Neon Clothes and Iron Clothes

"There is still half a year to go, we can find it slowly!" He Bayong comforted: "You'd better think about how to defeat Brother Zhong first!"

"It's not difficult!" Wang Wenzuo showed a confident smile: "Brother Zhong suffered a disadvantage and stayed on the island all the time. He has too little experience; he is not bad at political strategy and scheduling. On the battlefield, swords against swords and guns against guns He was at a disadvantage. In fact, his best chance was before you came, when he had far more troops than me, even if it was an ant attack, as long as Namba was taken down, the overall situation would be settled."

"That's right!" He Bayong said with a smile: "The Japanese soldier armor, cavalry and archery, fort building, and siege are all useless. We must talk about the strengths, that is, the soldiers are simple and straightforward. Even if they are at a disadvantage, they will fight bravely to the death. , as long as you occupy the dangerous position, form a strict formation, use bows and crossbows to dampen its spirit, and then look for opportunities to use iron cavalry to surprise, it will not be difficult to break it!"

"Hehe, He Ba, you have made great progress in the art of war!" Wang Wenzuo laughed.As the two said, due to the isolation overseas, after the Yamato Kingdom completed the conquest of the western, central, and northern parts of Honshu, there were no threatening enemies within the visible range, and the intensity of the war was much lower than that of the Contemporary East Asia.

Brother Zhong, who grew up in this environment, naturally would not have the experience of fighting a large number of mixed field corps of light and heavy cavalry, crossbowmen, infantry, and field fortification technology. (Of course, what Wang Wenzuo has now is a monkey version.) The tactics he can use are to use the superiority in the number of his own infantry to repeatedly assault the enemy's front, hoping to break through or force them back, and finally win.

To deal with this kind of enemy, the Tang army actually has many ways, the simplest and most effective way is to occupy the dangerous points first, build field fortifications, lure the enemy to attack, use bows and crossbows and various combat machinery to kill the enemy, and wait until they are exhausted. Now, after the formation is scattered, use elite cavalry to launch a surprise attack on the side and rear of the enemy's formation; under normal circumstances, the infantry will waver or retreat when they find enemy cavalry behind them, and at this time the Tang army's infantry will rush out of the fortifications and launch an attack. Counterattack, crush the enemy in front of you, and then drive away the defeated soldiers to win the victory completely.

In order to deal with the cavalry tactics of the Tang army, the other side actually has few countermeasures: Either there are also strong cavalry units, and when the Tang army cavalry makes a surprise attack on its own side, it will launch a counterattack, or even if there are not enough cavalry, then the infantry will adopt a multi-line chessboard. When the first line is defeated, let the broken soldiers pass through the gaps in the second line of phalanxes, and then the second line of phalanxes expands to form a dense defense line again. Usually, there are elite columns of veterans on both sides of the defense line to protect their own forces. flank.

It is not difficult to see that both of the above two strategies have high requirements on the army and the commander, especially the second strategy. If there is not a group of experienced and proactive grassroots officers and veterans, the result of playing this way is to be defeated by the enemy. The army swept away with a wave of rout soldiers.

Obviously, Brother Zhong did not have these resources at hand. At that time, Japanese cavalry generally only assumed the roles of scouts, messengers, and officers’ guards in the army. Once the infantry phalanx entered the battlefield, the cavalry would retreat to the wings or behind, and even dismounted to fight. , at most undertake the pursuit mission after victory, and there are no cavalry generals who are good at commanding cavalry like He Bayong and Yuan Aolie.

As for the infantry, their formation is relatively simple, and there is no ability to set up multiple fronts, alternate with each other in the battle, and repeatedly retreat and attack.Without these, no matter how capable Brother Zhong was, he would not be able to confront Wang Wenzuo in the field.

"Here!" Wubu Lianxiong responded, turned around and saw Akagi and said, "You go in! Your lord is waiting for you inside, so you can deal with it!"

In front of Yamada Temple, recruiting point.

"Okay, okay!" Sha Zha Xiangru said with a smile: "That's right! Of course silver is a good thing, but with your current status, you can't keep it. It's better to give it to the right minister, and you can get a generous reward! Your future generations will definitely thank you for your decision today!"

"I used to be a servant of the royal family!" Jijian Chiyu replied: "When Asuka was in chaos, I was injured by an arrow and went back to my hometown to recuperate. Now that I have recovered from my injury, I am back and plan to serve the right minister!"

