Wu Jie found Zhang Jun, who had just finished lunch and was about to take a nap.
Zhang Jun narrowed his eyes and listened to Wu Jie's report, and said with a gentle smile: "Qu Sima is a man who adheres to principles. It is precisely because of this that I chose him to be Sima. You two must be considerate of each other!"
"Then how to supply the Qinzhou Army with food and grass? They won't be able to sustain it for a few days."
There was a hint of displeasure in Zhang Jun's eyes, and he pondered for a moment: "Let's do this! Give them some of your army's food and supplies for temporary consumption, and then return them to you after their money and supplies are approved. This time the situation is special.
I agree to accommodate you."
Wu Jie knew that Zhang Jun refused to approve, so he pondered for a moment and then said: "Commander, Wanyan Wushu is already patrolling Monk Plains. The Jin army is probably in combat mode, but our armies are still relatively scattered. I humbly ask the Marshal for permission."
The Song army entered a wartime state."
Entering combat status means that Zhang Jun has to hand over power to Wu Jie, and he still needs to think about it.
"When Fu Xuan and Wang Yan hand over military power tomorrow, I will convene all the commanders to discuss it. If everyone thinks it is necessary to enter a wartime state, I will give the order."
"I understand, I will not disturb the commander-in-chief's rest."
At this time, a soldier reported at the door: "Commander, Chen Qing, the envoy of Qinzhou, wants to see you!"
Zhang Jun glanced at Wu Jie and smiled: "Let him in!"
Wu Jie cupped his fists and retreated. When he reached the door of the tent, he happened to meet Chen Qing. He gave Chen Qing a wink and walked away quickly.
Chen Qing walked into the tent, knelt down on one knee and saluted, "I'm sorry to see you, Commander-in-Chief!"
Zhang Jun smiled and said: "How about it, establishing the Qinzhou Army went smoothly!"
"It's going relatively well so far. The king has allocated part of the army to the humble post. Thanks to the commander-in-chief for his approval."
Zhang Jun waved his hand and said, "It's nothing. You are from the Eight-Character Army. Of course your troops should be transferred from the Eight-Character Army. If you transfer other people's troops, they may not agree. It's just that Fu Dutong is a little aggrieved. I will explain to him."
Chen Qing took out a brochure and presented it to Zhang Jun with both hands, "This is a plan for establishing the Qinzhou Army. Please ask the envoy to read it."
Zhang Jun looked at it seriously, pondered for a moment and said: "You need to change it later. The idea is right, but the order needs to be changed. Instead of dealing with the Jin soldiers first, you should first wipe out the fortress separatist regime in Qinzhou, and then
Then consider dealing with the Jin soldiers. Only in this way will the emperor officially approve your Qinzhou army plan. It is important to distinguish between internal and external forces."
"I understand the humble position!"
Zhang Jun returned the plan to him and said with a smile: "Are there any difficulties now?"
Chen Qing bowed and said: "Reporting to the Commander-in-Chief, I have insufficient money, food and materials for my humble position, and the army can only last for two days. Can you allocate the money and food earlier?"
Zhang Jun nodded, "According to the rules, it needs to be reviewed at all levels, but your situation is special, so I will give you special approval."
He wrote a note to Chen Qing, "Take this note to Qu Sima. He will send money, food and supplies today. If you need any special supplies, you can bring them to him as well."
"Thank you, Marshal, for your permission!"
Chen Qing took out another letter, "This is a letter of peace from the humble position to Prime Minister Lu. I urge the commander-in-chief to send the official document as soon as possible and deliver it to the humble position."
"I understand, go ahead! I want to take a nap."
Chen Qing put the letter on the table, clasped his fists and saluted and left. Zhang Jun thought for a while and said to a soldier: "Go and tell Qu Sima that I have specially approved the Qinzhou Army this time, and it will not be the same next time!"
It's not that Zhang Jun refuses to criticize, but he wants to take the favor, not Wu Jie.
Zhang Jun received a letter from Lu Yihao, asking him to help Chen Qing a little without losing his principles. The letter vaguely revealed that Chen Qing might become his grandson-in-law. This information is very important.
Lu Yihao is the prime minister of the imperial court, and he is a centrist. He has won the trust of the officials and his position is very stable. Recently, he has thwarted Qin Hui's attempt to take advantage of Chen Qingzhi's incident. The prestige of the imperial court has further increased. Zhang Jun must get Lu Yihao's support if he wants to return to the imperial court.
, of course he will do his best to Lu Yihao's entrustment.
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Chen Qing first came to Wu Jie's tent. Wu Jie read the note Zhang Jun wrote to him, smiled bitterly and said, "I begged for this note, but I still can't get it. We who are fooling around on the battlefield can't get it."
People are becoming increasingly uncomfortable with officialdom."
"This situation has been going on for hundreds of years, so why should the governor be worried about it?"
Wu Jie was very distressed and said: "In the past, it was not my turn, so I couldn't feel it. Now it is my turn, and I feel it deeply. This system of civilian officials restraining generals is like an iron cage, locking you in it."
, unable to stretch your arms and legs, which makes you extremely painful, but you have to endure it."
Chen Qing said coldly: "Since Du Tong doesn't like this iron cage, then he should simply break free from it and smash it!"
