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"Your Highness, the total number of new recruits enlisted in the six states is 20,000. After all, the number of young and middle-aged people in the six states is limited. However, relatively speaking, there are many soldiers who join the army in Pengzhou, Yangzhou, Huaizhou and Tongzhou. Lu Fei said that there are 10,000 new recruits in Pengzhou, and there are about 25,000 new recruits in Huaizhou. Ye Qingyun reported more new recruits than Lu Fei, with a total of 30,000."

In the camp of Qingzhou Daying, Niu Ben reported the recruitment matters during this period to Xiao Ming.

"Seventy-five thousand people!" Xiao Ming was a little surprised when he heard this. The number had exceeded his expectations. After all, the recruits joined the army this time out of voluntary, not forcing the men to force them.

Niu Ben nodded with a proud look on his face. He said, "We lost 3,000 soldiers in this battle of Wei. Now these soldiers are backed up. The total number of troops of the country is 160,000, including 100,000 infantry, 40,000 cavalry and 20,000 chariots."

"160,000 people, well, the annual military pay will be close to two million taels, which does not include the money consumed by war horses and equipment." Xiao Ming sighed and said. If it weren't for the war, he wouldn't want to maintain such a huge military force. The number of new recruits recruited this time would almost meet the number of veterans in the past.

Niu Ben said, "Your Highness, our number of soldiers is not large. According to the last general, the King of Wei, Yan, Liang, and Zhao are all recruiting soldiers now, and some even directly capture strong men and inject them into the army. If there is a great chaos today, who doesn't want to hold heavy troops to compete in the world?"

"You are right. It's just that these vassal kings have now aroused the grievances of the strong men. I can't follow them. A stable rear is the foundation of the conquest, and the soldiers are more expensive than the elite. Now the number of troops has reached the number in my mind. The four states captured now can support these 75,000 people."

"Yes, Your Highness." Niu Ben said.

"Also, you can't relax when recruiting new recruits to train. You must train them as strictly as you train the Qingzhou army." Xiao Ming said.

"Your Highness, if you can't do this well, you might as well go back to farm." Niu Ben laughed a few times, then he pointed to the school ground outside and said, "Your Highness, you are the trained recruits. According to the training manual, when these recruits just entered the military camp, they must first train their physical strength, endurance and discipline. When they are strong and can strictly abide by the discipline, they will enter musket loading and shooting training."

Xiao Ming looked outside and asked Niu Ben to go to the school to observe the training of these recruits.

Unlike the traditional training methods of soldiers from the Great Yu Kingdom, Xiao Ming's army now belongs to modern and modern troops, so the training and subjects are naturally different from the feudal army.

Because of this, the new recruits do not immediately start training the battle formation after entering the army, but start physical training first. After all, if a soldier is powerless, his survival rate on the battlefield is still very low.

Niu Ben said it thoroughly in the camp just now. Generally speaking, there are several requirements for training a feudal army into a modern army. First, modern national concepts and national concepts, second, high martial spirit, soldiers' status is no longer low, third, strict discipline, fourth, scientific training, including reasonable allocation of physical fitness, diet, and sleep, fifth, strict practice, such as shooting, drills, standing in a team, folding quilts, doing internal affairs, sixth, selection of grassroots officers and military academy theoretical study, and seventh, standard equipment.

Now for the Qingzhou Army, these seven points have been met, which means that the Qingzhou Army has completed the transformation from a feudal cold weapon unit to a modern and modern army of hot weapons.

After observing the physical training of the recruits on the school ground for a while, Xiao Ming and Niu rushed to a resting recruit battalion. At this time, the soldiers of the recruit battalion were sitting on the ground.

The military chief wearing dark green uniform is explaining to the recruits what a nation is and what a country is.

When the recruit battalion commander Shi immediately shouted when he saw Xiao Ming and Niu Bi coming over, he said, "Everyone stands up and salutes!"

Under the order of the chief, the recruits immediately stood up and saluted Niu Ben and Xiao Ming in an orderly manner. Seeing this, Xiao Ming smiled with satisfaction. According to Niu Ben's words, the first thing these recruits did when they entered the camp was to learn to obey the orders.

"Continue." Xiao Ming said, wanting to hear how the chief of the army popularized ideological education for soldiers.

After the soldiers sat down, the chief of the army talked about the Hall of Heroes. Being a soldier in words is a noble thing, and dying on the battlefield is the most glorious place for a soldier.

Next, the chief of the army summoned the history of the Great Yu Kingdom being bullied by the barbarians. The soldiers gradually became excited. After all, the atrocities of the barbarians were not far from them.

After arousing the emotions of the soldiers, the Changshi sang the battle song of the Qingzhou army at the right time. The soldiers' excited faces turned red and sang with Changshi.

After observing the work of the chief of the army in the army throughout the whole process, Xiao Ming felt at ease. He looked towards the direction of Jinling City in the south, and he would rush forward in a few months.

The Great Yu Kingdom has suffered too much. He used the army in his hand to cut open the darkness that enveloped the Great Yu Kingdom for his sword.

"Your Highness, you are still satisfied with the training of this recruit." Niu Ben smiled as he sent Xiao Ming to the gate of Qingzhou Camp.

"Please force." Xiao Ming didn't want Niu Ben to be too contented. He reminded: "The only thing that makes me dissatisfied with is the selection of grassroots generals. You have to strengthen this. I have read the list of the Bowen Academy. Many generals are behind generals, and there are still few generals like Zhu Sansi. After living some days, I will split the Military Academy from the Bowen Academy to expand the training scale of grassroots generals. This time you choose more outstanding generals without background to study."

Niu Ben nodded when he heard this. It was not that he deliberately gave preferential treatment, but that most of the grassroots generals were ignorant. To enter the college to study, he had to recognize words first. It was precisely for this reason that he chose the candidate who knew how to recognize words first.

Now that Xiao Ming has proposed it, he has to explain.

"This is the reason?" Xiao Ming frowned and said, "Let's do this. Leave the generals to recognize words to me. I personally teach them to read."

"Yes, Your Highness." Niu Ben was a little envious. It was also a matter of the fact that these guys could let the King of Qi teach in person.
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