"Dongdongdongdongdongdongdongdong..."

“Woo woo woo woo woo woo woo…”

The war drums were like thunder and the military horns were loud, and they immediately resounded throughout the world, which was so shocked that all the officials and civilians in the city went out to check the truth. Many people thought that there were another bandits and the war was about to begin. It was not until after inquiring that everyone knew that Sun Dujian was going to inspect the troops of various prefectures. This immediately made many people interested, and those who were brave even called their friends to rush to the city gate to see what was going on.

At this time, the military camps that were originally scattered across Jeju City and were always quite calm were all lively. The soldiers in them were dressed neatly and hurriedly gathered together with weapons, forming a large open space in front of the east gate of Jeju City.

The movement caused by the rapid assembly of nearly four or five thousand officials was undoubtedly quite huge and shocking. The people of Jeju had never seen so many soldiers gather here for many years. Looking at their bright armor, weapons flashing with cold light, and a small number of cavalry that shuttled between the battalions from time to time, many men felt their blood was rising, thinking of becoming one of them.

But all this fell into Sun Tu's eyes, who had already stood at the top of the city and looked down at the movement, which made him frown. After a while, he said to the people around him: "It's almost half an hour, why haven't these soldiers even been in line yet? If there was really an enemy attack, I'm afraid that our official army would have been defeated long ago and was defeated in a mess?"

The actions of these officials today really disappointed him. Even though the deputy of the military officers had already returned to the camp to arrange everything, when the drums and trumpets sounded, they could still see the soldiers in each camp panic, and the team was too uneven. Until half an hour later, there were still people who came to the team late from time to time, and even the soldiers who could not find their own army were spinning around like headless flies, disturbing the military formation.

"Sun Dujian, it's no wonder that brothers are. After all, the incident happened suddenly and everyone was not mentally prepared. Moreover, the soldiers and horses of the states and prefectures were not aware of each other, so they were naturally even more unfamiliar with each other, which made them a little messy." Zhou Fan hurriedly explained. The others nodded to express their agreement, thinking that Sun Tu's requirements were too high, and they were just showing that they would not feel pain when they stood up and talked.

Sun Tu snorted: "This is why I hope to unite the troops of the prefectures in Shandong. If all the troops can cooperate more with this kind of cooperation, the situation will naturally be improved. However, Zhou Dujian's previous sentence made it difficult for me to agree with it. What does it mean to be sudden? Since you are in the army, you should be ready to fight the enemy at any time. Will the enemy have agreed with you early in the morning and wait until you are ready to launch an attack? Even the simplest gathering of the entire army is so delayed, can you still expect them to defend the land and safeguard the people?"

These words made the military officers feel dissatisfied again, but Sun Tu is now about to become their boss, so they can only accept it and say nothing. As for what they think in their hearts, it is hard to say.

After a while, thousands of officials finally formed a complete array. At least at this time, they looked at the entire army with great momentum. Each of the soldiers raised their chests and raised their heads, and were full of energy.

Sun Tu glanced over the soldiers and nodded slightly. At least he looked a little elite on the surface. The others also showed their proud smiles. These were the elite soldiers in the wing army drawn from their prefectures. Today, they finally showed their faces to him in front of Sun Tu.

"You can't see anything just standing, just let the army move." Sun Tu looked for a while and suddenly said, "The Dengzhou army on the left wing traveled three miles to the left, the Yizhou army on the right wing retreated two miles, and the other army went forward one mile."

After the order was issued, the military officers on the front of the city did not take it seriously. They quickly asked the messengers around them to wave their flags and let the troops below move as they did. However, they did not notice. At this time, a playful smile had gently curled up the corner of Sun Tu's mouth.

When the order was passed, the entire military formation, which was already quite solemn and neat, suddenly became a mess. The Dengzhou army on the left was fine. Although the queues when it expanded outwards had become very loose, at least they were still in a military formation posture. However, the other military and horses began to get messed up and quickly mingled with each other.

Some people wanted to go backwards, but they collided with the team coming forward, and some people wanted to detour outside. As a result, they attracted more troops to the outside, causing the entire team to collapse in a moment. The military formation that had been gathered together before finally became a mess of sand after just a short time of tea, and it was not in a queue at all.

When all this came to everyone, let alone the many officers on the front of the city, even the ordinary people watching military exercises near the city gate sighed, and some rogues even laughed at each other, feeling that these troops were no different from their own families.

