After paying their respects, all the soldiers came out of the Zhaoxun Pavilion, each with their own thoughts.

The cynical Xiang Shibi looked ahead and couldn't help but sneer softly.

"Brothers, there are so many generals hanging in the Zhaoxun Pavilion, if those scholars and doctors in the court see it, will they feel uncomfortable, and they will have to hear about it?"

Yue Fei, Liu Qi, Di Qing, Cao Wei, Li Jilong, Han Shizhong, and Chongshi Dao, the portraits of seven generals are hung in Zhaoxun Pavilion. Excluding Zong Ze and Han Chuxuan, the number of military generals has exceeded that of Wenchen.

With so many generals in it, those scholars and doctors must be uncomfortable to death.

"Today's Great Song Dynasty and the opposition, who dares to hear about it? Now the handling of cases is based on real evidence, and when the Yushitai hears rumors, it must first report to the Dali Temple and the Anti-Corruption Department, and they will verify it. Like Ouyang Xiu, if you dare to frame Di Qing with an empty mouth, I'm afraid you will only bring humiliation on yourself! ”

Liu Keyong, another general of Huainan East Road, shook his head and answered.

There are so many generals in the border area, Yu Jue, Cao Youwen brothers, Lu Wende, Wang Jian, Meng Heng, including Du Shu, Xiang Bibi and others, all of them are protégés of the Son of Heaven, all of them have heavy soldiers, who dares to seriously injure them without wind and waves?

"I'm a little strange, why are there so many blanks in the Zhaojun Pavilion? Has the emperor not yet decided which ministers' portraits to put in it? ”

Jia Rudao said in surprise, he glanced around, lowered his voice, and looked mysterious.

"You said, there are those Xianggong generals, who are lucky enough to enter this Zhaojun Pavilion?"

"There will be no more old ministers. In a few years, the Great Song Dynasty conquered the south and the north, expanded the territory, and the world was almost calm, and the portrait of the Zhaoxun Pavilion was also completed. At that time, I am afraid that the number of generals in this cabinet will be even more than that of civil servants. ”

Du Shu muttered to himself in his heart. He may not be qualified, but his father, Huaidong Rongshuai Du Gao, the emperor has always valued him, and he should be able to get a piece of the pie.

Xiang Shibi was stunned for a moment, and then reacted.

The emperor of this dynasty is the emperor of the horse, and the Jin Ge Iron Horse, the expansion of the territory, is completed by martial artists. Cao Youwen, Yu Jue, Lu Wende, Cao Youwan, Wang Jian, including Meng Heng, these generals, have a great chance of entering the Zhaoxun Pavilion.

As for Wenchen, Cui Hehe, the envoy of Sichuan, Wang Gang, the envoy of Jiangnan East Road, and Fan Zhong, the envoy of Hexi Road, should have a high voice. Even the emperor Zhen Dexiu and Du Gao, the envoy of Huainan East Road, estimated that there was not much chance.

"To tell the truth, since the end of the battle in Hanzhong, it has been so long since there has been no war, and there has been no war in the Great Song Dynasty. I'm really not used to it. ”

Liu Keyong smacked his lips, and seemed to be a little regretful.

In fact, not only was he not used to it, but Du Shu and Xin Su, the generals of Huainan East Road, were not used to it. Seeing that the same batch of graduated martial arts students in the northwest border area were all in a good situation, and they could only suppress bandits and drills, they were so idle that they were red-eyed.

finally wiped out Li Quanquan, but after the fight, he died down and stopped for more than a year. It's no wonder that these Huainan generals are full of complaints.

"Don't worry, it won't be long before there will be war again."

Jia Rudao smiled slightly, as if he was confident.

Jia said, really? How do you know? ”

Xiang Shibi asked in surprise about this uncle of the dynasty.

Several other generals also looked at Jia Yidao together.

"Haven't you noticed that recently, the soldiers in the various armies of the Great Song Dynasty, from the commander of the first army to the ordinary soldiers, have gone to the Martyrs' Shrine and Zhaoxun Pavilion to visit and worship?"

Jia Rudao said softly, his eyes glanced ahead, and the big school field of the Jiangnan Preparation Division was already in sight.

"During the Chinese New Year, the civil and military ministers of Biansai all went to the Lin'an court. You say, the emperor summoned so many border ministers back to Lin'ancheng, is it just to drink tea and drink and feast on the ministers? ”

Jia Rudao's words made all the soldiers stunned, and their eyes involuntarily warmed up.

