Prince of the Song Dynasty

Chapter 149: Cavalry knight

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Zhugeying is in Quwo City, and Zhao Zhen is in the front camp, so Zhugeying must go to the barracks to find Zhao Zhen.

"Woo--! Woo--!" Three horns sounded. This is the horn horn commonly used by Fan people, and Zhao Zhen ordered it to be used as a tool for the army to convey orders. The Central Plains army mainly used two communication tools for fighting, one is drums and gongs, and the other is a clear banner. If you hear the drum, you will advance; if you hear the gold, you will retreat. The movement and rotation of the army is indicated by the use of banners.

This is also the reason why many generals like to use night attacks. At night, it is not easy for soldiers to see the banner, and drums alone cannot command the army. In that kind of night, middle and lower-level officers are often required to control it. In ancient times, the quality of the middle and lower-level officers in China was extremely low.

Therefore, night attacks can cause confusion and loss of command. Just as in the army under Xin Wang Zhao Zhen, many middle and lower-level officials were young people, and they were also protégés of Zhao Zhen. Therefore, under the indoctrination of Zhao Zhen's modern military and tactical thinking, these officers have a strong ability to command alone, and can bring dozens of people back long distances to intersperse behind enemy lines at any time.

Just like the Red Army in later generations, how many soldiers died in the famous Long March? How many soldiers have fallen behind? Are most of the people still there? This is to rely on the ability of middle and lower-level officers.

But the horn is definitely a good thing. It has many functions, because it does not need to be beaten short and constantly with drums, nor is it necessary to be beaten short and constantly with golden gongs. It can be distinguished by long and short sounds, and it is easy to distinguish.

For example, the current trumpet sound is one long and two short, which means to notify that one's own team is approaching or to invite friendly forces to greet them. After Zhugeying's trumpet sounded, the gate of the army's large camp opened wide, and a group of cavalry ran out from it, the first one was Huang Shi.

Seeing the banner of Zhugeying's Hedongnan Road Jinglue, Huang Shi laughed forward and clasped his fist, saying: "Master Zhuge Jinglue, the prince said you are coming, you are really coming! With so many people, we almost thought it was. The army of the Golden Soldiers is here!" Zhuge Ying smiled slightly, while she asked people to bring all the supplies to the camp, she looked at the camp. The camp is divided into east and west, with cavalry on the left and infantry on the right. There is a big tent in the middle, and it is believed that Wang Zhaozhen lives in it.

Zhuge Ying said: "Where is the prince now?" Huang Shi showed a weird smile on his face, and then said: "The prince is instructing the cooks in the back camp, and there are a group of women waiting for the chefs who have been instructed by the prince to prepare meals for the army. It's serving!" Zhugeying suddenly understood that Zhao Zhen was going to give play to his superb cooking skills and instruct the chefs to cook.

Many people know that Xinwang Zhao Zhen is delicious. It can be seen that when he was the prince, he must not be a good student. In the imperial family of the Zhao family in the Song Dynasty, every prince had to go through a series of studies of piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and a hundred schools of scholars.

Most people have to learn this for a lifetime. Under such circumstances, they can still learn superb cooking skills and powerful martial arts, as well as extremely deep military strategies and tactics. It can be seen how unfair it was to believe in Wang Zhaozhen. Who knows, Xin Wang Zhao Zhen actually traveled here, and brought all his skills when he came.

Among the ancient emperors, many emperors wanted to show that they were not a person who did not distinguish the grains, and they also asked God to bless the grains and the weather to be good, and they had to go down to the fields themselves.

Not only did Zhao Zhen teach old farmers how to produce high-yield crops in Shimoda, he often cooks by himself. In fact, countless delicacies such as dried tofu, tofu skin, French fries, barbecue, fried skewers, etc. are all taught by him. He himself has invented and created countless delicacies. Today, there are eight out of ten gourmet snacks in the king’s army. Nine are his masterpieces.

The bitterly smiling Zhugeying asked people to bring the livestock into the back camp, and saw that Zhao Zhen was busy writing recipes for the chefs. As soon as Zhugeying came, Zhao Zhen shouted: "The animals are here, everyone!"

