I served as an admonisher in the Song Dynasty

Chapter 511: Su Liang scolds Pang Ji and Han Qi! The Hebei Imperial Guards are about to get angry

Inside the tent.

Wow! Wow!
The pages turned.

Pang Ji and Han Qi read very carefully, afraid of missing a single word.

If there were any regulations in the document that were unfair to the Hebei Imperial Guards, the two would definitely point it out immediately.

After all, this is related to whether the Hebei Imperial Army can take the lead in attacking Liao in the future, and whether they can realize their ideals.

After a while.

Su Liang opened his eyes from his nap.

He saw that the two were still looking at the documents seriously, and a faint smile appeared on his face.

Everything was as he expected.

Another quarter of an hour passed.

The expressions of the two men became gradually solemn.

Lean slightly.

Pang Ji touched his lips with his slightly trembling fingers, then gently opened the last page of the last document.

When they saw the rating levels displayed on the last page, they were both stunned.

After a while.

Pang Ji murmured helplessly, "Longyu Army, A-class middle; Upper Four Armies, B-class upper; Northwest Imperial Army, B-class upper; Hebei... Hebei... Hebei Imperial Army, C-class upper."

That's right!

The final assessment grade of the Hebei Imperial Guards was: Grade C, Upper.

It is three levels lower than the Northwest Imperial Guards.

The two thought that the worst they would get would be lower than Grade B, but they didn't expect the gap to be so huge.

Han Qi found it hard to accept this reality.

"Impossible, this...how is this possible?" He flipped through the document again, trying to find any mistakes in it.

Su Liang slowly stood up.

Zhao Zhen ordered him to "pick bones from eggs", but Su Liang actually picked bones from eggs.

The reason why the evaluation level of the Hebei Imperial Guards is three levels lower than that of the Northwestern Imperial Guards.

The main reason is that there are too many problems among the lower-level soldiers of the Hebei Imperial Guard.

such as--

A lot of basic training is just fluff.

Like an array, it has appearance but no substance, rigid and lacks variety;
For example, horseback archery is like the procession performance of golden-armored warriors at a grand court meeting, lacking murderous aura;
Like fighting, over-reliance on companions and weapons, lack of a fatal killing skill;

……

In addition, the lower-level soldiers need to have a grasp of military regulations and laws, their ability to keep and use military weapons, their ability to deal with sudden incidents, etc.

All very bad.

The worst of them is the collective character of the Hebei Imperial Guards.

They are overly cautious, afraid to make decisions, lack fighting spirit and murderous intent, and have almost no ability to deal with emergencies.

of course.

This kind of character is related to the fact that the relationship between Song and Liao is better than that between Song and Xia, but it is also a disadvantage.

If a life-and-death battle really came up, the Hebei Imperial Guards' ability to react would be far worse than that of the Northwest Imperial Guards.

in short--

In all aspects of comprehensive combat effectiveness, the Hebei Imperial Guards were inferior to the Northwestern Imperial Guards in every aspect. When all factors were accumulated, a huge gap was formed.

Su Liangruo is merciful in his writing.

You can also give the Hebei Imperial Guards a grade of B, but that would be harming the Hebei Imperial Guards.

There is no such thing as harmless small mistakes in the military. A slight mistake may result in loss of life.

Therefore.

Judging the Hebei Imperial Army by the two coordinates of Longyu Army and Northwest Imperial Army, the Hebei Imperial Army can only get a grade C+.

Han Qi quickly read the document again and found no errors or omissions.

For a while.

Pang Ji and Han Qi both felt a little dispirited.

This result made the two of them too embarrassed to compete for the main attack mission.

At this time, Su Liang spoke.

"Pang Gong, Brother Zhigui, don't be discouraged. The Northwest Imperial Army has been fighting all year round, and their fighting spirit and military discipline are indeed stronger. But we don't know when the Song and Liao will go to war, so the Hebei Imperial Army still has plenty of time to change."

"If you plan to throw the jar into chaos because of this result, I won't look down on you!" Su Liang raised his voice.

