Chapter Twenty-Seven: The Great Contest of the Whole Army
The Flyman followed the army all the way out of the cliff. As the Governor had expected, they did not dare to tear up the agreement on the spot, because the Governor drew them a pie that really seemed to smell it. The leader said that he would promote you next week, can you still pay attention to the leader's lace news this week? You can't. Colleagues have said that everyone will choose you tomorrow, can you be embarrassed to eat in the canteen with you at noon today? You're sorry. Therefore, the practice of human feelings, the law of human feelings, and being a man are all ranked first.
It took a whole hour, the army passed the natural danger without landing, and the governor looked back at the axe mountain and the Wamei mountain, and the majestic and majestic atmosphere of the two mountains made everything small.
"My lord, Kuchka sends the honorable driver away!" Kuchka arched his hands.
"Hello sir! This is a good name, but in the future, you will still call me chairman, I think the chairman is better! Ha ha! The Grand Governor glanced at him and said with a hippie smile.
"Huh? Old Ku, I don't know something! How did you climb the mountain wall with your bare hands without slipping? How? The Grand Governor asked nonchalantly, unsheathing the sword of atonement from behind him as he asked, and unloading the sackcloth he was holding in circles.
Kuchka was about to answer, and when he saw the sword body that exuded a soul-snatching purple aura and the hilt carved by the ghost's hand, he couldn't say anything in shock.
"Oh? This one? Do you know? The Governor handed him the sword, meaning that he could take it over and examine it carefully.
"This isβThis is the sword of atonement?" Kuchka trembled and fell to her knees, her hands held high above her head, and she took her sword. Zhou Yu saw that the inside of his palm was full of coin-sized cuticle suction cups, and it seemed that they were able to climb on the ground with this special evolution.
"Yo? What kind of etiquette is this? The Grand Governor wondered.
"Your Excellency knows that there are hundreds of tribes and tribes expelled from the Borderlands, large and small, who have been uprooted from their homes, hidden in their heads, unable to own their own land and prosperity, and living forever in curse and sin. When you see the sword of atonement, you must kneel, and we flies are the original sin tribe. Only the sword of atonement can forgive us and lift our curse! Kuchka said with tears in her eyes.
"Oh, how can I lift your curse?" The Metropolitan Governor asked matter-of-factly, he didn't like life to be unequal in his bones, and everyone had the right to pursue fairness, justice, and openness.
"My lord, please forgive us and forgive our sins!"
"My lord, please forgive us!!"
The flies all came down from the straight wall, neatly arranged, not to mention a thousand or so people. Seeing Kuchka leaning over, everyone was lying on the ground with their foreheads firmly pressed to the ground, and their mouths were silently reciting some kind of prayer, as if they were doing some kind of prayer religiously.
"Don't, don't, Kuchka, get up!" The Governor hurried to help him, but Kuchka said he would not stand up and fell to his knees.
"Lao Ku, you promised me to run this toll station well. I promise you to come back next time to atone for your sins, okay? The Governor had no choice but to sign a blank check with him.
"My lord, is this true?" Kuchka burst into tears and laughed like a child.
"If you violate this oath, the sky will thunder!" The Metropolitan Governor said firmly.
In the reluctant eyes of the fly people, most of the governors gradually drifted away.
"Governor, why don't you forgive their original sins?" Zhang Xianzhong leaned over and asked.
"Oh, I don't know yet!" The Metropolitan scratched his head.
I'm going to go! Zhang Xianzhong stumbled under his feet.
It is a smooth road after passing through the toll station of Fly Village, except that the weather is a little hotter, it is simply more beautiful than the scenery on both sides of Highway 55. The Metropolitan Governor is not in a hurry, anyway, the next stop is the Lich Pool, since the military food supply is still sufficient, it is also a good choice to train the troops while marching. In addition, Lu Bu's injuries had not healed, and the rapid march was not conducive to his recovery.
Every morning and evening, Zhou Yu wears a ring and holds a sword, practicing a set of swordsmanship adapted from the military body boxing himself. Not to mention, this is practiced every day, the waist doesn't hurt anymore, the legs don't cramp anymore, and the pain and pain stickers don't need to be pasted or anything, they are really two babies. At the same time, the Metropolitan Governor also came up with a good method of combining combat training, training during battle, and fighting during training, which was called "the whole army's great competition."
"Report to the Grand Governor! The finals of each battalion division have ended, and all five finalists have been released! Tuda shouted.
"I'll see!" The Grand Governor stepped out of the awning of the sand and stood in front of a neat line of five columns.
"In Tenglimu, Xialong Camp, meet the Grand Governor!"
"Xiaguan Huying Keqiu, meet the Grand Duke!"
"In Tanji, the Lower Leopard Camp, meet the Grand Governor!"
"In the lower lion camp in Valtu, meet the Grand Duke!"
"Xiaguan Wolf Camp Marshal, meet the Metropolitan Governor!"
