On the way back to his residence, Qiu Zhen would open his mouth from time to time, but then shut it again, as if he wanted to say something.
Tang Yin said: "If you have something to say, then say it. Don't stutter, let others feel sorry for you."
Qiu Zhen sighed and said: "Big Brother Tang, I feel that in public, you shouldn't get too close with Wu Mei."
Tang Yin frowned, and asked: "What do you mean?"
Qiu Zhen said: "Wu Mei is from a noble family, and is extremely beautiful, many of the rich and famous families view her as their treasure. If Big Brother Tang is too close to her, it will most likely cause people to be jealous, and cause trouble. Right now, our footing in the capital is not stable, and we have no roots, so once trouble breaks out, I'm afraid it will be disadvantageous to us. "
Tang Yin pondered for a moment, then laughed at the sky, not answering directly but instead proudly saying: "I will naturally think of all kinds of ways to get what I want. If I really want Wu Mei, then how can my woman allow others to spy on her and touch her?"
From his words, Qiu Zhen could not tell whether he actually liked Wu Mei or not. However, his personality of doing as he pleased made Qiu Zhen very worried, but he did not know how to advise him otherwise.
Sigh! Qiu Zhen secretly sighed, and said: "No matter what, Big Brother Tang must always pay more attention, and be more careful."
"I know." Tang Yin raised his lower jaw and said indifferently.
Tang Yin was a person who was both arrogant and inferior, passionate and cold. His existence was in itself a contradiction in terms.
On the second day, Wu Mei sent four Captains to Tang Yin. These four people were the elites that she had carefully selected from the other divisions. Not only were they strong and powerful, they also had rich combat experience. They were all veteran captains. Following that, Wu Mei brought Tang Yin and the core members of the Second Regiment to the North of City Battalion to receive new recruits.
Tang Yin was alone, he was used to living alone, and was afraid of trouble the most. As for how to train the recruits, as well as how to select the captains and Junior Captain s, they were all left to the thousand-man commanders of the various formations to handle on their own.
That night, he summoned Qiu Zhen and the ten Captains to his residence.
The ten people were divided into two rows, the main hall wasn't big to begin with, and the people sitting in the back had already been pushed to the entrance.
Seeing that, Tang Yin waved and said: "Why are you sitting so far away? Everyone come over and sit!"
"This …" Everyone looked at each other, none of them daring to move. In the military, the upper and lower relations are impassable, paying attention to etiquette and etiquette.
Seeing that no one was moving, Tang Yin tilted his head and asked unhappily: What's wrong? Is there a problem with that? "
"Oh …" Everyone looked at each other, not daring to say a word.
Qiu Zhen had the longest time of coming into contact with Tang Yin, so he knew that Tang Yin was carefree. He waved to the rest: "Everyone, do not be restrained, just do as General Tang says!" While talking, he moved the chair over and sat beside Tang Yin.
Everyone knew that Qiu Zhen and Tang Yin's relationship was the closest, so seeing him like that, everyone was relieved. They all sat around him.
Seeing them sit around, Tang Yin finally felt a little more comfortable. He first looked at the four Captains Wu Mei had chosen for him, and leisurely said: "I know that the four of you are all experienced veterans.
"General Tang is too polite!" The four of them were all in their thirties, named Deng Mingyang, Lu Bing, Zhang Jiu, and Li Feipeng.
Just as Tang Yin had said, they were all military veterans who had muddled along for many years. They had seen and experienced too many things. On the surface, they seemed to be respectful to Tang Yin, but in reality, their hearts were disapproving, thinking that Tang Yin did not have any background or young age, so he was able to obtain such a high position, all because of Wu Mei's promotion. As for the relationship between the two of them, it goes without saying.
Tang Yin did not care what they thought, as long as it did not affect him, he would just let them think.
He cleared his throat and sternly said, "I don't want to know how you train new recruits, but I do want to know one thing. The soldiers I want are not simple infantry, they want to be mounted soldiers or cavalry soldiers, dismounted horses or infantry soldiers, armed archers or archers, and in close combat they are ordinary soldiers. Can they do that?"
Gu Yue, Le Tian, Li Wei, Liu Zhong Sheng, Chen Fang and Ai Jia did not have any objections, they felt that his request was good, the more comprehensive the strength of the soldiers, the more flexible they would be after bringing them to the battlefield, and the more useful it would be.
However, Deng Mingyang, Lu Bing, Zhang Jiu, and Li Feipeng frowned. They felt that doing this was simply nonsense.
Second Regiment was a division of infantry, so what use was there in training other skills? To let them focus on close-combat skills, they needed to learn all kinds of formations and changes in formations. And if they really followed Tang Yin's instructions and trained to such an extent, perhaps not many recruits would be able to hold on.
Just by hearing Tang Yin's words, she knew that he was an amateur.
