The so-called skill competition is also an idea that Luo Shixin has emerged based on the historical martial arts competition and various sports meetings.

It is true that the army is a place that pays attention to the whole, but the combat ability of the individual is still very necessary. In particular, the combination of individual combat effectiveness and team can play an unexpected effect.

This is the case with the Jiesheng Army under his command, the tactics of the Jiesheng Army are extremely simple, it is a killing word, the commander will kill wherever he goes, Luo Shixin or Xi Junmai They lead the Jiesheng Army to attack with their own strength, they use their own strong martial arts to break the formation, forcibly tear open a rift, and the Jiesheng Army expands the rift that Luo Shixin and Xi Junmai broke with terrifying and ferocious lethality, complementing each other and maximizing their strength.

Ordinary soldiers may not be able to do this, but choosing the best among them to grant the position of captain, with him at the head, and leading the charge will obviously be more effective than letting a mediocre person lead the team to charge and kill.

Luo Shixin can distinguish the strength and weakness of a person's martial arts, but it is obviously impossible for him to identify and test them one by one, and the outcome of the game is the most fair and just. And everyone's strengths and weaknesses are different, especially after mastering the Mo Dao Formation, Luo Shixin is more aware of this problem. There is no invincible army in this world, only an invincible army.

If you want the army to be invincible, a single branch of the army will definitely not work. Cavalry is known as the king tank on land, but even cavalry has a relative weakness, they are highly mobile, but weak defense, seize this weakness, and magnify the weakness. You can ride on foot and achieve victory. In history, Li Ling led 5,000 infantry and 80,000 Xiongnu to fight in Junji Mountain, and went deep into the army with a lone army. Fighting tens of thousands of divisions, relying on strong crossbows and sharp arrows.

It was not that the Xiongnu were not strong at that time, nor was it because the Han army fought with chicken blood, but that Li Ling magnified the weakness of the Xiongnu cavalry and fought, so as to achieve brilliant results.

Therefore, even if Luo Shixin now has more than 60,000 war horses in his hands, he has no intention of developing all 30,000 soldiers into cavalry. The infantry has the advantages of the infantry, and the cavalry has the advantage of the cavalry. Giving full play to the strengths of the infantry cavalry is the royal way to victory, rather than blindly seeking the cavalry.

The Turks restrained the Mo knife formation. The reason for this is that they are a single soldier. The weakness advantage is really in front of you, which can be completely restrained. If the Turks had a heavy foot soldier to resist the Mo Sword Array's killer crossbows, then the power of the Mo Sword Array would drop by a notch. If the Turks have a strong crossbow that can pierce the Mo sword soldiers. It is also difficult for the Mo Dao Array to operate freely.

This is restraint between the arms. It is also the key to the repeated trials of the Mo Sword Formation, the Turks do not have heavy foot soldiers and powerful crossbow arrows.

As a nomadic people, the Turks have their own advantages in cavalry warfare, while the Tang Dynasty, as an agricultural people, has an inevitable disadvantage in cavalry and archery.

Luo Shixin rationally felt that there was no need to blindly teach the Turks in cavalry and archery, and still decided to give full play to the advantages of their Central Plains people, and use technology and cooperation between arms to face the big war in the near future.

Therefore, the competition is also divided into several events, such as horse fighting, walking skills, riding archery, archery, brawnness and other events. Arrange the future path according to the soldiers' hobbies and preferences and their own strengths.

Originally, there was also a riding skill, but Luo Shixin stroked it with a big stroke. Future combat riding is basic. Even the Foot Clans must be able to ride horses to increase the speed of their army's movements. If you can't ride a basic horse, you can brush it down directly, and it is not considered for use.

For the winners, Luo Shixin is not stingy with rewards, and those who win the first place in the project will be awarded the position of team leader, and they will also be presented with war horses, weapons, armor, and armor. He, the general of the Tang Town Army and the governor of Xiazhou, will personally present awards and celebrate the winning soldiers. The remaining top 10 will receive generous rewards, and the top 100 will have exquisite gifts.

Under the temptation of fame and fortune, there is an endless stream of people who enthusiastically sign up for the competition.

It took more than half a month of elimination to select the top 50 in each event.

Those who broke through the encirclement from 30,000 soldiers all have a certain level of ability.

Each contestant who brushes down will be awarded the position of captain and become the leader of the grassroots soldiers in the army.

The superior ones in the horse skills were assigned to the cavalry battalion, and the excellent ones in the foot skills were arranged to enter the infantry battalion, whether they were assigned to the nimble jumping soldiers or the spearmen who were good at thrusting, and they were assigned according to their respective strengths. The cavalry and archery table xiàn made excellent arrangements into the cavalry and archery battalion, and the outstanding self-righteousness was the Mo Dao Guard.

At the end of this activity, in order to show prudence, Luo Shixin specially divided the top 50 competition into three days.