Five sergeants with different colored headbands tied in front of their foreheads lined up and respectfully greeted Zhou Yu. There is nothing unusual about this big competition that the Metropolitan Governor came up with, each battalion voluntarily signed up, and then held a divisional selection competition, and each of them entered the final big competition, in order to increase the enthusiasm of the sergeants to participate in the competition, the reward for winning was also a rich status. Divisional champions will be promoted to the vanguard officers of each battalion, second only to the positions of commander and lieutenant commander; The overall champion of the competition will receive the honorary title of Gaba Ten Dan, the honorary title of the pacesetter of the competition, and the clan relatives will be exempted from taxation for three years.
"Good, very good!" The Metropolitan Governor paced two lines in front of the five men with his hands behind his back, his eyes fixed on the five handsome and capable teenagers.
"The final was divided into two parts, and you've all heard about it. The first part is a structured interview, and the second part is a martial arts. Well, let's start interviewing now. The five of you draw lots to determine the order, and one person appears, and the others avoid it. Do you understand the results that will be announced after the answer? The Governor raised his voice.
"Understood!"
"Go ahead!"
The number one draw was made by Vartu, a bronze-skinned, slightly skinny teenager. He walked to the exam venue without haste and sat down cross-legged. Opposite him were Hei Zhi Changzhi, Dadu Du and Xue Rengui, the qualifications of the examiner were also determined by lottery, Tuda, Jielang and Taishan did not participate in the application of the principle of pro-soldier avoidance, and Lu Bu did not participate in the lottery due to injury. Although the examination room is a little simple, the enthusiasm of the players, examiners and spectators is still very high. In the outer circle of the circular examination room, the commanders, deputy commanders, and centurions of each battalion stood in turn, and on the periphery were ordinary soldiers jumping in circles and looking inside.
The rules of the exam are very simple: 1. Each person has three questions and answers them on the spot. 2. Full score of 100 points, and the examiner will give points according to the answers, performance, and emotions. 3. Spectators outside the venue are not allowed to gamble. 4. No cheating, no plagiarism, no missing questions, and no help from the audience. Otherwise, the divisional ranking will be cancelled and demoted to Corporal James.
"Name?" Xue Rengui asked.
"Vartu!"
"Okay, listen to the question." After clarifying the identity of the candidate, Xue Rengui asked: "The enemy and I each have 5,000 troops, the enemy rides on my foot, and the battlefield is an open plain." How to deal with the battle? Vartu thought for a while and replied: "The cavalry charge is mostly horizontal or vertical, so our infantry battalion should be in a triangular formation to meet the enemy, with spearmen on the periphery, sword soldiers in the middle circle, and crossbowmen in the inner circle, to stabilize the formation and defend instead of attacking, once the enemy cavalry formation is cut open, a large number of enemy troops are stabbed or shot under the mounts, and then counterattack in layers." β
"Good!" Blacktooth Tsuneyuki gave him a thumbs up.
"Not bad!" Xue Rengui also nodded.
The Metropolitan Governor frowned and did not speak.
"Okay, listen to the question." The black tooth Changzhi asked: "The enemy army is defeated and retreats, and our army pursues. How can you tell if there is an ambush ahead? Valtu thought about this question for a long time, and it wasn't until Xue Rengui reminded him for the second time that he began to answer it.
"First, if the enemy retreats rather than exhausted or routed, the form of retreat must remain compact, orderly, and unhurried. Second, if the enemy is pursued close to a canyon, basin, forest, or a dangerous situation with water on three sides, nine times out of ten will change. Third, the battle between the enemy and us has not entered the stage of bloody and tragic battles, but only retreats after harassment, sneak attacks, attacks on grain and grass troops, and other tactical behaviors, which is very likely to lead the snake out of the hole. That's it! Valtu wiped the sweat from his forehead.
"Dwarf oil, not bad!" The Metropolitan Governor nodded first this time, followed by Xue Rengui and Hei Zhi Changzhi affirmatively disapproving, and the surrounding onlookers erupted in thunderous applause.
"The last question, please listen well!" The Metropolitan cleared his throat.
"How do you make a good commander?" As soon as the question of the Metropolitan Governor came out, the audience was in an uproar, this is a subjective question, and there is no fixed answer. Whether the answer is good or not, whether the score is more or less, it all depends on whether it is tempered with the examiner. Besides, the scope of this question stem was so wide that many soldiers couldn't help but shake their heads. Vartu, on the other hand, seemed to have been prepared beforehand, and quickly began to answer.
"Back to the Grand Governor, back to the examiners. I think that to be a good commander, you need to start from four aspects. First, we must take the lead, charge ahead in everything, not afraid of hardships and dangers, change from me to me, and establish correct values. Second, it is necessary to be sympathetic to subordinates, mingle with comrades-in-arms, not put on a show, and establish a correct concept of cooperation. Third, we must be down-to-earth, not be ambitious, look at the mountains high, fight according to our ability, and establish a correct view of human life. Fourth, we must use our brains to think, not use brute force or brute force, attach importance to the enemy strategically, look for shortcuts and breakthroughs in tactics, and establish a correct outlook on achievements. That's it! Valtu clenched his right fist and swung it down in the air.
