Zhang Qi walked quickly into the official hall of Du Zhongxiao, and sang a promise with his crossed hands.

Du Zhongxiao said: "The Privy Council asked you to bring a thousand soldiers into Beijing in a month, have you read the official document?" ”

Zhang Qi said: "Back to the festival handsome, the last general has already seen it." It was precisely because of this that the last general came to see the marshal. The last general, unlike other generals from Suizhou, has only been in the army for a few months, and he really commands the battle, especially the competition with the forbidden army, for fear of losing the face of the soldiers and horses on the meandering road. ”

Du Zhongxiao said with a smile: "The face of the soldiers and horses on the river meandering road was earned by several wars, how could it be so easy to lose it?" This time you lost your way to Beijing, and you lost your own face. Speaking of which, the time you have been in the army has been much longer than that of the generals of the forbidden army, so how can you worry about being inferior to them? Even if you go, you can play what you have learned, and if you really meet a famous general, you will not be ashamed to lose. ”

Zhang Qi sighed: "The last general was born in a peasant family, and later joined the army, and he didn't know much about writing. Attributed to himself as a subordinate of the marshal, he used his mental strength to learn new things. It's just that it's a shame to read and write, and to learn all kinds of knowledge that I've never heard of before. ”

Du Zhongxiao got up, walked back and forth a few steps, and said, "You are like this, in fact, so are the generals of the forbidden army." The court did this, not to let you compete, but to see what is the difference between the generals and soldiers taught by the military academy in the capital and the generals and soldiers taught in the military academy on Hequ Road, and you can learn from each other's strengths and weaknesses in the future. Of course, if it is a competition, there will be winners and losers, and it is not possible to win without the heart of victory. In this way, you don't have to worry about the training of the soldiers, and I will find someone else to be responsible for the selection. Tomorrow, I will let Yang Wenguang return to Shengzhou and teach you specifically. ”

Zhang Qi was overjoyed when he heard this, and said with his hands crossed: "Thank you!" General Yang led his troops to fight several times and won many victories, and with his guidance, it would be easy to do! ”

Du Zhongxiao said: "General, what you want to learn now is the knowledge of books. On his return to Beijing this time, in addition to the drills of the two armies, he also had to take an examination. From under you, all officers in the army must be tested according to the textbooks. The same is true for the non-commissioned officers, but they don't have much content to test, mainly looking at the military posture and array. The results of the two sides are one, and the test results are two. When the two are combined, the hundred officials will make a judgment. ”

Zhang Qi's face was a little bitter: "The last thing that will be difficult is that I didn't know much in the past, and it was extremely difficult to learn the knowledge in books. ”

Du Zhongxiao said: "It's wrong for you to think like this. When the textbooks in the army were first compiled, because the generals and soldiers did not have much literacy, they tried to be as simple as possible to understand. If you can't even understand the textbooks in the army, it will be even more difficult for the court to compile new textbooks in the future, and most of them will be used by pavilion officials. The generals in the army, from the very beginning of the exercises, there are many illiterate people, haven't they learned little by little? Yang Wenguang is here, it's just that which knowledge is important and which knowledge is relatively unimportant, will help you sort it out. But it's up to you to learn. ”

When Zhang Qi heard this, he couldn't help sweating on his forehead. What Du Zhongxiao said is the truth, but Zhang Qi cannot be blamed for this matter, the main content in the military academy is to train non-commissioned soldiers, and even officers at all levels are also training non-commissioned officers, and the real high-level content can be said to have not yet begun. Zhang Qi mainly relied on self-study, and consulted teachers at all levels in military academies, so naturally his learning progress could not be fast. Moreover, the original generals at all levels of Hequ Road have been practicing and studying on Jingxi Road for several years, and where can he be compared with a few months.

