Fu Song

Chapter 31 Frontier Military
Xiao Ding didn't talk nonsense, he turned on the horse he usually rode, and it was enough to hit the horse.

More than a hundred cavalrymen behind him, without saying hello, followed one by one.

Xiao Ding went out from the horse army. This horse army is his private plot, and he can even call everyone by name.Even though he has been in charge of the overall situation for the past two years, but it's okay, he will go to the horse army for a walk.

Each person has two horses, one rides and carries combat weapons such as armor, and the other is purely for combat.

There are more than [-] people and more than [-] horses. It sounds like there are not many people, but walking on the road, it is a mighty group.

There are not many cavalry in the Song Dynasty.

The elite cavalry is even less.

First, it was the Song Dynasty who lacked horses, especially good war horses.Second, the cavalry of the Song Dynasty was far from the Liao people in terms of overall quality. In large-scale cavalry battles, the Song Dynasty did not take advantage of it in the slightest, and only suffered a loss.And raising one cavalry can raise seven infantry, so the army of the Song Dynasty has always been dominated by infantry and supplemented by cavalry.

But such a combat mode is destined to be on the battlefield, and Da Song will always be the passive garrison party.The Liao people can choose the battlefield, or they can choose to miss a single hit, that is, to flee far away. Even if the Song army wins on the frontal battlefield, they cannot take advantage of the victory to pursue and expand the victory.

It wasn't until the Second King arrived in the northern Xinjiang to preside over the entire war that the situation slowly changed.

Where is the identity of the second king, what others can't do, he can easily do.

Over the years, the northern frontier has begun to excavate ponds on a large scale, plant trees, store water and plant rice, and vigorously build various military forts, forming an overall defense chain.

The star-studded ponds and wetlands can effectively delay the impact of the opponent's large-scale cavalry, and the various military fortresses that are interlocked can also make it possible for one side to be in trouble, and all sides to come to help, igniting beacon fires in one place. The troops stationed in the four military fortresses can swarm out, according to the pre-established strategy, or support, or cut off the back road, trying to trap the attacking Liao army and then look for opportunities to destroy the enemy.

Although it was a passive and helpless choice in terms of strategy, it was a great success from a tactical point of view.

In the past two years, there have been many Liao armies with unknown circumstances. After hitting the grass valley and going deep into the Song Dynasty, they fell into such a snare and were defeated.

Like the last victory in Tianmenzhai, it was like this.Only this time, the invading Liao army was unlucky and was led by Xiao Ding to the back road, and the loss was the heaviest.

"Gonglian Village? Why haven't I heard of this name before?" Xiao Ding asked strangely.

"Tongzhi, this is a new village that was just built last year." Wang Jun said: "The villages in the borderlands that were harassed and ruined by the Liao people gathered together to build this new village and jointly protect it! That's why it was called The village is united."

Xiao Ding nodded, this kind of thing is too common in the border.

"More than [-] families are already quite small. How many young people can they gather?"

"Those who survived being invaded by the Liao people are basically young and strong, so the situation in Gonglian Village is not bad." Wang Jun introduced: "There are nearly [-] strong people in more than [-] households. Once I went to see it, the rammed earth wall was about ten feet high, and I instructed them to build some arrow towers on all sides. Usually, there are many defenses in the stockade, and the small Liao army could not be defeated Such a village."

"Are there many archers?"

"Even a woman can pull a bow." Wang Jun said: "It's just a soft bow, and there are threats, but if you want to really hurt the Liao people, it's unlikely, unless a Liao person is lucky enough to carry it home. Was hit by an arrow in the face and door, etc."

"Ping Shi will send some more good hands to guide them, such as army formations that can be easily used, etc." Xiao Ding said: "It's a pity, if they can be equipped with bows to defeat the enemy, divine arms bows, these frontier villages can give them The Liao people were hit so hard that they dared not come to harass them again."

"Controlling, this is impossible. A weapon like the God Arm Bow is not well-matched in the army. How can there be any extra for these frontier villagers, and it is given to them. It's a disaster." Wang Jun shook his head.

"What if it falls into their hands?" Xiao Ding said disdainfully. "Although the Divine Arm Bow is powerful, its wear and tear is also extremely large and it is very easy to break. If the Liao people get it, how many times can they be used? Besides, are there really no Divine Arm Bows where you are a Liao people? It's just that their technology cannot be imitated. , it’s just a slap in the face. If you really want to allocate some bows to the villagers in the borderlands, even if you can only shoot one Liao person with a bow, isn’t it profitable for us?”

"The truth is this, the problem is, we don't have enough divine arm bows! Haven't you seen every time a new divine arm bow comes down, the armies fight to the death? Like our Tianmenzhai. Even the cavalry is equipped with a divine arm bow, isn't it because the second king is looking at your face?"

Xiao Ding couldn't help but smile.

Wang Jun was right.

One's own origin, after all, is still very useful.

Don't say anything else, I have a lot of face in front of the second king.

Of course, he is also very proud of the second king.

