"Report to the general, it is said that the Wuzi Camp lost more than a dozen horses during the afternoon training, and forty or fifty soldiers were slightly injured!"
At night, after the day's training was over and the soldiers had dinner, Zhang Kangnian quietly came to Qiu Xinggong's camp, bowed to the latter and clasped his fists.
The Xuanjia Army is now in a closed training period. During this period, not only ordinary soldiers are not allowed to go out at will, but also high-level generals must stay in the military camp day and night. Unless summoned by the emperor or there is an important court meeting, even Duan Zhixuan cannot leave the camp.
"What? Training can also damage horses and soldiers? What have they been training for?"
Qiu Xinggong frowned, feeling very puzzled, and asked aloud.
In the afternoon, he mainly reviewed official documents in the camp. Before, he was mainly responsible for the daily drills of the Xuanjia Army. But after Li Zexuan came, he "stole" his job. As the "second in command" of the Xuanjia Army, he became After becoming a "civilian", some official documents and food logistics in the army were handed over to him to manage, so he was still very busy every day.
In his opinion, the daily drills in this military camp were all about soldiers accidentally falling off their horses and scratching their skins. How could both men and horses be injured? This is not fighting on the front line, let alone hunting in the mountains!
"Back to the general, the Wuzi Battalion was mainly conducting cavalry charge training in the afternoon. It is said that when the soldiers in their camp were about to rush to the obstacle, Li Canjun and Sun Zhiping did not issue a stop order, so many soldiers directly rushed into the formation with their horses and men. After the wooden stakes were put on, there was a lot of damage!"
Zhang Kangnian replied with a smile. After saying that, he bowed his hands towards Qiu Xinggong and said with a flattering look on his face: "Haha! Although it has not been determined what the specific competition between Yiziying and Wuziying will be in ten days, but Wuziying has lost its troops before the competition. For us, , What a great joy indeed! The Y-zi camp will definitely win this competition, so I will congratulate the general in advance!"
Qiu Xinggong's face was stunned for a while, and then the corners of his mouth curved slightly. Ten people could see the gloating meaning. After a moment, the old guy suddenly straightened his face and said, "Congratulations to me on what you've done." ? If you want to congratulate you, you should also congratulate Sun Tao! He is the leader of Yizi Camp!"
"Yes, yes! The general said it! It was the general who said the wrong thing!"
Zhang Kangnian quickly apologized and smiled.
There was silence in the tent for a moment. Zhang Kangnian rolled his eyes. He approached Qiu Xinggong and whispered: "General, just half a day of training has caused many men and horses to be injured in Wuzi Camp. Can you use this to show off in front of the general?" Attacking Li Canjun? Saying there is something wrong with his new training code?"
"Hmm~?"
Qiu Xinggong raised his head sharply and glanced at Zhang Kangnian. His face was so calm that no one could tell whether he was happy or angry. Zhang Kangnian quickly took two steps back in fear, not daring to say another word.
After a long time, perhaps Qiu Xinggong "figured it out", he waved his hand and said to Zhang Kangnian: "Okay! I already know this! Just stand down!"
"Here~!"
Without receiving a positive reply from Qiu Xinggong, Zhang Kangnian could only retreat uneasily.
"Li Zexuan, Li Zexuan, I didn't come to trouble you, but you handed the matter into my hands. God is really going to kill you, and no one can save you!"
In the camp, Qiu Xinggong looked at the flickering candles on the candlestick and murmured to himself.
Outside the camp, Zhang Kangnian looked at the moon in the sky with a meaningful smile on his lips.
Although Qiu Xinggong didn't express his position to him just now, how could he not see that Qiu Xinggong was already interested after working under Qiu Xinggong for many years? Furthermore, Qiu Xinggong and Li Zexuan are sworn enemies. How could they not seize this good opportunity and use the topic to attack Li Zexuan
Li Zexuan saved him and Sun Tao yesterday. It stands to reason that he and Sun Tao should be grateful to Li Zexuan and have a grudge against Qiu Xinggong at this time. But Zhang Kangnian has his own ideas. Li Zexuan saved him yesterday, but it is not so much a rescue. Rather, he wanted to disgust Qiu Xinggong!
Zhang Kangnian has done so many things in the military and has been exposed to people at all levels. It is precisely because he has a "delicate heart" and knows how to delve into the minds of superiors that he can climb to this position now! After Li Zexuan came to Xuanjia Army, he had contact with Li Zexuan several times. He could feel Li Zexuan's deep hatred for him. This kind of disgust was almost difficult to change! Even if he betrays Qiu Xinggong and takes refuge with Li Zexuan, he can't change this disgust!
