After discussing Liu Bang with Li Si, Ying Zheng decided to rest for a day and then take Liu Bang to Lishan to worship Liu An.
Since it is a break, it is time to rest and adjust.
What can you do during your break?
Of course, with a few ladies.
The night before, Ying Zheng was busy delivering his son. At this moment, he wanted to spend more time with Nan Su and Hu Yu.
In the morning, Ying Zheng stayed with Nan Su, chatting, drinking tea, and playing with the baby in Nan Su's belly.
At noon, I dined with the five ladies.
After lunch, Ying Zheng accompanied Hu Yu to the training ground of Meng Mansion.
Although Hu Yu came here almost every day to watch the new army drill, but this time with Ying Zheng accompanying him, he was naturally in a good mood.
"How do you feel after watching the training of the new army these days?" Ying Zheng asked.
"Of course." Hu Yu said happily, "In my life, this is the first time I've seen soldiers being trained like this. It's really fun."
In Hu Yu's opinion, the training on this training ground is always much better than the singing and dancing in the palace.
"They are just practicing the basics." Ying Zheng said with a hint of contentment, "If I create all the magic weapons, the training method will be very different."
"How different?" Hu Yu asked curiously.
"Well..." Ying Zheng actually didn't know what was different, so he could only deal with it mysteriously, "You will know when the time comes."
"Exactly." Hu Yu curled his lips and said, "You have never seen the king, so don't even think about Meng Chen's concubine."
Ying Zheng: "..."
At this time, Wei Liao had just finished the training of a group of soldiers, walked up to Ying Zheng, and bowed to greet him.
Ying Zheng helped Wei Liao's arm and asked earnestly: "How are you doing? Has there been any progress in the past few days?"
Wei Liao smiled and said: "Back to the king, since it is a new army and it is trained in a new way, it is natural that there will be progress every day, especially in the early stages, the progress is particularly obvious."
"Okay, okay." Ying Zheng smiled from ear to ear.
Hu Yu asked from the side: "Master Captain, I have been here for a few days. I have seen your training. You always ask the soldiers to do some weird actions. Sometimes they even practice climbing over walls, crossing rivers, and so on. Yes, why is this?"
Hu Yu asked the question that had been bothering her for several days. If Ying Zheng hadn't been with her, she would have been too embarrassed to bother Wei Liao and ask random questions.
"Back to Madam." Wei Liao said to Hu Yu, "This training method mainly trains the basic personal qualities of soldiers. It can enhance their physical fitness, endurance, speed, explosive power, etc., and only these foundations can be laid. Only by doing so can the individual soldier's combat capabilities be greatly improved. Otherwise, if the ability is not good enough, not only will the magic weapon not be used better, but the use of the formation will be delayed."
Hu Yu nodded with enlightenment: "So that's it."
"Wei Chen sees that Madam comes to watch the new army training every day. It must be out of hobby. I don't know if I have any insights. I hope you can give me some advice." Wei Liao said modestly.
"Don't take it seriously." Hu Yu smiled, waved his hand, and said, "I'm just curious, everything I see is new."
"If you like it, Madam, you can watch it as you like." Wei Liao said with a smile.
Hu Yu said eagerly, "If I hadn't been pregnant, I would have really wanted to go up and practice with them. Your Majesty, look at that group, how interesting it is."
Ying Zheng looked in the direction pointed by Hu Yu. The group of soldiers were jumping forward like frogs.
The scorching sun was in the sky, and the light refracted from their bodies felt quite dazzling, probably because of their sweat.
"Haha, it's very interesting." Ying Zheng laughed and then said with a straight face, "But you must be patient. After the birth is over, you can practice as much as you like."
"I know, I know." Hu Yu made a face after agreeing.
"If you like this training method, you can recommend it to Zhao Kingdom. If King Zhao likes it, you can also try it." Ying Zheng said sincerely.
"Really?" Hu Yu asked.
"Of course it's true." Ying Zheng said with a smile, "You can ask King Zhao to send an envoy to come and learn with you, so that you won't be bored alone."
"Haha..." Hu Yu said with a smile, "My king is still wise. When I turn around, I will write a letter to my father."
A country's military is a very important core secret.
