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Chapter 350 Military Spirit ()

In Jiang Shaohua's eyes, things like Cuizhi and the others were just trivial matters, not worth mentioning.

After inspecting the 3rd Guards Battalion, she then went to inspect the 1st and 2nd Guards Battalions.

The Guard Camp is her capital and confidence to control Nanyang and establish a foothold in the court, and she attaches great importance to the Guard Camp. He stayed in the guard camp for nearly a month before leaving.

The next place to go is Nanyang Military Camp.

After Yu Chong got the news, he led a group of close military officers and rode out of the military camp ten miles to meet him.

"The general welcomes the princess!"

The generals were full of energy, their faces full of enthusiasm and respect.

Jiang Shaohua smiled and said: "Everyone, please get up without any courtesy."

Yu Chong and others thanked the princess for her kindness, mounted their horses and followed each other, surrounding the princess and riding into the Nanyang military camp.

The Nanyang Military Camp is really inferior to the Guards Camp. However, they have been practicing for more than three years. The food in the military camp is good and there is no shortage of oil and water. The soldiers are all glowing and full of energy.

You know, in the past two years, the imperial court has been at war and the treasury is tight. The military pay for the troops stationed in various states was reduced again and again, and there were widespread complaints. The Nanyang military camp was not affected at all. The military pay, war horses, armor and food were all provided by the Nanyang Palace.

In this case, how could the Nanyang army not be interested in the princess?

Pay as a soldier. Whoever takes his money and eats his meal, he will work hard for whom.

Seeing the princess entering the military camp, I don't know which soldier knelt down first, and soon all the soldiers knelt down. He kowtowed to the princess from afar.

Jiang Shaohua felt hot in his heart. In the military camp, the strong are respected, and the world of military men is also extremely pure. What she paid was just some military pay and food, but what she gained was the military spirit of Nanyang.

"Everyone, please stop kowtowing and get up!" Jiang Shaohua raised his voice and his voice reached everyone's ears clearly.

The soldiers then stood up and did not move forward. They just looked up from a distance.

Jiang Shaohua smiled, took the initiative to step forward, glanced at a soldier, and asked kindly: "Have you received your military pay this month?"

The tall and strong soldier was so excited that he straightened his chest and replied loudly: "To tell you the princess, military pay is paid at the beginning of every month, and there has never been any arrears or deductions."

Jiang Shaohua nodded with satisfaction and asked, "How is the daily meal?"

"Back to the princess, we have three meals a day, enough steamed buns, rice porridge in the morning and evening, two vegetables and one soup at noon. Eat meat every two days."

This kind of food is no worse than the Royal Forest Army in the capital.

Jiang Shaohua called another soldier forward to ask about the daily drills. The soldier who was called was equally excited and blurted out his answer without thinking. It can also be seen that what he said is all the truth, otherwise, some traces of his deeds would inevitably be exposed.

This means that in Nanyang Military Camp, Jiang Shaohua has to be careful about his performance. If you were in the guard camp, you wouldn't have to be so deliberate.

After a round of performance, Jiang Shaohua went to settle down in the military tent.

According to military practice, the dinner this night was particularly sumptuous. Several fat pigs were slaughtered in the kitchen, and two sheep were also killed. Distributed to each soldier's bowl, everyone can eat a piece of meat as big as a palm, and a bowl of hot and fragrant mutton soup. As a soldier was eating, his eyes suddenly turned red and he wiped away tears.

This soldier was the first lucky man to be questioned by the princess during the day. His surname was Zhao and he was the fifth in the family.

"It's delicious and delicious, Zhao Wu, why are you crying?" A veteran beside him joked with a smile.

The soldier named Zhao Wu said in a low voice with red eyes: "I was just thinking. Fortunately, I am in the Nanyang military camp and don't have to worry about food and accommodation every day. The military salary I saved is sent home to buy food, which is barely enough for my parents and brothers at home." We need to fill our stomachs, otherwise the whole family will starve to death.”

Zhao Wu was from Bingzhou. A severe drought in Bingzhou was followed by a locust plague, and many people starved to death. However, his family survived because of the money he sent back.

Therefore, Zhao Wu's gratitude to the princess was particularly genuine.

There are indeed many soldiers like Zhao Wu. When all the soldiers heard these words, they each felt happy: "Isn't that right? Other soldiers in the garrison lacked clothes and food, and their military pay was often withheld. We are the only ones who get our military pay on time every month."

"This is all because the princess treats us so kindly. We are not those ungrateful white-eyed wolves. The princess treats us as kindly as a mountain. From now on, if the princess gives an order, I will dare to go through mountains of swords and seas of fire."

"That goes without saying! My life has long belonged to the princess."

Yu Chong issued strict orders not to allow the soldiers to say such words as "the princess rebels and we will follow her". However, people don’t say it in their mouths, but most of them think so in their hearts.

At this time, Jiang Shaohua held a small banquet in the military tent. Those who were eligible to attend the banquet, except Song Yuan beside her, were Yu Chong, Li Tie and other generals in the Nanyang army.

As for Chen Jinyu and Ma Yaozong Tang Youyin, they were not qualified to sit with the generals yet, so they moved a small table and sat outside the military tent, eating and drinking while quietly listening with their ears pricked up.

Drinking is not allowed in the military camp, so Jiang Shaohua used water instead of wine: "The morale of the Nanyang army is high, and the appearance and morale of the army are far better than before. This is all the credit of General Yu! I would like to drink a glass of wine to the general!"

Yu Chong led the troops in drills all day long. His face was tanned, and his face turned red when he was excited. His eyes were shining. He held the tea cup with both hands respectfully: "The imperial military pay is getting later and later, and the more it reduces, the more fierce it becomes. Soldiers of the Nanyang Army I don’t have to worry about food and clothing, and my military salary is sufficient. It’s all thanks to the kindness of the princess. I will give this cup to the princess.”

Jiang Shaohua smiled happily, and the tea cup in his hand clinked with Yu Chong's tea cup, making a crisp sound.

Next, several generals served the princess with tea, and the atmosphere was quite harmonious.

During the six months that Jiang Shaohua was in the capital, he did several major events that shocked the court, and news of them reached the military camp one by one. The generals were amazed and respected and loved the princess even more.

After three rounds of tea, and most of the food was full, Li Tie coughed and whispered: "Princess, I will finally dare to say something that touches my heart."

"In the past few years, General Yu has led us to drill every day. It is no exaggeration to say that the current Nanyang Army is definitely an elite force."

"However, after training like this all the time, the soldiers have never seen blood in actual combat, so they are always a little less bloody."

Another general boldly answered the question: "Yes! We also want to go out and train our troops."

Yu Chong immediately glared at the two of them: "You two can't mess around! We are a garrison, and we don't have documents from the Ministry of War. We can't act rashly. Do you want to cause trouble for the princess? I really think that the prime minister in the court is a vegetarian. ?”

Singing together, it sounds like that!
In fact, I just got jealous watching the guards battalion take turns going to the north to "send food".

The general who led the army was indeed a bit cowardly to sit in the military camp all day long.

They are all self-proclaimed eagles, who doesn’t want to spread their wings and fly high in the sky? Why does the Nanyang Army have to stay in the barracks all day long despite the majestic battle of the Guards Camp?