In the evening, Zhang Jun and Dong Xian bought two kilograms of beef, a cooked lamb leg, and several vegetables, and drank in the inn.
Zhang Jun said: "Although the four of us have just come out of the military academy, we are all familiar figures to Xuanfu. We are different from the others. This time we are here to pick up new recruits. Yi Tiju said that Xuanfu specially ordered us to give us some good things." Soldiers."
Peng Qi said: "There is not a single word of truth in that Yi Tiju's mouth, how can you trust him?"
Zhang Jun said: "How dare Yi Tiju talk nonsense about such a big thing? There is no place in the world for recruiting troops better than Shaanxi. Our army was first established, and most of the newly recruited soldiers came from Shaanxi. This is a good thing. This time there are many Recruiting some promising soldiers will be of great benefit to our future!"
Dong Xian said: "Yes, if you don't have good soldiers, how can you achieve military exploits? If you don't have military exploits, how can you be promoted?"
Zhai Xing died in battle, and Zhai Cong was really resentful of Dong Xian. A new army was established. Zhai Cong was elected to the old army, while Dong Xian and Zhang Qi were elected to the new army. Because Zhai Cong was not in the New Army, Peng Qi became Zhang Jun's deputy.
Each of these people has his or her own thoughts.
Zhang Jun is the oldest and has never entered the army, so he has no military merit. There are merits for things done in the past, but they are far behind compared with military merits. As I grew up, my thoughts changed, and I wanted to achieve some military merit and get promoted quickly. He is originally smart and tactful. Once he decides on something, he has many ways to get it done. Wang Xiaolie also knew what he was thinking and provided some help in various aspects.
Dong Xian was originally a prince, but now he is a controller. Although he still has so many people under his command, he feels very awkward in his heart. Knowing that this is the rule in Wang Xiao's hunting army, there is no other way but to do it step by step. Holding back the energy, you must surpass others and move up as quickly as possible.
After graduating from the military academy, the highest level can only be control, which is an iron rule in the military. No matter what your status is, if you can't achieve success in a command position, it means that the military is not suitable for you. No matter how special your status is, you can only change to other positions and say goodbye to the army.
Dong Xian has a special status. If he were not in the army, he should have a relatively high official position. However, Dong Xianyi was born in the army and has always been brave and good at fighting. How could he swallow this sigh of relief? Even if Wang Xiaolie's army is different from his own, he still has to make achievements in the army.
After the great victory in Shaanzhou, news spread throughout the country. The number of people from Shaanxi who came to join the army far exceeded Wang Xiaolie's estimate. Ruicheng's new military camp has recruited nearly 50,000 new soldiers. There was really no choice but to open another new military camp in Lingbao County across the Yellow River. Even so, he could only train in the recruit camp for more than a month. The new recruits were familiar with the rules and regulations of the army, and after simple training, they were assigned to various armies. Each army set up its own new barracks and continued training.
In fact, there is nothing good or bad about accepting new recruits into the military camp in large numbers. Zhang Jun and Dong Xian were eager to do their best, so they accepted the job and came to select the troops themselves.
After drinking for a while, Zhang Jun said: "I got news in the past two days. Xuanfu will come to Ruicheng in a few days and wants us to stay here for a few days. Xuanfu wants to see us in person. Is there anything I can do for Xuanfu to help? You can think about it in the next two days."
Dong Xian said: "The most important thing now is to train the army as soon as possible and achieve some military merits in winter. As a soldier, without military merits, you have no right to speak. What's the use of telling Xuanfu about the rest?"
Zhang Jun said: "Wars are not fought every day. In addition to military achievements, there are many things in the army."
Dong Xian shook his head and said nothing.
Zhang Qi said: "I heard that new houses are being built in Luoyang City, and there are officials in Luoyang. My family is still renting a house in Luoyang, and I don't know if we will be able to share in the new house after it is built. If not, we have to find a way to buy a house. .”
