The Nameless of the Common Clans

The military field was filled with the spirit of war. Qian Shuo should have been happy to have such a strong army, but he couldn't be happy at this moment.

How could this be a review? These soldiers from all over the country were clearly demonstrating to him.

As for why they were demonstrating to him, it was not difficult to understand. Those who gathered on the military field at this time were all strong and brave men from various states and counties, and naturally they were unwilling to be ruled by a eunuch.

At least Qian Shuo understood it this way.

"Shuo Gong, the officers and soldiers of Xiyuan have gathered." Wang Yue saw that Qian Shuo had not spoken for a long time, gently pulled Qian Shuo's clothes, and whispered.

"Ahem~" Qian Shuo took a deep breath, looked at the strong soldiers from various states and counties, coughed lightly, and tried to make his voice louder: "This time, the army was summoned because His Majesty wanted to establish a new army to defend Luoyang. You are all the brave soldiers of our Han Dynasty. According to His Majesty's edict, the generals of each county will resign their military power from now on, and someone will lead you to receive the reward. The new army will be commanded by the generals selected by the court."

As soon as these words came out, many generals from all over the country frowned. This seemed to be different from what was agreed. According to the rules, they entered Luoyang this time. In addition to handing over the elites sent by various states, they would also become generals of the new army, but now, they seem to have been deprived of power?

"What doubts do you have?" Qian Shuo frowned and asked when no one moved.

"Do you have His Majesty's edict?" A general stepped out and saluted Qian Shuo.

"Of course." Qian Shuo took out an imperial edict from his bosom, looked at everyone and said: "This edict is issued by His Majesty. Please hand over the military power as soon as possible and wait for the reward."

"But I don't know what will happen to us after we leave the camp?" Another person bowed.

"The court has its own arrangements. I don't know about this matter. Please respond to the edict quickly." According to the emperor's intention, these people should be sent back to their respective states. Otherwise, it is easy for these people to get into trouble. Besides, these people cannot be released for the time being.

Although the generals of each state were dissatisfied when they heard this, they did not dare to disobey the order. Although these two thousand people were brave, they did not belong to the same family and had not communicated with each other before. Besides, they did not have the courage to disobey the order.

As soon as these people left, the army immediately had some chaos, and the sound of whispering continued. Qian Shuo shouted several times for silence but it did not calm it down. Instead, it became more and more intense.

"Send out fifteen men immediately and appoint them as military marquises to manage their troops!" Qian Shuo had no choice but to immediately order the soldiers to separate. There were sixty men left this time, of which forty were military marquises and the remaining twenty were military commanders. According to the military system of the Han Dynasty, two thousand men could be divided into five divisions and ten groups, that is, five military commanders and ten military marquises. At present, Qian Shuo could only hope that the generals he selected could stabilize the situation.

"Yes!"

Since the generals in the palace began to divide the men, Qian Shuo personally selected fifteen of the most courageous generals to divide the men. Cui Geng was appointed as the military commander to manage two groups because of his outstanding performance in the competition. As for Chen Mo... Qian Shuo was a little surprised that a fourteen-year-old boy could survive to the end and win. Even if Chen Mo coveted these elite soldiers, he was not included in this appointment.

Two thousand people were taken away by Feng Zuo Shiqu, and at the same time, some people directly began to look for those eliminated generals in Xiyuan, and recruited them as their own garrison commanders and team leaders.

Looking at the still chaotic parade ground, Qian Shuo had a headache. These five battalions were the troops prepared by His Majesty for himself, and they were also the foundation for him to become the main general of the new army. But at this moment, although these troops were elite, they were not easy to control.

Qian Shuo was a little worried. It seemed that he had to come here frequently in the next few days to reward some supplies so that these elite soldiers could be loyal to him.

"If you have nothing to do, come to my camp to help me." Cui Geng was the military commander, and he did not immediately take care of his soldiers. Instead, he ran to Chen Mo and said after the division of troops.

Chen Mo and his men were all future military marquises and military commanders. It was impossible for them to be garrison commanders or team leaders under him, but before Chen Mo had his own troops, coming to help him manage the army was a good choice.

Qian Shuo classified the strength of military commanders by their bravery, but Cui Geng knew that although Chen Mo was young, he was a general favored by Gao Shun when he was under Gao Shun, so it was right to find him.