Hear this.

Pang Ji and Han Qi immediately straightened their chests.

Han Qi thought for a moment and said to Su Liang, "Central Prime Minister Su, please wait for a moment while I discuss this with Lord Pang."

After saying that, Han Qi dragged Pang Ji out of the tent.

After a while, the two returned to the tent and bowed to Su Liang together.

Han Qi said sternly, "Central Prime Minister Su, we want to perform a play with you to inspire the fighting spirit of the soldiers, but we need you to play a villain. Can you accept it?"

Su Liang instantly thought of what the two wanted to do.

"As long as it can quickly improve the combat effectiveness of the Hebei Imperial Guards, I am willing to cooperate in anything." Su Liang said with a smile.

Immediately, the three of them began to discuss in a low voice in the tent.

……

About a quarter of an hour later, Su Liang's loud and angry voice was heard from the tent.

"Is this how you run your army?"

"We have been in Hebei Province for so long, and we have trained a group of soldiers who are incapable of fighting. Has the imperial court ever lacked a penny of military funds for Hebei Province? Has it ever caused you to suffer any injustice?"

……

"I am ashamed of you, and the court is ashamed of you. I will impeach you when I return to the capital!"

Su Liang's voice is very loud, like thunder.

Outside the tent.

The two soldiers on guard heard it clearly.

Both of them were very surprised.

I don’t know why Su Liang suddenly got so furious.

At that moment, Su Liang's impeachment memorial was almost equivalent to a letter of demotion or dismissal of an official. Not to mention Pang Ji and Han Qi, even Prime Minister Wen Yanbo and Second Prime Minister Fu Bi would most likely step down if they were impeached by Su Liang.

not far away.

Some soldiers couldn't help but stop when they heard the voice.

but.

Without the order from the three people in the tent, they were not qualified to enter the central military tent.

Su Liang continued to roar at the top of his lungs.

"You are useless! You are not as good as the Western Army in daily training, your spirit is not as good as the Western Army, and your combat effectiveness is far inferior to the Western Army. Fortunately, the emperor didn't come. If he had come, he would have been pissed off by you!"

"It seems that you are living too comfortably and have no idea what kind of responsibility you are shouldering. One general is incompetent and the whole army is a bunch of idiots. This Lieutenant General does not want to stay here for even a quarter of an hour!"

……

Su Liang's furious voice could be heard at least ten meters away through the tent.

Not long after.

More than twenty soldiers surrounded them.

They gradually understood.

Su Liang was cursing the Hebei Imperial Guards for being so bad.

However, the two military commanders in the tent, Pang Ji and Han Qi, did not say a word. This must be related to the recent military inspections.

"Su... Su Zhongcheng's scolding was too harsh. Deputy Envoy Pang and Pacifier Han obviously did a good job. Is there any misunderstanding?" A general muttered in a low voice.

The general beside him frowned slightly.

"Deputy Envoy Pang and Envoy Han didn't dare to talk back even after being scolded like that. I'm afraid... I'm afraid the results of the recent inspection of the military camp were really bad. Is there really such a big gap between us and the Northwest Imperial Army?"

"Tell me, is Su Zhongcheng deliberately looking for trouble?"

"I don't think so. Su Zhongcheng has always had a hot temper. I heard that he was so angry that he even dared to quarrel with the emperor. I'm afraid he is really dissatisfied with us this time!"

……

Just as dozens of soldiers gathered in front of the central army tent and started discussing.

Suddenly there was a loud noise from inside.

"boom!"

It was obviously the sound of a table being overturned.

Then, Su Liang came out of the tent with a livid face, cursing. "Just wait for me to impeach you!"

"You are incapable of managing the Hebei Imperial Guards. The court should let those who are capable manage them. Any officials who are just sitting there doing nothing should retire early and go home to enjoy their old age..."

Su Liang said as he walked out.

Pang Ji and Han Qi followed quickly.

"Central Prime Minister Su, don't be anxious, give us another chance, give us another chance!" Han Qi followed behind and said anxiously.

