Chapter 44: Surprised

On the first day of March, at the end of the day. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Wu Shaogang led Zhang Binghui and Ma Long and other 30 people to the palace to command the envoy's residence to report.

The front of the official residence is heavily guarded, and ordinary people are not allowed to approach.

When handing the holy decree to the sergeant guarding the residence, Wu Shaogang's expression was neither arrogant nor humble, but Zhang Binghui and Ma Long and others around him had a look of fear and reverence, such a look made Wu Shaogang understand, but it was not a taste in his heart, after all, Zhang Binghui and Ma Long and others were still in awe of the imperial power, at this moment, if he Wu Shaogang had a violent conflict with the royal family, I am afraid that there would be no one left around.

Everything has to be done slowly.

Soon, a middle-aged man who looked quite capable appeared in the doorway, this middle-aged man was about forty years old, with a wisp of goatee, but his body revealed a more arrogant air that only young people have.

The middle-aged man looked carefully at the group of people standing outside, and his eyes quickly focused on Wu Shaogang.

"Are you Wu Shaogang?"

"Exactly."

Wu Shaogang felt a little uncomfortable in his heart, and the attitude of the middle-aged man in front of him made him a little unhappy, and he actually called him by his name, but he also knew that if there were no people from here, he would not show such an attitude.

The hat and helmet on the head of the middle-aged man are engraved with the five words of the front boss of the palace, and his identity can be understood at a glance.

"I am Zhang Shijie, the deputy commander of the front division of the palace and the commander of the urging army."

Wu Shaogang's body trembled slightly, and his face turned slightly pale.

Zhang Shijie is known as one of the three heroes of the late Song Dynasty, and the other two are Wen Tianxiang and Lu Xiufu.

Zhang Shijie was born in the army, once followed the Later Jin general Zhang Rou, after the Later Jin was destroyed by the Mongols, defected to the Southern Song Dynasty, belonged to the command of Lu Wende, and later because of his repeated military exploits, he was promoted to the command of the Wuding army in Huangzhou.

In Wu Shaogang's memory, Zhang Shijie made meritorious contributions in the defense of Ezhou, and was promoted as a result, laying a solid foundation for later controlling the Southern Song Dynasty army.

However, the evaluation of Zhang Shijie in history is mixed, mainly because Zhang Shijie's military talent is not flattering, in several key battles, there have been major mistakes, resulting in the defeat of the Southern Song Dynasty army, and finally the Southern Song Dynasty was destroyed by the Mongols, so Zhang Shijie compared Wen Tianxiang and Lu Xiufu, and his reputation was much worse.

Of course, Wu Shaogang will not see it this way, the Southern Song Dynasty court is in a corner of peace, the monarchs and ministers are drunk and dreaming of death, and they don't want to forge ahead, even if they are the king of heaven, I am afraid they will not be able to keep this court.

After more than half a year, he met Zhang Shijie, one of the three heroes of the late Song Dynasty, and became his subordinate, which Wu Shaogang did not expect.

Judging from the attitude revealed by Zhang Shijie, Wu Shaogang's feeling is not very good.

Zhang Shijie, as the deputy commander of the front division of the palace, also serves as the commander of the urging army, and the official rank of the fourth grade is considered a senior general in the army, and he also has a place in the imperial court.

"Wu Shaogang, the deputy general of the front army of the palace, Zhang Binghui, the general of the front army, Ma Long, the general of the team, Wang 13, Du Xiaoqi, Tan Mazi, and 25 sergeants of the front army, have met the commander of Deputy Zhang."

"Very young, Vice General Wu, although you only came to report today, but your fame has already arrived in the capital."

"He De and how can his subordinates, I don't know what kind of fame he has, Deputy Zhang has praised the commander."

Zhang Shijie looked at Wu Shaogang and waved his hand.

"Go to the barracks to report, and rush to the camp of the Urging Army in half an hour."

After saying this, Zhang Shijie walked straight outside, and in the process, he didn't look at Zhang Binghui and the others.

The sergeant who followed behind Zhang Shijie led Wu Shaogang and his party into the official residence and went to the barn to report.

According to Wu Shaogang's identity, it is unlikely that he will see Ma Huaxuan, the commander of the front division of the palace, after all, he is a high-ranking official from the second rank in the court, and there is no reason to see him, the main servant of the seventh grade, and the deputy general of the front division of the palace.

The procedures for reporting in the military room were very simple, Wu Shaogang and others received the holy decree back, and received the helmet engraved with the five words of the front secretary of the palace from the hands of the Marquis Yu of the military room, as well as the jade plate engraved with his rank and official position, as well as the military uniform, even after it was completed.

Of course, their names have been registered by Marquis Yu, and since then they have been official members of the palace army.

Walking out of the barracks, Wu Shaogang led Zhang Binghui and others towards the outside of the mansion.

The barracks were in the front yard of the residence, and they only had to walk through the patio and courtyard before leaving.

Walking out of the patio and just entering the front yard, Wu Shaogang saw people who thought they were a little old and had clear faces, standing in the front yard, looking at them with their eyes.

The momentum shown by this person belongs to not being angry and arrogant.

Wu Shaogang barely hesitated, and opened his mouth to this person with his fists clenched.

