Reborn as King of South America

Chapter 47 Small talk
After the chief officers of the 1st Division, 2nd Division, 3rd Division, 4th Division, 1st Mixed Brigade, 2nd Mixed Brigade, Imperial Guards Brigade, Special Forces Command, Artillery Brigade and other units had completed the flag-awarding ceremony, it was not yet Wang Xiaoshan's turn.

"Tianxiong Guards Brigade, Brigade Commander Wang Xiaoshan, rank colonel." Li Mingyuan read out the last brigade-level unit chief, and Wang Xiaoshan was still in a daze.

"Xiaoshan, the prince called your name," Li Dawei shook his arm.

"Uh, thank you Brother Li for the reminder." Wang Xiaoshan said softly, then stood up.

"Xiaoshan, you performed well this time, so I will hand over the newly established Tianxiong Guards to you. I hope you will not disgrace the name Tianxiong."

Tianxiong was taken from the Tianxiong Army led by Lu Xiangsheng in the late Ming Dynasty. The Tianxiong Army had less than 10,000 people, but they dared to fight face to face with the 50,000 to 60,000 Manchu Tartars. Although the Tianxiong Army was eventually destroyed because its friendly forces did not come to its rescue, the reputation of the Tianxiong Army was passed down and was praised and admired by later generations.

The Qing Dynasty was unjust, and the Chinese people should strengthen themselves. In his spare time at night, Li Mingyuan often gathered officers together to explain military theories and the deeds of national heroes. Wang Xiaoshan had a deep memory of the story of the Tianxiong Army. Li Mingyuan named the newly established army Tianxiong, indicating that he had high hopes for this army.

Therefore, Wang Xiaoshan vowed to make the Tianxiong Guard Brigade live up to its name and live up to the word Tianxiong.

After the meeting, Li Mingyuan was the first to leave the conference room, followed by others who started discussing the matter excitedly.

"Brother Cai, you are so awesome. You became a captain in no time." Chen Lu'er said enviously.

"It's all thanks to Commander Sun's support. I'd like to thank Captain Sun first." After Sun Qisheng reported Cai Jiu's contribution in helping the special forces to provide intelligence, Li Mingyuan rewarded Cai Jiu according to his merits and promoted him to captain. At the request of Sun Qisheng, he arranged Cai Jiu in the special forces.

"Haha, Cai Jiu, you earned your position by yourself. I just reported it truthfully. If you want to thank someone, thank the prince." Sun Qisheng was promoted to colonel today. He was in a good mood and said with a smile.

"I will always remember the care of the Crown Prince and Chief Sun."

"Work hard in the special forces brigade, strive to make contributions as soon as possible, and be promoted to major."

"Thank you for your encouragement, sir. I will definitely work hard."

"Sun Qisheng, you just got promoted and you're already showing off your official credentials?"

Sun Qisheng knew who it was as soon as he heard the voice.

He said, "Brother Wu, isn't my younger brother happy?"

Sun Qisheng had just been promoted, and he imitated Li Mingyuan's way of encouraging his subordinates and encouraged Cai Jiu. However, he was teased by the captain of the big knife team, Wu Feipeng, and said with some embarrassment.

"You are lucky, you have made two contributions in a row, and now your military rank is as high as mine."

"Brother Wu's broadsword team is very famous in our independent army. Although I have been promoted to colonel, I dare not compete with Brother Wu." Sun Qisheng said modestly.

"I feel relieved to hear this, but I'm not a stingy person. Today you've been promoted, so I'd like to invite you to dinner to celebrate. How about that? Do you want to honor me?"

"Brother Wu invites me to dinner, why wouldn't I agree?" Sun Qisheng said with a smile.

"Captain Wu, since you are inviting us to dinner, could you please take me and Brother Cai with you?" Chen Lu'er said.

"Of course the more lively the dining scene, the better. Let's go together." Wu Feipeng said proudly.

"Uh, I remembered that the prince has to give lectures to military officers tonight, so I can't get drunk at lunch." Chen Lu'er remembered something.

"Oh, I'm done. Chen Lu'er is already a second lieutenant." Wu Feipeng patted his head and said. "Hehe, I'm just the lowest officer. I don't dare to compare with the senior officers." Chen Lu'er said with joy on his face.

"Haha, you are an interesting kid. Why don't you transfer to my team and I will teach you how to use a broadsword myself."

"Forget it, I can't stand Captain Wu's training." Chen Lu'er shook his head like a rattle, showing no intention of agreeing at all.

