Chapter 108: The Eighth King's Praise, the Youth Camp Reorganization
"Not bad!"
"You two are great!"
In the meeting hall of the main house of Wangjiazhuang, Zhang Xianzhong looked at the two young geniuses who came to hand in their orders, nodded with satisfaction, and said, "Your growth rate is beyond my expectations."
"It's no exaggeration to say that the combined abilities of the two of you are ranked in the top ten among our entire rebel army."
"But you two must not become complacent. Instead, you must work harder and make progress, so as not to disappoint my expectations of you."
"Originally, I was planning to continue recruiting some beggar orphans these days, and after they pass the selection, I would expand your youth battalion's combat barracks."
Zhang Xianzhong expressed his helplessness, "Unfortunately, the government will not give us too much time to train them."
"In a month at most, the government's army will surely arrive at Dingbian City. It will be a real large army, and most of them will be the court's elite border soldiers."
"This group of elite soldiers sent by the government is one of the best in the entire Ming Empire!"
"Don't even mention that our fledgling rebel army can't contend with them. Even if all the rebel armies in Qin were to gather together, they would not be their opponents!"
"Unless all the rebel forces in Qin and Jin provinces unite, we will be able to fight against them!"
Zhang Xianzhong's words were full of anxiety.
There is no way out. A round of wandering and escape will soon begin, and it is this rebel army that will have to leave their homes.
God knows how many hardships one has to go through before reaching the important town of Hequ in northwest Shanxi and reuniting with Wang Jiayin?
This is a step he must take if he doesn't want to be wiped out in one fell swoop by the elite army led by the "living king of hell" Hong Chengchou.
In front of Cao Wenzhao, He Renlong, You Shilu and other generals who were masters of the fifth level of martial arts, plus the tens of thousands of elite cavalry under their command, even if his own rebel army wanted to hide, it would be difficult to escape.
The only way to temporarily avoid the enemy's attack is to hide in a dangerous place where a large number of demons and monsters are lurking.
However, that kind of dangerous place with a large number of demons and monsters lurking around is no less dangerous than facing Hong Chengchou's army.
It would be better to play hide-and-seek with Hong Chengchou, fighting and retreating, and the chance of survival is higher.
"pity!"
He thought of something again, and said to Li Dingguo and Ai Nengqi with a look of regret, "I just received information from the scouts. The Majiazhuang, which was entrenched in the southwest of Dingbian City, had fled overnight with their property and clansmen."
"This means that my attack plan that I was planning to implement tonight has been shattered before it even started."
"Humph!"
Zhang Xianzhong snorted coldly and cursed unwillingly, "The Ma family has fled Dingbian City, which has reduced our army's planned gains in this round of offensive by about 30%."
The cooked duck can also fly away, so Zhang Xianzhong was naturally unwilling to accept this.
However, there is no other way.
Their rebel army is not strong enough now, and they cannot divide their forces to attack two major targets at the same time. They can only watch a fat sheep run away.
"This……"
Li Dingguo and Ai Nengqi looked at each other, not knowing what to say.
The two of them originally thought that there would be another big battle today.
Li Dingguo, in particular, gained greatly from these two consecutive wars.
Probably because of his good luck, he gained surprises in every battle.
The Ma family is one of the wealthy families as famous as the Tian family and the Wang family. There is a high probability that they will get some gains again.
Unfortunately, an opportunity was missed.
"All right!"
Zhang Xianzhong waved his hand and said, "You young soldiers must be very tired after fighting continuously for a day and a night."
"I have decided to let you take a two-day break, and then return to the Wang Family Courtyard in Dingbian City for training and study."
"During these two days, you guys can arrange your own time and relax."
"Oh, right."
He stopped Li Dingguo and Ai Nengqi who were about to leave and said, "The two teams led by Liu Wenxiu and Zhang Huier did not have good luck when they were carrying out their mission last night."
"Both of them encountered the Wang family's breakout team led by a triple martial arts master. Two young men were killed in both teams."
"Fortunately, Zhang Kewang arrived at the scene in time, so the two youth camp teams were not wiped out."
"Their two youth camp teams now have less than 15 people each, and they are no longer able to form the Seven Star Bagua Formation on their own."
"So, I have temporarily merged their two teams into one." "As for the extra young warriors, Li Dingguo and Ai Nengqi will divide them equally into your respective teams."
Zhang Xianzhong explained his plan. "I have personally inquired and sought the opinions of all of them. Several of Liu Wenxiu and Zhang Huier's men are willing to take the initiative to join your team."
