Chapter 229: Long Song Entering the Ring Celebration

The next day, Su Shi came to see him off, and saw Zhao Xing bringing a hundred strong men on board. The hundred strong men were dressed in tight clothes. If a modern person was present, he would find that the outfit was actually equivalent to modern training uniforms. The tight jacket made of canvas was sewn with countless pockets all over, and the shiny copper buttons made the clothes look luxurious and stylish.

Imitating the color of the Song Dynasty military uniform, this outfit is red and the trousers are black. However, the red is brighter than ordinary military uniforms, and the black looks more mellow. Paired with a Fan Yang hat, it looks majestic and awesome.

Sending Zhao Xing onto the canal boat, Chao Buzhi introduced to Su Shi: "When I came last year, I quietly told the news of the transfer of office of the Liren. Since then, Liren has started to recruit volunteers. It is said that the conditions he offered were: two clothes every season; the armor and weapons needed were provided free of charge; the spoils belonged to him completely, and he had a salary of ten cents a month.

This cloth armor is a war equipment configuration. I heard that every joiner can get two. Many people went for this cloth armor. I heard that someone had done an experiment. After the cloth armor penetrated into water, the sword stab was difficult to get injured. Some people said that this cloth armor may be sold for more than a hundred volts on the market. This is just one thing. I heard that their backpacks are also full of good things. People who have seen it say that those things are rare."

After hearing what Chao Buzhi said, Su Shi recalled that when the soldiers boarded the ship, they carried a large bag of more than one person - in fact, it was a modern large donkey backpack - which was packed with bulging bags. Su Shi was worried when he saw it, could he bear such a large package for long-distance travel?

Chao Buzhi also had the same concerns. He added: "Li Ren is the most popular in Mizhou. After the recruitment order was issued, more than 200 people came to Mizhou, and there were only twenty or thirty people in Hangzhou. However, the group of Yi Ci Liye people were righteous and 20 accountants were planning to follow Li Ren to Qingzhou. As for Yangzhou... they are so rich that they have already softened the muscles and bones of Yangzhou people. With such good conditions and such majestic clothes, only a dozen applicants came.

Those who boarded the ship just now were selected. It is said that after more than a month of training, the 100 strongest people stayed, and the rest rushed to Bianliang on canal boats. I heard that there was a fleet of cargo ships that had arrived at Biankou in advance, where the goods on the ship were converted into carriages and were transporting to Qingzhou. These people were able to walk, but I don’t know if they could finish this section of the road. Going to Qingzhou is far away!"

Su Shi and Chao Buzhi bid farewell to Zhao Xing on the wharf. The next day, Chen Buqun arrived with several servants. When he heard Zhao Xing leave, he quickly took a canal boat to chase him. Helplessly, Zhao Xing chose a fast boat. Not only did Chen Buqun not catch up, but the distance between the two sides became further and further...

The road to Qingzhou is very far away. The team led by Zhao Xing did not intend to enter Bianliang because the team was too eye-catching. He was afraid that the group of idle officials in Bianliang City would come to cause trouble again, so he got off the boat in Yingtian Prefecture, Nanjing (now Shangqiu) and then started hiking.

Zhao Xing felt very comfortable to be able to relive the career of a donkey in the Song Dynasty. He led this group of teams to walk through the streets and alleys, walked out of the Daming Prefecture City, and came outside the city. Zhao Xing summoned the 100 carefully selected functions and pointed to the road ahead and said, "We have to go all the way to Qingzhou. Some of you have fought wars and some have never been to the battlefield. Today we will start your marching career. Who can tell me what are the three most important things about marching?"

A utility from Mizhou answered: "Scout!"

Cheng Shuang replied: "Guide!"

Shuai Fan replied: "I think it's Sinan (Compass) and the map, guide!"

It was an accident that Shuai Fan appeared in the team. He should have followed Wan Qiyong and walked slowly to Qingzhou with the caravan transporting supplies. However, he heard that this trip was going to pass through the Central Plains and browsing countless scenery along the way, so he insisted on walking with everyone.

Shuai Fan is also a rare big man, and his physique is stronger than that of ordinary Song people. He insisted on walking. Zhao Xing hesitated for a moment and agreed.

"Tourists may not need scouts when traveling, but marching is a must. You are right, but there is still nothing else: Hot tea. From today on, we will treat this section of the road as a classroom to learn how to march. Let's talk about scouts first: Cheng Shuang, today you will take a Wu Qianxing as a scout for the entire army. How do you plan to arrange your itinerary?"

Cheng Shuang thought for a moment and replied: "First hire a guide from the local area, then lead the entire army forward, and estimate the itinerary. The entire army will reach lunch time, find a roadside snack shop, and arrange food and accommodation for the entire army... The teacher sees what supplements are there."