Sun Tu looked at all this quietly, but the military officers around him all blushed. He didn't know what to say. Just one order actually caused the entire army to fall apart. If he really encountered an enemy attack, he would know if he didn't ask about the fate.

"Everyone, what are elite soldiers? It is not that everyone has outstanding martial arts skills and can be called elite soldiers. Instead, when an army can be united, with one order, a thousand people will join forces, and when facing the enemy, they will change their formation like arm and fingers. This can be called an elite soldiers who can fight against powerful enemies. Look at the appearance of these wing troops, they are really elite. Can they really fight with bandits? Even if there are many official troops and so unbearable to drive, they will not be able to wipe out bandits from all over Shandong. Once they are attacked by them, they will only increase casualties." Sun Tu said his opinion seriously.

This time, no one else dared to speak again. The facts in front of him have shown that these official troops are completely a group of mobs. Not to mention confronting the enemy, even the most common practice, you have to spend some time to form a good idea.

"We are soldiers and generals. Since we are receiving the salary from the court, we should do our best to make our troops strong. Now that the Japanese official is the chief military commander of Jingdong Road, we should take the initiative to strengthen our army. In the future, we must not be abandoned, especially the military army, which is even more careless. Have you remembered it clearly?" Sun Tu suddenly increased his voice and shouted, but he made his next identity clear.

Everyone's faces changed slightly, and finally they all agreed with their fists: "Secretary and I will obey the order." Then, someone looked embarrassed: "But... we have difficulties in every state and prefecture. Just the military pay has been owed by the government, and the soldiers have no intention of training."

Nowadays, in addition to Qingzhou, more than a dozen prefectures in Shandong, which of the Xiang army did not live a hard life, and even the most basic food and clothing were still a problem. Although the army that arrived in Jeju today seemed to be quite energetic, it was actually just a fig leaf. Apart from the hundreds of soldiers and horses, the other Xiang army had almost no combat power.

Sun Tu also understood their difficulties, so he said after silence: "These officials have heard of them, and I will think of solving this matter. I can give you a brief explanation. Within half a year, at most, I will let the court change its previous practices and let the military pay be more in my hands. However, there is one thing I want to say before, and I can't pursue the previous things. But in the future, if anyone dares to deduct military pay at will and thus misses the big thing, I will not spare him lightly!" At the end of the words, his eyes had already passed by everyone's faces like a sword, which made the hearts of these military officials feel cold. Then they clasped their fists and expressed their opinions: "We will not let down Sun Dujian's high hopes and force our Shandong official army!"

"Okay, then I will wait and see." Sun Tu nodded. This battle is done today to discover and solve the problems. Now it seems that his purpose has been achieved. Next, when he returns to Qingzhou, he should think of asking Tong Guan to come forward and change the accumulated problems in the army for a hundred years.

When those officers saw his confident look, they were a little impressed. They all knew how sad the life of the Song army is now. Except for the Western Army and the Northern Army, the other wing troops, even the imperial guards, are they subject to civil servants. Can their troops on Jingdong Road really save themselves?

Just then, a dark cloud was blown above Jeju by the wind. After a while, the cold rain had fallen down, as if even God was a little dissatisfied with Sun Tu's ambition and wanted to pour him a basin of cold water.

Before the military officers could sigh, the army below suddenly became even more chaotic. Many people screamed after being wet by the rain, and then a shocking scene happened - these thousands of soldiers actually scattered in a blink of an eye. In an instant, only two teams were left under the city standing alone. After a while, the cavalry of more than 100 people slowly retreated back to their own military camp.

Sun Tu stood at the city wall in a daze, looking at the scene of the scattered hall, and for a moment he didn't know what to say. Finally, he looked at the officers who were also embarrassed: "How dare you be called an elite soldier with such military discipline? It's just a rain that can scare away thousands of official troops. What if you face the enemy's rain of arrows? Will the entire army collapse in the blink of an eye?"

At this time, only more than 200 Qingzhou troops were still standing straight there, like a javelin and a pillar. Even though the rain was getting heavier, they did not see any movement, as if the more than 200 people were clay sculptures and wood sculptures.

It was not until this time that the officers on the city gradually understood what elite soldiers were—

The Qingzhou army below, which is as motionless as a mountain, is worthy of the title of elite soldiers. No wonder they can rise rapidly in just half a year, win battles and make such a big name...
Chapter completed!