Dragon map of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 263 Zhang Liao
"My lord, I still think you are too anxious!"

Regarding Jing Ping's army expansion, it took two full days of military meetings before the charter was drawn up, but Xi Zhicai was always against it. Even though the program had been drawn up, he still wanted to persuade Mu Jing, "Jing Ping The army has good military discipline and a good atmosphere in the army. It is full of vigor and solid morale, but after all, there are too few direct descendants. First, they captured the prisoners from the Battle of the Sunset Pavilion, and then merged the Shuofang Camp of the Bingzhou Army. Big, I am afraid that the influence of the direct line will be reduced, and it will even be turned against customers, and then the gains will really outweigh the losses!"

Xi Zhicai also knew in his heart that the current situation is not very good. It seems that the peace is not known for how long. The strength of Jingping army is still too small, and even a Sishui pass is not enough to defend, so the expansion of the army is imperative. .

But everything has to be done step by step. If you can't eat the big fat man in one bite, you will choke to death instead.

Now that the army is expanding, the pace of Jingping's army is too big. If one is not careful, it may collapse completely. The Jingping army, which was brave and good at fighting in the past, will be reduced to the combat effectiveness of ordinary local soldiers and horses.

"Zhicai, you are right, and these are what I am worried about now!"

Mu Jing had to admit that Xi Zhicai considered Jing Pingjun very comprehensively.

The atmosphere of the army itself is a big melting pot, and some individual people will always be melted by the general trend in the army and become a part of it.

But what this general trend is, it is difficult to say.

The Jingping army had high ideological attainments before, and the many students from the Jingping Wubei Hall have influenced many soldiers, making the atmosphere in the army very good, motivated, fighting, paying attention to military discipline, and obedience to orders. Respected as a vocation.

But after all, after several battles, Jingping's army has recruited more and more foreign generals, among them there are prostitutes, there are rebellious soldier kings, and there are also cowardly, greedy and fearful counselors. Living together, it is hard to say who will influence whom.

But Mu Jing still insisted on his decision: "But our military expansion is necessary!"

Mu Jing said: "We can overcome difficulties, and we can solve troubles, but if we don't take this step, we will not be able to keep up with the pace of the current situation. I believe in my soldiers. Those who go through life and death are themselves strong-willed people, even if some recruits join, they will not be easily influenced!"

He thought for a while and continued: "This situation is not unresolved. It mainly depends on how the generals deal with it. We can strengthen military discipline in the army. Military discipline is the foundation of a soldier. As long as it can be maintained With good military discipline, combat effectiveness will come out, so I decided to set up a military law office!"

"Military Law Office?"

Xi Zhicai heard the words, squinted his eyes slightly, and thought about it: "This is quite possible, serious military discipline should be able to deter recruits!"

"I'm thinking now, who is suitable to be the chief general of the Military Law Department!"

Mu Jing paced back and forth in the barracks, it was not easy to choose this candidate.

Military law enforcement is not an easy job.

Well done to offend people.

If you don't do well, you will offend him.

I'm afraid few people are willing to do it.

"How about letting Zhang Liao take over?" Xi Zhicai suggested.

"Zhang Wenyuan?"

Mu Jing's eyes lit up when he heard the words, but he was a little worried: "I'm afraid that he is a surrendered general, and some people will not accept it!"

"What I want is that they refuse to accept it!"

Xi Zhicai said in a deep voice: "The military law department must be rigorous and not favoritism. Jingping's battalions are closely related and support each other. This is very good on the battlefield, but in the military law, they will be given and accepted privately. At that time, our establishment of the Military Law Office will have no effect at all!"

"You mean to let Zhang Wenyuan do things that offend people!"

Mu Jing took a look at him and said, "You are not afraid that Zhang Wenyuan will be excluded from Jing Ping's army and become an isolated general, which will not be conducive to the tacit understanding between the two sides!"

On the battlefield, the tacit understanding between the commander and the general is very important.

"It depends on Zhang Liao's ability!" Xi Zhicai said: "You value him so much, I also want to see what kind of ability this person has. If he can't even handle the relationship with his colleagues well, how can he be a good person?" Got the name of handsome talent!"

The commander is not a fierce general. A fierce general can enter the enemy formation alone and take the head of the enemy general among thousands of troops, but the commander must command the entire army. If you want to dispatch the battalions, you must let the battalion leaders willingly obey orders , it is necessary to maintain the relationship with the main generals of all parties, which is the most important thing.

"You want to see his ability, I think so too, this is the decision!"

Mu Jing immediately made a decision.

in the afternoon.

Mu Jing talked to Zhang Liao himself. This was the only heart-to-heart talk between Mu Jing and Zhang Liao after Zhang Liao surrendered to the Jingping army. It is very important to have a conversation to know what kind of mentality Zhang Liao is now.

"Wen Yuan, how is the health of the soldiers of the Fangying camp?" A pot of water was burning on the stove, and Mu Jing held the pot, poured a glass for him, and poured another glass for Zhang Liao.

