The Soldier of the Red Mansion

Chapter 45 Can you lead troops like this?

Zhou Wen only stayed in the yard for a moment before someone came to call him. Hearing his name being called, Zhou Wen patted Wang Xin on the shoulder and left with a smile.

The officers would occasionally come to bring tea.

Zhou Wen left and never came back, and an hour or so passed.

A man came in and called out names. Wang Xin heard his own name and saw that there was another person with him. He had not seen that person yesterday. His official uniform was very old, he had a big beard, and he was of burly build. He just didn't pay much attention to anyone.

Just now in the yard, this man sat there for a long time with his sword drawn and his horse on end, without saying a word. If you didn't know him, you would think he was a mute.

After following the man through many twists and turns, we arrived at a yard.

There were three people in the yard.

One of them was wearing the uniform of a fourth-rank civil official, and the other two were the two who were called out in the morning. The young men sat on chairs and looked at Wang Xin with a smug look on their faces.

There is something wrong with this person.

Wang Xin didn't bother to pay attention.

The official who led the way introduced the fourth-rank civil servant, "This is Commander Wang Xin, and this is Captain Zhang Can."

Then he looked at Wang Xin and Zhang Can.

"This is Dai Wei, the Sima of the Eastern Army."

The civil servant looked at the two people in front of him.

The other party was of the fourth rank, and he was also of the fourth rank, but he was a military officer and the other party was a civil official. Wang Xin took the initiative to bow to the other party, and Zhang Can next to him realized it later and followed suit and bowed.

"Meet Sima."

"Meet Sima."

"it is good."

Dai Wei nodded and said calmly, "Everyone is here, come with me."

Wang Xin glanced at Zhang Can.

I am a fourth-rank military officer, so there is nothing wrong with saying this. You are a captain, and you also say this. If it were me, I would not care about these things, but there are not many people who can be as magnanimous as me.

No wonder he exudes an air of being excluded.

Zhang Can didn't know that he had said the wrong thing, nor did he care much.

"Master Dai, take care."

The young man next to him quickly stood up, rushed over, pushed Wang Xin aside, and stayed beside Dai Wei. Dai Wei, who had been calm just now, smiled at the young man, and it was obvious that their relationship was different.

However, Zhang Can, who kept a distance from strangers, gave Wang Xin a comforting look when he saw that he was being excluded.

Wang Xin was at a loss whether to laugh or cry.

What kind of people are they?

It’s indeed the capital city. I’m completely confused as to what all this mess is about.

Xue Pan was nicknamed "Dai Ba Wang" in Jinling.

After arriving in the capital, he became the fool Xue.

He was at least a general in Jiangnan, but when he arrived in the capital, he saw that there were many military officers and assistants everywhere, and he met all kinds of officials, which was rare in the southeast.

In the southeast, the atmosphere of officials protecting each other and everyone carrying fancy sedan chairs is even stronger.

The Ministry of War was on the left side of Chengtian Gate, next to it was the Ministry of Works, where Jia Zheng worked. In front was the Ministry of Personnel, and behind was the Hanlin Academy. Dai Wei led them to the four major Beijing military headquarters across the straight road.

Going down from Chengtian Gate, there are the East Army Yamen, South Army Yamen, West Army Yamen, and North Army Yamen in order.

On the way, Wang Xin heard it clearly.

He was assigned to the Eastern Army of the Beijing Camp.

The three people around him will be his colleagues in the future.

The Eastern Army Yamen is large.

After a while.

I met the Eastern Army Admiral Zhu Wei, who was in his fifties, with a serious and meticulous expression.

"Minister Tao has been calling for reforms to the Beijing Army and recently received support from the Ministry of War. The four of you are young talents selected by the Ministry of War to be responsible for training our army. Zheng Ang and Yang Zhongzheng will be assigned to the Left Regiment, while Wang Xin and Zhang Can will be assigned to the Right Regiment."

Zhu Wei spoke casually, and Wang Xin and the other three listened carefully.

The final arrangement sounds a bit hesitant.

But Wang Xin didn't intend to say it out loud.

Strength is everything.

Surprisingly, Zhang Can said, "I have a question."

"Any questions?"

Zhu Wei's tone was normal.

Zhang Can said bluntly: "Wang Xin and I came to the capital from the local area. Wang Xin came even later than me. Zheng Ang and Yang Zhongzheng have been familiar with each other in the Eastern Army for two years. I think the reasonable arrangement is one old and one new." Zheng Ang glanced at him with disdain, and Yan Zhongzheng looked incredulous.

