The people who got up early couldn't help shouting and waving goodbye when they saw the neat new army, which contained people they knew.

They have left since then, and they don't know when they will come back, and when they come back, they will definitely not be the same as they are now, either they will be injured, or they will be mourned, or they will return home, and those who are in the army will not be able to escape these three endings.

Looking at the departing new army, the waving people could only pray in their hearts, praying that they could come back in one piece.

The sun rose, and the two little ladies came to the camp outside the west of the city again.

The camp was empty, devoid of the usual noise and roar.

The two looked at the camp for a long time, speechless.

"Yun Niang, go back, they're all gone."

The little lady looked at the empty camp, and her eyes suddenly filled with tears, rolling down.

When the other little lady saw this, she panicked directly, and hurriedly went over to support her, took out a scarf, and helped her wipe away her tears.

"Don't cry, they'll be back in the future."

Hearing this, the little lady burst into tears, squatted on the ground, and buried her head.

After a long time, she wiped away her tears, stood up, ignored the red eyes, and turned to leave: "Go back." ”

Facing the morning light, the small figure became more and more stubborn.

On the road from Taihu County to Huaining, more than 700 new troops, from officers to non-commissioned officers, each carried a cloth bag containing ten catties of rations. Each person has a bamboo tube with water, which is hung from the waist. The marching procession followed the official road to the east, resting only twice a day, at noon and camping. There was no delay on the road, and it took only four days for more than 700 people to reach Huaining.

The new army recruited by Huaining has long been ready to go, and the materials that should be equipped have also been distributed in place first.

The two armies converged and immediately held a general meeting, at which members of the supervising army, joining the army, and teaching regiments appeared before the whole army one after another, and these people would eat and live with them for a long time to come, and they would also give orders at any time when marching, and the whole army must know each other.

That night, Lord Chen was going to set up a banquet for Yang Congyi and the others, but the new army had just converged, there were many people, and the discipline was poor, and none of them could leave.

Early in the morning of the second day, the whole army left the city, and Lord Chen personally brought Huaining and other officials to see off the new army.

Toast a glass of wine, hold a handful of soil, go thousands of miles, no return date, military flag hunting, spear in hand, home and country at the feet, hometown in the heart, rolling blood, iron bones, born as a man, as a hero, buried in a foreign land, the soul returns to his hometown, the name is passed on to the world, and the spirit is eternal!

A glass of light wine per person, a handful of countryside per person!

The solemn send-off ceremony lasted for nearly an hour. The new army was moved and had a heavy heart.

"Ladies and gentlemen, thousands of mountains and rivers, cherish all the way! Serve the country loyally, don't forget your original intention! Lord Chen said goodbye to the new army in a loud voice.

"Let's go!" Yang Congyi shouted, turned over on his horse, and urged the horse to go.

The 1,200 new troops glanced back at Huaining, resolutely turned around, and headed east.

The hometown is behind him, the road to the army is difficult, there are very few people who return to their hometowns, and there are very few who come back with all their hands and feet in the end.

At the turn of spring and summer, these young beings left their homeland.

Watching the back of the new army striding away and drifting away, Lord Chen spilled the last glass of wine on the ground, paying homage to the land that raised countless people.

After leaving Huaining City, the team traveled east to Chizhou, requisitioned 50 boats to cross the river, crossed the Yangtze River in half a day, and continued eastward to Xuanzhou.

The supplies along the way were all purchased and prepared by Guo Qing first, and replenished when they passed through the county town to rest and recuperate along the way, so as not to delay the trip for supplies along the way.

During the march, the teaching regiment adjusted the order of the march at any time, adjusted once every two or three days, and sometimes once a day, and the front army, the middle army, and the rear army changed frequently, and the soldiers who fell behind or could not find the team were fined ten cents at a time.

In addition, you will also learn the basic passwords and military regulations of various marches and battles. The recruits this time are not stupid people, they can understand basic things, learn them, and they can practice them from time to time.

After arriving at the Mingzhou garrison, the training did not last long, and he had to go to sea with the ship, and the time of the march needed to be used well to do some basic training. In order to fight, it is necessary to have a strong physique, and after discussing with Yang Congyi and others, the teaching regiment decided that it was necessary to march for 40 miles for an hour every day. As soon as this new regulation came out, the new army was hard enough, but they were not pampered people, and after two days of hardship, they got used to it, and the new army could also calmly deal with the sudden and rapid march of the teaching regiment from time to time.

A month and a half later, the new army successfully reached Deqing County near Lin'an.

After deliberation, the new army rested for three days in Deqing County.

Yang Congyi handed over the affairs of the army to Jiang Kai, Shen Jin and others, and he returned to Lin'an first.

Returning to the bustling and lively Lin'an City from a remote place, Yang Congyi had no intention of realizing how much difference there was, and without distractions, he went straight back to the Huiyi Supervision Office.

Back to the Yi Supervision Office, it is very different from before, there are four guards on duty outside the hospital, and Yang Congyi is still subject to some interrogation when he goes back.

