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"It's okay, I just choked..."

Facing the whole table, the tribe members looked at him in a daze, Jiang Xun casually said a few words, scooped a spoonful of shark fin soup to suppress his shock.

This time, his failure to test Liu Ce made Jiang Ming shook his head secretly. Just as he was about to say a few words, Wei Ji suddenly came to him with a glass of wine and said with a smile: "Master Jiang, I have heard of your name for a long time. If you don't mind, what if we have a drink?"

"Yourself, you are polite. Since it is the King of Justice, how can I be willing to be with the queen?" Jiang Ming quickly raised his glass and drank Wei Ji.

After drinking the wine in the glass, Wei Ji said politely: "Master Jiang, your family will have a good chat. I won't bother you anymore. Let's take a step first..."

As he said that, Wei Ji walked slowly to another table and started to toast one by one. His attitude was obviously like a familiar person, without any restraint.

When Jiang Ming came to his senses, he couldn't remember what to say to Liu Ce, so he had to continue to eat the dishes on the table to hide his embarrassment.

After a while of greeting on the table, Jiang Ming drank the wine in the glass, smacked his lips, and said to Liu Ce: "Hanling Hou, I have heard that you have many elite soldiers and generals, so I would like to ask you for advice if you have a question, and I hope you will give me some advice..."

Liu Ce lowered his eyes and bowed to Jiang Ming and said, "Mr. Jiang, but it's okay. I will tell you everything I know..."

Jiang Ming stuffed the boiled beef into his mouth in one bite. After chewing it, he asked Liu Ce: "Horse Hanling, I want to ask, what is the elite army?"

Liu Ce said: "Only by daring to fight a tough battle, never give up, face difficulties, and not fear strong enemies, you will become an elite army..."

Jiang Ming put down his chopsticks, looked at Liu Ce, and nodded: "Hanling Hou said it well, so I would like to ask, how can we build an elite army to gallop on the battlefield?

To be honest, there are many elite troops in the history of the Jiang family, but all of them were destroyed by the enemy. Especially last year, the Fire God Camp of the Jiang family was even lost in the hands of your Hanling Marquis.

I thought this army was the pride of my Jiang family, but I never thought that the regular confrontation at the hands of the military governor died in a battle. Can you tell me how the elite troops in your mind were made?"

Liu Ce bowed and said, "Since it was the third master who asked, the younger generation would speak out. In fact, the so-called elite troops were cultivated step by step.

First, military discipline must be strictly enforced, and your own troops must be strictly prohibited from disturbing the people and obeying the command of the superiors, otherwise there will be no way to talk about anything. This is the most basic condition for establishing an army.

Of course, there is also a prerequisite for this, that is, the military pay of soldiers must be fully paid, which is a prerequisite for becoming elite soldiers and strictly enforce military discipline.

Why did millions of troops in the Great Zhou do nothing, dare not move forward when encountering enemies, fear Hu like a tiger, and defeated repeatedly in battles, and finally even became accustomed to it.

But the unarmed people who oppress the internally are talked about and are desperate, and have created a despicable and evil act of three-day voluntarily and seven-day plucky life. What is the reason for this?

My younger generation has been in the Thunder Army and the local officials for several years. I know that one of the root causes all this is that the military pay is arrears and the morale of the army is disintegrating.

In the end, the entire army became a mess and had no fighting spirit. Even the dignified Thunder Army was like this, and the official troops in other parts of the Great Zhou Dynasty were probably even more corrupt...

Therefore, the road to strengthening the army is to be strict military discipline, and the soldiers’ military pay must not be owed. If this cannot be done, don’t talk about elite soldiers. Even qualified soldiers cannot be trained!"

Jiang Ming and Jiang Xun nodded uncontrollably. They admitted that Liu Ce’s words were very reasonable, and Jiang Xun had a deep understanding that Liu Ce was the least optimistic about him at the time. He led a group of refugees to defeat the arrogant Hulan people.

Liu Ce continued: "After strictly enforcing military discipline, it is the step to train sergeants. This is also a necessary path for an elite force and an element that no army can avoid.

The military pay is sufficient, the salary is improved, and the rewards and punishments are clear, so that the soldiers can understand why they join the army. In this way, the soldiers can have strong cohesion and challenge all the difficulties and obstacles that may arise.

Finally, it is to bring the trained army to the battlefield to experience several bloody battles. Only a sergeant who has experienced the baptism of blood and fire can truly be qualified to become a soldier.

After becoming a real soldier, gradually cultivate their self-confidence and make them feel taken for granted from the bottom of their hearts that they should defeat the enemies they are going to face.

At this time, an ordinary good son officially emerged from a new army soldier and became a veteran who had been through the battlefield from the inside out. Veterans are the so-called elite!"

Liu Ce's words were summarized on the battlefield over the years. In fact, if the Great Zhou troops could achieve the first step and strictly enforce military laws, they would not have the current situation of being divided.

Unfortunately, this is a vicious circle, which is similar to almost every dynasty in Liu Ce’s previous life, and is constantly reincarnated.

The reason why the army in the early dynasty was so high was that the military discipline was strict and there was no such thing as Shangguan withdrew military pay, but often from the middle and late stages, a corruption trend began to spread in the army.

Taking the Ming Dynasty army as an example, in the early days of the founding of the country, the Ming army was able to attack the desert north and shocked the frontier troops. However, during the Jiajing period, the regular army in the south was beaten by a group of Japanese pirates and looked for teeth all over the ground. In the end, dozens of Japanese pirates even rushed to the city of Jinling.

Are the Japanese pirates strong? It is indeed very strong for the Ming court, but Qi Shaobao used a group of Japanese pirates who had been trained for only a few months and ran away with their heads and shouted at dad, which was difficult to understand...

