After the lecture, Qi Jiguang divided these still ignorant recruits into ten teams, and then ordered the veterans he trained to take these ten two hundred and five to dinner, and start formal training tomorrow.

Looking at the recruits who left the school in a mess, Gui Youguang said worriedly: "General Qi, what you said is good, but can they understand?" ”

Qi Jiguang smiled faintly and said, "The last general didn't expect them to understand, just know that I said this today." Saying that, he pressed the hilt of the sword, laughed and said: "Mr. Zhenchuan doesn't know yet, back then, I and Lord Fuzun, in a thatched hut behind Longshan, Zhejiang, pondered and meditated for more than ten days before we figured out a set of 'training **'!" It doesn't matter if it's long or flat, square or round, it can all be made into the same shape! ”

Gui Youguang said curiously: "What kind of training**?" Can you tell me about it? ”

"Let's talk as we go." Qi Jiguang said: "I know that the adults are coming today, and I will invite the two of you to sit at home no matter what." ”

"Then we have to hurry," said silently, "the gates are about to be locked." ”

The three of them got into the carriage and returned to Suzhou City with more energy, just as the city gate was closed.

Qi Jiguang's family lives next door to the mansion, and it was Shen Mo who personally inquired about it, and Wang Yongji came forward to rent the house, which was of good quality and low price, half rent and half gift.

When they arrived, it was already dark, and both Shen Mo and Gui Youguang instructed their followers to tell their families not to wait for food. Qi Jiguang said: "It's better like this, since it's a family banquet, let's invite my sister-in-law and younger siblings to come over together, so that the three of them can get to know each other, and in the future, there will be someone who can talk and relieve boredom, and don't take off our man's hind legs." "Shandong man, is full of boldness.

Silence and Gui Youguang also felt great goodness, so they asked their followers to do the same.

The three of them laughed and entered the courtyard, and Qi Jiguang let go of his voice and said, "Madam, come out quickly, Lord Fuzun and Mr. Zhenchuan are here." ”

The kitchen door opened, and a tall woman with an apron around her waist walked out, and then the light from the kitchen showed that she was very beautiful and in good shape, but she was too tall...... Shen Mo felt that 'Lu Ji', who was about the same height as himself, was already tall enough, and he didn't expect Mrs. Qi to look about the same height as Qi Jiguang. It is said that General Qi is a full six feet tall, and if he is replaced by [***] in later generations, he is a big man of 1.87 meters, and his wife is only one line shorter than him.

This made Shen Mo, who was still tall among the southerners, feel quite embarrassed, not to mention the five-short figure Gui Youguang, who lowered his head to find ants, but he didn't dare to look at Mrs. Qi.

Mrs. Qi pretended not to see the embarrassment of the two, smiled and asked the two uncles to say goodbye, and invited them to sit in the room, serving tea and snacks, all of them did it herself, without pretending to be the hands of the maids, so that the two of them felt at home, and the embarrassment was gone.

The room was bright, and he could see Mrs. Qi's appearance clearly, she was indeed a big beauty, but her skin was a little rough, her facial contours were a little rough, and her eyebrows were a little heavy, not as fine as those of Jiangnan. However, it looks heroic and energetic, which is incomparable to the women of the water town.

'Sure enough, it's different from north and south, Chunlan Qiuju. Shen was serious on his face, but he secretly praised in his heart. Then he scolded himself and said, 'What am I doing looking at other people's daughters-in-law?' ’

Mrs. Qi finished Zhang Luo and said with a smile: "The two uncles are talking to Yuan Jing, and I will go to stir-fry for you." ”

The two of them were stunned, and said in their hearts, 'Yuan Jing? Did I hear me right? Is there a daughter-in-law in this world who calls her husband a name? Qi Jiguang was very embarrassed, but he didn't say a word. Mrs. Qi also realized that she had made a mistake, so she smiled embarrassedly and withdrew.

