The Record of Swordsmen in the Late Sui and Early Tang Dynasties

Chapter 269 Chapter 250
Duan Wuji and Tieniu returned to the barracks, tied up their horses first, and then walked straight towards the old prince's handsome tent.

After entering the handsome tent, I saw the old prince sitting in the middle, and beside the old prince sat an old man in his 50s, presumably this was the new so-called imperial envoy.

The two of them took two steps closely and cupped their hands at Old Wang.

"See Mr. Commander."

The old prince waved his hand with a smile when he saw it.

"Wuji, Tie Niu, hurry up and sit down."

The two people backed away after hearing this, and then sat down on the seats next to them.

When the old prince saw that everyone was here, he said with a smile: "Everyone, let me introduce you. This is the new imperial envoy sent by the imperial court. This imperial envoy is also an official of our court's military department." , Mr. Zhang, Imperial Envoy Zhang, everyone, give this Imperial Envoy a salute."

After hearing this, everyone stood up and bowed their hands at the imperial envoy.

"I've met Mr. Imperial Envoy, Mr. Imperial Envoy, how have you been?"

After hearing this, the imperial envoy said with a smile: "Generals, please sit down quickly, I am sent by the emperor this time, mainly for two reasons.

The first thing is that the emperor heard that you won a big victory last time, so he asked me to bring fifty altars of fine wine and fifty head of cattle and sheep to reward the three armies.

The second thing is to send me to this barracks for a while, I hope you will give the court another big victory to strengthen our morale.

When the emperor ordered me to come, he personally told me that if I did not see your great victory with my own eyes, I would not be allowed to go back.

Generals, don't let me stay in this barracks for a long time, it will not do us any good. "

After hearing this, Duan Wuji thought to himself: I thought this imperial envoy was here for something.Well, the imperial envoy was here to urge us to die.

It's better for this **** imperial envoy to come less often!

The old prince listened and looked at everyone.

"Everyone, the imperial envoy has made it clear just now, so let's talk about what you think or think.

This imperial envoy is not an outsider. He used to be one of my subordinates. If you have anything to say, don't be shy. "

Everyone bowed their heads in silence, and no one was willing to speak.

The old prince saw it and said, "Okay!"Well, they are all pretending to be deaf and dumb.No one is willing to speak, this, this is too embarrassing, right?
The old prince glanced at Fan Zhang and Zhou Tai and said, "Fan Zhang and Zhou Tai, you two are my lieutenants, so you are supposed to speak first, why, you two are also pretending to be deaf and dumb, right?"

After hearing this, Fan Zhang stood up and cupped his hands at the old prince.

"The Wang family is thousand years old, let me tell you, we won't be able to win big battles in the near future, you think!

The last time we won a battle, it was the pass where the Turks attacked us. The Turks are good at riding and shooting, while our soldiers are good at defending the city. You say that the enemy takes advantage of our weaknesses to take advantage of our strengths. Do you think they can be undefeated?

Now the enemy will not attack our pass, and the enemy is good at riding and shooting.

Now use our weaknesses to attack the enemy's strengths, do you think we can win this battle? "

The old prince Qiu Rui couldn't help but nodded!

"Well, there is a certain reason, Fan Zhang, your analysis is good! It is indeed such a reason.

Hey, Tianbao, how is your cavalry training now? "

"Returning to the father, our current horse riding training is not bad, but the training time is still short, and I am afraid that we will not be able to fight in a short time."

"Well, my father also knows this situation. You said that our cavalry team has only been formed for a few days? How can we form a combat force in such a dozen days?
If we want to stay in the gate and defend ourselves, I am afraid that self-protection will not be a problem, but if we go out of the gate to attack, isn't it hitting the stone with an egg and killing ourselves?

Ladies and gentlemen, do you think this is true? "

Everyone nodded and said yes!The imperial envoy smiled wryly after hearing this: "The Wang family is a thousand years old, so we have no hope of winning at all?"

After hearing this, the old prince smiled wryly and said: "Win? Who doesn't want to win? But is victory really that easy to win?
Master Zhang, what do you think?If it's really that easy to win, wouldn't it be easy? "

"Thousands of the Wang family, you can't do this, you refuse to send troops for such a long time, what a good way!

Let's think of a way again, we have to fight again no matter what!

The Wang family is a thousand years old, even if I beg you, okay? "

After hearing this, the old prince smiled wryly and said, "My lord, if you beg me, who can I beg? Our army is like this now, what do you think I can do!"

"Huh? The Wang family is thousand years old, so I have to live here with you? Oh, why am I so unlucky?"

"My lord imperial envoy, what's wrong with you? There's food and drink here, and you won't be missing anything. What's wrong with you?