Those civil servants are so pirates and ruthless. In front of the Qi family army, they are like a 99-level player in white clothes who has just come out of the novice village. They are not of the same level at all.

The reason can be seen that in addition to the training method of the Qi family army, it only achieved the most basic level of soldier support in the Taizu period.

But the military of this level was rare in the entire Ming army at that time. It was not until the Wanli period that the situation of the superiors in the army withdrew the corporals and improved that the combat power of the Ming army recovered.

Unfortunately, this was just a flash in the pan. After the defeat of Sarhu, the military discipline of the Ming army plummeted again. The so-called elite soldiers were just a group of servants who received sufficient military salaries. They had extraordinary combat power and were not inferior to Jiannu, but they were destined to bring indelible damage to the Chinese civilization.

Later, after Jiannu entered the pass, he entered the cycle of the previous dynasty again. The combat power of the Eight Banners became a decoration. The so-called eighth-stage children had completely degenerated into a group of playboys who could only play birds and walk their dogs and brag everywhere.

This phenomenon was even worse in the late Qing Dynasty. Most of the troops could not fully liberate the military pay. The Eight Banners' children were all poor and poor, not even as good as their former robbers. Aha. At that time, the only one who could count as elite troops was the only one Huai Army, which was also a fruitful result only when the military pay was sufficient.

Unfortunately, the Huai Army was strictly a private soldier and did not have the orders of the court.

Therefore, military pay is the most basic and important factor in achieving a strong army. As a later generation, Liu Ce has always looked at this issue very thoroughly and resolutely prevented the people below from deducting military pay from soldiers. Once they appear, they will be dismissed and investigated and dealt with.

After hearing Liu Ce's words, Jiang Ming whispered to each other for a while, nodding constantly.

After a long time, Jiang Ming raised his head and said to Liu Ce, "Hanling Marquis, what you said is very reasonable. According to what you said, this elite army should be invincible, right?"

Liu Ce shook his head and smiled, "Mr. Jiang, this unbeaten army does not exist. The so-called invincible means an army that is undefeated. Even if it loses hundreds or thousands of times, it still has the belief of winning. Such an army is truly invincible!"

"Okay, this words from Hanling Hou really made me suddenly enlightened!" Jiang Ming shouted excitedly, "Hanling Hou, this time I came to the Far East. In addition to visiting my relatives, I have good news to tell you!"

Liu Ce said: "San Master, please speak..."

Jiang Ming looked at his beard and said, "The Jiang family already knows your grudges with Jiang Ze. They will not investigate your occupation of the seven provinces in the Far East.

Moreover, it has been discovered in these days that everything is Jiang Ze who violated the clan order and became enemies with the military governor's office. For this clan, Jiang Ze has been removed from the list.

He also issued a reward wanted order at home and abroad. Hanling Hou can manage all the affairs of the Far East on behalf of my Jiang family. Not only will we not disturb you, but we will also give you great support!"

"Manage the Far East on behalf of your Jiang family? Why don't you ask, is this Far East still the surname Jiang?"

Liu Ce was very dissatisfied with what Jiang Ming said about letting him act as an agent of the seven Far East provinces. However, the Jiang family expelled Jiang Ze from his family to feel relieved. He could only say that the Jiang family knew the current affairs and knew how to advance and retreat.

"Ce'er, why don't you thank the Third Master?"

"Husband, thank you for your third grandfather..."

Jiang Xun and Jiang Ruoyan hurriedly said to him, especially Jiang Ruoyan. A huge rock hanging in her heart finally dropped, and she no longer had to worry about seeing the scene where Liu Ce and the Jiang family turned against each other.

Liu Ce gritted his teeth and said to Jiang Ming: "Since that's the case, I will thank the third master. However, if there is any news about Jiang Ze's dog thief, please be sure to notify me that this person will personally rectify him and use his flesh and blood to commemorate the brothers who died in our army."

Jiang Ming nodded and didn't care. After eating a few bites of the dishes, he continued, "Hanling Hou, when he just entered the city, I saw many Hu people and samurai ronin dressed in Yingzhou people on the corner of the street. They are..."

Liu Ce's mouth raised: "These are the people under the rule of the Military Governor's Office. As long as they abide by the law, they can naturally survive on this land. Otherwise, they will pay a heavy price."

Jiang Ming nodded again, thought for a while, and then winked with Jiang Xun and his wife, and then started to eat the wine and food on the table.

After a while, Song Yanran at the next table stood up and came to Liu Ce, leaned over and said in his ear, "Husband, I'll go deliver food to Sister Xue, let's take the lead..."

Liu Ce smiled and nodded. Xue Ruyuan did not appear in such an occasion, just because he was very afraid of such a strange banquet. Liu Ce naturally would not let her appear in this hall and make things difficult for the public. After all, Xue Ruyuan is his own woman now, and he would never let her suffer any grievances.

Shi Yunlan looked at Song Yanran's departure back, thought for a while and came to Liu Ce and asked quietly, "Child, isn't Miss Song happy yet?"

Liu Ce laughed and said, "My mother-in-law, why do you care about Yanran's affairs?"

Shi Yunlan sighed: "Child, your descendants are so weak. Seeing Miss Song's body doesn't look like a person who can't give birth. You, you must be lucky..."

When Liu Ce heard this, he kept complaining in his heart. Did he not work hard enough? When he was with Song Yanran, he tried all kinds of methods that made people blush, but the monthly menstrual events came on time, breaking Liu Ce's thoughts again and again. What could he do?

So, Liu Ce said embarrassedly: "Thank you for your care from my mother-in-law, my son-in-law will work hard..."
Chapter completed!