According to the Ming military system, the soldier's clothing is changed every three years. And the veterans of the 800 soldiers who newly joined the high wall guard thousand households, the mandarin duck jackets on their bodies have been worn out, and most of them are like Qiu Ze, they don't even have a pair of decent boots, they can only wrap their feet in white cloth, and then put on a pair of straw sandals woven by themselves.

According to Qiu Ze's words, there is not much difference between the official army and the thief camp, at least in terms of clothing and supplies, they have to rely on themselves to solve it.

Zhu Ping'an was a little surprised, the so-called thieves are like combs, and soldiers are like washing. Just like when I saw Wang Jinfa that day, this kid got a lot of benefits, is there any thief who doesn't get rich?

When asked about this, Qiu Ze and a group of brothers smiled bitterly.

The vicious fight just now convinced Qiu Ze and others. Zhu Ping'an had actually guessed some clues when they put out that formation, and when he asked, it was true.

On December 8, the fifteenth year of Wanli, a generation of stars and relatives fell. Although Qi Jiguang died, he left behind the "New Book of Discipline and Effectiveness" and "The Actual Record of Military Training" that included his life's work.

Qi Jiguang's nephew Qi Jin inherited his mantle, and also trained a strong army like the Qi family's army and became the Zhejiang army.

In the first year of the Apocalypse, the Ming Dynasty and the Later Jin Dynasty launched a battle for Shenyang and Liaoyang. Qi Jin led the Zhejiang soldiers, under the leadership of Chen Ce, the general soldier of Sichuan and Zhejiang, to rush to the aid of Shenyang.

In this battle, the two strong armies of the Ming Dynasty came to an end by the Hunhe River. After the Sichuan army's white pole soldiers suffered heavy losses on the elite of Zhengbai Banner, they were hit by the fierce artillery fire of the Houjin army, and only a small number of them withdrew to the south bank of the Hunhe River.

Then came the continuation of the Qi family's army - the Zhejiang Army went into battle. The Houjin army crossed the Hunhe River with the strength of the four banners, surrounded the Ming army's position and began to storm on. After a long attack and heavy casualties, the slave chieftain Ha Chi was so angry that he ordered all the banners to attack in turn at the cost of casualties.

The Ming army gradually ran out of ammunition and food, and the car formation of the Zhejiang soldiers was finally broken, the Zhejiang soldiers then formed a mandarin duck formation with the post as a unit, and launched a tragic hand-to-hand combat with the Houjin army, each formation in the wolf hand, rattan player, knife hand covered each other and cooperated with the enemy in a fierce battle, especially the Zhejiang soldiers used the Qi family knife improved from the ferocious Japanese knife, and the Jin soldiers were all flesh and blood flying after waving, but finally because of being outnumbered and two consecutive days of rapid marching and fierce battles, the body was not supported, and the Zhejiang soldiers continued to fall.

In the evening, the only dozens of remaining officers and soldiers of the Zhejiang army firmly surrounded the general soldiers Chen Ce and Qi Jin in the center, and the mandarin duck array was still rushing left and right in the chaotic army, and thousands of Houjin troops were helpless.

The remnant sun is about to set, and the afterglow of the setting sun dyes the heavens, the earth and the Hunhe River in a bloody color. In the face of these dozens of people, the Houjin army lost the courage to fight hand-to-hand again, so they had to give an order and ...... with ten thousand arrows!

The surviving brothers of the Zhejiang army were unwilling to leave the general and return to their hometown alone, and would rather not have the reward of the imperial court than stay outside the gate to fight with the Tartars, and then almost all of them died in Liaoyang. My eldest brother was sent off the battlefield because he broke an arm and a leg, but my second brother and the children of my hometown were all left outside the gate, and even the corpse could not be transported back! ”

When Qiu Ze said this, he couldn't help crying loudly. The surrounding soldiers were also choked.

