In Mingsha City, Wu Zhongfu and Wang Congshan sat opposite each other. While drinking tea, they looked at the desolate scenery outside the window and talked about gossip.

Putting down the teacup, Wu Zhongfu said, "People, I have been here for more than ten days. What do you think?"

Wang Congshan said: "Did the Censor say that Di Taiwei's army? I used to be in the Foreign Dian Army. To be honest, Di Taiwei's army is disciplined and all the troops obey orders. It is far from comparable to when I was in the army before."

Wu Zhongfu nodded and shook his head again: "If it is said that the military discipline is indeed strict compared to the past. However, it is different now. I heard people talk about the military crossing the Hequ Road Army and also went to the military academy to listen to their lectures, but they didn't see it now. Not to mention, except for the military, the large army occupied many places and plundered people's wealth. Moreover, there is no place in the military that the people are allowed to sue, so the military discipline cannot be said to be strict."

Wang Congshan nodded: "This is also the truth. Just say that in Mingsha City, since the army entered, the shops outside were occupied, and there were not even people doing business. I heard that the same is true in other places, such as Weizhou, after the city was broken, it was robbed by the army."

Wu Zhongfu said: "Now the imperial court requires the military discipline to be seized and the soldiers must not have private money when fighting. But in fact, where can it be done? Once the city is broken, there will be plunder and the army is not strictly controlled. It is like Qinggang Gorge. Why do prisoners of war rebel? It is the general who occupied his wife and was suddenly killed by the village leader. This kind of thing is just a Qinggang Gorge?"

Wang Congshan nodded and said after a while: "Censor, this is the case, nothing strange. But, what should we do next? Taiwei Di has already settled the city of Lingzhou. Should we let him restrain military discipline, or return to Beijing?"

Wu Zhongfu looked at the bleak cold wind outside, exhaled and said, "When I left the capital, the Chief of the Central Committee specifically told me to listen more when I arrived at the front line, but I didn't know what Zhong Cheng meant, but now I understand. If we directly ask Taiwei Di to change our approach, how could we change it? If we are not good, we will have trouble in the army. If the matter is clear, it will be meaningless to stay here. It is better to tell Taiwei Di and let us go back to Beijing."

Wang Congshan nodded. He was ordered to come with Wu Zhongfu this time, as the emperor, and knew the situation on the front line. Now he knew it clearly, and there was no need to stay any longer. Since the Battle of Sanchuankou, Huang Dehe fled without fighting and falsely accused Liu Ping of surrendering to the enemy. The eunuch was resisted by bureaucrats on the front line. Before leaving, the emperor repeatedly warned that Wu Zhongfu was the main focus this time and not to make any decisions on his own.

Wu Zhong re-drinked a tea and said, "If we talk about the army of Taiwei Di, the military discipline is not bad in terms of the previous imperial guards. But if it is compared with the Hequ Road army, it is too bad. Han Qi came from Xingxingxia all the way east, and spent more than 2,000 miles and broke countless cities, but never such a thing has never happened. A few days ago, we crossed the river and saw that the army of Taiwei Han was orderly. Moreover, the battle in Taiwei Han was a battle, and we never heard of the fact that money was first given before the departing. It was different here. The army of 300,000 was distributed a lot of money in three months. I heard that if we wanted to attack Lingzhou, the court would have to send money specially, otherwise the army would be difficult to advance."

Wang Congshan shook his head: "The imperial guards have been fighting since the founding of the country, and it is not special in the army of Taiwei Di. The troops of Taiwei Han's Zhao Zi came from the Yingtianxiang Army, and the rules are of course different from other troops."

Wu Zhongfu sighed: "Forget it, we can't say anything like this kind of big thing. We can write it down one by one, because the court will report it truthfully. How the court handles it is not our business."

Wang Congshan smiled: "The Censor said this best. In fact, what is the rebellion of prisoners of war in Qinggang Gorge? If it were in the past, as long as the generals of the commander-in-chief sent troops to wipe out the enemy in time, then no one would say anything. It's just that now it's different, but the ministers have the final say on which point is different."

Wu Zhongfu nodded. After more than ten days at the front line, he finally understood Du Zhongxiao's efforts to remind him before leaving. The imperial guards had been trained for several years, but in fact, most of the habits had not been changed. It was like starting to ask for money, fighting for money, defeating and comforting people's hearts, and winning and boosting morale, so how could they be changed in a short time?

Why should the army fight when it is well at the base? Of course it is money. The fighting army can get more money than ordinary troops. Even Zhao Zi's troops also have subsidies during the battle, but they are distributed uniformly and no longer use money to inspire them like before. Di Qing's army is different, and it is still the previous rules, and the money is given first, and the others are mentioned.

Once the discipline of the army is mixed with money, many things will be difficult to explain. If it is seized and returned to the public, it is impossible to do it in the army that uses money to motivate it. It is the welfare of the soldiers participating in the war. If you can get it into your own pocket, then after the victory, the enemy's money will of course be your own money. If the property is like this, why isn't the case for the woman?

After all, in the old imperial guards, the matter in Qinggang Gorge was normal, and prisoners of war were just accidents. So what if the censor came? This is what the army is like, and you can only see, not say anything.

Standing up, Wu Zhongfu looked at the vast land outside and didn't say anything for a moment. When he left the capital, he had a lot of enthusiasm and felt that if there were any places in the front line that violated the court's order and discipline, he would correct them with his own hands. When he really came here, he knew the situation here, but he felt helpless. What was wrong with the army doing? This was what the army looked like.

Wang Congshan said: "The censor should not worry. I am waiting here to find out why the Qinggang Gorge Rebellion started. Now that I know, Bu Sheng, who caused the chaos, has also died in the army. Let's go back to report it."

Wu Zhongfu smiled bitterly: "The chief of the Pavilion said it well, let's go back and report it. I just can't understand why Zhao Zi's troops are like this. They don't want to open up money, but they go farther than any army. If they defeated, they don't need to pay rewards, and they are still a hundred times more morale. On the contrary, in the army here, they need money in everything, spend countless money on combat, but they are far inferior to Zhao Zi's army."

Wang Congshan said: "This can only be said that Du Zhongcheng led the army, which is indeed not comparable to other generals. Both under the tent of Taiwei Han, Liu's troops are not as good as Zhao Zi. Most of the rules in the army here are there. I heard that when he first defeated the Xishou Military Supervisory Office, Taiwei Liu wanted to change his previous practices, which caused an uproar in the army. It was not until the money was given, and the army calmed down."

Wu Zhongfu nodded: "Yes, many things are simple to say but difficult to do. Now that the court has marched in two directions, Zhao Zi's troops are the best in military merits, but they spend much less money than other troops. They are all fighting wars and fighting money. How to spend this money and food is very particular."

Du Zhongxiao opened up Hequ Road, and there were many legends in the capital. Later, the training was carried out and the complete set of teaching materials was dedicated to the court, including Wu Zhongfu, and many ministers in the court had read it. After reading it for a lot, I felt that there was nothing. How could I know that after several years of training, when I really arrived at the front line, the two armies were still so different. Only by reading it myself can I know how big the difference is.
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