The punishment for recruits is much lighter than that of veterans, who have to carry heavy cross-country and 20 kilometers, while recruits only need to run 10 kilometers along the Jingjiang embankment, but even so, less than half of the recruits can run 10 kilometers within the specified time, and after running the whole distance, they are basically tired and paralyzed on the embankment.

Xu Jiujiu made up his mind to give these newly enlisted mud legs a lifelong lesson丨 Of course, he would not be merciful at this time, he didn't even give these mud legs a moment of respite, he waved the whip and drove these mud legs down from the embankment like driving a flock of sheep, and began a boring queue training

Cohort training is always a compulsory subject for recruits, and it is always the first.

Even now that we have entered the age of hot weapons, the two armies will no longer line up in a neat queue to fire a salvo or charge when fighting, but queue training is still indispensable, because it can fundamentally change a person, it can turn a worker, a peasant, a student or a small citizen into a qualified soldier, into a part of the killing machine of the army.

To put it bluntly, boring queue training can erase the soldier's self-will to the greatest extent, but it can strengthen the collective will to the greatest extent, and over time the soldiers will develop a habit of almost conditioned reflex, when the army acts collectively, the soldiers will no longer think independently, but will only mechanically obey orders.

What does it mean to be well-trained? It's called being trained.

What is called discipline, this is called discipline.

Discipline is not spoken, but practiced.

Of course, basic queue training cannot be carried out in a unified manner, and the 500 recruits can only be trained separately in platoons, and Xu Shijiu asked from the division headquarters a few captain-level officers from the Central Military Academy, these captain-level officers have just graduated from the Central Military Academy, and they have zero experience in leading troops, but it is more than enough to engage in queue training.

In one morning, I only practiced standing upright, taking a short rest, and saluting.

Even so, there are still many recruits who have not learned, let him stand upright, let him rest for a while, let him rest for a while, let him salute but use his left hand, a few lieutenants from the Central Military Academy will not be polite, the action is wrong, pick up the whip and slash the head and cover the face, and as a result, many recruits lie down directly.

It's really lying down, but it's not pretending to be dead and trying to get by.

I have to admit that the physical fitness of the Chinese people at that time was indeed too poor, and the 500 recruits who supplied the 19th Brigade could be regarded as one out of ten, but all of them had prominent cheekbones, vegetable faces, and ribs were more clearly visible when they took off their clothes, and their two thighs were even thinner than Little Japan's arms.

This physical condition, if you are a little ruthless, you will be directly wasted.

But Xu Shijiu can't return these recruits, even if he retreats, Feng Shengfa can't turn out stronger recruits, so he can only strengthen the food, as long as these recruits can fill their stomachs every day, within two or three months, they will become stronger, in addition, they have to replenish oil and water, otherwise it will be difficult to withstand the high-intensity queue training.

At the east gate of Shashi, the old camel is purchasing vegetables in the bazaar.

The old camel's surname is Luo, in the early years, he was a tiger general under Sun Yuanliang's account, Sun Yuanliang was still a small company commander in the Central Guard Division, he was already a platoon commander, but during the Northern Expedition, the old camel's knee was injured, and the person was abolished, and since then he has changed careers to become a cooking squad leader.

The army was absorbed, and the old camel became the cooking squad leader of the 19th Brigade again.

The old camel was followed by two men, each pushing a wheelbarrow, which was already full of cabbage, potatoes, sweet potatoes and so on, but the old camel was still not satisfied, and turned into a pork shop, and when the old camel came out of the butcher shop, there were already several butcher shop guys behind him, carrying the whole whole batch of pork to the cart.

This scene was clearly seen by Li Shouqing, the commander of the 3rd Battalion of the 348th Regiment not far away.

Yesterday, the cooking squad leader of the 3rd Battalion reported to Li Shouqing that the 19th Brigade eats meat every day, Li Shouqing still doesn't believe it, but today he saw with his own eyes that the 19th Brigade on the dog day really eats meat every day, and there is no natural reason, why does the 19th Brigade have meat to eat, and other battalions can only gnaw vegetables every day? The division seat is also too eccentric.

When Li Shouqing returned to the regiment headquarters, he quarreled with Li Song, the commander of the 348th regiment, and Li Song was also angry when he heard it, so he picked up several other regiment commanders and came to the division headquarters to quarrel with Feng Shengfa

"Master, why does the 19th Brigade have meat to eat every day, so we can only nibble on the head of the vegetable nest?"

"That's it, you don't have such eccentricity, we are the main force of the 58th Division."

"Master, this matter has spread, but the brothers below are no longer there, what do you say?"

