Wanli 1592

Chapter 745 Departure!

When the news from the cabinet of recalling meritorious soldiers to Beijing to offer captives reached Xiao Ruxun, Xiao Ruxun had already taken the army to rest in Datong for more than ten days.

The tens of thousands of soldiers who marched to the north of the Great Wall have completely calmed down from the tense atmosphere of blood and fire. They will not open their mouths to kill and kill, nor will they open their mouths to behead and perform meritorious deeds. They have slowly returned to the state before the war.

But since they are still under Xiao Ruxun's command, since Xiao Ruxun is still their governor, they will not be allowed to change back to their original appearance so quickly.Returning to the army in daily life, under Xiao Ruxun's suggestion, the whole army launched extremely rich daily activities instead of training.

For example, in the Zhennan Army, the whole army contest is as important as sports competitions. Each army selects the best fighters to compete with each other, and the winners can get various rewards.

This kind of custom is not absent in other armies, but there is really no army like the Zhennan Army that has institutionalized and standardized him. The Zhennan Army is the only one with the tail of the scorpion.

Knife competitions, gun shooting competitions, shooting competitions, horse riding competitions, etc., the competition of many battlefield skill competitions made the whole army enjoy it, not only the soldiers, but also the officers and generals.

Not only is the reward of silver taels very attractive, the sense of satisfaction and pride after winning is also the reason why they cannot but accept this kind of activity.

These competitions are about personal ability, but at the same time, they are also about the level of military training. In this regard, the Zhennan Army, which has the highest training in the entire army, stands out.

Although the number of people is small, they can get rankings in almost every event. Among the more than forty competition events, the soldiers of the Zhennan Army won 26 No.1. Xiao Ruxun stipulated that each No.1 can get 50 taels of silver. Rewards, this made many soldiers get rich quickly.

The other armies are jealous, there is no way, they just can't do it.

It's obviously a very common military training program, but you can't say that the Zhennan Army is cheating. The Zhennan Army's unique training competition, Xiao Ruxun, hasn't been released yet. This is a training program that the entire Ming army should conduct. Your skills are inferior to others. Who is to blame?

If generals don't compete with soldiers, it would be embarrassing if they don't know the superiority and inferiority, so generals compete with generals, and Xiao Ruxun acts as the arbiter to convince everyone.

The reward for the winner is 100 taels of silver, which is twice as much as that of the soldiers. There are still few competitors. It seems easy, but the competition is much stronger.

For example, Li Rusong's Liaodong generals regiment, including Nurhachi's Jurchen cavalry, had a force value that exploded, almost rubbing the other generals except the Zhennan army officer regiment on the ground.

The generals in Taiyuan had an ugly loss. Dong Yiyuan felt that his face was dishonored, so he went off to compete with the Liaodong generals in person. Seeing his subordinates lose three battles in a row, Li Rusong felt that his face was shameless, so he also went off to fight Dong Yiyuan himself. The fight is called a wonderful.

In the end, it was Li Rusong who was more aggressive and defeated Dong Yiyuan. Dong Yiyuan lost his temper and handed over 100 taels of silver.

Li Rusong laughed so proudly.

Thanks to these competitive events, the soldiers will not be bored. While renovating the Great Wall, they also spent a very fulfilling period of time, and they can still eat their stomachs every day. Everyone thinks that if military life is like this, they should not There are so many deserters.

Unfortunately, such thoughts are just thoughts.

Everyone, including Li Rusong, knows that the time to part will still come.

Finally, on May [-], the imperial court's decree was conveyed to the camp of the Ming army in Shahukou. Datong governor Fang Shoushi personally accompanied the cabinet officials to the Ming army camp to announce that His Majesty the emperor recalled the meritorious soldiers to Beijing to participate in the prisoner offering ceremony. make.

The emperor officially announced the recall of meritorious soldiers to Beijing to receive rewards.

Everyone's heart is excited and sad coexist.

The soldiers in Taiyuan and Yulin knew very well that it would be very difficult for Xiao Ruxun to come back after leaving. The next time we meet again, we don't know when it will be, and we don't know if there is still a chance.

