Even if he was mentally prepared, when Sun Tu came to the north of Qingzhou the next day and saw the so-called military camp and the officers and soldiers of the box, the whole person was still stunned for a long time, and then accepted the facts in front of him with great difficulty-

The barracks in front of them were like a refugee camp, with only a few barracks, and there were no other walled portals except for the wooden fence in front of them, and although there were indeed a few soldiers guarding in front of the gate, just looking at their weak appearance, it would take much effort for anyone to sneak into the barracks - of course, judging from the situation of this barracks, no one would bother to sneak into it.

As for the barracks, it was quiet at this time, only two or three figures were walking around in it, not to mention drills, even the daily activities of the Jiangzhou officials and soldiers could not be seen. This so-called Qingzhou Xiang Army Barracks looks completely dilapidated and empty at this time.

After exhaling a few mouthfuls of turbid breath in a row, Sun Tucai slapped his horse and stepped forward, and their arrival immediately aroused the vigilance of the four guards, and they immediately raised the spears in their hands and shouted: "The military camp is heavy, and the idle people will not retreat!" ”

At this time, it was naturally not necessary for Sun Tu to deal with it personally, so a Jiangzhou soldier stepped forward and shouted: "Bold, this is the new Qingzhou Metropolitan Supervisor General Sun, why don't you hurry up and pay a respect?" And Sun Tu had already taken out his seal letter and showed it to them.

Under the blazing sunlight at the end of May, the golden seal issued by the imperial court shone with dazzling light, and the eyes of the four guards straightened, and after a while, they understood, and immediately knelt down to see: "The little one visited Sun Dujian, I don't know how disrespectful the capital eunuch is, and I ask the general to punish him." ”

"Get up, you, and bring the officer into the camp." Sun Tu didn't mean to embarrass them, and pointed to a hungry soldier in his thirties. A few people didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly moved the wooden fence behind them to the side, and then led Sun Tu into this area, which actually covers a considerable area, with more than ten acres of Xiangjun barracks.

The swaggering of these many people into the camp naturally attracted the attention of everyone in the camp, but surprisingly, none of the soldiers had any intention of coming forward to interrogate, only one of them ran backwards, and only stopped in front of the only decent barracks, and then shouted a few words. After a while, the two of them came out one after another, in front of them was a big man who was eight feet tall and as strong as an iron tower, and the person behind him was a little thinner than him, but when Sun Tu and Luda saw him, their expressions were stunned for a moment, and then they kicked the war horse excitedly, and quickly rushed towards each other.

The man who came out of the barracks one step behind also quickly showed a look of surprise, and his figure shook and he quickly came up, and when Sun Tu and them jumped off the horse, he had already rushed to the two of them, clasped his fists and said happily: "Sun Sanlang, Lu ...... Brother, I can't imagine that after a year or two, when you and I meet again, it will be this Qingzhou! ”

The one who could make Sun Tu and the others show a slight gaffe was their old friend, Lin Chong, the head of the 800,000 forbidden army and the head of the leopard.

It was only at this time that Sun Tu remembered that there was still this section - it is said that two years ago, Lin Chong was afraid of being threatened by Gao Yu's father and son, for fear of being harmed. At that time, it was Sun Tu who helped him, and it was through Tong Guan's relationship that he was transferred from Tokyo to Qingzhou

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He served as the deputy regimental trainer. It's just that time has passed, and then there have been too many changes, Sun Tu completely forgot about this section, and even after he was transferred to Qingzhou, he didn't expect to have a good friend here.

"Brother Lin, I really can't imagine that you and I will meet again under such circumstances." Sun Tu hurriedly helped him: "There is no need to be polite between you and me." "With Lin Chong here, I want to grasp the military power of Qingzhou, but I am a little more sure.

Luda was also happy to pat Lin Chong's shoulder with his hand: "Sect Leader Lin is not harmed?" You have suffered a lot in this Qingzhou military camp, right? ”

Lin Chong smiled modestly: "Although this place is indeed not as rich as Tokyo, I still live comfortably here, at least I don't have to worry about being framed by others." "He has always been a person who is not indisputable, as long as he can live peacefully with his wife, he is better than anything else.

While speaking, Yang Zhi and a few others and the military man had also come over, and the latter even looked at Sun Tu a few times before he clenched his fists and said, "Dare to ask Your Excellency, is it the new capital supervisor General Sun Tusun?" ”

Sun Tu looked at the other party's appearance, nodded and said, "It's the official, I don't know if you are ......."

"The last general, Qingzhou Xiangjun, Du Yu, Hou Qi, has been victorious, and he has seen Sun Dujian." This man is a real man, and he has already made a military salute on one knee. And Lin Chong was slightly stunned, and then hurriedly bowed down: "The commander of the left battalion of the Qingzhou Xiang Army has made Lin Chong see Sun Dujian. ”

Sun Tu saw that even Lin Chong was not too good at making such a big gift, so he hurriedly stepped forward and helped them up one by one: "You two don't have to be so polite, get up and talk quickly." ”

After the two of them answered, Lin Chong sighed again: "Although I have heard that the new eunuch is called Sun Tu before, but he is only a person with the same name and surname, I can't imagine that it is really San Lang...... It's really a prisoner you're here. The gap between the status of the two sides widened, and he was obviously a little restrained.

