Gao Xu's appointment was not smooth at the beginning, the third battalion of the baggage was worse than the second battalion, as the saying goes, the poor man must have something to hate, the soldiers of the third battalion could not eat, in order to save physical strength, they learned to be able to lie down and never sit, and if they could sit, they would never stand, and the officers could not pump with leather whips.

According to Gao Xu's own account, as soon as he saw this situation when he took office, he immediately ordered someone to kill a pig, and asked the man to make a fire to make food, so that all the soldiers and officers of the third battalion were full, and then issued an order, but anyone who did not obey the order was dragged out and beheaded.

Those soldiers wanted to eat a second meal when they were full, and they began to be greedy for life and afraid of death, after seven or eight people were beheaded, the others no longer dared to disobey the military order, Gao Xu gathered the military heart of the third battalion like this.

has always been the method of dominating subordinates, which is nothing more than a stick and a carrot, and blindly being strict with subordinates without benevolence will only backfire, and sooner or later will be counterattacked; And only the carrot can not do without a stick, the commander has no authority and prestige in front of his subordinates, let alone deterrence, orders cannot be carried out quickly and effectively, and a little harshness will attract resentment.

"It's not bad progress, try to get enough fields out and plant the seeds as soon as possible! After sowing, it is only necessary to send a small number of people to apply fertilizer, weed, and insect control and irrigate on weekdays, so that other soldiers and officers can start normal and regular training as soon as possible, and in particular, they must pay close attention to military discipline! Zhao Junsheng looked at the soldiers of the third battalion who were working heavily in the wilderness and gave orders to Gao Xu.

Gao Xu hugged his fists and promised: "Don't worry, your subordinates will be in control!" ”

When Zhao Junsheng came back from the field, it was already dusk, and when he passed by the gate of the military camp in Huaishuo Town, he happened to meet Hua Mulan rushing over, and the two happened to return to the baggage camp together.

Walking into the tooth tent, Zhao Junsheng asked Hua Mulan to find Ma Zha to sit, and he instructed his entourage Guo Yi to let the cook Shu Lao Shang serve the food.

Old man Shu had already prepared it, and the wine and food were quickly placed on the table by Guo Yi with a tooth tent.

Zhao Junsheng brought Hua Mulan a bowl of wine, sandwiched a few slices of beef, and chatted with Hua Mulan about the Guanzhong war while eating: "What are the subsequent changes in the Guanzhong war, and is there any news from the imperial court?" ”

Zhao Junsheng's establishment is no longer in Huaishuo Town, he concentrates on managing the baggage battalion, and there are fewer sources, and he has no connections on the marshal's side, so there is basically no channel to get news, and he only relies on Lu Xuanbo to inquire around in the camp, but some news is only circulated among high-level generals, and low-level officers and soldiers are not qualified to know.

Mulan ate a slice of beef and shook her head and said, "No! Marshal Xingyuan has ordered the three armies to strictly block the unfavorable news of the battle in Guanzhong, so as not to cause panic among the officers and men in the army, and the imperial court will not allow the unfavorable news to circulate among the soldiers! ”

Zhao Junsheng nodded: "This is a common practice in the imperial court!" In which direction do you think the war in Guanzhong will develop? ”

Hua Mulan thought for a while and said: "Now that part of the imperial court's troops are guarding against the Rouran people, part of it is guarding against Beiyan, and part of it is guarding against Liu Song, and there are not many troops that can be used for conquest, and just now we have lost tens of thousands of soldiers and horses in Guanzhong, and there is no way to attack Helianding in a short period of time!" However, I thought that Helian Ding would not have the spare strength to counterattack at this time, Helian Ding himself was surrounded by strong enemies, and the imperial court had generals such as An Jie, Wei and other generals sitting in Guanzhong, even if the offensive ability was insufficient, the defense was more than enough! ”

Zhao Junsheng thought that Mulan's analysis and judgment were reasonable and based, if the Northern Wei court continued to attack the remnants of Hu Xia's Helianding at this time, it would have to draw troops from the north, and the distance was far away and a lot of grain and grass materials were consumed.

The situation in Guanzhong is likely to be stalemate, and the Northern Wei court's plan to eliminate Hu Xia in one fell swoop will only be shelved.

"Your analysis and judgment, I think it still makes a lot of sense! You have now begun to learn to analyze and deduce the subsequent development and evolution of local warfare, and you have made a lot of progress! ”

Hua Mulan was praised by Zhao Junsheng like this, and suddenly felt a little embarrassed, and said with a smile: "Recently, I read a few volumes of military books, and I used what was said in the military books to analyze and deduce the situation in Guanzhong, and I was thinking about it!" ”

Zhao Junsheng picked up the wine bowl and touched it with Mulan, took a sip and said, "How can it be said that it is nonsense? No matter how high and brave the martial arts are, you can only be a thousand enemies, and if you want to be a ten thousand enemies, you have to learn to use your brains! You have to learn the art of war and tactics, and I think you must follow the principle of tactics first, strategy later! ”

Hua Mulan hurriedly put down the wine bowl and asked, "Brother Junsheng, what do you mean by this?" ”

"Well, let's put it this way, the study of the art of war and tactics, there is a step-by-step process, you have to understand the ranks, start with the small soldier officer, this step you have done, with your current military rank is to fully learn and train troops, command the masses to implement the stage of tactical tactics, you can't stand alone, you don't have the right to decide and command a war, you can only obey orders, the strategic aspect is not what you can intervene in now, and when you do the general of the garrison army or the general of one side, Only then do you have the time to think and learn strategies and a broader vision, as the saying goes, only when you grow tall can you see far! Do you know Zhao Kuo? ”

