Cars, horses, and pedestrians, bows and arrows are all on their waists!

Starting from the sixth day of the first lunar month of the first year of Hongwu in the Song Dynasty, the scene depicted by the great poet Du Fu in "The Story of Military Carriages" appeared on the official roads leading to Chang'an Prefecture from all over Shaanxi.

Of course, "crying sounds straight up to the sky" is not enough, but the scene of "holding clothes, stamping feet, blocking the way" by the family members of the government can often see it.

On an official road beside the Huluchuan River that has not yet been frozen, Wu Jie, the 11th general of the Jingyuan Army, and Wu Lin, also the general of the subordinate, are also saying goodbye to his family.

Almost all the two brothers and the officers and soldiers of the 11th General of Jingyuan were from Huaidewei of Jingyuan Military Prefecture, the fifth military prefecture in Shaanxi, both of which were very large, so between the military prefecture and the Zhechong Prefecture, the unit of "Yingtianwei" was set up.

A military government has several or more than a dozen battalions and field guards (the Jingyuan Army has eight battalions), while a battalions and field guards usually have several Zhechong prefectures, and a Zhechong prefecture has about 1,500 military households. If it is fully mobilized, it is a full-staff. If it is fully mobilized, it will have one or two generals' forces.

Huaidewei is a front-line camp and field guard located on the border of Song and Xia. It has almost all the cultivated land in the Huaide army (Huide army, Huaidewei is actually integrated). All the landlords, camp archers, and strong men from the foreign army are all included in the military list and become the government soldiers under the jurisdiction of Huaidewei.

Therefore, a Huaidewei can mobilize at most two generals, with a total of up to seven or eight thousand people!

The eleventh general of Jingyuan and the twelfth general of Jingyuan are both "mixed generals" of infantry and cavalry, which are enough to stand alone.

Because we had to leave troops to defend against the Western thieves, we only dispatched the eleventh general, which is Wu Jie's army as the chief general.

Since Zhao Kai's efforts to govern after the reopening of the Song Dynasty - efforts to govern are not necessarily to develop industry and commerce or to reclaim land, clear fields and inspect land, rebuild the military system and military merit system, and to deeply bind the five generals and royal families with the Zhao Song Dynasty using the method of "martial competition and marriage" to deeply bind the Zhao Song royal family. It is also a kind of efforts to govern, and it is much faster to achieve results than to "farm" slowly.

So after the order of the soldiers came down this time, although the family members of the government soldiers who were seeing him cry fiercely, the government soldiers named in the military list basically arrived on time. Even if they couldn't come for various reasons, they sent their children or son-in-law to replace them.

Moreover, all the soldiers who came to the court brought their own straight swords, spears, iron whips (iron mace, iron hammer), side signs, bows and crossbows, arrowheads, conscripts, dry food, mules and horses, and some even brought their own armor - according to the original laws of the Song Dynasty, armor was strictly prohibited from being hidden by the people!

However, Zhao Kai, at the suggestion of Han Shizhong, Zhang Jun and others, partially abolished the ban, allowing the military strategists to collect a certain amount of iron armor and leather armor, and allowed the civilian government to collect paper armor.

The reason for this is that Han Shizhong, Zhang Jun and others know that in the fifth road of Shaanxi, which has been in war for many years, many powerful clans and even ordinary people have privately kept armor to protect their lives.

If Zhao Kai's court could relax the ban and give some subsidies to the generals who brought their own armor to fight, it would be able to greatly alleviate the tightness of armor supply.

Now Zhao Kai has a total of 300,000 soldiers, but the number of iron armor stored in the military governments and the arsenals of the courts is only more than 30,000, and leather armor has more than 20,000... Together, Zhao Kai's army can only have more than 10% armor-worn (referring to iron armor, leather armor, and paper armor that are easy to make, and they can still be picked by one person).

Therefore, it is a last resort to letting the military generals bring their own armor.

In addition to allowing the military robbers to "hold armor", the ban on holding military crossbows is also cancelled. Crossbows are not as difficult as bows, and ordinary crossbows (not divine arm bows) are not complicated to make, and they do not require too high-end materials. They can be produced in large quantities so that everyone has crossbows!

If everyone in the Song Dynasty had crossbows and were all wearing armor (paper armor), it would be difficult for the invading Jin thieves to thresh the grain. The serious Jin thieves could wear two layers of heavy armor to fight, but Ali Xi, who was hitting Cao Valley, did not have such conditions... Shooting more Ali Xi can also greatly weaken the power of the Jin thieves!

After saying goodbye to his son Wu Gong and his wife and concubines, Wu Jie and his brother Wu Lin began to check the equipment of the soldiers who came to the conquest. Wu Lin held a folded notebook and all of them were handed over by the Zhechong Mansion below. In addition to the list of the soldiers from the enlisted soldiers, the soldiers also recorded the situation of the soldiers who came to the conquested soldiers who brought their own mules, horses, equipment, and equipment... These can be "broken silk"! And after use, they can be taken home. Even if they are damaged, they can be supplemented from the spoils. When they are taken to the conquest, they can be folded again.

Because it can be "broken silk" and can also obtain corresponding supplements from the spoils, the soldiers took out the good things at home!

