Do you know: I am Yuan Wenshao

Chapter 269: A show of force

Early the next morning, Yuan Wenshao came to the military camp.

At this time, the entire military camp has been built, but the soldiers are not yet in place.

However, all the generals in the rear army camp under Yuan Wenshao's command have been arranged.

There are 80,000 troops in the rear army camp, divided into four battalions. In addition to him, the commander-in-chief of the rear army, and the deputy governors on the left and right, there are also four generals of the fourth rank. These four are in charge of the four battalions respectively.

In addition, each of the other four battalions has two deputy generals, a group of generals, various military records, and civilian duties.

There is also a eunuch who supervises the army.

The status of the eunuchs in charge of the army is very special. In order to prevent these eunuchs from taking power and corruption, their rights are not great.

There is also a very complete supervisory agency.

But he couldn't bear it and returned his orders directly to the emperor, so his status was very special.

Yuan Wenshao summoned all the generals to the Chinese army camp.

"Meet the Governor!"

There were hundreds of generals in the rear army, so it was naturally impossible to summon them all. Yuan Wenshao only summoned officers of the sixth rank and above.

Even so, there were nearly a hundred people.

Yuan Wenshao sat in the main seat, and beside him was Huang Yu, the eunuch of the supervisory army.

After everyone finished their salutes, Yuan Wenshao waved his hand for everyone to sit down and said: "When the officials restructured the western suburbs camp, they said that a martial arts performance will be held in half a year, and the five battalions with the worst results will be punished. .More than a month has passed now. In a few days, troops and horses will be mobilized one after another. It is expected that they will all arrive within half a month, which means that there are still more than four months of training time. After the army enters the camp, the four battalion commanders on the front, left, and right will The training must be stopped immediately. Although according to the officials, whichever army loses, the governor will be punished, but if I am punished, I will not make it easy for you, do you understand?"

"My subordinates understand!" everyone responded in unison.

"Geng Jiechuan, where is Zheng Wu!" Yuan Wenshao shouted.

"The general is here!" Geng Jiechuan and Zheng Wu quickly stood up and came out of the queue, bowing and saluting.

"Geng Jiechuan is responsible for supervising the left and right battalions, and Zheng Wu is responsible for supervising the front and rear battalions. Military exercises are held once a month. Whoever is in charge of the last one does not care how to punish me. I will only punish you. Do you understand?" Yuan Wenshao said calmly. road.

"The general will understand!" Zheng Wu responded.

Yuan Wenshao looked at Geng Jiechuan who was silent and said, "Why, Deputy Governor Geng didn't understand?"

"I would like to ask the Commander-in-Chief, since the last general is in charge of the front and rear battalions, will the Commander-in-Chief intervene in the training of soldiers?" Geng Jiechuan said.

It had been several months since he had followed Zhao Zongquan to Beijing to quell the rebellion, and he had made a point of getting to know Yuan Wenshao.

In his early years, Yuan Wenshao was awarded a title for his meritorious service in the Northwest Army, but he did not think that Yuan Wenshao's contribution at that time was very great.

Later, Yuan Wenshao entered the western suburbs camp and took charge of the first battalion. The late emperor was full of praise for his training methods and even rotated the Forbidden Army for him to train.

Geng Jiechuan had never seen Yuan Wenshao's military training methods and was somewhat disapproving of them.

He also participated in the counter-rebellion. The Forbidden Army was known as the most powerful army in the Great Zhou Dynasty, but it gave him a mediocre impression.

Yuan Wenshao asked him and Zheng Wu to supervise the training of the two battalions respectively. He also said that every month during military exercises, whoever supervised the last battalion would be punished.

Geng Jiechuan was very confident in his abilities, but he was worried that Yuan Wenshao would interfere with the training.

Yuan Wenshao took a deep look at Geng Jiechuan and said calmly: "If Governor Geng doesn't want me to intervene, I will naturally not interfere. What I want is the effect, and I don't care about the process."

"In that case, I'll take it, general." Geng Jiechuan cupped his hands and said.

"Sit down." Yuan Wenshao said calmly.

"Yes." Geng Jiechuan and Zheng Wu responded, bowed and retreated.

"Does anyone else have any opinions?" Yuan Wenshao asked.

"Commander, I would like to ask, will the food and fodder be able to keep up with the training of the soldiers?" A general stood up and saluted.

Yuan Wenshao glanced at the person who spoke. This person was one of the generals in charge of the first battalion, named Wu Jiyu.

Although Yuan Wenshao was the governor of the rear army, he actually had no power to appoint his subordinates.

All general schools are drafted by the Privy Council and submitted to the officials for decision.

Because they were all mobilized from the former western suburbs camp or local areas, the only one who is really on the same page with him is Sheng Changwu, who is in charge of the first battalion.

The rear army's 80,000 troops were divided into four battalions, each with 20,000 troops.

In other words, what he can actually control is Zuoying, which is controlled by Sheng Changwu.

