Chapter 28 Reorganization of the Army (Part 2)
Suddenly hearing such rude words, Lu Yao was shocked.
The speaker was separated by two flags by Lu Yao's left hand. But he saw that he was dressed in a very good manner, wearing a lion helmet, with long tassels on his head, wearing a silver-clad armor, and a brocade robe. He calmed his mind and looked at his face. This man was only about twenty years old, with a straight nose and wide mouth, slightly bearded beard, and his eyes were full of aura.
Lu Yao vaguely remembered that this person was also the one who stood in the military team during the negotiations between the Yue Shigong. He was the fourth and fifth general, and his status was much higher than that of himself at the end of the team. When he was in a hurry, he couldn't remember who his surname was his name. Seeing that there were few people applying for recruitment, there were still many old and weak, he must have been in a bad mood, so he spoke sarcastic.
"I wonder if this general's name is Gao? What do you think of?" Lu Yao bowed his hands and said as usual.
The young general said with a straight face: "I don't know me either. I am Liu Yan and Liu Shiren, the general under the lord."
It turned out to be this king. Lu Yao's mind changed rapidly and immediately remembered the words of Wang Xiu's introduction to the generals under the command of Yue Shigong. Liu Yan was the nephew of Yue Shigong. When he was young, he joined the army and followed Yue Shigong to fight in the east and west. Because he was close relatives with Yue Shigong and indeed had the ability of military and political affairs, he was very kind to him and became very impressed. Over time, he developed a harsh and anxious personality.
Lu Yaoxin joined the command of Yue Shigong, so he kept a deep impression on himself and did not want to make enemies with others. Since he knew Liu Yan's identity, his words became more respectful: "It turned out to be General Liu Shiren. If the general had any advice from Daoming, he might as well speak out."
"Let me ask you, I heard that you were a small soldier in the defeated army in Bingzhou, and he was finally promoted to a general by his lord Jian Ba. Isn't it?" Liu Yan glanced at Lu Yao and asked.
Liu Yan's words were unpleasant, which was too insulting. Xue Tong was standing beside Lu Yao, and she was furious and wanted to argue, but Lu Yao pulled her back behind her.
"Lu has experienced dozens of battles in Bingzhou Army, and has accumulated merits and won the position of the army leader and led more than a thousand troops. Unfortunately, the war was not good, and the troops were scattered and when they were thrown into the lord's command, there were only three people on the left. If the general regards me as a small soldier, it would be fine." Lu Yao said slowly: "As for the lord's position, it must be because of the intention of a thousand gold to buy bones, Lu did not dare to use this."
Although his words were humble, the meaning of his words was completely unscathed, which made Liu Yan stunned.
Liu Yan reacted very quickly and then showed a disdainful look: "It turns out to be an old corps, but unfortunately he doesn't understand the rules. Lu Yao, today all the generals gathered together to order and go in accordance with the rules, so that there should be no riots. You are just a mere new general. How dare you yell and make noise and attract relatives and friends? Do you think that the generals of the court are owned by you and can you give them privately?"
Lu Yao cursed in his heart: The so-called recruitment of soldiers is naturally necessary to show their abilities. Not only will the general choose soldiers, but also the generals, so there will inevitably be noisy times. On the one hand, the soldiers have the habit of getting to know each other according to the old party in the village, but on the other hand, they have their own judgment. How could they choose casually? Could it be that you were not recruiting soldiers, but pulling radishes?
He knew very well that Duke Shi of Yue had been fighting in the north and south for many years, and at its peak, he led a hundred thousand troops to protect the Jin court. Even so, limited to the court system, only more than ten people were granted general positions, and many military academies that followed Duke Shi of Yue for many years were hopeless to be promoted. As a defeated general in the Bingzhou Army, Lu Yao suddenly achieved a high position without any achievements, which obviously aroused the jealousy of some people.
When we were reorganizing the army today, because we had the advantage of our origins, we attracted several elite soldiers. This made the generals even more jealous, and they instigated Liu Yan, a young man, to come out to provoke. If we could force ourselves to hand over the elite soldiers and generals we had just recruited, many people would be very happy.
Hehe, although I, Lu Daoming, did not want to cause trouble, I did not have to do everything. Lu Yao secretly complained, but his expression remained unchanged, and his words were still polite: "General Liu said very well that Lu was lucky to be guided. After many years in the Bingzhou army, he knew that although his bravery and commendable, he had never been educated. Therefore, he did not know the laws of the army and acted rudely. From now on, Lu should strictly restrain them and must train an elite soldier who was prohibited."
Deng Gang stood beside Lu Yao and responded: "What the general said is very! Very well!"
Just now, Liu Yan said that Lu Yao himself did not understand the rules. Lu Yao seemed to listen but ignored him, saying that he was a new recruit soldier who was stubborn and needed to discipline himself. As soon as this said, Liu Yan was speechless. He felt that the person in front of him seemed to be down and said with great respect, and he was soft and weak, but every word blocked his room for his use of the topic, as if he had all stabbed the entire space.
If an ordinary general was blocked by Lu Yao's words, he would be blocked back. However, Liu Yan's family knowledge was passed down and he had been eloquent since childhood. He was very good at speaking. With a sharp change of thought, he would draw up more than a dozen methods of citing and refuting. Just say it one by one, the person named Xunjin, who was surnamed Lu, would definitely make a big fuss.
