Supreme Golden Palace

Chapter 58: Cavalry (Part )

The spring is chilly,

Lu Shang reined in his horse and stood outside the military camp gate, looking up at the two characters "Zheng Bei" hanging high above the gate. The gold-painted plaque was emitting a faint cold light.

On both sides of the gate, the gazes of the guards holding spears swept over like blades.

"Who is coming?" The guard's voice was as rough as sand.

Lu Shang dismounted, took out the imperial edict from his bosom, held it up in his hand, and said loudly: "Lu Shang, the vanguard of the Northern Central Route, has come to report by order."

"Welcome, General,"

Upon seeing the imperial edict, the guard held the halberd in both hands, holding it perpendicular to the ground, and knelt on one knee.

At the same time, the gate slowly opened and a burst of hurried footsteps came from afar.

A lieutenant general wearing a black gauze fu hat, iron armor, and black leather Liuhe boots walked out of the camp gate quickly, clasped his fists and saluted, saying, "General Du Huaijin, I greet the general!"

Lu Shang's eyes were gentle, and he raised his hand to support her, saying, "General Du, there's no need to be so polite."

Du Huaijin stood up, his expression respectful and enthusiastic, and he stepped aside to lead the way, saying, "General Lu, the prince has been waiting in the central army tent for a long time."

"please,"

After that, Du Huaijin led the way, and Lu Shang handed the reins of Zi Dian Han Shuang to the guard in front of the gate, and the two of them walked along the wide camp road.

Tents were neatly arranged along the roadside, soldiers were moving back and forth, and from time to time there were cavalry passing by. The shouts of soldiers training around them rose and fell.

On the way, looking at the soldiers passing by, Lu Shang asked, "General Du, after the army is mobilized, when will it set out for the northern border?"

Du Huaijin replied, "General Lu, the mobilization of these 150,000 troops and the assembly of the various military headquarters under the Twelve Guards will not be accomplished in a day. It will take at least half a month, and at most two to three months. In the meantime, we also need to collect food and fodder, deploy military equipment, and all of these things will take time to prepare."

"During this period, you should focus on familiarizing yourself with military affairs and training the soldiers."

The military system of the Northern Sui Dynasty inherited that of the Northern Zhou Dynasty. Ten people formed a fire, and a fire had a fire chief. Five fires formed a team, and a team had a captain. Five teams formed a brigade, and a brigade had a brigade commander. Five brigades formed a regiment, and a regiment had a captain. Five regiments formed a military office, and the office had a cavalry. The cavalry was called a general, and was a fifth-rank military position.

Yang Jian gave Lü Shang the power to command 3,000 elite soldiers, which was the organization of half a government office, and also gave him a fifth-rank military position, which was a prestigious title for a general.

The two men talked as they walked, and soon arrived at the central military tent.

Inside the tent, Yang Lin, the Mountain King, was leaning over a map. Seeing Lü Shang enter, he straightened up, a warm smile on his face, and said, "Fei Xiong, come quickly, come quickly, let me take a good look at you, the midfield vanguard."

"Come to think of it, I've never seen you in armor. Good boy, you're indeed a great guy, worthy of my little five."

At this point, looking at Lu Shang in black armor, King Kaoshan Yang Lin laughed heartily. Yang Lin had always admired Lu Shang, and now Lu Shang was arranged to marry Yang Jian, which was an even closer relationship, so he became even closer to Lu Shang.

"Although this set of armor is good, it is still inferior to the Yanling Armor in my collection."

Yang Lin stroked his beard and said, "My set of Yanling armor is a family heirloom of Qin Yi of the Northern Qi Dynasty. It is made of thousand-year-old cold iron and supplemented with ice silkworm silk imported from the Western Regions. It is not only light and tough, but also impervious to swords and spears. It also has the miraculous effect of being immune to cold and heat. It is truly a rare treasure in the world!"

"Fei Xiong, since you've become the son-in-law of my Yang family, I, your great-uncle, don't have much to give you. Consider this wild goose antelope armor as my dowry to Ah Wu. What do you think?"

