On the eighth day of February, Zhang Xi officially took office as the postal supervisor of Jiangxia County and began to be responsible for the military training of the entire Jiangxia County.
There are now nearly 110,000 households in Jiangxia County, with a registered population of less than 600,000. Of course, these official data do not include the Jingxiang family, especially the hidden population of the Huang family in Jiangxia.
When Huang Zu was the governor of Jiangxia, he recruited more than 40,000 soldiers in total, of which 20,000 were naval troops and 20,000 were army soldiers. After Liu Qi succeeded Jiangxia as the governor, he basically maintained this size of soldiers.
After all, the navy is a "technical" branch of this era. People who don't understand it really don't know how to drill. But Zhang Xi obviously doesn't understand and has never been exposed to the navy, so naturally he won't get involved in the drill.
Zhang Xi still needs to be responsible for the army soldiers, that is, the remaining 20,000 people.
It's just that not everyone among the 20,000 people is willing to accept Zhang Xi's training.
For example, it is impossible for the county soldiers who are responsible for the permanent residence in Jiangxia counties to be concentrated in Xiling for training. They have to ensure local security and defense.
There are three to four thousand people in the fourteen counties of Jiangxia.
Another example is the army under Jiangxia Chief Secretary Huang Shooter. Although they are within the establishment of the Jiangxia Army, they can basically be regarded as soldiers of the Huang family in Jingxiang. He is a clan member or disciple of the Huang family.
These people are the basic base left by Huang Zu. No matter how stupid Huang She is, he still knows the importance of the basic base. Therefore, Huang She has a firm grasp on these soldiers and does not give Liu Qi a chance to interfere.
The largest number of these people is about 10,000.
The remaining people are the ones Zhang Xi needs to train, and the ones Liu Qi hopes to get help from Liu Bei to lead Liu Qi's army.
There were only about 5,000 people, and 3,000 of them were the troops that Su Fei had managed to win over in Jiangxia over the years.
This is why Liu Qi is looking for foreign aid.
The army of Huang Sheshou was actually twice that of Liu Qi, the prefect of Jiangxia. Although the Huang family has given up the rights of finance, taxation and personnel appointments, in the long run, how can we know that Huang She will not be the second Huang Zu? !
Moreover, there are really not many people available to Liu Qi. There is only one Su Fei and one Chen Dao who is supported by Liu Bei.
Chen Dao can ignore it for now, but Su Fei is the person. Although he is Liu Biao's thorn in Huang Zujun, he also has his own ideas.
Not to say that he was committing betrayal, but Liu Qi was not Liu Biao.
Liu Qi, who was just the eldest son of Liu Biao, wanted to gain Su Fei's recognition as soon as he came, so that he would willingly hand over the soldiers he had recruited over the years. He would not do it to anyone else.
In particular, Su Fei couldn't understand that he was a good general, and he had always been responsible for the training of the army's sergeants. Why did Liu Qi let a white-faced scholar appear out of nowhere to replace his right to train soldiers? !
Although Su Fei also agreed to receive training together, it was to give Liu Qi face. As for Zhang Xi, Su Fei, an old woman, was really good at doing things that were both overt and covert.
As soon as Zhang Xi took office, he encountered all kinds of cynicism and deliberate difficulties from Su Fei.
Of course, Su Fei would not do anything that clearly violated military law. He was not an idiot. Doing so would give Zhang Xi a chance to establish his authority.
However, Su Fei did a lot of things like encouraging the soldiers to work less during drills, complaining about their treatment in the army, and clamoring for food and pay in private.
Anyway, it has nothing to do with him on the surface, and it is a group behavior. As the saying goes, "the law does not punish the public."
This kind of noise in the army is really difficult to deal with in this era. Even Cao Cao had to "borrow heads", let alone Zhang Xi.
Originally, Zhang Xi really didn't have a good way to deal with this kind of thing. He had never experienced this before. When he was Zhang Fei's marching commander, how could he encounter a mutiny among the soldiers.
Lao Zhang quickly snuffed out any signs of it.
Zhang Xizheng was a little worried, and at this time, Chen Dao gave Zhang Xi an idea - to lure the snake out of the hole.
Chen Dao has been in the army for a long time, and he has been with Liu Bei all year round. He has eaten and seen a lot.
He could tell at a glance that this was not a mutiny at all, but instigation by people with serious intentions. As long as these instigators were dealt with, the remaining people would naturally become honest.
Of course Chen Dao knew who was instigating, and Zhang Xi also knew whose interests he had affected since his arrival. But neither of them had evidence now, so they could only set up a trap to lure the instigator out on his own.
Therefore, Zhang Xi remained unmoved and began to rate the sergeants based on their training performance. Soldiers who drilled seriously and worked hard to meet the standards would be rewarded, while those who did not work hard would be punished accordingly.
Of course, it is also based on military law, and you must abide by the rules when performing, otherwise you will not be able to convince the crowd later.
At this time, the thousand people led by Chen Dao actively cooperated and received rewards for three consecutive drills.
This reward is nothing more than a meal-and-win situation, which is not very attractive to generals like Su Fei, but it is quite attractive to the lower-level soldiers.
In the same military camp, others were rewarded for practicing, but I didn't say anything, and I was punished by cleaning the camp, helping the logistics organize wood, etc. Why? !
Soldiers in this era were not reasonable people. Coupled with Su Fei's instigation, another group of soldiers immediately started making noises, hoping to get an explanation from Zhang Xi as soon as possible.
These people gathered about three to four hundred people, made trouble in the army, and even planned to besiege Zhang Xi's military tent.
Of course, these soldiers did not carry weapons, just bare hands.
