There are two military camps in Ganzhou, one is located outside the southern city, which is a large military camp covering an area of thousands of acres, which can be trained by running horses, and the other military camp is located in the city, covering an area of only a few hundred acres, and the soldiers can only live together as densely as ants.

At present, there are still 8,000 Tang troops in Ganzhou, but after the tragedy of 7,000 soldiers killed, the morale of the Tang army in Ganzhou is low, generally pessimistic, and the will to fight is very weak.

However, the arrival of 10,000 Tang troops and the new governor made the morale of the 8,000 Ganzhou army a little more invigorated, especially the new governor was the main general who defeated Xue Yantuo's army in Fengzhou with a meager force, and had rich experience in defending the city, and soon the soldiers knew that the new governor was Guo Song who led 300 cavalry to Anxi many years ago, and finally led 80 soldiers to return from Anxi, and paid 120,000 out of his own pocket to compensate the brothers who died in Anxi.

These legendary stories have long been passed on by word of mouth among the soldiers of Ganzhou, and the arrival of Guo Song has ignited a glimmer of hope in the hearts of the 8,000 soldiers of the Ganzhou army.

'Boom! Boom! Boom! ’

The drums of war in the camp outside the city were beating, and the drums of the gathering of troops were not heard for almost a winter, and Guo Song did not let the soldiers wait, he was due to meet with the soldiers on the first day of his arrival in Ganzhou.

The 10,000 Tang soldiers who had followed Guo Song to Ganzhou were currently living in the city, exhausted from the long journey, and needed a good rest.

Guo Song stood on the high wooden platform, looking at the soldiers who came to assemble in twos and threes, and it could be seen from the speed of the assembly that this army had slacked off, and there were still many soldiers who walked into the martial arts arena in a hurry, and the sense of urgency and high morale of the soldiers could no longer be seen in them.

To treat these soldiers, it is no longer enough to just use Huairou's method, you must use thunderbolt means, maybe you can salute first and then soldier, at this moment Guo Song made up his mind.

The drumming had long since stopped, but the assembly was still not complete, and people were coming from the direction of the camp one after another.

"Governor, don't wait, even if you wait for an hour, there will be people who don't come!" Pan Liao's face was a little unbearable, and he said angrily behind Guo Song.

Guo Song nodded, took a step forward, and said in a loud voice: "Brothers, in Xia Guo Song, is the new governor of Ganzhou, I have a deep relationship with Ganzhou, many years ago I practiced martial arts in Baitinghai, shot Zhu Xie Weiming, a few years ago I returned from Anxi and passed through Ganzhou, I didn't expect that I could govern Ganzhou for many years, I didn't come to Ganzhou to mix qualifications, the Son of Heaven appointed me as the governor of Ganzhou, is to let me be able to hold Ganzhou, it can be said that I am in danger. ”

Guo Song's voice was high, transmitted with the wind, almost most of the soldiers heard it clearly, he briefly told about the intersection of himself and Ganzhou, but in a few words, many soldiers were deeply shocked, Zhu Xie Weiming was actually shot by Guo Dudu, you must know that Zhu Xie Weiming was shot and killed was a major event that shook the entire Hexi Corridor, causing the Shatuo people to retreat, Ganzhou in exchange for many years of peace, Baiting Haishou captured Zhao Tengjiao was also promoted to the governor of Ganzhou because of this military exploit.

Pan Liao said urgently behind Guo Song: "The governor is cautious!" ”

He was afraid that Guo Song would not know the impact of Zhu Xie Weiming being shot in the Ganzhou army, so he casually took the credit on himself.

Guo Song said loudly: "It seems that everyone doesn't believe that Zhu Xie Weiming has anything to do with me, so let's demonstrate it again!" ”

He took out a cloth towel and tied it on the back of his head, covered his eyes slightly, and then took the bow and arrow from the soldiers behind him, at this time, a wild duck fluttered up from the east, flying over the martial arts field, Guo Song stared for a moment, completely covered his eyes with a covering cloth, pulled the bow like a full moon, an arrow was shot, the arrow was strong, and the wild duck eighty steps away screamed, falling from the sky, the soldiers were in an uproar, and the arrow actually shot through the head of the wild duck.

The soldiers were shocked, eighty steps away to cover their eyes can also shoot an arrow through the head of the wild duck, the magic is like this, the world is alone, a moment, the soldiers burst into warm applause, this arrow made everyone happy and convinced, the emotions of all the soldiers were mobilized.

Everyone was in good spirits, and they didn't fall asleep as much as they did just now.

It's just a little trick to mobilize emotions, so that the soldier can identify with himself more, and what he says will have weight.

