The legend of the king of crossing

Chapter 82

The Forbidden Army was the main force of the Song Dynasty army. According to today's words, it is the Central Army.

The soldiers of the imperial army in the Song Dynasty implemented a recruitment system, recruiting civilians from all over the country, or selecting from Xiangjun and township soldiers, directly controlled by the central government.The soldiers of the Forbidden Army in the Northern Song Dynasty had tattoos on their faces, and their social status was lower than that of ordinary people. Once they joined the army, they would serve for life until they retired due to old illness.During the Northern Song Dynasty, the number of forbidden troops once reached 80. Lin Chong, the coach in Water Margin, was known as the coach of 80 forbidden troops.

In the Southern Song Dynasty, due to continuous wars, a large number of troops were stationed on the borders of various places, that is, the so-called frontier army or town border army, such as the Yangzhou army under the jurisdiction of Li Tingzhi. The rise of the frontier army replaced a large number of forbidden troops and became a regular army. However, there are only nearly [-] imperial troops near the capital, defending the capital, and the few imperial troops stationed in various places are gradually integrated with the Xiang army.

The imperial army is divided into three divisions: horse army, infantry army, and archer army.The Forbidden Army is under the direct command of the Privy Council of the imperial court. There are usually two deputy commanders in front of the palace. general.

In the imperial study room, I took a cursory look at the materials of the imperial army, and picked up the summary of the young guards to read in detail.

"This Wenzhang's summary is very comprehensive, and he has a good idea of ​​the classification of the arms. I will discuss it with Wenzhang after careful consideration." After reading it, I said, "Junshi, what do you think of the current imperial army?"

Lu Xiufu said: "Your Majesty, since I served in the Ministry of War, I have a little understanding of the forbidden army. I forgive you, the forbidden army is far inferior to the Yangzhou frontier army, let alone the Mongolian war cavalry. I think it is not even as good as Wenzhang's young man." guard."

"It's so bad, how can you see it?"

"Returning to Your Majesty, for a long time, the Imperial Army has always been pampered and pampered, and has never been baptized by war. In addition, the generals in the army form cliques. Only by joining Jia Sidao and his ilk can they be promoted, otherwise they will be marginalized, and at worst they will be kicked out of the Imperial Army Most of the middle and high-ranking generals left behind were only thinking about how to please their superiors, and they had no intention of leading the troops at all, which led to the low-level soldiers also having no intention of training, and they were confused all day long."

"Tomorrow, I will go to the Forbidden Army camp to have a look. Sooner or later, the Forbidden Army will be rectified." I also know that the Forbidden Army at the end of Song Dynasty was completely vulnerable to Mongolian cavalry.

Lu Xiufu said with some concern: "Your Majesty, I feel that Jia Sidao and others are uneasy and kind. Your Majesty should bring more guards to go."

Wen Tianxiang also said: "Your Majesty, what you say is justified."

I smiled: "Junshi, Song Rui, you don't have to worry. Although Jia Sidao controls the imperial army, he dare not openly rebel. If Jia Sidao has a different heart in the army, even if I bring a few hundred more people, the same will be done." It won't help either. Tomorrow, just let Lan Yu Shen Mo follow, oh, by the way, ask Wen Zhang to go too, to see the appearance of a [-] army."

The big camp in the western suburbs of Lin'an is the core of the Forbidden Army, commonly known as the West Camp. There are 3 horses stationed in it. The few cavalry and bow troops in the Forbidden Army are all here.The other two camps in the north and south are all infantry, with more than 2 people stationed in each.

Going out of Lin'an West City Gate, straight ahead is the West Day Camp of the Forbidden Army.

"Your Majesty, five miles ahead is the Imperial Army's West Camp, but the road ahead is still being repaired, and it is difficult for a carriage to move forward. Can Your Majesty change to riding a horse?" Tao seemed to be in a good mood and said.

"It doesn't matter to me, it's just that the teachers and ministers are old, is it possible?"

"Your Majesty, the old minister has also been in the army for several years, and he has not let go of his horse riding skills."

"Okay, the teachers and ministers will grow stronger and stronger, and I will not fall behind. Come and prepare the horse."

Xiao Qi led a fine horse and said, "Officials, please get on the horse."

Before arriving at the barracks, Jia Sidao came here. Do you really think that I am still the Prince Zhao Xuan who is afraid of riding a horse?

Although I don't know much about equestrianism, my physical performance has already surpassed Zhao Xuan several times.It's not that Zhao Xuan doesn't know how to ride a horse, but he has fallen off a horse once, so he always has lingering fears.Of course Jia Sidao knew about this, so he wanted to show me off.

After I got on the horse, I smiled and said, "Master, let's go."

Seeing that I had no fear, Jia Sidao smiled and said, "Your Majesty, be careful, the old minister will lead the way."

Yuan Ji Xiaoqi followed closely, I took the reins and walked forward slowly.The road under renovation is full of potholes, which is far more difficult than the official road to Kuaiji. However, after practicing the third section of Changquan these days, I have gained a lot of experience in controlling strength. The thighs and calves, knees and feet work together to slightly lift High hips, upper body leaning forward, tightening the reins, although he still dare not let the horse gallop, at least the movements are already in place.

