Chen Qing asked Han Shizhong to come and sit down in the tent. Han Shizhong said to Chen Qing: "Zizhou guards Li Zhong and Sang Zhong rebelled and plundered the money, grain and materials shipped to Hanzhong. The situation is quite critical. Envoy Zhang Xuan rushed back to Bashu overnight.
He left you a letter."
After speaking, Han Shizhong took out Zhang Jun's letter and handed it to Chen Qing.
Chen Qing opened the letter and read it over. Zhang Jun just asked him to prepare for the training competition with all his strength. If he had any difficulties, he could ask Han Shizhong for help. Zhang Jun also left him three thousand guan of money as supplementary military expenses.
Zhang Jun mentioned at the end of the letter that this army could be handed over to Han Shizhong if Chen Qing did not want to return it to the Xiang Army.
In fact, this was also Chen Qing's idea. He wanted to hand over this army to Huyantong, and of course he could hand it over to Han Shizhong.
"Han Dutong, tell me about this military training competition. I'm not sure yet. What exactly is it competing against?"
Han Shizhong smiled slightly and said: "This military training competition is actually a competition between new soldiers and generals. It was proposed by the emperor at the beginning of the year. The purpose is to select the imperial guard army and young generals. At present, except for the Western Army and the Lingnan Army, all other armies have to send
People came to participate, but Ambassador Zhang Xuan proposed to the Privy Council a few days ago that you should represent the Western Army in the competition. The Privy Council agreed. Then the army under your command will also represent the Western Army. Ambassador Xuan should give you this matter.
You’ve said it before!”
"He told me about it."
"There were originally twenty teams participating in this competition. Later, the fifteen armies trained by your martial arts were added, and finally there were thirty-five teams participating. The time is set to be twenty days later, at the newly completed martial arts competition in Lin'an.
It will be held within the school, and I don’t know what the rewards will be at the moment, but this competition represents the glory of each army, and everyone will go all out. I hope you will pay attention to it, after all, you represent the Western Army."
Chen Qing nodded and asked, "Can General Hu Yantong continue to be with us?"
"This is what I want to tell you. This time I will also send 1,500 people to compete. The chief general is Gao Cheng. The original deputy general was Hu Yantong, but Zhang Xuan agreed to hand over your army to me as compensation.
, Hu Yantong will continue to be your lieutenant general!"
"Does Han Dutong plan to hand over this army to Huyantong?"
Han Shizhong smiled and nodded, "Is that what you meant?"
"Will Yue Fei come this time?"
"Of course he will come. He is now the right deputy commander of Shenwu Army. I heard that he will send generals Zhang Xian and Wang Gui to lead two thousand recruits to compete. Not only Yue Fei, but also Zhang Jun, Liu Guangshi and other capital commanders will also participate.
They will send their best confidants to compete. This is an opportunity for newcomers to make their mark.
As for what you asked just now, what is the competition? To be honest, I don’t know, but it is nothing more than usual training. I have seen your usual training. The army is very good, but it is not enough. It is still a little short of the firepower, and the training needs to be strengthened.
, especially actual combat confrontation, this may be the top priority of the competition."
...........
Han Shizhong said goodbye and left. Chen Qing led the generals to escort him out of the camp. When Han Shizhong left, Hu Yantong shouted "Ouch!" and jumped up with joy.
Chen Qing understood what he was thinking and punched him with a smile, "Don't think too much now. As long as I'm here, you can be my lieutenant. This army will not be established until you finish your martial arts training."
It’s your turn to be the leader!”
Hu Yantong scratched his head and said sheepishly: "Since we are going to participate in the military training competition, why not think carefully about how we should train next?"
Chen Qing nodded, "Call all the generals above the head to the council hall for discussion!"
Not long after, more than a dozen captains and generals gathered together. Chen Qing said to everyone: "I told everyone before that we will also participate in the recruit training competition, but I still keep it simple.
This is actually an inspection of the new recruits by the emperor, and a competition between the armies. All the armies are doing their best, but we take it a little bit lightly.
Everyone here tells the brothers that this is also a competition that changes their destiny. I believe that no one wants to return to the Xiang Army to receive meager salary. If you want to get a high salary, you must show a high level. From now on, we will go all out
train."
After a pause, Chen Qing said slowly: "Considering our weak links, I decided to divide the 1,800 brothers into four battalions. One is the bow and arrow battalion, which is dedicated to practicing bow and arrow. Liu Qiong will be the commander, and the two fighting battalions will
The battalion specializes in weapon combat training. Hu Yantong and Zheng Ping serve as commanders. There is also an intelligence and logistics battalion, which is responsible for gathering intelligence about the opponent and providing logistical support. Zhao Xiaoyi is in charge. Leave now. All soldiers will be mobilized for me.
