Chapter 148: Dismantling the Government Army
The government army of Guangwu County originally had an establishment of three armies, that is, about 3,000 people. In addition to the Zhiyang County Government Army, which has been re-expanded by Zhang Jun into a conquest army, there are also Yongdeng County Government Army and Lingju County Government Army, which have more than 2,200 people on the books, and how many there are actually there, only God knows.www.biquge.info
With the current atmosphere in the government army, there is no one who does not recruit troops. But raising a tribe is not a pet, and no matter where the food comes from, even the money spent on the purchase and maintenance of horses, armor, weapons, and other military supplies is not a small amount. But where did the money come from, did they pay out of their own pockets?
Definitely!
There is only one way, eat empty salaries and drink the blood of soldiers!
The government army of Lingju County was close to the left, but Zhang Jun did not move them. First, I didn't take care of it, and secondly, I didn't have enough confidence. Regardless of the government army in other places, Zhang Jun has a deep understanding of the government army situation in Guangwu County. When he reorganized the Zhiyang County Government, he laid off one or two hundred people in one go, and I still remember that among those people were either grandfathers or little children, and they couldn't go into battle at all.
Therefore, Zhang Jun simply did not have any hope for the government army, and directly started a new stove, based on the 2,000 people under his control, and recruited another army. As for the two county government armies, they can only be allowed to be at ease for a while.
To tell the truth, when he first arrived, he only had 2,000 people in his hands, of which 1,000 were new recruits composed of young and strong remnants, and only 1,000 veterans could really be used. If he had taken action against the government army from the beginning, if he provoked a mutiny, Zhang Jun was not sure that he would be able to quickly pacify it in a short time.
Now the situation is different, the conscription army has recruited 10,000 people, although the armor is not yet fully equipped, but there is an overwhelming advantage in numbers. In addition, there are still 2,000 heavily armed soldiers here, which is enough to make the government troops of Yongdeng and Lingju two counties dare not act rashly.
In fact, Zhang Jun is just preparing for the worst. According to his understanding, although the government troops of these two counties are also corrupt, they have always behaved relatively obediently in obeying military orders. I think that when he first came to Guangwu County, he had seen the commanders of these two armies in the big tent of Zhou Yan, who was the county guard at the time. Judging by their performance, if they are still honest in front of the civil officials, they should not rebel if they are the justifiable governors of the capital.
Early in the morning, on the empty plains outside Lingju County, the warm spring breeze blows slightly, the sky is high and the clouds are light, it is a good place for spring outing. But at this moment, the atmosphere here is solemn. On a newly built wooden platform, Zhang Jun was wearing bright light armor and a hood, and his scarlet cloak swayed in the wind behind his back. I saw him with a serious expression, standing with his sword on his face, motionless. A sharp gaze shot out of his bright eyes, scanning the 10,000 conscripts in the audience, without saying a word.
Behind Zhang Jun, many generals also stood by their swords, silent, staring intently at the team under their jurisdiction, for fear that this group of recruits would make some jokes.
Han Hu, who was out of the woods, was standing behind Zhang Jun at this time, he didn't look at his soldiers, but poured all his eyes on his lord. I think that at the beginning, the Metropolitan Governor would affectionately call himself the word Chengzan, but now he is very cold to himself.
He understood that it all started with the fact that he had to recruit the subordinates on his behalf. Han Hu was also annoyed, if he was more determined and not encouraged by those bastards, maybe he would still be able to talk and laugh with the Metropolitan Governor now!
But things have already happened, and we can only try to make amends. During this time, he trained the recruits in strict accordance with the requirements of the governor when he personally trained troops in the territory of the enemy in Longxi, just hoping to show his face on an occasion like today, so that the governor knew that he was still very capable.
Han Hu was right, Zhang Jun was paying attention to the left battalion of the Hujie Army that he was in charge of at this time. To be honest, Zhang Jun is very satisfied!
In this phalanx of 10,000 people, the left battalion of the Hujie Army stood like a flock of chickens, and every soldier straightened his waist and stood still on the ground like a javelin. Just by looking at the appearance and momentum of this army, he can throw off the right battalion led by Hu Shuo a few streets.
Looking at Hu Shuo again, his face was flushed at this time, and he was standing at the farthest point with his hands and feet twisted. For no other reason, he was afraid that the Metropolitan Governor would start a fire and beat himself!
The right battalion of the Hujie Army is responsible for the duties of the pro-army and the guard division, and has actually been divided into two parts. According to his usual selection criteria, Hu Shuo selected all the soldiers who were one size younger. Although these soldiers also worked weekdays, their military discipline was much worse, and they were simply the same virtue as their generals -- they didn't stand or sit.
Zhang Jun turned his face slightly sideways, and used his afterglow to see Hu Shuo's expression in his eyes, and said in his heart that this fool still needs to be beaten.
