Guide to Traveling through the Northern Song Dynasty.

Chapter 71 0067 [Da Song Zhou Yafu]

No. 12 days of Ju Ming's military training.

A fast boat stopped by the river, and the guards rushed ashore and went straight into the city to the county government.

"Yangzhou Gongwen!" The guard showed his badge.

The door quickly let him in, and Bai Chongwu was in charge of receiving him personally, but the guards did not take out the official documents.

Not long after, the county magistrate rushed to hear the news, opened the official document with his own hands, and was overjoyed after reading it: "Is the money and food ready? The troops can be dispatched tomorrow."

The Song Dynasty had extremely strict management of the army. If it was a regular army, it was necessary to have a military amulet if it was dispatched with more than ten soldiers. Otherwise, it would have to be imprisoned for a minimum of one year.If there is no soldier talisman, and more than a thousand soldiers are dispatched privately, they will be sentenced to death by hanging immediately.

Only when bandits attack the city or the army rebels, officials can send troops urgently.

That is to say, if Zhu Ming rebels one day, he will run to loot near Yangzhou City.As long as he doesn't directly attack the city, Zhizhou is not allowed to mobilize the Xiang army, and he has to ask the court for instructions... Waiting for the court's approval, it will probably be less than half a year.

Of course, the township soldiers and archers are not so particular, and the local officials still have the initiative.

It doesn't matter if you talk about counseling or being cautious, you recruited archers from the magistrate, and even wrote a letter to ask the magistrate and the general judge, and report Zhu Zongdao's chaos by the way.

"Look for yourself." Xiang Zhixian handed over the official document.

Bai Chongwu took the official document with both hands, the content was very simple, let Xixiang County send troops immediately to wipe out the rebel nests as soon as possible, and don't delay the food collection.

As for the Zhu Zhuzhu, the above didn't even mention it.

It is normal for a master who was born as a rebel to surrender and rebel. If he dies, he will die. Just send his head and family members to Yangzhou.

Yangzhou didn't even bother to send people over to investigate.

Xiang Zhi County is very happy these days, and he took another concubine. He said proudly: "Bai Yasi, call the officials of the six cases, and follow me to inspect the archers."

"As ordered!"

Bai Chongwu immediately went to make arrangements, inevitably having many thoughts in his mind.

The magistrate suddenly went to inspect the army, and brought the officials of the county government with him. Is this a demonstration against the officials?
Before leaving the county office, he said to the county magistrate: "Send someone to invite Fang Kongmu. He has done public service in the Yangzhou military case, is proficient in the art of war, and is familiar with battle formations. Before sending troops, let him give some pointers."

Fang Kongmu has retired a long time ago and is raising his grandchildren at home.

Upon receiving the invitation from the county magistrate, he hurriedly set off in a bamboo sedan chair and ran to the county government office to join the crowd.

The county magistrate has already heard about Zhu Ming making a big fuss in the county government.And he felt very relieved about it. The subordinate officials controlled the county government, and he couldn't control it at all. It would be best if Zhu Ming got into a fight with those people.

As long as no big troubles are caused, no matter which side suffers, Xiangzhi County can sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight.

Even, with the help of Zhu Ming, he can scare those government officials.

Bai Chongwu guessed right, Xiangzhi County is going to demonstrate today!
This gentleman is very miraculous, his courage fluctuates, making it unpredictable.

Just like at the old lady Bai's birthday banquet, forcing many gentry to apportion taxes, it was audacious at that time.The next behavior was as cowardly as if he had schizophrenia.

But now he has the courage to suppress the arrogance of the subordinates.

There was always a certain moment when Xiang Zhixian felt that he was doing it again.It wasn't until disaster struck that I realized that I really couldn't do it.

The yamen servants blew the gong to clear the way, and a group of people lined up to set off, and the streets flew like dogs and dogs along the way.

"Stop!"

The archers guarding the school grounds even stopped the county magistrate and government officials.

Bai Chongwu scolded angrily: "Bold, didn't you see the magistrate coming?"

"Zhu Dutou has an order that no one is allowed to enter or leave the school grounds at will," Archer was from a villager after all, and he became guilty as he spoke, "I...I will report right away, please wait a few masters."

Xiang Zhixian was blocked outside the school grounds for no reason, suddenly felt a great loss of face, and then his mind turned, and he calmly smiled and said to his left and right: "I asked Zhu Dutou to enforce military discipline, but he was actually a famous general. You can know the story of Zhou Yafu in Han Dynasty ?”

