The bad emperor of Tang Dynasty

On the second day of the whole fish banquet, Guo Nuan received a letter from the servant of the Fenyang Prince’s Mansion, saying that his father Guo Ziyi had sent someone back to Chang’an in the northwest frontier, and the person who came was Guo Nuan’s acquaintance.

Guo Nuan couldn't hold back his curiosity and hurried back to the palace. He reckoned that his brother he had never met had come back. He said that he was the sixth child in the Guo family. He had an older brother who died in battle a few years ago. Elder sister, except for the third brother Guo Xi who has met, there is one second brother who has never met.

Guo Nuan probably belonged to the second brother's residence. I heard that his second brother worked as a military adviser under the old man's tent and was very talented in military strategy.

"Well, no one in the frontier is my acquaintance? Who? The old man? Second brother?"

Guo Nuan drove back to the Fenyang Prince's Mansion, stepped through the door, and there was a jubilant atmosphere in the mansion. Oh, it turned out to be Li Meng, the captain of Zhechong, a soldier of his own old man Guo.

"Haha, I almost forgot. It turned out to be Brother Li Meng. The last time General Li traveled thousands of miles to deliver the Chixin Sword by my father's order. Now almost a year has passed, and we meet again. I am so happy."

Guo Nuan entered the house and exchanged greetings with his mother Wang for a while. A mighty general in armor quietly bowed his hands and stood aside to salute. Guo Nuan raised his eyes and saw a mighty and sturdy man who was nearly 1.9 meters tall in front of him. He was an acquaintance. Suddenly, I was a little surprised and happy, and gave him a bear hug.

Li Meng's return to Chang'an this time is in accordance with the practice of changing the defense of the forbidden army. This year's spring is the turn of the soldiers from the Duwei barracks of the Shuofang Army Military Region to return to Beijing to defend Gyeonggi.

Li Meng returned to Beijing with more than 1000 soldiers who had just returned from bloody battles in the frontier. Compared with the comfortable and prosperous capital Chang'an, the desolate and barren land in Shuofang, far away on the northwest border, and the years of wars and wars on the land, this is a sharp contrast. Every time Li Meng returns to Beijing, he will feel deeply moved.

"Hehe, the capital city is quite nice, but I'm not used to it these few days after returning to Beijing. I'm used to the hard life in the frontier. My brother still yearns for the military barracks with strict military regulations in the northwest and the battlefield where horses gallop."

Li Meng felt sorry for the comfortable and generous opportunity to return to Beijing, but now he was thinking about not being able to serve the country on the battlefield, and Guo Nuan felt admiration for it.However, since Li Meng returned to Beijing, Guo Nuan hadn't had time to get together with him last time when he bid farewell to him in a hurry, so how could he let it go now.Guo Nuan immediately took Li Meng to a restaurant on Chang'an Street to have a few jars of old wine, man, drinking to his heart's content.

After drinking for three rounds, the two of them drank until their cheeks flushed, and once the chatterbox was opened, they couldn't control it.Guo Nuan has been lucky since he crossed the Tang Dynasty, so he didn't cross directly to become a small soldier fighting on the battlefield. Otherwise, he thought about his powerless combat value, maybe he just crossed to the Tang Dynasty. In the frontier of China, he had to raise his head after traveling for half a day.

So Guo Nuan, who traveled through the peaceful era, was very curious about the frontier wars. It happened that the old man Li Meng who was drinking at the table in front of him was a person who had just returned from the front line of the battlefield. Fighting, how many blood-stirring war stories are there.

Guo Nuan was so enthusiastic that he poured a vase of flower carvings respectfully to Brother Li Meng. Li Meng drank heartily, and the solemn and dignified style of the soldier was blown away by the smell of alcohol. Tell the story of the frontier battlefield.

"Brother Guo, did you ask about the northwest frontier? Actually, there is nothing to mention. There are people who die in wars every day. It can't compare with the comfort of the capital... But since you asked, I will talk about the military. , you can ask questions.”

After a while, Li Meng raised his neck and drank half a jar of old wine in one breath. Li Meng's cheeks became more rosy, his eyes were misty, but his speech became more and more fluent, and his tongue didn't tie up when he was drunk. Guo Nuan admired him , Soldier, that's a man, and he drinks boldly.

"Brother Li, look at every time you bring cavalry back to Beijing, the war horse under the crotch is covered with iron armor, and the heavy cavalry is also wearing diamond armor. How much does it weigh? Is every cavalry like this?" Guo Nuan first raised her own doubts.

"Heavy cavalry, hehe, they are amazing soldiers, all of them are really warriors."

Li Meng had a belch, and he heard the heavy cavalry immediately smile proudly. At this moment, the two of them were sitting in the private room on the second floor of the restaurant by the window, and the spring breeze was blowing in outside the window. Zhi Yi was drunk like a red-faced Guan Gong, and a cool breeze drove away the heat from his body a lot.

"Cavalry, there are light cavalry and heavy cavalry. If you want to say that the cost of raising a light cavalry is equivalent to four or five infantry, as for the heavy cavalry, there are more. It is not easy to train a heavy cavalry. It is necessary to keep the cavalry running long distances. In terms of ability, a cavalryman has at least two spare horses, and some cavalrymen have to raise five or six horses each." After hearing this, Guo Nuan felt reasonable and nodded in agreement.

Li Meng picked up a few fried broad beans into the plate with his chopsticks, clicked his mouth a few times, and continued, "Not every soldier is capable of cavalry, with a strong physique, perseverance, senseless courage, etc. All are indispensable. The light cavalry is selected from the infantry. It is estimated that there must be more than a dozen people to select one person. Hehe, I, Li Meng, was able to become a cavalry because I have been in the infantry for three years. .”

