Jia Huan thought in his heart that if he were to compete in bow and horse martial arts, he would not be able to compete with Zhou Tong.
If it were a pure comparison of strength, Jia Huan was confident that he would not be worse than Zhou Tong.
His strength has continued to grow every day for several years, although it has stopped growing now, probably because he has reached adulthood.
At this time, he has a strength of about three hundred kilograms in one arm. Even if he is not as brave as an overlord who can carry a cauldron, he is still much stronger than ordinary generals.
He also practiced boxing and swordsmanship, and even practiced archery for a period of time.
However, he is not proficient in the method of killing enemies in military formations, and his riding skills are even more ordinary. As for the art of mounted archery and horseback fighting, he knows nothing about it.
Compared with Zhou Tong, a general who came from the army, he was absolutely inferior.
The soldiers in the army worship the strong the most.
If you are more brave than someone in the army, you will definitely not be able to compare with Zhou Tong. You must find another way to do it.
After thinking for a long time, Jia Huan suddenly came up with a plan.
After leaving the palace, Jia Huan did not return to Ningguo Mansion, but went directly to Liu Mansion.
At this time, Liu Xianglian was drinking and having fun at home. When she saw Jia Huan arriving, she quickly pulled Jia Huan to drink with him.
Jia Huan smiled and said, "I don't care about drinking today. Brother Liu, your good days are over."
Liu Xianglian glanced sideways at Jia Huan and couldn't help but ask, "What do you mean by this?"
Jia Huan smiled and said: "Today I just received the Holy Emperor's decree, which ordered me to build a new Red Flame Army with ten thousand people. I was also assigned a deputy, Zhou Tong."
"But the rest, from recruiting new soldiers to building a new army, we have to start from scratch. Brother Liu, aren't your good days coming to an end? From now on, I'm afraid your days of leisurely drinking will be numbered!"
After listening to Jia Huan's words, Liu Xianglian couldn't help but be overjoyed. He couldn't help but said loudly: "It's time for a real man to make contributions!"
"General, please teach me what you need me to do?!"
Good guy, Jia Huan calls him good guy!
When I heard that I was asked to form a Red Flame Army, the title immediately became General.
Jia Huan smiled and said: "First we have to choose a military camp for the Red Flame Army. Your Majesty has promised that we can choose a military camp from the three major camps to serve as the military camp for our Red Flame Army."
"The three major camps will fully cooperate with us and build new barracks. The task of choosing which barracks will be left to you."
After hearing what Jia Huan said, Liu Xianglian immediately patted her chest and promised: "General, please don't worry, this matter will be taken care of by me. I will definitely select the most suitable military camp."
After hearing this, Jia Huan nodded and said: "After selecting the military camp, the next thing to do is to select the new army."
"At present, the three major battalions also need to recruit new troops. They need to recruit about 130,000 people. Among them, 70,000 are mobilized from other local armies, and 60,000 are newly recruited new troops."
"Your Majesty promised that after the arrival of these 130,000 soldiers, our Red Flame Army will select the soldiers first."
Liu Xianglian immediately said after hearing this: "General, we naturally select those veterans. They have all been trained in the military and can be trained easily."
Hearing Liu Xianglian's words, Jia Huan shook his head and said, "Brother Liu, our Red Flame Army does not want veterans, only recruits."
"Most of the veterans have been stereotyped, and most of them are soldiers. They have been stereotyped and it is difficult to reshape them. On the other hand, recruits, although they need time to train, are highly malleable."
After hearing this, Liu Xianglian nodded thoughtfully.
Jia Huan asked again: "I wonder what position in the army Brother Liu wants to hold?"
Liu Xianglian's military ability is unknown to Jia Huan, but at least he has excellent character and is trustworthy.
Therefore, Jia Huan did not arrange Liu Xianglian's position on his own initiative, but asked Liu Xianglian in advance.
After thinking for a moment, Liu Xianglian couldn't help but said: "General, I am willing to serve as the general's personal soldier."
Jia Huan couldn't help but ask: "Isn't your ambition to lead troops in war and gallop on the battlefield? Why do you want to be my personal soldier?"
Although the soldiers are the most trusted people of the general, and the soldiers are treated the best, but if you want to make achievements, it is better to go into battle and kill the enemy faster.
After all, the task of the soldiers is to protect the safety of the generals, and the generals of an army are responsible for strategizing and winning a thousand-mile victory.
He will not go into battle to kill the enemy naked, so the chances of killing the enemy personally are less than those of ordinary soldiers.
Hearing Jia Huan's question, Liu Xianglian couldn't help but said: "As soon as the general has shown me the kindness of knowing him, I will protect the general."
