Chapter 714: First up
When the Taishan soldiers at the Longmen Mountain Camp heard the news that they were about to leave for the battlefield, cheers and fanaticism filled the camp.
Countless officers and soldiers cheered thunderously. They raised their swords to salute the commander-in-chief Yu Jin. These officers and soldiers of the Taishan Army who were eager for military success could not wait.
In less than half a day, two-thirds of the Taishan Army officers and soldiers left the camp and headed outside the Dagonkou in the east. Yu Jin left only two troops to guard the Yishui Channel.
But in this enthusiastic cheering, not everyone is so excited. Some people are worried about the strategy of banning. They thought that Yu Jin might be too rash. Is it really that foolproof if he puts the enemy troops into the basin?
But whether they were happy or worried, the four armies of the Taishan Army still embarked on the road to Wan'an Mountain.
The four armies led by Yu Jin were Xu Huang of the Feihu Army, Zhang Da of the Longjie Army, Xu Zhong of the Yingyang Army, and Lu Xiang of the Dingwu Army.
The number of the Fourth Army is about 18,000, of which 8,000 are cavalry. This high proportion of cavalry can only be matched by the foundation of the old guard army.
In this way, the army of nearly 20,000 people meandered eastward, preparing to join the Hu Muqiu tribe in Wan'an Mountain.
Wan'an Mountain connects Songyue to the east and Yique to the west. It is located at the inner entrance of the Dagu Pass Passage and is also the last barrier for Kyoto in the southeast.
It was about sixty miles from Longmen to Wan'an Mountain, and it took the army two days to see the majestic Wan'an Mountain reaching into the clouds.
By this time, Ju Yi's army had already arrived.
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In the mountain road of Dagukou, Yuan Jun was carrying military supplies with difficulty.
Although the slogan of Otani is "Otani", it is still small for an army of tens of thousands of people, not to mention that Yuan Jun also carries a large number of military vehicles.
These military vehicles are used as baggage now, but they will be used as horse barriers and breastworks in wartime.
At this time, these Yuan soldiers were clearing obstacles on the road to provide passage for the military vehicles behind them. These obstacles were all arranged by the Taishan Army outside the valley entrance. There were fallen trees, accumulated rocks, and even pits, which made the Yuan soldiers who cleared the obstacles miserable.
Especially for the pits, Yuan Bing could not fill them in due to lack of earth and stone, and he did not know where the Taishan Army transported the excavated earth.
However, those Yuan soldiers had to move the supplies from the general's vehicle first to see if they could be transported there on their backs.
Generally speaking, each military vehicle carried about ten to thirty packages of military supplies, including corn, salt, and arrows. At first, Yuan Jun carried them carefully, but later he got tired of carrying them and just threw the packages on the ground. Some honest officials and officials continued to carry military resources and stayed together.
For a time, there were scattered military supplies everywhere on both sides of the road, and people, vehicles and horses were crowded in the narrow passage, complaining endlessly.
At this time, a general came from behind. When he saw the chaos in front, he immediately yelled:
"Who asked you to do this? Get up and listen to my command."
The old warriors of the Yuan family immediately recognized that this man was the governor general Man Chong. They did not dare to neglect and hurriedly shouted to the servants, military remnants and robes and rushed over.
Man Chong first looked at the pit, then thought for a while and then ordered:
"You push all these military vehicles down, and dig some nearby soil for the rest. Dig a little bit in one place. Won't the hole be filled in?"
But Man Chong's words made these warriors hesitate, and they said:
"General, there are many of these military chariots. When the time comes, we will be investigated by the local law officers. We will suffer a lot."
Full of favors and scolding:
"Just do what you are told. When will it be your turn to take on the responsibility? I'm not dead yet."
After saying that, he waved people to do it.
So, after these warriors worked hard, the trap was filled, and the team began to move forward again.
It's just that the remnants of the army have suffered a lot, and now they have to carry an extra military resource, staggering forward with the large army.
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When Man Chong was settling the affairs of the former army, on a gentle slope not far from them, the marching tape of Ju Yi, commander of Yuan Army, was placed here.
Here, you can see dense forests of strange rocks, thick fruit trees, clear springs, and the singing of birds and the fragrance of flowers. It is really a good place.
This place already belongs to the north slope of Wan'an Mountain. At this location, the entire slope is gentle. There are more than a dozen palaces on the entire half-slope of the mountain, and they are already empty at this time.
This also saves Ju Yi's people from setting up tents and simply stops in these palaces.
At this moment, in a palace room, Ju Yizheng looked at the furnishings in the palace curiously, and then asked Zao Zhi beside him:
"Zao Jun, where are we? Why is there still a palace?"
