choke element

Hot air balloons are important weapons for the military, and the entire launch process is under the supervision of the Forbidden Army.The Forbidden Army was mainly composed of veterans with rich battlefield experience, so the military officials who reported the news did not hide their calls along the way.

In the early years when the Jin army fought against the Mongolian army, they were either caught off guard by enemy cavalry and were dispersed before they even lined up their armor; or they were too nervous and the Mongolian army was still hundreds of miles away. They don't take off their clothes and armor, and don't take off their saddles on their horses. As a result, they are exhausted and unable to get up when going into battle.

Naturally, the Zhou army, especially the most elite Zhou Forbidden Army, would not be like this.

They themselves have experience in fighting the Mongols. In the past few years, as the training in military schools has gradually extended to grassroots officers, the experiences and tips that many soldiers have summarized in private have been continuously compiled and incorporated into the documents and regulations that officers must memorize. Inside.

Therefore, although the military officer shouted loudly, the soldiers only slightly accelerated their preparations for battle and did not panic.

The iron pagodas who had been resting together stood up one after another, helping each other to adjust the thick cloth padding on their shoulders, chests, etc. to make them comfortable, and then tightened their armor.According to regulations, these things can be left to the auxiliary soldiers to do, but the Tiefutu usually bear the task of decisive victory on the battlefield and face the most dangers, so the regular soldiers generally trust their companions who fight side by side.

The auxiliary soldiers did not feel slighted. They were busy taking care of the horses, feeding them bean cakes, salt and even raw eggs. Some people took the time to squat on the ground and lift the horse's legs to repair the horseshoes.

The treatment of the auxiliary soldiers of the Forbidden Army is the same as that of the regular soldiers of other armies, and the rewards during the New Year are higher.These auxiliary soldiers are not recruited from the outside. Half of the auxiliary soldiers who appear here are senior veterans and the other half are young students from the military academy.

The Kingdom of Jin has never established a complete official education system. In the past few years, military academies in Dazhou have spread rapidly. The farms of military households in various places can also play a propaganda role, so there are many students in the military academies.The first group of teenagers to formally enroll in Shandong were mainly children of sacrificed soldiers and had been studying for four and a half years.

In the first two years, their studies focused on literacy, and in the next two years, they began to learn both civil and military skills, learning how to be a good soldier.In the next year, you will need to go to various armies and start internships as auxiliary soldiers.Only the best among them will be directly transferred to the Forbidden Army.Follow His Majesty the Emperor every day.

The soldiers of the Forbidden Army were not panicked, but the young auxiliary soldiers were inevitably nervous.Before they went north, they were all ordered to obey the command of their regular army in everything.At this time, the regular soldiers were all putting on their armor, and the young men were unsupervised. When leading the horses, someone whispered: "Fifty thousand Mongolian troops! Have you heard? Your Majesty said yesterday that he had found a way to attract the main force of the Mongolian army. Come here and attract [-] riders! How can we fight here?"

Before he finished speaking, the back of the young auxiliary soldier's head hurt. It was the old soldier beside him who waved his hand and slapped him: "If you haven't done the serious work, what else do you want to do? Your Majesty has his own arrangements, just obey the orders honestly!"

The old soldier's hands were so strong that the young auxiliary soldier felt a buzzing in his head and staggered forward a few steps.The reins of the war horse in his hand were pulled, and he was snorted several times.

A trainee like him, after two more years of military internship, is likely to become a military officer in a certain army after graduation. If his performance is better, he will soon be promoted to a lieutenant commanding 50 troops.Ordinarily, the veterans should be more respectful to them.

But the old soldiers will retire in a few years, and most of them have planned their own future at this time.It is estimated that when the young men became military commanders, they had already obtained other official positions, so they did not take these emperor's disciples seriously.

Seeing the young man turning around and glaring angrily, the old soldier laughed and threw a quiver full of arrows to him: "You forgot this! Hurry and hang yourself in jail, go!"

The young auxiliary soldier hurriedly picked up the quiver, only to realize that it was his superior's quiver. He hurriedly touched the saddle, only to realize that due to his own negligence, he had taken one less quiver.He blushed and nodded his thanks, put the quiver in place, and hurried forward.

The Forbidden Army of the Great Zhou Dynasty was equipped with a large number of horses. The cavalry generally had two horses, and Tiefu Tu, officers and military officials even had three horses.

Because as the scale of the military workshop continues to expand, the equipment of the cavalry is becoming more and more complete. Even the light cavalry is equipped with armor and various weapons for the left and right hands. Therefore, it is necessary to have one horse to ride and one horse to carry the equipment. of.The iron pagoda's armor is heavier, and officers and military officials need to carry various maps, books, and documents with them.

The boss of this young man was a knight of the Iron Buddha of the Dragon Army.His first two horses were ready, and the third packhorse was just a little slower.The young man hurried forward and rushed to the queue of his companions. He couldn't help but blame his companions for not reminding him about the quiver.

The teenagers, facing a powerful enemy for the first time, complained to each other and encouraged each other.They chatted loudly and walked around a group of auxiliary soldiers who were raising the car's shield and preparing to form a car formation. Then they saw the figure of their boss and the man who slid down the rope from the upper edge of the hot air balloon. Military officials.

