Wang Feichen couldn't help but admonish: "Madam, if you want to organize a raiding team or elite soldiers, you can't just consider strength..." He thought for a moment about euphemistic adjectives, and then continued: "Finally, Useless abilities.”
"Is great strength a useless ability?" Zheng Quchi asked curiously.
"It's not that it's completely useless, but compared with others, it's not the first advantage that the generals value."
Wang Feichen wanted to explain to her that the most important thing for a soldier is obedience, self-denial, loyalty and teamwork, not just who is stronger, who is a good soldier.
But then he thought about it, and it was useless to explain to her. She was neither a soldier nor a general, and she really couldn't understand the profound truth contained in it with just two sentences.
Zheng Quchi saw Wang Feichen and asked her to reconsider, obviously not agreeing with her "casual and one-sided" idea of selecting people.
It seems that Wang Feichen and Huo Ting really have two personalities. Wang Feichen seems to be more casual and free-spirited, not like a person who can correct mistakes seriously, but in fact he is a man with an upright personality and can't hide what he says.
But Huo Ting, a middle-aged man, looks like an honest and accommodating uncle, but he is a man of great power, who knows how to make appropriate advances and retreats.
It's impossible to say which person is better. For Zheng Quchi, as long as he doesn't have bad intentions, his ability to handle things, and his different views on problems are all tolerable.
"Lieutenant Wang's words make sense." Zheng Quchi agreed.
Wang Feichen obviously didn't understand Zheng Quchi. When he heard what she said, he thought that she had been persuaded by him, so he hurriedly struck while the iron was hot: "Then Madam, you might as well tell me your request, and I will pick something you like for me in my humble position." soldiers?"
Zheng Quchi looked at him with a pair of innocent and bright eyes, and said decisively: "I want to be strong."
Wang Feichen: "..."
Phew - Huo Ting was listening to the conversation between the two, especially when he saw the collapse of Wang Feichen's face at this moment. He couldn't help laughing, and his throat was almost visible.
"Hahahaha, Lieutenant Wang, we all saw it at the night banquet that day. The general's wife is not an ordinary woman. She must have her own ideas when choosing people. You should stop messing around and let the wife make her own decision."
After Huo Ting reminded Wang Feichen, he also remembered the general's wife he had seen at the beginning of that night.
Although she was not as glamorous and jeweled as the queens, princesses and ladies at the banquet, she was undoubtedly the most important person in the final scene who could not be ignored.
Wang Feichen was embarrassed and irritated by General Huo's laughter. He said: "I just want to share the worries of the general's wife, not to interfere with her decision."
At this time, Zheng Quchi also spoke up: "General Huo is exaggerating. Lieutenant Wang obviously knows better than me when it comes to military matters. I feel more at ease with him choosing for me than myself."
When Zheng Quchi opened her mouth, Huo Ting naturally had to take her face into consideration and stop "troubling" Wang Feichen, and Wang Feichen also listened to Huo Ting's words just now.
"If Madam insists on finding someone with strong strength, Feichen thinks that although Chang Shubing has some advantages, it does not mean that the others are not suitable. It is better for Feichen to select the three hundred most powerful people in the army for you, Madam General." Come."
Wang Feichen took the initiative to ask for a job, which made Zheng Quchi feel happy.
Is there such a good thing?
Her eyes lit up immediately, but she added: "Of course it's good, but Lieutenant Wang had better hurry up. Can the three hundred people be selected in the general election at noon?"
Wang Feichen said confidently: "Madam, please rest assured, there is no problem."
After Wang Feichen said that, he went down to the school grounds. He summoned all the officers and soldiers who were training. He seemed to have an idea in a short time. Without any delay, he asked the two thousand soldiers who had gathered to line up. Square teams of ten people were arranged in six or six rows and arranged neatly.
Then, he asked people to bring dozens of exercise equipment.
"The general's wife is here today to select personnel for the Six Nations trial. Anyone who can be selected will have his salary doubled and will have meat every meal."
As soon as these words came out, the soldiers were all excited, and their eyes were all green with excitement.
"Lieutenant, how do I get selected?"
"Next, I will do a test. Anyone who is strong enough to lift up will be selected."
Zheng Quchi watched this scene from above and couldn't help but sigh that they, the officials, had ways to mobilize the enthusiasm of the soldiers. For example, adding more money and meat could make these soldiers who were sweating from training get rid of their fatigue. His expression instantly boosted his morale.
"Is the food of the soldiers bad?" Zheng Quchi asked Huo Ting.
