After Wang Meng returned to Chengdu, he finally saw his long-lost mother again after two years.
The mother and son depended on each other for life and had no other relatives, and his mother's legs and feet were not good. He was very worried about whether his stepmother could take care of him if he left.
After being selected by Liu Chan as the best candidate for the undercover mission, he was very confused for a time.
"The Major General gave us, mother and son, a chance to live. Now he has not only given us fields, but also hired people to help us farm. How can we just sit back and enjoy the gains?
"The young general has been very kind to us, how can you shirk the things that the young general has given you just because you care about me? If you dare to do such an ungrateful thing, my mother will not recognize your son!"
It has been two years since I was kicked out of the house by my mother in tears.
Liu Chan was not the crown prince at that time...
That day, Wang Meng opened the door of his house anxiously, and then stood there in a daze with his mouth wide open.
The mother was wearing a new dress that was exquisitely made and thickened with unknown materials. She was sitting on the couch talking and laughing with a girl.
Although the girl's clothes are not luxurious, she does not look like an ordinary girl... but rather looks like a maid from a wealthy family.
At this time, she was smiling and helping her mother to light the brazier. Although her appearance could only be described as delicate, she had two dimples when she smiled... very sweet and beautiful.
"mother……"
The Queen Mother raised her head and saw her son coming back. She immediately smiled from ear to ear and waved to Wang Meng to enter the house.
Although she is a woman, she is very strong and rarely cries whether she is happy or sad.
Later, after being introduced by the Queen Mother, we found out that the girl was sent by the prince to take care of her daily life, and her name was Bi'er.
Bi'er was sent a few days after Wang Meng left.
Before winter last year, Miss Guan San saw that she was afraid of the cold, so she specially gave her a velvet linen jacket, which was very warm to wear in winter.
Wang Meng has followed Liu Chan for a long time, so he naturally knows why Miss Guan San cares so much about the people in the shanty town.
He believed that his mother would not be short of food and clothing, but he did not expect that the prince, who was busy with affairs, would be so considerate for the likes of them.
Wang Meng, who was already loyal and reliable, felt that he would no longer have to worry about anything in the future.
…
"The so-called 'Red Star Shadow Guards' are special forces responsible for collecting intelligence, buying informants, and, if necessary, assassinating, stealing confidential documents, arson, kidnapping, threats and extortion... and other tasks."
Wang Meng scratched his head... Why does it sound so awkward? It doesn't seem like something a good man should do?
"You are free to select from the entire army, below the commander, fifty people who you think are the smartest and most elite to form the first batch of Shadow Guards. You will be the first 'Shadow Guard Captain'."
Following his father Liu Bei, Liu Chan also began to invent and create official positions.
He made his own "contribution" to the increasingly chaotic officialdom of the Three Kingdoms...
"Yes! Thank you, Prince."
Liu Chan's expression became serious: "You need to know that if you know yourself and the enemy, you will never be in danger. Intelligence collection is the top priority of our army, and we must not take it lightly."
"Yes!" Wang Meng, who was deeply aware of the heavy responsibility on his shoulders, did not dare to be careless. He planned to carefully select these fifty people after getting to know everyone in the army carefully.
"You have done a good job in Jingzhou, I have confidence in you." Liu Chan's expression softened and he patted him on the shoulder.
Wang Meng not only completed the task assigned by him excellently and almost died in the fire scene, but also used his subjective initiative to infiltrate the Wu army after escaping the danger, and made great contributions to the subsequent night attack. He is indeed a talent in this area.
Liu Chan plans to let him continue to use his talents.
"Speaking of which, you have made great achievements in Jingzhou, and they are all due to your own wisdom and courage. I have not rewarded you yet." Liu Chan continued, "Why don't I reward you..."
"Prince, there is no need to reward Yu Meng!" Wang Meng clasped his fists and lowered his head.
Liu Chan frowned: "Reward for merit, didn't we already agree?"
Wang Meng's expression seemed a little subtle: "Prince, please allow Meng to report this alone."
Liu Chan took a few steps away from Wang Meng suspiciously, and then he whispered to Liu Chan in a low voice, his ordinary face actually turning a little red.
"Okay, I told you that you don't want rewards. It turns out you are lustful."
"Uh... no, I..." All kinds of lies came out casually, and Wang Meng, who had been trying to deceive others in the enemy camp, actually stuttered at this time.
Liu Chan smiled and said, "Okay, I'm just kidding. It's natural for me to marry a male when he's older and a female when he's older. Just go and propose marriage to Bi'er's parents. If she and her parents agree, I won't interfere. I want to give her a dowry."