"Your Excellency!" Qiu Ze ignored the support of the two soldiers, and slammed his head on the ground. "When I arrived at the barracks today, I saw the phalanx of the adults' own soldiers, and the little one thought of the eldest brother's Zhejiang soldiers for a moment. On that day, they were the same, with strict military discipline and forbidden. The small heart is surging, so I want to try the adult, and I collide with the adult, and the crime deserves death! ”

Zhu Ping'an supported with both hands. In fact, when he saw Qiu Ze and the others' formation at first glance, he thought of Qi Jiguang's "Mandarin Duck Formation", but Qiu Ze and the others had no shape, and they only knew how to maintain the formation, but they didn't know how to use it flexibly. Therefore, it is very easy to break the formation, but it is just to strengthen the pull and disrupt their formation, which is also what Zhu Ping'an suddenly thought of from the football tactics of later generations.

After asking, I found out that Qiu Ze's eldest brother and second brother were originally Qi Jin's personal soldiers. I also got Qi Jin's method of training soldiers. After Qiu Ze's eldest brother returned to his hometown with injury and disability, he wanted to restore the glory of the Zhejiang army, but he had no choice but to read much, and many of the essentials could only be told to his younger brother Qiu Ze and other orphans of the Zhejiang army with his own understanding, and the effect was naturally greatly reduced.

King Mafu brought a bowl of medicinal juice, watched Qiu Ze drink it, and then said with a smile: "It's okay, the adults have already left a sense of proportion, and it will be no big problem to raise it for a few days!" ”

Qiu Ze's pale face slowly revealed a hint of redness, and he trembled and hugged the broken burden handed over by a comrade in his arms.

After stroking for a long time, he opened the baggage, took out a thick oil-paper bag from it, and gave it to Zhu Ping'an with both hands, "My lord, this is the villain handed over to the villain when my brother passed away, and my brother repeatedly told the villain that he must entrust it to a truly talented person!" Today, the villain finally lives up to his brother's trust! ”

Zhu Ping'an took it suspiciously, and when he opened it, there were two books bound in thread, which turned out to be the manuscripts of "The New Book of Discipline and Effectiveness" and "The Minutes of Military Training".

"...... this?"

Qiu Ze said slowly: "My lord, this is the military book of Grandpa Qi that was copied by the master of Qi Jin Qi back then, the villain brother is not very literate, and he only knows that it is a treasure when he stays around, but there is no way to make it work." Today I dedicate it to my lord, I hope that my lord can make Grandpa Qi's art of war see the light of day again, and wash away the shame of the dead Zhejiang soldiers! ”

The thin two books touched in his hand, but Zhu Ping'an felt that he was as heavy as a thousand catties. This is the most simple idea of the Han people and the Ming soldiers, they abandon their families and careers, spill their blood, and fight for the country to the last breath, all they want is to no longer be bullied by the Tartars, and the country and the people are safe!

Zhu Ping'an turned around, bowed solemnly three times to the north, and raised the palm of his right hand, "General Qi, you are not dispersed in the Heavenly Heroic Spirit." I, Zhu Ping'an, swear to the sky today that one day, I will lead my soldiers to the Northern Expedition outside the pass, exterminate the Tartars, and welcome the bones of all the Ming soldiers who died outside the pass back to their hometown for burial and worship, so that my Ming prestige will shine in Kyushu! ”

"Your Excellency!" Qiu Ze led the soldiers, one by one, with tears in his eyes, and knelt straight behind Zhu Ping'an.

Zhu Ping'an turned around, "Qiu Ze!" ”

"In!" Qiu Ze stood up violently and stood in front of Zhu Ping'an.

"Today is a good day for you to join my guard, from today on, you are my Zhu Ping'an's brother in life and death, with me to eat, you will never let your brothers starve. Now, it is up to you to cooperate with Yue Jinfeng's general banner to register on the list of soldiers, as well as the placement of family members, and the Thousand Households Office is responsible for it. Within two days, all the placements were completed, and in the early morning of the next day, the officers were ordered on the school ground, and all the officers and non-commissioned officers were in place to begin the training. Do you understand? ”

"Yes!" Qiu Ze gave a military salute. "Please rest assured!"

