"Our new commander, what do you say is the origin?"

In the tent in the northwest corner of the Wei camp, a Wei pawn standing in the tent asked another Wei pawn sitting on a straw couch.

These two people are not ordinary Wei pawns, the Wei pawn who is sitting on the straw couch at the moment and wiping his sword is called "Cao Chun", and he is the brigade commander of the army under the command of the military Sima Tang Zhi, that is, the officer who commands 500 soldiers.

The brigade commander in the establishment of Wei Wushu can be imagined what a fierce soldier he is.

And the Wei pawn standing in front of Cao Chun was also a brigade commander, called "Cai Cheng", and the two of them, along with the other three brigade commanders, were inexplicably assigned to a kid named Meng Zhong today.

"Who knows, it looks pretty young."

Holding the sword in his hand in front of his eyes, he carefully examined the blade with his eyes, and Cao Chun replied to his colleague casually.

"I heard that it means rhino martial arts."

Cai Cheng stood with his hands folded beside him, frowned and said, "Could it be the clan of Xiwu?" ”

As he spoke, he saw that Cao Chun, who was sitting next to the straw couch, was still wiping the sword in his hand, so he said angrily: "Hey, Cao Chun, can you fucking serve snacks?" I'm talking to you about business! ”

“……”

Cao Chun glanced up at Cai Cheng, and then continued to wipe the sword in his hand while saying lightly: "Heh, what's the use of talking about this now?" Do you dare to disobey orders? ”

"Uh......" Cai Cheng was speechless.

Perhaps the world thinks that Wei Wushu, as the most elite soldier of the Wei State, must be a group of unruly people, who are only loyal to the main generals they recognize, and disdain the orders of the rest of the generals, but in fact this is not the case.

Contrary to the misunderstanding of the world, Wei Wushu is actually the one who abides by military discipline and obeys the orders of the main general, even if their main general is only a newcomer, and the reason is that the establishment of Wei Wushu has its own unique reward and punishment mechanism.

I remember that when Meng Zhong wanted to follow Wei Wushu to establish a new army in Zhao State, Zhao Xiangfeiyi at that time talked to him about this matter.

According to the mechanism of Wei's selection of Wei soldiers, ordinary civilians can get houses, fields, and servants as long as they are selected as military pawns, and pass the assessment, just like small landlords, and these rewards issued by the state can be passed down from generation to generation, even if a Wei soldier dies in battle, his son or even daughter can inherit this family business.

But there is a premise that they will not be delisted.

Removal from the list of Wei Wushu is the most severe punishment for Wei Wushu, when a Wei Wushu commits a major crime, he will be stripped of his status as a military pawn, and all the houses, fields, and servants that the state will immediately repossess from him.

These major crimes include surrendering to the enemy, fleeing from battle, rebellion, disobedience to orders, and so on.

Yes, if you don't obey the order, you may also be deprived of your status as a military pawn, and for this reason, the military soldiers are not resistant to being transferred to Meng Zhong in the army of Sima Tang yesterday, and they will not think about rebelling against Meng Zhong, the new chief general - to put it bluntly, they are not willing to give up their vested interests for this and be deprived of their status as military pawns.

But if they don't resist, they don't resist, they were transferred to a person they didn't know for no reason, and that guy looked too young, these Wei soldiers would inevitably feel worried, worried about the future of themselves and others.

The Lord will eat meat and the soldiers will drink soup, and the way the generals of the world and their soldiers get along with each other is nothing more than this, if the Lord will be so stingy that he will not even share the soup with his soldiers, then naturally no one will die for him; But what's worse is that the lord can't even drink the soup, let alone distribute it to his soldiers.

Therefore, what kind of general to serve under a soldier is the thing that has the greatest impact on a soldier.

Because of this, when the two thousand five hundred Wei soldiers came to the northwest of the camp and stationed there, they immediately inquired about the new commander named Meng Zhong to see what the other party was from, how he was a person, how he had some ability, etc., after all, these were all closely related to them.

But unfortunately, even after many inquiries, they still did not know anything about the young chief general named Meng Zhong, who seemed to have appeared out of thin air, and had no reputation in Wei before, and the only thing they could hear was that their order came from their commander of the three armies, Xiwu.

However, it is not known what the reason for this is.

Because of this, many Wei Wushu who took Cai as an example were inevitably a little apprehensive in private.

