I served as an admonisher in the Song Dynasty

Chapter 306: At the Yuan Dynasty meeting, Su Liang went to work, and the five hundred heavy cavalry made a stunning appearance!

New Year's Eve.

In the afternoon, the winter sun is bright and the wind is slightly cool.

In the north of Bianjing City, there is the military camp of Long Yu Army.

The five hundred heavy cavalrymen wore dragon-scale iron armor and bright iron helmets with ear protection, nose protection, and neck protection. They carried hard bows and short crossbows on their backs, and held a silver-white hook-link spear. Sitting on their crotches were Hexi war horses wrapped in iron armor. , the queue is being trained.

Each heavy cavalry's armor weighs more than eighty kilograms.

They have to train in this equipment for more than four hours every day.

Basically, after everyone finished training, they ate, lay down in the tent and fell asleep from exhaustion.

From the moment I sleep until dawn, day after day.

The Hexi war horse is a medium-sized horse with strong endurance and strength. It is good at long-term running and long-distance marching, and is especially suitable for heavy cavalry.

Di Qing spent a lot of effort in the northwest to get a thousand horses.

In Longyu Camp, Hexi war horses are more expensive than heavy cavalry.

Each horse is guarded by two soldiers.

In addition to salt-added hay, daily food also includes sorghum, buckwheat, oats, beans and other concentrated feeds.

The consumption of one horse in one day is equivalent to the food of ten ordinary Imperial Guard soldiers.

The five hundred heavy cavalrymen spent most of the time eating and sleeping together with their horses to cultivate their relationship.

Today, people and horses have a perfect tacit understanding.

At this moment, Su Liang was watching the Long Yu Army's formation drill on a high platform.

Standing beside him was Xu Mang, the chief of the Long Yu Army.

After Su Liang read it, he frowned slightly and said: "No, not at all, there is no murderous intent at all! I asked you to go to Xuande Tower to show military might, not to show off your weapons and war horses!"

Su Liang was a little angry.

Just the day before yesterday.

Zhao Zhen discussed with all the ministers that after the court meeting in Yuan Dynasty, a military parade would be held in front of Xuande Tower.

Participants, in addition to the 800 infantry and 300 light cavalry of the Fourth Army, there were also 500 heavy cavalry.

Once upon a time, Emperor Taizu and Emperor Taizong often held military parades in front of Xuande Gate.

It was only during the Zhenzong period that the frequency gradually decreased.

Now that the Song Dynasty wants to train troops in Yuan Dynasty, it actually wants to scare the surrounding countries, especially the small countries such as Goryeo, Japan, and Jiaozhi.

A military parade can reduce a lot of unnecessary friction at the border.

Besides, the current imperial army of the Song Dynasty is much stronger than before.

Zhao Zhen wanted to let the people take a look at the military appearance and discipline of the Song Dynasty during the New Year, so as to improve the people's happiness and reduce the occurrence of unrest.

Su Liang supports this military parade.

After two years of reforms throughout the Song Dynasty, the growth of the Song Dynasty is known to all countries. It is time to show off the achievements of a strong army.

The person in charge of this Yuanri Great Court Meeting was Zuo Youding, the minister of Honglu Temple.

Su Liang didn't have to worry at first, but he still wanted to come and take a look.

Never thought about it.

After seeing it, he was very dissatisfied.

The heavy cavalry were majestic, but had no murderous intent.

The whole thing looks soft and squishy, ​​so well-behaved!

Xu Mang on the side explained: "Boss, after Zuo Siqing saw our queue yesterday, he specifically told us that during the New Year, we should not be too fierce and evil, but should be kinder, so we changed it."

The soldiers of the Long Yu Army had a lot of interactions with Su Liang and were very impressed by him. In addition, no matter who had problems at home, Su Liang would solve them immediately.

All the soldiers privately called Su Liang affectionately: Boss.

Su Liang turned to Xu Mang and said with a dark face, "Whose advice does Long Yujun listen to?"

"If the official is here, listen to the official! If the official is not here, listen to Su Liang, who serves as the censor and knows the miscellaneous things!" Xu Mang straightened his body and said loudly.

This was said by Zhao Zhen.

Immediately, Xu Mang shouted down: "The boss said, you must have murderous intent! From now on, practice with the momentum of killing enemies on the battlefield, don't be soft and like a pussy!"

The boss said it.

These four words were military orders, and the five hundred men became excited.

