At dawn, shouts and shouts came from the water village, breaking the silence of dawn. Ying Hao, who worked in Du Shui, was awakened by the shouts and sat up in annoyance.
The wife next to her complained half awake: "Ying Lang, you have to tell General Yang and ask him not to practice so early and disturb people's sleep."
Ying Hao smiled bitterly, turned over and got off the bed, Yang Anxuan was no longer the thief hunter he used to be. General Fubo and Xunjiang were engaged in the job, and the official rank was still above him. If he wanted to have a good sleep in the future, he would have to stop living in the official office.
Yang Anxuan strolled on the pier. The water village included the long pier along the river. The water surface covered several acres and could accommodate one Meng Chong and three walking boats but still had room to spare.
The other half of the camp was on the shore. The walls were erected according to the way of camping on land. Forty tents were divided into four square formations. Flags were placed on the four archery towers and soldiers were guarding with bows.
Two schools were set up in the water and land camps. Zhou You and Liu Zhong led their troops to practice respectively.
Yang Anxuan has no say in the water drills, but he still has experience training new troops on land. Yang Anxuan explained the military training model in Xinye to Liu Zhong and Zhou You, and the Yang family's military training method was promoted in the army.
Yang Anxuan did not interfere in the training of the new army, but only communicated with Liu Zhong and Zhou You at Xu time every night and made some suggestions.
Trying to put himself in the position of the coach and pay attention to the overall situation, Yang Anxuan did find many problems: the quality of the new army was low, discipline was poor, veterans bullied new recruits, officers bullied soldiers and other bad habits.
Living in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, Yang Anxuan was a little helpless and discussed with Liu Zhong and Zhou You in private, but neither of them took it seriously.
After more than ten days of deliberation, Yang Anxuan announced three military disciplines: 1. Obey military discipline; 2. Beating and scolding soldiers is strictly prohibited; 3. No disturbing the people.
At the same time, the promotion mechanism was announced, and experts in watercraft, boating, and archery were selected from among the soldiers, and a group of commanders and corps commanders were born.
"The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" states that "when fighting by water, bows and arrows take precedence." Yang Anxuan took this seriously and ordered people to plant trees on fishing boats and let the soldiers shoot volleys, but the result was surprisingly poor.
A group of twenty people fired three rounds of arrows at the straw boat twenty steps away. Those who hit the target only shot a few sporadic arrows. It seemed that these arrows were just a matter of luck.
Liu Zhong boarded the boat and shot five arrows, but only two of them hit the straw man. The other three arrows flew away because the boat was heaving with the waves.
Zhou You laughed heartily, took the bow in his hand, walked steadily and calmly, found the right rhythm, loosened the string and shot the arrow, hitting the straw man's head with one arrow.
Then two more arrows hit the straw man. Zhou You said to Liu Zhong: "Liu Lieutenant, I am not as good as you on the ground, but you are not as good as you on the water."
Liu Zhong was unconvinced and said the sentence "Only if you are familiar with it" he heard from Yang Anxuan, "Xiaowei Zhou, you and I will compete again in three months."
The archery skills of Zuo Wei's hundreds of navy soldiers were much better than those of the new soldiers, but they were equally unsightly. After all the troops had shot through, there were still very few arrows on the straw boats.
Seeing that Yang Anxuan looked unhappy, Zhou You persuaded with a smile: "General, water is not as good as land. The waves are ups and downs, so archery is naturally inaccurate. The main thing is to win with more people and more arrows. Yu has been practicing hard on the water for more than ten years. I just figured out some tricks."
As he spoke, he gave Liu Zhong a sideways glance, meaning that he had wanted to compare with Yu for three months, so let's just dream about it.
Without saying a word, Yang Anxuan stretched out his hand to take the Qingyun Bow from Zhang Feng, pointed at the straw man at the front of the straw boat and said, "Fools will use it as a target."
Zhou You smiled and said nothing, but he was full of curses in his heart. He had heard the story of Yang Anxuan saving a merchant ship at night and repelling the thieves with three arrows, but he didn't believe it at all.
However, General Yang himself believed the stories that the former thief arresters made up to flatter and save face. After he shot a few arrows, he should complain about the bad wind and uneven waves today.
However, Liu Zhong knew Yang Anxuan's abilities and carefully observed Yang Anxuan's actions, preparing to steal his master.
Yang Anxuan's figure rose and fell slightly with the boat, and his eyes fell on the swaying straw boat twenty steps away, feeling the patterns within it.
The waves surged slightly, but the straw boat was falling. Yang Anxuan seized the momentary opportunity, loosened the string and shot out the arrow.
