Chapter 456 Military Parade (Updated)

Yang Mansion.

In order to show his closeness, Yang Zhi still addressed Wei Qing as his instructor when he first joined the Yulin Guard.

Wei Qing didn't care much and just teased Yang Zhi to live a comfortable life.

indeed.

After Yang Zhi commanded the Longxiang Guards to regain the coastal county, he settled down in Lin'an.

He even married wives and concubines, some of whom are currently pregnant.

Of course, the two of them had a tacit understanding not to talk about Li Tang.

After all, in their eyes, there is no difference between this world and Li Tang.

If possible, it might not be a bad idea to stay in this world from now on.

Yang Zhi invited Wei Qing to visit this time, naturally not only to reminisce about the past, but also to discuss the situation of the Great Yuan Dynasty in the north.

After all, he had been following Lin Chen for a long time and knew his master's behavior very well.

Being subject to the Tatars for a long time is not a good strategy.

The only choice is to go north, the Northern Expedition!

Drive all these Tatars back to the grassland!

"The Tatar chief is indeed no ordinary person."

When Wei Qing talked about Kublai Khan, his tone was quite emotional.

When he led his three guards to the north, he indeed intended to take advantage of the chaos to seize Xiangyang.

However, although Kublai Khan was far away in the grasslands, his control over the northern Han lands was extremely strong.

In less than a month, Xiangyang had set up heavy defenses.

Seeing that there was nothing he could do, Wei Qing had no choice but to turn around and regain the lost ground.

Although they have taken advantage, if they cannot stop Dayuan's offensive, these lost lands will be fleeting like snow in summer.

Fortunately, Lin Chen was far-sighted and had already passed down the decree.

Wei Qing was ordered to send back all the land-lost people who had recovered.

Even if it falls, it will not be left to Kublai Khan.

"Furthermore, the Tatar cavalry are also quite extraordinary. You need to be careful in field battles."

When Yang Zhi heard this, he also laughed and said: "If you can mobilize the Yulin Guards, the Tatar cavalry is not worth mentioning."

Of course, it is currently unrealistic for Yulinwei to enter the secret realm in large numbers.

Fortunately, the 3,000 feathered Lin hussars that Lin Chen had previously transferred served as the backbone of the Tang army during this period. Together with the horses and armor provided by Lin Chen, a 40,000-strong cavalry force was formed.

Although the quantity is not as good as the Mongolian cavalry, the quality is not bad at all.

"By the way, have you prepared any gifts for this master's wedding?" Yang Zhi suddenly thought of something and joked.

When Wei Qing heard this, a look of helplessness appeared on his face.

How to prepare gifts when he comes back in a hurry?

Fortunately, Yang Zhi had anticipated this and was prepared for Wei Qing.

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Lin'an has a permanent population of 700,000.

Although it is not as large as Bianliang, the capital of the Northern Song Dynasty, it is still the most populous city in the south.

Today, in order to see the wedding of the Tang Dynasty, countless Lin'an residents poured into the streets.

However, they didn't wait until they saw the procession of people taking to the streets to welcome the bride.

I saw a troop of Tang soldiers in uniform and well-dressed, marching from the main street of Lin'an.

The flag held by this Tang army had the word "龙駧" written in black capitals.

The army with strict military discipline and majestic momentum instantly silenced the originally noisy Lin'an people.

Not out of fear, but deeply shocked.

In their impression, all soldiers are thieves who join the army.

But the military appearance of the Tang army in front of me was as high as heaven and earth compared to the Song army I had seen before!

This military exercise was actually done deliberately by Lin Chen, intending to show off his strength and military power.

Because anyone with a discerning eye can see that Dayuan is about to go south.

Among the many gentry and wealthy families in the south, there are many who plan to open the city gates and surrender when Kublai Khan arrives with his army.

Therefore, he wanted to use this move to tell the world:

The Tang army is by no means comparable to the Song army of the past, but they dare to fight against elite divisions!

As the Longxiang Guard walked through the streets with neat steps and heads held high, other Tang Army units followed one after another in armed parades.

