In mid-June, the first army that had completed its training was reorganized into the Dingyuan Army. With Dou Shunqing as the commander of the capital and Liu Yongnian as the deputy commander of the capital, after watching the army in front of the Xuande Gate, he went out of Beijing and entered Hebei to replace the original Zhendingfu Road Forbidden Army. The forbidden army of Zhending Prefecture returned to Beijing for large-scale training.

Xuande Gate Tower, Zhao Zhen stands in front, civil and military officials in the back, standing solemnly.

Today's army was selected by more than 300,000 forbidden troops in the capital over a period of two months. It is the foundation of the last intensive training, and it has been re-selected, and a large number of cadets have been incorporated into the military academy over the years, as well as the generals who were originally transferred back to the capital from Hequ Road. Strictly speaking, it is not the result of this training, but only symbolic.

The sun suddenly jumped into the sky, the glow shone all over the land, and the buildings of the capital were smeared with gold edges.

The entire royal street, from the Xuande Building to the Nanxun Gate, is all emptied, as a passage to watch the army today. The first batch of 20,000 people entered the city from the Nanxun Gate, and after arriving at the Xuande Loumian Saint, they went west around the imperial city, and then went north to the new sour jujube gate to go out of the city. Then take the train all the way to Hebei. Today is not only to inspect the results of the recent rectification training, but also to show the people of the capital the face of the new army.

The streets were crowded with people, and the people craned their necks to see how the new army was doing. In the past, the forbidden army was stationed in the capital, and they didn't know how many things happened every day, and they often swaggered through the market, causing endless incidents. In recent months, with the start of the whole army's retraining training, the market has suddenly calmed down. Seeing this obvious change, the people have many expectations for the new army, and they all come to see what it will look like after the training.

With the sound of a horn, a low drum beat came from outside the Nanxun Gate. The people on both sides of the royal street suddenly became excited, chattering about what the new army might look like. In the Bianhe River below the state bridge, various boats are stationed, and people are standing on it.

Zhongdou Shunqing, who was the first to enter the city, rode side by side with Liu Yongnian on horseback, with the guards behind him. They walked neatly and slowly. Behind him was a commanding envoy, holding a steel knife. Next to it is a drummer, beating a drum. Behind him were nearly a thousand soldiers, with spears on their shoulders and serious faces.

After crossing the state bridge, I saw that this army was in a strict lineup, and the walking steps were uniform, and the people cheered. They didn't know what kind of army could fight, and when they saw that the honor guard was good, they cheered.

After crossing the state bridge, there is the Great Xiangguo Temple on one side, and various government offices on the other side. The streets are crowded with people, like watching the lanterns on a festival, commenting on the marching team. The officials in the yamen also came out and crowded at the yamen, watching the army with great interest.

Hanlin Scholar Ouyang Xiu said: "Since Emperor Zhenzong read the forbidden army in the capital, there has been no such big battle for decades. ”

Zhao Yi nodded: "Only when the forbidden army defeats foreign enemies can they walk through the royal street without shame." The Dingyuan Army was formed on the meandering road of the river, and made great contributions without defeat. It is also a good thing to let the people have a look at their military appearance today. ”

Seeing the army coming slowly, the officials were talking for a while, and the Xuande Gate tower was a little scattered.

Du Zhongxiao stood behind Zhao Zhen, looked at the troops coming over, and said nothing. In his heart, he felt that such an army still lacked some temperament. Neither neat nor awe-inspiring, I always feel that something is missing.

Although the Song Dynasty was defeated many times abroad, fundamentally speaking, it was one of the largest powers in the world at this time. Once the army is put in order and the command structure is replenished, it will not be difficult to defeat the strong enemy in the surrounding area. This army, starting from Du Zhongxiao, has not been defeated. Moreover, it is always easy to achieve victory, and there is a lack of exercise. Without hard fighting, and cultivating an indomitable temperament, they always feel that something is missing from them.

Dou Shunqing and Liu Yongnian arrived at the Xuande Gate, dismounted together, and saluted the city tower.

