Chapter 10 Lead by example
For the next four or five days, Pang Yue ran at both ends of the iron factory and the school yard, almost so busy that his feet did not touch the ground, and he did not want to do anything but sleep after returning to the government office every night. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 infoThis situation made him understand more deeply that it is not easy to be in power.
However, to Pang Yue's gratification, great progress has been made in the preparatory work for the establishment of the iron plant, and more than 20 mining technicians, nearly 100 iron-smelting craftsmen, as well as 300 auxiliary soldiers of the Taishan Battalion and 400 military households of Ganzhou Wei who act as miners, have been stationed in Longjiagou with various tools for mining and iron smelting. A few days ago, when Pang Yue went to inspect the iron factory, he personally announced a series of treatment criteria and reward and punishment systems, such as three meals a day, additional wages, and additional rewards for practicing a certain amount of iron. In addition, Pang Yue also specially advanced half a year's wages to those military households and craftsmen who could no longer open the pot at home, and went to some of them to chat with them, telling them to work hard. This time, Pang Yue's efforts finally played some role, and hope appeared in the dim eyes of those military households, and they no longer worked as hard as before, and the cleaning of the iron factory site, the repair of facilities, and other work were carried out in an intense and orderly manner, and it was estimated that it would be officially put into production within ten days.
Just when Pang Yue breathed a sigh of relief, there was a little problem with the army's training, and as time went by, most of the soldiers began to complain that the training intensity was too high. At noon one day, as soon as Pang Yue returned to the government office from the Longjiagou Iron Works, Zhang Yunli, who was in charge of training matters, sent someone to report that dozens of soldiers had escaped by chance, but all of them had been arrested.
Faced with such a situation, Pang Yue naturally did not dare to slack off in the slightest, and decided to rectify it as soon as possible.
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In the afternoon, a corner of the school grounds
"Why run away?" Pang Yue asked coldly. In front of him, stood dozens of captured deserters.
Hearing Pang Yue's question, the deserters lowered their heads, and no one dared to answer.
"Don't speak? Then I'll find someone to answer. Pang Yue pointed to a soldier standing at the front, "Tell me about it." ”
The soldier who was named stood up and hesitated for a while before he said, "If you go back to your lordship, practice...... Too tired, Shi Chang and Wu Chang sometimes ...... I still beat people, I can't stand it. ”
After hearing this, the corners of Pang Yue's mouth trembled into a smile: "Then tell me, will you be able to stop being so tired after you go home, and will you be able to enjoy Qingfu?" ”
When the soldier heard this, he was stunned and did not answer immediately.
"Have I ever done you wrong? Poor food in the camp? Makes it hard for you to swallow? Pang Yue ignored the soldier's hesitation and continued to ask.
"Say!!" Seeing that no one spoke, Pang Yue yelled coldly.
The deserters present were all startled, and the soldier who stood up was startled and hurriedly replied, "If you return to your lordship...... No, I ...... I've never eaten three meals a day when I've grown so big, and I've never eaten such a good meal. ”
"Do you disagree with what he said? Just speak up! Pang Yue glanced at the deserters in front of him again.
Seeing that no one answered for a while, Pang Yue continued: "It seems that you all agree with his point of view, and I have not treated you badly!" In that case, why are you running away? Where are you going after you run away? Is it easier to go home to farm than to train in the camp? Can you eat a better meal? Or can you earn more silver? Training is hard, but at least you won't worry about filling your stomach all day long, and if you practice your skills, you can still use the swords and guns in your hands to protect the people of Limin! I know that my words may not convince you, but I can tell you that from tomorrow onwards, I will train with you, eat and live together! I'll let you take a good look at what to complain about in training! ”…,
Hearing Pang Yue's words, the soldiers raised their heads one after another, their faces full of surprise.
Pang Yue didn't care about them, turned his head and said to the military judge behind him: "Remember that they are first-time offenders, each of them will be beaten with thirty military sticks!" Let's see the after-effects! ”
"Yes!" The military judge replied with a grim expression.
The news that Pang Yue was going to eat, live and train with the soldiers soon spread to the ears of most people, and when they heard the news, the veterans who followed Pang Yue all the way from Ogi Port didn't feel anything, but most of the recruits were surprised. It's incredible! Not only the recruits, but even Shi Lang, who had just joined Ganzhou Town, was also surprised.
But no matter what the soldiers thought, Pang Yue still fulfilled his promise, and after the exercise that night, he took his bedding roll to the barracks of the Gangfeng camp. At the moment when Pang Yue entered the door, the recruits were dumbfounded, and the veterans were excited.
"Your Excellency!" "Your Excellency!" …… The veterans kept greeting Pang Yue, and since arriving in Fuzhou, they had not eaten or stayed with Pang Yue for a long time.
Facing the enthusiasm of the veterans and the surprise of the recruits, Pang Yue looked unfazed, and after putting down his things, he chatted with the soldiers very casually, and when it was time to rest, he climbed the chase shop like ordinary soldiers, and it didn't take long for him to snore loudly.
