given a shot of chicken blood, your spirit is high, and your body seems to have endless energy.
The cavalry has always played the role of vanguard and main force in the battle with the barbarians, performing the most dangerous tasks.
After all, when it comes to horseback riding and archery, the barbarians are naturally good at it, but even after training, it is difficult for the Tang people to reach the same level in a short period of time, so they have suffered heavy losses in these years of battles.
In the face of these small-scale invasions by the barbarians, it was impossible for the Tang State to send out large groups of heavy armored cavalry.
"Smashing mosquitoes with mountains" is too much, and the cost and benefit are so different that it is not worth it!
This also led to the barbarian cavalry at the border becoming more and more unscrupulous. The Tang border soldiers often had to pay a huge price to deal a certain blow to these barbarians.
The cavalry was moving very fast, and Lin Yan could see thick smoke coming from a distance. The rest of the team apparently also noticed this and drove their horses forward under the leadership of the captain.
When they got closer and saw the miserable scene in front of them clearly, everyone including Lin Yan felt that their heartbeats suddenly accelerated, and a nameless anger suddenly rose in their hearts.
There are collapsed houses everywhere, and the fires emit thick smoke and linger for a long time. The ground was stained with blood and scattered with more than a dozen corpses. Some had their heads cut off, some were broken in two, and there were two corpses of children about seven or eight years old. They were burned into charcoal in the flames, exuding thorns. Nose smell.
"These damn Nanbarbarians!" Wu Qi clenched his fists and said through gritted teeth. Then he ordered:
"Leave ten people to check if there are any survivors here, and the rest will follow me to pursue the barbarians!"
"Yes!" The soldiers all clasped their fists and accepted the order. The cavalry drove away, leaving behind exactly ten people, including Lin Yan. The chief who led them was a bald man, whom everyone called
"Old horse". Lao Ma is over fifty years old, has not married a wife, and naturally has no children. In his own words, for a man like himself, who has his head in his belt, there is no guarantee that he will end up on the battlefield one day, and it would be troublesome to find a wife.
But as he got older, he began to envy those who had children. Not to mention anything else, at least I have concerns!
Therefore, he poured all his emotions into the military camp, and these junior soldiers were taken care of by him like his children.
Even for new recruits like Lin Yan, Lao Ma didn't show any airs and gave them a lot of help.
Under the leadership of Lao Ma, Lin Yan and the others quickly began to search the village destroyed by the barbarians.
Although there is little hope, what if someone survives? At this moment, an exclamation came:
"Old Ma, hurry up, there is a living person here!" Old Ma and the others quickly followed the sound and surrounded them. Behind a collapsed earth wall, they saw a man in tattered clothes lying with a ferocious streak on his chest. The wounds were all over his stomach, and a lot of the intestines inside flowed out, and blood was spilled all over the floor.
Seeing the man's miserable state, everyone present felt their hearts sink. This kind of injury, even if the miracle doctor is still alive, will probably not be able to be saved!
Moreover, every extra second this man lives, he has to endure great pain. I really don’t know how he can survive until now!
Lao Ma came forward, reached out and grabbed his wrist, and asked:
"Brother, we are Tang soldiers. If you have anything else, you can tell me." Hearing this, the man's gray eyes suddenly emitted a glimmer of light. When he opened his mouth, blood began to flow out of his mouth uncontrollably. Come out, he said with difficulty:
"Save...save my daughter, she was kidnapped by the barbarians! Please...please...save..." Before he could finish his words, the man's body finally couldn't hold on anymore, and his arms hung down weakly, losing his strength. vitality.
Lao Ma stretched out his hand and slowly stroked the man's eyelids down, saying:
"Don't worry, we will definitely try our best to save your daughter!" The man endured great pain until now, perhaps because he couldn't rest assured about this matter!
Lao Ma turned around with sharp eyes and said:
"Assemble the team and set out to rescue people!"
