Although Shouchun is an ancient city, in the late Warring States period, the Chu State also had its capital here.

However, this city is much smaller than Luoyang and Chang'an.

The dragon pattern cavalry, the flying bear camp and the broken camp camp are in the east, west and north of the city, respectively.

Cao Shuo went to the north of the city where the broken camp was located.

When he first entered Shouchun, Gao Shun selected 1,000 elite soldiers from the army and stationed them in the military camp in the north of the city for training.

Cao Shuo came to the camp camp, and Gao Shun hurriedly greeted him.

Seeing Cao Shuo, Gao Shun hugged his fists and greeted: "Childe is here!" ”

"I'm busy with mundane work these days, and I haven't come here to see it." Cao Shuo said: "I came here today to see how the camp is drilling. ”

"The soldiers are doing a little bit of drilling." Gao Shun said: "But if you want them to go into battle to kill the enemy, it will take a year and a half, to say the least." ”

"So long?" Cao Shuo said: "The Flying Bear Camp and the Dragon Pattern Ride were originally established, so they were pulled out......"

"That's their luck." Gao Shun said: "Coupled with the personal command of Gongzi, the Flying Bear Camp and the Dragon Pattern Rider survived. I remember that before the Flying Bear Battalion changed its name, it was almost wiped out during the conquest of Zhang Xiu. ”

"That's true." Cao Shuo nodded.

"Don't hide it from Gongzi, when I was in Xue County, if it wasn't for Gongzi's deployment in advance, those soldiers I brought had no intention of fighting, so that the camp was surrounded by Gongzi's command." Gao Shun said: "With the Flying Bear Camp and the Dragon Pattern Ride, there is no way to trap the camp at all. ”

Accompanied by Gao Shun into the barracks, Cao Shuo asked, "How much does General Gao know about the Yuan family's advance camp and euphorbia warriors in Hebei?" ”

"The first camp is a practice of Juyi." Gao Shun said: "They can fight well and not lose in the trapped camp." As for the Euphorbia, it was brought out by Zhang He. The halberd warriors are armed with halberds, and although they are not many in number, they can advance like a plow on the battlefield. In terms of ability, these two elites don't have to be poor at the beginning. ”

"In other words, my Dragon-patterned Riders, Flying Bear Battalion, and Broken Camp are no match for them at all?" Cao Shuo asked.

"For now." Gao Shun said without hesitation: "Fortunately, the Cao family and the Yuan family have not yet started a war, otherwise once they meet these two soldiers and horses, it is difficult to say how many points of Gongzi's dragon pattern cavalry, flying bear camp and broken camp will be left." ”

The two of them talked, and came to the school field where the camp was drilled.

On the school ground, the soldiers of the broken camp were divided into two phalanxes of five hundred people and advanced each other.

"What kind of exercise is this?" Seeing this scene, Cao Shuo asked Gao Shun.

"Soldiers are trained for war." Gao Shun said: "From the day the Breaking Camp was established, I planned to let them gain battlefield experience from actual combat. Therefore, in addition to daily training, there must also be a real combat in daily drills. Childe came at the right time, and the actual battle has not yet begun. ”

"It's necessary to simulate real combat." Cao Shuo said: "Let them start, and I will also see how you train the soldiers." ”

went to the high platform of the school field, and Wei Tu brought a straw mat for Cao Shuo.

Cao Shuo sat down on the mat, and Gao Shun shouted to the soldiers of the broken camp: "Soldiers, Gongzi personally watched you practice, cheer me up, don't wilt your head one by one, you must look like a soldier!" ”

The soldiers of the broken camp who formed two phalanxes shouted.

Gao Shun waved his hand: "Let's start!" ”

The two phalanxes advanced on each other, and the soldiers all looked solemn, as if they were not their companions but real enemies advancing from the opposite side.

"How can you tell who is dead in a fight?" Cao Shuo asked Gao Shun.

"It's simple." Gao Shun said: "The blades of the soldiers are wrapped in protective soft cloth, wrapped in white ash in the cloth, and there will be marks on the body of the stabbed, which can be judged to be killed in battle." ”

"You're a good idea." Cao Shuo said: "You can try to promote it throughout the army. When I went back, I asked Zhao Yun and Chen Zhi to also come and learn. ”

"General Zhao and General Chen have followed Gongzi for so long, and the two of them have their own hands on military training." Gao Shun said: "My method is not necessarily applicable to them after they have learned. ”

"Recently, a new village is being built around Shouchun." Looking at the soldiers who were advancing on the school field, Cao Shuo said to Gao Shun: "Once the village is built, except for the three battalions of Flying Bear, Dragon Pattern and Broken Formation, the other soldiers will have to be diverted to the village to cultivate fields. Guarding Shouchun depends on you. ”

"Childe, there is something I don't know whether to say or not." Gao Shun said.

"You say!"

"Although the elite of the third battalion can charge into battle, there are few people after all." Gao Shun said: "The total is not even two thousand people, if the standing army is so small, if you want to achieve great things, I am afraid it will not be enough." ”

"I don't know enough." Cao Shuo said: "But Huainan is poor! I don't know if you've ever been out and seen it, but there are barren fields everywhere, and weeds grow in the fields instead of grain. When I went to ten villages, at least nine of them were empty, and there were not as many people as soldiers, so it wouldn't take two years to go on like this, and I wouldn't even be able to distribute grain and grass. ”

"To tell the truth, Gongzi should have wanted Xuzhou, not Huainan." Gao Shun said: "Although Xuzhou is a place of several battles, whether it is Liu Xuande or Lu Fengxian, the exploitation there is not very heavy, unlike Huainan, where the people's livelihood is withering, and I don't know how many years it will take to recover." ”

"Actually, it won't take many years." Cao Shuo said: "Exempt from taxes, all forced servants will not only provide food and shelter but also money, and it will not be long before there will be an influx of civilians around." I just want to be prosperous and can afford to raise a large number of troops, and on the premise of encouraging birth and breeding, it will take at least fifteen to twenty years. ”

On the school grounds, the two phalanxes advancing in opposite directions stopped.

The soldiers stood still, staring at each other.

It was only at this time that Cao Shuo discovered that different linen cloths were wrapped around the arms of the two phalanx soldiers.

The arm on the left is wrapped in a red cloth, while the one on the right is wrapped in a strip of blue cloth.

"Wrap your arms around strips of cloth to distinguish between the two sides?" Cao Shuo asked Gao Shun, "Can you tell the difference?" ”

"Not at first." Gao Shun said: "After practicing these days, they have adapted to it. ”

"Kill!" Cao Shuo and Gao Shun were talking, and there was a shout of killing on the school ground, and the soldiers of the two phalanxes accelerated and ran into each other.

Suddenly, there was a mixture of shields clashing, soldiers shouting, and swords intertwined.

The two sides fought very bravely, knowing that it was just a drill, looking at this scene, Cao Shuo still had a feeling of being on the battlefield.

"Will anyone be hurt in such a fight?" Cao Shuo asked Gao Shun.

"Occasionally." Gao Shun said: "If you don't get injured in school training, you are likely to die on the battlefield!" I'd rather let them break their bones here than see them go into battle and be slaughtered by the enemy! ”

(End of chapter)