A few days later.
The 108 heroes of Water Margin arrived in Youzhou with 100,000 soldiers.
Calling them soldiers is a bit of an exaggeration.
Originally, there were only 70,000 to 80,000 people in Liangshan, and the remaining tens of thousands were temporarily recruited by Song Jiang.
The purpose is to gather the number of people to 100,000.
It is better to come with 100,000 soldiers than to come with 70,000.
After all, he came to help, so Zhu Di had to greet him with a smile.
But when he saw the Liangshan army's soldiers, some of whom were not even wearing armor, and their weapons were crude and shoddy, he sighed to Song Jiang, the leader:
"I can only help you gather 100,000 armors and weapons in the shortest possible time. Right now, the whole country is recruiting soldiers, and there is a shortage of armor and weapons."
This was the first time Song Jiang had seen a figure like a king of a different surname, and he couldn't help but feel a little uneasy. He quickly said, "Thank you for your concern, Your Highness the Prince of Yan."
It is really unreliable not to let the brothers wear armor when fighting against a powerful army like the Jin army.
This is indeed the case.
In an ancient battlefield like this, it would be easy to die without heavy iron armor.
For example, ten thousand soldiers without armor fighting against one thousand soldiers wearing armor.
Then the final winner may be those thousand people.
In ancient times, you couldn’t become a soldier just because you wanted to.
In addition to checking the household registration and whether there are any ancestors who have served in the army.
It also depends on the soldiers' physique and whether they are strong enough.
If you are not strong enough, you will be out of breath after putting on armor and running a few steps. People like this will most likely seek death if they go to the battlefield.
Many people have a misunderstanding that if they travel back to ancient times and use modern military training methods, they will definitely be able to train an elite army.
In fact, this is something only a fool would say.
In ancient times, military training already included subjects such as weight-bearing, single combat, and various cold weapon usage techniques.
Take carrying weights for example. Many ancient soldiers had to walk hundreds of miles a day while wearing armor weighing dozens of kilograms.
According to historical records, in ancient times, forced marches could cover more than 300 miles a day without carrying any loads.
What kind of speed is this?
Walk or run, run more than 300 miles.
The physical strength of ancient soldiers was astonishingly good.
Zhu Di welcomed Song Jiang and the others into the city and slowly said, "The conditions during the war are simple, so you will stay in the camp with the army.
Until your armor and weapons are ready, you will not be sent to fight.
However, we must always be prepared to obey orders, after all, war is like water, with unpredictable and ever-changing conditions.
In the next few days, I will have several of my generals assist you in training the soldiers."
Hearing this, Song Jiang clasped his fists and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty. I have a general under my command named Lin Chong, who was once a general in the imperial guards.
Later, when he followed the former Minister of War to attack the State of Chu, he was unfortunately defeated.
He was mistakenly thought to be a deserter by the imperial court, and on weekdays, he was the one who trained the other brothers."
Zhu Di asked curiously, "Lin Chong? The instructor of the Imperial Guards? That's great, but I wonder if the injustice done to him has been redressed?"
Song Jiang said, "He has been vindicated by the Minister of Rites, Yan Song."
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