Seeing that his wife walked far away, Qi Jiguang sighed heavily and said, "Unruly girls, let the two of you laugh." It's not enough, and then explained: "It's a Jiangmen woman, and she really doesn't know the rules, if there is another rude place later, don't laugh." ”

The two of them even said: 'How can it be, it's all their own family, what's polite?' But he smiled secretly in his heart: "It seems that Yang Zongbao is to Mu Guiying; Uncle Liu Huang is very important to Sun Shangxiang and the tiger girl. ’

In order to avoid excessive embarrassment for the master, Gui Youguang asked again: "Brother Yuan Jing hasn't said yet, what's the matter with your training **." ”

"It's called the 'Five-Step Cycle Training Art of War.'" Qi Jiguang said: "Today is the first step of the first cycle, according to Lord Shen's words, it is called 'ideological education class', mainly to make the recruits realize that they have changed from a common man to a soldier who eats food and gets paid, so that they can cherish this life." He said with some uncertainty: "How did you do today?" This is a question of silence.

"It's already very good," Shen Mo smiled and said, "What you are doing now, there is no lesson from the past, you can only rely on your own exploration." ”

Qi Jiguang nodded and said: "The next step is called the 'Queue Military Posture Class', which is to let them stand like a pine, sit like a clock, and march and turn in a uniform manner." ”

"What's the use of that?" Gui Youguang said strangely: "Do you still need this to fight?" ”

"This is very useful," Qi Jiguang said with a smile: "At first, I didn't believe it, it was imposed by adults, but after practice, I found that after practicing like this for half a month, the troops will become forbidden by orders, especially obey commands, and there will be fewer people who violate military regulations at will." ”

"The usefulness of this lesson," said Shen Mo with a smile, "is to strengthen the collective consciousness, so that it is placed in the supremacy of the individual, and the command is naturally like a command." ”

Gui Youguang couldn't figure it out at all, so he had to give up and said: "Sure enough, it's like a mountain, and a mortal like me can't be as civil and military as an adult." ”

"You don't hurt me," Shen Mo scolded with a smile: "I'm just talking on paper, not even as good as Zhao Kuo." ”

The three of them laughed for a while, and Qi Jiguang said again: "The third lesson 'Flag and Drum Command Lesson', teach them to march by hearing the drums, singing gold to collect troops, and the meaning of dozens of flags in the army, this is more troublesome, some have poor memory, and they can't fight." ”

"Why not simplify the flag?" Gui Youguang smiled: "Or let the understanding and the confused mix together, and the confused will not understand?" Said a little weakly: "That's what I said, don't take it seriously......" This made Gui Youguang feel very face-saving.

Shen Mo and Qi Jiguang's eyes lit up, and Qi Jiguang exclaimed: "Sure enough, it's a bystander, you really don't have to force it to understand!" Shen Mo also smiled and said: "You can regulate this matter with money, for example, you must understand the main orders and banners before you can get the full salary; If you can master it proficiently, you can have a little more silver every month, so that you can not only ensure a positive surname, but also not be too strong. ”

Qi Jiguang nodded solemnly and said, "I'll write a plan for adults tomorrow." ”

"You can do it yourself, you don't have to ask me." Shen Mo waved his hand and said, "Anyway, the money will be given to you on time, and how to spend it is your business." ”

"Follow the adults, don't say it, there's no comparison with the pleasure." Qi Jiguang said with a smile.

Gui Youguang smiled on the side: "Of course. As the two confidants, he and Wang Yongji both received a mysterious gift from Shen Mo not long ago, although they couldn't show off, but it didn't prevent him from laughing.

"The fourth step, 'individual martial arts class', and the fifth step, 'formation coordination class', the former is to focus on improving individual combat skills, and the latter is to teach them how to cooperate as a team." Qi Jiguang said: "After five steps, an assessment will be conducted, and if all the subjects are qualified, there will be a heavy reward, and if there are unqualified, there will be no reward, and you will have to eat military sticks." Then the recycle begins...... Even the veterans I took the year before last were still repeating the five subjects, but the difficulty and intensity were greatly increased. ”

Gui Youguang was dazzled when he heard it, although he didn't know much about military affairs, but he also felt that the soldiers trained by this method must be different from those who went into battle with weapons, and couldn't help but admire: "Such a rigorous method, coupled with General Qi's strict division, a unit that swept thousands of troops in the training department, must be able to wait!" He said with a smile: "The good life of the Japanese is coming to an end!" ”

That acquaintance Qi Jiguang said with a bitter face: "Mr. Zhenchuan is too optimistic, the road is long, and I am still seeking up and down." ”

"What, what's the problem?" Shen Mo asked with concern, he has been entangled in food matters, and he hasn't had time to talk to Qi Jiguang yet.