Zao Zhi is from Yingchuan, not far from here, and knows the situation in Wan'an Mountain relatively well. He told Ju Yi:
"Ju Shuai, this is the upper palace of some emperors' tombs. In fact, there are some Shinto steles and stone statues behind them. Ju Shuai has never seen them before so he can't recognize them."
Ju Yi is from Liangzhou and has never seen the emperor's tomb. Unexpectedly, he saw it once when he was leading the army in the war, but he was confused:
"Which emperor belongs to this place? Why is it still buried here?"
Zao Zhi shook his head and smiled:
"Ju Shuai, these are the emperors of our dynasty. Emperor Ming, Emperor Zhang, Emperor He, Emperor Shang, Emperor Zhi, and Emperor Huan all have their palaces here."
Ju Yi was even more confused now. He was puzzled:
"I thought everyone from the Tian family was buried in Beimang. Why are they buried in Wan'an Mountain?"
Zao Zhi smiled and said:
"This is just an ignorant statement. In fact, the tombs of emperors in our country are divided into northern and southern regions. The tombs of the northern emperors are indeed in Mang Mountain, but the tombs of the southern emperors are in the Yishui River Valley, close to Wan'an Mountain. It's just that The place we are now is not the location of these emperors' tombs, but some upper palaces that are convenient for worship. After all, Wan'an Mountain is the highest in the south. "
When Zao Zhi said these five words, "Despicable and ignorant", Ju Yi's face suddenly darkened. What he hated most was that others said he was a despicable husband.
It's always like this, no matter how many military exploits Ju Yi has made, he still doesn't get any respect in front of these Yingchuan clans.
Ju Yi was no longer in the mood for conversation at this time, but Zao Zhi was a scholar who always liked to be a teacher. At this moment, Ju Yi was in a mood for conversation and was still talking:
"There are ritual burials in this emperor's tomb. It follows the principle of ancestral examination of nearby people and that peers do not share the same area. Therefore, peers cannot be buried in the same area. Therefore, the emperor's tomb is divided into northern and southern areas, which is in compliance with the etiquette system. This is not only This is true for this dynasty, and it was also true for the previous dynasty.”
Ju Yi's reaction was very cold, and he asked lightly:
"It seems that this ritual is really from birth to death, no matter what happens."
Zao Zhi nodded, stroking his long beard, contentedly:
"This is the great responsibility of our generation. If everyone in the world follows the rules, there will be no chaos in the world."
But I heard Ju Yi mockingly say:
"Service etiquette? Huh! How many teachers do those sour scholars who talk about benevolence, justice, etiquette and music have? The world is in chaos. In the end, we still have to rely on our warriors to bring peace. We can't kill Taishan's army by chanting sutras."
After saying that, Ju Yi fluttered his sleeves and left the palace, leaving behind Zao Zhi, whose face was blue and purple for a while.
Ju Yi left the palace, exhaled a breath of air, and then looked at the pro-army troops stationed on the gentle slope halfway up, feeling much better. When Ju Yi came out, his soldiers were lighting a bonfire and roasting grouse.
There is nothing new about Wan'an Mountain to these upright military men, but the grouse that grew up drinking mountain spring water is unexpectedly delicious.
When these people, such as Ju Yi and other important figures, visited the palace, they had nothing to do and simply held a bonfire party.
He split some palace doors on the spot, found some pine wood, and then hunted a dozen grouse and barbecued them on the spot. Afterwards, they ate deliciously, and everyone went out together, almost killing all the grouse in this area. Planted.
Bonfires, barbecues, robes, and drinks, these elements come together to form the most primitive happiness of men. This is a happy pattern left over from ancient times.
These people brag to each other that they know the details of each other's cowhide, and then you have a drink, I have a drink, and they drink together.
They all chanted "Honor Chen Gong, Respect Ju Shuai", and in this name, they drank up all the drinks they had carried halfway up the mountain.
And these wanton and wanton warriors were Ju Yi Enyang, the "first to ascend the army" who topped the entire army.
The so-called "Xianden" actually refers to the dead soldiers in the past. Those who climbed the city wall, filled in the ravines and were the first to rush were called "Xianden".
And Ju Yi's group of pioneers are indeed derived from those dead scholars, and they are also the foundation for Ju Yi's earliest career.
They and Ju Yi achieve mutual success.
Climbing first requires Ju Yi's courage and military strategy, but also his protection, and Ju Yi also needs such a group of warriors who don't know what death is, to win for him one victory after another, allowing him to become the first general of the Chen Kingdom of seats.
Therefore, due to this special relationship, the Xiandeng Army is not only different from other battalions of Yuan Army, but it is estimated that there is no other one in the world.
Nowadays, most of the soldiers of the princes are selected from good families, or although they have formed an army as knights, they also try to use severe punishments and laws to control military discipline.
