The thief of the fortress dominates the world

Chapter 553 The Winter is Coming
On the outskirts of the capital, there is a ten-mile long pavilion.

A piece of the original wasteland has been leveled out, and a huge wooden platform has been built on it. On both sides of the wooden platform, flags are fluttering, and there are many sentries. There are tall figures in gray military uniforms, long riding boots, and carbine on their chests. Heroic and extraordinary.

This is a temporarily leveled school field. Today, the new army will welcome the new army who returned triumphantly from the suppression of the bandits, and the regent Jiang Chuan will personally review the new army troops.

Not far from the temporary school grounds is a temporarily planned carriage and horse field, which is full of various specifications and styles of carriages or mounts. They are all court ministers who came to welcome the new army with the regent Jiang Chuanlai.

Standing guard on both sides of the school grounds and maintaining order are Jiangchuan's guards, which can be said to be the real imperial guards today.

When the wind picked up, the banners of various colors on the school grounds were fluttering, and countless yellow leaves fell from the books on both sides of the road. Among them, a red maple leaf fluttered and seemed to be about to fall to the ground.

A big hand gently picked up the maple leaf, letting it fall into the palm of his hand.

"Boundless fallen trees, winter is coming." The owner of the big hand looked at the maple leaf in his palm and sighed softly.

"Winter is coming? Your Highness seems to have something to say." A person behind heard the words and said loudly.

"It's just a casual feeling." Jiang Chuan said with a smile.

Su Qin also smiled and stopped asking.

Standing outside the long pavilion, Jiang Chuan looked around, and to the west, he could still see the outline of the huge city wall of the capital, and he could even vaguely see the spire of the bell tower, the tallest building in the imperial city.

Looking to the north, there are vast mountains, all of which are boundless.

Looking to the south, there is a large wilderness, with short trees and low grass, and it is barren.

To the east is a not-so-spacious official road coming straight from it, which is the direction everyone is waiting for.

The road ahead is long, and your blood still needs to continue to boil.

A galloping horse came, stopped three zhang in front of Jiang Chuan, the knight got off his horse, walked quickly to Jiang Chuan and saluted, and said: "His Royal Highness, the new army has assembled a whole team outside of its strength."

"Ji Biao, are everything ready?" Jiang Chuan turned to look at a tall and straight officer in a new military uniform on the right and asked.

"Everything is ready!" Ji Biao replied in a deep voice.

Ji Biao is the head of the guard regiment, former deputy captain of the personal guard battalion, and Bai Mu's deputy.

"Okay, let everyone prepare, we are ready to welcome the hero's triumphant return." Jiang Chuan laughed, and walked forward with strides.

The officials behind him had complex expressions, and hurriedly followed one by one.

The new army is all dragoons, and they are moving very fast. After a while, you can hear the dense sound of horseshoes galloping, and the official road is full of smoke and dust. This scene makes some civil servants behind change their colors.

The commander of the New First Army, Bai Mu, led the guard squadron to gallop ahead. After seeing Jiang Chuan and his party from a distance, they rode together about twenty steps away from Jiang Chuan. The uniform appearance caused a burst of admiration.

Bai Mu got off his horse, walked quickly three steps away from Jiang Chuan, raised his hands in an incomparably standard salute, and said loudly: "Bai Mu, the commander of the Chenxin First Army, was ordered by the king to suppress the bandits. There are more than one hundred stocks and more than [-] bandits and bandits, and the banditry in Beizhili has basically been eliminated. Fortunately, I did not disgrace my life, and I am here to report to His Highness!"

Jiang Chuan looked at Bai Mu, whom he hadn't seen for more than a month, and could see that his expression was a little excited. He nodded, and said in a deep voice: "I am very congratulated for living up to the mission. You and all the soldiers of the New First Army have made great contributions. Minister, serve the wine."

A soldier of the guards had already brought a plate behind him, and there were three wine glasses in it.

Jiang Chuan reached out to take a wine cup, handed it to Bai Mu with both hands, and said in a very solemn tone: "This cup is for you to clean up the dust."

Bai Mu was a little agitated, took the wine cup with both hands, and said loudly: "Thank you for the wine, Your Highness!" After speaking, he raised his neck and drank it down.

"This second cup is to celebrate your success, you have not let me down." Jiang Chuan continued to hold a glass of wine.

Bai Mu took it and drank it up.

Jiang Chuan did not pass the third glass of wine to Bai Mu, but held it up with both hands, facing the direction of the New First Army, and said loudly: "This glass is to see off all the soldiers who died in this bandit suppression. I want you all to remember that no matter whether you are a dead soldier or a living person, as long as your face is always facing the enemy, then you are heroes. Heroes will be remembered. Your family will also be properly taken care of by the court .The promises you received when you joined the army will be fulfilled one by one."

After finishing speaking, Jiang Chuan slowly sprinkled the wine in his hand on the ground.

Many soldiers of the New First Army became excited when they heard the words. Jiang Chuan's words made them feel the honor of joining the New First Army once again, and once again felt recognized and respected. Many people burst into tears. out.

The people behind didn't hear clearly, and the people in front passed it on, which aroused more people to get excited.If it weren't for military discipline, I'm afraid many people would kneel down on the spot.

Jiang Chuan looked at Bai Mu, nodded and said, "Let's go in and line up."

Bai Mu took the order, turned around and took a few steps forward, and said loudly: "All the new army get off their horses."

Following the command of the chief officers of each unit, all the New First Army dismounted one after another, and quickly formed a neat square formation according to the formation, and walked into the temporary school grounds in unison under the guidance of the guards who served as pacesetters. Among them, a square array was formed in front of the temporary reviewing stand.

When all the New First Army had finished queuing up, Jiang Chuan, accompanied by Ji Biao, slowly boarded the inspection platform.

He walked steadily to the middle of the reviewing platform and stood still, his eyes swept across the squares and faces under the stage.

Those immature recruits who were still nervous, apprehensive or even excited before the expedition showed a little more calm, a little more murderous, and a little more dignified.

Jiang Chuan felt very relieved. From the present point of view, the goal of this time's military training was basically achieved.

From the battle report sent back by Bai Mu in advance, it can be seen that the harvest of the bandit suppression this time was much better than expected, and the casualty rate was much smaller than expected.

In addition to proving the leading role of officers and veterans at all levels, this also proves that the previous training methods are effective.

Although the enemies this time were just a group of bandits and bandits who couldn't get on the table, they did play a role in allowing the new army to grow rapidly in the case of a large number of bandits and complex terrain.

This is only in the military sense, as for the political sense, that is another matter.

"Soldiers, I am here to welcome you today because you have finally become qualified fighters after more than a month of training. Congratulations!"

As soon as Jiang Chuan's words fell, Bai Mu, who was standing at the front of the queue, roared, "Use me in the first battle, and use me to win! Be loyal to His Highness, and swear to the death!"

The next second behind him, there was an overwhelming shout: "Use me in the first battle, use me to win! Be loyal to His Highness, and swear to the death!"

(End of this chapter)