"Knock knock ......"

"Woo woo woo ......"

The war drums were like thunder, and the military horns were loud, and they immediately resounded throughout the whole world, and the officials and people all over the city went out to check what was going on, and many people thought that there were thieves and soldiers coming to commit it, and the war was about to start. It wasn't until after inquiring that everyone knew that it was Sun Dujian who wanted to inspect the soldiers and horses of the state capitals, which immediately made many people interested, and those who were bold rushed to the city gate to see what was going on.

At this time, the military camps, which had been scattered on all sides of Jeju Fortress and had always been quite peaceful, were all lively, and the soldiers among them were all dressed up and hurriedly formed a team with weapons, gathered together, and lined up in the wide open space in front of the east gate of Jeju City.

The rapid build-up of nearly four or five thousand officers and troops caused by the movement was undoubtedly quite enormous and quite shocking. The people of Jeju had not seen so many soldiers and horses gathered here for many years, and looking at their bright armor, shining weapons, and the small number of cavalry shuttling between the camps from time to time, many men felt their blood surge, and they only wanted to be one of them.

But all this fell into the eyes of Sun Tu, who was already standing at the head of the city with a group of officers overlooking the movement, but it made him frown again and again. After a while, he said to a few people around him: "It's been almost half an hour, why haven't these soldiers and horses lined up yet?" If there is really an enemy attacking, with such efficiency, I am afraid that our officers and troops will be defeated long ago, right? ”

He was so disappointed by the actions of these officers and soldiers that he had already returned to the camp to arrange everything, but when the drums and trumpets sounded, he could still see that the soldiers of each battalion were in a panic, and the ranks were too uneven, until now, half an hour later, there were still people running into the ranks from time to time, and even the soldiers who could not find their own troops were wandering around like headless flies, disturbing the formation of the army.

"Sun Dujian, it's no wonder brothers, after all, the incident happened suddenly, and everyone was not mentally prepared. Moreover, the soldiers and horses of the state capitals do not know each other, and they are naturally more rusty in cooperation, which will be a little messy. Zhou Fan hurriedly explained. Everyone else nodded in agreement, feeling that Sun Tu's requirements were too high, and it was just a sign that he didn't have back pain when he stood and talked.

Sun Tu snorted: "This is also the reason why this official hopes to unify the soldiers and horses of my Shandong state capital, if you can let the soldiers and horses of all walks of life carry out more such cooperation exercises, the situation can naturally be improved." However, Zhou Dujian, your previous sentence made it difficult for the official to agree, what does it mean that something happened suddenly? Since you are in the army, you should be ready to engage the enemy at any time, will the enemy have agreed with you in the morning at a time and place, and wait until you are all ready to attack? Even with such a simple assembly of the whole army so dragged on, how could they be expected to defend the land and the people? ”

These words made the military attaches dissatisfied again, but Sun Tu is now about to become their boss, and they can only accept it at this time, but they can only say yes. As for what he thinks in his heart, it's hard to say.

After a long while, thousands of officers and soldiers finally completed the formation, at least at this time, looking at the entire army was quite imposing, and all the soldiers raised their heads with their chests up, full of energy.

Sun Tu's gaze swept over these soldiers before he nodded slightly, at least on the surface, it seemed to be a little elite. Everyone else also showed a self-contained smile, these were the elites of the Xiang army drawn from their various state capitals, and today they finally showed themselves in front of Sun Tu.

"You can't see anything just by standing, so let's get all the armies moving." After Sun Tu looked at it for a long time, he suddenly spoke: "The Dengzhou army on the left flank marched three miles to the left, the Yizhou army on the right flank retreated two miles, and the other armies moved forward one mile. ”

After this order was issued, the military attaches at the head of the city didn't take it too seriously, and quickly let the heralds around them wave their flags and let the troops below move accordingly, but they didn't notice it, but at this time, the corners of Sun Tu's mouth had gently hooked up a playful smile.

When the order was passed down, the entire military formation, which was still quite solemn and neat, suddenly became a mess. The Dengzhou army on the left was okay, although the queue had become very loose when it expanded outward, but there were still some military formations, but the other military horses began to be chaotic, and they quickly stirred up with each other.

Some wanted to go backwards, but collided with the approaching team, and some clever ones wanted to make a detour, but in one move, more soldiers and horses were attracted to the outside, so that the whole team fell apart in a moment. The military formation that had been gathered with great difficulty before had completely become a mass of scattered sand after only a short cup of tea, and it was not a queue at all.

When all this was presented to everyone, not to mention the many officers at the head of the city, even the ordinary people who watched the military exercise near the city gate also sighed, and some of the scoundrels even laughed at it, feeling that these troops were no different from their own homes.

