The big things planned by the big people in Bianliang did not have any direct impact on the small characters in Yanzhou. At least in the first year of Guangshun, Li* did not feel any pressure from the direction of Kaifeng, although this pressure had become a sword of Damocles hanging over the heads of Yanzhou and himself for a period of time (about three or four years), at least at this moment, when Gao Yunquan had not died and the Gao family had not yet fallen, and Li* did not need to face any direct pressure from Bianliang. His main problem now is how to solve the difficult situation of insufficient soldiers and insufficient personnel.

The work of repairing the houses dragged on for a month, and even with the help of the villagers, it was a considerable task to restore all the barracks to the level of the time when they were in good order. The earth, stone and wood materials are all made of local materials, and the carpenters hired by Li * in the city of Yanzhou still have a certain level, and the girders he planed out are the straightest and most standard girders that Li * has ever seen in the manual era. However, without modern lifting machinery, without sharp and hard iron tools, with wooden shovels and wooden wipes and other relatively inefficient wooden and simple tools, it is indeed not easy to restore all the more than 30 adobe houses to their old appearance in such a long time.

Fortunately, with the carpenter surnamed Mao, any damage to the production and construction tools can be replenished in time and will not affect the progress of the project.

Lee* was quite ambitious, and after seeing the importance of carpentry as a skilled trader to ancient engineering, he pestered the carpenter to stay and help, claiming that he was willing to pay whatever price the carpenter was satisfactory to. But the carpenter was very arrogant and told Li* that his carpenter's shop in Yanzhou (Dongcheng) made a fortune every month. Li * did not hesitate to say that he was willing to pay 15 yuan to hire a carpenter for a year.

This price caused Li* to be complained about by Zhou Zhengyu, who later learned of the incident, and the veteran soldier Youzi claimed that such a price could employ three full-time carpenters at the same time even in the city of Yanzhou, and he told Li * that ten hangings were more expensive than the best blacksmith in the city of Yanzhou. Zhou Zhengyu didn't say a word, and he didn't care about Li *'s bad face, so he even told Liu Heng to go and negotiate the price again with the carpenter.

So Liu Heng went, and an hour later he came back and told Zhou Zhengyu that the deal was made for ten dollars a year, and at the same time he couldn't stop complaining that Li * was too dead, which made his second negotiation quite difficult.

Before Li * could speak, Zhou Zhengyu reacted directly, he took off his shoes and chased Liu Heng all over the court, and finally beat Liu Heng to reveal the negotiated reserve price - eight hangs a year.

Zhou Zhengyu gave up at this time, and Li * was quite magnificent, not only did not pursue Liu Heng's bad behavior of eating kickbacks in private, but threw a bunch of money on the spot to this miser, and told him that in the future, all the business in the team would be handed over to him to negotiate, and he would be given a commission at the rate of one-eighth.

This behavior was once again criticized by Zhou Zhengyu, who thought that Li * spent too much money, but the effect was very good, and Liu Heng, who had almost never shown a smile since Li * came to the team, smiled on the spot.

This incident made Li * begin to re-examine the personal value of these officers who could not take the stage under him, Zhou Zhengyu and Liu Heng as soldiers are absolutely unqualified in the eyes of Li *, but this does not mean that they do not have their own value, as a modern person from the 21st century, Li * insists that there is no person who does not have personal value, only leaders who will not explore their potential value.

Di Huaiwei and others also followed on the third day when Li * led most of the people to Woniu Village, and he led his own Shi back to the barracks in the city, originally planning to wait for Li * to bring the team back and then find a way to turn around, but he did not expect that the next day the Chen brothers led two teams of nearly 50 people into the camp and drove them out directly, these people wandered around the city of Yanzhou for three days, because of the nuisance restaurant was instructed by Li Bin to go to the Yala of Fushi County to beat a board, in desperation, they had to go out of the city to find Li * and other large troops.

Li * silently accepted the reality of their return, but he dismissed Di Huaiwei from his position as chief on the spot, and was replaced by Lu Xun, who he trusted more, and the position of chief of the pro-soldier army was temporarily vacant. Regarding this personnel change, Zhou Zhengyu just sighed and said nothing. He's starting to get used to Lee*'s authoritarian style.

Di Huaiwei, who was demoted to a small soldier, had nowhere to complain in the army of that era, and could only accept this as a fait accompli, and Li * thought that he would soon desert, and that this gambler would not be able to survive even a month without gambling money. In the army, any kind of gambling will be the natural enemy of military discipline and combat effectiveness, and although Li * has begun to plan to encircle these old officers, he has no intention of compromising with anyone on this matter of principle.

Lee* once wanted to build a blacksmith shop on the hill and hire a professional blacksmith to craft weapons for his army. But Zhou Zhengyu directly told him that this was impossible, in Yanzhou, a blacksmith did not dare to accept any business without the official certificate of the Zhangwu Army, even if the transaction seemed to be unprofitable, it would be a loss of head.