Hey, I was the one who was really unlucky. You said that after such a victory, His Majesty, the old man, wanted me to win another battle. Hey, it’s hard to kill me. What will I do, Lao Qiu? ah? "

"Hey, Lord Qiu, why don't you ask again? See if they have any other good strategies to deal with the enemy, do you have any? If not, then we will be completely lost, but if there are any, Don't we have a solution?"

"Well, what you said has some truth, so let me ask you again.

Hey, Promise!Don't squint there, you should talk and say something, you can't just sit there and watch Ben Wang laugh. "

Duan Wuji smiled slightly.

"Thousands of the Wang family, the people's analysis just now is correct, there is a certain reason, and it is also reasonable.

Originally, I didn't want to speak anymore, but since you asked me by name, then I will talk about my opinion.

Indeed, as the brothers said, if the Turkic people come to attack our Dulong Pass again, they will seek their own death, and we will kill him at that time, that is really not bragging.

But if we want to attack with our cavalry, isn't our cavalry divided into three parts now?
If the cavalry of Brother Jin and Brother Qiu meet that Turkic soldier, there is only a [-]% chance of winning.

Even if the cavalry led by my elder brother Niu Tie meets the Turkic soldiers, the odds of winning are only five or five!As far as this cavalry is currently fighting the Turks, the chances of winning are not great.

If you want to win outside that pass, you must train for a period of time. In addition, you have to use ingenuity to win.

Otherwise, if you want to win, I am afraid it will be very difficult! "

Jin Zhaoxiong and Qiu Tianbao listened nearby, their noses were almost out of breath, and they said in their hearts, "Brother! Your mouth is a bit too bad when you talk, right? What? The cavalry of Tieniu meets the cavalry of Turks. Between five and five?

Oh, the cavalry of our two brothers only had a [-]% chance of winning when they met the Turkic. This, this is too underestimated. "

The two of them refrained from speaking, but their stomachs were full of anger.Xin said: "As for your cavalry who can't even stand in line, it's still between five and five against the Turkic people? Brother, you can really brag! Oh, bragging these days and you don't have to pay taxes, really. there's no way!"

"Wuji, how long do you think the cavalry trained by Tieniu will have a chance of winning against the Turks?"

"Well, it should take ten days and twenty days. I'm afraid it won't work if the time is too short."

"Ah? It's only ten days and 20 days? Isn't it going to be here in the blink of an eye? Well, well, I'll give you 20 days. When the time comes, you and Tie Niu will lead this team out of customs first." I will fight a small battle, first to strengthen our military might.

Alright, let's stop here for today's meeting.

Let's break up the meeting.Let me spare some time tomorrow to see the training situation of your three teams. "

As soon as they heard that the meeting was adjourned, several people stepped out of the tent of the Chinese army and went back to their own tents.

On the morning of the next day, the cavalry teams of each team were still training step by step. After breakfast, the old prince inspected the training of the three teams of cavalry. He saw that the two teams of cavalry, Qiu Tianbao and Jin Zhaoxiong, were walking like a knife and an axe. , The formation is very neat, and the team is performing a parade.

The old prince nodded in satisfaction.

The old prince came to take a look at the team of cavalry led by Tieniu.Ho!I saw that Tie Niu and Duan Wuji were directing the cavalry to practice archery, and all the soldiers were sweating profusely. As soon as this row of cavalry finished shooting arrows, that row of cavalry appeared again!

After watching for a while, the old prince said to Tie Niu and Duan Wuji: "Wuji, Tie Niu, why don't you let the soldiers practice queuing up? Why is that?"

Duan Wuji smiled and said: "This is my principle, time is tight now, I don't want to spend time on that useless project.

Chitose of the Wang family, have you ever seen that Turkic cavalry stand in line? "

"Well, I haven't seen that one, most of their cavalry is in a loose formation, and it is rare to see a neat team.

Hey, Promise, why are you asking this? "

Duan Wuji said with a smile after hearing this: "Children of the Wang family, I dare say that if the cavalry we have trained were dressed in Turkic clothes, it would definitely look like a standard team of Turkic soldiers. No one would It's easy to see.

They won't recognize that this army is the army of our Great Sui Kingdom. If they fish in troubled waters then, there is no doubt that this army is the most successful army. If you don't believe me, you will know it by then. "

After hearing this, the old prince suddenly realized.

"Oh, so that's the case! I can't blame you for saying that this cavalry was only five or five times fighting the Turks.

Well, okay, let's train according to your thinking, and we will see the results when the time comes. "

After finishing speaking, the old prince turned around and went back to the main tent of the Chinese army.

Duan Wuji and Tieniu didn't stop training the soldiers until noon, and it lasted for more than ten days. Duan Wuji and Tieniu mixed with the soldiers every day. Which soldier didn't train well? It is timely teaching, and I have never felt troublesome once.

Really hard work pays off!After more than ten days of training, the overall quality of this cavalry team has improved a lot!

(End of this chapter)