Chapter 22: Building Elite Soldiers
The reorganization of the soldiers was quickly completed, and in the blink of an eye, three days had passed. Zhou Fang and they also came down from the mountain, so the entire Huashan army was completely established, and formal training soon began.
"One-two-one, one-two-one........!" Just like in the past to train Li Erhei and them, Li Xin first trained the queue, and then the sword, gun and shield and other killing techniques. At this point, Zhou Tong and the others all had some doubts, after all, they felt that now that the enemy was present, it seemed that they should first train these recruits to master the ability to kill the enemy.
But Li Xin thought differently, after all, he didn't know how much time he had to prepare. But no matter how much time it takes, it is simply impossible to quickly turn these recruits into battle-hardened soldiers, especially if there is no discipline. Build discipline first, then, even if these people go to the battlefield, even if they can't defeat the enemy, at least they won't scatter and flee because of lack of discipline, and eventually die more.
Again, when they are disciplined, many things are not within their control, such as advancing, killing enemies, retreating, and so on. If these things are not disciplined, once each of them is done separately in a big war, it is easy to have big problems.
Moreover, relatively speaking, if you want to practice the ability to kill the enemy, it is not something that can be done in a short period of time, and this simple and disciplined method of marching in the queue is very simple.
"Come, follow me back, the first ....... of Huashan military regulations!" In just two days, Li Xin was no different from the devil in everyone's hearts, and everyone soon felt what is called hellish pain under his training.
Every day before dawn, everyone was woken up by the sound of gongs, almost knocking next to their ears. After getting up, I first ran around the whole county, and after returning to the school field, it was time for the queue to practice, and this is how I came all morning. And in this process, everyone has to follow and recite military regulations, Li Xin will check a certain person from time to time, once he can't answer, he has to do what push-ups, this thing has already scared everyone.
In three days, most people can basically memorize this military regulation. In the afternoon, all the people were arranged on the school grounds, practicing the art of killing the enemy under the scorching sun, and the sword and bow had to be practiced, but with some emphasis. Each squad is divided into sections: swordsmen, shieldmen, spearmen, and archers.
The requirements for bows and arrows are relatively high, so Li Xin and the others also deliberately selected those recruits who may have used bows and arrows before as archers, so that they can get started faster. It's a pity that there are not enough weapons in the city, so it is impossible to have a weapon in each person's hands, let alone armor, except for Li Xin and a few veterans, the others don't even have a decent clothes.
Fortunately, Li Xin has already begun to deal with this problem. Lao Ma's craftsman team has already started production, the baggage side took out the cloth in the warehouse, ready to make military uniforms for everyone, now the weather is hot, and when the weather cools down, there are no clothes to keep out the cold.
In the evening, everyone had to stop, and after the afternoon training was over, soon everyone had to follow Li Xin to practice weight-bearing cross-country. Of course, it's not really off-road, but going out of the city and getting back the stones and wood outside for the purpose of defending the city, which is a double thing.
The training of recruits and veterans is different, and veterans are now more disciplined in training, after all, each of them basically has some experience in going to the battlefield. What Li Xin wants to do is to knead their skills together as much as possible, give full play to greater effects, and play the effect that one plus one is greater than two.
The entire Huashan Army, now under the construction of Li Xin and others, is like a simple machine and gradually began to operate.
"Meat to eat today? Fortunately, the food of this Huashan army is good, otherwise, Lao Tzu would have left early! Still suffering this sin here? "When it was time to eat again, the soldiers who were already hungry had to line up to eat according to the rules. Although they are too tired to do it, every time at this time, their resentment towards Li Xin often disappears, because the food is very good.
"Me too, although it's very tiring to be a soldier here, especially that General Li, who is a little too cruel to us. However, people are also really good to us, look at this food, which meal doesn't let us eat with an open stomach! I've never seen such a thing as a soldier anywhere else, so I'll just kill me and won't leave! A recruit took a bite of wheat rice and said vaguely.
The people around them were gobbling up, but they all nodded fiercely when they heard this. At this time, there is no such thing as a military salary, in the troubled times, even if there is money and no land to spend, more often, those who are well treated by the army are also given in kind as military salaries. Therefore, it is already very satisfying for everyone to be able to eat these here.
