Outlaws of the Marsh

Chapter 561 Despicable and Shameless Greed (please subscribe!)

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Prior to this, Li Yan had also heard about the situation of the Japanese army.

However, the sensory difference between what I heard before and what I see now is really not that big.

After carefully watching the situation of the Japanese army through the binoculars, Li Yan's jaw almost dropped to the ground.

What Li Yan didn't expect was that although Japanese armor was made in Tang Dynasty, it was made of bamboo!

Xu Guanzhong, who was on the side, introduced to Li Yan: "After the Dahua reform, the Japanese armor style was learned from our Tang Dynasty. However, because Japan lacks resources in this country, it is mostly made of bamboo. This kind of bamboo armor has limited protection. The advantage is that it is easy to make.”

Of course, not all the Japanese wear bamboo armor, and some samurai and monk soldiers wear iron armor, and these samurai and monk soldiers should be the elite of the Japanese army.

In addition to this Tang-made armor, Japan also has a large armor that often appears in movies, TV, and anime.

This kind of large armor is very gorgeous, and it looks very powerful when worn on the body. The only problem is that this large armor doesn't seem to be very practical-it's bulky, and its defensive power doesn't seem to be good.

And this kind of armor was undoubtedly worn by the generals of the Japanese army.

In addition to the large armor, the helmets worn by the Japanese generals are also eye-catching.

Eyebrow protection (the part like the visor in front of the forehead), blowing back (the part similar to the ear protection), しころ (Japanese-made Chinese characters, left and right each, that is, the protection of the neck), face or cheeks (the parts that cover the face or cheeks ), Vishuddha (the part that protects the throat) and these are not mentioned, after all, they are somewhat useful.

In addition to these useful things, they actually made a lot of messy things, like setting up two antlers, like putting a crescent shovel in front of the helmet, like hanging some jewelry and other small accessories, etc...

Moreover, these helmets include star helmets, head-shaped helmets, peach-shaped helmets, Tang crown helmets, Ichinoya helmets, black hat-shaped pockets, and Rigen wild pockets. There are no less than hundreds of styles.

Various styles, coupled with ever-changing ornaments, make these helmets very gorgeous and beautiful, and very ornamental.

However, no matter how Li Yan looked at it, he felt that it was flashy.

The flashy things of the Japanese army are not only big armor and helmets, but also many, such as the round fans and iron fans held by many Japanese generals.

Most of these round fans and iron fans are made of leather or thin iron, or are folded fans reinforced by metal plating, on which are painted a round array with Sanskrit characters on the seeds of the Vajra Realm Tathagata, the twelve heavenly branches, the earthly branches, 28 Xu Guanzhong said that these images of stars and constellations were used by Japanese military advisers to calculate good and bad directions, and later evolved into the possession of generals, which had a certain commanding effect.

But no matter how Li Yan looked at it, he felt that the army fan and iron fan had no special purpose other than cooling.

The weapons of the Japanese army are even more varied. In addition to fans, there are also pipes (tobacco rods, many pipes are made of metal, about three feet in length, and some even have hand guards, like swords.), Scythe (sickle, sickle is very popular among low-level warriors. It is a weapon in wartime and can be used for labor production in peacetime.), copper lock (sometimes also called Wanli lock or lock ten hands, etc., actually above is an iron chain with two iron bars at each end.), etc. . . .

Of course, although there are many users of the above-mentioned weapons, most of them are not the weapons of the main force, and should be the equipment used by the reserve forces.

As for the main samurai and monk soldiers of the Japanese army, most of them were knives, guns, razors, bows and arrows.

The sword is not a Japanese sword of later generations, but a Tang sword.

Spears, also known as 鑓, have many types and shapes, such as the Kikuchi spear, the Shimoni spear, the Bishamon spear, the Suzhen spear, the Alisma spear, etc. They are the main weapons in the battle.

Razors are mostly used by monks and soldiers. They are somewhat similar to Chinese long-handled broadswords, but the blade is very narrow.

The bow is a long-arm bow more than two meters long. This bow is a three-piece bow improved by Japan not long ago. It is a composite bow made of bamboo wrapped around a wooden core from the front to the back.

Not long ago, the Japanese army used Fuzhu bows, that is, synthetic bows roughly made of wood and bamboo.

Just looking at the weapons and equipment of the main force of the Japanese army, it is actually okay, but such troops are designated not to exceed 20, or even around 15.

And even the warriors and monk soldiers of these main forces are far from being able to compare with the soldiers of the Liangshan Army.

So, after watching it, Li Yan made up his mind.

However, Li Yan still said to Yue Fei, the commander-in-chief of this battle: "Pengju, this is the first time you have commanded such a battle with 70 troops from both sides. Bai Qi and Han Xin have never fought like this. A few games, so you must not underestimate the enemy."

Yue Fei replied respectfully: "No!"

To be honest, no one expected that Li Yan would assign the 21-year-old Yue Fei to command this crucial battle.

You know, although Yue Fei can fight and has participated in many battles, he has no experience in commanding large-scale battles. At this time, Xu Guanzhong, Zhu Wu, and Liu Qi, who are in the right army, are obviously more suitable for command than Yue Fei. Such a big battle, a decisive battle.

But Li Yan finally chose Yue Fei, who was only 21 years old, as the commander in chief of this battle.

Yue Fei didn't say anything about it, but respected Li Yan more than before.

Li Yan also didn't like to talk nonsense, so after giving Yue Fei a word, he said, "You go and prepare, I'll hold the battle for you."

Yue Fei bowed respectfully, and then went down to make preparations.

This battle is different from the battle of Qingshuihe.

In the Qingshuihe battle, the Liangshan Army counterattacked defensively.

In this battle, the Liangshan Army was the active attacking side.

Although both are battles, there are actually quite a few differences.

Before the start of the war, Yue Fei talked with many people about how to fight this battle, including Xu Guanzhong, Zhu Wu, Liu Qi, Wu Lin, Yelu Dashi, Li Yanguang and others.

Now is the time to get real.

Yue Fei personally made the final confirmation, and then confirmed the order of attack with Liu Kai, Wu Lin, Wang Yan, Li Yanguang and other commanders.

Not only Yue Fei is making final preparations for this battle, but the Japanese army has also begun to make final preparations.

The Japanese believe that the success or failure of a war depends on luck, so a series of ceremonies are held before going out to pray to heaven for victory.

It is mainly the "three-offering ceremony", that is, the general eats three kinds of food, Dabao, Shengli, and Kelp before going into battle.て, hi ぶ".

In addition, when the general leaves the pavilion, a bun (a kind of kitchen knife) should be placed on the ground in front of the pavilion, and the general will step on the bun to show that "the general will step forward with the blade".

Finally, before going into battle, the retainers will hold a Liange meeting to pray for victory.

The 61-year-old Empress Baihe, who is personally serving as a general in this battle, is doing a series of ceremonies to go out to the battle very piously, hoping that the gods and Buddhas in the sky will bless Japan to win this battle and drive away Li Yan's despicable, shameless and greedy aggressor By……

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