Wen Tianxiang, Lu Xiufu, Wen Zhang and others also got on their horses and followed, followed by twenty imperial guards led by Lan Yu Shen Mo.

Even if it is an army without combat effectiveness, tens of thousands of people are lined up in black, which is quite shocking.

After entering the camp, I got off my horse and walked. Jia Sidao saw that I was still in high spirits, with a look of surprise on his face. Then he took Fan Wenhu, Xia Gui and other main generals of the Forbidden Army to accompany me to inspect the Forbidden Army.Jia Sidao's expression flashed by, but I didn't know that I had a panoramic view.

First of all, about [-] horse troops, this is the Xiaoxiong army known as the ace of the horse army in the forbidden army. It is the first time for me to inspect the army at such a close distance.

Xiaoxiong's army looks like they are tall and tall, with bright armor, each of them holds a saber in their hands, they are majestic and majestic, and the horses are all fine horses. In my opinion, quite imposing.

"Master, this Xiaoxiong army is very imposing."

"Your Majesty, this is the leader of my cavalry army. Every time the late emperor came to review, he would praise him."

"Well, that's right, as expected of me, Song Jianer."

Xia Jian, the commander of Xiaoxiong's army, got off his horse and took a few steps forward, saying: "Master Xiang, please review."

After hearing this, Jia Sidao said angrily: "You bastard, Your Majesty is here, what nonsense you say, of course, please His Majesty to review."

Xiaoqi, Wenzhang and others next to him were furious. How can the emperor turn a blind eye when he is here?

I rolled my eyes to signal calmness.

Xia Jiangang hastily knelt down and changed his words, and said again: "Your Majesty, forgive me, I didn't know His Majesty was coming, please Your Majesty to inspect Xiaoxiong's army."

Xia Gui who was behind also said angrily: "If it wasn't for accidental, he would be beheaded."

"Those who don't know are not to be blamed." Seeing that Xia Jiangang didn't show any sincerity or fear, I sneered.

Jia Sidao hurriedly smoothed things over and said: "Your Majesty, this Xia Jiangang is Xia Gui's cousin. He has commanded Xiaoxiong's army for ten years. He is dull. Your Majesty can't blame him."

I said lightly: "Master, it's okay, let's continue."

Jia Sidao snorted at Xia Jiangang and said, "Bastard, Your Majesty forgives you, get up and go on."

Xia Jiangang took a few steps back, turned around and mounted his horse, held his saber high, and said loudly, "Xia Jiangang, Commander of Si Xiaoxiong's Army of the Forbidden Army, led all the soldiers of the Xiaoxiong Army to invite the Emperor to review."

As soon as the words fell, all the soldiers of Xiaoxiong's army held up their swords and said in unison: "Long live the emperor, long live, long live."

How loud the cries of these 1000 people at the same time made my heart tremble, and I thought, if Jia Sidao gave an order, my life would be over.Yuan Ji followed me closely, seeing me trembling, said softly: "Your Majesty, don't panic, I'm here."

I'm not timid, it's just that my heart trembled in this kind of scene, purely broken is a natural reaction.I made up my mind, took a step forward, waved my right hand and said loudly: "Good men of Da Song, I am proud of you, I am proud of you, I need you, Da Song needs you, you have worked hard."

"Hooray, hooray."

I kept waving my right hand and walked over with a smile on my face.Jia Sidao followed me expressionlessly and walked over, but Fan Wenhu looked disappointed, such a battle could not scare the emperor.

Followed by about [-] infantry troops. From the banner, it can be seen that this team is called Xiongwu, which belongs to the Infantry Division of the Imperial Army. Like Xiaoxiong's army, all of them are burly and tall. You can tell at a glance that this Xiongwu army is also powerful majestic.

"Your Majesty, this is the ace of the Infantry Army." Jia Sidao introduced.

"Well, yes, Shichen, you are very competent as a privy envoy."

Jia Sidao smiled: "I dare not take it."

I scanned the rest of my eyes, Jia Sidao seemed to be praised by me very much, his expression told me, of course, I, Jia Sidao, have a way of managing soldiers.

"There is no need for a teacher to be humble, otherwise Meng Shuai would not recommend you to inherit his position that day."

"Your Majesty congratulates you. Going forward is the elite of the Forbidden Army's Archer Division, the cavalry and archery army. We are in short supply of war horses, and there are even fewer people who can shoot well on horseback. This cavalry archery army came from Meng Shuai in Chuanzhong together with the ministers back then. " Jia Sidao said with some pride.

"Really? That's an elite soldier."

"Of course, Meng Shuai used to have [-] cavalry and archers, but over the years, there are only a few hundred left in front of him." Speaking of this, Jia Sidao felt a little lonely.

The cavalry and archers are also all mounted on war horses. The number is relatively strong, and Xiaoxiong is less, only about 600 people. It seems that the horsemen and archers in our dynasty are indeed far inferior to Mongolia. Not its enemy at all.