"Second, Yun Ming is a scholar leader after all, and he doesn't know anything about the set of rules between Wu Ben. If there is a conflict with friendly forces, and the knowledge is unknown, it is necessary to mediate with all of them. ”

"This is also a natural thing, I will go back and personally write a letter to the generals of Jinghu to mediate the conflict between you. What are the conditions? ”

"I also need to borrow a hundred from the capital to serve as an envoy to my subordinates."

Meng Hui laughed again: "What a big appetite, how many envoys are there in my subordinates?" This opening will take a hundred passes. ”

"Don't shirk it, this is the most important thing. Yun Ming heard that the generals are brave, but Yun Ming thinks that the captain is the soul of the army. The more recruits who have never been on the battlefield, the more important the officers and generals of the team are. There is not even half an experienced soldier in my army, and this hundred experienced envoys must be used as a team leader to lead them. There is nothing else to distinguish, and Yun Ming has to figure out his own way. So this is by no means excessive. ”

"Well, you see, this is not the key to properly knowing how to govern the army. There are still some low-level generals under my subordinates who are brave and good at fighting, just pick them up if you like them, how can you fight if you have soldiers and no generals? ”

"No, Yun Ming wants to change the traditional approach, my subordinates don't need generals." Zheng Yunming's face did not change when he said this, which surprised Meng Heng more than the words themselves.

"How is that possible? How can no general lead the troops? Who will break through the formation? Without the supervision of the generals, how to arrange the attack and defense of the city? Officials don't make such jokes. ”

"You don't need a general." Zheng Yunming said categorically: "Literati are generals. ”

"Literati? Listen to me, it's okay for a scholar like you to lead a unified army as a commander, but the whole army doesn't need a general."

"Dutong listen to me first, do you think the current Great Song army can be called a capable army?"

Meng Heng shook his head in silence.

"For what? Why can't we be like the armies of the Han and Tang Dynasty? Even, we even feel difficult to guard this half of the rivers and mountains? ”

"There are too many reasons for this," Meng Hui obviously felt a little insulted.

The most critical reason, Yun Ming believes, is that since the late Tang Dynasty, illiterate scoundrels have flooded the army, and villains who have no character and only know how to fight for their lives have become the main force of the team. Since Taizu established the Great Song Dynasty, in fact, he intentionally or unintentionally connived at the spread of this situation in the army. ”

"The more illiterate people are in the army, the easier it is for the state to control it with civilian officials. This is a foolproof choice in the imperial court. But for the army, the price of ignorance and lack of culture is that it is becoming more and more scoundrels and has a worse reputation among the people. And the army from top to bottom also looked down on itself more and more, and finally it became a vicious circle. ”

"On the weakness of the three hundred years of martial arts in the Great Song Dynasty, the first thing is the lack of martial virtue! Without virtue, there is no benevolence, and the people are regarded as fat sheep who can be bullied at will. Without virtue, there is no faith, greed for self-preservation, and failure to make appointments. There is no morality, no shame, and they will run back at every turn, causing the collapse of the first army. Without virtue, there will be no loyalty! As long as the enemy casually releases a message, the guards are busy flattering and begging for peace! ”

"So the top priority is not to recruit more than 10,000 troops and horses, but to re-establish my Great Song Wude!"

"You're right," Meng Heng felt a warm current in his heart, where he had been depressed for many years, and today he finally met his bosom friend: "The biggest problem of the country is that the army has no virtue. But what does this have to do with the rule of the army by the literati? ”

Zheng Yunming smiled weirdly: "The scholars and doctors advertise all day long that they want to rule the world with the emperor, how can they stay out of the matter when they encounter national crises?" ”

"In this world, of course, there are many treacherous and cunning readers, and there are also many nerds who die of reading and hold on to courtesy, righteousness and shame. As long as one of them can understand a little bit of human affection and know how to learn current affairs, he will definitely be able to train into a qualified general. This kind of person is far more useful than a martial artist who only knows the way and is brave. ”

"There is another advantage, since the civil and military incompatibility is a chronic disease of this dynasty, and it is more acceptable to use scholars to govern the army more from the perspective of the court and the locality." Meng Heng was such a capable commander, and he quickly saw the mystery of it. "But the most important thing on the battlefield is martial arts, even if the literati lead the troops more, they can't slash the enemy soldiers when they go into battle, how can the soldiers of the subordinates follow convincingly?"

