Chapter 40: A Strong Army of a Strong Army (I)
Hearing this, Wang Feng hurriedly responded: "My father-in-law has an overreputation. The 'security team' is just a family member used by our brothers to watch the family nursing home, how dare they be the name of the world's strongest army. ”
If it is said, Zhong Youpeng's praise is heartfelt, not polite. Then Wang Feng's humility also comes from the same heart, rather than being fake polite to his father-in-law. As one of the heads of the security department of the crossing team, Wang Feng not only knows the strength of the "security team" well, but also has a clear understanding of the strength of the "Flying Dragon Army". In his opinion, after a long period of training, the "security team" may be somewhat similar in terms of obedience to discipline, in arranging troops, and in team coordination, but in terms of combat effectiveness, there is still a considerable gap between it and the "Flying Dragon Army," especially the veterans of the "Flying Dragon Army" who have participated in actual combat. After all, all the training received by Ding Zhuang of the "Security Team" had received by the soldiers of the "Flying Dragon Army", and the training that the soldiers of the "Flying Dragon Army" received after completing the training of recruits was something that Ding Zhuang of the "Security Team" had never experienced -- some of them had never even seen or heard of.
Wang Feng really didn't think so, but Zhong Youpeng regarded this as a fake politeness of the other party, waved his hand and said: "The virtuous son-in-law is wrong. Although it is said that we should not be arrogant, we should not be arrogant. The old man said that after the 'security team' was assembled into an army, it could be compared with the world's strong army, not politely, but according to the truth.
As the saying goes, 'there is no first in literature, no second in martial arts', although the old man has never led soldiers, he has also made some martial arts friends. Know that if an armed force wants to make a difference, the morale of the army is the most important. The virtuous son-in-law is one of the leaders of the 'security team', and your words and deeds are all seen and remembered by Ding Zhuang below. If the virtuous son-in-law always looks down on the 'security team' like this, how can Ding Zhuang below have the belief that he will win, and how can he have the determination and courage to confront a strong enemy?
Of course, the old man also knows that in the hearts of the virtuous son-in-law and those brothers of the virtuous son-in-law, he has always respected the 'Flying Dragon Army', but he only regards the 'security team' as a family martial artist who cares for the family, and he doesn't think that this liliang can be used as a support for his own achievements, and he may not have thought of using the 'security team' on the battle formation of meritorious achievements. But raising an army against Liao is a major matter related to everyone's life and death, and being able to participate in one more Liliang is equivalent to having an extra grasp of success. Now that you have built a 'security team', and its combat power is not inferior to that of the government's soldiers, wouldn't it be far more useful to have it assist the 'Flying Dragon Army' than to let it guard the industries in the city." ”
Zhong Youpeng's words woke up Wang Feng. For a long time, due to the existence of the "Flying Dragon Army", neither Wang Feng nor the other traversers of the crossing team have attached great importance to the "security team". In the eyes of the traversing public, the "security team" only equipped with cold weapons can be regarded as a militia militia at best, and it can protect the team's various industries in peacetime, and there is no need to spend too much energy for this team. Even after the committee, in order to invite Zhong Youpeng to go out of the mountain to be a lobbyist for himself, decided to open up the team to Zhong Youpeng out of the need to show the strength of the crossing team, and allowed the other party to visit the training base of the "security team" and the training base of the "Flying Dragon Army" - "Xianglong Fort".
After listening to Zhong Youpeng's lecture at this time, Wang Feng suddenly felt that what he and the others had done before was indeed lacking. Just as Zhong Youpeng said just now, the lack of attention that he and his brothers attach to the "security team" is likely to affect the morale of Ding Zhuang of the "security team" and thus his combat effectiveness. The "Flying Dragon Army" is certainly strong, but as the so-called "one fence with three piles, one hero with three gangs", dozens of cities in the sixteen states of Youyun can never be effectively controlled by just relying on more than 10,000 "Flying Dragon Army". The "security team", the private soldiers of the anti-Liao Zhizhi, the state and county defenders who abandoned the darkness and surrendered to the light, etc., these are all the help that the "Flying Dragon Army" can make good use of. As the only Liliang team that is completely controlled by the crossing team, the "security team" is definitely the most reliable of all the helpers, and it is also the most familiar to the team.