Hua Mulan shook her head and asked curiously, "I don't know, who is he?" ”

"He is a native of Zhao during the Warring States Period, and his father is Zhao Hao, a famous general of Zhao State, Ma Fujun, who has been familiar with military books since he was a child, and when it comes to military affairs, no one in the world can compare to him. King Zhao sent him to replace the veteran Lian Po to command 400,000 Zhao troops to confront the Qin army, but he did not really command soldiers and horses, and lacked actual battlefield experience. In the situation at that time, the Zhao army did not have the power to attack, and could only take a defensive position to drag down the Qin army, but after Zhao Kuo took office, he turned from defense to attack, and fell into the siege of the camp wall set up by the Qin army, and was cut off from the supply of grain and grass, and the 400,000 army was short of food and water for a month and a half, Zhao Kuo personally led the troops to break through the siege and died of arrows, and all the 400,000 Zhao troops surrendered, but they were soon ordered by the Qin general Bai Qi to be killed! ”

"Huh?" Mulan was shocked when she heard this.

Zhao Junsheng said with a smile: "Zhao Kuo's starting point is too high, he has not been a soldier in the army, nor has he led the soldiers to conduct tactical tactics drills, he has not been to the battlefield to actually experience the war, and he does not have a practical intuitive feeling of the war. That's why I said to take it one step at a time, and I can't rush it! ”

After listening to Zhao Junsheng's words, Mulan fell into deep thought.

Zhao Junsheng put down his chopsticks, got up and walked out, and soon walked in with two soldiers carrying a basket of bamboo slips.

"What kind of book is this?" Mulan asked.

"This is "Spring and Autumn", "Historical Records", "Book of Han", I recommend you read it, it will be good for you to read more books!"

Hua Mulan saw that Zhao Junsheng recommended it, so she agreed: "Okay!" ”

In the following months, Zhao Junsheng and Hua Mulan both practiced soldiers and horses, martial arts and cavalry archery, and Hua Mulan took time to read and study the art of war and tactics every day, and arranged troops in combination with the actual situation, and implemented tactical tactics drills, which made extremely obvious progress and a deeper understanding of the art of war and tactics.

In the blink of an eye, it was September, and Hua Mulan's speculation about the development of the situation in the Guanzhong region did not surprise her, although Helian Ding defeated Xi Jin's army and captured a large number of Northern Wei generals and soldiers including Xi Jin alive, but he was surrounded by strong enemies, and there were Northern Wei Zhi generals An Jie and Wei Dependents and others stationed in the east, and it was difficult to please the strong attack, and the Northern Wei Dynasty was deadlocked.

On this day, An Yuan proposed to review the drills of the second and third battalions of the baggage battalions, and Zhao Junsheng has never relaxed the drills of these two battalions, and has always been supervising and urging to ensure the quality of the drills and maintain the progress.

Since An Yuan proposed to review the drills of the second and third battalions of the baggage battalion, Zhao Junsheng could not object, and with the military quality of these two battalions now, he could barely see it too much.

When rows of neat soldiers pointed their weapons and shouted loud slogans under the parade platform, Yasuhara and the generals of the three armed forces and the officers accompanying them all opened their mouths in shock.

Subsequently, the soldiers of the two baggage battalions carried out battle formation drills and mutual transformation on the school field, and the drills in this link were still relatively unfamiliar, and the mutual conversion between the formations was also extremely reluctant, after all, the time was still short.

And Yasuhara, Tuoba Jian, Leather Leopard, Tuoba Sword, etc., these generals who are only good at and familiar with cavalry tactics do not know anything about infantry tactical formations, but these two battalions are well trained, under the dance of the flag, a huge shouting and killing sound comes from the military formation, with the continuous change of the formation, the momentum created is quite huge.

Yasuhara saw that the two battalions on the school field were still a mess three months ago, and now they have become so elite after only three months, he can't describe it in his heart.

Secretly glanced at Zhao Junsheng, who was waving the command flag, An Yuan couldn't help but wonder in his heart, although this Zhao Junsheng is a lowly Han man, but he does have superhuman talent in commanding the army and governing the army, and he is so proficient in the art of war at a young age, it would be good if he was a Xianbei person, but unfortunately he is only a Han man.

King Yongchang looked at the drill in the school field, and his heart was also shocked, the three thousand baggage soldiers were actually trained like elite foot soldiers, and the command flag in Zhao Junsheng's hand seemed to have infinite magic power to make the soldiers and horses below move at will.

Looking at Zhao Junsheng again, Tuoba Jian's eyes became hotter and hotter, and he couldn't help but rejoice that he had really picked up a treasure.

He couldn't help but turn to face An Yuan, and asked with a smile: "Marshal, what do you think of Zhao Junsheng's training?" ”

Even though An Yuan had a deep understanding of Zhao Junsheng, he still couldn't deny Zhao Junsheng's training ability, and gave an evaluation: "The infantry in the world is unsurpassed!" ”

Tuoba Jian, the general of the Woye Town Garrison Army standing on the side, was disdainful and let out a sneer: "Hey, how can this infantry train well?" Will it be able to hold back a charge from my cavalry? ”

General Liu Jizong has always been at odds with Zhao Junsheng, and he also agreed: "That's right, my Great Wei dominates the world with a fast horse scimitar, and no matter how well the infantry is trained, it can't stop the cavalry!" ”