"Wu Shaogang, the deputy general of the front army of the palace, Zhang Binghui, the general of the front army, Ma Long, the general of the team, Wang Thirteen, Du Xiaoqi, Tan Mazi, and twenty-five sergeants of the front army, have seen the commander of the horse."

Ma Huaxuan was stunned for a moment, and a smile flashed on his face.

"Vice General Wu, have you seen this official?"

"Never seen before."

"Then how do you judge the identity of this official?"

"Lead but not provoke, do not be angry and self-prestigious, this is the momentum of the superior, in front of the palace Sidu commands the envoy's residence, and the person who can have this bearing will not be anyone else, only the horse commander envoy."

"I can't see it, I was born in the military, and I can actually have this understanding, or Lord Lu knows talents, since I came to the army in front of the palace, then do it well."

After seeing Ma Huaxuan leave, Wu Shaogang and his entourage left the palace of the former commander of the palace.

"Vice General Wu, your luck is really good, just came to report, and I met the deputy commander of the capital, the general of the urging army, and then I met the commander of the capital."

Wu Shaogang looked at Zhang Binghui, smiled slightly, and did not speak.

It's no luck by all, there should be a story in it.

Seeing that Wu Shaogang did not speak, Zhang Binghui spoke again.

"Vice General Wu, my subordinates think that Deputy Zhang is so powerful, when I first saw it, my subordinates' hearts were pounding, but you didn't have anything at all, and your subordinates really admired it."

"Zhang Binghui, if you have anything to say, just say it directly, don't beat around the bush."

Zhang Binghui smiled and spoke.

"I can't hide anything from Vice General Wu, my subordinates are thinking, Deputy Commander Zhang is your top boss, and when you see him, you should be respectful, otherwise it won't be easy to do in the future...

Zhang Binghui This is indeed a kind reminder, but Wu Shaogang does not think so.

"Zhang Binghui, Ma Long, Wang Thirteen, Du Xiaoqi, Tan Mazi, brothers, you all remember that as a soldier, you can't have flattering bones, you can only have arrogant bones, you can't be vulgar, you can only rely on backbone, rely on groveling, begging for promotion, and become a general in the army, so how can this army have combat effectiveness, how can it defeat opponents on the battlefield, you follow me, I hope you must remember what I just said."

Zhang Binghui looked at Ma Long and the others, and hurriedly followed.

"Vice General Wu's words are remembered by his subordinates and everyone."

Wu Shaogang shook his head slightly, looked at Zhang Binghui, and opened his mouth word by word.

"Zhang Binghui, empathy is a rare ability, and it is not a bad character to observe words and colors, but it depends on where it is used and who it is facing, I know your ability, and I am familiar with your character, but you have to remember that everything is too much, and it is not good if it is over."

As soon as Wu Shao said these words, Zhang Binghui lowered his head, pondered slightly, and then raised his head.

"Vice General Wu's words, my subordinates have remembered them."

In just a quarter of an hour, Wu Shaogang and his entourage arrived at Taipingfang, the garrison of the urging army under the front division of the palace.

Taipingfang is the most lively place in the whole capital, and it is the most prosperous place.

The south side of Taipingfang is the middle tile, the north is the big tile, the west is close to the back market street, and the east is close to the royal street.

Houshi Street is also the place with the highest concentration of shops in the entire capital, as long as you have enough money, you can buy anything here, including some military supplies that are explicitly forbidden to be bought and sold.

For specific comparison, Wu Shaogang's mansion in Xingqingfang, if it is located in Taipingfang, the price will rise more than three times.

The garrison of the Urging Front Army is in Taipingfang, where every inch of land is valuable, which shows the dignity of its identity.

In front of the camp of the Urging Army, there were four sergeants standing guard.

Wu Shaogang and others handed over the jade plaque, and after the sergeant inspected it, they were immediately released.

After all, the military camp is in Taipingfang, and it cannot be like the military camp in other places, and the area cannot be very large.

Entering the barracks, all around the playground are neatly arranged barracks, deep in, you can't see the end at a glance, except for the barracks, you can't see any other open space.

The urging army to which the front division of the palace belongs, there are about 12,500 officers and sergeants in total, and they are absolutely full.

12,500 people live in the camp, there must be a lot of barracks, and the officers above the rank of general are basically separate barracks, so in this way, at least more than 1,500 barracks are needed.

Wu Shaogang roughly estimated that according to the barracks he saw, there were about 1,000 at most.

It is no wonder that officers above the rank of general of the garrison under the front division of the palace can buy or rent a house to live in.

It is said that more than 10,000 people are stationed in the small camp, which should be very lively, but when he walked into the camp, Wu Shaogang felt that it was quiet, and the number of sergeants on the playground was not very large, at most about 1,000 people.

Before the hour, it is said that the sergeants should be in the barracks, why are there not many sergeants in sight.

The Chinese military tent is in the direction of the playground due south.

Wu Shaogang glanced at the sergeant who was training on the playground, and raised his feet in the direction of the Chinese military tent.

Zhang Binghui and others followed behind him.

I don't know if it was influenced by Wu Shaogang, Zhang Binghui and the others had calmed down a lot, and they couldn't see any nervousness, and they didn't show curiosity, let alone look around.

All this is in Wu Shaogang's eyes, he is very satisfied, it seems that Zhang Binghui and the others have a good ability to comprehend, and after following him for so long, they have finally learned something.