The army Zhang Xuan served in was the 27th Prefectures of the Xiaoguo Army, located in the garrison camp of the Xiaoguo Army.

The Xiaoguo Army Camp is the most spectacular military camp that Zhang Xuan has ever seen. The military camp is distributed on the banks of the Sanggan River, stretching for nearly thirty miles. The tents are arranged neatly and orderly, and they are elusive at a glance.

The 100,000 Xiaoguo Army consists of thirty-two prefectures, and the camps of each prefecture are about a hundred steps apart. Zhang Xuan, accompanied by the prime minister Pei Ju, came to the garrison of the 27th Prefecture of Xiaoguo.

There are about 3,000 soldiers in each mansion of Xiaoguo Army, which is arranged as one chief and three deputy generals. General Xiongwu Lang is the chief, and three Wu Yonglang generals are appointed as deputy generals. Each Wu Yonglang general commands one thousand soldiers. General Xiongwu Lang does not directly take charge of the soldiers, but is responsible for executing General Xiaoguo's orders and conveying instructions. The actual military power is in the hands of General Wu Yonglang.

This is also the consistent tradition of the imperial court system. The official position does not care about the details, but only takes the strategy. For example, the six ministries hold the real power of each ministries, but the deputy minister. The secretary is mainly involved in the discussion of major military and political affairs of the court.

For example, the person in charge of the Censorate who is in charge of the real power of the Censorate is not the official Censor, but the deputy Censor Chief. This phenomenon is everywhere, and it continues to later generations. People who commit crimes and are often arrested are deputy positions. This is the reason.

In addition to General Xiongwu Lang, Xiaoguo Mansion also has a chief minister who is responsible for handling trivial civil affairs in the mansion.

The Xiongwu general of the 27th Mansion of the Xiaoguo Army was named Sima Deheng. He was from Fufeng County, Guanzhong. He was about thirty years old and was born in the house like Zhang Xuan. He was the first Qianniu Zhichang beside Emperor Wen of Sui and was promoted to General Guoyi, and was only promoted to General Xiongwu last year.

Sima Deheng was tall and burly, but he was very slick and smart, and was familiar with the officialdom. He learned that Zhang Xuan was actually appointed by His Majesty the Emperor himself. He was promoted from an ordinary guard to a brave general, which surprised him and did not dare to underestimate him.

What shocked Sima Deheng even more was that Zhang Xuan was actually accompanied by Pei Ju, the Minister of Personnel. He did not dare to neglect and quickly led the civil and military officials of our prefecture to come out to greet him.

Yang Guang asked Pei Ju to accompany Zhang Xuan to take office and had another deep meaning. It is also related to some unspoken rules of the Sui army.

The Sui army was actually like the officialdom of the Sui Dynasty. It had many factions, but only by origin, judging heroes. No matter how great your ability or you make great contributions, if you are from a poor family and have no background, you will never have a chance to make a name for yourself.

Therefore, in order to make a name for themselves, many talented people take the initiative to join wealthy families and seek protection and are willing to become slaves to wealthy families. This is how the most typical Yuwen Shisan Taibao comes from.

Yang Guang did not want Zhang Xuan to be attracted by other wealthy families in order to make a name for himself, and thus lost his loyalty to the Sui Dynasty. He then asked Pei Ju to accompany Zhang Xuan to take office and add a special identity to Zhang Xuan.

"I have something I have to tell you."

When he was about to reach the gate of the military camp, Pei Ju looked at Zhang Xuan without panic and said: "The source of the Xiaoguo Army is very complicated. Not only is the faction of the generals complex, but the source of the soldiers is also strange. You must be mentally prepared. Try to say less cautiously. Do you understand what I mean?"

Zhang Xuan nodded, "I understand what Shangshu Pei means!"

"Okay! We're here."

The carriage stopped in front of the camp, Pei Ju took Zhang Xuan out of the carriage and walked to the gate of the camp. Sima Deheng had already led dozens of officers to kneel down on one knee to salute. "Sima Deheng is a humble person and meets Shangshu Pei!"

"General Sima asked, please stand up, all the generals!"

Pei Ju smiled and asked everyone to get up, and introduced Zhang Xuan to them, saying, "I believe everyone knows this General Zhang. The emperor personally appointed him as the General of Wu Yong and the Ministry of War to be the 27th Prefecture. I hope everyone will take care of him in the future."

Sima Deheng patted his chest, "Please rest assured that Shangshu Pei is here. No one dares to make things difficult for General Zhang. Shangshu invites him to join!"

Sima Deheng smiled flatteringly and invited Pei Ju and Zhang Xuan into the military camp, and everyone greeted Zhang Xuan one by one.

"Where is General Zhang from?" Sima Deheng asked Zhang Xuan with a smile in the big tent.

"I am from Chang'an, but I grew up in Hanoi."

"What a coincidence. I am also from Chang'an. We are actually fellow villagers!" Sima Dehengxiang laughed a little exaggeratedly as if he had discovered something secret.

"Where is the Chief Ma?" Pei Ju asked with a frown when he saw that there was a Chief Ma in the tent.

Sima Deheng's face was a little unnatural, as if Pei Ju was talking about someone he disliked very much. He hesitated for a while: "This person has never been arrogant. Don't say that Shangshu Pei comes, I'm afraid he will be dismissed even if the emperor comes in person."

"General Sima, who are you talking about?" A cold voice appeared at the door of the big tent.

