He planted peonies in the Tang Dynasty

After climbing up from the river, Gu Yue suffered from the wind and cold again, so he could only stay in Jimi Prefecture for a while longer, watching Su An meal gnawing lamb bones in front of him, saying that it was salty and had a fishy smell, And he stuffed his nose and knew nothing.

At the same time, news spread frequently in Zhoucheng.In March, the new Jiedu envoy Zhang Zhen rectified the style of the camp, recruited new soldiers, encouraged the soldiers, and coordinated the military forces at the pass; in April, he personally led the army to replace Guo Yi, and went north to Juyongguan. The Ketugan tribe retreated outside the customs. In order to avoid the Tang army's edge, they submitted a peace letter. Zhang Zhen used his plan and sent his confidantes to the Khitan Camp for negotiations. Fleeing in defeat, he led the troops of the remaining six tribes including Khitan and Turks, and took the ruins of Yingzhou as their guard.

A decisive battle is imminent.On the day of June, when Su An went out of the tent, he saw a piece of eye-catching parchment pasted in front of the gate of the camp. The Yishuge people either carried bows and arrows on their shoulders, or tied scimitars to their waists, shouting in twos and threes to the north. and go.

Su An asked: "What is written on the official list?" Gu Yue said: "Jiedu camp recruits warriors, and they will get rations for three days, kill one enemy, record the military merits of flowers and plants, and use their weapons as evidence. The sword is one dendrobium grain, and the bow for riding and shooting is two dendrobiums. If it is the head of the patriarch, it will be promoted to the rank, and if it is the head of the tribal leader, it will be reported to the court and granted a title."

Not only recruiting soldiers, but also recruiting squads, craftsmen, doctors, marching literati and so on.Su An lay down on the official document leather, recognized the characters, and picked out two familiar ones at the end - musicians.The dental officer nodded: "It's the Kai Le Ji in the army."

Su An thought for a while, and said: "I'm going." Gu Yue said: "There is no eye in the sword, blood will be seen at any time, you can't even hold Xiqin firmly on the horse, and you still blow the bugle? Jieduying has its own A battle-tested drummer, I don't need you." Su An said: "But Wang Canjun and General Guo are both in Yuguan, why can't I go?" Gu Yue said: "They are in Yuguan to appease the soldiers, you What's the use of going?" Su An said: "Eighteen, I want to compile "Broken Array", not to deceive the world."

One day later, the three banners painted with unicorns, white tigers and turtles and snakes arrived at Yuguan as scheduled in the wind and dust.

Guo Yi greeted him at the closed door, dressed in military uniform, with a battle robe embroidered with horses on his shoulders.Gu Yue bowed his hands and saluted: "General Guo." Guo Yi said: "How is your hand injury?" Gu Yue said: "It's okay." Guo Yi said: "Langgu just finished a battle in the morning, and General Zhang is not free. Let me accompany you to visit Jiedu Camp." Gu Yue said, "Thank you."

The wilderness outside the pass was overwhelming, and the wind mixed with dust was blowing violently. Every step Su An took, he felt like a sand dune, being gradually blown away, dispersed, and extinguished.Guo Yi said as he walked: "Young Master Su, the camp is so simple, you can't listen to Yale and Yanle, you're offended." Su An said: "I'm also a worthless person, how can I not suffer."

The Jiedu camp stretches for more than ten miles from east to west, with tents and flying flags intertwined and arrayed, with no end in sight, and it is larger than Jimi Prefecture.Su An counted, there were seventeen general camps, each with flags with different surnames and patterns.

A group of people arrived at the Zhongjun camp, where there were many flagpoles and military orders were frequently circulated.

"Master Su, this is the main banner." Guo Yi pointed to a three-foot-diameter and six-foot-high log with the "Zhang" flag hanging on it. , it means that the banner must be carried out.”

Behind each flag, there are five five-sided flags that are used to identify the orientation of each general and battalion and indicate the direction of march.Guo Yi said: "According to the "Battle of the Duke of Wei", each of the sixteen generals' battalions has 250 team flags. After they wait and see the five flag orders of the Chinese army, they will continue to use their own flag orders to pass down to the battlefield. Soldiers on board."