"Secondly, there is Zhou Tong in the army. Although I have been familiar with the art of war since I was a child, it is difficult for me to compete with the generals who grew up in his frontier army."
"The third time I serve as a soldier, I can also take the opportunity to accumulate more experience in leading troops in the army. As long as I follow the general, are you afraid that you will not have the opportunity to lead troops in the future?"
After listening to Liu Xianglian's words, Jia Huan couldn't help but smile and said: "In that case, you will serve as the commander of my personal soldiers and hold the title of centurion."
Liu Xianglian was overjoyed and hurriedly knelt down on one knee and said, "Thank you, General, for your cultivation!"
Jia Huan laughed and helped Liu Xianglian up and said, "Why should you and I do this? By the way, I will arrange for the Mohist children to be my personal soldiers. You are also familiar with Mo Damo and other Mohist children. Recently, you can also spend more time with them." Make some contacts.”
Liu Xianglian was overjoyed and said, "This couldn't be better."
Liu Xianglian naturally knew the skills of those Mohist disciples. With them, as long as he was not surrounded by a large army, the general would be sure to be safe.
Next, Liu Xianglian became busy.
That day, he rode on horseback to observe the location of the barracks of the three major camps, and finally selected the barracks of the Kokang camp.
The location where the Kokang Battalion is stationed not only has convenient transportation, but also has a large open space, which is perfect for training riding skills.
Other conditions are also better, making it an excellent place to station.
After observing, Liu Xianglian reported the results to Jia Huan.
Jia Huan personally went to Niu Jizong and proposed to make a bold camp.
And Niu Jizong was originally from the founding lineage, and he belonged to the same camp as the Jia family and had a close relationship.
At the same time, he also knew that Emperor Chongkang had great trust in Jia Huan, so he would not make things difficult for Jia Huan on such trivial matters.
Niu Jizong readily agreed and promised that the Kokang camp would vacate the barracks within ten days.
Next, Jia Huan asked Niu Jizong when the new recruits would arrive, and when Zhou Tong would arrive in the army.
Regarding these issues, Niu Jizong did not hide anything, and spoke everything he knew.
It turns out that the new recruits will report to the third battalion in half a month. At that time, the Red Flame Army will first select 10,000 soldiers, and the rest will be left to the third battalion.
As for Zhou Tong, the decree given to him was one day later than that given to Jia Huan.
However, the border army is far away from the capital, and the handover between the army and the army will take some time.
Niu Jizong speculated that it would take Zhou Tong a month to arrive.
After receiving this news, Jia Huan was completely relieved.
The window period left for him is about half a month.
In fact, for Jia Huan, only three to five days are enough.
If life is just like the first meeting, it can't only be used for the love between men and women.
The first impression is very important. Since this window period is left to him, there is nothing to worry about.
Ten days later, the Kokang Battalion moved out of the barracks. Niu Jizong and Jia Huan went to the barracks together to complete the handover.
During these ten days, Jia Huan was not idle either. Together with Liu Xianglian, he formulated the Red Flame Army's flag and the Red Flame Army's uniform.
After the handover was completed, the two changed the military flag in the barracks to the Red Flame Army flag.
Since then, this place has become the garrison of the Red Flame Army.
Liu Xianglian and fifty Mohist disciples were stationed here. They were Jia Huan's personal soldiers and the first batch of Red Flame Army soldiers.
Among the fifty Mohist disciples, Mo Da and Mo Er were also among them.
These fifty people were all carefully selected from the Mohist disciples.
When they heard that they could become Jia Huan's personal soldiers, they were all very willing.
Half a month later, all 130,000 soldiers to supplement the three battalions were in place.
Niu Jizong sent someone to inform Jia Huan and ordered him to come and select people.
After learning the news, Jia Huan took Liu Xianglian and fifty soldiers to select new recruits. It can be said that everyone went into battle.
There are ten thousand recruits in total, and Jia Huan can't pick them out alone.
And if more than fifty people choose together, on average, it will be much faster for one person to choose more than two hundred soldiers.
Before leaving, Jia Huan told them the principles for selecting recruits.
First of all, all recruits of the Red Flame Army are selected from the 60,000 newly recruited recruits.
Because they were to be recruited into the three major battalions, these 60,000 recruits were originally selected from thousands.
Everyone can lift a hundred kilograms of stone locks, and there is no problem with their physical fitness, so the preliminary screening process is omitted for them.
The second is to select recruits who are tall and have honest faces.
Jia Huan only made these two requests.
Regarding the second request, Liu Xianglian was still a little confused and quietly asked Jia Huan.
"General, why do you only select recruits with honest faces? Aren't those who are smarter easier to cultivate?"
