This cat-and-mouse game lasted for a while, and then after the training every day, Liu Yan would gather all the recruits, and then carry out the flag with the worst performance in the day's drill and reprimand it in front of everyone.

Everyone is a brother who eats in a pot on weekdays, and no one wants their flag to become the object of daily reprimand, after all, a man's face comes first.

Therefore, all the recruits who participated in the training were ruthless, and the daily physical exercises were gritted their teeth and persisted, and the combat drills and battle array drills were all out.

In less than half a month, Zhang Xun and Li Hao, the new recruits, became extremely skilled in their combat skills, and the spears and knives in everyone's hands were as easy to use as their third arm.

Almost everyone is confident that they will be able to take out two or three enemies with waist knives and spears on their own! Not to mention that everyone can also skillfully form a battle in formation, and ordinary enemies will definitely not be their opponents!

The training of combat skills numbed everyone, and at this time, combat skills training was no longer special training, but became a regular subject with physical training, and many people felt that there was no challenge to stump them.

But in the final stage of the exercise, all the recruits, including Zhang Xun and Li Hao, were dumbfounded, and everyone was scared at the beginning, and even deserters appeared.

In the middle of the first month of the twelfth year of Chongzhen, the weather was still very cold, but in the recruit camp, all the recruits who participated in the training were ordered by Liu Yan to take off their mandarin duck jackets, and they were only left with a sticker.

Then Liu Yan ordered all the recruits to crawl forward in batches in a shallow pit full of blood and gravel, and Liu Yan was still piled up with pig and sheep entrails in the pit, and there was blood everywhere!

At the same time, Liu Yan mobilized a group of bird-gunners and kept firing at the perimeter of the tunnel, and the whistling lead bullets kept falling, making these recruits tremble.

Many of the recruits who participated in the training were vomiting while crawling, constantly creating new content for their companions behind. There were even many recruits who broke down emotionally and lay directly in the pit and cried, until they were angrily scolded by their companions who followed behind, pushing forward with all their might, and then began to continue crawling.

This so-called "Heavenly Road" stopped hundreds of recruits from happiness, and all the recruits who did not reach the end were told that they would be transferred to the Zhongqian Household and no longer enjoy the benefits after completing the drill.

Seeing this, Tian Huixu couldn't help but intercede for those eliminated recruits, after all, these recruits had already come to this point, it was not easy, and begged Liu Yan to give them another chance.

And almost all the losers have also figured it out, they have survived the previous hardships, and they can't just give up, so they also knelt on the ground and pleaded with Liu Yan one after another.

Liu Yan also nodded, and arranged for the hundred or so recruits to go through the "Heavenly Road" again.

In the end, there were only a dozen recruits who were brushed off, and these dozen or so people couldn't get over the fear in their hearts, so they were transferred out of the new barracks and reported to Zhongqianhu.

At the end of the first month, Liu Yan gathered thousands of recruits and announced in public that the recruit training was officially over!

When everyone heard the news, at that moment, the 8,000 recruits cried on the spot, which was really not easy......

In the afternoon of the same day, Tian Huixu commanded the officers and men of the new army sent by each battalion to prepare to set off with the new recruits in the battalion to various places and begin to replenish the vacancies of each battalion.

Just when everyone was about to set off, Zhang Xun and Li Hao happened to meet the new army under the command of Zhang Yi, the general manager of Qian. According to Liu Yan's order, the officers and men of the new army in each battalion should also come over in turn and prepare to participate in the whole training.

At this time, when Zhang Xun, Li Hao and others looked at the officers and soldiers of Zhang Yi's new army, their eyes were full of pity, and everyone secretly said in their hearts: "I wish my brothers a happy January tour on the nineteenth floor of hell!" ”

After a month of drills, the soldiers of the various departments of the new army were basically complete, and then Tan Xiaoda, the director of the Firearms Supervision Office, and Xu Le, the director of the Armor Supervision Department, began to hire people, and transferred a large number of troops to the Lingshan Acropolis, and at the same time transported a large number of troops to the Jiaozhou Guarding Thousand Households and the Thousand Households in Xiahe Village.

The Lingshanwei New Army began to rapidly reorganize and arm, and an elite army of more than 9,000 people is rapidly forming combat strength.

On the last day of the first lunar month, Liu Yan suddenly received an order from Lu Xiangsheng, the new governor of Shandong, ordering Liu Yan to immediately go to Jinan Mansion to report on his work.

Liu Yan found Wang Weizhen, at this time, Wang Weizhen, as a commander and acquaintance, was regarded as the "No. 2 person" of Lingshanwei, and when he went to Jinan Mansion, Wang Weizhen naturally had to act as an agent for the affairs here, so it was still necessary to give Wang Weizhen some instructions before leaving.

"Your Excellency, rest assured, your subordinates will do what your adults tell you and will never disrupt any of your deployments."

Liu Yan nodded with satisfaction, although Wang Weizhen does not have much talent, but he can go all the way, in addition to borrowing the light of his own military exploits, there is another important point, that is, obedience.

