After the strategic division, Xu Ping said to Sang Yi and Gao Daquan: "Starting on the 26th of this month, it will take ten days to practice in the Guanshan grassland of Xiaolong Mountain. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 info Xiucai, you take the Xuanwei army to the north along the Wating River, and go through the Longcheng Walled City to follow the old road of Guanlong. Gao Daquan, you bring the Mingshenwu army to the north along the Qingshui River, and go to Gongmen Village and Dingbian Village. In these ten days, without baggage, each army carried its own food and rushed to Guanshan as fast as possible. After getting there, according to the plan given to you by the Shuaifu, the two sides competed. ”

Sang Yi said: "If you only bring ten days' rations, what will you do after the drill?" It will take time to return. ”

"The grain and grass after the drill will be prepared by the Shuaifu, and arrangements will be made for coming back."

Gao Daquan hesitated: "The road to Guanshan, the bridge and road division has not yet been repaired, and they are building the road on the way, and it is not easy to march." If you want to practice, do you want Lu Fang to stop there for a while and avoid it? ”

Xu Ping smiled and shook his hand: "No need." When it comes to the actual battle, there will inevitably be a lot of marching while building roads, and this will also be a test for you. Don't feel that your road is difficult to walk, Xiucai's old road of Guanlong has been abandoned for many years, and after a lot of falls, the road is even more difficult to walk than yours. Each of you has your own difficulties, so find a way to overcome them yourself. ”

Gao Daquan nodded, sighed secretly, and said no more.

At this time, the forbidden army from the capital already had a reputation for not being able to fight, and was contemptuously called the "Eastern Army" by the forbidden army stationed here in Shaanxi, spending more money than anyone else, and fighting was worse than anyone else. The other roads are trying to limit the eastern army and expand the proportion of the garrison forbidden army as much as possible, only Xu Ping here did the opposite, taking the Beijing forbidden army as the backbone and absorbing and training other armies. The exact effect depends on the results of this exercise. If it is not satisfactory, Xu Ping still has the confidence to continue to do so.

Gao Daquan and Sang Yi are already extremely strict in the management of their subordinate troops, and they dare not relax in the slightest in their training in peacetime, but other officials said that the problem that the forbidden army in the capital cannot fight also exists in their army. Coming from afar, not familiar with geography and people, not at home, no fetters, and not necessarily working hard to fight, both of them have the same in the army.

Seeing that the two of them didn't speak, Xu Ping said to Zhang Kang and Jingtai on the side: "The drill, whether it is the march or the battle after arriving at the Guanshan grassland, is the two of them in command. The two of you must ensure that there is no shortage of food and clothing, that the morale of the soldiers is strong, and that the casualties during this period must be reasonably compensated and treated. This is a delicate job, and you have to do it with your heart. ”

The two agreed, Zhang Kang thought about it, and said to Xu Ping: "Jie Shuai, you have to be delicate in doing these things, it is not in line with my temperament." Otherwise, I'll change to a military officer and find another suitable person to do this. ”

Xu Ping shook his head: "How can the arrangement in the army be done by your own temperament?" You have done your present ministry first, and then I will let you lead the troops. It is precisely because of your sloppy temperament that you have to take this opportunity to sharpen your temperament. ”

Zhang Kang sighed and had no choice but to accept his fate. Although he was born as a Jinshi, he has a rough temperament and does things informally, and his current ministry is actually very unsuitable for his character, just because he was born as a civil official, he was put in this position by Xu Ping. Zhang Kang and his brother Zhang Kui have successively entered the Shi and the first, but the figures and personalities of the two are diametrically opposed. Zhang Kui is thin and small, cautious, honest and thrifty, and does things in a proper manner, while Zhang Kang has a large body, a rough temperament, extravagance and indulgence, and is informal. People's evaluation of these two brothers is, "Zhang Kui did things and killed Zhang Kang with laughter; Zhang Kang did things and bluffed Zhang Kui. ”

Of course, Xu Ping knew that Zhang Kang's temperament was not in line with his current ministry. However, the new military system is established, first, it is necessary to use him and Jingtai, two people who were born as jinshi, as an example, to show that under the new military system, the army is one scholar and one military, each performing its own duties and cooperating with each other. Another is precisely because of the extravagant indulgence in Zhang Kang's temperament, and he used this position to sharpen his temperament.

