In the southeast suburbs of Daliang, there is a river called Yushui, at the end of its bend into the Cai River, there is still a vacant military camp, this is the once famous "Yushui Camp" of Daliang, which is the military camp of the "Yushui Army" under the command of Zhao Yuantong, the fifth son of the emperor of the previous generation.

Stepping into this Yushui camp, it is undeniable that Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Southern Liang, has a somewhat complicated mood.

After all, the original owner of this military camp thwarted the Shunshui army under his command.

“……”

Standing under the gate of the barracks, Zhao Yuanzuo stretched out his hand and stroked the wooden pillar that had been around for some years, and muttered: "I didn't expect it to be this barracks, it's a bit ironic." …… Is this a mockery of the king by your military department? ”

Behind Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Southern Liang, Xu Guan, the left attendant of the military department, lowered his head and said without being arrogant or humble: "Lord Zuo misunderstood, now in the suburbs of Beijing, the complete military camp is only the Junshui camp and the Yushui camp...... The Junshui Camp is the garrison of the Junshui Army, and only the Yushui Camp is vacant. ”

"Is it abandoned?" My Shunshui military camp back then...... Hum! Think about it.'"

Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Southern Liang, smiled self-deprecatingly and stepped into the barracks.

"I don't know how Yuan Yi will feel......

Zhao Yuanzuo sighed slightly, and couldn't help but think of Zhao Yuantong, the fifth royal brother who had a good relationship with him.

"King Yu, who was skilled in bows and horses back then, has now been reduced to a waste person who coughs up blood at every turn? Yuan Tong ...... I'm afraid his life is not as good as when I was in Nanliang."

Zhao Yuanzuo turned his head slightly, and glanced at a nephew behind him with the corner of his eye, which was his fourth royal brother and now the other son of the Great Wei Emperor, the fifth son of the emperor "King Qing" Hongxin.

"It's also the fifth son of the emperor, but this kid is really far worse than the original Yuan Qi......

Zhao Yuanzuo looked at King Qing Hongxin quietly.

Let's be honest. Zhao Yuanzuo was not surprised that Wei Tianzi would send a trusted person to serve as a supervisor to monitor him Zhao Yuanzuo, after all, if it were him, he would do the same.

But what Zhao Yuanzuo didn't expect was that the prison army sent by Wei Tianzi turned out to be Qingwang Hongxin, who was called the Fifth Highness like his original enemy Zhao Yuantong. This made Zhao Yuanzuo's mood a little complicated.

Especially when he found out that the people in the military department called Zhao Hongxin the Fifth Highness, the complicated feelings in his heart became even stronger.

"What are you thinking?" Yuansi? This "Five Highnesses", not the other "Five Highnesses", just use this title to put pressure on me, you are really ......

Zhao Yuanzuo shook his head silently.

"Ah, this kid looks excited, is he a fledgling? It's too easy to be seen through the mind. Not to mention that it is not as good as Yuan Yan, even the kid who is respected as King Su is not as good...... Asking this stinky brat to serve as a prison guard, I'm really underestimated!"

"Third uncle?"

may have noticed that the king of Nanliang in front of him turned his head to look at him from time to time. King Qing Zhao Hongxin asked suspiciously.

Zhao Yuanzuo glanced at Zhao Hongxin a few times, smiled faintly, and then walked into the camp.

As I walked, it suddenly became clear that a group of people had come to the school field in the barracks.

I saw that at this moment, there were rows of soldiers standing neatly in the camp and school field, looking like a sea of people from a distance.

"Have you finished recruiting new soldiers?"

Zhao Yuanzuo turned his head and glanced at Xu Guan, the left attendant of the military department: "These people are?" ”

Seeing this, Xu Guan took a few steps forward. He said in a low voice: "Back to the words of the King of Southern Liang, these recruits are all county guards drawn from local counties in China. Our military department selected 50 county seats. Each county recruited 100 county guards, totaling 50,000 people. ”

"County Guard...... County soldiers?'

Zhao Yuanzuo smacked his lips in disappointment.

The county soldiers, that is, the Wei Rong army responsible for public security, anti-theft, and thieves in the local county, although the discipline is much better than that of the new recruits, but it is a pity. This group of people has no experience in the battlefield, after all, the legion on the battlefield is completely different from the small-scale thieves in the local area.

So, if you can. Zhao Yuanzuo actually prefers those veterans who have been on the battlefield, because this can reduce a lot of his work.

After thinking about it, Zhao Yuanzuo turned back to Xu Guan and said, "Xu Shilang, this king heard that my Great Wei Gang had a war with the Chu State...... Among them were several armies with good results. ”

"Isn't the King of Southern Liang referring to the Junshui Army?" Xu Guan frowned and said.

He said in his heart, you don't want to recruit the Junshui Army directly, do you? That's the Wei Rong army of my Great Liang's guard of the Beijing Division.

"It's not a water army."

Zhao Yuanzuo shook his head.

You must know that as far as he knows, the Junshui Army is the Jingshi Weirong Army that replaced the original Shunshui Army and the Yushui Army, and it is an army formed by the surviving soldiers of the Yushui Army as the backbone, and it is one of the six most elite armies in the Great Wei Dynasty, known as the "Six Battalions of the Garrison", Zhao Yuanzuo did not think that Wei Tianzi would hand over such an elite army to him.

What's more, like that kind of arrogant soldier, even if it is handed over to him Zhao Yuanzuo, it is difficult for him to give orders.

"It's not the Junshui ......Army," Xu Guan looked at Zhao Yuanzuo without saying a word.

"It's the Zhaoling Army, the Yanling Army and the Shangshui ......Army," Zhao Yuanzuo truthfully said what he thought.

