When a woman can be influenced by a man, she will be genuinely happy and willing to let the man shape her spirit. She rejoices in her dependence on men, and her expectations of men automatically translate into a wish to make herself a complete passive.

– Otto Weininger (Austrian philosopher)

The 5,000 soldiers of the Swift Wind Thieves Regiment in the Swift Legion are all elite soldiers trained by Montgomery himself from youth to warriors, and more than ten years of sharing honor and disgrace have made Montgomery's prestige in their hearts reach a height that ordinary people can hardly reach.

From this point of view alone, the Swift Thieves are more of Montgomery's troops than Prince William's troops, and Prince William, who has been out of the imperial capital for many years, controls the non-direct forces under his command through agents.

The 15,000 newly recruited Tempest Legion soldiers are not as effective as the soldiers of the Eastern Legion, and if there are no 5,000 elites of the original Tempest Thieves as the core main force, the Tempest Legion, which has been formed in less time than the Eastern Legion, its combat effectiveness is almost negligible.

It was obviously not worth it to risk the loss of the Tempest Legion's combat effectiveness in order to achieve the goal of completely controlling the Tempest Legion, and after a little consideration, Bai Feng decided to take as gentle a measure as possible to gradually disintegrate the old Tempest Thieves who were loyal to Montgomery.

Bai Feng, who had made up his mind, sent someone to the barracks of the Wind Legion early the next morning and called Montgomery to his military tent;

"General Montgomery, the combat effectiveness of the Tempest Legion has been steadily improving for some time now, which is obvious to all of us, why has the progress of the Tempest Legion slowed down in the last ten days?"

Faced with Bai Feng's way of speaking, Montgomery, who was moved, responded unhurriedly: "General, at the beginning of the establishment of the Wind Legion, the foundation of the recruits was very poor, and with a little training, you can see very significant results, but now it is not. ”

"General Montgomery, you mean that as the recruits learn more and more, their progress becomes slower and slower, which is what we see as the overall combat effectiveness of the Tempest Legion, right?"

Montgomery's almost watertight answer seemed to be impeccable, but in fact it was right in Bai Feng's hands, and Bai Feng, who did not intend to use strong means to solve the problem of the old department of the Wind Thieves Regiment, came up with a solution that was to divide the old department of Montgomery in the name of improving the combat effectiveness of the legion.

"Yes. Montgomery, who sat in an extremely upright position, explained directly in the usual way of speaking of soldiers: "The number of recruits in the Tempest Legion is three times that of veterans, and it is difficult for a limited number of veterans to ensure the combat effectiveness of the recruits for a long time, and they have been in a state of steady improvement. ”

"As far as I know, the way you Tempest Legion veterans lead recruits is that a squadron veteran leads three squadrons of recruits at the same time, and I think this way of veterans leading recruits is too rough to fundamentally improve the overall combat effectiveness of the Tempest Legion. ”

Although Montgomery's attitude towards Bai Feng has always adhered to the principle of non-resistance, this does not mean that Montgomery can tolerate Bai Feng questioning his ability;

"General, the Wind Thieves under the command of the last general were trained in this way. Montgomery, who had a deep dissatisfaction in his tone, said with a slight coldness: "What is the combat power of the Wind Thieves Regiment, I think you know the generals. ”

Expecting that Montgomery would inevitably refute his Bai Feng, he pushed the boat down the river and said, "I am indeed good at the combat strength of the Wind Thieves Regiment, but that is the result of your hard work for more than ten years;

"The Swift Wind Thieves have stopped fighting here for more than ten years, not because my soldiers are not good enough, but because they lack the most important opportunities for actual combat. Montgomery, who was hit by Bai Feng's agitation method, finally became emotionally impulsive.

As a result of his impulsiveness, he promised Bai Feng without hesitation: "It only takes two years at most for me to train the Wind Legion to an existence that is no less powerful than the Wind Thieves in the past, otherwise, the last general is willing to resign as the leader of the Wind Legion!"

It stands to reason that such a result should be what Bai Feng wants, but Bai Feng shook his head and refused: "General Montgomery, two years is too long, I don't have so much time to give you, I can only give you three months, you must double the combat strength of the Wind Legion!"

"It's impossible!" Enraged, Montgomery, like a lion trying to restrain his anger, retorted in a hoarse voice, "No matter what kind of training method is used, it is impossible for the Tempest Legion to double its combat power in just three months!"

With a serious expression, Bai Feng, Huo Ran stood up, looked at Montgomery with a scorching look on his face, and said word by word: "What if I say that I have a way to double the combat effectiveness of the Wind Legion within three months?"

"If the general is really confident, the last general is willing to hand over the Tempest Legion to the general for three months, and after three months, if the combat strength of the Tempest Legion doubles, the last will resign as the commander of the legion, and if not, the last general hopes to train the Tempest Legion himself. ”

"Such a bet is too unfair to you. Seeing that Montgomery had already entered the trap, Bai Feng, who was in a good mood, still said with a solemn face on the surface: "For the duration of March, the Tempest Legion is still under your command, but you must train according to my method." ”

"What is the general's clever method, but please speak directly!" Montgomery, who was confident in his training methods, could not help but be a little conceited.

Bai Feng, who didn't care, said about the training methods he had used: "From today onwards, you will first disrupt all the original establishment of the Wind Legion, and then form a new combat team with a ratio of eight recruits and two veterans. ”

"New squadrons, brigades, wings, divisions, and regiments should be formed with newly organized squads, and combat units at all levels after reorganization shall conduct combat training at the squad and squadron level within the first month, and competitive training must be carried out among the squads and squadrons under the same brigade. ”

"Competitive training?" Bai Feng's methodical manner made the shrewd Montgomery feel a little uneasy, and this new term that came out of Bai Feng's mouth made him have an ominous premonition.

For example, a squadron has 10 squadrons under its jurisdiction, and these 10 squadrons should compete with each other to determine who is the strongest first squad and who is the weakest 10th squadron. ”

"What happens when you have separated the strong from the weak?"

"The strongest team can enjoy the most abundant food every day, and the team that enters the top three for seven consecutive days will be rewarded with ten gold coins per person! The weakest team is responsible for cleaning the toilet every day, and the team that ranks in the worst three for seven consecutive days will be deducted from the weekly military salary!"

"This ......" Montgomery, who wanted to say that this move might affect the morale of some generals, thought about it, but he still didn't say it; after all, the army is a place where the strong are respected, and the strong are rewarded and the weak are punished, which is only the basic law of survival in the army.

"In the second month, the first half of the month will be a ranking contest between the various brigades, and in the second half of the month, a ranking contest between the various wings; in the third month, a contest between the two divisions will be conducted, and the numbers of the first and second divisions will be determined three times!"