Under the shock of the "Third New Tokyo" in the floating city in the clouds, the Hebei Military Marshal's Mansion in Xiangzhou, without being able to make any hostile behavior, decisively chose to give up and knelt down before the Bianliang court. Or in front of Guo Jing, the real protector of the country.
——His Royal Highness Kang Wang Zhaogou, the leader of the Xiangzhou separatist group, came out "sick" and said that he was in poor health and had little talent and knowledge, and it was really difficult for him to take on the important task of the marshal of the Hebei army. Therefore, he was ready to resign from his job and return to Bianliang, Tokyo. Recuperate from illness and "discuss state affairs" with the emperor's brother.
As for Wang Boyan, the deputy marshal and the magistrate of Xiangzhou, the number two figure in the Xiangzhou separatist group, he was even more flattering to the infinitely powerful Immortal Guo. Hearing that the Northern Expeditionary Army wanted to expand its troops, he immediately helped put out a list to recruit warriors. Hearing that Guo Jing wanted to get more supplies and weapons, he opened Xiangzhou's treasury and allowed Guo Daxian to move it at will. In addition, he also used his private treasury to prepare beautiful singers and sumptuous banquets to work for days... He only asked the Protector of the Country to say a few more good words for him, so as not to be held accountable by the court in the future and end up in exile in Lingnan.
To this, Guo Jing readily agreed - since he came out this time, he didn't plan to go back to Bianjing again, and he could just deal with it casually no matter what happened.
In view of the above circumstances, Guo Jing's work of recruiting strong men and warriors among the armies in Xiangzhou and replenishing supplies went very smoothly with the cooperation of the local government. Compared with the glamorous world of Bianliang in Tokyo, Xiangzhou in Hebei There are always a little more passionate men here who are willing to fight on the battlefield. Moreover, looking at this beautiful castle in the sky, who wouldn’t want to go up and take a look?
In addition, in order to establish a good relationship with this powerful real protector of the country, or at least become familiar with him, the generals of the various rebels and the forbidden army also selected people with strong martial arts skills from their own troops and sent them to the real man's tent to be dispatched. As a favor, Doraemon also had to give away many superfluous magical props such as wall-traveling scrolls, invisibility scrolls, powerful pills, and magical gloves, which he regarded as a return gift. As a result, he caused a lot of trouble in the future. ——For example, some people use the ability to walk through walls to steal things, or even sneak into women's boudoirs as flower pickers, etc...
In fact, Doraemon's five-story Japanese-style castle can't actually hold too many troops. The castle looks majestic, but the space is limited after all: even a modern five-story student dormitory can't fit in enough. How many people are needed? Not to mention that in this limited space, food, fodder, cavalry horses, heavy infantry armor, daily bedding, cooking utensils, fuel, etc. must be stuffed... Therefore, the number of troops that can be accommodated is even less.
In the end, after careful assessment, Guo Jing recruited 700 volunteers who were proficient in martial arts and strong in Xiangzhou. Counting the people he had brought from Bianliang in the capital, the total was 600 infantry, 100 cavalry, and miscellaneous people. He served a hundred soldiers and was known as the "Eight Hundred Heroes"...
As for Cizhou Zhizhou Zongze and his 200 personal guards who were traveling with him, they parted ways with Guo Jing and others in Xiangzhou and were ordered to return to the defense jurisdiction. Since Zongze left with his troops, almost all the defense forces in Cizhou were destroyed. He had no time, and he was almost in a state of anarchy, and that side was the front line of the current confrontation between Song and Jin. Therefore, the court was very criticized. Before setting off, he warned Zongze not to lose his place of governance. .
As for the Northern Expedition, it was all handled by Great Immortal Guo Jingguo - no one thought that such a small force could do anything big anyway.
However, for the reputation of the time-travelers, for Doraemon's hobby of adventure, and for the reward points used to escape from this world, Guo Jing and other time-travelers are destined to make a series of major events that change history, and even bring Tiandu to ruins. Poke a hole!
Of course, before that, Wang Qiu was first shocked by the names on the soldier roster that had a long history.
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"... Yue Fei, Niu Gao, Wang Gui, Han Shizhong... Oh my god, these familiar names in "The Complete Biography of Yue" are all together!" Sitting in a room in the "Third New Tokyo" castle Inside, looking at the national heroes who were famous throughout the ages recorded on the roster, and then looking at Yue Fei who was taking care of weapons and armor beside him, Wang Qiu couldn't help but feel dizzy for a while, and he couldn't even say a word.
——Is this Yue Fei? Is this Yue Fei, who has shone in Chinese history for a thousand years and is praised by future generations as a national hero?
Thirty years of fame and dust, eight thousand miles of clouds and moon...
Drink with you and go straight to Huanglong...