Zhang Liao should be the opposite of Mujing, a little cautious: "The doctors in the army are very caring. Most of the Shuofang soldiers have recovered. Only a small number of seriously injured are still in the process of training, but within a month, all of them will recover. Combat power!"

"That's good!"

Mu Jing took a sip of the tea, which was rare. It was a tribute from Yizhou that he cut off: "The Central Plains is different from Bingzhou, so you need to communicate more with the soldiers. I don't want to Because of the different living habits of the two places, any misunderstandings, even though the Shuofang camp entered our Jingping army, they are Jingping soldiers, and any Jingping soldier is my Mujing soldier. I will never favor anyone or make mistakes. , I will handle it!"

Jing Ping's army has recovered from the injuries he suffered on the battlefield. Now the entire Jing Ping army has begun to conduct cooperative training among the battalions. In fact, something went wrong in the entire cooperative training. Xie Yu's camp and Shuofang's camp almost fought Yes, there are big regional problems in the communication of the soldiers, the soldiers of Bingzhou are too rebellious, and Jingping's direct line is too arrogant, which are all big problems.

"Please give directions, my son, I will try my best to restrain the soldiers under my command!" Zhang Liao said in a deep voice, "This kind of problem will never happen again in the future!"

"you are wrong!"

Mu Jing shook his head, stared at Zhang Liao with vivid eyes, and said, "Let me tell you this, disputes are not a bad thing, and I'm not protecting the direct line. I want you to choose to make concessions and make Shuofang Ying feel wronged. I just want to tell you, The only thing I care about is that you, Li Fangying, do not regard themselves as the sons of the Jingping army. This is what I care about. Of course, I also understand that you have just entered the Jingping army, and some things can't be done overnight. Arrived, so I will give you time, between friendly forces, it is not a problem to fight, the mentality is the root!"

"Mentality?"

Zhang Liao understood what Mu Jing meant, the sense of belonging, and the current Shuofang camp didn't have any sense of belonging to Jingping's army, so this kind of conflict and contradiction was brewed.

"Just handle the matter yourself!" Mu Jing said, "Since you can convince Xi Zhicai and let Shuofangying keep its original form, I also choose to believe in you, but you can't let us down, understand?"

Some things came to an end, he believed in Zhang Liao's wisdom, in fact Xi Zhicai was right, Bingzhou Army seemed powerful, but as long as Zhang Liao was under control, it was impossible for Bingzhou Army to escape Mujing's control.

"Understood!" Hearing this, Zhang Liao took a deep breath. In order to keep the Shuofang camp from being divided, he did put a lot of thought into persuading Xi Zhicai, and he also understood that this would make people afraid.

"Actually, I came here this time to tell you two things!" After Mu Jing beat him a bit, he got to the point.

"Please order, my son!"

Zhang Liao cupped his hands respectfully and said.

"First, because of some relations between the DPRK and China, I will only be able to stay in the capital for a while in the future. I am afraid it will be difficult to directly follow the drills and military affairs of Jingping's army. Jingping's military affairs will be handed over to Commander Chen Dao in the future. Chen Dao Although the ability is good, but the experience is insufficient, so I hope you can support me well!"

Mu Jing handed out a Jingping order: "This is the military talisman representing our Jingping army. It has two sides. When the two sides are combined, it is the Jingping tiger talisman, which can dispatch the entire army. I gave one side to Chen Dao. Here you go!"

"Your Majesty, this subordinate is a surrender after all, absolutely dare not be!"

Zhang Liao was a little panicked.

"Here, you just keep it, it's just that this thing is hard to hold, you have to be careful!" Mu Jing said.

"It's not easy to take?"

Zhang Liao looked at Jing Ping Ling in his hand, his pupils changed color slightly, and he immediately understood the meaning of Mu Jing's words.

"Shuishuiguan is not far from Luoyang, nor is it very close. If there is any change, I am in Luoyang, and I am beyond my reach. I need to be flexible!"

Mu Jing said in a deep tone: "I chose Chen Dao to be the chief general of Jingping's army in the future, but he is still almost ready. In terms of battlefield response, he is by no means as good as you, who are young but have already fought in Bingzhou." The frontier general who has fought hundreds of battles, I need you to support him, and of course, I also need you to keep an eye on him!"

"Subordinates obey!"

Zhang Liao looked at Mu Jing's eyes that were as calm as water but deep into the dark abyss. He knew that this would be Mu Jing's first test for him. Passed, so he took over the heavy Jing Ping Order on this side.

"The second thing is the Military Law Office I established in the Jingping Army!"

Mu Jing said: "I'm going to let you take over as the director of the Military Law Department!"

"I?"

Zhang Liao frowned: "But I'm in charge of the Shuofang camp, I'm afraid it's not appropriate!"

"There's nothing wrong with it!" Mu Jing said, "You are the most suitable!"

"But……"

Zhang Liao wanted to say something, but Mu Jing interrupted him.

