Li Bao, Zhang Bo and other Puzhou people also followed Zhu Ming to the cottage.

Along the way, Zhang Guangdao introduced the situation to them, explaining the origin of the village and how Zhu Ming suppressed the bandits in the first place.

Climbing the mountain to the village, more than 80 village warriors have arrived, which is the number of people after the expansion.

They work when they are busy with the farm, practice when they are not working, and their taxes are reduced accordingly. And will take turns to draw people from it, follow Zhang Guangdao to escort tea to Shaanxi to sell, escort goods to get wages.

"This is Isamu Mura?"

Li Bao's eyes widened.

More than half of the security guards are wearing rattan armor and rattan helmets. If it weren't for the fact that there were too few craftsmen weaving rattan armor, they would have all been dressed in armor, because the soaked rattan was more than enough.

And the weapons are also more formal than before.

Each squad has two shield players, one for the long player and one for the rattan player. Together with the captain, they form the backbone of the squad, and the wolf millers and pikemen belong to the cooperative forces.

The long hand holds a large shield made of hardwood with small pieces of iron nailed horizontally.

Only the most burly and strong can serve as a long player, and there is a three-pound iron bone hanging from his waist for backup. They are also fed the best, with one or two bites of meat per meal during training.

The rattan player has the most weapons, and in addition to the rattan shield, there is also a waist knife.

The waist knife is not hung on the waist, but is placed horizontally on the back of the shield, and can be drawn to kill the enemy as quickly as possible.

Like Qi Jiajun, the rattan player also has three javelins to throw before engaging the enemy.

If you encounter elite infantry in the future, it will be difficult for the wolf miller to be effective, and it is all up to the shield hand to attack and defend.

In particular, when the long weapons of the two sides poke together, they often reach a stalemate, and it is difficult to cause casualties after poking each other for a long time. This is where the long players need to stay on the line. The rattan player, on the other hand, swooped down and rushed through the middle ground with a knife, slashing the legs and feet of the enemy in the front row.

The squad leader is of course the real core, and their weapon is a spear with a pennant at the head of the spear. In addition, each squad leader must carry a bow and arrow, and must know marksmanship, archery, and tactical command.

"Jingdong is very chaotic, and Hanzhong is not very peaceful," Zhu Ming sighed, "The harsh taxes and miscellaneous taxes are getting heavier and heavier, and the people in the Golden Gorge have been in turmoil. Daming Village is thriving day by day, and the village must be trained to defend its hometown. ”

Li Bao and Zhang Bo are both from Shandong, and they are deeply impressed by this.

If there is any village in Shandong that does not train strong men to protect their homes, sooner or later they will be patronized by thieves.

It's just that those village warriors in Shandong really don't have a large area of armor...... Even if it's just rattan armor.

Zhu Mingxun sat down on a chair and ordered, "Let's start." ”

Zhang Guangdao rode to the front of the school field, and with an order, Mura Yong quickly lined up.

At the beginning, the mandarin duck array was practiced, and then it changed to a two-ritual array.

When the formation of the two ceremonial arrays, the squad leader stands in the center of the front row, and the shield bearer is on his left and right. Two wolf millers are outside, two pikemen are inside, and the remaining two pikemen and two palladium boring hands are behind. Compared with the Mandarin Duck Array, the battle width of the Liangyi Array was directly doubled.

Immediately, the village warriors changed into a three-talent formation, and the combat width of the troops increased again. Except for the two palladium boring men who were in the back, the rest of the soldiers were all killed in the front row.

In addition, there is a small three-talent array, which is to divide the mandarin duck array into two and use it.

Each formation change is to cope with different situations, and adjustments are made according to the situation of the enemy army and the terrain. It can adapt to various terrains such as slopes, valleys, fields, river beaches, flat land, lanes, etc., no matter what situation is encountered, as long as the team leader's tactics are adjusted quickly, he can fight more and less in local space.

After the various formations were drilled, the confrontation drill began.

The javelins have all been removed, and as the two squads approach, the squad leader shoots with a bow and arrow (without arrows), and the rattan player throws the javelin one after another.

Two arrows and three javelins were thrown, and the vine armor of the soldiers on both sides had white spots of lime.

In the process of advancing, the two sides changed their formations almost simultaneously, turning into the three-talent formation with the widest width. The wolf mill and the spear poke at each other, poking back and forth and making it difficult to break through.

The rattan player drew his sword, raised his round shield to protect his head, and rushed forward in a half-crouched position. At this time, the long weapons were all mixed together, and there was no way to poke downward, and the rattan player rushed over and cut off his legs and feet.

The palladium boring player who is in charge of guarding immediately fills the position of the rattan player and pokes the boring palladium at the enemy rattan player who kills him.

"What kind of military formation is this?" Zhang Bo was extremely surprised, he not only read the book of soldiers, but also studied the formation of the Great Song Dynasty.

Zhu Ming smiled: "Mandarin duck array." ”

Zhang Bo thought for a while and asked, "How to resist the cavalry?" ”

Zhu Ming shook his head: "On the Great Plains, the Mandarin Duck Formation is very useful, not to mention resisting the cavalry, even the ordinary infantry army is difficult to fight, and it can only be used as a small force to win by surprise." The real use of the mandarin duck array is to use it in complex terrain such as lanes, valleys, mountains, and fields. ”

Li Bao said: "It is just enough in this Hanzhong. ”

Zhu Ming said: "If a large number of thieves come to invade, each squad will also be equipped with soldiers. The soldiers are responsible for cutting off the ears and acting as the head, and the military merits belong to the entire team, and the soldiers will also write them down if they are particularly brave. In times of emergency, the men will also go into battle. Further behind, there will also be crossbowmen to follow the mandarin duck formation. ”

Zhang Bo said: "This array can be dedicated to the imperial court, and it will be rewarded by the imperial court." ”

Zhu Ming said with a smile: "The main battlefield of the Great Song Dynasty is in the north, even if there is a suitable place for the Mandarin Duck Formation in the north, but are the court monarchs really willing to adopt it?" What they are unwilling to change, at least the civil servants are too lazy to change. ”

Zhang Bo wanted to speak and stopped, and it seemed that this was indeed the case.

