This was the fifth day after Sun Yuan took office in Ningxiang Qianhu, and the recruits came from Baihu in the early morning, and by the evening they had all arrived.

And the preparations that should be made have reached the last moment, according to Guan Tao, by the afternoon, everything can be ready.

Sun Yuan was still not at ease, and went to the barracks after lunch and walked around.

It was found that the roof leak of the barracks house had been replaced with new tiles, the room had been cleaned, and the newly made bunk bed smelled of wood, which smelled very good.

What's even more fragrant is the smell wafting from the room, and now there are nearly 10,000 taels of silver in hand, and Sun Yuan is also very willing to spend money on raising soldiers. A recipe was specially drawn up, in addition to a certain amount of rice and wheat staple food, there should also be vegetables, and each person had to have a meal of meat every two days, enough protein for the soldiers.

On the day he first came to the Thousand Households in Ningxiang, those guards who were as thin as monkeys gave Sun Yuan great stimulation, this is purely a African refugee! If you really go to the battlefield, let alone fight with the enemy, even if you walk for a few miles, it is estimated that you will be gasping non-stop. After losing the battle, I didn't have the physical strength to run for my life.

Therefore, in the plan drawn up by Sun Yuan, the first two days of the recruit's enlistment are to familiarize themselves with the life of the barracks. The main task for the next month is to eat, and then assist in a certain queue and physical training, so that the recruits know the rules of the army, and then grow some tendon meat.

In the next month, it's time to get a lot of exercise. With brutal physical training, the soldier's mind is trained to a complete rigidity and numbness.

Thus, the two months of the recruit company ended.

By that time, Blacksmith Choi's musket should have been fully built and ready for tactical training.

Half a year is enough time to train an army that can go to the battlefield!

After all, Sun Yuan had never been a soldier in his previous life, and he was not sure in his heart.

I was thinking about my thoughts, but there was a chaotic commotion over there.

Sun Yuan looked up and saw a donkey and a general flag walking towards the barracks with a hundred or so ducks.

He was immediately interested, so he said to Fei Hong beside him: "Fei Hong, the recruits are here, let's go over and take a look." ”

When he walked up to the group of people, Sun Yuan was shocked again: "It's miserable, it's really miserable!" ”

That's right, this is not a army at all, even if it is not an exaggeration to describe them as Hanako.

The hundred or so people were all in rags, so broken that you could see two rows of ribs on their chests, all of them unkempt, and their faces were so white that there was no trace of ruddy. Moreover, they are all unusually short, most people are around 1.6 meters, and 1.7 meters is already considered a big man. The shortest one seemed to be just 1.5 meters. However, if you remove the straw sandals on his feet, it is estimated that it will not even be 1.50 meters.

The ages are also varied, the small lips have not even grown fluff, and the older ones have gray hair, and their faces are full of wrinkles, because they are too dirty, and they can't tell their age.

They also carried a lot of weapons in their hands, including spears, iron plates, and even hoes, and many more even had only a wooden stick.

In fact, according to the rules of the Ming Dynasty guards, the guards would train intensively once a year, ranging from three to two days. After finishing the work, they still went back to their respective homes and continued to work in the fields. For the officers of the guard, training is a costly affair, and there is no better way to let them go down to the ground to earn money for themselves.

So the soldiers also thought that this time was the same, and they didn't take this call-up to heart.

There are all talking and laughing, but it is like a rare trip.

The order was so chaotic that more than a hundred people actually walked out of a wide fan and shouted in a mess.

Seeing two men in officer uniforms coming, some of the soldiers knelt on the ground and kowtowed vigorously, shouting: "I've seen the master!" ”

Some of them gave up, and more of them hid to the side to watch the excitement.

"This is also called a soldier, this is also called a soldier?" After all, he grew up in the border army, and Fei Hong's evil breath surged into his throat.

Seeing Fei Hong's pale face, the donkey and the general flag knew that they had lost an adult in front of Sun Yuan, and their faces turned red at the same time, and they couldn't help but lift the whip chuck and slash it at the soldiers beside them, and scolded: "Line up, line up, this is our Master Sun Qianhu and Deputy Fei Qianhu." ”

However, it was okay if the whip was not drawn, but as soon as it was drawn, another group of people knelt down and screamed miserably: "The official spares his life, the official spares his life!" ”

Sun Yuan waved his hand: "Get up, Jiang Donkey, our army is a new force, and the rules have not yet been established, those who don't know are not guilty, don't beat them." ”

The donkey and the general flag stopped, staring fiercely at the unsuccessful subordinates.

