Tang Dynasty good husband

Chapter 63 Night March

Qin Chao had a Wusanguan who was the deputy lieutenant of Yihui hanging on Qin Chao. Status, this edict is naturally effective for Qin Chao.

The only thing that made Qin Chao feel a little relieved was that Wang Shishi sent Chun Xiao to express his gratitude. Although it was just a thank you, in the eyes of others, this was Wang Shishi's concern for Qin Chao. , Chunxiao blushed again and ran back to the carriage.

A mansion soldier took Wang Shishi's carriage and continued to Chang'an with the imperial decree and customs clearance documents, while Qin Chao led more than [-] soldiers across the Bahe River and turned northward.

Qin Chao still couldn't remember what was the final result of this Turkic invasion in history?But he can be sure that this time the Turkic people will either return with a defeat or a small victory.

But no matter what the final outcome is, Qin Chao doesn't want to go to the battlefield. For Qin Chao, who has a serious small peasant mentality, it is more suitable for him to go back to ancient times and become a landlord, and it is better to fight wars or something. He is not good at it, and he has never had such an idea. Besides, there are many famous generals and capable people in the Tang Dynasty, so it is impossible for Qin Chao to take his turn.

The team went all the way north and arrived at Weiqiao in less than an hour.

The Wei Bridge is just a wooden pontoon bridge about four or five meters wide. There are no railings on both sides. There are soldiers stationed on both sides. At this moment, more than two thousand soldiers are gathering here. The flag of Yuchi Jingde has been erected high. But a duke of a state led an army of more than [-] people, which seemed a bit too shabby.

Yuchi Jingde, who was the commander-in-chief of the Jingzhou Road March, did not give Cheng Yaojin and Niu Jinda too much face. He only showed Qin Chao the troop deployment tiger talisman, and then arranged for them to form the right rear army formation.

The army formation of the Tang army is a square, and a complete army formation is the formation of a field corps, which includes 12500 infantry, 5000-6000 cavalry, and 1000-2000 heavy soldiers. An establishment of about 2 people is the formation of the Tang army. The standard regiment organization.

Among the 12500 infantry, there are 7500 armored soldiers, that is, soldiers equipped with Mingguang armor. Among the 7500 armored soldiers, there are 2500 Mo Dao soldiers. , with a long-handled Mo Dao and a long spear crossed in the back. In addition, 5000 armored soldiers also have a bow, thirty arrows, a gun, and a heavy knife with a broken handle.

Ordinary infantry have a bow, thirty arrows, and a horizontal knife.

This is also the basic standard configuration of Fubing, and it is a standard self-contained weapon.The armored soldiers are generally a fixed army, and more emphasis is placed on this aspect during normal training. The Modao soldiers are also a fixed army, and the weapons and equipment of the armored soldiers are uniformly distributed by the court.

The standard military formation positions of a legion should be divided into center, front, left and right, left front, right front, left back and right back. The crossbowmen are located in the middle of the back row. Cavalry are deployed on both sides, left and right, in order to protect the crossbowmen and also for convenience. Charge from behind.

There were not many war horses in the Tang Dynasty, and Qin Chao, who had more than 400 war horses among the [-] men, was naturally assigned to a standard cavalry position such as the right rear.

But Yuchi Jingde didn't have many soldiers, and with Qin Chao's 500-odd men, there were no more than [-] at the moment, which couldn't even form a simplified battle formation.

The only good news is that Yuchi Jingde is the general manager of the Jingzhou Road Marching. After arriving in Jingyang, all the troops will be under his control. If they arrive in Jingyang before the Turks, then they still have a high chance of forming a standard army of.

After receiving the task, Qin Chao's group was arranged to camp for a simple rest. All luggage was thrown away, and only a small amount of dry food was carried.

Before dark, hundreds of people came scattered here and there, barely making Yuchi Jingde's "big army" reach the size of about 3000 people, but this number of people is in a standard army formation, that is, The strength of a phalanx.

The Wei Bridge is only about [-] miles away from Jingyang, and the Jinghe River is on the way.

After nightfall, Yuchi Jingde didn't wait much, and directly ordered the whole army to set off, and lighting fires was strictly prohibited, and only the guiding lanterns were lit on the Wei Bridge to prevent the soldiers from falling into the water.

In the Tang Dynasty, there were very few people without night blindness, which was mainly caused by the lack of vitamin A in the body, but the ancients did not know this.

After returning to the Tang Dynasty, Qin Chao did not eat much food related to vitamin A, but fortunately, he had laid a good foundation in the past few decades, and he would not directly fall ill because he did not supplement for several months.

Regarding night marching, this is a problem for everyone in this era, including the Turks.

But Yuchi Jingde has a lot of experience in marching at night. He finds out those sergeants without night blindness to walk at the front, guided by long spears, and shoots in several teams. People are responsible for leading the way, and the people behind only need to follow the steps.

The efficiency of marching in this way is very low, but in order to avoid being spotted by Turkic scouts, they can only use this inefficient way of marching.

Fortunately, Jingyang is not far away. Even if they walk slowly, they can basically reach Jingyang in one night. According to current estimates, they should have at least half a day to prepare.

The continuous rush made Qin Chao's troops in the right rear army exhausted. They rushed from Luozhou to Chang'an, passing through [-] miles, and drove for another day during the day. The soldiers didn't even have time to close their eyes. So I went to Jingyang again at night. Even for the ancients who could bear hardships, this kind of feeling was not pleasant.

The cavalry is fine during the day, at least they have horses to ride on, which is more comfortable than the infantry.But at night, they couldn't ride horses. They had to follow the team and lead the horses at the same time. Walking down the [-]-mile road was more tiring than infantry walking in a day.

The moon is not particularly bright tonight, which has brought some troubles to the army's march. Even Qin Chao, who does not have night blindness, can see less than ten meters at night. For the rest of the people, this is really out of sight. Five fingers.

Before dawn, the sky was darker than before, and Qin Chao's line of sight basically dropped to a distance of two or three meters. At this time, the team also stopped. Those Tang Jun who did not have night blindness could not see the road at this time.

During this rare moment of rest, the three thousand Tang troops didn't even have time to find a comfortable position, so they simply sat or lay down on the ground. After a short while, there was a rumble of snoring.

Cheng Chumo and Niu Jianhu, who were still excited before, were visibly sluggish now. The army formation stopped, and the two lay down on the ground and fell asleep.

Tang Jun's strict military regulations finally made Qin Chao's ears quiet all night, and the two guys also had a rare night without talking.

(End of this chapter)