The banners were fluttering, and the Black Scale Battalion stood orderly in the school grounds. Duan Canghai was very strict when selecting the soldiers of the Black Scale Battalion. They were all strong and strong. Most of the soldiers among them came from poor backgrounds. Coupled with the recent training, all of them have dark skin, but after experiencing the life in the military camp, they all become more powerful.
The Black Scale Battalion is now fully staffed, with a thousand people in total, divided into five queues, each with two hundred people.
Qi Ning and Duan Canghai had carefully planned before the Black Scale Battalion was rebuilt. Although Qi Ning did not understand military training, he understood the incentive system. After discussing with Duan Canghai, he had already planned to divide the Black Scale Battalion into five teams. Each team has a leader, with two deputies under him, who train separately. There will be an assessment competition every ten days. The team with excellent results will have a day off and eat meat and drink alcohol. The team that lags behind will not only have to intensify training amount, and no food is allowed for one day.
Because of this, the competitive spirit of the soldiers was aroused. In addition, the training team was all veterans of the Black Scale Battalion, so the training efficiency was extremely high.
Right in front of the team was a military command platform built with wood. Duan Canghai and more than ten Jianglings were lined up. Qining was standing in the middle of the crowd.
Everyone stood upright like a javelin, but their eyes were fixed on Qining.
The soldiers all knew that the commander of the Black Scale Battalion was Jin Yihou, one of the four hereditary princes in the empire, but only a handful of people had seen Jin Yihou.
Today, Jin Yihou arrived, and everyone was naturally very curious and wanted to see what their commander looked like. At this time, they were surprised to see that Jin Yihou turned out to be an extremely young boy.
Qi Ning glanced from left to right before saying with a smile: "Brothers, I want to apologize to you for coming today. The Black Scale Camp has been training for a long time, but this is the first time for me, the commander, to come to the camp. , I’m really ashamed. But having said that, it’s not a regret. In fact, I know nothing about military training. If you really ask me to train soldiers, it will be a complete mess. I’m afraid I won’t even be able to defeat a few bandits.”
All the soldiers were stunned. They never expected that the first thing Qi Ning said when he came to the camp was to apologize to everyone and admit in public that he didn't know how to train troops.
After hearing the last sentence, many people couldn't help but laugh. They felt that this young Marquis was not pretentious and spoke very frankly, which made many people feel good about him.
"Although I can't train troops, the people around me are all experts in military training." Qining put his hands behind his back and smiled: "Everyone knows what kind of army the Black Scale Battalion is. Back then, the Black Scale Battalion was invincible. On the battlefield, The people of the Northern Han Dynasty were frightened by this news. They are the well-deserved number one cavalry regiment in the world." He slowly took a few steps forward and solemnly said: "I know someone in your heart is thinking, since the Black Scale Battalion is the number one cavalry regiment in the world. Why was the cavalry regiment almost completely destroyed that year?"
When Duan Canghai and others heard this, they couldn't help but frown, secretly thinking that this was the most disgraceful history of the Black Scale Camp, why would the Marquis mention this at this time.
Qi Ning stood in front, naturally not looking at the faces of everyone, and said solemnly: "You are from the Black Scale Battalion, so naturally you must know the history of the Black Scale Battalion. Maybe some of you know that the Northern Han Dynasty Blood Orchid Army also knows An extremely powerful cavalry regiment, we don’t have to deny this. Only by facing our enemies squarely can we become stronger. We can despise our opponents on the battlefield, but in our hearts, we must not despise them.”
When Duan Canghai heard this, he couldn't help but nodded slightly, and the other generals also looked solemn.
They had seen the Blood Orchid Army of Marquis Changling of the Northern Han Dynasty with their own eyes and even fought against it, so of course they knew how powerful the Blood Orchid Army was.
"Back then, the Northern Han people set up a treacherous plot. The Black Scale Battalion was ambushed and fought bloody battles with the Blood Orchid Army." Qin Ning looked solemn: "Many people said that the entire Black Scale Battalion was wiped out, but I think that is not a shame. But for glory, the Black Scale Battalion fought to the end without giving in. They proved with their own blood that they are the well-deserved No. 1 cavalry regiment in the world, and their opponent, the Blood Orchid Army, has now disappeared." He raised his hand and pointed at the team. , said loudly: "You must remember that you are the Black Scale Battalion, and you are in the same line as the cavalry regiment back then. One day, you will also be the strongest cavalry regiment under the sun, and you are destined to leave your name in history. .”
When he said these words, not only the blood of the soldiers present surged, but Duan Canghai and others also felt that lust was rising again.
"To become the world's number one cavalry regiment, the road will certainly not be smooth sailing." Qining said: "Anyone who reaches the top will cut off all the thorns along the way. What you have to do now is to work together to defeat those who stand under your feet. Cut off the thorns until you reach the top."
Although Qi Ning's voice was not loud, it spread far away, and everyone present could hear it clearly.
"I am here today to bring you a gift." Qi Ning said loudly, "Bring it up!"
Then he saw a person coming up from behind, holding a large wooden box in his hand. That person was Qi Feng. He walked to Qi Ning and placed the wooden box at Qi Ning's feet.