Roar!Roar!Roar!

kill!kill!kill!

The queue spread out again, completely different from the momentum just now.

After Su Liang saw the formation, he explained to Liu Sandao, Du Lei, Qian Goda, Sun Sheng and the other four before leaving the military camp.

……

New Year's Eve.

Inside Su's house, the lights are bright.

Su Zimu set off firecrackers in the courtyard, while Tang Wanmei watched while holding Su Qinyi.

Su Liang and his father-in-law Tang Ze were sitting in the house drinking and chatting.

At this moment, Aunt Ji shouted: "Let's eat jiaozi (dumplings)!"

When Su Zimu heard Aunt Ji's voice, he ran towards the kitchen.

Tang Wanmei followed behind with Su Qinyi in her arms. Nine-month-old Su Qinyi especially liked playing with Su Zimu, waving her little hands, very excited.

Not long after.

Su Liang's family sat together, eating, drinking, talking and laughing.

And this moment.

The streets in Bianjing City were even more crowded and lively than in previous years.

There are crowds of people downstairs in various sheds.

Magical powers, singing and dancing, and hundreds of operas are performed one after another, and the noise can be heard for more than ten miles.

After Yelu Hongji, the eldest son of the Emperor of Liao, walked around the street, he ordered the accompanying painters to paint all the bustling and lively scenes of Bianjing.

He wanted all the ministers of the Liao Kingdom to take a look.

What is prosperity, what is prosperity, what is living and working in peace and contentment.

This is the value of reform.

……

In the third year of Huangyou's reign, it was the first day of the first lunar month.

Less than four days later.

Su Liang rushed to Daqing Hall in court clothes.

This year, under Zhao Zhen's instructions, the ban's legal carriages and ceremonial guards have been streamlined a lot, but they are still lively.

Not long after.

All the civil and military officials of the Song Dynasty and envoys from various countries came to the Daqing Hall.

Wearing a heavenly crown and a red robe, Zhao Zhen sat on the throne and accepted congratulations from envoys from various countries.

This process has always been boring.

But this year, the civil and military officials of the Song Dynasty particularly enjoyed this process.

Because, visible to the naked eye, the attitudes of envoys from various countries towards the Song Dynasty were obviously different.

There are many compliments.

Especially the Liao and Xixia missions lost their arrogance and their eyes were full of humility.

these changes.

All prove the success of the current reform of the Song Dynasty, which is moving towards a prosperous age.

Nearly two hours later, the greeting ceremony ended. Zhao Zhen took the civil and military officials and envoys from various countries to Xuande Tower.

On January 1st this year, there is one more event: the military parade.

In the eyes of envoys from various countries, the soldiers of the Song Dynasty were famous for their "fake tricks".

Being a soldier is not for fighting, but for getting paid.

The soldiers of the Song Dynasty could cultivate land, build bridges and roads, and do business, but they could not fight.

When the Liao and Xixia missions learned that this scene was coming, they couldn't help but puff up their chests with pride.

……

A moment later, Xuande Tower.

Zhao Zhen stood in the middle, while ministers and envoys from various countries stood on both sides.

Under Xuande's building, outside the fence, the people of Bianjing City were surrounded.

Everyone also wants to take a look.

After a year's strategy of strengthening the army, what is the state of the imperial soldiers of the Song Dynasty?

Zhao Zhen looked at Cao Cong, the commander of the guards and the deputy commander of the horse army, who was riding a big horse and wearing heavy armor at the foot of Xuande Tower, and waved his hand.

Cao Cong immediately understood and said loudly: "Raise the flag and beat the drum!"

immediately.

Flags are fluttering and war drums sound.

The 800 infantrymen of the Fourth Army came first from a distance.

The queue was neat, the pace was sonorous and powerful, and waves of sand and dust were raised.

Immediately afterwards, 800 infantrymen marched to the Xuande Tower and demonstrated several different formations, all of which were routine actions.

The people from the Liao and Xixia missions all showed a look of disdain.

In their eyes, this is far from excellent.

And this moment.

The people downstairs in Xuande were very excited. Some people said: "It's not bad, it's not bad, at least it's better than I imagined!"

The performance of the infantry of the Fourth Army could barely meet the expectations of the people.

Soon, three hundred light cavalry came in rhythm.

The bodyguards and horsemen were all waiting for Wei Ze, riding a big black horse and shouting: Charge!

Swish!

