Chapter 101: Inspecting the Barracks
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"Please go inspect the security guard?"
When Meng Zhong told Zhao's father about this, Zhao's father looked like a smile.
I have to say that Zhao Zhufu, who is nearly fifty years old, was clear in his heart about Meng Zhong's little thoughts: Meng Zhong did not ask him to inspect Xinwei, it was clearly like using his reputation to strengthen his control over Xinwei.
Look at what Meng Zhong has done recently. He asked for five thousand cloth coins from him, Zhao Yong, and selected soldiers from Yangwenjun Zhao Bao, and then asked for the treatment of Xinwei under his command from Zhao Xiangfeiyi. This kid himself formed a team of five hundred people from scratch, and the five hundred people were willing to obey his orders because of his promise.
Although there is no such thing as "borrowing chickens to lay eggs" in the world, this word is quite appropriate to the operation of Meng Zhong's columns.
This kid is actually quite powerful.
Of course, no matter how much I think about it, Zhao Zhufu was not disgusted with Meng Zhong's behavior. He even admired this son more and more. After all, Meng Zhong's behavior was not like a fifteen-year-old boy. Like such a person, he would definitely become a great man in the country in the future.
"good!"
Without exposing Meng Zhong's thoughts, Zhao Zhufu nodded with a smile and said, "It's great to have such confidence in just one month of training! Since that's the case, I will follow your wishes and go to your Xinwei New Camp to inspect."
After the decision, Zhao Zhufu took Meng Zhong and under the protection of a team of soldiers, he took a chariot to Xinwei's new camp.
When they arrived at the military camp, five hundred Xinwei were wearing triple thick armor and carrying logs to run outside the camp for training.
Suddenly, when he saw Zhao's father's imperial guards, the five hundred Xinwei were shocked.
You should know that although Meng Zhong had told them about various preferential treatments for Xinwei a while ago, without having to prove it with his own eyes, the most intuitive impression of the 500 Xinwei was only the degree of "Xinwei has meat every meal", and it was not certain that their master general Meng Zhong's status with Zhao Zhufu.
Now, I saw Meng Zhong personally driving for Zhao Zhufu - it should be said that he was fortunate to drive a chariot for Zhao Zhufu, and slowly approached with Zhao Zhufu to inspect their training. Only then did the 500 Xinwei completely believe that Meng Zhong's fifteen-year-old boy was valued by Zhao Zhufu.
"Why stop? Keep training!"
Seeing that some Xinwei stopped running, he looked at Zhao Zhufu's direction with an excited look on his face. Le Yi scolded with a stern face, and even walked forward and used the wooden stick in his hand to beat the soldiers.
To be honest, if it were on weekdays, Le Yi would not dare to do such a move, because he knew that people were rebellious. If he pushed the ground too tightly, the soldiers might be in chaos - after all, his prestige was not enough to shock these soldiers.
But today is different. With Zhao Zhufu present, the pressure and fatigue accumulated by the rigorous training in their hearts were mostly gone at the moment when they saw Zhao Zhufu. How could he do the following behavior just because he just made a few sticks?
In other words, this is also the best opportunity for Le Yi to further establish his prestige.
Sure enough, the soldiers who were thrust by Le Yi with a wooden stick were not extremely excited. At most, they just lowered their heads and cursed a few times, and then under the gaze of Le Yi's eyes, they honestly carried the logs and continued to practice.
Seeing this scene, Master Zhao was quite surprised: Is the morale of the army already controlled to this level?
"That's the boy named Le Yi from Zhongshan, right?"
Master Zhao pointed at Le Yi, who was urging the soldiers to practice in the distance with a stern face.
"Yes, Master Zhao's father."
"Is this boy's force very superb?"
"No." Meng Zhong shook his head and said, "In terms of personal martial arts, Wu Ying, Meng Hu and others are just around the corner."
Master Zhao was surprised when he heard this: "Since that's the case, why don't those soldiers dare to resist?...What method have you used to clean up the soldiers under Zhao Bao in just one month?"
Meng Zhong was slightly stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "If it were yesterday, Le Yi would probably not dare to do that."
Master Zhao was also a wise man after all. After thinking a little, he understood what Meng Zhong meant, nodded and praised Leyi and said, "This son is not under you."
What he praised was obviously Le Yi's ability to adapt to the situation and take advantage of the situation.
In order to facilitate Zhao Zhufu to observe the training of the soldiers, Meng Zhong stopped the chariot. Anyway, his purpose was to let the soldiers "see" Zhao Zhufu. To put it bluntly, it was to take advantage of the power and use Zhao Zhufu's power to achieve the goal of making these soldiers more obedient.
Of course, Master Zhao could guess Meng Zhong's thoughts, but when he saw the five hundred soldiers wearing thick armor and running around with logs, his expression was also initially indifferent and gradually became serious.
"What those soldiers wore was not just a layer of armor, right?"
"When Zhao's father said that, each soldier is wearing three layers of armor... This is the temporary load load. After today, I will order the soldiers' load load to be increased again..."
