Two days later, Liu Juntao ordered 1,000 soldiers of the Tiance Army to be ready to set off at any time, while the remaining 1,000 soldiers stayed in the camp.

After that, Liu Juntao sent people to the yamen of the Ministry of War, asked Yu Qian, the secretary of the Ministry of War, for a warrant, and prepared to lead the troops to the Fengtai camp in the south of the capital, and inspect the garrison of the capital first, to see how well the Gyeonggi garrison has been trained now.

Half a day later, Liu Juntao successfully obtained the warrant issued by the Ministry of War, and then led a thousand soldiers of the Tiance Army who had been well prepared to set off, and it only took more than half an hour to arrive at the Fengtai camp.

After Liu Juntao showed his warrant and entered the camp, all the deputy generals, staff generals, and guerrilla generals in the camp poured out and saluted Liu Juntao one after another.

Liu Juntao looked at everyone and said with a smile: "You don't have to be polite, this town came here today to see the drill of our Fengtai battalion soldiers, everyone go and prepare!" ”

After speaking, an adjutant general of the Fengtai battalion clasped his fists and said: "Qi Qi Liu General Bing, the last general Xu Wei is the commander of the battalion, and he is temporarily responsible for the control of the Fengtai battalion. The last general will mobilize troops and horses to conduct military exercises for General Liu, and ask General Liu to move to the Chinese army for the time being! ”

"Good!"

Then, Liu Juntao was led by a guerrilla general to the Chinese army camp.

There were 17 or 8 generals in the battalion who came to greet Liu Juntao just now, and 11 people, including deputy general Xu Wei, Liu Juntao knew them.

These people are all Gyeonggi generals who have participated in Liu Juntao's banquet, so Liu Juntao still has an impression, and this time there is no need to worry about the generals of the Fengtai camp not cooperating, at least the articles on the surface will be sufficient.

In this way, Liu Juntao waited in the camp of the Chinese army for half an hour, and the deputy general Xu Wei hurriedly came over to reply: "Qi Liu General Bing, the last general has mobilized 10,000 soldiers, and now they are lined up in the school field, please Liu General Bing review!" ”

Gathering 10,000 soldiers and horses in half an hour, such a gathering speed can be described as decent in the Ming army, although it is not bad, but it can never be regarded as fast.

If it is the Tiance army, no matter which army or battalion of soldiers it takes, the time it takes to gather 10,000 soldiers and horses can definitely be more than 30% less than that of the Gyeonggi garrison! 、

However, Liu Juntao did not show anything, but chatted with the deputy general Xu Wei with a smile and came to the school together.

The 1,000 soldiers of the Tiance Army brought by Liu Juntao had already already driven over, and they were lined up next to the 10,000 Gyeonggi garrison phalanx.

Liu Juntao, surrounded by 18 generals including deputy general Xu Wei, boarded the stage of the martial arts, looking at the 10,000 soldiers who had already completed the formation, he couldn't help but feel a little disappointed in his heart, and the smile on his face also dissipated a lot.

On the school field, the phalanx formed by the 1,000 soldiers of the Tiance Army is not large, but all the soldiers are full of energy and high fighting spirit, and from a distance, even if they are usually assembled, they will exude bursts of murderous aura, and the momentum alone is even a few points higher than the 10,000 Gyeonggi garrison next to it!

Looking at the 10,000 soldiers of the Gyeonggi garrison, although the assembly speed is decent, the phalanx listed by the soldiers can only be said to be barely passing, and it looks like a whole from a distance, but if you look closely, the phalanx has been twisted and crooked, and the degree of rigor is far less than that of the soldiers of the Tiance Army.

If this kind of phalanx is put on the battlefield, not to mention the iron cavalry of Warat and Tatar to rush, even if it encounters elite infantry, such a phalanx will not be able to resist!

Moreover, the mental outlook of the 10,000 soldiers of the Gyeonggi garrison is also very problematic, many of them are listless, and even some of the soldiers are full of resentment, as if they are very resistant to assembling at this time, and many soldiers do not even stand up straight, with extremely impatient looks.

If it weren't for the fact that these soldiers were wearing mandarin duck battle jackets, waving the Ming banner, and not dragging the "pig's tail" behind their heads, Liu Juntao would have thought that he had seen the Manchu Qing Dynasty's opium ~ soldiers!

Seeing this, Liu Juntao also frowned, looked back at the generals, and was very dissatisfied in his eyes.

Deputy General Xu Wei and others were also full of shame at this time, their own soldiers and the Tiance army next to them fought together, and they made judgments, and they were in stark contrast.

