Hanhou

Returning to the camp after the banquet, Zhao Jia stayed in Wei Yue's room.

Cao Shi and Han Yan were not in the camp, and were invited back home by loyal servants.Li Danghu drank to his heart's content at the banquet, so as not to get drunk, and he staggered a bit when he got off his horse.He was sent back to the barracks by his personal guards, and fell asleep when he lay down, not knowing what night it was.

The next day, Zhao Jia got up late again.

Fortunately, the Fourth Battalion had just arrived in Beijing and had a few days of rest.If not, as an infantry lieutenant, you should lead by example and get up early to train with the soldiers.As it is today, it is not advisable to sleep till the sun rises.

Thinking of why he got up late, Zhao Jia suddenly felt his teeth itch.

However, the culprit has always been cunning, and it is difficult to take advantage of it when it comes to targeting it against the other.

Zhao Jia ground his molars, pinched the base of his nose with his fingers, recalled last night unexpectedly, and raised the corners of his mouth unconsciously.A beauty as young as the third son of Wei is one of the best among the young masters of the aristocratic family. Seriously speaking, he is really not at a disadvantage.

Although there is no need for training, Zhao Jia still decided to go to the school field to exercise his hands and feet.

There were still more than ten steps away, and there was a turmoil of people around the school grounds, and the inner three floors and the outer three floors were tightly surrounded, impenetrable.

The soldiers were very noisy, as if they saw something incredible.

Outside the crowd, several craftsmen were carrying tools, trying to push the soldiers away, and squeezed inside.

"What's going on?" Zhao Jia was curious, and walked two steps forward to ask.

"Lang Jun, the archery tower is gone, only the deep pit is left." Wei Qing and Zhao Xin answered him, Zhao Ponu and Gongsun Ao, to watch the fun, had already squeezed through the crowd and ran into the inner circle, without even being able to see the top of their heads.

"What?" Zhao Jia was stunned on the spot.

There was a banquet in the palace yesterday, and the four battalions were also rewarded with food and wine. They were all eating large pieces of meat and drinking fine wine. Naturally, no one came to the school grounds, and ignored the hesitation of a few minor officials.

Early this morning, the early-rising army wanted to come to the school grounds to exercise their hands and feet, and run a few laps with a load.Although there is a rest period of a few days, no one plans to really rest in the camp for three days.Even if you don't fight with a real knife, you can't let go of physical training.

The first batch of soldiers who arrived ran around the school field, and then gathered in front of the training equipment, preparing for a few competitions.

Standing under the wooden bridge, Junwu took off the big shield and looked forward, always feeling that something was wrong, as if something was missing, and it felt particularly awkward.

After a while, someone pointed at the archery tower and exclaimed, "Why is the archery tower missing?!"

Everyone followed the prestige and saw the sunken ground, and then suddenly realized.

"I said it was weird!"

There were no traces of the three archery towers standing side by side.On closer inspection, there are three large pits under the feet, and the bottom of the pits is covered with scorched earth.

"what happened?"

As more and more troops went to the school grounds, the news spread in the fourth battalion.The craftsmen also heard about it, and they all came with tools.

They really couldn't figure out who did such a thing.

The equipment in the training ground is built by Zhao Jia. The three archery towers are especially exquisite. The wood used is carefully selected, and the way of construction is also ingenious. In addition to the arrangement of organs, countless efforts of craftsmen have been gathered.Now it has been completely destroyed, not counting the disappearance of the whole, and there are still three deep pits on the ground, all over the scorched earth!

The craftsmen were so anxious that they worked together to line up the army and slipped into the deep pit one after another.After careful inspection, they all clenched their fists and showed anger on their faces.

As they thought before, not only the watchtower was destroyed, but also the organs buried around it.

Because the damage was too complete, it was impossible to repair it. The ground had to be leveled, and the construction started from the buried mechanism.

"Who exactly did it?"

After listening to Wei Qing and the craftsman's report, Zhao Jia's brows were deeply furrowed.

Everyone in the capital knows that everyone knows that the fourth battalion is the emperor's own army, and the training ground in the forest garden is a forbidden area, and idlers are not allowed to enter, otherwise they will be severely punished.

The Fourth Battalion went north to attack the Xiongnu, who would dare to sneak into the training ground to sabotage, and specifically destroy a training equipment?

More importantly, why didn't the little officials guarding the barracks and training ground report the accident in Linyuan?Even if he didn't report to the palace, Lieutenant Ning Cheng should have received the news.With this style, it is absolutely impossible to ignore it.

"Bring the little official."

