"Water~Water~Good thirst~"

Jiang Ge held his forehead and got up slowly, looked around, and found that he was lying in the bedroom, his mouth was extremely thirsty, and the guards outside the door could not hear the murmuring just now, and there was no response.

Jiang Ge cleared his throat and shouted at the door, "Someone's coming." ”

"The general is awake, don't move, be careful not to pull the wound."

Jiang Ge glanced at it, it was Liang Shu, and walked quickly towards the bed while talking.

Jiang Ge looked at the still immature Liang Potato and said, "Help me up, I feel uncomfortable sleeping for too long, I was drunk yesterday?" ”

Liang Potato grinned and said: "The general will pour a cup but it has spread all over our Qingfeng City, come and hold on, the general be careful of his feet." ”

Jiang Ge helped Liang Shu to sit on the recliner, adjusted the angle of his back, covered it with a blanket, and ordered Liang Shu to pour a cup of tea and take a small sip.

Thinking back to yesterday's scene, the mountain-like gold coins in the huge basement, the gems in the stream, and the materials in the four warehouses, Jiang Ge, who was drinking tea, laughed unconsciously, it was really a windfall from heaven, so there was no need to worry about anything, but he had to plan the use of these materials and gold coins.

Thinking about the red juice he drank yesterday, the tea in his mouth suddenly lost its taste, and as long as he thought about it, the full fruity aroma lingered between Jiang Ge's lips and teeth. As for the glass of white wine, Jiang Ge's senses were not very good, the wine was too strong, and he had a headache and dizziness until now, and it seemed that he was not suitable for drinking. If you are laughed at, you will be laughed at, the world knows the best, so as not to be persuaded to drink in the future, and there will be a lot less trouble.

Thinking about it like this, Jiang Ge was happy and comfortable in his heart, and said to the cold potato beside him: "Liang Shu, go and call your Uncle Wu Yan over, Uncle Jianhong also call over, and, well, Jiang Yibai also called over." Get some more porridge and boiled eggs. ”

"Okay, Jiang's family lie down, and the cold potatoes will go."

As soon as he finished speaking, Liang Potato ran out, without those rules and submissiveness, Jiang Ge liked it tightly with a straightforward and clean character.

After a while, Wu Yan, Jian Hong, and Jiang Yibai came to Jiang Ge's bedroom, and they all stood at the door.

Jiang Ge pointed to the white porridge and boiled eggs on the table and said, "Don't be restrained, sit down, eat whatever you want, and accommodate me, the general who pours a cup of it." There are many things to discuss with you, so don't have an empty stomach. ”

Since Jiang Ge had ordered, although the three of them had breakfast each, the general didn't put up any shelves, so they all sat down and filled their own porridge and ate it slowly.

Jiang Yibai didn't seem to like to like the bland taste of white porridge, but he still drank half a bowl before putting down the dishes and chopsticks, waiting for his colleagues and Jiang Ge.

Wu Yan eats with relish, or he is older, and he is more in tune with light food, but he doesn't like greasy and heavy side dishes.

Jianhong didn't pick anything, drinking porridge and eating side dishes, the whole boiled egg was held in his hand and rubbed back and forth a few times, and the eggshell fell off automatically in large pieces, and the cold potatoes standing next to him were itchy for a while, and the martial arts were so handsome when eating eggs, thinking about performing more in front of Jiang Ge during this time, so that Jiang Ge could introduce Jianhong as an apprentice.

Jiang Ge didn't force the three of them, he ate leisurely, a mouthful of porridge and half an egg. The four people on the table all stopped the dishes and chopsticks in their hands. Jiang Ge said to the cold potatoes beside him: "Clean up and make a pot of tea, come in and guard at the gate of the courtyard, no one is allowed to enter or leave without my permission." ”

Liang Potato clenched his fists and took the order, quickly cleaned up the items on the table with his hands and feet, and then made a family of tea and sent it in, retreated and closed the door, and beckoned the guards at the door to go to the gate of the small courtyard to guard.

