Li Tong didn't understand the meaning of Li You's couplet, but Li Jing did.
For the same reason, a general who only thought about how to get promoted and make a fortune and used his brothers and comrades as bargaining chips that could be sacrificed at any time was not desirable.
Li Jing really did not expect that a pair of couplets could show that Li You had a deep understanding of military management.
If Li You knew about Li Jing's praise, he would definitely laugh to death. This was a couplet from Huangpu Military Academy. During the war-torn era, China was poor and backward, and was bullied by the foreign powers. Huangpu Military Academy used this as its motto and taught countless patriotic generals. How could it not be good?
"But if that's the case, why do we still have to pay the army?”Li Tong felt that Li Jing's explanation did not explain the contradiction between the two, so she could not help but ask.
"Of course, we have to pay the soldiers. This way, we can ensure the basic living conditions of the soldiers and let them train in peace to achieve that goal. One was a method, and the other was a goal. Not only were the two not contradictory, they complemented each other.”"King Qi is a man who knows how to fight," Li Jing said with a smile."I'm looking forward to the contest in a month."”
Compared to Li Jing's expectations and the generals 'disapproval, Li You was much more at ease.
Although he had already recruited 20,000 people in three days, Li You was not in a hurry to train. Instead, he arranged for these 20,000 people to start doing some weight-bearing training.
Lifting the stone mortar, running, and practicing in formation. Although it was simple, the amount was huge. They did not give this group of people time to rest at all.
It could be said that apart from sleeping, eating, and pooping, he had been training.
"Your Highness, it's only been five days and half of them are already dying. Should he reduce the intensity of his training?”Li Shimin's newly appointed General of the Qi Mansion, Wei Wenzhen, couldn't help but suggest,"If this continues, no one will be willing to join the army no matter how much money they get.”
Wei Wenzhen asked himself if he could endure such intense training.
Not to mention whether the soldiers could take it or not, even if they could, they would easily develop a rebellious mentality towards their superiors, or even mutiny.
"Commandant Wei, you're overthinking. This king doesn't plan to have an army of 30,000. If these people are left with 5,000, this king will be satisfied.”Li You said with a smile, looking like he didn't care at all, causing Wei Wenzhen's heart to tremble.
What did King Qi mean?
In the end, only 5,000 people remained from the 30,000-strong army. The other 25,000 people would be eliminated. In other words, this 1,000,000 strings of money was completely spent on these 5,000 people.
Heavens, how should he spend this money?
Even if they were all melted into copper liquid and poured into his body, he wouldn't be able to use so much.
Chen Qingzhi was worthy of being the God of War. The training method he studied was very close to the current theory of elite soldiers, or it could be said that it was exactly the same.
The main emphasis was on the individual combat ability of the soldiers. Then, they would gather them together and use strict military orders to make them cooperate with each other to achieve the best combat effect.
"Phew, I don't know why you're so tired every day. If I had known that it would be so tiring to pay three strings of money a month, I would have never come.”
"Don't spout nonsense. If someone hears you and reports you, you won't have the chance to stay. Food, lodging, and even three strings of money a month, where are you going to take care of this good thing? You're still not satisfied."
"Your highness is generous, but now we're just lifting the stone mortar, standing in line, and running. It's useless.”
During mealtime, many people were whispering about the training. Only two people remained silent.
The two of them were tall, and one of them had fairer skin and a ruddy complexion. He looked very elegant.
The other one was not good-looking, but he had a bold and forthright aura. His eyes were fierce, and he glared at you as if he wanted to tear you apart.
Although they didn't speak, during training, the two of them trained like they were in a competition. They trained with their lives on the line and didn't slack off at all.
"All of you stop. King Qi has ordered that you will undergo confrontation training in the afternoon. Your ten thousand new soldiers will face off against the veterans selected from the Twelve Guards. Those who lose won't have food to eat tonight, do you hear me?”Wei Wenzhen said loudly. After he finished speaking, he saw that basically everyone's faces were unconvinced.
"Why should we fight them? They are the elite soldiers of the Twelve Guards. We have only trained for less than seven days.”
"That's right. This is sending us over to be beaten up. I'm not going. I'm not convinced!”
For a moment, all kinds of dissatisfied voices came out.
"Who's saying that they're dissatisfied? Step forward!”Wei Wenzhen shouted. It was instantly quiet. No one said anything, but there were still four or five people who were unconvinced and took over.
"You have guts. Very good." Wei Wenzhen sneered." Since you have such a big opinion, then this place can't afford to raise you gods. Pack your things and get lost." Men, force them to pack their things and chase them out of the camp.”
The four or five people were instantly dumbfounded and hurriedly begged for mercy. However, it was already too late. The soldiers had already come over and taken the four of them away.
At this moment, it was completely silent. No one dared to speak as they stared blankly at Wei Wenzhen.
"This is the result. If you don't want to stay, then get lost.”Wei Wenzhen sneered and said," After dinner, go to the armory to get your equipment and prepare for the confrontation in the afternoon. Hurry up!"”
Looking at the recruits who were moving, Wei Wenzhen went back to report to Li You.
"King Qi, I still don't understand. This is completely meaningless. The new recruits are bound to lose, so why do we have to fight?”Wei Wenzhen asked in confusion.
Wei Wenzhen agreed and left. He only came back to report the results at night.
"King Qi, you're right. There were two recruits who were extremely powerful. One defeated nineteen veterans, and the other defeated twenty-three.”Wei Wenzhen looked at his own record and then smiled."" Both of their names are very special. One is Wang Xuance, and the other is Xi Junmai.”
Li You almost spat out a mouthful of tea on Wei Wenzhen's face. F * ck, this king's recruitment actually attracted two peerless fierce people!
P.S. The protagonist has started to build his own power. Those who like the Tang Empire should know these two fierce people. A good show is coming!
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