As the two talked, they soon arrived at the Chinese army's tent. Guo Ziyi was already waiting beside the tent with a smile. Guo Song quickly bowed and saluted, "I'm sorry to see you, the commander-in-chief!"
Although Guo Song did not take up Guo Ziyi's three general positions, the final result still made Guo Ziyi very happy. This child with a strong personality finally inherited the mantle of his master Wang Zhongsi and embarked on the path of opening up frontiers and guarding the country's borders.
the way.
"Let's go into the big tent and talk!"
Guo Ziyi invited Guo Song into the tent, asked him to sit down, and asked the soldiers to serve tea. Then she said to Guo Song: "The Holy Emperor's handwriting was delivered the day before yesterday, clarifying your duties and asking me to fully cooperate."
If you form an army to be envoy to Anxi, Chongqing will also go to the Western Regions with you. As my personal representative, he can also be regarded as your staff to help you train the army."
Guo Song looked back at Guo Chongqing and said with a smile: "Brother Chongqing can go with me, of course it would be best. I am indeed inexperienced in leading troops, so I have to rely more on brother Chongqing."
Guo Chongqing smiled, he already knew that he was going to Anxi.
Guo Song asked again: "I heard that the Shence Army will not remain for too long, and will it eventually be disbanded?"
"We will definitely disband in the end!"
Guo Ziyi admitted this statement, "The Shence Army is an army formed by Yu Chaoen. It is Yu Chaoen's private army to a certain extent. Its disbandment is a joint decision of the emperor and the court. I am just the executor. I
We plan to select 30,000 elite soldiers from them to supplement Shuofang Army and Longyou Army. Now there are 20,000 elite soldiers. Your 300 people will also be selected from them to see what you want."
Guo Song pondered for a while and said: "It is not necessary that all of these three hundred people are good at riding and shooting. Of course, they are also required to be good at riding and shooting, but they also need some wizards with special skills. For example, some people have high light kung fu, some are dexterous, and some are
They are able to read herbs and have strong survival ability in the wild, but no matter what kind of talent they are, one major prerequisite is that they voluntarily go to the Western Regions for the country and are willing to endure risks. I don’t want deserters to appear along the way."
Guo Ziyi nodded and said: "I understand what you mean. In fact, there are 5,000 soldiers who are strongly willing to guard the border for the country. I will select 300 soldiers from these 5,000 people as soon as possible. You and Chongqing will also participate in the selection."
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Guo Ziyi specially opened a 500-acre independent camp for them in the northwest corner of the camp, with more than thirty tents. Guo Song also had his own tent. The tent was very simple, with only a table, chair and a wooden box.
, there is not even a bed, it is just covered with rough sheepskin on the ground, and there is also a military blanket and chaff leather pillow.
Guo Chongqing brought a thick roster and put it on the table. "This is the information of five thousand volunteer soldiers. Do you want to read it for two days?"
Guo Song shook his head, "This kind of thing on paper is meaningless. I still want to choose in actual combat. I want to divide it into two groups. One group is the riding and shooting type, which accounts for the main component. There are about 250 people. You and Liang
Wu is responsible for selecting and letting them actually ride and shoot, just like the Lingzhou riding and archery competition, and then I am responsible for selecting those with special skills and trying to get the soldiers down in two days."
"I understand, any other instructions?"
Guo Song thought for a while and said: "Also, from the beginning of the formation of the army, difficult conditions and strict training must be implemented. Including you and me, even if you drink alcohol, you can only drink milk wine, drink milk tea, eat dried meat, and use poor quality food.
We need to live a life to hone our will, so that we can embark on the road to the west."
Guo Chongqing nodded, he also thought Guo Song's suggestion was reasonable.
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Two days later, three hundred soldiers lined up in the open space in front of the big tent. Some of them were tall and strong, but others were thin and nimble. They were all full of energy and arranged neatly into three teams.
Guo Song stood in front of the team and said loudly to everyone: "From now on, you are a member of the expeditionary force. In two months, we will go to Anxi to represent the court to comfort the Tang army soldiers who still stick to Anxi. I don't know what to do."
I don’t know how long we will go, and I don’t know how many people will come back alive, but I hope that all of us can return safely. In order to achieve this goal, starting from today, we will conduct the most rigorous physical training, combat training and survival training.
If you are willing to endure the greatest hardships, take the greatest risks, and follow me, Guo Song, to Anxi, please raise your right hand!"
Guo Song raised his right hand high, and all the soldiers also raised their right hands without hesitation. No one was left behind. Guo Song nodded and pointed to the three hundred cloth bags behind him, "There are three days' worth of dry food in here. Each person takes one."