Guo Song struck while the iron was hot and said in a loud voice: "The first thing I want to do is to send the truth about the death of the seven thousand soldiers to the imperial court, let the evildoers be punished, let the innocent soldiers who died in battle be compensated, and build a monument for them, so that future generations will always remember them;

The second thing I want to do is to strengthen the defense of the city, build Zhangye City into a solid foundation, and let the Shatuo people who invade the south hate the city, and let them know that even if they can cross the Snow Mountain, they will not want to step on Zhangye City;

The third thing I want to do is to completely recover the Hexi Corridor within two years, so that the banner of the Tang Dynasty can be planted again on the head of Dunhuang City. ”

Guo Song's speech was impassioned, the soldiers' blood boiled, and the courage that was almost annihilated in their hearts was once again ignited.

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The arrival of reinforcements and the new governor not only boosted the morale of the army, but also affected the merchants, and since the afternoon, all the shops have been opened, especially the restaurants are all open, the customers are full, and the business is booming, basically the soldiers and their families who have just arrived in Ganzhou.

There is a restaurant in the south of the city called Yumen Restaurant, in Zhangye City also belongs to the high-end restaurant, at dusk, the second floor by the window sat four generals, these four are Zhonglang generals, is currently the Ganzhou Army in addition to the governor, the highest official general, the four of the highest seniority, the oldest is called Li Hui, nearly 50 years old, in the era of Zhao Tengjiao, he is the Zhonglang general, relatively mediocre, has not been able to mention, now he is older, there is no fighting spirit, just want to be safe and steady to retire.

The other two slightly younger Zhonglang generals, one is called An Rengui, from the Hexi clan An family, he is relatively silent and has been silent, but the other person is the opposite, has been chattering, this person is called Yu Hu, who was promoted by the former governor Wang Lianen, and the fourth person is younger, in his early thirties, called Zhang Liang, and Wang Lianen is also single-handed.

"I didn't expect to be the main general like this, as soon as he took office, he attacked his predecessor, what is it called to be held accountable, the Son of Heaven does not hold him accountable, he still jumped out and shouted, what is he?"

Yu Hu drank all the wine in the cup and slammed the wine glass, "What I can't stand the most is that he brazenly said that Zhu Xie Weiming was killed by him, and the court has long concluded that it was Zhao Dudu's credit for shooting Zhu Xie Weiming, and now he runs out to grab the credit, thinking that if his archery skills are better, he can fool the soldiers?" Everyone understands in their hearts that only shameless people will take the credit of others. ”

Yu Hu has opinions about Guo Song, mainly because Guo Song stated that he would investigate the responsibility for the defeat of the former governor, you must know that Wang Lianen is Yu Hu's benefactor, and Yu Hu is of course dissatisfied in his heart.

"Brother Li, you can also say a few words, don't let me say it alone."

Li Hui took a sip of wine from his wine glass, and said slowly: "Actually, what I'm most worried about is that Guo Dudu wants to fight back against the Shatuo people and wants to recover the Hexi Corridor, he is young and vigorous, and it is understandable that he is ambitious, but if the ambition is too great, he will be called Gao Yuanyuan, this is very dangerous, it will be unrealistic for him to send troops, he will fight cavalry battles with the Shatuo people, we will definitely lose, we must dissuade him, it is already very good to hold Zhangye City, don't think about recovering the Hexi Corridor, in order to encourage morale, it is okay to say, but it must not be taken seriously." ”

"Brother Li is right, this Guo Song is obviously a bit ambitious, Zhao Dudu and Wang Dudu dare not act rashly in the face of Suzhou without soldiers, he is good, he wants to recover Hexi as soon as he comes, do you think that the Hexi Corridor is so easy to recover? I think sooner or later he will be even more defeated, and he still has the face to say that Wang Dudu! ”

Yu Hu attacked Guo Song in one breath, and he also felt that he was talking a little too much today, so he turned to Zhang Liang and said, "Brother Zhang Xian, you can also say a few words." ”

Yu Hu and Zhang Liang are both Wang Lianen's henchmen, the two have a close relationship, and they are a little estranged from An Rengui, An Rengui is a Zhonglang general promoted by Zhao Tengjiao, and he is not very treated by Wang Lianen, but he has a good relationship with Li Hui, and he called him to drink together today.

So An Rengui didn't speak, and Yu Hu didn't pay attention to him.

Zhang Liang scratched his head and said: "What can I say, in fact, I just think that Guo Dudu is a little unfair, I heard that he seized a large number of horse bandits' property on the road, and divided half of it to the soldiers who came with him, it stands to reason that there should also be our share, but he is ready to use the rest of the property as a pension for the war dead, so what about those of us who are alive?" Nothing, that's the most unacceptable thing for me, how is it possible not to give the horses grazing and want the horses to run fast? ”

This sentence touched the minds of several other people, which was related to their vital interests, and several of them said it word by word, and even An Rengui, who had been silent, couldn't help but complain a few words.