The arrow was as fast as lightning and shot into the top of the straw man's head. Yang Anxuan squinted his eyes. He aimed at the straw man's throat, which was slightly higher than half a foot.
The troops cheered loudly, and Zhou You glanced at Yang Anxuan in surprise, wondering if he had bumped into him by chance.
Yang Anxuan adjusted the angle of the arrow, and the next two arrows hit the straw man. Although it was not as accurate as on land, Zhou You and others were amazed by such arrow skills.
The drums beat thunderously, cheering for Yang Anxuan. The general showed military might, Yang Anxuan raised the Qingyun Bow in his hand and greeted his subordinates with a smile.
Liu Zhong said happily: "An Xuan, how did you do it? You must teach me how to do it."
Yang Anxuan smiled and said: "Archery on a boat is similar to archery on horseback. It's nothing more than seizing the opportunity. Brother Liu is a master. You can master it by trying it a few times."
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In the evening, Yang Anxuan summoned Liu Zhong and Zhou You into the hall to discuss the continued recruitment of troops. The court gave 500 quotas, but now there are less than 400 people.
"Jingkou is a place where refugees live. In the past, Duke Xianwu (posthumous title of Xie Xuan) recruited 80,000 troops here to defeat the former Qin Dynasty at Feishui. A mere hundred people can be gathered with just a wave of his hand." Zhou You glanced at Liu Zhongdao.
Liu Zhong was secretly annoyed that Zhou You was targeting him for nothing, and left An Xuan to recruit troops to him. He was busy training troops and left the matter to Yu Yi. Yu Yi was procrastinating in doing things and was criticized.
Just as he was about to argue a few words, Yang Anxuan said: "These more than a hundred people should not be recruited easily. I intend to recruit some talented people to join the army."
Watching the military exercises during the day, Yang Anxuan felt deeply that the quality of the soldiers patrolling the river was not high.
Zhou You said with a smile: "General Yang, it's not that I will dampen your enthusiasm. The Beifu Army has been recruiting troops for many years, and the pay is better than that of the Jiangsu Supervisor. How can we win over the Beifu Army?"
Yang Anxuan nodded and said: "There must be a brave man under the heavy reward. Yu plans to give out the reward to attract people to come."
Liu Zhong stroked his chin and said, "The positions of captain, chief, and corps commander are limited. If we recruit too many troops, I'm afraid the brothers in the camp will be dissatisfied."
"Take out one camp commander, one captain, three captains, and five corps commanders." Yang Anxuan said, "You don't believe that no one came to apply."
Liu Zhong and Zhou You looked at each other and did not object. The five hundred people should have five camp commanders and ten captains. These positions would have little impact.
"In addition, Yu took out forty gold coins from his own pocket and awarded them to those who won the first prize in water swimming, boat racing, archery, and martial arts competitions."
The big reward is really exciting. As soon as the words came out, Zhou Youye's eyes flashed and he was eager to give it a try.
Yang Anxuan looked at Zhou You and said with a smile: "Brothers from the Jiangjiang Supervisor can also participate in the championship competition. Captain Zhou can also participate if he wants."
Liu Zhong advised: "An Xuan, I'm afraid this move is inappropriate and may easily arouse people's objections."
Yang Anxuan understood Liu Zhong's worries and laughed and said: "Back then, Duke Tao Huan (Tao Kan) also spent money to raise an army. The sages were in front, and the young man was behind, so there is no need to worry about rumors."
After a pause, Yang Anxuan continued: "You intend to have a martial arts competition at the end of every year. If you win the championship, you will receive an official and a reward, which will inspire the morale of the army."
After pondering for a while, Yang Anxuan said: "But Brother Liu reminded me well that the matter of pocketing private money must never happen again. When the Jiangjiang Supervisor was first established, there was no money in the public account. When there is money in the public account next year, the reward will be paid from the public account. out."
Liu Zhong sighed: "In this way, there will be no loopholes, and An Xuansi has prepared it in detail."
Zhou You was deeply touched and nodded in praise: "General Yang is out of public interest and sacrifices wealth for justice, which is admirable. It is a blessing to be under the general's command."
These words came out of sincerity, and for the first time Zhou You felt identified with Jiang Jiang Supervisor. Following General Yang was much more interesting than hanging around in the Zuo Wei Army.
With Yang Anxuan's heavy reward, Liu Zhong was full of confidence in the next recruitment and said with a smile: "Tomorrow Yu will ask Yu Yi to send people to post notices offering rewards for recruiting troops. It is estimated that the people who come to sign up will overwhelm the camp."