I thought that only gold, silver rewards, and promotions could make these soldiers strive for the top, but I didn't expect that eating meat could also be considered one of them.
Huo Ting shook his head and sighed: "It's not bad. Compared with the garrison stationed at the border, Lao Huo thinks it's good if they can eat enough, doesn't it?"
Zheng Quchi saw the deep meaning in Huo Ting's eyes when he said this. It seemed that he also knew that King Ye had cut off the food supply of Changxunpo camp.
"Is it a good thing to have a full meal these days? This may be the case in Ye country, but it shouldn't be so bleak." She said lightly.
"Yeah, but there's nothing we can do about it."
Zheng Quchi was not affected by him, and she said with light in her eyes: "There will always be a way."
Huo Ting looked at Zheng Quchi at this time, with a look of relief on his face.
"Madam said so, then Lao Huo also believed in Madam. We people are useless, and we have to rely on you young people. I have supported you for so long, that is, I have tried hard to make these powerful people look down on me." The miscellaneous soldiers are also capable of fighting, so they will not break into chaos. The regular army is occupied by private power, and even the scattered soldiers and miscellaneous generals cannot hold up."
Hearing this, Zheng Quchi looked at him suddenly.
"General Huo, you..." Are you secretly training regular guards and guards?
Huo Ting looked extremely serious at this moment: "Madam General, Lao Huo knows that on occasions like night banquets, a group of people led by Ye Hou behaves surly and arrogantly, leaving you isolated and helpless. We people will only act like cows. You turtle, you even have to be shy and break your back to please the envoys of other countries, you will definitely feel particularly disappointed."
Zheng Quchi didn't know how to answer for a moment.
His assessment of this matter was quite fair.
"Lao Huo is a rough man with no great ingenuity. Even if I came forward at the time, I couldn't make any trouble. On the contrary, it would affect the whole family afterwards. But I always think that if the whole country cannot do important things, there will always be something that we, Lao Huo, cannot do." It can be done.”
Huo Ting gave a bitter smile, his eyes darkened and laughed at himself: "General's wife, do you think that I, Old Huo, are cowardly and have no future? Although I am a general, I can't defeat the enemy. I can't even do anything in front of the enemy. No less, compared with the heroic General Yuwen, I, Lao Huo, really can’t even compare with one of his fingers.”
After Zheng Quchi listened quietly, he said "Hey" and said, "It turns out that General Huo was also at the night banquet."
Huo Ting: "..." Madam, can you listen to the key points?
Zheng Quchi added: "So, you are secretly training these soldiers, thinking that one day they will be useful, right?"
"General, look."
Zheng Quchi pointed to the school field below, and then said: "Are these young soldiers like seedlings below cultivated by the general? If one day they can grow into towering trees, general, you will have a clear conscience."
After hearing this, Huo Ting wanted to laugh, but his eyes turned red first.
He shook his head: "I am incompetent and useless. I am just an old loser. I don't deserve to have a clear conscience."
Seeing how excited he was, Zheng Quchi advised: "General Huo, I am here today to select the secret team that will participate in the Six Nations Trial the day after tomorrow. You complaining to me will not be able to share the heaviness in your heart. Why don't you start today and join forces with me?" Let’s work together to contribute to the rise of Ye State. There are some things that we are not afraid of being late, but are afraid of being too late. You still have time, so it is too early to say those depressing words.”
As soon as Huo Ting heard this, he immediately picked up the corner of his clothes and wiped the tears from the end of his eyes. He looked determined: "What the general's wife said is absolutely true. I, Old Huo, will leave my words here today and make up my mind from now on." I will advance and retreat together with His Highness the Crown Prince, please Madam, I will definitely bring your humble feelings to His Highness the Crown Prince."
Zheng Quchi was confused by his sudden big turn, but after thinking about it for a moment, she understood what was going on.
She smiled softly and said, "General Huo really knows how to show his loyalty."
Damn it, he said so many words to her just to use her as a springboard to board the big ship of His Royal Highness.
This Huo Ting is indeed very cunning. Think about Wang Feichen who only knows how to do practical things, and then look at his "good singing and composition". If it were someone else who came today, he would probably find that after Wang Feichen finished his busy work, He had been intimately close to General Huo for a long time, but as for him, he ended up doing errands.
