Chapter 732: The Sound of Drums and Horns Shows Its Sharp Edge (4)

The Young Guards are not stationed in Jishi City. This army is stationed by Jishi Lake, which is more than ten miles away from Jishi City. In just a few months, a large military camp has been erected by Jishi Lake. , a wall made of rammed earth surrounds the houses. Every few dozen meters, there is a watchtower about ten meters high, with the bright red battle flag of the Young Guards flying above.

When Shangguan Hong arrived with Gao Yuan, the edge of Jishi Lake was busy. Groups of phalanxes were practicing or standing in military postures in the sun. The cavalry were chasing each other around Jishi Lake. , horseshoes rumbling, slogans bursting out, a lively scene filled with excitement.

"You're in good spirits!" Gao Yuan smiled and pointed at the energetic young men.

"This is the Governor's Young Guards!" Shangguan Hong said with a smile: "Both the officers and soldiers are selected from the best. Every officer and soldier feels honored to be a member of the Young Guards. After I took office, I set an iron rule that if you fail to meet the target during training, you will be eliminated. "

"I looked at the target you set. Is it too harsh for new recruits?" Gao Yuan smiled and shook his head.

"Because we are the Young Guards." Shangguan Hong raised his chest and looked at Gao Yuan, "The Young Guards must be invincible and invincible, so that we cannot lose the prestige of the governor. In order to achieve this goal, we must use We must hold ourselves to the highest standards. Zhengdong Mansion governs an area of ​​thousands of miles and governs millions of people. There are many people who want to join. If anyone is not careful, then quit. The Young Guards must not accept unqualified people. "

Gao Yuan smiled and said, "You are the commander of the Young Guards. You have the final say on these matters. You have been training for a month. How is it? How many have been eliminated?"

"Jishi Lake Barracks now has more than 15,000 new recruits, and the elimination rate is 10%." Shangguan Hong said.

"With such a strict standard, the elimination rate is only 10%?" Gao Yuan looked at Shangguan Hong in surprise, "Very good!"

"This is due to the militia system implemented by the governor among the people. Those soldiers who retired due to injuries or age were scattered to the people in various places and took on the responsibility of the militia leaders in various places. With their salaries, they naturally have to do things. Now It seems that they have done a good job. At least the newly recruited soldiers can already fight directly in the general army. When those soldiers retired, some people suspected that you were wasting money. Seeing now. It’s time for those people to shut up.”

Gao Yuan burst out laughing, "Shangguan, your flattery is becoming more and more invisible, but I like to hear that this system must be implemented unswervingly. First, it is for these causes that are for us. The veterans who have made contributions have solved the problem of livelihood. Secondly, they have trained more qualified soldiers for us. In the future, we will need more and more soldiers."

"The governor is wise."

"What is the proportion of Huns in the Young Guards now?" Gao Yuan asked thoughtfully, looking at the galloping cavalry in the distance. Geili Literature Network

"Most of the Huns are cavalry, about two thousand people. But Governor, these young Huns can no longer be regarded as real Huns. They have settled in Jishi City, with houses and land, and their families are in Jishi The counties also all have properties. When recruiting troops, we pay great attention to this. These Huns selected are not very old and have lived in Jishi City for more than three years. They are the first batch of Huns to settle in Jishi City. Most of them have even studied in schools, wear our clothes, speak our language, and eat the same food as us. They can basically be regarded as Jishi City residents.

"Shangguan Hong said with a smile.

"Sinicization and assimilation of foreign races have always been efficient." Gao Yuan smiled proudly, "The books are the same and the cars are the same track. In a few years, the Xiongnu will become a term in history."

"The book is the same?" Shangguan Hong thought for a while, "During this period, the Governor asked Han Fu to rewrite the school book. Is this what he was preparing for?"

"Yeah!" Gao Yuan nodded, "Have you heard about it too?"

"I met Han Fu a few days ago, and he was very bitter. He said that all the characters in "Dudu" had been changed. It took him a long time to match them one by one. He also said that he had been reading for half his life. If he had followed the words made by the Governor, he would have suspected that he was illiterate." Shangguan Hong laughed and said, "But after looking at the comparison copy he brought me, I felt that the words after the changes made by the Governor were more concise and easier to remember. "

"That's simplified Chinese." Gao Yuan said casually: "In the past, many characters were too complicated. In our Zhengdong Mansion, we don't have many scholars. If we can make it simpler for them to learn, it will be easier to promote it. I hope that one day, we All the people are literate.”

"Everyone is literate. This is a huge project." Shangguan Hong exclaimed.

"It's not a huge project." Gao Yuan shook his head and said: "As long as everyone of our people becomes rich and has extra money in their pockets, everyone will naturally have higher pursuits. It is said that knowing etiquette means knowing the etiquette. Although this sentence is not completely correct, it is generally correct to know the honor and disgrace if you have enough food and clothing.

"The Governor is right, and in order to achieve this goal, we must first of all have our army continue to win victories and continue to rescue those who are still living without food and clothing from the oppression. , bring them under our rule, and only under the rule of the governor can they truly live a life of sufficient food and clothing. "

"You understand very well. Everything is based on our continuous victory, so now we need a strong and unmatched army." Gao Yuan pointed to the young man not far away. Scene of guard training, "In the future, there will be more and more troops like this. Let's go into the military camp and have a look."

The two men galloped close to the military camp. When they saw a horse galloping towards them, soldiers immediately came to meet them at the gate of the camp. They raised their hands high and said loudly: "No galloping horses in the camp."

Shangguan Hong reined his horse and stood up, "Captain, there are regulations in the military camp. Unless it is a military operation, horses are not allowed to gallop in the camp."