"My team, the tactics of battle should be different from all the troops in the three hundred years of the Great Song Dynasty." Zheng Yunming said: "Even if the courage of individuals is not so dazzling, it does not prevent them from being able to restrain the unparalleled Tartar iron hooves in the world. ”

Meng Heng laughed: "Don't think of the entire country's soldiers as useless waste. If the Tatars could really be defeated by a bunch of scholars, wouldn't the sixty destroyed countries in the Western Regions and the Jin Kingdom be too wronged? ”

"But I can roughly understand your thoughts. The country has been weak for 300 years, and it needs a new atmosphere. From my standpoint, the country will never spare these 5,000 men to find a new path. But," Meng Hui's tone suddenly became serious: "If you fail, the responsibility is all on you Zheng Yunming, can you have this awareness?" ”

Zheng Yunming suddenly wanted to retreat, but the situation reached this point, as if there were countless hands pushing him behind his back, sliding towards the desperate road from which he would never return.

Zheng Yunming stood up solemnly and arched his hand: "For the sake of the emperor and the people, I will be crushed to pieces, what a pity for this body!" ”

"This is exactly the attitude of my big Song boy." Meng Hui nodded solemnly, and suddenly changed his relaxed tone: "General, you don't want it, I have two people here, but you can't accept it." ”

Zheng Yunming asked, "What kind of talents are they?" All of them are invited to talk to Yun Ming. ”

"No, these are two weirdos, you can only see them if you go there in person." Meng Heng smiled: "Even if you do me a favor, hurry up and take these two troublemakers for me." ”

Zheng Yunming's heart suddenly became vigilant, Meng Dutong shouldn't stuff any unlearned and unskilled eunuchs into his team, right?

Outside the green bamboo forest on the outskirts of Huangzhou, when the sun was blazing, three hundred Song soldiers were in full armor and wielding spears to practice in formation.

The scorching sun made the iron armor hot, the heavy spear machinery stabbed diagonally upwards again and again, and the sweat of the soldiers dripped down the loess one by one, exuding an unpleasant smell.

But no one dared to relax a little. It's just that the demon who forced them to practice so hard is now standing on the mound, staring at them without blinking.

"Do you know that those Jurchens, who claim to be not considered soldiers if they don't fight a hundred rounds, are killed by the Tatars like rabbits. Do you know that the Tangut people, who even Xiao Fan Laozi didn't dare to despise back then, were killed by the Tatars in half a day, and 500,000 heads! Do you know that now the million Tatar army is already waiting on the border, just waiting for the autumn to be fat, and they will soon be killed in Huangzhou! The loud voice echoed in the arena, shaking everyone's eardrums.

"There's only one way to survive! It's that you're stronger than the Tatars! There is only one way to be stronger than the Tatars! It's harder and more rigorous training than the Tatars! ”

"Every drop of sweat you have sprinkled on the training ground today will not be in vain! A drop of sweat at this time, a bucket of blood in wartime! The war will only eliminate those who are lazy and stupid, not those who are good at drilling! ”

"Shout after me! Kill! ”

"Kill!" The shouts of the soldiers in unison startled the birds in the bamboo forest and fled.

"What's the matter, I'm training a bunch of! I can't hear you! Do it again! Kill! ”

"Kill!" The roar of a hundred people shook the scorching air slightly, and the powerful steps of the soldiers rolled up the yellow dust.