Sun Yuan looked at his soldiers with a smile and said, "Everyone has worked hard from afar, the hour is not early, presumably everyone hasn't had dinner yet." So go and eat first. ”

Seeing that the new master of Qianhu was so kind, he smelled the smell of food coming from the room, and there was obviously meat. Everyone's spirits were lifted, and their hearts were like, this new master of a thousand households was like a bodhisattva, so that people could see it and get close.

At the same time, he said: "Thank you, sir!" ”

"Go, go!" Sun Yuan waved his hand, "Go quickly, the food will not taste good if it is late." ”、

"Yes!" The crowd cheered, and at the same time spread their legs and ran in the direction where the smell of food came from.

This run, like a hungry tiger pounced on food, the birds threw themselves into the forest, and they were scattered in an instant.

"What are you doing, what are you doing, standing up, standing up!" The two donkeys were shocked and chased after them with shouts.

threw Sun Yuan and Fei Hong aside.

Fei Hong held back for a long time, and then let out a long breath of depression: "General, this soldier is ...... compared to our border army in Taiyuan Town."

"How does it compare." Sun Yuan said with a smile: "There is a saying that people have to die more than people, and goods have to be thrown away, isn't that what it means?" ”

Fei Hong said in a sullen voice: "Yes, this kind of soldier can't be used at all, how can you fight the enemy when you go to the battlefield?" ”

Sun Yuan smiled, but he didn't care: "General Ben also knows that these soldiers are really bad, but isn't this a helpless solution?" Apart from them, where did General Ben recruit qualified soldiers, Raf? This is Jiangnan, not Shanxi or Henan. Besides, we are musketeers, as long as we can pull the trigger and shoot the lead bullet out on the battlefield. Musketeers, the key is discipline, not how tall you are and how strong your martial arts are. Lao Fei, have you thought about it, a good hand in martial arts, from the age of six, you have to start to boil your strength, practice to twenty, grow your muscles and bones, and only then can martial arts be regarded as waiting for the hall to enter the room. But what can such a martial arts master do on the battlefield, a six-year-old child, as long as he knows how to put a gun, can easily kill him with just one shot. ”

Fei Hong was stunned for a moment, and his expression became serious: "General, the last general seems to understand what you mean?" ”

Sun Yuan continued: "In future wars, especially on the battlefield where a large number of firearms are used, individual bravery will not be of any use at all. It will take more than ten years to train a good soldier at the level of a chief officer of the border army. But it only takes a few months for me to train a musketeer. On the battlefield, even if it is one for one, I earn it. My goal is to continue to produce qualified soldiers just like Blacksmith Choi makes guns. Remember, I trained as a soldier, not a martial arts master. ”

Fei Hong's expression perked up: "General, I understand." However, the general seemed to be very gentle with the soldiers. As the saying goes, Ci is not in charge of the troops, and the general cannot be too kind to them, and he must show his tiger power when necessary. ”

Sun Yuan: "Huwei is not made by doing, it has to be won one by one." He smiled: "If you want to talk about majesty, don't you still have you, I won't be this wicked person and be hated." Isn't it good that this soldier is regarded as a bodhisattva and is loved by everyone? General Ben, I like this feeling. ”

"General......" Fei Hong was dumbfounded.

After spending another day on the school field, teams of recruits came to the barracks one after another.

Everywhere there was the sound of soldiers talking, scolding, laughing, and the whole barracks was boiling.

Like the hundred men and horses they had brought with them before the donkey, the rest of the soldiers were malnourished and skinny, as thin as Hanako.

For his soldiers, Sun Yuan was generally very satisfied: "Let's go, let the soldiers relax for two days, and then start training, this matter will be left to you, and it will be done in strict accordance with the "Infantry Drill Code". ”

"Yes, the last general should live up to the general's trust." Fei Hong gritted his teeth: Two days later, these garbage goods will know what military law is and what is a serious Ming soldier!

The two were just about to leave, and suddenly, Xiaomei, the maid of Shaoyu, ran over panting: "Master, master, it's not good, the girl and Young Master Wei have quarreled." Young Master Wei threw something in the house, and the girl cried a lot. ”