As a result, everyone has no courage to defend themselves, no matter how they say, the army is trained like this, and the generals will not be able to get rid of it!

You must know that the tens of thousands of soldiers in the Fengtai battalion have participated in the defense of Beijing before, and they are all "veterans" who have fought bloody battles with the Warat Iron Cavalry, and now that the war has only subsided for a long time, they have fallen into this state, which is enough to show the "uselessness" of the generals!

Thinking of this, Xu Wei and the others broke out in a cold sweat, although many of them had drunk and talked with Liu Juntao, but business is business, and now the army is practicing like this, if Liu Juntao really finds out one or two unlucky ghosts to kill chickens and monkeys, everyone has no excuse to refute!

At this time, the 11,000 soldiers on the school ground stood silently, and the martial arts stage was also extremely silent.

Xu Wei and other generals saw Liu Juntao looking at the army with an unkind face, and they were speechless for a long time, and they were all nervous in their hearts, and they didn't know how Liu Juntao was going to make a move.

After a long time, Liu Juntao withdrew his gaze from the phalanx, at this time, the 10,000 troops had been standing on the martial arts arena for more than an hour, and the originally loose phalanx became even more scattered, and even many soldiers were no longer standing, which seemed very scattered, and there were even sporadic voices in the phalanx, obviously some soldiers were impatient and began to complain quietly.

The 1,000 soldiers of the Tiance Army next to them are still silent, the phalanx is still tight, and all the soldiers are as tall as pine and unwavering, as if they are a thousand tall diamond poplars, and their momentum is like a rainbow.

At this time, Liu Juntao once again focused on the deputy general Xu Wei and others, and still did not speak.

Deputy General Xu Wei and others only felt that they were sweating, and they all hugged their fists and pleaded guilty.

"The training of lowly ranks is unfavorable, which has caused the soldiers and horses of the Fengtai battalion to become more and more scattered and the military discipline is not in order, and I ask General Liu to punish him!"

"Please punish Mr. Liu!"

Looking at the generals, Liu Juntao sighed and said, "Let the generals return to the camp first!" ”

Then, Liu Juntao said to the generals: "Go!" Back to the big tent of the Chinese army, this town has something to say! ”

On the way back to the big tent of the Chinese army, Liu Juntao also observed the soldiers and horses along the way, and saw that the spirit of the soldiers was very problematic, and many people were confused, and he couldn't help but secretly say: "It seems that the problem of the Gyeonggi garrison is very big, not only the forces of the DPRK and China have placed people in the army, but now it seems that even the morale of the officers and men in the army has become a problem!" This time, a major operation must be performed on the Gyeonggi garrison, otherwise this situation cannot be changed! ”

After returning to the big tent of the Chinese army, Liu Juntao said to the generals: "Okay! Now there is no one else in the account, everyone is talking about it, the Gyeonggi garrison is all elites who have participated in the war, how can it be reduced to such a situation in such a short period of time, is there some hidden secret, or is it just your inaction! ”

All the generals didn't dare, and then more than a dozen generals all looked at the deputy general Xu Wei.

Xu Wei stepped forward and clasped his fists and said: "Since General Liu asked, then the last general will be bold and outspoken!" ”

"That's great!"

"Qi Qi General Liu, my Gyeonggi garrison is made up of the original garrisons from all over Gyeonggi, plus the elite who were mobilized into Beijing from all over the country when Warat invaded the border, mixed and reorganized, it can be said that I am the elite division of the Ming Dynasty, and they have all participated in the bloody battle against the Warat army! It stands to reason that no matter how sparse the daily practice is, it will not fall to this point in a short period of time! ”

"This town is weird, too, why is that?"

Speaking of this, the deputy general Xu Wei was a little angry and continued: "General Liu, since Wara retired from the army, the rewards and pensions issued by the imperial court have been dragging on, and even many soldiers are disabled and killed, and they haven't even received a tael of silver at home!" The army's salaries have also been delayed several times! If it weren't for the fact that Lord Yu, the secretary of the military department, had made up money and food for the garrisons in various places six times, it is estimated that tens of thousands of soldiers in my Fengtai battalion would have been admonished! ”

Hearing this, Liu Juntao understood that the soldiers and horses of the Fengtai battalion were not negligent in training, but that there was a problem with the morale of the army!

It is precisely because of the unfair treatment of meritorious soldiers by the imperial court that tens of thousands of soldiers are dissatisfied, and they naturally perfunctory about daily drills.

In this regard, presumably the generals in the Fengtai battalion also feel the same way, so even if the generals under them are so negative, the generals will not punish their subordinates, after all, they are also very complaining in their hearts, how can they punish their subordinates?