At this moment, Pang Ji suddenly stepped forward and grabbed Su Liang's sleeve.

"Su Zhongcheng, listen to my explanation, listen to my explanation!"

Pang Ji first leaned forward towards Su Liang's body, then grabbed Su Liang's arm. Before Su Liang could make any move, he suddenly pulled Su Liang's arm, then leaned back and sat down on the ground.

From the perspective of the people around, it was Su Liang who pushed Pang Ji to the ground.

Su Liang was also stunned.

Pang Ji's move of sitting down and falling to the ground was not discussed before.

At the age of 67, he tried his best to boost the morale of the Hebei Imperial Guards.

Since Su Liang wants to play a bad guy, he has to play the bad guy to the end.

He looked at Old Pang Ji, who was sitting on the ground and could hardly stand up by himself, and glared at him, "Why are you trying to explain now? Explanations are useless. The Hebei Imperial Guards are so bad, and you two are primarily responsible!"

At this time, a general finally couldn't bear it anymore.

He and his companions helped Pang Ji up, then looked at Su Liang and said, "Central Prime Minister Su, I don't know what the results of your inspection are. You actually insulted our Hebei Imperial Guards like this. You can scold us, but the two generals did a good job. Mr. Pang is nearly 70 years old. Isn't it a bit..."

This general had always admired Su Liang and tried hard not to say anything bad about him.

"Humph!"

Su Liang snorted coldly and said, "They didn't do a bad job? Ask them if they did a good job. As for scolding you, you don't deserve it!"

Only Su Liang could say such vicious words.

If it were any other civil servant, he might have been beaten up.

But since it came from Su Liang's mouth, they could only listen obediently. Su Liang had the qualifications to curse like that.

Su Liang looked around and then said loudly: "The court ordered you to train here, so that you can live in harmony and happiness here? It is to prepare for the full-scale war between Song and Liao in the future."

"I, the Minister of Justice, came to Hebei Province for an inspection under orders from the government to verify whether you have the ability to serve as the main force in the attack on Liao. But now, the results of the inspection tell me that you don't! You are far from it!"

"In terms of daily training, cavalry and archery formations, and even spirit, you are far inferior to the Western Army. The court does not trust you to guard the Hebei border. According to your current abilities, you are only fit to transport food and supplies!"

……

Su Liang yelled at the top of his voice, cursing the Hebei Imperial Guards for all their worthlessness.

If someone scolds them, they will refute and question the reason.

But when Su Liang scolded them like this, Pang Ji and Han Qi didn't dare to say a word, which was enough to show that they did a really bad job.

What made the soldiers even more panic was that Su Liang intended to deprive them of the qualification to lead the attack on the Liao Kingdom in the future.

This is the greatest insult to them.

At this time, Han Qi spoke.

"Central Prime Minister Su, please give the Hebei Imperial Army another chance. We are willing to sign a military order. Before October of this year, we will definitely be able to build an army that is qualified to serve as the main force to attack Liao!"

Su Liang stood with his hands behind his back and said nothing.

Han Qi shouted loudly: "Messenger, order all the generals above the rank of battalion commander in the barracks to assemble immediately at the battlefield ahead. They must be assembled within a quarter of an hour!"

"Yes!" Several messengers immediately went to notify.

And this time.

Pang Ji and Su Liang talked in a low voice, then walked towards the battlefield ahead.

……

A quarter of an hour later.

More than seventy generals above the rank of battalion commander in the camp were all gathered together.

Standing very straight.

A large part of the generals are known.

Su Liang cursed Pang Ji and Han Qi, and also destroyed the Hebei Imperial Guards.

The other soldiers were also curious.

But everyone was doing their own job and didn't dare to watch.

These generals would naturally convey to them the information they needed to know afterwards.

Before the battlefield.

Su Liang, Pang Ji and Han Qi all had gloomy faces.

Subsequently.

Han Qi took out a stack of documents and spoke first.