Under the auspices of Qiu Ze and Yue Jinfeng, the soldiers quickly formed the queue and began to register in the tent set up on the side of the school, and on the other side, Hong Fatzi led people to help the family members move, pulled all the household goods and farm tools onto the mule cart, and sent them to the grange in the Phoenix Mountain.

Zhu Ping'an took a deep breath and put the two books close to him, although he felt that the courage on his shoulders was a little heavier, but more than that, it was quite a satisfying sense of achievement.

The crowd gradually dispersed, but Zhu Ping'an found that there were several figures standing not far away, the sky was gloomy, and he couldn't see clearly for a while, and when he took a few steps closer, he suddenly found that it was Lu Zhenfei.

Zhu Ping'an was shocked, and hurriedly rushed over to give a salute, "Ping An didn't know that the adult arrived, and he didn't greet him from afar, please forgive me!" ”

Lu Zhenfei didn't wear an official robe, just a light gray robe, with a crown scarf on his head, and at a glance, he looked like a teacher in the city academy. Only two attendants followed, and a coachman drove the carriage to stop in the shade of a tree outside the school grounds.

"Zhu Qianhu, today's battle has opened Lu's eyes!" Lu Zhenfei said with a smile.

"A martial artist, how can he be worthy of the praise of adults!"

"Hehe, Lu Mou said that he was going to come to Guiqianhu to observe one or two in the past few days, so he didn't say hello today, and he didn't want to work hard to move the public. I don't know, Zhu Qianhu is interested in accompanying someone on the road to walk around your thousand households, villages, and granges! ”

Zhu Ping'an secretly complained in his heart, but he didn't dare to show it on his face, "It's an honor, it's an honor!" ”

Lu Zhenfei walked into the school yard and saw more than ten white tents standing not far away, especially the tent with a huge red cross pattern.

"What, what does this mean?" Lu Zhenfei asked.

Zhu Ping'an hurriedly explained. Because of the intensity of the training, soldiers were often injured, so the medical officers and others were placed near the school grounds. In case of minor injuries, they can be dealt with at any time, and it does not affect the training of non-commissioned officers. In case of serious injury, it can be treated in time and will not delay time.

"And what does this mark mean?"

Zhu Ping'an hesitated for a moment, and became wise in a hurry, "It's just that the lower officials are scribbling, and what they are asking for is eye-catching, and there is no other meaning!" ”

Lu Zhenfei nodded approvingly, didn't say anything, and then walked towards the camp.

Zhu Ping'an let out a sigh of relief, and couldn't help but secretly admire his quick wit.

At this time, some of the soldiers had already completed the registration and were led by Zhang Dagou to a camp surrounded by a wooden fence. The camp was surrounded by white curtains, and the inside was steaming, and it was impossible to see anything clearly.

Zhang Dagou shouted at the top of his voice: "Take off your clothes and throw them into the big pit in front." Then go in and take a bath, each person must soak in half a column of incense for an hour, clean the body, the exit is checked, unqualified, go back and start again! ”

A group of men had a bitter face, and took off their essence at the gate, and the bare cheeks of dozens of white flowers were very dazzling, and a group of people entered the camp tent with a smile, and after a while, there was a miserable scream, "Why is this water so hot!" ”

Zhang Dagou pouted, "Nonsense, if you don't burn off a layer of skin, how can you take a bath?" ”

As he spoke, he instructed the soldiers wearing white masks and gloves to pour the oil into the pit, and set fire to the tattered clothes that the soldiers had taken off.

Zhang Dagou quickly snatched a mask from his subordinates and put it on, "These fools, God knows how they haven't taken a bath for a few years!" ”

Lu Zhenfei frowned, choking on the smoke and couldn't open his eyes, Zhu Ping'an hurriedly presented a mask and instructed Lu Zhenfei to put it on.

"What, what does this mean?"