The Wudang Feijun's camp was not located on the north bank of Mianyang River, but on the south bank across the river from Mianyang City. The reason for this is that the Qingqiang tribes who migrated to Mianyang County, such as the Guli tribe, were placed on the south bank of Mianyang River.
Since sergeants are recruited from among them, the general camp is located on the south bank for convenience. Moreover, these Qingqiang soldiers are mostly the main labor force in the family. There is no war now, so they can farm and take care of the family nearby.
"Ping Jianfu Jun." Outside the camp gate, Wang Ping led the generals and majors to welcome Yang Qing's arrival.
Yang Qing quickly helped him up and said with a smile: "General Zijun, you and I are old friends, so there is no need to be so polite."
Last year at Nanzhong, Yang Qing fell in love with Wang Ping, a future famous general, and they also cooperated with each other on the battlefield, so the two had a good relationship.
"The Lord is a superior official, so I dare not break the etiquette." After hearing this, Wang Ping's expression became obviously much more relaxed, but he still said respectfully.
Yang Qing knew that he had such a personality and didn't care, so he continued: "General Zijun, why don't you introduce me to the heroes who are not worthy of flying in the army?"
Wang Ping responded with a yes and introduced his subordinates one by one. In fact, Yang Qing had already known many of them when he was in Nanzhong. Among them was Guli Zha, whom he had just met the day before yesterday. His old acquaintance Gu Li was number one. Buddy the Warrior is among them.
After the introduction, Wang Ping introduced Yang Qing to the military camp of Wudang Feijun. Along the way, he saw that the entire camp was extremely tightly packed. Although the sergeants were all Qiang people with poor discipline, after Wang Ping's training these days, Xia now looks decent, and the lax scene that Yang Qing was used to seeing in Nanzhong has not appeared.
Wang Ping's general tent was in the center of the camp. Everyone entered the tent and sat down among the guests and hosts. The sergeants had already brought tea, water, melons and fruits for everyone to enjoy. According to the plan, Yang Qing will review the army today, but Wang Ping and the others still need to make some preparations, so they first ask Yang Qing to take a rest in the tent.
Yang Qing also took this opportunity to ask about the current situation of the Wudang Fei Army: "General Zijun, how many sergeants are there in the Wudang Fei Army?"
"Currently, I have more than 4,600 soldiers in the Flying Army. It is expected that by the end of the year, I can recruit another 3,000 to 4,000 people, and then by the beginning of next spring, my army will be fully equipped with 10,000 soldiers." Wang Ping replied.
Prime Minister Zhuge will go north to Hanzhong in the spring of next year. At that time, this military master can personally train the Wudang Fei Army and appoint the commander of the Wudang Fei Army.
Although Wang Ping was the person in charge of establishing the Wudang Fei Army, as a junior general, he was not of high rank and could not be the chief general of this army of more than ten thousand people. However, later in history, Wang Ping was appointed by Zhuge Liang as Wudangjian and became the commander-in-chief of this army because of his outstanding talents and achievements. Of course, this is a story later.
It is just the right time for the Wudang Fei Army to be fully staffed next year. Yang Qing understood this, nodded and said: "So, the backbone of the Wudang Fei Army is complete and half of the army is already there. This is also thanks to Zi Zi." General Jun, you!"
"I shouldn't take it seriously. This is all due to the Prime Minister's careful planning. I'm just following the rules." Wang Ping waved his hand and said modestly.
"I wonder how the training of sergeants is? The Qiang soldiers are not accustomed to the official system, so I am afraid they are a little difficult to manage?" Yang Qing said with a smile.
Wang Ping also smiled, thinking that Yang Qing's words were coming from his heart. He sighed and said slowly: "To be honest with you, most of these Qiang soldiers are not accustomed to the king's behavior. They are overbearing, aggressive, and loose. Ji, at the beginning there was chaos and troubles in the camp, which disturbed the generals and me. Fortunately, after several months of training, the sergeants understood the rules, and now they can barely obey the orders."
"Haha, the Qiang soldiers are brave, fierce and not afraid of death. Their strengths and weaknesses are also their weaknesses. If they can maintain strict military discipline and orderly formations, I believe their combat power will reach a higher level."
Wang Ping also agreed with this and said with a smile: "What Mr. Fu said is absolutely true."
"General, the sergeants have assembled at the school grounds." While speaking, a school lieutenant came in and reported.
Wang Ping nodded when he heard this, stood up and clasped his fists and said to Yang Qing: "Master Fu, the army is ready. Please come to the school grounds for a review."
