Let's go back fourteen years, during the reign of the second king of the Bohai Kingdom, Dawuyi.
In 736 AD, Bohai Ren'an was 18 years, and the Tang Dynasty was 24 years old.
This year is really an unusual year for the Tang Dynasty, the Bohai Sea, and the Three Kingdoms of Xinguo.
On a cold morning with a cold north wind swishing, a light cavalry force of 500 people was dispatched from Jinglongquan Fuguang on the Bohai Sea.
The knights wore a black cotton and linen mixed disc collar and a brown bearskin iron helmet, a black thick leather robe, narrow trousers, a leather belt around the waist, and short pigskin boots.
The mounts are tall and vigorous war horses, and the horses are all over four feet seven tall at the shoulders (145 meters).
This is a well-known Middle-earth, so that countless warriors dream of the rate of horses, "Book of Horses" records: "lead the horse, big and strong, good at walking and hard work."
Obviously, this is a group of well-trained soldiers, but they are significantly different from the border army and local government soldiers of the Bohai State.
This difference is reflected in the very different equipment.
The standard equipment of the Bohai Navy is a half-meter-long short spear and a straight-edged horizontal sword, and each hundred-man team is equipped with 50 catalpa poles and iron-headed spears with a length of 5 meters.
One bed crossbow, two large yellow crossbows, a longbow and 50 shovel arrows for each person.
And these knights looked more well-equipped, but clearly not for field combat.
Their horizontal knives hung on the left side of the saddle, and the barrier blades used for hand-to-hand combat were inserted diagonally in front of the left chest, making it easy to draw their swords in battle.
The whole army was not armed with spears, but a short spear half a meter long in each hand, the sharp and shining tip of which reflected the cold white sun, flashing and blinking.
As for the projectile**, it is not the standard shovel-shaped arrow and longbow of the Bohai Navy, but a five-shot short crossbow, and the Hulu on the waist is equipped with fifty three-leaf arrowheads, which have strong penetrating power, but weak armor-piercing power.
In the Bohai Sea, this kind of three-leaf arrow is used for local thieves, self-defense and security, and the internal defense of the three provinces and six departments.
The team ** is a phalanx of 100 people, and the middle-aged man in his forties is embraced in the middle, even if he is riding on a horse, he still looks tall, with long legs, broad shoulders, strong arms, and sideburns and beard covering both ears to the jaw.
He wears a domed helmet covered with bear skin, a sable coat, high-waisted boots of cowhide, and a horse on his crotch, with a shoulder height of 17 meters, the middle of the forehead is raised like a dragon's horns, the limbs are thick, and the horse's hooves are like a dragon horse at the mouth of a bowl.
This person is the general of the Bohai Kingdom, the general of the auxiliary country, and the brother of the martial arts of the king of Wu-Dayilin.
Da Yilin said to a young guard on the left with a stern expression: "Wen Dao, you rush to Tieli Mansion as soon as possible, pass on my order, and order the Northern Governor Neli to dispatch three thousand Tianmen troops to be under your control."
Then General Ne prepared 500 helmets, 500 sets of chain mail, 300 spears, 500 healthy horses, 50,000 crossbows, 100,000 bows and arrows, 200 men, 800 dried meat for men, and carriages for carrying these things, and when they were ready, they had to rush to the town of Dingli within five days.
Wen Dao, you lead the 3,000 Tianmen army to Dingli Town, secretly camp ten miles outside the town, you must be hidden, secretly contact your uncle Ren Ya, Ningyuan General Lang General Gao Renyi, and Guo Yi Duwei Dezhou, and you must deal with it neatly and neatly, and you can't interfere in the battle situation."
Looking at the young but battle-hardened soldier in front of him, Da Yilin felt a faint trace of uneasiness in his heart, the matter was serious, it involved the royal family's housework, and the object of dealing with it was the front-line commander with heavy troops, which undoubtedly put this young man in the tiger's mouth, and it was extremely risky.