Zhao Jia instinctively felt that this matter was not simple, and when the army brought the little officials and questioned him carefully, he couldn't laugh or cry, he didn't know what to say.

"You mean, the emperor knew about this matter, and it was the emperor who brought him here?"

"Returning to the school captain, the emperor issued an order to recruit talents a few days ago, and some great talents have arrived in Beijing one after another. The giant of the Mo family has the technique of attracting lightning and needs a high platform. After looking around, I happened to see an archery tower outside the camp." The little official swallowed hard. , said in a trembling voice, "The servant is soft-spoken, and there is a holy car coming, so I dare not stop him."

"I don't blame you for this matter." Zhao Jia shook his head and waved his hand to let the little official go down.After all, it wasn't his fault.If you really want to investigate, you should go to Weiyang Palace.

Looking for compensation from the emperor?

It's not impossible, but you have to pay attention to the method.

Compared with silk and copper coins, Zhao Jia would like to invite those big bosses who caused thunder to talk about it face to face.

He had only a half-knowledge about the Mohist school before, thinking that the other party was specialized in siege and defense equipment.Looking at it now, he is watching the sky from the bottom of a well. He was able to play the thunder and lightning experiment in the Western Han Dynasty.

If these big guys can help and upgrade the training ground, the physical strength and combat effectiveness of the soldiers will be raised to a higher level.

It is even more unexpected joy to light up a new technology tree during the period.

The more he thought about it, the more he felt that it was feasible, Zhao Jia began to think seriously, whether to enter the palace to face the saint himself, or to bring Wei Yueli and Li together.It should be more secure to call Han Yan and Cao Shi along the way.

Zhao Jia rested his chin with one hand, narrowed his eyes slightly, and lifted the corners of his mouth slightly, making him look even more handsome.

The troops who were familiar with him, especially the Shaling infantry present, looked at each other, took half a step back in unison, and even ran away when they wanted to.Whenever Xiaowei Zhao makes such an expression, it is obvious that someone is going to be unlucky.The experience is really too rich, and they have tasted it so much that they don't want to taste it again.

After Zhao Jia made a decision, he turned back from contemplation and found that the surrounding area was five meters clear.He raised his eyebrows and looked at the nearby soldiers, including Wei Qing and Zhao Puonu, their scalps became tense again. Before Zhao Jia could make a sound, they all put up their shields and logs, and rushed forward roaringly. Leave a cloud of smoke and dust.

Running with a load is better than staying put!

Run, must run!

Two days later, the rest period of the Fourth Battalion ended and formal training began.

Because the archery building has not been rebuilt and the training equipment is not complete, Zhao Jia discussed with Wei Yueli and Li, and simply changed the target shooting to double shooting.At the same time, the bottom of the pit was dug deep and the mechanism was buried.The soldiers slid down from one end and wanted to climb up. Apart from avoiding the mechanism, they also had to defeat other opponents and fight for the only rope.

"The claw hook cannot be carried with you, and there are hand crossbows."

After reformulating the rules, Zhao Jia, Wei Yue, and Li Danghu went off to test one after another. Cao Shi came back from the city and walked through the training ground.

It's a pity that he was unlucky, and happened to meet Zhao Jia who raised the difficulty for the third time, and Wei Yue and Li Danghu put on armor together.As a result, instead of grabbing the rope, he was stepped into the bottom of the pit, and finally was carried out of the school grounds by the guards with several big footprints on his back.

Zhao Jia was still not very satisfied with the newly established organization, and always wanted to poach the big bosses of the Mo family.

Coincidentally, Han Yan returned to the camp from the city, and brought news that Liu Che would arrive in Linyuan in five days, and there were news of great sages from military strategists and Mohists along with him.

"His Majesty is coming?"

Just after a training session, Zhao Jia took off his helmet, gulped down a whole bowl of warm water, and sat on the sidelines to rest.Hearing what Han Yan said, he was immediately interested.

"Aduo, the Son of Heaven intends to watch the martial arts performance again."

Han Yan also sat on the ground, explaining Liu Che's intentions to Zhao Jia.

In the past, the top military strategists came to Beijing one after another. In order to show their abilities, they invited Aiming Linyuan to train soldiers.Dou Ying jumped into the pit by herself and couldn't escape, so she simply dragged Wang Xin and Chen Wu together to be abused.

Now the soldiers are small.

In order to verify the combat effectiveness of these 5000 people, as early as the day of the palace banquet, Liu Che had the idea of ​​performing martial arts in the suburbs.

