Zhang Yi looked at the backs of the two leaving, shook his head gently, and smiled bitterly. He also knew that Zhao Shixiao was a famous general under Nie Shicheng, and his ability was indeed genuine, and he still had the scene of Zhao Shixiao's practice in his mind, which was high, but when it came to making himself afraid, it was still far away.

Zhang Yi returned to the barracks, only to see that Tan Feng had already done the statistics of the sentry and horses, and was waiting for him in the big tent with the roster. Zhang Yi took the roster, put it aside first, and said, "Tan Feng." ”

Tan Feng hurriedly bowed down and said, "My lord, what do you command?" ”

Zhang Yi waved his hand and said, "Tan Feng, there are only you and me at this time, so there is no need to be formal." I want to ask you, your family is good, and your family is also a well-known family in Cangzhou, why did you choose to join the army? ”

Tan Feng took a deep breath and replied: "My lord, since I was a child, the Western powers invaded my Qing Dynasty and ran rampant in the township, with the national strength behind them, those missionaries and businessmen did all kinds of evil, reselling opium, the court was corrupt and incompetent, and the old men in the county government were also timid and afraid, and some even acted for the tigers, and the squires and the people were bullied. When I became an adult and wanted to join the army, my family didn't let me join the army because I was a future candidate for the patriarch, so I was angry and secretly ran out of the house, wandered outside the gate, and joined Nie Shuai's command. I have made an oath to myself, and if the foreign enemy is restless, I will not drag the military uniform for a day! However, since joining the army, I have found that things are far from being as simple as I thought, now the ships of the great powers are strong, muskets, artillery are prevalent, it is no longer the era of relying on personal bravery, charging into battle, the Qing Dynasty is now the army is erosive, morale is low, the generals are greedy, the soldiers are afraid of war, like Nie Junmen such a general army and military brigade has been rare, even Nie Junmen's eight battalions, it is also uneven, the main battalion is acceptable, ordinary troops, combat effectiveness is also very low, some soldiers have been in the army for more than a year, And if they don't even know how to shoot, how can such an army compete with the great powers? ”

After hearing this, Zhang Yi praised loudly: "Okay, brother, a man must have such blood and backbone!" You're right, it's unrealistic to fight foreigners just with a good skill, the kung fu is high, can you dodge the guns of foreigners? In this era, it is no longer an era in which a war can be decided by individual force alone. If you want to rejuvenate China, you must first strengthen the army, arm us with guns, and if you want to strengthen the army, you must learn the guns and artillery technology of the West, and if you want to learn advanced technology, the country has to want the West to learn reform! Look at Zeng Wenzhenggong back then, Zuo Zhongtang, and now Li Zhongtang, all of whom are now in charge of **** power are heroes who advocate innovation. We have to defend our country and we have to be like them! The country has reached the brink of becoming a kingdom if it is not reformed. ”

Tan Feng said with a smile: "My lord, you know a lot, much better than me, I found out from your lecture this morning that you will definitely be a powerful figure in the future, I can be a good general in the future, and it is my greatest wish to be a good general and shepherd one side in the future, and you may want to enter the military aircraft in the future, hehe." ”

Zhang Yi's face was calm, and he said: "Tan Feng, follow me in the future, I guarantee that your dream of shepherding the side will be realized in the near future." ”

Tan Feng smiled: "My lord, please give me more help in the future." ”

Zhang Yi smiled mysteriously and said, "Brother, you wait, I will take care of you in the next few months of special training." ”

Tan Feng smiled and replied: "My lord, there is no training in this unit that a brother can't bear, otherwise it will be in vain to be called the heir of the Tan Leg family." ”

Zhang Yi didn't answer his words and asked, "Today, I asked you to learn about the situation of the brothers in the outpost, how is it, have you found some potential and capable seedlings?" ”

Tan Feng replied: "My lord, in fact, just by relying on this record, we can't learn much useful information, in fact, I have been learning about these brothers since I joined the army more than a year ago. As far as I know, among them, there are eight of them whose kung fu is good, and they are not very old, all of them are in their twenties, but two of them are secretly smoking tobacco, and one is not good enough, I think the remaining five people may be the focus of adults. ”

Zhang Yi nodded, this Tan Feng has good kung fu and a careful heart, and he is definitely his future henchman and assistant, thinking about it, he continued to ask: "Okay, you can talk about these five people." ”

Tan Feng said: "The first person, Liu Datong, one of our guards, was born in Orion, before joining the army, hunting in the Xing'an Mountains all the year round, it is said that he has captured more than one Siberian tiger, his skills are very good, and he has a deep understanding of the terrain of the mountains and forests.