"I have little talent and learning, please enlighten me." Bai Chongwu was annoyed, and decided that this was arranged by the county magistrate.

Xiang Zhixian asked Fang Kongmu again: "Does Mr. Fang know?"

Fang Kongmu cupped his hands and said: "In the past, Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty comforted the Xiliu army. When the emperor arrived, he was not allowed to enter the camp. Emperor Wen ordered the envoy to hold the talisman and told the future wishes, and Zhou Yafu let him go."

"You can see the whole leopard at a glance," Xiang Zhixian stood with his hands behind his back, pretending to be full of force, "I have already seen that although Zhu Chenggong is young, he has the talent for training soldiers, so I specially promoted him to be the capital."

Fang Kongmu quickly flattered and said: "The county respects people's wisdom, and old age is not as good as it should be."

Xiang Zhixian was happy to hear that, and he was no longer impatient at the moment, standing there smiling and waiting.

After a while, Zhu Ming brought people to greet him in person: "Sirs, please come in quickly. The soldiers don't know the severity, and I offended you just now."

Xiang Zhixian walked in with his head held high and his chest held high: "It's okay, you must be strict in running the army, and Zhu Dutou has done an excellent job."

Zhu Ming invited everyone to the high platform of the school field, his expression became solemn, and he ordered: "Beat the drums and gather the troops!"

"Dong dong dong dong!"

The drums sounded suddenly, and the archers who were resting in various parts of the school field picked up their weapons and quickly gathered towards the audience.

The assembly speed is about the same as the military training of college students.

As for the neatness of the queue, it is far inferior to the military training college students.

But that's enough. Fang Kongmu has seen the Yangzhou Xiang Army drill, and he has some insight.At this moment, he showed surprise, and said in surprise: "In just over ten days, the archer can be reborn, which has already surpassed the Yangzhou Xiang Army."

In the three counties of Yangzhou, the Xiang army is already the strongest combat force, and it is not as good as the archers who have been trained for more than ten days...

Xiang Zhixian suddenly felt that he had gained face again, and he said triumphantly: "As expected, I saw the right person, Zhu Dutou is indeed talented in training soldiers."

Bai Chongwu looked at the weapons of the archers with a puzzled expression and asked, "Is that the dung rake used by farmers?"

Zhu Ming introduced: "It is indeed a dung rake. I ordered people to knock the hook straight and create a new weapon called boring palladium."

Use dung rakes as weapons?
Several Ties bowed their heads and held back their laughter, even He Tiesi was laughing, temporarily forgetting that Zhu Ming beat him up.

Fang Kongmu couldn't help asking: "The bamboo is so long, even the branches are not cut off, so it may be inconvenient when fighting?"

Zhu Ming said: "I asked the blacksmith to make some thinner spears, and put them on the top of the bamboo. Those branches are also useful. Such weapons are called wolf spears."

"The lid of the pot must be a shield." Fang Kongmu can infer other things from one instance.

Zhu Ming said: "In this mandarin duck formation, the shield players are divided into long shields and short shields. The long shields defend against arrows, and the short shields defend against knives and guns. The mountain roads in Heifengzhai are narrow, and long shields are quite inconvenient, so only short shields are used. In this way, It's really helpless, I can't find a weapon at hand."

Regardless of whether there was hatred or not, everyone present felt that it was not easy for Zhu Ming.

If it were them, they would have already lay flat.You don't have any weapons, and you still want me to work hard?
Archer moved some high-ranking chairs and sat down in the middle of Xiangzhi County: "Let's practice and practice...is it called Yuanyang Formation?"

"It's called Yuanyang formation."

Zhu Ming asked some spearmen to form a traditional formation alone to attack the soldiers listed in the mandarin duck formation.

Accompanied by the sound of drums, the three teams of mandarin duck soldiers led by Zhang Guangdao met the fourth team of gunmen led by Chen Ziyi.

I saw wolves clearing the way one by one, and even more spearmen were so disturbed that they could only wave their guns indiscriminately to resist.

Chen Ziyi began to divide his troops, selected some spearmen, and attacked from the side and rear.

The wolf's hand didn't follow suit, but continued to move forward.

Chen Ziyi's soldiers successfully circled around, and the boring palladium modified by the dung fork immediately took effect.They poke out when they encounter an enemy, and push out when they encounter a weapon. The three prongs of the dung rake can occasionally even strangle the opponent's weapon.

