The official road, which is less than a zhang wide, follows the mountain and winds between the mountains recklessly.

More than a thousand officers and soldiers marched quickly, pulling out a long queue of snakes with no head or tail in sight.

The middle section of the team is where the regiment headquarters is located, and the regiment commander Lu Changqing, who is also on foot, looked at the shadow under his feet, estimated the time and the state of the soldiers, and then ordered the whole army to rest in place for a quarter of an hour.

The drum and bugle bearers blew their horns according to the prescribed rhythm, and the layers were successively transmitted to the front and rear ranks, and the officers at all levels immediately restrained their subordinates to stop marching, and the soldiers sat down on the spot and began to drink water and eat dry food, but they still maintained their formation.

The deputy of the regiment, Bian Juyi, and the secretary of the regiment room, talked about the two and gathered around Lu Changqing.

Seeing that Gan Tan was tired, Lu Changqing said with concern, "Brother Guimo, but you can't bear it?"

Gan Talk about a weak scholar, although after three months of military training, after all, he is not as good as a professional soldier, and it must be very hard to march more than 100 miles.

"It's okay, it's just that I didn't sleep well last night, don't worry about me, although it's a little difficult, I can still persevere."

Because it was a lightly armed march and there was no heavy camp, everyone slept in the field wrapped in a piece of felt last night, and it was strange to be able to sleep well.

Immediately, Bian Juyi said half-jokingly and half-seriously, "Guimo, don't be hard-mouthed, if you can't hold on, don't hide, let's carry you on the road behind."

"Go, go, I'm not a girl, I need you to carry it?"

The dignified Dajinshi has been mixed with these rough billets for a long time, and sometimes he forgets Sven.

Bian Juyi continued to quip, "Hey, your little body is really not as heavy as my lady......

He was originally a general of the Jinghu garrison and had already married a family.

The three of them gossiped for a few words, and then got back to business, Lu Changqing asked, "How far are we from Gutian County?"

Then Gan Tan took out the marching notebook and compared it with the map terrain, "There are still about forty miles to go, and at our speed, we should be able to reach it before the time."

Lu Changqing nodded, "It's not bad, it can be an hour earlier than the scheduled time, I hope the special service team can really play a role and hold on until we arrive."

"I think it's a bit hanging, although I have to admit that the people in the special service team have two brushes, if they catch and fight, I can't beat them, but in the face of more than 10,000 bandits, thirty people are just a swarm of small bees, send a few hundred people to be responsible for driving away, what should the main force do, I estimate, at this time the bandits have begun to attack the city, maybe they have already entered it, if we hurry a little more, we may be able to block them."

Bian Juyi analyzed based on past experience, although he was a little pessimistic, but it was more in line with reality, after all, before he saw the bandits with his own eyes, it was natural to treat the other party as a normal army.

However, Gan Tan has never seen actual combat, and he still has civilian feelings for the battlefield, "Since there are thirty fierce generals who are more powerful than Lao Bian, it is not impossible to take the head of the enemy commander from the ten thousand armies."

Lu Changqing smiled, "Normally, the command center of the army is heavily guarded, if it is a fierce BMW, men and horses, and take advantage of the enemy's unpreparedness to advance strongly, there is a little chance, but the terrain here is not suitable for cavalry raids, and the special service team is all lightly armored and light cavalry, unable to prevent arrows and stones, it is difficult to rush to the opponent's army, only the night attack camp is more realistic, but it is not easy to get out." Five

Bian Juyi followed his words and continued, "The special service team is the treasure of His Highness, and this kind of moth to fire tactic is definitely not allowed, so it is only for them to harass and delay, if it is me, it must create the illusion that the army is coming......

At this moment, the herald carrying the small flag of the outpost came running, "Report! When I met our army's advance scout, he said that there was a military intelligence report from Gutian."

Well? Could it be that the county seat has really been breached?

The three of them were all nervous, and Lu Changqing was solemn, "Bring people quickly."

When the regular troops marched, they not only had to release scouts and detectives in all directions, but also set up a leading force to be responsible for clearing the road and forbidding people and animals, and not allowing the team to be mixed and rushed.

A moment later, two scouts arrived and handed the closed letter to Lu Changqing.

Lou

Changqing carefully checked the wax seal, opened it with a somewhat solemn expression and took out the letter, only to look at it twice and froze.

After carefully checking the communication identifier on the letterhead, I found that there was no problem, and my face became even more incredulous.

Seeing him like this, Bian Juyi and Gan Tan couldn't help but ask urgently, "Tuanza, is the matter bad?"

"The Rebels... ...... fell," Lu Changqing's voice was a little hollow, and he passed the letter to the two.

The two of them were stunned for a moment, and looked at the letter together.

Even after watching it two or three times, Bian Juyi muttered, "Hell...... We rushed so hard that we couldn't even drink the soup, which is......

Gan Tan smiled, "No wonder His Highness treats them as treasures, this little test is a blockbuster, if there are more people in the special service team, the chaos will only be quelled in an instant."

How can it be so easy, these thirty people are carefully selected from the more than 200,000 troops of Lin'an Jia Jiankang, besides, more than half of the reason for this success is due to the fact that the chaotic army is too scum, and it is definitely not so easy to really encounter a decent enemy.

Thinking so, Lu Changqing also clarified his thoughts, and his mind calmed down, "Anyway, this is a good thing, as for the credit, didn't it leave us a plate of side dishes......