The second person, Feng Gao, this is a strong man in our outpost, he is very good at practicing kung fu, it is said that he used to walk the rivers and lakes, he was a killer, and later he was arrested by the government, and fled to the command of Lord Nie, and became a small soldier incognito.

The third person, Mo Ru, this kid is my junior brother, who was sent out by my grandfather to find me, and after meeting me, I stayed as a companion, and his Tan leg kung fu is also very popular.

The fourth person, Xu Huaijin, I heard that he stayed abroad before, I don't know why he ended up in the army, and he has always been drunk and taciturn, but his ability is higher than mine, and he is a master.

The fifth person, Bagen, this guy is a Mongolian man, a natural cavalryman, good at riding and shooting, and the double knives in his hands are very powerful.

Forget about the other three, I don't think they can be your elite soldiers. ”

Zhang Yi nodded and said, "Well, yes, I have written down these five people, and I will pay more attention to them in the future." ”

Tan Feng asked, "My lord, where did you go this afternoon?" Didn't see you for a long time. ”

Zhang Yi smiled faintly and said: "Today I went to Nie Dashuai to ask Dashuai for some support, but things got bigger, Nie Shuai ordered me to form a new army alone for training, which finally caused the dissatisfaction of our Zhao Yingguan, Nie Shuai finally decided to let me compete with Zhao Yingguan tomorrow, and if I win, I will finally agree to form a new army." ”

Tan Feng shook his head when he heard this, and said depressedly: "My lord, it's not me who destroys our sharpness and grows the prestige of others, this Lord Zhao's ability is famous in the Huaijun camp, and he is a master of kung fu in Bajiquan, and he is proficient in riding and archery and firearms, so he is really a fierce opponent." ”

Zhang Yi smiled and said, "What's the matter, this is no confidence?" Although Zhao Guan's kung fu is not weak, but I am not worse than him, as for winning or losing, tomorrow, tomorrow will be clear in the martial arts field! ”

Tan Feng looked at Zhang Yi carefully, wondering in his heart that he really didn't know where his courage and confidence came from.

Zhang Yi didn't explain, and then said: "You ordered to go down, the training in the past few days will be temporarily canceled, and after Master Nie's order comes down, we will start the real training." I'm going to have a good rest, tomorrow, hehe, it's a good day! ”

With the passing of Nie Shicheng's general military order, the Qing soldiers of the six battalions all knew about the martial arts competition tomorrow, most of them listened, pursed their lips, and said in their hearts: "This Zhang Yi is probably crazy, Lord Zhao is a first-class master in the battalion, and he is famous in the Huai Army, just a recruit who has just joined the army for half a year, dare to compete with Lord Zhao, isn't that looking for abuse?" ”

The pipe bands of the Lutai Huai Army and the Beikou Training Army shook their heads secretly, dissatisfied with the military orders of the adults, such a major event as the training of the new army had to be handed over to a recruit to do, isn't this a slap in the face of these pipe bands in public? Tomorrow, tomorrow I must teach this kid a good lesson, let him know how to behave in the future, just became a broken whistle chief, he is already crazy, if he does a pipe belt in the future, how can he not know what arrogance will become?

In the camp before the training, Zhao Shixiao sat in the big tent, his face was gloomy, and he was annoyed in his heart, this matter hurt his face too much, the adult actually wanted to take a pipe to his sentry commander, I really don't know what the adult thinks, is it old and confused? Thinking of this, Zhao Shixiao suddenly gave himself a mouth, damn, the mind of an adult is also something that you kid can guess, adults treat themselves with the grace of heaven and earth, don't say that you have lost face, even if you take off your head, you can't be disrespectful to adults.

Zhao Shixiao's head was full of tomorrow's competition, and in the end, he was dizzy for a while, and fell asleep.