Basic training in running and squatting, then special training!”
.........
The school grounds are steaming with steam, and the morale of the soldiers is high. Some are practicing bows and arrows, some are practicing marksmanship, and some are practicing swords and shields.
At this time, Zhao Xiaoyi came over with a sad look on his face. He was a scout battalion general with fifty elite scouts under his command. There was no problem in going to detect the enemy's situation. However, Chen Qing asked him to also take care of logistics, but he didn't know what to do.
"The general asked me to take care of logistics. I have never done this before. I don't know where to start?"
Zhao Xiaoyi is the soldier who has followed Chen Qing for the longest time. He has been by Chen Qing's side since the beginning and is also one of Chen Qing's most trusted confidants. Zhao Xiaoyi is not good at fighting or leading troops, but he is flexible and careful. This is
His biggest advantage is that Chen Qing let him develop into a scout based on his characteristics, and now he plans to let him manage logistics.
Chen Qing said with a smile: "It is not difficult to do logistics. It means that the soldiers should eat well, rest well, train well, have good medical support, and manage money, food and materials well. If you do these five things well, you will be a qualified logistics officer."
general.
But! It’s hard to say good logistics. For example, it’s hard to train well, and all kinds of armor and materials must be guaranteed. If soldiers want to practice archery, you have to arrange the targets. If soldiers want to practice night fighting, you have to prepare sufficient supplies.
Torches, etc., as well as getting a good rest. After a hard day of training, whether you need to boil hot water for the soldiers to soak their feet, or even find someone to starch and wash the soldiers' clothes, etc. These are all things that need to be done in logistics."
Zhao Xiaoyi squatted on the ground in pain, "I don't know where to start?"
Chen Qing comforted him and said: "You don't have to do these things alone. We have 1,780 soldiers, 1,500 are formal troops, 50 are spies, and the remaining 230 are
They are the logistics soldiers. There are ten people here who can read and write. I will promote them to section-level officers. They will be your assistants. What do you want to arrange for each person to do?
There is also money, which is the key. The Xuanfu envoy left three thousand guan for us to supplement military expenses. This money is used to buy various food ingredients, hire people to wash clothes, and hire a doctor to serve as a temporary military doctor.
Money makes everything easier for you, do you understand?"
Zhao Xiaoyi said with a bitter face: "General, can you write down everything you said? Then I will know what to do."
"Okay! I'll write to you later. Now you take a dozen brothers to drive a cart to Baofeng Money Shop in the city to get three thousand guan. I estimate that 3,000 guan for military expenses is not enough. I will wait for the reward from the court.
Two thousand dollars for you."
Watching Zhao Xiaoyi leave with a heavy heart, Chen Qing also knew that Zhao Xiaoyi was originally just a soldier who had not been in the army for a long time. He was only nineteen years old. Now that he was suddenly asked to be a logistics general, he would definitely not be able to adapt. But everything has a process, and this time it was just right.
This is an opportunity to train him.
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There are dozens of temporary tents in the military camp, and Chen Qing's general's tent is also among them. Compared with the barracks, he prefers to live in tents, which are spacious and spacious, and he does not feel uncomfortable living there.
Since yesterday, he has been officially promoted to commander, but he actually doesn't feel like he is a commander at all. It seems that nothing has changed. Maybe his salary will be higher. His previous salary was twelve dollars per month, but now it is estimated that it can be increased to
About twenty strings.
Of course, the military rank has also changed. From the middle guard to the full rank, although it is still from the seventh rank, it is already the highest level from the seventh rank.
In the big tent, Chen Qing was sitting cross-legged on a soft cushion and was carefully wiping his Fang Tian Painted Halberd. It was about one foot and eight inches long and glowed with a faint green light. It was not only of high quality and extremely sharp, but also had a strong sense of beauty.
It is simply a work of art. The iron halberd he used in Muzhou before is very different from this Fangtian painted halberd.
This was the first time that Chen Qing saw the aesthetics of a long weapon, and he didn’t know which famous artist made it. In the end, it became his favorite.
At this moment, there was a burst of noise outside, including the faint roar of soldiers. Chen Qing was startled, raised his halberd and walked outside.
As soon as we reached the entrance of the tent, a soldier rushed over, knelt down on one knee and reported, "Report to General Qi, an army came from outside the camp and wanted to forcefully move into our camp. General Zheng stopped him, and the two sides quarreled.
Very powerful.”
Chen Qing was surprised. Will the occupation of military camps also happen under the emperor's feet?
He untied the reins, got on his horse, and galloped towards the gate of the camp.
