Chapter Sixty-Six: The Red Feather Knight from Far Away
After resting in the camp for seven days, and flirting with Qi Xianyu for seven days.
On 20 September, the Gyeongju Marshal's Mansion seemed to have received some information, and the Xuanwu Army stationed in Gyeongju was suddenly busy.
Adhering to the strategy of not moving, grain and grass first. Tang Ning was sent to Huanzhou to transport a large number of grain, grass and ordnance.
This time, Tang Ning no longer went with the shabby five hundred people, there were more goods, and only five hundred people were sent, and Tang Ning himself was not at ease.
Zhang Kai allocated another 1,500 people to Tang Ning, and after collecting enough 2,000, he asked Tang Ning to set off immediately and go quickly.
From the time the order came down to the time of departure, it took most of the day. Tang Ning didn't know why he was in such a hurry, but fortunately, before leaving, the master came to see him and solved his confusion.
"The army of the Tangut people has been assembled, and the Empress Dowager Liang, the mother of the country, personally led hundreds of thousands of troops straight to Malingshui. You have a great responsibility to go to Huanzhou this time. Huanzhou is the place where the placation makes the heavy defense, and if there is a real war, Huanzhou will bear the brunt.
Apprentice, you have to be mentally prepared. There are only 50,000 garrisons on Huanqing Road, and when you arrive in Huanzhou, you will definitely be called as a soldier. The old man knows that this is too sudden for you, but as a man of my Great Song Dynasty, it is a glorious thing to shed blood and sweat at the border.
You don't have to be resistant, as long as you get through this hurdle, no matter which path you take in the future, it will be much smoother. ”
After Zhou Huai finished speaking, one hand patted Tang Ning's shoulder heavily, and the other hand tightly held Tang Ning's palm, his eyes full of worry.
The Shenshi army set off, and the military camp of the Xuanwu army was still busy. Zhang Qi walked into the camp quickly with his hands behind his back and his official robe, not even looking at the two thousand people who were far away and the goods they were escorting.
The military system of the Song Army is divided into six levels: team, capital, battalion, army, compartment and a certain army. Fifty of them are one team, the second team is one capital, the fifth capital is one battalion, the five battalions are one army, and the tenth army is one box.
The compartment was divided into left and right, and when they were combined, they became a certain army.
There are only 50,000 soldiers of the Xuanwu Army on Huanqing Road, even if 4,000 soldiers are added, compared with the hundreds of thousands of troops in Western Xia, it is like an ant facing an elephant, and the hope of victory is extremely slim.
However, in history, the Battle of Hinderburg, which was about to break out in October, was won by the Song army, and from this it turned to the offensive, changing from passive defense to active offensive in the war with Western Xia.
These are all things that Tang Ning just remembered, and before he knew it, it was already October. Thinking of this, Tang Ning was a little enthusiastic, and he couldn't wait to know how the Great Song Dynasty won this war.
The command level of the superintendent is a battalion, a force of 2,000 people, and the commander is a military commander in the Gyeongju Xuanmu Army. Tang Ning only felt familiar when he saw this person, and when he came to see it closely, he couldn't help but have a headache.
This person is none other than one of the three people who entangled Qi Xianyu in the big tent that day, known as the macho brother who killed the cow with one punch.
He was accompanied by the reincarnated Zhuge who looked like a kobold military advisor.
Since these two men were there, Tangning looked at the knight on the horse in front of him. Sure enough, the second generation of the official was turning his head and showing a sad smile at himself.
"Du Yuhou told this commander that it was you before, and this commander still didn't believe it, and always felt that things were not so coincidental.
I didn't expect it to really be met by this commander. ”
The macho brother laughed rattling, turning the horse's head and running in a row with Tang Ning.
Lin Wei rode on the horse, pressed the palm on the waist knife, and tightened it quietly.
Tang Ning smiled: "But isn't it, as the saying goes, no book is written without coincidence." ”
Reincarnation Zhuge smiled and said, "Yes, yes, it's really nice that you're here." If Dr. Qi becomes a widow, it will be reasonable for us to act again. ”
After speaking, he glanced at the macho brother and smiled at Tang Ning with bad intentions.
Tang Ning also laughed: "But there is only one person in Doctor Qi, and there are three of you." I guess you don't mind sharing it with each other, but if this news gets out, it may not affect you well, right?
Besides, how did Dr. Qi become a widow? I still don't understand this, so why don't you give me some advice? ”
Reincarnation Zhuge swallowed his spit and said, "This ...... This one...... I'm talking about playing, talking about playing, why are you so angry? We're all colleagues, just kidding, don't pick up guys at every turn.
Put away your hands~ crossbow, this is a murder weapon, it won't be good if you hurt someone...... Put it away, put it away. ”
Tang Ning smiled when he heard this: "You said that you will accept it, then wouldn't I be very shameless?" ”
The macho brother sneered and said, "Little brother, we were really just joking with you just now. I and the deputy commander didn't have the idea of winning people's favors, and we also inquired about you and Doctor Qi later.
It's really a good match, a natural pair. It's just a joke, don't take it seriously. ”
Tang Ning was stunned for a moment and said, "You just gave up?" ”
"Or else? They are all people who have mothers-in-law in the family, even if they win the heart of Dr. Qi, they can't take a break from the side room of the main house, this is something that can only be done by beasts. ”
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Seeing that Tang Ning withdrew his hand ~ crossbow, the two of them breathed a sigh of relief. glanced at each other, and there was some laughter in their hearts.