Jia Huan explained: "Recruits with honest faces have few thoughts and strong obedience, and they will fight bravely without fear of death. On the contrary, those who are smart are too careful and have too many thoughts, which can easily shake the morale of the army."
Liu Xianglian couldn't help but look thoughtful after hearing this.
Soon, a group of people arrived in front of 130,000 soldiers.
As the saying goes, once a person exceeds ten thousand, there are no boundaries.
In front of everyone, the 130,000 soldiers were so dark that it was almost impossible to see the end, stretching for more than ten miles.
Niu Jizong had been waiting in front of the army. When he saw Jia Huan, he couldn't help laughing and said: "The champion has arrived. All the soldiers are here now. Please start the selection."
Jia Huan performed a military salute and said with a smile: "Uncle Niu, please stop teasing your nephew. By the way, Uncle Niu, this time our Red Flame Army only selects soldiers from recruits."
"Therefore, those 70,000 veterans can be disbanded."
Hearing Jia Huan's words, Niu Jizong's face showed a strange color, but he didn't say much.
Niu Jizong immediately ordered down, ordered the veterans to disperse, and personally took Jia Huan to the front of the new recruits.
Then he ordered his subordinates to cooperate well. After doing all this, Niu Jizong left.
Sixty thousand recruits, one team for every ten thousand people, a total of six teams.
The total number of people brought by Jia Huan was fifty-two.
The fifty-two people dispersed and began to select recruits from six recruit teams according to Jia Huan's requirements.
It took them most of a day to select 10,000 new recruits.
Next, Jia Huan took the new recruits who looked confused and headed to the Red Flame Army's station.
When he arrived at the station, Jia Huan did not start lecturing immediately.
It took them most of the day to select people, and the 10,000 recruits also stood there for most of the day.
He must be tired and hungry at this time, and the effect of the lecture at this time will not be as good as that.
Liu Xianglian selected a hundred recruits who could cook from among the recruits to serve as temporary gang leaders and let them make fires to cook.
Half an hour later, the meal was ready.
Liu Xianglian then directed the recruits to line up for dinner.
Jia Huan observed secretly and found that Liu Xianglian did quite well, and Jia Huan felt relieved.
Next, 10,000 confused recruits began to eat in a daze.
When they arrived at the dinner table and saw the food they ate, the 10,000 recruits were completely shocked.
Ten recruits share a table, and there are actually four dishes on each table, and two of the dishes contain meat. Can you believe it?
Except for the hundred temporary gang leaders, the other soldiers were truly shocked.
What day is it today? Can you actually eat four dishes? And there are two meat dishes?
They never had such a good time during the Chinese New Year.
This is the case in this era. As long as the family is rich, who is willing to serve as a soldier?
Usually there are seven or eight brothers and sisters in the family. The poor ones really can't afford to eat, so they are willing to join the army in order to make ends meet.
Almost all of these 10,000 soldiers came from poor families.
Many of them have never had four dishes in a meal when they grew up.
Unexpectedly, on my first day at the military camp today, I was served four dishes!
And every table has a large bowl of rice, which is enough!
Next, each of the new recruits filled a large bowl of rice and began to eat vigorously.
This meat is really delicious!
This meal is really delicious!
Even the vegetarian dishes are extremely delicious.
In the end, every meal on the table was eaten clean.
Almost all the recruits were holding their bellies and were full.
Jia Huan ate with the new soldiers in the kitchen.
To put it bluntly, the taste of these four dishes is quite average. It cannot be said to be delicious at all. It can only be said to be filling.
But Jia Huan is not picky. He has lived both good and hard lives - of course in his previous life.
When Jia Huan saw the new soldiers eating, he couldn't help but feel more relieved.
Half an hour after the recruits had eaten, Jia Huan ordered Liu Xianglian to gather 10,000 recruits.
Next, Jia Huan held a loudspeaker in his hand, stood in front of the entire army, and began to give his first lecture.
As for why Jia Huan wanted to get a trumpet, it was really because there were too many recruits.
The so-called number of people exceeds 10,000, and there are no boundaries. Ten thousand recruits are arranged in a black mass.
Even with Zhang Fei's loud voice, it was impossible for all the soldiers to hear.
Therefore, it is necessary to take out a speaker.
Jia Huan cleared his throat, and then said: "Hello everyone, I am your general Jia Huan."
"First of all, this general wants you to remember that from now on, you are all members of the Red Flame Army."
"And the Red Flame Army is a new army created by the decree of the Holy Emperor. In other words, all of you are the emperor's personal soldiers!"
"The original intention of the current Holy Lord in creating the Red Flame Army was to train an invincible army!"
"Wherever the red flame passes, not a blade of grass will grow!" (End of Chapter)
