After entering the winter months, the weather became increasingly cold, the north wind became stronger, and a few light snow fell from time to time, making the road more difficult to travel.
According to common sense, in this winter season, people should stay at home and not go out. Except for big cities like Bianjing, most cities should be deserted and depressed. But today's Qingzhou City is a lively and lively scene. There are many cars and horses going in and out of each city gate, and pedestrians are constantly coming and going on the long street. It is really hard to believe that this is just a small Shandong city. Soon I had just experienced a siege by the Liangshan bandits before.
The reason why Qingzhou has become so lively is naturally due to Sun Tu's contribution. Because after he defeated the Liangshan bandits and convinced Zizhou officials to transfer local rural troops to Qingzhou, officials from other state governments finally bowed their heads and followed his previous military orders, and also transferred various urban and rural troops. When the young master came, Qingzhou became a large military camp, and the number of soldiers alone increased to more than 15,000.
Moreover, not only the 10,000 rural soldiers came from the various state capitals, but many of their family members also followed, so in just one month, Qingzhou City grew by more than 30,000 people out of thin air. In an era where population mobility was very stagnant thousands of years ago, the movement of more than 30,000 people was already an extremely terrifying number. Just settling these people and providing them with the food, clothing, housing and transportation they needed was a huge undertaking. Complex engineering.
Fortunately, Huang Wenbing is still somewhat capable in this regard. In addition, the entire Qingzhou government office now follows Sun Tu's lead and does not dare to have any bad thoughts. In addition, there are enough troops stationed in the city and the public security is stable. Finally, these tens of thousands Everyone has settled down.
The increase in the population has also made the nearby people well-informed, and the flexible merchants have found ways to make money. So even if the sky is cold and windy, and it is still snowing, caravans selling various items are still coming in. There was a lot of excitement inside and outside Qingzhou City.
When Huangfu Duan brought a few people to the outside of Qingzhou City and saw this scene, he was also amazed: "Is this Qingzhou City? It looks much more lively than Nanjing in the Liao Dynasty..." Then , then he called his companions and slowly walked into this small town that interested him a lot with the caravan in front.
Less than half an hour later, they arrived in front of the government office and told the officer guarding the gate their identity and purpose of coming - asking to see Sun Dujian. In this regard, these officers did not dare to make things difficult for them, and explained awkwardly: "General Sun Dujian does not sit in the government office, but stays in the military camp. If you really want to see something, you can go to the military camp to try your luck. However, The rules in the military camp are strict, and no one can approach without permission..."
"This... I came here at the invitation of Superintendent Sun, and I have an important matter to report. How about I ask you to report it to the local magistrate and ask him to help inform Superintendent Sun?" Huangfu Duan seemed to be surprised. Said somewhat anxiously.
"This..." The officer was still hesitant. A fat general came out. When he heard this, he was interested and asked: "Are you familiar with Saburo? You don't look like the son of my Han family." ah."
"I've seen Marquis Lu Yu." The guards guarding the gate hurriedly saluted him when they saw him. As a famous figure in the Qingzhou Army, he was also a famous figure in the Qingzhou Army.
As someone who has a close relationship with Sun Tu, Luda is still quite respected in the government, which is even more prestigious than when he first walked under the tent of Mr. Xiao Zhong.
Upon hearing that he was the Marquis of Yu in the army, Huangfu Duan briefly explained that he had had friendship with Sun Tu in Liao and Xia. When Luda heard this, he burst into laughter: "So you are Huangfu Duan. The Sa family has heard San Lang talk about you a lot before. Now that you have really come as promised, San Lang must be very happy. Let's go. , the Sa family will take you to see him right now." After saying that, he enthusiastically took Huangfu's arm and walked towards the long street.
The force of his tug was very strong. Huangfu Duan was unprepared and was staggered by him. He hurriedly followed up. At the same time, he also said hello to several of his companions and asked them to follow him. Go together.
After spending more than half an hour and passing through half of Qingzhou City, they arrived at the Xinli Qingzhou Military Camp located in the north of the city.
Today's military camp is much more imposing than before. Not only has the area been expanded several times, but there are also many barracks inside, making it look like a small town. However, compared to ordinary small towns, the atmosphere in this camp is deserted and solemn. Although the long street a mile or two ahead is still lively and joyful, it is quiet here, with only the school field in the distance. From time to time, loud cheers erupted, and no one knew what kind of competition was going on there.
Just as the officer at the Yamen Gate said, people are not allowed to watch near the military camp. Within a hundred steps is a forbidden area. Not only are there ten soldiers with guns and swords guarding the door, but there is also a row of crossbowmen inside. With this kind of defense, if someone dares to break in through blind eyes, their life will be risked.