"I thought it very carefully. Let me add a few points. Let me talk about the guide first. We cannot rely solely on one guide, because a guide may point to the wrong path, so the guide must be at least double, preferably three. In this era, no one has been away from a long way, so the guide must adopt a segmented system. A marching section is used as a guide, from morning to noon, from noon to evening. In this way, hire a guide in segmented sections, and you can return home on the day after the guide guide, so the price must be not high. And he is guiding the road at the doorstep, and there are no mistakes.

Let’s talk about the arrangement along the way, each of us has a map, but the physical map cannot be very detailed in the small road markings, so whenever we reach a fork, the scout’s responsibility is to leave a guide. There are too many forks and the number of scouts is not enough. Hire locals to write a sign and ask locals to hold it. After waiting, the adults will follow up and pay the person holding the sign. In this way, the front team and the back are only half a day apart, and the people holding the sign do not need to wait for too long. Then, with guidance from the right people, it saves a lot of time to inquire about the road.

In addition, there are more than 100 people behind us, all of whom are adults and strong men. After walking for a long time, they must have a lot of appetite, so they have to find a big restaurant to prepare hot tea and hot rice in advance. Remember, it must be hot tea. The most fear of being unacceptable to the environment and the environment when traveling for a long time is the most important thing, and a cup of hot tea can solve all these problems...

For the time being, I only think of these, handsome judge, what are you going to add to it.”

The handsome model pretended to behave and pondered for a moment, and replied: "Map, compass, although the map marks are not detailed now, you have to learn something after walking thousands of miles. I suggest that everyone take out a map to check every intersection and learn to use the map compass to distinguish directions."

Zhao Xing nodded and agreed: "Yes, in the future, when we pass every intersection, we learn to mark the map. After walking these 3,000 miles, everyone of us needs to learn to identify the map... Come, I will give you money first. This money is travel expenses. Anyone who falls behind will recuperate for a few days, follow behind and rush slowly, or chase us at home, whatever you want."

This group of people were unscrupulously discussing the marching matters on the roadside, and their outfits were particularly strange, which had long attracted the attention of the Daming Mansion's yamen runners. Zhao Xing delayed for too long, and the yamen runners had already called a large group of people and surrounded them in fear.

The so-called large army was 30 archers. They approached Zhao Xing carefully, and the yamen runners led by Zhao Xing had just cleared their throats. Zhao Xing had already taken out his official edict in advance and showed it to the head of the yamen runners: "The scholar of Baowen Pavilion, Chengyi Lang, guarding the edge of the road to recruit comfort envoys, Quan Qingyang Jiedushi (Magistrate), and Qingyang Troupe Training Envoy Zhao Mou on his way to his post. I hope you will be happy."

The head of the yamen runner took the official edict and looked at it repeatedly, asking curiously: "Why don't you go to the post station? Officials come and go, and there is another common case for moving into the post station..."

The yamen runners talked about the rules of the officialdom. During the period when officials took office, when they passed by a certain place, local local officials would send a travel fee and hold a banquet to entertain them. However, Zhao Xing did not register at any post office along the way. Now he spoke quite loudly: "What are you saying? I am from Zhao Xing and Zhao Li. Please ask, am I a short of money?"

After saying that, Zhao Xing waved his hand and led everyone away. He really couldn't stay in this place anymore.

The yamen runners looked at Zhao Xing's back and finally realized for a long time. The troupe muttered: "This adult is indeed not a shortage of money. This piece of equipment costs about a hundred stakes, and a hundred stakes - there should be ten thousand stakes. Who is Zhao Li?"

The other one came up and asked curiously: "Zhao Liren, could he be a disciple of Mr. Su. The one who wrote "Farewell" and 'If life was only like the first meeting', was Zhao Liren who composed several famous songs?!"

After saying this, the group woke up and shouted: "Ah, did you abduct Zhao Liren from the ten-serious capital city... If it were him, he could really be worthy of such a luxurious entourage... Strange, why are everyone Liao not in the team? Could it be..."

The team leaders thought that Zhao Xing had only spent tens of thousands of stanchions of equip his troops, but he was wrong. If he saw Zhao Xing's team entering Hedong Road, he would probably fall in shock. Entering Hedong Road, it was already March. The temperature in early spring was very suitable for people to go out for a walk. After more than a month of continuous march, Zhao Xing's team had only 81 people left, but the remaining 81 people were all warriors who were tempered.

The offensives of Xixia in recent years are Hedong Road and Yongxing Jun Road. When entering Hedong Road, it was equivalent to entering the war zone. Shortly after entering this war zone, Zhao Xing's team discovered a caravan. They looked at Zhao Xing's team approaching with vigilance.

