At the beginning of the founding of the country, Cao Wei led the construction of the post communication system throughout the Central Plains under the leadership of Chen Qun, a famous minister, and formulated the "Post Post Order" as the management system. After the current dynasty 'mixed' a universe, it not only inherited the system handed down by the previous generation, but also further improved and expanded it, and at that time, through the postal route centered on Luoyang, it could even reach as far as Daqin in the extreme west. Even when Emperor Hui Yuyu and Shu Zheng became increasingly 'chaotic', the post system was still generally functional. When Gou Xi first took office as the assassin of Yanzhou, he raised a thousand miles of cattle to be used to ship the precious and beautiful seasonal fresh food that was given to the magnates in Beijing, and the five-hundred-mile journey was returned at dusk, and the convenience of communication between Luoyang and Yanzhou can be seen. ”

In recent years, due to the war's 'chaos' and 'waves', ninety percent of the original pavilions and posts have been destroyed, and the road congestion between the central and local governments and the situation of life is becoming more and more similar to the end of the Han Dynasty. But after all, the foundation of the road is still there, and the subordinates of Funiu Village bought local officials along the way, and there was no difficulty along the way, and the passage documents were urgently issued, so Hu Liuniang's letter only took five days to enter the territory of Youzhou.

The pass chosen when entering the country is still the Juma River ferry in Quanzhou County, Lu Yao has sent people to open a special 'door' post here, and several good horses are raised in the post station, and the special 'door' is used to transmit urgent reports. Here the messenger had a brief meal, and then he was replaced by the good horse of the inn. The horse's bridle was also decorated with long white feathers to indicate the urgency of the messenger's mission.

When the messenger galloped out of the 'gate' of the post station, five light horsemen followed, and the messenger was surrounded by wings in front of the two and three in the back, shouting loudly to drive away the idle people near the left of the post station, and went to Jicheng in a smoke. This kind of Pegasus emergency report always comes once every three or five days, and the people near the post station are used to it, and they don't pay special attention to it. On the sloping ground to the north of the post station, there were several people looking at the figure of the six-man cavalry in the distance, thoughtful...... It is the Youzhou Thorn Shi Zu and his brother Zu Yue, his subordinate heavy general Qi Hong and others who went out on patrol in civilian clothes.

"These light horsemen are all 'elite' soldiers." Qi Hong sighed.

The messenger is dusty, but it is enough. The five cavalrymen who escorted the messenger forward were nothing more than ordinary soldiers attached to the post station, but all of them had a fierce look on their backs, and when they rode forward, they showed extremely clever riding skills, and the queue was even more obscure. Even Qi Hong, a famous general who once waved the army in the Central Plains, had to admire his 'elite' sharpness.

"Such a soldier only needs to be led by a brave general, and hundreds of people are enough to cross the battlefield and wave the flag, and wherever they are placed, they will be the army of cronies who are particularly valued. It's just in Youzhou, it's just an ordinary part of the Eagle Yang Army stationed south of Jicheng, and there are such 'elite' sharp. Since the beginning of this year, Lu Daoming has redefined the military system in Youzhou, setting up six armies in Henghai, Duliao, Woye, Pingshuo, Yingyang, and Dingbian, and enriching them with strong soldiers who have gone through hard battles and hard training, with 5,000 people in each army! I used to hear that Lu Daoming had the courage to go in and out of the army alone, but now that I have seen the results of his military training, I realize that this person is really a famous general. ”

Everyone present paid attention to Lu Yao's every move in Youzhou, and couldn't help but nod their heads together when they heard it.

At the beginning of the year, after the army of Youzhou was incorporated by means of convening a big competition of warriors and distributing land rewards, Lu Yao took advantage of the situation to carry out an unprecedented large-scale military training.

Youzhou's people are fierce and Hu and Han are mixed, and they have always been produced by strong soldiers, but relatively speaking, the problem of sloppy training and military discipline is very serious, and the military quality of officers at all levels is also lacking in Lu Yao's eyes. This large-scale military training is aimed at these aspects. Tens of thousands of troops were divided into several large battalions and assembled once a day in the morning and afternoon for 'drill' exercises, and because of the extremely strict requirements, nearly 100 people were lost every day due to the wounded and sick caused by fatigue or mistakes in 'drills'; and officers at all levels had to gather in one place at night to study the art of war and discuss combat examples; And there are teachers who teach the stories of loyal ministers and good generals in the history books every day according to the outline demarcated in advance.

In this way, both non-commissioned officers and officers almost all complained bitterly. And Lu Yao's response is still nothing more than three:

First, severe punishment. At the time of the 'drill', the most important thing is that the military order is like a mountain, and anyone who violates the order, no matter who it is, will be immediately punished with heavy fines. There are two veteran and backbone officers of the Daijun Army, who have made meritorious contributions in the previous Daijun War and have just been rewarded with land; Because of this, the two of them were proud and complained about the training, and as a result, they were immediately stripped of all their land rewards and reduced to ordinary pawns. That's not all, those who dare to flee or be lazy will be beheaded immediately once discovered, and will not be forgiven. He successively killed 100 people and 35 of the following people, and even hung the head of the battalion 'gate' with a wooden pole, so that people could observe it every day, and the majesty of General Pingbei was engraved into the minds of every soldier with blood.