This is exactly what Li Xin wants to achieve, he is not the kind of person who wants the horse to run but does not give the horse grass to eat. Since you want these recruits to return to their hearts as soon as possible and use them for their own use, you have to give them the best treatment. He himself is deeply aware of the hard work of training, and if he can't even eat enough and can't keep up with nutrition, then this soldier will have no way to continue training.
However, his thoughts frightened Master Xu. After all, this is too difficult for him who is in charge of logistics, and he consumes like water every day!
"My General Lee! If we continue to eat like this, we won't be able to open the pot! Xu Fuzi held the account book in his left hand and a brush in his right hand, and pointed out the numbers on the account book to Li Xin.
"Yes! This kind of consumption is too great, not to mention anything else, you still have to have meat for every lunch, I have already got all the livestock raised by the villagers on the mountain, and this is it, and it won't last long! Look, can we adjust this and reduce this amount a bit? Zhou Fang was also there, and he couldn't help shaking his head and sighing at this time.
"No, the recruits train very hard, and they must have to eat. I know you're having a hard time, but now I can only endure it for a while. However, after a while, this problem should not be too big! Li Xin looked at their sad faces, so he had no choice but to say.
"Well, I'll trust you this time, anyway, I've done my best. Now that the family has eaten all of them, I'll let the villagers go to the mountains to hunt some prey! And in the Weishui outside, I heard that there are a lot of fish, so we can only think more about it! Hearing this, Master Xu couldn't help but say helplessly. Fortunately, he also understood the current situation, so he gritted his teeth and agreed.
"Thank you for your hard work, after we get through this hurdle, I believe that many things will be easy to do! Uncle Zhou, on weekdays, you should worry more about snacks! Li Xin smiled, feeling a little apologetic.
"It's all our own business, what to worry about or not. If you want to say tired, I think you are the hardest worker, this Huashan Army said that a few of us are the leaders, but in fact, it is impossible to hold up with our words. In short, pay more attention to yourself! If something happens to you, we'll have no backbone! Zhou Fang looked at his already emaciated figure and couldn't help but say.
After a conversation, Li Xin threw himself into training again. This is also another reason why he can convince everyone, he is ruthless to everyone, but he is also the same to himself, or even more ruthless, this approach gives everyone a feeling of being in trouble and taking responsibility for themselves. Therefore, even the most critical person has nothing to blame for him.
Every day, his time is very full, when he trains the queue, he can only lead the team by himself, and when Li Erhei and Zhou Tong lead the team to train in the afternoon, he himself becomes a student. Every day is from morning to night, and there is hardly a time to stop. However, under such a kind of training, the effect is also very obvious, although it has only been a few days, but at least there is some appearance.
"Kill...... Kill.....! "On the small school field, the soldiers lined up in a row, forming a large phalanx, practicing the art of killing the enemy, and the sound of shouts was earth-shattering. With the scene of the sunset just setting, for people who don't know why, I'm afraid it's very shocking. After all, at a glance, although it was disheveled, it really looked like there were thousands of elite soldiers.
After the training, Li Xin said hello and handed over the evening training to Erhei, while he himself returned to the county office, which is now the base camp of the Huashan Army.
"How's it going? That guy wasn't suspicious, was he? In a small room in the county office, Li Xinzheng was talking to Tu Qi.
"Nope! The guy thought we were really on their side, and in order to do this, I went out of my way to find two brothers who could speak Di. Anyway, let him think that we will really be with them then. And, according to the general's wishes, I took him around and passed by the side of the school yard, and I seemed a little frightened to see him at that time! Tu Qi thought for a while, and then replied.
"That's good, I hope this guy can do his job! It would be great for us to buy us a little more time, after all, what we lack right now is time! Li Xin nodded, very satisfied with what he had done.
"But, general, it was not easy for us to catch Fu Yun, the Tongguan guard, and let him go like this, I always feel a little unwilling!" However, although Tu Qi also understood his thoughts, he always felt a little pity.