Zhao Zhen replied and ordered the wine to go down. Dou Shunqing and Liu Yongnian drank it all, returned the wine bowl, and stood opposite the city tower with their own soldiers. The soldiers behind did not stop, and when they arrived at the bottom of the castle, they saluted together. Then pass the city tower, bypass the imperial city, and go straight to the new sour jujube gate.

Seeing that the whole process was a bit rudimentary, the officials talked about it for a while. In the past, there were many rituals under the city tower, but today everything is omitted. In addition to giving two glasses of wine, it is a large group of soldiers and horses crossing the city tower.

A formation passed, followed by ten cannons. Then came the next formation, and it went on and on.

Looking at Dou Shunqing and Liu Yongnian, who were standing solemnly under the city tower, Jia Yan said: "Today's army is facing the saint, it should be very lively, but today it is a little shabby. And when they go north, there is no reward, but I am afraid that they will not want to do it in their hearts. ”

Zhao Zi on the side said: "Sheren, today is not to give a reward, but to send a large army to Hebei." The soldiers had no complaints, and as soon as there was a military order, they would march out of the city, which was the most important thing. After the training, the forbidden army is no longer the forbidden army of the past, and it cannot be looked at with old eyes. ”

Several officials nodded together. Only then did I remember that this time I went out of Beijing, I didn't send out money, but just a military order, and the whole army immediately went north. That's what makes a difference compared to before.

The sun was rising, and 20,000 people were out of the city. Dou Shunqing stepped forward and said with his hands crossed: "The ministers are ordered by the army to garrison Hebei. When the army goes out of the city today, it will be of holy will, stationed in the place, and dare not slack off! Your Majesty, the ministers are out of the city! ”

Zhao Zhen on the city tower nodded, watched Dou Shunqing and Liu Yongnian get on their horses, escorted the army, and went to the sour date gate.

Looking back, Zhao Zhen said: "Today, there is a banquet in the back garden, and all the civil and military officials in the city who are above the above will drink together. ”

Seeing that Zhao Zhen didn't talk nonsense, all the officials hurriedly thanked him together. Zhao Zhen left and went down the city tower with him.

The people in the capital are talking, they were going to watch a hot show today, but who knew it was so deserted. Everything was clean and clean, and there was nothing muddy or muddy. Some people say that it is a good thing that the army has a new look. There are also people who don't think it's hot enough, so they wait for a game in vain.

When they arrived at the back garden, the officials sat down, and Zhao Zhen said: "Today, the Dingyuan army is formed, and the officials go out of the city to Hebei Road, how do the officials look?" ”

Wen Yanbo said: "Seeing that the army of Dingyuan is neat, as soon as the military order is obtained, the whole army will leave the city immediately." This is what a war looks like, and the minister thinks it is a blessing for the court. In the past, money was allocated before the battle, and once the battle was defeated, there was no punishment, which was not as good as it is now. ”

Du Zhongxiao said: "The army is for war. If the court has money, they have to fight, and if they don't have money, they have to fight, this is the duty of the army. Today, the Dingyuan army is going north, the army is neat, and the morale is also sufficient. After the whole training, it should be like this. Soldiers can join the army to make money, this is nothing, people live in the world indispensable to eat, drink and Lazar, of course, to make money. But the army can't fight for money, it's two different things. The rewards of the officers and men in the army were issued by the imperial court, and they remembered their hard work. And the army itself, on the other hand, cannot fight for money. ”

After listening to the words of the two, the officials roughly understood in their hearts that the main purpose of watching the army today. In the past, the forbidden army was not so easy. First of all, the reward must be given, and when the soldier is satisfied, everything is fine, and if he is dissatisfied, it is easy to make trouble. It is not certain that military orders will be issued and not implemented in the military. The more urgent it is, the higher the price of the army, and it is not easy to command. And the newly formed Dingyuan Army, the Privy Council military order to the army, immediately set off the whole army without any obstacles, this is the most important thing.

Zhao Zhen nodded: "Yes, today, Dou Shunqing's army has a military order from the Privy Council, and immediately reunites to go north." It is the blessing of the court that the army can do this. In the future, all armies after the reorganization and training must be like this! ”

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