Guide to Traveling through the Northern Song Dynasty.

Chapter 223 0218 [well-trained]

Li Bao, Zhang Tong and other people from Puzhou also followed Zhu Ming to the cottage.

Along the way, Zhang Guangdao introduced the situation to them, explaining the origin of the village and how Ju Ming suppressed bandits in the first place.

After climbing the mountain to Zhaizhong, more than 80 village braves have arrived. This is the number after the expansion.

They work when the farming is busy and practice when the farming is slack, and the family tax is reduced accordingly.And they will take turns to transfer people from them to follow Zhang Guangdao to escort tea to Shaanxi for sale. The escorted goods are paid.

"Is this Village Yong?"

Li Bao's eyes widened.

More than half of the security guards were wearing rattan armor and rattan helmets.If it wasn't for the fact that there were too few craftsmen weaving the rattan armor, all of them must have put on armor, because the soaked rattan is more than enough.

And the weapons are more formal than before.

Each team has two shield players, one is the long player and the other is the rattan player.Together with the captain, they constitute the backbone of the team, while the Wolf Squad and the Spearman belong to the coordinated forces.

The long card player held a large shield, which was made of hard wood, with a few small pieces of iron nailed horizontally.

The tallest and strongest player can be the long card player, and there is a three-jin iron bone hanging around his waist for backup.Their food treatment is also the best. During the training period, one or two bites of meat must be guaranteed for each meal.

Rattan players have the most weapons. In addition to rattan shields, they also have a waist knife.

The waist knife is not hung on the waist, but placed horizontally on the back of the shield, which can be drawn out to kill the enemy as quickly as possible.

Like Qi's army, the rattan player also has three javelins, which he throws before reaching the enemy.

If you encounter elite infantry in the future, it will be difficult for wolf fighters to be effective, and you will rely entirely on shield fighters to attack and defend.

Especially when the long weapons of the two sides poke together, they often fall into a stalemate, and it is difficult to cause casualties after poking each other for a long time.At this moment, the long player needs to stabilize the situation.The rattan player, on the other hand, kept his body short and rushed across the middle zone desperately, slashing the legs and feet of the enemy soldiers in the front row with a knife.

Of course, the squad leader is the real core. Their weapons are long spears with small triangular flags on their heads.Moreover, every squad leader must carry a bow and arrow, and must know spear skills, archery skills and tactical command.

"Jingdong is very chaotic, and Hanzhong is not peaceful," Zhu Ming sighed. "Excessive taxes are getting heavier and heavier, and there has been civil chaos in Huangjinxia. If this continues, it is only natural that thieves will rise. Daming Village is flourishing day by day, we must Train village bravery to defend their hometown."

Li Bao and Zhang Tong are both from Shandong, and they are deeply convinced of this.

If there is a village in Shandong that does not train strong men to guard their homes, sooner or later they will be patronized by thieves.

It's just that those village braves in Shandong really don't have a large area of ​​armor...even if it's just rattan armor.

Zhu Ming found a chair to sit down, and ordered: "Let's get started."

Zhang Guangdao rode his horse to the front of the school grounds, and with an order, Cun Yong quickly lined up.

At the beginning, the mandarin duck formation was practiced, and then it was changed into the Liangyi formation.

When forming the Liangyi Formation, the squad leader stands in the center of the front row, with the shield bearers on the left and right.The two wolves were outside, the two pikemen were inside, and the remaining two pikemen and two boring pistols were at the back.Compared with the mandarin duck formation, the battle width of the Liangyi formation is directly doubled.

Immediately afterwards, the village braves transformed into a three-talent formation, and the combat breadth of the troops increased again.Except for the two boring palladiums who leaned back, the rest of the soldiers all killed the enemy in the front row.

In addition, there is another kind of small three talent formation, which is to divide the mandarin duck formation into two and use it.

Every formation change is to cope with different situations, and adjustments are made according to the enemy's situation and terrain.It can adapt to various terrains such as hillsides, valleys, fields, river beaches, flat land, and roadways. No matter what the situation is, as long as the team leader adjusts tactics quickly, he can fight more and less in a local space.

After the various formations have been drilled, the confrontation drills will begin.

The javelins have all been taken off their heads. When the two teams approached, the team leader shot with a bow and arrow (without arrows), and the rattan players threw javelins one after another.

Two arrows and three javelins were thrown, and there were white spots of lime on the rattan armor of the soldiers on both sides.

In the process of advancing, the two sides changed their formations almost at the same time, becoming the widest three-talented formation.The wolves and spears stabbed at each other, making it difficult to break through.

The rattan hand drew out his sword, raised his round shield to protect his head, and squatted forward to kill.At this time, the long weapons were all mixed together, and it was impossible to stab downwards at all. The rattan player rushed over and cut his legs and feet.

The boring palladium hand who was in charge of vigilance immediately took the place of the rattan player and stabbed the boring palladium towards the enemy rattan player who came over.

"What kind of military formation is this?" Zhang Tong was extremely surprised. He had not only read military books, but also studied the formation diagrams of the Song Dynasty.

Zhu Ming smiled and said, "Mandarin duck formation."

Zhang Tong thought for a while and asked, "How to resist the cavalry?"

Zhu Ming shook his head: "On the Great Plains, mandarin duck formations are of little use, not to mention resisting cavalry, even ordinary infantry formations are difficult to fight, and can only be used as a small group of troops to win by surprise. The real use of mandarin duck formations is to be used in the lanes , valleys, mountains, fields and other complex terrain."

Li Bao said: "It just happens to be enough in this Hanzhong."