After hearing that the people outside the house were gone, Jiang Ge looked at the three people sitting there: "Yibai may not know the situation very well, just follow Jianhong to see later, I won't go into detail here." I still don't know much about our situation now, so Brother Wu will first introduce the current situation in Qingfeng City. ”

Hearing Jiang Ge's name, Wu Yan, who had already had something to say, immediately stood up, took out an account book-like thing from his chest, opened it, glanced at Jiang Ge, and said, "Jiang family, two colleagues, there may be more things and more complicated, be a little patient." ”

Jiang Ge nodded and continued, Wu Yan continued: "Since taking Qingfeng City, we have searched the entire Qingfeng City and most of the places within a hundred miles of the east, west, and north directions where the enemy may be hidden, and we have not found a single person. As far as the war is concerned, so far, the battle of Qingfeng City has basically come to an end. In this battle, then, with less than 7,000 troops, our Shence army annihilated three times as many enemies as me, a total of six outpost barracks and a Qingfeng City. Even so, it was a crushing victory for the Shence army, with more than half of the losses and the general almost ...... God bless the general. According to statistics after the war, there were still 2,000 soldiers left, 1,000 auxiliaries, and more than 1,000 wounded sent back to the rear. In the past half a month, the battalion of the former army has sent a total of 3,000 soldiers and 1,000 auxiliary soldiers. A number of supplies. That's what we're capable of at the moment, General. ”

Jiang Ge drank tea and nodded, "I already know this, you continue." ”

Jiang Yibai heard on the side that Wu Yan, as the head of the army, had unabashedly revealed all the data and details of the Shence Army, and Jiang Ge also let himself listen, Jiang Yibai was moved in his heart

Jun's trust, and at the same time, he didn't know Jiang Ge's intentions, but no matter what, being able to become one of the people Jiang Ge trusted, Jiang Yibai was very happy and felt recognized, so he unconsciously sat up straight and listened to Wu Yan's report more carefully.

Jian Hong next to him was a little boring, not because of the general's appreciation and the general's own strength and courage to rush to the city with a single sword, Jian Hong had never been so convinced of anyone. It is right to respect the strong, but also to trust the strong.

Wu Yan continued: "Speaking of the existing strength of our Qingfeng City, there is basically so much, the orders from above have come down, but because of the general's physical problems, there is no rush for everyone to commend it for the time being, but here I want to congratulate General Xiao Jiang on his promotion to regimental commander, and at the same time congratulate Brother Jian on his promotion to the commander of the guards, and his official position is the same as that of the regimental commander." In addition, Chen Sheng and Li Ji are not here at this time, and General Xiao Jiang will convey the news of the promotion to regimental commander on his behalf at that time, and we will do the award ceremony after the general is well. ”

Jiang Yibai was shocked when he heard this, this is too fast, promotion is the same as flying, no wonder the old monster in the family had to follow the general by himself, it was amazing. However, after being shocked, Jiang Yibai still got up and hugged his fists and said some words of thanks. Jian Hong just clenched his fists and signaled, but did not say anything else.

Jiang Ge also pressed the air and said: "These are all things that everyone deserves, and they will be awarded the medal when they get better in a few days, and they will be wronged for a few days temporarily." Brother Wu continued. ”

Wu Yan winked at Jiang Yibai and continued: "Based on the consideration of the large battalion, the military system of the Shence Army has been upgraded to an army, with the number unchanged forever, with a full strength of 10,000 soldiers and 5,000 auxiliary soldiers. It is only a free arrangement of the large battalion, and only part of the troops and materials can be replenished for the time being, and of course, according to the usual practice, there will basically be no replenishment in the future. Therefore, at present, our Shence Army is making up 5,000 soldiers and 2,000 auxiliary soldiers after supplying. It is still half away from full capacity, and there is a shortage of materials, less than half a year. Of course, it refers to the support of the battalion, and nothing else. ”

Jiang Ge knew what Wu Yan meant, so he said he knew, and motioned for Wu Yan to continue.

