Nie Chen put down the bowl, looked at everyone, and said with a smile,
"What for? You want it all?"
Everyone nodded.
Liang Peng said half-jokingly,
"Who doesn't want troops? After the fighting in the past few days, our headquarters has been somewhat damaged."
Everyone laughed. They all knew that Nie Chen was not rigid in temperament, and it was okay to joke a little, and he was also willing to delegate power to them, so they dared to bring it up like this.
Nie Chen would not blame them for this matter.
Nie Chen shook his head and said,
"Forget about military strength. From these 120,000 soldiers, excluding the wounded, I will draw 100,000 people to form a new legion.
An army of 500,000 people, five legions, with a fixed organization.
If your legion is damaged, it can be replenished with prisoners and new recruits. This new legion will be of use to me. "
In the establishment of other princes, there are also one hundred thousand people per legion, but the legion rarely has a fixed commander. When war is needed, the commander is assigned to lead the army.
Nie Chen's side is different. Each legion has a commander, and military power is directly delegated. Whether in wartime or in peacetime, the commander is in charge of the legion, and he is tolerant enough.
Ning Wushuang asked,
"My lord, I wonder what the name of this new legion will be?"
A legion must naturally have a number. It can't be like the simple and crude first and second legions like Mingxuan, right?
Just like the seven legions under King Pingxi, they all have names.
They are Pingye Army, Pingman Army, Ping'an Army, Pingshan Army, Pingning Army, Pinghe Army and Pingchang Army.
Because the king's title of King Pingxi begins with "平", the legions under his command also all begin with "平".
Under Nie Chen's command were the Jinping Army, Longxing Army, Qingshui Army, and Tiantai Army, using the names of the four counties of Weihu County.
Generally speaking, it is not as domineering as King Pingxi's army. It doesn't look like the central army, but like the local army.
"As for the serial number, I have already thought about it. Didn't I ask Qiu Chan to sew the banner two days ago? Has it been sewn?"
"After it was sewn, I found three female medical officers and asked them to sew the flag, and then it was considered completed."
After speaking, Weng Qiuchan stood up and took out a large black flag from his box.
All the generals stood up, unfurled the big flag together, and spread it out in the commander's tent.
It was embroidered with two large white characters of dragons and phoenixes dancing,
"Wind Blade"!
"The name of the new army? It's called the Wind Blade Army?"
Ning Wushuang said in surprise.
Liang Peng also nodded and said,
"Well, that's right, the Wind Blade Army, the sharp blade of the wind, is invincible and can crush the enemies. What a good name. I even want to change the name to Jin Ping Army."
"My lord, you are wise and wise."
The generals nodded and praised it as a good name.
Wang Hao asked,
"My Lord, I just don't know who should be the commander of the Wind Blade Army?"
"Yes, thousands of armies are easy to come by, but one general is hard to find. Talents that can command thousands of armies, deploy tactics, and independently complete legion battles are what we lack most here.
Wang Hao is good at defending the city, Liang Peng is good at attacking forts, Ning Wushuang is good at roundabout fighting, and Lin Guang is good at charging into battle, but he is not good at commanding the entire army to deploy tactics, but with Ouyang and I here, the Tiantai army can't Able to exert strong combat effectiveness.
We are in short supply of talented people here.
But compared to the large number of talents here, among other forces, it is already a big deal to have one or two. "
"Ha ha ha ha……"
Everyone laughed proudly, and after they finished laughing, they got into trouble again.
"Then who should be the commander of the Wind Blade Army?"
Zhou An asked.
Nie Chen joked,
"How about you? General Zhou."
Zhou An immediately shook his head like a rattle and said,
"I don't have that ability. If you tell me where to rush and who to kill, I can rush over with my troops. No one is my opponent.
But if you want me to use my brain to arrange tactics, manage people and food, and lead troops to command others, then I can't do it.
If I were to command the army, the outcome would not be any better than Pang Shou's.
Alas, my lord, don’t make the same mistake as Mingxuan. "
"Look, he was kind enough to remind me."
Nie Chen smiled and said,
"We, General Zhou, all know our position very clearly. Indeed, Zhou An is a rare and powerful general with a high prestige in the army, but he is not suitable to command the entire army."
"Then who are you going to choose? Is it possible to let old thief Ouyang be the commander-in-chief?"
Since Zhou An got acquainted with Ouyang Ming and saw him using many tricks, his title changed from Senior Brother Ouyang to Old Thief Ouyang.
Old thief Ouyang...ah no, Ouyang Ming said with a smile,
"Junior brother, from the name of this legion, can't you tell who this legion was specially formed for?
You pronounce the name of the legion without the first character. "
Zhou An was startled when he heard this and said,
"Wind Blade Army, remove the word "wind"...Ren Jun? Master, you want Ren Jun to be the commander?"
Nie Chen nodded and said,
"yes."
"But...but isn't Ren Jun an enemy?"
"Of all of you here, how many of you have not been our enemies before?"
"But...Ren Jun has not surrendered to us yet. He is still a general of an enemy country."
"It's okay, I'll be here sooner or later."
Nie Chen said with a smile,
"The Wind Blade Army is all surrendered troops, and most of them are Ren Jun's old troops. They are loyal to Ren Jun. Even if they defect to us, they will not fight too hard.
No one of you can lead them. If you really want them to follow us wholeheartedly, you must have a commander they can trust.
This person must be Ren Jun.
Moreover, you have all seen Ren Jun's ability to lead troops to fight. He is definitely capable of commanding an army.
When the time comes, our legion will be ready for him, and all of them will be his old troops. If we ask him to surrender, can he not be willing?
When Ren Jun returns, are you still afraid that the Wind Blade Army won't fight to the death? "
Liang Peng frowned and said,
"But my lord, what if Ren Jun has a rebellious intention? What if he still harbors nostalgia for his master, takes his old troops, and joins Mingxuan again?"
Nie Chen raised his head, looked at Liang Peng, and said quietly,
"Have I ever worried that you would be rebellious?"
Liang Peng immediately knelt down as if he had fallen into an ice cave and said,
"My lord knows it well. If a general makes a mistake for a moment, he will always be loyal to his lord."
"What are you doing? Get up quickly. I was just making a metaphor."
Nie Chen personally helped Liang Peng up and said,
"It has always been my principle to employ people without suspicion and not with people who are suspicious. In my opinion, there is actually no difference between Ren Jun and you. In your opinion, you or Ren Jun are both surrendered generals, but in my opinion, You are all Feng people, and I am also a Feng person. You are loyal to me, and I am loyal to Emperor Dafeng. Let’s conquer the world together, and that’s enough.”
