Although it is known as winter training and summer training, in fact, the general army is not so strict, and most of them are cat winters in winter, which is nothing more than some routine training.

Yuncheng regimental training is different, Chao Gai knows the importance of the army, has always paid close attention to army training, almost every recruit has been trained by Chao Gai. As soon as winter came, the army's food was greatly adjusted, and due to the large amount of chickens, ducks, and geese fattened and slaughtered, the army's food changed from the previous situation of mainly focusing on fish to being dominated by poultry. Meat and eggs are available almost every day, and the corners of the mouths of the soldiers who eat are oily, and the clothes are also warm, and there are cotton clothes, leather boots, and gloves.

Infantry training has been added with the arrival of winter, and that is sledding. In winter, when it snows, the road is difficult to pass, and the vehicles are almost difficult to pass, so the application of sleds has become inevitable, and ordinary infantry takes the production and use of sleds as a training subject, which greatly improves the army's ability to move in the snow. There are also corresponding winter civil engineering operations, cold protection and so on. As for the mountain platoon, there is more training, even including the use of skis and so on.

Although the snow on the training ground has been cleared, there is still a thin layer on the ground. The soldiers stood in unison. This is two hundred recruits, and the subject of today's training is a phalanx of spears. Chao Zhang was an instructor, and Chao Gai took Jiao Ting and other guards to watch.

The spears held by the soldiers were each three meters long, and the sharp heads of them were thirty centimeters long, and the ranks were neatly arranged.

"Thorn." With Chao Zhang's slogan, the soldiers stabbed their spears forward.

"Enter." The soldiers marched slowly and in order.

Lancers are still very useful as an infantry unit against cavalry, like a hedgehog covered with thorns, no matter how sharp your cavalry is, it will not be able to rush in. But the training of pikemen is not easy, first of all, the psychology of the soldiers, in the face of the charging cavalry psychology does not collapse, does not mess up the formation. Secondly, it is necessary to obey the command, raise the gun and bayonet in unison, and form a forest of guns, so as to form a huge threat to the enemy's cavalry.

Although Chao Zhang's skills are not too prominent, his ability to train soldiers is getting higher and higher, and Liu Tang and others are not bad at all in their ability to train soldiers at a young age. Chao Gai couldn't help but nod, this young man has a future.

is training, Wu is used, and he is still wearing a scribe's robe on a cold day, and he is not afraid of the cold, as long as the demeanor is not warm.

"Wu Junshi is here." Chao Gai said.

Wu Yong said: "The caravan that was just sent to send supplies to Huang Xinhuarong has returned. Huang Xin and Hua Rong were very grateful and gave some return gifts. ”

"Well, that's good. The return gift will be handed over to the logistics department for registration. The last time I fought with the Qingzhou soldiers, I found that their food was too poor, and Huang Xinhuarong and the two were still good, so they sent them a thousand fat geese. Chao Gai said.

Wu Yong said with a smile: "Brother Gao Ming, with the temperament of the prefect of Murong, it is impossible for him not to know about this matter, once he knows, he will definitely be unhappy." In this way, if something happens in the future, Huang Xin and Hua Rong will definitely have to come to their brother. ”

Chao Gai hurriedly said: "I really haven't considered this problem, I just want to improve their lives." ”

Who could have predicted this, Chao Gai did not give gifts to these two people in his personal capacity, but sent supplies, and they did not accept them in their personal capacity, but in the capacity of the army, and left them for all the soldiers to eat.

"Brother, I feel that your personal soldiers should be restructured, for example, this conflict with Lu Sangongzi in Dengzhou is like this, showing the singleness of the troops." Wu Yong said.

Chao Gai said: "How to restructure? ”

"The safety of my brother is not only related to my brother's own safety, but also to the jobs and future of many people, so my brother's safety is the top priority of our team training." Wu Yongdao.

Chao Gai said secretly, it's really like this, how can there be eight thousand people who rely on Chao Gai to eat now.

"What do you have a good idea?" Chao Gai asked.

The number of guards was expanded from fifty to a hundred. The troop setting includes light cavalry, archers, swords and shields, and artillery is the best, but unfortunately the cannon is too heavy and not easy to carry. Wu Yong said.

"Then change it to forty light cavalry, thirty archers, and thirty sword and shield men. It's just that it's not convenient for this mighty hundred people to go anywhere. Chao Gai sighed.

Jiao Ting said: "Naturally, we don't need so many people in our own territory, ten sword and shield soldiers, and ten archers are enough." It's just that if you go to an unfamiliar place, especially a place with other forces, such as Zengtou City and Dengzhou City, you need hundreds of people to escort you. ”

"Okay. Jiao Ting, this matter will be handled by you, and it will be implemented as soon as possible. Chao Gai said.

Wu Yong said with a smile: "There is another thing for my brother to deal with, the person who came to Huguang to do the medicinal materials business is called Lu Fang, and the medicinal materials were sold to our pharmaceutical factory, but he lost money on this batch of goods, so he wanted to stay and participate in our group training, and the people of the pharmaceutical factory did not dare to call the shots, so they settled him in the village inn, and then reported it." ”

Chao Gai said: "Lu Fang, Huguang people? It seems that you should have some ability, you are not busy, don't be busy with me. ”

Wu Yong waved his hand again and again: "I have a bunch of things here, in addition to the things in the army, I also have to talk about the boxing championship in the spring next year." ”

What Wu Yong said is not a lie, the size of an army of 16,700 people, plus logistics, has a lot to deal with every day.

