"Marquis Zhenming, these are newly recruited soldiers. There are one battalion of two thousand men, divided into eight battalions in total."
Zhao Shui stood on the ordering platform, with other captains and sergeants around General Wei. He looked at the array of soldiers taking over one after another under the stage, with spears like a forest and flags fluttering.
General Wei continued: "Thanks to your vigorous efforts to rectify the obscenity and worship of ghosts and gods in Qingyan County, the people in several counties in the south rarely resisted the recruitment. In addition, coupled with the inspection of corrupt ink, now there is sufficient money and silk, and more than 10,000 soldiers were recruited in a short period of time."
Zhao Shu also picked up the book and looked through it from time to time, nodding and saying: "That said, these recruits are not like Wu Kui's army. They lack training. If it comes to a real fight, they may not be useful."
"I don't expect these new soldiers to go out to fight. They are mainly to replace the tired old soldiers left behind by Gao Pinggong to guard Guancheng, and Wu Kui's army can also relax their hands and feet." General Wei said.
"That's fine." Zhao Shu then asked: "I previously arranged for the monks to go to the various camps of the Wukui Army. Is it appropriate to cooperate with the military formation?"
"After a period of practice and practice, we have achieved initial results." General Wei said: "However, we still need to sacrifice as many talisman soldiers, talisman arrows as possible. There are already scouts from the Jiuli Kingdom in the villages and mountains outside the pass. I plan to have a few small games first.
Fight and temper your soldiers."
"The Jindingsi branch has been well-arranged, and the production of talisman, soldiers, talismans, and arrows continues all day long." Zhao Shu said: "There is another thing. In the past few days, I have been surveying the area around Jianjia Pass and found that there is an occasional well and pond water gushing."
General Wei said: "This is not a recent phenomenon. It is the norm in the Jiangjia Pass area. I have arranged for manpower to dredge wells and ponds every day to remove overflowing water. Did Marquis Zhenming find anything strange?"
"This may be related to the condition of the ground around Jianjia Pass." Zhao Shu said: "Although the above-ground fortifications and city defenses have been repaired, the underground must be inspected. If the water in the Jianjia Pass area is deep, it is easy to breed diseases. I plan to open a forum.
The method is to comb the earth's veins and connect the springs. It also guides the energy of the earth's veins, and assists in forming formation restrictions to protect the important places in Guancheng."
"It's so good that Marquis Zhenming has full authority to handle it." General Wei asked again: "Does Marquis Zhenming need additional manpower?"
"To sort out the land lines, we may need to survey the nearby mountains and rivers. We don't need a strong army. General Wei can just give me a battalion of new soldiers to dispatch." Zhao Shu replied.
"Which camp has Marquis Zhenming chosen? Just pick it!"
Zhao Shu tapped the book and said, "This is the D-shaped camp."
General Wei didn't ask any further questions, and ordered someone to bring a seal of approval, and the Dingzi camp was directly under Zhao Shu's command.
After discussing military affairs, Zhao Shui went to the Dingziying camp and found a group of people from Zhangcun Village. He guessed that Zhang Liwei and others were there because he saw in the military register that Dingziying had recruited a group of people from Zhangcun Village.
They were among them, so he found a reason to bring them here so that he could arrange Chiyundu's men under his command.
Zhao Shui did not want to regard Chiyundu as a party that was causing harm to the country, but now that the war was about to break out, he was not sure of Chiyundu's intentions. If there was a possibility of joining forces to defeat the enemy, Zhao Shui would not mind cooperating with Chiyundu.
"Meet Zhao Changshi."
When Zhao Shu came to Dingzi Camp to summon the military officials, a group of people headed by Zhang Liwei came to salute.
"There is no need for false etiquette in the army." Zhao Shu smiled and said: "I am very pleased that you led the Xiangdang clan members and responded to the imperial recruitment. Dingziying will join me in surveying the mountains and rivers and inspecting the inside and outside of Guancheng. I ask you to work together."
