It's not that Zhao Xi wants to cheat, it's that he has to cheat.
He can't argue with the chief officer, it's not even appropriate to argue. Chief Officer, he is the person in charge of this ancestor worship, so he has the right to control the entire team, including himself.
In terms of status, he is the most respected, but when it comes to marching, he has the final say.
Therefore, Zhao Xi had no choice but to explain things. He had to explain things if he didn't understand them. He was really worried when he saw this group of guards from the Fourth Army who were probably not even as good as farmers.
The four to five hundred people like my cousin and my future uncle are okay. Although they can look tired, they still have some soldier-like appearance, but those who are in the Fourth Army... no one has the appearance, let alone the soldier-like appearance.
It's not easy to think about it. Wearing armor weighing at least forty or fifty kilograms, and carrying a guy carrying thirty or twenty kilograms... These are what I usually wear for my dad. I can run thirty miles in this thing and survive.
Now, it can be considered that military discipline is strict.
Sigh... I think back then, I could carry ten kilograms of weight and cross country for ten kilometers at top speed without getting tired like these soldiers.
An army like this... I can't blame a small border country for being wiped out by the thousands at every turn. With an army like this, if something unexpected happens, they probably won't even be able to escape.
This is not because Zhao Xi cares about the soldiers, but because he knows he cannot do anything but refuses to do it.
This does not mean that you can change it by suppressing it once or twice. Doing so will only increase resentment and accumulate the basis for rebellion, but it will have no effect on improving the quality of the army.
Maybe Zhang Wei is a master of military management and can maintain strict discipline, but you are not their military supervisor, you are just a temporary restraint...
Zhao Xi didn't want these eldest soldiers, or the eldest soldiers guarding the capital, to have any grudges.
Zhao Xi can sometimes feel the same as his father. It's really not easy for him.
It should take about ten minutes. Zhao Xi couldn't delay it for too long, otherwise he might wonder what the doctor named Zhang Wei would say to him when he returned to the court.
He just changed into his dirty clothes and drank some hot water...
Zhao Xi still retains the habit of not drinking cold water. He knows that the medical level is very poor these days, and it is common for people to have diarrhea and death.
When I set off again, I felt somewhat better, at least I was no longer half-dead.
Even the cavalry took the time to take care of the horses...the horses were almost useless. No matter how good the war horse was, it was left in the hands of a bunch of rubbish and eventually became a piece of rubbish.
Sigh... I really don’t want to see it!
When the weather cooled down, I arrived at the place where I rest today... Oh, I want to complain again!
The people in the court... Zhao Xi really wants to call them idiots. The weather has cooled down, and the sunset is still hanging in the west. It is said that this is the best time to rush, but according to the schedule agreed by the court, it is time to set up camp... Speechless!
Zhang Wei, on the other hand, executed it to the letter...
It's late spring, which is good, but it also depends on how the sun looks, right?
A group of people sitting in a public house making tea decided the march schedule, and sent a stubborn Zhang Wei to execute it... I won't say it anymore, it's annoying!
On the second day, Zhao Xi didn't have to worry about it anymore. The prefectures and counties along the way finally came to stop him.
Seeing the greetings that Zhang Wei was having with the visitors, Brother XX and Brother XX, he even brought them over to introduce them to Zhao Xi. Zhao Xi really wanted to ask him why he wasn't marching today!
"Cousin, where can we camp today?"
Zhao Xi didn't know, but seeing how relaxed Zhang Wei was, he became interested.
"Back to your lord, we are in the town five miles ahead today."
Uh... Zhao Xi was stunned. How could this be possible? Today we didn't even have twenty miles, so how could we camp five miles ahead?
"However, we have to travel tomorrow just as we did yesterday."
Cao Lin added another sentence at the end, as if it was a reminder.
I'm going! Zhao Xi understands. When the Zhengshitang made the march plan, they took into account the exchanges between scholars. The only thing that didn't need to be considered was this group of warriors...
Look at this group of Qiu Ba, who look like a pig brother, looking enviously at the greetings of other scholars... Forget it, they have accepted their fate, and there is no need for them to trouble themselves and add trouble to others.
Anyway, I don't have to suffer. I guess this group of so-called soldiers and generals of the Fourth Army like to be called around by the scholars. Maybe they are scolded, which is the capital to brag when they go back.
"Cousin, are all the fourth armies like this?"
This is the first time Zhao Xi has worries, real worries.
I thought that the country would last less than a hundred years, and the imperial army that had made great contributions to the founding of the country would not be able to rise up no matter what.
He has time, and when he decides, he will have time to make targeted changes.
And today, the situation he saw was worse than he imagined, much worse. He was worried that when he could change, these so-called elites of the country would not need to change, but to be directly disbanded...
At this time, he also deeply felt the anxiety of Lao Fan and the others... Maybe they really couldn't wait any longer.
"Sixty percent!"
Cao Lin did not hide anything from Zhao Xi.
Fortunately, it’s only 60%, so I can still choose if I have time.
"What will happen to the remaining 40% with your troops?"
"Your Majesty, the soldiers and generals I am leading on this trip are all from the Palace Front Division, which was formerly under the jurisdiction of my grandfather and was also under the jurisdiction of my uncle when he went to the northwest."
The meaning is obvious, the remaining 40% is not as good as the one he brought...
Alas! Even the soldiers and generals led by Cao Lin are not qualified in Zhao Xi's eyes, but in Cao Lin's case, they should be considered excellent, and they still have a legacy...
To be honest, judging from the two days of marching, the only ones who have never messed up their formation are Zhao Xi's own honor guard and the twenty or so people whom Wang Zhongzheng trains every day.
It was not noticed by anyone, but Zhao Xi could see it, and even Wang Zhongzheng and Li Xian seemed to feel it.
Wang Zhongzheng followed Zhao Xi's words to the letter. Since he entered school a few years ago, he would practice guard of honor every day when the prince entered school. He would walk back and forth all day long, taking dozens of steps each time.
It's really not that far away, but it doesn't stop at all.
Some people complained at first, but the prince's reward was generous and they finally resisted. At this time, the effect was finally seen.
With this comparison, it's enough. What do these so-called elites of the country do all day long? No wonder the civil servants want to kill a few to scare people when they have nothing to do.
No matter what, Zhao Xi never said another word during the rest of the trip, nor did he refute Zhang Wei's decision once. He also cooperated with Zhang Wei, greeting and being polite with these officials from Xiazhou and Xiaxian.
I am not in the mood, I have no mood at all, I just want to end this errand as soon as possible, go back and continue to be my own prince... When the day comes that they all need to be disbanded, Zhao Xi does not mind disbanding.
Strong stems and weak branches? Huh! That's pure nonsense. The stems at this time can't be said to be strong at all.
It's really weird. After being tossed by Zhang Wei like this, these Qiu Ba people actually walked down without any complaints. Even though they were not in good shape, they actually arrived at Gong County according to the schedule of the Political Affairs Hall.
It was very abnormal. Zhao Xi felt it was abnormal no matter what he thought about it.
Zhao Xi thought of a very common word that suited this group of people: numbness!