Wen Dao, remember, you must be quick and ruthless, this is a personal seal under the base, you hold it in case of accidents, Wen Dao, what I said, remember, remember. ”
The seal in the fish bag on his waist carried the body temperature of Dayilin, Wen Dao took it in his hand, solemnly beat his chest to the pillar general of the Bohai Sea-Dayilin, turned the horse's head, and shouted: "Go."
The horse team galloped down the road, turned into the middle road, and whipped the horses quickly, and went straight to the Tieli Mansion.
Dayilin looked at Wendao in the distance, and gradually the figure of the team of athletes disappeared in the dense forest of Tutai Mountain.
He raised his head, looked at the cold sky with heavy lead color and stratus clouds, and sighed heavily: "Hey, fratricide, compatriots kill each other, I didn't expect it to appear in my big family, two royal brothers, why do you bother?"
The task that Dayilin took on was not easy, he was the current king of Bohai, that is, his elder brother - the king of the great martial arts, and went to Dingli Town, the front line of the Bohai Sea and the Heishui Ministry, to get the head of another royal brother, the head of the Damen Yi.
Three thousand miles away from the front line - Rulou Jin Dingli Province.
The vast land of 3,000 miles of Dingli Mansion was already full of swords and soldiers at this time, and the two sides were divided into two huge camps with the black swamp as the dividing line.
The night fell, all the flags in the barracks had been dyed as black as ink, and the barracks of the Bohai Raiders were located between the swamp and the road leading to Dingli Town, stretching for more than ten miles.
Wuwen Dao smoothly led 3,000 elite Tianmen troops, stayed overnight, and quietly camped in the withered sorghum fields ten miles away from Dingli Town.
That night, Wen Dao infiltrated the military camp of Zuo Mengbenwei to contact Guoyi Du Wei Dezhou, who had the most elite cavalry unit of Zuo Mengbenwei.
In the midst of many people and horses and dense forests, it was easy to get lost, and sure enough, Wen Dao walked through a dozen large tents and more than a hundred campfires in a daze, but he didn't see the black and red spots of Guo Yi Du Wei Dezhou.
In the darkness of the night, bonfires were lit inside and outside the military tent, and the stars in the sky blinked their eyes at the soldiers who were busy below, preparing for battle.
Suddenly, a familiar smell of barbecue, well, this is the unique mellow aroma of tapir pigs, swaying in the middle of the night, the stomach with the pungent smell of barbecue "gurgling" sounded, and instantly the gluttonous insects in the abdomen, full of saliva unconsciously moistened the corners of the mouth.
The place where the aroma came from was a whirring bonfire, and a group of soldiers gathered next to it, everyone giggled and stared salivating at a large pig thrown in half on the fire, and the grease dripping on the fire, "poof, poof", the sparks burst out, and the people next to them screamed, laughing and jumping around.
Hey, little brother, come on, come on, let's go together."
Wen Dao waved his hand, turned and walked along the edge of the swamp.
On the edge of the swamp are countless small blisters, "cooing and cooing", and the fish chatter, occasionally jumping out of the water, and before they fall into the water, they are waiting for the fishing nets that have been waiting for a long time.
It was late at night, and the camp of Zuo Mengbenwei was still very lively, and there was no tension and preparation on the eve of the big battle at all, but the whole camp was in such a relaxed and happy state.
Wen Dao is a little incredible, is it really as rumored that King Wu and his younger brother Damen Yi have controversies and disagreements on the strategy of conquering the Black Water Eagle?
I heard that the gate art was written three times before and after, and my brother strongly opposed the attack on the Black Water Arrow.
He believes that the Heishui Department is a vassal of the Tang Dynasty, and attacking Heishui is to attack the Tang Dynasty, and with the powerful force of the Tang Dynasty, Goguryeo, which was once known as a million-strong army, has still been destroyed, and my Bohai District has 300,000 troops, and the Tang Dynasty is confronted, that is, to hit the stone with an egg.
I don't know what Jixia thinks, since the prince of Daimon Art is so opposed, then why do you want to appoint him as the front-line commander of the crusade against Blackwater?”。
The two soldiers returned from the swamp blister, and the birch bark fish basket behind them was filled with dogfish with a mouth like a duck and a fierce nature, a catfish of about a pound known as "Brother Beard", and the most common were willow roots dancing with the current and slippery flower loaches.