Even with Lu Da leading them, they could only wait outside the camp gate and were not allowed to enter. They had to wait until he went in to report and get the relevant warrants before they could let Huangfu Duan and others in. Just from such strict access control, it can be seen that the Qingzhou Army has truly implemented the military laws to the end, and there is no longer any flexibility at all.
In fact, even if Sun Tu himself came here, the soldiers guarding the camp gate would not let him in without the token in hand. This is a strict order that has been implemented by several previous batches of sergeants after being taught the lesson of military sticks - non-order holders are not allowed to enter the military camp without permission, and any intruders will be killed without mercy!
This alone made Huangfu Duan secretly admire: "Sun Sanlang is indeed amazing. Such a highly disciplined army is extremely rare even in the Liao Kingdom. Perhaps only the most elite Pishi Army can compare with him."
The man next to him, who had an equally strange appearance, sunken eyes, a high nose, and somewhat yellow hair, had bright eyes: "It seems that we found him in the right place. The Qingzhou Army is indeed worthy of its reputation."
The efficiency in the army is indeed very fast. They didn't say a few words before Sun Tu strode out to greet them. From a distance, he shouted with a smile on his face: "Brother Huangfu is coming in such a big way, I'm really flattered!" Behind him, there were several extraordinary generals, and they were looking at him with curious eyes. He looked up and down at the people in front of the door.
When the camp door opened again, Sun Tu personally came out and welcomed them in. While taking them to his command post, he turned to the person next to him and said, "Yang Zhi, you can keep an eye on the afternoon drill. Don't let them go." Those new recruits are too relaxed. This is the only thing they can do when they become my soldiers.
How can I be patient? "
Yang Zhi immediately stepped in and responded, and then left in a hurry.
It was not easy for Sun Tu in Qingzhou during this period. Although he did not need to pay much attention to the affairs of the people, he paid close attention to military affairs. It's not that the transfer of soldiers and horses from various state capitals to Qingzhou is the end. He still has to spend time training them, which is not an easy task.
Because the soldiers and horses in other state capitals have long been accustomed to being lazy and casual, it is impossible to get used to the high-intensity training here when they suddenly come to Qingzhou. So Sun Tu could only endure and train them from the basics.
Fortunately, he now has a group of veterans under his command, and everyone has mastered the procedures and techniques for training new recruits, so he does not need to personally supervise them like he did a few years ago. However, with so many people in the camp, he still had to do a lot of work, including appeasement, suppression, and inspections. He had to spend time in the military camp from morning to night almost every day. He had not stepped out of the camp for five days to go home. .
Of course, under such high-intensity training, the progress of these rural soldiers from various states is still obvious. After all, they are all from the rural army and are of the right age. Once they have a sense of awe and develop a habit, it becomes much more natural to practice. At least now they can advance and retreat freely and in an orderly manner.
After entering Sun Tu's barracks, which was larger than ordinary barracks but also without any decoration, everyone exchanged names and took their seats. In addition to the previous subordinates of Sun Tu, this time there are also several generals such as Yang Xiong, Shi Xiu, Han Tao, and Wei Dingguo. Among them, except Shi Xiu, they were all officials of the Song Dynasty in the past, so Sun Tu is in a good position. After much persuasion, they all finally gave up and turned to the bright side. The only one who was not persuaded by Sun Tu was Chai Jin. At this time, this man was still under house arrest in a certain house in the city.
It can be said that after the previous frontal battle with the Liangshan Army, Sun Tu's Qingzhou Army not only did not suffer much losses, but was greatly strengthened. Not only did the number of soldiers and horses increase, but there were also more generals available under his command. He has learned a lot, which has made great progress in his strength.
Most of Huangfu Duan's companions were horse traders like him. The only one who interested Sun Tu was the most peculiar-looking yellow-haired man, simply because his name was Duan Jingzhu.
"Golden Retriever" Duan Jingzhu and Sun Tu remembered that this was the last of the one hundred and eight generals in Liangshan. Precisely because he was ranked last, although he did not have any outstanding stories, he was remembered by others, but I didn't expect that this guy looked like a crooked nut, but his accent was no different from that of a Han Chinese.
In addition, Sun Tu also remembered that it was the BMW that Duan Jingzhu wanted to dedicate to Liangshan that was robbed by people in Zengtou City, which led Chao Gai to lead an army to attack there in anger, but ended up losing his life. Unexpectedly, this person did not go to Liangshan now, but came to his own Qingzhou.
It was just a casual thought at first, but after a few people exchanged greetings, Sun Tu realized that although the roles had changed, the things were still the same, because after a few words, Huangfu Duan and the others pointed the finger at Zengtou City, hoping that Sun Tu could Send troops to take back the horses that the other party has seized!
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Of course it will be updated on New Year’s Eve. . . . . . Happy New Year everyone. . . . .