"Haha, too." Bian Juyi was no longer entangled, rubbing his hands and said, "No matter how small the mosquito's legs are, they still have meat, or let me bring a row of people to take this Wang family."

Lu Changqing shook his head, "Although it's just a squire, but we can't underestimate the enemy, don't forget that there are many thieves in Fujian, and there are many self-defense forces in the Haoqiang family, and they are all watchtower-style buildings such as the Wailong House, if the other party resists, it is not so easy to attack, you still take a battalion with you, and be cautious, be sure to have fewer casualties."

Dongwei is not only Zhao Mengqi's direct force, but also the seed of his military reform, every soldier is quite precious, so we must try to minimize unnecessary casualties.

"Yes! I understand." Bian Juyi agreed, and then ran to organize the troops.

Later, after Lu Changqing asked the scouts for some details, he let them continue to report the military situation to the army and Fuzhou behind.

At this time, the army on the Fuzhou side had set off as scheduled.

8,000 follow-up soldiers and horses plus more than 4,000 logistics troops, divided into two routes, land and water, embarked on the journey.

Zhao Mengqi did not accompany the army, and watched the last flag disappear into the distance with Chen Wei, Zhu Yi, and civil officials at all levels in Fuzhou.

Zhu Yi seemed to be a little worried, and asked softly beside Zhao Mengqi, "Your Highness, when the army goes out, it doesn't send Wenchen to supervise the division, and there is no supervising army, this is not in line with the system of the national dynasty, in case it ......

Zhao Mengqi tilted his head and looked at Zhu Yi, but he didn't expect that this martial arts born Zhu Gangguan actually thought about using literature to control martial arts.

"Zhu Zuo is loyal to the country, he is really a righteous person, and his thoughts and worries are not wrong, but well, I think that this loyalty has nothing to do with civil and military affairs, besides, many of the officers under my command have read the books of sages, I believe that they are also as loyal to the country as Zhu Zuozhi, Mencius also said, "The king regards the minister as a sibling, and the minister regards the king as a heart?"

Zhu Yi immediately wanted to refute King Yan's erroneous thinking, "But ......"

"Nothing, but." Zhao Mengqi chuckled and waved his hand, and said calmly, "Professional matters are handed over to professional people, only by fully delegating power to the generals can they better win the war, why let the layman hinder them?"

The army has always been a double-edged sword, it can hurt the enemy and hurt itself, not to mention the feudal dynasty, it is the country of later generations, once it loses absolute control of the army, it will also cause a catastrophe.

Therefore, the Song Dynasty's idea of controlling the army is not wrong, and internally, it has been very successful, but it has been exchanged for sacrificing the combat effectiveness of the army, and the side effects are extremely great, and it has been repeatedly beaten into a dog by foreign races and does not repent.

Zhao Mengqi did not give up absolute control of the army, but he tried to learn from the methods of later generations, using implicit means that would not limit combat effectiveness.

He didn't dare to guarantee that he would succeed, but he knew that the sky would fall in a few years, so he had to give it a try.

Bet right, that brand new army is the capital against Mongolia, bet wrong, that

In the end, the result is not much worse, can it be worse than the sunset on the cliff mountain?

"My heart has been decided, Zhu Zuozhi doesn't need to say much, let's go, go back to the city."

After speaking, Zhao Mengqi turned around and strode towards the carriage.

Zhu Yi is very distressed about King Yan's attitude, because he is happy to listen to the opinions and suggestions of others most of the time, but when he is stubborn, his heart is really like a stone, and he doesn't want to shake it for half a minute.

At this time, Chen Wei patted Zhu Yi's shoulder with a smile, "Mingyuan, our Highness has a lot of money, and everything he thinks and does is very easy for people to see, in this world of great changes, there should be an extraordinary king, if he listens to others for everything, then at most he is a mediocre person, "There are ordinary scriptures that are not easy to follow, and there is no immutable law", Your Highness's words still have some truth, Mingyuan, you don't have to be too close to the old law, look far, maybe you will have different opinions."

When Zhu Yi heard this, he fell into deep thought, and he didn't even pay attention to when Chen Wei left, and woke up after a long time, all his thoughts turned into a sigh, and then beckoned his entourage back to the city.

By the evening, the scout had sent the general's message back, and the entire Jiedu Mansion dropped its jaws, and there were exclamations everywhere.

Rao is well-informed Chen Wei, who has experienced countless storms and waves, also lost his temper, "Thirty broken ten thousand troops!?"

Zhao Mengqi smiled, "It's not to break the army, it's just a trick to subdue the thief leader, and a lot of luck, it's not a big deal."

Chen Wei came back to his senses and sighed, "If it weren't for His Highness's idea of breaking the convention, how could there be so many tricks and luck, and this special service team would have made great achievements in the future, and it was worth developing well!"

Zhu Yi, who was on the side, heard this, thinking of the events of the day, and his heart was touched, and a little change gradually occurred.

In the afternoon of the second day, a more detailed situation was also sent back, because the group also arrived in Gutian and confirmed that the matter had settled, and the Jiedu Mansion announced the good news.

Then Fuzhou City became a sea of joy, and the people who no longer had to worry about the war were wantonly putting up lights, singing and dancing.

But there are also some people who begin to fall into panic and secretly connect with each other.