golden scales

Guan Pingzhou was already prepared to be questioned. He held his chest high and looked at the golden dragon flag on a red background behind the crown prince. He said, "The humble job was proposed at the staff meeting, but it was rejected."

"What was the reason for their rejection of this proposal?" Zhu Cihong asked.

"It's because I'm too young." Guan Pingzhou was obviously not convinced.

Zhu Cihong smiled.

Xiao Mo also laughed.

It was Xiao Mo who first set up the staff of the East Palace Army.At that time, the elders of Xiao Mo's family were afraid that he had no military experience, and it would be ridiculous to go to war after only reading two books, so they specially selected veteran soldiers who had fought wars from the family to accompany him, and thus created the staff officer system.

These people later naturally became the backbone of the staff of the [-]st Battalion of the Guards, and most of the subordinate staff were trained and taught by them, so overall, the staff team of the [-]st Battalion was the most mature and conservative.Obviously, the mature and conservative majority does not like a few radical young people.

"This reason is not good." Zhu Cihong smiled at Xiao Mo.

"The final general did not see this suggestion in the summary of the staff meeting." Xiao Mo also smiled.

"As soon as the humble job was proposed, the chief of staff accused the humble job of being young and ignorant, and made light words." Guan Pingzhou said a little excitedly.

"Everyone has a different personality, and they take care of the juniors differently." Zhu Cihong calmly said: "The chief of staff..."

Xiao Mo started with an old soldier with the rank of colonel and gray hair, his face was like a wax sculpture, standing on the spot expressionlessly.

"He didn't want you to leave a mark, so he didn't record it in the summary of the meeting." Zhu Cihong said: "You have a fatal injury for luring the snake out of the hole."

"Humble job has the confidence to explain." Guan Pingzhou still refused to accept.

Zhu Cilang asked: "Why did Donglu have to mobilize the South Route Army instead of sending a large army from Beijing to attack the third battalion with the South Route Army? Donglu is cavalry, and the first battalion is an infantry battalion. One day is enough for Beijing to reach Zhending." , and the first battalion will definitely not be able to catch up with Bahana's vest battalion. Do you still think it is a good thing to let the third battalion go deep alone?"

Guan Pingzhou lost all confidence and was at a loss for words.

"It's a good thing to be able to see friendly troops, but you can't just focus on this small battlefield." Zhu Cihong nodded towards him.He said to Xiao Mo again: "You are still alive. You still have to calm down and hone your skills."

Xiao Mo said yes and signaled Guan Pingzhou to return to the team.

Guan Pingzhou just moved a step, and said again: "Your Highness, the population of the prefectures south of Gyeonggi is larger than that of Shandong. If our army is short of manpower, why don't we recruit soldiers from the local area? With only our officers, even if we expand our army by ten times, it is not impossible. .”

The prefectures of Shunde, Guangping, Zhending, Baoding, and Hejian in the south of Gyeonggi are densely populated. The average population of each prefecture is more than 30, and the number is even close to 50.There are a large number of people who are struggling on the food and clothing line and can be included in the army.Not to mention expanding the military tenfold.Even twenty times may not be impossible.

"Are you new here?" Zhu Cihong frowned.

"Yes, I was sent to the first battalion last month." Guan Pingzhou said.

"Do you know the battle history of the first battalion? The original guard battalion. It took four months to form an army and defeated the rebellious guards led by Liu Zongmin. What do you think is the reason?" Zhu Cihong asked.

"Strict drills, well-coordinated formations, and excellent equipment." Guan Pingzhou has obviously considered this issue.

"There are also these rebellious Zhongquan personal guards, and they have veteran fighting experience." Zhu Cihong said: "You haven't found the key point, that is the morale of the soldiers! Only soldiers who know why they fight will know how to fight This is why our army can have a large number of warriors who can't be injured in battle. And even the elite enemy army will collapse when the battle damage exceeds [-]%."

"The militia recruited temporarily, can they do it? When you say such words, you also show that you don't know the reason why our army set up training officers, and you don't know their contribution to the battle." Zhu Cihong frowned Get up, and turn to the generals: "At first, some people regarded the trainer as a supervisor, but later found that they were wrong. But some people went to the other extreme, that is, they can't afford the trainer. I must say, this It’s also wrong. I’ll give you a group of clay puppets. Can you fight? Those who set foot on the battlefield with you are real people! Humans have human hearts, and human hearts need communication, comfort and encouragement. Aren’t these things all trainers are doing? "

After Zhu Cihong finished his training, he lightly supported his forehead and said, "Okay, I won't talk about other issues. For now, we should actively build fortifications and prepare for battle. The initiative is still in our hands."