Wang Meng was overjoyed and couldn't be more excited: "Thank you, Prince!"
"When you have selected the people, you will teach them what you learned in Jingzhou. These people do not need to participate in the daily formation, military formation change drills and other subjects." After Liu Chan finished speaking, he shouted, "Ding Feng!"
"The general is here!" Ding Feng, who was also standing in the Red Star Army, stepped out and clasped his fists.
He did have the capital to be confident. In Liu Chan's military examination, Ding Feng stood out with first place in the martial arts test and second place in the literary test.
Chai Rong ranked first in the literary test and second in the martial arts test, but his overall score was still lower than Ding Feng.
It is worth mentioning that although Ding Feng's archery scores were very good, his ability to fly rocks was not within the scope of the assessment. In the end, he showed off his skills in a demonstration, which shocked everyone.
Together with Chai Rong, he became a commander of the recruit reserve team.
From a partial general to a small village commander, there was a huge gap, but Ding Feng had no regrets.
"You have to work harder these days, so take the time to teach them their personal martial arts."
"As commanded."
Ding Feng is good at swords, short-term weapons and hidden weapons, so he is very suitable for these shadow guards to learn from.
Although he was asked to start from scratch, Liu Chan just wanted him to temper himself in the Red Star Army and change his previous habits and thoughts in the Jiangdong Army.
With his ability, it is not difficult to stand out from the crowd as long as he can truly integrate into it.
After the expansion of the army, the number of regular troops was also increased to a thousand. Of course, they are still the same as before.
The former military prince Li Er was elected as the commander of the regular army without any controversy, and was appointed as the "Red Star Left Colonel" by Liu Chan.
Hu Li, the bandit leader at the time, actually surpassed other old men and was elected as Li Er's deputy, and Liu Chan appointed him as "Army Sima".
This was somewhat beyond Liu Chan's expectation.
Other former junior officers such as Qian Duo and Shen Zhong were basically promoted to one level each. Of course, there were also some original commanders and captains who failed to be selected, but they were convinced.
In addition, Liu Chan still retains a thousand reserve team members.
Only by retaining a large number of unemployed people can the capitalists exploit them unscrupulously... No, that's a mistake.
Only by dividing echelons in the army and the generous treatment of the regular army can the people in the reserve team continue to improve themselves and strive to join the regular army in the next army competition.
Members of the regular army can also maintain a sense of crisis at all times.
Of course, there is another reason. Liu Chan has had friendly exchanges with the powerful landlords in Chengdu and nearby counties over the years. The land he bought from them was almost divided after being allocated to a thousand regular army families...
All 176 people from Shen Zhong Yitun who had made great contributions in guarding Jingzhou have been incorporated into the regular army by Liu Chan. This was his original promise to them.
And even if you are dismissed from the regular army in the future, as long as you do not violate the iron law, you will still maintain the standard of regular army treatment.
But whether they are officers, regular troops, or reserves, as long as they are within the Red Star Army, they are equal during non-mission time.
Following the Nine Iron Rules, Liu Chan formulated some other military disciplines based on the military law at that time.
Try to make it as uncomplicated as possible and easy to remember and understand.
The most important one is: In addition to the fact that there are no private fights in the army, officers cannot abuse or beat subordinate soldiers at will. Soldiers who violate military discipline must also be punished strictly in accordance with military discipline.
A Soldier Supervision Group was established, whose members are all ordinary soldiers. They have the power to supervise whether officers abuse their power during daily training and marching, and report other bad phenomena in the army to Liu Chan. The members are rotated every month.
In the past, there were few soldiers and I often hung out in the military camp. Many things were easy to handle and manage.
In the future, there will be more and more people, and there will be more and more things to do. It is impossible to stay in the military camp every day like before.
Many of the rules that everyone abides by by default must be implemented in the system, with laws to follow and no special rules, so that those who are punished will not feel resentful.
Of course, Liu Chan will have to observe for a while whether this system can adapt to the Red Star Army, whether it will be acclimatized, form cliques, and exclude newcomers.
Don’t be afraid if there are problems or detours, just discover them in time and make adjustments.
Subsequently, the recruit reserve team began a one-month "adaptive training". Now, Liu Chan no longer needs to worry about these trainings.
The army expansion and reorganization work is over, and the time is approaching the "Yuan Day". After the Yuan Day, Guan Yu and his son will return to Jingzhou in exchange for Zhuge Liang and Zhao Yun.
At this moment, Lao Liu suddenly sent someone to summon Liu Chan, but he didn't know why...
(End of chapter)