Deng Mingyang laughed dryly and said, "General Tang, I feel that this is not appropriate. Since our legion is a infantry regiment, learning to ride is useless. In addition, the archer regiment will naturally be involved in archery. We can only do what we should, so why bother to learn anything else? Even if we learn it, soldiers won't be able to use it on the battlefield! "
How could it not be used?! Tang Yin had a deep impression of Ning Jun Wu Yi's archery, but they were not good at close combat, and their Feng Army were good at close combat not good at shooting. If the strengths of the two were combined, regardless of whether they were close or far, they would still be able to unleash a great lethality, thus the combat ability of their group would undoubtedly wait for Yu Zeng to double.
In addition, there were too many opportunities to get horses on the large-scale battlefield, and the cavalry was far from being able to compete with the infantry. If the soldiers in the regiment couldn't ride, even if they got a large number of horses, it would be useless.
As a modern man, Tang Yin's way of thinking was naturally very different from theirs. In his mind, the stronger the soldier was, the stronger the soldier would be. Soldiers that were only proficient in one skill would be eliminated sooner or later. Since he had the opportunity and time to do this exercise, why didn't he do it?
He was too lazy to waste words on persuading Deng Mingyang and the others to accept his thoughts. This was also the reason why he placed so much importance on Gu Yue, Le Tian and the other newbies.
He sneered softly, leaned forward, and said to Deng Mingyang word by word: "Captain, I am not asking for your opinion right now, but rather telling you to do as I say. I only ask, can you do it?"
Who knew that the laughing Tang Yin would be so merciless when he spoke, causing Deng Mingyang's face to turn red, then white, he was at a loss for words, unable to reply.
"If everyone thinks that my demands are too excessive, or that I am too unreasonable, then please stand forward, I will explain to General Wu and transfer you all to the other regiments." Tang Yin crossed his legs, tilted his head and said with a smile.
No one would be stupid enough to volunteer to transfer troops. If they offended the regiment commander, then how would they develop in the army in the future? In addition, Tang Yin was not a simple Regiment Commander, with Wu Mei as her backer, offending him was equivalent to offending Wu Mei, wouldn't that be equivalent to cutting off their own path of survival?
Gu Yue, Le Tian, Li Wei, Liu Zhong Sheng, Chen Fang and Ai Jia did not think that Tang Yin's request was excessive in the first place. After hearing him say that, without even thinking, they stood up and spoke in unison: "This subordinate does not have any objections and will definitely train the recruits according to General Tang's request."
Deng Mingyang and the other three looked at each other, and all of them secretly grinned. From the looks of it, if Tang Yin wanted to mess around, they could only follow him.
After a moment of silence, the four people slowly stood up and said, "As you command!"
"Very good."
Regardless of whether they sincerely accepted it or if it was just faking it, Tang Yin's desire had finally been fulfilled. He laughed loudly and said: "In half a month, I will personally inspect the results of your training for the new recruits and if you meet the requirements, I will request for General Wu for a reward for all of you. But if you do not meet the requirements, I can only kick you out of the Second Regiment as a criminal who failed his duty."
Everyone could not help but gasp. Especially Deng Mingyang and the other three, all of them grinded their teeth and muttered, such a ruthless Tang Yin! Losing one's duty could be considered a small crime, but once one was charged with such a crime, it would mean that one's future career as an official in the military would be basically over.
At this time, Deng Mingyang and the other three did not dare to underestimate Tang Yin, regardless of whether he had the ability or not, his wrist was sinister enough.
"General Tang!" Deng Mingyang said with a troubled expression.
"Captain, what else do you want?"
"Riding and archery training are not just about talking, but actually using them. Bows and arrows are easy to get and can be borrowed, but borrowing a horse is not so easy!"
The Feng Country was a marquis that valued the infantry, the cavalry soldiers were few in number, ten thousand new recruits required over ten thousand warhorses, how could they get so many in such a short time?
Tang Yin nodded, that was a problem. After thinking for a moment, he said, "I will mention this point to the General Wu, you guys don't have to worry about it."
"Yes, your subordinate understands." Since he said that, Deng Mingyang could not say anymore.
"If there's nothing else, everyone can go back and rest!"
"Yes!" General Tang, your subordinate will take his leave! "
Everyone stood up and left. Not long after, only Tang Yin and Qiu Zhen remained in the hall.
Throughout the entire process, Qiu Zhen kept his head down and did not say a single word. He did not whisper noisily into his ear, the bizarre silence made Tang Yin uncomfortable, he laughed and asked: "Qiu Zhen, you have nothing to say?"
Qiu Zhen was startled, he anxiously shook his head and said: "No! However, Big Brother Tang's demands sound a little harsh, but since Big Brother Tang has suggested it, there must be a reason behind it, I have no objections. "
Tang Yin laughed and nodded. He stood up and looked at Qiu Zhen deeply, then put his hands behind his back and said while walking: "Flattery! However, I like to hear it! "