Wu Jie was shocked. He was just complaining, but he didn't expect Chen Qing's thoughts to be so radical.
He did not dare to continue talking, and quickly changed the subject: "I came to you about the ownership of the Five Hundred Divine Arm Army. I have discussed it with several commanders, and everyone agreed to the riding and shooting competition. Of course you can't
Participate. If you participate, everyone will have no chance. You can send a commander or general to participate in the competition. The time is the morning of the ninth day of October. The location is at Dashanguan Campus. You'd better come one day in advance."
Chen Qing immediately thought of Yang Zaixing and sent him to fight for this army.
"I remember my humble position!"
"Is there anything else going on at the military camp?" Wu Jie asked again with a smile.
"The humble post found that the construction of the military camp was unreasonable and did not consider the protection of water sources. Once a war started, it would be easily cut off by the Jin soldiers."
Wu Jie understood what Chen Qing was talking about and asked solemnly: "Then what are you going to do?"
"Bizhi wants to expand the military camp to the foot of the Qinling Mountains, and build two more walls to protect the water source."
Wu Jie nodded and said: "I have a fortification army of two thousand people under my command. You have to think clearly about the plan. I will send them to Jiwangpo the day after tomorrow to help you build a military camp. You don't need to prepare any materials, they will carry them themselves!
"
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After leaving Wu Jie, Chen Qing went to visit Wang Yan again, but learned that he had been ordered to go to Hanzhong and would not be back until tomorrow. Zhang Jun was probably afraid that something would happen on the last day, so he simply transferred Wang Yan away.
Chen Qing finally arrived at Sima Camp. Qu Hongyuan had already received the instructions. When he saw the note, he immediately changed his face and smiled. He repeatedly promised to send the money, food and supplies before dark. As for Chen Qing, he was particularly special.
They asked for two military doctors and a dozen mule carts, and he agreed.
Less than an hour after Chen Qing returned to Jiwangpo Camp, the first batch of supplies, 3,500 shi of grain and 30,000 dans of fodder, were delivered. This was given to two people according to the standard of 3,500 people.
A month's worth of military rations, and two months' worth of supplies for 500 war horses.
The military camp immediately became lively, and soldiers rushed to carry food. If nothing else happens, a large amount of meat and vegetables will be delivered today.
In the large tent of the Chinese army, Chen Qing held the first military affairs meeting, and all the generals above and below participated in the meeting.
"Today is a day off for the brothers. The formal training will start tomorrow. We will gather for roll call at 9 o'clock in the morning. Everyone knows my rules. You are allowed to be late for a moment on the first day. If you are late again on the second day, you will be given thirty sticks. From the second
If you are late for three consecutive days starting from the beginning of the day, or if you are late five times in a month, you will be beheaded!"
Chen Qing glanced at everyone and saw that no one had any objections. Even Yang Zaixing did not speak. He continued: "Then there is training, running, squatting, sword and spear skills, bows and crossbows, and then night battles. I know this
This army is relatively elite, but it is far from enough. My requirement is that each soldier can fight a Jurchen cavalry alone, and can fight one against three puppet troops, or even one against five. This requires hard work and sweat.
There are no shortcuts!”
Seeing that no one had any objections, Chen Qing continued to the third point, "I need to make several personnel appointments. The commander of the first battalion is Yang Yuanqing, the commander of the third battalion is Zheng Ping, and I will serve as the commander of the third battalion concurrently. Yang Zaixing
Serve as the deputy commander, establish a scout battalion, with Zhao Xiaoyi as the commander, Hu Yanlei as the deputy commander, establish a logistics battalion, with Hu Yanyun as the commander."
Hu Yanyun and Hu Yanlei are Hu Yanjia and Hu Yanding. One of their real names is Xie Yun and the other is Liang Lei. Chen Qing changed their names. After Chen Qing's repeated persuasion, they agreed to join the army for one year.
, on the Huyan family side, Chen Qing wrote a letter to explain.
The two of them, Hu Yanyun, was honest and patient, so he was suitable to be in charge of logistics, while Hu Yanlei was thoughtful and attentive, so he was suitable to be a scout, and he could be regarded as making the best use of his talents.
As for Yang Zaixing, with his martial arts skills and talents, he could serve as the commander, but he was not qualified enough. Chen Qing thought of a compromise. He served as the commander concurrently and asked Yang Zaixing to serve as the deputy commander. In fact, Yang Zaixing held the real power.
In the army, since qualifications are important, talent is also important. Qualifications alone are not enough, and talents alone are not enough. Only a combination of the two can convince the public.
Of course, seniority does not refer to the number of years in the army, but to military merit. Otherwise, wouldn't it be because Chen Qing was promoted to commander after only one year in the army because of his outstanding military exploits?
After finishing the discussion, Chen Qing walked away and said to Yang Zaixing: "On the ninth day of October, each army will hold a riding and shooting competition to compete for five hundred divine arm crossbow troops. I will consider letting you represent our Qinzhou Army in the battle."
"The commander's cavalry and archery are better than mine, why doesn't the commander go?"
Chen Qing smiled bitterly and said: "In order to prevent me from participating, they have restricted military positions. Only the following generals can participate. And if you participate in the competition, it will be easy for me to get a military rank for you."
Yang Zaixing nodded, "I will definitely try my best in my humble position!"