The Wu brothers themselves were no exception. Both of them took out the Qingtang armor that had been stripped off from the dead Western thieves! They also equipped the personal soldiers and men with excellent heart-covering armor.

In addition, the Wu brothers and their personal soldiers and their soldiers also brought their own good Hequ horses - this horse can also be broken into silk, and if they die, they can lead one of the captured war horses, which is still a private horse.

While calling out and counting mules and horses and equipment, Wu Jie did not forget to talk to the soldiers and generals below and say something to cheer and encourage.

"Wang Erlang, your armor is pretty good! Is it my ancestors? Is it going to wear it this time to make a fortune?"

"Wow, Li Sanlang, your horse is so good. This fur color and shoulder height... can at least fold ten pieces of silk!"

"Hua Dalang... Why is your chin naked? Do you shave with a knife every day? How can you be like a woman? You are not dressed as a man, are you?"

"Who is the girl? I am a six-foot man... If you don't believe me, I took off my clothes and let the general take a look!"

"Hahaha......"

A handsome young man was teased by Wu Jie because he had no hair on his lips and also caused a burst of laughter.

The originally sad atmosphere suddenly became much more relaxed and cheerful. Wu Jie also took the opportunity to open his throat and encouraged him: "Brothers, the official has told us the imperial edict... The good land around Kaifeng Prefecture is now out of control. When the Jin thieves are driven away, we will divide the land according to our merits! That is a good land that is as flat as a tabletop!"

Wu Lin added from the side: "In addition to Tian, ​​there are also honors, and officials... Kill the thief well. With the credit, only he can become an official, and he will enjoy endless wealth in the future!"

"Yes! Once you become an official, you can eat white flour buns every time!"

"It's not just white flour buns, but also meat!"

"And there is also a little lady, begging Mizhi's wife and being the top county magistrate, that would be a god-like happiness!"

Morale really rose!

Is it a matter of fighting for Mao? Isn’t it for promotion and wealth? This is the simplest truth and the most popular truth for working people who can kill people! Talking about this with them is much more effective than talking about the great principles of loyalty to the emperor and patriotism!

In fact, the Jin thieves, the later Mongolians, and later Manchus also rely on this simple truth to unite people's hearts and inspire fighting spirit.

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At the same time, in Xishui Town outside the Lingquan Palace in Chang'an, the official Zhao Kai was also taking the Minister of Rites Cai Yan, the Minister of Rites Mi Youren and others to warmly visit Juzi of Guanlong who was about to follow the army.

There are more than a thousand Guanlong Juzi who are preparing to go to Kaifeng Prefecture to take the exam! In addition to their entourage, the total number is about three thousand. They are all paper armor on their bodies, long swords on their waists, and crossbows on their backs... Well, they all look very knowledgeable!

The very learned armed men set up a loose square formation on the edge of the playground, each of whom had loyal and courageous expressions, waiting for the official's condolences and encouragement.

Zhao Kai, Cai Yan, Mi Youren and the three of them were buddies when they were in Kaifeng Prefecture, and they were all artists... They were all the most popular guests of the courtesan ladies in Kaifeng Prefecture!

So when Kaifeng Prefecture fell, Cai Yan fled to Luoyang with Emperor Maode Zhao Jinfu, and wrote a letter to Zhao Kai who was far away in Hedong at that time to persuade him to enter!

Mi Youren is Mi Fu's son, about the same age as Zhao Ji. He has always been Zhao Kai's mentor in calligraphy and painting art. When Kaifeng Prefecture fell, he also ran to Luoyang and wrote a letter of persuasion with Cai Yan.

Zhao Kai did not forget these two good guys. After arriving in Chang'an, he asked them to go to Luoyang to pick them up. After they arrived in Chang'an Prefecture, they also appointed them as Minister of Rites and Minister of Rites... and asked them to prepare for the imperial examination!

In addition to being responsible for the exam, they also have another function, which is to write the will for Zhao Ji... Just a verbal order is incorrect, there must be a will!

Cai Yan and Mi Youren are both great artists with superb calligraphy skills, especially Mi Youren, who are the masters of fake calligraphy and painting works! The fakes he made can be entered into the Palace Museum in later generations!

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With the joint efforts of the two of them, Zhao Ji's will have his will, and Zhao Kai is preparing to take him to Luoyang and ask the senior officials and nobles in Luoyang to get the appraisal...

"Lu Xiucai, this crossbow is good, where did you buy it?" Zhao Kai was holding a well-made crossbow machine and was asking a young Guanzhong Juzi. The junior's surname was Lu and the child of the Lu family in Lantian, so Zhao Kai called him Lu Xiucai.

"So that the officials know that this crossbow was bought by a student in Chang'an City..." Lu Xiucai said in detail, "Although it is not as good as the Divine Arm Bow, armor can be penetrated within thirty steps!"

"Thirty steps are enough!" Zhao Kai nodded, "But can you measure your steps? Shooting with a crossbow is the difficulty of measuring the distance. If you are far away, you can't shoot through it, and you won't have the right head. If you are close, you can only shoot an arrow!"

"Students can measure steps, and students have also learned bows, but they can't shoot accurately." Of course, Lu Xiucai has martial arts skills! He originally wanted to take the martial arts exam, but now Zhao Kai's requirements for the martial arts exam have increased, so he can't get the exam, so he changed to the Wenju exam.
Chapter completed!