Wang Weizhen does not seek merit but no fault, and has always implemented 100% of Shangguan's explanations, for fear that he will take responsibility for problems.

For such a person, Liu Yan is still very relieved to use it as a temporary housekeeper.

"That's good, this official will take some of the soldiers of the personal guard battalion to Jinan Mansion, and leave early tomorrow morning, and then the matter of Lingshanwei, Wang Tongzhi will bother. The reorganization of the new army and the preparations for spring plowing are the most important matters and must be closely watched. ”

"Yes, my subordinates obey!"

Early the next morning, Liu Yan said goodbye to Wang Yunhe and went to Jinan Mansion under the escort of a banner led by Miao Shao.

It took them three days to reach the city, and then they went straight to the governor's palace.

When they arrived at the Governor's Palace, Liu Yan and Miao Shao, under the guidance of their personal general Chen An, came directly to the main hall.

At this time, Yan Jizu, the governor of Shandong, and Liu Zeqing, the general soldier of Shandong, were here, and the two of them were sitting in the hall on the left and right, chatting and laughing with Lu Xiangsheng.

"Subordinates meet the governor!"

Liu Yan and Miao Shao bowed to the ground, Lu Xiangsheng looked at Liu Yan, smiled and narrowed his eyes slightly, and said, "Commander Liu, get up!" ”

"Xie Duchen!"

"My subordinates have seen Lord Futai and Liu Junmen!"

Yan Jizu also smiled and said to Liu Yan: "Commander Liu doesn't need to be so polite, we are all old acquaintances, sit down and talk." ”

Although Liu Zeqing's attitude towards Liu Yan was not as affectionate as Lu Xiangsheng and Yan Jizu, he also smiled and said: "Commander Liu is the right-hand man of the town's subordinates, but the town has always led the army into the Weijing Division before, and it is a pity that I haven't seen him for a long time." When I saw it today, Commander Liu was really a talent, and he was really a pillar of the imperial court! ”

Liu Yan said a few words modestly, and then looked at Liu Zeqing, who is also the number one person in history. Liu Zeqing was originally a native of Cao County, Shandong, born in the army, in history when Li Zicheng's Dashun army approached Beijing, Emperor Chongzhen had ordered him to lead his troops to quickly enter the Weijing Division, but Liu Zeqing lied that he fell from his horse and was injured, and refused to obey the edict.

Soon the Dashun army entered Shandong, and Liu Zeqing immediately led the main force to flee south to Huai'an. Then after the fall of the Ming Dynasty, Liu Zeqing supported the enthronement of Zhu Youxiang, the king of Fu, in the south of the Yangtze River, and was named Dongpingbo, and Liu Liangzuo, Gao Jie, and Huang Degong were called the four towns of Jiangbei.

In the second year of Shunzhi, the Qing army went south, and Liu Zeqing surrendered directly, after which the Qing court hated him for his capriciousness and hanged him.

Liu Yan silently recalled in his heart, and then subconsciously prepared to keep his distance from Liu Zeqing, Liu Liangzuo was a capricious warlord, and he couldn't get too close to this person, so as not to be implicated.

Liu Yan sat down, and Miao Shao stood beside Liu Yan.

Then Lu Xiangsheng's face turned cold, and he said: "Liu Yan, after you went to Lingshanwei to take office, the commotion was really big, not long after the governor arrived in Jinan Fucheng, the generals of the Jimo battalion came here to complain!" ”

Liu Yan naturally knew what Lu Xiangsheng was talking about, so he got up to be trained.

"Liu Yan, why did you kill Shen Jiuwei, the gentry of Lingshanwei, and others? Why do you want to dismiss Tang Jingming, the guard officer of Jiaozhou, Ji Xianhai, the defense officer of Zhongqianhu, and Hu Youxiang, the guard of Lingshan! ”

Liu Yan said that Shen Jiuwei and others had encroached on the farmland of military households, and secretly colluded with Tang Jingming, Ji Xianhai, Hu Youxiang and others to make Lingshanwei a miasma, and finally said: "Governors, Futai, and military gates!" The subordinates originally wanted to spend money to redeem the farmland they had encroached upon, but they were stubborn, not only instructing Hu Youxiang to secretly steal evidence account books, but also openly killing witnesses. The subordinates had to make this decision as a last resort! ”

Liu Zeqing secretly shouted Okay, Liu Yan is so decisive and decisive, which is very in line with his temper, but it is the first time he meets Liu Yan today, so it is not good to say anything first.

Yan Jizu looked at Lu Xiangsheng's face and knew Lu Xiangsheng's temper, even if he was close to Liu Yan and involved issues of principle, he would not show favoritism.