"In addition, according to the order of the battalion, we will not receive new combat orders for a period of time in the future, and it is the person who will stick to Qingfeng City to prevent the enemy's infiltration for a long time in the future. And it must be self-sufficient in other material aspects. Therefore, the current difficulties of our opportunities, first, the soldiers need to be replenished. Second, supplies need to be replenished. Third, the resumption of production and construction. Fourth, do a good job in defense work and cooperation work that may appear at any time in the future. Then the problem is highlighted, there is a serious shortage of people, especially professional people, such as farmers who cultivate and cultivate land, construction workers, workers in the production of mineral ironware, women in weaving and cutting logistics, and most importantly, the replenishment of five thousand soldiers. ”

After Wu Yan finished speaking, Jiang Ge arrived at the cup of tea and pushed it over, Wu Yan sat down and took a sip. Jiang Ge looked at Jiang Yibai on the side and asked: "Yibai has never revealed his net worth, but I guess there must be something unspeakable, after getting along for so long, he can be described as unparalleled on the battlefield, we have fought side by side many times, I also observed that Yibai's family background must not be simple, this bow method alone is unique in the army, and the armor on his body is not ordinary." When I was first sent, the military order didn't mention it. If Yibai finds it convenient, why not talk about it? Brother, I am a newcomer, and I know very little about the things south of the city wall, and now there are many imminent problems that need to be solved. ”

Jiang Yibai's face was white and red when Jiang Ge said it in a ridiculous tone, but he didn't expect that the four people who came at the beginning had already seen it through in Jiang Ge's heart, so he no longer hid it, in fact, there was nothing to hide, it was just a better family background.

Jiang Yibai calmed down and said: "General, my subordinates didn't deliberately conceal it, but they just came, and the elders in the family told us three times not to reveal their family identity, otherwise they will be isolated in the army." In fact, my family is one of the eight major families in Huofeng City, the Jiang family, our Huofeng City has never paid attention to nepotism, and the only way to get ahead is to join the army and win military merits, so the elders I have nothing to do in the city every day and eat and wait for the peers of several other families to eat and wait for death to be extremely bored, just when the general appeared, the family elders knew about this and felt that the military merits of the generals who dared to fight and dare to break through would not be less. They just threw me out, and no one knew my family background. ”

Jiang Ge listened funny, it seems that he was a gentleman who was thrown into the battlefield for a long time, but he met himself, several times in danger, and he also sacrificed his life and forgot to die for his own military exploits, Jiang Ge admired Jiang Yibai's execution on the battlefield and his current confession, which was quite cute.

Jiang Ge, who couldn't help laughing, said: "I see, in this case, do you have a way to our current predicament?" It stands to reason that the young master of the big family has a lot of resources. ”

Jiang Yibai shook his head and said: "The general is wrong, I still have a few brothers, and I am not the only one in the family, so I have a life and death on the battlefield, and my strength is not good." No one cares about it at home. ”

Jiang Ge also shook his head when he heard this, it seems that the competition of the big family is the same no matter where it is, the survival of the fittest will either live a lifetime in a nest, or die early or die on the way forward. A big family with many heirs doesn't care about the life and death of a few younger generations at all.

However, the young Jiang Yibai immediately put aside this heavy topic and continued: "Actually, the problem of our Shence Army is not a problem now, it is just people, let's go back and recruit it, it is said that there are few people in the south of the Great Wall, it is not two a year

years, otherwise there would not have been an obligatory military system, and the alliance greatly isolated childbirth and joining the army. It is to improve the quality of the whole people in the midst of constant war attrition and to form a virtuous circle of survival of the fittest. It is also because of this that there is an order that you cannot rely on family power to obtain meritorious deeds. All members are fair play, both families and commoners. Of course, there are also advantages of the family, such as the connection of martial arts from an early age and the cultivation of combat strategies, equipment and physique. But even so, non-family recipients of high merit accounted for nearly half, and there have been several exceptions in history such as generals without family inheritance. Therefore, if the battalion is allowed to be distributed, only the compulsory force will be allocated, so there will be a situation where the formation will be halved. The regular reserve army is insufficient, but it does not mean that the population base is small. ”

When Jiang Ge heard this, his eyes lit up, and he looked at Wu Yan with a real inquiry and confirmation in his eyes. Wu Yan nodded and said: "What the young general said is true, but many cities in the south of the Great Wall are overcrowded, but the compulsory soldiers are selective, and the probability of choosing one out of ten, that is to say, only one out of ten people in the school-age population can be selected, and this person is the one with the best comprehensive quality among the individuals." Because we have been on the defensive for a long time, the casualty rate is very low, and it is the first time in my memory that such a large-scale attack has been carried out by our Divine Army. And the losses were also the most lost troops in so many years. Of course, the return is countless times the loss, and victory and hope are what Fire Phoenix City needs most. ”

