Xu Wei led more than ten of his subordinates and galloped along the road from Zhaoyuan to Ye County. When they were about to leave Zhaoyuan County, they registered at the checkpoint set up by the military fort beside the road.
Summer is here, and even if the sea breeze blows from time to time, the weather feels stuffy and hot.
There should have been one official and two soldiers on duty at the checkpoint. But now the official disappeared and there was only one soldier left. The young soldier who stayed at the gate also took off his armor and military uniform.
I threw it on the roadside casually, and hid in the shade of a tree to take a nap.
The weather was indeed too hot. Even though he took off his shirt, he was still sweating profusely, as if he had just climbed out of the water. When he was called to interrogate the letters of Xu Jin and others, he was also absent-minded and looked hot.
The dizzy look.
His eyes did not scan the words on the certificate, but he kept looking at the shadow of the wooden pole on the side, murmuring to calculate the length of the shadow, probably hoping that time would pass faster so that the next class of brothers could come over quickly.
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In this weather, standing guard in full armor is indeed a hard job. What's more, what the soldier placed on the roadside was a serious set of willow leaf iron armor, weighing more than twenty kilograms.
Xu Jin knew that when he was outside on a hot day, he had to wear thick military robes to prevent his armor from being burned by the sun and damaging his skin. The weather was too hot these days, and many soldiers stood down from their posts in shifts, wrung out the sweat accumulated in their military robes.
On the scale, it weighs one or two pounds.
The military of the Great Jin Kingdom is never so strict in military management, but this is the case with the Ding Navy.
When you serve as a soldier in Dinghai Navy, you will immediately be given fields, cattle, and fine seeds by the military government, as well as so many shelters for food and clothing. Wherever you go, the people will respectfully call you "junye". Why is this? Is it because
Did you accumulate virtue in your previous life?
Of course not. I am giving you benefits and status to ensure that you are ready for the enemy, and to die for Guo Jieshuai without hesitation when fighting!
When the general gives an order, the soldiers below him go to bed and fight without daring to quit. Is it not enough to bask in the sun and endure a little hardship?
Therefore, Ding Haijun Mansion had previously written a special article emphasizing that no matter it is windy, rainy or snowy, no matter if there is a knife falling from the sky, the soldiers on duty in the military camps and forts must be fully equipped with armor and weapons and be alert.
Generally speaking, the regular soldiers who are qualified to wear armor are usually veterans from the south. If the recruits who join the army in Shandong do not have special bravery or meritorious service, most of them stay in the position of subordinate. Such an order from the military government
, also to urge the veterans who came from the south not to slack off, and to set an example for the new recruits.
This soldier was a local recruit, so he didn't recognize Xu Jin, nor did he recognize the clothes of the clerk.
In fact, the identities of Xu Jin and others were clearly stated on the official certificates. This soldier didn't even look carefully... I guess he didn't study the military regulations seriously, otherwise he would have rushed back, wishing that his armor would stick to him from now on.
Treat it as your own second skin.
However, Xu Jin did not get angry on the spot, nor did he accuse the pawn.
Back then, he established himself in Tangluo, Hebei Province, and now he is the head of the Recording Department in Dinghai Navy. He has never relied on threats, but on being friendly and affectionate. Seeing that little pawn staggering back to the shade of the tree,
After he got down and lay down, Xu Jin picked up a leather bag and got off his horse. He followed a few steps and asked where he could get water.
The soldier was not bad-tempered. He showed Xu Jin the way, took him for a while, chatted for a while, and then returned to the shade of the tree.
Xu Jin returned with a leather bag filled with water. He already knew who the soldier's boss was and what command he was in. He got on the horse and reined it, walked a few steps, and couldn't help but shook his head and said: "A scribe
There were other scattered official duties, and Zhang Qian called him back to the camp. A regular soldier was in charge of this place, drank privately brewed village wine, and slept to death in the pavilion... Before going to bed, he asked his servants to put on armor and come out to show off."
Many of the officials in Xu Jin's Recording Department are veterans who have been on the battlefield for a long time. Although they have retired from the army due to various reasons, they still attach great importance to military orders, especially when they do not want to see juniors messing around.
At that moment, someone snorted: "This is a capital crime!"
Another official shook his head and smiled bitterly: "There are six checkpoints from Zhaoyuan, but only the three checkpoints that Zhang Qian is responsible for are loose. This guy is seeking death again!"
Xu Quan urged the horse forward: "Ahead of us, in the town of Xiyou, there is the station of our Recording Department. Leave a person there, write a seal immediately, and send it to the Commander-in-Chief of the Capital above Zhang Qian, asking them to give the result immediately.
come out."
An official clasped his fists on the horse and said: "I am in charge of Xiyou Town, and I will stay to supervise it."
Xu Jin nodded slightly and the cavalry continued galloping.
With more than sixty miles left, it was not until dusk that we arrived at Ye County.
The cavalry passed by the stretches of fortresses and barracks outside the city. They watched the soldiers forming columns gather from the camp. They took their positions one after another with flags of different colors, and then shouted slogans under the command of a general.
, first ran a half circle on the campus, and then headed outside the camp.
"Is this a short-distance or long-distance training? It doesn't seem to be so frequent before?" Xu Jin asked casually.
An official replied: "They don't carry bedding and water with them, and they only carry armor and weapons. This is a short-distance training. Originally it was once every five days. The day before yesterday, the commander-in-chief said that the army is eating better these days, and it is also
Without fighting, we have to practice Sanjiu in the winter and Sanfu in the summer. Therefore, the training is changed to once every three days. Judging from their whereabouts, they should run to Donglai Mountain and then come back."
That is more than thirty miles, and it is not easy to cover the distance with a helmet and armor in the scorching heat.
"I see."
Xu Jin looked into the camp again and saw another gang leader urging the carriage to follow the group. The carriage contained buckets of water, which should be salt water.
Xu Jin was shocked when he first saw this kind of long-distance training in Tangbojian, Hebei Province. Xu Jin once thought that only specially trained elite soldiers could achieve this level, but what he saw now in Laizhou,
There are tens of thousands of troops, and every soldier has undergone such training.
It has only been a year since Guo Ning gathered the crowd at the Xiangjunhe camp.
In a year's time, there will be no changes at all in many places. If you look carefully from the perspective of the entire Jin Kingdom, you can probably only feel where it is worse. Only under Guo Ning's control, everything will be fine.
With constant changes and constant progress, although Guo Ning's behavior is no longer so radical, his subordinates are only becoming more and more high-spirited.
Xu Jin and others continued to go to the city. When they arrived at Jieshuai's Mansion, they were still being interrogated as usual.
Those who came up for questioning were the personal guards of Zhao Jue's subordinates. Many of them were experts drawn from various ministries, and some were veterans of the defeated army in Hebei. Many of them were old acquaintances and friends with Xu Jin's subordinates.
However, neither party was negligent in this regard, and checked every correspondence carefully.
At the end, the leader of the guards, a young man, came up to see a man who was being held by two clerks.
This man was heavily tied up and his head was lowered, as if his feet were weak. He was supported by two people on his left and right, and his mouth was stuffed with a piece of rag. Ni stepped forward and took the pine torch from one of his subordinates.
, first looked at the description in the book in his hand, then stretched out his hand and raised the man's face to compare.
"That's him? He was caught so quickly?" Ni Yi stretched out his thumb and gestured to Xu Jin.
Xu Yan smiled and nodded.
Ni Yi showed a look of disgust: "Then go in quickly, Commander Jie is waiting."
