After forming according to the regular army, Li Yun roughly formulated his training plan in his heart. The training includes physical fitness, martial arts and battle formation training. Physical training mainly includes long-distance running and strength exercises, martial arts training mainly practices the use of knives, guns and bows and arrows, and battle formation coordination mainly trains confrontation in the field process. Li Yun believes that an army must have its own spirit, and he intends to introduce a competition mechanism to increase training enthusiasm through competition rewards; At the same time, with a sense of mission and honor, enhance team spirit and cohesion, and cultivate fighting spirit.

The team stood in three rows, Li Yun stood in front of the team, looking at the team in front of him, a sense of pride arose, this was his first team. Li Yun said: "Whether an army can achieve victory or not, it must first obey orders, act unanimously and obey commands, and this requires strict military discipline. The first military discipline is to obey orders. Beat the drum to advance, even if there is a mountain of swords and a sea of fire in front of you, you must also advance; Sound the gong to withdraw the troops, even if there is gold, silver and jewelry in front, you must retreat, otherwise military law will be engaged. The second military discipline is that officers are not allowed to beat and scold soldiers, but must love soldiers; Soldiers are to obey orders and protect officers. Article 3: Military discipline shall be confiscated and returned to the public service, uniformly distributed, meritorious service will be rewarded, and mistakes will be punished······; Li Yun talked about a total of 10 military disciplines, including caring for the people and not insulting women. Military discipline is the responsibility of the officer, and the soldier can appeal against the disobedience. After Li Yun finished speaking, he asked loudly, "Is there a problem?" Someone asked: "How will the seizures be distributed to the public?" Li Yun said: "One-third will be handed over to the superiors for unified use, one-third will be evenly distributed, and one-third will be rewarded for those who have made greater contributions." ”

Li Yun saw that there was no problem with everyone, and then said: "Fighting a war requires the physical support of the soldiers' bodies, the need for skilled martial arts, and the need to cooperate with each other. Our training consists of three parts: one is physical training, the second is weapon training, and the third is battle formation training. Now let's start with the workout and queue workout. ”

Li Yun led the way in front of the line, and the three shis were led by the chief of the three columns (the first was led by the deputy chief), and began to jog around the wall of the village at a uniform speed. As he ran, he shouted the slogan "Defend your hometown!" Live and die together! At the beginning, Li Yun himself took the lead in shouting slogans, and soon he asked Li Hu to take the lead in shouting slogans, Li Hu's loud voice and the slogans of the team shocked the chickens and dogs in the village, attracting adults and children to watch, which made the militia of the militia of the militia proud in front of the villagers. Li Yun observed the situation of the fence as he ran. Because the village is close to the Yunling Mountains, in order to protect safety, the village has built a fence intermittently in the long history. After a long time, the wall was in some disrepair, there were gaps in some places, and some places were loose, Li Yun remembered them one by one, and prepared to go back to discuss the repair and reinforcement with the village chief.

After running and warming up, squats, frog jumps, rises, and push-ups began. Although these militia boys usually train physically, they have never been trained so systematically, except for Li Hu and Li Qing, most of them are so tired that they want to fall. Li Yun didn't relax, and it didn't end until they basically reached their physical limit. Fortunately, after all, they are all children of peasant families, they grew up in the mountains, they are all young, their physical fitness is not bad, and they will recover after a while.

Li Yun began to train queues and passwords again. He first explained the important role of queue and password training, and first demonstrated several queue actions and command passwords, including queue passwords such as standing upright, walking in unison, standing, turning left, turning right, turning backward, running and walking, reporting and reporting actions, and general military etiquette actions. After the demonstration, he asked the chief of the army to stand in a row, train according to the movements he demonstrated, and then organize other militia training after they passed the training. At first, some people laughed, but under Li Yun's harsh criticism and the stick of military law, they became serious, no longer messing around, and they were a bit of a soldier.

Soon, the practice began under the organization of the chief. Li Yun also designated Li Qing as a temporary training commander to supervise the training. At first, the militia made all kinds of mistakes and jokes, but as the training continued, by the end of noon, they had basically mastered the queue and action password, and the whole team was no longer a straggler.