"When today... Is it so straightforward to use my affairs?" Zhao Master Zhao joked.
Although he could hear that Zhao Zhufu was joking, Meng Zhong still corrected seriously: "I am training the guards for Zhao Zhufu. Where can I get the saying "use"?"
"Why do you have to be so reserved? Will I blame you for this?" Master Zhao smiled and shook his head, then looked at the soldiers who were practicing and asked, "How long does it last on weekdays when running like this? "
Meng Zhong replied: "It was two hours at first, but now it has increased to four hours."
Master Zhao was stunned when he heard this, turned his head and asked in surprise: "All the whole morning, I have been running with my weight?"
“There are rest times every hour.”
“…”
Master Zhao looked at Meng Zhong blankly, and after a while, he said, "I have heard of your way of training troops. I heard that you only let these soldiers run with weight..."
"It is to strengthen physical fitness." Meng Zhong explained: "The reason why Wei Wuzhang is strong and can deal with various emergencies at any time is because they have abundant physical fitness..."
"But just monotonous and boring training will make the soldiers feel bored."
"So, I'm here to invite you, Master Zhao."
"……I see."
Master Zhao laughed and shook his head, and continued to observe the soldiers carefully.
According to his observation, the soldiers were wearing heavy armor and carrying logs on their shoulders, and they were probably carrying more than a few dozen kilograms of weight. But even so, these soldiers could continue to run. Although some of them staggered, and some even fell to the ground because of their strength and slipping, under Le Yi's pressure, these soldiers still gritted their teeth and insisted on training.
From these soldiers, Zhao Zhufu felt a kind of "persistence" will.
An army with perseverance is the most reliable and fearful enemy.
"Is Zhao Wu's slave?"
Master Zhao thought of Anping Jun Zhao Cheng’s joke about Xinwei, but he did not think there was anything ridiculous about this title.
In his opinion, although the five hundred Xinwei in front of him still seemed quite immature, he had indeed felt the potential of a "strong army". In time, this army of 500 people would definitely have the ability to be no less than that of Wei Wuzhang - calling it "Zhao Wuzhang" is just right.
It’s a pity that the training of “Wu Zhuzhang” costs too much. Even if Zhao Zhufu believes that Meng Zhong can indeed train a group of “Zhao Wuzhang” for him, he will not dare to do that.
One army was already the limit in Zhao Zhufu’s heart, that is, 12,500 soldiers.
Yes, as long as Meng Zhong does a good job this time, he will try to make Meng Zhong become a real army Sima, commanding more than 10,000 troops, unlike now, although his rank is on par with the army Sima, he has only a pitiful 500 soldiers and is of no use.
Unfortunately, the situation in Handan, Zhao State is very tense and sensitive. The ministers of Zhao State who support his second son, King He of Zhao, namely Zhao Xiangfeiyi, Anping Jun Zhao Cheng, Fengyang Jun Li Dui, Yangwen Jun Zhao Bao and others will never allow Meng Zhong to take charge of more than 10,000 troops - after all, the Daijun troops of Anyang Jun Zhao Zhang and Tian Buluo and others have made these people restless.
Under such circumstances, although Zhao Yong hoped to cultivate Meng Zhong, Pang Qian and others in his heart to replace Zhao Cheng, Li Dui, and Zhao Bao, he also understood that it was difficult to do it for the time being.
"We must find a way to regain power!"
Master Zhao thought to himself.
Regarding regaining power, Zhao Zhufu also had his strategy, that is, to find ways to improve his reputation in Zhao State, and it would be best to completely cover up King He of Zhao, Fei Yi, Zhao Cheng, Li Dui and others, so that the people of Zhao State would realize that only Zhao Yong could lead Zhao State to a more glorious state. At that time, he could naturally regain everything and become the monarch of Zhao State again.
As for how to improve his reputation in Zhao State, haha, is there anything that can be effective than defeating Qi State?
Yes, when Zhao had just destroyed Zhongshan and had no spare energy to attack Qi, Zhao's father still agreed to the request of the envoy of Song Li Shi, and agreed to the matter of "Zhao and Song Dynasty work together to fight against Qi", which was not just for repaying Song, but also for himself.
After all, Zhao Yong can only make the people of Zhao support him more if he continues to maintain "invincible battle". Otherwise, sooner or later, his "master father" will be taken away by the "King of Zhao" bit by bit, and even completely emptied in the end.
"next year……"
Standing on the chariot, Master Zhao looked at the distance with a serious expression.
Others mistakenly thought that he was observing the soldiers, but in fact, what Zhao Zhufu was thinking about was the war between the three kingdoms of Zhao, Yan and Song to jointly attack Qi in the next year.
As long as this war is won, Zhao Yong will try to regain the royal power and depose Zhao He.
It is now November, and there are only three months left before the beginning of the next year, Zhao, Yan and Song dynasties jointly attack Qi.
Chapter completed!