Originally, the local officials of Zhenjiang Mansion also wanted to set up a banquet to entertain Gao Huaiyuan and his generals, but they were immediately stopped by Gao Huaiyuan, Gao Huaiyuan saw that these magistrates were very polite to him this time, so he immediately said: You don't have to bother, this time the official was ordered by the saint to crusade against the Jingdong Li Quan rebels, time is pressing, dare not slack off, this kind of red tape banquet does not have to be arranged, we are all people in the army, I don't like to socialize like this, or eat some light meals in the army, In the afternoon, the officer wants to know about the local preparations for the expedition, so let's all stay in the army and dine together!

Seeing Gao Huaiyuan say this, these officials didn't dare to persuade anything more, and they all stayed in the barracks honestly after being polite, but Luo Zhuo didn't expect that Gao Huaiyuan, as an important minister in the court, could be so honest, not to eat the banquet of local officials, and was willing to have a simple meal in the army, and suddenly had a good impression of Gao Huaiyuan. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

Over the years, he has also seen a lot of big officials, and he has also dealt with a lot of Beijing officials, and those people are all full of pomp, and they attach great importance to the vulgar gifts they are sent to, which makes him a military general very unaccustomed to it, and Gao Huaiyuan can act so low-key and don't care about these pomp, which shows that this surnamed Gao is a pragmatic general, so Luo Zhuo has more confidence in Li Quan of the Northern Expedition, and he also knows that now the Southern Song Dynasty has already formed a luxurious style, and people like Gao Huaiyuan should be very rare.

And at the same time, he also peeked at the generals who followed Gao Huaiyuan, these people all looked like Gao Huaiyuan had the same temper, the military appearance was very neat, and they were also vigorous and resolute, so it could be seen that the generals who followed Gao Huaiyuan were also deeply influenced by Gao Huaiyuan, otherwise, the troops of the palace division and the infantry division that they saw this time would not have been able to behave like this.

In the afternoon, he just ate some simple light meals prepared by Luo Zhuo, and Gao Huaiyuan immediately raised his account in the big tent, and he also sat down in the center, so that the officials and generals related to the Northern Expedition were separated, and he began to inquire about the preparations one by one.

As soon as Gao Huaiyuan started to ask about things, he put away the smile on his face, his expression became much more serious, and he began to put forward various matters that he asked to prepare one by one, and asked the relevant people about it, and everyone in the big tent immediately became nervous, and stood up one by one and began to answer the various questions mentioned by Gao Huaiyuan.

Gao Huaiyuan started with the grain and straw, and continued to ask about the number of arrows to be prepared, and then he found the first problem.

The official asked the Zhenjiang Mansion to prepare 300,000 arrows of various kinds a year ago, why has it only prepared less than 200,000 arrows so far? Whose responsibility is this? Gao Huaiyuan immediately frowned and asked after hearing the answer of the official in charge of weapons preparation in Zhenjiang Mansion.

When he saw Gao Huaiyuan's unswerving expression, the atmosphere in the big tent was tight, and many people immediately held their breath, leaving only the official standing in front of him to answer in a cold sweat, and cautiously replied: Lord Qiyu, although the lower official has learned that 300,000 arrows will be prepared for the army, but since the lower official received the order, it has only been about two months now. So that although we are stepping up to make it, we still fail to reach the amount of 300,000, which is the truth, and I hope that the adults will know it!

Gao Huaiyuan shook his head and said: Definitely! This is not a suitable reason, this official has already inquired in the Beijing Division, Zhenjiang Mansion should have 200,000 arrows of all kinds in the arsenal all year round, and the 300,000 I asked for only need to rush to build 100,000 to meet the requirements, more than two months, can't 100,000 arrows be made? How do you explain that?

The official of the Duzuo Academy, who was in charge of this matter, immediately broke down in a cold sweat, and quickly knelt down and replied: My lord Mingjian, although the Zhenjiang Mansion arsenal requires 200,000 arrows of all kinds to be prepared all year round, but in the past few years, because there have been few wars here, most of the feather arrows in the original treasury have been eaten by insects for many years, so they need to be replaced in large quantities, and with the output of the capital courtyard, it is impossible to deliver so many arrows on time anyway, and I hope that your lord will forgive you!

Gao Huaiyuan snorted coldly and ordered the official to step down, and then began to ask about other affairs, even to the preparation of the people who accompanied the grain to the front line, and after asking so much, they asked the people in Zhenjiang Mansion one by one in a cold sweat, they originally thought that they had prepared many things quite properly, but when they were asked in detail by Gao Huaiyuan, they found that there were many things that they had not thought of, and they were suddenly frightened and silent, and they did not dare to speak loudly.

