Yangzhou City.
Southwest Campus.
At this time, it was already dark and full of soldiers.
In the middle, five thousand horsemen stood solemnly, both men and horses silent.
On the left is the Ten Thousand Bamboo Flower Army, which Kou Zhong selected from the Bamboo Flower Gang. They trained hastily for more than half a month, learned the military formations and flags, and each had their own swords and guns.
These people had already practiced some rudimentary martial arts before joining the gangs, and at worst they were members of a gang.
Compared to ordinary people, he seems quite brave...
Therefore, it is not difficult to train into shape.
However, even if it is a mature army, due to its gangster habits, there is still some humming coming from the military formation.
Some people still can't control their mouths.
Kou Zhong, who was standing at the front, looked a little unhappy.
On the right is Xu Zi leading an army of 10,000 Qionghua troops.
This army was made up of some strong and powerful young men drawn from the county guards and the common people who surrendered to the army.
He was trained in military law and is still presentable now.
These ten thousand people seem to have less physical advantages, and their strength is not necessarily very strong, but their discipline is very good.
Xu Ziling stood in front without saying a word, and there was also silence behind him.
Many people looked at Yang Lin with enthusiasm and gratitude.
Well, these new troops are actually men who are determined to conquer the world with Yang Lin.
Most of them came because they didn't pay taxes and were awarded fields for military merit.
Of course, Yang Lin relied most on the five thousand cavalry in the middle.
This time, he planned to personally lead the attack and charge into battle to kill the enemy, basically relying on this cavalry army.
The source of the soldiers was basically Yu Wenhua and the five thousand Xiaoguo Army under his command.
After Yang Lin dispersed these strong men from Guanxi who came from the Xiaowei and Guo Yi armies and put them into the new army, he found that the effect was not very good.
I heard Xu Ziling and Kou Zhong report that these people were incompatible with the new army.
Maybe it’s because of the language barrier due to different regions, or maybe it’s because of undecided thoughts and dissatisfaction.
Except for some help in some military skills, it can provide some help to the newly formed army. It does not help to unite the morale of the military, but is harmful to it.
Therefore, Yang Lin mobilized the Xiaoguo Army, formed a separate cavalry army, and personally led it to suppress them.
He also promised to allocate land and start a family after making meritorious service.
It somewhat calmed the morale of the military.
The loyalty may not be as high as that of the 20,000 soldiers of Xu Ziling and Kou Zhong, but as long as they have fought two battles and seen the benefits, they will settle down and lay down their foundation in Jiangdu County.
By then, there will be no hidden dangers.
The remaining 100,000 miscellaneous troops were naturally led by Chen Zixing and generals at all levels to defend the city and garrison the key passes.
In this expedition, Yang Lin won't need them for the time being.
Because these people don't even have all the clothes, armor and weapons.
It's okay to defend the city, but if you really want to go out and fight in the field, I'm afraid you'll die.
Yang Lin has already assigned people to go to all directions to buy equipment and war horses.
It lasted for a while, but the effect was not great.
This time for the oath of war, one hundred thousand soldiers also lined up in a dense square formation, all the way to the wilderness outside the school grounds. There were heads everywhere, and the momentum seemed extremely huge.
The cool breeze blows against my face and the drizzle falls.
The sky was dark, and a large Qionghua flag danced wildly behind it.
Yang Lin was riding a tall yellow gelding, wearing golden armor and holding a spear. He was galloping back and forth in front of the military formation and stood on the horse.
Wei Zhenzhen and Wanwan were also wearing silver armor and helmets, with swords on their waists and riding horses, following them all the time.
This time, the two women also accompanied him as lieutenants.
If you have the strength, use it.
In Yang Lin's view, the two women, especially Wei Zhenzhen, have never experienced the bloody battlefield. In the current chaotic situation, they still need to experience it.
…
His eyes swept across the dark military formation in the drizzle and cool breeze, and looking at the worried and confused eyes of the sergeants, Yang Lin decided to say something.
"Morale is really bad. People's support is a very complicated issue. Giving food and land does not necessarily mean there will be combat effectiveness." '
Yang Lin, who has spanned several worlds, knows that if an army wants to be strong, it must not only have a strong body, but also have an indestructible and firm belief.
That is, the reason to fight hard...
He obviously didn't see this with the current army.
Most people are afraid of their own tyrannical force and obey military orders.
Good times are fine.
Once they encounter a fierce battle, these people, including the Xiaoguo Army, are likely to disperse in a hurry.
I can't control it.
To put it bluntly, his subordinates are actually a mob.
Grace and power can be exchanged for a short period of gratitude and fear. No one will remember these at the moment of life and death.
Everyone has selfish motives, and what they care about is themselves after all.
…
"Why war, why go against the imperial court?"
Yang Lin asked this question first.
The sound became stronger with the wind, filling the eardrums directly and shaking people's hearts.
The surroundings suddenly became quiet.
Apart from Yang Lin's clear voice and the whistling wind, there was no more noise.
“When the Sui Dynasty was founded, how many people did your family have? How many people do you still have today?
What is your daily life like? Do you feel that there will be no tomorrow after today? You just have to live one day at a time. "
Yang Lin said it very straightforwardly, in vernacular.
He was worried that what he said was too profound and that others would not understand.
"Li Danian, three years ago, your parents starved to death, your eldest sister was bought by a wealthy businessman in Luoyang, and your younger sister is still young and crying for food.
You were recruited to build the ten palaces in Jiangdu and widen the waterways, but you could barely survive starvation all year round.
Now, at the age of twenty-one, you are as old as you are in your forties... Tell me, if you continue to live like this, how long can you live?
What will happen to your little sister when the time comes? "
Yang Lin rode his horse slowly, and when he passed by a large group of tens of thousands of people on the right, his riding whip pointed at a middle-aged man with a vicissitudes of life in front of him, and suddenly asked.
His voice had a strange rhythm, as if he was trying to drag everyone into memories.
Recall those painful past events.
The middle-aged man was stunned at first. After hearing these words, he immediately felt sad and fell on the ground, crying: "You villain, you villain..."
He couldn't even utter a single word.
Everyone could hear the misfortune and suffering in his wails and cries.
They all couldn't help but look pitiful.
In this era, there is also a saying that "a good man should not be a soldier, and a good man should not hammer nails."
As long as they can survive, no one will voluntarily serve as a soldier and go to the battlefield to fight for wealth and wealth at the risk of life and death.
It's hard to survive.
For the sake of a bite of food, their lives are really worthless.
Although Yang Lin was talking about one person, he was actually talking about everyone present.
Which one is not stained with blood and tears?
At the end of the dynasty, the people were in dire straits and war was everywhere...
The tragedy and bloodshed cannot be expressed clearly in a few words, but a long history of suffering.