While training in various places, Li Yun found the village chief Li Gen. He told the village chief: "There are several urgent things to do now: First, the fence is in disrepair and needs to be repaired and reinforced. Now the situation is unclear, for the sake of safety, while everyone is idle now, it is necessary to organize manpower reinforcement as soon as possible. Second, the militia's weapons and equipment need to be replenished. Now there is a lack of shields, and weapons are more cluttered. I plan to have a shield, a one-meter broadsword, a two-meter spear, a one-meter-long spear, and ten pairs of hardwood bows and arrows. One-third of the shield is a large shield and two-thirds is a small shield. It is also necessary to prepare flags, drums, gongs and other command objects, dress uniformly as much as possible, and wear signs and signs. The third is to prepare support forces. In terms of personnel, some middle-aged people were organized to form a support team to provide logistical support and do some auxiliary work at any time during the operation. They also prepared all kinds of hunting weapons or sickles and iron fork farming tools, organized women and half of their children, and when it was dangerous, it was necessary for all the people to be soldiers, and all the villagers to fight together. ”

Li Gen listened, these things are not very complicated, so he agreed. He called a few people from the village to split up. Some led people to build walls, some built weapons, some prepared flags, signs, gongs and drums, and some organized villagers to prepare vehicles and other backup support. The village also took out some public grain reserves and food donated by various households, and Li Yun himself took out 100 taels of silver from the seizures for the training and food of the militia group. Lijia Village has already been operating according to the mode of war.

At noon, they went home for dinner and rested for an hour. In the afternoon, queue and password training continued. According to the characteristics of the army's battles, Li Yun himself simplified and improved the marksmanship and knife technique, which were called the enemy-breaking marksmanship and the enemy-breaking knife method, each with eight styles, simple movements, and swift and fierce. The moves are all wide open and closed, and there is an indomitable momentum. The knife method has two moves, such as splitting, horizontal swinging, oblique cutting, straight stabbing, left and right blocking, etc., and is divided into two ways to use the two-handed knife and the knife and shield. Marksmanship also has straight stabs, oblique dials, winding, left and right dances and other moves, mainly straight stabs, but also divided into two ways of using pistols and gun shields.

At the end of the afternoon training, Li Yun checked the results of each training. After a day of training, although the queue of each party could not be completely consistent, the whole was uniform, and it was basically completed according to the password. As long as it takes a while of training, the rudiments of a mighty army can be formed. The procession marched on the threshing floor shouting slogans, the militia was excited, and the villagers and children who watched the excitement around were also very curious, pointing and pointing one by one, bringing new joy to the winter mountain village.

A shed was erected on the edge of the threshing floor, a few pots were erected, the village chief found a few villagers who could cook vegetables to become cooks temporarily, and a few large pots were stewed with mutton, and there was a newly brewed white wine jar next to it. The mutton soup was boiling, and the aroma of mutton filled the entire village, which also aroused the appetite of the militia and onlookers.

Standing in front of the overall team, Li Yun began his commentary. He said: "We are a vigilante group for self-defense, and we do not have a military salary to pay everyone. In order to motivate everyone to train and fight well to defend their homes in the future, the villagers pooled food and money to give everyone a little subsidy, which was to have dinner. Everyone also saw that today's dinner is to eat mutton and drink wine! "The militia of the militia shouted loudly! The surrounding villagers were also envious, and some wondered if they would also apply to participate in the militia training. "But," Li Yun said, "the food that the villagers donate to us is not something that can be eaten casually!" We're going to implement a reward system! I and the two chiefs will evaluate you, and the two chiefs will be evaluated by me. There are three levels of excellent, qualified and unqualified in the examination and test, and those with excellent training will eat big meat and drink good wine; Generally qualified, eat a little meat and drink a little wine; Those who fail to pass the training can only drink soup; If you fail to pass continuous training and can't improve, you can only be asked to leave, and you can't even drink soup! Do you understand? The crowd looked stunned and shouted, "Understood! Seeing that everyone was paying attention, he said, "I want all of you to have access to meat, and no one will be deprived of soup!" ”

Li Yun said loudly: "Tonight is the first meal, and the rules have just been announced, drink five bowls of wine!" Meat, excellent eat a big bowl of meat, others eat half a bowl of meat! In the future, it will be divided into three levels, according to the rules! "Now announce the list of training excellence!" The militiamen and the surrounding onlookers were all excited, and they listened to Li Yun read aloud the names of the well-trained, announcing the names of a total of twelve people. The head of the person whose name is read is held high; I was a little ashamed not to be read, but I also secretly made up my mind in my heart that I would train hard tomorrow and strive to eat meat well! It's not just a matter of eating meat, it's also a matter of face! It's the same how can the gentlemen be left behind!

Three large tables were set up, each of which sat at one table, and the food was served, with a large bowl of meat in front of the excellent and half a bowl of meat in front of the others. Li Yun picked up the wine bowl and said, "Brothers! We trained to defend our fathers and villagers, and these wines and dishes were also donated by them, and we dried this first bowl of wine, respecting our fathers and villagers! Defend your homeland! The crowd shouted, "Respect my father, my fellow villagers!" Defend your homeland! Dried the wine together. After pouring the second bowl of wine, Li Yun said again: "We have picked up the knife and gun, and we will be brothers with one heart, dry this bowl of wine, and live and die together!" Everyone shouted together, "Live and die together!" "Dried a second bowl of wine together. Li Yun also said: "If we want to protect our homeland and our fellow villagers, we must not just stop at words, but train hard!" Don't be discouraged if you don't eat much meat tonight, as long as you train well, you can eat a bowl full of meat tomorrow! This bowl of wine, toast the excellent brothers! And they all drank the third bowl of wine. After drinking three bowls of wine, the enthusiasm of the militia was further aroused, and they toasted each other, and the scene was very warm. Many people were drunk that night, and the families of the militia knew the news of the reward, and they were also urging their own militia to train hard and not lose face!

