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Chapter 148 - Swift March

"What do you think of the infantry exercise code that we wrote?" Zhao Chen laughed.

"His Majesty is truly a god! We are all in disbelief, this is all written by His Majesty! " Li Gang just noticed Zhao Chen coming in and immediately raised his head.

"This was not written by me alone, it was written by Yue Fei and the others!" Zhao Chen laughed.

"This is all His Majesty's idea, this lowly general doesn't dare to claim credit for it!" Yue Fei stood behind Zhao Chen and anxiously asked.

"If you have the ability, you will have the power! Take a look at the infantry exercise code, is there anything else that needs to be added or changed? " Zhao Chen said.

"Your Majesty, your military training method is different from that of past generations of notable generals." Your Majesty, your military training method is different from previous generations of notable generals. Li Gang thought about it and said.

This was the place he was most suspicious of. In the past, military training mainly focused on practicing martial arts and occasionally practicing array formation. Zhao Chen had added many useful and useless things! Including running, formation training, mountain training, assault training, and so on, he really didn't know whether these were useful or not!

"You don't have to doubt that!" "When the time comes for war to come, you will naturally be able to see its effects!" Zhao Chen laughed and said.

These were all military training methods from a thousand years later. Compared to the military training methods of this era, these were countless times more advanced! In particular, the concept of standardization and systematization contained within it far exceeded that of this era! The Germans had trained their professional soldiers in this way, and the Japanese had turned from a weak army into a strong army! Later on, when all countries used this method, there was naturally something unique about it! Of course, when the later generation of Germans created this method, it was already at the end of the cold weapons era. By the time the Japanese arrived, it was already in the hot weapons era. This was also the reason why Zhao Chen, Yue Fei and the others had to study it together. Zhao Chen had many things to consult Yue Fei and the others on!

"His Majesty's military training method surpasses all the notable generals of ancient and modern times! In my opinion, although it has only been a month, the Imperial Guards have undergone a tremendous change! Both the physical condition of the soldiers and the morale of their troops had far surpassed that of the past! Rest assured my lords, this method is definitely feasible! " Yue Fei said.

Yue Fei was the number one general of the Song Dynasty, it was a pity that he was not famous at all! With his unique eyesight, he was able to see the advanced aspects of this training method! However, Li Gang was still skeptical of what he said!

"I think His Majesty's method of training the soldiers is feasible! When we first arrived at the Imperial Guard, they weren't what they are now! At that time, the Imperial Guards were extremely lazy, they were far inferior to the Jingyuan Army! But it's only been one month, and from what I see, this army is no longer inferior to the Jingyuan Army! " Wang Shu said.

"Really?" Li Gang said in disbelief.

"Of course!" Wang Shu laughed.

Wang Shu was already extremely shocked and impressed by Zhao Chen! He could not imagine how a crown prince who came from the inner palace, a king who had never had any dealings with the army, could come up with the same method of training as these geniuses! He naturally did not know that Zhao Chen came from the future generations, and these were all just the summaries of the experiences of the future generations! If Zhao Chen was not the emperor, just this set of methods to train soldiers was enough to make him famous throughout the ages!

"With just the military training method, it would be hard to train a strong soldier without good general guidance!" The Imperial Guards used to be the Home Breaker, but their military discipline, morale, and morale were just too poor. Therefore, if we were to stay here, we have to accompany this army to change! With me here, this army can become the invincible army that I want more quickly! Therefore, we still have to stay here for a long time! For the time being, I shall leave the matters of the court to you all to handle. Also, I have another matter for you all to take care of! " Zhao Chen said.

"What is it?" Li Gang said.

"Find some scholars and Elementary Scholars here and have them join the Imperial Guard!" Zhao Chen said.

"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" Your Majesty, what does the military need scholars and Elementary Scholars for? Is it to come up with a plan? " Li Gang said in surprise.

