Chapter 400 Return to Jiangning
Of course, these big men came here not to see the little brat or the old man, but to show kindness to Sun Yu, the owner of the Duke's Mansion through this action.
These days, the hottest topic in Jiangning is the Fujian Gongsun Yu, who is about to bring elite soldiers back to Jiangning to report his duties. At the same time, he asked the king to climb the imperial city to review to strengthen the power of the Tang army!
Xiao Yi, who has always been accustomed to being arrogant and domineering, can't help but keep a low profile these days.
"Eunuch Xiao, what's wrong with Your Majesty? He actually asked Sun Yu to bring so many elite troops into Jiangning, and he was not afraid of his rebellion?" Li Jicao was so angry by the news these days.
Sun Yu is growing up and his territory is getting bigger and bigger, but His Majesty is not suspicious at all, and he wants to show off his power and increase his reputation.
If it weren't for their age, Li Jicao would have suspected that Sun Yu would be the illegitimate son of the king.
"Prince, be careful!" Xiao Yi also looked aggrieved. He didn't ask too much about such a thing. An Jinhai stayed by His Majesty every day and probably knew something, but how could he, Xiao Yi, put down his face? Go and ask An Jinhai.
"Criminal, I've had enough of it." Li Jicao slapped the table with his own eyes as Sun Yu went from being a white man to being a Duke of the State, but he himself was still a prince.
"Criminal, for the sake of the big plan, be more patient." Xiao Yi had no choice. Sun Yu was like a cheating, and he was the only one in the world.
"From now on, I must make him look good." Li Jicao hated Sun Yu very much. Before he appeared, he was also smooth sailing, but when facing Sun Yu, he was defeated everywhere.
"Criminal, be more open-minded. If he sees the clues, it may be difficult to deal with. It is best to have no blood on the army and take over the military power. After waiting for a long time, will the prince still be allowed to deal with it?" Xiao Yi advised that Li Jicao is too eager for quick success and instant benefits. People like Sun Yu are now the god of war in the Tang Dynasty, and there are countless tigers under his command. Even the king of the country would not dare to deal with it easily.
"I'm afraid that the person who comes is not good!" Li Jicao felt that Sun Yu was making a big fuss in Jiangning at this point, probably it would not be a waste of effort.
"Then let the soldiers come and the generals block the water and the soil come and the soil cover it." Xiao Yi had no choice. They didn't know what Sun Yu was going to do. Logically speaking, just like him, the strong soldiers and horses were usually unwilling to leave his territory.
On the fifth day of the sixth month, Duke Sun Yu of Min, brought more than 3,000 Tiger Ben into the city from the south gate of Jiangning City, and headed towards the direction of the palace.
Li Yu was waiting in the imperial city early this morning. He only heard of the tiger and wolf army under Sun Yu's command, but did not see his true appearance.
As a poet, of course, he yearns for the distance and is trapped in Jinling, and he is helpless. Being able to see the elites who are the best at fighting in the Tang Dynasty can also be regarded as a comfort and make up for the shortcomings.
"Your Majesty, here you are!" A general covered with armor stood beside Li Yu. From the vibration sound at his feet, he sensed a large number of cavalry approaching.
"General Lin, there is no need to be nervous." Li Yu nodded.
Although he admires Sun Yu very much and trusts him very much, this does not mean that Li Yu does not make any arrangements.
In addition to the usual guards, today's imperial city has added 5,000 elite troops, led by the Imperial Army General Lin Zhaoqing.
Before Sun Yu became famous, the most famous general in the Southern Tang Dynasty was Lin Zhaoqing.
Lin Zhaoqing is not tall and is slightly shorter than Li Yu, but his solid body is not afraid to underestimate him. The six-foot sword in his hand kills people
Wujian is one of the few generals in the Southern Tang Dynasty who dared to face the imperial guards of the Song Dynasty and a strong pro-war faction.
Today, the restaurants on both sides of the road are also full of ladies, just to see Sun Yu's style.
Last time, there was a handkerchief flying with charming eyes, but today they became much more dignified. The solemn aura brought by more than 3,000 tigers made them dare not be presumptuous.
When the Imperial City appeared in front of Sun Yu, he took a deep breath and stopped looking for Zhou Wei with his light, and focused on today's show.
"Da~Da~Da~" The neat cavalry team appeared in front of Li Yu, followed by infantry with uniform paces.
Every soldier is covered with armor, and the black armor is accompanied by neat steps, giving people a strong sense of oppression.
"The whole army attacked!" There was enough venue in the square at the gate of the imperial city. Sun Yu decided to take a cavalry charge so that the officials and the people of Jiangning could fight with the real cavalry.
Sun Yu shook the reins, the fire jumped quickly, and took the lead, galloping at lightning. All the cavalry rode their horses almost at the same time, and rushed towards the imperial city with Sun Yu.
"crossbow!"
Sun Yu shouted loudly, and all the cavalry quickly took off the cavalry crossbow from their backs, loosened the reins with both hands, controlled the horse with legs, and aimed at the front with a crossbow machine.
"gun!"
Sun Yu shouted again, put away the crossbow, took off the horse spear hanging from his waist, and pointed straight ahead.
As for the elite infantry behind, they took neat steps and quickly advanced towards the imperial city.
"Long live the king!"
When the cavalry and infantry were all lined up under the imperial city, Sun Yu turned over and dismounted and knelt on one knee. All the soldiers followed him and also turned over and dismounted, shouting long live the mountain.