Gao Yuan laughed and couldn't help but think of the story of Xiliu Camp in his mind. He raised his eyebrows and said, "Since it is a rule, of course you must abide by it. Get off your horse and let's walk in."

The two dismounted, and the soldier who ran over to stop him recognized two knights running towards him in plain clothes. One was the supreme commander of the Young Guards, and the other turned out to be the Governor Gao Yuan. He was shocked at the moment. , stood up straight with his feet together, and gave a military salute to the two of them.

Gao Yuan smiled and returned the salute, then tapped his shoulder with the riding crop, "Not bad, not bad."

The two of them passed the soldier and walked towards the camp, leaving only the soldier who was still frozen with excitement on his face, "The governor talked to me, ha, the governor talked to me."

Inside the camp, the construction is extremely regular, with rows of bungalows horizontally and vertically. There are several meters wide intervals between each row of houses. The road is slightly raised, and there are rows of ditches on both sides. These ditches are used to ensure the safety of the people. The roads in the military camp are still not muddy on rainy days.

"Captain, all the stones for the roads here were dragged from outside Jishi City. They were originally used by the Ministry of Works to pave the roads in the city. I went and grabbed some." Shangguan Hong said: "For this matter, the workmen The officials from the ministry even filed a complaint against me!"

"You are taking advantage of Guo Quan's absence in Jishi City to bully his subordinates. Be careful that he comes back to settle the score with you." Gao Yuan said with a smile.

"Guo Quan's temper is such that even if he comes back, he won't dare to come to me." Shangguan Hong laughed, "At most, he can come to me to ask for some money back."

"That's true, Guo Quan is capable and extremely serious about his work, but his temper is a bit weak. This is also related to his origin. No one is perfect. In our Zhengdong Mansion, there are too many strong people with such a temper. Being softer is also conducive to unity. He helped Sun Xiao build the city in Dayan County and will not be able to come back in a short time. "

"Commander, is Commander Sun really going to leave the army and turn to civil affairs?" Shangguan Hong hesitated for a moment and asked.

"Yes, now that our army is getting bigger and bigger, Sun Xiao is not capable enough to command operations in the large army, so it would be better for him to turn to civil affairs. Besides, I also need a reliable person to take charge of the Loop for me. Gao Yuan glanced at Shangguan Hong and said, "The meeting will be announced soon. Xu Yuan will be promoted to the commander of the Northern Group Army, Yan Peng will concurrently serve as the deputy commander of the First Army, and Luo Weiran will be appointed as the commander of the Second Army."

Shangguan Hong was silent for a while, "I have worked with Commander Sun for so long, and he suddenly wants to leave the army. I am really reluctant to let him go."

"Although we have left the army, we are still colleagues!" Gao Yuan laughed.

"Commander, my Chinese army is just ahead." Shangguan Hong said, pointing to a bungalow ahead that was obviously much larger than the surrounding one.

"Come on, call in all the officers above the regiment in a moment, and I'll see them all. Most of them are officers from the former Guards Battalion?" Gao Yuan asked.

"Yes, a very small number of them are outstanding students who graduated from the Military University this time. Several of these students previously served as battalion generals in the army. After graduation, they were transferred to the Young Guards and were promoted to another level. "Shangguan Hong nodded.

Gao Yuan suddenly stopped, "Why are there people in your army quarreling? Hey, like Yang Dasha and Guo Laowen, don't they have a good relationship?"

"We have a very good relationship." Shangguan Hong couldn't help but laugh, "But in the past month, the two of us have had a small quarrel every three days and a big quarrel every five days. If I hadn't suppressed them, I would have wanted to fight each other."

"What did Guo Laowen do to make guys like Yang Dasha jump over the wall?" Gao Yuan asked strangely.

"It's not because of the new recruits from Baiyang Village."

"Baiyang Village, I remember, He Dayou had an injury to his leg, so it was inconvenient."

"The Governor really has a good memory. This He Dayou is a good soldier. Under his governance, Baiyang Village is really great. It has a scale of five thousand people. It doesn't look like a village. It is completely a military fortress. There All the young men have been trained by him to be extremely fierce. When they mount, they become brave cavalry, and when they dismount, they become fierce infantry. "

"We have a lot of veterans in that village. Huns and Central Plains people live together. They are good at riding and shooting. And with He Dayou as the village chief, of course he is very powerful."

"Guo Laowen got this news from nowhere. During the recruitment, this guy actually went there in person and brought back five hundred recruits from Baiyang Village. Then he found me and said he wanted these soldiers. At first I didn’t know much about it. I thought it was a trivial matter, so I just assigned it to him. Later I found out that I had been fooled. If I had known that these soldiers were like this, how could I have gotten my Chinese army? Yang Da I thought I had a good relationship with Guo Laowen, so I asked him for half of it, but Guo Laowen beat him back unceremoniously, so I got angry and started fighting with Guo Laowen every day!"

Gao Yuan laughed, "Only Guo Laowen can do this kind of thing. The dignified commander of the Young Guards actually went to pick up the troops in person, and he dared to deceive you when he came back."

Shangguan Hong grimaced, "But this matter is not illegal. I signed and agreed. Now it's too late to regret it. I can only hold my nose and admit it."

Yang Dasha's voice inside became louder and louder, Gao Yuan shook his head, "This guy, isn't he just a Five Hundred Soldiers? Do you have the guts to train yourself to become stronger? It seems I have to deal with him, otherwise He will never stop it."

"This guy, you are the only one who can control him. As I said, he is convinced on the surface, but secretly whispers." Shangguan Hong said with a smile. 【End of this chapter】