Sun Tu watched all this quietly, but the military attaches around him all blushed, and Ai Ai didn't know what to say. A single order can actually make the entire army fall apart, and if it really encounters an enemy attack, the fate is unknown.

"Ladies and gentlemen, what is a good soldier? Not everyone has outstanding martial arts to be called elite soldiers, but when an army can be concentric, under one order, thousands of people in a line, facing the enemy to change the formation like an arm, this can be called an elite soldier who can fight a strong enemy. Look at the appearance of these van troops, they are really elite, can they really fight with thieves? No matter how many of our officers and troops are so unbearable, it is impossible to sweep away the thieves in all parts of Shandong, and once they are attacked by them, they will only increase the casualties. Sun Tu said his opinion with a serious face.

This time, no one else dared to say a word, and the facts in front of them already showed that these officers and soldiers were completely a rabble. Not to mention confrontation with the enemy, even the most ordinary drill requires some thought to be formed.

"We are soldiers and generals, and since we have the money of the court, we should do our best to make the soldiers strong and strong. Today, since this official will be appointed as the supervisor of the soldiers and horses on Jingdong Road, he should think of forcing me all the way to the army, and the future training must not be wasted, especially the matter of the army formation, and it must not be sloppy. Do you remember it all? Sun Tu suddenly raised his voice and asked, but he made his next identity clear.

Everyone's faces changed slightly, and finally they all responded with their fists clenched: "The lower officials and others obey the order." Then, someone else looked embarrassed: "It's just ...... We and other state capitals really have difficulties, and the military salary alone has been owed by the government, and the soldiers have no intention of training at all. ”

Nowadays, in more than ten state capitals in Shandong, except for the special case of Qingzhou, which place is not a miserable life for the Xiangjun, and even the most basic food and clothing are still a problem. Don't look at the troops who came to Jeju today seem to be quite energetic, but in fact, it is just a fig leaf, except for these hundreds of soldiers and horses, the other armies have almost no combat power at all.

Sun Tu also understood their difficulties, so he said after a silence: "These officials have also heard about it, and I will solve this matter by myself." This official can give you an explanation, and within half a year, or at most a year, this official will ask the imperial court to change the previous practice, so that the military salary is more in our hands. However, there is one thing I want to say first, I can not pursue the previous things, but in the future, if anyone dares to deduct military salaries at will, and therefore miss a major incident, I will not spare him! At the end of the words, his gaze had swept over everyone's faces like a sword, which made these military attachés feel a chill in their hearts, and then they each clasped their fists and said: "We will not live up to the high expectations of Sun Dujian and strengthen my Shandong official army!" ”

"Okay, then the official will wait and see." Sun Tu nodded. The purpose of doing this today is to find out the problem and solve the problem, and now it seems that his goal has almost been achieved. Next, after he returns to Qingzhou, it is time to think of asking Tong Guan to come forward to change the shortcomings accumulated in the army for a hundred years.

Those officers looked at him with a look of being in his chest, and they were a little admired for a while. They all know how sad the life of the Great Song Army is now, except for the Western Army and the Northern Army, the other Xiang Army, even the forbidden army are subject to civilian officials, can their soldiers and horses on Jingdong Road really save themselves?

At this moment, a dark cloud was blown by the wind above Jeju, and after a while, the icy rain had already fallen, as if even God was a little optimistic about Sun Tu's ambition and wanted to pour a basin of cold water on him.

Before those military attachés could sigh in their hearts, the army below suddenly became more chaotic, and many people screamed after being drenched in the rain, and then a shocking scene happened-these thousands of soldiers actually scattered in the blink of an eye, and after a while, only two teams were left in the city standing alone, and after a while, the cavalry of more than 100 people slowly retreated to their own barracks.

Sun Tu stood at the head of the city in a little stunned, looking at the scene of the scattered hall, and he didn't know what to say for a while. At the end, he looked at the officers who were also sneering: "What kind of elite soldiers can you call such military discipline?" It's just a rain, and it can scare off thousands of officers and soldiers, so what if you face a rain of arrows from the enemy? Will the whole army collapse in the blink of an eye? ”

At this time, under the city, only more than 200 people of the Qingzhou Army were still standing upright, like javelins and pillars. Even if the rain became heavier and heavier, they did not move in the slightest, as if the two hundred people were all clay sculptures and wood carvings.

It was only then that the officers at the head of the city gradually understood what it meant to be an elite soldier—

The Qingzhou army below that is as immobile as a mountain and only obeys orders is worthy of the title of elite soldiers, no wonder they can rise rapidly in just half a year, win successive battles, and break out of a great reputation......