After a quarter of an hour, the drums will sound and we will gather together to begin the first five-hundred-mile distance training. I hope everyone will be neatly dressed and bring knives, bows and arrows. You don’t need to bring long weapons. Dismiss now!"
The soldiers stepped forward one after another to get a cloth bag and rushed back to the camp, packing the necessary luggage as quickly as possible. A quarter of an hour later, intensive drumbeats sounded, and 300 soldiers quickly gathered. Guo Song led 300 people silently.
Xidi left the military camp and ran towards the east...
Three hundred soldiers ran all the way. At dawn, they arrived at Baishui Town in Xinfeng County. Seeing that the soldiers could no longer support it, Guo Song pointed to the pine forest on the roadside and said: "Rest for half an hour, and then continue to set off!"
The soldiers ran for at least four hours and were exhausted. When they entered the pine forest, they collapsed on the ground. They were so tired that no one wanted to speak. After a while, all the soldiers fell asleep soundly. Guo Song sat cross-legged next to the pine forest and used the skills taught by his master.
Giving him strange breathing to relieve physical and mental fatigue is a very effective way to eliminate fatigue in a short period of time.
Half an hour later, Guo Song stood up and shouted: "Get everyone together, get ready to go!"
The soldiers got up from extreme exhaustion and continued running. Many soldiers drank water and ate dry food while running. At this time, Liang Wu couldn't help but asked Guo Chongqing in a low voice: "You didn't say where you were going?"
Guo Chongqing smiled slightly and said: "Chang Shi's goal is to reach the top of Mount Huashan, and then come down from the top of Mount Huashan and return to the military camp. Only then will the first training session be completed."
Liang Wu felt that his legs were going to cramp, but he still had to climb Mount Huashan!
As night fell, they finally arrived at the foot of Huashan Mountain in Huayin County.
This time Guo Song let everyone rest for an hour and a half and continued to teach everyone the breathing formula. A dozen smart soldiers learned it by noon and rested by sitting cross-legged and meditating.
Around Haishi, 300 people started to climb to the top of Mount Huashan. Mount Huashan was a famous scenic spot in the Tang Dynasty due to its high altitude and steep roads. However, people who did not have the courage did not dare to climb to the top. The famous writer Han Yu climbed to the top of Mount Huashan.
He was almost scared to death and refused to go down the mountain. Finally, his entourage made him drunk before carrying him down Huashan Mountain.
For three hundred elite soldiers, there is no question of courage, only whether they can keep up with their physical strength.
When they climbed to a cliff, the soldiers in front suddenly shouted, and Guo Song quickly pushed forward, "What happened?"
"Guo Changshi, the plank road ahead is broken."
Under the bright moonlight, I saw that a section of the trestle bridge that was more than ten feet long was broken. There were only wooden stakes a few inches long inserted into the cracks in the rocks. Below was a cliff of ten thousand feet. It was impossible to walk on it unless there were iron chains on it that could pull it.
Stay on the chain and pass slowly.
"Bring me the long rope!"
A soldier brought a long rope. Guo Song took one end of the rope and jumped onto the wooden pile at the edge of the plank road. The soldiers behind him all exclaimed, but Guo Song's balance ability was extremely strong.
Holding Taishan steady, he walked over gently and deftly, and tied one end of the rope firmly to a big rock.
He walked back again without needing to pull the rope, as if he was walking in the sky under the moonlight. Many soldiers were so worshipful that they almost knelt down. How could ordinary people do this?
Guo Song pulled the rope three times in a row, and then said to the soldier: "Put two ropes behind you, grab one rope, and you can walk over carefully. Who will go first?"
"I'll go first!"
Liang Wu raised his hands. He had some experience. He tied the two ropes around his waist and armpits. He passed his hands through the ropes under his armpits and let the ropes tightly tighten around his armpits and arms. Then he struggled to grab hold of them.
With a rope on top, he walked towards the opposite side little by little.
Although the friction of the rope on the arms and armpits may hurt, it is safe this way.
"Have you seen it? Learn from Brigadier Liang's methods. I will assist you below."
Guo Song jumped off the cliff ten thousand feet, making everyone scream in fright, but Guo Song had already spotted it, and just under ten feet, he grabbed a big rock, inserted a chisel into the crack, and stood firmly
On the big rock.
"Everyone goes one by one. Even if you accidentally stumble, I can still catch you."
One by one, the soldiers walked cautiously through the stone wall that was more than ten feet long. When Guo Song used a chisel to climb up from below, almost all the soldiers admired the young commander with admiration.
At dawn, three hundred soldiers finally climbed to the top of the mountain and were bathed in the rays of sunshine. At this moment, all the soldiers' fatigue was washed away, and every soldier was immersed in the joy of climbing to the top.