The military camp covers an area of about 500 acres and is part of Yu Chaoen's Shence Military Camp. After Yu Chaoen's Shence Army was disbanded, the large military camp was divided into five smaller military camps, which were used as temporary gathering places for various armies.
Military camp, 10,000 Ganzhou reinforcements occupied the second military camp.
Guo Song and his party entered the military camp. The camp was covered with snow just like the outside. There was thick snow on the training ground. It could be seen that this army had never trained before.
Li Nan was a little embarrassed and quickly explained: "The army has only been transferred from various places for ten days. There are no main generals. They are all directly commanded by school captains. Currently, they are managed by officials from the Ministry of War. They have no training experience. They mainly maintain order.
, to ensure that the army is not in chaos."
Guo Song smiled slightly and said: "It is normal to have less training in winter. It is impossible to train in Fengzhou in winter. The snow is deep to the thighs. It takes a whole winter to recuperate. These soldiers usually work hard. I have no objection to taking a month or two in winter."
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"The governor is very considerate of the soldiers!" Li Nan praised.
"It's not easy for everyone. Although soldiers have a humble status, they still have to support their families. Of course, I will not condone some of the bad habits of the army. Once I take over the army, I have to follow my rules."
"This is inevitable and we can all understand it."
Guo Song nodded and asked: "How to solve the logistical supply problem?"
"It will be provided by the Bashang Logistics Camp. A specific logistics officer will report to the Governor later."
The two of them approached the big tent. At this time, several officials came out of the handsome tent, all dressed as civil servants. They came up to them. Someone laughed and said, "Mr. Li, is my mission coming to an end?"
The official currently in charge of this army is Shangguan Qi, a doctor in the Ministry of War. Although he is a civilian official, he is very rugged, has a big beard, and speaks in a loud voice.
"Shangguan Langzhong, let me introduce you."
Li Nan pointed at Guo Song and said: "This is Guo Song, the newly appointed governor of Ganzhou by the Holy Spirit. You should know."
"I've heard the name of Fengzhou Ambassador Guo for a long time!" Shangguan Qi cupped her hands and greeted Guo Song with a smile.
Guo Song also bowed back, "I've worked hard these days, Mr. Shangguan, and I hope Mr. Shangguan will take care of you!"
"You're welcome! Let me introduce the officials to Governor Guo."
Shangguan Qi introduced more than a dozen civilian officials to Guo Song one by one. Although the middle-level generals were not yet in place, the civilian officials were fully equipped, including the military recorder, the six military officers, logistics officers, etc. There were seventeen officials in total, most of whom were
Low-level officials below seventh rank.
Surrounded by everyone, Guo Song entered the commander's tent. Witnessed by Li Nan, Guo Song and Shangguan Qi handed over the military power. At this time, more than thirty captains also rushed to the commander's tent.
There was a large crowd in the big tent, Guo Song was sitting on the commander's seat, everyone was whispering, wondering who this young general was?
"Everyone, be quiet!"
Shangguan Qi shouted loudly, and the tent became quiet. He said to everyone: "This is the Governor of Ganzhou who was just appointed by His Majesty. Governor Guo was previously the governor of Fengzhou and the envoy of three towns. He once went to Anxi as the emperor's envoy.
, during Li Lingyao's rebellion, he led an army to defeat Li Zhengji's army in Xuzhou. He has rich experience in leading troops and fighting. This time he was also ordered to lead the people to fight against the Shatuo people's invasion of Hexi. I wish you all a respectful greeting!"
It turned out that this young coach was the famous Guo Song. Everyone knelt down on one knee and saluted, "See Governor Guo!"
"Generals, please rise!"
Guo Song asked everyone to stand up, and then said slowly: "I am Guo Song. This time the emperor appointed me as the governor of Ganzhou. From now on, I will guard the country's borders with you. At present, the mid-level generals are not in place yet, so I will be directly responsible for the time being.
Commander, I can understand the hardships of the generals and soldiers at the bottom, and I also know that it is not easy for everyone to support their families. Everyone knows that I have spent hundreds of thousands of dollars from my own pocket to pay for the fallen soldiers. That is not a rumor, but a real thing.
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I, Guo Song, will never be stingy with the soldiers, nor will I be partial to anyone. Instead, I will speak with military merit. I will definitely strive for the military rewards I deserve, even if I offend the Prime Minister for the third time. In a word, I
I will treat everyone kindly, but the other side of the kindness is that the rules are strict. The army has army rules. The rules of Guo Song are normal military rules, but they are not formal and strictly implemented. When I entered the camp, I found that on the martial arts field
There is thick snow, and such snow should not appear in the military camp, so the first thing I tell you is to clear the snow from the martial arts field, Wu joins the army!"
