Cutting over the end of the Ming Dynasty: a dog-leg knife at the beginning

Chapter 178 Scared

Everything in the Thousand Household House was as usual, still so tidy and clean. Seeing Yang Menglong's return, the old servants all showed happy smiles, those who served tea served tea, those who served snacks served snacks, and they were eager to arrange meals.After a while, Xu Meng came and brought a big bag of potatoes, and the dead sheep was also delivered. Everyone who peeled the potatoes peeled the potatoes, and those who slaughtered the sheep slaughtered the sheep. After killing the sheep, they cut the lamb into large pieces and threw them into the pot. Boil, peel off the potatoes, cut into pieces, wait for the mutton to boil until the broth is rolled, and pour it into buckets.Everyone is not worried about waste at all. Master Qianhu is back, and there must be a lot of people who come to eat. I am afraid that there is not enough food, and there is absolutely no reason to waste it!
Xue Siming brought his brothers who followed all the way from Shaanxi to the Wuyangwei barracks, pointed at the barracks and said, "Wulang, Liulang, this is our barracks!"

Zhong Ning, Cao Jun, Qin Mai, Wang Rui and the others looked around and saw towering walls, tight fences, three steps, one post, five steps and one post, a kind of strong and unrestrained atmosphere unique to the military rushed towards their faces, and they couldn't help screaming : "Okay, this looks like a barracks! It's impossible to see a barracks like a frontier army, it's just a beggar's den!"

Xue Siming said: "One of the characteristics of this place is that the discipline is very strict. I hope you can bear it...Of course, it doesn't matter even if you make a mistake. You won't be whipped, let alone beheaded, but they just have a way to give you an unforgettable experience." The lessons you learned will make you dare not make the same mistakes again in your life."

Qin Mai asked, "For example?"

Xue Siming said: "Duck steps, rushing up slopes, rushing in circles, standing in a military posture, kicking straight steps, confinement... In short, there are ways to toss you..." He took out his waist card and waved it inside. Immediately, a sentry He ran over, first stood at attention, saluted, then took a look at the waist badge, and said respectfully: "Hey, Xue Sanlang is back!"

Xue Siming said: "I'm back! After eating sand outside the Great Wall for several months, I found that it's better here!"

The sentinel smiled: "Of course! Is there a better place in the world than here?" He turned to Zhong Ning and the others: "Are these your friends?"

Xue Siming said: "Yes, they are all my friends. They have followed here from Shaanxi all the way. They are here to join the army. They all have letters written by adults."

Zhong Ning and others took out Yang Menglong's handwritten letter and handed it over to them. The sentry read each letter, compared the handwriting and seal, and returned the letter to them after confirming that it was correct. A group of invincible warriors, congratulations, you don’t have to worry about being useless when you come to our place.” He called a few helpers, opened the door together, and let Zhong Ning and the others in.Seeing that they were all leading their horses, they immediately reminded them kindly: "The stables are on the east side, just lead them there. Don't let your horses gallop wildly, otherwise the guards will kill you without hesitation!"

Zhong Ning and the others expressed their thanks again, and led the horse towards the stable.As soon as they left, the door was closed immediately, and Zhong Ning sighed: "The control is really strict!"

Xue Siming said: "It's okay. After the training is over and after dinner, everyone can leave the barracks for free activities except for those who stay on guard. But you must return to the barracks before the lights are blown, otherwise you will wait Let's get cleaned up!"

Cao Jun grinned: "Can you leave the barracks to move around freely every day? It doesn't seem too strict."

Xue Siming said: "As long as you abide by military discipline, you will be at ease here. But don't be arrogant. Your skills may be number one in the frontier army, but here, nothing counts. Don't fantasize about being What an invincible general, here, the team is above all else!"

Cao Jun was puzzled: "The team is above everything else? What do you mean?"

Xue Siming said: "I can't explain it to you now, but you will understand soon. Let's put it this way, here, unless you are in the scout army, your personal bravery is insignificant. Every soldier here is not too strong. But if you really want to fight, you will find that what you have to face is a sophisticated, cold, and never-ending killing machine. No matter how brave you are, no matter how many troops you have, they can kill you Amazing efficiency sweeps you away! Look, the infantry phalanx has begun to practice again."

On the empty and flat playground, two infantry groups of about 800 each were standing in formation, and the drums were beating, majestic and gloomy, and a chilling air rose to the sky.The current Wuyang Guard has changed the shotgun to the cannon. Yishui has a long spear and a horizontal knife. He is wearing a black armor. The six steel plates just protect the entire chest and abdomen. He wears a round helmet to protect the entire head. Only one face was exposed, and the black helmet tassel fluttered in the wind, like black battle flags.Walking in the front are the archers holding crossbows. They lined up in three rows, stepping on drumbeats and advancing at a constant speed. No one made a sound, and no one looked around. The opponents who beat the drums to their side seemed to be facing their sworn enemies.Finally, the distance between the two sides was only fifty steps, and the war drums were beating wildly, as if a thunder had sounded. The archers on the left stopped in unison, leveled their crossbows and aimed at the chest and abdomen of the archers on the opposite side, and the archers on the right keep going!The hearts of Zhong Ning and others suddenly hung up, my God, it couldn't be true, could it?