The confrontation exercise has ended, and the villagers are conducting a technical drill.

There are many wooden shelves in front of them, and under the wooden frames, high and low, some wooden balls are hung with ropes. The spearman pokes at the balls, simulating the attack on the enemy's neck, crotch, and other vital points.

There were also some bamboo poles hanging from them, dangling around, and the wolf millers did not poke and prick, but stirred the bamboo poles. The palladium boring hand pushes away the bamboo pole, or rotates the boring palladium to stir the bamboo pole. Their duty is not to kill the enemy, but to interfere with and stop the enemy.

Rattan players practice fighting in pairs, sometimes with pikemen, or javelin throwing.

The long player plays the big shield all the time, and needs to play the big shield to the fullest. They usually have the heaviest physical training tasks, even at home to lift stone locks, and there are food subsidies during the non-training season. When it comes to danger, or when attacking the city, they need to attack and smash people with iron bones.

Zhu Ming called Zhang Guangdao and said approvingly: "I have practiced very well, I have not slacked off these days, and each person will be rewarded with two hundred Wen." ”

Zhang Guangdao said with a smile: "You can't practice like this, every time I go to Shaanxi to sell tea, I take turns to send a group to follow." There were bandits everywhere along the way, and they had more or less seen blood, so there was a fierce aura on their bodies. ”

"It's a good idea to see the blood." Zhu Ming was even more satisfied.

Zhang Guangdao said in a low voice: "I proposed to smuggle tea, but not only to make money, but to train soldiers is the real purpose." After climbing mountains and mountains all year round, his temperament can be calmed down, and he is more willing to obey commands, and he has also exercised his ability to march in mountainous areas. ”

Zhu Ming said with a smile: "Third Brother Zhang has the talent of a general. ”

After watching some exercises, Zhang Guangdao began to learn martial arts with Li Bao and Zhang Bo.

Li Bao is really still in the development period, in addition to winning in riding and archery, he can only draw with Zhang Guangdao in flat archery, and the rest of the martial arts are all defeated by Zhang Guangdao.

And Zhang Bo is only good at swordsmanship, and his riding skills are not bad, more like a ranger, and his martial arts will suffer a lot on the battlefield.

"Third Brother Zhang is really a good man!" Li Bao was convinced.

Zhang Guangdao said: "Your riding skills are amazing, how did you practice it?" ”

Li Bao said: "There are many horse breeders in Jingdong, and the imperial court horse politics has harmed the people very badly. But I got the advantage of riding my family's pony at a young age, and I can be said to have grown up on horseback. ”

"No wonder," Zhang Guangdao said to Zhu Ming, "The three brothers Li are so good at riding that even Chen Ziyi can't compare to him." ”

Zhu Ming said with a smile: "If you join the army, you will be a cavalry general." ”

But in history, how did Li Bao become an admiral? This old man has never even seen the sea now.

Although Zhang Bo was inferior to others in various skills, he didn't think about practicing martial arts, he was more interested in the Mandarin Duck Formation. After the discussion, he pulled Zhang Guangdao to ask for the tricks of the formation, and even squatted down to draw a picture with a stone to understand.

After mixing in the cottage for a long time, Zhu Ming went down the mountain to inspect the village.

Zhang Bo was born in a big family, and Li Bao and his brother-in-law Liu Kui are also considered wealthy families in the village. Although they have feelings, they are still on the surface.

Only Yang Pu, the thief of chickens and dogs, was shocked after visiting the village.

Yang Pu is a real bitter background, and he can perceive the special nature of Daming Village from the expressions of the villagers.

Most of the peasants on Jingdong Road are relatively wooden, and they are "simple" in the literati's writings, and many famous ministers have commented on the peasants in Shandong. But once they are forced to be in a hurry, the peasants of Shandong will become fierce again, turning into thieves and plundering all directions.

Daming Village is different, the villagers are full of vitality and have a passion for life.

For Yang Pu, this is a real paradise. If he settles down in Daming Village, he will never steal again, he is willing to work hard honestly, and then ask for a wife and a baby to live a stable life.

That kind of life must be very comfortable, and it is nothing to be tired and tired.

After walking for a while, Yang Pu finally couldn't help but ask: "Xianggong, can I settle in the village in the future?" ”

"What do you think about this?" Zhu Ming asked.

Yang Pu said: "It's very good here, it's better than the countryside in Puzhou. I plan to open up the wasteland and plant more than a dozen acres of land, and then ask for a diligent mother-in-law, then there will be nothing missing. ”

"Good ambition." Zhu Ming laughed.

That's how Yang Pu's pursuit is, to be a small landlord or yeoman farmer. He really didn't want to be a thief, otherwise he wouldn't have risked taking refuge in Zhu Ming.

Everyone paced all the way back, and when they passed the inn, Ling Gu Xu and other Yangzhou scholars came out of the inn to meet.

"Da Lang returned to his hometown, why didn't he send someone to tell him? When we got the news, we hurried here. Ling Gu Xu smiled.

(End of chapter)