Lin Wanrong and Gao Chief took Zhao Liangyu and several banner chiefs to the foot of Mount Langya in one go, riding their horses and whipping their whips. From a distance, they saw burning guns in several tents.
"Master Baihu, it's very hot in your barracks. It seems that the brothers have a rich spare time life!" Lin Wanrong said with a smile.
Zhao Baihu laughed awkwardly, but did not answer. Before they got close to the barracks, they could already hear the sound of commotion, accompanied by the sound of dice throwing cups, and several soldiers shouted loudly: "Open, open, one, two, three, six, the banker kills!"
The high chief has been in the palace for a long time, and it is common for him to gamble with his guards, but now that he is in the army, he openly gambles, these generals are a bit too courageous.
Lin Wanrong narrowed his eyes and said, "Zhao Baihu, what kind of voice is that?"
Zhao Liangyu's face turned red and then turned pale, and he put on a show and said, "I tell the general, my subordinates don't know, maybe the soldiers are just fooling around while marching."
Lin Wanrong chuckled, the officials went out to whore, and the soldiers gambled in the house. This Shenji camp is really upright and crooked, eating, drinking, whoring and gambling are all taken up by them.
Several people got off their horses, and saw two magic cannons in the middle of the camp, and a soldier was lazily dozing off on the carriage, not even knowing that someone was approaching.
Lin Wanrong carefully looked at the two cannons. They were made of cast iron, with thick and long barrels and no traces of firing. They were probably the improved cannons that Xu Wei said. Caressing the cold barrel, Lin Wanrong's interest increased greatly. I don't know how powerful this cannon is. If I have time, I will try to fire two cannons myself.
When Zhao Liangyu saw that the new staff officer was staring closely at the two cannons he was escorting, he seemed to be very interested, and immediately said proudly: "These two cannons are the latest developments by skilled craftsmen from the Shenji Battalion. People have used it. It is said that this cannon is extremely powerful and accurate, and this time it is pulled to the front line, it is guaranteed that those Bailian monsters will die without a place to bury them."
Accurate shooting? No matter how accurate the artillery is in the hands of you tofu soldiers, it has become a display. Lin Wanrong smiled disdainfully: "Oh, is it? So, tomorrow I will see the power of this artillery. To be honest Zhao Baihu said, I have never seen a cannon shot before."
Lin Wanrong led the high chief into a tent in the middle, and saw about twenty soldiers surrounding a small table in the middle, having a good time gambling.
Lin Wanrong gave Gao Chief a wink, Gao Chief stepped forward in three steps, grabbed the dice cup, and said loudly: "Who dares to bet with me?"
Everyone saw that he was tall, burly, and scary, but he didn't wear armor, and they didn't know where he came from. Several soldiers shouted: "You are so brave, this is the place where the magic camp is important, how can you let him go?" You wait to trespass."
Zhao Liangyu hurriedly said: "Don't be rude. These two are the new commander and staff officer, General Lin and his entourage, why don't you pay your respects quickly?"
The sergeants were so frightened that they hurriedly bowed and saluted to meet the two adults. Lin Wanrong smiled and said: "It's okay, since you brothers like to play dice, then I will let this brother Gao play with you. But if you want to enjoy the game, you can't do it without adding some prizes."
When everyone saw that the new staff general had spoken, they all fell silent and listened attentively, only to hear the general continue: "How about this, everyone who participates in gambling in this account today has a share, and everyone comes up to be alone with Brother Gao. Gambling. If you win the bet, today’s military gambling has nothing to do with you. But if you lose the bet—” General Lin chuckled: “Then you have to bear the law and discipline in the army. Unavoidable. Oh, please ask Lord Baihu to punish him himself."
As soon as this remark came out, the people in the tent immediately talked about it. According to the Dahua military regulations, gambling in the army is a felony, and even beheading is not an exaggeration. When it came to things, it was the staff general who was about to get serious when he came, which made them a little scared.
Lin Wanrong had already guessed their thoughts, and said with a generous smile: "Don't worry, brothers, my method is very fair. Since everyone likes to gamble, I will specially open this game. If you win the bet, it is naturally yours." This general has nothing to say about his ability, but if you lose, then you are willing to gamble and admit defeat, for us soldiers, a meal is nothing."
Everyone thought about it, isn't it the reason to be willing to gamble and admit defeat, not to mention that the general has given everyone a chance, so let's go up and try their luck. Immediately there were a few daring ones who rushed forward to compete with the high chief.