Both, generous rewards. Although the 'drill' exercise is extremely hard and tiring, those who show 'outstanding' in the 'drill' will be commended immediately. The most common thing is to eat 'meat' for dinner that night, and hundreds of sheep from the grassland are consumed just to add food to the soldiers. And if the performance is more outstanding, the reward will be correspondingly more. Those who are extremely good, regardless of their qualifications, are immediately promoted on the spot and notified to the whole army for commendation. Wang Jun had a team surnamed Song in his old department, who came from a humble background and was born clumsy and would not greet him, so although he had been in the army for decades and fought thousands of miles, he had always been just a soldier. He participated in the big competition held by Lu Yao in the Bird's Nest School, and was promoted to the 100-man governor of the Dingbian Army by virtue of his long-standing strength. During this large-scale military training, he was in the limelight again, leading his subordinates to win sixteen victories against other 100-man teams, and was personally named the champion of the whole army by General Pingbei, and rewarded a famous horse on the spot, and the officer was promoted to become the team leader. This team leader is extraordinary, but it was set up by General Pingbei by drawing on the military system of the Great Qin State in the extreme west, named "Chief Team Master", with a respected status, and he can not kneel when he sees the general. There are only six people in the six armies, and they are all capable officers with extremely rich experience and can be the commanders of the divisions of the whole army. As a result, the whole army was envious, and their morale was greatly boosted.

Of the three, the general came to the 'drill' in person to share weal and woe. During the entire large-scale military training, Lu Yao was in the barracks and could not move an inch. what kind of food the soldier eats, what he eats; What kind of barracks does the soldier live in, what does he live in; He trained the same kind of hard training the soldier had. As time went by, the soldiers continued to undergo rotation, promotion, and reorganization, but formed a situation in which everyone had witnessed the Pingbei general and the soldiers sharing weal and woe, which made Lu Yao's control over the army unprecedentedly improved. Among the people present, some people tried to buy and win over a part of the Youzhou Army not long ago, but found that few of the generals and soldiers had succumbed to the 'temptation', and on the whole, the tens of thousands of people in the Youzhou Army had undoubtedly been firmly controlled by Lu Yao, and there was no chance to take advantage of it.

"And rightfully so. After all, Lu Yao, who was not only a dead country, but also came from the army, can have his current status, and he is all due to military prestige. Zu Yue has always been straightforward, and he offended people because of this when he was appointed as the commander of Chenggao County, so he had to return to Youzhou with his brother to serve, but at this moment he was still bold and outspoken, and he had no scruples: "I heard that when Lu Yao was in Yecheng, he gathered more than 1,000 people from the beggar army and the Jisang thieves, and now more than 50% of them have been killed in battle. Now that he is training his troops so hard and urgent, I'm afraid that he is going to make another move, right? Brother, don't be on guard! ”

Zu Yue was impatient, not only did he speak loudly, but he even sprayed spittle on Zu Li's face. Fortunately, Zu Ti is very tolerant of his young half-brother, and his attitude is even more leisurely and peaceful: "Lu Daoming is the military governor of Youzhou, and he has the responsibility of protecting the territory and the people. He went to the army to conduct military exercises and teach soldiers to practice war, all of which are blamed, and it is the luck of the people of northern Xinjiang, what is there to be nervous about? Although Lu Daoming and I are in charge of civil and military affairs, we are both ministers appointed by the imperial court, so we should work together in harmony. Haha, Shi Shao...... Don't let others provoke you! ”

"Where is there anyone to provoke? Brother can't help but worry too much......" Zu Yue hesitated a few times, and then said: "With my brother's vision, can't you tell that Lu Yao's wolf ambition?" If nothing else, just look at the post station he set up here, how many people have received it these days? I have specially sent reliable people to find out that this postal route not only penetrates deep into Jizhou, but also probably has a secret way to the Central Plains and other places. How much manpower and material resources were needed to build and maintain this postal route? As a military person who is the governor of Youzhou, why is he so eager to explore the situation in the Central Plains? It's terrible to think about such things! ”

Zu Ti frowned slightly: "It's too rude to send someone to spy on the governor of Youzhou." Shi Shao, not in the future! ”

Zu Ti has his own temperament of not being angry and majestic, not to mention that he is much older than Zu Yue, and Zu Yue respects him and treats him as a brother and a father. Even so, no matter how reluctant Zu Yue was, he could only bow down and say, "Yes." ”

Rao is ancestor is like this, and the rebellious attitude between his eyebrows and eyes is still there, and it falls in Zu Li's eyes, which immediately makes him sigh. His father Zu Wu died early, and his elder brother Zu Gai, Zu Na and himself have been away for many years, neglecting to discipline their juniors, so that this young brother's 'sexuality' is careless and his actions are 'radical', which is not a sign of success. But he is already an adult, and he has been raised as filial piety and incorruptibility, and he has his own dignity, and he cannot praise and disparage him as he did before, and treat him as an ignorant child.

"General Qi, Shi Shao, one of you pays attention to the soldiers and the other pays attention to the envoys, and you really have something unique. To be honest, I also have some concerns, but the angle is different from both of them. Zu Ti smiled and changed the subject.

Qi Hong squeezed out a smile on his cold and hard face, and asked playfully, "What is the ancestral history concerned about?" I would like to hear about it. ”

Zu Ti pointed to the ragged pedestrians on the road with vegetable 'color' on their faces: "Wanderers. ”

"Outcasts?" Qi Hong frowned.

"Last winter, the Central Plains and Hebei were catastrophic, and there was an endless stream of displaced people from the north these days. However, hasn't the elder brother already contacted the families in various places to make them properly settled? What else is there to catch the eye? Zuyo was really attracted by the new topic, and he approached to ask excitedly.