Hearing what he said, a black line immediately appeared on Zhugeying's head. Zhao Zhen didn't notice her sick words at all, but just said to the frowning and unwilling block Ge Ying: "How come you, let someone do it!" Suddenly, a group of people came over and started to take care of it. , They kill sheep and cattle, kill cattle, remove bones and skin.

Stir-fry in a large pot, boil the stew, and bring out a lot of flavored beef, shabu-shabu-shabu, shabu-shabu potatoes, shabu-shabu sweet potatoes, shabu-shabu tofu... and so on. Shabu-shabu dishes and specialties are brought out.

Seeing these delicious foods in the future, Zhao Zhen brought out exquisite sesame sauce, chili sauce, Philippine vegetable sauce, soy bean curd and other dipping sauces. At the moment, Zhao Zhen's index finger moved, and she personally picked up a slice of fresh lamb and put it in the pot, and the flames throbbed. Soon, Zhao Zhen picked it up and dipped it in the sauce. He was about to eat, but he saw Zhuge Yingzheng looking at him with a meaningful look.

Zhao Zhen handed the chopsticks to Zhugeying and said, "Be careful, hot!" Zhugeying blew two mouthfuls and opened her mouth to bite the mutton slices on the chopsticks Zhao Zhen personally held.

The prince personally raised the chopsticks to feed, Zhugeying even ate it, shocking the eyes of everyone around him. People turned their heads and looked elsewhere, saying that they hadn't seen anything.

After Zhugeying had eaten it, suddenly, a pair of phoenix eyes opened sharply, and her long eyelashes fluttered and trembled. He covered his lips with a hand, and said for a while: "This kind of delicacy has never been eaten before. Marshal Yue said that the delicacy that you invented in Wang Jun surpasses the best sour filling he has ever eaten. I think let him come and eat!" Then, staring at Zhao Zhen's bowl and chopsticks with a look that a female wolf can only have.

At this time, the chefs, generals, and soldiers present ate them one by one. And Zhao Zhen had to give Zhugeying her bowl and chopsticks... and watched her eat...

"The elements are bean curd, tofu, dried tofu, meat, beef, mutton, and vegetables, as well as these holy vegetables, mushrooms, yams, and sweet potatoes. After you are ready, there is this thick secret soup and seasoning. Sauce is the only way to have this meal of shabu-shabu and five-spice beef. It is delicious. Lord, it’s just that it’s not cheap!"

Zhao Zhen also nodded and said: "Yes, we can find a way to open a store and sell it out. I plan to ask the people from the spy department of the commander-in-chief's mansion to secretly cooperate with those big businessmen to open a restaurant and restaurant, and there will definitely be eateries."

Zhugeying sighed with emotion and said: "The world like the lord attaches great importance to the diet of civilians and soldiers, and can also use resources to make money for intelligence. You are the only one. The three emperors and the five emperors and the ancient sages are just like that, the lord It must have some Lingyun achievements every day!"

Zhao Zhen smiled slightly and said: "You call me the lord now?" Zhuge Ying said: "The concubine has made up his mind today, and since then, I will go through all kinds of fire and water for the prince, and never give up."

Zhao Zhen instantly opened her eyebrows and smiled happily. It was like a wolf seeing a sheep coming here. Zhugeying hurriedly said: "Master, don't think about it crooked..." Zhao Zhen laughed.

In the evening, Zhao Zhen's guard army barracks and Yue Fei's army barracks were in full swing. Firecrackers were set off, food was eaten, and piles of fires were also lit. The soldiers sang joyous songs. After a while, some soldiers shouted: "Eat shabu-shabu...Eat shabu-shabu..."

These soldiers from poor people were very happy. They had heard that their lord, Wang Zhaozhen, personally arranged the New Year's Eve dinner for them. What kind of care and love is this? Not only that, Zhao Zhen also came to be honest, in addition to the monthly salary this month of the New Year, an additional month's military salary will be added.

An extra month of military pay per person really requires a lot of money and food. Had it not been for Zhao Zhen to set up shopkeepers, restaurants, brothels, red houses and even gambling in his army, he would recover some of the money from the soldiers. In addition, many products invented by Zhao Zhen, such as mirrors, glass, perfume, underwear, clothing, shampoo, soap, soap, juice, etc., are on sale under the alliance of big businessmen from all over the world. And in the case of Jin Guo, various ministries in Mongolia, various ministries in Turpan, Dali and neighboring countries smuggling the special products of Wang Jun, Zhao Zhen's finances are very loose. Otherwise, Zhao Zhen couldn't get the money at all.