The Song Dynasty implemented the control of bows and arrows on the people, but the exceptions were the border states. For example, several states near the border, Yongxing Jun Road, and Qinfeng Road forced villagers to hold bows and arrows. The price of bows and crossbows was relatively expensive. The court stipulated that the superior households must hold a crossbow at home, while the crossbows below the third-class households were distributed by the court. For every crossbow held in the home, the court gave a tax reduction of 2,000 yuan a year, which is two stagnant of money. Therefore, entering this area means that people can legally wear swords, bows and crossbows.

Because of the court's regulations, on this land, people who walk without bows and weapons are basically civilians or slaves. They don't have any crossbows on their waists and are embarrassed to say hello to each other when they meet. Everyone in the caravan opposite each other holds swords, guns and sticks, and many people are still showing off their crossbows in their hands. This is the symbol of a top-notch household. In these days, waving crossbows in their hands is like waving genuine LV leather bags in their hands, which is a top-notch show off.

As the scout leader, Cheng Shuang walked into the group of armed merchants and explained loudly to the other party: "Baowen Pavilion, Chengyi Lang, guarding the edge of the Huanqing curb to recruit comfort envoys, Quan Qingyang Jiedushi, and Qingyang Troupe Training envoys Zhao on his way to his post. You don't need to panic. The road is facing the sky, and each one goes one way. Please give way."

After entering Hedong Road, Zhao Xing's team could clearly feel the disaster brought by the war to the people of Dawn. In recent years, Xixia has had routine robbery every year - no, according to textbooks, it is a routine national fusion, leaving a devastated scene on the land of Hedong. The local people have no intention of farming. It should be for a year of farming. The final harvest may be "integrated" by the people of Xixia, and they may also hijack themselves to Xixia as slaves. Therefore, the fields along the way are deserted. When walking on the road, all the pedestrians' expressions are vigilant.

Horses were not hired here, because all the horses were pulled away by the military, so the scouts slowed down. The caravan did not negotiate in advance by the squad team, so they were very cautious and never lowered their bows and arrows.

Zhao Xing waved his hand and said two simple words: "Putting armor!"

After this order, 81 Song Dynasty backpackers put down their backpacks from their shoulders, then reached out to take things from the backpacks. Several people surrounded Zhao Xing and put on armor for him. When the team finished wearing armor, the caravan members took deep air conditioning and let out a long hiss.

The one who appeared in front of everyone was a luxurious army. The three tallest ones were wearing a full set of blue Tang armor (plate metal hard armor). Two of them were taller than the Song people. The remaining tallest one was ridiculously tall, with arms thicker than people's thighs and could not even catch them with one hand, but the man was as black as a charcoal ball, like a devil coming out of hell. Only when he bared his teeth, people could see white and creepy teeth.

The rest of the people were wearing Tang Pijia - the metal soft armor passed down by Xu Ning in Water Margin, which is modernly called chain mail. They also wore a seamless pot-shaped helmet on their heads - modern people called the Russian Imperial Guard Eagle Helmet...

More than that, these people continued to take things out of their backpacks. After a while, the armed belts, short swords, short bows, and crossbows all appeared at their hands. These people spread the things in front of them one by one, and then began to assemble waist knives - Mu Ding, knife snails, knife handles... In the blink of an eye, a waist knives appeared on everyone's hands.

Then these people began to sort out their backpacks. After a while, the things all over the ground were taken into the backpack, and the backpack was thrown back on their shoulders. A sea of ​​metal appeared in front of everyone. The three strong men in the head were covered with silver plate armor, wearing beautifully shaped helmets, and a long knife hung on their waists. The rest of the people had chain mail, their entire heads were wrapped in metal, and only their faces were exposed...

The caravan in front of him was constantly pumping air conditioners. After a long time, the bodyguard leader of the caravan stammered and said with emotion: "God, what kind of army is this?"

Zhao Xing also squinted his eyes and looked at the army, thinking in his mind: I have been on this territory for so long and usually pretended to be grandchildren. Now I have to go to the front line, but I can't pretend to be grandchildren. We must let everyone know that I am here. Even if we can't use propaganda tools like Fan Zhongyan, on behalf of the people of Xixia, the people of Xixia are very afraid. We must also let the group of people in the rear not make trouble.

After the team was packed up, Zhao Xing waved to the guide, spread out the map and gestured with several officers, saying, "Go to the supply point 20 miles ahead. Come on, please work harder, you can rest when you reach the supply point."

The caravan opposite was still staring at this place in amazement, but the crossbows in their hands had already hanged down. At this time, Cheng Shuang said with emotion: "Uncle Qi, everyone said that we can't talk about war on paper, but we walked thousands of miles and gestured on the map every day. Is it considered talking about war on paper?"

