The Tongchuan military camp is located in Tongguan County, which is under the jurisdiction of Yongzhou, but because it is only 100 miles away from Chang'an, it has always had peripheral armaments in the Gyeonggi area. As the capital of the Tang Dynasty, Chang'an's defense is of course not only city defense, but also garrisons in the surrounding counties, but almost no war occurred in Guanzhong. If Tongguan and other fortresses have been lost and a war is to start a war in Guanzhong, it is basically a situation where the general trend has gone.

Last year, Li Longji claimed that the situation was tense in Luoyang, and Xue Chongxun took the opportunity to transfer the Shence army back to Guanzhong from Longyou in the name of strengthening internal defense, and stationed it here. It is a hundred miles away from Chang'an, and if there is an emergency, the troops can come to the capital city in one day and one night, which adds a lot of weight to Xue Chongxun's right to speak in Chang'an. Now he wants to take advantage of the reform of the military system to further transfer troops into the city, which is equivalent to putting the heart of Tang Ting in the palm of his hand.

The Shence Army, known as the "Longevity Army", is responsible for the defense of Chang'an City, which is fundamentally different from the Nanya soldiers who took turns in the past. The government soldiers were directly controlled by the Southern Ya Bureau, and their role in the internal struggle was relatively loose, just like Empress Wei transferred 60,000 government soldiers to Beijing a few years ago to guard against it, but it did not play a role, they were not willing to participate in the civil war at all, and whoever gained power surrendered immediately. The system of rotating is also difficult to be effectively controlled by those in power, and it is not enough to appoint one of one's own people as the manager.

The Shence Army is a professional soldier who is recruited as a soldier, from top to bottom by the Flying Tiger Regiment military generals group, and is often brainwashed, has a military salary and a future, and is similar to the nature of the shogunate's own soldiers, Xue Chongxun's orders are more effective than the orders of the military department and the holy decree. In terms of nature, if the forbidden army is an army loyal to the emperor alone, the Shence army is an army loyal to the king of Jin.

Therefore, Xue Chongxun attached great importance to this group of people, and personally went out of the city from Chang'an to visit, and arrived in Tongchuan the next morning, that is, on the third day of the fourth month.

This is the first time he has come to Tongguan County, China is so big, many places he has never visited in person. Early in the morning, after receiving the message, the general moved the whole army to the school field outside the barracks and waited, with a total of about 4,000 people in a regimental formation, and the crowd was the size of two polo fields, and the momentum was not small.

When the cavalry of the Flying Tiger Regiment escorted Xue Chongxun's pine carriage to the front of the barracks, Yin Ci took dozens of generals to meet him on horseback. They all turned over from their horses and clasped their fists to greet Xue Chongxun, who also exchanged a few words of courtesy.

He looked up and looked around for a while, and saw that the barracks was facing a river with its back to a mountain, and there was an arrow tower outpost built at the entrance of the barracks, and the wooden buildings and tents inside were in good order.

Xue Chongxun changed horses to inspect the school field, and all the generals also got on their horses and followed them, and they reported the time and items of the usual training by Xue Chongxun's side.

"How's the food for the soldiers?" Xue Chongxun asked a small question in front of thousands of soldiers and horses.

Yin Ci said: "The military supplies are sufficient, and you can open the meat once in three or five days." ”

"From today until I enter Chang'an City, I will have one meal a day, the food must be full, it is strictly forbidden to withhold military salaries, strengthen training and military discipline, I will let the military department continue to increase military spending, you can list the accounts clearly." Xue Chongxun said.

"The prince's compassion for the soldiers made the Shence army all moved, and we are willing to saddle the horse before and after the horse to follow the work of dogs and horses, and live up to high expectations and train diligently to become the elite division of the Tang Dynasty."

The generals were overjoyed when they heard that they were going to increase military spending, and they followed Yin Ci to say good things one after another, which made people feel comfortable in their hearts.

"I will protect everyone outside, but those who ignore military law in the army will be severely punished, and General Yin will let go of the army." Xue Chongxun said seriously, "In my heart, the Shence Army is not only the elite, but also the best trump card in the world. You practice your skills first, and in the future, this king will take you to a foreign land to be crowned kings and marquises. ”

After some incitement, the feelings of the army became excited, and the cries came one after another, and the mountains soon became lively. Seeing this, Xue Chongxun didn't have much effort, rode to the camp, and the generals also followed into the barracks, shouting at the sergeant to carry wine and food to the big tent of the Chinese army for hospitality.

Xue Chongxun sat on the top seat surrounded by the generals, picked up the wine bowl and drank it first, and everyone followed the wine noisily. Sanniang wore a hat and covered her face without saying a word, everyone guessed that it was the prince's close attendant, she had been following Xue Chongxun inch by inch, and others ignored her when they wanted her to drink, and then everyone didn't bother to take care of her.

After three rounds of drinking, Xue Chongxun got down to business: "All the generals present are generals, so I'll make it clear." ”

Yin Ci and the others hurriedly clasped their fists and said: "I'll listen to the prince's instructions." ”

Xue Chongxun said: "The order to transfer troops has to go through the subordinate province and the military department, which is somewhat complicated, but it is also fast. There are also days when you don't need to train your swords, guns and archery, and you can just focus on your queue. ”

A general smiled and said: "We understand what the prince means, now that there is no battle to fight in the capital, we should be glamorous and good-looking, and have a better face in front of the officials and ordinary people in the capital." ”

"Horses can't be skinned." As soon as Xue Chongxun said foul language, the generals laughed out loud.