Hey, which battalion, brother, let's have fun together."
Behind Wen Dao, there was a warm invitation from the two, "Ah, no, brothers, I'm going to General De's tent."
Alas, then you have gone to the wrong side, General De is in the east, you are running to the west".
Hey, thank you two brothers, I'm done, I'll come to the two brothers for a drink."
Wen Dao turned around and walked east, the two behind him looked at Wen Dao's back meaningfully, and then walked towards his guy with a smile, a delicious grilled fish and fish soup was enough to cope with the cold tonight.
No one looked at him, no one talked to him, no one paid attention to him anymore, all around him were Zuo Meng's subordinates, a huge army of nearly 20,000 people, but Wen Dao was alone.
A rude, deafening laughter came through the night, and following the laughter, Wen Dao came to the side near the avenue that was cut off from the barracks.
Hey, that kid, come here, what are you doing?”。
In the awkward Bohai dialect, a rough man with unkempt hair, stomped feet, thick and flat nostrils, long hair reaching to the waist, braided into a big braid around his neck, and about 9 feet tall, beckoned to Wendao.
A huge wild boar was set up on the roaring bonfire by a barbecue fork as thick as an upper arm, dripping blood and grease dripping into the fire, "fluttering, fluttering" and rising high flames, white ashes in the flames sprinkled all around, and Wen Dao's body was covered with white flowers, as if covered with dandruff.
Boy, come here, drink with us, this has the most beautiful wine in Kuyue Island, the best delicious pig, and the most beautiful lady."
Telepathy, a slender woman with long black hair by the fire turned her face, and her curious bright eyes swept Wen Dao up and down.
Thanks, the meat is roasted, I'll come over", Wen Dao smiled.
It was a single battalion, with no tents, but shallow pits dug into the ground or rudimentary sheds built with tree branches.
There were no strong horses, no spears and crossbows, no armor, everyone was unkempt, and on a cold night, everyone wore ragged and tattered fish skin clothes.
However, the equipment is unique, in addition to sticks, mallets, fishing nets, a one-handed knife with a narrow blade and a curled tip like a bracken.
This kind of knife, Wen Dao has never seen on the battlefield, but in terms of practicality, Wen Dao thinks that it is comparable to the Datang knife in his hand, and even in hand-to-hand combat, their knives are more dominant, one inch short, one inch strong, the knife is fast, and the speed is naturally fast.
This kind of knife in front of him is definitely the best weapon in close combat, if it is combined with the five crossbows of the Tang Dynasty, then the king of the battlefield must be him.
Hey, man, where are you from?”。
Curiosity triumphs over danger.
We are from Kuyue Island in the Great Northern Wilderness, we are the country of Liuwei, and this time we will follow General Damen Yi to fight in Heishui."
The pleasant female voice, speaking in a standard Tang accent, looked at Wende with a smile.
Wende looked at this unusual woman with interest, she did not have the same tattooed lips, did not have the same flat nose, did not have the same wide mouth, did not have large nostrils like black holes, and did not have bare feet.
She wore a dark tight-fitting cotton shirt with a gold-trimmed pattern, a jacket of chain mail, covering her thighs, narrow-legged trousers made of roe deer skin and deerskin, the trouser legs were tucked into soft, delicate cowhide boots, her hair was tied into dozens of pigtails on the top of her head, her eyes were bright, black, her small mouth was red and delicate, her typical hanging nose, and her mountain roots were tall.
The white teeth glittered like deep-sea pearls in the firelight and night.
A delicate Japanese knife at the waist, a dark shark skin scabbard, the handle of the knife is wrapped by deer tendons and rattan fibers soaked in water for 9981 days, no matter how much blood is stained, it will not slip, take off the handle.
What a beauty".
Wen Dao secretly admired in his heart.
The beauty's wave-like eyes have always been a face that does not deviate from the text.
Look at the fire at the girl's feet, there are fish bones in it.
