Gu Tongming, the envoy of the Lan army, is an honest man, and he is also a relatively upright person, the problems of the Lan army are all on the bright side, and Zhao Ziliang has given solutions to these problems, but what he needs most is the combat effectiveness of the Lan army.

On this day, after inspecting the drills of the various battalions and units of the Lan Army, he was very dissatisfied with the performance of the Lan Army, which stood to reason that the Lan Army was stationed on the edge of the Yellow River, the military fields were fertile, the grain and grass were sufficient, and it was located in the southwest of the entire east of the river, so there was no need to worry about being attacked by the northern nomadic army, and there was plenty of training time, and the combat effectiveness and morale should be very good, but Zhao Ziliang was very disappointed after seeing the drills of the various battalions and departments of the Lan Army.

The soldiers are loose and loose when they stand and walk, the military formation is uneven, they are weak when they practice combat actions, the military formation conversion is too slow and often makes mistakes, the tactical cooperation between the soldiers lacks tacit understanding, the shooting accuracy of the bow and crossbow troops is really difficult to compliment, and the cavalry's riding skills are barely passable, but it is completely bad in terms of cavalry combat and cavalry archery, maybe in Gu Tongming's eyes, his generals are not bad, but in Zhao Ziliang's eyes, such an army is too bad, but although he is Gu Tongming's direct boss, However, it is not good to directly intervene in how to train and improve the combat effectiveness of the Lan army, after all, Gu Tongming is the envoy of the Lan army.

At the end of the drills of the various battalions and units of the Lan Army, Zhao Ziliang discovered a bright spot: a young team in his twenties led 50 people who were particularly outstanding in the drill, and it can be said that the soldiers of this team far surpassed others in terms of spirit and convenience and achievements in various exercises.

Zhao Ziliang immediately asked, "Who is this person?" ”

The official position of the team leader is so small that Gu Tongming, the envoy of the Lan army, had to ask others to learn the name of this person, and after asking clearly, he reported to Zhao Ziliangyu: "General, this person's name is Liu Zhengchen, he is twenty-three years old this year, has been in the army for three years, and is now the first team leader of the second brigade of the third regiment of the second battalion."

Zhao Ziliang couldn't remember if there was such a person in the history of the Tang Dynasty in his previous life, but this person could be described as standing out in this Lan army, it was really because everyone else was too mediocre, he said: "Call Liu Zhengchen to see so-and-so!" ”

"No!"

After a while, Liu Zhengchen was called over, he still recognized Gu Tongming, and immediately bowed to Gu Tongming and said: "The first team of the second brigade of the third regiment of the second battalion is Liu Zhengchen to meet the general!" ”

Gu Tongming now found that Liu Zhengchen's talent was extraordinary, and he also had a good impression and interest in him, and hurriedly helped him up and said, "Okay, get up!" This is General Zhao Ziliang, the soldier and horse envoy of the left wing, and he is the top boss of this general, go and see him! ”

Liu Zhengchen looked at Zhao Ziliang, and although he was surprised by Zhao Ziliang's age, he still reacted quickly and saluted Zhao Ziliang: "The villain greets General Zhao!" ”

"Excuse me!" Zhao Ziliang raised his hand and asked, "Liu Zhengchen, General Ben, these soldiers under your command were all personally trained by you in accordance with the drill subjects stipulated by the Military Embassy Office?" ”

Liu Zhengchen nodded and said, "Yes, General!" ”

Zhao Ziliang frowned and asked suspiciously: "In that case, then why are your pair's performance in all aspects of the exercise far better than that of other teams?" ”

The question of "this ・・・・・・" made Liu Zhengchen hesitate, and he didn't say the following words.

Zhao Ziliang saw it in his eyes, and immediately said with a serious expression: "Liu Teamzheng, General Ben wants you to tell the truth, you may be afraid that some people are present and don't say it, or you don't dare to say it, but you should understand what the result of making General Ben unhappy is!" ”

After hearing this, beads of sweat appeared on Liu Zhengchen's forehead, and after a moment of silence, he gritted his teeth and said: "Because the other battalions and departments only practice for one hour every day, while the soldiers of the villain's team practice for two hours a day!" ”

Zhao Ziliang turned his head and looked at Gu Tongming and the other generals of the Lan Army, the expressions of these people were very calm, which made Zhao Ziliang even more confused and puzzled, he looked at Liu Zhengchen again and asked, "It's that simple?" ”

Liu Zhengchen said: "The villain doesn't dare to deceive the general, it's that simple!" ”

Zhao Ziliang saw that Liu Zhengchen didn't look like he was lying, and he beckoned to Qiu Zhen, who was standing not far behind, and Qiu Zhen hurriedly trotted over and saluted: "General!" ”

Zhao Ziliang nodded and asked, "Does the imperial court have clear regulations on the daily training time of the garrisons in various places?" ”

Qiu Zhen thought for a while and said: "It seems that there are exact regulations for the 16 guards and the government armies all over the country, but the situation of the border army is special, because it is necessary to guard against enemy attacks at any time, so the specific situation in various places is not quite the same, and the leading generals of the garrisons in various places can decide according to the actual situation, some border troops practice for two hours a day, some practice for three hours a day, and some only practice for one hour, which is all there."

Zhao Ziliang couldn't help but smile bitterly, an army only trains for two hours a day, it is strange that this kind of army can have combat effectiveness, no wonder the Lan army doesn't even walk in line, and the changes in the military formation are even more frequent.

