Chapter 1683： Unexpected Hu Zongxian

Chapter 1683 Unexpected Hu Zongxian

The sky is high, the birds are flying, there is no cloud in the sky, the sun is high, and the wind is clear. It is really a rare good weather in the cold winter months.

A few guards at the Yuanmen Gate of the University Campus were sitting on the ground, basking in the warmth and shaking their dice. Suddenly, they heard a sound of horseshoes, and when they looked up, they saw a group of people coming in front. Behind the people are tiger guards wearing armor and swords, each of them is as strong as a bull. Although they don't recognize people, they can tell at a glance that they are big.

Several guards got up in a hurry, and a clever guard kicked the dice into the dry grass to avoid falling.

Soon, a tiger guard in armor came first on horseback, and said loudly, "Governor Zhang Jing, Imperial Envoy Zhao Wenhua, Military Minister Huang, Yingtian Guard Wei Guogong, and Zhejiang Inspector Hu to inspect the campus camp, here you come! , you should hurry up and open the gate, and welcome you adults into the camp."

When the guards heard Zhang Jing's name, they stepped forward and opened the gate without saying a word. It is really the shadow of a famous tree. Governor Zhang is the highest military officer in the south of the Yangtze River. All the generals and soldiers in the south of the Yangtze River are under his control.

The clever guard who had just kicked the dice hurriedly went in to tell their commander that Governor Zhang and his party were here.

"Little one welcomes the Governor, and welcomes all the adults." Several other guards knelt on both sides of the gate to greet them.

Zhang Jing and his party didn't even look at them, they rode their horses past them, and went straight to the depths of the camp.

"See, this is the aura of the governor, the sense of oppression, swallowing thousands of miles like a tiger."

A guard kneeling on the ground dared not raise his head until Zhang Jing and his party had rode their horses into the depths of the barracks. Looking at the backs of Zhang Jing and the others riding past, he said with lingering fear.

"Bah, bah, I don't know if the Governor swallows like a tiger. Anyway, the Governor and the others rode over, and I swallowed a lot of dirt..." A guard next to him spat out several mouthfuls of muddy saliva.

Zhang Jing and his entourage went straight to the camp. The soldiers in the camp were divided into two distinct groups, one group was practicing and the other group was watching. The group of onlookers were soldiers from the university’s camp, and their armor and weapons were clearly upgraded; the group of soldiers who practiced were from other places.

After Zhang Jing took office as the governor, in addition to ordering the recruitment of wolf soldiers from Guangdong, Guangxi and Shandong spearmen, he also recruited soldiers from Fujian, Hunan, Hubei, Zhejiang and other provinces. These soldiers from other places have already arrived one after another. Zhang Jingren arranged them in different Beijing camps.

This arrangement can solve their board and lodging problems on the one hand, and on the other hand, it is also convenient for the soldiers of the Beijing camp to train them.

The Beijing Camp itself also has this function. In addition to guarding Yingtian and the imperial tomb, it also has the function of training officers and soldiers from other places in rotation.

There are about 3,000 foreign soldiers in this group, who were transferred from Hubei. Zhang Jing arranged them in the camp of the big school.

"I pay homage to the governor, Mr. Zhao, Mr. Wei, Mr. Huang, and Mr. Hu Yushi... I don't know if you are here, but I am far away from welcoming you. I hope you will make amends."

After receiving the report from the guards, Mr. Zhang, the head coach of the University Camp, did not dare to delay, trotted all the way over, panting, stepped forward to pay respects to Zhang Jing, Zhao Wenhua, Wei Guogong, Hu Zongxian and others, pleading forgiveness.

"Master Zhang, there is no need for red tape. Please tell us about the situation of the colonel's camp, the number of soldiers in your camp, the number of soldiers in your camp, the number of soldiers in your camp, how the food and grass are, how the equipment is, how the drills are..."

Zhang Jing waved his hands impatiently, and didn't talk nonsense with Mr. Zhang, and directly asked about the specific situation.

"Yes, yes, back to the governor, there are 30,000 soldiers in the camp of my university..." Master Zhang bowed and replied.

"I asked about the actual number of people registered in your battalion, not the number of you. Do you actually have 30,000 troops in your battalion?"

Zhang Jing glanced at the officers and soldiers of the big school camp, interrupted Mr. Zhang with a bad face, and asked.

Zhang Jing just glanced at the soldiers and the number of tents in the camp, and knew that Master Zhang was lying.

Master Zhang immediately blushed with guilt, and said with lack of confidence, "Actually, the actual number of people in the camp is 23,500..."

"Do you have 23,000? Answer me realistically." Zhang Jing looked at him with burning eyes, and interrupted him again with a look of impatience.

"Ahem..." Mr. Zhang couldn't help coughing, and kept wiping the cold sweat from his forehead with one hand.

"The actual number of people registered in the camp of the University Campus is 12,798, of which 8,351 are strong soldiers under the age of 45, and 3,000 are from 45 to 55 years old. Eight hundred and ninety-three people, and the remaining 500 people are over 55 years old. Among them, there are 3,890 elite soldiers who have been trained for more than three years, and the remaining soldiers have been trained for less than a year. The guest soldiers from Hubei total Three thousand one hundred and eighty people, all strong soldiers under the age of forty-five, but most of them are recruits who have been drilled for less than a year; there are three thousand pairs of armor, three thousand strong bows, nine hundred crossbows, and firearms in the camp. Eight hundred guns..."

At this moment, a magnetic voice sounded, telling the situation of the large camp camp in detail like a few treasures.

Who is speaking?

How do you know so much about the situation of the big school camp, like a few treasures, is it the deputy general of the big school camp?

Everyone turned their heads to look at the person who was talking about it in surprise, and then couldn't help but widen their eyes. They were surprised to find that the person who spoke was not someone from the University Camp, but Hu Zongxian who was standing with Zhao Wenhua.

How did Hu Zongxian know so much about the situation in the campus camp?!

Everyone's eyes widened in surprise.

Of course, in terms of surprise, the one who was most surprised was Mr. Zhang of the University Camp. Although he was the coach of the University Camp, he didn’t know the situation of the University Camp as well as Hu Zongxian. He can't tell the exact number of soldiers right now, he can only give a rough estimate, at most a hundred, and it's useless to count down, because during this period of time, many soldiers have been recruited one after another, and some have been dismissed. For the old, the weak, the sick, and the disabled, he had to read the military book to tell the specific number of soldiers. As for the number of armor, crossbows, and firecrackers, he couldn't remember them. He had to read the warehouse records to know; He wouldn't bother to record such details.

As the chief general of the university camp, he didn't know the specific situation, but he didn't expect Hu Zongxian to know it so clearly, like a few treasures.

"Why is Hu Yushi so clear?" Zhang Jing asked.

"Returning to the governor, the lower officials are responsible for rectifying the military appearance and discipline. After taking office, they often come to the battalions to inspect and supervise. The lower officials have a basic grasp of the situation of each battalion. Moreover, the lower officials only came to the camp of the big school the day before yesterday, and it only took two days. , I think there should be no change in the situation of coming to the university camp." Hu Zongxian clapped his hands and replied.

"Hu Yushi has a heart."

Zhang Jing nodded approvingly, but when he saw Hu Zongxian standing with Zhao Wenhua, he frowned again.

(end of this chapter)