Three hundred Qingqi, pulling on the horse rope, quickly increased their speed and ran wildly.

"end!"

As the flag was raised, Wei Ze shouted loudly, and the three hundred Qingqi suddenly stopped, their movements uniform, no one or one horse was sloppy.

"Turn the horse's head around and run back!"

"Turn the horse's head again and run back!"

"Restore formation!"

……

This time, the foreign envoys at Xuande Gate were stunned.

They knew that the Song Dynasty had always "controlled cavalry with foot", but they did not expect that the light cavalry of the Song Dynasty could be so good.

The tacit understanding between man and horse is very good, even the elite cavalry of Liao and Xia are no more than this.

Half an hour later.

The five hundred heavy cavalry finally arrived.

They are mysterious.

Not to mention the people of the Song Dynasty, except for Zhao Zhen and Su Liang, none of the princes of the two prefectures and three divisions had ever seen them during training.

Wow!

Wow!

Wow!

The armor collided, and the sound shook the sky.

Xu Mang, always holding the reins, leads the way.

Followed by Liu Sandao, Du Lei, Qian Goda, and Sun Sheng were the four major generals, and then came five hundred heavy cavalry.

They are not very fast, but they are very neat.

The movements of each horse's hooves hitting the ground are very consistent.

tread!tread!tread!

Like a torrent of iron armor, it gives people a huge sense of oppression.

For a moment, the entire Xuande Building was quiet.

Everyone felt a sense of suffocation and a strong killing atmosphere.

tread!tread!tread!

After the five hundred heavy cavalry arrived at the Xuande Tower, the queue dispersed and began to demonstrate the military formation and spear dance.

Swish!Swish!Swish!

A silver-white hooked spear dances with gun flowers, which is particularly dazzling in the sun.

Every move is a killing technique.

In order and uniformity, the men and horses are integrated into one, and the five hundred heavy cavalry are as if they were one person.

More importantly, they are filled with a chilling air that makes people shudder.

It gave people a completely different feeling than the light cavalry just now.

this moment.

All officials of the Song Dynasty and foreign envoys were dumbfounded.

"This...this...is a soldier who can kill people and win battles!" someone exclaimed.

Fan Zhongyan, Fu Bi, Zeng Gongliang, Liang Shi, Bao Zheng and others were very excited.

They thought that the heavy cavalry might not be embarrassed, but they did not expect that they would be in such a brave state.

Every movement of the five hundred heavy cavalry tells everyone that they are invincible even in the face of thousands of troops.

Xixia envoy Li Deqi was stunned.

Naturally, I compared it with my own Three Thousand Iron Kites.

He could see that these five hundred heavy cavalry were a powerful killing weapon that was not weaker than the Xixia Iron Kites.

More importantly, the Song Dynasty was richer than Xixia.

If the Song Dynasty formed a heavy cavalry force of 10,000 people, then... it would be almost invincible.

He suddenly felt a strong sense of crisis.

In the future, it would be dangerous for Xixia soldiers to pretend to be bandits and go to the Song-Xia border to prey on wealthy households.

Yelu Hongji and the Liao envoys Yelusu and Li Han also thought of their own Pishi army.

Even the elite of the Pishi Army could not give them such a murderous feeling.

Zuo Youding, the minister of Honglu Temple, frowned slightly.

He felt that his murderous intent was too strong, and he was very dissatisfied that Xu Mang turned a blind eye to his instructions.

But when he saw Zhao Zhen's excited expression on the side, he couldn't help but roll his eyes and said to the Privy Councilor Xia Song: "Prime Minister Xia, my subordinates specifically told them to maintain the murderous spirit of the soldiers. I didn't expect that they could perform so well! "

He seemed to be telling it to Xia Song, but actually he wanted the officials nearby, including Zhao Zhen, to hear it.

Why couldn't Xia Song understand what he was thinking? He curled his lips and said, "Shouldn't I explain it to you?"

Suddenly, Zuo Youding fell silent.

Su Liang, who was not far away, smiled slightly and didn't bother to pay attention to him. Honglu Temple needs such all-round officials, which has disadvantages and advantages.

The people of the Song Dynasty were dumbfounded.

"Is this...this...our soldier? So...so heroic, just...like an unsheathed sword!" someone exclaimed.

The five hundred heavy cavalry suddenly reshaped the people of Bianjing's impression of the Song Dynasty's Forbidden Army.

(End of this chapter)