Just when Cao Yan led Zhao Yang close to the five hundred forbidden troops, a general in front of the five hundred forbidden troops also noticed the person coming. He walked quickly towards Cao Yan, and after approaching, he clasped his fists and saluted: "Everyone Yu Hou, all five hundred sergeants under the first command of the Tianwu Fifth Army are on standby, and no one is absent."
"good."
Cao Yi nodded and said, "Let me introduce you. This is the new Commander of the First Battalion of the Fifth Tianwu Army, Commander Zhao Yang, the director of the Ministry of Industry. This is the Commander of the First Battalion of the Tianwu Army, Commander Chen." Xu, Commander Chen is mainly responsible for the deployment of the Fifth Army."
"Thank you, Commander Chen." Zhao Yang thanked him with clasped fists.
"Don't dare, don't dare..." Chen Xu quickly returned the gesture with his fists raised.
Even though he was the military commander and Zhao Yang was the battalion commander, there was a big difference between the two. However, Zhao Yang also had a civilian secretary, Wai Lang, who was an official below the seventh rank. Chen Xu did not dare to neglect him.
Not to mention that the battalion commander Zhao Yang was specially approved by the officials, and even Cao Yi, the Marquis of Du Yu, had to personally raid the formation for him.
One took the initiative to show his kindness, and the other did not dare to neglect. After a few words of greeting, the two parties gradually became familiar with each other. Zhao Yang even made an agreement to have a drink together when they had free time in the future, which made Chen Xu more fond of him.
Cao Yan, who was watching from the side, also nodded secretly, and then smiled and said: "Drinking is not allowed in the camp. If Commander Zhao wants to thank you, you should wait until Commander Chen is available. ... Before that, please, Commander Zhao." .”
"Does uncle Guo want to see my joke?"
Zhao Yang made a joke, then turned to look at the five hundred soldiers, took a breath and walked towards them, then walked from one side of the array to the middle, scanning the five hundred soldiers in front of him.
"Marquis Du Yu..."
Seeing that Zhao Yang didn't speak for a long time, Chen Xu's expression changed slightly.
Cao Yi pressed his hand slightly to signal Chen Xu to be calm, but he was actually a little worried in his heart.
After all, Zhao Yang looked too young, so young that he could be said to be immature. He could not ensure whether those young men in their twenties and thirties would be willing to take orders from a child who was only fifteen or sixteen years old.
But this hurdle must be overcome by Zhao Yang himself. He can help for a while, but he cannot help forever.
As for how to overcome this hurdle, it is actually simple. The main thing is to have the courage to lecture these 500 people and make some promises. This will basically win the support of the sergeants.
I'm afraid that if this young man suddenly gets stage fright, he will be in big trouble. Those young and strong Imperial Guards in their twenties and thirties will not agree with a timid child as a commander.
It is undeniable that Zhao Yang did have some stage fright at this time. After all, he had never experienced such a battle, but he was more excited.
Born as an ordinary boy in a peaceful country, who has never dreamed of imitating the heroic appearance of a champion?
He quietly observed the sergeants in front of him, and the sergeants also observed him quietly. Almost everyone's eyes were filled with surprise and suspicion.
It has to be said that the 500 forbidden troops carefully selected by Cao Yi and Chen Xu are indeed powerful and powerful, and Zhao Yang has no doubt that each of these people can easily beat him ten times, which also makes him feel To inexplicable pressure.
You can't have stage fright at this time. Once you have stage fright, it's all over.
Zhao Yang secretly warned himself, adjusting his emotions at the same time. After taking a short breath, he clasped his fists and said loudly: "Everyone who is the first commander of the Tianwu Fifth Army, my name is Zhao Yang, and I am your new commander."
"..."
The five hundred forbidden troops were silent, which could be said to be a form of military discipline, but it also showed their distrust of Zhao Yang.
Zhao Yang was not surprised by the lack of reaction from these people. He paced slowly in front of the formation and said loudly: "I can guess what you are thinking. It's just that you are suspicious of me because you see me young. That's why It's human nature, I don't mind it. As the saying goes, the future is long, I believe that as time goes by, I will be able to gain your trust."
"..."
The five hundred Imperial Guards still showed no response.
"Du Yuhou..."
Chen Xu whispered to Cao Yi again.
"Keep watching."
Cao Yi said calmly, his eyes never leaving Zhao Yang's back.