Several regiment leaders were furious, Feng Shengfa became angry when he heard it, and he glared at the bull's eye and scolded: "What are you arguing about, what are you arguing about, you guys are stunned, can't you rebel?" After a pause, Feng Shengfa said angrily, "If you can also get more than 100,000 or 200,000 US dollars for the teacher, I will also let your group eat meat every day, hum"

Several regiment commanders were dumb in an instant, and they remembered that if Xu Nineteen hadn't gone to Hankou and cheated 500,000 US dollars from those stupid worms' pockets, the more than 18,000 brothers of the 74th Army would have drunk the northwest wind, and they rushed here, and it is indeed not an exaggeration for the 19th Brigade to eat big fish and meat every day, and people do have this qualification.

However, as the old saying goes, you don't suffer from poverty but unevenness, and several regiment commanders still can't get along with this tone.

"The division, the officers and men of the same 58th Division, it is indeed not appropriate to engage in specialization, and after a long time, the officers and men of the 19th Brigade will inevitably develop squeamishness, and other units will inevitably become resentful, which is not conducive to unity." Chief of Staff Yang Shaoren stood up to play a round, but he was actually adding fuel to the fire, "Why don't you restrain the 19th Brigade?" ”

"What to restrict, what is there to restrict?" Feng Shengfa said coldly, "If you have the ability, you should eat meat." ”

As soon as the words landed, several regiment commanders were furious again, and Li Song said unhappily: "In terms of making money, we are not as good as Xu Shijiu, but in terms of leading troops and fighting, we may not lose to him." ”

The rest of the regiment commanders also clamored and were very unconvinced.

"What, not convinced?" Feng Shengfa was secretly happy in his heart, but said coldly on the surface, "Okay, don't say that I, the division commander, didn't give you a chance, today Lao Tzu stacked the words here, two months later, each main regiment will send out a battalion to fight with the 19th Brigade, as long as you can win the 19th Brigade, the food standard will be on par with the 19th Brigade."

"Master, that's what you said."

"A gentleman's word, a quick horse and a whip"

"Haha, we have eaten this meat in the 343rd regiment"

"It's all two shoulders and a head, who is afraid of whom?"

Several regiment commanders were overjoyed when they heard this, and they went in high spirits.

Yang Shaoren took care of his heart and said: "Master, as soon as the news spreads, the training enthusiasm of each regiment is there, and the training level will definitely be able to go to a higher level, but after all, the main regiments have been training for more than a month, and the 19th Brigade has only been training for three days, and the 19th Brigade will undoubtedly lose in the competition. ”

Feng Shengfa touched his nose and sneered, "Did I say that I would compete in the queue in two months?" ”

Yang Shaoren was stunned when he heard this, and said in a low voice: "Master, didn't you just say that you should let the main forces ......?"

"I said that each main regiment should choose a battalion to fight in the ring with the 19th Brigade, but I didn't say that it would compete in the queue." Feng Shengfa showed a sly smile on his face, and then said, "Fighting in the ring, competing in the queue is only one aspect, in addition to the queue, there must also be training subjects such as shooting, stabbing, and weight-bearing marching, and there must be a confrontation exercise. ”

Yang Shaoren was dumbfounded, and whispered: "Master, this doesn't seem fair, right?" ”

This is indeed very unfair, the 19th Brigade has 500 veterans of 1,000 people, more than half of the veterans, and the veterans of other main regiments account for 20% at most.

"Fair?" Feng Shengfa said suddenly, "There has never been fairness in this shijie. ”

Walking to the map, Feng Shengfa said again: "When you get to the battlefield, will Little Japan tell you fairness, will Little Japan be open to you because of your lack of veterans and lack of training, and will your subordinates be merciful?" ”

At the recruit training camp of the 19th Brigade, the recruits are having lunch.

Today's lunch is as rich as ever, in addition to six white flour steamed buns per person, a bowl of porridge, and half a small bowl of braised pork per person, since these recruits have come to be soldiers, their family background is not much better, before joining the army, it is likely that they have not even tasted the taste of meat, and the three days after entering the 19th Brigade are the most delicious three days in their lives.

Xu Shijiu put his hands behind his back, walked through the middle of the recruits' eggs, and asked loudly, "Is the meat delicious?" ”

"Delicious," replied the five hundred recruits in unison, the old camel was a good worker, and the meat was indeed delicious.

Xu Shijiu smiled slightly, and then asked, "Is that enough to eat?" ”

"Not enough," the five hundred recruits replied again in unison.

"Would you like to eat more meat?" Xu Nineteen asked again.

"Think" the five hundred recruits were suddenly ecstatic.

"Okay, starting tomorrow, let's change the rules of eating meat." Xu Shijiu restrained his smile, and finally showed his hideous fangs, and then said, "Starting tomorrow, the training will be increased, but if anyone completes the training on time, he can eat openly, eat braised pork, and if he can't finish it, he will have no meat to eat from tomorrow." ”

The five hundred recruits were in an uproar and shouted, "This is not fair. ”

"Don't tell me anything fair, there has never been fairness in this shijie" Xu Shijiu said with a cruel smile, "If you have the ability, you should eat and drink spicy, and if you don't have the ability, you should be hungry." ”