So Yan Jizu said: "Governor, Shen Jiuwei's subordinates have also heard that he is indeed an inferior gentleman, who has done evil in Lingshanwei, making Lingshanwei's military households miserable. Commander Liu made this decision, and he must be helpless, which can be regarded as excusable. ”

Then Yan Jizu asked Liu Yan: "I heard that Commander Liu has started to rectify the new army in Lingshanwei, what is the situation now?" ”

Liu Yan responded, and then said: "My Lingshan Wei New Army has now recruited 8,000 military households and has completed the preliminary drill. When the subordinates rushed to Jinan Fucheng, these 8,000 recruits had already begun to be replenished to the various departments. ”

Lu Xiangsheng, Yan Jizu, and Liu Zeqing were stunned when they heard this, and Lu Xiangsheng even stood up directly and said loudly: "Eight thousand recruits!" ”

"Eight thousand recruits."

At this time, Lu Xiangsheng was pacing back and forth in the main hall, not knowing whether it was joy or atmosphere, he walked back and forth more than a dozen times, Yan Jizu and Liu Zeqing next to him did not dare to disturb, and Liu Yan looked at Lu Xiangsheng with a smile.

"Good!"

Lu Xiangsheng suddenly roared, and then continued: "Liu Yan, you have done a good job in this matter, how many troops does the new army in your hands have now?" ”

"Qi Yu Governor, after the reorganization of the new army under his subordinates is completed, there are more than 9,000 soldiers."

"Haha!"

Lu Xiangsheng strode over, excitedly held Liu Yan's hand, and then said with slightly red eyes: "If you have these 9,000 soldiers on the Julu battlefield, and this governor also leads all the Tianxiong army, plus the elite of Yang Junmen and Hujunmen, maybe you can defeat the Dongnu army in Julu!" Providence so, alas! Alas! ”

Liu Yan looked at Lu Xiangsheng's emotional appearance, and his heart trembled slightly, and said: "The governor doesn't have to mind, now his subordinates have trained nine thousand new troops, and the governors can also train the superintendent battalion, and in the future, his subordinates can also follow the governor to attack Dongnu in the north!" ”

"Good! Good! Good! ”

Lu Xiangsheng said three good words in a row, and then said: "It's just that training requires a lot of money and food, and the governor has been worried about this for a long time. I don't know Liu Yan, how did you train the nine thousand elites? ”

Liu Yan said with a smile: "My subordinates raided the homes of Shen Jiuwei and others, and seized hundreds of thousands of taels of silver and a large amount of grain, so they have money and food to train their troops." ”

Although Liu Yan respects Lu Xiangsheng, in front of Yan Jizu and Liu Zeqing, Liu Yan naturally will not tell his family background.

Lu Xiangsheng sighed when he heard this, which shows that Liu Yan's model of training soldiers cannot be replicated, but Liu Yan has more than 9,000 elites, and after the captured money and food are used up, what will he use to raise the troops?

Lu Xiangsheng didn't ask about this sentence, Liu Zeqing and Yan Jizu didn't ask either, at this time, generals everywhere have their own ways of making money, this is everyone's housekeeping skills, and in the eyes of everyone, Liu Yan is naturally no exception, so don't ask these things in person.

"Liu Yan, what are you going to do next?"

"The subordinates have ordered people to distribute all the cultivated land occupied by Shen Jiuwei and others, and each of the recruited new army officers and soldiers has a share, and they will be distributed first. In the next step, his subordinates prepared for spring ploughing, and at the same time rectified the armament of Lingshanwei to completely eradicate Lingshanwei's previous malpractices. ”33

"Well, that's good."

Lu Xiangsheng and the others sat down again, and then said: "Liu Yan, you remember, although the governor does not know how you will raise troops in the future, I believe that you will not be corrupt and bend the law, and you will not prey on the people. ”

"In the future, you just have to let go of Lingshanwei and do it, this governor wants you to reorganize the new army of Lingshanwei as soon as possible, and if you lack anything, just say it, this governor will give everything you can. In the future, if there is any problem on the side of Lingshanwei, this governor will also be borne by you! ”

Yan Jizu saw Lu Xiangsheng say this, and hurriedly stood up and said: "This official is the same, as long as Commander Liu is dedicated to the country, this official is also the backing of Commander Liu!" ”

Seeing this, Liu Zeqing also had to express his position: "Hehe, when this town came, there were still people in Jimo Camp who were noisy, saying that Tang Jingming, Ji Xianhai and their families met thieves when they left Lingshanwei, and then Hu Youxiang's whereabouts are also unknown, which was all done by Commander Liu. This town has already taught those stinky hills a lesson, and in the future, if someone slanders Commander Liu, or finds trouble with Commander Liu, this town will be your own decision! ”

Liu Yan hurriedly thanked the three of them one by one, but after listening to Liu Zeqing's words, Liu Yan still bowed his head slightly with a weak heart, and Miao Shao behind him blushed and looked away.

Lu Xiangsheng looked at Liu Yan and Miao Shao's expressions, and naturally guessed one or two, and then glared at the two and snorted, Liu Yan smiled wryly, then changed the topic, and took the opportunity to ask Lu Xiangsheng that Lingshanwei lacked craftsmen, firearms, iron, etc., and begged Lu Xiangsheng to help.

Some people died, but not completely......