Zhang Jundao: "You have to talk to Xuanfu about things like this. Those of us who join the army cannot have all our family members with the army. If possible, it is best for Xuanfu to make unified arrangements. I heard that in Luoyang City, Xuanfu wants to Reconstruction, now no buying or selling of real estate is allowed.”
Zhang Qi asked curiously: "People who don't have a house to live in are not allowed to buy a house? How can this be done!"
Zhang Jun said with a smile: "Brother, you are still not used to things under Xuanfu's rule. No buying and selling of real estate is allowed. What does it mean? It means that the rebuilding of Luoyang will soon be finalized! It's not what you think, what if you don't have a house. Xuanfu When you do things, you put the peace of the people first, how can you make it inconvenient for the people!"
"That's it!" Zhang Qi nodded. "It turns out I was wrong."
Zhang Jun said: "I don't know where our future residence will be. If it is near Luoyang, we can ask for a house near Luoyang."
Dong Xian said: "We are a newly formed commander. Of course we have to go to the front line. Why are we near Luoyang? I heard that Xuanfu's sword is pointing at Hedong Road. In my opinion, we may have to be transferred to which state in Hedong!"
Zhang Jun smiled and said: "Brother, how can a hundred thousand troops be accommodated by just a few states? Even Hedong Road is as big as Taiyuan Mansion."
Dong Xian said: "You are right. A hundred thousand troops cannot be accommodated by one state or one county."
Peng Qi sighed: "I used to worry a lot about having enough food every year under Zhenfu. Now I don't have to worry about food and clothing. I feel like I have nothing to do in the military camp. I just hope that the war will start soon and we can also achieve some military exploits." .”
Zhang Jun said: "What time is it now? You are still afraid that there will be no war! It will take us who knows how many years to defeat the golden man!"
When Dong Xian was a prince, he felt unsure when facing the Jin army. Now in Wang Xiao's hunting army, he had a great victory in Shaanzhou, and he immediately gained confidence. He said: "In the battle of Shaanzhou, more than 20,000 people died in Tualisu, and everyone in the world praised us. We don't know when it will be our turn in this kind of battle."
Zhang Jundao: "Jin people are not stupid. In Shaanzhou, we lost more than 20,000 people, so we must remember it deeply in our hearts. I'm afraid it won't be easy to win such a big victory in the future."
Dong Xian said: "I heard that when we were in Shaanzhou, a cannon was fired outside the city gate, and the Jin people couldn't escape even if they wanted to. We have artillery in the army, how can the Jin people fight?"
Zhang Jun said: "If there are too many dead, they will always find a way. Cannons are sharp weapons, but it doesn't mean that no one can beat us if we have cannons."
Zhang Qi said: "In the final analysis, war is fought by human beings. The first time we used artillery on the battlefield, it was of course a surprise and a great success. As time goes by, the enemy will definitely come up with ways to deal with it, and it will be difficult to be like Shaanzhou again. So we have to Select elite soldiers and train them until they can defeat the Jin without relying on cannons!"
Dong Xian nodded and said nothing for a while. In recent years, the Jin army has caused a great psychological shadow on the Song people. They always feel that they are like heavenly soldiers and invincible. Even if Dong Xian was a heroic general for a while, he would still be affected by this shadow. How to defeat the Jin Army? Without large-scale victory, many people dare not even think about it.
Zhang Jundao: "I have been with Xuanfu for many years and know how Xuanfu trains his troops. Xuanfu believes that if you have good weapons, you must make good use of them, but war is ultimately a war of people. An army, regardless of whether it has good weapons , or not, we must be well-trained, able to fight and dare to fight! Therefore, we should not only think about weapons such as artillery, the most important thing is people, we must have good soldiers and generals under our hands!"
Zhang Qi nodded: "Exactly! If the army is not good enough, so what if we have artillery? We will still lose the battle!"
