Recreating the prosperous Tang begins with summoning players

Chapter 547
Du Hongjian followed Fang Jianguo to the military camp in the north of Wuwei City. Two identical temporary camps had been completed.

With the two symmetrical camps facing the river, Du Hongjian once again felt the strength of Longyou Engineering.

But for this joint military exercise, Du Hongjian still held his breath in his heart.

The Shuofang Army is the elite of hundreds of battles and the most powerful frontier town army in the Huanghuang Tang Dynasty.

Although Hexi is also an elite, the world knows that the elite soldiers of Hexi were buried in Tongguan with Ge Shuhan.

Although the logistical supplies along the way gave Du Hongjian a deep understanding of Longyou's financial resources, raising money is not all about spending money!

If money can be spent to raise strong soldiers, then the soldiers of Jiangnan Road will not be so weak!
Although Du Hongjian was born as a civil servant and Jinshi, he did everything by himself. He also learned [-]% or [-]% of Guo Ziyi's art of leading troops and training soldiers.

When the emperor fled from Chang'an to Lingwu, the king of Yue did fight bravely to protect the emperor, and Du Hongjian who accompanied him also knew that the king of Yue was a tiger general.

But fighting bravely and being good at training and leading troops are two different things.

The boxing is afraid of the young, and there are many young generals who are young and famous on the battlefield.

But managing and training troops depends on experience and accumulation.

Now that Longyou doesn't have any famous generals, even if the soldiers under King Yue are willing to spend money, they are no match for Shuofang Army!

Du Hongjian didn't know what was wrong, and suddenly wanted to compete with Hexi for victory.

Almost approaching the Xinzhuang camp, Du Hongjian suddenly ordered the troops to stop.

Shuofang's army was indeed elite, and Du Hongjian was extremely strict in running the army, but he never withheld soldiers' money and food, so he also won the support of Shuofang's army.

Following Du Hongjian's order, the herald immediately rode on his horse and shouted: "Stop! Formation!"

At the same time, Du Hongjian asked the front army to move forward slowly, this is to prevent the soldiers of the rear army who did not get the order in time to advance further.

After half a stick of incense, all the ten thousand Shuofang troops stopped in their tracks.

Du Hongjian looked at Fang Jianguo proudly. He was able to command an army of tens of thousands of people to stop him within a stick of incense. This was quite an elite in the ancient times when there was no communication command tool and the transmission of messages was basically relying on people to shout.

But Fang Jianguo's expression disappointed Du Hongjian. The other party just watched Du Hongjian's army gradually recovering with interest, but there was no expression of surprise on his face.

Du Hongjian was even more dissatisfied, did Hexi really have no generals?To send such an idiot who doesn't understand military affairs to meet him.

At this moment, dust rose in the distance, Du Hongjian looked across the river, and he heard the sound of marching.

It seems that the army from Hexi is coming, and Du Hongjian is interested, and it happens that he can check the strength of the Hexi army by marching.

He said to Fang Jianguo: "Master Fang, let's find a nearby mound and take a look at the elite soldiers in Hexi."

Fang Jianguo still had a puzzled expression and said, "Why do you need to find a nearby mound? Can't you see it clearly from here?"

Du Hongjian even felt that Fang Jianguo was an idiot. This place was separated by a river from the opposite camp. How could he see the military appearance on the opposite side clearly.

Fang Jianguo suddenly slapped his head. He untied a leather case from his belt, then took out a pair of binoculars and handed them to Du Hongjian, saying:
"I actually forgot, Du Shuai is from Shuofang, this is my telescope, please use it first."

Du Hongjian took the telescope in doubt. The two cylinders of this thing are made of brass, and the front and back are transparent "crystal" gemstones. Is this Fang Jianguo a gift to himself in public?

Fang Jianguo and Du Hongjian explained: "Du Shuai, this thing is called a telescope, and you only need this to see the distant scene clearly."

Following Fang Jianguo's method, Du Hongjian brought the binoculars closer to his eyes, and he immediately saw the Hexi army on the other side of the river!
What magic weapon is this?
Du Hongjian was so frightened that he almost dropped the binoculars. This thing can pull the distance in an instant. What is it if it's not a magic weapon?
Fortunately, the telescope had a leather strap, so it didn't fall to the ground.

Fang Jianguo was not surprised by Du Hongjian's reaction. When he promoted telescopes in Hexi, many of the indigenous military officers in Longyou had the same reaction as Du Hongjian.

Even some superstitious old military officers bowed and kowtowed directly to the binoculars. Du Hongjian's reaction was considered relatively calm.

Fang Jianguo said: "Du Shuai, this telescope is not a magic weapon, but a tool made by craftsmen in Longyou according to the principle of optical imaging. There is also a knob here to adjust the distance. Can you try it?"

But Du Hongjian couldn't help picking it up and looking at it again. He followed Fang Jianguo's method and adjusted the knob to adjust the position of the lens.

The faces of the soldiers in the front row appeared in the lens, and Du Hongjian was so shocked that he almost threw the telescope out of his hand.