"Well, that's a long story." Qi Jiguang sighed: "Originally, I always thought that I had the conditions to achieve victory, and the troops I carefully built were much stronger than the Japanese in terms of weapons and equipment, strategy and tactics, and strict training. To put it mildly, I, Qi Jiguang, have read a lot of military books, and I can be regarded as a battle-hardened soldier, and I have never lost to others in commanding in battle, but the new army that I have worked hard to run still has many problems. ”

At this time, the maid came over and said, "Three ladies, may I ask if the three masters can have dinner?" ”

"Oh, are they already here?" asked with a silent smile.

"The two ladies have been here for a while, and seeing that the old man is talking about business, they went to talk to my wife." The maid replied.

"Then don't wait, let's have a table." Shen Mo smiled: "I'm really hungry." ”

Gui Youguang agreed: "I'm really hungry." "I ate a belly of green vegetables and radishes at noon, although it was refreshing, but it was really not timely.

On the dinner table, Qi Jiguang also added a big round tabletop, and said: "We Shandong people eat, they are all big plates and big bowls, a little more dishes, the southern table can't be rested, I found someone to play a table last year, or brought it from Ningbo." ”

Hearing him say this, and seeing such a big desktop, the two of them thought of the Liangshan heroes who ate meat and drank wine in a big bowl on "Water Margin", and they couldn't help but be a little funny. But when the price of the dishes was sent up, and a table was set up with a dazzling array of eyes, both of them secretly blamed themselves for their shallowness, it turned out that Lu cuisine was rich and broad, and it did not belong to any cuisine at all.

Moreover, people's dishes are stir-fried in boiling oil, and the ingredients are added to the pot, the taste is extremely crispy, convenient and fast, and the color is bright. Although it is not perfect, its comprehensiveness is incomparable to all cuisines, and it is the best choice for family dinners. For example, Zhejiang cuisine, although the color and fragrance are refined to the extreme, but the taste is lost; For example, Fujian cuisine has a full fragrance, but it does not have the natural appearance of Lu cuisine, and it has to be decorated to be perfect.

The women had their own women's pleasures, and the three ladies sat with them for a while, and then they retired to the next room, and reopened the small table, and talked about the women.

The three men let go of a gluttonous meal, accompanied by Jing Yangchun, which was drunk by the heroes, so that the two southerners could experience a hearty meal.

After three rounds of wine and five flavors of food, Qi Jiguang took the wine glass and said: "After my army became an army, I participated in a total of five battles, and the first two times were like a tiger going down the mountain, and it was very happy to win," but he sighed and said: "But the latter one is not as good as the one, and it is about to drive me crazy." ”

"What's wrong?" Silently asked, "Are you familiar with you?" Or are your troops suffering too many casualties? ”

"Neither," Qi Jiguang sighed, "Hey, it's my soldiers who have a problem." ”

"If you don't practice enough, or are you afraid of death in battle?" Gui Youguang asked.

"Neither." Qi Jiguang looked at Shen Mo and said, "My lord, you still remember the first batch of soldiers that Hu Butang gave me back then, what is the source, right?" ”

"Three thousand people, half of the state soldiers, half of the Shaoxing soldiers." Shen Mo nodded.

"Adults are good at remembering their last names." Qi Jiguang praised and said: "Through long-term contact, I found that there are some things in my bones that can't be changed no matter how I train, such as the state soldiers, fighting like the mountain tigers, and even the real widow is not an opponent." ”

"Isn't that great?" The two said in unison.

