The next day, Gao Xianzhi was invited to Zuowei Camp.

To be honest, Gao Xianzhi really didn't want to come. Ever since he had a chat with Gu Qingshen, Gao Xianzhi had become disheartened. Secondly, he was jealous of Li Longji. What made him most disheartened was his strategic policy towards Anxi in recent years.

He was almost completely denied, and even because of his actions, Datang's western strategy fell into chaos.

The emperor did not want to see him, and he knew that he had done something wrong. This kind of frustration deeply affected Gao Xianzhi's self-confidence. After thinking about many things, Gao Xianzhi no longer had the arrogance of the past, but became very depressed.

What Gu Qing saw on the sidelines of the school field was a dejected and listless Gao Xianzhi.

Gu Qing couldn't help but be startled after seeing Gao Xianzhi. After not seeing him for just a few days, Gao Xianzhi seemed to have aged a lot, as if there was a little vixen in the house that sucked his blood every day.

"Shuai Gao, you are the lord of Anxi, you must cheer up." Gu Qing sincerely advised.

Gao Xianzhi laughed at himself: "The Lord of Anxi is just a veteran who is trying to survive. When the imperial edict comes, I will return to Chang'an to retire."

Gu Qing sighed: "How can Gao Jieshuai, who has been fighting all his life, talk about retiring? Anxi needs the commander-in-chief to strategize, otherwise for a young boy like me, can you trust me to leave the four towns of Anxi to me?"

Gao Xianzhi glanced at him and smiled: "Although Mr. Gu is young, he is also a brave and resourceful person. I have heard about your many deeds in Chang'an. I can rest assured that Anxi will be left to you."

Just as he was talking, a big drum suddenly sounded in the camp. Gao Xianzhi looked around unexpectedly and said, "Is today a training day?"

Gu Qing smiled and said: "The soldiers and horses I lead are different. Every day is a day of training. You can only have one day off after five days of training."

Gao Xianzhi frowned: "If you practice too frequently, are you afraid of the morale of the soldiers being shaken?"

"Promising a heavy reward will only strengthen the morale of the military."

Seeing Gao Xianzhi's noncommittal look, Gu Qing smiled and said: "It's useless to talk more, so I'll ask Commander Gao Jie to see the appearance of my left guard and horses, and see if I can return it to your eyes."

After saying this, Gu Qing ordered Han Jie to help him remove his armor, and wore a short shirt to warm up in front of Gao Xianzhi by moving his hands and feet.

Gao Xianzhi said in astonishment: "What is Mr. Gu Hou doing?"

Gu Qing pointed at the formation of soldiers gathering in the distance, and said with a smile: "The generals share the joys and sorrows with the soldiers, and the sergeants train. I, the coach, am no exception. Otherwise, how can I convince people?"

After Gao Xianzhi was astonished, his eyes showed admiration and he sighed: "Master Gu is really an extraordinary person. He can do extraordinary things. With such a character and perseverance, I will leave Anxi to you for nothing."

Gu Qing laughed, moved his hands and feet and stepped forward.

On the school field, the soldiers organized into battalions and began routine drills under the command of their respective generals. From obstacles to long-distance running to cross-country, there were slogans and kill calls. The dust on the school field was flying, but there was a sense of

An inexplicable and shocking murderous aura.

At this time, Gu Qing was like an ordinary soldier, running obstacles, rolling in the sand, and carrying heavy loads with the soldiers. After more than an hour, the entire training process was completed, and Gu Qing came back dragging his exhausted and shaky body.

Sitting down on the recliner that Han Jie had prepared long ago, Gu Qing gasped and drank half a bag of water without bothering to be polite to Gao Xianzhi. He collapsed on the recliner with sweat all over his head and groaned from exhaustion.

Gao Xianzhi looked at Gu Qing in surprise, who was sitting still, and then at the school ground, which was still dusty.

Today he has learned a lot. It turns out that Gu Qing's troops are trained in this way. So... what are those novel parallel bars, balance beams, obstacle walls, etc. on the school field? What is the use of their existence?

Under the scorching sun, Gao Xianzhi stood for more than two hours, staring unblinkingly at the drill of the soldiers on the school field. Finally, when the drill ended, the exhausted soldiers lined up again, and Gao Xianzhi heard the general's violent shout again.

A total of ten names were called. In front of all the soldiers, ten sergeants stepped forward and each happily received a bunch of copper coins from the general's hand.

Next, the general continued to call the names of a hundred people. The hundred people also came out and walked happily to the barracks with ten sheep. The beaming look on their faces was as if they were entering a bridal chamber, which made people feel particularly sad.

In the wild and cold land outside the Great Wall, there are no women and no money. I really can’t imagine what these one hundred strong men who have been holding back for a long time will do to these ten sheep in the barracks. If they must make the best use of them, they will eat the sheep.

I could do many other things before...

Therefore, there are still many areas that need to be improved in the rules set by Gu Qing. For example, when it comes to eating sheep, it is best to eat in public, so as not to do anything immoral while hiding in the barracks.

Gao Xianzhi couldn't help but turn around and ask Gu Qing: "This, this is..."

Gu Qing opened his eyes and glanced, and said lazily: "Under heavy rewards, there must be brave men. Every day's heavy rewards must be honored in public. The top ten in training will be rewarded with a hundred coins, and the top hundred will be fed with meat..."

