However, after seven days, Guo Jing really had a thousand decent riders under his command.

It turned out that Guo Mo asked members of the beggar gang to spread the news that Guo Mo, the champion of martial arts, was recruiting cavalry in Jiangling City.

Anyone who can ride horses and shoot arrows, regardless of their status, can go to apply for the recruitment. Once hired, it is equivalent to entering the "Dunwu Army".

In the unprecedented "martial arts" a few years ago, the "martial arts" style in the Song Dynasty revived, and with the addition of [-] elite imperial troops, the news that [-] "Dunwu troops" were selected has already spread widely.

1000 people were eliminated every day, and [-] qualified soldiers were selected within [-] days.

In addition, the 5000 people who were eliminated became the most powerful propagandists of the "Dunwu Army".

What kind of generous treatment, equality between officers and soldiers, the most advanced training methods, the strictest discipline, a completely transparent promotion system, the most ordinary soldiers have learned the art of war...

It's a pity that the "Dunwu Army" is too strict in screening, and they are still sticking to the number of [-]. Many people who are not aware of it, or people who are not in the Forbidden Army, have no chance at all.

It's all right now, and it's rumored that the "Dunwu Army" is under the command of the capital, and Guo Mo, the champion of martial arts, is choosing cavalry troops in Jiangling City.

Even in some nearby garrisons, there are many people who feel good about themselves and "ask for leave" to apply for the job.

Seven days later, there was a large open land in the east of Jiangling City.

In recent days, Guo Jing's military horses have been training here, and a simple school yard has gradually been built.

Guo Jing led [-] cavalrymen under his command, and the number of cavalry gathered from all over the two lakes reached more than [-], and they were temporarily restrained by Qin Ju.

Seventy-eight thousand people, plus war horses, the whole school grounds seemed a bit noisy.

A high platform with a square meter was built on the north side. Standing on the high platform, Guo Mo looked at the dark cavalry below, feeling a little disappointed.

He has seen tens of thousands of Mongolian cavalry, even if the formation is not neat and the equipment is not neat, but almost everyone is brave and skilled in bow and horse, while the soldiers of the Song Dynasty appear to be weak as a whole.

"Brothers, my name is Guo Mo. I was the number one scholar in the 'Martial Arts Examination' last year, and I am also the commander of the 'Dunwu Army'."

"Now, according to the government's will and the order of His Royal Highness 'King Yan', come to the two lakes to resist the Jin soldiers."

"Someone should know that 300 powerful cavalrymen from the Kingdom of Jin came just outside the city of Jiangling ten days ago. In the end, our army beheaded more than [-] people and captured more than [-] people. The Jin army did nothing. Fantastic!"

"Great Song Wansheng—"

Some soldiers from Jiangling County who participated in the battle ten years ago actually shouted slogans that only existed in the prosperous Tang Dynasty.

Not long after, some people also shouted "Wan Sheng" sparsely.

"Haha, Wansheng? What do you mean Wansheng?"

"No, our current army in the Song Dynasty can't do this. If we want to achieve 'Wan Sheng', we have to put in ten times, a hundred times the effort to train, to fight, and use sweat and blood in exchange for 'Wan Sheng'! "

"We have nearly 7000 people present. I will only keep 3000 people in this selection. Those who can stay in the end will have the same treatment as the 'Dunwu Army'—"

In such a noisy scene, Guo Mo's voice could clearly reach everyone's ears. This skill alone calmed everyone down.

"Guo Jing, Qin Ju—"

"exist--"

Guo Jing and Qin Ju rushed out on horseback.

"We will use the 'Dun Wujun' training and elimination method for screening. After three days, the screening will start, after five days there will be no new recruits, and after seven days, the final 3000 people will be left."

"No!" The two retreated in response.

"Where is Song Ci?"

"exist--"

"Jiangling Prefecture must fully supply the military supplies of all those involved in the screening, and borrow from the nearest prefecture for the shortfall."

"All accounts must be clear, and the military supplies used must be detailed. At the same time, the Ministry of War, the Privy Council, and the Ministry of Households must report for collection. His Royal Highness 'King Yan' has already given the king's order."

"promise!"

Song Ci was dressed in a civil official's uniform, and looked out of place in the entire school grounds, but she couldn't stop her strong bones.

Guo Mo was not afraid of trouble. It was easy to select [-] cavalry, but he had to spend seven days.

It is to set off a trend of "martial arts" in the land of Lianghu, not only to obtain the final [-] cavalry, but also to train all the cavalry in the Lianghu garrison as much as possible.