Therefore, in Zhang Kangnian's view, instead of harboring grudges against Qiu Xinggong and showing favor to Li Zexuan because of yesterday's incident, it is better to firmly hold Qiu Xinggong's thigh and achieve both prosperity and loss! Anyway, he didn't expect Qiu Xinggong to share the difficulties with him. He just hoped that Qiu Xinggong could cover him in the Xuanjia Army! After experiencing the initial discomfort with what happened yesterday, Zhang Kangnian doesn't mind it at all now!
Therefore, as soon as this guy found a point that could "criticize" Li Zexuan, he immediately ran over and told Qiu Xinggong!
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"...Join the army. A total of 18 horses and 42 soldiers in Wuzi Camp were injured in the afternoon, but they were all minor injuries. My subordinates have sent military doctors and supervisors to treat the injuries of the injured soldiers and horses. There are no serious injuries. hinder!"
While Zhang Kangnian was making a small report, Sun Zhiping also came to Li Zexuan's camp and began to "report" on today's "work."
The military doctor he talks about is easy to understand. There were already military doctors at this time in the Tang Dynasty, and usually when they went on an expedition, military doctors would also accompany the army, which was considered a relatively high-risk profession. As for the supervisor he mentioned, it was a military doctor. A small official who specializes in managing military horses.
It is said that the horse breeding policy in the Tang Dynasty was very sound. Some people may wonder why during the Qin, Han and Tang Dynasties, the Central Plains dynasties mostly achieved victory when they used troops against the north. However, in the Song and late Ming Dynasties, when faced with the invasion of foreign tribes from the north, the Central Plains dynasties were often defeated without the ability to fight back or won. Will it be difficult to win
In fact, there is a very key factor here, and that is the war horse!
The Central Plains dynasty was best at marching and setting up formations. After the formation was completed, you charged me and I charged you, just like playing chess. The northern foreign barbarians of all eras were mainly cavalry. They can use their horses to rush away and disrupt your formation. For the Central Plains army, as long as the formation is chaotic and the elites in the formation are defeated, they will be defeated. fall
Therefore, in the Song Dynasty and the late Ming Dynasty, the Central Plains Empire was beaten for hundreds of years and did not dare to form a formation to meet the enemy. The fundamental reason is that the traditional military concepts of the Central Plains were restrained by the northern military tradition.
Did the emperors of the Song and Ming dynasties not want to have a large number of cavalry? No, but it can't be, because at that time, the Central Plains lacked high-quality war horses!
The three dynasties of Qin, Han, and Tang were different. The monarchs of these three dynasties all attached great importance to cavalry, and naturally they also attached great importance to horse administration!
The so-called horse administration refers to the system of raising and using horses. Before the unification of Qin, each country also had its own horse administration. Because in an era when countries were competing for supremacy, chariots and horses, which were symbols of national power, might be in a losing position in the war if they were not specially managed.
During the Qin and Han Dynasties, China's horse administration system began to gradually improve. After the establishment of the Qin Dynasty, horse administration was led by "Taipu", one of the Nine Qings. In this regard, both the Han and Tang dynasties completely imitated the Qin system and set up a Taipu Temple to manage the country's horses.
In order to consolidate national defense and foreign wars, the Han Dynasty attached great importance to the construction of horse administration. The imperial servant is in charge of horse administration. There are "Six Stables of the Emperor" in Kyoto (there are six royal horse gardens in the capital), and there are six pastoral gardens in charge of 36 pastures in border counties. It can be seen from the seal materials that there are also six royal stables in each county. The "Ma Cheng" who is responsible for horse administration.
The horse administration in the Tang Dynasty is considered to be the culmination of the Qin and Han dynasties. There is a saying that horses in the Tang Dynasty were the most prosperous since the Qin and Han dynasties. This refers to the horse breeding industry in the Tang Dynasty, which was far more prosperous than the Qin and Han dynasties.
In the Taipu Temple of the Tang Dynasty, there was a minister with a rank of third rank, and two young ministers with a rank of fourth rank. They were in charge of stables, herding carriages and horses. Under the control of the Chenghuang, Dianwu, Dianmu, and Chefu departments and all the pastoral supervisors across the country. Ma Zheng prospered and declined in various periods of the Tang Dynasty, with the early Tang Dynasty being the most prosperous.
When Li Yuan launched an army in Taiyuan, he received the help of 2,000 Turkic horses. At that time, there were also 3,000 Sui horses in Longyou Supervision. This was the earliest cavalry foundation of the Tang army.
Since then, horse breeding has become more and more prosperous. They have also paid attention to learning from the lessons of the previous dynasty and paid attention to horse breeding methods. They also often buy well-bred horses from the northern nomads for crossbreeding. The horses are even stronger; their number is even greater than that of the Han Dynasty. Virtue, there are 706,000 horses in the country!
