Guo Song bowed and said: "Back to Your Majesty, the training is not bad, this army itself is an elite soldier transferred from all over the country, so the results are very fast, it is a very elite army, more elite than the 20,000 soldiers commanded by Weichen in Xuzhou." ”

"That's good! Logistical problems? ”

"The logistics are very normal, it is supplied by Ba Shang, we are the same as other armies, the materials are relatively sufficient, and the soldiers can also be fed, but in terms of equipment, I hope Your Majesty can give a little preferential treatment to the Ganzhou army, after all, the Ganzhou army is going to fight directly against the enemy, and the equipment should be better than other armies."

"This request is very reasonable, and I will ask the Ordnance Superintendent to consider and strengthen the equipment of the Ganzhou Army."

Li Shi asked again: "If there are any other requirements, Aiqing can put them forward together." ”

Guo Song thought for a while and said, "There is one more small request, I hope Your Majesty can grant it!" ”

"That's it."

"Wechen considers enhancing the physical strength of the soldiers, so long-distance running and training is the most effective way, but when 10,000 troops leave Bashang, they must get the consent of the Ministry of War, Wechen wrote an application to the Ministry of War before, but there was no reply, can you ask Your Majesty for special approval."

The cross-regional action of 10,000 troops did have a great impact, Li Shi pondered for a moment and said: "If the soldiers do not carry weapons and do not go out of the customs, I can give special approval, I wonder if Guo Yuanjun can do these two things?" ”

Guo Song was overjoyed, "Humble duty and obey Your Majesty's order!" ”

.........

Before dawn the next day, Guo Song led 10,000 soldiers to run out of the barracks and run westward, the soldiers did not carry weapons, but each person brought three buckets of rice, as three days of food, one bucket of rice twelve catties, three buckets of rice thirty-six catties, this weight is not light, it can be regarded as a heavy run, not to mention that the official road is also covered by heavy snow.

Long-distance training is the most exercise of soldiers' physical strength, which we all know, physical strength for soldiers is the last capital to save their lives, a big battle for a few hours, in the end everyone is exhausted, and finally it depends on whose physical strength is good, who can survive on the battlefield.

Even escaping requires physical strength, and if you lack physical strength and are caught up by the enemy, it is also a dead end.

The 10,000 troops rushed all the way, which immediately attracted the attention of the imperial court, and the transfer of troops of more than 5,000 people was a major matter.

After a while, the staff member Xu Fangzheng hurried back and said to Chang Gon: "I asked the Ministry of War, and the Ministry of War said that they didn't know, and suggested that Xiangguo go and ask the Son of Heaven, generally the transfer of more than 5,000 people needs the approval of the Son of Heaven, maybe the Son of Heaven has approved, but it has not yet been transferred to the Ministry of War." ”

Chang Gon knocked on the table very dissatisfied, "Did you send me away without knowing anything?" Did they send someone to verify where the army was going? ”

Xu Fangzheng sighed in his heart, Chang Xiangguo has a magic obstacle for Guo Song, and he pays special attention to what happened to Guo Song, I am afraid that he himself does not realize that this kind of attention is very abnormal and will lead to adverse consequences.

"Xiangguo, Guo Song is not the first time to lead troops, he knows the rules very well, it is impossible for him to make such a low-level mistake, and the military department will not ignore it, you always listen to the advice of the humble position, you don't bother to ask about this matter."

"Why can't I ask? The transfer of 10,000 people, is this a trivial matter? ”

"Xiangguo, the matter is related to Guo Song, in order to avoid suspicion, you'd better not ask about it."

"What kind of bastard is this, you can't ask about the old man who has something to do with Guo Song? The old man is a dignified Xiangguo, what can't be asked, I'm still in charge of this matter! ”

Xu Fangzheng saw that Chang Gon was very stubborn and did not listen to his advice, and he sighed deeply in his heart. I had to bow and retreat.

Most of the older old people are a little stubborn, or paranoid, Chang Gon is such a typical example, although he also knows that he should not take care of Guo Song's affairs, but his self-esteem tells him that he must maintain the dignity of Xiangguo, there is nothing he can't manage, even if it is Guo Song's affairs, he should ask.

But Chang Gon was a little negligent, Xiang Guo has a lot of opportunities every day, and there are so many things to manage, why did he want to report Guo Song's affairs to the Son of Heaven, he just considered the problem from his own point of view, but ignored what others would think of this matter.