"Brothers, there are nearly [-] cavalrymen from the Kingdom of Jin wandering around the two lakes."

"They were cut off by the garrison troops from all walks of life, but because of the inaction of our cavalry army, we have not been able to eliminate this group of robbers until now. This is a shame for our Lianghu cavalry army."

"In the next seven days, in the battle to eliminate this Jin army, I hope that all brothers will carry forward the spirit of 'not afraid of hardship, and not afraid of death', and use the blood of the Jin army to wash away the shame of our cavalry army."

"At that time, Mr. Guo will drink a bowl of celebration wine with everyone, and shout together: Great Song Wansheng——"

"Great Song Wansheng—"

Chapter 2 Veterans Seconded

When Jiangling Prefecture's selection of cavalry troops was in full swing, Lin'an, which was more than 1000 miles away, also kicked off the grand court meeting at the end of the month.

From Jiangling to Lin'an, the distance is nearly 700 miles.

Wang Jian took a hundred cavalry and escorted more than 300 prisoners of the Jin army.

Worrying about what might happen in the middle, each prisoner had two meals a day, only a bowl of porridge and a biscuit.

Wang Jian and the others rode horses, and the prisoners could only walk on their feet, maintaining a speed of more than a hundred miles every day.

In fact, Wang Jian was a little too careful. This was just a group of cavalry from the Kingdom of Jin who had lost their prestige and vigor in the territory of the Song Dynasty. Survival was their only luxury.

After walking for seven days, Wang Jian counted the time. If he continued walking like this, he would have to walk for at least ten days to reach Lin'an.

Wang Jian asked his lieutenant to escort the captives slowly, while he led five cavalrymen to report victory to Lin'an first.

Therefore, before the great court meeting at the end of the first lunar month, Wang Jian and his party arrived outside Lin'an City in a hurry.

In fact, it was already midnight, so I first went to the camp of the "Dunwu Army" in the south of the city to rest, have a simple meal and drink, and take the time to sleep.

At daybreak, Wang Jian got up again, and with five cavalrymen, deliberately not changing their armor, they galloped towards the gate of Lin'an City in a "travel-stained manner".

"Great news, good news—Great victory in Jiangling—"

There was still some distance from the city gate, so Wang Jian ordered five cavalrymen to shout the sound of victory together.

Early in the morning, no matter how far the sound traveled, it also alarmed the soldiers guarding the city.

It's just that they were a little overwhelmed, as if they had never dealt with such a thing before.

He is still an old soldier who has been in the army for many years, so he hastened to remind everyone.

"Quick, get out of the way, they are going to the Golden Palace to report their victory."

The soldiers guarding the city hurriedly let the few people entering and leaving the city wait aside first, and cleared the area inside and outside the city gate.

Wang Jian and the others arrived soon, and when passing through the city gate, they deliberately stopped for a while.

"So that the Lin'an army and people can know that the 'Dunwu Army' Guo Mo Guo Dutong defeated the Jin Army cavalry outside the city of Jiangling and beheaded more than two thousand. Great victory in Jiangling—"

"Jiangling Great Victory—"

"Jiangling Great Victory—"

In the Song Dynasty, although the ruling class of scholar-bureaucrats had always bowed their knees to the Kingdom of Jin in order to seek peace.

However, the common people have always been full of the thought of "hatred of gold". When they heard that it was a great victory for the Jin army, they were naturally excited.

The court meeting of the "Daqing Palace" has already begun.

In the first month, nothing major happened.

Located in the south of the Yangtze River, there is no need to deal with the cold winter, nor is it the season of floods. Although the military in the Southern Song Dynasty is weak, the economy is extremely developed.

The Minister of Rites, Cheng Yi, issued a performance list.

"I would like to report to the officials that an envoy from the Kingdom of Jin came to visit and said that [-] cavalrymen in the Dengzhou garrison of the Kingdom of Jin strayed into the Lianghu area during training, and it has been more than a month."

"The 'Zhongshun Army' is in charge of Meng Zongzheng, and the handsome army blocked their way back. Therefore, the envoy of the Kingdom of Jin came to invite the officials and gave the 'Zhongshun Army' a decree to let the Jin army return to the north."

"Oh, and this matter? Why didn't I know? How did Cheng Qing handle it?"

The official sat on the dragon chair, pretending to be surprised.

"The old minister informed the other party that the court had not received the news, so he reported it to the officials and sent someone to verify it."

Cheng Yi is calm and authentic.

"What does Shi Xiang think?"

The officials did not give a judgment, and turned to ask Shi Miyuan who stood at the head of the civil officials.

