The enthusiasm of the crowd for training was unprecedentedly high. A few days later, Li Yanzhao looked for Ding Yue, Cui Yang, Han Wencan, and Wang Qiang. They were ordered to go up the mountain to cut wood, and a batch of wooden guns and swords were made. The crowd gradually began to move from boring slashing and stabbing training to actual combat training against each other.

Li Yanzhao increased the amount of training a lot, and after everyone was familiar with it, he went to Ma Duwei and asked for a batch of cloth bags. Sew the mouth of the cloth bag, open a large hole for the sleeve in the middle, and then put some sand into it, and sew the hole of the sleeve with a needle and thread to prevent the sand from leaking out. These simple sandbags were put on each person's body, and various weapons were carried on their backs, and the armed cross-country training of the group began.

The military camp was built as a generous battalion. The length and width are 1.5 miles each. It is more than enough to accommodate the entire army of 1,500 people of the Guangwu Army. Li Yanzhao calculated the distance of the future generations and ordered everyone to run three laps around the camp every day. As a result, the sergeant guarding the gate of the daily camp saw a strange sight: before dawn, the eleven horsemen in the army had already gotten up and went to the outside of the camp to run around the camp. The stables were not loud either. Just running silently in the silent night before dawn. They usually run for about half an hour before returning to the camp to feed the horses.

Regarding this matter, the rest of the sergeants in the battalion discussed a lot and were puzzled. However, Li Yanzhao and others still work step by step every day, feeding the horses and drilling. I don't have time to ask about the rest, and I don't have time to ask about it.

In the gradual increase from fullness to harsh excessive training, everyone has gradually become stronger before they know it. Their already strong bodies have become even stronger. The skills that were originally a little dull have also been practiced a lot more flexibly in the fight against the wooden sword and the wooden sword. Originally, he was not one out of ten, but under Cao Jian's careful teaching and everyone's hard training, he was able to be five or six out of ten twenty steps away.

The military career is indeed boring and boring. However, with simple and simple beliefs, everyone is tenacious about everything around them. Gradually, it is developing in the direction of the fierce pawn in Li Yanzhao's mind.

Those who are fierce are not arrogant when they know victory, they are not chaotic when they are defeated, they forget to die when they hear the drums, they are stronger when they are strong, they are not shocked when they fall into a desperate situation, and they know that they will die without humiliation.

Maybe one day in the future. He will be able to lead thousands of such ordinary soldiers to enter Tongguan and chase the Central Plains. As Bing Feng pointed out, Hu Qian was discouraged.

Look at these ten people who are gradually growing up. These are his brothers and all his hopes.

After feeding the horses on this day. Li Yanzhao waited for everyone to rest in the tent for a while, and then took them to the foot of the mountain and erected several wooden figures that were already full of holes. The crowd practiced archery.

Soon, Li Yanzhao, who was also doing endurance exercises with a bow and arrows, was interrupted by Cao Jian on the side.

"Li Tou, Li Tou." After getting along for a long time, everyone's name for him has also changed a lot. Li Yanzhao looked at Cao Jian, but Cao Jian glanced at the side.

Li Yanzhao followed his gaze, but saw Captain Ma Du, and an unknown general, who was cautiously accompanying a middle-aged man in a scarlet robe straight to this side.

Li Yanzhao looked at it fixedly, and couldn't help but sweat suddenly, the middle-aged man in the scarlet robe seemed to be the one he had seen in the county government before, the local government king!

Taishou suddenly visited, and Li Yanzhao was also a little flustered. Hurriedly put down his bow and arrows, and trotted all the way up to meet him. After running for about thirty or forty steps, seeing that he was approaching, Li Yanzhao hurriedly clenched his fists and knelt down on one knee: "The commander of the Guangwu Army Cavalry Commander is the leader of the mule and horse affairs, and the chief Li Yanzhao will meet the prince, the general, and the captain." Eleven members of our department are training in bows and arrows, so please instruct you. ”

Although Li Yanzhao didn't know the middle-aged general on the other side of Taishou. But since he is with Taishou, he must not be low. There must be no problem in calling the other party a general. The three of them were satisfied when they saw Li Yanzhao. Taishou hurriedly stepped forward and took a shout: "Chief Li Shi doesn't have to be polite, please get up quickly." ”

Li Yanzhao thanked him, and with the false support of Taishou, he rose up and stood aside. He slowly introduced the lives and drills of the dozen or so people under him to the three Shangguan.

At the beginning of listening, everyone took ten steps, but they still missed one out of ten. Now in 20 steps, I can be five or six out of ten. Even Niu Erzhuang and Qin Dayong, two soldiers who were clumsy when they raised their bows and arrows, could shoot half of them above ten paces. Taishou, the general, and the lieutenant all nodded again and again. At this time, it is difficult to practice a few bows and arrows. In just over a month, everyone has changed like this, and the three Shangguan already feel that it is rare.

"Chief Lee. In a few days it will be the day of the beginning of autumn, and the official intends to review the army on the day of the beginning of autumn. You need to work hard. Taishou encouraged. Although you are still in the 'mule and horse business', the men in the army, no matter what the division, can go into battle to kill the enemy, and they are the good men in our army. After a pause, Taishou said again: "Yu Yu remembers that day, Li Shichang said, 'Good man, take fame immediately!'" 'It made the aftermath deafening. What you have seen and heard today seems to be more than just a rhetoric. I hope that you will continue to work hard, fulfill your promise in the future, and immediately take fame! ”

"The villain is grateful for the love of the prince and the generals, and he does not dare to slack off for a moment. We must strictly obey the instructions of the king, lead everyone to work hard, and make contributions! ”

"Okay, I'll wait for Deer to shine on the school review field!" Taishou stroked his beard and said with a smile.

