Chapter 313: Cruel Training
Wu Song had never been to Mangdang Mountain in his previous life, and this was the first time he came, so naturally he didn't know, the grandmother temple dedicated to the female fairy on the Baoan Mountain in front of him was the Nine Heavens Xuannu Temple?
However, I vaguely remember that in the story of the Water Margin in the previous life, the Nine Heavens Xuannu Niangniang was a very beautiful woman. Song Jiang didn't dare to look up at first, but when he looked later, he saw:
The head is tied with a dragon and a phoenix bun, and he is wearing a golden silk robe. Lantian jade belt long skirt, white jade Guizhang colorful sleeves. The face is like a lotus calyx, and the natural eyebrows reflect the clouds; The lips are like cherries, and the scale is free to end the snow body. Zhengda immortal can not be depicted, and it is difficult to paint a majestic image.
It can be seen that this Nine Heavens Xuannu Niangniang is a very young and beautiful image. And this temple is called the Grandma Temple, and since it is a grandmother-level female fairy, it is probably not the Nine Heavens Xuannu Temple, right?
Whether it's a visit or not, let's go see it first, and then it's a tour. Wu Song gave an order to speed up the advance of the army, and be sure to rush to Baoan Mountain before dark.
Wang Huan came to report: "My lord, our new forbidden army has been marching in this mountain for almost a month, and many officers and soldiers have said that the training intensity is too great and they can't bear it, so they ask to camp for a while!" β
Wu Song was furious and said, "No, we must rush to Baoan Mountain immediately, and no one is allowed to stop!" β
The army had no choice but to continue its rapid advance.
To tell the truth, this area is full of cliffs and waters, either reeds and shrubs or lofty mountains, and the intensity of such a continuous rapid march in such a place is indeed too great, which can be said to be the standard of special forces in later generations.
Many of the new forbidden troops were tired, and some even ran and were injured, so they could only limp away.
Therefore, Wu Song ordered to continue the rapid march, and for the first time, some doubts began to appear in the army.
There were reports of troops beginning to desert. Some people really couldn't stand Wu Song's inhuman way of training, and they fell behind while walking, and then they never followed, and some openly took the opportunity to escape. Among those who fled, there were both ordinary soldiers and some officers.
Hearing this, Wu Song couldn't help but be a little shaken, and was ready to order the suspension of the rapid march.
However, at this time, Wen Huanzhang, the marching staff officer, came and said: "General, this rapid march in the field is the only way to train the field skills of the troops, and it cannot be stopped!" β
Wu Song said: "There is a saying that if you want to be fast, you can't reach it." If you want to train the field skills of the new forbidden army, I'm afraid you don't have to be in such a hurry, right? β
Wen Huanzhang said: "The general's words are not right! Our new forbidden army is ordered by the emperor to be responsible for exterminating the bandits in Liangshan, of course, we must complete the task as soon as possible, to complete the task and lay Liangshan, we must pay close attention to training the field skills of the troops, how can we not be in a hurry? β
Wu Song said: "However, in such a hurry, the officers and soldiers are exhausted, and it is not too much at all, and it is also a manifestation of insensitivity to the officers and soldiers!" β
Wen Huanzhang said: "What does it mean to be inconsiderate of officers and soldiers? The new forbidden army is not the old forbidden army, it is all decorations with fancy fists and embroidered legs, so you can't stand the rapid march of ten days and half a month? You must know that the new forbidden army is going to the battlefield, and the battlefield is going to die! If you want not to be killed on the battlefield, you have to train hard! Therefore, conducting such high-intensity field training for the troops is the greatest compassion for all officers and men! β
Wu Song still groaned a little and said, "Thisγγγγγγγ β
Wen Huanzhang said: "The general doesn't have to hesitate. Look at me, a scholar, an old man, all following the army. I think I'm in Bianjing City, with fine clothes and food, why did I come to this mountain to suffer? I can stand it, who is embarrassed to say that I can't stand it? β
Wu Song said: "However, some people have already become deserters, what should I do?" β
Wen Huanzhang said: "Let them be deserters, it shows that they are all cowards!" In my opinion, these people who escaped did not care about him at all, and just took this opportunity to remove these cowards who could not endure hardships from the new forbidden army. Those who remain will be the elite of the new forbidden army! β
Wu Song finally agreed to Wen Huanzhang's suggestion, and not only did not stop the march, but also ordered the march to be further accelerated.
