The Yingyang Town Post Station in the north of Liyang County was surrounded by a group of officers and soldiers early in the morning. All the passengers staying there, whether officials, civilians or merchants, were politely invited out and placed in other residences.
Half an hour later, under the falling spring rain, Wang Min, the commander of the Songshan Division, and Yao Xiong, the deputy commander, all joined the army.
They filed into the courtyard of the inn with faces on their faces.
After a while, Sun Lu, who also signed the Privy Council and Military Counselor Office, and Zhong Fu, deputy commander of the Taihang Mountain Front Army and commander of the army, arrived hand in hand.
Entering the room, Sun Lu glanced at everyone and said coldly: "Are all the people from the Songshan Division Headquarters and each regiment here?"
Wang Min stood up and replied: "The reports are all here."
"Everyone is here, let's have a meeting."
Sun Lu looked at the room full of Songshan Division generals and senior officers and continued to speak in a deep voice.
"This time, the infantry regiment was transferred to form the Songshan Division, and then it was urgently transferred to Hebei to fight. The sudden incident really caught people off guard, but this happened to test the emergency response capabilities of each department. The enemy does not necessarily have to choose an auspicious day to start a war with us.
When the war begins, troops and generals are dispatched, and whoever is dispatched will be the one who is dispatched. At that time, do you have the nerve to say that we are not ready yet and ask for a delay? "
Although Sun Lu was born as a Jinshi, he had been in the northwest for a long time, leading troops in the border areas, and his temper and tone of voice had long been that of a military general.
"Look at your mission this time. From the time the order was issued to the time the army set off, in nine days, accidents, big and small, happened one after another. The most outrageous thing was the day before yesterday, when we were about to cross the river from Baimajin, and it turned into a mess. First, there was
Two vanguard regiments crowded into Linghe Town, refused to give way to each other, and had a fight."
"It's really strange. There are actually two vanguard groups. Can you clearly tell who is in front and who is behind? Everyone says they have the right to occupy the road and go first. How can we not fight?"
Wang Min stood up and lowered his head to reflect: "This matter was made by the division headquarters. At that time, we couldn't determine which of the two regiments could reach Baimajin first, so we simply ordered both of them to be vanguard regiments.
Whoever arrives first will officially become the vanguard group."
"You saved the trouble, but ended up making a mess. If God hadn't opened his eyes and the rain hadn't been heavy, giving you a chance to cross the river overnight, otherwise, you would have delayed your trip and delayed your flight, and you would have been court-martialed!"
Sun Lu's roar was like a big drum, making everyone present's ears buzz. These generals and officers who fought out of the mountain of corpses and the sea of blood kept their heads down and did not dare to express their anger.
"How much damage was caused by crossing the river overnight? Chief of Staff Gao, tell me!"
"Yes!" Gao Shi stood up and loudly reported: "Crossing the river overnight, thirty-seven officers and soldiers fell into the river and died. Three carriages, eleven mules and horses, and a large amount of food and weapons fell into the water. This happened to our division.
The staff office did not make proper arrangements..."
"Don't rush to assign responsibilities. How to deal with this matter? The Military Counselor and the capital deployment department will investigate the situation clearly and make appropriate punishments! Now is the time to summarize experience and lessons!" Sun Lu interrupted Gao Shize unceremoniously.
words.
Although Gao Shi was the grandnephew of Empress Dowager Gao and a close friend of the official family, Sun Lu did not give him any face. Gao Shi lowered his head and accepted the training with sincerity.
"We didn't even see the enemy. We lost thirty-seven officers and soldiers and lost a large amount of supplies. It would make people laugh if we spread the news! Are you marching in a hurry to fight or are you rushing to escape?"
Sun Lu scolded everyone in the Songshan Division, from Wang Min and Yao Xiong to the commanders of each regiment. The curses spread out of the room, causing the station master and chefs who were busy preparing meals in the backyard of the station to yell.
Looking at each other.
"I heard that there are some kind of supervisors in there, who are in charge of tens of thousands of people. Why are you being scolded like your second grandson today?"
"I heard that after the officials came to the throne, military law was strict, and the soldiers were much stricter than before."
"No matter how strict we are, we still want to join the army. Now we don't need tattoos, and the pay is much better. Didn't the official who was on a business trip at the Hebei County Sheriff's Office say last time that from now on, only those who have made military merits will be eligible to share this land?
"
"Yeah, we've heard about it too. How about getting a Medal for Resistance to Indulgence and five acres of land? If you get another Medal for Loyalty and Bravery, it will add ten acres. We who work so hard, can only support our family and live a living.