Jiang Ge frowned slightly when he heard the loss, but this time the loss was too great, although it was just a dream, it was not as good as the real society to feel the pain, and it was more like a number in the dream, but when Wu Yan said this, Jiang Ge's mood was much heavier. The people south of the Great Wall may be very eager for such a victory, but the damage is enormous, resulting in the pain of many elderly people and the tearing apart of families. As soon as he thought of this, Jiang Ge felt an indescribable sadness in his heart.

Wu Yan saw Jiang Ge's expression and said with relief: "The general doesn't have to be sad, there will inevitably be a day when the army will be shrouded in horse leather, and serving the people and the country is the most sacred duty of a soldier." The families of those brothers who died in the war may have sadness, but most of them will be happy and honored. ”

Jiang Yibai continued: "Actually, the general doesn't have to be too sad, because in our hearts, being able to die on the battlefield is glorious from the bones, no matter whose son kills the enemy and dies in battle, although he will feel sad because of the loss of his relatives, but on the other hand, he will also feel extremely glorious and proud." In the south of the Great Wall, no one will feel that the family has money or is an official will be higher than others, only those soldiers who have worked hard to win military exploits will be revered, the more the enemy is killed, the more victories, the more the people admire and admire. And the alliance will also take care of the parents of the sacrificed soldiers, and there are policies such as high pensions and tax breaks. Therefore, the people in the alliance may have intrigues, there may be conflicts of interest, and there are many people who are desperate for dueling. But as long as it is a warrior who goes into battle to kill the enemy, everyone will give all kinds of courtesies and conveniences. ”

After listening to this, Jiang Ge suddenly felt that the world he was in was really beautiful, and this kind of unanimous ambition was deeply imprinted in everyone's bones. And the countries and people in the real world, Jiang Ge could only sigh and shake his head without thinking about it.

Putting these topics aside, Jiang Ge asked, "Then how should we recruit?" What are the requirements? Will there be any restrictions? ”

Wu Yan said: "Basic conditions are required, the alliance has a mercenary clause, except for a few restrictions. First, the maximum number of mercenaries of each family in each city south of the Great Wall cannot exceed 1,000. Article 2: Mercenary regiments shall not cause chaos, plunder, or kill in the south of the Great Wall. Article 3: All expenses incurred by mercenaries shall be borne by each employer. Article 4: Mercenaries who go north to participate in the war or win the battle on their own can enjoy the same rewards as soldiers, and their military merits will be converted into meritorious service in the city. Article 5, Kill the members of the Alliance, Zhulian Nine Clans. Except for duels. ”

Jiang Yibai explained: "Duel is that it must be open and absolute. Whether it's an individual, a family, or a force. If there is a conflict between discord and harmony, you can apply for a duel, and after the alliance is passed, you can choose a fair duel method that is acceptable to both parties. Regardless of victory or defeat, you should not take revenge privately afterwards. ”

Jiang Ge heard it, what kind of rule is this? Curious: "If this duel is so stipulated, is it possible that the two families have been stipulated before, how many people will we produce, where will we, and then cut each other, who dies and who loses?" Is it so straightforward? ”

Jiang Yibai nodded and said: "It's so direct and simple, so the entire alliance doesn't have so much deception, and it's all above board." Because in the end, we have only one goal, to regain our lost land and glory. ”

Looking at Jiang Yibai's slightly divine appearance, Jiang Ge felt a little empathetic, this kind of high unity of thought is the best combat effectiveness. It can avoid a lot of troubles and completely expose the dark side of human nature, whether it is greedy for money or greedy for power, you can exchange military merit for it. And the bottom line is that you can't slaughter your fellow clansmen, and you have the ability to fight alone. Then in this way, everything is laid out in the open. Everything is just settled. And there is also a unified idea and goal engraved in the bones. It's a monolith.

It's no wonder that every time I see the supporting soldiers, the momentum is so high and strong.

For Jiang Ge, this is a new discovery and cognition, as if he has learned something.