Whenever horses are used for battle, good horses must be selected and must be strong and strong. Due to their excellent horse breeding and use, the war horses of the Tang army were not inferior to those of the Western Turkic Regions. Unlike the Han Dynasty, although there were many horses, the quality was not very good.
Ma Zheng was the material basis for building a powerful cavalry. Therefore, the cavalry power of the Tang Dynasty was better than that of previous dynasties!
"Will the injured soldiers affect tomorrow's training? Also, are there any spare horses in the camp?"
After listening to Sun Zhiping's report, Li Zexuan frowned slightly and asked aloud.
As for the injuries to men and horses, he had already expected this when he ordered the soldiers to conduct battle training during the day. However, hearing that so many men and horses were injured at this time made him feel a little uncomfortable.
"You don't have to worry about joining the army. The soldiers all suffer from skin injuries caused by bumps and bumps. The military doctors can simply treat them and they will be fine! As for the spare horses, of course there are. Every soldier in the Xuanjia Army is equipped with two A war horse, the injured horse today will be recuperated and rested for a few days, and the soldiers will use the spare war horse for training tomorrow!"
Sun Zhiping clasped his fists and replied.
As the ace cavalry of the Tang Empire, the Xuanjia Army not only had the best quality horses, but also had the best quantity. Each person was equipped with at least two horses. During the expedition, one horse was used to carry people, and the other was used to carry people. Used to carry equipment in case of emergency!
"... Come with me to see the injured soldiers!"
After a moment of silence, Li Zexuan suddenly spoke.
In any case, these soldiers were all injured because of him, because in the past, the training of the Xuanjia Army was just practicing formations and riding and shooting. Basically no one was injured due to training. He just Within a few days of coming to the military camp, more than a dozen people were slightly injured. No matter what, he had to go and visit, otherwise his conscience would be uneasy!
Besides, it's still early and most of the soldiers haven't fallen asleep yet, so it's a good time to go!
"Uh... joining the army is not necessary, is it? The soldiers are really fine!"
Sun Zhiping couldn't help but be startled when he heard this. After he came to his senses, he quickly shook his head and said.
"Is there anything going on? I can rest assured after I take a look at it. Zhiping, don't forget, I know medical skills!"
Li Zexuan glanced at Sun Zhiping, then stood up without any explanation and started to walk out of the tent.
"Join the army..."
Sun Zhiping quickly stood up and followed.
"Hey! Xiaoxuan, wait for me! I'll go with you! I'm your personal soldier!"
Cheng Chumo was lying on his side on the couch, ready to rest, when he jumped up from the bed like a carp. Without any clothes on, he just ran out of the tent, shirtless, to chase Li Zexuan!
"Hey! Chief Shan, Chu Mo, wait for me!"
After a while, Yuchi Baolin also ran out.
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"Hey, do you think Li Canjun is deliberately trying to mess with us? Where did he give the order for people to ride horses and hit the wooden piles!"
"Yes! I have never experienced this kind of thing on the left guard before!"
"You can't say that, right? I think Li Shenjun is right. The most important thing for us soldiers is to obey orders and follow orders and prohibitions. Otherwise, we will become a piece of loose sand on the battlefield."
"But how can anyone get injured just training before going to the battlefield?"
"Okay! Stop arguing! Li Canjun has his own reasons for doing this. He can't speak ill of the general behind his back! What's the difference between you and a talkative woman?"
"Hey! Chief Huo, everyone knows about the locust plague in your hometown. This time it's thanks to Li Canjun, but you don't have to be so partial to Li Canjun, right? Can't we talk behind each other's back?"
"Ding Dali, shut up! What's wrong with me favoring Li Canjun? Li Canjun is upright and aboveboard in his work. He has strict requirements on us today, isn't it because he can lead everyone to win the war in the future? What's wrong? He was slightly injured. Are you just whining? You’re not a pretty girl, so what’s the big deal if you get a little scratched skin or a minor injury?”
"That's right! The fire chief said it well! I also think we shouldn't talk about Li Canjun behind his back! Didn't Li Canjun say it the day before yesterday when he ordered the troops? The more we sweat on weekdays, the less we will bleed during the war! Now let's wipe It doesn’t matter if you have a little broken skin or a small injury, as long as it can save our lives during the war! Everyone, don’t you think so?”
"Yes! Wang Ping is right!"
After Li Zexuan followed Sun Zhiping to the tent area of Wuzi Camp, he heard such a conversation in the outermost tent. He couldn't help but secretly rejoice in his heart. It seemed that it was right to come to inspect the camp tonight. Otherwise, he would not know the true thoughts of the soldiers, and over time, he would "become separated from the masses"!
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