When can I buy this property? "
"Isn't your uncle quite tall and muscular? He was sent to the Army Primary School. I heard that that school specializes in training officers from an early age. There is only one in each county, and only one or two hundred people are recruited a year.
It's very difficult to get in. A boy of six or seven years old must be tall and strong to get in. Just get in, everything is included, and you don't have to pay a penny."
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Gossips were being exchanged here, and the scolding in the room was coming to an end.
"But in comparison, your Songshan Division is barely passable. You are taller among the dwarves. Taishan Division is even more embarrassing! According to the plan, one infantry regiment was transferred from Hedong and three infantry regiments were transferred from Youtunwei. Youtunwei
The original plan of the three regiments was to concentrate in Dezhou and then move to Xindu. However, after marching for less than four days, my dear, one regiment was stuck in Yuncheng, without ships and cars, and it was said that there was no movement every day.
In response, the earth and the earth are not working properly."
"One regiment was supposed to go to Juancheng, but it went in the wrong direction and ran to Puyang in one breath, scaring the local officials there who had not received any notification. There was another regiment, and the regiment headquarters did arrive in Gaotang as scheduled, but the entire
The regiment is like a goddess scattering flowers, with their soldiers everywhere within a radius of two hundred miles."
"Tongzhi Privy Councilor Xu Gong and secretary Mr. Sun have already rushed over. You should be lucky that it's just me and the weak Mr. Zhong Fu who are here to scold you."
Sun Lu glanced around and continued: "Okay, I'm done scolding, let's start the summary meeting. We must conduct in-depth review and dig out the root causes of mistakes, so that we can make progress. Mr. Wang, you can preside over the summary meeting. I
Mr. He Xiaoweng is only responsible for listening."
"yes!"
The summary lasted for a long time, and then we quickly moved forward to catch up with the various regiments and headquarters that continued to march in a hurry. The division headquarters and each regiment headquarters held a summary meeting in the evening.
The next day, each regiment continued to march quickly under the leadership of the deputy regiment. Wang Min and others, with Sun Lu and Zhong Fu watching, continued yesterday's summary meeting for another half day.
It was like this for four days in a row.
The Songshan Division first took the canal waterway, reached Julu, and then took a land route to reach Zhangdian Town, Pingxiang, next to the Zhang River. This place is not far from Yaoshan County and belongs to the front line of quelling the rebellion.
"Okay, today is the last summary meeting. Next, you will enter the counter-insurgency operations, and I won't add to the chaos. Xu Zhizhi's Taihang Mountain Military Deployment Headquarters is located in Pingxiang. You follow the command of the Dual Deployment Headquarters and fight hard. I
Looking forward to the good news of your meritorious service."
As soon as Sun Lu finished speaking, everyone stood up and replied in unison: "Yes!"
Before leaving, Sun Lu found Yao Xiong and had a private conversation.
"Yifu, before I left the capital, the officials came to me specifically and asked me to have a good talk with you. Don't be burdened. Back then, when the officials were still in the dormitory, they called you and Liu Fa to Kaifeng by name.
, I value your talents. Although you took some detours in the middle, you still made meritorious deeds during the New Year's Day of the third year of Yuan Fu."
Yao Xiong said in a buzzing voice: "Sun Jun made Yao ashamed. That little merit is not worth mentioning at all."
"So, you still have a burden in your heart. Are you looking at the eight northwest generals who came to Beijing together and several others who have repeatedly made military achievements and stood alone, but you are still wasting your time?"
"Well, that's what it means."
"The official is holding you down just to temper your temper. The official said that your intelligence, Yao Yifu, is one of the best among the eight generals, and your achievements should be on par with Liu Fa. I didn't expect that you have too many thoughts.
.This is not good. On the battlefield, you can think carefully before starting a war, but once you make up your mind, don't look forward and backward. Any hesitation will delay the opportunity and cause failure."
"Yang Weizhong, Gao Yongnian and others are neither as brave nor as smart as you, but why do the officials feel free to use them, and why can they repay the officials with their great military exploits? Because they each have their own strengths, some are stable, some are ruthless,
They are not people who look forward and backward.”
Sun Lu continued to speak sincerely: "Junrui Gong Yao Lin is deeply respected by the officials, and now he has become the leader of our military generals in the Song Dynasty, but he is old. Both the officials and Junrui Gong hope that you can inherit the Yao family's legacy.
The wind of bravery.
Yao Xiong's eyes flashed and he replied in a deep voice: "Thank you to the officials for their kindness, and thank you to the military envoy Sun for your concern. Yao is deeply grateful." This chapter has been completed!