What do you eat?”。
It's fish, I caught it at night, but unfortunately I finished eating, otherwise I can invite my son to eat a fish meal."
Wen Dao touched his head and smiled: "I've eaten it, girl's name?"”。
The girl stood there and smiled: "My name is Yu Xiaoyu, and my father is Yu Zhi, the king of Liuwei."
Oh, the Wandering Ghost Country has also joined the war, and the Jilie Charm on that island should also be here, but it should be on the other side of the Blackwater.
Wen Dao also smiled and said: "I am Wu Wendao, the son of the Prime Minister of Bohai - Wu Zhaodu, you can call me Wen Dao."
I'm out of company, Miss Xiaoyu, I'll look for you, see you later".
Wen Dao waved goodbye in a chic manner.
On a hill overlooking the road, Wen Dao found the black and red tent of Guoyi Duwei Dezhou.
In front of the tent was a winch crossbow with a range of 700 paces.
In front of the tent door on the left and right, there were thirty people holding spears up to five meters long, wearing horizontal knives at their waists, big daggers stuck in their chests, armor on their tops, wearing black thick hats, and high cowhide warm boots.
The black-red spotted dakuzi fluttered on the long pole, and the cold wind blew the daqi "crackling".
Wen Dao walked in the vast sea of military camps for most of the night, and at the moment he was sore, he staggered up the gentle slope and walked towards the big tent.
Whoever comes, whoever trespasses into the big tent, will be beheaded immediately."
"Spears and spears collided, armor roared, and spears were erected in front of the tent.
Wen Dao tidied up the messy clothes on his body, raised the private seal of the martial arts of the martial king in his hand to his chest, and drank: "I am the son of the Holy King's forbidden army in front of the Emperor, the son of the Prime Minister of the State Wuxia Zhaodu, Wuwen Dao is also, come to preach the Holy King's teachings."
Wait outside, and I'll go in and pass the message."
Wen Dao look outside the big tent, the barracks are arranged in a strict and orderly manner, the barracks are all white-roofed black felt curtain walls, ten people live in a tent, ten tents are a barracks, and there is a depth of 1 between the barracks5 meters of trenches separated.
At the entrance in front of the camp, there are sentry posts built with tree trunks, with two people at each sentry post, ten people from the swimming sentry, ten people from the secret sentry, and ten miles out of the horse outpost.
Between each tent was a path for two people to walk, and behind the barracks, there were stables and barns made of the same tree trunks.
The horses of the gods were all in good spirits, and they ate night grass with their heads bored.
There were parallel roads between the barracks, and the cavalry on the roaming and fixed patrols marched every quarter of an hour.
Hehe, famous generals are like this, the military appearance of my Bohai Navy is by no means equivalent to the most elite Western Regions border army in the Tang Dynasty."
At this time, it was almost dawn, and the black and red flags of the battalions of the left fierce guards in the army had been erected, and the soldiers began to wash, and before breakfast, they were busy adjusting the bowstrings, and the shovel-shaped arrows were shaking in Hulu with the movement.
The pikemen carefully wiped the iron spearhead, the shiny spearhead was blue and dark in the clear light of the dawn, and in front of the big tent gathered five hundred armed guards armed with broadswords, spears and mallets, among them were Wu Wendao, Guo Yi Du Wei Dezhou, and Uncle Ren Ya.
The morning sun rose from the horizon and was pale red at first, while the sky opposite was still dark with a few dim little stars.
Wen Dao thought to himself: "Is this the last sunrise I saw in my life, I don't know how my father is doing?"If my brother is by my side, then I don't have to be so bottomless."
The three of them were serious and nervous, uneasy, after all, they were facing the lord of the army, the son of King Gao, and the younger brother of the current Holy King.
Lieutenant Dezhou beckoned, and a tall, dark-faced general came to the front: "General Zhao Lin, please lead the rear team of five hundred light cavalry to guard the passage leading to Dingli Town on the east side of the avenue, and not let anyone go, if there is any violation of the order, kill on the spot." ”
Zhao Lin beat his chest and saluted, turned over and got on his horse: "Sons, go."