"Okay, you go get busy." Chao Gai said.

Recruiting people naturally has to test the school's martial arts, and everyone is busy, Chao Gai said to his own soldiers: "Order, call Shi Jin and Shi Xiu over." ”

"Yes."

Both of them were in the barracks, and they were there in a matter of moments.

Shi Jin asked: "Brother, are you going out again, where are you going this time?" ”

"Go to Chaojiazhuang." Chao Gai said.

"Ah, okay, I'll go back and pack my things." Shi Jindao.

Shi Xiu smiled: "You are too busy to get dizzy, Chaojiazhuang is my brother's Zhuangzi, ten miles away from the barracks, what do you pack up." ”

Chao Gai said: "There is a heroic man named Lu Fang in Zhuangshang, who wants to participate in the group training, you two will go with me to receive it." ”

Naturally, there was no need to bring more troops to his own village, so Chao Gai, Jiao Ting, Shi Jin, and Shi Xiu and their four people quickly came to Chaojiazhuang Inn.

In the guest room, Chao Gai saw Lu Fang, who was dressed in coarse cloth, although it was already winter, he was still thin, and he was twenty-three or four, but he was a little haggard. The height is not prominent, one meter seven five like that.

"But Lu Fang, Brother Lu?" Jiao Ting asked with his fists clenched.

"Exactly below, may I ask who you are?" Lu Fang asked.

"This is my brother Chao Gaichao group training, I heard that you want to join the group training, so I came here to take a look." Jiao Ting said.

Lu Fang hugged his fists and said: "I have heard the name of my brother for a long time, and I have never had the opportunity to see it, but when I saw it today, it really deserved its reputation." ”

Chao Gai said: "Sit down and talk slowly, serve tea first, and eat snacks." ”

The innkeeper quickly served tea and snacks, and the five of them sat down to talk in detail.

Chao Gai said: "I look at Brother Lu who seems to be in a hurry, I don't know why." ”

Lu Fang sighed: "Hey, don't mention it. I have been restless at home since I was a child, and I have also practiced martial arts. A few months ago, the people in the same village said that there was money to be made by selling crude drugs, so they bought ten carts of salvia from their hometown, but who knew that the salvia produced in Shandong, I took the caravan around for many days and did not sell it, just arrived in Yuncheng, I heard that there was a pharmaceutical factory here to buy this salvia, and finally sold the medicine, and the price of medicinal materials was also fair, not losing money, but also not making money. However, after a few months on this road, I could not pay the wages of more than 20 fellow villagers in my village, so I became anxious. I'm not a businessman, that's why I want to join the army. ”

Shi Jin said: "It's right to join the army, this Shixiu brother was also a businessman, doing cattle and horse business, and later he also came to the regiment training." ”

Shi Xiu nodded and said: "That's true, business is not easy to do, and if you don't get it by accident, you will lose your capital." ”

"Oh, what about your twenty fellow countrymen?" Chao Gai asked with concern.

Lu Fang hugged his fists and said: "Thanks to Guizhuang's care, they are all arranged in the inn, and the board and lodging are all free, I really thank my brother for his kindness." ”

This is also Chao Gai's arrangement, but anyone who is in distress on the rivers and lakes can be taken care of, and they are not bad for those little money anyway.

"Brother Lu is serious, it's not easy to go out, who can not have a difficult time." Chao Gai said, "It's better to ask these fellow villagers, there are those who are willing to stay can be soldiers, even if I can't be soldiers, I also have many factories, to be a worker, or to farm the land a year, there is a lot of work, it is better than wandering around." There are those who are willing to go back to the village and pay the travel fee for three times to help them return to their hometown, you see how it is. ”

Lu Fang was very grateful, and immediately bowed: "Brother is benevolent and righteous, Lu Fang admires." ”

Immediately, Lu Fang called his fellow villagers for questioning, and ten people were willing to stay, and ten people were willing to go back. After all, these years are hard to leave the homeland, and the tide of part-time work has not yet risen, and I can't let go of my family.

Chao Gai immediately asked the inn to prepare things for those who were going back, and each person paid three yuan for the journey. A coarse cloth winter coat, although not very good-looking, but durable and warm. A pair of hemp shoes, warm and non-slip, rely on him for walking. There were also dozens of flatbreads with meat rolls in the package. Each person also has a whistle stick, and the whistle stick is also engraved with Chao Ji, department store.

These people took the things, thanked them again and again, and then left, and they were moved with tears in their eyes.

Lu Fangdao: "I have heard of my brother's deeds before, but I have never seen it in person, I can't believe it, seeing my brother today is no longer something that can be described by benevolence and righteousness, brother This is great benevolence and righteousness." Lu Fang is willing to swear to follow his brother to the death, before and after the saddle, he will not hesitate to go to the soup and the fire. ”

"Okay, okay." Chao Gai said happily, "With Brother Lu joining, the Yuncheng group training will be even stronger." It's just that you have to test Brother Lu's martial arts first, and then arrange your position. ”

Lu Fang said: "It should be, it should be." Over the years, I have practiced my fists and feet, and my weapon is mainly Fang Tian's halberd. ”

"Then let Brother Shi Jin compare and contrast with you, just learn from each other." Chao Gai said.