"Rewards! There are rewards!" Li Yu stood up from his seat and shouted at the soldiers under the city. Such loyal, brave and good-for-warfare people cannot convince the public without rewarding them.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
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After the inspection, Sun Yu naturally had to wait to enter the palace. As for the soldiers, some evil dogs were taken out of the city for resettlement.
The one who came to bring Sun Yu into the palace was still an old acquaintance, An Jinhai.
"Eunuch An, I'm in trouble!" Sun Yu bowed his hand. It took a long time no see, and An Jinhai's body hunched over again.
"No trouble, we will be happy when we see the Duke of China." An Jinhai smiled. Since the news that Sun Yu was about to return to Jiangning came, Xiao Yi rarely wandered in front of him and lived a more comfortable life.
"Why don't you die? The house is ready, just wait for you to move in." Sun Yu said with a smile. Eunuch Gao is a decisive and has chosen two small courtyards in Jianzhou, one in An Jinhai's name and the other in his own name.
Sun Yu originally thought that they would buy a large house, but he didn't expect it to be just a very ordinary three-entry yard. In the words of Eunuch Gao, he never lived an ordinary life in his entire life. If he could leave the palace, he must live in the most urban place, and the sight of it was a lively place.
The deep mansion is too boring. They have had enough of it. Besides, there are not so many families, and they are empty and add a little bit of loneliness.
"How can people like ours serve people and leave just by retiring?" An Jinhai shook his head. Those big men in the court made an excuse not to go to court, and they would usually be fine if they worked a few more times.
Those who are slaves like them either have physical problems and their Majesty is polite, or they are old and useless, so they can leave the palace. Of course, there is another one.
The way is to drive out of the palace because of a mistake. This method is not easy to grasp the result. It depends entirely on the mood of the king. If you are not careful, you will die.
"My father-in-law is in poor health, so he should be willing to retire early." Sun Yu's meaning is very obvious. You have to collude with the imperial doctor. As long as it can be confirmed that his health is indeed useless, the king of the country should let him go.
"I'm not in good health, and I have to have a process to think that others are fools?" An Jinhai smiled. He thought so, but he had to take it slowly. It was too sudden, and he was afraid that Xiao Yi would not accept it.
It is naturally not easy to fight Xiao Yi and him until today. If you want to get out of here, you should always make full preparations.
While Sun Yu and An Jin were walking and chatting at the beach, Li Yu and Lin Zhaoqing were chatting about the scene of the military parade just now in the imperial study.
"Your dear, what do you think this loyal and brave army is compared to the Great Song Imperial Army?" Lin Zhaoqing fought head-on with the Great Zhou Imperial Army, which is now the Great Song Imperial Army, and has a victory or defeat between each other. He has enough say on this issue.
"The infantry army is similar to the elites of the imperial guards of the Great Zhou, and its equipment is sharper and murderous, slightly inferior. In general, the combat power should not be much different. If the plain is right, the winner will be between 5 and 5." Lin Zhaoqing said it pertinently. Everyone carried a crossbow, and there was no elites of the imperial guards of the Great Zhou.
However, the Great Zhou imperial guards fought south and north, killing countless enemies, and frequently fought against the elite Khitan Northern Han, all of which were born from a hundred battles. Although Sun Yu had many large and large battles under his command, the scene was still too small compared to those.
"Where is the cavalry?" Li Yu nodded. It would be a great thing to be able to withstand the elite of the Great Zhou imperial guards head-on. At that time, the six prefectures in Jiangbei gathered more than 200,000 elite troops in the Tang Dynasty, but they were vulnerable.
"The last general fights with the cavalry too little, and there is no way to compare." Lin Zhaoqing was upright and disdained to lie.
"If you want to resist these five hundred cavalry on the plain, how many imperial guards do you need?" Li Yu decided to change the words. Today's cavalry charge made him feel scared.
There were more cavalry in the Song Dynasty, and he wanted to figure out how powerful this was.
"If the opponent launches a charge, the three thousand heavy armored infantry can block it. If you take roaming and shooting, there is no way to resist it." Lin Zhaoqing is confident that he can block the impact of the cavalry, but if the opponent keeps roaming and leaves with a wave of crossbow arrows, that is the most painful way of combat.
Infantry longbows have a greater range, but the opponent's personnel and horses all cover the key points with armor, and with fast maneuvers, it is difficult to effectively kill.
"How to restrain the cavalry?" Li Yu felt a headache when he thought of the cavalry of the Song Dynasty.
"If you seize the city and defend yourself or form a formation to protect yourself, only stronger cavalry can fight and defeat them." If this cavalry could be easily solved, the threat from the northern nomadic peoples to the south would have been solved long ago.
Whether it was the strong Han Dynasty or the prosperous Tang Dynasty, the ability to suppress the nomadic regime in the north was because of its stronger cavalry combat capabilities. Otherwise, how could two legs catch up with war horses on the vast grassland?
It doesn’t matter if you have strong combat power. After all, there are many people in the Central Plains, but the biggest advantage of cavalry is that they are fast maneuvering, which can make you tired of dealing with it and then choose the best fighter to fight.
Li Yu sighed dejectedly. How can a large-scale cavalry be obtained in the south of the Yangtze River? It can only rely on the navy and the Yangtze River natural barrier. It is difficult to turn into the initiative.
Chapter completed!