After the water puppet boat, two more painting boats came over. There was a high swing on the boat. Several sergeants with playful faces on the stern climbed up the pole, and the commanders of the military academy Yuhou on the left and right played the drums and flutes.

There was another person below who stepped on the swing and started to kick up.

The water puppet show can't be seen clearly by the people eating melons by the water, but this is different.

Not only is the swing swinging, but the two poles on which the swing and the climbing sergeants are hung, and even the painting boat, are also swinging. As the swing swings higher and higher, the amplitude of the swing becomes larger and larger, and the sergeants on the poles have to play.

Various tricks were played, and the exclamations of everyone by the pool became louder and louder with the swing.

When the swing was about to reach the highest point, the sergeant on the swing let go and jumped. Amidst the loud noises of the crowd, he somersaulted and threw a parabola, like the second half of an ambush cannonball, before he was thrown into the water.

, splashing the boss's water.

This is called "Water Swing". Everyone was frightened before, but now they cheered in unison and shouted: "Okay"

After the water show was performed, twenty small dragon boats rowed over, each with more than fifty soldiers in scarlet robes, each with flags, drums, and gongs.

There is a military officer on the bow of each ship, who is a tiger-wing commander, dancing flags to attract people, and loudly commanding the movement forward.

After the small dragon boat, ten more tiger-headed boats followed. There was a man in brocade clothes standing on the bow holding a small flag. The others were wearing short green clothes and long turbans, and they were dancing neatly on the wooden raft.

This group of people is a special group of people, equivalent to temporary workers in the army, called "common people unloading on pedestrians".

Similarly, there is also a supporting military band. They are two flying fish boats with colorful paintings and gold paintings. They are extremely exquisite. There are more than fifty people in colorful opera clothes on the boat. There are small variegated flags and scarlet umbrellas, waving and banging left and right.

Small gongs, drums and cymbals.

There are two loach boats nearby, which can only be rowed by one person. They are small boats carved from canoes.

Su You couldn't help but feel a little regretful. The wind was good in March, so he should have brought the Meishan sailing sampan and galloped on the Jinming Lake at high speed. The crowd would definitely cheer and it would be extraordinary.

He had forgotten that he was in the government now. If he really dared to do that, the censor's bullets would be piled up at least three feet high tomorrow.

Various small boats competed to reach the Owu. The tiger-headed boat threw out a rope and dragged the big dragon boat out. The other small dragon boats raced to the front and danced in groups to welcome the leader and headed towards the Linshui Palace.

The large dragon boat is about thirty to forty feet long and three to forty feet wide. Its head and tail are carved with gold ornaments, and its various wooden components are all carefully carved and extremely exquisite.

There are wooden frames protruding from both sides of the big ship, called "sharp boards", and ten rafters are arranged on both sides, similar to wooden baskets.

The sharp board is several feet deep, and large silver ingots are densely stacked on the bottom as ballast. It is royal and impressive.

The dragon boat has a terrace, a curved sill, a throne, and a dragon screen.

After entering the deep water area, the man on the dragon head waved the red flag, and six oars were arranged in the water shed on the left and right, as if flying.

The dragon boat came to the water palace and docked aside.

From the Water Palace to the Fairy Bridge, the soldiers placed red flags in the water to mark the distance.

When Su You saw this, he couldn't help itching his hands. He raised his hands, stretched out his thumb and index finger, and began to look with one eye.

There was a cough from behind, and Su You turned around, but it was Zhao Xu who came over with Wang Anshi, Sima Guang, Zeng Gongliang and many ministers and servants.

The cough was a reminder from Wang Anshi. He smiled at Su You and said, "Mingrun, please be careful and act disrespectful in front of the saint. What are you doing?"

Su You quickly retracted his hand: "Your Majesty, bachelor, this is a sighting technique. You can roughly estimate the distance and position of the red flag."

Zhao Xu said "Oh": "Tell me about it? Where are the red flags?"

Su You said: "Your Majesty, the nearest row of red flags is two hundred meters away. The farthest row is one thousand five hundred meters away. There are thirty meters between the red flags. Well, if the waterway comes towards you,

Attack, with the red flag assisting in positioning, ten ballistas are deployed on the second floor of Linshui Palace and here. With the speed of those ships just now, they can all be wiped out."

Then he saw the elegant birds in the main hall being silent and looking at him as if he were a monster.

Su You was a little confused: "Your Majesty, what did I say wrong?"

Zhao Xu said to Wang Zhongzheng: "Go to the Tiger Wing Army to inquire about the location of the red flag, whether it is as Su You said."

