Chapter 101: Inspect the Barracks
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"Please let me go and inspect the guard?"
When Meng Zhong told Master Zhao about this, Master Zhao's face seemed to be smiling.
I have to say that for Meng Zhong's careful thinking, Master Zhao, who is nearly half a hundred years old, is clear in his heart: where Meng Zhong asked him to inspect Xinwei, it is clear that it is just like using his reputation to strengthen his control over Xinwei.
Look at what this kid Meng Zhong has done recently, asking for five thousand cloth coins from his Zhao Yong, selecting soldiers from Yang Wenjun Zhao Bao's leadership, and then asking for the treatment of his subordinate Xinwei from Zhao Xiangfeiyi's hands - this kid himself has grown from scratch and formed a team of five hundred people, and those five hundred people are willing to obey his orders because of his promise.
Although there is no such thing as "borrowing chickens to lay eggs", this term is quite appropriate for the operation of these columns.
This kid is actually quite scheming.
Of course, I want to think about it, but Master Zhao did not dislike Meng Zhong's behavior, and even more, he admired this son more and more, after all, Meng Zhong's life is really not like a fifteen-year-old boy, like this kind of person, he can definitely become a great weapon of the country in the future.
"Good!"
Without debunking Meng Zhong's thoughts, Master Zhao nodded with a smile and said, "It's good to have such confidence in just one month of training!" In that case, I will do as you wish, and go to your new camp to inspect the guard. β
After the decision, Master Zhao took Meng Zhong that day, under the protection of a team of soldiers, and rode a chariot to Xinwei's new camp.
When they arrived at the barracks, five hundred guards were wearing triple thick armor and carrying logs running outside the camp for training.
Leng Buding saw Lord Zhao's royal car, and the five hundred guards were shocked.
You must know that although Meng Zhong had told them all kinds of preferential treatment of Xinwei a while ago, without confirming it with his own eyes, the most intuitive impression of the five hundred Xinwei was only to the extent that "Xinwei ate meat all of a sudden", and it was not certain that their main general Meng Zhong was by the side of Master Zhao's father.
And now, seeing Meng Zhong personally driving for Master Zhao's father-it should be said that he was fortunate enough to drive a chariot for Master Zhao's father, carrying Master Zhao slowly approaching, inspecting their training as a Xinwei, these five hundred Xinwei completely believed that Meng Zhong, a fifteen-year-old boy, was valued by Zhao's father's side.
"Why stop? Keep training! β
Seeing that some of the guards stopped running and looked in the direction of Master Zhao's father with an excited face, Le Yi scolded with a straight face, and even stepped forward and beat those soldiers with the thin wooden stick in his hand.
To be honest, if it were on weekdays, Le Yi actually didn't dare to make such a move, because he knew that people have a resistance mentality, and if he pressed too hard, those soldiers might riot - after all, his prestige was not enough to deter these soldiers.
But today is different, with Master Zhao present, these five hundred excited Xinwei, most of the pressure and fatigue accumulated in their hearts due to strict training have already disappeared the moment they saw Master Zhao, how could they do the following because of a few sticks in his hand?
In other words, this is also the best opportunity for Le Yi to further establish his prestige.
Sure enough, the soldiers who were whipped by Le Yi with a thin wooden stick did not have any excesses, they only lowered their heads and scolded a few times at most, and then under the gaze of Le Yi's eyes, they honestly picked up the log and continued to practice.
Seeing this scene, Master Zhao's father was quite surprised in his heart: Is the military heart already under control to this point?
"That's the young man named Le Yi from the Zhongshan Le's family, right?"
Master Zhao pointed to Le Yi, who was urging the soldiers to practice with a straight face in the distance.
"Yes, Master Zhao."
"Is this son's force very high?"
"Not really." Meng Zhong shook his head and said: "In terms of personal martial arts, I am between Wu Ying and Meng Hu. β
Master Zhao was very surprised when he heard this: "In this case, why don't those soldiers dare to resist?" β¦β¦ What method did you use to clean up the soldiers under Zhao Bao in just one month? β
Meng Zhong was slightly stunned, and then said with a smile: "If it was yesterday, Le Yi probably wouldn't dare to do that." β
Master Zhao's father is also a wise man after all, and after thinking about it slightly, he understood what Meng Zhong meant, nodded and praised Le Yi and said, "This son is not under you." β
What he praised was obviously Le Yi's ability to adapt to the situation and see the stitches.
In order to facilitate Master Zhao's father to observe the drills of the soldiers, Meng Zhong stopped the chariot, anyway, his purpose was only to let those soldiers "see" Master Zhao, to put it bluntly, to take advantage of the power of Master Zhao, to achieve the purpose of making these soldiers more obedient.
Of course, Master Zhao could also guess Meng Zhong's thoughts, but when he saw the five hundred soldiers wearing heavy armor and carrying logs running around in circles, his expression was also initially unconcerned, and slowly became serious.
"Those soldiers are wearing more than just a layer of armor, are they?"
