Chapter 502: Soldiers are dispatched (additional update for the alliance leader o Shining Glory o)
It was already May, and the order to go out was spread across the land of Henan.
In a certain village in Lijiafang, Liang County, Qu Wangwu of the Fubing Department took out a rusty broadsword and sharpened it by the well.
The broadsword is very long, the back of the blade is very thick, and the overall blade is relatively heavy.
According to Wang Wu's family background, he could not afford such a weapon with exquisite materials. In fact, it was a trophy distributed by his master and was given to him.
Of course, this is the only weapon, there are no others.
The old father made him a wooden shield, not too big but not too small, just enough to cover his chest. It had a protective effect and increased his chances of survival on the battlefield.
Wang Wu kept grinding, raised his hand to wipe his sweat, sprinkled some water on the whetstone, and continued grinding.
The sound of messy footsteps could be heard on the road outside.
This county has recruited a thousand men, and everyone is crying. I have been passing by on the road outside the door for the past two days, and I don’t know where to gather.
"Wang Wu, it's time to go!" When the knife was finished sharpening, Li Si passed by with his horse and shouted loudly.
Wang Wu looked up and said, "You're going to a funeral, are you in such a hurry?"
Li Si didn't worry, he laughed and said, "I'm not going, I'm here to help You sent the horse."
He knew that Wang Wu was going to go on an expedition with the family leader and was not in a good mood, so he didn't mind.
Before leaving, he fed the horse well and tried not to cause trouble to Wang Wu.
Wang Wu put down his knife and looked around again.
What a beautiful garden!
He and his father personally selected adobe and built the house piece by piece.
After years of wind and rain erosion, the overall structure is still strong.
He couldn't help but walked over, stroking the rough exterior wall with his hand.
On the sunny wall, wild bees were buzzing, going in and out of the holes, busy with their little homes.
Under the corner, several impatiens swayed in the wind, blooming with gorgeous stamens.
He walked around the earthen house. The bamboo forest behind the house was quiet and distant.
The few missing bamboo shoots have grown taller and the rudiments of bamboo have grown, just like his growing children.
Every autumn and winter, he would accompany his father to cut down bamboo, prepare materials, and make bamboo utensils in the coming spring and summer to supplement the family income. This year he will not be able to do this.
He came to the right side of the earth house again.
The nearly dry river ditch is full of weeds. The child was herding sheep on the shore. From time to time he would jump into the ditch and catch one or two small fish as long as a finger in the water plants, and then shout loudly.
Wang Wu watched quietly for a while, a smile overflowing from the corner of his mouth.
More than ten mulberry trees were planted on the east side of the river ditch.
This was transplanted last spring. It has been more than a year and it has already grown taller than a human.
This year I have already picked mulberry leaves once, turned them into food for spring silkworms, and then turned into clothes for people.
Wang Wu was wearing linen clothes, and the silk was obviously not for them. The woman weaved day and night, her eyes were dazzled, and the results had to be exchanged for money at the market - there was still less money to buy cattle. One point, if the teacher comes back this time, if there is a reward, it will be enough, right?
He stepped on dead branches and leaves, crossed the road, and came to the field ridge.
My father walked over from a distance carrying a hoe.
“This year’s crop seedlings are not good, and I am very worried.” My father, with his head full of white hair, sighed.
“Just make do with it.” Wang Wu said.
"Yes." The father breathed out.
Neither of them mentioned the expedition, as if they were deliberately avoiding the topic.
An old man and a young child stood side by side on the field ridge, looking into the distance.
The sky is high and the clouds are clear, and the wild geese are flying north.
There are thousands of hectares of fertile farmland as far as the eye can see.
This is his home.
His children were born and raised here.
"Wow--" A loud cry came from the yard.
Wang Wu turned around and looked.
The wife hurried out of the woodshed, picked up the crying baby, lifted up the hem of her clothes, and started feeding the baby.
Wang Wu lowered his head.
"Leave!" A shout came from not far away.
Wang Wu looked up and saw the head of the family, Zhang San and Li Si standing on the road, waving to him.