Gao Chief is a master of gambling and has a strong martial arts. It is easy to do some tricks secretly. If you want to play big, you will be big, if you want to play small, you will be small. These sergeants are no match for him, and they have been defeated in one round. There were more than 20 people in the big tent, all of them were defeated in a blink of an eye.
Seeing that all the soldiers were downcast, Lin Wanrong swept his eyes and said loudly: "Who else wants to come up to gamble?" These soldiers dared to be presumptuous when they saw the might of the high chieftain. Everyone was silent and dared not speak.
Lin Wanrong smiled and said: "I have already given everyone the opportunity. This general's regulation will always be valid. As long as anyone can win this big brother Gao, no matter when and where you want to gamble, even if it is on the battlefield, this general will not be allowed to gamble." No opinion at all. But if you lose, this board is indispensable."
He chuckled, and said to Zhao Liangyu: "Master Baihu, these dozens of brothers, please execute the sentence. Twenty people, breaking five boards is considered qualified."
Everyone gasped when they heard the words, the general of the staff was smiling when he spoke, but his actions were vicious, no one would have to lie in bed for three to five days after the 50 boards. But the official level is scary, not to mention that this is a military regulation, and it can only be regarded as their bad luck if they violated the hands of this general today.
General Lin gave Zhao Baihu a death order to break the five boards, Zhao Liangyu himself still had a handle in General Lin's hands, so he dared not be negligent, and immediately used all his strength to execute the sentence himself. These soldiers who dared to gamble in public in the barracks were all Zhao Liangyu's confidantes, but today they had to be severely beaten by Zhao Baihu, so they were naturally very upset.
Hearing the howls outside, Gao Chief worriedly said: "Brother Lin, punishing so many people in one go, will it cause any trouble or mutiny?"
"Mutiny?" Lin Wanrong smiled wryly and shook his head, then sighed: "Brother Gao, I'm not afraid of their mutiny. If they really mutinied, it would mean that they still have the blood of a soldier. I'm afraid they don't even have the courage to mutiny."
The high chief thought about what he said, and it really made a lot of sense. These soldiers of the Shenji Battalion are usually domineering and domineering. They look fierce, but they are actually bullying and fearing the hard. . Brother Lin really had a unique vision, and he saw the idea immediately when he looked at the problem. No wonder Mr. Xu is so optimistic about him.
After a while, Zhao Liangyu came in sweating profusely and reported: "General, more than 20 people have all been executed, and five large boards have been broken. Please check with the general." The broken board was brought up, still stained with blood.
Lin Wanrong waved his hand and said with a sinister smile: "Okay, Zhao Baihu is indeed a good man. Pass down the order, and from now on, anyone who gambles in the army will follow this example. This general's decree is also sent out. The battalion is holding drills and firing real artillery, and this general will personally inspect it."
Several people responded repeatedly, and the current banner chiefs arranged to go overnight. Lin Wanrong grabbed Zhao Liangyu and said, "Zhao Baihu, where are the soldiers from Zhejiang and Shandong stationed? You can lead me to inspect it."
Zhao Liangyu had a new understanding of this smiling general, he acted vigorously and with vicious means, he was by no means someone to be trifled with.
The tent of the Shenji Battalion is on the far left, one mile away is the camp of two hundred soldiers from Zhejiang, and one mile further is the camp of soldiers from Shandong. There are three hundred households with three groups of people, and they do not interfere with each other, forming three small groups.
When Zhao Liangyu arrived with Lin Wanrong and Gao Chief, the Zhejiang camp was not as noisy as the Shenji camp. The lights in the camp were brightly lit, several carts were parked in the camp with some grain and grass, and soldiers came and went from time to time.
Lin Wanrong looked at those soldiers carefully, and they were indeed old, young, and weak in physique, Zhao Liangyu did not lie, these were the leftovers selected by the guards.
The two hundred or so people in Zhejiang are also led by a hundred households named Du Xiuyuan. When Du Xiuyuan learned that General Lin, the commanding officer, had arrived, he hurried out of the camp to greet him. This Du Baihu has no beard, but his eyes are full of energy. When he saw Lin Wanrong, he cupped his fists and said, "The last general, Du Xiuyuan, met General Lin."
"Master Baihu, it's easy to say, this general is the first time to visit your headquarters today, why is your department so quiet, no guards and horses, are all the soldiers in the camp sleeping peacefully?" Lin Wanrong asked with a smile.