At that moment, rumbling footsteps came from a distance, and another group of seven or eight hundred men was marching from the horizon, with fully armored cavalry in front of them and foot soldiers behind them. One of the generals at the head galloped over, turned over and dismounted under the stage, strode up to the stage with "kicking and kicking", knelt on one knee a few steps away from Zhang Jun, and said with forked hands: "The last general ordered Cheng Dahu, the general of the county government, to meet the governor!" β
Zhang Jun glanced at it with his eyes, and saw that Cheng Dahu had a big beard on his face, and his leopard eyes were wide open, so that he had the appearance of a fierce general, but he didn't know if he was really brave. Then he said: "Cheng Jun will work hard, get up." β
"Thank you, Governor!" Cheng Dahu saluted again, then stood up and carefully stood behind Zhang Jun, and after glancing at the other generals of the conquest army, he also stood by the sword without saying a word.
Zhang Jun watched as the Lingju County Army entered under the guidance of the cavalry of the Capture Army, and according to the pre-divided place, it was lined up on the left side of the 10,000-strong phalanx of the Capture Army. After a careful look, he estimated that the vacancy of the Lingju County Army was not very large, only two or three hundred people were missing.
The elite cavalry standing in front should be this Cheng Dahu's troops, their armor and weapons are quite neat, and the war horses are in good condition, it seems that Cheng Dahu has managed it with his heart. Looking at the foot soldiers in the back, although they are also of different ages and armor, they can finally list the formation well, which is much stronger than the original Zhiyang County Government Army.
Seeing that the sun was getting higher and higher, the Yongdeng County Government Army was still nowhere to be seen.
Zhang Jun secretly wondered in his heart, could it be that the government army of Yongdeng County didn't even dare to listen to the order? But when I turned my head and thought about it again, I felt that it was unlikely, unless it was a blatant rebellion, I wouldn't dare to borrow their courage.
Just as he was about to say that he was not waiting, a puff of smoke and dust rose from the distance opposite of Yongdeng County, and after a long while, he gradually saw the shadow of the vanguard cavalry unit. I saw them driving their horses listlessly, and the flags were dragging on the ground, and those who didn't know thought it was a rout!
When he got closer, the foot soldier also showed his figure, and Zhang Jun suddenly burst into flames when he saw it. But I saw that those soldiers were all with their heads down, their steps were vain like drunks, some of their weapons were carried on their shoulders, and some were simply dragged on the ground, and the formation was not even different.
"Humph!" Zhang Jun suddenly snorted coldly, causing the generals standing behind him to shiver. In their hearts, the Metropolitan Governor can really be regarded as a soldier who loves soldiers like sons, not only does he have good food, but he can also divide the fields. But in terms of military discipline, the governor also can't tolerate a little sand in his eyes! After experiencing the hanging of the head of the Yuanmen owl, they couldn't help but start to mourn in silence for the generals of the Yongdeng County Government Army.
A moment later, Li Fugui, the general of Yongdeng County, also ran up to the stage, knelt down in front of Zhang Jun's feet, and bowed: "Dadu Governor, Yongdeng County Government Army was ordered to come to meet the division, and the last general, Li Fugui, knocked to see Dadu." The Metropolitan Governor was heroic and extraordinary, and the last general was in awe when he saw it, and even his legs were weakγ»γ»γ»γ»γ»γ»"
Zhang Jun looked at Li Fugui kneeling in front of him, and saw that he was abnormally obese, his white flesh seemed to be about to tear the armor on his body, and the oil and sweat on his head were very bright, not like a soldier, but more like a butcher who killed pigs!
"Hahahaha!"
Seeing this, the generals couldn't hold back any longer, and laughed directly. Li Fugui was not ashamed, and also laughed hehehe, revealing a harmless expression.
Zhang Jun pulled the corners of his mouth unnaturally and said, "Li Fugui, how did you sit in the position of general?" β
Li Fugui still knelt down honestly very consciously, and replied: "Back to the Metropolitan Governor, I will be the master who bought it with money!" β
"Bought?" Zhang Jun said angrily: "Who dares to sell official porridge, say!" β
Li Fugui was frightened and said: "When Jianxing was seven years old, General Jianwei sold it to the last general. β
"!" Zhang Jun scolded in his heart, why did his uncle stay ghosted? What's so bad about being a rich man, you have to bring disaster to the country and the people, and anger and resentment?
Zhang Jun waved his hand impatiently, and when Li Fugui saw this, he immediately stood up with a smile and bowed to the colleagues behind him to say hello. Seeing him like this, Zhang Jun only felt that his anger was about to break through his scalp and come out. said in a cold voice: "Li Fugui, are you guilty?" β
Li Fugui was very eye-catching, and immediately knelt on the ground with a "plop", and said pitifully: "I know my guilt, I know my guilt."