After carefully learning about Yanzhou's local business regulations, Li* had no choice but to give up this unrealistic fantasy.

These things are not urgent for the time being, and it has taken a whole month of precious time to build the camp, and Lee* has a growing sense of urgency. When the camp was built, the weather in Yanzhou had turned cold, the soldiers' food could not provide the minimum heat from the cold, and the winter clothes of the command office had not yet been issued. Even if Li * privately purchased 50 sets of cotton clothes for the winter through Li Bin, this batch of genuine cotton clothes was also expensive, and it cost Li * a full five yuan, but according to Liu Heng, this cost can no longer be compressed, in Yanzhou, cotton clothes are strategic materials, except for powerful people with backgrounds and the government, it is generally not allowed to resell such materials on the market.

After the soldiers' warmth problem was basically solved, Lee* began to formally consider the issue of military training. He didn't have any new ideas in this regard, although he himself wanted to innovate, but after a night of careful planning, he gave up this idea and honestly drew up a training plan according to the training system of the army of his time.

The next morning, after Li Hu'er's drumming, twenty-eight soldiers rushed out of the barracks and stood in four rows of seven people. These days, they have become accustomed to this unique way of calling, and now although they are still very dissatisfied, these people are barely able to get up and line up within the allotted time, and no one wants to be punished for doing that kind of "push-ups" that exhaust people and don't pay for their lives.

Li * glanced at the group of soldiers who were loose and crumbling a month ago, and although the food situation in the past month had not improved much, the physical fitness of the soldiers had obviously improved when they were able to eat enough and maintain a large amount of exercise every day. There was a hint of blood on everyone's face, which was a clear proof that the body mechanisms were becoming more harmonious. Although the current food does not provide enough calories to support the excessive amount of exercise and training intensity, these people are still significantly different from before.

Lee* cleared his throat and began to speak.

"As you can see, the barracks have been built, and you will be able to sleep in the warm room with a fire this winter. So, starting today, you will begin to receive formal military training......"

"Report—"

This is also a system reform implemented by Li * in the team, everyone can ask questions in lectures or training activities, but they must first shout a report and get the approval of the superior commander, and the soldiers have initially adapted to this good system change in the past month, which is a very humane reform for the old warlord army where the soldiers basically have no say. However, the soldiers were not sure whether they would be punished for such reported behavior, so the vast majority did not dare to try it for a while. However, for some people, there is no such problem.

At present, the person who shouted the report is Liang Xuan, who is the most unconvinced by Li * in the team.

Although the last arson attempt failed, Liang Xuan did not change his mind that he was ready to add some blockage to Li *, but since he arrived in Woniu Village that day, Shen Chen, a stunned young man, watched him deadly, and was paying attention to his movements almost at any time, he couldn't shake off this tail if he had any private actions, Liang Xuan once wanted to beat Shen Chen first to get angry, but whenever he and Shen Chen started to fight alone, Shen Chen's four old subordinates would suddenly appear, and the heads-up would immediately turn into a group fight. He also wanted to gather the troops under his direct jurisdiction to find Shen Chen's group to fight, but not to mention the poor cooperation of these instigators, they were often squeezed to the periphery by Shen Chen's soldiers in a few hits when they fought, and they couldn't help at all, and in the end, they faced the situation of five people by themselves. After several fights, Liang Xuan had to temporarily dismiss the idea of setting a fire on the mountain.

To the slight surprise of the veterans of Team C, Li* did not seem to prohibit this habit of fighting in private, as long as he did not use his equipment, he would not be ignored as long as he was not moved. This made Liang Xuan's feelings about this person a little better, and this person did not have a businesslike face for everything.

Li * glanced at Liang Xuan coldly and ordered simply: "Speak!" ”

Liang Xuan said loudly: "What is military training? ”

Li * smiled slightly: "Good question, count your brains!" ”

He looked at his soldiers and said loudly, "I know you don't understand, and you all want to ask me." However, only Liang Xuan finally asked, so - for today's lunch, Liang Xuan added a cake and two pickles, which was a reward for daring to be the first to ask me a question! ”

Since coming to Woniu Village, Li* broke the routine of only two meals a day in the morning and evening, and began to implement a three-meal system, he understood that only by allowing the soldiers to replenish their physical strength as much as possible can their physique keep up with the speed of training in the future, and it is possible to achieve a certain advantage in the face of enemy soldiers in future wars.

“…… Listen, I'll just talk about it once, the so-called military training is the kind of military training that everyone talks about on a daily basis. What is a pawn used for? Soldiers are used to fight on the battlefield, they are used to fight, and fighting a war is a military operation, so the training to fight a war in daily life is military training-"

He looked at Liang Xuan: "Do you understand?" ”

Liang Xuan scratched his head: "...... Kind of understood......"

Li * is not in the army at the moment, and it is not yet that step.

He turned around and said slowly: "Military training is not something you are familiar with waving with a wooden stick every day, it is a child's house wine, not training!" ”

“…… Therefore, you must remember what I am saying next......"