"After the Youth Camp was reorganized, Liu Wenxiu is now the captain of the third squad, and Zhang Huier is the deputy captain, with a total of 18 squad members under them."
"Li Dingguo, you are assigned three young men who want to join the second team. From now on, your team will have a total of 18 young warriors."
"Ainengqi, your team lost a man last night. Now there are exactly four teenagers who want to join your first team. From now on, you will have a total of eighteen teenagers under your command."
"As for the large-scale expansion of the Youth Camp, we have to wait until our rebel army attends the Hequ Conference and settles down temporarily before we can put it into action."
"I estimate that within the next six months, your youth camp will only have this many people."
"Of course, it may continue to decrease. After all, no one can guarantee that there will not be more casualties during the period when our rebel army is on the move."
After he finished speaking, Zhang Xianzhong felt helpless.
Although we now have a large amount of training resources, due to time constraints, we are unable to expand the rebel army, especially the youth combat camp, which is very frustrating.
However, even if you feel very unhappy, you have to force yourself to endure it.
It's because the government troops are pressing too hard, and there is not enough quiet time to do some of the things I want to do.
"The seven young men from Liu Wenxiu and Zhang Huier's two teams have been taken outside the meeting hall by my men. You two should go and receive them now."
"Remember, this vacation for you in the youth camp is only two days."
"After two days, you must return to the Wang Family Courtyard in Dingbian City on time to continue your studies and martial arts. You must not slack off."
He gave Li Dingguo and Ai Nengqi a few more instructions, then waved goodbye and asked them to leave.
As soon as the two of them walked out of the meeting hall, they saw seven familiar-looking young men waiting there, led by an old soldier from the camp.
"Captain, my name is Liang Hetang, and I'm here with two new team members to report in!"
The talented warrior who left a deep impression on Li Dingguo, when he saw Li Dingguo coming out, hurriedly took the two young men behind him, strode in front of Li Dingguo, and saluted together.
"Ha ha……"
Li Dingguo smiled happily and said, "Liang Hetang, I remember you."
"Although you are not tall, your agility and speed are among the best in our Youth Camp!"
Li Dingguo had secretly sighed several times before that an alternative genius like Liang Hetang was definitely the best candidate to be a scout, but it was a pity that he ended up in Zhang Huier's team.
But Zhang Huier still doesn't know how to bring out the advantages of Liang Hetang, which is a huge waste.
Now everything is good. This gifted and talented young warrior has finally come under his command. This is simply too ideal.
The reason why Li Dingguo was deeply impressed by him was because Liang Hetang had performed outstandingly several times and was very smart.
His talent in body movement and speed, even if not as good as Li Dingguo and Ai Nengqi, is better than Liu Wenxiu and Zhang Huier.
This talented young man with extremely outstanding characteristics is the special talent that Li Dingguo most wants.
If an elite army has an extremely elite scout team, its survivability will increase exponentially!
Timely acquisition of military intelligence can often determine the direction of a war between evenly matched opponents, so it cannot be overemphasized.
Liang Hetang was the best talent Li Dingguo discovered in this area.
"Liang Hetang, and these two brothers, welcome to join my team!"
Li Dingguo said to the young warriors who were looking at him eagerly, "Since you are here, you should regard our Second Squad of the Youth Camp as your home from now on."
"I believe our team will not let you three down."
At this time, Ai Nengqi was also chatting happily with the four people who volunteered to join the first team, and he was also very happy.
He was worried before because one of his team members died in the battle last night, which resulted in a shortage of one person in his team's formation. He would have to take over the Seven Star Bagua formation, but this would result in a shortage of candidates for the main formation.
Once encountering a strong enemy, he would not be able to act as the main attacker of the military killing formation, which would undoubtedly give the military formation an obvious disadvantage: more defense than attack.
Now everything is fine. Not only has the king replenished his manpower, but it is four people. In the future, he will have a lot of room for maneuver in the personnel arrangement of his own team, which has greatly solved the problem that he was most worried about.
After a while, everyone who had completed the reception of the new team members walked out of the Wang family's main residence, which served as the central military camp, chatting and laughing all the way, and headed towards the courtyards where their teams were temporarily accommodated.
The king has announced a two-day holiday and he needs to tell the soldiers in the youth camp as soon as possible, and then discuss with everyone how to arrange the free time during these two days.
This is also a rare day of relaxation for their young combat camp in recent times, and they must make good use of it.
(End of this chapter)