Xiao Ruxun will leave here and go where he should go, and everyone will return to their residences and start their own lives again. We may never see each other again in this life.

Xiao Ruxun announced that the meritorious soldiers selected before will set off on May [-]th, and the Zhennan Army and Liaodong Army will also leave at the same time as guest troops, and the Taiyuan Army and Yulin Army will also return to their original garrisons.

For most people, separation is two days later.

In the last two days, Xiao Ruxun raised the standard of food to the best for everyone. He could eat meat, dry rice and broth every day, and he could see him every day. He tried his best to show himself in front of the soldiers all the time.

He encouraged every soldier to not forget this journey, to be a brave and good soldier, and when the northern captives come, they will go up and chop him with a knife, and don't let down their courage.

The time of parting was getting closer. On the night of May [-]rd, Xiao Ruxun held a grand celebration banquet. It was said to be a celebration banquet, but it was actually a parting banquet, a parting banquet between comrades honed on the battlefield.

Fang Shoushi took Sun Chengzong to the banquet.

Seeing many soldiers crying, even some senior officers crying, Fang Shoushi and Sun Chengzong each had their own feelings.

"If there is such an army guarding the border of Datong, why worry about the invasion of the North! Unfortunately, there is only one such army, and only one person can bring it out."

Fang Shoushi sighed while drinking the porridge.

"This is the elite division, the real elite. If Da Ming has an army of [-], in the whole world, is there any opponent?"

Sun Chengzong also sighed very much.

"It's a pity that there is only one Xiao Zhennan, and there is only one such army. Besides, Xiao Zhennan's return to the capital this time can be said to be an uncertain future, and he doesn't know what the final outcome will be."

After hearing Fang Shoushi's words, Sun Chengzong hurriedly asked: "Did Shen Ge not reply to Dong Weng?"

"No."

Fang Shoushi shook his head: "As far as I think, he will not reply to my letter. I am just an old man, and I am not in his eyes at all. There are other more important things in his eyes. People speak lightly. If I am It must be different if I was born in Hanlin, but unfortunately, I am not."

Fang Shoushi looked at Sun Chengzong, and said with a smile: "Children, if you have ambition, you can get a top three in the exam. If you are not good enough, you have to choose a good scholar and enter the Imperial Academy. Only by entering the Imperial Academy can you finally achieve your goal." It is possible for our generation of scholars to idealize, otherwise, in the end, it will be just like me, and I will just spend my life in a hurry."

There was a deep sense of helplessness in Fang Shoushi's words.

"Dong Weng..."

Sun Chengzong didn't know what to say.

However, these days, Sun Chengzong himself is also thinking and imagining.

What he saw was really too different from what he had imagined all along.

This night is destined to be a sleepless night.

In the early morning of May [-]th, the soldiers of the Ming Army got up early, and the Huotou Army prepared the last breakfast. After the soldiers had breakfast, it was really time to say goodbye.

There is no feast that never ends, it will be a matter of time, but a general who can truly gain the respect of the soldiers and give the soldiers a sense of belonging is not so easy to appear.

Although many soldiers' eyes were red from crying, Xiao Ruxun still wanted to leave.

"Governor Xiao, it can be said that there are dangers everywhere in the capital. When you go back this time, you must be careful! Shen has always been a man who seems to be soft but actually ruthless. You have violated his taboo again this time. At this critical moment, he will not let it go. , be careful!"

Fang Shoushi could only say this and try his best.

Of course Xiao Ruxun also knew that when he went back this time, he might encounter some unexpected things.

But no matter what, he has to go back and face those challenges head on.

"Thank you, Mr. Fang, for reminding me. I have remembered all of these, but no matter what he always wants to do or what he thinks, I will only do what I should do. I will do it aboveboard and impeccably. , what am I afraid of?"

After finishing speaking, Xiao Ruxun bowed his hands, got on his horse, and shouted: "Let's go!"

(End of this chapter)