"The training of these few is not simple. The inheritance of one of them is far from that of the famous general Sima Rangju in the Spring and Autumn Period. Not to mention grandson, Wu Zi, Wei Liaozi, etc." Han Yan gave Zhao Jia more information with a serious expression. "Earlier, several people were discussing the law of war in the palace, and Dr. Tianzi Ming recorded it by the side. The recorded bamboo slips alone exceeded [-] boxes."

"Besides, the way one of them trains soldiers is quite similar to that of the Marquis of Huaiyin." Han Yan slightly lowered her voice when she said this.

Han Xin voted for Liu Bang at the end of the Qin Dynasty, and made great contributions to Han Gaozu's victory in the world, but in the end he was beheaded to kill the Changle Palace and the Yi tribe.To this day, although his name is not considered taboo, it is rarely mentioned.

Han Yan deliberately told Zhao Jia that there must be something strange about it.

"Could it be a descendant of the Marquis of Huaiyin?" Zhao Jia asked subconsciously.

When I said it, I felt that I was thinking too much.

After all, the three clans of Han Xin are extinct, and the possibility of leaving direct descendants is very slim.It was Empress Lu who did it, and the prime minister at that time also participated, so naturally no mistakes were left.

"Not sure yet." Han Yan shook her head and gave an ambiguous answer.

"What does Your Majesty mean?" Zhao Jia lowered his voice.

"Your Majesty didn't say it clearly, but the meaning is very clear. It has been many years. If you really serve the country with your heart, you should use your talent."

Why Han Xin died, history has its own judgment.

The combination of various factors such as political insensitivity, high meritorious service, and suspicion of the superiors doomed him to a tragic ending.

From Liu Che's point of view, it doesn't matter if the incoming person is a descendant of Han Xin or not, as long as he has real talents and learning, can train strong soldiers, open up territories for Han, and drive out powerful enemies, he is willing to give honor to official positions and reuse them.

This is the mind of an emperor, an overlord with ambitions everywhere, determined to wipe out the powerful enemies of the Han Dynasty, and create unworldly achievements.

Liu Che is strong enough, so he dares to use the strong and is willing to use the strong.This was especially evident in the first 30 years of Emperor Wu's reign.

The foundation laid by the Han Wu Dynasty, the strength of the Han army has attracted worldwide attention.

Even at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, when the treasury was empty and the court was in chaos, the Han army could still suppress the Qiang rebellion and the Yellow Turban.If it weren't for someone dying to hold back, the Han army on the battlefield would definitely wipe out all dissatisfaction.

Except for the Qin Dynasty, this is extremely rare in any late feudal dynasty.

A suspected descendant of the Marquis of Huaiyin appeared, Liu Che's first thought was not to kill, but to use.As long as he can kill the Huns and expand the territory of the Han Dynasty, he can give him high officials and rich salary, and even give him a surname, so that his identity can be completely "whitewashed".

After communicating with Han Yan, Zhao Jia roughly understood Liu Che's intentions.

This time, Lin Yuan's martial arts performance is mainly to test the five thousand new troops, to see if these military masters have real talents and real learning.The talented ones should be kept and reused, and the talented ones should leave as soon as possible.At the same time, it can also train the fourth battalion to avoid the formation of arrogant soldiers under a winning streak.

"I'll discuss it tonight and arrange everything." Zhao Jia stood up and put his helmet back on. "The generals who will participate in the martial arts performance should be selected by drawing lots."

To grasp more chances of winning, you can choose the elite of each battalion, or even all the Shaling infantry, Yunzhong cavalry and Shangjun cavalry.But in Zhao Jia's view, it doesn't make much sense to do so.

What the emperor depends on is the overall strength of the four battalions.

That being the case, it might as well draw lots and choose who is who.

The Fourth Battalion has joined forces several times, and they have a tacit understanding with each other, so there is no need to worry about being in a hurry.

"Who will lead the army?" Han Yan got up with Zhao Jia, flexed her wrists twice, preparing to change into the dark clothes later, and also went to the school grounds for a game.

"Drawing lots." Zhao Jia tightened the armguard on his wrist and said with a smile, "Since it is to be fair, it must be fair to the end. Presumably Cao Junhou will not object."

"That's true."

Han Yan smiled, stopped talking for now, and went back to the barracks to change the armor.

Zhao Jia stayed where he was, picked up the longbow, and tried the bowstring. Thinking of the banquet, he couldn't help shaking his head and laughing.

His hunch was really accurate, the emperor really wanted to dig a hole.

But for him, jumping into this pit is not a loss.

If he can win in the martial arts performance, he will be very happy. If he wants to take the opportunity to poach some Mohists and let them "compensate" for the losses caused by playing lightning strikes, it should be a matter of course and it will not be too difficult.