In other armies, the imperial court has relatively low requirements for military generals, is greedy for a little money, and cruel and tyrannical to its subordinates, and generally does not treat it as a major matter and does not punish it. According to the traditional concept handed down from the five dynasties of the late Tang Dynasty, is the military general this kind of person, how can a good person fight? The army uses scoundrels, and the generals in charge of the army are of course more mixed than these people.

Completely contrary to this concept, it is the historical Yue Fei and his Yue's army, with strict military discipline and orders. Not only did Yue Fei take good care of his subordinates and act in strict accordance with military law, but his army did not commit any offence against the people. But it was the Yuejia army that completely defeated the Jin army head-on, and in the last Northern Expedition, they showed their ability to win battles in a large area. The latter point, in particular, was a capability that no other army in the Song Dynasty possessed.

"Don't starve to death and don't plunder, freeze to death and don't demolish the house", Xu Ping was not particularly impressed when he heard this slogan in his previous life, and he didn't think deeply about what it meant. After all, there was an army that did not take a stitch from the masses to fight out of the flames, and in his mind at that time, the army seemed to be like this. But when I really came to this world to take charge of the army, I realized that the truth was not like this. Don't say that it is an army that has committed no offense against the people, can fight without grabbing the first rank, and does not kill the good and risky army, this era is already considered to be strictly disciplined. Friendly troops are fighting, my side sits and watches the success or failure, sees that things are not good, runs away, and goes up in time to grab the merits of the war, this is the practice of most generals. A charge of cowardice and non-war in military discipline has killed many people's heads, and there are those who deserve to be guilty, but there are also those who are wronged, which is a helpless move against this kind of behavior.

If you don't kill the generals, you will be on the sidelines, and you will strictly kill those who are cowardly and do not fight, not to mention the unjust souls, as soon as there is a military intelligence alarm, they will swarm up and fight in a chaotic manner, which will also have a huge impact on combat effectiveness.

Fighting a war in an organized and planned way, clarifying strategic and tactical objectives, and accomplishing them step by step are things that Xu Ping has always adhered to. Zhang Kang's character, if he goes to take charge of the army now, he is likely to violate military law, especially the military law in Xu Ping's army. Even if he has the consciousness of being a horse, Xu Ping is not ready to tear up.

Seeing that Zhang Kang was depressed, Xu Ping said with a straight face: "Gongshou, don't take what I said to grind your temperament as an idle thing, after doing this term, you have to really change your temperament." We must know what should be done and what should not be done in the army. Military law is ruthless, don't be so informal, after you take charge of the army, you can make big mistakes! The sword of the Son of Heaven on my waist, I don't want to really pull it out one day and cut off my own people! ”

Zhang Kang was startled, and promised with his forked hands. After partnering with Sang Yi these days, he already knew that this army was different from other armies, the discipline in the army was strict but not harsh, and the class was not like a moat but well organized. Rough temperament is not a big deal, but informality and extravagance are likely to cause trouble.

The treatment of the sergeants and soldiers of the Xu Ping army was much better than that of other armies, and the ministers of all levels were given sufficient money, but they were extremely strict with all kinds of behaviors outside the law and discipline. Commanders will be severely punished if they beat and scold their soldiers at will, and if they deduct money and food. Violations of discipline in the army are under the control of the military justice department, and if there is no violation of military law and military law, there are deputy posts such as Zhang Kang and Jingtai in charge, and military affairs are no longer decided by the commander-in-chief. If you can't restrain yourself, once you make a big mistake, you may be killed and sacrificed.