Eternal Life: My Lifespan Increases Daily

Chapter 354 - 287: Forty-Eight Cuiqi Army, Steps to Advancement! (Double-Length)_2

Song Changming understood that he was alone, suddenly barging into this place, competing for interests with these noble families.

At present, a small deputy general position might not attract the attention of the main Zhao Family.

But in the future, when he seeks greater benefits for himself, he will inevitably encounter obstacles and even opposition from these noble families.

The resources are limited, and the whole cake is only so big; if he takes a bite, someone else will have a smaller piece.

For this, he needs to prepare in advance.

"You don’t need to worry about anything. You were chosen as the deputy general by the general’s command; even if the Zhao Family has opinions, they will only target the general, not you."

Fu Yuan noticed Song Changming deep in thought and thought he was worried about the Zhao Family, so he reassured him.

"General Xing, like us, comes from a humble background. He dislikes the monopolization of advancement by the noble families, so he is more willing to protect those of us without power or influence. This is also a significant reason he promoted you to deputy general."

Song Changming suddenly said, "I think the general promoted me not just for that."

Fu Yuan nodded with a smile, thinking Song Changming was quick-witted and straightforwardly said.

"Among General Xing’s four deputy generals, two were forced in by noble families. On the surface, they serve the general, but in reality, they are loyal only to their families.

What you and I need to do is become the general’s true confidants and support his decisions."

Song Changming nodded, saying, "Naturally."

Xing Tiexin’s promotion of him was not a spontaneous decision. He needed someone on his side to strengthen his power.

And just by chance, Song Changming appeared and became his best choice.

Regarding this, Song Changming had no objections.

As long as Xing Tiexin did nothing outrageous, he would fulfill his duties and obligations.

"Then from now on, we are fellow travelers." Fu Yuan said happily.

Soon, the two arrived at the camp of the 41st Cuiqi Army located in the Second District.

Song Changming met Xing Tiexin again.

"General."

The two saluted respectfully.

"No need for formalities." Xing Tiexin said with a slight smile, also asking about Song Changming’s experiences and feelings at the Recruit Training Camp.

Song Changming answered one by one.

"In the future, as my deputy general, you and I will need to overcome many things together. It is not just about going into battle and killing the enemy; there are many other tasks as well, and you need to be prepared."

"Yes."

After some conversation, Fu Yuan took Song Changming to get two sets of military battle armor.

In the future, when entering or leaving the camp or on missions, they need to wear this armor representing their identity.

Besides, in private, they can remove the armor and wear casual clothes.

"If Younger Brother Song’s weapons are not sharp enough, you can tell me or the general. The military supplies excellent weapons." Fu Yuan instructed, guiding Song Changming around the camp to familiarize him with this main office place.

Everyone entering and leaving the camp daily were the main officers of the 41st Fanqi Army.

The ranks went from low to high: centurions, deputy generals, generals, little flag masters, and banner masters.

Besides, there were some civil officials to assist in handling daily affairs.

Altogether, there were nearly over three hundred people, not too many nor too few.

In the Recruit Training Camp, Song Changming also basically understood this military system framework.

Squad leaders were equivalent to squad commanders, leading ten soldiers into battle.

Centurions led a hundred-man phalanx to break the enemy.

They were collectively known as big and small squad commanders.

Next were flag generals, also called main generals, commanding a thousand soldiers. At this level, they were senior military leaders.

In such a banner army, there were usually only ten flag generals, while the number of deputy generals could range from a few to many.

Above that were the big and small banner masters.

The little flag master was a reserve for the main flag master, similar to the relationship between flag generals and deputy generals.

There was only one banner master, commanding an entire banner army of over ten thousand people!

Don’t think that an army of over ten thousand is not much, but in the regular army, even the weakest nameless soldier is a Martial Artist with the strength of the Eighth and Ninth Realms of Body Refining!

If they were elite, they would definitely have Martial Arts Cultivation in the Qi Refining Realm.

In the realm of Da Lai, this qualified them to contend for a place on the Heaven and Earth dual lists!

But here, these Qi Refining Martial Artists were merely part of the vast pool of soldiers, and few could become squad leaders.

Centurions generally needed to have the extraordinarily powerful combat strength of the Innate Realm!

The military system of the Ancient Abyss Country later adopted elite soldier strategies.

Because ordinary soldiers and generals, when facing the various foreign races and demon beasts, couldn’t even count as cannon fodder.

In the Da Lai Kingdom, no matter how mighty their army of a million strong, here they were nothing but a feast for the numerous foreign races and demon beasts, serving no actual purpose.

Simply put, a military incapable of slaying demons and banishing devils is a useless force!

Therefore, compared to numbers, the Ancient Abyss Country needed truly elite soldiers and generals!

The entire Cuiqi Army comprised forty-eight such banner armies.

This was the plentiful heritage accumulated by Prince Cui over a hundred years of painstaking effort, an essential force to protect Cui Bai Dao from foreign invasion.

"Fu Yuan."

Suddenly, someone called out to the two men visiting the camp.

Song Changming looked over, noticing that the person’s armor had different patterns, appearing more prestigious.

Beside him, Fu Yuan already saluted, "Greetings, Lord Yang."

Seeing this, Song Changming followed suit in saluting.

"This must be the new recruit Old Xing recruited," Yang Zhen asked, his gaze already appraising Song Changming.

Song Changming instinctively became cautious, feeling that the martial prowess of the person before him was unfathomable, posing a significant threat just by standing there.

"Yes, today he just finished at the Recruit Training Camp, and I am leading him to get familiar with the camp." Fu Yuan respectfully answered.