A small captain actually dared to openly refute the request of the four admirals of the Beijing camp. Sima Dai Wei next to him frowned and showed disgust.

Zhu Wei looked very kind and not angry at all.

"The Beijing Army, the Imperial Guards, and the Twelve Regiments have been reorganized into four armies. This reform has been going on for several years, with constant changes. Now, the Minister of War and the Minister of Military Affairs have reached an agreement to begin new military training. This will not only involve the Eastern Army, but also the other three armies. No one can escape this, and everyone is paying close attention."

Wang Xin heard it for the first time. Did Jia Zheng know about it? Did he not know, or did he not have time to tell him?

Zhang Can was moved after hearing this.

"The list of candidates was finalized by the Ministry of War and the Military Administration. This army cannot change it. However, in order to ensure that the Eastern Army does not fall behind, the assignment of the four of you is decided by this army. Do you have any objections?"

Zhu Wei's tone was very light.

But Zhang Can didn't dare to ask any more questions and said honestly, "I don't dare."

Wang Xin understood.

A strong alliance, Zheng Ang and Yang Zhong are the talents that the admiral values, while himself and Zhang Can, no matter how talented they are, are just newcomers who have not yet figured out the ropes and are lagging behind the other side at the starting line.

Zheng Ang and Yang Zhongzheng were both military officers in the border army and had served in the Eastern Army for two years. The admiral knew them very well, which showed that they were indeed talented. It was no wonder that Zheng Ang was so arrogant.

But I also have my own advantages.

His identity is Dusi, and a higher rank means he can dominate others. When training soldiers under the same conditions, he has a much easier time than Zheng Ang, who is a Zuoji. For example, when facing Sima, who is also a fourth-rank official, he can be much more calm.

"Since everyone has no objections, please hurry up. I have only one request: we cannot be the last among the four armies. If anyone dares to drag down the Eastern Army and bring shame to our army, I can guarantee it."

Zhu Wei's face darkened, and he said word by word, "Don't even think about turning things around from my hands in your lifetime."

Zhu Wei is one of the four great admirals.

Before the Beijing Camp abolished the Jiedushi, the Admiral was similar to the Jiedushi, so no one dared to ignore Zhu Wei's threat. Even if there were connections behind him, it depended on who he was facing.

"Please rest assured, I will do my best to live up to your expectations."

Yan Zhongzheng said sternly.

"I would never dare to hold the Eastern Army back."

"Please don't worry, sir."

Zhu Wei's old eyes swept over everyone one by one.

No matter what the superiors think, I can't make any mistakes here.

"Three months."

"The entire army can choose whatever they want and do whatever they want."

Then he looked at Dai Wei, "Sima, keep a close eye on it."

Dai Wei immediately bowed and said respectfully, "Yes, I will follow the orders of the Lord."

Time was running out, so Dai Wei did not delay. He completed the formalities at the Eastern Army Yamen as quickly as possible, and then sent the four people out of the city to the Eastern Army's left and right towns respectively.

The four major armies of the Beijing camp took turns to enter the city for guarding.

The rest of the sergeants were on duty in the barracks.

This month was the day when the general of the Right Town of the Eastern Army was on duty in the capital, so the daily affairs of the Right Town were in the charge of the lieutenant general. When Dai Wei led Wang Xin and the others to the Right Town, it turned out that both the general and the lieutenant general were not there.

Dai Wei didn't ask any more questions. He just handed the person over to Youzhen and went back.

As a result, it lasted for two days.

Wang Xin was waiting in vain at the Youzhen military camp.

"How can we do this? If we are outdone, not only will we be embarrassed, but our future will also be affected." Zhang Can couldn't sit still and kept cursing back and forth.

"This isn't military service at all."

"This is being a slave."

Wang Xin stood by the window and saw another group of elderly and weak people being taken away by officials.

The soldiers did not practice, so the officers sent them to carry sedan chairs for officials and repair houses. In just two days, he saw with his own eyes dozens of soldiers being sent out to work.

In a year, how many soldiers can get proper training?
"What's the big deal? Isn't it the same?"

Zhang Can was curious when he heard this.

"Is it the same with you in Datong?"

Wang Xin was even more curious.

"Aren't you leading troops in the southeast?"

Zhang Can became more and more curious.

Wang Xin looked at Zhang Can curiously, and Zhang Can looked at Wang Xin curiously.

(End of this chapter)