Chapter Seventy-Nine: Reorganizing the Army

  Liú yún xié wèi duì de qiáng shì chū xiàn, qián rèn tuán zhǎng de wú shēng tuǒ xié, lán yǔ yīn guò bèi shā, ràng sān tuán de guān bīng zài yě shēng bù chū bàn fēn fǎn kàng zhī xīn.

  To reform the Third Regiment, to eliminate the bad habits that existed in the Third Regiment, Liuyun took out the means of governing the army from his previous life. In the following days, strange and bizarre orders were being faithfully executed in the Third Regiment.

  Long Yun said: "The soldiers of the three regiments are brave and good at fighting, each one is unruly and difficult to train!"

  "Let them practice folding their quilts every day, and fold the quilt into a square. When the corners of the quilt are pinched out bit by bit, the corners on one's body will be ground away."

  So, every morning, the officers and soldiers of the three battalions would lie in their barracks, spreading their quilts on the ground, pressing the cotton inside with both hands back and forth, trying to make it look thin and flat. The easily folded ones were bread-like objects; only after being drenched in sweat did the quilt slowly reveal its corners.

  Long Yun said: "The soldiers of the three regiments used to be accustomed to doing bad things before, and they will probably still cause trouble in the future."

  "Let's start by changing the way we walk. Two people should walk in a line, three people in a row, walking in straight lines and turning at right angles. Once they get used to having rules for walking, they will make fewer detours on their path of life."

  As a result, every intersection in the camp area of the three regiments was painted with right-angle turns, and no longer could be seen soldiers wandering around with their hands. Everyone walked straight to their destination. Occasionally, soldiers who broke the rules were soon asked to "have tea" by the "inspectors" composed of the regimental commander's guards.

  Long Yun said: "The three regiments' soldiers are used to being lazy and scattered, the arrogant and proud air on their bodies is very hard to get rid of."

  "Let's reform through labor," said Liu Yun. "The only thing that can touch people's souls is the most primitive form of labor."

  Then, the weeds that grew thickly around the battalion's camp were pulled out one by one by the soldiers until they were spotless. Later, the soldiers shouldered their hoes and iron shovels, began to cultivate the land, and then transported sand from the riverbank to build plots of vegetable fields. When the small seedlings broke through the soil, the soldiers used their hands to scoop out human waste from the latrines, and then carried it away in basins to fertilize the fields. Watching the soldiers' familiar movements, Liuyun couldn't help but think of that experience where a basin was used to wash faces, feet, bathe, fertilize the vegetable field, and then mix dough for steamed buns.

  "Reasonable is tempering, unreasonable is grinding, but for soldiers, both are just a test on the road of transformation."

  During this period, the most painful thing was the officers of the three regiments. From Long Yun onwards, every officer spent the whole morning following Napoleon to learn military command. At first, facing a large number of new terms, the officers listened in confusion, completely unaware of what Napoleon was saying. Later on, one by one, they listened with great enthusiasm, admiring the person who proposed these new combat theories and command methods - Regimental Commander Liu Yun. During this period, Liu Yun personally taught the officers several lessons, instilling two ideas: Firstly, how to form independent combat units, ensuring that the army still had strong fighting power even when it lost contact with headquarters or was dispersed. Secondly, mobile warfare, forming an absolute advantage in troop strength against the enemy during pincer movements, gradually annihilating the enemy's effective forces.

  Because of the content of these classes, it had a profound impact on the command of combat operations in the later Imperial Army, and later became part of the curriculum at the Imperial Military Academy. Therefore, this group of officers later respectfully referred to Liú Yún as "Principal" and proudly proclaimed themselves to be "First Class of Jiangyin".

  The whole army loved nothing more than the legends brought by Liú Yún. Three thousand people gathered on the playground, and as soon as Liú Yún stood there, he began to give ideological and political lessons to the officers and soldiers of the Third Regiment.

  What he talked about was mostly stories of how former soldiers cherished honor, fulfilled their duties and completed their missions, only after being processed to be accepted by the officers and men. These legends with strong heroic colors always made the young officers and men of the Third Regiment blood boil, hating that they couldn't immediately go onto the battlefield, sacrifice themselves, and experience the thrill of being a hero. The power of this "brainwashing" education was very clear to Liú Yún, so it was widely popularized in the Third Regiment. Unfortunately, there were no political commissars in the Imperial Army, so all these things had to be done by him alone.

  "For wealth, the battlefield is paved with gold, and I'll be right behind! For country, the front line is showered with arrows, and I'm marching forward!"

  "A soldier's feelings towards his country are like those of a man towards the woman he marries. He loves her, is faithful to her, and will not abandon her even in poverty, sickness or disability, until death."

  These two sentences are the most deeply etched in the memory of the three troops, and later they slowly spread to other troops. At the most critical moment of the Fire Cloud Empire, it became the strongest conviction in the hearts of imperial soldiers, calling on one soldier after another to march towards death with generosity.

  The days passed quietly one by one. Facing the upcoming military exercise, Liuxing had not a single worry in his heart. But Nalenduo was getting restless.

  "Boss, if things go on like this, what are we going to do during military exercises? Are we supposed to use the power of Black Hawk?"

  "Xiao Na, pay attention to the demeanor of a great general!" Recently, Liu Yun discovered that Nalan Rong had become more and more like a qualified commander, occasionally teasing him about having the "demeanor of a great general".

  "Hey, look at you so calm and composed, aren't you going to abandon me and leave me to be roasted over the fire?" Nalan said with a bitter face, looking at Liuyun's tranquil expression.

  "Actually, the training has already begun, haven't you noticed? What we're doing now is training a lion. Once it's trained well, I can make it bite whoever I want! Don't forget, the Third Legion is the strongest fighting force in the Imperial Army!" Flowing Cloud said with a smile.

  A few days later, Liú Yún received a letter from the Imperial Capital. Thereafter, Lǎo Kǎ left the Third Legion and hastily returned to the Imperial Capital.

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  "General Brook, this time you will be leading the troops into Fire Cloud. I have already explained the mission to you in detail. As for the details, you can ask Chancellor Adolph after you leave. Your father sacrificed himself for the country during the battle with the Fire Cloud Empire, don't rush to avenge him. This expedition is of great importance, General, you must be cautious." Lin Mei looked at the young nobleman in front of her and reminded him once again.

  "Your Majesty, please be at ease. Brooke's heart has only the conviction of winning the war, without hatred. My father was a soldier, and dying in battle is his honor. I just hope to contribute to the country and continue the glorious history of my family." Brooke said calmly.

  "Good, now I can rest assured." Lin Mei smiled and said.

  "Your Majesty, before I leave, may I see her?" Brook asked suddenly.

  "General, try again when you return triumphantly. All women in the world like heroes, maybe she won't be an exception either."

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