"I have also heard about this, but with all due respect, the day Gang Di is ostensibly to obey the imperial court, but in fact it is not, just look at their recent troop movements, although they have withdrawn from Hebei Province, but in Qilu, they are in an expansion posture, depending on their meaning, they have the intention to collect Qilu materials, and they must have a plan. ”

The leader of this new army is Zhang Qi.

Zhang Qi is Qiu Yan's old team in Shudi, the earliest friendship, but also back to Qiu Yan for the show, went to Wuxin City to study, at that time Zhang Qi because of a temporary dispute, and the swamp people, after the injury is in urgent need of treatment, if not for Qiu Yan, I am afraid that there will be a danger to life.

Later, Qiu Yan was ordered to enter Shu, take charge of military and political power, and after gradually establishing his authority, he began to promote his cronies.

This is an unavoidable thing, if you want to do things without being restricted, you must have your own team, and it is precisely because of this that a group of generals have risen, and the first few of them are the people who had a friendship with Qiu Yan in that Wuxin City.

Zhang Qi, as one of them, is actually not too much attention-grabbing, but in the military reform that the emperor attached importance to afterwards, he held a position that was not simple-

Commander of the New Army.

It is to value Zhang Qi's meticulousness and prudence, because in the combat system of the new army, the role of generals has been weakened, and the arrival of too strong will undoubtedly hinder it, so Zhang Qi has played most of the observation and judgment of the battlefield shape, as long as there is a prediction, with the support of most of the national machine, the combat power of the new army is enough to sweep away the enemy.

"The military strength of the thief army has been shrinking more and more recently, but there are also a lot of arrangements, and even did not hesitate to spread the epidemic in Hebei Province and introduce it into Qilu, just to delay the entry of our army and break the home of Ankang more to fill its army. These last generals are also written in the excerpts, I don't know how the imperial court arranged them? If the thieves really want to surrender that day, why do they bother to use these ghostly tricks?"

Listening to Zhang Qi's many reports, Qiu Yan remained silent, but he became more and more sure of a lot of speculations in his heart.

The news of the epidemic in Hebei Province is not a secret in the DPRK and China, and it is also a natural thing, as long as there is drought, famine, and chaos in all dynasties, it is inevitable that it will be attacked by epidemics. The Qin sent out for disaster relief also had the responsibility of controlling the epidemic, but for the thieves in Tiangang and the earth to deliberately expand the epidemic, and even lead the disaster to the south, and wanted to introduce the plague in Hebei Province to the land of Qilu, such a vicious heart, there are few excerpts in the court.

"The news that this plague is leading south to Qilu is rare in the DPRK and China, if it is true. It is enough to prove that the thief army is not dead, and this promised to accept the purpose of the imperial court's recruitment, just to delay time. ”

After Qiu Yan nodded, he asked again, "But." Does this matter have any impact on the military?"

Zhang Qi replied: "There are also epidemics in the army, but they are all according to the 'prescription' you made up, and there are wounded barracks used for isolation, and they are all charged. No diffusion is seen. ”

Qiu Yan asked again: "Do the people have any countermeasures?"

"In all the villages and towns where the army is marching, there are military doctors who interrogate them, and those who are sick are diagnosed, treated, and isolated. They all followed the laws and regulations of the army, and the prefectures and counties along the way also sent letters to remind them, but according to the new laws and regulations, we should not be too involved in the local government decrees, and we only took the responsibility of supervision, and did not overstep our responsibilities. ”

Hearing this, Qiu Yan nodded slightly, and then said: "This epidemic is related to the national economy and people's livelihood, and there must be no negligence, otherwise there may be a tendency to burn the prairie in every bit, and you can prevent it from happening, which is a great achievement, no less than killing thousands of enemies." ”

The reason why this military system restructuring is difficult is that the military's local interests are deeply rooted, and this is a helpless thing, and it will be difficult to eradicate the development of productive forces in the future.

For example, in the military town of Xinjiang, the military and political affairs are all from one government, which has advantages and disadvantages, and now the imperial court has changed the law internally, and the war abroad has been in a state of initial peace, and many drawbacks have gradually emerged, so it is logical to reform the army.

However, it is undoubtedly unrealistic to directly mobilize the frontier army, and it is very likely to shake the pillars of the country, so it is necessary to use a roundabout method, start anew, and use a new system to compete for the field of the old system, and the seed of this new system is the new army.

Therefore, there are many new regulations in this army, and it is also logical.

Hearing Qiu Yan's praise, Zhang Qi did not smile, but became more and more worried, and said: "In this case, Hou Ye, you still want to go to the thief army? I heard that they have recently mobilized the people of the rivers and lakes, and they have the intention to unite some idle heroes to fight against the imperial court. ”

He is not alarmist, because as far as Zhang Qi knows, Qiu Yan has abolished his cultivation in order to be in a high position in the court, and if it was his previous cultivation, he would not worry about these at all.