That night, almost all the soldiers who lived in the same room with Pang Yue suffered from insomnia for the first time since the training began.
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Early the next morning, the sound of the horn of getting up resounded throughout the camp, and the soldiers reflexively bounced up from their beds, grabbed the military uniforms by the pillow and hurriedly put them on amid the shouts of the commanders and commanders.
In one of the barracks of the Gangfeng Battalion, some sharp-eyed soldiers were surprised to find that while they were still putting on their shoes, Pang Yue, the chief soldier who lived in the same room with them last night, had already finished dressing and rushed out of the room.
As a result of the training some time ago, the officers and men of Ganzhou Town have gradually adapted to the rhythm of the early morning assembly, lined up according to their respective formations, and went straight to the colonel field in the city under the command of officers at all levels.
"Use me in the first battle, use me to win!"
"Destroy the pseudo-Qing to save the people!"
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The deafening slogans and thunderous footsteps rolled over the streets and alleys of Ganzhou City, once again waking the people from their sleep without any suspense. However, for this situation, the people of Ganzhou City have long been accustomed to it, feeling the sound of the tsunami of the mountains, and secretly saying while getting dressed and getting up: It's these officers and soldiers who don't let people sleep again!
"My lord! You can do it! I've run so far, and I haven't seen you take a breath! Wang Zhangtang ran to Pang Yue's side and said with a surprised face.
Pang Yue smiled, long-distance running has always been his forte. In his previous life, he had to run a five-kilometer almost every morning, and he once won the 5000-meter championship trophy of the Provincial University Games.
Looking at Wang Zhangtang, who was panting and puffing, Pang Yue said while running: "Don't run blindly, pay attention to the essentials, land on the ground with the forefoot, adjust your breathing, inhale through your nose and exhale with your mouth, three steps and one breath, three steps and one inhalation." ”
Wang Zhangtang not only did it himself, but also used his loud voice to spread what Pang Yue said far and wide. At this time, the soldiers in the queue, whether veterans or recruits, all looked at Pang Yue with a reverent eye. As the chief soldier of a town, running side by side with the small soldiers, and leaving most of the soldiers behind, to be able to do this, I am afraid that there are not many people in the entire Ming Dynasty!
When I arrived at the school yard outside the city, I counted the number of people, and there were still a small number of people who fell behind or ran past the allotted time, but overall it was much better than at the beginning. …,
The morning run is followed by a full day of training, formation and battle formation in the morning, and physical fitness and tactical movements in the afternoon. Pang Yue was like an ordinary soldier who endured the torment of the scorching sun on the school field, standing still, crossing trenches, climbing high walls, climbing low pile nets, etc., in short, he would not let go of all the training items, and almost did the best, which attracted the sincere admiration of the soldiers.
Under Pang Yue's exemplary role, that night, Zhang Yunli, Shi Youliang, Lu Qiwu, Cui Shoucheng, and Shi Lang also moved their bedding to the soldiers' barracks and began to eat, live and train with the soldiers. Moreover, they are also doing very well, except for Shi Youliang, who will encounter a little difficulty when climbing over the wall due to his strong body, they can basically surpass ordinary soldiers in terms of training performance. Shi Lang, in particular, had no one in the town to cross a mile of obstacles, and later, he felt that it was really not challenging, and even dissuaded a few soldiers to let a few soldiers release arrows on the low pile net, braving the sharp arrows that shrieked through the net. This move shocked Pang Yue greatly, and those ordinary soldiers were only dumbfounded when they saw it.
After a few days, the soldiers who complained about the fatigue of training all shut up. If you think about it, what is there to complain about? The commander-in-chief, the deputy commander-in-chief, and the guerrilla adults ate the same meals as themselves, lived in the same barracks, and carried out the same work and rest time, and they did not shout tired, so what kind of face did they have as a small soldier to shout tired?
At this time, Pang Yue seized the opportunity to go to each battalion to give speeches in turn, and there was only one main idea: the army is a place where strength speaks, and God will never give the opportunity to get ahead to those who can only complain! Due to the previous appearances of several generals, this series of speeches was very successful, and it was often Pang Yue who spoke passionately on the stage, and the soldiers cheered hysterically in the audience, not paying the slightest attention to Pang Yue's foul language from time to time.
Faced with the problem that the recruits felt uncomfortable with the training, Pang Yue did not explain too many big truths except for the last few speeches, nor did he use authority to suppress the soldiers, but together with other generals, he used his own practical actions to tell the soldiers what they should do. Because he knows that the cultural level of most soldiers is not high, I am afraid that it will only be a waste of time to just talk to them, and it will most likely be counterproductive to use authority to suppress them.
In the end, Pang Yue's approach proved to be right. Since then, the complaints and desertions in the battalions of Ganzhou Town have completely disappeared, and only the earth-shaking shouts of killing and the figures of the officers and soldiers on the school field have been left behind.