Chapter 703: Expedition to Changle Mansion

Three days later, it was time for the vanguard army to set off.

"Sir, it's almost time, let's go out of the city gate." Fifteen-year-old Jing Yun, as Su Chen's follower and book boy, came over to report.

"Okay!" Su Chen nodded, and he, Peng Jingjing, and Jing Hong walked out dressed in military uniforms, got on their horses, and rushed to the military camp outside the north gate.

Since the army was about to move out, there were people on foot and cavalry rushing to assemble on the street. Pedestrians and skirmishers on the road tried to move aside as much as possible.

Arriving at the Beicheng Gate Campus, people were watching in circles around the perimeter, and in front was the phalanx of the army. This army had a total of 25,000 people, which just met the organizational structure of a compartment!

There can be one general and several lieutenants. This time Lu Zheng took the initiative to ask Ying to go out to attack Changle Prefecture-Fuzhou City.

Lieutenants including Gao Fu'an, Lin Juyi, Deng Kuan and others followed Lu Zheng on the expedition.

There are ten armies under this wing, each with 2,500 men. Each army has one Du Yuhou and two deputy commanders.

Among the ten corps, one corps is cavalry with 2,500 horsemen; the first corps is a baggage team, responsible for transporting grain and grass, making fires for cooking, repairing engineering equipment and weapons, etc.; the remaining eight corps are infantry.

Infantry is divided into two types: light infantry and heavy infantry. Light infantry does not wear armor, only simple armor, and carries weapons such as bows and crossbows. It is in the front row during war and specializes in killing enemies from long distances.

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"Very good, continue to recruit troops. Don't worry about funds. We have the savings of the Bai family and my reserves of the past year. We have transferred them here one after another. If we can sustain it, we will have no problem recruiting another 10,000 people. We will wait for a few official kilns and wineries.

After it is established and maritime trade is carried out, there will be a steady stream of food, war horses, and coins shipped over to solve our food and salary problem."

The formation is in order, and I can understand attack orders and various drum and flag orders.

The Changle Mansion of the former Fujian Kingdom has declined today, with only thousands of Wu and Yue garrison stationed there.

"Sacrifice the flag!"

On both sides of the dianjiang platform, there is a highland cowhide drum standing on each side. In front of it are twenty wooden stakes with many cows tied to them, specially used as blood sacrifice flags.

Lu Chaoqun, with stern eyebrows, wearing chainmail and a bronze helmet on his head, looked at the 25,000 soldiers below and shouted loudly: "My fellow soldiers, I, Heiyundu, are making a comeback today, raising the flag of righteousness, and we will surely conquer Fuzhou Cheng and strengthen our restoration."

country!"

"Conquer Fuzhou City and strengthen the country!"

Horse riding and archery require special troops for training, and it is impossible for everyone to be proficient in riding and archery.

There is a corps of heavy infantry, all wearing armor, fighting the enemy at close quarters with long weapons such as spears, halberds and so on. They stand in the first formation, while the light infantry rushes behind.

"I am still young and inexperienced, so why not let General Lu lecture me on my behalf?"

After Lu Zheng received the command flag, he led a large army to march directly to Fuzhou City with a mighty force of 25,000 troops.

But it is still necessary for the generals to stand in front of them and give lectures. Of course, they will not give long speeches. The generals will use a few most powerful words to mobilize the passion of the soldiers. When the generals speak, the soldiers in the front row will shout out what the generals say, and then

After a certain distance, another row of soldiers shouted loudly and repeated it, and then spread it in turn, so that it could spread further.

Jing Hong nodded and said: "Back to the general, as well as the cities, counties and valleys where refugees gather, news of our recruitment has been sent out. Every soldier who joins the army will be given five kilograms of grain or a bunch of money.

To their families. Moreover, by telling the story that the army will train officers and give lectures, officers can be promoted and they will have the opportunity to become generals in the future. As a result, many young people signed up enthusiastically, and I asked them to select people.

Everyone is carefully screened, trying to select some young and strong people to join the army, who will be more powerful after training."

More than 20 sword and axemen went to chop down the bull's head, sacrifice its blood to the flag, and sacrifice beef and bull's head to heaven and earth.

In modern society, if a large-scale event or swearing-in ceremony is held, speakers and speakers will be used to increase the volume so that more people can hear the sound.

At this time, in the square, the armor was bright, the swords and guns were shining, and the hunting wind blew the flags whistling.

However, in ancient times, there was a swearing-in meeting before every war, and generals stood up to boost morale. However, there were no trumpets at that time. If the generals simply spoke directly from above, it would be difficult for the soldiers below to hear clearly.

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Su Chen did not go on an expedition for the time being, but instead stepped up training of his soldiers. Five thousand men and horses worked day and night, and their overall quality was improved.

Especially riding skills require war horse training. Due to the limited number of war horses, it is difficult to popularize it to every soldier.

After all, tens of thousands or more people are spread out in an array, and the furthest people may be thousands of meters away and cannot hear what is being said at all.

Of course Su Chen welcomes him, he looks like a fierce general at first glance.

On the high general platform, Yang Ling'er, Lu Chaoqun, Wei Dongqiang, Qi Ying, Su Chen and other important generals and civilian officials stood on it, looking down at the phalanx below.

Su Chen smiled slightly. He had done a lot of calculations, completely taking into account issues such as food, clothing, food, grass, and wages.

A few days later, a team of 300 people came. It was said that they came from Hujia Village. Several villages were connected with the surname Hu. The leader was named Hu Chengxian. He was good at horse-drawing and had high martial arts skills. He wanted to join the Shence Army.

After the steps were almost completed, Yang Ling'er finally gave the order to go out.

Directly north of the Soldiers' Square, a huge commanding platform was built, which was three feet high and about twenty feet long and wide. A high pergola was also erected on the platform to block the sun.

Yang Ling'er humbly gave in. She was only thirteen years old and was still a girl. Even though she was now disguised as a boy and looked like a young man, she still had no momentum when she opened her mouth, so she gave it to General Lu to lecture the three armies on his behalf.

general mobilization.

Another day later, a man who fled famine came from Jianzhou in the Southern Tang Dynasty. Su Chen was responsible for receiving the refugees and selected some strong men to join the army. One of them was named Tai Shi Zhao. He was tall, bearded, and had superb martial arts. He weighed more than 40 kilograms at a time.

His sword is as brave as any man's.

This expedition is actually a small test. As the vanguard force, after conquering Fuzhou City, they will continue to march into Wuyue territory, targeting Wenzhou, Yuezhou, and Hangzhou, the big cities and counties of Wuyue Kingdom.

Simple marksmanship, swordsmanship, and boxing skills are also taught every day to increase personal combat effectiveness.

"My lord, please give me a lesson!"

Several rows of soldiers shouted out, and it spread quickly, shocking the people around them and feeling the military power.

"Have you sent the news about the Shence Army's recruitment to the counties in Zhangquan and the nearby prefectures and counties in the Tang Kingdom?"

Su Chen was very happy when he saw him. After testing his martial arts with Jing Hong, he found that he was no match for Tai Shi Zhao.

"From today on, Hu Chengxian and Taishi Zhao will be the school captains. They will start as school captains first. After meritorious service, they will be promoted to the capital of Yuhou!"

"Thank you, General!" The two of them were also very happy.

Su Chen added two strong generals and thousands of troops, allowing the Shence Army to continue to grow. He was just waiting for the next expedition to enter Wuyue territory to test the combat effectiveness of the Shence Army.
Chapter completed!