Chapter 20 Elimination
With Li Kuan's voice: "I'll get here first today, and now I can go to eat!" All the soldiers felt relieved, and all began to move their sore muscles. They never thought it would be so hard to stand, not that they hadn't stood for so long before, but it was really hard to keep their bodies in the same posture all the time. At this time, they looked at Hong Li, who was still standing, and suddenly felt that this time the punishment, His Royal Highness the King of Chu did not release the water, they couldn't imagine that if they stood like this again, they would not be able to support themselves like those fallen robes.
It's not that it's so difficult to stand in a military posture, but it will become more and more bitter if it continues, three hours is six hours, which is almost the limit of an ordinary person, plus the heavy armor on these soldiers, it's incredible. The soldiers trembled and scattered with each other's support, leaving an empty school field, and in the distance, the soldiers had already prepared their meals, and only the big man Hong Li was still standing upright.
"I've improved my food today!" The soldiers didn't look at the soldiers who came over and still wilted, but when they saw today's meal, they immediately came back to life on the spot, today there are not only cabbage and radish vegetables that they used to eat, but also a pot of steaming broth, and the snow-white meat slices are wafting in the boiling cauldron, exuding an attractive fragrance. This kind of food is something they didn't expect, it would be a good day to have some meat stars in Zuo Qianniuwei for ten days, but here I look at dozens of cauldrons, which are full of broth, and the meat eaten by these people in this meal is probably similar to the most Qianniuwei and 30,000 people in the past. In this way, he can eat the meat that twenty people used to eat. Those who have been eliminated will not eat here. They were all sent back. So these rugged men were all excited, they had never thought of such a day. Although Datang is much richer now than when he first met, he still can't make it possible for everyone to have meat to eat, watching those oily and slippery slices of meat tumbling in the broth, everyone subconsciously swallowed their saliva.
From the perspective of this food, this kind of treatment may not be available to the Praetorian guards who guard the palace. It can be seen from this that the imperial court has treated these people well, a warm current flows through the hearts of these people, and the mind that was tricked before has faded, and it is nothing to be treated like this, and it is nothing to be treated by His Royal Highness the King of Chu. Actually, where do they know. Where can the money allocated by the imperial court allow them to eat such meat, these are actually made by Li Kuan himself, for money, Li Kuan does not take it very seriously, who let him be there, he wants everything, and he doesn't want to compete for any big treasure, what do you want so much money for? So Jiuxianju has been creating a lot of wealth for him all these years, these things seem to him. As long as the money is enough, if it weren't for the fact that he still has the necessary expenses over the years, he would have put it in his own treasury and moldy. Paying out of his own pocket to improve the food of his soldiers is definitely done.
Perhaps these things seem a bit taboo in this day and age. If you want to improve the living conditions of your soldiers, those generals who have no bad family background can do it. It's just that none of them do, why is that? One is because they have tens of thousands of troops under their hands. The amount of money spent on such an improvement is astronomical, and no one wants to be the culprit of such an injustice; But more importantly. This kind of thing is a very forbidden thing, in this feudal society, if anyone does this, then the first person to mutter in his heart is the one sitting at the top: What are you doing this? Buying the hearts of the soldiers under his command? Just this one makes those extremely rich generals dare not take a step beyond Lei Chi, because Li Er wants to move you, and no one can protect it.
Therefore, although Datang is rich and the common people can eat meat from time to time, it is still hard to be a soldier, because the standing army of Datang is no less than hundreds of thousands, which is a heavy burden, not to mention those government soldiers who are engaged in agriculture and war in their spare time. So with a slight change in the military, the whole cost is a staggering amount. Therefore, there seems to be no improvement in the soldiers except for a slight increase in salary.
But now that Li Kuan has done such a thing, this is plucking the deepest string in Li Er's heart, and Li Kuan doesn't know if the result is good or bad. But Li Kuan doesn't care, what he wants is an elite army, an elite army that can adapt to various environments, overcome all kinds of invincible difficulties, and complete all kinds of difficult tasks. How do you survive all kinds of tough training?
In addition, Li Kuan never thought about anything like usurping power and seizing the throne, he only needed to establish an army of about 1,000 people, and these 1,000 people couldn't set off any big wolves. Of course, the most important thing is that this qiē has been secretly approved by Li Er, and this is the reason why Li Kuan dares to make such a big fanfare. At the very beginning, he had already told Li Er that such a soldier needs high-intensity training, and if he wants to complete the task well in various treacherous environments, he needs a strong physique, and if he wants a strong physique, he needs to eat meat. So Li Er will definitely not embarrass him at this point, plus Li Er knows a lot about Li Kuan's source of money, how much money Li Kuan has, how much army he can raise, Li Er almost knows in his heart, and the cost of this thousand people can be almost paid out by this kid's family. Therefore, Li Er simply let him toss and authorize him to go beyond the rules to establish such a private army of 1,000 people, which is the price that this kid should pay.