The horses' hooves were mixed and rumbled towards the east.
General Gao, please lead the headquarters army and the army guard of Lord Ren Ya to join forces, take over the security of the commander's tent, and if there is anyone who does not obey, he will be killed on the spot."
Order". Flowing cavalry drove out of the camp, their figures quickly disappearing into the pre-dawn darkness.
Uwen Dao listens to orders".
Uwen Dao in".
Wen Dao beat his chest with his right hand, his eyes were level, and he was nervous, and he sent troops to line up in an orderly manner.
You immediately rush to the Tianmen Army, come to reinforce the camp, and be sure to arrive at the camp at the end of the year."
If you have an order, you will definitely arrive at the end of the year."
Wen Dao turned over and stepped onto the mount of Lieutenant Dezhou, and galloped down the slope with a whip.
Uncle Guo, Uncle Guo, let's go."
Ren Ya, the uncle who was still frightened, had been stupid since the moment Wen Dao conveyed the Holy King's message.
Because of his wealth, he never thought that he would be able to go to the front line, let alone that he would experience such a cruel royal strife.
Originally, it was not my intention to go to the front line, to be an uncle of the Taiping Kingdom, a mellow drinking beauty, singing and dancing, how good it should be to live a peaceful life like this.
Hey, this angry daughter, watching her father live too comfortably, insisted on the Holy King asking me to go to some army to be a supervisor, and see, there is no unwarranted disaster, if this does not happen, it will be the head of the nine clans to the ground.
Oh, I'm going to be an aunt, you're going to make my dad miserable."
Seven up and eight down, with a sad face, and his heart was boiling like boiling soup, the brother-in-law of Ren, who was half a threat and half a lure from Guoyi's Duwei Dezhou, walked towards the handsome tent.
Damen Art got up early today, and according to yesterday's arrangement, today he will raise his account and discuss the decisive battle against Heishui with the main generals.
Damen Art was Chinese New Year's Eve at the time of five or six years old, and like his brother, he was fat and burly, eight feet tall, with a loud voice and strong martial arts.
When he was twenty years old, his father Da Zuorong sent him to Datang as a proton.
In the tenth year of the Tang Dynasty, the gate art entered the palace guard, systematically received the traditional Confucian education, followed Xue Rengui, Ge Fushun, Wang Zhongsi and other famous generals in the west of Tibet, east through the Turks, north of the new country, exterminated Goguryeo, Baijiangkou burned the Wa Kingdom.
In his heart, Datang is an invincible god, and to oppose Datang is to oppose heaven.
Therefore, he fiercely opposed his brother's decision to attack Heishui, and even secretly revealed the news of the Bohai attack to the suzerain-Datang through his own intelligence system.
The Sage Emperor sternly reprimanded the Great Martial Arts for their transgression and ordered it to immediately stop its attack on the Black Water Division.
In order to contain the Bohai Sea, the Tang Dynasty upgraded Heishui to Heishui Prefecture, and An Lushan took charge of Bohai and Heishui Domains, and promoted Heishui Hao Chief to Heishui Governor.
The Tianchi Society sent back to Bohai the evidence that the gate art was connected to foreign countries, and the great martial arts were furious, and they suddenly had the intention of getting rid of the gate art.
But it's a matter of family affairs, and the family law can only be implemented by the family, and the younger brother Damen Art is too powerful in the army, and the family with a military background should not come forward.
He was born in a civilian position, as a British doctor, the king of Fuyuan County, good at local affairs, no background in the army, and no need to worry about suspicion of his skills.
As soon as he talked about this matter with Dayilin, he didn't expect this younger brother to have a clear attitude and clearly express his support for his brother's "hoeing plan".
Before leaving, in order to increase the weight of Dayilin, he was crowned the highest rank of the Dayilin Commander and Military General System - Shangzhu General.
The sky gradually revealed a trace of pale white, the stars disappeared into space, and where the Tutai Mountain met the sky, faint red fish came out, and the sky light was accumulating strength and preparing to erupt.