And in this regard, Cao Chun is not in a hurry, after all, the treatment given by the Wei State to the military soldiers is very generous, enough for the whole family to eat, as long as you pay attention not to commit major mistakes, such as fleeing from battle, disobeying orders, etc., as for your own safety - it depends on whether the new general is the type who is too greedy for merit and does not know how to advance or retreat.

I hope not!

"What's the hurry?"

Putting the wiped sword back into its scabbard, Cao Chun said lightly: "After a few days of getting along, it will be clear what kind of person our master general is." ”

As soon as the words fell, a Wei Wushu walked in outside the tent, clasped his fists and said: "Qi two brigade commanders, the new division commander has sent an order to order the whole army to assemble." ”

Glancing at Cai Cheng, Cao Chun nodded: "Got it." …… You can't hide from what you should do, let's go and see what the new commander wants to do. ”

Cai Cheng nodded and walked out of the tent with Cao Chun.

On the way, they met Lu Wen, Wei Xu, and Yu Ying, three other brigade commanders.

Previously, the relationship between Cao Chun and Wei Xu was not harmonious, and they might even sneer at each other when they bumped into each other on weekdays, but today they didn't have the heart to quarrel, no, after Wei Xu saw him, he just nodded at him flatly.

Only a moment later, the five brigade commanders, Cao Chun, Cai Cheng, Wei Xu, Lu Wen, and Yu Ying, gathered their own soldiers and waited for the new division commander to give a lecture.

And from beginning to end, their new division commander Meng Zhong watched from a distance, silently counting the speed of this army's build-up in his heart.

The results of the test made Meng Zhong very satisfied: the speed at which this Wei warrior army was assembled was no less than the Xinwei army he had trained with Le Yi back then, and perhaps even faster than the latter.

Under the gaze of two thousand five hundred pairs of eyes, Meng Zhong slowly walked to the front of the array with Meng Sui, Le Yi, Meng Hu, Hua Hu and other brothers, as well as Rong Yi and others.

After glancing around at the martial arts of Zhu Wei in front of him, Meng Zhong said in a deep voice: "Although I have met with you yesterday, I believe you are not familiar with me. …… My name is Meng Zhong, a native of Mengyi in the Song Kingdom, and not long after I first arrived in the Wei State, I had seen the king receive the post of doctor in the middle of the year, and now I am serving as a division commander in the army......"

"This kid...... It doesn't seem easy.'"

Cao Chun thought secretly.

At this moment, he, Cai Cheng, Wei Xu, Lu Wen, and Yu Ying, the four brigade commanders, were also standing at the front of the array, only a few steps away from Meng Zhong, so Cao Chun could carefully observe Meng Zhong's face when he spoke.

It is undeniable that the new coach in front of him is indeed too young, and Cao Chun suspects that the other party may not have reached the age of a weak champion.

An ordinary boy of this age, if he stood in front of two thousand five hundred elite soldiers, most of them could not even speak completely, and this person, while speaking, scanned his surroundings with his eyes, calmly, it seemed that this kind of scene was not the first time for him.

"It seems that he has led soldiers, and it seems that there are quite a few soldiers before......

Cao Chun nodded secretly, adding some points to the new division commander in his heart.

He wasn't worried at all that the new master was too powerful, but that he was too wasteful, after all, with a waste master, their gang would also suffer.

Fortunately, the new general looks very imposing, and even has even seen him the monarch of the Wei State and accepted the position of the middle doctor.

"It should be true, no one dares to joke about the king's reward...... In this way, it will not be easy for this lord.'

Cao Chun thought secretly.

“…… Yesterday and today, Meng was very happy that all the soldiers abided by military discipline, and no one made a provocation, although this made Meng lose the opportunity to kill and establish authority, but Meng was still very happy, because you are all outstanding elite people...... Worthy of a warrior! Looking around at the warriors in front of him, Meng Zhong said with a smile on his face.

"Hey, hey, is it appropriate to say such a thing as killing people in public?"

Cao Chun was a little crying and laughing.

Even if it is Wu Qi, Sun Wu and other military sages, when they are unknown, in the face of unruly soldiers, they also need to establish their prestige by killing people and making soldiers obey orders, but Cao Chun has never encountered this kind of thing in person.

