Chapter 304: To strengthen a country, we must first strengthen its army.
"How many of you are there in total?"
Fang Qi replied without hesitation in a loud voice: "Go back to the county, sir, there are a total of four hundred of us including the general."
Qi Bao'er's county master is from the third rank, and Fang Qi is a fourth-rank general, just one level behind. He claims that there is nothing wrong with him as a junior general, but that's bullshit.
As soon as I heard it, I felt like I had no idea... there was a conspiracy!
"Forest Guards?" Qi Bao'er took a few steps closer and raised her head to look at him, her deep eyes unruffled.
These should not be the eyes of a normal child, more like,,,more like,,,
The child's eyes should be lively, or have the arrogance and contempt of those noble sisters, rather than being so ethereal that nothing can be seen.
Yes, it was a feeling of emptiness. He was clearly standing in front of the County Lord, and the County Lord was clearly looking up at him, but he just had the gut feeling that he was not in the County Lord's eyes at all.
Fang Qi's eyes flashed, remembering what Eunuch Qi had said to him in private before he left the capital.
Eunuch Qi said at the time: "General Fang, please don't look down on Anle County Princess just because she is young. The age and appearance of a capable person are not important. No matter how young a god is, she is still a god."
Eunuch Qi also said: "The emperor is not someone who does whatever he wants."
"Back to the county master, the generals and others belong to the Royal Forest Army, but they are not the Royal Forest Army."
Qi Baoer understood that it was a bit similar to the guards she protected around her in her previous life. They were called guards, but they were actually selected by the elites of each army.
But it should be similar. After all, as far as she knew, the military system here was relatively irregular.
However, Qi Baoer had no intention of going into details. She had already guessed the emperor's thoughts anyway, and Fang Qi's answer only helped her confirm her guess.
Where did the emperor get his pure emotions?
How can being nice to a stranger be just a matter of whether you like him or not?
The emperor should have known about her existence a long time ago, even earlier than what Mr. Wu said, so he also knew that a group of people in Qijia Village had transformed from pure farmers in Tuhaha to the tough ones they are now, even if the bandits come.
The people are because of her.
She taught most of the villagers improved military gymnastics, and taught her father and some men the fighting skills and sword skills, which the emperor should have already known.
To strengthen a country, one must first strengthen its army. This was something she and ordinary people knew, but how could the emperor, as an emperor, not understand it.
Can she teach a group of peasants who usually dare not even raise their heads, or can she teach people who are soldiers even more powerful when they are on the run?
As for instead of letting her enter a certain military camp, a 400-strong imperial army quietly followed her out of the capital and hid in the mountains... The emperor was trying.
The three-headed body is difficult to win people's trust, and the emperor cannot guarantee whether the people in Qijia Village were just an accident.
After all, any order the emperor issues casually is linked to his own reputation and will directly affect his prestige.
Qi Baoer understood it and didn't think it was wrong for the emperor to do this.
Thinking about it in his shoes, if it were her, she would do the same thing.
However, Qi Bao'er was curious about one thing, "Did you come here voluntarily or were you forced?"
It is estimated that few people can accept it if a grown man learns from a little baby.
"I will do it voluntarily."
As soon as he finished speaking, to show his sincerity, Fang Qi knelt down again with a pop-dong sound, "Please give me some advice from the county master."
The scene from the past few days was repeated again, but this time there were more people and the voices were louder.
"Please give me some advice, County Lord."
Behind Fang Qi, there was a crowd of soldiers kneeling on the ground.
Qi Baoer could have completely avoided it, but she didn't do it this time.
Little Fatty Claws tapped his already two-layered chin, "I can teach you."
Before the smile on Fang Qi's face rose, Qi Baoer's words had already changed: "But I have a request. Be obedient. From the beginning of my teaching, you must remember this sentence to me. I
If so, it’s an order.”
Don't let her start teaching, and then someone becomes dissatisfied because of her young age or something.
Fang Qi was a little confused. There was a general above him, and there was a general above the general. What if the order of the Lord of Anle County went against them?
Qi Baoer did not discuss with them, but just informed them, and continued: "When I teach the people in the village, I only ask them to live. When I teach you, I only ask you to live."
Fang Qi and the kneeling Imperial Guards all understood what she meant.
The people in Qijia Village encountered most refugees who were also ordinary people, so the county chief only taught them simple lessons so that they could protect themselves when facing ordinary people.
And they will face soldiers who may have received the same rigorous training in the future. If they want to survive from those people, the county master will be more harsh on them and the requirements will be higher.
None of them were dissatisfied or unwilling, but were so excited that their eyes turned red.
Qi Baoer's guess was wrong. It wasn't that the emperor didn't believe in her ability, but that he believed too much.
Fang Qi's team is only temporarily affiliated with the Royal Forest Army. What he really belongs to is the 'Shadowless Army'.
The Shadowless Army is similar to the special forces in Qi Baoer's previous life. They are the strongest soldiers no matter where the danger is, and they have the highest sacrifice rate.
The army here has never had a unified training method, nor a unified combat technique. They are quite independent, but basically the situation is similar. They all use a wooden warehouse to stab and attack, and the new recruits must go to the battlefield as soon as they join the army.
Often.
That's why military service is so terrifying in the eyes of ordinary people. It's a real escape from death.
Of course, there are also some military camps that have their own methods of strengthening the army, such as asking experts to teach them, or for example, generals having their own methods taught by experts.
It's just that the people here place great emphasis on one skill, especially martial arts. And when practicing martial arts, you also need to pay attention to whether your bones are suitable, otherwise it will easily become a show-off.
But how many people are good enough to practice martial arts?
Less than one or two hundred percent.
Moreover, the youngest is already fifteen or sixty-seven when he reaches the age of joining the army. His bones are basically set, even his bones are really good. It is too late to start learning at this time.
So the battle here, to put it bluntly, is actually a battle of tactics and physical strength in a sea of people.
Qilin Country has a large population, but it suffers from physical problems.
Even though the Wuying Army is already a species soldier, to be honest, they have no chance of winning in a one-on-one fight with Qi Kang'an.
As for Qi Kang'an, he can't be considered to have started practicing martial arts. He can only be considered to have learned swordsmanship and fighting skills. He only learned them for less than four months, and he was still on the run for more than two months.
After thinking about it like this, it's no wonder that the emperor would place his hope on Qi Bao'er.
The four hundred people brought by Fang Qi are here to learn the "Kung Fu" that allows ordinary people to become masters. According to the emperor's wishes, after they learn it, these four hundred people will secretly go to the armies to be taught by them.
To all the officers and men of the army.
The emperor still prefers Qi Bao'er. If Qi Bao'er really makes these four hundred people stronger, this contribution will be a big contribution to the entire Qilin Kingdom, but the emperor does not want Qi Bao'er to grow up at such a young age.
At an early age, he was exposed to all forces.
Don't think that he can't see that the baby girl doesn't like the palace but likes freedom. Even if it's not for other things, just for this possible great contribution, he will do his best to let her grow up without worries.
Rather than being associated with conspiracies or open warfare and assassinations at a young age.