Chapter 487: The Water of Water (Part 1)
The Water of Water flows gurglingly.
Compared with previous days, the water level has risen and the water is more turbulent.
On the open grassland on the west bank, the young men recruited from Wancheng had just finished cutting down the wood and began to build a high platform.
Under the high platform, there were many people watching the excitement, most of them were wealthy families from Nanyang.
The Wancheng Liu family, the Juoyang Le family, the Yexian Zong family, the Xinye Yu family, the Shunyang Fan family...
These families have local roots, but in areas like Wancheng There are people in the center who are officials, and they were invited to attend today's meeting, so they all came - those who didn't receive the invitation also squeezed in to join in the fun.
After Chen hour, rhythmic drumming sounded from the north, attracting everyone's attention.
In the gray fortress, the gate was opened, and countless sergeants lined up in neat queues and filed out of the gate.
After walking into the wilderness, they quickly moved closer under the command of the flag.
The large formation in the middle was the first to take shape.
That was a total of six thousand iron-armored warriors, the first row holding swords and shields, followed by an endless jungle of spears.
While standing with weapons in hand, he remained motionless and filled with murderous intent.
A square formation has also been assembled on the left side of the formation. The number of people is about 5,000, and there is a little noise and disorder. After roughly finishing the formation, he ran forward dozens of steps, protruding much more than the Silver Spear Formation, and was located in front and left.
The three thousand men and horses on the right side of the formation are not as good as the Silver Spear Army, but they are much better than the five thousand men in front.
Most of them were wearing leather armor and holding black rifles in their hands. Half of them had rifle bows hanging on their waists. Under the guidance of flags and golden drums, they were slightly behind the silver spear formation by dozens of steps. , located at the rear right.
After the formation of 14,000 people in the front left, center and rear right was completed, thousands more people came out of the camp.
They looked the worst. They did not have uniform uniforms and were no different from farmers. Their equipment was also very old, crude and varied.
Different from the previous three formations, they pulled their carriages and horses out of the camp and formed a circle at the rear.
The baggage cart is outside and the people are standing inside. There are many crossbow machines on the cart. Those who can shoot arrows also hold walking bows and look around.
It can be seen that the combat effectiveness of this group of people is very poor, so they can only fall behind and rely on the baggage to deploy.
When the infantry formed a formation, two thousand cavalry came forward to the two wings and spread out far away. After the infantry formation was completed, they got off their horses and led their horses to stand.
"This..." Under the high platform, the scholars who had planned to watch the excitement suddenly felt their anus tighten and goosebumps appeared all over their bodies.
"What kind of formation is this?"
"According to the military book..."
"There is such a formation in the military book, but it is specious."
"I have heard that in the early years, Chen Gong used this formation, called the 'Moon Formation'. I heard that when fighting started, this formation would rotate and hit people, mainly attacking the flanks of the enemy's formation."
"Who are those people outside the formation who are not standing or sitting?"
"Those are stragglers, they are all desperadoes, some of them have no tomorrow. They are wandering around the flanks of the formation, When you see the enemy cavalry coming, you dare to fight for your life with a gun."
"This soldier is a bit fierce."
At first, there were still people chattering and whispering to each other, but as time went on, they felt their legs were sore just standing there, and that group of people actually still stood in awe with their weapons.
Well, not really.
The formation on the front left was a little noisy, and the standing order was not as orderly as before.
The three thousand people on the right rear made no noise, but the formation was not as good as before.
The most amazing thing is the six thousand people in the middle, wearing armor and holding guns, standing like puppets until now.
"嘘嘚" the sound of horse hooves sounded.
Hundreds of riders circled out from behind the formation, ran rampant in front of the formation, and then slowly stopped.
A general in golden armor emerged from the crowd, holding a riding whip and looking high-spirited.
The general followed closely behind, surrounding him.
More than one person is holding an empty horse in his hand. The horse is fully equipped with saddles and weapons. It is not known whether it is a horse for fighting or used to escape.
In the event of a major defeat, it is also a technical task to avoid riding alone, so it is necessary to prepare more empty horses.
The golden-armored general looked around for a while, then rode his horse to the front of the formation, raising his whip high.
“Kill!” The six thousand soldiers in the Chinese army’s formation shouted in unison.
The deafening sound instantly reached the high platform, and everyone looked solemn.
No matter whether you looked down on Shao Xun before, whether you criticized his family background, or whether you had a bad opinion of his ambitions, you will face the real military power. , which is much more shocking than the "banners covering the sun" described in history books.
What you hear and what you see are always different.
"Kill! Kill! Kill!" The other formations also shouted one after another.
While shouting, he hit the ground rhythmically with his spear pole. The visual and auditory impact was very shocking.
In the midst of this deafening shout, Liang Fen also left the camp, surrounded by generals, staff, and soldiers, and walked forward slowly.
He looked at it steadily for a long time, then sighed and got off his horse.
Fu Xuan, Yan Ding and others immediately dismounted.
Fu Xuan was fine, just watching quietly.
Yan Ding looked pale and almost staggered when he dismounted. It wasn't that he was afraid, but that he was emotionally agitated, and his hands and feet were a little unruly.
He glanced behind him subconsciously.
More than ten thousand troops came out of camp one after another and formed formations in the wilderness. To be fair, the personal qualities of these soldiers are actually pretty good.
The survivors who came all the way from Guanzhong - some even from Qinzhou and Liangzhou - who knows what they did along the way.