Yang Anxuan said: "Today is the second day of the twelfth lunar month. You asked people to post notices in Jingkou. It is estimated that it will take some time to spread, so we started to register the number of recruits on the tenth day of the twelfth lunar month, and started the selection on the 15th."
Liu Zhong said full of longing: "If there are too many applicants, why not wait until after the new year. In addition, the brothers in the camp can also participate in the championship, and the number of people competing for the championship is estimated to be nearly a thousand."
Yang Anxuan thought for a while and said: "There are four events to win the championship: water swimming, boat racing, archery, and martial arts competition. One person can only participate in two at most. Brothers in the camp can compete first, and the top ten in each category will participate. This matter will be handed over to Responsible to Colonel Zhou."
Zhou You promised loudly.
Yang Anxuan thought of the shortcomings he had seen in the past few days and warned: "Zhou Lieutenant, we are all the best in the army. We should keep a bowl of water straight and let the talented people compete. Don't let the new recruits look down on the old people."
Zhou You did have some thoughts of helping his cronies, but Yang Anxuan pointed it out and said in a deep voice: "General, don't worry, you will not show favoritism."
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On the third day of the twelfth lunar month, Chenzheng, at the gate of the east city.
The warm winter sun shone lazily on the earth, making the men leaning against the city roots waiting for work a little more energetic, chatting and laughing.
Xu Jing and two soldiers took the list and posted it on the notice board. A group of idlers immediately gathered around to watch the fun.
"What does it say?"
"Are you trying to catch a gangster? Why are there no portraits?"
"Go, go, you guys are blind. This is the announcement of recruiting soldiers for patrolling the river."
After the list was posted, Xu Jing straightened the scarf on his head, cleared his throat and shouted loudly: "Fellow fellow villagers, the imperial court has newly established a river patrol supervisor in Yihe Town and has given five hundred grains as a gift. Soldier’s forehead.”
The crowd immediately started talking, "My family is in Yihe Town, and there is indeed an extra river patrol supervisor. They practice every day before dawn, and it is so noisy that people can't sleep."
"If you have enough food to eat these days, whoever goes to serve as a soldier will be miserable, tired, and bullied."
Xu Jing did not read the words according to the list. He knew that not many people could understand the elegant words.
Someone in the crowd shouted, "Master, how much food and salary do you give to recruit soldiers?"
Xu Jing raised his voice and said: "Ordinary soldiers are paid two dan per month, the corps commander is two dan and two dou, the captain is two and a half dan, the captain is three shi, and the camp commander is four shi. They are given a set of summer and winter clothes every two years."
"I can't find a job at this time, so I might as well become a soldier. Sir, where can I sign up?"
"Don't worry, everyone," Xu Jing said with a smile, "I will explain the list to you, and then you can decide whether to apply. Only one hundred and forty people will be selected for this recruitment..."
Before noon, word spread throughout Jingkou City that the Jiangsu Supervisor of Yihe Town was recruiting soldiers with huge sums of money. Leaders who could win the Fu River, sailing boats, archery, and martial arts competitions were rewarded with a reward of ten taels.
Ten taels of gold is enough for an ordinary family to live a good life for four or five years in peace. On the official road to Yihe Town, many men went to recruit.
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During the administration, He Sheng took the copied papers and hurried to the lobby to see the governor Wang.
Handing the list to Wang Gong, He Sheng said: "Ming Gong, how do you think this matter should be handled? Now the whole Jingkou City is in shock. Should I tell Yang Anxuan not to mess around?"
Wang Gong saw the recruitment words written at the end of the list: Why don't men hold a powerful sword, secure and rejuvenate the country, and seek a title? .”
He Sheng smiled bitterly and said: "Ming Gong, Yang Anxuan used his own money to recruit troops, which is inconsistent with the system. If the court investigates, I'm afraid Ming Gong will also be guilty of going unchecked."
Wang Gong put the list back on the case, tapped it with his fingers, and said: "Xunjiang Supervisor belongs to the Fifth Military Department of the Imperial Court. I am the governor of Qinggun, so I cannot overstep my authority. Besides, Yang Anxuan did not make any big mistakes. There is a precedent for donating money and recruiting soldiers." , let’s see and then talk.”
He Sheng gave a salute and was about to turn around and leave.
Wang Gong stopped him and said: "Zi Wei (characterized by He Sheng), on the day when you win the first prize in the Xunjiang Supervisory Competition, please tell me. If I have time, I would like to go and have a look."
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