Li Si bundled up the armor, heavy sword, spear, bow, dagger, arrow pot and other equipment and placed them on the horse's back.
Zhang San carried a large bag of grain and walked towards his courtyard. After putting them down, he trotted to the main courtyard, fetched some dried meat, cheese, and salted water, and placed them in Wang Wuyuan.
"Hey!" Wang Wu responded. He just took two steps and turned to look at his father.
My father was looking at him deeply. After a long time, he sighed: "There are still your brothers and sisters at home, go ahead. The more you fear death, the faster you will die."
Wang Wudian He nodded, returned to the courtyard, and took out a wooden shield and a broadsword.
The wife had just finished feeding the child and saw her husband coming back. She quickly put the child down, wiped her tears and hurried to the kitchen.
A small table made of bamboo is filled with wild vegetable porridge.
She didn't even look at this. She carefully took out two pieces of biscuits and wrapped them carefully. Then she stuffed the dried meat from the host into them and handed them to Wang Wu.
"Take care of the family." Wang Wu held it in for a long time, only said this sentence, turned around and left.
On the road at the door, soldiers began to pass by again.
This time they are not outsiders, but local troops from Li Jiafang's hometown.
Two hundred soldiers, each with a subordinate, led the horses, pack horses or donkeys and mules, and meandered.
The atmosphere was a bit dull at first, and the sadness of separation was stuck in my heart, which was extremely uncomfortable.
But after walking a few miles, the atmosphere slowly relaxed.
The government soldiers talked and laughed loudly, as if they didn’t take it seriously to work hard on the battlefield. Their words were all about how they killed the thieves with great heroic deeds. Although after every expedition, there were some government soldiers. Can't come back.
Looking down from the sky, although there are only a few hundred people, there is an aura of its own.
And further away, Shiqiao Defense, Yongxing Defense, Yingqiao Defense, Yushan Defense, Princess Defense...
Teams of sergeants gathered, horseshoes forming, Strictly guarded by swords and guns.
They headed east, crossed the Ying River, passed through Xiangcheng, entered Yingchuan, and then headed towards Chenliu and Puyang. ******
In May in Chenjun, there was continuous drizzle.
The six thousand sergeants of the Silver Spear Right Battalion gathered one after another in Yangxia and conducted the last drill.
After the drill, Warlord Jin Zheng gave an order, and everyone lined up neatly and came to the river.
One pair of armors were taken off and sent into the cabin.
The spears were removed one by one, tied up, and stuffed into the boat.
Everyone is unstringing the bow, the tip of the bow is inserted into the waist, and the bow string is tied to the quiver.
Another sound of unsheathing and re-sheathing was heard, and the Huanshou knife was carefully inspected. If it was damaged, there was a last chance to replace it.
Several ships have already departed early.
The cabin was filled with arrows, bundle after bundle, either made locally in Chen County or collected from powerful families.
Wooden poles, hooks and sickles, long-handled axes, earthen pots, cauldrons, horse spoons, iron picks, shovels, ropes, candles, whetstones, wound medicine and other odds and ends are filled with Boat after boat.
All combat and military supplies for Yinqiang Right Battalion were transported by ship to reduce the burden of marching.
Sidecars and baggage convoys travel on land and can also carry an additional portion of grain and beans.
Six thousand sergeants also went north along the Suiyang Canal. After arriving at Junyi, they separated from the fleet, turned northeast, and went to Puyang Wenshijin, then crossed the Yellow River and arrived at Fangtou Nancheng.
When Yuan Chong arrived at the school grounds, what he saw was the scene of an expedition.
Six thousand people shouted "kill" in unison, and then took to the road menacingly.
Professional recruitment, eating food and working hard, even if it is windy, rainy, or snowy, you can march and fight. They don't have to worry about their family's livelihood. Guangchengze's farmland now provides pensions to more than 10,000 people every year. They receive 24 grains of grain per year. If they save some food and cultivate a few fields, they can almost make a living.
Furthermore, after fighting for so many years, the family has some savings. Even if they die in the war, the family will not be unable to survive.
But once you achieve military exploits, rewards will come, and your family can eat as much as you want.