The military official was facing the iron pagodas, holding a charcoal pen and dotting on a large piece of paper. He wrote a few lines of small words from time to time, and explained a few sentences without looking back.Facing the paper and making an arc, there are dozens of generals in helmets and armor. Surrounded by the generals, is the Emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty, Guo Ning.

The young men were immediately solemn, and gently led the horses into the team, handing over before fighting the Tiefutu knights.These teenagers received good food in the military academy and worked hard every day. They were generally taller than their peers.But the iron pagoda knights are even more muscular.After all, these are the elite of the elite, the main force in decisive battles. They have spent many years supplementing their hard training with a large amount of fat-rich meat and dairy products. Even without armor, they are all big men like iron towers.

The teenagers stood before them, cowering like chickens at their rude shouts.A few teenagers originally planned to accompany their superiors to participate in the battle, but they were shouted at by the Tiefu Tu for a while, and immediately forgot what they wanted to say, and were ordered around in circles.

Guo Ning took half a step forward and looked at the situation with a smile.

Long Xiang's army and bodyguards were all treasures in Guo Ning's hands, not only the main army, but also the auxiliary soldiers.The older ones among the auxiliary soldiers will become the backbone of various government agencies in the future, while the young auxiliary soldiers claim to be disciples of the emperor, and Guo Ning regards them as his own children.

Before sending troops this time, some of his subordinates specifically asked Guo Ning if he should let these young men stay in Zhongdu and not participate in the fighting.Guo Ning refused.

When Guo Ning was seventeen or eighteen years old, he had already experienced dozens of battles and had more than double digits of lives on his hands.Generals who had the same experience as him were highly regarded in the army.However, after the establishment of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the country became increasingly stable and wars and chaos were rare. These young men lacked real training and were weaker than their predecessors.

Therefore, if you get the chance, you have to let them get blood on their hands, or at least see blood.It's totally worth it to make a little sacrifice for this.

Guo Ning withdrew his gaze and pointed at the graphics drawn by the military officer again.

"Fifty thousand horses, divided into three parts... No, in fact, this grassland is like a stage. There are four parties waiting to watch the show, and two parties are preparing to put on a good show."

"Thousands of households in the eastern part of the grassland just couldn't bear to part with their slaves, cattle and sheep. But they were under pressure from us in the east and south, and they didn't dare to break up with us, so they reluctantly pretended to be innocent for half a month. It seems that they have sacrificed some lives for the Golden Family, which shows that they have tried their best. If I don’t force them today, they will never move, they will just watch the show honestly. "

"Needless to say the guest troops from the Western Regions, this group of people fought hard and fiercely with the thousands of Mongolian families who surrendered to us in the past few days, which was enough to prove their role to the Golden Family. Now they want to know how to force Genghis Khan to change the direction of the attack , what kind of level is Da Zhou who can drive thousands of Mongolian households like lackeys, and do the Mongols have the strength to fight against Da Zhou. So today, they will only watch the show. "

"Besides these two parties, Tian Xiong came to report this morning, saying that he encountered a few stray cavalry north of Wusha Castle, which were extremely elite and powerful. However, he sent out hundreds of miles away and did not find his rear group. Because they There is no team at all... Those rangers are spies from many clans and tribes outside the Qiyan tribe in the middle of the grassland. They are our enemies, but they are not willing to fight with us easily, so they are here to watch a show... They want to see if the power of Belgutai can compete with us."

"Finally, there were hundreds of Han slaves gathered in Wusha Castle. In the early years, the Mongolian army swept across the Central Plains and plundered hundreds of thousands of Han slaves. Among them, a group of lucky and courageous ones escaped. They We are watching from somewhere, hoping that we can fight a good fight and let more people have the courage."

Qiu Huiluo held up the bridle of his war horse and said with a smile: "After the Mongols are dispersed, it is difficult to subdue them one by one; when they gather, they are difficult to defeat. Like now, if you let them gather, their hearts will be scattered, and everyone will be divided." He has a plan... His Majesty's method of seizing the opportunity and taking advantage of the situation is really wonderful."

Guo Ning was silent for a while.

Seizing the opportunity and taking advantage of the situation is indeed what Guo Ning is good at.But Guo Ning didn't expect that the Mongols would be gathered here after a big fuss.

Wusha Castle is not only the place where Lu Shu fled in panic, but also the place where Guo Ning lived since his childhood.He is familiar with the terrain and the wind, frost, rain and snow here. Even when he reined in his horse, the smell of sand felt vaguely like back then.

Yes, everything is the same as before, only with the added smell of blood soaked in the blood of countless people.

Guo Ning thought of the joy of playing at the knees of his parents when he was a child; he thought of the luck of being taken care of by his uncle and aunt of the Lu family after his parents died; he thought of the terrible scene when the entire Tunbu was invaded and destroyed by the Mongolian army, and everything was swallowed up by blood and fire. ; Thinking of the sorrow, rage and despair on the way to escape.

I wonder if my parents and elders can see in the spirit of heaven that the situation has turned upside down. Today, the children are here to raise their troops. They will ask the Mongolian athletes who has the sharper sword and who holds the future of the grassland in their hands.
Guo Ning smiled and cheered up: "With so many people watching, we have to fight a good fight."