Chapter 516: Willing to die for the head of the family
Tian Cheng bowed respectfully, asked the people following him to step back and guard the surroundings, then stood in a straight military posture, held his head high and reported the matters Qian Wen asked him to prepare some time ago.
A group of people on the playground in the distance are practicing their movements.
Stand at attention, take a rest, stop and turn, march in step, run, stand still, line up, line up, assemble, disperse, order in order, count.
Qian Wen listened to Tian Cheng's report and looked at the training ground.
I remember that at the beginning, the private army only had a few dozen people, and they were trained in this way. Now there are thousands of people in a flash. Looking up, they are densely packed.
In the entire training ground, everyone is sweating, and every slogan is loud and reverberates in the sky. Modern bones and ancient skin are practicing forbidden training.
There are a total of 1,281 people in Shanquan Town.
Divide into several parts.
Those engaged in combat, those engaged in political commissar work, those engaged in logistics, those engaged in teaching and training, those engaged in literacy, etc...
Qian Wen slowly added what he could think of to his private army little by little, combined with the current situation.
Tian Cheng's report was not loud, but Qian Wen heard it clearly.
This place is still a bit far away from the training ground. Tian Cheng consciously controlled his voice so that only the three of them could hear it clearly.
Qian Wen also realized that it was a bit abrupt for him to ask Tian Cheng to report here. Although he was on his own territory, he still had to maintain confidentiality.
Looking at Tian Cheng in front of me with relief, he is also growing, and growing rapidly.
His private army has not grown a single person for a month and a half. It is not because there are not enough people, but because he has robbed all the bandits and gangsters from a hundred miles around Pei County. Moreover, thousands of people are not engaged in production, and he supports them all by himself.
I also feel a little bit heartbroken.
Spending money is like running water.
After the foundation was established, Qian Wen asked Tian Cheng, Fan Kuai and others to stop, and let the private army start not only training and ideological aspects, but also selecting intelligent people and starting military education.
He also bought clever and intelligent slaves one after another and placed them in Shanquan Town to receive taming and military education.
An army of thousands is easy to obtain, but a general is difficult to find.
After the fall of Qin, the most indispensable thing may be the people.
Moreover, all the guilty people who were plundered have gone through bloody selection, and now those who are left behind are all bloodthirsty people. The whole town is a soldier, even the logistics personnel are the same, but their training level is not as good as those engaged in combat.
Enough soldiers.
"Head of the family, we have selected the candidates who will follow you northward in one month.
There were thirty people in total, led by Fan Kuai.
Everyone is carefully selected, intelligent and agile, and can die for the family master with ease.
Among them, there are twenty-six males and four females.
They have all gone through simple literacy, and can read at least 300 Xiaozhuan characters and 300 modern fonts..."
Qian Wen always knew who he wanted, someone who could fight and kill. There were so many people in the Qin Dynasty who could help him carve out a paradise, but none of them belonged to him.
Even the top Xiao He and Cao Shen around him have not yet been conquered by him.
He also asked the Qian family's caravan to search for famous people in the Qin Dynasty, invite them if they could, and tie them if they could.
But even here, he hasn't found anyone yet.
He couldn't find any name or surname about Han Xin in Huaiyin County who was humiliated under the crotch.
On the contrary, he gathered many of the poor brothers from Peixian County who rebelled after Liu Bang, including Zhou Bo recommended by Ren Ao, Xia Houying and Fan Kuai.
Now they are all in this valley, mountain spring town.
Xiao He may have noticed something, but he never asked him in detail, and he didn't know anything. But Qian Wen just felt that Xiao He knew something.
The rough and cruel primitive accumulation ended, and Qian Wen began to accumulate knowledge. He kept writing some modern military books, but he never expected that he would come to the Qin Dynasty, and he was not prepared. After such a long time, he only had very few books.
But Duke Lu gave him an unexpected surprise. He had a collection of military books on the Art of War and Warring States Period. He also used his current reputation to collect the things he needed for himself.
Lu Gong and Qian Wen both maintained a tacit understanding, and the old fox noticed something.
If a large amount of money disappears every month, it will make people suspicious, and outsiders can still hide it, but it will be difficult for you.
Although there are many discerning people in the family, they are all smart people. Lu Pheasant alone asked about the accounts once and never asked again. He just kept silently supporting him.
"Master, we have too few war horses, less than a hundred in total. If we transfer thirty-one this time, our cavalry training may be greatly affected.
In the past, all the soldiers in the cavalry battalion shared less than a hundred horses for training..."
After listening to Tian Cheng's report, Qian Wen rubbed his eyebrows. Zhan Ma had thought of a way. After such a long period of development, the Xiongnu caravan at the border had also secretly traded with the other party.
But the war horse, a controlled object, had not been destroyed before Qin, so he did not dare to touch it, and his head was immediately missing.
As for weapons, half of their combatants are training with wooden guns and wooden knives.
Not to mention the longbow, he had just hired a few master craftsmen recently and had just started making it.
If you want to give birth, it will take several years.
He rubbed his brows again, he needed a mastermind to help him make plans.
There are too few people in Shanquan Town who can really handle things.
He was somewhat confident about Xiao He, but until Emperor Qin died, he would not and would not dare to reveal even a shred of his plan to this smart man.
He sighed in his heart, why was it so difficult for him to cross the border? Other time-travelers needed people and money to cross-travel, but he was cautious and worked hard to accumulate capital little by little.
Tian Cheng again reported on the preparations Qian Wen had made for his trip north this time.