"Reporting to the officials, there are also rumors of this matter among veterans. Since the envoys of the Kingdom of Jin are visiting, it seems that this is indeed the case. It is better not to hurt the diplomatic relations between the two countries."

"The old minister dare not agree with what the Prime Minister said!"

The official hasn't answered yet, and Cheng Yi is out of class again.

In today's court, there are not many ministers who dare to confront Shi Miyuan in court, but that doesn't mean there aren't any. The Minister of Rites, Cheng Yi, is definitely one of them.

"Whatever Cheng Qing said, but it doesn't matter."

The officials seemed to be more interested in Cheng Ju's opinion, and he was slightly surprised that they didn't talk to Shi Miyuan.

"Reporting to the official family, the veteran is not in the Privy Council or the Imperial City Secretary, so he cannot receive news from the military everywhere."

"Only listening to the words of the envoy of the Kingdom of Jin, the veteran thinks that the Jin army must have deliberately provoked and penetrated into the two lakes to cause disaster, and that the 'Loyal and Obedient Army' Meng Dutong would have such an act. Before receiving the detailed military report, the veteran suggested not Forget it."

"Haha, Cheng Qing is old enough to talk about the country. In fact, the military newspaper has arrived a long time ago. The five thousand cavalry of the Jin Army are raging in the two lakes, and the troops stationed in various places are already doing their best to stop it."

"The Kingdom of Jin is maliciously provoking disputes between the two countries. I, Da Song, absolutely cannot agree to such an unreasonable request from the Kingdom of Jin!"

After the old Cheng Huan finished speaking, he actually put the letter of state of the Kingdom of Jin in his hand on the ground, and even went up and stepped on it twice.

"Haha, you old Cheng Yi, you are so old, but you still have such a big temper."

The official scolded with a smile, but with a smile on his face, he didn't seem to blame at all.

Those censors who wanted to impeach Cheng Yi for "disrespect in front of the emperor", seeing the official's "Long Yan Joyful" appearance, holding a wat board, wondered whether they should come out to impeach.

"Great victory in Jiangling, beheading two thousand ranks of the Jin army—"

"Great victory in Jiangling, beheading two thousand ranks of the Jin army—"

Wang Jian and his party of six entered Lin'an from the south gate, shouting about the great victory all the way.

Gradually, people with good deeds also shouted together, and everyone gathered outside the palace.

At the main gate, the soldiers guarding the city saw more and more people gathering, and hurriedly closed the palace gate.

They had never seen such a scene before, and hurriedly sent someone to deliver a letter to the "Daqing Palace".

However, the voices of the crowd shouting for great victory were first transmitted into the "Daqing Hall".

"Old guy, go see what's going on outside?"

Wen Wu in the main hall heard the shouts outside, and everyone stopped talking about the envoys of the Kingdom of Jin.

The old eunuch didn't have much time to go out, so he turned back to the "Daqing Palace" again, his face blooming with joy.

"Reporting to the official family, the great victory in Jiangling, beheading two thousand ranks of the Jin army. The one who reported the victory is Wang Jian from the 'Dunwu Army', who is waiting outside the Lizheng gate."

The old eunuch's words made the entire "Daqing Palace" suddenly silent, and after a while, all kinds of praises, doubts, and reprimands broke out.

"Let Wang Jian come to the main hall—"

The officials suppressed the excitement in their hearts. Xiaoqi had been away for so long and finally got the definite news. This kid is really capable of tossing around.

"The last general 'Dun Wujun' Wang Jian, see the official family!"

Wang Jian went to the Golden Palace, and because he had a stomach in his body, he just gave a military salute.

"General Wang, if you have the details of the military report, please submit it."

Wang Jian untied the big package on his back, took out a memorial from it, and handed it to the old eunuch.

The official was on the dragon chair and started the report.

The report was very long, and the officials watched it unhurriedly. The civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty were a little anxious, but no one dared to urge it.

"Okay, very good. Haha, General Wang, I have read the report, please tell everyone about the specific battle situation."

In fact, Wang Jian did not personally experience the battle outside Jiangling City. When he was ordered to return to Lin'an to report the victory, he asked someone to understand the whole process in detail.

What you hear from others is often more wonderful than what you see with your own eyes.

"Reporting to the officials, I want to impeach the 'Dunwu Army' who ruled Guo Mo, left his post without authorization, ignored the 'Dunwu Army', and went to Jiangling Mansion privately."

As soon as Wang Jian finished speaking, the censor jumped out to impeach him.

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