Volume III, Chapter 29: Training 1
"Young master, the generals have arrived!"
Zhang Heng walked into the City Lord's Hall with the four generals who commanded the army, looked at Yang Fan and Zheng Zong and said.
Yang Fan glanced at Zheng Zong, only to see that his face was flat, and he didn't say much to the few people who came in.
Seeing this, Yang Fan let down his guard in his heart, and looked at the people of His Highness,
"Generals, please be seated!"
"Thank you, young master! Thank you, City Lord! ……”
After speaking, the generals sat down on the mahogany Taishi chairs on both sides of the main hall.
……
Yang Fan walked to the middle of the main hall, and then asked his subordinates to bring pen, ink, paper, and inkstone, and roughly drew something on it, and then put it on the wall at the front of the main hall!
"Generals, from today onwards, all military activities in the city will be arranged by me, I wonder if you generals have any opinions?"
Everyone glanced at Zheng Zong, and saw Zheng Zong get up and say,
"Generals, from today onwards, all activities in the city will be arranged by Young Master Yang, please actively cooperate with the command of Young Master!"
"Yes! Subordinates listen to orders! ”
When everyone saw that Zheng Zong said this, they didn't dare to hesitate, and immediately spoke.
Yang Fan was very satisfied with the performance of the generals, he knew in his heart that he was just a fake young master in name only, and he had no power of his own, and even Zheng Zong was just polite to himself in the name of loyalty, if he was a bystander, he would have been blasted out of the city lord's mansion a long time ago.
"Generals, this is my temporary hand-drawn map of Funiu Mountain, Wang Shichong and the others are now less than eighty miles away from Jiangyue City, one day if it's fast, and two or three days if it's slow, so there's not much time left for us at this moment! ……”
Yang Fan said while encouraging several generals in their hearts and momentum, and formulated a preliminary response policy!
Then Yang Fan and others came to the point platform, and according to Yang Fan's instructions, several generals each held a colored flag and practiced on their soldiers!
Yang Fan knew that a short period of practice would not necessarily be effective, so he asked Zheng Zong to write a handwritten letter and hand it over to the messenger, so that it could be handed over to Wang Shichong, who was eighty miles away, before dark.
The content of the letter is very simple, that is, according to what Yang Fan said, on the grounds of counting the accounts in the city and the details of the major taxes, let Wang Shichong delay for a few more days, and then take the initiative to open the city and surrender, etc.
On Yang Fan's side, more than 20,000 soldiers in the City Lord's Mansion lined up overnight and stayed awake all night!
In the city lord's mansion in the middle of the night, there was still the sound of people shouting and neighing, and there was no sign of an adjournment.
Yang Fan knew that he should not only pay close attention to the exercises, but also settle the hearts of these soldiers, so a large cauldron was set up in front of the city lord's mansion, and large pieces of meat such as pigs, cattle and sheep were boiled in the cauldron.
Yang Fan stood in front of the main hall, he hadn't eaten yet, and he was hungry at the moment, smelling the smell of meat in the wind, and his saliva kept swallowing in his stomach.
"The generals ordered to go down, those soldiers who performed well before the broth was cooked can enjoy tonight's supper in advance, and those who perform poorly, or whose quality is poor, will not be able to rest tonight even if they practice all night!"
Smelling the aroma of the broth, those soldiers who didn't want to drink the broth and eat the meat earlier, so they worked hard one by one, and practiced in an orderly manner according to Yang Fan's previous instructions.
……
Suddenly, a woman in green walked to Yang Fan's side. A pair of fascinating eyes fell on Yang Fan's face, Yang Fan glanced at the shallow pear nest on the face of the woman in green, and before she could speak, the woman said in advance,
"My husband has been missing for a long time, and I only returned to the mansion today, so I should have a good rest, why are you still working so hard, Ruoke is very worried about my husband!"
It was Yang Fan who had passed the door and had not had time to enter the cave room, the second lady Zheng Ruoke.
Yang Fan glanced at this open-minded lady, his face was displeased, and he said angrily,
"What Madame said is reasonable, but how can the current situation not be slack, and besides, these soldiers have not rested, how can I, as the commander of all armies, be greedy for enjoyment alone!"
Yang Fan deliberately said these words loudly, and the soldiers and generals who heard it had a good impression of Yang Fan, the rookie commander, for a while.
In fact, many soldiers have persuaded Yang Fan to eat in one day, but Yang Fan deliberately shirked it, he knew that he had to set an example, otherwise it would be impossible to achieve the expected effect in a short period of time.
However, Yang Fan's words made the green-clothed woman's face frustrated, and she looked at Yang Fan distressedly and did not speak, but just stood quietly beside Yang Fan.
For a moment, Yang Fan had the illusion that it was not Zheng Ruoke standing beside him, but Su Ya, the quiet girl who never lost her temper.
It has been two years since he came to this world, and Yang Fan knows that this world is not that he has traveled to ancient times, but an indescribable parallel world, although many things that have happened in this world are the same as in ancient times, but there are also great differences.
Seeing that the time is almost up, those soldiers have been training for a day in a row, and there is almost no rest in training, you can imagine how strong their thirst for broth is!
"General Zhang ordered to go down, the soldiers have been training for a day, and they can have dinner! Oh, and don't forget the wine! ”
Yang Fan was so sleepy that he couldn't open his eyes, and at this moment he was sitting at the door of the City Lord's Hall, lying on the Taishi chair and said drowsily.
Sure enough, with the sound of the meal, those tired soldiers finally breathed a sigh of relief, and one by one they happily grabbed their seats, picked up the broth in front of them and devoured it.
Zhang Heng took a bowl of soup full of meat and put it in front of Yang Fan,
"Young master, you haven't eaten for a day, eat quickly!"
Yang Fan smiled, then picked up the bowl and devoured it.
Drinking strong wine and eating broth, Yang Fan's heart felt indescribably comfortable, if it weren't for the guidance of Qinghai Daoist, Yang Fan would still be a chess piece at the moment, but Yang Fan at this moment is no longer a chess piece, and a chess player who knows a little about fur.
Back in the room, the two ladies Zheng Ruoke and Zheng Ling'er were already asleep at this time, Yang Fan had to take a simple bath, and then fell asleep on the bed.
Before dawn the next day, Yang Fan heard the neighing of people shouting horses in the city lord's mansion again, he had already gotten up, but he was still sleepy, so he closed his eyes and leaned on the Taishi chair in the courtyard and took a nap.
However, the moment the voice sounded, Yang Fan had to open his eyes.
After gathering one by one, the four generals stood in front of Yang Fan and stood up in a military posture!
"Young master, the personnel have been assembled, please instruct!"
Yang Fan once again gave the four colored flags to the four generals Guo, Li, Zhang, and Qian, and continued,
"Generals, let's demonstrate yesterday's training first......
"Obey! ……”