"Okay, haha, it's all colliding together. Just let Meng Gong show his talents and take my military advisor to see him."

Xu Wenjing shrugged, without any strange expression at the content of the news. She strode out of the county magistrate's mansion and walked out of the city.

As soon as he left the city gate, what caught Xu Wenjing's eyes was a new army soldier composed of five thousand horses. He was standing solemnly outside the city gate. The flying flags in the military formation fluttered in the wind, giving people a visually a particularly solemn feeling.

"No, I'm almost bleeding. The new army that Meng Gong trained is not bad."

Xu Wenjing quickly made his own judgment on the army, packed up his clothes, and then strode towards Meng Gong.

"The last general Meng Gong has met the military advisor general!" As soon as he saw Xu Wenjing, Meng Gong immediately gave him a standard military salute.

Xu Wenjing nodded, stepped forward to support Meng Gong, patted him on the shoulder and said, "General Meng, you are very good. These soldiers behind you are all good seedlings."

Meng Gong replied: "The military advisor and general praised them. These soldiers have not experienced any war. The last general will have to wait until they fight against the enemy on the battlefield before they can define them a new definition."

"Um"

Meng Gong's unpride and impatient attitude made Xu Wenjing very satisfied. After responding, he pulled him aside and said in a low voice.

"General Meng, your army is coming at the right time. Now that there is a huge mutiny in the Liyuan period, our military advisor urgently needs an elite force to turn the tide.

I just received a report from the Malays that a hundred miles away, there was a rebel army of about 10,000 people approaching my Yuanyang City. I see that your troops are in full swing.

You might as well set out to stop the rebels immediately, so as to slash the spirit of this rebel army and let them know the strength of the military governor's office.

Secondly, it is just right for the new army soldiers to practice with this group of mobs, so that they can become elite troops under the command of the military governor as soon as possible. General Meng, what do you think?"

After Xu Wenjing finished speaking, she looked at Meng Gong thoughtfully.

Meng Gong immediately said, "The last general receives the order, but can the military advisor prepare enough dry food for our soldiers for five days, and hand over the marching map to the last general.

Finally, the old army's journey will probably take three days to start a decisive battle with the enemy as soon as possible, so that our army will not be hungry while waiting for the enemy."

Xu Wenjing immediately took out the marching map from her arms and handed it to Meng Gong and said, "The military advisor has prepared it for you. Don't worry about the food problem. A grain base has been set up every twenty miles along the way.

There are currently three places. After receiving my handwritten warrant, the army will receive sufficient supplies and ensure that you will not let your subordinates fight with the enemy."

Meng Gong opened the marching map and looked carefully, then closed it and said, "In addition, one thousand civilians will need to set up fortifications in the end."

Xu Wenjing lowered her eyes: "General Meng, don't worry, everything is ready. Forty miles away, there are 5,000 civilians who are repairing the road and digging the canal. Just ask Xie Ping'an directly for people."

Meng Gong bowed and said, "It's not too late. I'll take the army to stop the rebels."

"It's all for General Meng." Xu Wenjing also replied to Meng Gong.

October 1st, at night

"Wait"

Meng Gong led the 5,000 new army to Hukoupo, fifty miles east of Yuanyang City. Looking at the winding road ahead, he stopped the war horses and asked the army to stop and rest. Then, he led his deputy general Cheng Bushi and more than ten personal soldiers to start exploring the terrain.

After a while of terrain, the two of them came to the top of the Hukou slope. Cheng Buzhi couldn't help but sigh: "Stand here, the main roads below the slope are all in sight. It is a good place to set up an ambush. General Meng, from the marching map,

If the enemy wants to march into Yuanyang City, this is the only way to go. It is better to cast fortifications here, so how about waiting for work?”

Although Cheng Bushi and Meng Gong were once enemies on the battlefield, they were both their own leaders at the beginning. Meng Gong had no prejudice against this. Now they are all colleagues, and the two have extremely rich experience in the battle. They quickly passed the running-in period. They cooperated very happily along the way, and they often exchanged experiences in using troops together.

Meng Gong agreed with Cheng Bushi's suggestion: "General Cheng said it is right, and our army sets an ambush here. After all, this is the first battle of the new army. If you rashly launch an attack on the enemy,

It’s too risky, and it’s time to make steady progress. Let the soldiers erect their confidence first.”

Cheng Bushi said, "Since General Meng has decided, then I will order people to summon civilians to dig fortifications."

Meng Gong nodded: "Without any time, we quickly summoned nearby civilians to set up fortifications here. We have not much time left for us. We must complete the fortifications before tomorrow dawn to calmly deploy the military formation."

Cheng Bukkan: "Then I will go to Yunyang Village to summon the civilians and leave first."

Meng Gong raised his mirror: "Go early and come back early"

Cheng Bushi didn't say anything more and immediately set off for Yunyang Village ten miles away.

"call"

After exploring the terrain, Meng Gong put down the mirror in his hand and exhaled, looking back at the main team at the foot of the mountain, and felt another sigh in his heart:

"Although most of the five thousand and three hundred soldiers are new troops, these five thousand men are all wearing iron armor and holding sharp blades. This kind of equipment is more than ten times more sophisticated than the Pingjing Army at that time.