Wen Huanzhang's "bad idea" to General Wu Song soon spread among the new forbidden army. Many officers and soldiers scolded Wen Huanzhang behind their backs, and some even wanted to beat him severely.
Wen Huanzhang didn't seem to be aware of this.
Soon, when we were getting closer and closer to Baoan Mountain, there was another situation ahead.
Baoan Mountain is also called Anshan, located in the southeast of the main peak of Mangdang Mountain, it is not big, but it is called South Taishan. In the Song Dynasty, this area was also full of water and mountains, the terrain was very dangerous, and it was also a place where bandits often haunted.
The vanguard of the new forbidden army was led by Wang Huan, and he encountered a group of bandits again.
The first few times, when encountering a small group of bandits, the new forbidden army did not see it, as long as the other party did not come to provoke, the two sides were well water and did not interfere with river water. After all, the banner of the new forbidden army is to go to Liangshan to suppress bandits, not to come to Mangdangshan to suppress bandits. General Wu Song personally spoke: Whether there are bandits in Mangdang Mountain has nothing to do with the new forbidden army.
But this time, the bandits encountered were more numerous, and they were also escorting some treasures and supplies that had just been obtained from robbing passing caravans. As a result, Wang Huan's team saw the red eyes and went up to besiege them.
When Wu Song got the report, he immediately sent someone to give an order, asking Wang Huan to stop the attack immediately and let the bandits go.
And also sternly reiterate the order: whoever dares to carry out without receiving the order will be strictly held responsible! Because, the task that the new forbidden army received on this expedition was to exterminate the bandits in Liangshan! If you start a war with the bandits in Mangdang Mountain now and are dragged down, then who will exterminate the bandits in Liangshan? Who can be held accountable by the imperial court?
In desperation, Wang Huan had no choice but to let those bandits go and apologize.
The leader of that group of bandits, with a group of cards and twenty-four flying knives on his back, also has a good martial arts. originally planned to have a big battle with Wang Huan, but seeing that Wang Huan was no longer attacking and polite, he was also bold and righteous, so he left half of the looted property and gave it to the new forbidden army, which was also regarded as a good fate with the officers and soldiers.
Hearing the report that the bandit leader had twenty-eight flying knives stuck in his back, Wu Song couldn't help but have a faint look of joy at the corner of his mouth, and said in his heart: It seems that my memory is correct, this should be him.
What Wu Song remembered was naturally Xiang Chong, a good man ranked sixty-fourth among the one hundred and eight heroes in Liangshan in the story of the Water Margin in his previous life!
Xiang Chong, nicknamed Eight-armed Nezha, a native of Pei County, Xuzhou, was the owner of Mangdang Cottage before returning to Liangshan on the Song River. His typical characteristic is that he is good at making a group of cards, with 24 flying knives on his back, and he can take people in 100 steps, and he can miss everything. He ranked sixty-fourth among the one hundred singles and eight generals in Liangshan, although he was not very high, but he was not too weak.
Moreover, this man is loyal, strong, and brave in battle. During the conquest of Tian Hu, Xiang Chong was captured by Qiao Daoqing, the national division of the Northern Army, with witchcraft outside Zhaode City, and he would rather die than kneel with Wu Song, Li Kui and others, and scolded endlessly.
It can be seen that this person is a real tough guy, and in the story of the Water Margin in his previous life, he and Wu Song also had a common experience of birth and death. Therefore, the current Wu Song is deeply impressed by him and has a good impression of him.