"Back to Master Zhao's words, every soldier wears three layers of armor. β¦β¦ This is a temporary weight for the time being, and after today, the next meeting will order another increase in the weight of the soldiers......"
"After today...... Is it so straightforward to use me? Master Zhao joked.
Although he could hear that Master Zhao was joking, Meng Zhong still corrected seriously: "I am training guards for Master Zhao, where is the word 'use'?" β
"Why be so restrained, I will blame you for it?" Master Zhao shook his head with a smile, then looked at the soldiers who were practicing and asked, "How long does running like this with a weight usually last on weekdays?" β
Meng Zhong replied, "Originally it was two hours, but now it has increased to four hours. β
Master Zhao was stunned when he heard this, turned his head and asked in surprise: "All morning, just keep running with weights?" β
"Every hour there is a time of rest."
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Master Zhao looked at Meng Zhong in a daze, and said half-loudly: "I have also heard about the way you train your troops, and I heard that you only let these soldiers run with weights......
"It's to strengthen the body." Meng Zhong explained: "The reason why Wei Wushu is strong and can deal with all kinds of unexpected battle situations at any time is because they have abundant physical ......."
"But the monotonous and boring training will make the soldiers feel tired."
"Therefore, I invited you, Master Zhao."
ββ¦β¦ I see. β
Master Zhao shook his head with a smile and continued to observe those soldiers carefully.
According to his observation, those soldiers were wearing heavy armor, carrying logs on their shoulders, and the weight was afraid that it was more than dozens of catties, but even so, these soldiers could still continue to run, although some people staggered, and even some fell to the ground because of the loss of strength and slippery feet, but under the persecution of Le Yi, these soldiers still gritted their teeth and insisted on training.
From these soldiers, Master Zhao felt a kind of "perseverance" will.
An army with tenacity and perseverance is the most reliable and feared by the enemy.
"Zhao Wushu?"
Master Zhao thought of An Pingjun Zhao Cheng's joking name for Xinwei, but he didn't think there was anything ridiculous about this title.
In his opinion, although the 500 Xinwei in front of him still seemed quite immature, it was indeed true, and he had already felt the potential of a "strong army", and over time, this army of 500 people would definitely be able to have the ability to be no less than Wei Wushu's - it would be appropriate to call it "Zhao Wushu".
It's a pity that the cultivation of "martial soldiers" costs too much, even if Master Zhao has believed that Meng Zhong can indeed train a batch of "Zhao martial soldiers" for his Zhao country, he will not dare to do so.
One army, this is already the limit in the heart of Lord Zhao's father, that is, 12,500 soldiers.
Yes, as long as Meng Zhong does a good job this time, he will try to make Meng Zhong a real military commander, in charge of an army of more than 10,000 people, unlike now, although the rank and the military Sima sit side by side, but the soldiers under his command are only a pitiful five hundred, which is not of great use.
It's a pity that the current situation in Handan of Zhao is very tense and sensitive, and the courtiers of Zhao who support his second son Zhao Wang He, namely Zhao Xiangfeiyi, Anpingjun Zhao Cheng, Fengyangjun Li Dui, Yangwenjun Zhao Bao and others, will definitely not allow Meng Zhong to take charge of an army of more than 10,000 people - after all, the soldiers and horses of Anyangjun Zhao Zhang and Tian Buyu and others have already made these people restless.
In this situation, although he, Zhao Yong, hoped to cultivate Meng Zhong, Pang Xuan and others to replace Zhao Cheng, Li Dui, and Zhao Bao, he also understood that it was difficult to do so for the time being.
"We must find a way to regain power!"
Master Zhao thought secretly in his heart.
Regarding the recapture of power, Zhao's master father also has his strategy, that is, to find a way to improve his reputation in Zhao, it is best to completely cover up Zhao Wang He, Feiyi, Zhao Cheng, Li Dui and others, so that the people of Zhao can realize that only he, Zhao Yong, can lead Zhao to a more brilliant state, and at that time, he will be able to regain everything and become the monarch of Zhao again.
As for how to improve his reputation in the Zhao State, heh, what could be more effective than defeating the Qi State?
Yes, when Zhao had just fallen to Zhongshan and had no spare strength to attack Qi, Zhao's father still agreed to the request of Li Shi, the envoy of Song, and agreed that "Zhao and Song should work together to defeat Qi", which was not only to repay Song, but also for himself.
After all, only by continuing to remain "invincible" can he make the people of Zhao support him more, otherwise, he, the "master father", will sooner or later be taken away from the power in his hands by the "King of Zhao", and even be completely hollowed out in the end.
"Next year......
Standing on the chariot, Master Zhao looked into the distance with a serious expression.
Others mistakenly thought that he was observing those soldiers, but in fact, what Lord Zhao's father was thinking about was the war in which Zhao, Yan, and Song jointly attacked Qi in the coming year.
As long as this war is victorious, he Zhao Yong will try to regain the royal power and abolish Zhao He.
And now it is approaching November, and there are only three months left before the beginning of the next year, when Zhao, Yan, and Song will jointly crusade against Qi.