Tang Dynasty Mingyue Song Dynasty Pass

Chapter 457 Ten Army Drill
Jiamengguan is the frontline base camp that Su Chen made for Meng Xuanyu. If he doesn't plan to move on, he will camp here with peace of mind, develop his power, and consolidate his military defense.

As for the tens of thousands of horses and generals in Sanquan Mountain, they are all under the command of Wang Zhaoyuan for the time being, so let him make troubles.

According to Su Chen's calculations, the news of Sanquan Mountain's defeat will come within a few days.

The result of this defeat was unavoidable, because Wang Zhaoyuan insisted on going his own way, just when he was arrogant, he would definitely not listen to the suggestions of Su Chen, Meng Xuanyu and others behind him.

Su Chen didn't bother to take care of that Wang Zhaoyuan, he just waited for him to be defeated in the first battle, and the second prince of Shu could take care of him.

These days, traveling on the mountain road was a bit bumpy and fatigued. Su Chen took a hot bath and felt much more comfortable.

Walking out of the bathroom, she was wearing a long unlined robe with her long hair pulled up. She was simple and handsome, and with a delicate face, she gave off the elegant temperament of a scholar with a face like a crown of jade.

It was night now, the moon was bright and the stars were sparse.

The mountain city was supposed to be quiet, but because Meng Xuanyu had to consider the ten Duyuhous, some Duyuhous had already practiced at night, and the drums were beating.

In three days, it is necessary to compare the status of the various armies. For Luo Qijun and others, they are not familiar with the place and the time is more urgent, so they will rehearse for a while at night.

"The drums cut off the pedestrians, and the geese sound in the autumn. The dew is white tonight, and the moon is the brightness of the hometown."

Su Chen walked in the courtyard, reciting a Tang poem lightly, feeling quite artistic.

"Brother Chen, are you thinking of Runzhou?"

Peng Qingqing walked over, wearing a strong warrior uniform, still dressed as a woman disguised as a man.

"Let's express our feelings, this place is not our homeland after all."

Actually Nan Tang is not... Su Chen added in his heart.

"It's the first time I've been so far away from home. I miss Susu and my father." Peng Qingqing said with emotion.

Su Chen stretched out his hand, held her, and said with a smile: "It's rare to come out, it's just you and me, don't think about those people, let's make good use of the opportunity of being alone."

"Oh, what do you want to do..." Peng Qingqing looked at him with a hint of vigilance.

I always felt that what he said had some hints.

Peng Qingqing is sixteen or seventeen years old, not too young. Ever since she fell in love with Su Chen, she has gradually become enlightened and understood some things between men and women.

Su Chen said innocently: "I didn't think about anything! I just want to live our two-person world well, chat, drink tea, discuss life, and sleep with my arms when I'm sleepy."

Peng Qingqing nodded slightly, and added: "When you sleep, you have to sleep with your clothes on."

Su Chen knew what she was worried about, so he smiled helplessly.

Peng Qingqing frowned, why did the more I listened, the more difficult it was to understand, what kind of messed up sentences?

.........

The next day, Su Chen was woken up early in the morning by the sound of war drums.

The Marquis of Yu, the capital of the ten armies, all got up early and practiced in the large and small schools in the mountain city.

"Tom! Tom tom! Tom tom tom!"

The drums beat rhythmically, and there were several phalanxes training on the east and west school grounds.

Thousands of soldiers of the Shu army, armed with spears and sabers, practiced repeatedly.

Feeling curious, Su Chen also got up early, and brought Peng Qingqing and Jing Yun over to watch and see how the soldiers of the Shu army trained.

The three of them were in the territory of the Tang Kingdom in the south of the Yangtze River, and they didn't have the opportunity to watch it in the barracks, so they didn't expect to be able to see it here.

"Hi! Hoo hi!"

The soldiers of the Shu army were roaring rhythmically, and the gleaming swords, spears and rattan shields shone coldly in the morning sun.

The three found a relatively high position, overlooking the phalanx on the school field ahead,
The scene of tens of thousands of ancient soldiers training together is absolutely spectacular.

A Marquis of Yu, who manages an army of about 500 people, is divided into five battalions.

Each of these phalanxes consisted of a battalion of about 500 men.

They took the same steps and yelled the heavy chant, like a moving mountain, stepping forward and firing their guns with an unstoppable momentum.

A strong masculinity spread out, making the onlookers deeply feel the physique and spirit of the soldiers.

"Kill! Kill, kill—"

In the Modao phalanx, the soldiers were practicing with their knives in their hands, constantly changing directions, cutting horizontally for a while, and striking forward for a while, moving forward with firm steps, as if chopping and killing.

Due to the lack of wars in the Kingdom of Shu for many years, the recruitment system is in a loose state, and most of them are local soldiers. Usually, the training of the army is extremely limited, and there are not many things that need to be mastered by them.

To be able to advance with drums, to retreat with gold, and to obey orders is the basic requirement.

When there is a war, mobilize the forbidden army near Kyoto, together with the soldiers transferred from all over the country, organize together, conduct formal killing training, and improve the ability to kill the enemy.

Especially before this kind of battle, sharpen your guns and practice coordination and footwork before the battle, which is directly effective.

Because such a large army of tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands fights at every turn, individual bravery is not worth mentioning at all.

It mainly depends on the team's formation coordination, as well as the commander's strategy, whether the armament is excellent or not, and the morale is high. Factors such as high morale determine the outcome.

Peng Qingqing looked on excitedly and clenched her bare hands. She really wanted to go there and be a Duke of Yu, commanding the three armies.

Su Chen seemed to see her concentration, and smiled from the side: "Qingqing, do you think, relying on your ability, you can stop being surrounded by a battalion of soldiers on the battlefield?"

"This..." Peng Qingqing hesitated.

She has been practicing martial arts for more than ten years, and she has started since she was a child. In addition to her talent, she can be considered a quite capable female warrior.

However, fighting alone, she doesn't take these soldiers seriously.

But once surrounded, there will be swords and spears slashing and stabbing in all directions. It is indeed quite difficult to watch all directions, listen to all directions, various defenses and protections, and kill the enemy.

"cannot!"

Peng Qingqing shook his head and said, "If it's dozens of soldiers, I can still fight and walk, dragging down their formation coordination, breaking them into pieces, knocking down and killing them one by one. But if it's a battalion of soldiers, five hundred soldiers Surrounding them, then cooperating with the formation, attacking together from top to bottom, back and forth, it will definitely be difficult to fight against, and you must die."

Su Chen nodded, it was almost as he expected.

Although martial arts is very useful, it is limited to knight-errants, personal fights, and small-scale battles.

On the battlefield, the role of a martial arts master is far inferior to that of a school lieutenant or Du Yuhou who understands the art of war and leads an army.

"Why don't I find the Second Highness and ask him to gather another army. You will be the Marquis of Du Yu, and I will be the military adviser next to you. Let's also train a team of soldiers and horses. How about combining the art of war and practicing your skills?" Su Chen smiled. proposal.

This was very tempting to Peng Qingqing. After hearing the words, her eyes sparkled, she nodded quickly, clapped her hands and said, "That's a good thing, I can be a female general for a while. But, you have to assist me and practice martial arts It’s okay, I don’t understand those military affairs, etc.”

Su Chen said in his heart, I can't either!

But Su Chen would not show his own inadequacies and nervousness, instead he felt that this was a good opportunity to start from the command of an army and begin to hone his experience in leading an army.

(End of this chapter)