"Thank you, thank you!" The young man put the bamboo plaque in his arms as if he had found a treasure, and walked back.The scribe raised his head: "Next!"

Seeing that Chi Yan only heard Sha Zha Xiangru say that the official documents would be issued tomorrow, but the rest of the words passed by like wind and clouds, and he didn't listen at all.For him, fate is so impermanent, yesterday he was still bitter about the prosperity of his former slaves, and now the greater benefits have fallen on his own head, Zuo Weimenzuo, this is the ability of the sons of prominent noble families in the past Your honorable officer!

"That's right! It's about mining silver mines!" Sha Zhaxiangru said: "The right minister has given me the full power of this matter, and you are my deputy. Of course, he also knows that you will have some losses if you do so. So the right minister asked me to give you some compensation, such as being promoted to Zuowei Menzuo, and how about a hundred-knot farm near Nara?"

Seeing that Chi Chuan went to the door, he tested bow skills, spear skills and riding skills in turn. With years of martial arts practice, he achieved good results. He felt envious eyes from all around him. A burst of pride in my heart.

"It doesn't matter if you don't have a surname, you can report any one you want!" said the scribe.

"Name! Age! Native place! What are you good at? Archery, spear or riding?"

"What's the matter, you're being polite when you see an old friend?" Sha Zha Xiangru said with a smile, "You're finally here. It's so good. Minister You has something for you to do!"

"Yes, yes!" Seeing that Chi Yu bowed and waited for Lian Xiong from the Department of Things to leave the yard, he took off the saber at his waist and put it next to the steps, then went up the steps and walked inside.He saw a familiar man sitting next to the desk, it was Sha Zha Xiangru, and a Japanese man was standing beside him, who was talking about something, so he hurriedly bowed down and bowed down, not daring to say anything.

"Okay, okay! I understand what you mean!" Sha Zha Xiangru said with a smile: "Do you feel a little uneasy because you didn't fight the enemy under the right minister?"

"General Sha Zha!" Seeing that Chi Ling hesitated for a moment, he said in a low voice, "I came here this time to establish some meritorious service under the right minister's command and leave it to future generations, so—"

"Well, if you agree, the minister of the right can issue the official documents tomorrow! The farm is near Lake Nara, and it originally belonged to the Abeyu master family, but you also know that Abeyu master is already a rebellious party, and the whole family has been wiped out. So his property was confiscated into the royal family, so—”

"These are the duties of my subordinates!" I saw that Akatsuki's identity changed very quickly: "The map and everything are in the old house of the Izumo country, but I don't know when the right minister's craftsmen will leave?"

Hearing the roar of laughter from the long line behind him, and seeing Chi Jian shaking his head, he could understand the feelings of the embarrassed young man in front of him who was reprimanded by the scribe. Judging from his bare neck tattoo, He should be a Hayato (an aboriginal in southern Kyushu in ancient Japan, known for his swiftness and bravery), if he did not lie, his ancestor from the Otomo branch should have passed down his branch in an accident, otherwise He doesn't even have a decent surname, which should be one of the few things this young man can be proud of, but the clerk ruthlessly put it aside for everyone present to see, The taste of this humiliation is not good.

"Jiangjian, then Jiangjian Kansan!" The clerk quickly registered the young man's information in the book, and finally took out a bamboo card and handed it to the other party: "Okay, you can take this thing to participate in archery Let's take the exam! As long as you pass, you will be the real Ema Kanzo!"

"Of course not!" The clerk laughed and said, "Otherwise, wouldn't it be a mess if you used a common surname like 'Suwo', 'Daban', or 'Gecheng'? You can only have an ordinary surname. For example, there is a If you have a big tree, you can name it Muxia, if your house is on the top of a mountain, you can name it Mountain, if you have a deep well in the backyard of your house, you can name it Jingshang, understand?”

"I understand!" The clerk took a deep look at the trace and saw Chi Yan. He was not surprised that the other party did not reveal who his original master was. After all, the former Asuka capital was too chaotic, even if it was to avoid disaster. And it's not surprising that he denies his own origin.He copied a note, summoned a young man, whispered a few words in his ear, and said to Chi Zhi: "You go to test your martial arts first!"