But Ying Zheng seems to be very generous to the new army.
In fact, this was also a strategy that he and Li Si had agreed on long ago, to highlight the intimidating power of "my weapon" and let other countries catch up with it. If they want to study it but can't find a clue, they can only hear about what magic Qin has done recently. Soldiers, what kind of new army are you training?
In this way, even if all countries have plans to unite to attack Qin, they will be timid and dare not take any action easily.
The Qin State can develop with peace of mind for ten years. These ten years are the agreement between the old man in white and Ying Zheng, and it is also an opportunity for the Qin State to further grow.
As for Ying Zheng, he can concentrate on developing his own strength in order to take the lead in regaining the king's power.
Therefore, there are many benefits to promoting the "my weapon" of the magic weapon to the outside world, but of course it will not let other countries have access to the core things.
At this time, Wei Liao said to Ying Zheng: "I heard that most of the craftsmen from the Jing family class have been sent to Lishan. If this happens, our bet will be cancelled."
Wei Liao was probably afraid that he would not be able to win with force.
Ying Zheng smiled and waved his hand, and said: "That's not necessary. The Jing family's forging of magic weapons does not rely on people, but on the equipment that has been made. As long as there are enough craftsmen operating the equipment, it will not work." Delaying the casting of the divine weapon, besides, Jing Fan and the others have already created a complete set of equipment for backup. If they want to speed up production, they can activate both sets of equipment at the same time."
"In that case, Wei Chen may not be able to win," Wei Liao said.
"Hahaha..." The two of them laughed at the same time.
Ying Zheng seemed to have thought of something. He stopped laughing and asked, "By the way, I remember that the captain once said that he had written some books on military affairs and the art of war."
"Yes." Wei Liao nodded and said, "If the king wants to review it, I will give it to the king now."
"Okay, then we have Captain Lao." Ying Zheng said with his hands in hand.
Ying Zheng left Hu Yu at the training ground to watch the military training, and then he and Wei Liao came to the residence arranged by Meng Wu for Wei Liao.
There are indeed many military books and art of war written by Wei Liao. Some are written on brocade and silk, some are written on bamboo slips, some are Wei Liao's own works, and some are Wei Liao's analysis of famous works by famous historical figures.
Ying Zheng was overjoyed, picked the one he liked, handed it to Zhao Gao, and ordered Zhao Gao to send it back to the palace.
However, Ying Zheng did not choose a very important one. After all, Wei Liao was still trying his best to create a new army formation, and his main purpose was to deal with Liu Bang.
The two returned to the training ground, Wei Liao continued to train the new army, while Ying Zheng accompanied Hu Yu to watch.
At the same time, there were two other new armies in the Qin territory that were also training intensively.
One is the new army established by Lao Ai in Yongcheng, named Changxin Army.
In one place, there is the Western Chu Army composed of bandits recruited by Xiong Qi, Lord of Changping.
Yongcheng, Changxinhou Mansion.
"Master Marquis, this is the roster of soldiers and warriors recruited today, please take a look." Master Liu Yuan handed a roster to Lao Ai.
Lao Ai took the roster, looked at it briefly, and then handed it to a warrior dressed as a general sitting next to him.
This man's name is Tuoba Hai, and he is also a descendant of the Yiqu tribe. He is strong, tall and powerful in martial arts. It is said that he is a member of the Yiqu royal family and is well respected in Yongcheng. He is now the leader of the new army established by Lao Ai. General.
"How many people have been recruited since King Qin left?" Lao Ai looked at Liu Yuan and asked.
"Back to Lord Marquis, we have recruited about 32,000 people in total." Liu Yuan replied.
"Okay!" Lao Ai said happily, "Continue recruiting, don't stop. When we recruit 100,000 troops, I will further consider whether it is necessary to continue recruiting."
"One hundred thousand?" Liu Yuan said in surprise, "I'm afraid our military salary cannot afford this amount."
"There is no need to rush." Lao Ai said calmly, "I will reduce some of the expenses of Qinian Palace. If there is still a shortage, then we will make up for it with taxes from Shanyang and other places."