"The general misunderstood." Du Xiuyuan hurriedly said: "It's not that the subordinates didn't arrange defense, it's just that the two hundred households under my command are all veterans who have been defeated and some soldiers who have been recruited. The old ones are in the 40th grade. The young ones are only fourteen or fifteen years old, so uneven and without unified training, it would be unwise to openly set up a formation for the enemy to see, and immediately figure out our reality."
"Oh?" Lin Wanrong glanced at Du Xiuyuan with interest. This beardless man seemed to have some ideas: "Then what do you think?"
Du Xiuyuan said: "Instead of exposing, it is better to hide in secret. Although I am a weak soldier, I can also defeat the general in a dwarf. Please see, my lord..." He clapped his hands three times, and sixty or seventy soldiers rushed out of the camp. Both young and old, but their physique has grown stronger. They were divided into two layers, inside and outside, with spears on the outside and knives on the inside, forming a guard formation.
Du Xiuyuan said: "This is the elite I selected from more than 200 people in Mali. They secretly hide in the camp to protect them. They are much stronger than the public strength."
It turned out that it was tight inside and loose outside. This Du Xiuyuan had some ideas, but he saw that the formation of the soldiers he led was good, but his personal ability was very lacking. Lin Wanrong sighed and said: "Du Baihu, you have ideas, it's very important. Good. But the soldiers and horses under your command are still a bit poorly trained." He walked up to a soldier with a gun and pulled his hands, the soldier couldn't stand upright, and fell sideways.
Although Zhao Liangyu's subordinates belonged to the Shenji Battalion, the quality of the soldiers was much better than that of the Zhejiang soldiers. Seeing that the Zhejiang soldiers were wearing thin belts, he couldn't help but burst out laughing.
Lin Wanrong glared at him fiercely, what are you laughing at, I will make you laugh when the guns are tested at the Shenji Camp tomorrow morning. Du Xiuyuan's face was sometimes red and sometimes white, and he didn't know what to do. The soldiers from the south of the Yangtze River were not as good as the soldiers from the north in terms of size and strength, let alone this is a remnant soldier who was picked out by others.
Looking at Du Xiuyuan's appearance, this Baihu seems to have a plan, but he is not good at training soldiers. Lin Wanrong nodded, patted Du Xiuyuan on the shoulder and said: "Brother Du, don't worry, training soldiers is not a short-term achievement. Strategy is your strength. You just use good tactics. I see that you seem to have read a book, what does your family do?"
Du Xiuyuan said: "General, my ancestral home is Hangzhou, and my family has been in business for generations. It's just that my family's fortunes have fallen in my hands, and I am interested in the army, so I joined the army."
"Business?" Lin Wanrong was very interested when he heard it. No wonder this Du Xiuyuan has a bit of strategy. He has no business but no evil. It may not be a bad thing to bring him to the army: "We are colleagues. I am also doing business in Jinling. This time It was Mr. Xu who pulled me here as a temporary errand."
Walking around in the Zhejiang camp, Du Xiuyuan's soldiers, although not strong in personal ability, have some accomplishments in formation, it can be seen that Du Xiuyuan has put in a lot of hard work.
Without doing anything, Lin Wanrong simply took two hundred households and headed straight for Shandong Camp. Far away, before reaching the Shandong camp, there was a shocking sound of fighting, and there were faint neighing of war horses. Lin Wanrong was startled and said, "What is this? Could it be a fight?"
Du Xiuyuan said beside him: "General Lin, you don't know something. This Hu Bugui, who is in charge of the Shandong army, has to train like this every day. He trains in the morning and in the evening. It's just a burst of brute force. I'm afraid it won't help you on the battlefield. " There was a bit of disdain in Du Xiuyuan's words, and it seemed that he was not on the right track with this Hu Bugui.
Before Lin Wanrong approached the Shandong camp with a few people, several soldiers flashed from the side of the road and asked, "Who broke into our camp at night?"
The high chief said loudly: "Go and report to your family's lords, the general of the staff, Lord Lin, is here on night patrol." One of the soldiers immediately went to report, and the rest of them stared at Lin Wanrong and the others. It seemed that they were the enemy troops who attacked the battalion.
Lin Wanrong saw that these soldiers were also in the 14th or 15th grade, but they already looked capable. In terms of individual quality, they were much better than the sergeants in the Zhejiang Battalion. He nodded slightly and said, "These little brothers, how long have you been in the army?"
One of the young sergeants who looked like the leader said loudly: "Hugh has to find out about our military situation."
Lin Wanrong laughed, this young man is very interesting. He raised his eyes to look into the camp, and saw that the camp was full of dust and sand, and the sun was bright, and there were two puppies fighting on horseback, and several groups of soldiers were slashing and hacking at some straw wooden figures. . Although they are the same remnant soldiers, they are already somewhat fierce. From these few sentries, it can be seen that this barbarian does not return, and he has a skill in training soldiers.