"In the past, I, Lao Huo, did not associate with Empress Ye. I was often treated coldly and xenophobically by her party members, so I was unable to speak a lot of the time. However, now that His Highness the Crown Prince has returned, not only is the country of Ye saved, people like us who serve the country loyally can also dare to Come on." He said this very emotionally, almost bursting into tears.
Zheng Quchi couldn't resist his emotions, so he could only remain silent for a moment and said: "General Huo, His Highness actually doesn't like people who are loud and flamboyant. He prefers subordinates who are brief and shocking... and I am the same."
Huo Ting's expression froze immediately, and he obviously understood what Zheng Quchi meant.
Being exposed on the spot, a flash of discomfort flashed across Huo Ting's face. He made a fist and cleared his throat, but soon returned to normal. He said seriously: "Lao Huo, thank you, Madam, for your advice."
This Huo Ting is really an "interesting" person. After chatting with him for just a short time, he not only cleared up his relationship with Ye Hou's faction, but also expressed his credit and loyalty to His Royal Highness, and also planned to express his love for her. , so that she can have empathy for him, so that she can speak kindly for him in front of His Royal Highness.
In order to get into this relationship, he simply followed every step and every step he took from the first step she came into his eyes.
Zheng Quchi cursed, this kind of person must be very easy to get along in the officialdom, he is well-connected and makes friends everywhere, but it is a pity that why did he become a military attaché instead of a scheming civil servant?
Since Huo Ting had received Zheng Quchi's "warning", he did not dare to continue the previous topic. He returned to the topic with her: "Madam, please see, what the lieutenant asked people to bring is the lifting stone for normal training."
"Lifting rocks?"
Not to mention, the appearance of those "lifting stones" looked familiar. Taking a closer look, Zheng Quchi's eyes widened. Aren't these the barbells used by weightlifters?
But the ones she had seen were made of stainless steel sticks and rubber-coated iron blocks, while the "stone lifting" of Ye State used a wooden stick with stone circles strung on both ends, which looked like that.
"This stone lift is divided into small lifts of 120 kilograms, medium lifts of 180 kilograms, and large lifts of about 240 kilograms. Normal training is basically done with small lifts. There are very few people in our camp like big lifts. I can challenge it.”
Zheng Quchi couldn't help but gasped when he heard the weight: "This big lift is indeed incredible. I think they basically choose small lifts and medium lifts, and just like that, they eliminated nearly half of them?"
"Not everyone in the army has strong arm and back strength. Among them, most of the soldiers train their foot strength and formation formation."
"I have to say that Wang Feichen's selection method is fast and simple."
Seeing that she looked at Lieutenant Wang differently, Huo Ting thought carefully and said quickly: "Lao Huo learned this method of lifting stones from a book. It is said that the soldiers of Beiyuan Kingdom used this method to exercise the strength of their arms and back. Very effective.”
When Zheng Quchi heard that Huo Ting wanted to take credit again, he pretended that he didn't understand: "Really?"
Zheng Quchi saw these enthusiastic teenagers or young people taking turns to lift stones. Thinking that they were weak, they chose small lifts with heavier weight and fewer stones. Some of them, who were full of confidence in themselves, chose the middle lift. She looked at it. Circle means there is no choice to make a big move.
Those who passed the small and medium examinations were arranged to line up in a small group on the side. Zheng Quchi took a rough look and found that there must be about a hundred people in there.
Most of them are tall and have strong muscles. You can tell from a glance that they exercise a lot and eat a lot to grow strong.
"Can we gather three hundred people?"
"Of course you can. Don't worry, Mrs. General. Even if we don't have enough people here, we will find enough people for you elsewhere." Huo Ting assured, patting his chest.
"Huh? General Huo, look who that person is?"
After waiting for so long, Zheng Quchi finally saw a soldier walking up to Daju. With a look of disdain on his face, he rolled up his sleeves and performed a snatch pull-up against the barbell. Then he bent his legs apart and lifted it Lifting it to the shoulder level, the process looks relatively easy, which proves that this person's strength is definitely much more than that.
Huo Ting was surprised when he saw it, but frowned: "That man... is a thorn. He is from the Liu family."
"Liu family?"
"Yes, I heard that Liu Guogong's family has two incompetent descendants. One is Liu Fengmian, who only knows how to socialize with idle people, and the other is Liu Chaiji, who doesn't study well and instead comes to serve as a soldier. Although he has a background in the Liu family, he has a bad temper and does not obey orders at all. With such a temper, he will probably only be a low-class soldier for the rest of his life."
"But he is so strong." Zheng Quchi couldn't help but sigh. (End of chapter)
