Northern Dynasties

Weizhou Daying is located next to the water, and the ice and snow on the river have gradually melted, and the flood season is approaching. Although the river is still cold, it also casts a layer of light green on both sides of the river beach.

Right now, tens of thousands of people from all states have gathered in this big camp. The camps are connected end to end, occupying the riverbanks on both sides of the Weishui River that are more than ten miles long.

Although the real elite soldiers accounted for only a small part of the tens of thousands of horses, most of the others were improvised state, county and township regiments, powerful tribes, and vassal forces of various ethnic groups, but so many people gathered Even so, the entire camp was filled with a chilling atmosphere, and even the birds in the sky did not dare to hover in the sky above the camp.

It was only after Li Tai came to this world that he experienced it himself, and he realized that the large camp where people and horses gather in ancient times is quite different from what he imagined in later generations.

When many people think of the military camp, they generally think that it must be forbidden, dull and depressing. The soldiers are sharpening their knives and fighting for the battle all day long. Apart from this, they have no personal life and entertainment activities.

But in fact, this is wrong. These armored soldiers are also human beings, and they also have various normal living needs, either physically or psychologically. Once they are not satisfied for a long time, it will have a bad impact on morale, and even There will be a big mess.

In essence, a barracks is actually a living area with military purposes, like a city with slightly crude facilities and functions.Soldiers are not allowed to order or leave their respective camps privately, but in the absence of special combat missions, the life and entertainment inside the camp are relatively casual, and there will not be too many unkind regulations.

The camp of the Chinese army where Li Tai was staying, except that tents were used instead of houses made of wood and stone, its layout and functions were also similar to those of a state city, with living areas, office areas and even entertainment areas divided.

Of course, the so-called entertainment area mainly refers to the school field where various military competitions are held, not a place to indulge in drama and play.

After Li Tai obtained Duguxin's understanding through some explanations, he stayed in the camp for one night, which greatly relieved the fatigue of the journey.On the second day, he couldn't sit still, he was still thinking about what Duguxin said yesterday, and wanted to find some talents in the camp to recruit him.

This kind of occasion where all the armies gather is undoubtedly to bring together the outstanding military talents of the various states and counties, and it is easier to dig out.

Li Tai has also experienced occasions that are more grand than this scale, such as the Grand Parade in recent years.But in such an occasion, he was far behind in terms of qualifications and status, and he did not have the opportunity to go deep into the camp to recruit talents. Even if outstanding talents emerged, they would be cut off by Yu Wentai and other old guys.

With such thoughts in mind, Li Tai went to inspect the camps after breakfast. Move to see.

There are two straight and flat stables on the school field, which can be used by the two teams of knights to practice their skills together, and compare the level of riding and shooting skills by the way.At this time, on the school field, there are two teams competing with each other.

Riding and shooting are quite advanced skills in the army, and those who are proficient in both can already be called elite warriors and are highly admired and admired in the army.So when a sergeant wanted to compete with this skill, it immediately attracted a lot of people to watch and surrounded the small school ground.

The two teams consisted of six people each, although they were not many in number, each of them looked strong and impressive, making one dare not underestimate them.

When they got on their horses and started galloping on the horses, and drew their bows to the targets on the left and right sides of the gallop, their movements were clean and neat, and they all showed their own good shooting skills, which attracted the applause and applause of the spectators around. Good constantly.

Li Tai was attracted by the shouts. At this time, the competition between the two sides has reached the second half, but their respective states have not declined significantly. Even the worst can maintain the level of six out of ten arrows. It can be seen that it is definitely training on weekdays. Su Su has made him very interested in both sides of this competition.

"Who are the two sides in this comparison? Why are they fighting?"

He patted a soldier next to him who was still clapping and applauding, and asked with a smile.

The soldier was disturbed watching the play, he was in a bad mood, he was about to get angry when he frowned, but when he turned his head and saw Li Tai and all the soldiers around him, he quickly suppressed the anger on his face, crossed his hands and bowed and said : "General, in this game, the soldiers from the Wushan garrison are on one side, and the East Qinzhou troops are on the other side. It seems that there is a conflict between the two camps, so we have to come to the school grounds to compete to determine the outcome."

The Wushan garrison is a garrison in Weizhou. Li Tai couldn't help but be a little surprised when he heard the words: "Longyou really has strong soldiers and horses, and the folk customs are tough, and the folk song in the county is so good at bowing horses!"

Hearing Li Tai's praise, the soldier immediately showed a proud expression on his face, but he shook his head and explained: "The Wushan garrison soldiers are not the original soldiers in the territory. They came from Guanzhong a few years ago. Come to the garrison. The lord of the garrison is named Shi Jing, and he is a very brave warrior..."

Hearing the soldier's answer, Li Tai felt a sense of eternity in his heart, he did not expect to meet an old acquaintance by chance in this Weizhou camp in Longyou.