While thinking about it, a bearded military officer came from a distance, about forty years old, with a dark face, walking fast and hurriedly, and before he arrived, a rough voice came: "Who is General Lin?" ?”
Lin Wanrong smiled and stood up and said, "Little brother Lin San, is this imposing and heroic man General Hu Bugui?"
Hu Bugui saw the general in his twenties with a hippie smile on his face, without any seriousness, but flattered himself as soon as he opened his mouth, and felt a little contemptuous of him, and saw that Zhao Liangyu and Du Xiuyuan were following him. Thinking that there would be no mistake, he clasped his fists and said solemnly, "Hu Bugui has seen General Lin."
"Brother Hu, you're welcome. Brother, I just arrived in Chuzhou today, so I'm just going to take a look around. Don't bother me, please don't be offended by Brother Hu." Lin Wanrong said with a smile.
You are a superior, it is only right and proper to come to my camp to check, and you still have to pretend to bother me, this person is very hypocritical, Hu Bugui despised this General Lin, and said loudly: "General Lin, you are welcome. Please follow me Come."
When the two walked past those young sergeants, Lin Wanrong looked at the young man who stopped him and said, "Little brother, what's your name?"
The young man thought that his previous words and deeds had offended him, his face was a little terrified, and immediately he was not afraid, and proudly said: "My name is—"
Hu Bugui didn't understand what General Lin meant, but when he saw the expression on the young man's face, he instinctively thought something was wrong, and hurriedly said: "General Lin, my subordinates are all following my orders, and they have no fault at all. If you want to investigate the crime, please come to me, Hu."
Although this Hu Bugui is reckless, he treats his soldiers with righteousness. Lin Wanrong smiled and said, "Brother Hu said nothing, who will punish you. This little brother is smart and brave, and he is dedicated to his duty. He should be commended. Where can we talk about punishment."
Hu Bugui couldn't figure out the details of this smiling general, and he didn't care whether he was real or not, so he hurriedly dragged him to the camp. Along the way, the army was in order, with bright swords and guns, and the security was heavily guarded, which was different from Shenji Camp and Zhejiang Camp. The two hundred people from Shandong, although they are also of different ages, are obviously stronger than the soldiers in the south of the Yangtze River. Hu Bugui is very good at training soldiers. It's not easy to look tough.
The two teams who were practicing fighting at night were Hu Bugui's trump cards. Both sides were only skilled in equestrian skills, with sharp swordsmanship, and looked quite large. Lin Wanrong wondered: "General Hu, how long have you been training these people?"
Hu Bugui said, "About a month."
It takes about a month to train people and horses like this. Hu Bugui's ability is really not something that can be built. It's just that he is more than forty years old, and he is so capable. How could he be just a little centurion? Woolen cloth.
"Brother Hu, according to your opinion, is there really such a big gap between the soldiers in the south of the Yangtze River and the children of Qilu?" Lin Wanrong asked meaningfully.
Hu Bugui said: "The soldiers in the south of the Yangtze River are more delicate, and their bodies are weaker than those in the north. This has something to do with the regional temperament. But this is not the decisive factor. If the soldiers in the south of the Yangtze River are entrusted to me to deal with them, I can also turn them into Qilu soldiers. Erlang is a hero who is like a wolf and a tiger. My years of marching experience have proved that there are no disabled soldiers, only disabled generals."
He was accusing Sang Huai of targeting Du Xiuyuan, Du Xiuyuan blushed and said: "Your words are nice, you only practice individual soldiers, don't pay attention to combined attack skills, and don't pay attention to formation drills. You will suffer a big loss when you get to the battlefield."
"Soldiers like yours, who can't even crush an ant to death, can win a battle with a fist and embroidered legs?" Hu Bugui retorted.
These two people, one from Zhejiang and the other from Shandong, were originally irrelevant, but somehow they got into a fight like this. However, this kind of technical debate made Lin Wanrong happy. He himself is good at sycophants, so he despises those sycophants. This real fight between Du Xiuyuan and Hu Bugui is exactly what he needs.
Seeing these two families arguing endlessly, Lin Wanrong smiled and said, "You two don't have to quarrel. It just so happens that tomorrow morning, I'm going to the Shenji Camp to test the guns. Why don't we just have a real military exercise. When the time comes, the two of you will bring Get on the soldiers and horses, catch each other and fight, just compete with each other."
