The sky is high, birds are flying, there are no clouds in the sky, the sun is high, and the wind is gentle and clear. It is really a rare good weather in the cold winter.
Several guards at the campus gate were sitting on the ground, basking in the sun and playing dice. Suddenly they heard the sound of horse hooves. When they looked up, they saw a group of people coming in front of them. The few people riding tall horses in front of them were all wearing official uniforms. The accompanying group Behind the man were tiger guards wearing armor and carrying swords. Each one was as strong as an ox. Although he didn't recognize the man, he knew who he was at a glance.
Several guards stood up in a hurry, and one clever guard kicked the dice into the withered grass to avoid being hit.
Soon, an armored tiger guard rode up first and said loudly, "The governor Zhang Jing, the imperial envoy Zhao Wenhua, the minister of war Huang, Yingtian is guarding Wei Guogong, and the Zhejiang patrol commander Hu is inspecting the campus camp. They are here. , why don’t you quickly open the camp gate and welcome all of you to the camp?”
As soon as the guards heard Zhang Jing's name, they stepped forward and opened the camp door without saying a word. It was like a famous tree. Governor Zhang was the highest military officer in Jiangnan. All the generals and soldiers in Jiangnan were If it is under his control, let alone opening the camp gate to welcome him, it is not an exaggeration to treat him as a tribute to his ancestors.
The clever guard who had just played the dice quickly went in to report to their commander that Governor Zhang and his party had arrived.
"I would like to welcome you, the Governor, and all your lords." Several other guards knelt on both sides of the gate to greet him.
Zhang Jing and his entourage did not even look at them, and rode their horses past them, heading straight into the depths of the camp.
"Did you see it? This is the aura of the Governor-General. That sense of oppression is like a tiger swallowing thousands of miles."
A guard who was kneeling on the ground waited until Zhang Jing and his entourage rode into the depths of the military camp before he dared to raise his head, looked at the backs of Zhang Jing and the others as they rode by, and said with lingering fear on his face.
"Bah, bah, bah, I don't know if the governor is so angry that he can swallow thousands of miles like a tiger. Anyway, the governor and the others rode over, and I swallowed a lot of dirt." A guard next to him bah, bah, spitted out several mouthfuls of muddy saliva.
Zhang Jing and his entourage went straight to the camp. The soldiers in the camp were divided into two distinct groups. One group was practicing and the other group was watching. The group watching were the soldiers from the campus camp, and their armor and weapons were obviously at a higher level; They were soldiers from out of town. Their armor and weapons were not as good as those of the soldiers in the military camp, but their energy and spirit were even better.
After Zhang Jing took office as governor, in addition to ordering the recruitment of wolf soldiers from Guangdong, Guangxi and Shandong spearmen, he also recruited soldiers from Fujian, Hunan, Hubei, Zhejiang and other provinces. Some of these soldiers transferred from other places have already arrived one after another. Zhang Jingren arranged them in different capital camps.
This arrangement can, on the one hand, solve their food and lodging problem, and on the other hand, it can also make it easier for the soldiers from the Beijing camp to train them.
The Beijing camp itself also has this function. In addition to guarding Yingtian and the imperial mausoleum, it also has the function of training officers and soldiers from other places in rotation.
There were about 3,000 foreign soldiers in this group, who were transferred from Hubei. Zhang Jing arranged for them to be stationed in the Daxiaochang Camp.
"I'm here to pay my respects to the governor, to Mr. Zhao, to the Duke of Wei, to Mr. Huang, and to the Censor Hu. I didn't know that all of you are here. I'm sorry to hear you come from afar, but I hope you will atone for your sins."
After receiving the report from the guards, Mr. Zhang, the head coach of the university camp, did not dare to delay. He ran over all the way, panting, and stepped forward to greet Zhang Jing, Zhao Wenhua, Wei Guogong, Hu Zongxian and others, and apologized.
"Sir Zhang, there is no need for red tape. Please introduce to us the situation of the campus camp, how many soldiers there are in your camp, how many guest soldiers there are, how the food and grass are, how the equipment is, and how the drills are going."
Zhang Jing waved his hand impatiently and asked Mr. Zhang directly about the specific situation without talking nonsense.
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"Yes, yes, back to the Governor, we have 30,000 soldiers in our campus camp," Master Zhang bowed and replied.
"I'm asking about the actual number of people in your camp. I'm not asking about your number. Does your camp actually have 30,000 soldiers and horses?"
Zhang Jing glanced at the officers and soldiers in the main camp, interrupted Master Zhang with an unkind expression, and asked.
Zhang Jing just took a quick look at the soldiers and the number of tents in the camp at the campus, and knew that Lord Zhang was lying.
Mr. Zhang immediately blushed with guilt and said without confidence, "Actually, the actual number of people in the camp is 23,500."
"Is it twenty-three thousand? Tell me truthfully." Zhang Jing looked at him with burning eyes and interrupted him again with an impatient expression.
"Ahem!" Mr. Zhang couldn't help coughing, and kept wiping the cold sweat on his forehead with one hand.
"The actual number of registered personnel in the university camp is 12,798, including 8,351 strong soldiers under the age of 45, and 3,000 between the ages of 45 and over 55. There are 893 people, and the remaining 500 people are over 55 years old. Among them, there are 3890 elite soldiers who have been trained for more than three years, and the rest of the soldiers have been trained for less than one year. There are 100 guest soldiers from Hubei. There are 3,180 people, all of them are strong soldiers under the age of 45, but most of them are recruits who have been trained for less than a year. The campus camp currently has 3,000 pieces of armor, 3,000 powerful bows, 900 crossbows, and fire weapons. "Eight hundred guns"
At this moment, a magnetic voice sounded, describing the situation of the campus camp in detail like a treasure trove.
Who is speaking?
How come you know so much about the situation in the Daqiaochang Camp? Are you the deputy general of the Daqiaochang Camp?
Everyone turned to look at the person who was telling the story in surprise, and then couldn't help but widen their eyes. They were surprised to find that the person speaking was not someone from the campus camp, but Hu Zongxian, who was standing with Zhao Wenhua.
How does Hu Zongxian know so much about the situation in the university camp?!
Everyone's eyes widened in surprise.
Of course, when it comes to surprise, the most surprised person is Mr. Zhang of the University Camp. Although he is the coach of the University Camp, he does not know the situation of the University Camp as well as Hu Zongxian. He cannot give specific details now. The number of soldiers can only be roughly stated, up to a hundred, and it would not be possible to count it in detail, because during this period, many new soldiers were recruited one after another, and some old, weak, sick and disabled were also dismissed. He wanted to see Only the military register can tell the specific number of soldiers. As for the number of armors, crossbows, and muskets, he can't remember it. He has to look at the warehouse records to know clearly; not to mention the specific training conditions of the soldiers, he won't bother. How about recording such minute details?
As the commander of the university camp, he didn't know the specific situation, but he didn't expect Hu Zongxian to know it so clearly, like a treasure trove.
"Why does Hu Yushi know so well?" Zhang Jing asked.
"Back to the governor, I have the responsibility of rectifying the appearance and discipline of the military. After I took office, I often visited each battalion to inspect and supervise. I have a basic understanding of the situation of each battalion. Moreover, I just came to the camp in the camp the day before yesterday, and it only lasted two days.
, I think the situation at the university camp will not change." Hu Zongxian returned with his hands in hand.
"Hu Yushi is interested."
Zhang Jing nodded approvingly, but frowned again when he saw Hu Zongxian and Zhao Wenhua standing together.