This cat-and-mouse game lasted for a while, and then after the training every day, Liu Yan would gather all the recruits, then single out the flag with the worst performance that day, and reprimand them in front of everyone.
We are all brothers who eat from the same pot, and no one wants to be the subject of daily scolding. After all, a man's face comes first.
Therefore, all the new recruits who participated in the training were very hard-working and persevered in daily physical training, and they went all out in combat training and battle formation training.
In less than half a month, the new recruits Zhang Xun and Li Hao became extremely proficient in combat skills. The spears and knives in their hands were as easy to use as their own third arm.
Almost everyone is confident that they can definitely defeat two or three enemies with swords and spears by themselves! Not to mention that everyone can skillfully form formations to fight, and ordinary enemies will never be their opponents!
The training of combat skills has numbed everyone. At this time, combat skills training is no longer a special training, but has become a regular subject along with physical training. Many people feel that no challenge can stump them.
But in the final stage of the training, all the recruits, including Zhang Xun and Li Hao, were dumbfounded. From the beginning, everyone was frightened, and there were even deserters.
In the middle of the first month of the twelfth year of Chongzhen, the weather was still very cold, but in the recruit camp, all the recruits participating in the training were ordered by Liu Yan to take off their mandarin duck war jackets, leaving only their inner clothes.
Then Liu Yan ordered all the recruits to crawl in batches in a shallow tunnel filled with blood and gravel. Moreover, Liu Yan also filled the pit with pig and sheep offal, and there was blood everywhere. dripping!
At the same time, Liu Yan mobilized a group of gunmen and fired continuously around the tunnel. The whistling lead bullets continued to fall, making these recruits terrified.
Many recruits participating in the training vomited while crawling, constantly creating new content for their companions behind them. Many recruits even broke down emotionally and lay down in the tunnel crying loudly. It was not until they were scolded by their companions who followed them and pushed them forward with all their strength that they began to crawl again.
This so-called "Road to Paradise" blocked hundreds of recruits from happiness. All recruits who failed to reach the finish line were told that they would be transferred to Zhongqianhu Station and would no longer enjoy the various tasks after completing the training. treatment.
Seeing this, Tian Huixu couldn't help but plead for the eliminated recruits. After all, these recruits had already reached this point. It was not easy. He asked Liu Yan to give them another chance.
And almost all the losers also figured out that they had endured the previous hardships and could not just give up, so they knelt on the ground and begged Liu Yan for mercy.
Liu Yan also nodded and arranged for the hundred or so recruits to walk the "Road to Heaven" again.
In the end, only a dozen or so new recruits were dismissed. After all, these dozen people could not overcome the fear in their hearts, so they were transferred out of the recruit camp and reported to Zhongqianhu Station.
At the end of the first month, Liu Yan gathered all the thousands of recruits and announced in public that the recruit training was officially over!
When everyone heard the news, all eight thousand recruits cried on the spot. This was really not easy...
In the afternoon of that day, Tian Huixu commanded the new army officers and soldiers sent by each battalion to prepare to take the new recruits in the battalion to various places to start filling the vacancies in each battalion.
Just when everyone was about to set off, Zhang Xun and Li Hao happened to encounter Qian General Zhang Yi coming with his new army. According to Liu Yan's order, the new army officers and soldiers from each battalion must also come in turn to prepare for training.
At this time, when Zhang Xun, Li Hao and others looked at the soldiers of Zhang Yi's new army, their eyes were full of pity, and everyone secretly said in their hearts: "I wish my brothers a happy January trip to the Nineteenth Level of Hell!"
After a month of training, the soldiers of each department of the New Army were basically ready. Then Tan Xiaoda, the director of the Firearms Manufacturing Supervision Department, and Xu Le, the director of the Bingjia Supervision Department, began to hire civilians to transfer a large number of soldiers to Lingshan Acropolis. At the same time, a large number of troops were also transported to Jiaozhou Guard Qianhu Station and Xiahe Village Qianhu Station respectively.
The new Lingshan Guard Army began to rapidly reorganize and arm itself, and an elite army of more than 9,000 people was rapidly forming combat strength.
On the last day of the first lunar month, Liu Yan suddenly received an order from Lu Xiangsheng, the new governor of Shandong, ordering Liu Yan to go to Jinan Mansion immediately to report on his duties.
Liu Yan found Wang Wenzhen. At this time, Wang Wenzhen, as a fellow commander, was regarded as the "second person" of Lingshan Guard. When he went to Jinan Mansion, Wang Wenzhen naturally had to act as agent for the affairs here, so he It is still necessary to give Wang Wenzhen some instructions before leaving.
"Don't worry, sir. My subordinates will do things according to your instructions and will never disrupt any of your plans."
Liu Yan nodded with satisfaction. Although Wang Wenzhen didn't have much talent, he was able to come up all the way. In addition to borrowing the light of his own military exploits, there was another important thing, and that was obedience.
Wang Wenzhen is a person who does not seek merit but seeks no faults. He always implements the instructions given by his superiors 100%, fearing that something goes wrong and he will bear the responsibility himself.