All the soldiers were surprised and didn't know what gifts Qining had brought.
Qi Ning winked, Qi Feng clasped a latch on the box, lifted it up, and the wooden board facing the soldiers was pulled up. Everyone looked over, and the people behind could not see clearly for a while, but When the people in front saw it, they were all shocked.
Inside that wooden box was a human head!
There was a sudden excitement among the crowd, and some people were horrified, thinking to themselves that the young prince said he was going to bring a gift, but why did he bring a human head, and what kind of medicine was sold in this gourd.
Duan Canghai saw that the team was a little confused and winked. Several generals immediately stepped forward and raised their hands to stop. The voices of the screams soon became silent. Qi Ning glanced at the wooden box and sighed: "I know. Everyone is very surprised why I brought such a bizarre gift." After a pause, he said: "Some people may already know that someone sneaked out from the barracks two days ago and killed innocent people indiscriminately. A major case, and he was caught on the spot and imprisoned in the Kyoto Prefectural Government. This major case has tarnished the Black Scale Camp and ruined the reputation of the Black Scale Camp. The culprit is the person in this wooden box."
Although not everyone in the camp knew about this matter, many people had heard about such a major case, and it was also spread privately in the camp.
"This person's name is Tian Heng, and he led two people to escape from the camp." Qining said slowly: "Since they are from the Black Scale Battalion, of course only the Black Scale Battalion is qualified to punish them. Someone, bring them up!"
Duan Canghai waved his hand, and soon someone escorted the two of them to the military point platform, pushed them to the front, held the arms of the two people, and made them kneel by the platform.
"The state has national laws, and the military has military regulations." Qining's expression became grim: "If we can't follow the orders and prohibitions, the Blackscale Camp will be over. Not to mention killing innocent people indiscriminately, just stealing out of the military camp is a violation of military law. The military laws of the Blackscale Battalion have always been much stricter than those of other armies."
Duan Canghai had already drawn his sword in his hand and said in a deep voice: "This general emphasizes the strictness of military regulations almost every day, but there are still people who turn a deaf ear to it, which is naturally unforgivable." He actually stepped forward and raised the sword without saying a word. Luo, one of them has been decapitated.
Although many people in the Black Scale Battalion had been punished for violating military regulations before, today was the first time they saw someone being beheaded, and many people just felt chills running down their spines.
When another man saw his companion being hacked, his soul was shattered and he lost his voice and said: "Master Hou... Master Hou, please spare your life, Deputy Commander Duan, please spare your life...!"
Duan Canghai's knife was dripping with blood as he looked at the man coldly, as if he was about to pick up the knife and kill him at any moment.
Qi Ning was calm and composed, saying: "Tian Heng's crime is not only a violation of military law, but also a crime that I cannot tolerate." Pointing to Tian Heng's head, he said: "After my investigation, this person turned out to be a man who sneaked into the Black Scale He is a spy of the battalion. He was ordered by certain people to sneak in while the Blackscale Battalion was recruiting troops, just to find an opportunity to corrupt the Blackscale Battalion. Brothers, do you think you can tolerate such a person?"
Everyone was even more surprised. There was a bold person in the crowd who couldn't help shouting: "Master Hou, you are a treacherous villain. Everyone will find him and punish him."
"Well said!" Qi Ning said with a smile: "The Black Scale Camp was established by the Marquis under the imperial edict. If someone wants to cause trouble in the Black Scale Camp, I will naturally not let him go. In fact, the spy who infiltrated the Black Scale Camp is not Tian Heng These are just three people, and as far as I know, there are others among them."
The crowd suddenly burst into excitement. Everyone looked left and right, full of doubts about the people around them.
Qi Ning said with a smile: "You don't need to make wild guesses, let alone worry. After my investigation, I have already found out all the spies mixed in the team." He took out a piece of paper from his arms and shook it. He raised it and said: "This is a list of people who were investigated. It is clearly written on it who are the spies. However, I am thinking that some people may have sneaked in involuntarily. If I have no chance at all, It would be too cold to give it to them, so I am ready to give these people a chance. Before I read out the list, as long as those spies can stand up, I will be lenient and will not chop off their heads. I will only ask them to leave Black Scale. Camp, we will have nothing to do with the Blackscale Camp from now on.”
After a while, the crowd calmed down.
Duan Canghai said in a deep voice: "If you are a spy, come forward. When the Marquis reads the list, if there are still people who have not come forward, kill them immediately."
The crowd fell silent for a while, but no one stood up.
Qi Ning sighed and said: "It seems that I gave you a chance, but you don't want it yourself." He glanced at the list and said: "Which hero is Liu Cheng? Bearded Liu, please stand up!"
As soon as Qi Ning finished speaking, he saw more than a dozen soldiers looking at one person at the same time. The man was tall, dark-skinned, and bearded. When Qi Ning called out his name, the man swayed. With fear in his eyes, the soldiers beside him actually distanced themselves, and soon he was standing alone in the crowd.
Qi Ning looked at the man with lightning eyes and said with a smile: "You are indeed heroic. The name of Big Beard Liu is really worthy of his name. This hero Liu, please stand up. I gave you a chance, but you don't want it yourself." , that’s really not my fault.”