"You guys also saw the infantry exercise code, and it says, 'Let the soldiers know why they are fighting, for whom.' With this education, the army will never become a private army, and the soldiers will only be loyal to me and the Song Dynasty, never to worry about the army rebellion ever again! However, the military officers were not knowledgeable enough. It was impossible for them to do these things, so I wanted to recruit some scholars! Once these Elementary Scholars entered the army, they would be considered soldiers. Their status would be the same as a general's, but they would not be able to command the army as they wished. They would only be in charge of educating the soldiers! " Zhao Chen said.

These scholars and Elementary Scholars were equivalent to the "political committee" of the future generation and were specifically responsible for ideological education! During a war, they had to boost their morale! In some ways, they were similar to the ancient military overseers. However, the military overseers were the high-ranking surveillance officials, while they went deep into the army. They had to stay with the soldiers on a daily basis, and their role was only to educate them on political matters.

"Your Majesty, to think of such a plan to control the army, I am truly impressed! Your Majesty, in addition to the Imperial Guards, the Jingyuan Army and the Tsinghua Army can also place a few scholars and Elementary Scholars within their ranks. These Elementary Scholars are used to educate the ordinary soldiers! " Wang Shu said.

Wang Shu was extremely impressed by this move of Zhao Chen's! He felt that this was the best way for the monarch to control the army. He would teach them to be loyal to the monarch every day, and even if the general wanted to rebel, the soldiers would not rebel with him! He still did not understand the deep meaning behind Zhao Chen's introduction of this system. It was mainly to enhance the fighting strength and cohesion of the army, and not just to prevent them from rebelling.

"Your Majesty, rest assured. We will definitely do well in this matter!" Once we return to the Middle Han Area, we will immediately recruit a group of Elementary Scholars into the army! " Li Gang said.

"Very good! However, this training method was currently only used in the Imperial Guards! "If possible, we can try to recruit other members of the military!" Zhao Chen said.

That night, Li Gang and Wang Shu stayed in the camp, discussing political matters with Zhao Chen! Right now, Zhe Keqiu's side had already been killed, but the officials of Middle Han Area, Chuan Shu and Guan Shan all relied on bribes to get the position of the higher ups. Li Gang asked them if he wanted to take down these officials, and when they would be taken down!

Zhao Chen thought for a while, then said: "Right now, the overall situation has just stabilized, so it's not appropriate for too many changes to occur! We won't touch those officials of the prefecture, but you better keep an eye on them! Wait until the situation stabilizes half a year later. If someone is greedy and rebellious, then we won't show any mercy! If someone has not done anything bad in this half a year, we can forgive them even if they only bribe Zhe Keqiu to become officials! "

Li Gang said: "Your majesty is enlightened! It should have been like this! "

Zhao Chen laughed, and said: We have been training for the whole day, and you are truly tired! If there's nothing else, let's go to sleep! "

That night, everyone was resting in the camp. On the morning of the second day, Zhao Chen was still training with the soldiers, while Li Gang, Wang Shu and the rest returned to the Middle Han Area to continue dealing with the affairs of the world.

"Your Majesty, you don't care about politics at all. You should hand it all over to the two of them. I'm afraid that's not appropriate, is it?" Yue Fei said somewhat puzzled.

"Naturally, I cannot leave the political matter entirely to them! He must have the political matter in his hands! I have an idea. I'll tell you in a few days! Among the chaotic times, the army was the most important! I think it's better for me to control the army first. " Zhao Chen shook his head and said.

In the middle of the night on the 15th of July, an ear-piercing whistle suddenly sounded from outside the military camp!

The soldiers in the barracks woke up as they heard the whistle. Countless of them quickly put on their clothes and ran out!

According to the rules of the infantry exercise code, once the soldiers received an emergency gathering signal, they had to gather all within fifteen minutes! Soldiers must be neatly dressed, troops must be neatly lined up!

Hurried running sounds came from beside him as countless soldiers came to their unit. The commander of the unit urgently counted and ordered the soldiers to line up neatly!

"Half an hour has passed!" Zhao Chen said.

"Your Majesty, our training is still not enough! There are still people who did not come! " Yue Fei said.