After Gao Huaiyuan asked about the preparations, he sighed and said: This Northern Expedition is a major event of the country, and the official thought that the monarchs had already arranged various matters, but today it seems that what the monarchs have done is not satisfactory to the officials, you must know that the officials have made a military order this time, and they will level Li Quanjun within half a year, and if you only make such preparations, how can the officials complete the tasks assigned by the saints on time? Today, all of you should step back first, and your unfinished preparations must be completed within three days, if anyone drags on and fails to meet the requirements of this official, it will be a crime of misleading the country, and this official will definitely play to the court and impeach those who act unfavorably!

After hearing this, the gang sweated profusely, and hurriedly hugged their fists and retreated, and Yuguan withdrew from the big tent, and after going out, they all got busy with their buttocks, and began to perfect the preparations they had not finished.

Like this meeting, Luo Zhuo is really the first time to participate, fortunately he is more prepared this time, but he was not reprimanded by Gao Huaiyuan, but he was also shocked by Gao Huaiyuan's meticulousness, and his heart was also nervous.

All the generals are also people in the army, we are waiting to go to war, the most taboo is that the materials can not keep up with the supply, as the saying goes, it is difficult for a good woman to cook without rice! If the preparation is not sufficient, the slightest deviation is likely to lead to the defeat of the war, so this officer will pay so much attention to this matter! It's not that I'm embarrassed about them! After Gao Huaiyuan watched those officials withdraw from the big tent, he opened his mouth and said to the generals in the tent.

Whether it is the generals of the front division of the palace, the infantry division or the generals of the Zhenjiang Mansion garrison, they are very moved after listening to it, for a long time, although they are responsible for guarding Zhenjiang Mansion, they are the heavy troops of the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, but because of the compromise policy of the Shi Party, coupled with the policy of suppressing the military with literature that the imperial court has always pursued, even the military generals at the same level have been suppressed in front of the civilian officials at the same level, and they are not less angry. was very happy, and nodded their heads in agreement with Gao Huaiyuan's words.

General Luo, this expedition has also transferred 10,000 elite soldiers from Zaoyang's Zhongshun Army, I don't know when they will arrive, have you already got the news here? Gao Huaiyuan pressed this topic and didn't talk about it, and then asked Luo Zhuo about the loyal army.

Luo Zhuo immediately replied: "Lord Qiyu, the advance scouts of the Zhongshun Army have arrived in Zhenjiang Mansion the day before yesterday, and they have set off from Zaoyang seven days ago, and have boarded the naval warship of the Chuzhou Metropolitan Commander Division in Huangzhou, and they are now on the river, and they are rushing to this side, and it is estimated that they will arrive at tomorrow afternoon at the latest, and if it is early, they will arrive in Zhenjiang early tomorrow morning!

Gao Huaiyuan is now quite anxious to see the situation of the loyal army under Huang Yan, the two of them had an appointment last year, to test the elite of the army led by each other, I heard that Huang Yan will arrive tomorrow at the latest, Gao Huaiyuan is relieved, now the loyal army under the leadership of Huang Yan and Meng Heng, should have been a very elite soldiers, if Huang Yan did not live up to his expectations, then this time their more than 50,000 elite soldiers, there will be no problem to deal with Li Quan!

Gao Huaiyuan got up and led the generals out of the big tent, asking Luo Zhuo to show them the strength of the Zhenjiang Mansion army, hearing that Gao Huaiyuan was going to inspect the Zhenjiang Mansion army, Luo Zhuo did not dare to slack off, and immediately sent an order, ordering the troops to immediately line up on the school field and accept Gao Huaiyuan's inspection.

Then there was a sound of trumpets in the camp, and from the sound of the horns, the generals could tell that this was the sound of the trumpets, and soon the people in the camp shouted and neighed, and soon from all over the camp there appeared a group of neatly dressed soldiers, and they gathered in the direction of the schoolyard.

Gao Huaiyuan and his generals are silently timing in their hearts, this kind of assembly is the most basic exercise in the army, from the length of time, it can be seen that the preparation of the army on weekdays, and at present, the preparation of the Zhenjiang Prefecture Metropolitan Division on weekdays is okay, but it is still some distance away from the Holy Protector Army, but Luo Zhuo can do this level, and it is quite good among the armies of the Southern Song Dynasty, in this regard, they will not compare the Zhenjiang Prefecture Metropolitan Commander's army with their palace army. After all, the drills that the troops of the palace front division are now receiving are more strict and appropriate drills, and it is difficult for the general army of the Southern Song Dynasty to catch up with them now.

Gao Huaiyuan, accompanied by Luo Zhuo, came to the school field, and then the 20,000 troops on the school field were under the leadership of the generals in the army, kneeling down together, making a sound of the collision of the leaves of the armor and leaves, but it also looked very majestic, and the officers and soldiers in the army immediately shouted: Welcome to the captain to inspect our army!