Tang Renlian happily drank a few cups of tea in a row, and said: "Brother Wang, it's not that the elder brother said you, Lord Zhongtang has already said that he is willing to give the two of you each three hundred soldiers to compete, why do you still insist on only one hundred people?" And you only need a month of training? This one...... Of course, it's not that my brother looks down on you, from the moment you entered the door, my brother felt that you were not an ordinary person, but the more soldiers there were, the better the chance of winning! ”

Wang Bo said: "Brother Tang, I also understand the truth that there are many people and there is great power. But the soldiers are not expensive, as long as I am given some time to train, I will definitely be sure to defeat Liu Sheng'an, and I will never embarrass you, Brother Tang. Besides, if I lose, I have to kowtow to Liu Sheng'an in front of the whole army and admit my mistake. Kowtow to Liu Shengan and admit his mistake, hum, I can't afford to lose this person! To be honest, it's not that I'm conceited, I don't care about people like Liu Sheng'an. ”

Tang Renlian said loudly: "Okay! Be confident! Just say this to you, let you choose soldiers in my Renzi battalion, if you still need anything, just open your mouth, what can I Tang Renlian help! ”

Wang Bo stood up, bowed to Tang Renlian with his fists, and said, "Brother Tang, don't thank you for your kindness, I still say the same thing, I Wang Bo remember this kindness." ”

Tang Renlian stood up and hugged Wang Bo, and said, "What ......are you and my own brother polite?"

Wang Bo said seriously: "As the saying goes, the grace of a drop of water should be reciprocated by a spring, and when I needed help the most, Brother Tang and I could stand up and support me when I didn't know each other, and I will always remember this matter." ”

Tang Renlian said: "You, you...... Let's not talk about it, let's sit down and talk while eating. ”

Wang Bo said: "Brother Tang, the days ahead are still long, when I win Liu Sheng'an's house, I will definitely set up a banquet in the best restaurant in the capital, and then we will talk in detail." Now, I want to select 100 soldiers first, and strengthen my understanding and training with the brothers within this month, not only for me personally, but also so as not to lose face for Brother Tang's Renzi Battalion. ”

Tang Renlian looked at Wang Bo for a while, and said slowly: "Brother Wang, I'm not afraid to be honest with you, I was still suspicious of you, but now that I see you so concerned, I don't think I need to worry about anything anymore." Good! I'll gather all the people and let you choose! ”

Wang Bo thought for a while and said, "Brother Tang, you don't have to work so hard, I don't want to deliberately choose." When I just walked into the camp, I saw that all the armies were training in an orderly manner, and I didn't want to disrupt the training plan that you had already planned. I ask you for one thing, I don't know much about the current affairs in the army, can you let someone tell me about the distribution of officers and positions in the army? ”

Tang Renlian said: "That's it...... Well, I'll let one of the military clerks tell you in detail. ”

Subsequently, Tang Renlian called a secretary of the army, and Wang Bo left under the pretext of not disturbing Tang Renlian to handle military affairs, and followed the secretary to another office place, where he inquired in detail about the distribution of military personnel.

At this time, each battalion of the Huai army had 500 brave people, because of the current changes in the army, the use of new weapons required more people, so the number of people in each battalion was added to a lot of long men, adding up to a total of seven or eight hundred people. Each battalion has one battalion officer, four sentry officers in the front, rear, left and right, three team officers per sentry, three sheds in each team, and twelve regular soldiers in each shed.

In other words, the hundred people Wang Bo needed were just a whistle. Next, he walked around the camp under the leadership of the clerk, and he had a little understanding of the soldiers of the Renzi battalion.

To tell the truth, he originally said in the hall that he would defeat Liu Sheng'an's battalion of soldiers with a hundred people, and he really intended to attract everyone's attention. At that time, as soon as he entered the door, he found that Liu Shengan was a short-tempered person after a few words, so he deliberately provoked this person and provoked disputes.

Taizu said that power comes out of the barrel of a gun. Now that the Beiyang Naval Division is being built, and the army is also accepting the foreigners' new method of training troops, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and as long as this competition is successful, it may be possible to be truly appreciated and promoted by Li Hongzhang and to gain the right to lead troops.

Originally, he was secretly worried that he would not be able to control the development of things if he gambled too much this time. Because at that time, he didn't know the distribution of the number of personnel in the Huai army, but he only guessed that a battalion should be among 500 to 1,000 people, so it was a hundred people against at least 500 people, or whether he only needed a month of training time to defeat the other party.

Later, when he heard Liu Shengan threaten to bring only 300 people, he was a lot more relieved.

I don't want to use what Liu Sheng'an said that the three hundred people must be the elite of the elite, but don't be afraid, with his current skills, it will be easy to defeat a hundred hands.

Coupled with what you have observed and learned in the capital these days, as long as you provide enough money and food, you can recruit a large number of people to work for you these days. Originally, he wanted to recruit a hundred honest stunned youths on his own, and after a short period of urgent training for a month, he promised a large number of gold and silver rewards, so that these hundred stunned youths worked hard for it, although it was too risky, but there was also hope for success.

Unexpectedly, in the end, unexpectedly, Tang Renlian actually spoke out in support and was willing to lend him a hundred soldiers. According to his observation all the way in the cavalry battalion just now, although Tang Renlian's soldiers are also uneven, but the overall training is not bad, he was originally a general of the Hunan army of Zeng Guofan, and when he came to the Huai army, he naturally had to rely on his strength to gain a firm foothold.

After some thought, Wang Bo finally ordered a sentry Yong that he fancied, and then asked the secretary to help take the 100 soldiers to a training place that had been prepared for him, and then left the barracks with the personal information of the 100 soldiers and returned to the Guangdong Guild Hall.

As soon as he entered the hall, the voices greeting him came and went, each more enthusiastic and lively, and even the uncles and uncles in the past were extremely active.

After thinking about it for a while, he suddenly realized that it might be because of the carriage gift sent by Li Hongzhang. After such a place, everyone knew that Wang Bo was a guest in the middle hall of the court. Not only that, but he also received a special gift from Lord Zhongtang, which shows that Wang Bo was appreciated by Lord Zhongtang.

In this China, where the official-oriented thinking is serious, it is a great joy to be able to have a relationship with the first-class officials of the current dynasty, which is a precursor to the fact that this person is about to soar.

Faintly, some people even began to look at them with a look of awe.

In this regard, Wang Bo was helpless and funny, but the national situation is like this, even in the real world, this situation is extremely common, what can he explain, so he has to let it develop.

Entering the inner hall, he found that Huang Feihong and Aunt Thirteen had already packed all their luggage and were ready to take the train back to Foshan early tomorrow morning.

Wang Bo had a conversation with Huang Feihong, but he didn't say anything about the military competition, so the two went back to their rooms to rest. (To be continued.) )