The next thing was simple, that is, the men and horses of the battalion began to practice all kinds of exercises under the leadership of their respective instructors, knives, guns, clubs, archery, and so on.

Ye Ling was watching very seriously, cherishing this opportunity to watch the opponent's core strength at close range, and while watching him, he was secretly figuring out it in his heart and Liang Shan.

After half a day of observation, Ye Ling has basically come to the conclusion that this forbidden army is worthy of being the elite of the Great Song Dynasty, and the equipment, combat ability, and physical fitness of the soldiers are far above Liangshan.

In fact, this reason is also very easy to understand, after all, this forbidden army was selected by the entire country at all levels, and Liangshan's side was completely improvised, and later although the threshold has been gradually raised, it is still a step behind.

As for the equipment, it is also a truth, and when it comes to combat ability, the forbidden army here has more than 100 various instructors to practice every day, and there are nearly ten chief instructors of the same level as Lin Chong, even if their strength is not as good as Lin Chong, the difference is limited, it is not a straw bag, and the soldiers they trained are naturally proficient in martial arts.

Of course, the shortcomings of the forbidden army are also obvious, first, their morale is ordinary, and they lack the spirit of enthusiasm and hard work, after all, they are not short of food and clothing, live a comfortable life, and have long lost much fighting spirit; Second, their generals are also scattered, not only to squeeze each other, but also to face the suppression of the civilian clique, how much ability can they exert themselves?

So on paper, the strength of the forbidden army will surpass that of Liangshan, but if it really comes to actual combat, Ye Ling is confident that he will defeat his opponent!

Just watched and thought about it, it was easy for the tour of dozens of battalions of people to end, Zong Ze came over with a smile and said: "Brother Du, what do you think of the strength of our forbidden army, is there anything that can be seen?" ”

His words seem to be modest, but his tone is indescribable pride, as a veteran general who has fought for most of his life, he has a deep affection for all the army, and completely treats the soldiers as his own sons, especially the forbidden army, which is his proudest team.

Of course, Ye Ling would not be disappointed, so he casually praised a few words, which made the old man very satisfied, touched his white beard and laughed, and then asked casually: "Then Brother Du, how many battalions of men and horses do you plan to take this time?" Five battalions, ten battalions? ”

A battalion of forbidden troops is trained by a leader, and when they go into battle, they are led by a commander, and the general number ranges from three thousand to five thousand, according to Zong Ze's guess, Ye Ling should bring about 30,000 people in this operation, and it is about the same.

However, Ye Ling's reply was greatly unexpected by him: "Now that it is an eventful season, the forbidden army must not only defend the security around Kyoto, but also help the border army or the mainland at any time. ”

Everyone was stunned, Zong Ze was also startled, and hurriedly said: "Don't do it, Brother Du, don't underestimate those thieves, these thieves are extremely rampant, and the officers and soldiers have been arrested repeatedly without success, you only bring one battalion of men and horses, it is too few, at least five battalions!" ”

Ye Ling said with a smile: "Old general, the last general hasn't finished speaking, this forbidden army, I can bring a battalion enough, but naturally I have to select some more people from the rest of the place to supplement." ”

Everyone suddenly realized when they heard it, but they were still quite puzzled by Ye Ling's move, this time Huizong made it clear that he was very supportive of Ye Ling, and had issued a holy decree to let Yousi fully cooperate with him, in this case, when changing to an ordinary person, the more the better, the more refined the better, anyway, the food and armament are all provided by the country, but they can use this to increase the certainty of success, so why not?

But this Ye Ling did the opposite, not only did he not bring enough people, but he also did not choose the most elite forbidden army, this, isn't it stupid?

Zong Ze couldn't help but sigh very much: "Brother Du completely understands the heart of the country and the army, it really makes the old man ashamed, I finally know why Your Majesty is so favored with you, it is really the pillar of the country, okay, which way do you want to choose, even if you tell the old man, there will definitely be no mistakes." ”

Hearing Zong Ze sigh like this, the rest of the officials naturally echoed a few good words, but no one knew what they thought in their hearts.

Ye Ling hurriedly thanked Zong Ze, there are also many factions in the army, whether he is convinced of himself This hairy boy is still unknown, although no one will resist openly, but it is difficult to say whether he is slacking off or not working hard, but with the full support of a respected veteran like Zong Ze, it is different, the generals in the army don't know how many originally came from his disciples, even if they are not, they have great respect for him.

Ye Ling immediately told Zong Ze the person he wanted, the forbidden army he wanted to take away was the hook and sickle battalion, the head of the training was the golden gunner Xu Ning, and the local army he chose Yanzhou Runing County, the main commander in charge was the capital of the double whip Hu Yanzhuo, and he also had two regimental training envoys under his command, one was called Baisheng General Han Tao, and the other was called Tianmu General Peng Xi.

In addition, he also deliberately wanted to bring a gunner as an assistant, this person was a deputy gunner in the armor warehouse, named Thunder Ling Zhen.

After listening to Ye Ling's words, Zong Ze was also stunned, the golden gunner Xu Ning was naturally very familiar with him, knowing that this person had real talent and learning, and his strength was also one of the few in the sect heads, and Hu Yanzhuo was the descendant of the founding general Hu Yanzan, so that the two bronze whips were proficient in martial arts, and Han Tao and Peng Xi were his sworn brothers, and their strength was also quite strong.

Therefore, Ye Ling's choice of these people made Zong Ze appreciate his eyesight very much, and he valued him a little more, but who was Ling Zhen? And what can the gunner do? Ye Ling no longer chose other fierce generals, but chose this nobody, what is this for?

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It's not that Zong Ze is shallow here, but the importance of artillery at this time is far from enough, the firing range is limited, the movement is inconvenient, the power is not great, and it is very affected by the weather, the wind is halved, the rain is all over, and the cost is also quite high, so although there are artillery battalions in the Beijing division, more often than not, they are only reduced to the marginal role of firing guns and even fireworks, and their status in the army battalions is extremely low.

But doubts are doubts, Zong Ze still expressed his full support for Ye Ling, and immediately sent people to contact Xu Ning, Hu Yanzhuo and others, asking them to report to the Privy Council as soon as possible, and prepare to accompany Commander Du Ling on the expedition.