It's still spring, and there's no movement yet. If this is really the case, the emperor is afraid that he will use troops in the autumn.

"There is no war in the northwest, if the emperor goes on a northern expedition, will he destroy the Jin Kingdom, or go straight to the two rivers, or recover all the lost territory together?"

It will take more than half a year to make the Northern Expedition, Xiang Shibi couldn't help it, and asked urgently.

As a soldier, his vocation is to fight wars and make meritorious contributions. So many homelands have not yet been recovered, and the emperor is too cautious.

"The east and west roads, plus the Huaidong Road, the army of three or four hundred thousand should go straight to the two rivers and recover the sixteen states of Yanyun. With so many large armies going north, how much grain and grass must be needed. It's a big head when you think about it. ”

Du Shu's words made all the generals nod.

Three or four hundred thousand troops, such a big battle, obviously not just for the broken Jin country.

With so many large armies on the Northern Expedition, logistics support alone has to be prepared for at least half a year.

Xiang Bibi was helpless, so he could only be anxious according to his patience.

The Northern Expedition of the Great Army, not just gossip, come early!

After passing through the large school field of the Jiangnan East Road Preparation Division, the school field sergeant vehicles entered and exited, and there was an endless stream, a busy scene.

The sound of "crackling" shooting came from the school yard, and all the generals were stunned.

"What's that sound?"

"It doesn't seem like it's the sound of artillery."

All the generals were suspicious, and Jia seemed to smile proudly.

"It's spontaneous fire. Like the rifled cannon flowering shell and the tube-type earth-shaking thunder, they are all new firearms in the army, and they are being distributed to all armies, which is amazing! ”

He was the first to get the moon near the water, and he got the news from the emperor during the Spring Festival.

"No wonder Xin Su went to the Ordnance Manufacturing Division, maybe to pull new artillery and shells."

"I heard that the flowering bomb can explode when it lands, and the rifled gun can hit more than five miles. The emperor is really a god in the sky, too powerful! ”

All the generals are excited, with these new firearms, the Song army is like a tiger with wings, what are you afraid of Mongolian iron horses?

"Let's go! Check it out! ”

Du Shu took the lead, and all the generals couldn't wait to move forward quickly.

On the field of the colonel on Jiangnan East Road, a large array of firecrackers is practicing, the firecrackers are lined up in five rows, each row has thousands of people, a flat rectangular array, each firecracker is holding a spontaneous firecracker, and is aiming at a series of wooden targets in front.

"The firing operation of the fire gun is complicated, so it is necessary to line up in five or six rows in order to form a continuous shot. It's important to remember that practice makes perfect! Only through countless drills can you better kill the enemy on the battlefield! ”

The instructor walked around in front of the large formation of firecrackers, shouting loudly, and when he walked to the side of the large formation, he shouted loudly:

"Five strikes! Shoot! ”

When the military order was passed, the firecrackers, like the firecrackers, pulled the trigger on the plank in front of them.

The field was filled with gunsmoke, and before the smoke cleared, the firecrackers finished fighting in one row, and the other platoon followed suit, and those who finished shooting began to reload ammunition, and the shooting was continuous wave after wave.

"Good fellows! It must take a hundred steps. A hundred steps to break the armor, this is enough to replace the bow and crossbow! ”

"Nearly 10,000 people shooting, this is denser than shotguns, and thousands of troops can't stand it!"

The lethality of the fire gun is good, and all the generals are eye-opening.

"You don't know, the Spontaneous Fire Gun also has a gun sword, which can be mounted in front of the Fire Gun and used like a spear in hand-to-hand combat, but it is powerful!"

Jia Rudao proudly flaunted again.

The forbidden army of the imperial palace and the guards of the Jinling Lecture Martial Arts Hall are already equipped with spontaneous firearms, and he has seen it, so he knows it.

"In this way, there will be no need for this pikeman in the future! This firebolt is amazing! ”

Xiang Bibi shook his head. To be able to create such a multi-purpose firecracker, the craftsmen of the Jiangnan Ordnance Manufacturing Division are really not simple.

"Isn't that Instructor Tian? How did he personally train the firefighters? ”

Liu Keyong's eyes were sharp, and he saw it clearly, and he screamed in surprise.