"Okay." Chen Mo nodded. He had nothing to do, and he was also a little jealous of these soldiers. Unfortunately, the power was not in his hands. Some of those who controlled the power looked down on him. It would be good to go to Cui Geng to see how these elite soldiers were trained and accumulate some experience.

At that moment, Chen Mo followed Cui Geng and brought his two troops to find Cui Geng's station.

Xiyuan occupies a large area. These generals who were assigned troops already have their own stations, with 400 people in each. According to Chen Mo's understanding of Xiyuan, according to the current distribution of the stations and the distribution of these generals, this time the recruitment will be about 8,000 people.

Entering a new environment, and withdrawing their familiar generals at the beginning and replacing them with a group of new generals, it is obviously a bit unacceptable for these unruly soldiers.

In the next three days, the whole West Garden was in chaos. Qian Shuo came almost every day and brought a lot of rewards, but it was difficult to completely appease these elite soldiers.

Those generals who were selected through the competition obviously had limited ability in commanding the army. Some copied Gao Shun's method and trained every day, but these elite soldiers were not convinced. They were obviously not as calm as Gao Shun. The same words, when spoken from Gao Shun's mouth and from their mouths, had completely different momentum and effects.

Cui Geng, on the other hand, was not in a hurry to organize the army first. Instead, under Chen Mo's suggestion, he first asked for names and communicated, and then explained the situation of the Xiyuan New Army, although they did not know what the Xiyuan New Army was. What he does, but one thing is certain that he is a soldier directly under the emperor, and he will have the opportunity to be promoted based on military merit in the future.

Anyway, I first win over their feelings and then give them some hope. I just started to manage the army on the third day, and the effect was surprisingly good. I don’t say how convinced I am of Cui Geng and the other two military princes, but at least I won’t deliberately cause trouble. .

On the seventh day of July, the new troops recruited from Luoyang began to be stationed in Xiyuan one after another. Most of these new troops were brave men who had just been recruited. They were much easier to train and organize than the elites.

Chen Mo didn't have his own army until the ninth day of the lunar month. As a military prince, he was in charge of two hundred new soldiers.

In the station belonging to Chen Mo's unit, two hundred soldiers stood crookedly in an irregular square formation. The two hundred recruits looked up at the young face standing on the high platform. It was obvious that Chen Mo's good skin did not exist in this military camp. It did not bring him the same convenience as before, but instead aroused the contempt of the new soldiers.

"I wonder which rich family's son could be a general at such an age?"

A new soldier muttered to his companions with some disdain.

"I feel the same way." Chen Mo's voice sounded faintly in his ears. The eight-foot-tall man was startled. When he turned around to look, Chen Mo, who should have been in front of the formation, appeared beside him at some point, but he didn't know it. He was not afraid, but instead said with a smile: "It turns out he is a military prince. I mean no disrespect at all."

"I know." Chen Mo nodded, looked this man up and down and said, "You are so strong, but you are also a good soldier. What is your name?"

Given Chen Mo's age, these words should have sounded childish and pretentious, but at this time they were quite natural and even made people feel the slightest bit of pressure.

The recruit obviously hated the feeling of feeling pressure from someone weaker than him, and he still looked the same: "Bao Geng, I'm from Yanshi, is it possible that the military prince wants to use his power to suppress me?"

"In the army, we only talk about military regulations, not about power." Chen Mo shook his head, looked at this person and said, "You were the loudest just now. You must be from an extraordinary family, right?"

"I don't dare. My family has a small amount of land. Although it is not a prominent family, my father is the third elder and is somewhat famous in the Yanshi area. More than ten people here are from the same hometown as me." Bao Geng puffed up his chest and said with a smile.

"Is it because these people are willing to follow you because of your family background?" Chen Mo asked.

"Of course not. I am in the countryside. In terms of bravery, no one can resist me." Bao Geng said proudly.

"Well, if I were a villager, not to mention the three elders in the village, even the upright son, I wouldn't dare to fight against you. After all, if I beat you to tears, I will be unlucky." Chen Mo said matter-of-factly head.

Except for Bao Geng's fellow villagers, many people around burst into laughter.

"You..." Bao Geng was even more out of control than Chen Mo imagined, and his face was a little red. The laughter around him made him lose his mind in an instant, and he pushed Chen Mo.