Naturally, he will not forget Shi Jing, this guy is also considered unlucky, because the Biezhi people in Shangyuan Township offended Li Tai, and he was also implicated because of this. Cui Xi, who served as Jingzhaoyin, was dispatched to the frontier garrison in Longxi.

On the contrary, after the Na Shi brothers in Shangyuan Township completely bowed their heads to Li Tai, Li Tai did not retaliate further, and that family even joined the Shangyuan Canal League. But also very moisturizing.

Li Tai sighed in his heart while continuing to appreciate the competition on the field.Although Shi Jing's official career is not satisfactory, but the performance of his fellow members is notable. It can be seen that he has not sunk and slack because of this, and still maintains a very high level of training, and can go to battle to kill the enemy and make meritorious deeds at any time.

Seeing this scene, Li Tai was also quite relieved. Regardless of Shi Jing's achievements, he also hoped that his son Shi Wansui would shine without accident in the future.

Shi Jing and his trilogy performed well, and the East Qinzhou team who competed with him was also not bad. The first contest between the two sides was even tied. After a rest, they were ready to start the second contest. .

When Li Tai saw that the man leading the team from East Qinzhou was also tall and heroic, even a little braver than Shi Wansui's father, Li Tai was naturally very curious in his heart.Nowadays, he has seen most of the famous heroes in the Western Wei Dynasty, but he doesn't know this person, so he couldn't help but ask the spectators left and right.

But most of the onlookers on the left were soldiers from this place, and they didn't know much about the personnel in East Qinzhou. Although they looked at the man and felt very brave, they didn't know his identity.

The second match in the field also ended quickly, and in the end, the East Qinzhou team won by a few arrows ahead.The soldiers of Weizhou outside the arena saw Shi Jing and his party defeated, and they all sighed again and again, but the performance of the East Qinzhou troops was obvious to all, and it can only be said that they were a little unlucky.

After losing the competition, Shi Jing and his subordinates were all downcast. They were about to end in shame, but they were called out by the leader of the opposing team.The faces of Shi Jing and the others suddenly became a little unkind. They only thought that the other party was not satisfied with winning the competition, and wanted to be more humiliated, but they did not expect that the leader of the other party just took Shi Jing to explain to him the reasons for the gains and losses of his team's skills and failures for a long time. .

Standing outside the arena, Li Tai found it interesting to see the commander of East Qinzhou's long speeches and logical analysis, so he stood at the entrance of the school yard, waiting to say hello to Shi Jing, an old friend, and get to know him by the way. The commander of East Qinzhou.

Shi Jing patiently listened to the other party's analysis and narration on the field, finally waited until the other party finished speaking and shut up, although the other party did not intend to use this to humiliate him, but it also made him feel very uncomfortable, so he hurriedly handed over his hand and said goodbye, refusing to speak again. continue to stay.

But when he led the trilogy to the exit of the school field, he raised his eyes and saw Li Tai smiling and looking at him under the guard of his own soldiers, his expression suddenly changed, and he subconsciously shrank back, his body stiffened After a while, he threw the reins of his mount to the subordinates beside him, stepped forward bravely, crossed his arms and said respectfully to Li Tai from a distance: "The general has seen the envoy!"

"General Shi, it's been a long time. Although we met back then, we didn't have time to say goodbye. Now that we meet again in Longyou, the general's demeanor is still intact."

Li Tai pointed at Shi Jing and said with a smile, seeing the cautious and apprehensive appearance of the other party when facing him, he felt quite happy in his heart.

Shi Jing gave a wry smile after hearing the words, and quickly bowed her head again and said: "The envoy is absurdly praised, and the last general guards this side. He hasn't seen any merits for many years, but it's just a waste of time. As the envoy's reputation grows stronger, there will be more and more late generals." Hearing it, I really admire it in my heart, and I am even more ashamed of being offended by ignorance in the past..."

Li Tai is still waiting for a little farewell to Shi Jing, but the commander of the Eastern Qinzhou on the school grounds is also striding forward, looking at Li Tai from a distance, he cupped his fists and said: "Such a stunning and refined demeanor, it is indeed the commander-in-chief of Li Tai." During the Baishui parade last year, I was fortunate enough to watch Li Dadu go into battle to capture Sun Yat-sen from the sidelines of the school, which greatly inspired the young and strong minds of the middle school, and I was among them, and I admire Li Dadu!"

Li Tai was overjoyed when he heard this, and felt that the slap in the face of Zhao Gui last year was really worth it, and even now people often talk about it in front of him, and there are many fans.

Before he could answer, the man hurriedly said: "Liang Shiyan, who is in a humble position, is now the commander of the army under the jurisdiction of East Qinzhou. He has assembled in Longzhou and is waiting for orders. I didn't expect to see Li Dadu here. I was overjoyed. Please forgive me for the rashness! Last year, I was able to see the demeanor of the great governor, and I intended to visit after the big reading. Unexpectedly, the Beizhou thief urged me to leave the venue early to help. The humble job has always been cited as a pity. ..."