Su An's eyes fell from a high place, and suddenly his eyes lit up, and he climbed up the Drum Tower.Guo Yi said: "There are strict police drums, and there are six lines on the left and right in front of the camp." Su An said: "Why don't you see the gold when you see the drums? Gu Lang said that the eight sounds of gold against the wind are slowly retreating for three miles." Guo Yi laughed. Laughing: "It's outdated." Gu Yue: "..."

The wind and sand in the plug are heavy, and the gold wares in the Central Plains are easily worn out, and there is no sound with strong penetrating power. Therefore, in order to avoid delaying the fighter, Zhang Zhen asked the method of substituting horns for gold when he was in Hexi. There are horns, and the analogy goes everywhere. There are 25 drums and fifty horns in a battalion.

Not only that, Zhang Zhen also brought Hexi's advanced armor manufacturing technology.For example, Su An noticed that there is a kind of armor that is shaped like a net lock, and each ring is covered with the other four buckles to form a garment shape. Although it is not as hard as the black armor that I have seen before, it is fine and tight and has its own advantages.Guo Yi said, this chain mail is impenetrable, light and easy to wear, suitable for riding and shooting.

Both Su An and Gu Yue were interested, so Guo Yi called a few more soldiers over to show off other types of armor.Another kind of sticking method is very unique. The nail plates are occluded through the structure of branches, and there are almost no gaps.Guo Yidao: "This Shanwen armor is improved from the chain mail. It uses the 'wrong-tie method'. The whole armor does not need a nail, but a strand of silk thread. It is suitable for infantry when holding shields to press the formation."

Although the battlefield armor is not as refined as the armor of military officers in the court, it is specialized in everything, not only practical, but also complicated and mysterious.Su An naturally couldn't remember that much, but every time he knocked on the breastplate, he heard the sounds of various materials, and asked: "Since there are so many specialties, I don't know if I have thirteen armors, what should be the first?" Complacent, he talked more and more: "The predecessors were good at using Xuanjia cavalry, but now, Mingguang armor is the secret of my invincibility against cavalry."

At this moment, the flags in the camp not far away were in unison, Gu Yue leaned over the wooden fence and leaned over to look, saw the soldiers practicing, and said: "General Guo's art of war is a bit empty, you really know the truth when you see it with your own eyes." Guo Yi: "..."

What they caught up with was the scene of the pre-battle practice: the letter flag was raised, the kaileji beat the drum once, the guns and flags of all teams were raised simultaneously, and the gunmen sang "Zha" in unison; Sing the sound of "Wu" together, the crossbowmen come out together, and load the arrows; the drum beats three times, the archers sing the sound of "Wu", raise the bow and raise their arms, the soldiers sing the sound of "Kill", and the swords open together.

It turned out that Zhang Zhen's military training method was inherited from Xiao Qiaofu, and it was improved on the basis of the sages. The training was divided into three stages: pre-array, exchange, and retreat. It was simple, easy, and extremely efficient. After the topic of musical instruments and armor was changed to Art of War by Gu Yue unexpectedly, he couldn't listen to it anymore and began to look for other places to go.

Coincidentally, Su An's ears were very sharp, and he quickly picked out two or three acquaintances from the noisy shouting - one was Xie Yan who was wearing leather armor and had a cornet on his waist, and the other was as fat as a bear. Yanao Mountain.

Guo Yi turned his head and sighed, "That man's name is Yaluoshan. He was incorporated into the army just a month ago, and today he can lead ten teams to the valley to drive out the Eastern Turkic tribes." Su An chuckled, and finally snatched it back from Gu Yue. The right to speak: "Just him? I still admire Xie Sile even more, calling out the three armies with a horn!" Gu Yue said: "Asu, you don't turn around and praise yourself like this."

The smiles of the few people could not be restrained in the future, and suddenly, a group of carts passed by.Su An was stunned, surrounded by crows, blood was all over the road, the cart was not loaded with food, grass or weapons, but the broken corpses of soldiers from the Jiedu camp who were missing hands and feet.

Guo Yi hesitated to speak, and clenched the sword in his hand: "Mr. Su, armor can certainly protect you, but the battlefield is a battlefield after all."

Several people did not dare to delay, and reported to the account.Su An followed behind, feeling that the scene seemed familiar, but fortunately the faces were different - generals in armor were sitting around, new and old, all nervously discussing military affairs

Gu Yue stepped forward, stopped beside the map of Shisha, smoothed his sleeves, and saluted Zhang Zhen: "Gu, as a body waiting for investigation, would like to do the duty of the Ministry of Rites to appease Xuan, Wei, Chang, Shi, Dai, Wo, I am hereby reporting the completion of the letter seven restraints in the state."