"Your Highness," Xiao Mo stepped forward and said, "At the end of the day, Your Highness will be asked to send a reserve battalion as an assistant soldier. Even though you don't need them to die, you can get familiar with the battlefield as soon as possible."

Zhu Cihong nodded: "You can discuss it with Min Zhanlian. Since the military training is entrusted to him, you must respect his opinion."

Xiao Mo retreated in response.

You Shiwei and other old people were a little curious. Military affairs were always decided by the general, but this His Highness often showed two personalities of being arbitrary and evasive, which really made people not used to it.They naturally didn't know that Zhu Cihong's arbitrary decision-making was in decision-making, and he was never willing to interfere too much in this kind of cross-departmental coordination.

In the future, when the establishment grows, there will be conflicts between various armies and departments. Is it all up to him to mediate and make decisions?

……

"Keep working harder! The progress of the third stage has gone up, and the cooking cakes have been moved!" A man holding a tin trumpet shouted loudly.

A group of strong-bodied peasants, shirtless, saw someone moving away baskets of white flour cooking cakes by the roadside. They were anxious and sweated harder, shouting in unison, pulling the thick hemp rope with their arms, and pulling the huge The crushing stone was pulled up high, and immediately smashed down heavily.

Under the blessing of potential energy, the thick crushed stone smashed hard on the piled up soil, and was pulled up again.

The frail old and young men at the side, after pulling up the crushed stone, quickly cultivated the splashed sand and soil again, waiting for the crushed stone to be compacted.After this layer is finished, the people behind will lay another layer of different soil quality to ensure that the dirt road can drain better without splashing mud.

Women and children brought salt water and called their men and neighbors they knew to rest.However, under the stimulus of the project progress rewards—the baskets of white flour cooking cakes—few people stopped their work and continued to work hard.

As far as the eye can see, wheelbarrows are running fast, transporting the treated soil.

The entire dirt road stretched forward at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Huang Desu was wearing a short jacket and a bamboo hat, and brought a scribe to record the progress of each section.In this busyness and exhaustion, he almost forgot that he was just a criminal who committed crimes and meritorious deeds and would be deprived of power at any time.The efficient labor allocation and inspiring material rewards in the East Palace opened his eyes—it turns out that civilian husbands can work so enthusiastically.

"Mr. Huang, there seems to be a high official coming over there." The clerk suddenly pointed not far away.

Huang Desu looked over, and sure enough, a young man was surrounded by a group of people.He thought about it, and heard that Dong Gong, who is currently in charge, is also very young and likes to visit privately in micro clothes, so he is probably the crown prince?

"Go and meet me." Huang Desu said, and went forward to meet him.

When the hatchback was approaching, the guard beside the young man stopped Huang Desu: "Who is here?"

"I'm the governor of Dezhou, Huang Desu." Huang Desu hurriedly clasped his fists in salute.

The young man separated from the guards, stepped forward and said, "Chief Huang, are you in charge of the progress of this project?"

——Probably His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!

Huang Desu tried his best to maintain his composure, and said, "It's the next official."

"The progress is slow. These are dirt roads, and the paving is still too slow." The man complained.

"Dian..." Huang Desu was suddenly dazzled by a cloud of silver in the sunlight, and only then did he realize that there were three silver flowers on the young man's shoulders, shining in the sunlight.

This is the military rank of the Eastern Palace Army, Huang Desu recognized it, so it was not the crown prince!

"It seems simple to tamp the soil, but it really takes some effort." Huang Desu changed his words immediately.

The officer squinted his eyes and said, "I'll get you some more rammed-earth trucks, and the speed should be faster. Several of the artillery trucks over there broke down on the dirt road."

The rammed-earth vehicle is two four-wheeled vehicles with pillars as high as Zhang Xu, which are parked on both sides of the road to be repaired, and the wheels can be fixed by using stones to support the wheels.Then, a cross column with a movable pulley is used to support the pillar, and the people below pull up the stone and tamp the loose soil.From the standard point of view, it is like a small model of a gantry crane, which can greatly speed up the efficiency of rammed earth.

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