However, he didn't say that the general was wrong, anyway, that's what he meant, and continued: "At first, I looked at the school field casually for a while, and the queue was almost there. ”

When Xue Chongxun stopped, Yin Ci hurriedly said to the generals: "Don't patronize and drink!" Remember Xue Lang's words, this time we are stationed in Beijing, and we must not be underestimated. ”

A person interjected: "If you have to look good, you can't be with the army, otherwise the pots and shovels won't look good." ”

Xue Chongxun said: "The baggage can be transported to the cities one after another, and in a few days the Ordnance Department will bring new weapons over, as well as new clothes, and the things for you must be cleaned up, and the clothes should be ironed with irons." When the time comes, enter the Mingde Gate and walk in the direction of the Taiji Palace from the Vermilion Bird Street, it must be neatly aligned, the queue looks horizontally and vertically, if it is a straight line, the pace must all be stepped on the drum, don't listen to the nest fire. ”

They are all martial artists, Xue Chongxun is not very particular about what he says, and what he thinks of and what he says can make the generals feel more cordial.

Yin Ci patted the heart shield and said confidently: "Xue Lang rest assured, just to walk in a queue and look good, it can be practiced in less than ten days and a half months." ”

Xue Chongxun nodded: "Very good, let's not just save face, when the time comes, we will pass by Suzaku Street, and there will be courtiers and foreign envoys watching, and taking out the momentum can deter the opponent from surrendering without a fight, and the role of this cannot be underestimated." ”

After hearing this, the generals echoed one after another, and Xue Chongxun looked at Yin Ci again and said earnestly that he had high hopes for him.

In the evening, the soldiers lit a bonfire to slaughter cattle and sheep, and gathered together to drink, and Xue Chongxun had to gather with everyone again. It was very lively in the barracks, and he felt much better, and he drank a lot of wine at night and fell asleep quickly.

The horn sounded early in the morning, and when Xue Chongxun came out of the tent, it was just dawning, and a layer of reddish-yellow clouds appeared in the east. In the morning light, he looked in the direction of the sound of the horn, and saw a row of sergeants puffing out their cheeks and blowing the big trumpets vigorously, and the camp was also lively, and you could see sergeants walking everywhere, and it was full of vigor and vitality.

When the morning sun was rising, the smoke was billowing between the barracks, and everyone was already cooking. Yin Ci and other generals also came to meet and talk outside the tent where Xue Chongxun lived, and everyone was in a good mood. As Yin Ci said, "Give everyone a full meal, let them practice queue or equestrian archery, Xue Lang can rest assured, he will definitely not embarrass you on the day he enters the city." ”

Xue Chongxun had breakfast with the generals, planning to stay in the army for a day to see their training. The general immediately adjusted the practice items, removed the targets and other objects on the school field, and asked the generals to lead their own troops to practice in the queue first.

The shouting and drumming on the school field were noisy, and this scene reminded Xue Chongxun that the military training in his memories was also so lively. He walked around to watch accompanied by Yin Ci and others, and when he stopped at will, the two generals next to him hurriedly came over to salute, about a team and a deputy team. Xue Chongxun ignored them and walked along the front row of the soldiers, and the troops stood up straight without saying a word. He walked to the end of the team and stood still, the soldier at the end was a young junior in his teens, his beard had not grown, and Xue Chongxun standing in front of him made him very nervous, his eyes widened and he didn't dare to move. Xue Chongxun stretched out his hand to straighten his helmet, and suddenly shouted, "Look to the right." ”

Hou Sheng looked to the east blankly, not knowing what was happening. Xue Chongxun pointed to the queue with his arm and said, "Look to the right, look straight and adjust the formation." ”

When the troops heard this, they all turned their heads, and the queue shook for a while.

"Don't move the five people in the column on the far left, based on their position, the others should be in line with the front and back, left and right, and try again."

The team shouted in turn, and the pace of the army moved for a while, and it was indeed more neat. The generals who accompanied Xue Chongxun praised one after another, and Xue Chongxun said indifferently: "It is not useless to practice the queue well. ”

He continued to walk around the school field, thinking for a while while walking, and simply ordered all units of the whole army to be temporarily commanded by the deputy team, so that the team of about 80 people would assemble in a corner of the school field, and the generals above the rank of lieutenant would watch from the sidelines, and Xue Chongxun himself would personally train those teams to come. Raising your head and chest and stomach, standing upright and running in unison, etc., are nothing more than a set of simple things in military training. But even something as simple as this can make a big difference to the look of the queue.

The advantage of modern queue drill is just like its form of production organization, the rules are more detailed and accurate, which is precisely the idea that is difficult to appear in the ancient loose economic model. Although the queue does not need to be too neat in actual combat, it is undoubtedly beneficial to increase the cohesion of the army by achieving a neat and coordinated organizational method.

At noon, Yin Ci couldn't help but say, "Where did Xue Lang come from the art of war?" ”

Xue Chongxun smiled and flickered: "After Erlang returned to Hedong, he found a broken ancient book of the Art of War in his ancestral house, and he gave it to me without any interest in the Art of War, so I will look at it when I have nothing to do." ”

Yin Ci looked envious and said that he wanted to borrow it, because in ancient times, the art of war and martial arts cheats were the same, and the rules were only passed on to children, and others could not be forced. G