When Yuan Wenshao got the list of generals in the rear army, he had people investigate it, and he knew something about the other three people in charge of the fourth battalion.

Wu Jiyu was originally the general in charge of the first battalion of the western suburbs camp, but now he is only on a regular basis.

As for ability, to be honest, I really don’t know.

After all, many generals in the original Western Suburbs Camp were just dawdling, which was also the reason why the soldiers in the Western Suburbs Camp had very poor combat effectiveness.

Soldiers in ancient times did not have any lofty ideas of protecting the home and country.

As the old saying goes, a good man should not be a soldier.

Most of the ordinary soldiers are just trying to make ends meet.

What's more, many of the soldiers in the western suburbs camp were refugees who were homeless due to the disaster, and some idle local ruffians.

In order to resettle the refugees and prevent them from rebelling due to their displacement, Emperor Taizu selected the best among the refugees to serve as soldiers.

Later emperors followed suit, resulting in most of the soldiers in the western suburbs camp being refugees.

They just wanted to earn a living, and they didn't join the army voluntarily. Plus the upper-level generals were in bad shape, so it was strange that they were able to fight.

Of course, Wu Jiyu is not the only general whose camp in the western suburbs is in ruins.

According to Yuan Wenshao's investigation, Wu Jiyu is relatively good.

"After the restructuring of the western suburbs camp, each camp was disrupted and reorganized, and training was inevitable. Food was distributed according to daily training." Yuan Wenshao said.

Military training consumes a lot of physical energy, so the consumption of food and grass is different between training and non-training.

Normally, the army conducts training every three or five days, and the allocation of food and grass is also based on this standard.

"There is no doubt about the final general." Wu Jiyu bowed.

"Is there anyone else?" Yuan Wenshao asked.

After waiting for a while, when no one spoke, Yuan Wenshao said: "In that case, let's all go back and complete the preliminary preparations."

"Yes!"

Everyone stood up, bowed, and left.

Not long after, only Yuan Wenshao and the eunuch Huang Yu were left in the camp.

"This is the first time for me to control an army like this. I will have to trouble Eunuch Huang to give more advice in the future." Yuan Wenshao said with a smile.

Towards Huang Yu, the eunuch who oversaw the army, Yuan Wenshao could not be said to be flattering, but he was very polite.

Because of their physical disabilities, most of the eunuchs actually have some psychological problems, except for a few.

Especially those in high positions are the most sensitive.

He may not remember if you are polite to him, but if you dislike him and look down on him, others will definitely notice it.

Anyone who can be sent as a supervisor must be Zhao Zongquan's confidant.

This kind of person is the most capable of causing harm, so Yuan Wenshao still wants to have a better relationship with him.

"Haha, the Marquis is too polite. Officials have a keen eye for people and can allow the Marquis to take charge of the rear army. Naturally, they believe in the Marquis' talents." Huang Yu said with a smile.

Everyone carried the sedan chair, so he naturally would not refuse Yuan Wenshao's overtures.

"There are a lot of things going on these days. In a few days I will host and invite you all to have a few drinks together. Eunuch Huang will be rewarded." Yuan Wenshao said.

"Then our family will wait for the Marquis to invite us. We still have things to do at home, and the Marquis has many official duties, so I won't bother you." Huang Yu stood up and said.

"I'll see my father-in-law off." Yuan Wenshao stood up and said.

"Haha, Lord Marquis, stay here."

Huang Yu declined, but when Yuan Wenshao insisted on sending it, he refused.

Yuan Wenshao sent Huang Yu away and returned to the camp, his face darkening. He summoned his generals for a lecture for the first time. Geng Jiechuan had just done that, which was obviously an attack on his prestige.

This is like the first day a leader takes office. Even if what he says is wrong, he cannot question him face to face, but should respond first.

No matter what, you have to save some face for the leader.

It's impossible that Geng Jiechuan didn't understand this truth, but Geng Jiechuan just said it anyway.

But at that time, he was not in a good position to have an attack and prevent any real trouble. Geng Jiechuan did not save him face, and Yuan Wenshao could not do anything to him because of this matter. In the end, it was he who was embarrassed.

But if he doesn't do anything, the people below don't know what to think next.

Yuan Wenshao thought about it over and over, but for a moment he couldn't think of a way to deal with Geng Jiechuan.

That's not to say there's nothing you can do.

If you really want to clean it up, there must be a way.

After all, he is the commander-in-chief of the rear army and the boss of Geng Jiechuan. It is okay to find fault with him.

But such a punishment is not severe at all, and it is too deliberate.

What Yuan Wenshao needs is an opportunity to deal with him in an upright manner so that others can't find fault with him.

Just when Yuan Wenshao wanted Qin Li to send someone to keep an eye on Geng Jiechuan, Qin Li walked in and saluted, "Master Marquis, Deputy Governor Zheng wants to see you."

Yuan Wenshao was startled and said, "Let him come in."

"Yes."

Qin Li retreated, and Zheng Wu walked in after a while.

"At the end of the day, I will see the governor." Zheng Wu saluted.