"Good!"
"Yes, Vartu!" The crowd erupted in applause again.
The Governor shook his head. After the deliberation of the three examiners, Vartu scored 80 points. Everyone was a little surprised, but they also felt reasonable. The first player to appear may not be able to get a high score easily, after all, the examiner is still watching.
The next to appear in turn were Tanji, Keqiu, and Teng Limu, and the content of the three people's answers was basically decent and similar, and the soldiers of each battalion on the side of the venue were standing and cheering for the contestants of their own team, so the cheers were endless, in stark contrast to the increasingly ugly face of the Metropolitan Governor.
The last one to appear was Bang Shuai, the champion from the wolf camp and Taishan's personal bodyguard, he looked to be the eldest of the five, with a neatly trimmed beard, a strong upper body with powerful holes, and sparkling eyes, obviously having seen the world.
In the first question, Bang Shuai answered very unexpectedly: "Water is impermanent, soldiers are impermanent, is it feasible to use spearmen against cavalry, and bows and crossbows against cavalry?" Feasible! But only if the enemy's cavalry is a fool, you use a gun and he uses a knife, you can shoot arrows, he can't shoot arrows. Dare to ask the generals, is it possible? If the enemy's cavalry is also a bow and crossbow with an extended weapon, how to fight? Bang Shuai spread his hands.
The Metropolitan Governor rubbed his chin with interest, smiled and asked, "Bang Shuai, right?" It's kind of interesting, so how do you say to fight? β
"Surrender!" Bang Shuai shouted categorically. "Surrender, whether the enemy wants to capture our army or slaughter our army, he must slow down and approach us, which loses the greatest advantage of cavalry - impact. At the same time, I also relaxed my vigilance. At this time, you can fight back, you can fight! Bang Shuai replied confidently.
"Good! Very good! The Grand Governor stood up and applauded.
On the second question, how to tell whether a poor man is a decoy or a decoy, Bang Shuai replied: "It's very simple, look at the dead and wounded. The enemy ran away without any death, which definitely lured me deeper. Nine times out of ten, the enemy is dead before they run, and it can't be a decoy. Follow up and annihilate on the spot, don't think about it. β
This time, the three examiners looked at each other and nodded in unison.
The third question is this question specially selected by the Metropolitan Governor in order to select outstanding military talents. Zhou Yu was very interested at this time to see how this marshal answered.
"How do you make a good commander? It's very simple, just four words. β
"Oh? What are the four words? "The Grand Governor was curious.
"Execute the order!" Bang Shuai shouted.
"Oh? That's it? β
"That's enough!"
"Then you explain!" The Governor couldn't help but stand up, walked over to Bang Shuai, and looked at the big man carefully, wanting to hear what he had to say.
"Love soldiers, use brains, set an example, be hardworking, capable, and strategic, these are needless to say. Without these conditions, it is impossible to get to the level of the commander, that is, he has long been eliminated on the road. Since he has become a commander, if he wants to do a good job and do well, it is enough to obey the command and carry out the order. The Supreme Commander let him run, and he ran until he vomited blood; Let the sacrifice be held on until the last moment; Let the slaughter of the city, and don't blink your eyes. As for why, I think it's because each chess piece has to play its own role, I'm not you, I can't see that far, and I don't stand high enough, so sometimes I can't understand your intentions and purposes, so it's over! Ha ha! At this, Bang Shuai grinned and laughed.
The Governor patted him on the shoulder, as if to show encouragement, and everyone could not tell from his eyes whether he was satisfied or negative. However, the final score was the most intuitive, and Bang Shuai won the interview with a high score of 95 points, which made everyone sigh. A man who looks so rough and bold actually takes the lead in the link that requires delicate thought, can it not be surprising!
"Only he understands that it is the mission of a soldier to carry out orders or die in battle!" The Grand Governor muttered quietly.
The rules of the later martial arts link are very simple, five people play each other in a single round-robin, and three points are accumulated for victory and zero points for failure. The two top scorers in the round-robin went straight to the finals, and as expected, the finals were between Vartu and Bang Shuai. With the advantage of the score obtained in the structured interview session, as long as Bang Shuai is not knocked out by Vartu, he can basically guarantee the victory.
However, to everyone's surprise, Vartu was knocked out by Bang Shuai after three rounds and could only settle for the runner-up. Bang Shuai won the civil and military championships with undoubted results. At sunset, the Metropolitan Governor looked at the five people gilded with gold and was very satisfied, especially the champion Bang Shuai. In turn, he presented several people with a garba and a headband representing the vanguard.
When he walked in front of Bang Shuai, the Governor of Dadu said earnestly: "But let the dragon city fly and don't teach Hu Ma to do Yin Mountain!" Just this sentence is enough to see that the Metropolitan Governor has good intentions!