Zhu Ming said: "If a large group of thieves come to invade, each team will also assign soldiers. The soldiers will be responsible for cutting off the ears and acting as the head. The military merits belong to the entire team. Those who are particularly brave will be recorded by the soldiers. In case of emergency, The soldiers will also go into battle. In the rear, they will also be equipped with crossbowmen to follow the mandarin duck formation."

Zhang Tong said: "If you can dedicate this array to the imperial court, you will be rewarded by the imperial court."

Zhu Ming laughed and said: "The main battlefield of the Great Song Dynasty is in the north. Even if the north is suitable for mandarin ducks, are the courtiers and ministers really willing to adopt it? They are not willing to change, at least the civil officials are too lazy to change."

Zhang Tong hesitated to speak, and it seemed that was the case.

The confrontation practice has ended, and the village warriors are conducting martial arts drills.

There are many wooden frames erected in front of them, and under the wooden frames, there are some wooden balls hanging with ropes at different heights.The spearman poked at those wooden balls, imitating attacking the enemy's neck, crotch and other vital organs.

There are also some bamboo poles hanging there, dangling back and forth, the wolf's hand does not poke, but stirs the bamboo poles.The boring palladium hand pushes the bamboo pole away, or rotates the boring palladium to stir the bamboo pole.Their responsibility is not to kill the enemy, but to interfere with blocking the enemy.

The rattan players practiced fighting in pairs, and sometimes they also practiced with spearmen, or practiced throwing javelins.

The long-term player has been playing the big shield, and needs to play the big shield to the fullest.Their usual physical training tasks are the heaviest. Even at home, they have to lift stone locks. They also have food subsidies during non-drill seasons.When it really came to a dangerous moment, or when they were sieging the city, they needed to hit people with their iron bones.

Zhu Ming called Zhang Guangdao and praised him, "You've practiced very well. You haven't slackened these days. Each of you will be rewarded with two hundred cash."

Zhang Guangdao said with a smile: "You can't do this just by practicing. Every time I go to Shaanxi to sell tea, I will take turns to send a group to follow. There are bandits everywhere along the way. They have seen blood more or less, so they have a fierce look on their bodies." Qi."

"It's a good idea to see blood." Zhu Ming was even more satisfied.

Zhang Guangdao said in a low voice: "The reason I suggested smuggling tea is not only for making money, but for training soldiers. After traveling over mountains all year round, you can calm down your temper, and you will be more willing to obey orders. You will also be able to exercise your ability to march in mountains."

Zhu Ming said with a smile: "Brother Zhang has the talent of a general."

After watching some exercises, Zhang Guangdao began to learn martial arts with Li Bao and Zhang Tong.

Sure enough, Li Bao was still in the developmental stage, except for riding and archery, he was only able to tie with Zhang Guangdao in flat archery, and all other martial arts were defeated by Zhang Guangdao.

But Zhang Tong is only good at swordsmanship, and his riding skills are not bad. He is more like a knight-errant, and his martial arts will suffer a lot on the battlefield.

"Brother Zhang San is really a hero!" Li Bao was convinced.

Zhang Guangdao said: "Your riding skill is very good, how did you get it?"

Li Bao said: "There are many horse farmers in the east of Jingdong, and the horse administration of the imperial court has caused a lot of harm to the people. But I have benefited, and I have been riding my pony since I was a few years old. It can be said that I grew up on horseback."

"No wonder," Zhang Guangdao said to Zhu Ming, "Brother Li San is so good at riding, I'm afraid Chen Ziyi can't compare to him."

Zhu Ming smiled and said, "If you join the army, you will be a cavalry general."

But in history, why did Li Bao become an admiral of the navy?The old man has never even seen the sea now.

Although Zhang Tong was not as good as others in various skills, he didn't think about practicing martial arts. He was more interested in mandarin duck formation.After the discussion, he pulled Zhang Guangdao to ask for the tricks of the formation, and even squatted down to draw pictures with stones to understand.

After spending half a day in the cottage, Zhu Ming went down the mountain to inspect the village.

Zhang Tong was born in a rich family, and Li Bao and his brother-in-law Liu Kui are also considered wealthy households in the village.Although they have feelings, they are still on the surface.

Only Yang Pu, the thug, was greatly shocked after visiting the village.

Yang Pu has a real bitter background. He can sense the specialness of Daming Village from the expressions of the villagers.

Most of the farmers on Jingdong Road are relatively dull, and they are "simple" in the writings of literati. Many famous ministers commented on Shandong farmers in this way.But once they are pushed into a hurry, Shandong farmers will become vicious again, turning into thieves and plundering everywhere.

Daming Village is different. The villagers are full of vigor and enthusiasm for life.

For Yang Pu, this is a real paradise.If he settles down in Daming Village, he will never steal again. He is willing to farm the land honestly and work hard, and then find a wife and have children to live a stable life.

That kind of life must be very comfortable, and it's nothing to be a little bit tired.

After walking for a while, Yang Pu finally couldn't help asking: "Master, can I settle in the village in the future?"

"How do you think about this?" Zhu Ming asked.

Yang Pu said: "This place is very good, better than the countryside in Puzhou. I plan to open up wasteland and plant more than ten acres of land, and then I can find a hardworking woman, then I will have everything."

"Good ambition." Ju Ming laughed.

That's what Yang Pu pursued, to be a small landlord or self-cultivator.He really didn't want to be a thief, otherwise he wouldn't have taken the risk to join Ju Ming.

Everyone walked back all the way, and when they passed the inn, Ling Guxu and other Yangzhou scholars came out of the inn to meet.

"Da Lang returned home, why didn't he send someone to inform him? When we got the news, we came here in a hurry." Ling Gu Xu smiled all over his face.

(End of this chapter)