On the outskirts of the capital, ten miles of long pavilions.

A former wasteland has been leveled out, and a huge wooden platform has been erected on top of it, on both sides of the wooden platform are flags and sentry posts, and all of them are dressed in gray military uniforms, with long riding boots on their feet, and carbines on their chests.

This is a temporary leveled school field, where the new army will be greeted today after the triumphant return of the bandits, and the regent Jiang Chuan will personally inspect the troops of the new army.

Not far from the temporary school yard is a temporarily planned carriage and horse yard, which is full of carriages and mounts of various specifications and styles, all of which are accompanied by the regent Jiang Chuan to participate in the welcome of the new army.

Standing guard on both sides of the school grounds and maintaining order were Egawa's Guards Regiment, which can be said to be the real Imperial Forest Army today.

As soon as the wind rose, the colorful flags on the school field were blown to the sound of hunting, and countless yellow leaves fell from the books on both sides of the road, and one of the red maple leaves fluttered and looked like it was about to land.

A big hand gently picked up the maple leaf, letting it fall into the palm of his hand.

"Boundless falling wood, winter is coming." The owner of the big hand looked at the maple leaf in the palm of his hand and sighed softly.

"Winter is coming? Your Highness seems to mean something. A person behind him said loudly when he heard this.

"It's just a casual emotion." Jiang Chuan smiled and said loudly.

Su Qin also smiled and didn't ask any more.

Standing outside the pavilion, Jiang Chuan can look around, and to the west he can see the outline of the huge city walls of the capital, and even the spire of the tallest building in the imperial city, the bell tower, can be faintly seen.

Looking to the north, there are reckless mountains, all of which are vast.

Looking south, there is a large wilderness, with low trees and low grass, and a barren area.

To the east, there is a not-so-wide official road that leads straight from where everyone waits.

There's a long way to go, and your blood still needs to keep boiling.

A pegasus came, and he stopped three zhang in front of Jiang Chuan, and immediately the knight rolled his saddle and dismounted, and walked quickly to Jiang Chuan to salute and say, "Your Highness, the new army has assembled a whole team outside its strength. ”

"Ji Biao, are you ready?" Jiang Chuan turned his head to look at a tall officer wearing a new military uniform on his right and asked.

"Everything is ready!" Ji Biao replied in a deep voice.

Ji Biao is the commander of the Guards Regiment, the former deputy captain of the Guards Battalion, and Bai Mu's deputy.

"Okay, let everyone prepare, we are ready for the triumph of the heroes." Jiang Chuan laughed and strode forward.

The hundreds of officials behind him had complicated expressions, and they hurriedly followed one by one.

The new army was all dragoons, marching fast, and after a short time you could hear the sound of dense horses' hooves galloping, and the smoke and dust on the official road were everywhere, and this scene made some of the civil officials behind change color.

Bai Mu, the commander of the new First Army, galloped with the guard squadron first, and after seeing Jiang Chuan and his party from a distance, they were about twenty steps away from Jiang Chuan, and their neat appearance caused a low admiration.

Bai Mu turned over and dismounted, walked quickly to Jiang Chuan three steps away, raised his hand and made an incomparably standard salute, and said loudly: "Bai Mu, the commander of the Chenxin First Army, was ordered by the king to suppress bandits, and this time a total of more than 100 large and small bandits and bandits were exterminated, and more than 20,000 bandits were killed. Fortunately, I am not dishonored, and I have come to repay my life to His Highness! ”

Jiang Chuan looked at Bai Mu, who he hadn't seen for more than a month, and could see that his expression was a little excited, nodded, and said in a deep voice: "Live up to the mission, this king is very relieved." You and all the officers and men of the New First Army are meritorious soldiers. Serve the wine. ”

Behind him, a soldier of the Guards Regiment had already brought a plate with three wine glasses in it.

Jiang Chuan stretched out his hand to take a wine cup, handed it to Bai Mu with both hands, and said in a very solemn tone: "This cup is for you to catch the wind and wash the dust." ”

Bai Mu was a little excited, took the wine cup with both hands, and said loudly: "Thank you Your Highness for the wine!" After speaking, he raised his neck and drank it all.

"This second cup is to celebrate your success, and you didn't disappoint me." Jiang Chuan continued to pick up a glass of wine.

Bai Mu took it and drank it full.

The third glass of wine, Jiang Chuan did not hand it to Bai Mu, but raised it with both hands, faced the direction of the new First Army, and said loudly: "This cup is for all the soldiers who died in this suppression of bandits. I want you all to remember that whether you are a fallen soldier or a living person, as long as your face is always facing the enemy. Then you are heroes. Heroes will be remembered. Your family will also be well taken care of by the imperial court. The promises you received when you joined the army will be fulfilled one by one. ”

After finishing speaking, Jiang Chuan slowly spilled the wine in his hand to the ground.

Many soldiers of the New First Army were excited when they heard this, and Jiang Chuan's words made them feel the honor of joining the New First Army again, and once again felt recognized and respected, and many tears were about to pour out.

The people in the back didn't hear clearly, and the people in front passed it back, which caused more people to get excited. If it weren't for military discipline, I'm afraid many people would have knelt on the spot.

Jiang Chuan looked at Bai Mu, nodded and said, "Let's enter the line." ”

Bai Mu received the order, turned around and walked a few steps forward, and said in a loud voice: "All the new first army dismounted." ”

Following the orders of the commanders of the various units, the whole of the new army dismounted, and soon formed a neat phalanx according to the formation, and under the guidance of the soldiers of the Guards Regiment who served as pacesetters, they walked into the temporary school field in unison, and formed a phalanx in front of the temporary review stand.

After all the formations of the New First Army were completed, Jiang Chuan slowly climbed the review stand accompanied by Ji Biao.

He walked steadily to the middle of the review stand and stood still, his eyes sweeping over the phalanxes and faces under the stage.

Those immature recruits who were nervous, apprehensive and even excited before the expedition had a little more calm, a little more murderous, and a little more dignified.

Jiang Chuan felt very relieved, and it seemed that the goal of this training had basically been achieved.

It can be seen from the battle report sent back by Bai Mu in advance that the harvest of this bandit suppression is much better than expected, and the casualty rate is much smaller than expected.

This not only proves the command and leading role of officers and veterans at all levels, but also proves that the previous training methods have worked well.

Although the enemy this time was only a group of bandits and bandits who could not get on the stage, it did play a role in the rapid growth of the new army in the case of a large number of bandits and complex terrain.

This is only in the military sense, as for the political sense it is another matter.

"Soldiers, this king is here to greet you today because you have finally become a qualified warrior after more than a month of training. Congratulations! ”

As soon as Jiang Chuan's words fell, Bai Mu, who was standing at the front of the queue in the audience, roared: "Use me in the first battle, use me to win!" Be loyal to Your Highness and swear to the death! ”

Behind him, an overwhelming shout also sounded in the next second: "Use me in the first battle, use me to win!" Be loyal to Your Highness and swear to the death! ”