For such a person, Liu Yan is very relieved to be a temporary housekeeper.
"That's good. I will take some soldiers from the Guard Battalion to Jinan Mansion and leave early tomorrow morning. Then Wang Tongzhi will worry about the Lingshan Guards. The reorganization of the new army and preparations for spring plowing, these two things It’s a top priority and we must keep an eye on it.”
"Yes, I obey!"
Early the next morning, Liu Yan bid farewell to Wang Yunhe and headed for Jinan Fucheng under the escort of Yiqi led by Miao Shao.
Everyone traveled quickly and took three days to reach the city, then went straight to the Governor's Mansion.
When they arrived at the Governor's Mansion, Liu Yan and Miao Shao, led by their general Chen An, went directly to the main hall.
At this time, Yan Jizu, the governor of Shandong, and Liu Zeqing, the commander-in-chief of Shandong, were both here. They were sitting on the left and right in the hall, chatting and laughing with Lu Xiangsheng.
"My subordinates pay homage to the governor!"
Liu Yan and Miao Shao knelt on the ground. Lu Xiangsheng looked at Liu Yan, smiled and narrowed his eyes slightly, and said: "Commander Liu, get up!"
"Thank you, Governor!"
"My subordinates have met Lord Futai and Liu Junmen!"
Yan Jizu also smiled and said to Liu Yan: "Commander Liu, there is no need to be so polite. We are all old acquaintances. Let's sit down and talk."
Although Liu Zeqing's attitude towards Liu Yan was not as affectionate as that of Lu Xiangsheng and Yan Jizu, he still said with a smile: "Commander Liu is the most powerful general in this town, but this town has been leading troops to defend the capital before, and we haven't seen him for a long time. It's really It's a pity. When I saw him today, Commander Liu is indeed a talented person and he is truly a pillar of the imperial court!"
Liu Yan said a few words of humility, and then looked at Liu Zeqing, who was also a number one figure in history. Liu Zeqing was originally from Caoxian County, Shandong, and was born in the army. In history, when Li Zicheng's Dashun Army approached Beijing, Emperor Chongzhen ordered him to lead his troops to quickly enter the capital to defend the capital. However, Liu Zeqing lied and claimed that he was injured after falling from a horse and refused to obey the order.
Soon the Dashun Army entered Shandong, and Liu Zeqing immediately led the main force to flee south to Huai'an. Then after the fall of the Ming Dynasty, Liu Zeqing supported Zhu Yousong, the King of Fortune, to the throne in Jiangnan, and was named Dongping Bo. Together with Liu Liangzuo, Gao Jie, and Huang Degong, they were also known as the Four Towns in Jiangbei.
In the second year of Shunzhi, the Qing army went south, and Liu Zeqing surrendered directly. Later, the Qing court hated his capriciousness and hanged him.
Liu Yan silently recalled it in his mind, and then subconsciously prepared to keep a distance from Liu Zeqing. Liu Liangzuo was a capricious warlord, and he could not get too close to this person to avoid being implicated.
Liu Yan took a seat, and Miao Shao stood beside Liu Yan.
Then Lu Xiangsheng's face turned cold and he said: "Liu Yan, after you took up your post as Lingshan Guard, you made quite a big noise. Not long after the governor arrived in Jinan Fucheng, a general from Jimo Camp came here to complain. ah!"
Liu Yan naturally knew what Lu Xiangsheng was talking about, so he got up to be trained.
"Liu Yan, tell me, why did you kill the gentry Shen Jiuwei of Lingshan Guard and others? Why did you remove Tang Jingming, the guard officer of Jiaozhou Guard Qianhu Station, Ji Xianhai, guard officer of Zhongqianhu Station, and Hu Youxiang, the guard officer of Lingshan Guard! "
Liu Yan then told the story of how Shen Jiuwei and others had invaded the farmland of military households, secretly colluded with Tang Jingming, Ji Xianhai, Hu Youxiang and others to create a mess for Lingshan Guard, and finally said: "The governor, Futai, and Junmen! I originally wanted to spend money to buy back the farmland they had occupied, but they turned out to be stubborn. Not only did they instigate Hu Youxiang to secretly steal the evidence account books, but they also openly killed witnesses. I had no choice but to come up with this strategy!"
Liu Zeqing secretly said "Hello", Liu Yan's decision to kill was very suitable for his temper, but today was the first time he met Liu Yan, so it was hard to say anything first.
Yan Jizu looked at Lu Xiangsheng's face and knew that Lu Xiangsheng's temper was such that no matter how close he was to Liu Yan, he would not show favoritism when it came to matters of principle.
Then Yan Jizu said: "Master Governor, the subordinates of Shen Jiuwei have also heard that he is indeed an evil gentry. He did evil things in Lingshan Guard and made the military households of Lingshan Guard miserable. Commander Liu resorted to this strategy because he had no choice but to do it. It’s excusable.”
