Yu Qiuping had never noticed that the army could go so slowly.

Yu Qiuping used to think that people were 5 kilometers an hour, even if they only walked 8 hours a day, there were always 40 kilometers. As it turns out, his Tokiwabi does have the strength to do that. As long as the order is to move forward, no one will dare to stop and rest. Everyone lined up in a neat line, restrained by strict discipline, and marched quickly.

However, the militia auxiliaries who were summoned really made him desperate.

After lunch, everyone sat on both sides of the road to rest. When the time was almost up, Yu Qiuping came to the middle of Chang Panbei and shouted: "The rest is over!" All - Assemble! ”

The ashigaru, who were leaning together one by one just now, lying lazily resting on the ground, immediately put away the water hyacinth and dry food in their hands after hearing the password, got up quickly, and stood in five four horizontal columns. Before the end of the 30-second countdown to Yu Qiuping, all the homecoming was completed, and not a single push-up was caught. The soldiers of Chang Panbei stood upright in high spirits to meet the review of Yu Qiuping.

"Good!" Yu Qiuping praised, "All - take a break!" ”

Then, Yu Qiuping walked to the back of the team and asked the auxiliaries to get up and line up.

"All up, all up, on the road!" Yu Qiuping's order immediately caused a round of complaints, except for a few dozen people who were beside Yu Qiuping who slowly and leisurely got up, the others were all lying on the ground.

"My lord, I'm so tired!" One of the auxiliaries complained, "We've been walking more than ten miles in one morning, and we really can't walk!" ”

"Ten miles is not much, I originally wanted to walk eighty miles today." Yu Qiuping said, "Get up." ”

"Eighty miles!" Several auxiliary soldiers shouted in surprise, "The banner team of our family governor's hall can't do it!" ”

"Yes, my lord," said another auxiliary, leaning against a large rock not far from Yuqiuping, and lazily complained, "let us rest for a while." ”

"I've had several breaks along the way." Yu Qiuping patiently urged, "None of the soldiers are tired, why are you complaining?" ”

"Those soldiers are all on our backs, of course they are not tired." The auxiliaries staggered to their feet, grumbling incessantly as they lined up slowly.

"Tsukiwa prepares to listen to orders!" Yu Qiuping couldn't help but be a little annoyed, "Take back the equipment from the auxiliaries and put it on the march yourself!" Yu Qiuping said sharply, and the soldiers of Chang Panbei immediately turned into two columns under the command of the ashigaru generals, and in the stunned eyes of the people, they turned around and returned to their original positions after taking the Gu Zu in turn, and put on the Gu Zu.

Yu Qiuping glanced at the auxiliary soldiers who were still sparse and could not form a formation, sighed, and ordered the troops to march.

It was exactly the same as in the morning, the soldiers walked fast, but the auxiliaries behind them were like snails crawling. Gather in twos and threes, chatting and moving forward, chasing and fighting from time to time. Now that they don't have enough to carry, they have a lot of fun. Every time Yu Qiuping rode back to urge, the auxiliary soldiers and civilians apologized and agreed, and as soon as Yu Qiuping turned around, he became free and casual again.

In Japan, however, samurai generally don't criticize auxiliaries too harshly. Because these auxiliaries are all men recruited from their own territory, and the few deaths are their own losses.

Even if they put on heavy equipment, Yu Qiuping's Changpan soldiers still had to stop and wait for the auxiliary soldiers for a long time every mile they walked out, which undoubtedly greatly slowed down the progress of the troops.

Finally, Yu Qiuping, who couldn't bear it anymore, shouted to Amano Keitoku, untied the katana at his waist, and handed it to Amano Keitoku.

"Jingde! Take this saber and go to the end of the line. Yu Qiuping said sharply, "Anyone who falls behind more than 20 meters, you can deal with it yourself!" ”

Amano Keide sneered and respectfully took the katana. The crow on his shoulder whispered twice at the right time, which made people feel a chill even more. He urged his horse from the side of the official road to the back of the auxiliaries slowly, pinning the knife to his waist, but it was more creepy than holding it in his hand.

"Oh no, it's the Raven Judge." The men recruited from Yuqiuping's territory told the men near Junfu one after another, "That guy doesn't understand people, just like a stone, he kills people without blinking!" After the humming conversation of the auxiliaries, they immediately became much more honest and obediently followed the team forward.

Amano Keitoku urged the horses unhurriedly, and anyone who was approached by him would be frightened and hurried a few steps forward to keep up with the troops. Amano's expressionless face is undoubtedly the best deterrent.

By the evening of the same day, the whole army had walked a total of 46 miles, roughly covering half the distance from Junfu City to Kakegawa City, and set up camp in the wilderness.

"Jingde, the average Japanese army can go far every day." While the ashigaru were eating, the senior generals gathered around a fire to discuss the day's affairs.

