Qing County, Hejian Prefecture.

Mr. Guo put on his helmet and stared at the school field in front of him with a serious face.

On the school grounds, thousands of soldiers were divided into two teams and were conducting actual combat drills.

Although the swords and guns were all made of wood, both sides were full of murderous intent, and soldiers were injured and carried off from time to time.

Regarding this cruel drill, Mr. Guo didn't even frown. After all, compared to the battlefield, the drill in front of him was nothing. Only more blood would be shed in peacetime, and less blood would be shed in wartime.

Since the Guo Jiajun surrendered, they have been stationed in Qing County, replacing a group of forbidden troops originally stationed here. After all, the original forbidden troops did nothing. They ran faster than anyone when encountering the Liao army. They usually bullied the people.

Take good care of yourself.

Now Guo Jiajun has replaced a full set of Song army equipment, complete with swords, guns and armor, and is much stronger than they were in the mountains.

The most important thing is that the supplies promised by the imperial court are also very sufficient, and Mr. Guo is not a person who enriches his own pockets. The military salary is paid in full. Now the soldiers in the army have long been out of food, and they are all red-faced and full of energy.

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Originally, the Guo family's army was said to be tens of thousands, but in fact, there were only a few thousand actual combatable soldiers. After arriving in the Song Dynasty, some of the old and weak were reduced, leaving only 3,000 elite soldiers.

However, Guo Jiajun is very famous, especially in Qing County. The reason why these young counties are able to maintain peace is because Guo Jiajun blocks in front.

The full quota of the Guo Family Army was two armies, with a total of 5,000 men, so after Guo Erye settled down, he also issued an official recruitment document. Qing County and surrounding counties also enthusiastically signed up, and soon they were filled with 2,000 young men.

Of course, sweeping away so many recruits at once will definitely affect the combat effectiveness of the Guo family army, so during this period, Mr. Guo has been training the recruits, striving to integrate the recruits into the army as soon as possible.

"Father, the foundation of this batch of recruits is very good. Many of them have been practicing martial arts since childhood. After this period of training, as long as they see some blood on the battlefield, they can become elite veterans!"

At this time, Guo Ying, dressed in military uniform, reported to Mr. Guo.

Originally there were no women in the Song Army, but the situation of the Guo Jiajun was special. Guo Ying was the right-hand man of Mr. Guo. Without her, there would be no Guo Jiajun. Therefore, the imperial court specifically approved Guo Ying to serve in the army.

"It's all because of the Liao people. In recent years, the Liao people have been going south from time to time. The Forbidden Army in Hebei area can't do anything. The local people can only practice martial arts to protect themselves!"

Mr. Guo sighed and said.

The Ning family had been living in Hebei Province, and they were very familiar with the folk customs here. As long as there were men in the family, they would basically use a few fists and kicks to defend against the Liao people, but also against the all-pervasive horse thieves and rogues.

Even in later generations, there is a tradition of martial arts in the Hebei area, and many martial arts schools originated from here.

"I have also been in contact with other Forbidden Forces over the years, and I found that although most of the Forbidden Army received salaries from the imperial court, they had no intention of training. It was okay to bully the people, but it was impossible to rely on them to resist the Liao people!"

Guo Ying also showed an annoyed look at the end.

If the Liao people move south in a large scale, no matter how elite they are, they can't stop the Liao people with just the 5,000 men in their hands. However, the surrounding Forbidden Army is useless. If there is a fight, they will not be able to count on them at all.

"The Song Dynasty's court has long been in ruins!"

Mr. Guo also said very angrily at this time.

When Zhou Shizong was in power, he defeated Hou Shu in the west, the Northern Tang Dynasty in the south, and the Liao Kingdom in the north.

Especially in the battle against the Liao Kingdom, after the troops were sent out, they were almost without a single blow and captured three states in succession. Unfortunately, just when Zhou Shizong was about to capture Youzhou, he had to withdraw his troops and return to the court due to a sudden illness. Two months later

He died of illness.

It can be said that Zhou Shizong had already established the overall situation of unifying the world at that time, and the next step was just to clean up the mess.

As a result, after Zhao Kuangyin usurped the throne, the good situation was broken. Especially when facing the Liao Kingdom, the Song army almost lost consecutive battles. Not only did Youzhou fail to recover, but some of the prefectures and counties conquered by Zhou Shizong were also lost.

When he thought of the above, Mr. Guo became very angry and felt unworthy for his ancestors.

It would be great if the Zhao family could create a prosperous age after usurping the throne, but in the end they could only hold on to half of the country, and even the legitimacy of the throne could only be shared with the Liao Kingdom. It was extremely embarrassing!

"It's been so many years, please stop being angry!"

Guo Ying persuaded with a smile, she was mainly afraid that her father would be so angry that her health would be damaged.

"By the way, has there been any letter from Fu'er?"

Second Master Guo asked again at this time. He was old and had no sons, so the restoration of the country could only be pinned on Ning Fu, his nephew.

"There is no letter from my cousin, but he sent someone to deliver the news, saying that he has left for Daming Mansion to train troops, and he will probably need us soon."

Guo Ying replied immediately.

"Daming Mansion is not far from the capital. If you calculate it this way, he may have already arrived at Daming Mansion!"

Mr. Guo also became energetic at this time.

As early as last year, Ning Fu sent people to prepare them early, because the new army would definitely use them.

Coincidentally, just as Mr. Guo finished speaking, he suddenly saw a horse galloping towards him. Then he swung his saddle and dismounted, stepped forward quickly and shouted: "Commander Guo, take the order!"

Mr. Guo quickly stepped forward and took the transfer order from the other party's hand. When he opened it and saw the content on the transfer order, he couldn't help laughing.

"Sure enough, we are here, Ying Niang, hurry up and order your troops!"

Second Master Guo immediately ordered his daughter with the order in his hand.

"So fast!"

Guo Ying's eyes lit up, and he immediately ordered the entire army to assemble. With this order, they could leave the station openly.

At the same time, recruitment documents were also issued in Daming Prefecture. Not only Daming Prefecture City, but also the lower prefecture and county government offices also posted recruitment documents to recruit soldiers for the new army.

However, the response from the public to this kind of official recruitment document was lukewarm. Even after waiting for three days, only three or two big cats and kittens came to the new army's military camp to apply, and most of them were unqualified.

"Xue Zheng, why things didn't go well in the beginning? Is it because those officials didn't do their best and didn't post the recruitment notices at all?"

Zhe Keshi waited for three days, and finally lost his temper and went to Ning Fu to ask.

"They didn't dare, and I also sent people to check at the gates of various prefectures and counties. The recruitment notices were indeed posted, but the response from the people was indifferent. After all, Daming Prefecture is quite stable. As long as there is a mouthful of food, most of them will

No one wants to join the army."

Ning Fu replied with a smile. Judging from his expression, he didn't seem to be worried about recruiting troops at all.

"The people don't want to come, so what should we do? We can't keep waiting like this, right?"
Chapter completed!