Dawn of the Empire

Chapter 518 94 Xunyang full of Jingzhan -16

Black smoke billowed from the fort on the hill, and the wind brought a pungent smell, which did not affect everyone's joy.

"If it wasn't for Privy Yue's delay in sending troops today, Lao Lu would have to come up and fight side by side with General Zhao as much as possible!" Lu Mingyu patted his head and said loudly, afraid that others would not hear him.Luo Xianshi and other generals of the Baoyi Army who were incorporated into the infantry formation also agreed, and it seemed that there was a possibility of a mutiny.

The Liao army was beaten back in the daytime, and there should have been celebrations, but the Yue privy envoy ordered that the enemy is now approaching, and the army is not allowed to hold banquets or drink alcohol.After several months of turmoil, the officers are more united.Because Du Chuijiao is the person who has followed Zhao Xingde the longest, and today he is guarding the fortress of the hill together with the commander, so the generals of the Baoyi Army found some food and fresh fruits, and gathered together in Du Chuijiao's tent.By the way, he encouraged Du Chuanjiao to persuade Zhao Xingde that in future wars, he should not let the troops from the headquarters join forces with the town leaders, so as to avoid the commanders being in danger again.

Du Chuijiao shook his head and said with a smile: "If General Zhao decides to command, even if the people in the prefecture and county battalions are used, the Liao soldiers will be defeated."

"Hey, with Old Du and the Chinese army's soldiers here, the commander is of course fine." Lu Mingyu smiled, with a trace of worry on his face, "But, is the arrow wound he suffered really all right?" Zhao Xingde The whole army saw the incident of being hit by an arrow.Because barbarian arrow wounds are easy to use poison, everyone is concerned.

"I've said it several times, no, no." Du Chuijiao shook his head like a rattle, "It's fine if Langzhong 'licked' the arrowhead, and you all know that even the most poisonous snakes take us The general can't help it." He looked at the sky full of clouds outside the window of the tent, but there was a look of pride in his eyes, "Our general is blessed by gods and Buddhas."

"That's right," Luo Xianshi said thoughtfully, "I didn't even delay today's lecture."

"Yo, I forgot about this." Lu Mingyu immediately stood up, and said to the generals, "Apologize, apologise, Lu will go first." Looking at his hurried away figure, the generals burst into laughter .Luo Xianshi joked: "Lao Lu also wants to be arty, and the world will be peaceful in the future. He won't want to abandon martial arts and follow literature, and go for an exam?"

"Forget it!" Gao Su smiled. These days, he has become familiar with the generals of the Baoyi Army, "Old Lu, you can smell the blood on his body from eight feet away. In a troubled world, a man should walk with a sword!" He clapped his hands and sighed, "Didn't people like General Zhao abandon martial arts and follow literature?" Gao Su only recently learned that Zhao Xingde was in the Kanto region. I was secretly surprised by this matter, but when I think about it carefully, if there is no hidden reason, with Zhao Xingde's talent, there is no need to be an official in the Xia Kingdom. "There are such outstanding people in Kanto and we can't use them, but they are used by our dynasty. Maybe this is the destiny for my dynasty to rule the world." Gao Su thought to himself.

Just as he was thinking about it, Luo Xianshi next to him said, "It's not true if you say that adults abandon martial arts and follow literature. Chen Xianggong swore to the Tianmeng that he will not be in power for more than ten years. In terms of popularity and achievements, by that time, except for Zhao Mr. Xiang, I see who else in the world can take on the responsibility!" He said in a slightly trembling tone, looking at the generals in the tent, the hearts of all the generals trembled.Although Zhao Xingde is in charge of the Baoyi Army, he has a great reputation among scholars.In the future, it is not impossible to set a precedent for the Great Song Dynasty.Gao Su and Du Chuijiao glanced at each other and remained silent.

"Sure enough," Deng Yuanjue said hesitantly: "The general is still in the army, but he still recruits scholars widely and gives lectures every day. This pattern has never existed before." There was something playful in his words, and he looked up at the Outside, the setting sun was gradually falling below the horizon, and the expression in the cloudy eyes changed several times.Deng Yuanjue was bearded and hairy, but his position in the southeast was very high, so the generals could not hear what he said clearly. "We don't care about that much," Luo Xianshi said with a smile, "General Zhao is a nostalgic and righteous man. The bigger the situation, the better he treats us. No matter how big the situation is, people need to do things. Let's support it together. That's it." He said, grabbed a fruit from the plate, and took a big bite.

Since Zhao Xingde took charge of the Baoyi Army, he still composes calligraphy books and teaches the soldiers how to read according to the old habits.Later, after a large number of scholars were recruited to join the army, those who were officers were responsible for teaching calligraphy. At the request of these scholars, Zhao Xingde taught moral theory and morality to everyone after the soldiers returned to camp every day at sunset. After the end, he led his soldiers to patrol the post.Lectures and discussions are a unique scene in the Baoyi Army. When the Baoyi Army merged with the prefectural and county battalions, many officers who were originally scholars from the prefectures and counties also came here admiringly.Masters are teachers, and Zhao Xingde is not the only one to give lectures. Every day, hundreds of people argue with each other, and the scale is even larger than ordinary academies. This is also a good talk among scholars.

The sun had completely sunk into the ground, and most of the campfires were extinguished after dinner.The whole world was plunged into darkness.During the night, the army was not allowed to walk around randomly. Except for a few scouts and sentry guards, the soldiers returned to the tents according to their battalions, wiped their firearms, and sharpened their knives and guns.Although many soldiers who had just entered the battlefield went to bed early, the scene of blood dripping, the sound of rumbling guns, the neighing of war horses, and the wailing of the wounded lingered in their ears, and it was destined to be a sleepless night.