Zhao Xing laughed and explained: "Since ancient times, talking about war has always been on paper. Without careful calculations, talking about war with a slap in the forehead. That is called suicide. Remember, in the future, when we go to the front line, every time we talk about military affairs, we need to go through careful calculations. We must carry out the talk on paper to the end before we can make a decision."

After saying this, Zhao Xing put away the map and greeted him, "Let's go!"

This metal ocean was swaying through the caravan with a thunderous sound of metal shaking. Zhao Xing did not greet the prefectures and counties he passed along, but his elite team of servants armed to the teeth still attracted the attention of many people. Some censors had planned to impeach, but considering that the Qingzhou area was fighting every month and replaced 4 or 5 prefects a year, it was a blessing that someone was willing to go to Qingzhou at this time. It was not a big mistake to summon a few strong men to protect themselves. Besides, can he impeach Zhao Xing now make the other party get what he wants? He abandoned his official position and then went to Su Shi to help.

This doesn't work, no matter what.

Therefore, the censors were all watching Zhao Xing's armed parade in a complicated mood. Jia Yi said in a word: "He is making trouble, I know he is playing tricks. I know what he thinks: He must have thought, I have placed 30,000 refugees in Yangzhou, reclaimed 200,000 acres of wasteland, doubled Yangzhou's financial resources. Originally, Su Laopo could still do a big deal, but unexpectedly threw me to the front line. I was unhappy, come and impeach me, I am waiting to be dismissed. Humph, I am not as good as his wish. No one is allowed to say this. We can pretend that he has not seen him. If anyone dares to say it, I will never forgive him."

After that, the entire Song Dynasty collectively absent from Zhao Xing's behavior. They did not expect that Zhao Xing had come along with his power and the court's disregard for his actions to win a great reputation among the people. When he entered the Hedong Army, people were quite excited about his victory.

Zhao Xing's first appearance in Hedong also won a lot of prizes. Hedong is also a "Zhenzhou". The locals have a high appreciation for military equipment. When this team passed, the caravan leader Feng Ning murmured: "God, how much should the equipment be cost? Each person can spend about 3,000 guan, 100 people, at least... 300,000 guan, hiss-"

3,000 guan is the price of Hedong. In the Water Margin, some people paid 3,000 guan, but Xu Ning was reluctant to sell it because it was his heirloom...

The bodyguard leader Lingli immediately instigated: "Prince, I heard that Xixia people from Qingzhou have entered again. There are many bandits along the way. It is better for us to keep up with this team, so we can also be safe."

The head of the caravan immediately woke up and shouted: "Follow up, follow up!"

Zhao Xing's team was like a big sponge. Not long after walking, the caravans along the way were all attracted behind them. The long caravan stretched for miles, and the smoke and dust raised were straight towards the sky, and they could see it from miles away. Not long after, several fast horses of the whistle-detective rushed into the caravan. Seeing the actual situation, they breathed a sigh of relief. After that, the fast horses frequently traveled, and the timid county magistrate even ignited the beacon.

Soon, a fast horse rushed into the caravan. He stopped on a hillside, took out a small golden tube from his arms, and looked at the team in front of him. When Zhao Xing saw the other party's actions, he frequently greeted the other party: "Come down quickly, stinky boy, who else can wear such armor along the way?"

Nowadays, Zhao Xing's people can find a pair of telescopes from his arms, and Zhao Xing is of course the one who can get a hundred pairs of metal armor. The knight on the opposite side is still carefully confirming, which shows that Zhao Xing's training has finally succeeded. The soldiers no longer believe in subjective judgments, but only believe in eyes.

The scout saw Zhao Xing's team clearly, cheered, urged the horse to rush down the hill, and shouted as he walked: "Brother Qi, I can't be considered a boy."

This person is indeed not a boy. His seniority is very large. Even the patriarch Cheng Bian has to call him uncle when he sees him. However, Zhao Xing's identity is complicated. Although this person is young, Zhao Xing can't call him boy when he sees him.

According to the newly established clan rules of Chengjiaao, those with higher seniority than Zhao Xing will all talk to Zhao Xing according to their age, so he called him Seventh Brother. This person was a former person who came from the water route in advance and rushed to this place in advance to collect supplies for Zhao Xing's team. He rushed down the hillside and before Zhao Xing could speak, he shouted: "Seventh Brother, there are not many local war horses. I used your name and negotiated with the local government to buy eleven war horses and more than twenty mules. I don't know if these are enough."

Zhao Xing replied with a smile: "Buyan, you really ruined the market with this name. Why is it 'Buyan'? You say more than anyone else's."

Cheng Shuang came over, looked up at Cheng Buyan who was riding on the horse, and quietly reminded: "Jiu Master, the military situation must not be leaked on the road, don't be loud!"
Chapter completed!