After saying that, he glared at Su You fiercely, waved to the ceremony officer and said, "Go on." Then he boarded the dragon boat.

Soon, the small dragon boats divided into two teams and lined up in front of the water hall, facing east and west;

Hutou, Feiyu and other boats were deployed behind them, like two formations.

After a while, a military academy on the water shed in front of the water palace waved a red flag, and the dragon boats came out of the formation sounding gongs and drums, shouting loudly, rowing and rotating, and finally formed a large circular formation.

Sima Guang also dragged behind him, while introducing Su You: "This formation is called 'Xuanluo'. In my opinion, the annual Jinmingchi martial arts performance in Mingrun is a waste of people and money, and there is no merit. I am not very good at water battles."

It’s clear that even if you want to give advice, there is no way to start with it. Are these really as you say, useless in the face of war?”

The red flag in front of the Water Palace waved greetings again, and the fleet split into two, each forming two circular formations. The two fleets of ships crossed each other and re-arranged a circular formation on the other side's previous position.

Sima Guang said: "The one just now is called 'Haiyan', and the intersection is called 'Jiaotou'. It is indeed lively and beautiful, but Mingrun, do you think you can face the enemy?"

Su You was a little speechless, inexplicably reminded of the acrobatic military parade of a big neighbor of China in later generations: "Jun Shigong, I am afraid that it is pure nonsense to say that you can face the enemy. War can only be learned in war."

"I have been in Weizhou, and the combat power of the Western Army is far superior to that of the Imperial Army. Even if the equipment and supplies are only one-tenth of the Imperial Army, they are still stronger than the Imperial Army."

"Such as Dun'an and Konghe, if you don't care about their status as Xiangjun, I dare say they are the most elite troops in the Song Dynasty."

"How did it come about? These are all acquired with blood. They are the result of summarizing lessons after battles, accumulating experience, and solving problems. This is the combat power gained time and time again."

"Take gloves as an example. The first ones used by the Hoan An Control Crane Army were hemp. The purpose was to protect the hands and increase friction."

"Later, during use, I discovered that this kind of gloves is too easy to wear out, because the durability of hemp is only that."

"So I changed to a leather one. Although it was a bit more expensive, in order to protect the soldiers, I still wore it."

"Later, everyone discovered that the first place where gloves break is generally at the index finger and thumb."

"Because these two positions are the place where the hand rests on the guard when holding the knife, and the place where the string is drawn when drawing the bow. They are the parts with the most severe friction."

"So we improved it again and made the skin thicker in these two places."

"But the problem comes again. These two places are used most frequently. After thickening, it will be inconvenient to operate."

"Also, leather gloves tend to cover sweat when used in the summer, so after the third improvement, the thumb and index finger are now made of linen lined with leather, and the rest are made of linen. This not only saves production costs, but also

The level of comfort has been increased, and the sergeants praised it highly."

"Another example is the crane-shin crossbow. The arrow length was originally one foot. Now the arrowhead has gradually lengthened, while the arrow body has gradually shortened. The arrow tail has changed from two feathers to three feathers, and the crossbow surface has a Y-shaped guide rail."

"In addition, the crane shank rod can save half the effort, and the pulley can double the force range, so that the sergeant only needs to use the power of one stone and two dou to draw a powerful crossbow with the force of four stone and eight dou, combined with the fine steel

Only with a crossbow arrow can one penetrate the Qingtang Haozijia within seventy steps."

"There are also military uniforms, military rations, marching and formation regulations, and regulations for stationed food and accommodation... It can be said that every little change involves one or even several lives. If you don't experience these battle formations, you will never expect them.

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Sima Guang nodded: "In terms of people who are down-to-earth and proficient in practical matters, among the people in Jiji of the Song Dynasty, I only like Mingrun."

Su You smiled and said: "Jun Shi made a strong statement, but having said that, is the training of the classics useful? I think it is still useful."

After finishing speaking, he curled his lips and said: "But it is not a code of conduct for the purpose of gaining attention, but a code of practice formed for the purpose of actual combat."

Sima Guang said: "Mingrun, I know that you seem to be peaceful, but in fact you are mainly attacking in your heart, right?"

Su You said: "I'm not going to hide this from Jun Shigong. It's true. If the Song Dynasty cannot get rid of the two cancers of Xixia and Liao, the Song Dynasty will die first. I wonder if Jun Shigong agrees with this?"

Sima Guang was somewhat conflicted: "However, the national conditions are such that the country cannot withstand the consumption of war..."

Su You said: "Yes, it's difficult to move forward, but if Jun Shigong doesn't attack, it won't work."
Chapter completed!