Standing on the platform, Zheng Peng felt a little dazzled.

There were too many and too many queues to come.

A group of feathered troops came from the east, and a group of troops with masks on their faces came from the west, and before they could finish their surprise, soon another team of horses dressed in neat leather armor came to report, and every time a team came, a loud announcement was made:

"Report, Uma of the Ligu clan has come to report with eight hundred warriors!"

"Report, the Hui tribe Duzhong led two thousand warriors to report!"

"Report, Jin Jiwen of the Yezha clan led a hundred warriors to report!"

"Report, the two hundred warriors of the Xizu clan in the north have come to report!"

"Newspaper..."

Ashinaxian, the Khan of the Rising Dynasty and the general manager of the Dingyuan March, stood straight on the Dianjiang platform like a javelin, and those troops who came to report to the Dianjiang platform had to salute Ashina, and then accept questions and counts, once the inventory was completed, the leaders would be led aside to wait, and their subordinates would wait in the designated area.

Before departure, the leaders have to participate in the sacrificial oath ceremony and drink the victory wine.

On weekdays, there is not much difference between the tribes, but when it comes to the bottom of the family, it is clear which tribe is strong and which is weak.

In addition to the rapid population growth, the equipment is all Datang standard cavalry equipment: 1 horse lance per person, 1 horizontal knife, 3 soft bows, 150 bows and arrows, 8 spare bowstrings, 1 obstacle knife, 1 armor dissolving knife, 1 round shield, and a set of leather armor with heart goggles.

In addition to the weapons above, the rest of the equipment includes: three leather strips for captives; a horse bowl, all made of good wood or iron; a small knife, a small mistake, pliers, a lock, a medicine bag, a salt bag, a flint bag, a knotting hammer, a whetstone; One trouser slave, one forehead wipe, one belt, one hat, one felt hat, and one grain bag that can hold three days of dry food.

In addition to the horses used for battle, most of them also have spare horses and carrying equipment, and some even have as many as two or three.

In addition to the indispensable bow and arrow, some people use horizontal knives, some use spears, some use machetes, some use maces, etc., and the five parts of the land are different from cavalry and infantry.

Zheng Peng just remembered for a while, and then he felt that his head was a little messy.

There are many troops coming, there are also a wide range of routes, those names are difficult to remember, and some people's accents are strange, Zheng Peng couldn't understand it at all, so he had to give up in the end.

"Big brother, I'll leave it to you here, my mind is a little messy, I didn't expect a battle here to be so complicated." Zheng Peng lowered his voice and said to Guo Ziyi.

Guo Ziyi said with some sighs: "This is the difference between the culture of the Central Plains and the culture of the Western Regions, and the Central Plains can have today's situation, I really have to thank the First Emperor." ”

"Qin Shi Huang?" Zheng Peng said with some surprise.

"Six kings, four seas one, Qin destroyed the six countries to unify the world, in order to commend themselves for unprecedented achievements, from the king to the emperor, known as the first emperor, since then, each generation of rulers have thought that the great unification is the goal, one day is not unified, one day is not called the emperor, so that many times in the Central Plains, there is only one country, one order."

After a pause, Guo Ziyi continued: "The Western Regions are different, first of all, they only recognize blood, and there is no tolerance of the people of the Central Plains, the people on horseback do not have a high understanding of etiquette, righteousness and shame, many people only care about their immediate interests, the Han Dynasty thinks that in this area of the Western Regions, there are 36 countries in the Western Regions, some of which are nomadic tribes, and the other part is the country of Chengguo, and the strength is not high. Mutual fusion and tearing apart have always existed. ”

"This handover of the expedition is the best portrayal of the tribes, the situation in the Western Regions is too complicated, if I am asked to join the army, I will definitely not choose here." In the end, Guo Ziyi said with some sighs.

It is to set off together to conquer Dashi and Tubo, sitting on the same boat, many forces that came to assemble looked at each other angrily, and some of them collided with each other, the smell of gunpowder was full, as if they would go off at any time, Zheng Peng believed that if it weren't for Ashina's strict order not to fight among each other, the five divisions of the Lu Army under his command were eyeing each other with weapons on both sides, maybe they hadn't seen the enemy yet, and their own people would fight first.

Zheng Peng said with a headache: "There are so many soldiers, many of them don't belong to the same camp, how can you command?" You can't just rush to fight, right? ”

Guo Ziyi explained: "Different places, there are different methods, Ashina Xian can become a town to guard Tingzhou, not only by the name of the Khan of the Rise and Fall, in terms of command, he has long been prepared, the relationship between the forces in the same sequence, and then each sequence to send a banner soldier and a supervisor, the battle with the banner as the number, the supervisor is to prevent internal strife or work without contribution, before the expedition, His Majesty named Ashina dedication as the general manager of the march of the Yuandao, is to give him such power. ”

So that's the case, Zheng Peng nodded secretly.

After thinking about it, Zheng Peng asked with some concern: "These people have not been trained, what if they are chaotic during the war?" ”

"Hehe, these people are indeed a rabble compared to the elite of Datang, their strength is not high, they can match their opponents, if they are as strong as the Datang army, then there is nothing to do with Datang here." Guo Ziyi explained with a smile.

So that's the case, Zheng Peng smiled a little embarrassedly.

The teams participating in the assembly were already on standby in the vicinity, and as soon as the order to assemble sounded, they quickly came to report for duty, although the number of people was large, it took half a day to complete the assembly.

After the assembly was completed, Ashina Xian came over and arched his hand to Zheng Peng: "Zheng Jianjun, now that the people have been assembled, why don't you give them a lecture?" ”

Zheng Peng is not only the supervisor of the army, but also the envoy sent by the Tang Emperor Li Longji, Ashina Xian just looks down on Zheng Peng anymore, and does not dare to challenge the authority of the Tang Dynasty, before sending troops, give Zheng Peng a chance to show his face.

"Excuse me, this trip is just a bystander, and I don't dare to show ugliness in front of the Khan." Zheng Peng shook his head resolutely.

Ashina was not reluctant, and said: "Okay, I will sacrifice the oath ceremony for a while, and ask Zheng Jianjun to take action." ”

"Where there is a need, be willing to serve." Zheng Peng agreed.

As the deputy superintendent of the Western Regions, it is necessary to brush up on the sense of existence, otherwise it will not be good if those tribal forces do not buy their own accounts.

Ashina Xian is a vigorous and resolute person, after the training, immediately put a group of leaders to the sky ceremony, for this expedition to pray for the blessing of God, the ceremony is a little complicated, it is singing and dancing, and there is a priest dressed as a person with a red pen on the sacrifice to draw something, Zheng Peng in Ashina Xian's request, a small silver knife to cut off a chicken head.

After the complicated sacrificial ritual was over, Ashina suddenly pulled out the imperial golden sword that represented power, and shouted, "March!" ”