"Yes, yes!" Jijian Chiyu was secretly surprised, followed Monobe Renxiong through the corridor, entered the next courtyard, and came to a Buddhist house.Monobe Lianxiong whispered a few words to the sergeant guarding the gate, the sergeant nodded, went in, came out a moment later and said to Monobe Lianxiong: "Your Majesty, let someone come in to see him, so you should step back! "

"Oh, oh! I understand, the villain understands!" The young man blushed excitedly: "Then, can I use any surname I want?"

"Minister on the Right has something for me to do?" Chi Jian was stunned. Although he had some contact with Wang Wenzuo's subordinates in the past, with Wang Wenzuo's brilliant victories and promotion of ranks, in Ji Jian Chi's eyes, the other party had already changed. Being a person in the clouds, what does it have to do with an ordinary person like himself stepping on the mud?

"I, I don't have a surname. When I grow up, people call me Guansan. This is also my father's name!"

"Saemonsa? A farm with a hundred knots near Nara?"

"Who cares who your ancestor is? Long-winded, do so many people here listen to your nonsense here?" The scribe under the banner scolded with displeasure on his face: "Quickly tell the important thing, name! Age! Native place! What will happen! "

"I heard that they are already on the boat from Baekje!" Sha Zha Xiangru said with a smile: "It should be a recent event!"

"That's right, Minister You personally asked His Majesty!" The clerk said, "As long as you can pass the test and become his servant, you will naturally lose your status as a tribe member and you will naturally have a surname. So now you can Give yourself one, of course, if you can't pass, the surname will naturally disappear, do you understand?"

When Sha Zha looked like this, he also found that there was something wrong with the trace and saw the red pole, so he hurriedly asked: "The trace is for the red pole, the trace is for the red pole? Did you hear what I said?"

"Don't dare!" Chi Jian bowed, "I just don't know what I need to do?"

"Report one at random?" The young man was stunned: "That's okay too?"

"See Akatsuki! 35 years old, a native of Izumo! He is good at bow and spear, and also knows a little about riding!"

Seeing that Chi Yan turned his head back, the person who spoke was a strong man, wearing a black gauze headband, black robe with round collar, bow bag and short knife hanging on his belt, he looked like a man from Tang Dynasty.The man saw Chi Jian's thoughts, and said with a smile: "My name is Monobe Renxiong, I used to be the leader of the Monobe Clan, and now I am under the command of the right minister. There is a big man who wants to see you, come with me!"

"Did you see the red pole?"

"There are two main things: first, your family has presided over the mining of the local Yinshan mine for so many years, so you should have a lot of blueprints? The right minister hopes that you can hand it over; second, the right minister will send some craftsmen to the Izumo mine , as a local tyrant, your family hopes to take on the responsibility of protecting it!"

"Oh?" The clerk raised his head, looked at the trace and saw Chi Yan, "What did you do before?"

"My name is Kansan, Gaozu is a branch of Otomo, and later went to Southern Kyushu for some reason..."

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"Everything is at the behest of His Highness the Right Minister!" Chi Jian suppressed the ecstasy in his heart, and knelt down on the ground.

"Understood, the villain understands!" The young man nodded, "My house happens to be in the middle of two rivers, so can I name it Jiangjian?"

"Yep!"

"Then I can assure you: as long as you cooperate with me to complete the silver mine affairs, your contribution will be higher than those who are shooting arrows outside!" Sha Zha Xiangru said with a smile.

Seeing that Chi Yan swallowed his saliva, Sha Zha Xiangru's words left a deep impression on him. Although he was still a little confused, he knew that it would be too impolite if he continued to ask.Sha Zha Xiangru saw what the other party was thinking, took a step forward, patted Chi Jian's shoulder affectionately, and said in a low voice: "Brother, in the eyes of the right minister, the whole of Nara may not be as good as that silver mine. After all, he is from Tang Dynasty, and he will return to Tang Dynasty sooner or later, he can take away the money, but can he take away an inch of land in Nara?"

When he left Shantian Temple, Ji Jian felt that his mind was still a little confused. Sha Zha Xiangru's last words made him wake up like a dream. Yes, the right minister is a Tang after all, and he will leave here sooner or later.Is the land I got, and the official position secure?And is your original choice wise?It was with this extremely confused mood that he returned to his residence.

"I'm back, oops, my head is covered with dust, and I don't even wipe it off!" Seeing her husband coming back, the lady gave a cotton cloth soaked in clean water, and reprimanded affectionately: "By the way, master, you are reporting at Shantian Temple today." Is it on the list? I heard that there is a long queue over there, and there are too many people who want to serve the right minister, but yes, such a generous master is rare!"