"Eat!" With an order, this corps belonging to Li Kuan began to eat, and the soldiers had recovered their spirits at this time, although they were still tired, but the pot of broth made them enthusiastic. Smelling the smell of meat, these Guanzhong men were completely resurrected with full blood. So the scent wafted through the camp, drifting far away with the cold wind. Let Hong Li, who was still standing in a military posture on the school ground, swallow his saliva, and a look of longing flashed in his eyes. But the thought of standing like this for three more hours forcibly suppressed the appetite in my heart. Although this guy is a thorn, he is not very difficult to treat. The people of this era are still very easy to manage, even if there is such a guy as a thorn in the army. And Hong Li also knew that he was now the chicken that Li Kuan was killing chickens and setting an example for monkeys, and if he did anything out of the ordinary, he would definitely be taken as an example by this little general and then continue to rectify it.
After lunch, the soldiers, who had stood all morning, after resting for a while, began the afternoon drills, this time some strange left to right, what to look right and so on. These strange instructions make all the soldiers who are trained feel strange, what is the use of training like this? It's better to fight with those knives and guns and exercise your actual combat ability. But the commander's orders were resolutely carried out. At least no one wants to be the role model for everyone to watch. Not only the soldiers felt strange, but even Xue Wanche and Liu Wei, the two temporary instructors, felt strange, even though they had already trained like this last year, they still didn't realize the deep meaning of it.
"You people, there are 1,546 people left, almost half left! Asking you to stand in the morning is a test of your endurance and perseverance, without enough endurance and perseverance, it is not in line with the standards of this general, that is, complete garbage, and now you can be regarded as garbage that can be recycled a little! Thankfully, you'll only need to eliminate 546 people! Li Kuan began to lecture.
"General, what's the use of training like this? Warriors only need to kill the enemy on the battlefield, so why practice this queue? Liu Wei stood at the top of the instructor's queue and asked out loud at this time. He asked such a question in the middle of summer last year, but Li Kuan did not answer it at that time, he was just a trained soldier at that time, and now he is an instructor, so he asked it again.
"What, you think it's a waste of time? Ben is playing with you by doing this? Li Kuan didn't expect this guy who had already tasted the sweetness to ask such a question, which really made him a little disappointed in this newly promoted Zhenwu lieutenant who still had some expectations: "Don't you feel the benefits?" ”
"The last will be dull!" Liu Wei lowered his head.
"This kind of training will form a tacit understanding between each of your soldiers! On the battlefield, it is not a person who is strong, and the martial arts are strong, even if the strong martial arts are still hated after receiving the dark arrow, so you must learn to cooperate and learn to protect the comrades around you, so that you can come back alive on the battlefield. Liu Wei, look at those comrades behind you, last year, when the Turks attacked the Turks in the north, tens of thousands of our Tang Dynasty troops died in battle, why are there still more than 200 of us left in the 300 people who are stirring up the wind and rain back and forth on the grassland? How many times do you remember when it was the brother behind you who blocked those shadowy attacks for you? Li Kuan couldn't help but preach Liu Weilai.
When Li Kuan said this, Liu Wei remembered that this was indeed the case, he also fought bloodily when he was in the army, and then entered the Xuanjiawei. Compared with the previous battlefield battles and last year's grassland raid, the number of times he was saved by the soldiers behind him was obviously a lot more, and there would be a lot of scars on his body after a battle in the past, but after a long time on the grassland, the scars were much less, is this just these seemingly useless little training?
"Okay, the next few hours are mainly about training the four-way rotation method, as well as walking training! You are responsible for these to Liu Wei, Xue Wanche, you will come back with Ben! Li Kuan said and prepared to leave, although Liu Wei's head is not very good, but Li Kuan believes that he can still do a good job of simple things such as turning in all directions and walking. He and Xue Wanche still had some things to prepare, which was necessary for the future training courses. As for Hong Li, Li Kuan didn't seem to look at him, even if this guy's stomach was rumbling all the time.
It's just that when leaving, Li Kuan still walked in front of the big guy, and then kicked it suddenly, but the big guy didn't move, Li Kuan nodded with satisfaction, and took Xue Wanche away. (To be continued......)