It really made them guess right. The flag was waved down fiercely, and the archers on the left buckled their gears unanimously. There was a trembling sound, and there was a loud howling sound. The crossbow arrows shot out. A large area was swept down.Then there was a second round of volley, and another one was swept down. In another round, three rows of archers were pierced even the last row. But these gaps were immediately filled, and the archers in the forefront were still neat, pressing down like a wall!The archer on the left has shot all the crossbow arrows, but the one on the right has not fired any arrows. The situation is quite bad. The soldiers with the crossbow arrows speeded up, but inevitably panicked.

The archers on the right continued to advance, and the three columns had become two columns.Finally, they stopped when they were only thirty steps away from their opponents. With a shout, two rows of crossbows fired at the same time. This time it was the turn of the guy on the left to be turned on his back, and hundreds of crossbows swept across , There was a loud scream, and the three rows of archers were almost wiped out. Some crossbow arrows even shot through the array of archers and shot at the pikemen, causing screams and curses...

"stop!"

A general dressed as deputy Qianhu roared, and the killing soldiers on the right, who had leveled their spears and were about to rush up in the chaos, stopped.The deputy Qianhu hopped to the right and shouted: "Old man, you don't play cards according to the rules, how can you play like this! How can you shoot arrows until they hit someone's eyelashes! This doesn't count!"

Xue Siming introduced to the friends: "This is our deputy Qianhu Han Peng. He is brave and courageous. He is a good general."

A veteran came out of the queue on the right, also wearing a helmet and a white beard, and said with a smile: "Vice Han Qianhu, what you said is wrong, how can there be rules on the battlefield? Grab the opponent's It is the ability of every general to deal the most violent blow to the opponent through all the flaws, and it is my ability to catch your flaws!"

Xue Siming said: "This is Qi Hu, he is... well, in the words of Master Yang, he is the chief of staff of our Wuyang Guard."

Wang Rui's palms were covered with sweat, and he stammered and asked, "Just...just now they...couldn't they use real crossbow arrows?"

Xue Siming said: "The crossbow arrows are real, but they are not equipped with arrowheads, but they still hurt terribly when they are shot on the body."

Wang Rui breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good, that's good, I thought it was true, it scared me to death!"

Qin Mai wiped off his cold sweat and asked, "Do you usually train like this?"

Xue Siming said: "That's not true. In the past few months, I have been training in physical fitness, fighting, and formation. Now that these basic trainings have been completed, the training has been upgraded."

Over there, the archers on both sides were already quarreling, even those who fell to the ground got up and joined the ranks of the quarrel. The left accused the right of fouling, which was not kind, and the right accused the left of being too stupid. Sticking to the rules, they deserve to be cheated to death, the more noisy the more fierce, there is a tendency of escalating from verbal conflicts to physical conflicts.Young man, well fed and warmly clothed, and having worked hard in the barracks, he is full of energy, and his anger is also very strong, whether it is reasonable or not, let's swing it with three sticks first.Zhong Ning and Cao Jun were completely dumbfounded. If they make such a fuss in the army, their heads will be beheaded. The military camp is too depressing, full of all kinds of injustice, it can be said to be depressed, everyone's nerves They are all very tight, and often some soldiers scream in nightmares, which will cause the camp to roar, and the entire barracks is in chaos. Or, even if you don't lose your head, you still have to be beaten with military sticks. Why is there no one to stop the 2000 people who are fighting red-faced, and even the officers and generals on both sides have joined the ranks of the quarrel?Xue Siming, however, was not surprised at all, and called a few grooms who happened to be walking over, handed over the horse to them and asked them to take it to the stables to take care of it, and then he led his friends into the battlefield and came to Qihu In front of him, he gave a military salute: "Old man, we are back!"

Qi Hu was stunned for a moment, looked at Xue Siming, and said: "It turns out that Xue Sanlang is back, why don't you let someone inform you so that I can pick you up?"

Xue Siming said: "Old man, you are so busy, how can you have time to pick me up?"

Han Peng also recognized Xue Siming, ignored the quarrel, ordered his subordinates to shut up, and ran over like flying, calling: "Sanlang, you are back! My lord, is he back yet?"

Xue Siming said: "We came back with the adults, and now he is probably drinking tea and snacks with his legs crossed in the Qianhu house."

Qi Hu asked: "Then have you accomplished what you want to do?"

Xue Siming said: "It's done! We used the goods we brought to exchange for 1000 fine war horses, more than [-] strong buffaloes, and tens of thousands of sheep from the Mongols! But the sheep died along the way. There are a few, but after all, there are still about nine thousand!"

Han Peng's eyes shone brightly and he shouted loudly: "My lord is back! He has brought back 1000 fine war horses, more than [-] buffaloes, and tens of thousands of sheep!"

The soldiers who were hostile to each other just now all smiled and cheered loudly: "My lord is back! My lord is back!" Jumping and shouting, they were happier than marrying their own wives, and there was no such thing as a vicious look that they would strike at the slightest disagreement. ?

Zhong Ning, Cao Jun, Qin Mai and Wang Rui were dumbfounded again. The speed of these guys changing their faces is too fast, right?One second they were screaming and screaming, and the next second they hugged each other and slapped each other, jumping up and down, turning faces faster than turning pages!
Wuyangwei is really a magical place, and the soldiers of Wuyangwei are really a group of amazing soldiers!

(End of this chapter)