Chapter 207: A New Beginning

Gao Yuan stood on the hill, staring at the snowy field below the mountain. Two teams of men and horses were staggering back and forth, practicing formation changes. The snow on the ground was very thick, and when he stepped on it, his entire foot was completely sunk in the snow , This made the soldiers' actions much more difficult than usual. This is because the winter weather has entered, and the lowest layer of snow has been completely frozen. In terms of the thickness of the snow, it is at least more than one foot .

Zhang Shouyue's support for Gaoyuan is not insignificant. After the Ye family left, Zhang Shouyue designated Fufeng and Chima counties as a defensive zone, canceled the Chima county soldier establishment, and incorporated it into Gaoyuan's defense zone , the former county magistrate of Chima was directly transferred to Liaoxi County. In this way, in Fufeng, Chima created a peculiar officialdom ecology. The county magistrate was originally above the county magistrate, but because of the existence of Gao Yuan, In Fufeng and Chima, the power of the county lieutenant is above that of the county magistrate, forming a model in which the county lieutenant is the main and the county magistrate is the auxiliary.

And this model has basically established the pattern of military priority in the two places. Ye's remorse marriage incident obviously greatly stimulated Gao Yuan, who bid farewell to Ye Jing'er and returned to the station. Gao Yuan's dividends were also timely sent to Gao Yuan's hands, which made him appear to be rich in funds. In fact, Gao Yuan had another card in his hand, which was the war against the Donghu tribe last year. The destruction of the Donghu tribe allowed Gao Yuan to accumulate a large amount of wealth, which was hidden by Gao Yuan in case of emergencies. If the funds in his hands were really insufficient, the money could come in handy.

Chima was included in his defense area, so that he had enough people as a guarantee for his military expansion. In just one month, under Gaozi's flag, he had gathered two thousand troops. As soon as the recruits entered the camp, the cruel recruit training Expand now. This made the new soldiers in the camp complain endlessly. This time in previous years was exactly Wodong's time. There is no reason to train troops in the cold winter and the twelfth lunar month, when the dripping water turns into ice.

But this is their reasoning. It's not Gao Yuan's reason. In Gao Yuan's view, this season is a good time to hone the will of soldiers. The first tribe under his command is reborn from winter.

A group of outstanding veterans were selected and added to the ranks of recruits. The skeleton of the low-level officers who constitute the recruit team, these people have fought countless vicious battles with Gao Yuan, and their nerves have been honed to be quite tough. The current training intensity. In their view, it was like playing house, but the recruits who had just joined the army already felt as if they were in hell, waving their swords, and these veterans led the recruits to make various tactical moves. While swearing viciously, the recruits were scolded like shit, and countless newly promoted officers were swearing in the same way, the voice was so loud that it was far above the hills. They could all be heard clearly.

The soldiers gritted their teeth and struggled, their physical reactions were about to reach their limits, and their movements were unavoidably slow, but everyone had to support desperately, because their chief stood at the front, doing the same thing as them, and Often the same movement, they have to do more times to let these recruits see clearly, this has to make the new rookies admire, this kind of admiration also makes the scolding they receive more pleasing to the ear.

I am indeed far inferior to the chief!

high-intensity training,

Of course, it needs a lot of logistical support, which is why the recruits are still reluctant to be deserters under such intense training. Not to mention anything else, the daily food alone is something that these rookies never dared to think about before. Yes, three meals a day, white flour steamed buns plus broth, and every five days there will be an extra meal, and the extra meal is solid beef and mutton. I dare not even think about it, even during the Chinese New Year, it was rare for them to have such meals in the past.

The Chinese New Year is coming soon, and there have been rumors in the army that during the Chinese New Year, Mr. County Wei Gao will reward each person with a few catties of good wine. The kind of strong liquor that will burst into flames when you drink it, the price of this liquor is extremely high, let alone sell it, even if you look at it, it is very difficult to see it in the local area, I heard that they are all sold Went to the big city.

Even for this wine, this training has to go all out.

Moreover, there has never been a lack of payment in the army. As soon as these soldiers joined the army, they immediately received the first month's salary, which surprised them very much. Among the people, especially those former county soldiers from Chima County were even more shocked. Although these soldiers were trained as recruits after being reorganized, they did not complain. It's a big difference. Secondly, they didn't have this kind of treatment before. Their current situation is the same as that of Fufeng soldiers a year ago. Now, they seem to be in heaven.