Taking a deep breath, Zhao Ziliang turned to look at Gu Tongming and said: "General Gu, the current situation is obvious, the rest of the Lan army only practice for one hour a day, while the soldiers under Liu Zhengchen's team practice for two hours a day, so the soldiers under his command are much stronger than the soldiers of other teams in any aspect, let me ask you, who stipulates that the Lan army only practice for one hour a day?" It can't be you, right? ”

Gu Tongming hurriedly said: "General Mingjian, the last general has been like this since he came to the Lan Army, and he has never changed!" ”

Zhao Ziliang was also helpless for this Gu Tongming, this guy is just a step-by-step person, a person who is afraid of trouble, and a person who has been promoted to the position of military envoy of Qilan completely by his qualifications, and he is afraid that the task affairs will remain unchanged, which will enter a dead circle.

Zhao Ziliang had the idea of transferring Gu Tongming away at this time, but he quickly vetoed this idea in his heart, he had just come to office, and he had already made a big move in the Datong Army a few days ago, if Gu Tongming, the military envoy of Qilan, was transferred away, the entire Hedong Army would have an opinion on him, which also made him look too ugly, which was not conducive to his future actions in the officialdom of the military and political circles in Hedong.

Zhao Ziliang thought about it for a while, and he decided to give Gu Tongming another chance, so he said to Gu Tongming: "Okay, let's not pursue this problem anymore, the problem of the salaries and ordnance materials of the Lan Army, this general will solve it for you, and in the future, all the salaries and ordnance materials of the Lan Army will be allocated by the Jiedu Embassy to the Left Wing Soldiers and Horses Embassy, you come to the general to ask for it, but the general needs you to raise the combat effectiveness and military discipline of the Lan army, and the shortage of soldiers must be filled as soon as possible!" Questions? ”

Gu Tongming replied: "General, it's no problem to make up for the vacant soldiers, but there must be a reference for the improvement of combat effectiveness, right?" ”

Zhao Ziliang pondered for a moment, looked up and saw Liu Zhengchen still standing aside, and suddenly his heart moved, and said to Gu Tongming: "General Ben thinks that Team Liu is very good, there is a set of leading troops, it is a pity to be a team with his talents, so let's do it, General Ben is in charge, temporarily promote him to the captain of the sixth battalion, General Ben just saw, the sixth battalion is the worst in every aspect, he will command the sixth battalion, and after March, all battalions and departments of the Lan Army will conduct big competitions and actual combat exercises, If the level of various training subjects of the other battalions of the Lan army can surpass that of the sixth battalion commanded by Liu Zhengchen, and as long as one battalion defeats the sixth battalion commanded by Liu Zhengchen in the actual combat process, the general will be satisfied, which shows that General Gu still has a set of military commanders and training, and General Gu can continue to serve as the military envoy of the Lan army, and Liu Zhengchen will go back to continue to be his team leader, but if in the big contests and actual combat drills after March, no battalion is better than the sixth battalion in the competitions of various subjects. And defeated the sixth battalion in the actual combat exercise, which shows that General Gu is no longer suitable for the post of military envoy of Qilan, at that time, the general suggested to the envoy of Jiedu that Lord Tian transfer you and let others serve as the military envoy of Qilan, and Liu Zhengchen, the commander of the sixth battalion, is also firmly seated, General Gu, what do you say? ”

Gu Tongming felt bitter for a while, he knew very well that his ability was limited, and he was indeed not an enterprising general, and it was his greatest wish to be able to sit in the position of the military envoy of Lan Lan and achieve Zhishi, but this wish was questioned by Zhao Ziliang, the new boss.

Although Gu Tongming is an honest man, Zhao Ziliang undoubtedly despises and looks down on him by doing this, he is also a little angry, how can he swallow this breath? He immediately gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, since the general said so, how could the last general not agree?" Just do what the general says, Liu Zhengchen, from now on, you will be the commander of the sixth battalion! Xu Feng, the former commander of the sixth battalion, was temporarily transferred to a certain side to serve as a general! ”

Xu Feng glared at Liu Zhengchen fiercely, and arched his hand to Gu Tongming: "No! ”

Zhao Ziliang said to Liu Zhengchen: "It's time to call you Liu Duwei, but you, Liu Duwei, are still temporary for the time being, and only after the end of the big competition in three months, your sixth battalion will win the championship is worthy of the name, so Liu Duwei, whether it is for your own future or for the ideals in your heart, you can't lose!" Don't let General Ben down! If you lose, you have to go back and continue to do the team, and it is likely that you will never get ahead in your life! ”

Liu Zhengchen had beads of sweat on his forehead, and saluted Zhao Ziliang with his fists: "The villain remembers the general's words, the villain will definitely do his best!" ”

"Good, good"

Zhao Ziliang stayed in the Lan army for another day and then returned with the generals and servants of the military government, on the way back, Qiu Zhen, who was in the army, said to Zhao Ziliang: "General, what you do is equivalent to roasting the team called Liu Zhengchen on the fire, I don't know if he can withstand it, maybe as soon as we leave, someone in the Lan army will warn and threaten him!" ”

Zhao Ziliang said indifferently: "If you want to get ahead, how can you do it without taking some risks?" If he has this talent, he earns it, and if he doesn't have it, he has to leave." (To be continued.) )