Xi Jing'an was a very quick-witted person and spoke in a very organized manner. Xu Zhi asked him a few questions about daily life in the barracks, and he explained everything in detail. Xu Zhi finally gained an understanding of the situation here.
Xu Zhi grew up in Hexi, then went to Yuezhou, then Liaodong, and then Dengzhou Prefecture. These were all places with garrisons. Although Xu Zhi did not grow up directly in the barracks, she saw soldiers the most and often heard about things in the barracks. Especially in Hexi, Xu Di and Wei Lang came up with many ideas to train the garrison at Yanmen Pass. Sometimes the two of them would discuss training matters at the Xu family home without hiding it from Xu Zhi. Gradually, Xu Zhi gained some understanding of training soldiers.
Hearing Xi Jing'an's explanation, Xu Zhi knew that before Zheng Boyuan came, the garrison in Wuzhou was actually very weak. Although there were more than 20,000 people stationed there, their daily training and meals were rather sloppy. Many times, when the Great Yan people attacked, the response here was chaotic and disorganized.
Zheng Boyuan came alone, and it was very difficult at first. General Mu was originally the most promising candidate to become the commander of Wuzhou, but who knew that such a young man would be parachuted in. General Mu was not convinced, and so were the subordinate generals under him.
Zheng Boyuan went to great lengths to win over the hearts of his troops. He overruled objections and built a large training ground based on the training ground in Dengzhou. He then began to revise the training plan for the soldiers. Most importantly, he held regular exercises to train the overall responsiveness of the Wuzhou garrison.
Xi Jing'an's words were simple, but Xu Zhi knew that Zheng Boyuan had sacrificed a great deal. When Xu Zhi thought of the tall, young figure who had accompanied her all the way, a pang of heartache welled up in her heart.
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