Therefore, every time a new ordnance comes down, Tianmen Village is always the first.

Even the cavalry themselves have given them a divine arm bow, which in other armies doesn't even have to be thought of.

His father heard that he was going to be appointed as the third envoy, and he was afraid that his face would be even greater in the future.

Xiao Ding has already planned to get a little more troops in Tianmen Village.

The above only strictly checked the officers' empty pay, but they did not say that they would also take care of them if there were too many people.It's just that, where the military pay comes from is a question.It is not enough to rely on the family members of the sergeants from Tianmen Village to come to Juntun.

With the exchange of Liao people, the income is also unstable.

This time, go back and ask the second brother, although he is young, he has many ideas, his ideas are completely different from the world, or he can give himself a little more ideas.

When it comes to the exchange with the Liao people, this matter is somewhat interesting.

Regardless of the official face of the two sides, the two sides will fight to death. Once the troops meet, they will never die. Today, if you come to beat my grass valley, tomorrow I will find an opportunity to burn your army shop and kill a few people to get revenge.

But the fight, the private business, is still correct.

And the people who preside over these businesses are basically the generals of the frontier, even the second king.The bigger the official is, the bigger the caravan of Huiyi will be, and the more money will be earned.

As long as you don't sell those taboo things, the rest is fine.

On the Song Dynasty side, like all kinds of ordnance, iron tools could not be touched, but on the Liao Kingdom side, war horses could never be traded.

But the rules are rules, and doing it is another matter.

Otherwise, where did so many good horses in Xiao Ding's horse army come from?
It’s just that the amount is not large. It’s not a problem to get a few horses at a time, but it adds up. After a few years, Xiao Ding has hundreds of good horses in his hands.

The only difference is that ninety-nine percent of these Huiyi in the borderlands are used to fatten the generals and officials themselves, and some of them are used to support their own troops.In the battle of the Song Dynasty army, what really played a decisive role was the pro-army of these generals. Once the pro-army was defeated, the remaining army would basically collapse at a touch.

Xiao Ding did not support his own army, and he treated the [-] people in Tianmen Village equally.All the money he got from the easy money was put into the army, or used to strengthen the equipment of his soldiers, or to give them home, or to reward them after the war, but he took nothing.

It's been that way for years.This made Tianmenzhai's army not need to spend more effort to struggle for survival, and only the family members of the army were stationed in the fields.And the army, all the strength, is used on training.It is only during the rush to collect that people will be assigned to help.

There are [-] people in Tianmenzhai, and basically everyone is similar to the generals in other armies, and their combat effectiveness is naturally extraordinary.

Equipment, morale, technical and tactical level, far beyond colleagues.

If not, how could Xiao Ding have accumulated such prestige in Tianmen Village?
Tianmenzhai up and down, united into a single piece, like an arm and a finger, when fighting, everyone bravely took the lead.Over time, the Liao army was reluctant to come within the defensive range of Tianmenzhai to fight grassy valleys, because if one hits Xiao Ding, it will suffer a big loss.It is for this reason that the surrounding people who have lost their homes are also willing to relocate around Tianmen Village.

This is a virtuous circle. With more and more people under his control, more and more strong people will naturally become more and more strong, and the more manpower Xiao Ding can use will be more abundant.

Unlike the people in the mainland, the people in the Song Dynasty on the frontier are very sturdy. Although they can't be used for frontal combat, they can transport materials and maintain food routes, so that after the army wins the battle, they can beat the stray dogs. effect.

"That is, to control you. Only a few years ago, it was stipulated that the surrounding villages must take one day out of each month for military training, and we will send officers to guide." Wang Jun is not afraid to flatter, "It's not a blow, we Tianmen. The strong people under the Zhai’s jurisdiction are stronger than the general armies. If you really want to fight a big battle, you can use them if you give them weapons and armor.”

"This is not my idea, this is the idea given by my second brother." Xiao Ding sighed: "After I was appointed as the owner of Tianmen Village, he gave this suggestion."

"I heard that Erlang is a reading seed, why is he so proficient in military affairs?" Wang Jun said.

"My second brother will definitely be a jinshi next year." Xiao Ding proudly said: "But don't look at him as an ordinary scholar. There is no prejudice against us as soldiers. It is often said that a country has no strong army. , you will be insulted by foreigners. The spirit of a country can only look at the army!"

Wang Jun was stunned for a while.

In today's Song Dynasty, apart from this frontier, how can people in other places look down on being soldiers?

A thief with an army is to scold their standards.

It is really rare for a person who is definitely able to become a jinshi to be so worthy of being a soldier.

"Can you be a jinshi? That's great. If you can go to the frontiers and rule one side in the future, those of us who are soldiers will be blessed."

"How can it be so easy? I really want to wait until this day, it will take at least twenty years. My second brother, although talented, wants to sit on one side, how can he do it without decades of hard work?" Xiao Ding sighed: "Wang Wang Jun, we can't see Luo."

(End of this chapter)