The merchants waiting in the courtyard, wearing gold and jade, are all rich and noble, looking at that appearance, their net worth is more than hundreds of thousands. Tang Xun and the others were very busy, and they were negotiating separately with the businessmen who came from all over the country in various rooms to sign purchase agreements, and Yang Congyi couldn't see them at all.

On the same day, through the contact person of the Supervision Office, Mr. Huang was found.

Yang Congyi reported the recruitment of the new army to Lord Huang, and Lord Huang naturally praised it. From Huang Da's mouth, Zhao An recruited more than 3,000 people from the forbidden army in a month, and took people to Mingzhou to build an army half a month ago. Yang Congyi just came back, and the management of military assets and ordnance and other materials is the responsibility of supervising the army, so he is naturally responsible for this matter.

Zhao An has received all the 10,000 military expenses allocated by the imperial court, but as for the weapons and armor, he has not received a single item.

Yang Congyi wanted to withdraw all the 50,000 military expenses allocated by the Huiyi Supervision Office, but Lord Huang agreed and had no opinion. 50,000 guan is not a lot of money, and there are more than 1.6 million guan of cash back to the Yi Supervision Office, according to Tang Xun, after paying the cost of the official kiln and the brocade courtyard, there can be 780,000 guan left, all of which can be used for the purchase of daily necessities and daily expenses of the fleet.

On the third day, Yang Congyi got the documents for receiving the military funds and ordnance of the Xuanwei Army of 5,000 people approved by the Ministry of War, and went directly to the Ordnance Prison.

The materials received by the army are all standard ordnance, military uniforms, armor, weapons, and special things must be specially approved, such as Yang Congyi's favorite firearms, which cannot be received by the general army, and the Xuanwei Army, which has just been established, is naturally not qualified.

Firearms have not developed particularly much at this time, but the sound of the explosion of the bag is particularly loud, which is somewhat useful in the battle to defend the city, when the Jin people attacked Bianjing, Li Gang relied on the thunderbolt, that is, the * bag, to block the Jin army under the city for a long time. * It has not been used in military affairs for a long time, its role in warfare is not large, and its main function has not yet been separated from the category of fire attack.

The ordnance supervisor has a workshop and a firearms workshop, and the firearms are basically supplied to the army stationed in the Song-Jin border area, and after the Song-Jin peace talks, there is no war, and the number of firearms workshops has decreased sharply, and the output has also been greatly reduced.

Yang Congyi has no special hobby for * weapons, because at this time they are still in the initial stage, and they are not very useful, but if you want to get some * research, it is not difficult, and when you have time in the future, the top priority now is to go to Mingzhou to build an army, supervise the shipbuilding team, and go to sea to return to Yi.

The ordnance of 5,000 people can be piled up into a hill, Yang Congyi can't move it, he just looks at it in the warehouse, and makes an appointment to come back to collect it in three days.

A lot of military funds have to be transported to Mingzhou and transported by water through the Qiantang River, which is of course much more convenient than by land.

There are countless river boats along the Qiantang River, large and small, innumerable. Although the river is shallow, no matter whether the big or small boats are all flat-bottomed, they will not run aground. After investigation, Yang Congyi paid for two big ships to be used in three days.

After all the things were completed, Yang Congyi returned to Deqing County, convened everyone to discuss the march, and finally decided to lead the new army directly south by the teaching group and Jiang Kai, Shen Jin and others, bypassing Lin'an City, passing through Shaoxing Mansion by land, and going east to Changguo County, Mingzhou, where it joined the Xuanwei army that had arrived in advance.

Yang Congyi himself personally led a hundred people to Lin'an to collect ordnance and materials, and went to Mingzhou by water.

After the division of labor was completed and arrangements were made, Yang Congyi returned to Lin'an again with a hundred people.

Time was tight, and Yang Congyi couldn't take care of going back to the Yi Supervision Office, so he directly took people to the Ordnance Supervision to collect ordnance materials, and transported them to the Qiantang River for loading on ships. 5,000 Xuanwei military supplies were loaded for a whole day, during which he took people to withdraw 50,000 military expenses and loaded them on the ship.

Leaving Lin'an this time, it is estimated that he will not come back in the short term, Yang Congyi went to say a simple goodbye to Tang Xun, both of them were busy day and night, and they could only chat a few words.

Tang Xun reminded him that he had time to see how the sea ships were being built, and many big businessmen were ready to transport goods and materials. It takes a lot of time to load and count the supplies of fifty large ships, and besides, the loading of ships cannot be so smooth, and they can all be loaded at one time. There are goods shipped all over the country, it is almost impossible to require them to be sent to Quanzhou a month before going to sea, if there are sea ships built, some goods can be loaded in advance, which can save a lot of time.

Yang Congyi also wanted to see the shipbuilding in person, but the new army did not go to Mingzhou for training for a day, so he did not dare to relax or leave, after all, once the army had problems, it would not be a trivial matter. When the new army arrived at the camp in Mingzhou, he could go to Quanzhou to supervise the construction of sea ships.

The two had a simple exchange, and in the end they talked about returning to Yi Duzao. Tang Xun had a banquet for dinner in the evening, and Yang Congyi was not at ease with the two river boats full of military resources, so he immediately said goodbye and was busy with his own affairs.