“…… Since we don't know each other, why don't we wait for the third chapter of the law...... First, Meng will never cause you to have unnecessary casualties because of his own selfish desires; Second, Meng will never be greedy for your military exploits and rewards, and is even willing to give you a subsidy for Meng's rewards; Third, Meng will never order you to do anything that goes against the right path...... But in exchange for these three promises, you must strictly obey Meng's orders, you can not trust me for the time being, but you must strictly abide by the instructions given by Meng. Violators will be killed! It's an iron law! ”

『……』

Hearing this, Cao Chun, Cai Cheng, Wei Xu, Lu Wen, and Yu Ying looked at each other.

Of course, they knew that the purpose of the gathering was to "subdue" them, and this was the first thing every general did when he took office, and they were even curious about how the young lord would submit them.

I didn't expect it to be in this way.

"Chapter 3...... What?'

Cao Chun carefully looked at Meng Zhong not far in front of him.

In all fairness, he did not reject Meng Zhong's "Three Chapters of the Covenant", on the contrary, he was very satisfied with the promises given by Meng Zhong, such as not letting them die for nothing, and not swallowing up their merits and rewards.

Basically, as long as the main general can do these two things, it is enough for the soldiers to follow him willingly, as for the follow-up "violator beheading", although it sounds very polite, but which army is not like this?

"This general...... Looks pretty good.'

exchanged a look with Cai Cheng, who was close to him, and Cao Chun thought secretly in his heart.

"It seems that you have no objections, very good, then take this as an agreement!"

Nodding with satisfaction, Meng Zhong beckoned Le Yi and Meng Sui to come to him, and then said in a deep voice: "These two, one is my brother Meng Sui, and the other is my companion Le Yi, when I am not in the army, these two assistants will ......" Speaking of this, his voice paused slightly.

"Hey, hey, hey, you're just a commander, do you still want to appoint Zosi?"

Cao Chun was happy when he heard this, but when he thought about it, he felt a little incredible in his heart.

"Wait! The new division commander obviously wants to talk about Zosi, right? If it's not that he doesn't know anything about the establishment of the army, that is, he actually served as a military commander before? Incredible......

Cao Chun's face showed a little surprise, he had never seen such a young military horse.

"Ahem!"

Meng Zhong coughed slightly in embarrassment.

As Cao Chun expected, he just said it so smoothly that he subconsciously said "Zuo Sima", but fortunately he swallowed it back halfway, otherwise he would have made a joke, after all, he is only a master now, and his position is under Zuo Sima, so how can he be qualified to appoint Zuo Sima.

"In short, Le Yi and Meng Sui are my adjutants, Le Yi is responsible for drills, and Meng Sui is responsible for general things in the army. …… Do you hear that? Respond when you hear it! ”

"Whoa!" Two thousand five hundred soldiers responded in unison.

"Louder!"

"Whoa!" Two thousand five hundred soldiers answered again.

"Good!" Meng Zhong nodded with satisfaction, and then ordered: "Where is the commander of the brigade commander?" ”

Hearing this, Cao Chun, Cai Cheng, Wei Xu, Lu Wen, and Yu Ying took a step forward and saluted Meng Zhong with their fists.

"Cao Chun."

"Cai Cheng."

"Wei continued."

"Lu Wen."

"Yu Ying."

“…… Meet the teacher! ”

After carefully looking at the five brigade commanders in front of him, Meng Zhong said in a deep voice: "You and the other five people will each be demoted by half a level as the adjutant of the new brigade commander." ”

As he spoke, he beckoned Meng Hu, Hua Hu, Mu Wu, Wu Ying, and Le Jin to stand in front of him.

"Hey, hey, hey, will you demote me to a military rank as soon as you come up? It's really powerful......

Cao Chun glanced up at Meng Zhong slightly.

Similar to the feelings of Cai Cheng, Wei Xu, Lu Wen, and Yu Ying, Cao Chun couldn't help but feel a little angry in his heart at this moment.

Also, he was demoted by half a level for no reason, and he became an adjutant of the brigade commander from a brigade commander, and no one would be in a good mood if he believed it.

Because of this, Cao Chun, Cai Cheng, Wei Xu, Lu Wen, and Yu Ying did not respond for a long time.

Seeing this scene, Meng Zhong immediately frowned.

