Han Jie has always felt that Gu Qing is very mysterious. For some reason, Gu Qing seems to care about time, especially the time in the future.

Everything he did seemed to be prepared for some big event that was about to happen in the future. Although some things seemed a little hasty in Han Jie's eyes, Gu Qing still insisted on doing it, as if he was forced to do it by the future.

The situation has forced us to speed up the pace.

The purpose of developing business is to accumulate money, to train troops is to strengthen strength, and to drive away Gao Xianzhi is to gain military power. Thinking about it, Han Jie suddenly felt a little panicked. He has money, soldiers and power. Why does Gu Qing want to master these three things?

It's not just a simple trip to Anxi. If it's just for Anxi, there is no need for Gu Qing to do it in such a hurry.

Gao Xianzhi was aware of the current affairs and had made a great compromise with Gu Qing. Now, except for the wartime command power, almost all the power in Anxi has been transferred to Gu Qing, but Gu Qing still seems to be dissatisfied.

It seems that he wants to hold all the power of the Anxi Protectorate in his hands, including Gao Xianzhi's wartime command power.

The vast expanse of yellow sand outside the Zuowei camp has a huge training ground circled on the sand according to Gu Qing's instructions. There are many training equipment fixed on the ground, all of which are carefully built according to the drawings drawn by Gu Qing.

The first is a nearly one-mile obstacle course, including flat sand, obstacle walls, climbing walls, pommel horses, and parallel bars. Every soldier needs to quickly pass these obstacles to warm up. Then they tie sandbags on their legs and start cross-country.

Training, twenty miles a day, take a short rest after completing all these, and then get up to do physical fitness. Each soldier must do push-ups, pull-ups, frog jumps...

This was just a morning drill. They rested for an hour after lunch, then started practicing capturing the enemy, practicing formation, and finally the traditional Tang army's formation attack moves.

On the first day of the new military training, when the 10,000 soldiers of Zuowei heard about these training procedures with various subjects, they almost exploded.

The Tang army had never conducted such a huge amount of drills, and every drill sounded like a child's game. How could it be possible to do it completely under such a scorching sun?

The soldiers in the camp were noisy and the morale of the army was in turmoil. Chang Zhong approached Gu Qing with a troubled face and carefully asked if he could be exempted from certain subjects.

Gu Qing firmly refused.

"No subject can be omitted. I have seen that the amount has been reduced a lot based on the climate and the actual physical fitness of the soldiers. If you practice according to the true standards in my heart, I estimate that you will lose more than half of it in the whole day.

The remaining subjects are my bottom line and cannot be omitted any more." Gu Qing said firmly.

Chang Zhong scratched his head and said: "The things you have arranged for me, Mr. Marquis, will seem useless in the end. For example, the obstacle course, it is such a short distance, you have to climb the wall and lie down, and you have to cross the balance beam, pommel horse, etc."

How will this help our soldiers go into battle to kill the enemy?"

"Exercise physical fitness, exercise balance, and exercise dexterity and adaptability on the battlefield..." Gu Qing sighed and said: "General Chang, believe me, I will not do anything nonsense, nor will I make fun of the bodies of the soldiers. I did it

Everything has its own reason, I hope the soldiers understand it, if they don't understand it, you generals should understand it too."

Everything Gu Qing did was indeed plagiarized from his previous life. He copied the physical training process used by the army, and he firmly believed that he could train an iron-clad army. Although the current Zuowei soldiers were considered elite, Gu Qing

He also wanted this elite division to become even more elite and become an invincible ace army in the Tang Dynasty.

Chang Zhong said helplessly: "Although the general does not understand, he is willing to obey the military orders of the Marquis, but the soldiers below are not happy. They are about to blow up the camp..."

Gu Qing pondered for a moment, then turned to tell Han Jie: "Ask someone to build a high platform at the north corner of the training ground, about one foot high. Hang a bunch of copper coins and a whole and fresh leg of lamb on the high platform so that the training soldiers can see it at any time.

Something on the high platform.”

"General Chang, please pass on the order. Whoever can complete this drill first among the ten thousand soldiers of the left guard today will be rewarded with one hundred cents each. The first hundred will be given a meal of meat, and the last one will be rewarded with a hundred cents."

Hundreds of people, today they only have dry food and no meat."

"If he is ranked among the bottom 100 for a month in a row, I will fire him from the left guard and pay him to go back to Chang'an. I will not raise waste under my command." Gu Qing said firmly.

Chang Zhong thought for a while, nodded and said: "The Marquis is smart, and there must be brave men under the heavy reward. The reward is where they can see it, so they will no longer have any resentment. I will obey the order of the Marquis."

"

Chang Zhong cupped his fists and was about to leave, when Gu Qing suddenly stopped him.

After struggling for a long time, Gu Qing gave up and sighed, waved his hand and said: "You go and give the order first, I will give you a surprise later..."

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No need for translation, Chang Zhong quickly understood what a special surprise was.

When Chang Zhong walked out of the commander's tent and loudly issued an order to all the soldiers, a high platform was quickly built at the north corner of the training ground. After the high platform was erected, a bunch of heavy copper coins and a fresh leg of lamb still dripping with blood were hung on it.