Du Zhongxiao said: "However, you don't have to worry too much about this matter, the same is true for the generals of the forbidden army in the capital, just like you." The real exams may be better than you, but those who fall behind. They are supplemented by non-commissioned officer training, and they mainly study these textbooks, and they are numerous, and it is not uncommon for them to do better than you in the army. The military examination is not a sergeant, and doing well in the examination is only a part, and the real way to do it depends on the ability to lead soldiers to fight in the army. Yang Wenguang is here, on the one hand, to help you sort out the knowledge you want to learn, and on the other hand, to teach you how to drill and how to lead troops. In just a few months, not only did I learn less knowledge in books, but I also didn't have drills. It is not enough for generals to only learn books, but it is fundamental to truly understand and master what they have learned through drills. This return to Beijing is important, but it is not as important as you think, you just have to do your best. ”

Zhang Qi said yes.

Although the military academy in the capital is presided over by the generals who went to Hequ Road, and the instructors are mostly generals and veterans drawn from Hequ Road, they are inevitably influenced by other officials in the capital. The Privy Council, in particular, directly interferes in the affairs of the military academy, and it is impossible to follow the will of a few people. Compared with the military academy on Hequ Road, there must be many differences. Whether this difference is a good thing or a bad thing is actually difficult to say.

The so-called bystander is clear, and the drill methods of the battalion and field troops in the past are not necessarily all correct. Being in the position of a bystander can point out many deficiencies and find a better way to change it to a different form. Not to mention them, Hequlu itself has changed a lot of content.

But what is really useful and where is inappropriate modification, no one can tell. This kind of thing, as soon as it involves theory, it is not clear. If you want to talk about a war of words, how can the generals of Hequ Road be the opponents of the court officials? Fighting a war depends on the outcome of the war, and in the end, such a method is used. Compare directly. At the end of the three months, each selected 1,000 soldiers and corresponding officers to go to the capital for training.

Those who participated in this military exercise were required not to use the original Hequlu personnel, whether they were generals or non-commissioned officers, they were all trained later. Hequ Road chose Zhang Qi to lead the team. There is no one else except him, Yang Wenguang and Zhao Zi are both considered to be generals, and no one compares with them.

Du Zhongxiao objected in a letter, thinking that this was very unreasonable. In fact, the training of officers has not officially begun, and the current military exercises do not play a big role in testing the quality of officers. No one in the court paid attention to it, it was reasonable or unreasonable, let's compare it first. If they don't do this, the officials really have no confidence in their hearts.

Seeing Zhang Qi's sincere and frightened look, Du Zhongxiao smiled and said, "General, don't take this matter too seriously. If the imperial court wants to conduct military exercises, it is nothing more than the effect of the current military academy teaching, and you have to look at it to rest assured. The soldiers trained for three months, and it was okay to compare, and these hours were enough. Generals are far from enough, and they will not be able to learn completely without a few years. When the capital came back and the soldiers were selected, the generals really began to learn to command the army. At that time, as long as you pay attention, you can compare it later. ”

Zhang Qi was silent for a while, and suddenly said: "Jieshuai, do you think that I will lose this time in Beijing?" ”

Du Zhongxiao shook his head: "It's not that I think you'll lose, but no matter how you calculate it, we will lose more." ”

Zhang Qi said: "How does the festival marshal think so? ”

Du Zhongxiao said: "The hundreds of thousands of forbidden troops in the capital are all selected from all over the world, and the quality of the soldiers is not comparable to us. If it is only trained according to the soldiers, the soldiers they train should be stronger than us. Moreover, the forbidden army has always been strict in command, and the four armies are not comparable to other forbidden armies that are not in Beijing. We practice hard, but we are afraid that they will practice harder. We don't have much chance of winning. ”

Zhang Qi was silent for a while before nodding: "The truth of what the festival marshal said." ”

Du Zhongxiao said again: "If you want to win this time in Beijing, one way is to pass the test of others, and you yourself know that it is difficult." Another way is to achieve a victory that leaves people speechless during the exercise. The army fights wars, no matter how strict the military discipline is, and no matter how good the generals are, they can't fight the battle. For me, ignore the other two, as long as you lead the army to victory when the two armies fight, it's good enough! ”

Zhang Qi forked his hand: "The last general will take the order!" ”

"Yang Wenguang is here, and the most important thing is to teach you how to lead the army to fight like this and how to win in the drill. Of course, it would be better if you could learn knowledge and lay a solid foundation. Remember, the forbidden army in the capital will do the same, and there is still Dou Shunqing there, don't be careless! ”