"A normal ordinary army will have such a slow walking auxiliary, and their soldiers will not be very fast. It's all improvised, how much discipline can there be? Tianye Jingde said in a low voice, "Forty miles a day, almost, this is still a march within the territory, there is no need to carry too much dry food, there is no need to be alert to the surrounding situation, and there is no need to set up camp in advance." ”

"If you are out on an expedition, the speed of the march may even drop to more than 20 miles, and if there is an enemy disturbing nearby, it may drop further." Keitori Amano ruthlessly spoke the truth.

"Our Chang Panbei is walking really fast!" Yoshioka Katsumasa said excitedly, "If it weren't for those oil bottles, we would be able to do it for seventy or eighty miles a day!" ”

"Thanks to your training." Naoe Tadahei said with emotion, "This kind of discipline can be said to be unparalleled in the whole world!" ”

"Don't just praise me," Yu Qiuping said a little embarrassedly, "Let's think about a way, whether we should train these auxiliaries well, so that they don't slow down our pace." ”

"It's hard, sir." Fukushima said, "They are no better than us old brothers." ”

"Those who don't have chivalry will never be able to withstand that kind of training." Charlie, who had been silent, suddenly interjected.

"My lord, your practice method is really bearable." Ogawa Yudong actually spoke.

"Oh my God, you two stuffy oil bottles actually complained, is my training so terrible? Not really. Yu Qiuping asked in surprise.

"Yes." Several people around, except for Amano Jingde, nodded heavily.

"The first few days were a nightmare!" Nakahide Omaezaki almost burst into tears and complained, "I don't know how many push-ups I did!" I don't even have the strength to get up in the morning, and my hands don't look like my own! ”

"If it weren't for the adults asking us to train like this, and other people dared to let me practice like this, I would have slapped him to death!" Yoshioka Katsumasa also shouted loudly, "You still don't treat us as human beings!" ”

"It's hell." Charlie added again.

"We've been practicing for more than 100 days, and every day we have to stand in a military posture, change the queue, and all kinds of training methods that we have never heard of before!" Nakahide Omaezaki waved his hands, "It's really training people to death!" I won't forget those orders when I die! ”

As soon as the words fell, Mimasaki Nakahide immediately suddenly shouted: "Lizheng!" The few people who were caught off guard, except for Yu Qiuping and Amano Jingde, all subconsciously slammed into unison and made a standing posture. Then he suddenly laughed out loud and slapped Mimasaki Nakahide alone.

"With such intensity and long hours of training, how can you teach those people in a short period of time?" Nakahide Omaezaki added.

"It's true, if it weren't for the kindness of the adults to us, and such a high prestige, we wouldn't believe that training method would be useful, let alone practice seriously." Fukushima Yasunari said.

"Moreover, this training requires all the ashigaru to work together, and anyone who doesn't practice well will destroy the team." Naoe added, "Our brothers were born and died together, and we were also from humble backgrounds, so we can have the momentum of hatred and hatred. Those people are related to each other, and they are also senior, and there are countless small groups, how can they be expected to work together. ”

"I think the most important part of all of this is the chivalry of adults." Again, Charlie said, "Adults treat people equally, help all people to be free, and treat all people as brothers." ”

"There is no difference between samurai and civilians, between superiors and subordinates, and they are all dedicated to fighting for the Yuqiu family and being proud of the Yuqiu family." Yasunari Fukushima said proudly, "It is this equal treatment that allows everyone to practice such good discipline." ”

"Haha, hearing you say that, why do I think I'm weird." Yu Qiuping laughed, "Don't talk about this, let's go to bed early and continue to rush tomorrow." ”

After abandoning the plan to train auxiliary soldiers, Yu Qiuping and others rushed to Kakegawa day and night. On the evening of January 28, we finally arrived at Kakegawa Castle Castle Town. Asahina Taehyung, who had been waiting for a long time, welcomed everyone into the city and arranged a temporary barracks for them.

"Hey, you're always prepared, but you're getting better and better." Asahina Taehyung looked at Yu Qiuping's soldiers, and exclaimed, "Look at that step, look at that phalanx, it's neat!" ”

"It's not enough to be neat, but you also have to be able to fight." Yu Qiuping smiled bitterly.

"What, do you understand!" Asahina Taehyung hammered Yu Qiuping hard, "Chang Panbei is a forbidden kung fu, how good it should be to command on the battlefield!" If you want to gather, you can gather, and if you want to turn, you can turn! Asahina Taehyung said sourly, "You must think it's nothing. But did you know that it would take a long time for my troops to turn around and evacuate their positions on the battlefield? When the formation is changed, it will give the enemy a chance to take advantage of it, and it will take a lot of effort to gather troops. ”

Asahina Taehyung looked at Yu Qiuping with a disbelieving expression, and scolded angrily: "You kid, don't be ignorant!" If you don't believe me, I'll trade my reserve with you! ”