In addition, it is much simpler and faster to train a "security team" Ding Zhuang than to train a soldier of the "Flying Dragon Army" -- it takes about six to nine months for a recruit to join the "Flying Dragon Army" from being called up for training to forming his initial combat capability, while the "security team" only needs three months. In other words, when the soldiers of the three regiments of the "Flying Dragon Army" that had just been formed before the New Year became the official soldiers of the "Flying Dragon Army", the "Security Army" had already completed the gathering and training of two or three batches of Ding Zhuang, and had the ability to guard some smaller cities or fortresses with the support of a small number of "Flying Dragon Army". From this point of view, increasing investment in the "security team" and expanding the "security team" step by step without affecting the construction of the "Flying Dragon Army" can be regarded as a good way to enhance the strength of the crossing team. ,
Therefore, after thinking about this, Wang Feng hurriedly saluted Zhong Youpeng: "What my father-in-law taught me is that my son-in-law and my brother-in-law's group have always put their minds on the 'Flying Dragon Army' before, and the 'Security Team' is far inferior to the 'Flying Dragon Army' in terms of numbers and weapons, so our brothers really didn't really think about using it in battle, and they were indeed negligent in encouraging their morale.
When this is over, the son-in-law will definitely convey his father-in-law's criticism and suggestions to the fifth and seventh brothers. Or the father-in-law can also directly tell this opinion to the fifth and seventh brothers when communicating and exchanging with several elder brothers. It is also possible for our brothers to correct their mistakes in time and accumulate more liliang for future wars. The son-in-law is here, and the brothers have thanked their father-in-law. ”
Seeing that his opinion had attracted Wang Feng's attention, Zhong Youpeng was naturally very happy in his heart, and at the same time, he was more interested in the "Flying Dragon Army" that Wang Feng had repeatedly admired, and the idea of exploring it was even stronger. So, he first waved his hand and said, "The virtuous son-in-law is serious. Since he has decided to discuss the anti-Liao plan with the brothers of the virtuous son-in-law, the old man naturally has to think about everyone and tell the truth. If you see something inappropriate, you naturally have to bring it up to you, otherwise you will be a like-minded friend. Moreover, the reason why the virtuous son-in-law and his brothers were so light on the 'security team' was not intentional, but because you still had the 'Flying Dragon Army' in their hands, which was far stronger than the 'security team' in your opinion, and thought that even without the participation of the 'security team', you and the others would still be able to succeed in opposing Liao. ”
Subsequently, Zhong Youpeng changed his words and said tentatively: "Since the time when the virtuous son-in-law went to pay New Year's greetings to the old man a few days ago, and was willing to ask the old man to come forward to contact the officials, generals, gentry and common people of Youyun Han for you, you have mentioned the 'Flying Dragon Army' from time to time, and have always praised how strong and good it is.
Don't hide it from the virtuous son-in-law, the old man always thought that you were lobbying the old man to agree to the request of your and other brothers, and to do things for you and other brothers, and deliberately boasted in front of the old man. It wasn't until he saw the 'security team' just now and watched their drills that the old man believed what the virtuous son-in-law said before.
However, it is precisely because the old man saw the strength of the 'security team' that he couldn't imagine what the 'Flying Dragon Army' that was far stronger than the 'security team' in the mouth of the virtuous son-in-law would be so strong. As the saying goes, 'hearing is false, seeing is believing', and some things are not seen with your own eyes, and it is difficult to fully believe them after all. Therefore, the old man has a reluctant invitation here, hoping to see with his own eyes the 'Flying Dragon Army' that the virtuous son-in-law has always praised, and also hope that the virtuous son-in-law will tell the court councillor and several other brothers in charge of the virtuous son-in-law.
Of course, the old man also knows that the 'Flying Dragon Army' is the reliance of your brothers, and it is the capital for your brothers to settle down and establish their lives. Therefore, if the elder brother of the courtier and the other virtuous sons did not agree to the old man's request, it would be reasonable, and the old man would never mind. ”