As he spoke, Gu Qing clicked his tongue and murmured: "These guys are so disappointing, their rankings almost remain the same every day. Did those guys in the top ten come to Anxi to make a fortune?"

Counting the days, the top ten sergeants have made about the same amount of money. If this continues, the first batch of ten thousand-literary households will soon appear among the officers and soldiers. What else are they doing as soldiers? They can go back to the countryside to be local masters.

"Han Jie!" Gu Qing suddenly shouted loudly: "Go tell the battalion officer, the top ten... no, the top one hundred soldiers all write down their names, and they are not allowed to return home within five years. After making so much money, I will always

You have to sell your life to me several times in a down-to-earth manner. Do you really think you are going to make a fortune? I haven't made a fortune yet, so why do they dare to make it first?"

Han Jie took the order and left in a hurry.

With a smile in his eyes, Gao Xianzhi sighed: "Gu Houye's method of training soldiers is really... unheard of and breathtaking."

Gu Qing smiled and said: "Shuai Gao, are you praising me or scolding me? This method of training soldiers was just a random idea of ​​mine, but it still makes sense if you look closely."

Gao Xianzhi nodded and took a closer look at the obstacle walls, parallel bars and balance beams built on the school field. He observed them carefully and even went up to try them out himself. When he came back, he looked thoughtful.

"What do you think, Commander Jie?" Gu Qing asked with a smile.

Gao Xianzhi muttered: "It's novel, but it does make sense... It's much more physically demanding than practicing one move after another and practicing formations. These objects seem to be able to train the body in many aspects."

Gu Qing smiled and said: "I have ordered that there will be a military exercise between the Zuo Wei soldiers and horses and the Anxi army in one month. Both armies are elites of the Tang Dynasty. It is better to have a face-to-face competition. If Zuo Wei wins, it means that my training method works.

, then we will promote it to the entire army in the four towns of Anxi, what do you think of Commander-in-Chief?"

Gao Xianzhi nodded: "Yes, if it is really good for military training, I have no reason to deny it. Who doesn't want the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty to become more and more elite?"

Gu Qing paused and suddenly said: "I wonder what the relationship between Commander Jie and the supervisor Bian Lingcheng is like?"

Gao Xianzhi glanced at him quite unexpectedly, pondered for a while, and said slowly: "It's just official business."

The words were very cryptic, but Gu Qing understood the meaning.

I'm afraid the two have deep grudges, otherwise they wouldn't even bother to say polite words on the surface. The so-called "official dealings" are actually estranged from each other, or even enemies of each other.

"Why did Lord Gu suddenly mention this person?" Gao Xianzhi asked with a smile, his eyes filled with meaning.

Gu Qing also laughed: "I just think Border Supervisor Jun is very interesting..."

“What’s the fun part?”

"To be precise, the past few days have been more interesting. I don't know why, but the Border Patrol Army has suddenly become more courageous in the past few days. They speak and do things with their heads held high, which makes people feel even more powerful, haha."

After Gu Qing finished speaking, he quickly glanced at Gao Xianzhi.

This sentence was not a small talk, but a subtle reminder to Gao Xianzhi. If Gao Xianzhi had a passing IQ, he would probably understand what Gu Qing meant.

Although Gu Qing's goal was to drive Gao Xianzhi away, if he had to choose between Gao Xianzhi and Bian Lingcheng, Gu Qing would not mind adjusting his goal immediately and killing Bian Lingcheng first.

Gao Xianzhi's faults are at best headstrong and arrogant, but Gu Qing knows deeply that if a eunuch becomes bad, he will be so bad that he will have sores on his mouth and pus on his soles. Such a person is more dangerous than Gao Xianzhi.

Yes, it must be removed first.

Although Bian Lingcheng has not done anything to harm the interests of Gu Qing and the four towns in Anxi, now is a time of peace, and a supervisory army cannot exert his destructive power. Gu Qing is worried that once a war breaks out in Anxi, Bian Lingcheng will not

If he is so peaceful, then the destruction caused by him alone may kill many soldiers.

Sure enough, after hearing Gu Qing's words, Gao Xianzhi suddenly frowned, thought for a moment with a sullen face, and then looked at Gu Qing deeply.

Gu Qing responded with a bright smile. He looked innocent and sunny, cute and handsome, but a little less festive.

The two of them seemed to have reached some kind of tacit understanding silently, a pure tacit understanding between men.

…………

A burst of rapid horse hoofbeats interrupted their thoughts.

A knight was stopped outside the gate of the left guard camp, shouting something loudly at the officers on duty at the gate from a distance. However, the officers on duty at the camp were expressionless and refused to let him in.

Gao Xianzhi glanced in the direction of the camp gate, frowned again, and said in a deep voice: "That's my personal guard, there should be something urgent to report."

Gu Qing raised his chin toward a guard next to him and said, "Let him in."

Gao Xianzhi's personal guards entered the camp and rushed to the school grounds. When they found Gao Xianzhi, they immediately saluted and said urgently: "Commander Jie, we just received the military report that the Tibetan bandits sent 30,000 troops and invaded Khotan ten days ago. Khotan's defenders

We have been defeated and retreated. The Tibetans have occupied the town of Khotan. I ask the Commander-in-Chief to make a decision."

Gao Xianzhi and Gu Qing were shocked and stood up at the same time. Gao Xianzhi's face was ashen and he said: "Khotan Town was lost?"
Chapter completed!