Xie Junhao looked at Zhao Xiaole in surprise, somewhat confused.
Why does this captain seem to be more anxious than me?
"Huh? What's wrong?"
Zhao Xiaole looked back at him, suddenly realized, and said with a slap on the head: "Oh, you are so impatient with me, you haven't had breakfast yet? Hongni, bring us some drawers of steamed buns, we can eat them on the way!"
Looking at Zhao Xiaole who didn't even bother to eat because he had to inspect the military camp, Xie Junhao's eyes suddenly became a little warm.
"Perhaps Mr. Zhao really wants to know the situation of our Chuzhou army!"
Looking at Zhao Xiaole's extremely impatient look, the idea in his mind became more and more firm, and he couldn't help but feel the urge to cry.
"We in Chuzhou, finally...finally have a commander who doesn't always think about sucking blood!"
On the carriage.
While Zhao Xiaole was inviting Xie Junhao to eat, he asked: "General Xie, what is the composition of our Chuzhou Army?"
Xie Junhao immediately put down the buns in his hand and said solemnly: "Your Majesty, our army in Chuzhou is divided into city defense battalions, cavalry battalions and infantry battalions."
"Among them, the cavalry battalion has the smallest number of people. When it was fully staffed, it only had 3,000 people. Now the number of people under staff is even smaller."
Having said this, Xie Junhao looked a little ashamed, "But the city defense battalion and the infantry battalion both have about 15,000 people."
"Currently, only the city defense battalion is stationed in the city. Which one would you like to see first?"
“Of course I’ll look at the nearest one first!”
Zhao Xiaole smiled, turned to look at Xie Junhao and said, "Besides, as the troops led by General Xie himself, they are probably the most elite troops in our Chuzhou, right?"
Hearing this, Xie Junhao's face immediately showed a touch of pride, but he still said seriously: "General, I dare to promise you, I will treat the soldiers of all the military camps in Chuzhou equally, without any partiality!"
Zhao Xiaole believes this.
But even if everyone is treated equally, the gap in combat power is probably still huge.
Besides, he also wanted to see truly how poor Chuzhou's soldiers were before they could force a tough guy like Xie Junhao into flattery.
soon.
The carriage was rolling, and Zhao Xiaole and his party arrived at the city defense camp.
This time, Zhao Xiaole did not bring the Jinyi guards, but only the guards from Suzaku Yirongcheng, leaving his own safety completely in the hands of Xie Junhao.
This made Xie Junhao very satisfied, and he personally acted as Zhao Xiaole's bodyguard, scanning all directions with his tiger eyes, making people feel fearful.
"stop!"
"This is a military camp, and no idlers are allowed to come near it!"
"Who are you?"
At this moment, the carriage arrived at the entrance of a military camp.
This military camp looks a bit dilapidated and has obviously not been renovated for a long time.
Moreover, the leather armor on their bodies has been used for an unknown period of time, and the cowhide on it has turned white and faded.
Some places were even broken and had to be sewn back with needles and threads.
Everything in this military camp exudes an old-fashioned atmosphere.
Only the faces of those soldiers were radiant and full of integrity and masculinity. Every time they breathed or drank, they were full of military aura!
Zhao Xiaole couldn't help but nodded, and praised Xie Junhao: "These are all good soldiers! General Xie, this is all your contribution!"
The pride on Xie Junhao's face became more and more intense, and he quickly said humbly: "This is all the result of the commander. If the commander had not provided us with supplies, we would..."
At this point, he couldn't go on.
Because Xie Junhao reacted suddenly.
Zhao Xiaole has just taken office now, but the previous governor of Chuzhou was Sun Fu.
Praising the old commander in front of the new commander is not...
He immediately carefully looked at Zhao Xiaole's face, and when he saw that he was not angry, he breathed a sigh of relief.
After getting off the car, when the few soldiers saw Xie Junhao in armor, they immediately looked solemn, stood up straight and said: "Hello, General!"
"Um."
Xie Junhao nodded, then faced Zhao Xiaole and introduced: "This is the newly appointed deputy captain sent by the imperial court!"
"Hello, Captain!"
Zhao Xiaole smiled and nodded, very satisfied with the mental outlook of these soldiers.
He looked at the worn-out leather armor on these people with some regret and said, "You are all good. I have been guarding the country for so many years, and I have really suffered a lot from you!"
As he spoke, he patted the soldiers on the shoulders one by one.
Instantly, the group of soldiers were shocked.
They looked at Zhao Xiaole in great shock.
Because in their impression, the officers sent down from the imperial court were always aloof. How could they look down on people like them who were fighting for food among the dead?
Moreover, Zhao Xiaole's words simply spoke to their hearts.
Only they themselves know how much suffering they have experienced while guarding the border for so many years.
Now when they heard Zhao Xiaole's words, they felt their eyes well up, but they still gritted their teeth and said: "For Jingyang, we will not suffer!"
"That's right!"
Zhao Xiaole praised: "For Jingyang, for Chuzhou, and for our families! We must keep the enemy out of the country!"
Zhao Xiaole's words gave them a tingling feeling all over their bodies, which rushed from their hearts to their heads. The eyes they looked at Zhao Xiaole became much kinder, and they nodded heavily.
"Um!"
"Go! Protect our home and do your duty conscientiously!"
Zhao Xiaole smiled and asked these soldiers to retreat.
Xie Junhao's eyes were full of surprise when he saw Zhao Xiaole, who had become one with these soldiers in just a few breaths.
His initial idea was to satisfy Zhao Xiaole's curiosity, and then ask him to apply for funding from the court to repair the military camp in Chuzhou, replace equipment, etc. He never thought that Zhao Xiaole would sincerely want to reorganize the army.
Unexpectedly, Zhao Xiaole's initial concern for the military situation and now his approachability to the soldiers have broken his understanding of these court officials time and time again.
It turns out that there are more than just a bunch of blood-sucking insects in the imperial court!
"Perhaps, this Lord Zhao can really bring different changes to our Chuzhou army..."
Xie Junhao looked at Zhao Xiaole with a much more friendly look.
The enthusiasm he showed for Zhao Xiaole before was just the helplessness of having to bow his head under the roof.
And this kind of kindness slowly accepted Zhao Xiaole's performance.
Because so far, Zhao Xiaole has given him the impression that he is a person who truly cares about the army and truly wants to build it up.
For a person who has regarded the army as his home, how can he not feel a certain intimacy with him in his heart?