This is a good idea, and the two hundred households had no objections, so they made an appointment to practice together tomorrow morning.
Lin Wanrong saw that Hu Bugui's sergeant was really superior in individual quality, and he became very curious about this bearded man, so he pulled him back and said, "Brother Hu, I see that you have a good way of training and leading troops, how come you are now Is it still a small hundred household? At least it should be a thousand households, Commander Wei?"
Hu Bugui glanced at him cautiously, not knowing whether to answer or not. Lin Wanrong laughed and said: "This is because I am talking too much. Brother Hu may not be familiar with me. I have always been upright and honest, humble and studious. Master Xu just took a fancy to me and asked me to come here. Chuzhou Commander. Although I met Big Brother Hu for the first time, I have a shortcoming, that is, I don’t see people being wronged, so I took the liberty to ask this question, and wanted to say something wrong for Big Brother.”
Seeing him bragging, Hu Bugui felt amused in his heart, but his straightforwardness was genuine, so he said, "To tell you the truth, General Lin, I'm from Jining."
"Jining?" Lin Wanrong frowned. Isn't that the birthplace of the White Lotus Sect? He then asked: "Brother Hu was implicated because of this White Lotus Sect?"
Hu Bugui nodded: "The White Lotus Sect tricks the people and does a lot of evil. I also despise them. I used to fight against the Hu people in the north and received a reward of a thousand households, but when the White Lotus Sect incident happened, the imperial court treated all the generals of Qinglu. Trust me, I was sent back and demoted to Baihu."
It's no wonder that Hu Bugui has a way of leading the army. It turned out that he had fought against the Hu people and had served as a thousand householder. Lin Wanrong shook his head and said, "This imperial court is so fucking nonsense, how can loyal ministers and treacherous ministers be distinguished based on regions? These guys are all thinking about problems with their butts."
Although his words were rough, they were right to Hu Bugui's appetite. He reversed his view of General Lin in an instant, and said with a smile, "It turns out that General Lin is also a man of my temperament. Although the White Lotus Sect is evil, They are all mobs, very easy to deal with. The real enemy of our Dahua dynasty is the nomadic Hu people in the north. Although I am from Jining, my ancestors lived in the north, and my father died tragically under the horseshoe of the Hu people. My original name was Hu Shouxin, but in order to fight against the Hu people, I changed my name to Hu Bugui, implying that once the Hu people came, they would not be allowed to go back.”
It turned out that Hu Bugui changed the name himself. Lin Wanrong smiled and gave a thumbs up and said, "Brother Hu has such great ambitions, I really admire him. Don't worry, brother, I have a good relationship with Lao Xu, and I will definitely do it for you if I have the opportunity." Said it, seeing a talent being wronged makes my mother feel uncomfortable."
Seeing that he directly called Marshal Xu as Lao Xu, Hu Bugui was secretly startled. This staff general, Mr. Lin, came from nowhere and spoke so loudly. Could it be that he really had a close relationship with Marshal Xu
When Lin Wanrong first arrived in Chuzhou, he patrolled three battalions in one go, and was really exhausted. Among the three battalions, apart from the Shenji battalion from Gyeonggi, which was lax in discipline, the other two battalions were still so-so, which finally made him feel better.
It was the first time he spent the night in the army, listening to the footsteps of soldiers on patrol outside, it was hard for him to fall asleep for a long time. Life is really wonderful. From the moment he entered Xiao's house, his life changed inexplicably. He did many messy things, met many people, and now he is leading thousands of soldiers as a little servant. War, who will believe it if it is spread out
He sighed, and many faces flashed before his eyes. Where is Qingxuan? Does she know that I was dragged into the army for no reason? Qiaoqiao, is this girl fast asleep? She must be thinking of me. The second young lady is probably praying for me again, is that girl Luo Ning waiting for me to go back with her fingers every day? And the young miss, I won't see her for a while, and I'm not used to not having trouble with her every day.
Thinking about it, they were all women, women who hooked up with him and couldn't tell why. He couldn't help laughing. He made so many wives and prospective wives in one go. Only then.
He was half asleep and half awake, when he suddenly heard a soft voice whispering in his ear: "Young Master, Young Master—"
He turned over in a daze, and was about to continue his deep sleep, when he suddenly woke up, I am in the army, where is the woman talking to me.
Frightened by this, all drowsiness disappeared, and he sat up from the bed, but saw a woman sitting beside the camp bed, looking at him coquettishly and smiling.
"Xian'er?!!" Lin Wanrong was taken aback and called softly.