Chapter 44: Tempered into Steel

Liu Xiyao, a tall and upright junior colonel, is a general in Li Guo's forward battalion, and today he is the leading general of these two or three hundred people, and he walks at the front of the team with a small order flag in his hand. When he is facing the Jiangtai, he will command the troops at any time according to the banner in the hands of Liu Zongmin, the general outpost, and when he turns his back to the Jiangtai, he will direct the advance and retreat of the team according to the sound of gongs and drums.

When he had already stepped into the river embankment, Liu Xiyao heard the sound of drums continuing to urgently urge the brigade forward, he and the soldiers were puzzled, afraid that Liu Zongmin did not see that the team had reached the edge of the river valley and could not move forward, Liu Xiyao knew that Liu Ye, the chief outpost, was short-tempered, and his own Li Jiangye was known as the second general of Thunderbolt, he did not dare not listen to the golden drum, but he doubted whether Liu Ye was mentally defeated by the ethanol brewing process.

The people marching in the procession looked at each other, some of them were bold enough to look back at the generals, and some of them were standing still, waiting for Liu Xiyao's order to stop advancing.

At this time, Liu Xiyao, the junior colonel, had already turned his head and looked at Liu Zongmin on the platform twice, but he only saw the order flag in Liu Zongmin's hand raised towards him, and he suddenly realized; before coming here, Li Jiangye repeatedly told himself to march in and retreat when he heard the drums, otherwise there would be no order to prohibit it, and the army would be a plate of loose sand; he turned around and pulled Li Qiang, who was also walking at the forefront of the team and hesitated, and waved the command flag held high in his hand in the posture of a general sentry, and loudly issued an order: "Go forward! Don't look back! Don't talk to each other! ”

The brigade of men and horses held bright blades, led by Liu Xiyao, Li Qiang and others, into the riverbed, and stepped on the egg-like gravel into the snowdrift without hesitation.

These snowdrifts have been here for a winter, and in some places the snow is already half a person's deep, and the shallow places can reach people's knees, and the bottom of the snow is very irregular pebbles, and it is quite difficult for the team to walk in them, and people are constantly falling into the snowdrifts, but those who fall will immediately get up and keep up with the group. There was a circle of people watching around the martial arts school, and they couldn't help but be dumbfounded when they saw this scene.

For the people marching in the ranks, the drums in their ears became more and more urgent, as if urging them to kill the enemy in battle, and Liu Xiyao, who led the army in front, walked at the front of the team with the order flag held high, and now no one dared to look back or turn their heads and ears, everyone faltered but moved forward very firmly.

The brigade stepped across the riverbed, adjusted the formation while walking one foot deep and one foot shallow, and continued to march hard towards the uneven river valley, until Li Qiang had almost reached the edge of the woods on the opposite bank, only to hear the sound of the gong, only to see the leader Liu Xiyao waving the command flag in his hand, and the brigade began to stand still and then turn back.

When the team returned, no one had fallen down because the snow had already been stepped out of the riverbed, and the formation was a little more neat. With the waving of Liu Zongmin's flag, the horizontal team turned into a three-way column, and it was not until they reached the front of the general platform that the drumming stopped abruptly, and the whole team stood still with the cessation of the drums.

Li Zicheng, the king of Chuang, walked off the stage with a cold face, first summoned his own general Li Qiang out of the ranks, kicked his personal general down, shouted loudly in front of the brigade to order Li Qiang to kneel, and then ordered Liu Xiyao and several of his personal lieutenants to kneel on the slippery ground with Li Qiang.

He glanced coldly at Li Qiang, Liu Xiyao and other generals who had been punished, and then looked at all the soldiers who participated in the drill, and for a while, there was no sound in the valley except for the whining wind. On the stage of the martial arts arena, the chief whistle Liu Zongmin held the Ling Qi in his hand and tightened his mouth without saying a word, Li Zicheng frowned and was silent, he remembered that night a few days ago, he went to visit his nephew who had just recovered from the arrow, and the two of them chatted until late and late with an open heart and no bottom line. It was at that time that his nephew Li Guo, who had always been quick to act and reluctant to speak, suddenly uncharacteristically talked to himself about himself, about the management of the army and the future direction of the army......

The rustling cold wind made everyone shiver. The cold wind suddenly lifted the big curtain on Li Zicheng's body, and he simply tore off the old sheepskin cloak wrapped around his body .......

In the solemn martial arts arena where people were standing, it was no longer the shouts of Shuofeng, but only Li Zicheng's heart-wrenching roar: "The day before yesterday, General Li Guo, who was seriously wounded, found me, and he told me that our army is not as good as the Xiliu Battalion, let alone a lion in a hundred battles! Since ancient times, the army that has always won has always respected the golden festival and the order; if the golden festival is not complete and the order is not strict, how can we win in the face of the enemy?"

I, Li Zicheng, also reprimanded him at that time, not believing his views on military training, but "Liu Xiyao!"

Li Zicheng shouted, Liu Xiyao kneeled two steps and prostrated himself on the ground, and then he heard Li Zicheng's loud voice: "Your general Li advised me that in training troops on weekdays, we must not only practice martial arts well, but also practice obeying orders; if everyone on the battlefield obeys orders, all the people can have one heart, and this one heart will be the heart of the main general, the courage of the main general, and the soul of the army! In this way, we will be able to win more with less, be invincible, and be invincible. ”

Li Zicheng felt that the effect of the scene was very good, so he continued to shout: "Shaking the mountain, I regret that the Yue family's army is in trouble! Your general Li actually has one more sentence that he has not told me; that is, our camp is not only inferior to the Xiliu battalion, but also inferior to the Yue family's army and the Qi family's army! The reason why they are invincible is because everyone can understand the order and understand the reason for the order to carry out the prohibition. If you fight against the enemy, if the golden festival does not stop, there will be a mountain of swords and a sea of fire in front of you, and you have to step on the sword and jump into the fire; if the gong does not stop, there will be a mountain of gold and silver in front of you, and you must immediately retreat......

The people standing in the cold wind were panting for breath at the moment, and everyone's eyes were bloodshot. Looking at the silent team in the school field, Li Zicheng lowered his voice a little and looked at Liu Zongmin, who was stunned: "If someone dares to look back when the drums are advancing, they must be beheaded immediately." It is not forgivable for the big and small leaders to disobey the order without any reason! Why should they be immediately beheaded if they violate the order? Because when the sound of killing is shaking the sky and the arrows are raining down, one person will look back on it, and the leader's actions are most likely to shake the morale of the army! Especially your leader, the eyes of the brothers are watching you and you!"

Li Zicheng's angular face showed a hideous look, "Your vacillation is more important to the whole army, so those who violate the order must be killed!"

He looked at Li Qiang, Liu Xiyao and the others coldly, and then said for a long time: "I didn't say anything today, it's my fault! Today, everyone thinks that it's just a drill, not a battle, and besides, I didn't give three orders beforehand, so I won't be seriously responsible." However, in the future, as long as the drums are beaten in the drills, and there are those who privately review the heads and ears, they will definitely beat the military sticks! Everyone must remember to be reliable, get up for me, and continue to practice!"