These people themselves were instigated by Su Fei's people, and they were led by Su Fei's confidants. Their purpose was just to teach Zhang Xi a lesson.
Therefore, it is impossible for them to carry weapons. To carry weapons would be to rebel, which is not their purpose.
Su Fei just wanted to use the sergeant's noise to make the matter bigger. It would be best if Liu Qi, the prefect of Jiangxia, knew about it.
In Su Fei's plan, Zhang Xi, a white-faced scholar, would definitely be so frightened that his hands and feet would become weak when encountering such a mutiny in the army, and he would be helpless.
And when that time came, Su Fei stood up and scolded the soldiers who wanted to mutiny. By easily suppressing the mutiny, he, Su Fei, showed his prestige and ability in the army, and made Liu Qi see his own importance.
Su Fei planned well, but just when he was about to appear as a "savior", he found that things seemed a little different from what he thought.
When Su Fei and his trusted generals were preparing to "suppress" the troublemaking soldiers in a "savior" manner, they found that the troublemaking soldiers were lying in a mess on the ground, either covering their arms or hugging their legs. of wailing.
Three to four hundred people, it's quite a big place to lie down.
As for Zhang Xi, he was standing in front of the big tent, guarded by forty or fifty soldiers holding various strange wooden weapons. He was looking coldly at the wailing troublemaking soldiers and Su Fei on the ground.
Su Fei suddenly didn't understand what was happening? !
The most important thing is that Su Fei suddenly realized that he seemed to have come at the wrong time. He had already appeared. If he left immediately without saying anything, wouldn't it be a sure sign that he was the instigator behind these people? !
Therefore, Su Fei could only pretend to be surprised and went up to talk to Zhang Xi.
"Master Superintendent, what's going on?!" Su Fei pointed at the troublemaking soldiers lying on the ground and asked Zhang Xi in surprise.
Zhang Xi glanced at Su Fei slightly, and said according to the script discussed with Chen Dao, "These people are causing trouble in the army, and they were captured by this governor!"
When Su Fei heard this, he breathed a sigh of relief.
Zhang Xi used the word "riot in the army" rather than "mutiny in the army". As for "intention to attack the chief officer", he did not mention it. This shows that Zhang Xi has no intention of falling out or wanting to Hold it to yourself.
According to military law, if you cause trouble in the army, you will be punished with a military stick. If you mutiny in the army, it is a capital crime.
If Zhang Xi really defines this group of soldiers as "mutiny in the army" and "intends to attack the chief officer". There are three to four hundred people lying here, but not all of them are his confidants, and even if they are confidants, they cannot do it for him. Go and die.
By that time, Su Fei will definitely be involved, and Liu Qi will definitely know about this.
Of course, Liu Qi would not punish Su Fei for such a small matter. After all, Su Fei was one of the few Liu Qi relied on now, and this matter would definitely be settled in the end.
But Su Fei's image and status in Liu Qi's heart are hard to say. Su Fei's original intention is completely opposite.
So, "making trouble in the military" is good, this matter will be settled in the military camp.
"Why don't you come here quickly? Where is the military officer? Where did he die?!" Su Fei shouted and called the military judge on the spot.
Junzheng, who had been missing just now, appeared immediately.
Zhang Xi sneered and prepared to watch the whole show.
"These people are causing trouble in the army. According to military law, what crime should they be punished for?!" Su Fei asked pretendingly.
Jun Zheng immediately raised his hands and replied, "According to military law, the leader will fight forty, and the subordinate will fight twenty."
When the soldiers lying on the ground heard this, they thought, "Is this enough?" !
I was beaten just now, and now I want to be beaten again? !
After forty battles, you will be disabled even if you don't die. Even if it is twenty battles, if you fight hard, you will have to recuperate for more than ten days.
But Su Fei didn't give these soldiers a chance to speak at all. With a wave of his hand, Su Fei's soldiers who were waiting aside immediately appeared and began to carry these lying soldiers away quickly.
The soldiers in this area had no time to say anything except occasionally shouting "Unjust".
Zhang Xi had no intention of stopping him at all, which made Su Fei feel more at ease.
It seems that Zhang Xi really has no intention of falling out with him. In this case, Su Fei turned around, smiled and cupped his hands towards Zhang Xi, and said, "The governor was frightened. It was the general who was not strict in his discipline. Please forgive me."
At this time, Zhang Xi nodded slightly, put on a smile, and said to Su Fei, "The general is interested. Without the general, Xi may suffer."
Su Feixin said why can't I see it.
And Su Fei really didn't understand why three to four hundred people, even if they didn't have weapons in their hands, were stopped by the thirty or forty guards around Zhang Xi.
If you stop them, stop them. At least you should surround them and wait for yourself to come out to rescue them. But this group of people was just lying on the ground.
What to do? ! Want to blackmail someone? !
Su Fei wasn't that stupid, and he didn't believe that these soldiers could do something stupid like lying on the ground and blackmailing people. But Su Fei didn't believe it even more. Just forty people could deal with these three or four hundred people.
Although these forty people all had weapons in their hands, they did not use destructive weapons such as Changge and swords. They only had some bamboo poles and wooden sticks. The biggest defensive measure was the eight-sided long card.
With this kind of weapon that is not even as good as fighting in the village, three or four hundred of you were beaten to the ground by someone? !
Su Fei couldn't believe it. Firstly, he couldn't believe that Zhang Xi's guards were so brave. Secondly, he couldn't believe that his soldiers were so cowardly.
Therefore, Su Fei planned to talk to Zhang Xi and see how Zhang Xi solved this "military trouble".
(End of chapter)