Zhang Liwei cupped his hands and said: "We all have witnessed Zhao Changshi's character with our own eyes. In addition, the fact that you opened a tour in Qingyan County has already been spread among all the camps in the army. Everyone is looking forward to serving under your command."
Efficacy!”
Zhao Shu was stunned: "I'm opening an altar in Qingyan County to patrol the territory?"
"Yes." Zhang Liwei said with great interest: "Everyone has heard that since Zhao Changshi came to Qingyan County, all the ghosts, gods and evil spirits that harmed the people have disappeared. Others have not had good luck, but I have seen Zhao Changshi with my own eyes.
Chang Shi killed the rat demon in Xinglong County."
Zhao Mian then thought about it. In order to attract the evil spirits from Renwangchao, he was practicing magic in various places in Qingyan County. He was actually said to be a tour leader. Liang Tao's power in killing evil spirits was not heard from the audience, as if all the credit was due to him.
It was all taken care of by Zhao Shu alone.
Moreover, the idea of opening an altar to patrol the territory is similar to Liang Tao's patrolling the territory with a sword. I'm afraid someone deliberately spread it. As for who did it, it's hard to say.
"This matter is not my fault alone." Zhao Shu shook his head and smiled: "Prosecuting ghosts and gods to blackmail the people, and plundering without restraint have long been outlawed in the world. What I did was just to comply with the expectations of the people. I visited various counties and counties,
When I announced the rectification of the obscene rituals, the local people took action upon hearing the news, and they went to destroy the obscene rituals themselves without me sending soldiers, and pulled them out of the temple to celebrate."
According to previous knowledge, Chiyundu has deployed a lot of people in the countryside of Qingyan County. Zhao Shui can easily destroy obscene sacrifices wherever he goes. I am afraid that Chiyundu is secretly cooperating to incite the people, otherwise Zhao Shui will take the stage alone.
Announcements may not achieve such results.
Perhaps this was Chi Yundu showing goodwill to Zhao Shu, but he was not completely sure yet, so he brought the Ding camp, which gathered the villagers of Qiaozhang Village, under his command, so as to wait for an opportunity to understand the situation.
After giving some instructions, Zhao Shu left Zhang Liwei and several others behind.
"I haven't seen you for a while, but I didn't expect you to come to Jianjia Pass." Zhao Shu started chatting and said, "I wonder if the officials who went to Qiaozhang Village to recruit soldiers are causing trouble for you?"
"That's not true." Zhang Liwei replied: "Thanks to Zhao Changshi, money and food were distributed as soon as we arrived at the military camp, and everyone's minds settled down."
Zhao Shu nodded slightly. The imperial court had intended to reform the military system in recent years. Because the monks and magicians showed their talents in the Five Kingdoms War, the soldiers who lacked training were prone to collapse once they encountered a battlefield where water, fire, wind and thunder were attacking each other.
The old military system of simply recruiting the young and strong is not enough to cope with such fierce wars.
In addition to cooperating with the monks, the characteristic of the Wu Kui Army is that all the soldiers in the army are excellent talents selected by all the armies in the country. On weekdays, money, food, cloth, silk and other military expenses must be distributed to the soldiers, and there are also other expenditures during wartime.
Correspondingly, Wu Kuijun's daily training is complex and rigorous, and it is not just about practicing martial arts and formations. For those who are above the rank, one must have a rough knowledge of writing and arithmetic to be able to serve. There are even civil and military examinations every month, just like the monks in the Guanjie who study spells.
generally.
As a result, although Wu Kui's army only numbered more than 10,000, they were all elite soldiers. They killed the fleeing rat demons outside Xinglong County, and even no one was killed. If there are monks to cooperate, they can even exert their powerful combat power.
Precisely because Wu Kui Jun Zhu Yu was in front of him, General Wei wrote to the king that in the future, the military system of Huaxu State should be based on conscription. The army should be recruited and selected to form an army for external crusade, and young men should be recruited to guard key areas. In this way, everyone should do their best.