"It's already quite good. The vast majority of the soldiers are already here!" A few soldiers were running towards them! Give them another quarter of an hour! Today is their first time. In the future, they will train a few more times, and they will naturally meet the requirements! " Zhao Chen said.

"Yes sir!" Yue Fei nodded!

After a quarter of an hour, all the soldiers had finally arrived!

The training grounds were in complete silence, no one was whispering to each other, this was completely different from when Zhao Chen first arrived! Zhao Chen was slightly satisfied in his heart!

"Today we will carry out the emergency march training, and head in the direction of the Qin Mountains! A total of three hundred li, they had to arrive within three days! We will walk together with you! " Zhao Chen said indifferently.

Immediately, Zhao Chen and Yue Fei headed towards the north. Behind them, the troops behind them, under the lead of the various generals, were also heading towards the north!

The night was hazy, and the soldiers were marching at an extremely fast speed!

Two hours later, they had already passed the gates of Middle Han Area, and the sky was still as dark as ever! They continued forward!

The soldiers were able to persevere through their first day and rest in the wilderness at night!

By the second day, some soldiers had already left the line!

Zhao Chen and Yue Fei were originally in front, but now that they were at the back of the troop, seeing that there was a soldier whose head was covered in sweat and was almost unable to move, Zhao Chen anxiously came over to his side and asked: "Are you alright?"

When the soldier saw that it was Zhao Chen, he anxiously saluted and said: "Your Majesty, I am fine!"

Zhao Chen took out his leather bag and said, "Look at your sweaty face, let's drink some water first!"

After the soldier drank the water, he gritted his teeth and continued forward!

When Zhao Chen saw that someone had twisted his ankle, he limped forward. Immediately, Zhao Chen supported the soldier and led him forward!

"Your Majesty, I have truly dragged Your Majesty down!" The soldier was both anxious and grateful, and he actually started to cry uncontrollably.

"Men sweat and bleed but never shed tears! You can never do this again! " Zhao Chen said.

"Your Majesty, I am loyal to you. I am willing to go through fire and water for you!" The soldier choked.

"Very good! From now on, do your best in your training, and don't drag us down! " Zhao Chen said.

"Yes sir!" The soldier gritted his teeth and nodded.

"What's your name?" Zhao Chen asked again.

"Little Xu Qing, originally a citizen of Hedong City, followed General Yue to the Middle Han Area! It's just that I don't have much ability, so I'm still an ordinary soldier! " he said.

Initially, Yue Fei had brought over a thousand soldiers of the allied army to the Middle Han Area. Later on, the Home Breaker became a forbidden army, and many of the officers of the Home Breaker were missing. Yue Fei had installed many of the soldiers of the allied army as military officers, but there was still a portion of them who existed as ordinary soldiers.

"Xu Qing! Your name is Xu Qing? " Zhao Chen was startled. This person was one of the main generals of the Yue Clan's army in history.

"Yes, my name is Xu Qing!" Xu Qing nodded.

"I believe that you will definitely be able to accomplish something in the future and build your career!" Zhao Chen laughed.

"Thank you, Your Majesty. I won't disappoint you!" Xu Qing said.

Zhao Chen nodded, and continued to support Xu Qing forward! There were several times when Xu Qing wanted to struggle free from Zhao Chen's grasp. He felt that he was dragging Zhao Chen down, but Zhao Chen did not agree.

The more it got to the end, the more Xu Qing felt touched. He forced himself to stop crying, and he didn't want to cry anymore!

Since Zhao Chen was helping the straggling soldiers, the rest of the soldiers in the army did not dare to slack off. They either supported the straggling soldiers or carried the stragglers on their backs, not letting anyone fall behind, so that everyone could follow the army and advance forward!

"Three hundred and fifty kilometers, this was completely unimaginable before! Only by following His Majesty can we do such a thing! " Yue Fei secretly thought.

Until the second night, when Zhao Chen was sitting amongst the soldiers. He ate together with the soldiers and then said: "Tell me, what problems do you have in the army? If it can be changed, I will definitely think of a way to change it! "