Zhao Xi once again stood on the rostrum of the guard camp auditorium, looking at the two thousand guards under the stage...
"We have trained hard for many years to prepare for war. Our country is surrounded by enemies on all sides, as we all know. A soldier who has never seen blood on the battlefield cannot be called a qualified soldier. Now, he has won the opportunity."
"This Southern Expedition is not a strong enemy. To put it bluntly, in my mind, it is just a training exercise. Some of you were selected from the Western Army and some were born in the Beijing camp. At the same time, more white people have joined the army. Therefore, I choose this
During the second southern expedition, as the enemy in the first battle of the escort battalion... try this with a soft persimmon."
When Zhao Xi said this, there was a pause...
"Pah...pah!"
Very good. Just this sound, a sound that can evoke memories, Zhao Xi knew that the spirit of the guard camp was definitely not comparable to that of the current soldiers.
"However, the prerequisite for the Southern Expedition is that the escort battalion must be eleven in number and cause half of the imperial army to be damaged in the exercise. I hope that the escort battalion will not let what I said in the court be considered a lie, but
fact!"
"The three-day period may be a little short for the escort battalion. In addition, the exercise uses wooden sticks instead of ordnance, and firearms are not allowed to be used. To a certain extent, it limits the performance of the escort battalion. At the same time, it can also be verified that in difficult situations
Under certain conditions, the escort battalion’s emergency combat capabilities.”
"As for the war... when you join the army, you are always ready to sacrifice your life for your country, knowing that one day you will die on the battlefield. But I hope that everyone in the Southern Expedition... escort battalion can come back intact.
This is also a requirement! It’s an order!”
"The dynasty does not like war. No one likes war. Everyone wants his wife and children to live a peaceful life. But the enemy does not think so. They always regard the tolerance of the dynasty as weakness and think that the people of Song Dynasty like peace.
, as a fear of them.”
"Nowadays, even the peasant thieves in Guangnan, a random number of three to five thousand people, dare to burn, kill and trample on the territory of our Song Dynasty! This southern expedition is to tell him that the country not only has poems and books
Huazhang also has soldiers who are not afraid of life and death and guard the land and borders!"
"Today, in Guangnan, the state capital of Guochao was captured by Nong thieves, the people of Guochao were enslaved by Nong thieves, and the rivers and mountains of Guochao were in chaos due to Nong thieves, and the land was covered with barren land and smoke! What should we do?"
"Fight...fight...fight..."
At first, Zhao Xi wanted to use a calm tone and just chat with everyone casually, talking about the drills and the Southern Expedition.
There was no pre-war mobilization procedure in this era, so Zhao Xi did it this way. He didn't want to mobilize before the war, but as he talked, the fighting spirit that had always been hidden in his heart was inspired by himself.
In his original era, there was no war, but the narration in the military history class described the war very vividly. When Zhao Xi talked about Guangnan, the pictures of those wars kept flashing in his mind...
Therefore, the more he spoke, the more sonorous and angry his tone became, becoming more and more like mobilization before war.
"As a soldier, your duty is to protect your family and the country. But now, Guangnan of Guochao has been beaten to pieces by peasant thieves, officials of Guochao have been massacred by peasant traitors, and sisters of Guochao have been harmed by peasant traitors..."
"Guangnan post office changes three times a day. The princes in the court are thinking about it all day long. Your Majesty is even more worried about the people of Guangnan..."
Sometimes people's emotions are not controlled by reason, just like Zhao Xi now.
The so-called mobilization, the expected chat, but in his speech, the content of his speech slowly took over, and he really felt the mood to fight for the country, kill the enemy and make contributions.
The best way to mobilize is to be mobilized first. Zhao Xi did this.
Not to mention the soldiers, even the instructor sitting with him on the stage was moved by Zhao Xi's way of preaching, and even had the idea of abandoning his pen and joining the army... I thought too much.
At least one thing can be guaranteed, Lu Gongzhu will not persuade him to stay in Bianliang.
Since he asked for a fight in the court, the soldiers in the guard camp were in a rage, but Mr. Lu held Zhao Xi back for a long time as soon as he arrived at the guard camp.
He agreed that the escort battalion should go on an expedition. After so many years of training, it was time to see the results. But His Highness the Crown Prince went on an expedition... there was no need to take this risk.
With him, Mr. Lu, he could completely contain Di Hanchen, and he could also lead the escort battalion in battle... He knew that this was exactly what Zhao Xi didn't want to see.
Now, thanks to the publicity, Lu Gongzhi felt the same as the people of Guangnan, and even thought that the scholars should not recite poems and write poems every day, but should join the army and fight for the country.
As for His Royal Highness, there is nothing wrong with going to Guangnan.
"Your Highness, when the escort battalion goes on an expedition, it must first win over the Imperial Army..."
The meeting ended and the small meeting began. As soon as we sat down, Mr. Lu started talking.
"Don't trust the guard camp?"
"No, Pengri and Tianwu have not been mobilized. The public opinion is that Wen Xiang Guild mobilized an army from Jingxi Road to fight against the guard camp."
"Gongzhu once served as general magistrate of Xingyang, and he also has an understanding of the troops on the West Jing Road. Although he is not as good as the Western Army, as the second line of defense against Western thieves, he has never slackened in training."
"Xianggong Kuang Fu is a person who knows military affairs, and he happens to know the military affairs on the west side of the capital. In addition, if Xianggong Wen mobilizes the imperial army in Xingyang, the guard camp will inevitably have a tendency to wait for work."
"Your Highness made a bet, if the guard camp loses 30%, it will be a loser, and the forbidden army must lose 50%...the number is the ratio of eleven. Your Highness, if you don't increase the ambition of others, you will destroy the prestige of the guard camp. In this exercise, the guard camp wants to It’s...difficult to win!”
Originally, I was still worried about Zhao Xi's expedition, but now I am worried that the escort battalion will be lost in the exercise. This change is very good. Not only is Zhao Xi satisfied with the change in the expedition, but the most satisfying thing is the recognition of these civilian officials towards the escort battalion. This is what Zhao Xi is most concerned about.
"Wars never happen after preparations are complete. Many times they are caught off guard. This is an exercise, and it just proves the effectiveness of the training of the escort battalion over the years. If it cannot win in the exercise, it will be meaningless if the escort battalion cannot go out. "
Indeed, what Zhao Xi needs is a blockbuster, so that the escort battalion can surprise the entire court and the entire imperial army during the exercise, so that the seeds of the escort battalion model can be sown in the imperial court.
If the guard camp is lost because of the situation of waiting for work, even if it goes out to kill the enemy and make achievements, it will not achieve Zhao Xi's goal.
Over the years, Lu Gongzhu has realized that Zhao Xi's plans are not trivial, and he has also communicated with his brothers. But he has never been in a guard camp, and he will never know what a guard camp is. Therefore, his brothers just listen.
This exercise...perhaps as His Highness said, if you can't win, it really doesn't matter whether you go on an expedition or not.
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"Zirong, is there any news from Guangnan?"
Zhao Xi remembered that Su Song had an uncle who worked at Guangnan West Road...
"Your Highness, I would like to remind you that the latest letter home was one month ago."
Su Song has adjusted over the past few days. He knows that his uncle's family is probably in trouble.
"Don't be impatient. We're going to Guangnan. We'll arrive in a month. By then, Zirong can be reunited with his family."
"Can I also go out with the camp?"
Su Song's originally peaceful heart was disturbed by Zhao Xi's words, and her heart that had been calming down and rushing to Guangnan burst out again.
"Since you are a member of the escort camp, you should naturally accompany the camp on the expedition."