Yan Jizu then asked Liu Yan: "I heard that Commander Liu has begun to reorganize the new army at Lingshan Guard. What is the situation now?"
Liu Yan responded, and then said: "Our new Lingshan Guard Army has now recruited 8,000 young soldiers, and has completed preliminary training. When my subordinates rushed to Jinan Fucheng, these 8,000 recruits had already begun to be replenished. Among all the ministries.”
Lu Xiangsheng, Yan Jizu, and Liu Zeqing were stunned when they heard this. Lu Xiangsheng even stood up and said loudly: "Eight thousand recruits!"
"Eight thousand new recruits."
At this time, Lu Xiangsheng was pacing back and forth in the main hall, not sure whether it was because of happiness or the atmosphere, he walked back and forth for more than ten times. Yan Jizu and Liu Zeqing next to him did not dare to disturb, while Liu Yan looked at Lu Xiangsheng with a smile.
"good!"
Lu Xiangsheng suddenly yelled, and then continued: "Liu Yan, you have done a good job on this matter. How many troops do you have in the new army now?"
"Reporting to the governor, after the reorganization of the new army under my command, there are more than 9,000 soldiers."
"Ha ha!"
Lu Xiangsheng strode over, held Liu Yan's hand excitedly, and then said with slightly red eyes: "If you have these nine thousand soldiers on the Julu battlefield, the governor will also lead the entire Tianxiong army, plus The elites of Shang Yangjunmen and Hujunmen may be able to defeat Dongnu's army in Julu in one battle! Such is God's will, what a pity! What a pity!"
Liu Yan looked at Lu Xiangsheng's emotional look, and trembled slightly in his heart, and said: "The governor does not need to worry about it. Now my subordinates are training nine thousand new troops. The governor can also train the governor's battalion. In the future, my subordinates can follow the governor." I will attack Dongnu from the north!"
"Okay! Okay! Okay!"
Lu Xiangsheng said three good words in a row, and then said: "It's just that training troops requires a lot of money and food, and I have been troubled by this for a long time. I wonder how you, Liu Yan, trained nine thousand elites?"
Liu Yan said with a smile: "My subordinates ransacked the homes of Shen Jiuwei and others and seized hundreds of thousands of taels of silver and a large amount of grain, so I have money and grain to train troops."
Although Liu Yan respected Lu Xiangsheng, in front of Yan Jizu and Liu Zeqing, Liu Yan would naturally not reveal all his family background.
Lu Xiangsheng sighed after hearing this, this shows that Liu Yan's military training model cannot be copied, but Liu Yan has more than 9,000 elites. After the seized money and food are used up, what will he use to support his troops?
Lu Xiangsheng didn't ask about this, nor did Liu Zeqing and Yan Jizu. At this time, generals in various places had their own ways of making money. This was everyone's special skill. In the eyes of everyone, Liu Yan was no exception, so these It’s better not to ask questions in person.
"Liu Yan, what are you going to do next?"
"My subordinates have ordered people to distribute all the cultivated land occupied by Shen Jiuwei and others. Each recruit of the new army soldiers will have a share and be given priority. The next step is to prepare for spring plowing, and at the same time rectify the armaments of Lingshan Guards and completely eradicate Lingshan. The bad government before Wei." 33
"Ah, very good."
Lu Xiangsheng and everyone sat down again, and then said: "Liu Yan, remember, although I don't know how you will raise your troops in the future, I believe that you will not be corrupt and pervert the law, and you will not prey on the people. You must have a serious way to make money. I won’t ask any more questions today.”
"From now on, just go ahead and do whatever you want in Lingshan Guard. I want you to organize the new Lingshan Guard army as soon as possible. If you are lacking, just say it. I will give you whatever I can. If there are any problems with Lingshan Guard in the future, I will also Be carried by you together!"
Seeing what Lu Xiangsheng said, Yan Jizu hurriedly stood up and expressed his position: "The same goes for me. As long as Commander Liu is dedicated to serving the country, I will also be Commander Liu's backing!"
Seeing this, Liu Zeqing had no choice but to express his position: "Haha, when we came to this town, there were people in Jimo Camp making noises, saying that Tang Jingming, Ji Xianhai and their family members encountered thieves when they left Lingshan Guard, and then Hu Youxiang's whereabouts were also unknown. This was all done by Commander Liu. This town has already taught those stinky Qiuba a lesson. If anyone slanders Commander Liu or creates trouble for Commander Liu in the future, this town will make the decision for you!"
Liu Yan hurriedly thanked the three of them one by one, but after hearing Liu Zeqing's words, Liu Yan still bowed his head slightly with a guilty conscience, while Miao Shao behind him blushed and looked away.
Lu Xiangsheng looked at the expressions of Liu Yan and Miao Shao, and naturally guessed something. Then he glared at the two and snorted. Liu Yan smiled coquettishly, changed the topic, and took the opportunity to mention to Lu Xiangsheng that Lingshan Guard lacked craftsmen, firearms, and weapons. Iron materials, etc., please support Lu Xiangsheng.
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