The corners of the trainer's mouth turned up slightly, and he immediately shouted in a louder voice: "I said I don't want to hear the coquettish panting of the girls who haven't eaten, shout after me!" Kill! ”

"Kill! Kill! Kill! The soldier's roar passed through Zheng Yunming's eardrums and went straight into the depths of the soul, hell, even the immortals in the Nine Heavens Palace outside the sky could hear it.

Deputy General Hu, who came with him, shouted impatiently: "Wang Deng! And while I'm not there, I'm playing with my soldiers! If you dare to mess around again, Lao Tzu will let you see if the sword in this box is sharp or not! ”

"He's Wang Deng?" Zheng Yunming was a little surprised, in Meng Heng's description, it should be an old and serious man who is proficient in managing the army.

Vice General Hu snorted: "Where in the world can I find the second martial madman Wang Denglai." ”

In order to personally invite the two weirdos recommended by Meng Heng to join the new army, Zheng Yunming specially wrote a letter to the transfer envoy to postpone the return date. The boat turned around and went straight to Huangzhou.

The Metropolitan Department had already received a notice from Meng Heng, and as soon as Zheng Yunming arrived at the dock, he immediately sent someone to lead everyone straight to the training ground.

"Is Wang Deng, the new staff officer of the Guards Ma Junsi?" Zheng Yunming bowed his hand: "I am Zheng Yunming, counselor of the Hubei Transit Department. ”

Wang Deng's eyes lit up: "Is that Zheng Yunming who put food and salary on the street in Xiangyang?" I've admired the name for a long time, but I just didn't think about it."

"Didn't you think it was such a stinky boy?" Zheng Yunming said with a smile: "I originally thought that I would see a big man with two feet and three waists. ”

Wang Dengda laughed, he hung the sword in his hand on his waist, and said, "The sun is too hot here, let's talk in a cool place." ”

The two came to the green bamboo forest and found two stones to sit on. Zheng Yunming preemptively said: "I heard that Mr. Meng Dutong said that Mr. is a straight person, and Yunming doesn't need to be polite, this trip to Huangzhou is to invite Mr. to join my newly recruited army." As he spoke, he briefly described the origin of the incident.

Wang Deng lowered his head and thought for a moment, then raised his head and asked, "Can I lead the troops?" ”

Zheng Yunming looked at his eager appearance, and said with a smile: "If Mr. is really as good as Meng Dutong said, what does it matter if this army is handed over to you to lead?" ”

Wang Deng's eyes widened: "The whole army has given me to practice, won't the officials be uneasy?" ”

Zheng Yunming shook his head: "Sir, listen up, the army is not the private property of one person, and even more than just the property of the emperor. The army should be born to defend the country, if it can repel the Tatars and protect the rest of the half of the south of the Yangtze River, whoever will lead the troops will be the same. ”

"It's useless to say nice words." Wang Deng said: "Military training is not a simple matter, it requires a long time and arduous efforts, and if there is any conflict with officials and officials that causes trouble, what should we do at that time? ”

Zheng Yunming pondered for a moment, and said in a decisive tone: "In this way, my Mr. Xu has three opportunities to disobey and disrespect, no matter how unreasonable Mr. seems at that time, you can refute my three orders, without any reason, and I can't punish Mr. at all." ”

"You have to think it through." Wang Deng accentuated his tone: "The army repeats its promises, and officials must not agree to things that cannot be done." ”

"A gentleman's word, a quick horse." Zheng Yunming said with a little anger: "Sir, does Zheng Yunming think that Zheng Yunming is a person who has no faith in his words? ”

"Of course not that." Wang Deng said: "This is just to be able to train a team that can really fight. So let's go, the art of war is the most expensive and fast, and the sooner you recruit and drill, the better. ”

Zheng Yunming stood up: "Don't worry, in addition to Mr., Meng Dutong also recommended someone to Yunming." ”

When Wang Deng heard this, he couldn't help but be shocked: "What? In addition to me, even Yang Luo, an unreliable guy, was pushed to the officials? ”

(The ranking officials continue to reward the ball with red tickets)