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Although the young and strong men were recruited and trained, the weapons, weapons, food and salary were naturally not as expensive as those of the Wu Kui army. However, the young and strong men who were recruited could be exempted from the corvee and land tax, and the people's strength would not be exhausted.
Moreover, due to the lessons of Gao Pinggong, most of these recruited soldiers were selected through the selection of brave and capable men from good families and young and strong men. Those idle men who were just looking for money, food and military pay were not wanted in Jianjia Pass.
Although Zhao Shu had experience in suppressing bandits in Xingluo County, he did not know much about actually leading troops and running an army. Even if he holds the position of chief historian, counselor of military affairs, and co-manager of military affairs, there is nothing he can really do.
He tried his best to set an example, restrain the soldiers, and prevent them from offending the people.
If there is leisure, the lieutenant colonel Cao Zuo will be summoned to explain to them the use of various spells and countermeasures, and ask them to teach them to the soldiers after they return.
From time to time, images of various monsters and ghosts were drawn and posted throughout the military camp so that the soldiers could identify them and prepare some mental foreshadowing, lest they panic when they actually encountered monsters.
Zhao Shui is a busy man in Jianjia Pass. There is a branch of the Jinding Division here. Even if he does not need to do the specific work of sacrificing talisman weapons and refining elixirs and magic water, Zheng Siyuan is not strong enough to take the lead. If there are any problems, he still has to do it.
Zhao Shu stepped in to solve the problem.
"From now on, follow this method to curse the water." Zhao Shu picked up a willow branch, dabbed the magic water, and then sprinkled it on several soldiers lying on stretchers next to them. The purple-black edema on their limbs quickly subsided, and their moans gradually subsided.
cease.
These soldiers felt that their bodies no longer hurt, and they knelt down in front of Zhao Shu and kowtowed in thanks.
Zhao Shu waved his hand and said: "Okay, go down and get a bowl of the soup to dispel evil and replenish qi, drink it before leaving."
A monk from the Yunzhu Pavilion asked: "Marquis Zhenming, the tingling in their limbs does not look like an ordinary disease. Could it be a miasma in the mountains and forests?"
Zhao Shu shook his head: "It's not just miasma, it's probably the evil aura of flying corpses. I've done some research and found out that these soldiers just came back from outside the customs. They encountered walking corpses by chance. Although they were killed, their eyes and ears were infected by the aura of corpses."
"The evil aura of flying corpses? There are also walking corpses. Could it be the Corpse Accumulation Cult?"
"It's very possible." Zhao Shui said while packing his things: "Back then, the Corpse Cult recruited many disciples in the middle of Kunlun and gathered corpses. It once became a sect that brought disaster to the world. Later, it was defeated by the four immortals of Youxiong Kingdom and committed suicide.
Most of the elders below the leader were destroyed physically and mentally.
The corpses they drove were scattered all over the wilderness, and the evil aura of the flying corpses condensed and persisted for a long time, making it difficult to get rid of them. The Four Immortals had no choice but to set up a ban and seal them in one place to prevent them from leaking out."
"So it seems that the remnants of the Corpse Cult have gone to Jiuli Country?"
Zhao Shu frowned and said: "This is what I expected. The Xiong Kingdom claims to inherit the Tianxia legal system and cannot tolerate such evil cultivators. Our Huaxu Kingdom even respects the Xuanmen Immortal Way, so the Corpse Cult had to go to the Jiuli Kingdom.
.It is a place where filth and evil gather together, where mortals and evil spirits mingle. The tribal witchcraft even retains the bad habit of human blood sacrifice, and the Corpse Cult may have regained some of its vitality."
After thinking for a moment, Zhao Shu wrote quickly, and then said to the monks in front of him: "We will have to deal with hordes of zombies later, so we need to prepare more incense. This is an incense recipe specially designed to ward off the evil smell of corpse poison. You can go to the treasury."
Withdraw part of it, I will take you to prepare the fragrant medicine tonight, and then put it into small bags and send them to the various camps in the army. Those of you in the Yunzhu Pavilion will continue to refine the medicine powder to ward off poison and miasma. I have already ordered each battalion to
Came to get it."