At this time, Han Hu, who was standing on the side, reprimanded: "How did your soldiers bring it, and why did they delay it?" β
Li Fugui said respectfully: "Returning to this Shangguan, the soldiers under my command are all first-class businessmen, and they have not practiced γ»γ»γ»γ»γ»γ»" After that, he bowed to Zhang Jun again: "Yesterday I received the order of the Governor of the Duke, and we set off overnight, but who knew that it was dark and went the wrong way, so we missed the γ»γ»γ»γ»γ»γ»."
Zhang Jun was completely speechless at this moment, he really didn't want to see this person for a moment, so he waved his hand and said: "Fork down, do it according to law!" β
Two guards with big shoulders and round waists rushed up directly, tying up Li Fugui like wolves, but they couldn't pull him.
I saw Li Fugui lying on the ground tightly, hunched over desperately, not letting the guards take him away. shouted: "Governor, I have merit, I want to apologize!" β
"Huh?" Hearing this, Zhang Jun raised his eyebrows and asked disdainfully, "What are you doing?" β
Li Fugui pulled his throat and said: "I have a militaristic weapon to present to the young general!" β
As soon as he finished speaking, the Yongdeng County Government Army finally arrived, but in the middle of the team, there was something like a catapult standing!
Li Fugui shouted: "This is a thunderbolt, it is a thing created by Cao Weishi. The humble position and the Great Qin people improved together, so there was this thing. It can shoot stones up to 250 paces away, and it is indestructible! β
Zhang Jun originally wanted to behead this Li Fugui on the spot, but seeing what he offered, the killing intent slowly subsided. This kind of catapult was called a torsion stone machine in later generations, with the advantages of fewer operators, long range and relatively small scale, and has been widely used and wars in ancient Rome, but I didn't expect it to be made by this fat man!
Zhang Jun waved his hand gently, the guards let go of Li Fugui, he twisted his body and walked to Zhang Jun's feet, and said with a handful of snot and tears: "Governor, I am loyalγ»γ»γ»γ»γ»γ»"
"Let me ask you, where are the Great Qin people (ancient Romans)?" Zhang Jun asked.
"In! At! Li Fugui seemed to grasp the life-saving straw and shouted: "In our Yongdeng County Government Army, the current team leader!" β
"Bring him to me!" Zhang Jun died.
"No!" Li Fugui was loosened, his fat body became very flexible, he ran off the stage in three or two steps, rushed straight to his army and pulled out a person, and said something about it.
A moment later, a high-nosed and deep-eyed Great Qin man was brought to Zhang Jun, and the man prostrate on the ground and said in jerky Chinese: "Honorable Grand Duke, Ergunira greets you. β
Zhang Jun asked him to stand up, and saw that this Great Qin man was about thirty or forty years old, dressed as a cool army, so he asked, "You made this stone machine?" β
"Yes!" El Gunilla Road.
Zhang Jun nodded, and then asked, "I have heard that there is a thing in Great Qin, which is mainly composed of lime, and it is as strong as gold and stone after being stirred and dried with water, right?" β
Ergunira leaked a surprised expression and said, "The Governor of the Metropolitan has seen thousands of miles, and there is indeed such a thing, and in my hometown, it is called platinum. β
It's really hard to find a place to step on iron shoes, and it takes no effort to get it!
Zhang Jun originally wanted to find a Daqin man to make cement, but he didn't expect to take the initiative to send it to the door, plus a torsion stone machine. Now he was in a good mood, so he said to Li Fugui: "Since you like to make ordnance so much, then take off this skin and go to be a supervisor as a steward." If you can't even do a good job, then the governor will use your head to sacrifice the flag! β
"Will he be the steward of the overseer?" Li Fugui hurriedly nodded and said, "No!" Promise! β
Li Fugui had long been ready to be taken from his post, and he didn't have any intention of resisting at the moment, so he obeyed the order: "Thank you for the grace of the governor not to kill, and you must do your best to do your best, and then die!" β
"This Great Qin person also went to be a prisoner, and he wanted to entertain him. As for your subordinates, those who have skills will go and report on the prison, and those who are good for nothing will be dismissed on the spot. Don't stain the eyes of Pontus! Zhang Jun ordered.
In this way, the five or six hundred government troops in Yongdeng County were disbanded one after another, and those who did the crafts did the crafts, and those who should go home to farm went home to farm, and they could be regarded as making the best use of the people.
On the other side, Cheng Dahu, the general of Lingju County, saw everything in his eyes and couldn't help but feel a chill down his spine. He secretly rejoiced: Fortunately, he didn't make the generals so unbearable like Li Fugui, otherwise Lao Li would have the Great Qin people and the Thunderbolt car to offer, and he would only have to sacrifice his head!
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