Zhang Xuan had already felt the tension in the big tent. He looked at the door of the tent and saw a tall and thin middle-aged man wearing a not-so-fitting military uniform.

This middle-aged man was the chief clerk Ma Xunwu. As Pei Ju said, since the Xiaoguo Army was formed, major forces were interfering in the appointment of major officers, and the source of generals was very complicated.

Due to unbalanced interests, conflicts arise in the military administrations, some of which are harmonious on the surface and are secretly competing. However, the conflict between the chief general and the chief minister of the twenty-seventh military administration where Zhang Xuan is located has been made public and is nicknamed by the soldiers as "two horses fighting for the quarrels".

Maxunwu ignored Sima Deheng and went forward to salute Pei Ju, "My subordinates are counting supplies in the warehouse. I don't know that the Secretary of the Shang Dynasty has arrived. I will come one step late. Please forgive me!"

"It's okay! It's okay!"

Pei Ju waved his hand with a smile and introduced Zhang Xuan to him, "This is the newly appointed Martial General of the Third Battalion of the Supreme Lord. Please ask Chief Ma to take care of him in the future."

Zhang Xuan quickly got up and saw Ma Xunwu. Everyone exchanged greetings. Pei Ju smiled and said, "The appointment ceremony will begin! General Sima, General Ma Changshi, please!"

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Under Pei Ju's witness, a simple appointment ceremony was held in the tent. Pei Ju immediately said goodbye and left. Sima Deheng personally took Zhang Xuan to his camp.

"Our 27th Army Mansion is divided into three battalions, which are controlled by three Wu Yonglang Generals. You should have seen Song Yunjian of the first battalion just now. The second battalion and the third battalion are currently vacant, and I will be the one who serves on the other. Alas! I am so busy every day that I hope the court will quickly appoint the man to save me from water and fire. Today I finally look forward to General Zhang!"

Sima Deheng patted Zhang Xuan on the shoulder and burst into laughter.

Zhang Xuan really couldn't stand the flattering attitude of this immediate boss to Pei Ju just now. He smiled faintly and asked, "General Sima, which battalion I am in charge of?"

"Over there, the third battalion!"

Zhang Xuan followed his fingers and saw three large tents in the shape of a ‘grade’, and the third battalion was the one in the lower right corner.

At this time, Sima Deheng saw that there was no one around, so he lowered his voice and asked, "May I ask the relationship between General Zhang and Shangshu Pei is--"

"It was the first time I met Pei Shangshu today, but I used to be the guard of the King of Yan."

Sima Deheng pretended to be enlightened, "It turns out that General Zhang is from the Yan Prince's Mansion, no wonder!"

They had already figured out Zhang Xuan's old truth, how could they not know? He laughed, "What a coincidence. I also came from the Preparatory Mansion. We will be a member of the same place in the future."

His attitude towards Zhang Xuan was also a little more encouraging, and he enthusiastically introduced the situation in the military palace to Zhang Xuan. Soon after, they arrived at the Third Battalion.

More than a dozen lieutenants and brigade commanders rushed to see the new Lang General, and two soldiers, including the military officers and Cangcao, also came to see each other.

Zhang Xuan belonged to a middle-level officer, commanding about a thousand soldiers in the first battalion, and was divided into four regiments, of which the third regiment were combat soldiers, each regiment of 300, while the fourth regiment had more than 170. They were logistics troops, including military craftsmen, material transportation, grooms, gang leaders, etc.

The head of the regiment is the lieutenant, the brigade commander is the brigade commander, the brigade commander is the brigade commander, and the brigade commander is the brigade commander, and the other two civilian officers serve as military officers and warehouse officers. They are specifically responsible for military affairs and materials, and the structure is very strict.

Zhang Xuan secretly regretted that he had known that he would have been promoted, so he would not have let Yuchi Gong and Cheng Yaojin leave. With him, he would be able to hold this army even more tightly.

Sima Deheng said goodbye tactfully and left. In the big tent, dozens of middle and low-level officers gathered in, waiting for the first lecture of the Lang General.

Zhang Xuan himself is a soldier. He has the temperament of a soldier from another era, with a majestic demeanor, deep and confident voice.

"I'm Zhang Xuan, whose courtesy name is Yuanding. From today on, I'm the general of the Third Battalion. I don't have any long talk today, just eight words. I hope everyone will remember, 'The military discipline is strict, and the rewards and punishments are clear!' Do you remember?"

Everyone bowed and agreed, and Zhang Xuan glared, "I can't hear it, let's talk about it!"

"Remember the humble profession!" Everyone shouted in unison.

Zhang Xuan nodded, "It's better to do more than say more. I'm going to patrol the camp now, but the ugly words are first mentioned in front. The new official takes office for three reasons. I hope you don't hit the wind!"

Everyone agreed again, and Zhang Xuan stood up and walked out of the tent. Liu Ling, the military officer, hurriedly followed a few steps and accompanied Zhang Xuan to the military camp.

In Zhang Xuan's impression, the soldiers of the Sui army should be brave and good at fighting, and have strict military disciplines, otherwise how could they defeat the Turkic Iron Cavalry?

But the scenes in front of him surprised him a little. He saw soldiers everywhere scattered and dissatisfied. Some opened their clothes, some were naked, and some were sleeping in the shade. When they saw him coming, no one even paid attention to him, and even didn't raise their eyelids.
Chapter completed!