Since the Accounting: A Chronicle of the Roman Khanate

Chapter 245 The Legion Recruit Who Trained for Two and a Half Years

Early the next morning, Guo Kang set off to go to the barracks training ground.

Last night, Cao Jian sent someone to deliver a letter to him, saying that he had selected a batch of soldiers.Perhaps because he knew that Guo Kang would be surprised by this speed, he also specifically explained that the family had actually been preparing for it for a long time.His group is just one of them.

The four members of Guo's family discussed this.The adoptive father and Guo Ponu only thought it was a bit strange, but they couldn't make any good suggestions.But Ms. Huang believes that this is most likely an internal effort by the Cao family to gain control of the military.

She believes that an army, whether it is the overall style, or the internal organization and personnel, will be greatly affected by the initial establishment.It can be said that if there are no special changes, it may continue for a long time after it is completed.

In fact, even if it is deliberately blocked, this influence is very tenacious.In the beginning, in order to weaken the combat effectiveness of the Song army, Qin Hui deliberately selected mediocre and greedy people to corrupt the army system.But until the end of the Southern Song Dynasty, many of those who achieved good results in the battles with the Kingdom of Jin and Mongolia were still from Yue Fei's troops.This influence can be seen here.

Therefore, it is normal not only among the various families, but also within the various families to fight over this.It's just that, with the traditional rules, they can only fight within a certain range, and they just don't dare to go too far.

Guo Kang really didn't think about it seriously before.Thinking back, maybe Theodora saw something, but he didn't think to ask, and the other party didn't tell him directly.

The mother-in-law didn't care much about it.She thought it was all normal.

She told Guo Kang that several forces joined the cooperation, and several forces competed with each other—these two relationships are like yin and yang, co-existing and interdependent.

For example, when Guo Kang went to a meeting before, Mrs. Yi Lianna said that Liang Zan supported her idea, so this shows that the local forces in Liang Zan must have a competitive relationship with them.

Let's look at the members of the Cao family: the person closest to the Principality of Ryazan in terms of interpersonal relationship, apart from the wife himself, is her son-in-law, Gregory Pronsky.As a local nobleman, he was closely related to the Grand Duke's family.But also because of this, when the two parties are working closely together to promote greater benefits for the Ryazan people, the fiercest competition will definitely occur.

And Cao Jian, as far as she knew, lacked foreign aid.

Due to the needs of her status, Mrs. Huang often travels between various families and has contact with many family members and children.Cao Jian has no blood relationship with the princes of Ross, and his adoptive mother and adoptive father also have a bad relationship, which has led him to rely on the reputation of his father and grandfather all the time.

Guo Kang didn't know much about Cao Jian's adoptive mother. He only heard about it from Li Xuanying and others, and knew that she was a Greek woman who was not very discreet. Oops.

Guo Kang didn't pay attention to the specific situation before, and his stepmother didn't tell him in detail.However, she laughed at the two of them, saying that according to Cao Zhonglin's flirtatious temperament, she was a good match for her.

She also suggested to Guo Kang that he could observe Cao Jian's movements.She believed that the many people that Cao Jian had pulled out in a short period of time were most likely not supported by Liang Zan.And if this is the case, these people are most likely to be recruited by him locally and belong to his own forces.

Hastily pulled over for Guo Kang to inspect and accept, it should be Cao Jian who has no foreign aid, trying to use the Guo family to keep his place in the new army.As for whether the actual situation is like this, whether to help him, the mother-in-law suggested that he take a look for himself, and then draw his own conclusions.

Guo Kang estimates that this is because speculation is only speculation after all.The mother-in-law has always been very careful and will not make conclusions easily.On the other hand, it is estimated that he also hopes to let him practice his hands.

However, his adoptive father still provided him with help.

He felt that it was okay for Guo Kang to exercise.But after all, it was his first time leading an army. To be on the safe side, it was best to send him a reliable person as his adjutant to help him manage this new army.

He has no shortage of officers who are qualified for this position, but this time the situation is rather special.

In the Purple Horde, the distinction between the citizen army and the auxiliary army is obvious, and the identities of these Ross people have not been officially confirmed after all.He was worried that letting a regular officer go would send a wrong signal, so he thought of a way.

Guo Kang's fifth uncle, Guo Zhaowen, had just returned from the Northwest Front.In order to facilitate operations in the Alemanni area, in addition to the regular army, his subordinates also hired some local people to do various jobs.Although they are not considered official officers, many of them have military experience, and even fought with the legion for a long time before waiting for the opportunity to become a full-time officer.

From these people, you can find a reliable one and follow Guo Kang to have a look.If recruiting is indeed possible, keep him and train first as the officer in charge of these men.If the whole plan of Guo Kang, Cao Shi and others is finally approved, this person, together with Ross soldiers, will be transferred to the teaching unit immediately to participate in the expedition.

And if during the training process, there are political problems that the mother reminded, or if this part of the plan fails to pass, the plan will be cancelled, and these people will continue to be used as auxiliary troops, waiting for follow-up arrangements.This person is not an official officer, and the training of the Ross people is only an arrangement of the auxiliary army.Therefore, there is no need to worry about being accused, saying that Guo Kang and others trained the regular army in advance without authorization, leaving people with excuses.

The whole family thinks this method is good.Therefore, the adoptive father immediately went to find the important person of the fifth uncle, and Guo Kang prepared several sets of excuses in case of emergency.

The next morning, when he went out after dinner, he saw a tall and strange middle-aged man waiting at the door.

This person has dark brown hair and a big beard, which makes his face look a bit vicissitudes.He was wearing an old linen-colored military uniform, and his yellow and white trousers were also faded, but the clothes were washed clean, and the boots on his feet had obviously been carefully wiped.

Seeing Guo Kang coming out, he immediately stood up straight and raised his hands in salute.

"Sir!" he shouted, "Lukas Schwarzeissen salutes you!"

The guards at the gate of Guo's mansion have always seemed a little casual.Suddenly, such a serious person came, and the atmosphere was different.

Guo Kang nodded to him and told him that he was not strictly an officer right now—of course, the other party didn't seem to be listening.

The adoptive father asked Chen Xiao to follow him with a group of people.Everyone got on their horses one after another and walked towards an open space in the city.It was designated as a training ground by the teaching group in the past, so it has not been encroached by the expanding residential area.

"Do you know what we are going to do today?" Guo Kang took the initiative to ask Lucas to confirm whether he understood the task this time.

"Yes, sir. It's to check the recruits." The other party replied.

"That's good. Let me tell you about our specific arrangements." Guo Kang said, telling him his request.

(End of this chapter)