"But they have a very bad habit." Qi Jiguang said depressedly: "That is, they never fight confused wars, they will discuss it internally before the war, if they think that they can't fight, it is useless for me to coerce and lure me to break the sky." As he spoke, he pinched his fingers and said, "For example, if the enemy situation is unknown, he will not fight; The disparity in strength does not fight; When encountering Xu Hai and Xin Golang's direct troops, don't fight ......" said with a wry smile and said: "I can try to satisfy them in the first two, but the third one ...... What do you say I have raised them? ”

"Brother Yuan Jing, this is your mistake." Gui Youguang said with a smile, what he just said made him more confident, and he was ready to make another suggestion.

Shen Mo and Qi Jiguang immediately listened to Gao Jian, and only listened to Youguangdao: "There is a way, the people can make it, but they can't know it; The same should be true for soldiers, you should tell them that commanding the battle is your business, and forbid them to ask questions and concentrate on fighting. He smiled and said, "How about this method?" ”

Qi Jiguang really wanted to praise him, but he really couldn't laugh, so he had to say honestly: "The soldiers in Chuzhou don't eat this set, if they don't understand the enemy's situation, they won't join the battle; If I trick them and deliberately reduce the difficulty, they will immediately withdraw from the fight as soon as they find out what they really want, even in the heat of battle. And the next time I fight, I will send scouts to investigate, and I will no longer trust my words. "Looking at General Qi's remorseful appearance, it is obvious that he has lost his trust in the state soldiers.

It turned out that the state soldier had such a surname, and Gui Youguang was speechless immediately.

"What about Shaoxing soldiers?" Shen Mo was more interested in this question.

"The Shaoxing soldiers don't have such a strong independent surname, so they can fight how they want, and they don't complain about these hard work."

"It seems that it's better for me to be a Shaoxing soldier." Silent laughter.

"My lord, with all due respect, if the last general can be chosen, I would rather all the state soldiers." Qi Jiguang whispered.

"Why?" Shen Mo was puzzled: "Is it worse than the state soldiers who talk about the conditions?" ”

"I don't want to admit it, but it's true." Qi Jiguang smiled bitterly: "At least there is a time for the Chuzhou soldiers to fight tough battles, but the Shaoxing soldiers only fight with the wind...... If the enemy retreats and does not move, they will also watch from afar, and they will wait for as long as they stand, in short, the critical moment is very unreliable. ”

"Good work, General Qi." After listening to Qi Jiguang's description, the two silently said in unison. The heart said that if you can pinch such a bunch of things together, you can still win the battle, it seems that General Qi is really extraordinary.

Qi Jiguang shook his head and smiled bitterly: "I can't solve this kind of difference, so I have to learn from my strengths - every time I fight, arrange Shaoxing soldiers to guard the camp, and then go to the state soldiers, put the facts and reason, hoping to persuade the masters to send troops." If they agreed, the battle would almost be won, and if they didn't, I would have to retreat. Saying that, for example, he said: "In the autumn of last year, I have been promoted to the deputy commander-in-chief of Ning Shaotai, and when Xu Hai came to attack, according to the plan, I should fight the enemy side by side with Lu Bo and Ren Huan." But there were too many people in Xu Hai, so my soldiers decided to give up this battle, so I had to stand still and watch others resist the enemy. As a result, after that war, I was dismissed from the post to the end, and finally even sent out of the war zone......"

"No wonder General Qi is recruiting soldiers now, only rural soldiers, not city soldiers." Gui Youguang suddenly said.

"Hehe, there are indeed considerations for this." Qi Jiguang smiled and said, "The people in the city are too smart and have a lot of ideas, so it's really hard to do it...... What I'm worried about now is that if the rural soldiers can't do it, what will I do? ”

Silently smiling comfortingly, he took out a book from his sleeve and said, "This is the brainchild of my uncle, he is a person with great wisdom, you can see if it can help your problem." ”

Qi Jiguang hurriedly wiped his hands on his robe, took it with both hands, and saw that there was only one word 'soldier' on the cover.

(To be continued)