Upon hearing this, Lü Shang said, "Your Majesty, how could I possibly deserve such kindness from you?" Yang Lin waved his hand and said, "You child, why are you being so polite to me? This Yanling armor has been lying idle with me. Now that it's in your hands, you can use it to your full potential on the battlefield."

As he spoke, Yang Lin turned and walked towards the table inside the tent, gently took out a long brocade box and slowly opened it.

Looking at the Yanling armor in the brocade box and stroking the armor, Yang Lin said softly: "Precious armor is given to heroes. In my eyes, you are that hero!"

From Yang Lin's perspective, one can imagine how rare the Goose Antelope Armor is that he treasures it so much. It is simply a divine object that every warrior in the world dreams of.

Lu Shang was moved, with mixed feelings in his heart, and bowed: "Long live your majesty."

All I can say is that when Yang Lin is nice to someone, he is really nice, nice from the bottom of his heart. Even someone like Lu Shang, who is naturally cold-hearted, can't help but feel a little ashamed.

Yang Lin patted Lu Shang on the shoulder and said, "Come, put on this Yanling armor and let me see if it fits you."

"Yes,"

Lü Shang took a deep breath and took the brocade box with both hands. He carefully picked up the Yanling Armor. It felt slightly cold, yet incredibly soft. Under Yang Lin's expectant gaze, Lü Shang removed his black armor and began donning the precious armor.

After each armor piece fitted snugly onto his torso, Lü Shang straightened his body and turned to face Yang Lin. The goose antelope armor, illuminated by the candlelight within the tent, gleamed with a cool yet luxurious sheen, complementing Lü Shang's handsome figure perfectly.

"Well done! What a majestic young general!" Yang Lin's eyes were full of admiration. He cheered loudly for Lu Shang and said, "This armor is a perfect match for you!"

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Northern Expedition Camp,

In the southeast camp, after Lü Shang presented his fish token and official certificate, four lieutenants stepped forward quickly. The leading lieutenant's sharp eyes quickly scanned the fish token and official certificate.

After confirming everything was correct, the leading lieutenant knelt on one knee, followed by the three lieutenants who followed him. They all said in unison, "We were unaware of your arrival, General, and we apologize for not welcoming you. Everything in the camp is ready. Please give us your instructions!"

Lu Shang said, "Everyone, please stand up. We are all comrades from now on, so there is no need for formalities."

Although the emperor's edict stated 3,000 elite soldiers, Yang Lin assigned 2,500 brave soldiers and 500 brave cavalry to Lü Shang. Two of these four lieutenants were infantry captains, and the other two were cavalry brigade commanders, which was actually Yang Lin's partiality.

However, in the worldview of "Story of Tang" and even "Journey to the West", the presence of ordinary soldiers is actually too insignificant.

In the mortal realm, there's Li Yuanba, a formidable opponent to millions. With his powerful daggers and golden hammers, he makes a vast army seem like ants. Legendary generals like Qin Qiong and Cheng Yaojin are also capable of forcing thousands of enemies to their knees, their formidable martial arts and legendary reputations allowing them to dominate the battlefield.

There was also a monkey who relied on an iron rod to treat the 100,000 heavenly soldiers and generals as nothing. He beat the Nine Stars and forced them to close their doors, the Four Heavenly Kings disappeared, and the Nine-Layered Heavenly Palace was on the verge of collapse.

In the face of these extraordinary existences, ordinary soldiers without any organization are indeed dispensable. We can only hope that by gathering sand into a tower and collecting furs into a coat.

After the establishment of an organized system, the soldiers on earth and the heavenly soldiers from the upper realm can play a great role.

The great military formations in the human world, such as the Long Snake Formation, the Two Dragons Emerging from the Water Formation, the Three Elements of Heaven and Earth Formation, the Four Gates Bottom-line Formation, the Five Tigers and Sheep Formation, the Six Dings and Six Jias Formation, the Seven Star Big Dipper Formation, and the Eight Gates Golden Lock Formation, can restrain those divine generals who are capable of defeating ten thousand enemies.

The huge net formation in the sky is specially used to deal with powerful and lawless monsters.

　I made up that military system. Brothers who are interested in textual research, please don't slap me in the face. But the Fubing system is still correct.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)