As for why sandbags are used to replace heavy armor, Yang Qing thinks about it like this.

The soldiers usually focus on armor and use wooden blades, and even if they are slashed and stabbed, they don't have much pain, let alone injury, so they can't take weapon training seriously at all, at best, they can complete a training task.

And if the heavy armor is removed, even if it is a wooden long knife and spear, it will be very painful if it is cut or stabbed, and they will take every blade training seriously, and be ten thousand times more careful not to be hurt by the opponent;

Secondly, when it is really replaced with a real combat blade, everyone will also have a buffer time, so that they will not be injured needlessly because of panic and unpreparedness;

Finally, the sandbag has the advantage that it can be tied to the flesh and does not have to be removed when sleeping, and over time, the soldiers' familiarity with the sandbag can reach what Guo Xi called "becoming a part of the body".

Because the weight is equal, if they really go to the battlefield, the soldiers will replace the sandbags with heavy armor, and they will not feel uncomfortable, but will only feel more at ease and emotionally stable.

Originally, according to Guo Xi's idea, officers above the rank of brigade commander did not have to tie sandbags all day long. Of course, he himself, adhering to the principle of always being strict with himself, was the first to tie up the sandbag in Jian Yuwei, and he didn't plan to take it off. Yang Qing behind him didn't say a word, he wanted to go through a set of sandbags and greet him directly, seeing that the main and deputy generals were like this, the rest of the generals had nothing to say, take the lead! Lead by example!

Because there was no time, the sandbags prepared for the war horses had not yet been prepared, so they could only wait for the special bags to be delivered.

Guo Xi gave an order, and more than 3,000 officers and soldiers marched in line towards the storehouse to receive sandbags. Jian Yuwei's long-term weight-bearing training program began.

Fortunately, this group of athletes has long been familiar with the training intensity of being fully armed under Guo Xi's ** on weekdays, and there is not much discomfort behind the sandbag. The middle- and lower-level officers in the Tang Dynasty army were also much more fierce than Yang Qing expected, and they were really all exemplary ordinary soldiers. Although those battalion captains, team leaders, and gang commanders may not all have the same perverted martial arts as Li Yang, if they talk about basic skills such as weight-bearing, fighting, and bows and crossbows, they can still completely suppress a group of soldiers under them.

On the contrary, some of the senior officers, some of them really couldn't bear it at the beginning, after all, some of them were old, and some civilian workers were the main ones, and they lacked exercise in normal times, and the weight of more than 40 catties was suddenly added to their bodies, and it was not too heavy to say that it was not too heavy, and it was definitely not light to say that it was light. Like Cao Lang, who joined the army, and Chen Xiu, who participated in the army, sweated profusely after a long time, and now it is late autumn weather, and in the mountains near the left of Chang'an, you have to wear a cotton jacket at night, which can sweat all over your body, and the hard work can be imagined.

While complaining bitterly in their hearts, these two watched the performance of their colleagues coldly. Tough people such as Guo Xi and others still talk and laugh freely, and they don't realize that they are a little more cumbersome; Ordinary people such as Yan Chuan, etc., try their best to maintain their image and try not to let others see that they are weak; Inexplicable people such as Yang Qing gritted their teeth and struggled to support, their facial expressions were already hideous and terrifying, and they still did not repent. I had to sigh secretly and continue to hold on!

Zhang Nan saw that Yang Qing was really hard, and whispered with concern: "Auntie...... Zuo Lang General, your stick wound has not healed, this sandbag ...... You don't need to tie it up for the time being, right? ”

Yang Qing glared at Zhang Nan angrily: "What's the matter with an injury on the buttocks?" Everyone else can tie it up, why can't I? Even if others don't tie up, Xilie and I both have to tie up! ”

Zhang Nan smiled bitterly, stopped persuading, glanced at Shang Han, and understood the admiration in the other party's eyes for this new aunt, a scholar, it's not easy!

Except for the first day, Guo Xi and Yang Qing came to the school to watch the guidance and training, the rest of the time neither of them went to the martial arts stage, and the two of them were locked in the tent of the commander to study the in-depth reform of training, and from time to time summoned officers at or above the middle level to discuss matters. The training was completely left to the brigade commanders, who only inspected the mental state of the soldiers in the morning and evening.

A series of experimental reform measures were introduced in the deliberation, discussion, and debate of the chief and deputy generals.

In the past, everyone had to be proficient in bows, crossblades, stabs, knives, and spears. Now, change! Far, middle, and near can each keep one - one for bow, arrow, crossbow and arrow, one for horizontal knife and short stab, and one for long knife and long spear;

In the past, small round shields were used for foot combat, and shields were not used for cavalry battles. Now, change! A large square shield is added for infantry combat, and a small round shield is required for cavalry combat. Each brigade shall dispatch at least 300 men to master the use of the large square shield and the mastery of the shield array;

In previous defensive battles, there was no effective means of striking at medium and close range encounters. Now, change! Add throwing training, five-pound wooden javelin, throwing distance up to eight zhang square is qualified, everyone must master;

In the past, riding and shooting to practice dead targets only required mastering the firing skills in action. Now, change! Two long cables pull the moving target, and the arrow crossbow is still fired in action, three out of ten are qualified, and five out of ten are good;

In the past, there were no Mo swordsmen in the army, and the cavalry mainly relied on bows, crossbows and spears to deal with them. Now, change! Each battalion selects excellent long knife players, adds Mo knife skills and formation training, and establishes a 100-person Mo knife team;

Before...... Change!

In fact, there are many things that Guo Xi consciously thinks is not feasible, but Yang Qing is particularly insistent, and in the name of moving out of the test, Guo Xi can't make sense, so he has to let Yang Qing toss for the time being.

The greatest divergence of opinion comes from the practice mastery of bows and crossbows. The power of the crossbow is greater, and the operation is very easy to use, and the new soldier can also quickly master it, but it is not easy to reload, it takes a long time, and the large crossbow cannot be used by a single soldier; The bow has a shorter range, and it is not easy to master proficiently, so it requires diligent practice, but it is convenient and flexible to use, light and easy to carry.

Guo Xi emphasizes comprehensiveness, and Yang Qing is more profound. Of course, Yang Qing also knows very well that if Jian Yuwei wants to become the elite of the Praetorian Guard's army, it is necessary to be able to fight in all kinds of environments, and the quality of individual soldiers is naturally the higher the better, and the more weapons mastered the better. But he hopes that Jian Yuwei can become a mixed special forces unit with a clear division of labor and a reasonable collocation.

In Yang Qing's ideal blueprint, Jian Yuwei should divide the existing four brigades into one long-range strike brigade, skilled in the use of bows and crossbows; a cavalry brigade that is adept at fighting on horseback; A storming brigade is good at using long blades, and a fighting brigade is good at hand-to-hand combat. Of course, this is just a difference in the focus of each brigade, and everyone must master other basic individual soldier knowledge, such as the use of long and short blades of the bow and crossbow brigade should not be weaker than that of the Sixth Army of the Northern Ya, and the rest of the brigade should also wear individual crossbows, and the level of crossbow arrows is not lower than that of ordinary guards. In this way, Jian Yuwei can truly be claimed to be the elite of the elite with one as ten. Preferably, there is also a small detachment, which is full of carefully selected wizards and all-rounders from various brigades, all of whom are weapons experts, combat experts, and reconnaissance and intelligence experts...... In short, it is both complete and fine, either Rambo or Schwarzenegger......