With the world in chaos for so many years, everyone who is still alive knows that only such an army can win the war.
But that was not the case with Ju Yi's advance army. Almost all of these people were wandering rangers or scum full of evil. They would be executed by the local authorities if they were not sent to the battlefield.
Ju Yi gave these people opportunities and never used military law to control them.
Other camp leaders are not allowed to drink, but they can drink freely, even to the extent of alcoholism. They drank while chatting, drank while marching, and still drank while setting up camp.
Alcoholism is often related to promiscuous sex. After drinking, these people will harass women along the road, and they will even not let go of the ewes when they are drunk. It can be said that they are wild and wild.
If other battalion leaders were like this, Ju Yi's whip and military stick would be waiting for them.
Ju Yi trained the most severe military judges. These people just stared at the officials in the army, and would kill them with a military stick if they made the slightest mistake.
It is also strange that the most severe methods and the most indulgent management can coexist in the same army.
At this moment, when these first warriors were very drunk, they saw Ju Yi coming. They stood up and cheered for Ju Yi, and invited Ju Yi to have a drink too.
Ju Yi did not refuse. He walked to a bonfire, ate half a grouse, drank half a bowl of wine, and then sang his own folk songs with these pioneer warriors.
Ju Yi sang sad country ballads in his unique northwest accent. The strong emotions revealed in his singing moved the first warriors.
They felt the depression of Liangzhou people, the loneliness and desolation of being isolated from the outside world and surrounded by enemies.
They like Ju Yi, and Ju Yi also likes to stay with these people.
Just like the name "Xiandenshi", only the lowest, most despicable and most desperate groups will be captured as "soldiers".
It's not that these people are the only ones with despicable morals, but that the law only covers these people. No matter how bad the morals of those noble warriors are, they cannot be reduced to the level of these people.
For example, one of Ju Yiqin's pioneers was named Zhang Chi, who committed a major crime in the local area.
Zhang Chi returned to his hometown from wandering outside and was arguing with his mother about eating meat. His mother couldn't bear it and suffered from her son's hardship, so she went to the butcher's house in Tongli to ask for meat, but was humiliated by the butcher.
After Zhang Chi found out about this, he killed the butcher's family that afternoon and even raped the women and children.
The facts of this case are very clear, but difficult to deal with. Because it involves filial piety that is highly praised by the country, revenge for one's mother is highly praised by scholars, but Zhang Chi's behavior was so bad that he had to be severely punished.
But it was not good to kill him directly, so he was sent to the army by the local government and was subordinated to Ju Yi's Xiandenshi.
In fact, Ju Yi understood that Zhang Chi was not wrong, he was wrong because he was in the wrong place.
If he was born into a powerful family, his actions would be sung in the countryside and everyone would praise his vigour, instead of becoming a death row prisoner like now.
Just like Zang Ba from Langya next door, isn't it the same? But some people did it, and it was the Five Cauldrons of Food. Some people did it, and they could only become ghosts under the sword.
There are many people like Zhang Chi in Ju Yi's army, and they all come from the most desperate bottom.
They have no future in Yuan's army, and only the Xianden army can accommodate them.
In fact, Ju Yi was also lamenting that he found more and more that Yuan Jun had become a kind of army divided between high and low.
In the early years, before they captured Yuzhou, although there were distinctions between high and low in the army, they still gave everyone a chance. Just like Ju Yi himself, he was actually a lowly person compared to the powerful children of the Central Plains. Human?
But he can still rely on his own ability to reach his current position step by step. Even when Zao Zhi was scolded by him just now, he could only hold it in.
But what now?
No matter how brave a soldier is and how brave he is to fight, he still cannot become a warrior.
Because if you want to become a samurai, you must have walls and fields. Without these, you will still be a soldier to the extreme, and you will be a corps commander if you are great.
And what about Yuan Jun? Those above 10 years old are all warriors. Only these people can afford armor, war horses and servants.
And these are what make the remaining soldiers desperate, because it has nothing to do with hard work and luck.
Ju Yi knew this problem, but he was unable to change it, and to be honest, he didn't think much about changing it, because this model guaranteed Yuan Jun's combat effectiveness.
Whether he sympathized with the remnants or not, the fact was that just one armored warrior was worth five of them. The warriors are Yuan Jun's guarantee of standing.
After singing the folk ballad, Ju Yi drank a lot. Just when he was a little tipsy, a warrior carrying a flag ran up from the slope. When he came up, he informed that the front army had arrived at the mouth of the valley and was ready to fight at any time.
So, Ju Yi suddenly woke up, his eyes were shining, and he asked the first troops to pack up and prepare to leave.
He was going to the front to review his troops.