Chapter Seventy-Two: Training and Preparing for War

The next day it was dawn and they all went their separate ways. Zhu Yongji, Zhang Yitai, Monk Yangguang and others, under the personal leadership of Shuli, went to the market to explore and survey the terrain to establish the scale and size of King Xi's tooth tent city.

Zhuang Yi put on his helmet and armor neatly, rode on a big black horse, and brought fifty guards such as Bian Wu and Sha Gu and Shi Dazhong, Kang Zhenghe and the third capital to accompany him, and under the guidance of the guide sent by Elder Yuda, he came to the Daxiao field twenty miles southwest of the tooth tent.

The school field is very simple, that is, half a zhang high large log fence encloses, and the wood is corroded by the sun and rain, and it seems that it has been some years. Corner towers and watchtowers were erected all around, red flags were erected on the high gates, and Xi soldiers were solemnly guarded on the gatehouses.

Five or six knights wearing leather helmets and well-dressed leather armor stood in front of the horse, and they were accompanied by an old man wearing a fur hat and a gray-white robe, this old man was Elder Yuda, and the group was obviously waiting for Zhuang Yi's arrival.

"Elder Lao Yuda has been waiting for a long time! Have you all arrived? Zhuang Yi saw it from afar, and urged him to step forward and arch his hand.

"It's all from the headquarters, and they arrived yesterday afternoon, and they were gathered quite quickly. As for me, I've just arrived...... too" Elder Yuda smiled and bowed slightly, turned his head to look at a few knights behind him, and then hit his horse to the side and smiled: "Come on, come on!" These five are all brave centurions of my Ahui Department, and they also lead troops in case of war, and it is commendable that they all know some Youzhou dialect, I invited them to help you, you are so close! ”

"Centurion" is only a simple and clear title here, and the official name of the Xi people may have another title, but the historical data is missing, so I have no choice but to use this title. However, most nomads govern the people in this way, and the Xi people are no exception. That is, in peacetime, they manage 100 or hundreds of herdsmen, and in wartime, they recruit young and strong soldiers from under their rule, which can be regarded as a low-level military and political official.

"Elder Yuda is really careful and thoughtful, and he has been taught! Ladies and gentlemen...... Zhuang's training methods may be a little harsh, and he is not very familiar with your previous training methods, so he needs your help! Zhuang Yi bowed on the horse and saluted.

"I've seen Zhuang Langjun from afar before, but our status is low, and I don't enter Zhuang Langjun's eyes! My name is Ira, and I am willing to obey Zhuang Langjun's dispatch! At the head was a middle-aged, square-faced officer with a stout body and a short beard, about forty years old, with a sophisticated face on his face, and bowed with a humble smile.

"Pu Nu took the king's warrant and went to Zhuang Langjun to listen to it!" This man was about thirty years old, tall and thin, with a dark face, sharp eyes, a miniature mustache, and a sonorous and bright speech. He just bowed slightly, with a tsundere gesture that you owe me money.

That's how the military should be, there is no need for nonsense. Zhuang Yi admired him a lot, didn't think he was rude, smiled and nodded.

"A certain name is called Meitu, the full name is Ahui Meitu, the Han name is Li Xiuwen, the word Wenxuan, I have been to the Central Plains when I was a child, I love the Central Plains culture, I love to read hundreds of classics, but there is no famous teacher to teach! The six arts of the gentleman are courtesy, music, archery, royalty, calligraphy, and mathematics, and my four arts of mathematics, archery, royalty, and music are okay, so I am also an official centurion! These two are the centurion of the guard in front of King Xi's tent, one of the seven archers of my Ah Hui Department, and the one on the left is my archery master Xia Yue, he is a guard of the tooth tent, and he is also good at falconry...... "This brother is in his twenties, chubby and medium-sized, with a round baby face that is black and red, and he is completely nagging, and he introduced himself familiarly.

"Hmph......" The centurion named Xia Yue snorted coldly, as if he was very dissatisfied with Metu's words, he just glanced at Zhuang Yi lightly, bowed and saluted without saying anything. Seeing this, Meitu smiled at Zhuang Yi and immediately didn't dare to squeak.

"Falconry? Good ......" Zhuang Yi asked in surprise, secretly paying attention in his heart. Hearing him say that the last two tall and burly, middle-aged knights in their thirties, were all tooth tent guards, he couldn't help but be interested, and said with a smile: "Since you two are tooth tent guards, you must be able to lead a battalion, right?" ”

"But acting according to orders, Neri is willing to obey Zhuang Langjun's call!" Nerigo smiled slightly, nodded and replied, he neither admitted nor denied Zhuang Yi's words.

Zhuang Yi was very satisfied with their performance, and couldn't help laughing: "Good! You are all warriors! Forming an army in five days is not empty talk, I have confidence in you, Elder Yuda has a heart! Thanks a lot! ”

"Huh...... You're welcome! It's as it should be, just a matter of something! Grain, grass, war horses and equipment are ready, and the old man still has something to do, so he won't stay here longer. I'll leave it all to you, waiting for your good news. After saying that, Yu Dachang took his leave and left.

"Zhuang Langjun! Please ......" Ira waved her hand to remove the guard in front of the gate, and her face became serious, and she greeted with a voice.

Zhuang Yi nodded, beckoned the soldiers behind him to follow, and one hundred and fifty horses entered the school grounds. I saw that in the leveled open space in the field, a pile of people standing in the east and west were full of taunts with knives and guns, most of them were gray-haired, middle-aged and elderly people over half a hundred years old, and there were also some teenagers and half-grown teenagers, they laughed and scolded each other, and the noise was not good.

A few of them have military experience, but most of them are ordinary herdsmen, Zhuang Yi can see at a glance that Rao is he has been mentally prepared, and when he sees this scene, he can't help but smile bitterly and shake his head. This is the soldier he will train, the scattered old man and the young man, and it may not be easy to make them understand military rules and discipline. And he is an outsider after all, if he does not take appropriate measures, it will only cause public anger, and it is not okay to be brutal, you have to pay attention to skills.

These old and weak soldiers came after receiving the order, and they knew very well what they were going to do next, and when they saw Zhuang Yi's horse team enter the school field, they all stopped frolicking and looked over. But all of them were just curious or scrutinizing, and there was not much awe in their eyes.

Through this period of time, Zhuang Yi has learned about the army of the Xi tribe, and Zhuang Yi has already made a decision. His plan was very simple: to spend one day selecting generals to form the army and teaching military law and military orders, and each branch of the army would be trained separately for two days, and then two days of coordinated and coordinated operations, and there would be no problem in forming an army initially.

First, he asked Ila and Pu Nu and other five people to restrain the idle crowd, drove him to the left side of the school review platform, and then asked the soldiers under his command to dismount, and let the border generals drive the war horses to the stables, and took Sha Gu and other personal guards to the school review platform, and personally beat the war drums. Shi Dazhong and Kang Zhenghe heard the drums and immediately led the soldiers to assemble and line up on the right side of the school review platform.