"What about the heavy cavalry? What is the rate of selection?" Guo Nuan asked curiously.

"Eh? This number..." Li Meng smiled and stretched out three fingers.

"Thirty ordinary infantry can only select a seedling with potential heavy cavalry?" Guo Nuan was confused. Didn't the light cavalry just say that one out of ten people should be selected, and the heavy cavalry is even lower?

"Well, there are generally about 30 people, but the selection of personal soldiers under your father's account is more stringent." Li Meng replied indifferently: "Choose one out of more than 100 people, this is the selection standard for the Shuofang Army to train heavy cavalry. "

"Such an exaggeration!" Guo Nuan was speechless.

"Brother Guo, you must know that the heavy armored cavalry wears integral protective equipment, and that pair of bright armor is covered with iron armor from the ankle to the head. This weight is not something an ordinary adult man can bear. It weighs 150 catties. In addition, there is a quiver full of thirty feather arrows on his back, a crossbow or a strong bow in his hand, and the weight on that person's shoulders is even greater. When you brother Li first became a cavalryman, you were under heavy pressure, and that was exhausting. It’s enough, you can’t stand up straight even if you insist on riding on a horse for half an hour at most.” Li Meng sighed with emotion when he was a recruit.

"Hehe, by the way, I forgot to mention that in addition to long-range weapons, heavy cavalry are also equipped with long-handled weapons for fighting—a lance. When us cavalry gallops fast, this long lance is in the way, and it is usually hung on the saddle wall. Hanging place."

Guo Nuan saw that Li Meng drank a lot of wine on an empty stomach, so he called the waiter at the restaurant to serve some side dishes, and he was impressed by Li Meng's words: "Can a lance be equipped on a horse? This long-handled weapon can be used on horseback. It’s not easy to play around with.”

"Well, heavy cavalry, there are a lot of messy weapons. In addition to lances, there are short-handled weapons. Brother Li is used to using ring-shoulders. Hehe, that kind of knife has a thick spine and a sharp blade. Cut off the enemy's head, cut it down neatly, just like chopping vegetables, the bones will roll on the ground, and it will never get stuck in the middle of the throat bone of the neck." Li Meng's palm melted and he gestured neatly with the knife The first movement, and a trace of bloodthirsty excitement flashed in his eyes, his calm tone made Guo Nuan tremble all over.

It is said that the cavalry's short knives are fastened to their trouser belts. Whenever Li Meng and his heavy cavalry engage in battle with an enemy phalanx that has been formed at a long distance, they usually first use the cavalry to pick up their long spears and gallop violently to kill, killing the frontmost square. After blocking the shield soldiers, the cavalry regiment fell into the enemy infantry camp. When the cavalry came into contact with each other, the cavalry immediately drew out their daggers and slashed and killed the enemy infantry surrounded by the horses. A mobile battle fortress, or a powerful meat grinder among infantry enemy groups.

"Of course, in order to avoid cunning and hateful enemies, especially those hateful Tubo soldiers, in order to prevent them from cutting off the cavalry's horse's feet with their knives, the horses are completely covered with iron armor and harness."

Guo Nuan was surprised: "The horse also wears armor?"

"Yes, including the "chicken neck" that protects the horse's neck, the "dang chest" that protects the horse's chest, the body armor of the horse, the "behind" of the horse's buttocks and other iron harnesses. Except for the eyes, every part of the horse The skin and body are covered with iron armor." Li Meng nodded and continued.

"The cavalry is full of bright armor, and the horse is also full of iron armor and harness, quiver, hand crossbow, saber, and long spear. How many catties should it weigh? It's terrifying." Guo Nuan took a breath, and counted with his fingers. , smacking their tongues again and again, it is estimated that the heavy cavalry is really awesome.

"Haha, so being a light cavalry is a pride of being a soldier, and being a heavy cavalry is even more of an honor." Li Meng's eyes flashed with respect for the profession of cavalry. few.

"Well, cavalry generally have to carry out long-distance raid missions, and they have to carry dry food for a few days or even half a month in their luggage. Usually, they have enough dry food and don't stop. When the battle is urgent, the cavalry will eat, drink, sleep, and sleep. Solve it immediately, it is possible to stay on the horse and march to the limit for half a month, in addition to abundant physical strength, it is impossible to go on like this without an amazingly tenacious will, oh, I forgot to mention, the most important thing is the water bag."

Li Meng imitated Guo Nuan, who was doing the same astonishment at the same table, he also smacked his mouth and continued: "The desolate Gobi area in Shuofang is short of everywhere, and a water bag of ten catties of water is also necessary, only the ones worn by the cavalry. The full body armor has to be equal to the weight of an adult, saddle, stirrups, harness, long and short weapons, bow, food, fresh water, a heavy cavalry plus a war horse, all the belongings..."

"Grandma, this heavy cavalryman carries so much property that he can open a small grocery store, how much should it be?" Guo Nuan was speechless again.

"Well, it's not much. A person's load is close to two hundred catties, which is equivalent to his own weight. As for the horse, the requirements are even higher. Only good-quality horses can be used as war horses for heavy cavalry. It is common to carry more than 300 catties. . " Guo Nuan was like a thunderbolt in response to Li Meng's words, and a small earthquake erupted in his heart.

"Quack, carry out the long-distance raid mission, and the mission of half a month's dry food. It's really an inhuman mission. I admire it." Guo Nuan suddenly felt a sense of admiration for heavy cavalry soldiers like Li Meng.

(Haha, the novel is not good, Quan Ge has been involved in a lot of trivial matters recently, readers and friends, please forgive me)