Chapter 23
Lord Xinling walked out of the tent, and the soldier who was waiting three feet away from the door turned around and saluted, saying: "I'm reporting to you, no one is approaching the other tent!"
Lord Xinling glanced at the soldier with interest: "Do you know who I am?"
The soldier said: "Master Xinling, everyone in the world knows you!"
Lord Xinling said: "Then have you seen me?"
"I am a subordinate of Daliang Wei, and I once witnessed your grace in front of the court!"
"Oh, then everyone in Liang Wei knows about it!"
"When your Majesty arrives at the camp, someone has already recognized it, and word has spread throughout the army that your Majesty has arrived in the army!"
"How to call it?"
"Your Majesty calls me Erhei."
"Which camp and team are you in now?"
"I am originally a corps commander under the guard of Daliang. I am willing to fight to the death and serve as a soldier in the middle camp."
"How many people will the Daliang guards pull out this time?"
"There are two camps in total."
"Are all the soldiers in the middle camp selected from the two battalions of Daliang Guards?"
"yes!"
Daliang City has a total of twelve gates, and each city has a guard, who is in charge of the city guards and civilian troops. Daliang Gate is the main entrance of the palace, and there are also Daliang gate guards. Therefore, Daliang has a total of thirteen guards, about 50,000 people.
This is the legacy left by Wu Qi in Hexi, but it was transformed from a border guard to a guard army guarding the capital. These Xinling Lords are aware of this. As a force that guards the palace, the Daliang Gate Guards are naturally the best of the best. The two battalions of Daliang Gate Guards have a total of thousands
One soldier was drawn from every tenth to form a pawn. The pawn compiled by the Daliang Gate Guards has strong fighting ability and irrefutable loyalty. It is a natural choice to protect the Chinese army. This is also in line with Lord Xinling's mind.
The plan was consistent with the plan, but he seemed to have a vague feeling that something was wrong.
"Are the people who serve in the big tent also the soldiers in the middle camp?"
"Yes. Ten people take turns guarding the tent."
"Oh, yes!" Lord Xinling seemed to respond casually and ordered: "Lead the way back to the big tent!"
When he came to the big tent, the people waiting in front of the tent did not stop him. Lord Xinling walked directly into the tent and saw Jin Bi and Mang Mao leaning on each other for a few seconds. Mang Shen had already returned to the camp and was sitting in the tent with his eyes closed and taking a nap.
When it was lifted, light shone in, waking the three of them up. They opened their eyes and saw Lord Xinling, and they quickly sat up. Lord Xinling greeted him as a guest, and the two of them quickly stepped aside.
Lord Xinling said: "I think it's getting late and the army will be arriving soon. I want to go around and check whether each camp is properly set up."
Jin Bi and Mang Mao each saluted: "I would like to accompany you!"
Lord Xinling said: "Second Qing has worked hard and is stationed in the military tent. I just ask General Mang to guide you!" Then he turned to Mang Shen: "Young General has been working hard day and night, but he feels uneasy!" Mang Shen hurriedly returned the greeting and continued.
He said he didn't dare, so he immediately went out to prepare a car.
Lord Xinling said to Jin Bi again: "It's time for Zhang Yu and others to arrive. I'm afraid they will go straight to Guancheng. Please send someone to greet them on the road and tell them to come here." As he said this, he untied his waistband.
Jade pendant.
Jin Bi took the jade pendant and nodded in agreement. Lord Xinling walked out of the tent and waited for Mang Shen to prepare his car and drive over. Lord Xinling looked at the tent and saw that Erhei was still waiting under the tent.
He waved his hand and said: "Er Hei, get in the car and be on the right side of the car!"
Erhei was startled and said: "I followed you as soon as I got out of the car. I would not hesitate to do anything, but I didn't dare to get in the car. I was swaying from side to side, dizzy, and couldn't stand!"
Lord Xinling said: "It doesn't matter. Mr. Mang drives the chariot smoothly. I'm specially allowing you to support Shi with one hand, so you can stand firm."
On the right side of the car is the samurai who is responsible for hand-to-hand combat. He is also the guard of the whole car. He must maintain a fighting posture at all times. Therefore, he cannot support himself unless he has to, and he has to rely on his two feet to stand stably. This is difficult to accomplish without long-term training.
Seeing Lord Xinling say this, Erhei boarded the carriage with his halberd and stood on either side of Mangshen with Lord Xinling. Mangshen lightly shook the reins and the carriage started. Behind the carriage were ten armed soldiers guarding him.
Lord Xinling said to Mang Shen: "Go first and then camp." Mang Shen understood and drove the carriage out of the middle camp.
