After a cup of tea, the gate of the military camp opened wide.
Amid the sound of drums and music, Qi Jiguang led a group of officers on horseback and rode out to greet Zhao Hao with a big laugh.
"Hahaha, I've been looking forward to it for so long, and finally Dr. Zhao is here!"
From a long distance away, General Qi dismounted and turned over, and his loud voice echoed throughout the camp.
Zhao Hao also quickly dismounted and walked forward quickly to salute Qi Jiguang respectfully.
Qi Jiguang quickly supported him, his eyes and eyebrows showing joy as he said, "I heard that the doctor will leave Beijing in two days. I'm really worried that you will forget our agreement!"
"How could that be?" Zhao Hao smiled and shook his head, "It's just that there are a lot of problems at home that I don't dare to go out and see people."
"Hahaha, so funny!" Qi Jiguang was more relaxed than that day at Zhang Juzheng's house. He laughed and shook hands with Zhao Hao affectionately, then introduced his subordinates one by one.
"Hu Shouren, the Lieutenant General of the Shenjiying Camp!" Qi Jiguang first pointed to a burly man with a black face and a curly beard, wearing the robe of a third-rank military officer.
"You're so famous, you're well-known!" Zhao Hao bowed deeply.
Hu Shouren chuckled, quickly stepped aside and said, "No, no, Dr. Zhao is a great scholar of the time with five successful candidates in the imperial examination. If people knew that I, Old Hu, accepted your gift, wouldn't they spit at me?"
"General Hu, you are joking!" Zhao Hao said with a respectful look, "In the battle with Prince Qiu, the general cut off 15 heads of the Japanese pirates in a row, and then the army wiped out the Japanese pirates! In the battle of Cengang, the army could not take the city after a long siege, so the general led the death squad into the enemy camp, burned the Japanese pirates' baggage, and killed more than 20 powerful enemies. The morale of the Japanese pirates was shaken, and they were defeated!"
"In the Battle of Putian, the general came up with a brilliant plan, captured and killed 2,452 Japanese pirates, and rescued more than 3,000 civilians. He also led his troops to ambush on all the important roads, and chased and killed 1,171 remaining enemies! In the Battle of Pinghaiwei, the general led his troops to annihilate more than 2,000 enemies and rescued more than 3,000 civilians! The general's plans will always succeed, and his battles will always win. He is born brave and defends our country! The people of our country should treat him as a national hero, how can we not accept this great gift?!"
"Hey." Hu Shouren scratched his head after hearing what Zhao Hao said, and said with a wry smile: "The doctor praised me so highly, but are I really that good?"
"Yes!" Zhao Hao nodded firmly.
"Hahaha, thank you for your kind words!" Hu Shouren was so happy that if he wasn't in front of the Marshal, he would have picked up this handsome young man who could speak and lifted him up high.
Qi Jiguang introduced the second person, a middle-aged military officer of medium build and honest face. "Commander-in-Chief Chen Dacheng of the Divine Machine Camp!"
"The Marshal went to Yiwu to recruit soldiers, and the general was the first to lead his sons and nephews to apply. In the past eight years, he has won twelve great victories and made outstanding military achievements! Please accept my salute!"
A shy smile immediately appeared on Chen Dacheng's ferocious face. He quickly waved his hands to say that it was not possible, and then quickly returned the gift.
"Guerrilla General Wu Weizhong!" Qi Jiguang introduced the third, a short and capable general.
"The general followed the commander-in-chief in the first battle in Taizhou, and won several battles in Huajie, Baishuiyang, and Xiaotengling. He also made the first contribution in the battle to aid Fujian Hengyu!" Zhao Hao once again offered a eulogy and saluted, "Please accept my salute!"
Wu Weizhong also quickly returned the greeting and expressed his gratitude for the compliment.
Afterwards, Qi Jiguang introduced several generals including Ye Bangrong, Chen Lu, Ye Dazheng, Feng Ziming, etc. Zhao Hao was familiar with their military exploits and told them all in detail without any misattribution!