"Military training is divided into three parts, one part is physical training, that is, to exercise your physique, so that you can be as strong as a cow, and when you encounter an enemy on the battlefield, your strength is greater than his, you can beat him flat, if your strength is smaller than his, you will be beaten flat by the enemy...... This is a very simple truth...... I believe that none of you want to be beaten by the enemy......"

"The second part is combat skills training, and this part uses equipment, which is what you usually call weapons and blades. No matter how powerful your fists are, the enemy can cut them down with a single sword, so combat is not a fight, you can't win a war with your fists and knees alone, you must learn how to use weapons, you must be familiar with the properties of each weapon, you must be familiar with their characteristics, their flaws, and everything about them, and you must be able to do so that when you pick up this weapon, you will be able to exert its maximum power, wedge its sharpest and most powerful parts into the softest and deadliest parts of the enemy's body, Don't think that future wars will allow you to fight the enemy with weapons, life and death on the battlefield will only be decided in a split second, if your attack cannot immediately put the opponent to death, then it will be your turn to die under the opponent's blow......"

"The third part is the training ...... combat quality"

"Report—"

Liang Xuan shouted again.

"Speak—"

"What do you mean by fighting? This man is not a chicken, how can there be a son? ”

Liang Xuan's question sparked a burst of laughter in the queue.

Li * didn't laugh, he raised his face and shouted, "Shen Chen—"

"In!" Shen Chen replied neatly in the team.

"Out of the line—"

Shen Chen strode out of the queue and stood straight.

Li* nodded and asked slowly, "How many articles are there in The Art of War?" ”

"Thirteen!" Shen Chen replied quickly.

Li* nodded, and then asked, "What is the first sentence of the opening chapter?" ”

Shen Chen roared loudly: "Soldiers, the major affairs of the country, the place of death and life, and the way of survival, must not be ignored-"

Li* nodded: "Explain to everyone, what does it mean!" ”

Shen Chen was stunned for a moment, hesitated for a moment and said slowly: "That is to say, fighting a war is a major matter of the country and the imperial court, and it is related to the life and death of soldiers and the survival of the army......

Li * smiled at him: "The explanation is very good - enter the ranks!" ”

"Whoa"

Shen Chen strode back into the queue, and Li* turned to Liang Xuan, who was a little inexplicable: "Did you see it?" Did you hear that? ”

Liang Xuan blinked his eyes and replied in confusion: "Listen...... I heard ......"

"Do you understand?"

"I don't understand the previous one...... The latter understood......"

"This is the military quality of a soldier!" Lee* yelled.

"The army, it is not who has the most strength who can win the battle, nor who has good weapons who can win the battle, but whose strategy is clever, whose preparation is sufficient, whose tactics are reasonable, who makes fewer mistakes, who can win the battle, understand?"

Liang Xuan scratched his head again: "I don't understand, I can't win with great strength and weapons, so how can I still win?" ”

Li * asked him with a serious expression: "You have fought with Shen Chen no less than thirteen times in the past month, but there are any?" ”

Liang Xuan was excited, his heart sank, and he secretly screamed that it was not good, this team officer finally wanted to settle the general account after the autumn, he smiled: "...... There was ......"

Li* stared at him fiercely like a knife and asked, "How many times have you won the battle?" ”

Liang Xuan suddenly shouted aggrievedly: "Shen Chen is cheating, every time there are five people against me, one ......"

"You have six soldiers under him, more than him, why haven't you won a single time?"

"These rabbit cubs don't work hard, and as soon as they fight, they will be pushed to the back, or I will fight Shen Chen and the five of them!"

A smile finally appeared on Li *'s face: "Shen Chen only has five people, but you have seven people, but every time you fight, Shen Chen can use five people to beat you together, your seven people, but you are the only one who can really go all out, your strength is greater than Shen Chen, you have no weapons in your hands, you have more people than Shen Chen, and Shen Chen can still form an absolute strength advantage over you when his total strength is weak, this is the military quality you can't understand, do you understand now?" If you still don't understand, you won't be able to win a single fight in the future......"

Speaking of the last sentence, Li * himself couldn't help but laugh out loud.

He paused and said: "Military quality is the method and skill of being able to fully mobilize your physical strength and skills, distribute and dispatch them in the most reasonable way, and finally ensure that you defeat the enemy army on the battlefield......"

He took a deep breath and said with a smile: "What Shen Chen just said is called the art of war, which is the knowledge of generals to win battles, and it is also a part of the military quality of soldiers, and it is an indispensable part......"

"Report—" Liang Xuan shouted again.

"Speak—"

"We are not generals, why do we still know these art of war?"

Li * looked at Liang Xuan coldly: "Are you a soldier?" ”

"Of course it is—"

"Do you want to be a good soldier?"

Liang Xuan also learned from Shen Chen to stand up straight at this time, tilting his neck and shouting: "Report, of course I want to!" ”

"Okay, then I'll tell you-" Li* glanced at the whole team and shouted, "A soldier who doesn't want to be a general is not a good soldier-"