In particular, the final victory and award ceremony were arranged on a separate day.

I haven't eaten pork, but I've seen pigs run!

Since childhood, this kind of award ceremony has frequently appeared in both school and TV, Luo Shixin followed the memory to set up the award ceremony and task process, and specially let Wang Xuance, who can speak well, serve as the host.

Wang Xuance was dressed in a handsome scribe's uniform, holding a loudspeaker in his hand, speaking encouraging words, inviting all the winners to the podium, and saying festive words wittily, inviting Luo Shixin to the stage.

Luo Shixin gave Wang Xuance an approving look, no wonder in history Li Shimin would arrange for Wang Xuance to serve as an envoy to other countries and send envoys to the Western Regions. His casual eloquence, witty conversation, and unrivalled verbal reflexes make him a linguistic talent. If you live in the 21st century, you are 100% a top diplomat.

Wang Xuance smiled without moving, and continued to do what he should do at the moment.

"Now let's general, award the winners of all the events!"

In the midst of the congratulations, Luo Shixin came to the front of the winner of the horse combat and presented the winner's reward in front of the three armies.

The winner looked excited, looked at the idol in front of him, and couldn't speak.

"Your name is Zhu Yi? Good name, not too old, I've watched your game. The marksmanship is very good, but there is less tension and momentum, and he is not decisive enough when he shoots, I am optimistic about you. ”

Zhu Yi only felt that he was about to faint with happiness, the general of the town army, the most famous winning general in the Tang Dynasty, personally instructed him in martial arts, and also gave him awards to encourage him. This is spread out, and it is not enviable to die?

"More, more guidance from the general, Zhu Yi will definitely live up to the high expectations of the general." Zhu Yi only felt that his voice was trembling.

Luo Shixin nodded with a smile, walked up to the winner of the trekking skill, and said with a smile: "You really did it, what an accident." ”

This winner turned out to be He Feng, who escorted Zheng Liwan, the chariot and horse escort who had the courage to stand in front of him.

He Feng was also excited, and said, "I hope the general can keep his promise." ”

Luo Shixin laughed and said, "This is natural, but I'll give you a plan." I've watched your game, and your kung fu doesn't seem to me to be outstanding, but the basic skills are unusually solid, and even I am ashamed of myself. This is commendable, I can accept you as a personal guard, but the most suitable place for you is the Mo Dao Guard. I hope you can show your value in Mo Daowei, instead of blindly following me. ”

He Feng said respectfully: "I am willing to listen to the general's orders." ”

Luo Shixin pointed out the shortcomings of all the winners one by one, and personally delivered the prizes to them to give encouragement.

After doing this, he took the loudspeaker from Wang Xuance's hand, put it to his lips and said loudly: "In your eyes, I see envy. But I want to tell you that if you are strong enough, you can be them. But if you lose, you can only look at them with envy. But you don't need to be discouraged, this time next year, I will still hold a competition in the army. If you want to get ahead, if you want to get rewarded, then become them, and you will have a chance next year. ”

As soon as Luo Shixin's voice fell, the soldiers below cheered loudly.

Luo Shixin is full of words, and the style of doing what he says has long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and he said that if there is, there will be one.

This is the first competition, some people are not adaptable, some people do not play well, some people are not fully prepared, most of them are not strong......

But no one wants to admit that they can't do it today, and they won't be able to do it next year. They were afraid that there would be no chance, and now Luo Shixin put the opportunity in front of them again.

Those who don't seek to be motivated may just take advantage of the situation to roar, but there are always some soldiers with ideals and ambitions among the 30,000 people, and their eyes are shining with strange brilliance. They failed this year and will be on the podium next year.

Looking at the high-morale border soldiers below, as the host, Wang Xuance glanced at the man beside him, and his eyes were not only convinced but also convinced: Thinking about the beginning, the border soldiers were demoralized, unmotivated, and waited for death. But now he has not only driven away the Turks, but also boosted morale. Now another such large-scale skills competition is being held.

At first, he thought that Luo Shixin was just making a decision to fool the Turks, but as the time approached, he found that Luo Shixin really planned to hold such a large competition, and it was extremely grand.

He never understood the purpose and significance of Luo Shixin's doing, until now he understands that Luo Shixin is counting birds with one stone and killing several birds with one stone.

A competition not only excavated the strengths of the soldiers, carried out the reform of the troops, so that the soldiers could give full play to their strengths, but also selected powerful basic officers from them, so as to consolidate the overall strength of the border army, and at the same time stimulated the fighting spirit of the soldiers, so that they had a goal to work on.

In this way, there is no need to deliberately force it, those soldiers who aspire to success will practice their skills hard in private, as long as they develop an atmosphere, they will lead the whole army.

The morale of the border soldiers has already been raised, and because of this competition, I believe that it will not be long before it will be significantly improved, or the entire border army will be able to fight the Turks in more than a year. (To be continued......)