The thousand or so corps commanders selected from the 15,000 soldiers in the entire army are still divided into three camps. The middle camp is a complete five-soldier organization; the left and right battalions still have five soldiers, but each has only fifty soldiers.
No more companions were set up, and Wushi was under direct jurisdiction. The three battalions were divided into wings, no more than a mile apart. The camp chosen by Mangmao for the civilian army (big army) was placed behind the gap between the three battalions of military soldiers, with each camp on the left and right separated vertically.
There are five camps stretching for several miles. Due to the small space, these five large camps are actually located on the left, right and rear of the middle camp. Going west from the middle camp, you can see the camps of the two columns on the left and right at the same time.
As the carriage drove away from Zhongying, Lord Xinling looked with interest at Erhei, who was holding a halberd in one hand and holding a shi in the other, his whole body tense, and asked: "Are your ancestors also scholars?"
"Yes, how did your Majesty know?"
"You know a lot about car etiquette. It is naturally inherited from the scholar family! He family?"
"It seems to be Xu. Anyway, no one called me. I don't know the etiquette of the car. I just heard from people that it is very uncomfortable to stand on the car. I feel dizzy and unsteady. Many people will fall off the car!"
"That's right," Lord Xinling agreed. "Some scholars cannot stand for the rest of their lives. When marching and fighting, they can only tie themselves to the cart!"
"Tie it to the car?!" Erhei grinned widely, "If you can't stand firmly, do you still have to march and fight?"
"Of course. As a scholar, you must join the army and conquer!"
"Do I still have to take a bus? Can't I walk?"
"When a scholar fights on foot, he loses his dignity and is inconsistent with etiquette."
"Scholars are trouble. A war is a war, and it must be done with etiquette. If you are tied to a cart and can't even stand still, how can you fight? How can you fight on foot? It's better!"
Lord Xinling was moved in his heart and asked: "Are you brave enough to fight on foot?"
Erhei smiled "hehe": "When I was choosing soldiers, one of my commanders gave me fifteen stones, and I was not blocked; I was directly promoted to corps commander!" There was a bit of pride in his words.
Lord Xinling smiled and said: "After this battle, there is hope that you will be promoted to great heights!"
Erhei still said with a silly smile: "It would be great if I could give you a few more acres of land..."
Mang Shen, who was driving the chariot in the middle, suddenly shouted: "You are ignorant and lying! In the world, only the virtuous live. You won the land with bravery, which is extraordinarily kind, but your heart is not enough. How can you be so virtuous? What can you do?"
Stay on one side!"
The scolding made Erhei shrink back in fear and dare not speak anymore. Although he couldn't quite understand what Mang Shen was saying, the young general was obviously unhappy, which was obvious to all.
When Lord Xinling saw Mang Shen interjecting, he stopped talking and let the carriage drive towards the rear camp. Erhei stopped talking, and gradually got used to the driving and bumps of the carriage, and his left hand no longer felt as if he had just gotten into the carriage.
Erhei would hold Che Shi tightly like that. The grass was not flat, and from time to time there would be rocks or ridges that would cause the carriage to bump. At this time, Erhei would hold Che Shi tightly.
Behind the car was a temporary guard composed of ten elite soldiers. In order to keep the car running smoothly, the speed of the car was not very fast. They trotted behind the car and followed it without any effort.
There are no fences on the left and right sides of the camp. There are only four halberd warriors standing at the four corners. A three-foot-high bamboo pole is planted in the middle as a big flag. Each of the four gates is marked with two halberds. The other five warriors are sitting around.
Under the flagpole, in the middle sat the commander of the small team. Soon, the chariot arrived at a small river ditch. There were two camps on the opposite side of the river bank, which were obviously the rearguards of the two columns.
The ditch is neither deep nor wide. There are only stepping stones placed in the middle of the river. It is possible to cross the river on foot, but it is difficult for vehicles to pass.
Lord Xinling asked Mang Shen: "Is there no bridge here?"
Mang Shen replied: "There are no bridge-building equipment in the death camp."
Lord Xinling said: "We can order the former military industrial camp to build the bridge first."
Mang Shen replied: "In this case, I would like to return to the camp to ask for the Festival Talisman. Without the Festival Talisman in the army, not a single soldier can be mobilized."
Lord Xinling said in surprise: "Those two blacks..."
Mang Shen said: "My father has been ordered to march and transfer two black men to guard the young master."
Lord Xinling said: "That's not necessary. When we drive here, we can't see the river. Let's abandon the car and go to the camp to have a look."
Chapter completed!