A military commander and a deputy army commander, the two of them are also a bit famous in the Xuanwu Army, not unknowns. Now he is threatened by a small overseer.
Originally, this breath was difficult to swallow, but the backer behind the family was the dignified Huanqing Road transfer envoy Zhou Huai Zhou, and I heard that he was still a disciple of Lord Zhou.
This is not something that a military man like himself can afford to provoke, so let's have a good relationship with him and prepare to hug this young thick leg.
Thinking of this, the macho brother arched his hand and introduced himself: "As the saying goes, if you don't fight, you don't know each other, a certain Chen Ke, the deputy commander is surnamed Dong Mingsu." I don't know the name of the superintendent? ”
Seeing that the politeness of the two people to him was not fake, Tang Ning sighed in his heart that it was really much more convenient for him to have this master.
Riding on the horse, he arched his hand casually and said: "I don't dare to respect the word, in Xia Tangning, I have seen two commanders." ”
"Oh, the Governor is not only young and promising, but even his name is so catchy, he is really a young man." In the reincarnation, Zhuge Dong Su patted a little fart.
“……”
"Actually, a certain family has always had a question that I want to ask the superintendent, I wonder if the superintendent can solve the puzzle for a certain family?" Chen Ke scratched his cheeks, and his rough voice didn't sound like he was asking Tang Ning to answer a question, but making an appointment with Tang Ning.
Tang Ning nodded and said: "The commander is the envoy, but it doesn't hurt to say it, and he knows everything about his humble position, and he has no end to it." ”
"Where did you get that hand~ crossbow from? Why is such a small and delicate hand~ crossbow capable of firing six crossbow arrows in a row? How lethal is it? Is it tedious to load the arrow? Can it be used in the military? Which master craftsman made this hand ~ crossbow? ”
Chen Ke pointed to the side of Tang Ning's thigh, where the hand ~ crossbow that had just been stuffed back by Tang Ning was hidden.
Tang Ning was stunned when he heard this, he thought it was some other problem, but he didn't expect this guy to be quite pragmatic. Stretched out his hand ~ The crossbow was taken out from the side of his leg, and while showing it to Chen Ke and Dong Su, who were equally curious, he replied:
"This hand~ crossbow was made by a public heirloom who was humbled and asked to lose, and it took seven seven and forty-nine days, and it failed eight or eight hundred and sixty-four times in the middle before finally making these two.
The degree of difficulty can be called a must, after the heirloom of the public loser made it, he vomited blood more than three liters, and it took nine hundred and eighty-one days of cultivation before he finally recovered, and the commander may have some difficulty if he wants to use this thing in the army.
However, if you can find a smarter craftsman, it is not too difficult. This thing is a shrunken version of the Zhuge repeater, which is small, and it is not as good as the Zhuge repeater that can shoot twelve rounds in a row, and this crossbow can only shoot six rounds in a row.
It's very troublesome to put on the arrow, it's almost a one-time prop, and it's not very practical, but if it's used as a hidden weapon to save your life, it can also have a surprising effect.
As for lethality, you can wear heavy armor within three steps, light armor within ten steps, and no further away will have no lethality. ”
After listening to the introduction, Chen Ke and Dong Su were speechless, this thing is too mysterious, it sounds as mysterious as an immortal refining magic weapon.
But after thinking about it, the two of them didn't come up with the need for Tang Ning to deceive themselves, so they reluctantly chose to believe Tang Ning for the time being.
Just as Chen Ke was about to ask a question again, he suddenly saw a red-feathered knight in front of him hurriedly riding a horse running past the side of the road.
This is the person in charge of sending urgent information in the army, but seeing that he is not carrying a letterbox, he thinks that he is delivering verbal messages.
Chen Ke has a lot of things to do, so he opened his throat and yelled when he was far away: "I am Chen Ke, the commander of the right wing army of the Xuanwu Army, my brother has worked hard, it is better to stop and drink saliva before leaving!" ”
The Red Feather Knight thought about it and felt that it should be no problem to drink saliva, and he set off all the way from Huanzhou in the morning and ran for eight hours without resting. The grains of rice have not been eaten, the dripping water has not been drunk, and the mouth is already dry at this time.
As soon as Chen Ke shouted, he reined in the horse, and when he came to Chen Ke's approach, Dong Su untied the water bladder from the horse and threw it over.
The Knight of the Red Feather said thank you in a hoarse voice, and then pulled out the capsule and started the pouch.
Chen Ke licked his lips and said, "Brother, we are transporting grain, grass and ordnance from Gyeongju to Huanzhou, I heard that you have already seen the scouts of the party members over there?" ”
The Red Feather Knight swallowed a large mouthful of water, wiped his mouth, and said, "When will you not see the scouts of the party members?" Those guys can be seen almost every day.
It's just that the activities have been very frequent recently, and there has been a confrontation with our scout brothers. ”
"Oh......" Chen Ke nodded, and then asked, "Then I don't know where my brother is going this time?" ”
"Naturally, it's Gyeongju Marshal's Mansion."
"But what's the emergency?"
The Red Feather Knight took another sip of water, then stretched out his tongue and licked his dry lips, grinning and said, "Commander Chen, this is a secret, and I dare not divulge military information." ”
After that, he plugged the water bladder, threw it at Dong Su, arched his hand, and said thank you, and the wind-like man disappeared at the end of the road like the wind.
"He didn't say anything?" Chen Ke looked at Dong Su and blinked.
"Yes, and he rubbed me a bag of water to drink."
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