Li Shi, the Son of Heaven, calmly listened to Chang Gon's report, he nodded and said: "Guo Song led the army to train was specially approved by me, and there was no violation, this matter has been transferred to the Ministry of War, Chang Xiangguo doesn't know?" ”

Chang Gon was stunned for a long time and said, "The old minister doesn't know! ”

"Then Xiangguo should ask the military department first, if the military department doesn't know about it, and then come and ask me, so in a hurry, I still think something big happened?" There was a hint of dissatisfaction in Li Shi's tone.

"Weichen asked his staff to ask the Ministry of War, but the Ministry of War said they didn't know."

Li Shi frowned, "There is still such a thing?" ”

He immediately ordered: "The king of the Rapid Transmission Army Department is here to see me!" ”

Chang Gon was faintly a little uneasy, he began to realize that this matter seemed to be a bit of a fuss, but he couldn't remove it, he couldn't stop Wang Jiahe and retire himself!

The imperial study was very quiet, Li Shi was intently reviewing the recitals, and Chang Gon was standing aside, very cramped and uneasy.

After a while, the eunuch reported at the door, "Your Majesty, the king of the military department is here." ”

"Announce him in!"

After a short time, Wang Jiahe, the squire of the military department, hurriedly walked in and bowed, "See Your Majesty!" ”

Wang Jiahe was very powerful, not only as a soldier of the military department, but also as a military envoy of the Shence army, and controlled the 30,000 Shence army guarding the palace, also because he was deeply trusted by the first emperor Li Yu and became the first person to replace the eunuchs to control the Shence military power.

Li Shi asked: "I have already given the special approval for Guo Song to lead the army to the Ministry of War, does Wang Shilang know?" ”

"Wechen knows!"

Chang Gon was anxious, and hurriedly said: "But I asked the staff to go to the military department to verify, and the reply I got was that the military department did not know." ”

Wang Jiahe said coldly: "The special approval of the saint was only given to me this morning, and I usually transfer it to the Ministry of War in the afternoon, of course they don't know now, Chang Xiangguo is too eager, in addition, a certain Lang Zhong or a member of the outside Lang, their opinions can only represent themselves, not the Ministry of War, this is common sense, Chang Xiangguo will not even know this!" ”

Chang Gon was speechless for a moment, Li Shi nodded and said: "This matter is a communication problem, not a big deal, so far, the two Aiqing should step aside!" ”

Wang Jiahe bowed and bowed, and left without looking back, Chang Gon wanted to say something, but he didn't know where to start, so he had to bow and retreat.

Li Shi looked at his background and couldn't help sneering twice, thinking that he had caught Guo Song's handle? Running so eagerly.

Li Shi put down his pen and asked Huo Xianming, the eunuch on duty next to him, "What do you think of Chang Xiangguo?" ”

Huo Xianming was so frightened that he stood up and lowered his hand: "Slaves can't judge the prime minister indiscriminately. ”

"It's okay to talk about it!"

"Slaves also listen to what others say, often Xiangguo is conscientious and conscientious, and he is responsible for government affairs, that is.... It's just that the mind is a little narrower, and the grudge is heavier. ”

Li Shi nodded slightly, "The prime minister can hold the boat in his belly, if he can't even do this, then the prime minister is not qualified." ”

Li Shi picked up the pen and punched a cross under Chang Gon's name.

.........

Three days later, the 10,000 men led by Guo Song had been trained to Yixian County, Qizhou, about two hundred and fifty miles from Chang'an, where they received a second supply and then turned around and returned to the barracks.

This was their first training, and they ran 500 miles in six days, except for more than 30 soldiers who fell ill for various reasons, most of the rest of the soldiers ran smoothly to Yixian, and there were no soldiers who were left behind. Guo Song was very satisfied.

In the wilderness outside the city of Yixian, 10,000 soldiers lined up neatly, morale was high, and they successfully completed the half-marathon, so that each soldier had a sense of accomplishment and naturally showed a full mental outlook.

"Everyone performed very well, I hope everyone will also play well on the return trip, persevere, and when everyone returns to the camp, I will treat everyone with good wine and meat, and reward each person with one or two silver, and take credit for a turn........"

Before Guo Song finished speaking, the soldiers suddenly thundered with joy and cheers, and they could still be rewarded for their merits for training, and it was the first time for the soldiers to hear about it, which made them rub their fists and feel high.

The training on the return journey continued again, and 10,000 soldiers ran on the vast snowfield, sweating like rain and walking vigorously, and the momentum of an elite army was gradually revealed.