All the monks raised their hands in response and retreated one after another.
Nowadays, Zhao Mi seems to be the leader of the monks in Jianjiaguan. After experiencing the affairs of Yingzhou Society and Qingyan County, few people will question Zhao Mi. Even if they don't obey his words, they don't dare to refute him in public.
"Zhao Changshi! The water is out, the water is out!" Zhang Yanshou was seen running in a hurry from a distance and shouting.
Before Zhao Shu could breathe a sigh of relief, he quickly asked: "Is the well, pond, and spring gushing? Where is it?"
"There is a fish pond in the west outside the city. The muddy water rushed up and was two or three feet high!" Zhang Yanshou gestured excitedly.
"This is no small noise." Zhao Shu said, "You lead the way on horseback, I will pack my things and follow later."
After saying this, Zhao Shu took out a paper crane and hovered over Zhang Yanshou's head. The other party was still a little curious, so Zhao Shu reminded: "You just go. With this paper crane, I will naturally know where to go."
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Although Zhang Yanshou was the commander of the Ding camp, Zhao Shui saw that he had good qualities, so he loved his talents and promoted him to a soldier. He was responsible for delivering news to and from him, and occasionally gave him some pointers on how to practice.
How much he can understand the formula depends on his understanding.
Zhao Shu actually didn’t know much about how to teach disciples and teach the Dharma. How should a disciple be trained in detail? Faced with different qualifications and understandings, where should he start, and when should he break through the key points? Zhao Shu was also blinded by this.
In this respect, he considers himself far inferior to his teacher Zhang Duanjing.
After returning to the Jinding Division to arrange a few things, and then started to pack up his belongings, Zhao Shui now truly felt that without Jiang Ru by his side to help him, he was simply too busy to keep his feet off the ground.
"Marquis Zhenming is in a hurry, is there anything urgent?"
At this time, Lu Wangji came with Qin in his arms. Zhao Shu had hardly seen her since she came to Jianjia Pass.
"There are fish ponds and springs outside the city. I want to go there to investigate the changes in the earth's veins." Zhao Shu picked up the bamboo basket on his back and casually said with cupped hands: "My Taoist friends, please forgive me for my poor hospitality these days."
Lu Wangji shook his head slightly: "It would be better to say that I am too leisurely. Marquis Zhenming is so busy, does he need me to contribute a little?"
Zhao Shu invited Lu Wangji to come, originally asking her to guard some key places in Jianjia Pass to prevent spies and assassins from the Jiuli Kingdom from sneaking in.
"This..." Zhao Shu couldn't think straight. He rubbed his brows and then said, "Okay, if you have more people, you will be more capable, so I'll bother you Taoist friends."
After saying these words, Zhao Shu lifted his body upright, and Lu Wangji also strummed the Yao Qin. Following the clanging sound of the Qin, he floated up, his clothes flying like an immortal.
The two of them, one behind the other, were speeding towards the outside of Guancheng. There were still ordinary residential buildings in Jianjia Pass, and there were also farmland and ponds around Guancheng Military Town.
After flying for a while, I saw a sudden spurt of water from a pond in the distance. The pond was full and overflowing. The surrounding soldiers could only dig ditches quickly to guide the water to a wider river.
"I have seen fountains, but never such a powerful one." Zhao Shu pressed down and leaned over to check out. The water temperature was not unusually hot or cold. He took a brief sip of the water and raised his eyebrows: "It's actually a mouthful of sweet water.
Quan, this is a good thing."
Zhao Shu was preparing to set up the mandala and planned to send out soldiers to explore the movement of the earth's veins, but Lu Wangji suddenly said: "There is a monster lurking in the water veins."
"Monster?" Zhao Shu took the Qingxuan pen in his hand and ordered the soldiers to be on guard.
Before everyone was ready, Lu Wangji gently stroked the strings, and a mysterious sound penetrated the water and underground, as if breaking through a blockage that was invisible to the naked eye. The fish pond fountain became more powerful, and a slender shadow shot out.