Chen Mo turned sideways slightly and pulled his arm back. Bao Hong's burly body jumped forward and lay on the ground.

"So brave!" Chen Mo looked at Bao Geng who had fallen to the ground and gnawed on the mud, stroking his hands and laughing.

"Brother, this is in the army. He is a military lord, so don't do anything!" Several of Bao Geng's fellow villagers were loyal. Seeing Bao Geng's eyes turning red, they hurriedly stepped forward to stop him and persuade him.

"You are just a little boy, how can you be a military lord?" Bao Geng looked at Chen Mo and gritted his teeth.

"I'm better than you." Chen Mo looked at him and pointed at the ground.

"Not counting just now, you used a trick. Do you dare to compete with me?" Bao Geng said angrily.

"You are just a pawn, and I am a military lord. You have violated military law by attacking me rashly. What qualifications do you have to resist me?" Chen Mo stood with his arms crossed and looked at Bao Geng and asked.

"I..." Bao Geng regained some of his composure after hearing this, and said to Chen Mo: "If you can defeat me, Bao Geng is willing to respect you and guarantee that I, the villagers, will never disobey."

"In other words, you want to disobey me now?" Chen Mo was still laughing, but his eyes gradually became colder.

Bao Geng's chest was suffocated and he didn't say anything. Chen Mo was young but could be a military prince. They were naturally dissatisfied. They couldn't say they were disobedient, but they certainly didn't want to be ordered by Chen Mo.

"That's alright." Chen Mo walked out of the crowd and stood in front of the formation and said: "You are the new army, and you don't know the strictness of military law. Today I will give you a chance. You can choose any weapon, fists and feet, or a bow and arrow horse fight. , If you can defeat me, I can recommend you to the general as a military prince."

"Is this true?" Bao Geng's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he looked at Chen Mo and said.

"If I make a mistake in front of two hundred soldiers, how can I convince everyone in the future? I just said it, but there is one thing you can do better than me, and these words will count!"

"Okay, I'll compete with you in bows and arrows!" Bao Geng said loudly after hearing this.

"Yes!" Chen Mo laughed when he heard this, and immediately ordered someone to get the bow and arrow target.

"You may be more knowledgeable than me, but I have been practicing this bow and arrow since I was a child. I can hit the target within fifty steps!" Bao Geng said proudly.

"Oh?" Chen Mo took the bow and arrow and asked someone to send the target eighty steps away.

"What do you mean?" Bao Geng frowned.

Chen Mo didn't answer. He took out an arrow from his quiver, opened his feet slightly, and fully pulled the bowstring. Then he loosened his fingers, and the arrow ripped through the air. In the blink of an eye, it landed on the target, hitting the target. .

"This..." Bao Geng stared, opened his mouth, and wanted to say something, but Chen Mo had already drawn another arrow, bent the bow, put the arrow on it, and released the string. His movements were like flowing water, which made people feel very comfortable. Then he shot another arrow, and three arrows in a row, each arrow hit the bull's eye, which made the surrounding recruits stunned.

"If you can do it, you win." Chen Mo shook his arm, handed the longbow to Bao Geng, and smiled.

Bao Geng took the longbow in a daze, looked up at the target eighty steps away, and someone had already changed it at this moment.

At fifty steps, he could hit the target with every arrow, but to say the bull's eye, it would be a risk of life. At eighty steps, it was not easy to hit the target, let alone the bull's eye.

After pulling the bow once, an arrow flew past the target. Bao Geng showed a look of helplessness on his face. He did not shoot again, but handed the longbow back to Chen Mo.

"If you feel that bows and arrows are unfair, weapons such as fists and feet are also acceptable. What I said before still counts." Chen Mo looked at Bao Geng, who looked frustrated, and smiled.

"I still need some face!" Bao Geng snorted, saluted Chen Mo, and stopped talking.

"If others have some thoughts about my position as a military marquis, they can also come and try." Chen Mo looked at the others and said, "But this is only once. After today, if there is any rebellion, it will be dealt with according to military law and will not be forgiven easily!"

The two hundred new recruits looked at each other, and no one spoke in the end.

"Since there is nothing to say, let's start the training queue now. Stand in line. This is the army? If you don't know, you will think you are refugees!" Chen Mo's face became serious and he shouted in a deep voice.

The training of the new army began from then on.