In Zhao Yuanzuo's view, these three are all armies that have experienced wars, even if the latter two are the surrendered troops of the Chu State and their training is not high, but their advantage is that the sergeants and soldiers have experienced the tense atmosphere of the battlefield, which is much better than the local Weirong army in front of them that has not even set foot on the battlefield.

Hearing Zhao Yuanzuo's request, Xu Guan, the left attendant of the military department, showed a look of embarrassment on his face.

"What's wrong?" Zhao Yuanzuo asked puzzledly: "This king only asks each of the three armies to transfer 1,000 people to serve as the backbone of the newcomers, this request is not too much, right?" ”

Xu Guan hesitated again and again, and finally told the truth: "The prince doesn't know, the Zhaoling Army, the Yanling Army, and the Shangshui Army are the newly established armies of His Royal Highness King Su, and our army is ...... If you want to draw soldiers from these three armies, I'm afraid this will ......"

"King Su? Is that kid?'

Zhao Yuanzuo thought about it, and suddenly came to mind when he and Wei Tianzi were talking in the imperial garden, the eighth prince who had the audacity to eavesdrop on their conversation.

"That kid shouldn't be difficult to get along with......

Zhao Yuanzuo was a little surprised, after all, because of the scene in Shili Pavilion a few days ago, he still had a good impression of Zhao Hongrun, and the only thing that he had some resistance was just because this son was the son of the Son of Heaven, the same as the son of Wei Tianzi behind him.

may have noticed the incomprehension in Zhao Yuanzuo's eyes, Xu Guan looked embarrassed and vague.

Seeing this, Zhao Yuanzuo turned his head and asked King Qing Hongxin: "Does His Royal Highness King Qing know about it?" ”

"I'm afraid it's because of the Metallurgical Bureau."

It may be because of the relationship not long after he arrived at the Ministry of War, or it may be that the people in the Ministry of War did not buy the fifth son of Qingwang Hongxin, therefore, Qingwang Hongxin did not protect the Ministry of War, and said gloatingly: "As far as Xiao Wang knows, the Ministry of War has always had a conflict with the eighth prince's brother Hongrun, and a few days ago, because of the gambling contract between the Smelting Bureau and the War Casting Bureau, it ......."

He told Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Southern Liang, what had happened, only to hear Zhao Yuanzuo frowning.

『…… Stupid!'

Zhao Yuanzuo glanced at Xu Guan coldly, ignored Xu Guan with an embarrassed face, and walked straight to the front of the school field.

If he can, of course, he hopes to recruit a group of veterans with battlefield experience from the Zhaoling Army, even the Shangshui Army and the Yanling Army, and promote them to the chief and uncle of the new army, which will greatly reduce the difficulty of his training of the new army and shorten the time required for training.

"Forget it, let's just train like this."

Zhao Yuanzuo sighed slightly, after all, he was not familiar with Zhao Hongrun, and the relationship was not good enough to pull down his face and ask for help from that nephew.

As he walked, Zhao Yuanzuo thought of something again, frowned and asked: "Xu Shilang, Your Majesty ordered this king to go to Longxi before the end of the year, I don't know what happened to the weapons and equipment of this king's new army, and the casting place of your army?" ”

"This ......"

Xu Guan couldn't help but raise his hand to wipe the cold sweat on his forehead.

It's no wonder, after all, Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Southern Liang, is asking about the sore spot of their military department.

The iron sword is easy to say, a while ago, because of the assistance of the Smelting Bureau, and then because of the protection of Wei Tianzi, the new process of mass production of iron swords by the Smelting Bureau was obtained, not to mention 50,000 iron swords, even if it is 130,000 iron swords, the military department has great confidence that it can be completed on time.

The problem lies in the rest of the weapons and equipment except the iron sword, such as spears and long weapons such as ge, as well as shields, armor, and daggers hidden in boots.

The elite army of the sixth battalion of the garrison, a set of equipment can contain many things, where can they build it at the end of the year?

If there is the help of the Smelting Bureau, it is easy to say, but now, the people of the Smelting Bureau have clearly released the rumors: Your group of grandsons in the military department will pay back their mother's tricks if they lose...... Go play yourselves, grandson! Lao Tzu is no longer accompanied!

If in the past, if he had been so insulted by the people of the Smelting Bureau, I am afraid that the people of the War Casting Bureau would have come to the door long ago, but this time, the War Casting Bureau, which knew that it was at a loss, could only be an honest man with his tail between his legs.

"......" Zhao Yuanzuo glanced at Xu Guan, and didn't bother to pay attention to the ugliness of the Ministry of War and the Smelting Bureau, and said lightly: "In any case, before the end of the year, please be sure to gather the weapons and equipment of this new army, otherwise, if Your Majesty blames it, this king will not bear the fault for the dereliction of duty of your military department." ”

"Yes, Lord ......"

Xu Guan wiped his cold sweat again, and thought to himself: For today's plan, I am afraid that the only way to do this is to temporarily postpone the replacement equipment of the sixth battalion of the garrison, and first gather the 50,000 sets of equipment of the new army......

But this is not a foolproof strategy after all, you must know that the generals of the sixth battalion of the garrison are not easy to speak, like the Nangong of the Suiyang Army, it is okay, but the Junshui Army, Fen Chengsai, Chenggaoguan, Nanyan, those generals, are not good to talk to, God knows if they will send people or personally kill the new army of Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Southern Liang, when they learn that the military department will give them the weapons and equipment that should have been given to them, and overturn the compound of their military department.

After thinking about it, the only solution is to ask the Smelting Bureau for help, and only the new technology of these people can help the military department survive this catastrophe.

"But ......"

Xu Guan, the left attendant of the military department, sighed secretly.

How easy it is to resolve the conflict with the Smelting Bureau! (To be continued.) )