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The original resentment of the soldiers gradually subsided, and the chatter on the training ground quickly disappeared. There was silence in the queue of 10,000 people. Everyone silently stared at the copper coins and leg of mutton on the high platform.

"The deputy envoy of Anxi Jiedu, Gu County Marquis, ordered that those who can complete the training every day from now on will be rewarded with a hundred coins for the first ten. The first hundred will be full of meat. On the last hundred, there will be no meat for the day. For one consecutive month, the last one will be rewarded.

"Hundred, fire out the left guard and go back to Chang'an! Gu County Marquis will not raise waste under his command!" Chang Zhong stood on the command platform and roared.

The soldiers started talking again, this time it was no longer resentment, but excitement.

One hundred coins is not a small amount. According to the current pension standard of the Tang Dynasty, even if you die in battle, the pension provided by the court is only two hundred coins. Now, as long as you practice in the top ten every day, you can get one hundred coins, which is equivalent to every day.

Half your life was wasted.

Even if you don't get in the top ten, you can still eat meat if you get in the top 100. This kind of treatment has never been seen before. Lord Gu is indeed a powerful man who is not short of money, and he is extremely generous.

It was a very simple algorithm. After calculating it, the soldiers became more and more excited and eager to try it.

Only a very small number of people who are not born with strong physiques hang their heads and say nothing. The so-called top ten or top hundred are probably impossible for them. Now they have to worry about whether they will fall into the bottom hundred. If it lasts for a month, they will

Being expelled from the army and sent back to Chang'an, not only will he not be able to eat military rations in the future, but being expelled is also a huge humiliation. When he returns to his hometown, he will not be able to hold his head high as a human being.

When the soldiers in the team were feeling sad and happy, there was a sudden commotion behind the command podium. Gu Qing came out wearing a simple short shirt. Under the astonished gaze of Chang Zhong and other soldiers, Gu Qing slowly walked onto the stage and looked around at the soldiers.

Finally, he pointed to his own attire and said loudly: "Have you seen what I look like today? From today on, I will train with all the soldiers. What do you do, I will follow suit, how about it?"

In a queue of 10,000 people, it is naturally impossible for Gu Qing's voice to reach every corner, but when a general in ancient times gave a lecture, there were usually sergeants below who would carry out the orders, transmitting every word of the general from the front of the team to the rear.

His words were quickly heard by all the soldiers in the army.

Then the stadium suddenly erupted into cheers like a mountain falling and the earth was shattering.

I don’t know who took the lead. He said something sparsely at first, and then countless people gradually echoed it. Finally, one after another, the voice became louder and louder, and the four words echoed in the huge training ground.

"The Marquis is mighty!"

Gu Qing laughed, pressed his hands down, and said: "You have all seen my physique. I am probably not as good as you. I can only guarantee that I can finish the job, but I cannot guarantee how many places I can get. No accidents will happen."

If you do, you should be at the bottom every day, so those soldiers who are at the bottom of the hundred should not be depressed, I am with you."

There was another burst of laughter and cheers in the team.

Gu Qing's smile gradually faded, and his expression suddenly became solemn: "As the commander of the first army, I am also working hard to make myself stronger. You are all soldiers of the Tang Dynasty. Training to kill the enemy is your duty.

Okay, from now on I will practice with you."

"All officers and soldiers in the Left Guard Army, whether generals or ordinary sergeants, must drill. All officers and soldiers share the same hardships. If there are still people who are lazy and unwilling to do their best, then it is no wonder that the military law is ruthless. I have said the ugly words before

, any soldiers who are unwilling to practice should stand up now and I will let you live back to Chang'an!"

There was silence. Gu Qing waited for a long time. Seeing that no one moved, he couldn't help but nodded with satisfaction and said: "All generals, listen to the order, take off your armor, put on short shirts, and practice with the soldiers. Now the soldiers are divided into groups from each battalion.

Bring the brigade back, including me, and start training!"

With a few words, the sluggish and turbulent morale suddenly boiled to the top. Amidst the cheers of the soldiers, Gu Qing jumped off the command platform and started running from the starting point of the obstacle course. Under the gaze of the soldiers, Gu Qing crossed the obstacle wall and climbed over.

Climbing walls, walking across flat sand...

Every time they passed an obstacle, the soldiers gave out loud cheers and applause, but Gu Qing felt pain in his heart. He found that he was exhausted and could hardly hold on anymore.

When passing the double pole, Gu Qing finally lost his strength and fell to the ground. His arms were trembling and he could not lift them up. The cheers of the soldiers fell silent instantly, and they watched Gu Qing lying on the sand in embarrassment, unable to get up for a long time.

I don't know who suddenly shouted "Master Hou is mighty!"

The soldiers all echoed: "The Marquis is mighty!"

Amidst the overwhelming shouts, Gu Qing stood up slowly, climbed up the double pole again, gritted his teeth and passed slowly and hard. However, when crossing the balance beam, Gu Qing's feet were unstable and he fell down again. This time he fell.

It was a bit serious, and my knee bled a lot, and it seemed like it was disabled.

Gu Qing still gritted his teeth and continued to pass, slowly, jerkily, but firmly.

If you can't follow the rules you set for yourself, how can you convince others?

This is the belief that supports Gu Qing to persevere. He wants to control this army, not only the military power, but also the morale of the army and the loyalty of every soldier to him.
Chapter completed!