From the bottom of his heart, he thought that Zhao Yang's performance was already very good. Not only his demeanor but also his tone were very calm, but these alone were not enough to generate the minimum trust and trust of those sergeants.
Just when the two of them were secretly worried, they suddenly saw Zhao Yang stop and say as if he was asking himself: "What? Don't believe it? I can bring you what you want!"
After hearing this, the eyes of the five hundred forbidden troops changed slightly, but more of them were curious and wanted to listen. Unlike before, they were just forced by military discipline.
Just when they were curious about what was going on, Zhao Yang raised a finger and said loudly: "The first thing is money!... Joining the army means nothing more than eating food and receiving pay. Under my command, it is natural to have enough food and pay. Other than that, In addition, our First Battalion of the Fifth Army can also receive higher military pay than other friendly forces, simply because our First Battalion of the Fifth Army is a new army specially approved by the government, and is different from any other forbidden army in the past!"
The five hundred forbidden troops were slightly startled, and their eyes became more expectant.
Not far away, Cao Yi secretly smiled bitterly: "Luring him with benefits?"
He was not surprised by this, but he didn't expect Zhao Yang to say it so straightforwardly.
At this time, Zhao Yang had already raised his second finger and continued to speak loudly: "The second thing is respect! I will try to improve the culture in the country that values civility over military affairs. At least for the Forbidden Army under my command, I will never sit back and watch being looked down upon! The sergeant is The cornerstone of the Song Dynasty’s national defense deserves its due status!”
"Marquis Du Yu, this..."
Chen Xu was stunned for a moment and looked at Cao Yan in surprise.
At this time, Cao Yan's expression also changed slightly. Although he had already guessed that Zhao Yang could not understand the domestic culture of emphasizing civility over martial arts, he never expected that this kid would actually shout out in front of everyone.
He deliberately stepped forward to dissuade him, but he was afraid of offending the foreign minister.
Furthermore, there was also an inexplicable expectation in his heart.
At this time, Zhao Yang had already raised his third finger: "The future is here again! Under my command, rewards and punishments are clear, and those who are capable will be promoted. I firmly believe that I will not stop at one battalion commander, and you, as long as you are Those who are capable and meritorious will definitely not stop at the position of captain, captain, or even deputy commander or commander..."
Looking at the five hundred forbidden troops at this time, although they were still silent, their eyes were very different from before, and most of them showed surprise and even enthusiasm on their faces.
At this time, Zhao Yang raised his fourth finger: "Again, honor! Who said that only the person who sings the number one prize outside Donghua Gate is a good person? In my opinion, only those who are willing to shed blood and sacrifice to defend their home and country. He is a hero worthy of praise!"
The five hundred forbidden troops were stunned for a moment, and then their eyes became more and more fanatical.
In contrast, Cao Yi's face turned pale. He raised his hand tremblingly, wiped the cold sweat from his forehead with his sleeve, and kept muttering: "It's over, it's over..."
It was not difficult for him to predict that if Zhao Yang's words were spread, they would cause great turmoil in the government and the public, and would also be criticized by the literati.
I'm afraid he will also suffer a terrible disaster.
But...it sounds really enjoyable.
Cao Yi wanted to laugh and cry at the same time, with mixed emotions.
At this moment, Zhao Yang looked at the Forbidden Army in front of him and said seriously: "Now it's your turn to tell me, are you willing to agree with me as the commander?"
As soon as he finished speaking, five hundred forbidden soldiers said in unison: "We are willing to do so!"
During this period, Wang Zhongzheng saw that the atmosphere was getting heated and ordered people to move three boxes of money to Zhao Yang's side, and they all fell to the ground, forming a small pile of money.
"Louder so I can hear you!"
"I'm willing to wait!"
Seeing the small pile of money, the five hundred forbidden troops became even more excited and shouted in unison, deafeningly loud, for a long time.
Seeing this, Zhao Yang turned to look at Cao Yi with a little pride, his expression seemed to be asking: Uncle Guo, are you satisfied?
Cao Yi turned to look at the five hundred imperial guards who were in high spirits, then looked at Zhao Yang, forced out a smile, and raised his hand to give a thumbs up.
It had to be said that he admired Zhao Yangcai's performance very much, which far exceeded his expectations.
He couldn't laugh because he knew that he might be implicated this time.