He coughed gently and cleared his throat. When he was about to speak, he suddenly saw more than ten civil servants and generals coming slowly. It was the general of the guard Linghu Sheng and a group of senior officials who were inspecting each other.
Linghu Sheng was a general in the army. He was old and virtuous and had a high prestige. Therefore, Duke Shi of Yue appointed him to take charge of military reorganization. Linghu Sheng had a straightforward personality and had him here to take charge. Even though Liu Yan was the nephew of Duke Shi of Yue, he would not dare to make any provocations. At that moment, Liu Yan snorted heavily and went back to his recruitment place.
Xue Tong glanced at his back and said hatefully: "I didn't expect that Liu Yue Shigong had such a heroic hero! This guy is so rude! If it weren't for Daoming, you must have made him look good!"
Lu Yao shook his head secretly and turned to persuade Xue Tong: "Mr. Yue Shi led his army into Bingzhou to clean up the mess left by Duke Dongying. His generals have been fighting in the north and south of the Great Henan and have repeatedly made great achievements. We, the old subordinates of the Bingzhou army, may not have been in their eyes. But I received no merits, and it is normal for someone to be dissatisfied... Lao Xue, we should be careful and not fight against others."
Before he finished speaking, someone sighed: "Oh, Daoming is really reasonable. I blame me for being late and never arranged the matter properly!"
With this sigh, a middle-aged civil servant with a clear appearance rushed over and said repeatedly: "Has Daoming ever been wronged?" This person was a capable aide who was trusted by Yue Shigong, who was a central assistant, Xu Run.
Lu Yao did not dare to be negligent and bowed solemnly: "With the care of the Lord of the Lu family, General Liu Yan pointed out Lu Yao just now, but I only felt grateful and no aggrieved."
Xu Run took two steps in three steps and supported Lu Yao, not asking him to bow. Then he patted Lu Yao's shoulder lightly and whispered: "Oh... I understand, I understand! Daoming, it's really a gentleman!"
Lu Yao looked up at Xu Run, and saw that the warmth of respect and love in Xu Run's eyes could almost melt the ice and snow. When he praised Lu Yao, everyone could feel his words full of sincerity.
Xu Run kept comforting, spoke enthusiastically, and cared for everyone. Not to mention Lu Yao, Xue Tong, He Yun and others, they all felt like they were bathed in spring breeze.
The two of them were having a lot of laughter. Xu Run expressed his appreciation for Lu Yao's demeanor again and again; while Lu Yao repeatedly thanked Xu Run for his care and again. After chatting for nearly half an hour, Xu Run said goodbye and left.
Xu Run came here to express his affection to Lu Yao, and no one in the generals in the school field was willing to come forward to stir up the wind and rain. Lu Yao was finally able to free up his hands to continue recruiting troops, and the matter was going smoothly. Who would make a grudge against a leader among civil servants for a mere general?
Unfortunately, Xu Run's friendship may touch everyone he comes into contact with, but for Lu Yao, the special artist show at 7 o'clock every night and the bombing of the TV series at 8 o'clock have long cultivated him enough immunity.
After deducting those affectionate words and not mentioning them, Lu Yao talked with him for a long time, but never understood what today's matters to him; nor did he understand why he was so attentive. Although the subtle entanglements in this are beyond his current understanding, it can at least be confirmed that Liu Yan's direct descendants of Yueshi Duke like Liu Yan are certainly a bit unkind to him, and the deliberate friendship of civil servants like Xu Run may not be a good thing.
Lu Yao couldn't help but sigh.
"Why did Daoming sigh?" Xue Tong asked in surprise.
"Look at those people..." Sure enough, the officers looked at Lu Yao and others with a little distant look than before. Lu Yao patted Xue Tong on the shoulder: "We shouldn't pay attention to it, so don't pay attention. In any case, these soldiers are the basis for us to establish ourselves. For us, the only thing we need to care about is to lead the soldiers well!"
Before Xue Tong could answer, Deng Gang had already expressed his consent expression: "What the general said is very true! Very true!"
On the morning of the same day, Lu Yao pulled up the team's airs: Xue Tong was Lu Yao's deputy general, and the other team leader led more than 100 infantrymen. The other team leader was Gao Xiang, who also led more than 100 people. The two teams had ten commanders, and they all selected capable strong soldiers. The young soldier Chu Kun, who was the first to serve, was also among them. Shen Jin was appointed as the commander of the cavalry, but now there were only his own twenty brothers. He Yun was an old subordinate who had followed Lu Yao for many years and was appointed as the captain of the personal soldiers and led twenty personal soldiers. Deng Gang also accepted the position of the team leader. In addition to managing a small number of soldiers' families, there were two cows, four pack horses and five large chariots.
Reorganization of the system is not a simple matter. The superiors and subordinates must be familiar with each other. People, weapons, horses, and vehicles must be registered. The officers must meet with Liu Kun to receive the seal of the waist sign, and the central army has verified military pay expenses, declared military law and other matters. Lu Yao was so busy that he was busy. Fortunately, Xue Tong, Shen Jin and Gao Xiang were all experienced officers and had their own ways to combine the troops into shape. Deng Gang was safe in his work and quickly settled the soldiers' families and all supplies.
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Chapter completed!