Yang Qing also stood up, held his sword and looked at everyone in the tent: "Okay, then please come with me to see the style of Wudang Feijun."
"No." Everyone
He bowed and responded.
Although Wudang Feijun had not been trained for a long time, Wang Ping was good at running the army and could share the joys and sorrows with the sergeants. As a result, the Qiang people were very attached to the military. Although Wang Ping's military orders were not as good as his arm and his fingers, he could execute them as soon as he heard them. , but the unruly Qiang people now have the appearance of a managed official army.
When they arrived at the school grounds, thousands of Qiang soldiers were already in formation. Wang Ping led the way and led Yang Qing to the high platform. Wang Ping didn't waste any words. He waved his flag and gave the order for the review to begin.
"Okay, General Zijun's soldiers are really well trained." Yang Qing pointed at the sergeants in the audience and said with satisfaction.
Wang Ping said humbly: "Fu Jun is overrated. This is all the credit of everyone." After a pause, he continued: "Everyone in Shu knows that Fu Jun is good at running the army. Fortunately, today Fu Jun When you came to Wudangfei's military camp, Pingzheng wanted to ask Fu Jun how to train soldiers, and I hope Fu Jun will give you some advice."
"Haha, General Zijun has trained these Qiang soldiers so neatly, what better way can I think of?" Yang Qing said: "But Yang does have some shallow opinions in his heart. If the general and everyone don't dislike me, I will I want to talk about it."
Wang Ping and others hurriedly said: "Please give me your instructions."
"I don't take the instructions seriously. They are just some foolish words. Let's all read them together." Yang Qing said: "These Qiang soldiers have been far away from their homeland and have moved to Nanzhong for a short period of time. Naturally, they will have doubts in their hearts. Therefore, I hope you can do this." If rewards and punishments are clear and law enforcement is fair, this will not only win the hearts of the Qiang soldiers, but also make their families behind them feel at ease, and even help the court win the hearts of the Qiang people."
Although Yang Qing said these words in front of everyone, he was actually speaking to the Han general among the crowd. When Wang Ping was ordered to form the Wudang Fei Army, he did not come alone. He also brought a group of middle and lower-level officers as the backbone of the army. Therefore, Yang Qing did not hope that these Han officers would discriminate against the Qiang soldiers, so he specifically warned .
"Another point is to suggest setting up a literacy hall in the army to teach Qiang soldiers to learn Chinese characters. Wudang Feijun is the country's economic and political army, and all military system and general orders are written by the Han army. Qiang soldiers, especially Qiang soldiers If a general cannot read Chinese characters, his combat effectiveness will be affected.
Moreover, Wudang Feijun will also have to cooperate with other troops to fight in the future. It would not be good if military orders were not communicated smoothly and the war was delayed. These are all my humble opinions. General Zijun and you can adopt them if they think they are suitable. If they are not suitable for the army, you can just laugh it off. "
Wang Ping bowed and saluted, clasped his fists and said, "What Fu Jun said is very reasonable. Ping Ping usually only focuses on practicing martial arts formations, and he has indeed neglected these aspects. Fortunately, Fu Jun reminded him, so he is not at a loss."
Wang Ping really listened to the two points Yang Qing said, especially the second point of teaching Qiang soldiers to read. After all, he himself suffered a disadvantage in job promotion because he was illiterate, so he was very interested in this point. totally agree.
After a review, Yang Qing felt that Zhuge Liang made the right choice in choosing Wang Ping as the leader of the Wudang Flying Army. These Qiang soldiers could already form three simple formations of marching, attacking, and defending. It can be said that the Wudang Flying Army was Combat effectiveness has been initially formed.
"General Zijun, please stay, I will take my leave first." Outside the camp gate, Yang Qing got on his horse and said with clasped fists.
Wang Ping led his people to salute and said, "I send you my best wishes."
"I will always be in Mianyang in the future. If the general is free, you can cross the river and look for me in the city. Yang will welcome me." Yang Qing added, "Yang has benefited a lot from talking with the general. .”
"Don't worry, Mr. Fu, we'll go before the situation is settled."
Wang Ping was greatly moved. He was originally a general and was not a Han Chinese. He could not recognize a few words. Therefore, he had always been cautious and reserved in Ji Han's army. He even often felt inferior in his heart.
Nowadays, Yang Qing's friendship with Wang Ping can be said to be a low-key friendship with the respect of a monarch and the hope of a celebrity. How can he not feel good about him when he is treated like this?
Watching Yang Qing's figure getting further and further away, Wang Ping still led his people to stand outside the camp gate and watch Yang Qing go away. In his heart, he recognized this friend who really thought highly of him.