If these soldiers fought several bloody battles and became qualified veterans, they would definitely be able to surpass the 100,000 old troops in the Great Zhou Dynasty. They could lead such a strong army to gallop on the battlefield to defend their country. My Meng Gong's wish in this life is enough."

Meng Gong was full of great confidence in this new army that had not experienced war, and was also surprised by Liu Ce's importance to the soldiers. It can be seen from the popularity of war soldiers in the army that he had invested a lot of energy and financial resources at all costs, which was something that Meng Gong knew in his impression that no force could do.

If you can't even win the upcoming chaos army, you really don't have the face to see Liu Ce again

As night fell, when the torch was set up at Meng Gong's camp, Cheng Bushi brought 1,200 workers to the bottom of Hukoupo. According to Meng Gong's instructions, he started construction overnight and began to arrange fortifications.

The 1,200 young and strong men were divided into three groups by Meng Gong, each with 400 people. The tasks required were different, including digging trenches, cutting down trees, and carrying mud and sand. In short, tonight was destined to be a sleepless night.

The five thousand new soldiers were silently watching the scenes of young and strong working at the entrance of the camp. Although most of them did not have to participate in the repair of fortifications, they were not at all relaxed and even very heavy.

Because these recruits will soon experience the first real battle in their lives, and the nearly one year of hard work is about to be accepted.

"Geng Jia Chang, please help me see. Is the crack of my armor leaves tight? Why do I always feel that the gap seems to be very big?"

In Geng Gong's armor, a soldier ran to Geng Gong and asked him to check his armor for him with a nervous look on his face.

Geng Gong shook his head, put down the whetstone in his hand, patted the soldier on the shoulder, and said, "How many times have you asked after so much time? Your armor is fine, don't worry."

"Is that true?" the soldier scratched his head, stroked his armor leaves, and said nervously, "But why do I always feel that the rope is not tied tightly?"

"Stop thinking about it, take a break after dinner. I heard from my brothers in the old camp that I was very nervous before the first fight. When I really started to fight, I felt at ease." Geng Gongkuan comforted the soldiers.

Hearing that Chief A said, the soldier calmed down a little and smiled and said to Geng Gong: "Captain A, why are you so calm? Are you not afraid at all? This will cause death?"

Geng Gong smiled and said, "Who made me your boss? If I'm panicked, how can I fight this battle? Don't think too much, go and see if the meal is ready. Just eat a few bites of hot soup in the cold weather to get energetic."

After hearing this, the soldiers turned around and walked towards the place where they cooked. Since Meng Gong's army was composed of war soldiers, they brought their own dry food for five to ten days since they left Yanyun Pass. They ate some hot food in their spare time, and ate the fried rice, jerky and cheese they carried with them when they were busy.

After the soldiers left, Geng Gong picked up the whetstone and grind the ring-headed knife forged by manganese ore.

In fact, Geng Gong was also extremely nervous. After all, it was the first time he went to fight to kill the enemy. It was impossible to be afraid at all.

However, while nervous and scared, he still had a hint of expectation in his heart, hoping to perform outstandingly on the battlefield and improve his progress.

"Geng Gong!"

A deep shout interrupted Geng Gong's thoughts, but when he saw Wu Ziyan stepping forward, he was looking at him with a firm look on his face.

Geng Gong looked up at Wu Ziyan, continued to sharpen the knife with his ring head, and raised his lips: "Chang Wu Jia, what's wrong with you when you ask me?"

Wu Ziyan sat in front of him, glanced at him slightly, and said to Geng Gong: "Geng Gong, I will go to the battlefield to kill the enemy in the next two days. If you have the ability, let's compare and see who has gained more military achievements!"

"Hahaha!" Geng Gong laughed three times and said generously: "Then let's compete with Wu Jiachang. I, Geng Gong, can not only be better than you in the battle drill, but will also beat you when I kill the enemy!"

"Blow you," Wu Ziyan muttered dissatisfiedly, and then said, "Whoever wants to lose will ask your brothers to drink!"

Geng Gong curled his lips, carefully put away the sharpened ring-headed knife, and looked at Wu Ziyan: "No, this time it's different. Whoever wins will ask for a drink. Not only will we invite our brothers in the arsenal, but we also invite the brothers in the entire flag. How dare you?"

"Be good, how much does it cost for a person with 300 people?" Wu Ziyan's eyes twitched slightly, and she complained in her heart, and her face was full of reluctance.

Seeing his expression, Geng Gong continued to ask with a smile: "What? President Wu Jia didn't dare to do it, right? Just admit defeat, I'll treat this wine!"

"Fuck! Don't you scare me there. I, Wu Ziyan, just ask for a meal. No one wants to argue with me!" Wu Ziyan was so excited that he immediately roared at Geng Gong.

Upon hearing this, Geng Gong immediately stood up and stretched out his palm: "Okay, a bloody man is a real man, and he is so good at saying that he can't catch him. If you want to invite all the brothers in the flag to have this meal, we still have to rely on our own abilities!"

Wu Ziyan took the initiative and slapped Geng Gong's palm with her palm: "Then let's slap the high fives as an appointment. A good man is just a matter of words. Then you can wait for me, Wu Ziyan, to fill you with wine."

"Hahaha"
Chapter completed!