But soon, Du Hongjian mastered the method of adjustment. He used the telescope to observe the Hexi army across the river, and he couldn't put it down even more.

What an artifact!
Something that can observe the battlefield from a distance, isn't it an artifact?
In order to command and fight, ancient generals often built a command platform on a high place. Sometimes there was no condescending place, and they needed to build a high platform with wood to watch the battle.

But even if this is the case, the specific situation on the battlefield cannot be seen, so many times the strategy and tactics are arranged, and the general can only sit on the stage and watch the changes in the battle situation.

Now with a telescope, you can see the details of the battlefield, and even observe the battle situation in a certain warring area, which is much more convenient and quicker than soldiers conveying information verbally.

I didn't expect Longyou to have such an artifact!

Du Hongjian couldn't put it down even more. He asked Fang Jianguo:

"Longyou probably doesn't have many such artifacts, right?"

Du Hongjian saw that Fang Jianguo used a leather case to pin the telescope to his waist. The other party was also a military envoy of the Wuwei Army, and the second person in the Wuwei Army cherished the telescope so much. I am afraid that this kind of artifact is very rare in Longyou.

Unexpectedly, Fang Jianguo said, "That's not true. In Longyou, all officers of brigade commander and above will be issued a telescope."

"It's just that the staff department has very strict control over this item. Every officer's telescope has a number. If it is lost, it will be punished by military law, so everyone carries it close to their body."

what?
Every officer above brigade commander has one?
Du Hongjian only thought that Fang Jianguo was bragging!How can such flawless crystals be mass-produced?
Seeing Du Hongjian's disbelief, Fang Jianguo called for a personal guard who took off the binoculars from his waist and handed them to Fang Jianguo.

The barrel of the telescope in the hands of the soldiers is made of iron, but the front and rear glass lenses are still flawless.

Fang Jianguo handed the telescope to Du Hongjian. Du Hongjian looked at the number "[-]" on the telescope barrel, and finally believed Fang Jianguo's words.

When he thought that almost all military officers wore these magical weapons in Longyou, Du Hongjian felt even more different.

I only heard Fang Jianguo say again: "If Du Shuai also likes this thing, I will apply to the staff department at the end, can I get one for you, anyway, we will be a family from now on."

Du Hongjian also felt harsh when he heard the family, but he still held the binoculars to observe the Hexi army on the opposite side.

Xu Jun was riding a horse. He had already heard Fang Jianguo's report, and said to Xue Hu beside him:
"It seems that Marshal Du is so aggressive that he can't help but want to compete with our Hexi Army."

Xue Hu said with a smile: "Who is the commander-in-chief who is not competitive? Since the opponents are going to compete, let's compare."

When the Hexi army assembled, it was all planned. The recruits from Zhechong Prefecture in Sanzhou and the garrison in Zhangye in Wuwei almost all arrived at the Xinzhuang Camp at the same time.

Xue Hu took over the command of all the troops on horseback, and he shouted: "Array!"

The players who served as officers at all levels in the Hexi Army immediately conveyed their orders, and the troops that were a little messy just now stopped in their tracks!

Du Hongjian, who was watching with a telescope, shrank his pupils. He saw that the general of the Wuwei Army who was riding a tall horse and holding the commander's flag behind him rushed to the front of the Hexi Army and gave orders. The 1 troops stopped instantly.

How can it be!

This is an army of ten thousand people!

A single command can stop an army of ten thousand people at the same time, what kind of elite is this!

Even Sun Wu, the soldier saint, couldn't bring out such an army?

impossible!
It must have been rehearsed by Hexi, and it was agreed to march to a certain place to stop, it must be like this!
Du Hongjian found many reasons, but in the end this reason was the most reasonable.

But at this moment, Xue Hu shouted: "Change!"

The player officers at all levels issued orders in an instant, and the entire Hexi Army immediately dispersed, and arranged them in a neat square formation as they usually practiced.

Now Du Hongjian was completely dumbfounded. From the moment when the Hexi army stopped to form a phalanx, it was only a short moment.

Such a rapid change, even if it was planned in advance, the Shuofang army he led would not be able to achieve such an effect.

This Hexi Army is so elite?What a horror!

Du Hongjian held the binoculars and adjusted the binoculars to see the young soldiers near the river bank, all trying to do the most standard movements, with serious expressions on their faces.

Not just one soldier, Du Hongjian probably swept over a dozen soldiers, each with the same concentration and the same standard of movement.

Now Du Hongjian was completely desperate, Hexi's army was indeed better than Shuofang's army!
"Assemble! Enter the camp!"

Following Xue Hu's last order, all the soldiers began to gather with the soldiers in the front row as the benchmark. After the 1 people had assembled, the soldiers in the front row led the trot and sang "King Yue's Words in Mind" in unison, like a long dragon returning ran into the camp like a nest.

The military song was floating on the river, and even the soldiers in Shuofang's army couldn't help singing along.

(End of this chapter)