The happiness of the soldiers is very simple, and their requirements are also very simple. With such a good lord, they return to their hearts in vain, and they must fight actively in the future, fighting desperately for their home, the country, and the king.

Hot pot pottery bowls and porcelain bowls opened up, and hot pots were steaming on the table. The guys chuckled, carrying the big wooden barrels, and took out the various vegetables, meat sauces and other ingredients in it, and put them on the table of the soldiers. The steaming hot pot and the hot scene brought the New Year's atmosphere to its peak!

The soldiers held their bowls and said, "Thank you for the kindness of King Qiansuilong..." This voice waved from wave to wave, like the surging river, endless. Zhao Zhen laughed loudly, lucked out of her dantian, and yelled in a deep voice: "Oh!" After saying that, she drank a mouthful.

Suddenly, under the bonfire, the soldiers' vulgar eating sound rang, but Zhao Zhen felt that it was a lively sound.

Finally, Zhao Zhen taught them two more songs. One is "Fantastic! Angry! Another song "Defeat the Golden Empire" is "Broad Sword Slash to the Golden Dog's Head". Of course, Zhao Zhen first handed it to Yue Fei and a group of generals, and then the generals taught all the soldiers.

In addition to establishing a comprehensive military academy in Yuci, Zhao Zhen is also studying and promoting his new learning program with Yue Fei. The cavalry learning crash course is used to quickly train cavalry soldiers and officers. Zhao Zhen used a short limited time to teach these elders military knowledge.

Zhao Zhen brought together Mongolia and the nomadic peoples, as well as modern cavalry and his own thoughts. The essence of cavalry strategy and tactics. There are also ideological teachings such as being loyal to oneself, loyal to the nation, loyal to the country, and loving the people, and teaching soldiers and officers to be kind to the people, love the people, be kind to their own people, except for their own people, but all enemies should not regard them as human beings. But at the same time, we must surrender the enemy, use the power of the alien to fight the alien, and unite to defeat the Jurchen.

The Infantry Crash Course is used to train soldiers in infantry combat tactics. There is also a crash course for scouts, which is tantamount to training the special investigators of the Xinwang Army. For the training of various arms, Zhao Zhen has a lot of tricks and experience. Apart from other things, survival in the wild is no problem for this group of scouts and horses who believe in the king's army.

Finally, there is a crash course for heavy soldiers. Ancient soldiers valued logistics but did not value it. They know the importance of logistics, but they have not done a special and independent division of labor.

In fact, heavy soldiers are very important, they are actually a kind of multifunctional infantry. The foresighted commanders often plant an elite army in their own army. Often when the enemy intercepts and kills the heavy soldiers, they are counter-attacked and defeated by the more elite heavy soldiers. Therefore, the heavy soldiers are definitely an amazing weapon! The importance attached to them should never be underestimated!

Yuci City is the open land of Mapingchuan in the south of Taiyuan Fucheng. Yuci City was called Xu Shui and Wei Yu before the **** and the Spring and Autumn Period. Later, it was renamed Yuci during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period.

In the southern outskirts of Yuci City, Zhao Zhen established a huge military academy like a small city. Zhao Zhen set up a large school field in the military academy to train troops independently, which is a secret place. Zhao Zhen ordered that anyone who entered without an order was killed, no matter who it was, anyone who entered without permission would be killed first. For this reason, he set up a notice board, as long as there is no order to enter, he will be killed!

The arms research of the Taihangshan arsenal and the munitions research of the arsenal of Qingshicheng have made certain progress. In order to integrate forces, and the Bluestone City has gradually become a large-scale commercial city, there is a lot of traffic and a lot of people every day. Many secrets can no longer be covered, so Zhao Zhen immediately ordered the arsenal and research department of Qingshicheng to move to Taihang Mountain. And industries such as breeding, farming, non-staple food processing, and mushroom growing are still in Qingshicheng.

At this time, Zhao Zhen regretted that he could not ask the Mingjiao disciples to join his research group. The main research force now is ridiculous. They are still a group of craftsmen who were regarded as slaves by the Kingdom of Jin and ignored by the Song court. .