I have to say that such a move is actually very dangerous, and these arrogant generals are going to make a fuss, but Meng Zhong thinks that this is necessary, after all, the 2,500 Wei soldiers in front of him are "borrowed", even if there are "three chapters of the law", but in order for his orders to be quickly conveyed, he must break up the original establishment and reorganize the army, only in this way can he master this army.

"Do you five have any objections?" Meng Zhong asked in a deep voice.

At this time, Wei Xu glanced at Cao Chun, and saw that the latter seemed to be still hesitating, he couldn't bear it at first, stepped forward, hugged his fists and said, "Shi Shuai, I think this is inappropriate......

"That's my decision, I won't change it!"

Interrupting Wei Xu's words, Meng Zhong said in a deep voice: "Meng Mou made a promise in the third chapter of the covenant, not to hear a 'no' word from your mouth, what you have to do is to accept my order, and then carry it out!" …… Stand back, soldier, and get back to where you were! ”

『……』

Wei Xu's face was pale, and the green tendons of his hands in fist salute burst out, and he looked at Meng Zhong with anger.

However, Meng Zhong was unmoved, and said coldly: "I'll say it again, stand back, soldier, and return to your position!" ”

"Wei Xu!"

Lu Wen hurriedly grabbed Wei Xu and dragged him back to his original position.

Under Meng Zhong's strong attitude, Cao Chun, Cai Cheng, Wei Xu, Lu Wen, and Yu Ying, who couldn't figure out his details, could only accept it in the end, acquiescing to the fate of being demoted by half a level for no reason.

Seeing this, Meng Zhong was also secretly relieved in his heart.

I have to say that in terms of his performance, he actually thinks it is quite hateful, but there is no way, in order to master this army as soon as possible, he must show strength.

"Excellent! Next, the five new brigade commanders will re-select the officers at all levels, and they will be completed and disbanded before dusk tomorrow! ”

After that, he glanced at the silent generals again, and then announced his disbandment.

"That bastard!"

A moment later, Cao Chun, Cai Cheng, Wei Xu, Lu Wen, and Yu Ying gathered in Cao Chun's tent, during which Wei Xu could no longer suppress the anger in his heart, and kicked Cao Chun's bed over.

Seeing this, Cao Chun said with some displeasure: "Hey, can't you go back to your tent to get angry?" Where do you want me to sleep tonight? ”

I saw Wei Xu look back at Cao Chun and said viciously: "Cao Chun, why didn't you come forward?" ”

"He's the new commander, how can you and I fight?" Cao Chun said casually, and stepped forward to tidy up the straw couch that was kicked over by Wei Xu.

"Commander?" Wei Xu raised his clenched fists and scolded through gritted teeth: "That kind of milky little hairy child, Lao Tzu killed him with one hand......"

"He was then put to death on charges of 'committing the following crimes.'" Cai Cheng sneered on the side, it can be seen that his original relationship with Wei Xu is not good.

"Cai Cheng, you ...... guy"

"That's it!" Stopping Wei Xu, who was about to pounce on Cai Cheng, Yu Ying said in a deep voice: "The relationship between the five of us and the others was really not good in the past, but now we should join forces at this time, right?" As he spoke, he lowered his voice and said, "Why don't you go and ask for the two commanders Gan and Xia?" ”

The two commanders of Ganxia in his mouth refer to the generals Gan Fu and Xia Yang under the command of Sima Tang Zhi, who are also the original officials of the five of them.

"I'm afraid it's useless......"

Lu Wen sighed and said, "Maybe that kid is really not small, otherwise, how could (Tang Zhi) Jun Sima assign us to that kid?" What can the military and Sima disobey, what can Gan Shishuai and Xia Shishuai do? ”

Hearing this, Cao Chun, Cai Cheng, Wei Xu, and Yu Ying were all silent.

And at this moment, someone suddenly walked in, Wei Xu was about to open his mouth to scold this short-sighted intruder, but suddenly saw that the one who broke in was one of the five brigade commanders just appointed by Meng Zhong, Meng Hu.

"Huh? All five of you are there? What are you doing? ”

Glancing at the five people with different faces in the tent, Meng Hu asked with a grin, "You can't be saying bad things about my brother behind your back, right?" ”

Hearing this, the faces of the five changed slightly, and Cao Chun immediately stood up and hugged his fists and said: "The brigade commander has misunderstood, how dare we discuss the commander in private?" ”

"Hahaha, I just said it casually, don't care, don't care." Meng Hu smiled and waved his hand.