It was very appropriate and steady. Everything Qian Wen ordered had been arranged, just waiting for him to set off.
Looking at the training ground again, the weather temperature in spring is still very low, but none of the groups of trainers complained, and they continued to train in their own group.
Qian Wen had a purpose in training them, but the logistics didn't bother them at all.
In the Qin Dynasty, there were two meals a day, and here there are three meals a day, plus training and midnight snacks. They have meat every day. They can eat every meal. They can also learn the books collected by the family and the knowledge that can change their destiny. If Qian Wen succeeds, they can too.
Get what they deserve.
It's considered a fair deal, even though they were forced.
"How many people in Shanquan Town can be released?" Qian Wen suddenly asked.
It is impossible for him to keep these thousand people training here. After a certain amount of training, ideological education is completed, and those who pass the assessment, he plans to release them.
Put them in any county in Da Qin, let them develop on their own, and do nothing in Da Qin.
In this era, there are a lot of knowledgeable people. With someone like him, it is too easy to make a name for yourself.
If a few of them could get into the camp of Xiang Yu and the remnants of the Six Kingdoms, he would make a lot of money.
"Master, there are two graduates this time, but I arranged for them to be part of the family's team going north.
They are making arrangements to protect the head of the family when he returns."
Qian Wen nodded, "Gather everyone together tomorrow morning. I want to lecture you."
"Yes, head of the family." Tian Cheng responded respectfully.
The next day, early morning.
On the huge training ground, there were more than a dozen square teams standing densely, all waiting quietly and neatly.
There was silence on the training ground.
A quarter of an hour later, Qian Wen appeared, leading Tian Cheng and others behind him, and walked to the high platform in front of the training ground.
There is a speaker-like loudspeaker placed in the center of the high platform.
Qian Wen's arrival attracted everyone's attention and their eyes were wild.
Standing on the high platform and looking at the people in the audience, Qian Wen didn't say anything. He just picked up the bamboo whistle in his hand and blew it hard.
A whistle echoed through the sky.
The beasts prepared last night appeared, countless birds flew high in the sky, and roaring beasts ran out of the training ground.
Tiger, wolf, black bear...
In full view of everyone, Qian Wen tore off his upper body clothes, turned the sharp blade in his hand, gritted his teeth, and cut a large bloody gash on his chest.
Blood spurts out like red flowers.
Tian Cheng's pupils dilated. There was no such thing last night.
While everyone in the training ground was still shocked by the beasts, they were dumbfounded when they saw their master's actions.
At this time, Qian Wen endured the pain and let the blood flow from his chest while shouting.
"I, Qian Wen, the head of the Qian family, hereby swear with my blood that I will not let you down, and I will lead you to a new world."
Ouch~
The white tiger shook the sky and surrounded behind him, roaring to the sky.
Countless birds in the sky and roaring beasts running towards the audience served as the background.
Everyone in Shanquan Town was shocked.
"Cangtian Jianzhi~"
Qian Wen shouted.
Then a scene that shocked everyone more appeared. In front of everyone, Qian Wen's bleeding wound healed as quickly as the Cang Tian Jianzhi came out.
There was no more scar on his chest, and Qian Wen appeared in front of them intact.
Only the spurting blood and the fireworks-like blood flowers on the ground reminded everyone of the shocking scene just now.
"I hope you guys can help me~"
Qian Wen clasped his fists at everyone.
Tian Cheng, who had just run to Qian Wen, with worry still in his eyes, knelt down on one knee and said loudly and enthusiastically.
"I am willing to die for my master~"
Everyone in the training ground knelt on one knee and chanted fanatically.
"I am willing to die for my master~"
"I am willing to die for my master~"
"I am willing to die for my master~"
Fan Kuai, Ren Ao, Xia Houying, Zhou Bo and others also looked at Qian Wen enthusiastically, knelt down on one knee, and chanted along.
Two and a half months flew by.
In the city of Tuan.
The residence of Dinghong Chamber of Commerce.
In the reception hall, Qian Wen sat in the main seat, and Fan Kuai took the second seat.
An old man was reporting to them.
"The head of the family, Princess Yushu of Tu'an, just held her coming-of-age ceremony some time ago, and used a group of captured Daqin corvees to sacrifice their blood to their gods.
It is said that Princess Yushu of Tuan strongly opposed it at that time, so she was able to save these corvees.
After becoming an adult, Princess Yushu can now freely go out of Tuan Palace.
Our people reported that every three days, Princess Yushu would go out hunting.
There were hundreds of people guarding him.
This is the route we recorded Princess Yushu’s favorite hunting route.
As expected, in two days it will be Princess Yushu’s hunting time again.”
The old man handed over a sheepskin scroll, Fan Kuai took it, unfolded it and checked that there was nothing wrong, and handed it to Qian Wen.
Looking at the route map in the parchment, Qian Wen nodded, handed it to Fan Kuai, and ordered, "Take someone to familiarize yourself with it and plan an retreat route.
Two days later, you lead someone to observe Princess Yushu's itinerary and hunting habits.
In five days, I will leave Tuan with Princess Yushu."
"Yes, head of the family." Fan Kuai accepted the order.
A few days later, Fan Kuai was in charge of Yu Shu's side, while Qian Wen led his people around the mountains and fields to make thorough preparations for capturing Yu Shu.
Five days passed by in a blink of an eye.
In the early morning, Princess Yushu rode out from the palace with a hundred guards as promised.
At the gate of the palace, the spy guarding the gate released a bird.
Qian Wen and others who had been waiting for him early followed the letter.