Sun Tu was not good at this time, and asked Lin Chong not to be too polite in front of others, so he could only say modestly: "But I was lucky to have made some contributions, and I was promoted to the rank of capital eunuch by a high-ranking official in the court." ”

Lin Chong said happily: "Sun Dujian is too humble, and it is reasonable to be promoted to the capital eunuch in a few years with your ability to behave." In comparison, it is said that the last general is embarrassed, and after two years, he is still just a small Duyu Marquis. ”

As they spoke, several of them entered the barracks behind them. The furnishings were quite simple, with a large table and a few wooden stools, and on the table was a simple parchment map, plus two bowls of water and a teapot.

Seeing Sun Tu and them looking at the things in the room, Qi Desheng smiled a little embarrassedly: "It's better for the eunuchs to laugh, there is really no decent place to entertain you in this camp." Please don't dislike it, sit down and drink water to relieve fatigue. Then he ran out and called for a few large stoneware bowls to be fetched and placed on the table.

Taking this opportunity, Sun Tu asked about Lin Chong's situation in Qingzhou, and said in general terms that everything was okay, and finally added with some joy: "My lady added a liner to me last year, and it was finally a matter of heart." ”

"Oh? Then I really want to congratulate Brother Lin. Sun Tu couldn't help but laugh happily when he heard this, and Luda even answered: "Such a happy event, the Sprinkle family must go to the door to congratulate, and then you have to prepare some wine and food to entertain me."

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We are. ”

"Of course, as long as Brother Lu and Sun ...... If the governor can go, I will treat you with good wine and meat. Lin Chong hurriedly agreed.

After talking about the old and drinking two sips of bland and tasteless cold water, Sun Tu looked at the two new subordinates and got to the point: "Since I am now the Qingzhou Metropolitan Supervisor and have the authority and responsibility to command the Qingzhou officials and army, there are still some things that need to be asked of you." Why is this barracks so dilapidated? Also, according to the regulations of the imperial court, there should be 3,000 troops in this state, even if there is a shortage, there should be thousands of people, why is there only a dozen people in this battalion now? Where did everyone else go? Also, what about the other officers in this army, where are they? ”

"This ......" Lin Chong fell silent for a while, but Qi Desheng had fewer scruples and asked rhetorically: "Didn't you listen to the Murong Prefect explain everything clearly?" Because of the lack of salaries from the imperial court, there are less than 600 men left in our army, and those people will only come to the camp under the orders of Commander Du, and the rest of the time they are working in the countryside to support their families. As for the generals in the army, there are only a few Dutou and Duyu Marquis left. Under normal circumstances, the two of them will be guarding the ...... here."

Hearing this, Sun Tu frowned, although he had already learned from Huang Wenbing that there was a big problem in the army, he still didn't expect this problem to be so serious. Where can today's Qingzhou Xiang Army be called an army, it is completely scattered.

Then, he thought of something again and looked at Lin Chong: "Brother Lin, I remember that the imperial court transferred you here to be a deputy regiment to practice, why are you now in command of the battalion?" ”

Lin Chong smiled bitterly: "These official positions are just a mission, and they have nothing to do with it. Because there are no township soldiers in Qingzhou now, I was transferred to command any battalion in the Xiang Army. This is thanks to General Qi's help, otherwise ......"

"Oh?" Sun Tu glanced at Qi Desheng thoughtfully, and the latter sighed and said: "Actually, the last general was trained in this Qingzhou regiment before, and then he was transferred to the position of Marquis Yu, a person in the Xiang Army, and General Lin is extremely outstanding in martial arts, I really can't bear that he is useless, so I thought of transferring him to the Xiang Army, but I was a little wronged by him." ”

Lin Chong hurriedly said that he didn't feel wronged, but Sun Tu could see that the two of them were actually quite aggrieved. No matter who it was, it was a little unacceptable for a good village soldier master to be transferred to someone else's command, not to mention that they were almost unavailable at this time?

"Hmph, it seems that the situation of this Qingzhou Xiang Army has indeed reached an urgent time, and it must be solved immediately!" Sun Tu's brows were deeply locked: "Since this official has been transferred here, he should do something for this!" Otherwise, I am afraid that the life of the people of Qingzhou will be even more sad, and some people will be even more unscrupulous! ”

At the same time as he said this, there was a sudden sound of chaotic footsteps outside, and there were really a lot of people listening to the sound, and then, the door of the barracks that was covered was suddenly pushed open, and a voice suddenly sounded outside: "Qi Desheng, Lin Chong, you two are so bold that you dare to let people into the barracks at will, have you forgotten the general's previous military order?" ”

Sun Tu turned his head to look and saw a five-short, but very strong military man standing arrogantly in front of the door, and behind him stood several strong men with knives and guns.

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