Although the current training is miserable, it also has a reputation for being miserable.

Brand-new military uniforms, moreover two sheets and two cottons, plus leather armor, brand-new weapons, generous salaries, plenty of food, and I heard that there are other rewards for fighting. Who would want to be a soldier like this? ? What's more, their leader is even more famous now. I heard that Donghu people now use the name of an adult to stop children from crying at night!

In the north wind of the howl, the sound of the horn of rest finally came. With this horn, the exhausted soldiers let out a long sigh of relief, and lay down on the snowy ground one by one. on the bed, stretching their limbs comfortably. But they didn't lie down for too long, their captains came over with whips, and kicked their butts hard and honestly, "roll up , Get up, do you want to lie down in the sick room? The army does not prepare sick meals for you, get up, line up, line up, get back to the barracks before you can rest."

Looking at the army at the foot of the mountain, they dragged their exhausted bodies and walked towards the barracks step by step. On the snow, there were two deep imprints. That's right, there shouldn't be any problem with forming an army in March. Next, you can take them out for a walk. Infantry, during this time, the sentry should go a little farther and check the camps of the small Donghu tribes that are close to us. Where?"

The infantryman smiled and said, "County Captain, it's not easy to fight the Donghu people's Caogu now. Since we moved the camp, they have gone farther."

Sun Xiao said dissatisfiedly: "Speaking of the infantry, I have to blame you. I told you a long time ago, you cavalry don't go out, don't scare those small tribes away, you are good, you will run away within a few days after moving the camp." When we went out to fight Caogu, we wiped out a small group of Donghu, but in the end, the others all ran away. What will happen to our infantry team? Who can we go to for training?"

"Fuck you, your infantry team needs to train, and our cavalry also needs to train!" The infantry laughed and scolded: "But I will search more to see if there are any hidden tribes nearby, and then I will let you go to train. "

"It's not too bad." Sun Xiao turned his anger into joy, "The current batch of recruits have not seen blood and are injured, how can they quickly improve their combat effectiveness? County captain, you got that doctor Qiu and those doctors In the barracks, it’s a brilliant move, and it will be much easier to treat brothers who are injured in the future.”

"These people won't stay for long. Tian Cheng has already sent some people to follow them to learn medical skills. They don't ask for anything else. Some simple first aid moves must be learned, and some simple herbal medicine processing must be known. There are quite a few of these doctors Tian Cheng decided to dig a corner to see if he could mobilize some of them to join the army, but I found it difficult." Gao Yuan said.

"As long as you fight with a knife, let them eat noodles if you dare not follow!" Naha wiped his beard and said domineeringly: "County lieutenant, these doctors with good medical skills are indispensable in our army, even old man Qiu is old. , we don't need to be so polite to his disciples."

"That's not okay. These people have families and houses, and they care for their children. Unlike us, they are single. If they don't want to, they absolutely can't force it. We can't ruin our reputation." Gao Yuan shook his head. "It's not possible, Tell Tian Cheng to send some smarter soldiers to study for two years, and they will always learn something when they come back. Let's go, let's go back to the barracks, it's really windy outside."

A group of people rode their horses down the hill, followed the marks left by the vanguard infantry, and galloped all the way to the barracks.

After Fufeng and Chima counties were merged into one defensive zone, Gaoyuan’s garrison moved away from Juliguan and moved to the foot of the current Niulan Mountain. Niulan Mountain is just above the midpoint between Fufeng and Chima, but the distance But it has advanced a lot in the direction of Donghu, and it is even more advanced than the old Hutu camp.

At the foot of Niulan Mountain, a brand-new military camp is gradually taking shape. The recruits started brutal training at the foot of Niulan Mountain. Known as an expert, each project is divided into categories and divided into various teams. Each team constructs at the same time. On Niulan Mountain, the wood is ready-made, and it is convenient to cut it. It is rare that it is now in the middle of winter. Soil and stone It is much more difficult. It is necessary to build a permanent defensive military fortress here, but it must not be sloppy.

The simple fence outside has been erected. There is a gap of about one meter between the two layers of fences. There is a sentry tower or an arrow stand, but now it can only be built with wood, and a stronger masonry structure can only be built after the spring. In the camp, the snow has been cleared, and the tents are next to each other. They live here, but nearby, some of the wooden houses have been completed, and some have only a skeleton. The whole camp is bustling with activity. Looking around, there is no one idle. ()