"I'm afraid this is inappropriate." Liu Yuan said doubtfully, "Those taxes and taxes are the private property of the Marquis. If they are all used to supplement the military, I'm afraid..."
"Aren't these soldiers also my private soldiers?" Lao Ai raised her hand to block Liu Yuan's words, "It is only natural and right for you to support your own soldiers. What's more, if you don't plant seeds, how can you harvest food?"
"Hahaha, what the young master said makes sense." Tuoba Hai said with a smile.
Lao Ai looked at Tuoba Hai and asked, "Do you need any support regarding the training situation there?"
Tuoba Hai looked slightly embarrassed: "Back to Young Master, the number of new recruits is increasing day by day. The most difficult thing is that there are not so many weapons and equipment. If there are no weapons, then daily training will be difficult to guarantee."
Indeed, according to the preparation provided by Xianyang, there is also a vacancy in ordnance.
"Then buy from foreign countries. If you can't buy it, borrow it. When we make our own weapons, we can return them to them." Lao Ai said, "I heard that King Qin made several new weapons. We must not fall behind in this regard.”
"Yes." Tuoba Hai cupped his hands and said, "I obey."
"Also." Lao Ai looked at Tuoba Hai and said, "In the future, don't call me Young Master again. My identity must not be known to anyone, especially at this critical time."
"The last general takes orders," Tuoba Hai said.
"You two go and get busy. I have to talk to the Queen Mother about military pay." Lao Ai said.
The two men responded and backed away.
Looking at their backs, Lao Ai's eyes moved rapidly, wondering what they were thinking.
On the other side, on the outskirts of Ying City, is the camp of the Western Chu Army.
Several centurions gathered around a commander, looking with burning eyes at the flying crossbow in the commander's hand.
"Centurion, is this the new flying crossbow?" one of the centurions asked.
"Yes." The captain said, "This is the flying crossbow. How about it? It looks good."
"It looks good." Several centurions said at the same time.
"Why don't we all have this one?" one of the centurions asked.
"Not at the moment." The captain replied, "It's just this one, but I got it with great difficulty. It is said that King Qin gave General Xiang Yan five hundred pieces, and General Xiang Yan gave three hundred pieces to Lord Changping in return. "
"I have also heard that the entire Western Chu Army can only be equipped by generals above the thousand-capurion rank. The rest, I heard, will be formed into a flying crossbow battalion." Another centurion, who was slightly older, said.
"Indeed," the captain said, "it is said that this flying crossbow saves a lot of energy compared to the long bow, and has a longer range."
When everyone heard this, their eyes became even more eager.
"But, Master, why did General Xiang give so much to Lord Changping? Wouldn't it be better to take it all back to Chu yourself?" said a centurion.
"What are you doing?" the captain reprimanded, "We are no longer on our own hilltop. From now on, we will all be called captains, remember?"
"Yes, yes, my subordinates have remembered it." The centurion scratched the back of his head.
The captain glared at him and said nothing.
"Having said that, since this flying crossbow has been returned as a gift, we don't have to think about the reason, just use it." Another centurion said.
The captain thought for a moment and said, "I was just wondering if General Xiang was hinting at something."
Everyone was silent, thinking about what the captain had said.
I don't know who said it again: "Do you think it is possible that we will be integrated into the Chu State by General Xiang in the future, but now it is just a transition."
The commander looked around and lowered his voice and said: "I have summoned you all just to hear your opinions. We were recruited into the Western Chu Army based on General Xiang's reputation. Now, in the next step, we should Have you thought about how to go?"
Two of the centurions shook their heads.
Those who didn't shake their heads must have considered this issue.
One of them said: "I have thought about it. After all, this is not a trivial matter. The whole family's opinion is that since we have the opportunity to take off the bandit's hat, we must seize this opportunity to become a soldier. After all, Changping You are also from Chu, and you are an upright man. You can’t go wrong by following him.”
"That's right, no matter whether Great Qin recognizes us or not, as long as Lord Changping recognizes us, then we will no longer be bandits." Another said.
"Yes, follow Changping-kun to the end."
Everyone agreed.
The captain signaled everyone to be quiet: "Okay, with your words, we will practice seriously in the future and become an upright Western Chu army!"
"Okay!" Everyone almost cheered.