Gu Yue waited for a while, but still didn't hear a reply. Just as he was about to raise his eyes, a hand wrapped in an armguard painted with orchid leaves firmly lifted his wrist and squeezed it tightly: "If it wasn't for Gu Lang, The lack of food and grass in Cangzhou, the procrastination of casting in Jiafang cannot be solved, and the handover of the various towns and garrisons cannot be smooth, these things must be kept in mind."

Gu Yue: "Thank you General Zhang."

Zhang Zhen has a handsome appearance and the style of a Confucian general. He supported Gu Yue, turned around and sat back in the commander's seat: "I don't know what suggestions you guys from the Ministry of Rites have for the current situation of the Jiedu Camp? Hey, Mr. Su can also talk about it, it doesn't matter. "

Su An blurted out and asked: "How come Yaluoshan became the leader of the army? Isn't he Yalang?" Zhang Zhen said: "I caught that guy who stole the sheep, but he is very good at stealing chickens, and he is proficient in the six kingdoms." I was reluctant to kill the language, so I recruited and used it."

Gu Yue thought for a while, then nodded and said: "The ability to quickly recruit a large number of soldiers and horses within the season to make up for the previous losses is the advantage of recruiting troops. However, being able to train scattered soldiers into an army in a short period of time is General Zhang's method. I really admire it."

Zhang Zhendao: "It is also adapted to local conditions. In the past, Zhechong Prefecture's method of recruiting men by household was beneficial to the stability of household registration, but the efficiency was extremely low. It's over."

Gu Yue said: "Yes." Zhang Zhen said: "But if I remember correctly, the last chapter of Gu Lang's No. [-] Scholar's Policy is about the method of farming, which requires both local recruiting and government soldiers to be used." Gu Yue said modestly: " Scholar's view, scholar's view."

In this way, the military orders of the three armed forces are strict and the morale is high, which has changed from the previous sluggish appearance.Su An continued: "Then what are you waiting for? I'll go blow the horn." Zhang Zhen smiled without saying a word, with his hands on his knees, and the changing situation was hidden in his eyes.

Su An was joking with good intentions, but Zhang Zhen knew the frontier better than anyone else. In terms of a frontal battle, even all the tribal alliances in the Eastern and Western Grasslands would not be able to defeat the Tang army with a nearly perfect system. And the traitors are flexible and smart, and they will never confront them head-on. Therefore, he used countless small-scale battles with extreme patience to drive the various ministries to the old place of Yingzhou. He wanted to force an unprecedented decisive battle.

It was night, and a bright moon rose in the sky in Saibei.Su An saw that Gu Yue and Wang Tingfu were too busy helping the military officials to register the enlisted soldiers and had no time to talk to him, so he quietly resigned, and took sixteen servants from the Tai Le Department, one by one, to the Drum Horn and Kai Le Ji camps. Greetings from the tent.

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There are strict regulations on the use of flags in military camps in the Tang Dynasty. Volume 140 of the "Tong Dian" records: 纛, General Liukou, Zhongyingjian, Chuyin.There are two military gate flags, red in color, eight pieces, and they are in the front row.Two door guns, with leopard tails as blades, against bitterness.After leaving the red flag, stop living in front of the tent.There are five gates in the five square banners, built in the center camp, following the six flags, and built in the camp behind the flags.There are twelve drums for Yan Jing, and there are six rows on the left and right in front of the camp, behind the six banners.There are twelve horns, six on each side of the drum, to replace gold.

It can also be seen from "Wei Gong Art of War" (full name "Da Tang Wei Gong Li Jing Art of War") that the Tang army paid great attention to banners, and there are explanations for this: All armies will have five flags, each with the correct color: red, south, fire; white, West, gold; soap, north, water; bi, east, wood; yellow, center, earth.Since the soil does not move, it is used as the master of the four banners, and the general moves, holding the yellow banner in front of him.If there are thieves in the east, west, north and south, each of them raises the flag according to the color of the side, and the soldiers on the side must dress up urgently.The flag is going forward, and the soldiers on the front must advance urgently; the flag is upright, that is, stay; lying down, that is, return.A careful look at the flag raised by the general must be done according to the festival.

Singing the military song, unity is strength, unity is strength... Recalling the military training, I only have this paragraph...