However, it is these people who received the attention of the letter king Zhao Zhen and greatly improved their lives and increased their income. At present, they have developed a lot of the latest weapons, such as the continuous fire crossbow made of steel, the catapult and the ballista built on the principle of levers and gears. These are not surprising. The most expensive are naturally the latest weapons such as grenades, explosives, and gunpowder jets.

In the cavalry crash course, the teachers of these crash courses must first be taught by Zhao Zhen. "What are our cavalry? They are mobile forces! First, they are the forces that charge to break the enemy's formation. In the battle between the two armies, they break the enemy's formation and act as a sharp knife."

"Secondly, the cavalry is a force for attack and harassment. When the enemy is tired and exhausted, it will kill and chase the enemy. There will be a large number of casualties in a frontal battle. When we talk about combat tactics, we will always exchange the least death for the greatest victory If the number of people killed or injured in a battle reaches or exceeds one-tenth, it is a lost battle!

"Our main weapons are bow and arrow and crossbow arrows. Our advantage is speed. We must use horse speed to kill the enemy as much as possible. We must hit the side and back of the enemy as much as possible. Never hit the front! Even ordinary civilians. A frontal attack will also have an adverse effect on our cavalry..."

Zhao Zhen is teaching a group of generals. These generals are Marshal Yue Fei, Guards Commander Wang Gui, Qinglong Army Commander Di Lei, Qinglong Army 1st Cavalry Battalion Commander Liu Zhentian, Battalion Commander Huang Shi and others, White Tiger Army Command Zhao Xiaodao, battalion commander Wang Xuxiang and others.

The Kirin Army commanded Han Shunfu and the five battalions, the Suzaku Army commanded Niu Gao and the Suzaku Army Battalion, the Basalt Army commanded Dong Xian, the Guards commanded Jin Biao, the Beiwei Army commanded Zhang Xian, and the Beiwei Army commanded Yue Zhen and the cavalry. The battalion commander Guan Ling and others, Xu Qing, the commander of the Beiwei Army, Yang Jin, the commander of the Beiwei Army, Wang Shan, the commander of the Victory Czech Army, Wang Dalang, the commander of the Victory Czech Army, and Zheng Huai, the commander of the Victory Czech Army. The Czech army commander Zhang Kui.

There are also the Brave Army commander Zhang Yong, the Brave Army First Army commander Ding Jin, the Brave Army Second Army commander Wang Zaixing, and the Brave Army Commander Li Gui.

"The cavalry is different from the ordinary soldier. When fighting, the casualties of the cavalry are twofold. Therefore, the loss of the cavalry is more difficult to bear. Not only will their own people die, but the horse will die, which is twice In this case, what reason do we have for such a stupid attack? As I said before, the biggest difference between cavalry and other arms is that soldiers have horses. What does horses do? Of course it’s speed, although horses The speed of the cavalry is not as good as our infantry for a long time. But in short distances, it is definitely not comparable to ordinary people. This is the mobility of the cavalry. Therefore, the only strength of the cavalry is the mobility. To avoid the shortcomings!"

The development of the Western cavalry system eventually pushed this unit to its limit, mainly because the cavalry was a waste of money. In the West, only nobles can afford to be knights. So the chivalry system arose.

But the problem is that at the peak of the chivalry system, an extremely ironic incident occurred. At that time, Western cavalry had always been characterized as heavy armored iron cavalry. The knights wore iron armor and the horses were also covered with iron armor. The power is really nothing to say. Western knights and horses wear armours. If they are light, they are flashy and useless. And if it becomes heavier, the knight or the horse will lose strength. At that time, the horse may fall down and cannot rise under the pressure of the knight, or the knight cannot rise when falling down. This also means the threat of death.

At the beginning, the British longbowmen relied on the geographical advantage of the woods to achieve victory over the most famous French knights.

During the Song Dynasty, the West launched a magnificent crusade movement, and various knights were established one after another. At this time, the Western army can be regarded as powerful! But in front of the Mongolian cavalry, they were weak and vulnerable. The Mongols eat sheep like wolves and easily defeat the European Knights. They easily wrangled horses on the Rhine and captured the little German princess at the time as slaves on the bed.