Early the next morning, Li Yun continued to organize the militia group for physical training, queue and password training. In the morning, the village chief brought some weapons requested by Li Yun, such as large knives, spears, large shields, small shields, bows and arrows, and some dummies made of wood and thatch. Due to everyone's enthusiasm for training, after completing the training tasks set by Li Yun, Li Yun began to teach everyone to practice the sword and marksmanship of breaking the enemy. Li Yun had already told the master last night that he wanted to teach the militia the wind-breaking knife and marksmanship, and the sloppy Taoist also agreed, but he said: "You are a disciple of the master, and you can pass on the kung fu of the master." But you must pay attention to the fact that these kung fu are extremely powerful, and the inhuman harm passed on is huge, so the real kung fu must be tested and passed before it can be taught. Bad character must not be taught! Li Yun decided to teach the militia the basic wind-breaking knife and marksmanship first, and then decide whether to teach advanced martial arts according to the situation. He first demonstrated it coherently, so that everyone could feel the power of the eight-style knife technique and marksmanship, and then organized everyone to train one move at a time. Li Hu and Li Qing quickly learned the basic movements, and then the two led the team to practice in front, in which Li Yun corrected the irregular movements of the militiamen. I saw more than 30 people separated into formation, shouting "ha" every time they beat a style, and the shouts on the threshing floor shook the sky.

For several days in a row, the militia trained during the day and ate meat at night according to the system of rewards and punishments. Everyone is very hardworking, and after all, they are all young people with a little martial arts foundation, and no one can only drink soup but also eat meat. Everyone competed with each other, and in a few days they all learned the basic movements, and the movements became more and more proficient, and the cooperation with the shield became more and more tacit. Especially Li Hu and Li Qing, their martial arts foundation is already good, and they have realized the essence of these eight styles, and their kung fu is more prominent, and they have their own characteristics. Li Hu loaded the iron rod on the head of the gun, and Li Yun helped him combine the stick method with the marksmanship, using the advantage of physical strength to move vigorously and fiercely, and it was unstoppable. Li Qing exerts the characteristics of flexibility, and his movements are swift and elegant, which is difficult to measure and impossible to prevent. The two have become Li Yun's right-hand men, and they have also fought against Li Yun, and they can't break through Li Yun's defense line at all, and Li Yun can easily defeat them, so that the more they practice, the more convinced they are of Li Yun.

After consolidating his basic training, Li Yun began to train in battle formations. The walls have been repaired, the trees along the walls have been cut down, the buildings that interfere with the view of observation and archery have been torn down, and observation posts have been set up at the four corners of the wall and at the gates for guarding. He first practiced the operation of relying on the wall, arranging the positions of each person, the posture of each person, and the use of weapons in different situations. The long-range shooting of bows and arrows, the jabs of spears, the use of swords and shields, the use of defensive equipment, and so on.

He also rehearsed the offensive and defensive battle formations. He divided the twelve men into three rows, the first row of four, led by the chief in the center, and the strong militiamen, armed with large shields and spears, were responsible for blocking and stabbing the enemy; The second row of four men, armed with small shields and spears, was responsible for defending the flanks and stabbing the enemy; Finally, four men with excellent archery skills are armed with broadswords and bows and arrows, and are responsible for long-range shooting and melee combat. When attacking and receiving the enemy, you can defend it like a turtle shell with a shield, the front row resists, the middle row stabs the enemy, and the back row shoots from a distance. After the overall battle formation was trained, Li Yun asked them to practice scattered and small combination play methods such as two-to-two and three-person combinations, or to fight less with more, or to resist more with less, and they practiced one by one with great interest, and even practiced for a while after dinner in the evening before returning home.

After arduous training, the entire militia regiment was finally formed into combat effectiveness during the Chinese New Year. On the last day of the year, Li Yun organized all the villagers to watch the drill of the militia group. I saw that the militiamen of the militia group held high the banner of the "Li Family Villagers Group", wore leather armor made of animal skins, held a shield in their left hand, held a gun in their right hand, carried a big knife and a long bow on their bodies, quivers on their waists and hips, and embroidered the armband of "Li Family Villagers Group" on their arms, lined up in an overall formation, shouting slogans, and their momentum was majestic. Later, the militia practiced knife and marksmanship, and each move was extremely powerful. The villagers applauded, felt that the safety of the village was guaranteed, let go of their worries, and began to celebrate the New Year with peace of mind.