Qiu Yan also broke the matter, but said: "With Qiu An accompanying you, it will be fine, but this matter about the thief army deliberately expanding the plague, it is best to count it clearly, even if they accept Zhao'an, but if they do such a thing that is harmful to yin morality, it is still necessary to calculate it clearly, and there must be punishment." ”

"This ......" Zhang Qi felt more and more embarrassed when he heard this, he had the heart to say, but he didn't know how to speak, Qiu An, the guards and others on the side could also understand his thoughts.

This is to recruit thieves, always give preferential treatment, try to remove the crimes of others, give pardons, and give official positions, with such generous conditions, in exchange for the other party's surrender, but Qiu Yan is good, not only does he not think about how to give benefits, but he also has to settle accounts after the autumn, so that as long as he is a person with a normal head, he will not be moved by him.

"I know your concerns, don't worry, just send someone to arrange it. Qiu Yan saw Zhang Qi's expression, and didn't say much, and changed his words, "In addition, now you and I are not a superior-subordinate relationship, you are a military general, I am a civilian official, you lead the troops to suppress bandits, but I am here to recruit peace, you don't need to be so polite, how to calm the enemy, don't change just because I came, how to suppress the bandits, no need to tie your hands and feet." ”

Zhang Qi nodded and said: "This general knows in his heart that he will not let those guys who love to chew their tongues take the opportunity to attack Hou Ye." ”

"This is only one aspect, in addition, if you are victorious on the battlefield, it will be easier for me to speak and make it easier for the thief army to submit," Qiu Yan said with a straight face, "I think that although this recruitment can produce results in a short time, it will also be delayed for a day or two, if you can make achievements in these two days, it may be able to have a miraculous effect, as the last straw that overwhelms the camel." ”

"The Admiral understood. Zhang Qi nodded and went to make arrangements.

And Qiu Yan and others were arranged to enter a camp tent - after coming here, Qiu Yan and others did not go to the city, but came directly to the barracks, although there were also officials from the surrounding towns to come and invite, but Qiu Yan did not accept, but took the opportunity to let Zhang Qi find a tent to come over, so that they could rest temporarily.

After settling down, Qiu Yan instructed a few more guards: "The army has its own set of rules, we have occupied a certain tent here, and it has already had an impact, so we should try to keep it as simple as possible." ”

These guards are also said to be soldiers, but unlike the front-line soldiers, most of them are from wealthy families, and their habits and customs are different from those in the army.

When the others listened, they all said they understood, and then they dispersed.

Qiu An stepped forward and asked, "Is the master going to the thief army camp as much as he can?"

"That's right," Qiu Yan nodded, "However, I can't help but do a little protection, and my body must also be on guard." As soon as the words fell, the humane bead in the body spun in the air, and the surging qi and blood rushed out, filling all parts of the body!

I saw Qiu Yan's limbs and muscles swelling suddenly, and then contracted, and the momentum of the whole person skyrocketed, and the already bright eyes bloomed.

After the qi and blood were a little calmer, Qiu Yan said again: "Put the things away and put them in the corner of this tent." ”

Qiu An took the order to go out, and after a while, he came back with something on his shoulder, but the stone basin was covered with a layer of cloth, and a bag bulged out from time to time under the cloth, as if something was swimming in it, like a little mouse.

Qiu Yan ignored it and sat in one place.

After a few breaths, a herald came over, saying that Zhang Qi had invited Qiu Yan to the big tent to discuss matters.

"It seems that there is already news. When Qiu Yan heard this, he knew that it was the spies who came back, so he went with Qiu An.

In the tent, in addition to Zhang Qi, there were several other generals, who all saluted when they saw Qiu Yan, some called Qin Cha, and some called Hou Ye, reflecting different relatives and relatives.

This new army can be said to be promoted by Qiu Yan, in addition to Zhang Qi, there are also descendants in it, but of course the imperial court will not let him go alone, it is inevitable to be placed and parachuted, and there is naturally a power struggle among them, but Qiu Yan also let it go and let things develop, so as to test whether this brand-new military system can operate normally.

Unlike before, when he came to the big tent, he had to act according to the process, and Zhang Qi couldn't do it in a word, so he first informed Qiu Yan of the news he had discovered, said where the current barracks were located, and then said that he had sent someone to inform him.

"Qiu Qincha, I heard that you are going to go immediately, so you are too anxious......

"Master Hou, the thieves are cruel and scheming, so you should be careful......"

"Those thieves, they don't fight well, they have a lot of intrigues and tricks, so they must be guarded against ......"

Others have also made suggestions.

Qiu Yan listened to a few people and roughly understood the meaning of everyone present.

To put it bluntly, Wenchen wanted to recruit An, but what the generals were thinking about was to kill the enemy and make meritorious contributions, especially when the enemy saw that they were invincible and made steady profits, they were even more reluctant to let it go, in their opinion, Qiu Yan came to Zhao'an undoubtedly on suspicion of picking peaches.

"I see, in this plan of Xu Yingyi, there is also a plan to drive a wedge between me and the New Army. ”

As soon as his thoughts turned, Qiu Yan had lost interest in some conspiracies, so he said: "Generals, now that the new army has been established, it is not yet the time to focus on military exploits, let alone self-respect!" (To be continued......)