Chen Lu'er had joined the Chinese Independence Army for less than ten days, but during these days, he had also seen Wu Feipeng training his men.

In the Arequipa Campaign, the Big Sword Corps did not get the same first merit as the Cavalry Corps and other troops. So after conquering Arequipa, Wu Feipeng vented all his resentment for not getting the first merit on the training of the troops.

Every morning at dawn, Wu Feipeng started training with his soldiers.
Wu Feipeng showed no mercy in training his men this time, using unopened swords to simulate actual combat.

In nearly ten days, almost every member of the Big Knife Team was taught a lesson by Wu Feipeng, and three unlucky guys even had two of their ribs broken by the kicks.

It has to be admitted that although Wu Feipeng's training is simple and crude, the effect is very good. The combat effectiveness of the current members of the Big Knife Team has increased by more than one level compared to when it was first established.

"Haha, I'm just teasing you. Your small body can't withstand the training of the Big Sword Team." Wu Feipeng laughed.

Wu Feipeng was telling the truth. The members of the Big Knife Team were generally over 1.8 meters tall. Chen Lu'er was less than 1.7 meters tall, which was indeed a bit short.

"Captain Wu, if you ask me, the most imposing flag in the Chinese Independence Army is the flag of the Broadsword Team. Two broadswords crossed together, it looks majestic no matter how you look at it." Wu Feipeng didn't let Chen Lu'er join the Broadsword Team, so Chen Lu'er relaxed and praised the Broadsword Team's flag in a flattering manner.

"You have good taste," Wu Feipeng glanced at him with appreciation, and then said, "Let's not talk about the flags of the four divisions. Just look at the flags of the two Imperial Guard Brigades and the two Mixed Brigades. The flag of the Tiger Guard Brigade is a white tiger, the Tiger Guard Brigade is a black tiger, the Tianxiong Imperial Guard Brigade is a blue dragon, and the Yulin Imperial Guard Brigade is a golden dragon. Their flags are all based on animal prototypes. How can they compare to the majestic two broadswords of the Broadsword Team?"

"Captain Wu is right. The flag of the Big Sword Team is the most impressive."...

Wu Feipeng was having a great time chatting here, and Wang Xiaoshan, Li Dawei, Wang Xiaoshan and others also gathered together to talk.

"Xiaoshan, the prince has entrusted the Tianxiong Royal Guard Brigade to you because he values ​​you. Do a good job and don't let the prince down." Wang Dashan patted him on the shoulder.

"I am very happy that the prince let me be the brigade commander, but..." Before Wang Xiaoshan finished his words, Wang Dashan understood what he meant.

He said, "The Tianxiong Brigade is nominally the prince's guard, but they will still be sent out in times of war. Didn't you see that even the cavalry brigade was organized as a guard?"

Wang Xiaoshan thought about it. The Yulin Brigade is the only fully staffed unit in the entire army. The 3,000-man Yulin Cavalry Brigade also has a main cavalry regiment with one man and two horses. As the spearhead of the entire army, Li Mingyuan will not leave the cavalry idle. Thinking of this, Wang Xiaoshan felt relieved and said with a smile, "Brother Li won the first merit in the Arequipa Battle. I would like to congratulate Brother Li here."

"Haha, brother Xiaoshan, you're too polite. We all become brigade commanders, so let's congratulate each other." Li Dawei said with a smile.

"I dare not compare myself with Brother Li. I am just a colonel, while Brother Li and I are both generals." Wang Xiaoshan said modestly.

The general rank of a brigade commander is major general. However, as the military rank system had just been promulgated, Li Mingyuan did not set the ranks of everyone too high. Except for brigade commanders who had made great contributions such as Wang Dashan, Li Dawei, and Zhou Daniu, whose ranks were major generals, other deputy division commanders were colonels. As for the artillery brigade commander Luo Dapao, because he was too illiterate, Li Mingyuan only awarded him the rank of lieutenant colonel.

"Xiaoshan, your rank of colonel is not low. There are only seven or eight major generals in the independent army. Luo Zhongguo, who is the brigade commander with you, is only a lieutenant colonel. You have to be patient. There will be plenty of opportunities to make meritorious contributions in the future." Wang Dashan said.

"Haha, I've heard about Luo Dapao too. It seems that because Luo Dapao can't read, the prince lowered his military rank by one level. Just now I saw Luo Dapao anxiously yelling for Chief of Staff Liu to teach him how to read?" Li Dawei said gloatingly. ...

(End of this chapter)