"The humble position is here!"
A civil servant walked out in response. He was Wu Tong, a member of the army of Cang Cao.
"Are there any snow clearing tools in the warehouse?"
"There are bamboo brooms, thousands of them, and shovels."
"You distribute all the snow plowing tools and distribute them now."
"Follow the order!"
Wu Tong hurried out of the tent, and Guo Song said to the captains: "It's still early now. Let all the soldiers come out to clear the snow. Tomorrow morning, at 3:30, beat the drums and gather the troops. I hope you won't be caught by me."
Let’s kill him as a warning to others, so go ahead!”
Everyone was awe-inspiring and bowed together to salute, "Obey the order!"
The captains turned around and left their tents one after another. At this time, Li Nan and Shangguan Qi, two military officers, said goodbye and left. Guo Song sent them out of the camp, then got on his horse and inspected each military tent.
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The vast martial arts field was full of soldiers clearing snow. The soldiers worked enthusiastically. They cleared the snow into piles and then transported it to the edge of the martial arts field in small vehicles to pile it up.
The recorder who joined the army was called Wang Wei, a very common name. He was a seventh-grade civil servant transferred from Zuo Xiaowei Army Office. He was about forty years old and had rich experience. He said to Guo Song: "Captain, I think we have
It is necessary to form a military law team, about fifty people, what do you think, Commander-in-Chief?"
Guo Song nodded, "I also have this idea, and I want to hear your opinion."
"Recommendations for humble positions are recommended by each school captain. Each person can recommend two soldiers. They are required to strictly abide by discipline and not show favoritism. I believe that each school captain will recommend the best soldiers."
Guo Song thought for a while and agreed, "Okay, please ask Wang Canjun to arrange this matter. It is best to set it up today and carry out the monitoring task early tomorrow morning."
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That night, Guo Song established a military law team, consisting of sixty soldiers in total. Guo Song ordered Kang Bao to serve as the leader of the team. Their weapons were a horizontal knife and a long stick made of jujube wood.
At 3:30 a.m. the next day, that is, at 6:30, it was still dark, the drums were beating loudly in the military camp, and the soldiers were running towards the martial arts field from all directions.
Killing once served as a warning to others, so the soldiers basically did not dare to take off their armor and sleep. Many soldiers did not even take off their shoes. When the drums sounded, they picked up their long knives and ran out of the tent.
The soldiers on the martial arts field lined up quickly. Each captain stood in the first place, and his men lined up behind him, so that they could be easily identified. After the fifty-ton drum beat, all the 10,000 troops were lined up.
At this time, Kang Bao rushed from the big tent with military law soldiers and reported to Guo Song: "Report to the Commander-in-Chief, there are no more soldiers in the big tent, and all the soldiers have been listed."
This result surprised Guo Song. It seemed that the training level of this army was better than he expected. They were indeed elites drawn from various armies.
He nodded and walked up to the high platform. Guo Song glanced at the troops and said loudly: "From today on, I am your coach. Everyone should know who I am, and everyone should know what happened to me."
From what I have heard, I want to tell you that I will take care of the interests of every soldier and will not make everyone miserable, but I also have strict requirements on military discipline. Only strict military discipline is the guarantee of victory in combat...
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Guo Song gave an impassioned speech to ten thousand soldiers. The soldiers paid full attention. Everyone held their heads high and listened very carefully.
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In the room of the Prime Minister of Zhongshu, Chang Gun was drinking tea and listening to the report of Taichang Qing Liu Tuo with an expressionless face.
"The late emperor's water and land ceremony is scheduled to officially start tomorrow, and the time is ninety-nine and eighty-one days, and then he will be buried. During this period, we require the soldiers and civilians in Chang'an to observe vegetarianism and abstain from meat, and it is not appropriate to hold weddings and celebrations. However, as far as I know, the DPRK
There are still some discordant voices, and some people ignore the funeral of the late emperor and go against the wind to hold weddings for themselves."
Chang Gun put the tea cup heavily on the table and said very unhappy: "Who is still holding a wedding in the wind?"
"This person is actually familiar to the Prime Minister, Guo Song. Does the Prime Minister still remember him?"
This name made Chang Gun's eyelids jump suddenly, and he felt a sense of vigilance in his heart. He picked up the teacup again and said slowly: "I know about this matter. I will send someone to investigate. If there is nothing else, you can go back.
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Liu Tuo didn't see Chang Gun's rage and felt a little disappointed, so he got up and left.