The generals took a closer look, and sure enough, the person who commanded the training of the firearms soldiers turned out to be Tian Yi, the director of the Jiangnan Weapons Manufacturing Division, and also the original chief instructor of firearms in the Jinling Martial Arts Hall.

"Instructor Tian used to be the chief instructor of firearms in the martial arts hall, and he commanded the firearms to drill, which shows that His Majesty attaches great importance to the new firearms!"

"Not bad! These nearly 10,000 people have been beaten down in waves, which is really heart-wrenching! ”

As the generals spoke, the sound of firecrackers on the school field had stopped, the firecrackers began to rest, Tian Yi walked away, and it seemed that other instructors came over and took over the firecracker drill on the school ground.

Tian Yi led the horse out, and when he saw Du Shu and others outside the school, he couldn't help but be stunned.

"Du Shu, Xiang Bibi, Jia Bidao, you are all here!"

"Instructor Tian, where are you going? How about we treat you to dinner? ”

Du Shu stepped forward and said with a smile.

"That's it! Instructor Tian, we haven't seen each other for a long time. Students invite teachers to dinner, you won't refuse us, right? ”

Jia Rudao was also full of smiles and was very attentive.

"I'm afraid I'm going to disappoint you."

Tian Yi smiled slightly, and was a little embarrassed by the enthusiasm of his disciples.

"I'm going back to the Ordnance Manufacturing Division, I'm very busy over there. I also want to supervise the production of firearms and quickly replenish the army. Let's make an appointment next time. ”

"Instructor Tian, you are so busy, are you going to go on a Northern Expedition?"

Tian Yi was about to leave when he got on the horse, and Xiang Bibi couldn't help but say a word.

"The Northern Expedition? I really don't know! ”

Tian Yi immediately hesitated for a moment, and then continued:

"Lin'an City and Jinling City are all collecting donations, and Your Majesty will come to Jinling City soon. Otherwise, you can go to the martial arts hall and have a look. Maybe we'll find out something. ”

Tian Yi left, the generals looked at each other, and Du Shu waved his hand.

"Let's go! Go to the Martial Arts Hall! ”

Jinling Lecture Hall is only less than two miles, everyone is close to the school gate of Lecture Hall, suddenly, thunderous shouts come out from Jinling Lecture Hall, Du Shu and others can't help but be surprised.

"What's wrong?"

"Could it be that someone is making trouble in Jinling's martial arts hall?"

Everyone was stunned, and took a few steps forward, which was already the gate of the Jinling Lecture Hall. The guard at the door stood solemnly, carrying on his shoulders the spontaneous fire bolt with a sword.

Before the generals had time to watch carefully, the gate of the Jinling Lecture Hall opened, and a group of students with banners and wearing the uniforms of the Jinling Lecture Hall came out, including men and women, who shouted "Northern Expedition" in their mouths, held leaflets, and carried donation boxes, heading in the direction of the Tianjin Bridge in the south.

"Wave the Northern Expedition! Reclaim the Central Plains! ”

"The great cause of the Northern Expedition is all here to raise donations!"

The students were excited, shouted loudly, passed by Du Shu and others, stuffed leaflets to everyone, and were enthusiastic and asked everyone to raise donations.

For his younger brothers and sisters, the generals are naturally generous, Du Shu donated the money, distressed, picked up the leaflet and looked at it, and his heart couldn't help but beat suddenly.

“…… Crusade...... 檄文! ”

"Since ancient times, emperors have ruled the world, all of them have lived in China to control Yidi, and Yidi has lived outside to serve China, and it has not been heard of Yidi living in China and ......"

Jia Rudao on the side couldn't wait to read it.

“…… The people are a little safe, the food is a little sufficient, the soldiers are a little fine, what a big breath! Fang wants to send troops to the north to chase Hu Lu, save the people from misery, and restore the prestige of the Han officials......"

"It's ...... Is this going to be a Northern Expedition? ”

Xiang Bibi couldn't help but say a word, and the sweat on his forehead came out.

Jinling Lecture Martial Hall, the major military decrees of the imperial court, are generally issued from here, spread to the entire Great Song Dynasty.

The students of the Jinling Lecture and Martial Arts Hall shouted the slogan of "Northern Expedition", and the Northern Expedition that the army was looking forward to should be about to begin.