Yinzhong has arrived, the handsome tent and golden drums are sounding in unison, and the long horn "woo woo" resounded over the Bohai naval camp.
This is preparing for war, and a battle with Blackwater seems inevitable", the soldiers thought.
Hurry, sharpen knives, sharpen spears, adjust bowstrings, bathe horses, refuel, mend armor, and face the black water.
The Bohai soldiers are reluctant to fight with Heishui, although "three Bohai are worth one tiger", but they are also trembling when they encounter black sailors, and Heishui is the strongest in foot combat, which is the majesty of the battlefield.
The golden drum is three, and all the generals in the tent should be in place.
Brother Wang, General Zuo Ganwei, General Shangzhu, Lord of the Left Xiongwei Army, Commander of the Bohai Crusade Army-Damen Art is seated, the two ends of the handsome case are high, whistling, and the Kunlun sheep fat jade tiger head with teeth and claws, and the right hand of the case is the commander Tiger Fu and the gold medal for troop transfer.
The large cloak is so large that if you ride a horse, you can almost completely cover the horse's legs, and the ordinary cloak buckle cannot bear the weight of the cloak, and it is replaced by a pair of small tigers.
His armor is heavy Mingguang armor, the cold-forged armor is raised with small, the armor skirt protects the thighs, the calves have copper leggings and shin guards, he wears a **phoenix wing helmet, rolls up his neck, and wears cowhide combat boots on his feet.
The left hand of the handsome case is the white rainbow sword given by Emperor Xuanzong.
The commanders of each department are seated on the left and right.
On the left are the allies of the Bohai Sea and the commanders of the Solidarity Army;
First on the left: Short in stature, sturdy, always smiling on his face, but with cold eyes is the former Goguryeo general Jang Wenxiu.
This person is the general of the first naval army of Goguryeo, when Goguryeo destroyed the country, he led the fleet to defect to the father of Da Zuorong - beggar Zhongxiang, Da Zuorong established the country, and appointed Zhang Wenxiu as the general, the governor of Mudi Prefecture.
The second on the left: the head is tied in braids, and the big wolf teeth are worn on the chest.
The third on the left: Mu Zhimeng, the leader of the Anche Bone Eagle, this person belongs to the rare tribal leader with a high degree of sinicization in the Turtle tribes.
The first on the right are the generals directly under the army;
Li Changsheng, the major general of the Left Mengbenwei Guard, ranked first, and this person was a sworn friend in the Damen Art Army.
The second vacant position was the Northern Governor Neliji.
Damen Yi looked down, his face darkened.
Except for his henchman Li Changsheng, the other positions on the right were empty, and a wave of anger erupted from the bottom of his heart: "Uncle Ren Ya, General Ning Yuan Gao Renyi, and Guo Yi Du Wei De Zhou ** went, why didn't you go to the Shuai Tent?"”。
Boldly daring, despising the commander so much, and being promoted to the court, he dared to be lacking, this is a major crime against military law, and he should be beheaded according to the law.
Where is the Marquis Yu in the army?”。
In ", the five military marquis Yu held axes representing the majesty of the marshal, executed the swords, and stepped in front of the marshal's case.
Yu Hou in the army, the commander is promoted, and the main general is not coming, what crime should he be guilty of?”。
According to the law, it should be beheaded", the five people shouted in unison.
Kill Guoyi Du Wei Dezhou, Ningyuan General Gao Renyi, and Ren Ya, the superintendent of the army, and put his head on the patrol camp to show the public".
Order". The five Duyu Marquis held large knives and giant axes opened the curtains, and they were angry and stepped out.
As soon as the heavy cowhide door of the handsome tent was opened, a round of "whoosh" was suddenly fired, and five people were killed on the spot.
Outside the tent, the elite Left Bear Guard soldiers all stood in place, staring at the dense longbows and short crossbows in front of them.
Jingle bell", the sound of knives and guns landing on the ground reached the tent.
Who dares to make such a noise and come here?"
Before the words of the gate art fell, a loud voice shouted: "In accordance with the decree of the Holy King, capture the traitor Gate Art, all generals must not resist, and those who violate the order will be immediately killed."