Yuan Wenshao waved his hand and said with a smile: "Sit down and talk."

"Thank you, Commander."

Zheng Wu bowed his hands and sat down.

"I wonder why General Zheng is here?" Yuan Wenshao asked.

Zheng Wu cupped his hands and said: "Captain, although the general has trained troops before, there are many deficiencies in the training. Now the commander has asked me to take charge of the training of an army of 40,000. The general is very scared, fearing that he will not trust the commander."

"Haha, General Zheng comes from a famous family, and I can trust his abilities. Just go ahead and do it." Yuan Wenshao said with a smile.

Why is the gap between people so big?

Speaking of which, Zheng Wu will soon become the official's brother-in-law and King Huan's uncle.

His status is not much higher than that of Geng Jiechuan.

But he is a better person than Geng Jiechuan.

Of course, Yuan Wenshao was not so arrogant as to think that Zheng Wu was here to express his loyalty to him.

The Zheng family has been loyal for generations, and now that they have become relatives, they are naturally loyal to the official family.

"The Commander-in-Chief is so complimentary. I have heard the British Lord praise the Commander-in-Chief for his good military training many times before. I would like to ask the Commander-in-Chief for some advice." Zheng Wu said.

"Haha, the British Lord is so impressed. I will give you a copy of the military training method later. Use it if you see it. If you don't, forget it." Yuan Wenshao said with a smile.

Zheng Wu was stunned when he heard this. For generals like them, military training methods and military tactics are secrets that are not passed down.

Even though Yuan Wenshao had trained the Imperial Guards before, those Imperial Guards kept the training methods they learned secret.

Some generals with humble backgrounds say they are familiar with military books, but in fact they only read history books.

Historically, Guan Yu liked to read "Spring and Autumn" because it recorded many war records.

The real military tactics are in the hands of the generals, and there are none outside.

Even with printing now, there is no place to buy military books.

These are the things that Jiangmen depends on for survival.

Zheng Wu originally wanted to ask Yuan Wenshao how to train soldiers, but he didn't expect that Yuan Wenshao would directly give it to him.

"Do you really mean what the governor said?" Zheng Wu came back to his senses and said in disbelief.

"Of course it's true."

Yuan Wenshao actually didn't value the so-called military training method.

At that time, the officials rotated the Forbidden Army to him for training, and many of the Forbidden Army generals learned it.

Officials have also made people summarize that they should promote the whole army.

However, the military generals did not value this training method.

That's not to say that training military postures and formations was useless to ancient soldiers.

In fact, these training methods are designed to train soldiers' discipline and will.

Combined with the ancient military formation equipment training method, the effect is still great.

The reason why it is not taken seriously is because of the combination of its own training and Yuan Wenshao's training method, which makes the training intensity stronger.

You must know that for military generals, especially those in the western suburbs camp, the army is the only place where they can make money.

Generally speaking, generals make money by taking empty pay, over-reporting the loss of equipment, and selling weapons.

But the western suburbs camp is right at the emperor's feet, so he definitely wouldn't dare to pay for it, and he wouldn't dare to go too far in terms of equipment.

The real way to make money is in the soldiers' rations.

With an army of hundreds of thousands, people eat and horses chew, and the consumption of food and grass is an astronomical amount.

If the general withholds a little more and feeds the soldiers less, the money will come.

If Yuan Wenshao's training method is added, the soldiers' training intensity will become stronger and they will naturally eat more.

They still do what they did before. If the soldiers don't have enough to eat, wouldn't they have to cause trouble?

It can be said that Yuan Wenshao's training methods have affected their 'money' prospects, so naturally they are not taken seriously.

"Thank you, Commander." Zheng Wu stood up and bowed deeply.

"Okay, no need to be so polite." Yuan Wenshao smiled.

"Commander, I have one more thing to do, general." Zheng Wu cupped his hands and said.

"What's the matter?"

"The general is getting married in half a month. I want to take a few days off by then. I will also bother the commander to supervise the training of the left and right battalions." Zheng Wu said.

"Haha, this is your big day, so of course it's no problem. And I'll go ask for a wedding drink when the time comes." Yuan Wenshao said with a smile.

Zheng Wu didn't look happy at all, he just cupped his hands and said, "Then I'll have a few more drinks with the governor."

"That's not okay. If I get you drunk and the bride finds out, she still can't blame me?" Yuan Wenshao said with a smile.

"General."

At this moment, Qin Li walked in and bowed without saying a word.

"Captain, the general will retire first."

Zheng Wu knew that it was inconvenient for Qin Li to say that he was here, so he said goodbye.

"Well, I have something else to do, so I won't send you off." Yuan Wenshao nodded.

After Zheng Wu left, Yuan Wenshao asked, "What's the matter?"

"Something happened at home. The eldest lady sent someone to ask the Marquis to go back." Qin Li said.

"What happened?" Yuan Wenshao became anxious when he heard this.

If there was nothing serious, Hualan would not send anyone to the military camp to find him.

(End of this chapter)