Chapter Seventy-Nine: The Great Purge

Early the next morning, Guo Ye came to the martial arts arena early.

This time, all the soldiers and horses in Baoding Town arrived early, there is no way, yesterday's scene was too shocking! More than 20 generals, big and small, were beaten to death by the new military lord, a leather whip, all of them were stripped of their official positions, and the most pitiful two people were also cut off their heads.

At this juncture, no one dares to do anything against the military lords, and nothing is important to save their heads.

Guo Ye stood on the platform, looking at the teams of soldiers below, Baoding Town is known as a military town, and the green battalion soldiers are also majestic, at least among the 600,000 green battalions, they can be regarded as first-class troops, but, in Guo Ye's eyes, they are still like local chickens and dogs, such an army has no vigorous vitality, although it has been deliberately shown today, but it still seems that the army is untidy and morale is low, after all, it has not been paid for two consecutive months.

The most important thing is that among the more than 3,000 people, there are many old, weak, sick and disabled, some of whom must have been mixed in as a relation, such an army cannot guarantee combat effectiveness, and the most odious thing is that there is still a group of people yawning and standing unsteadily, which is obviously a manifestation of excessive smoking of big cigarettes!

Guo Ye's face was a little gloomy, he looked at Zuo Precious on the side, and said, "Guanting, give my order, the whole army will stand here for two hours until noon." ”

Zuo Guigui was shocked, and stood for two hours, which was long enough, and ordinary soldiers were afraid that they would really not be able to hold on.

"Lord Junmen, have stood for such a long time? I'm afraid that someone won't be able to support it! ”

Guo Ye said lightly: "Give an order!" ”

"Wow!"

Zuo Guigui was helpless, and the order was issued, and when he landed, all the Qing troops in the entire military camp complained bitterly, this military master was too tormenting, standing for two hours, who could stand it?

Time passed little by little, two hours, that's four hours! Four hours of stand-up is not so simple!

After the first hour, some people began to be unable to support it, and could only support it with their blades, and some of the old, frail and disabled even went directly to the ground to rest; The second hour passed, and some of the casual veterans began to ignore it, and now the military gate adults have already left, and they don't care what the hell they are doing, rest!

The third hour passed, and even some young and strong troops began to be unable to support it, they were too tired, and the combat strength of the three hours was sore all over!

The whole barracks are all in chaos, and at present, the entire barracks can still hold on, but there are only about 2,000 people, and the rest are either sitting on the ground, or they are directly looking for a place to bask in the sun, and what's more, some veterans have taken out dry food and old wine, and drank it!

When the fourth hour was about to pass, Guo Ye Shi Ran walked over and asked Zuo Guigui, "Guanting, how is it, what is the situation in the army?" ”

Zuo Guigui smiled bitterly: "My lord, didn't you see it? Even if these soldiers have a mission to review, at most it is only to support half an hour, and as soon as the mission leaves, they will immediately disperse, and today you have let them stand for almost two hours, where can they stand it? There are only a thousand people who can maintain their status now! ”

Guo Ye looked back and asked, "Have you all recorded it?" ”

Gao Qi and the others were not idle, they had been patrolling back and forth in the army, inspecting the situation, and when they saw Guo Ye kissing, they hurriedly replied: "My lord, I have already written it down!" ”

Guo Ye replied lightly: "From today onwards, first of all, the soldiers who fell in the first hour have all withdrawn from military service, and they can't hold out for even an hour, can they still be expected to fight?" Second, all the veterans who walked out of the array, not a single one, all quit military service, and I want to reorganize Baoding Town! ”

Zuo Guigui was really startled, and shouted: "Lord Junmen, when you first arrived in Baoding, your prestige was not established, and you said that so many soldiers were expelled from the barracks at once, and if you want to make a big mess, there will be a mutiny!" When the time comes, the court will blame it, but we can't afford to bear it! ”

Guo Ye sneered: "Guan Ting, no matter what happens, it is natural that the army will take responsibility, what are you worried about, look at these old, weak, sick and disabled, can they still fight, it is long overdue for them to quit military service and retire." Look at those veterans who eat, drink, chat, and fart, and don't even have the most basic military discipline, can you expect them to win the battle? And those who foam at the mouth, it is clear that they are excessive opium smoking, since I have ruled the army, no matter which one it is, as long as they dare to be contaminated with opium, they will definitely not stay by their side, even if the monk and King Gong come forward to intercede, it is useless! ”

Zuo Guigui's heart jumped when he heard this, and replied: "Lord Junmen, what you said, the humble position is considered to be the most reasonable and good words, but the emergency illness needs to be changed with a dressing, step by step, so in a hurry, I am afraid that there will be a big mess, this is not your firearms battalion, there is nothing to do if you want to, the personnel here are intertwined, they can all go to the governor, and even to the imperial court, the humble position is just a pipe band, and the first two days are just a general, to the end, don't eat this bowl of rice, you are now a dignified military lord, You can't afford to fall on your heels! ”

Guo Ye was a little moved in his heart, this Zuo is precious, he is really loyal, and he will be a rare help in the future......

Guo Ye sighed and said: "Guanting, haven't you noticed, now we are worried about internal and external troubles, there are foreigners outside, and long-haired bandits are worried inside, we are pressed for time, I don't know when, Baoding Town will be pulled up to fight, if these people are allowed to go to the front line, what is the difference between letting them die?" Take their lives in vain, and we have to lose and lose, absolutely not cost-effective, so, I must make every effort to rectify Baoding Town, it is urgent, you might as well reveal a real bottom, this Baoding Town, I only plan to leave 2,500 people, and at the same time reorganize it into five battalions, four infantry battalions, and a cavalry battalion, which will make our life the foundation, in the future, if you want to serve as a feudal territory, you may have to rely on them! ”

Zuo Guigui took a deep breath, if he doesn't follow such a military gate, who else will he follow? Compassionate, full of enthusiasm, far away from the rivers and lakes, not in vain danger of the community, fortunately, fortunately, so that I can know such a boss!

Zuo Guigui said in a deep voice: "Okay, my lord, since you have decided, even if Zuo Guigui is tired to death, I am willing to rectify Baoding Town for you, don't dare to say anything else, my people and horses, each of them is a good hand, as long as you follow him as a benchmark and fiddle all the way, Baoding Town will definitely increase its combat power!" ”