There are rumors in the army that Chen Gong plans to let the imperial court appoint officers, so can they also follow suit?
Just follow Mr. Chen, kill him and get your head rolling!
Yuan Chong brought Lao Jun’s sheep wine to the school grounds.
Jin Zheng glanced at him sideways and said: "Mr. Yuan is late, I will leave immediately. Next time if you want to send it off, be more sincere and come two days earlier?"
Yuan Chong was not angry when he heard this. , just smiled and said: "I did something wrong."
Jin Zheng ignored him, got on his horse, and roared away.
"Dong dong dong..." The drum sounded.
Thousands of sergeants lined up in a long queue and walked past Yuan Chong.
He stroked his beard gently and watched quietly.
After several years of hard training and a year of bloody battles, Silver Spear Right Camp has become somewhat impressive.
These soldiers are Duke Chen’s most valuable asset.
The two battalions on the left and right have more than 10,000 elite soldiers. When facing the enemy head-on, they are invincible in the field.
Chen Gong mobilized so many troops this time, which can be said to be more than 100,000 or even 200,000, but the only ones who can really fight are only 10,000 or 20,000.
The drum beat lasted for a long time before it stopped.
Yuan Chong looked from a distance and saw that only the tiny silhouette of the last Silver Spear Army was left.
Gone, everyone is gone.
The elite soldiers and generals from Henan have all gathered in Hebei.
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The big yellow dog rushed out of the fence, walked through the path surrounded by mulberry trees, and rushed to the edge of the rice field. Then it raised its head and barked at the road.
On the main road, cars and horses are like dragons.
There was a slight tremor in the meadows on both sides of the road.
The big yellow dog whimpered and ran away with his tail between his legs.
Not long after it left, black lightning roared, and a large group of knights covered the ground like a tide, giving the early summer countryside a hideous color.
Wearing round hats, the knights of Liang Guo and Chen Liu's begging army and Wuhuan rode their horses and galloped in high spirits.
Horse hooves trampled across the grass, crushing the wild flowers into mud and lifting the grass stems to fly high.
On the creek diagonally opposite, there are splashes of water and horse hooves.
The powerful disciples who are skilled in bow and horse carry swords and bows, and are extremely heroic.
After joining the Wuhuan knights, more than a thousand knights carried the banner and their morale was high.
A dog's head appeared in the grass, baring its teeth and watching the cavalry in the distance quietly.
The flag fluttered in the wind and made a roaring sound.
The war horses raised their hooves bravely and rushed to the front, making a sound like muffled thunder.
The sound of the trumpet came from the horizon, and the knights scattered and gathered together, gradually covering the entire world like mercury pouring down.
The big yellow dog bared its teeth even more fiercely. Just when it was about to rush out and bark happily, there was more intensive sound of horse hooves from the south. It was so frightened that the sole of its foot slipped and it rolled and ran away. Returned to the village.
As I walked, I looked back.
On the southern wilderness, countless horses were driven by herdsmen and ran forward.
The shepherd is among the horses, constantly controlling the direction of the horses.
It took a long time for the horse hooves to finally calm down.
The big yellow dog no longer has its tail between its legs.
It returned home slowly, and when it saw its owner, it shook its head and was very affectionate.
Isn’t it better to be a peace dog than a horse in troubled times?
The owner ignored him, but walked out of the yard, stood in front of the door, and looked at the horses going away.
His son was also among the knights who went to war.
As a member of the Li family of Gaoyang (Chenliu Yongqiu County), he was called to go on an expedition to fight for his family and his own wealth. He had nothing to say.
Wealth and honor must be exchanged for life.
Do you dare to put your head on your waist and risk your life to change it?
He is old, but his son is still young, and maybe he can come back in another official capacity.
If the ancestors of the Li family did not dare to risk their lives, how could they allow their descendants to enjoy wealth and honor, so that they are still powerful in Yongqiu?
He knew very well that after passing this village, there would be no such store.
The big yellow dog looked at its owner, then looked at the north. There was nothing there, only the increasingly gloomy sky and lightning that might fall at any time.
(End of this chapter)