Especially when a heavy armored cavalry force from the capital's imperial army marched majestically onto the long street, thunderous cheers suddenly erupted from the surrounding area.

At this moment, the long-sleeping martial bloodline buried deep in the bone marrow of the Han people seemed to be ignited again.

That's right!

If the Han people were really weak and incompetent, how could they occupy the entire fertile and prosperous Central Plains?

If the Han people were really not good at fighting and killing, how could those barbarians be willing to escape to the barbaric land outside the Great Wall?

The answer is self-explanatory.

Once upon a time, one Han was like five barbarians, which frightened the barbarians.

However, in the Southern Song Dynasty, the sons of the Han family were derided as two-legged sheep.

All we can say is that most of the blame lies with Zhao and these scholar-bureaucrats.

Now, Lin Chen's arrival is to trace the origins and revive the Han family's reputation!

After the cavalry formation, soldiers holding strange long sticks followed.

Yes.

Lin Chen equipped the Spanish flintlock muskets produced by the system and established a separate divine machine battalion.

Compared to Li Tang's world, this secret realm is completely under his control, and he doesn't have to worry about the possibility of leaks.

In addition, the technology of the Southern Song Dynasty has not yet experienced the decline of the Yuan Dynasty.

The seamless steel pipe required for the flintlock gun can be made by Lin'an's skilled craftsmen using water conservancy methods.

Although there is no lathe, it is purely manual production and can only produce two hundred pieces per month.

But even so, when Kublai Khan went south, Lin Chen was able to gather four thousand musketeers.

Come to think of it, this Shenji Battalion can give the Tatars a little musket shock.

The only pity is that he still can't fire heavy machine guns like Maxim.

Otherwise, we must let the prairie Tatar recall his ability to sing and dance deep in his bones.

After all, it turns out.

Since the advent of machine guns, grassland people have suddenly become good at singing and dancing, and have become hospitable.

At this time.

In a teahouse somewhere, there are several people with familiar faces sitting.

Lu Xiufu, Wen Tianxiang, and Chen Yizhong are all among them.

"If the Song army has this face, why fear the Tartars going south?" Wen Tianxiang said coldly, his tone revealed endless regret for the former Southern Song army.

"Song Rui, this is wrong."

Song Rui is Wen Tianxiang's name. The one who can call Wen Tianxiang like this is naturally his good friend, Zhang Shijie, one of the three heroes of the Southern Song Dynasty.

Compared with Lu Xiufu and Wen Tianxiang, Zhang Shijie is the most knowledgeable person among the three.

"When Lizong was alive, did he really lack elite soldiers?"

The Lizong that Zhang Shijie mentioned was Song Lizong.

When Song Lizong was in office, it was considered a rare highlight of the Southern Song Dynasty. It was known in history as "Rui Ping Genghua" and he also joined forces with Mongolia to destroy Jin.

But the army went north to the three capitals three times, but all returned empty-handed!

To be honest, did the Southern Song Dynasty really lack elite soldiers and generals?

Of course not.

Throughout the Southern Song Dynasty, there were many generals who were as famous as the famous generals in history.

However, why were these people willing to do nothing? !

Perhaps we can only ask Yue Fei, who was unjustly killed in Fengbo Pavilion.

Speaking of the capable generals of the Southern Song Dynasty, Yue Fei should be ranked first!

But what was the final fate of such a person?

He died tragically with the three words "falsely accused".

This brought a bad consequence.

If you really want to become a famous general of the Restoration, you must first consider whether your skills are comparable to Yue Fei.

If not, why bother?

If you are comparable, who knows what excuse the court will use to execute you?

In this way, how can the generals devote themselves to the Southern Song Dynasty? !

Of course,

Later, a famous general named Wu Jie appeared, who used Sichuan and Shu to block the barbarians and prevented them from entering the south.

Although his achievements were not as great as Yue Fei, he was also one of the few generals in the Southern Song Dynasty.

However, what was Wu Jie's fate?

He resigned due to serious illness, but Emperor Gaozong refused.

Just these few words can tell a lot!

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