The Qi Family Army commanders were amazed at Zhao Hao's extraordinary memory and also had a favorable impression of him. They thought that just for his respect, it was worth it for our Marshal to give such a grand welcome.
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After the greeting, Qi Jiguang and Zhao Hao walked towards the military camp arm in arm.
The generals gathered around and chatted and laughed with Gao Wu and Wu Yu.
"Gao Wu, are you talking faster? Are you still so suffocating?"
“……” Gao Wu looked at Hu Shouren who was asking the question apologetically.
"Okay..." Hu Shouren turned to look at Wu Yu, whose hair could barely be tied into a bun, and asked with a smile, "Tian Zhen, why did you come to Beijing? Did you dump our Si Ya?"
"He dares!" The generals laughed and scolded: "If he dares to have sex with our sister and then abandon her, we brothers from her family will castrate him."
Wu Yu blushed with shame. Actually, he was too embarrassed to come back today, but firstly, the young master needed an acquaintance to introduce him, and secondly, he missed his former comrades who had fought through life and death with him.
After a long while, he whispered, "I have returned to secular life. My name is Wu Yu now. My husband and I work with the Master. Si Ya is now the shopkeeper in Jinling..."
"Really?" All the brothers from her family said happily, "Mr. Zhao is really good at selecting the right people for the right positions. With her temperament and abilities, she is just like a female shopkeeper!"
The generals asked Wu Yu again whether he wanted a child, whether he preferred a boy or a girl, whether Si Ya was willing to let him run so far, and other embarrassing questions, which made Wu Yu want to turn around and run away.
Fortunately, at this time, everyone arrived at the gate of the military camp, and they all straightened their backs and looked serious, and no one talked nonsense anymore.
The military regulations of the Qi Family Army state that silence is the most important thing in the military camp. Anyone who makes noise on a daily basis will be tied up and beaten forty times, and the whole group will be punished!
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The soldier guarding the camp gate saluted in a standard military manner and then slowly opened the gate.
Young Master Zhao was surprised to find that the camp wall, which looked ordinary from the outside, had been transformed into a three-dimensional defensive fortification with parapets, shooting platforms, and trenches...
"The Shenjiying military camp is located outside the capital. There is no city to rely on, so we can only think of ways to strengthen our defenses ourselves." Then I heard Qi Jiguang introduce in a helpless tone: "But the funds are really limited, and we can't equip the city with defense equipment. If we don't spend money, we can only make do with this..."
Did you originally want to build a super invincible doomsday fortress?
Zhao Hao couldn't help but secretly complain, thinking that this general was indeed too steady and had maxed out his civil engineering skill points.
Passing the defensive fortifications, the neat, orderly and heavily fortified camp of the Qi family army appeared before Master Zhao's eyes without any obstruction.
Looking at the freshly painted barracks and the clean road surface, Zhao Hao couldn't help but feel refreshed.
Walking into a barracks at random, I saw that the quilt on the large bed was folded like tofu blocks, and the mattress was flat without a single wrinkle.
Every item of the soldier is neatly arranged, which is definitely a blessing for people with obsessive-compulsive disorder.
And there is no peculiar smell at all!
Zhao Hao had an illusion that he had entered our army’s camp four hundred years later.
He couldn't help but look General Qi up and down, wondering if this guy was from the same background as me?
Of course, that was impossible. With General Qi's strong military talent, if he had the knowledge of later generations, he might even be able to make the irritable old man on the grassland and the singing and dancing Maxim...
"When recruiting new soldiers, the first priority is to maintain a clean appearance." Qi Jiguang explained in a deep voice: "When recruiting soldiers, we must set rules. If they can't even strictly follow these requirements in the house, how can we expect them to obey orders on the playground? Not to mention on the battlefield!"
"That's not something that an ordinary army can do." Zhao Hao shook his head in admiration. Before the modernization of the army, it was always difficult to distinguish between soldiers, bandits and military bandits. It was really hard to imagine how Qi Jiguang did it.
Then he heard Qi Jiajun smile faintly and said: "In fact, soldiers are not trained, but selected."
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