『……』

After taking a deep look at Meng Hu, Cao Chun diverted the topic and asked, "I don't know what the brigade marshal is doing here?" ”

"Your name is Cao Chun, right? I'm here for you. My brother...... No, didn't the commander pass down an order for us to re-select the officials? You're my adjutant general, so of course you'll help me take care of this, so let's go. ”

"At this moment?" Cao Chun hesitated.

"Yes!" Meng Hu smiled: "Hurry up and finish it, this will affect Ah Yi's evaluation of us...... That kid always likes to come to this set. ”

As he spoke, he couldn't help but pull away Cao Chun, who didn't dare to disobey.

Seeing this, Cai Cheng, Wei Xu, Lu Wen, and Yu Ying looked at each other, and after a while, Lu Wen sighed and said, "Let's ...... Let's bear with me for a while. ”

"Damn!"

Wei Xu raised his foot and kicked Cao Chun's bed over again, and left in a rage.

Seeing this, Cai Cheng, Wei Xu, and Yu Ying got acquainted with each other and left one after another.

A moment later, Cao Chun gathered five hundred Wei soldiers under his command according to Meng Zhong's instructions, and he tested Meng Hu and said, "Brigade Marshal, may I ask what is the criterion for selecting officials?" ”

"Hmm......"

Meng Hu touched his chin and thought about it, and then said with a smile: "Let them fight, right?" ”

"A fight? Let these five hundred? ”

Cao Chun was stunned for a moment when he heard this, you must know that the brigade commander's military rank is the commander of the pawn, that is, the commander who commands a hundred soldiers, does he want to let a hundred soldiers come to a group fight?

"Yes, yes, that's what I meant!"

Meng Hu smiled and said, "Isn't that fair? The most powerful person should be the pawn chief, right? ”

"Fair fart!"

Cao Chun cursed secretly in his heart, and endured the unhappiness in his heart and persuaded: "Brigade Marshal, this matter is not allowed." It may cause chaos in other camps and cause trouble......"

Meng Hu tilted his head and said with an unhappy expression: "Our army is the commander of the selection officer, what is the matter of other camps?" ”

"This kid...... Tsk!'

Secretly pursed his lips, Cao Chunqiang patiently persuaded himself: "Think twice, if you alarm the Xiwu, maybe it will cause trouble for the commander......"

"That's ......"

Meng Hu thought for a moment when he heard this, and then said: "Since this is the case, let the original commander, chief, and captain accept the challenge of the rest of the soldiers, and whoever wins, will be the officer!" So everyone is convinced, right? ”

“……”

Cao Chun was stunned, and looked at Meng Hu with a somewhat strange expression.

He really wanted to ask the new brigade commander in front of him, aren't you really a discordant ploy?

But looking at Meng Hu's smiling appearance, Cao Chun was also a little confused: this kid looks so innocent and hearty, shouldn't he think of such a bad idea, right? It may really just be a matter of selecting the strongest soldiers.

He had just finished thinking about it, but he suddenly saw Meng Hu smile, and pretended to smile sinisterly: "In the face of the temptation of military positions, I believe that even if it is a soldier who has a relationship with each other, I am afraid that he will not show mercy to his subordinates, right?" …… Haha, joke and joke, don't care. ”

『……』

After taking a deep look at Menghu, Cao Chun didn't know what to say.

At the same time, Wei Xu also endured his anger and gathered his soldiers according to Wu Ying's orders.

I saw him say to Wu Ying with a bit of sarcasm: "Brigade commander, how do you plan to select the officer?" ”

"I'll leave it to you." Wu Ying said lightly.

"What?" Wei Xu was stunned, and pointed to himself puzzled: "Give it to me?" ”

"Hmm." Wu Ying nodded, and Zhengse said: "This reorganization of the army is just to ensure that the general's order can be implemented, not to squeeze out talented generals. And as far as I've observed, you're a very brave general......"

“……”

was praised by a young man who was younger than himself, Wei Xu was stunned, but he was really a little inexplicable, and asked with a frown: "The matter of selecting the official is handed over to you, what about you?" ”

"I'll watch you wait and make sure you don't make a mistake." Wu Ying said in a deep voice.

“……”

Wei Xu looked at Wu Ying inexplicably.

"This guy...... What's wrong?'