Tang Dynasty Mingyue Song Dynasty Pass

Chapter 703 Expedition to Changle Mansion

Three days later, it was time for the vanguard to set off.

"My lord, it's almost time, let's go out of the city gate." 15-year-old Jing Yun, as Su Chen's attendant and school boy, came to report.

"Okay!" Su Chen nodded, walked out with Peng Jingjing and Jing Hong in uniform, got on horseback, and rushed towards the military camp outside the north gate.

As the army is about to move out, there are constantly infantry rushing to gather on the street, and pedestrians and skirmishers on the road try to avoid it as much as possible.

When we came to the Beichengmen school grounds, people gathered around and watched, and in front of us was the phalanx of the army. This army had a total of 5000 people, which just fit the organizational system of a box!
It can be a general or a number of lieutenants. This time, Lu Zheng volunteered to go out to crusade against Changle Mansion - Fuzhou City.

Lieutenants Gao Fuan, Lin Juyi, Deng Kuan and others followed Lu Zheng on the expedition.

There are ten armies under this wing, each with 500 soldiers, each with one Du Yuhou and two deputy commanders.

One of the ten armies is cavalry, with [-] cavalry; the first army is the transport team, responsible for transporting grain and grass, lighting fires and cooking, maintaining engineering equipment and weapons, etc., and the remaining eight armies are infantry.

Infantry is divided into two types: light infantry and heavy infantry. Light infantry does not wear armor, only simple armor, and holds bows, crossbows and other weapons.

There is an army of heavy infantry, all dressed in armor, fighting the enemy with long weapons such as daggers, spears, and halberds. Standing in the first formation, the light infantry rushes to fight behind.

At this time, on the square, the armor was bright, the knives and guns were shining, and the hunting wind blew the flags whistling.

A huge dotted platform with a height of three feet and a length and width of about twenty feet was built on the north side of the Soldiers Square. A tall pergola was also erected on the platform to shade the sun.

On both sides of the Dianjiang platform, there are tall cowhide drums with one person standing on each side, and [-] wooden stakes are erected in front, with a lot of cows tied to them, which are specially used for blood sacrifice flags.

On the tall general platform, Yang Linger, Lu Chaoqun, Wei Dongqiang, Qi Ying, Su Chen and other important generals and civilian officials stood on it, looking down at the phalanx below.

"My lord, please speak!"

"I'm still young and inexperienced, why not let General Lu speak for me?"

Yang Linger is modest and humble. She is only 13 years old, and she is still a girl. Even though she is disguised as a man now, she looks like a young man, but she has no momentum when she opens her mouth. .

In modern society, if a large-scale event or swearing-in meeting is held, speakers and stereos will be used to increase the volume of oneself, so that more people can hear the sound.

However, in ancient times, before each war, there was also a swearing-in meeting, and some generals stood up to boost morale. At that time, there were no loudspeakers. If the generals simply spoke directly from the top, it must be difficult for the soldiers below to hear clearly. of.

After all, the array of tens of thousands or more people spread out, and the furthest person might be thousands of meters away, unable to hear what was said in front of them at all.

But it is still necessary for the generals to speak in front of the station. Of course, they will not make long speeches. The generals will use a few most powerful words to mobilize the enthusiasm of the soldiers.When the general speaks, the soldiers in the front row will yell out what the general said, and then at a distance, another row of soldiers will yell out loudly, and then relay the words one by one, so that it can spread further.

Lu Chaoqun with serious brows, wearing chain mail and a bronze helmet on his head, looked at the [-] soldiers below, and shouted loudly: "Soldiers and soldiers, I, Heiyundu, will make a comeback today. With a big flag of righteousness, I will definitely conquer Fuzhou and become stronger and stronger." country!"

"Conquer Fuzhou City, strengthen and restore the country!"

A few rows of soldiers shouted out, and it spread quickly, shaking the hearts of the surrounding people with lingering fears and feeling the might of the army.

"Sacrificial flag!"

More than 20 knife and axemen went to kill the bull's head, sacrificed the blood to the flag, and sacrificed the beef and bull's head to heaven and earth.

After the steps were almost the same, Yang Ling'er finally ordered the expedition.

After Lu Zheng got the command flag, he led a large army to set off, with a mighty force of 5000 people, they went straight to Fuzhou City.

The former Changyue Mansion of the State of Fujian has fallen into decline today, and there are only thousands of Wuyue defenders stationed there.

This expedition is actually a small test. As a vanguard force, after conquering Fuzhou City, they will continue to march towards the territory of Wuyue. The targets are Wenzhou, Yuezhou, and Hangzhou, the big cities and counties of Wuyue Kingdom.

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Su Chen did not go out for the time being, but stepped up the training of soldiers, 5000 people worked hard day and night, and their overall quality improved.

The formation is neat, and they can understand the offensive orders and various drum orders and flag orders.

He also teaches simple marksmanship, sword technique, and fist and kick kung fu every day to increase personal combat effectiveness.

For horse riding and archery, there are special troops to train, and it is impossible for everyone to be proficient in riding and archery.

Especially riding requires horse training. Due to the limited number of horses, it is difficult to popularize every soldier.

"Have you sent the news of the conscription of the Shence Army to the counties in Zhangquan and the neighboring counties in the Tang Kingdom?"

Jing Hong nodded and said: "Returning to the general, and sending out, there are also some cities and counties and valleys where refugees gather, all sending out news of our conscription. Every soldier who enlists will be given five catties of grain or a string of money. Give them to their families. Moreover, tell the story about the training of officers in the army to teach lectures, so that officers can be promoted, and they will have the opportunity to become generals in the future. In this way, many young people sign up enthusiastically, and I let the selection All the leaders carefully screened and tried to select some young people with strong physiques to join the army, and they will be more powerful after training."

"Very good, continue to recruit soldiers and horses, don't worry about funds, we have the savings of the Bai family and my reserves for the past year, and they have been transported in one after another. If we can sustain it, it will be no problem to recruit another 1 people. Wait for a few official kilns and wineries Established, after maritime trade is carried out, there will be a steady stream of food, war horses, and coins shipped over to solve our food and payment problems."

Su Chen smiled slightly, he had done a lot of calculations, completely taking into account the cost of food and clothing, food, grass, food and other issues.

A few days later, a team of 300 people came. It is said that they came from Hujia Village.

Of course Su Chen welcomes him, at first glance, this person is a strong general.

Another day later, a person fleeing famine came from Jianzhou in the Southern Tang Dynasty. Su Chen was in charge of receiving the refugees and selected some strong and strong men to join the army. One of them was named Tai Shizhao. A big sword has the courage of all men.

When Su Chen saw him, he was also very happy. After trying out his martial arts with Jing Hong, he was no match for Tai Shizhao at all.

"From today onwards, Hu Chengxian and Tai Shizhao will be captains. They will start as captains first, and after making meritorious service, they will be promoted to Marquis of Yu!"

"Thank you, General!" The two were also very happy.

Su Chen added two strong generals and thousands of troops, which made the Shence Army continue to grow, and only waited for the next expedition to enter Wuyue territory to test the combat power of the Shence Army.

(End of this chapter)