Sent away Taishou and the generals in the army. Li Yanzhao returned to the field, saw that everyone was surprised, and then said to everyone: "Taishou will come to the camp for a review at the autumn equinox in a few days. I hope that all the good students will practice, but when the time comes, they will also let the good students of the army witness our demeanor! ”

"After practicing for so long, I, Qin Dayong, have long been lonely. When I proofread, I must see that the soldiers I can't afford to wait for are good-looking! ”

"If we have to fight against each other during the review, how can those soldiers and oilers be our opponents?" Liao Rulong was full of ambition and looked proud.

"Don't underestimate the rest of the old soldiers in the army." Liu Jiwu persuaded him. "Most of the rest of the soldiers have been in the army for a long time. Blind self-confidence and contempt for opponents will inevitably suffer. Li Yanzhao was amazed when he heard this. If you can have such sober-minded subordinates, you can save a lot of worry.

"From today onwards, archery in the morning and group confrontation in the afternoon." Li Yanzhao said to everyone. "Everyone is stepping up the practice. On the day of the review, the veterans in the army will be surprised. ”

When everyone heard this, they all cheered. After that, the drill became more and more serious.

A few days later.

The camp has already been erected. This day is the autumn equinox, and the Taishou school parade of the army has already spread in the camp.

Li Yanzhao led everyone to feed the horses early and had breakfast. led the team to the point platform. The armies also gathered one after another, led by the captains of various departments and the marquis of each qu, and marched to the front of the general's platform. With the orders of the captains, they sat on the ground one after another.

Li Yanzhao and the other eleven people were also sitting on one side of the Dianjiangtai, and on the other side against the camp wall, several arrow targets had already been erected. After all the parts were seated, the huge school field was also orderly and silent. The sergeants below occasionally discussed, but they all quietly exchanged heads.

I waited for about half an hour. Taishou, who was wearing a scarlet robe, walked up to the point platform surrounded by several generals with helmets and armor. The armies saw that Taishou had come to power. Even the occasional ear-to-ear exchange stopped. More than 1,000 people were silent, and their eyes were all looking at Taishou who was standing high on the platform.

Taishou cleared his throat and made a phone call to the armies, but he pointed out the key to the country and encouraged the officers and men to be diligent in training in peacetime, have the courage to kill the enemy in wartime, and make meritorious contributions. Later, it was announced that the review must select people who are good at shooting and fighting, and test their martial arts in front of the stage. After Taishou finished speaking, with the sound of a heavy drum, the beginning of the school review ceremony was announced.

First of all, the school is examined, and the army under the captain is all under the army. Captain Gunsheng leads the Shooter Battalion. Out of the 500, 50 were selected and sent out in five groups. Ten people were taken to the center of the school yard in groups. A red line is marked in the center. Li Yanzhao looked at it with great eyes, and estimated that the red line to the target of the arrow was about thirty paces away. I saw that the sound of shooting led the strong men forward, and with the commander's command, they all set up bows and arrows.

"Put!" Even the long hair order. Everyone loosened their strings, and then there was the aggressive sound of an arrow entering the target.

These archers practice their bows and arrows all year round, and their hit rate at 30 paces is 56 out of 10. Taishou watched and watched, shouting from time to time, and the sergeants in the audience were very proud.

Soon after the first round of shooting, the sergeants of the target retreated, and the rest of the sergeants stepped forward to report the target, and pulled out the arrows on the target and the wall of the camp. However, a few arrows missed the target too badly and were inserted too high, and the sergeants looked at the wall and sighed, but they couldn't. caused everyone on one side to laugh.

The drill of the shooting battalion ended quickly, and then Captain Ma led more than a dozen horsemen into the field.

In the open space near the arrow target, more than 20 straw men have been erected. More than ten horsemen entered the queue, and with the shouting of Captain Madu, they all rushed out towards those straw men.

While Ma Duwei was rushing towards those straw men on his horse, he took out his bow and arrows, and fired three arrows in succession, all of which were three different straw men that hit twenty or thirty paces away, which caused Lord Taishou to applaud loudly while standing up.

Immediately, I saw that the more than ten horsemen suddenly exerted their strength, and everyone drew their swords, and the distance of twenty or thirty steps was in a blink of an eye. The cavalry didn't stop. The sword in his hand slammed into the heads of the straw men.

Between the lightning and flint, Li Yanzhao saw that the more than 20 straw figures were all separated. I also involuntarily applauded secretly.

More than a dozen horsemen slowly stopped, looking back at the results of their subordinates. Captain Ma Duwei also showed a smug smile. And the audience was applauded again.

Wait for the captain of the horse to lead the more than ten horsemen to slowly come out of the field. In the middle of the field, two teams of foot soldiers with wooden swords and shields walked in. Under the orders of their respective lieutenants, they fought in formation, and for a while, the sound of killing in the field shook the sky, and the two teams of people and horses came and went, and the end was dark.