"Recently, Su Zhongcheng inspected the military and political affairs of Hebei on behalf of the emperor, focusing on the military management of our Hebei Imperial Guards to determine whether we are qualified to take the lead in a full-scale war with Liao in the future. After more than ten days, Su Zhongcheng's judgment is as follows..."

Han Qi read out all the shortcomings of the Hebei Imperial Guards exposed in the document, the gap between them and the Northwest Imperial Guards, as well as Su Liang's final classification of the Hebei Imperial Guards and the reasons for the classification.

For a while.

All the generals were dumbfounded.

They knew that they were not as good as the Northwestern Imperial Guards, but they did not expect the gap to be so huge. They could not accept Su Liang's view that they were simply incapable of taking on the main attack on Liao.

Many soldiers thought they had worked hard enough.

I didn't expect it to be so bad.

"Cough cough!"

Pang Ji coughed twice, then took two steps forward.

"When the Song and Liao go to war, the emperor will lead the army in person. The emperor will naturally let the most powerful army of the Song Dynasty take charge of the main attack. We have been training for so long, but now it is very likely that the Northwest Imperial Army will take the lead in the attack, and we will assist, and may even transport food and grass. Are you convinced?"

"Not convinced!"

The sounds on the battlefield were very uniform and loud.

"Are you not convinced? What's the use of being unconvinced? It's just that we are not as skilled as others. We are inferior to the Northwest Imperial Army in every aspect and the gap is huge!" Pang Ji said.

Pang Ji looked around and asked, "Is there anyone who doesn't want to play the main attack? Stand up!"

No one stood out in the battlefield.

“Who doesn’t want to achieve great things? Who doesn’t want to go down in history?”

"The future Song-Liao war, to put it in a more righteous way, is for us to fulfill the wishes of our ancestors and emperors, to recover the homeland of the Han and Tang dynasties, and to make our Han compatriots return to the Song Dynasty; to put it in a more selfish way, if we can participate in the war and win, we can prove ourselves and also let our parents, wives and children live a better life."

"Here, I hope we can show our position to Su Zhongcheng that we can become better. We must be the most qualified team to attack Liao before the full-scale war between Song and Liao. Do you have this ambition?"

"Yes!" everyone shouted in unison, deafeningly.

Pang Ji and Han Qi looked at each other, then bowed to Su Liang at the same time and said, "Please give us another chance, Prime Minister Su!"

Swish!
The soldiers on the battlefield all bowed their hands and shouted, "Please give us another chance, Su Zhongcheng!"

"Please give us another chance, Su Zhongcheng!"

"Please give us another chance, Su Zhongcheng!"

"Please give us another chance, Su Zhongcheng!"

"Please give us another chance, Su Zhongcheng!"

……

The sound is deafening and lasts for a long time.

Each of them was as excited as if they had been injected with chicken blood.

These soldiers felt the pressure. They also wanted to achieve great things and go down in history. They also wanted their parents, wives and children to live a better life.

Su Liang stretched out his hands and pressed them down. When the surroundings were quiet, he said, "I will give you one more chance. In early October of this year, I will come to inspect again. This is your last chance to show yourself!"

Hearing this, the soldiers on the battlefield became excited.

Pang Ji raised his fist and shouted, "Next, we will train to death!"

"Train to death! Train to death! Train to death!" All the soldiers raised their fists and shouted, each of them was very excited.

At this moment, Su Liang felt that their fighting spirit and bloodiness were aroused.

He took a long breath.

He finally completed the task assigned to him by the government.

Although such stimulation of these soldiers would make their lives miserable in the days to come.

But when the war comes.

However, they can have stronger combat capability and are better at protecting their lives.

So, it's all worth it.

At this moment, Pang Ji and Han Qi's spirits were obviously different.

They are like a bundle of burning firewood, with fiery fighting spirit in their hearts.

Su Liang saw on the faces of these soldiers the stubbornness and confidence that often appeared on the faces of the Northwest Imperial Army soldiers.

This is exactly what a victorious army should look like.

(End of this chapter)