Under the cover of Tong Palladium, the spearmen of the mandarin duck formation also poked out with all their strength.

"The third team, change into a three-talented formation!" Zhu Ming suddenly ordered.

The flag representing the third team, waved three times back and forth, then left and right again.

The soldiers who were watching the flag order immediately shouted: "The third team, the three talents!"

The mandarin duck formation of the third team quickly changed and moved forward.In fact, it's not complicated, that is, the four long gunners, each choose a teammate to cooperate, one team becomes three teams to fight forward, and they can even send out manpower to protect the flanks.

After the formation change, the width of the battlefield increased sharply.

The enemy, who could no longer hold on, collapsed and fled in an instant.

Immediately afterwards, after the change, the third team began to turn around and attack sideways, flanking the undefeated enemy with the second team.

The spearmen led by Chen Ziyi were defeated across the board.

"Good formation!"

Xiang Zhixian clapped his hands in admiration. Although he didn't understand it very well, he also felt that the mandarin duck formation was very powerful.

The faces of the six case posters changed drastically, how dare they laugh at the archer's weapon?

Especially He Tiesi, he remembered the revenge of being beaten violently, and he also wanted to take revenge after the bow soldiers were disbanded.

From the looks of it now, this man surnamed Zhu is a hero, and he must not be provoked again.

But, the archers under Ju Ming will eventually be disbanded and return home.When they go back, they will come one by one according to the list, and use the excuse of the food rush as an excuse to kill a few this summer!
I don't dare to take revenge on someone surnamed Zhu, so what can I do with you ordinary archers?

Fang Kongmu leaned on crutches and walked down the high platform, approached to observe various weapons, and then came back to ask Zhu Ming the key to the formation.

Zhu Ming did not hide his secrets, no matter what Fang Kongmu asked, he would explain it in detail.

It doesn't matter if you say it, if you don't pay enough food and salary, who can practice into a mandarin duck formation?
In the end, Zhu Ming concluded: "This formation is suitable for fighting in mountains and valleys, and it can also be used for street fighting in cities. But it will not work in the northern plains, because it cannot withstand the impact of large cavalry."

"pity."

Fang Kongmu shook his head and sighed, Song's enemies were all in the north, but this formation of mandarin ducks was useless.

Zhu Ming has also studied the formation of white pole soldiers, which can be used in all terrains, but it is more difficult to practice than the mandarin duck formation.

The white pole soldiers are a conical array with a pyramid structure.

A strong man in the front, three people in the second row, five people in the third row, and so on, forming a triangular team of 25 people.

In the same way, 25 small teams form a triangle flag team, and 25 flag teams form a triangle formation.

The front row dies, and the back row makes up.

The front team died, and the back team made up.

Always a triangle, always an offensive stance.

Between the teams, the teeth were intertwined, and the enemies caught in it were torn to pieces in minutes.

At the same time, the white-armed soldiers do not all use long guns, and there are long-range weapons in the back row, which belong to a mixed formation of multiple arms.

The core essence of this conical formation is charging, which is a sharp weapon to tear through the enemy's formation, and it can even charge against cavalry.However, the requirements for military discipline and morale are ridiculously high.

Let the archer in front of you practice?Or go home, wash and sleep.

Xiang Zhixian was in high spirits, with his left hand behind his back and his right halberd pointing forward: "With such a sharp soldier, why don't you worry about breaking through the bandit camp? Listen to my order, and the whole army will set out tomorrow. If you don't break the bandit, you will not return home!"

Merit is beckoning to him, and after breaking the thief, he can still procrastinate and not disband the archer for the time being.

The longer the delay, the stronger the thieves proved, and the easier it is to apply for tax relief.

The lower the tax rate, the more Xiangzhi County will earn!
Suddenly, Zhu Ming floated over like a ghost, and said in a low voice: "The county lord, the reward for besieging Zhu Zongdao has not been issued until now, and the soldiers have already complained. There is also not enough money for making spears, and I owe the blacksmith all the time." The shop is not given."

It is true that which pot does not open and which pot is lifted, the high-spirited magistrate was instantly irritated, and he cried out in pain: "Give reward money!"

"Wan Sheng!"

"Wan Sheng!"

As soon as the reward is given, morale is boosted.

Only the county magistrate frowned and paid out an extra penny, as if stabbing him in the chest.

(End of this chapter)