Fengbo Pavilion, the sun is shining...
The scenes of traveling to the Yue Temple in Hangzhou in the past, the military statue under the plaque "Give me back my rivers and mountains", and the memory of reading "The Complete Biography of Yue" all came to mind one by one. Looking back at Qin Hui, who was writing a memorial to the court, Wang Qiu suddenly felt that time and space were out of order.
What made him feel even more confused in time and space was that at this time, Yue Fei was holding a Japanese sword, like a Japanese swordsman, wiping the blade carefully with a thick cloth.
——Yes, what Yue Fei is holding at this time is a Japanese sword, or Japanese samurai sword.
Wang Qiu initially thought that Yue Fei's Japanese sword was something brought out by Doraemon, but later he discovered that it was actually an original weapon of this time and space - in the Song Dynasty, when maritime trade was developed, Japanese swords were part of the Sino-Japanese international trade. Among the bulk imported goods!
The reason why there is such a market demand is that although the scholar-bureaucrats in the Song Dynasty were weak in nature, most of them used sachets, whisks or folding fans as accessories. But there are also some men of letters who pretend to be brave and like to imitate the legacy of the Han and Tang Dynasties and carry some weapons with them. Among them, Japanese swords were one of their favorite collections: first of all, the war swords of the Song Dynasty were too heavy and weak literati could not swing them; secondly, those swords that looked cool and unrestrained were both light and had the chivalrous style of Li Bai. However, it has a serious lack of practical value. Even the thieves holding wooden sticks to rob are often unable to guard against them.
Therefore, the sharp and light Japanese sword became an excellent choice for the naturally romantic scholar-officials of the Song Dynasty: first, it was relatively light and could be wielded even by people who lacked martial arts skills; second, it was sharp and Quite suitable for dealing with targets with light armor or no armor. If a daring thief comes to rob someone with a wooden stick, he will often chop off the stick and the arm with just one slash of the knife!
Of course, if you are facing heavy infantry wearing armor, this Japanese sword, which is sharp but not heavy enough, will not be of much use. It will often break into several pieces when it hits the armor, or at least it will be curled. Killed... But the scholar-officials of the Song Dynasty did not intend to go to the battlefield to fight with the enemy soldiers. As long as they could draw their weapons to scare the bandits who blocked the road and the gangsters who robbed on the street when traveling, it was more than enough.
Under this circumstance, the Japanese sword, which was lightweight and gorgeous in shape, became an excellent choice for the scholar-officials of the Song Dynasty to show off and defend themselves.
By the same token, because they cannot cut the tortoise shells of enemy heavy armored infantry or heavy cavalry, most of the Japanese swords of the Song Dynasty were only circulated among the people. On the contrary, the regular infantry in the Forbidden Army rarely used Japanese swords. But Yue Fei is a cavalry, and the basic weapons officially stipulated are bows and arrows plus horseshoes (cavalry-specific spears). It would be too bulky to hang a military sword, so you can only choose daggers, daggers or Japanese swords as backup melee weapons. arms. The Japanese sword in front of him was a private collection that he got from nowhere. It was very useful whether he was dismounting from his horse to cut off a person's head after a battle or carrying it for self-defense when walking out. Therefore, it was used by Yue Fei, who was born in a poor family. Treat it as a treasure and take it out from time to time for maintenance and cleaning.
——I have to admit that this is indeed a very expensive and good knife. The handle is made of flexible handles tied with cooked cowhide, and then there is a scabbard wrapped in shark skin. Between the two, there is a silver The knife rest is shaped into the shape of a unicorn, with smooth and lively lines. After pulling the knife out of its scabbard, you can see a stream of cool light like autumn water emerging from it. It is really a very handy bloodthirsty weapon.
However, Wang Qiu, a modern man, always feels a little strange when the characteristic weapon of the Japanese samurai is placed in the hands of the national hero Yue Fei.
It seemed that Wang Qiu's eyes were too strange, so he quickly attracted Yue Fei's attention. He first stopped cleaning the knife and took a look at himself to see if there was anything wrong with him. Then he tentatively asked Wang Qiu: "...Does this Taoist priest recognize me?"
——At this time, Wang Qiu was dressed in a green shirt and Taoist robe, and his public identity was that he was Guo Jing's disciple... Well, in the modern world, he was indeed Professor Guo's student and had taken his Marxist philosophy class. Come on... "...Uh, I guess you don't know this one!" Wang Qiu hurriedly shook his hands and glanced at Yue Fei at the same time. It was discovered that this future super general and national hero did not seem to have a pair of big and small eyes as recorded in "The Complete Biography of Yue Shuo", "...it's just that the real protector of the country is summoning the generals to prepare to discuss the Northern Expedition. I also ask the officials to come in quickly and not to delay the military discussion..."