Ma Yuan, Jia Yuanzhen, and Liu Wengu settled down in the headquarters, and went to the Chinese army to listen to Mr. Zhao's lectures. Although the battle was fierce during the day and they were exhausted, Mr. Zhao's lectures were still very attractive to these scholars.Zhao Xingde's lectures did not have a definite arrangement, and there was no definite procedure, almost following the interest of these scholars.Yesterday we were talking about "The Book of Songs", and everyone discussed the song "Shuo Shu", and there was a lot of competition.Some people think that this is the meaning of the Master's "If you can't do the way, you can float in the sea by riding a tree".But Mr. Zhao said, this is the difference between ancient and modern times.In ancient times, the land was vast, the population was sparsely populated, and the masters did not fight for it. There was still a happy land in the world to go to.Nowadays, the world is more and more populated, and the land is owned by the owner. It is not enough for you to fight for it, and there is no paradise to go to.Rather than pinning their hopes on a place like a castle in the air, it is better for everyone to work together to drive out evil spirits and eradicate rats with righteousness. In this way, there is no need to be displaced, each sticks to its own way, and there is a paradise everywhere.Inspired by this, everyone discussed it again. Generally speaking, although the scholars may not all agree with Zhao Xingde's theory, their thinking is much broader than before.

"Wonderful." Liu Wengu seemed to be still reminiscing about yesterday's lecture, and suddenly said a little disconsolately, "Sir said yesterday that today's discussion is about filial piety, and loyalty and filial piety are great festivals. It's a pity that the Liao thieves don't know current affairs, so I don't have time to wait." Prepare well for this discussion." He was worried about joining Zhao Xingde's sect, and while he was talking, he couldn't stop rubbing the "Filial Piety Classics Annotations" back and forth.

"Yes, on the subject of filial piety, I don't know what new ideas Master will come up with." Ma Yuan was also fascinated.

Several people quickened their pace, and when they were about to enter the camp of the Chinese army, Ma Yuan suddenly stopped. "Ma Juntou?" Liu Wengu turned his head and greeted, his eyes followed Ma Yuan to the distance, but he was stunned, and the scroll in his hand fell to the ground with a "click".There was a bloody battle during the day, and the stars and the moon were dark at night. However, in the dark night sky, thousands of torches suddenly appeared in the distance. The huge waves are rushing towards Song Jun.The night wind was slightly cool, and everyone's blood seemed to cool down at this moment.

"Liao thief! Night attack!" Ma Yuan yelled violently, he looked at Liu Wengu and Jia Yuanzhen, "Hurry back to the camp!"

The three of them turned around without hesitation, and ran towards the headquarters desperately. The hills in the south of the Yangtze River were undulating, and the visual distance was not as wide as that in the north. The Liao army must have followed closely behind the Song army scouts. The artillery fortress is the key to controlling the entire battlefield, and the Liao army looks like it is most likely to be directed at this side again.It was the time when the Song army was slacking off after a big victory, and it was difficult for the infantry to fight at night. If one was not careful, not only would the daytime victory be lost, but the Liao army might also be overthrown.

"Enemy attack!"

"Enemy attack!"

Almost at the same moment, alarm horns sounded everywhere in the Song Army camp.

"The Liao soldiers are coming!"

"Run!" The voice stopped abruptly, and someone cursed, "Those who disturb the morale of the army, die!"

"Stay up, hurry up, line up, line up!"

As soon as a group of state and county soldiers came out of the camp, they saw torches sweeping across the sky. The flames spread in the night, and the formation was much more terrifying than in the daytime. Many people's faces turned pale instantly. "Hey, how many Liao soldiers do you need here?" "The Liao bandits have a lot of reinforcements? How could they just lose the battle during the day and attack again at night." "It's over, it's over, the hundred and eighty catties will be handed over here " Countless people have countless thoughts, but under the huge momentum of the night cavalry attack, there is a sense of panic and even anxiety in the Song army.

After a while, the flag officers of the Chinese army rushed out, and the crappy Luoyang accent sounded everywhere on the hill, some shouted: "Your Excellency has an order, do your best to protect the artillery." Some shouted: "Every artilleryman takes his place!" , firing at full speed one by one, without stopping." Some shouted: "Each battalion guards its own barracks and waits for the Chinese army's token to come to help! No one is allowed to leave the camp without orders!"

"Damn Liao bandits!" Liu Wengu scolded through gritted teeth. Their defensive position is in front of the artillery barracks on the southeast side, the most dangerous place.Liu Jiaer is already the centurion commander, while Ma Yuan is the official commander.At this time, the soldiers were in a mess and rushed back to the camp. The three of them only had time to say "take care" to each other, and each of them grabbed the soldiers of their subordinates, preparing to deal with the cavalry of the Liao army pouring in like a tide.

Generally speaking, it is a taboo for military strategists to expose one's position by fighting with soldiers at night. However, in terms of the Liao army holding up torches to cover the sky and covering the sky, it is not very happy, but it makes the Song army unclear about the truth.At a glance, the torches of the Liao army are boundless and breathtaking.Every Song army guarding the front had the illusion that my little team faced all the cavalry of the Liao army.

The soldiers are loading ammunition, and according to the prior arrangement, they are ready to take turns to fire guns.Liu Wengu calmed down, picked up a pistol, and filled it with double ammunition.This is an excellent weapon only available to centurions and above. The iron body and barrel are of excellent quality and can withstand the usual three ammunition consumption. Therefore, although the barrel is short, the power of firing the blunderbuss is very high. Not inferior to long-bodied tube fire guns.