"No, but military orders are like mountains, this is the first article of military law!" Mu Jing said softly, "Are you going to be the first target of the Military Law Department?"

"My subordinates dare not!"

Zhang Liao hurriedly said in panic.

"Military law restraints can make soldiers understand the importance of military discipline, enable them to follow orders on the battlefield, and enhance their combat effectiveness, so the military law office is very important!"

Mu Jing patted him on the shoulder: "Whether you can do it well, or whether you want to do it well, these are all things you need to consider, and I only look at the result!"

Zhang Liao had no choice, he knew that if he didn't take over the Military Law Division, he would follow.

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Mujing stayed in Sishuiguan for five days, and then set off to return to Luoyang. He could not leave Luoyang for too long. It is not easy to maintain the stability of Luoyang. Lao Tzu faced ups and downs alone, a little weak, so he had to go back as soon as possible.

But he still let Xi Zhicai stay, in fact, he wanted Xi Zhicai to return to Luoyang, after all, Xi Zhicai's wisdom, and those old officials who can play tricks in court, with him by his side, Mu Jing will feel much more at ease .

However, Jing Ping's army expansion still needs someone to preside over it. If Mu Jing and Zhang Ning are not around, it can only be Xi Zhicai.

On the road, the carriage moved forward slowly.

"Is there a shortage of soldiers in the army now?" Zhang Ning asked while chatting.

"Ok!"

Mu Jingdao: "It's not just my Jingping Army, the Violent Bear Army is going to expand its army. The Nanyang Army has been reorganized into the Southern Army, and the Imperial Guard and Imperial Forest system has been established. It also needs to expand its troops. We lack the support of the people in Beijing, and it is difficult to recruit troops. , can only come from Nanyang!"

"There are actually a lot of Yellow Turbans hiding in Yanzhou, I can recruit them!" Zhang Ning said.

"do not!"

Mu Jing shook his head: "Now I don't know how many people will recognize your identity as the Holy Maiden of Peace, and how many Qu Shuai in the Yellow Turban Army want to become the heir of the great virtuous teacher. You, the Holy Maiden, are the target of public criticism and want to hold you hostage." There are not a few people, I don't want you to take risks again, don't worry about the current situation, some things can be done slowly, and there should be a period of stability in the future, as long as you can pass this time and restore the shock of a strong military power, the world It can be held steady!"

"Oh!"

Zhang Ning lowered his head, feeling a little lost.

Boom! ! !

The carriage suddenly jolted a little, Mu Jing's body became unsteady, and he threw himself on Zhang Ning's body. His right hand just happened to press on a soft place, and he instinctively squeezed it.

"you!"

Zhang Ning blushed pretty, looked at his salty pig's hand, and gave him a slap, with a crisp sound: "The prodigal son!"

"I'm wronged!"

Mu Jing covered his cheeks with five fingerprints clearly on them, not daring to reason about this matter, watching Zhang Ning who was about to get mad, he scrambled and left the carriage.

"Huo Shao!" Mu Jing's anger was soaring on the guard: "How do you drive the car!"

"My lord, this section is a mountain road, a bit rough, sorry!"

Huo Shao apologized again and again.

"Where is the front?" Mu Jing didn't dare to enter the compartment anymore, he looked around and asked.

"My lord, the Huangting Ferry is ahead!"

Huo Shao replied: "Crossing Luoshui, you can enter the area of ​​Luoyang!"

"Ok!"

Mu Jing nodded: "Hurry back to Luoyang as soon as possible before it gets dark tonight!"

At this time, there was a sudden commotion and chaos in the open space ahead.

"Little lady, don't go!"

"Hey, such a flowery and jade-like lady, she is taking advantage of us!"

"Go away, you all go away!"

There were not many people on the mountain road, but when I looked up, I could only see dozens of fierce and strong men surrounding a carriage in the distance ahead, and then bursts of foul language came out, and there were bursts of young girls in the chaos. There was a scream.

"What's going on ahead? Order all the soldiers of the Guards Battalion to stop, and then send someone to inquire about the situation!" Mu Jing stood on the carriage, looked around, squinted slightly, and ordered in a low voice.

Although the situation seemed much more stable now, he did not dare to relax his vigilance at all. It was hard to guarantee that someone would not make a fuss about him to deal with his father.

"My lord, those people in front look like bandits, but they should be good at martial arts, they might be rangers!"

Huang Zhong went to inquire about it himself, and then rode his horse into the carriage, and reported to Mujing, "They intercepted a carriage and killed a few people. The owner of the carriage should be two young girls. The thief intends to take the two little girls away in the carriage, and steal money and sex!"

"There are bandits near Luoyang?"

Hearing this, Mu Jing narrowed his eyes slightly, a little surprised, and said: "Since we have met, we can't pretend we didn't see him, and save him first!"

"promise!"

Huang Zhong nodded. He had also been a ranger himself, and he had the courage to act bravely. He went up and overthrew the bandits, and then rescued the two girls in the carriage.

(End of this chapter)