The weak have been eliminated on the road.
Everyone who can reach the counties in Mianbei is a strong man and a strong woman.
Hu Han and Ding Zhuang, who are arrayed at the moment, are the essence of the entire Mianbei counties. They are fierce and wild, and they look like they dare to fight.
Of course, they also have weaknesses.
The equipment is so bad!
After all, Liang Fen occupies the Wancheng arsenal, and there is also a large-scale iron smelting workshop nearby, making ordnance day and night, but the people under him still look shabby, and he doesn’t know where his equipment is. .
In addition to the poor equipment, it can also be seen that this unit has not been practicing for long.
In fact, it is understandable. After all, you are usually busy with farm work, so how can you have so much time for training? And Lao Liang also had to provide food and grass for the troops in Wancheng, Xiangyang, Xiangzhou and even Wangdun who put down Du Tao's rebellion. The influx of refugees from Guanxi came every year, which required a lot of money and food to be resettled.
The most important thing is that he did not get the support of the Nanyang nobles and had difficulty raising money and food.
In the final analysis, he did not establish a full-time recruitment force.
Shao Xun was also watching from a distance, and when he saw the end, he smiled.
Thousands of people were noisy and chaotic for a long time before the team was roughly organized. This is not an army that is good at fighting.
To put it mildly, these people are still in the rough and need further refinement.
He quickly dismounted and walked forward.
Liang Fen paused for a while and then walked towards each other.
The entourage of both sides stayed behind and watched quietly.
"Mr. Chen."
"Mr. Liang."
After the ceremony, Shao Xun glanced at Liang Fen and said with a smile: "We have been separated for many years. Liang Gong's style is still the same."
"Not as good as Chen Gongyuan." Liang Fen said: "Twenty thousand tigers and wolves are arrayed in the field, but they are in the wrong place."
" Liang Gong's intention is that these troops should be placed under Pingyang City?" Shao Xun asked.
“If we can’t kill the enemy and pacify the people, what is the use of these soldiers?”
“If there are no such soldiers surrounding the three cities of Heyang, Fangtou and South, I am afraid they will not be able to be built in ten years. , Luoyang did not know how many times it was broken.”
Liang Fen sighed.
He knew that he might not be able to fool the person in front of him by talking nonsense. It's not that he's not good at eloquence, but that what the other person said is true, and he doesn't like to quibble and doesn't like to mess around.
He strolled to the bank of the Feishui River, looked at the river water rolling south, and asked: "What is the purpose of Jun Yaobing coming here? Capture me and hold me accountable? Or force me to resign?"
"Is Liang Gong willing to resign?"
Liang Fen looked at the newly built houses on the other side of the Feishui River, and after a long time said: "I don't want to."
"The emperor has surrendered. Purpose." Shao Xun reminded.
Liang Fen turned to look at him, too lazy to talk nonsense.
"What does Liang Gong think of the general trend of the world?" Shao Xun asked, debunking the question.
“There are no righteous people in the dynasty, and the king of the clan is showing off his power, causing trouble in the world, and wasting his energy. Now he is in danger.” Is this a dangerous and important place for boats and vehicles? Did it ever worry the imperial court?”
"Gathering the refugees, dividing them into fields, providing them with supplies, and training them into an army, can this be considered as sharing the worries?"
Shao Xun shook his head and said: "I heard that my ministers are dedicated to the emperor, so I should follow his example and run and do my best. Loyalty. Liang Gong is training his troops in isolation, refusing to defend the angels, and oppressing his elders. It does not look like he is sharing your worries. "
"If I were born twenty years later, I might be able to carry the axe. Go north, take out the Xiongnu land, and put it in China." Liang Fen sighed and said.
After saying that, he looked at Shao Xun again and said: "Mr. Chen, there is no need to ridicule me. Some things can be deceived, but not the heart. Your defeat of the Xiongnu will bring great benefits to the country and the people. It is commendable. I also admire him for being a true hero, but he is self-respecting, kills Fang Bo, humiliates the emperor, and has evil intentions, right? "When he said the four words, he didn't make any waves at all. Instead, he started laughing.
But Liang Fen did not cooperate with him and did not ask him why he was laughing.
"Gong Liang, the world is in a state of uproar, and even the most powerful families are not immune to it. Do you know that you have taken the wrong path in the past, and you should not change?" Shao Xun asked.
Liang Fen was silent.
“Let’s talk about the matter in Guanzhong.” Shao Xun said again: “Since the Wannian Rebellion in Qi, how many days have there been peace? Tens of thousands of refugees poured into Nanyang. Who is to blame?”
Liang Fen sighed.
"This world needs to change!" Shao Xun said.
“By whom?” Liang Fen asked.
“It depends on me!” Shao Xun looked at him and said without hesitation: “Just because of my clothes, when we crossed south, I dared to raise my troops to go north, fight at Zhemati and Fangtou, and kill the Huns. Next, I will go to Qingzhou, conquer Hebei, and enter Guanzhong. How about borrowing what Liang Gong said just now, "Pull out the land of the Xiongnu and put it in China."
Liang Fen? His expression was a little dazed at first, and then a little sad.
There are not many people left today who are still fighting against the Huns.
Among them, the one with the most significant results and the greatest results is the person in front of me.
He said that he wanted to "take out the land of the Huns and put it in China", Liang Fen could not refute.
"Come with me for a walk on the other side." Liang Fen sighed and said suddenly.
(End of this chapter)