On July 15, the fifth year of Tianzheng (1577), in the new barracks outside Maple Mountain City, the newly recruited soldiers of Junling Bei were training profusely. But their instructor's identity at the moment was a bit special - he was none other than
The young master of the Yuqiu family, the commander of the first company of Junlingbei, and the major serving as the general Yu Qiu Shang.
Yu Qiu Shang was dressed in military uniform, standing upright, issuing commands skillfully, and watching the square formation in front of him changing formations in an orderly manner. As long as he was a soldier who came out of the Hongye Army's recruit camp, even if he knew nothing else,
But the queue exercises must be flawless - otherwise he would have been exhausted from the push-ups.
After the queue change, the next project was the individual soldier's marksmanship drill. Unlike other company commanders, Yu Qiu Shang did not assign the guidance of the marksmanship drill to the unified instructor group of the Hongye Army, but shuttled around the school grounds in person
, observe whether there is anything inappropriate in the movements of each spearman, and provide guidance.
However, as Yu Qiu Shang watched, his expression became more and more solemn. At first, he carefully adjusted the postures of the spearmen, but after adjusting for a long time, he discovered a problem. So he quickly circled around the spear formation.
After a few rounds, he gave the order to assemble and stood in front of the formation to lecture the 200 recruits in his company.
"There's nothing wrong with the movements, but I'm always not decisive enough when stabbing with the spear." Yu Qiu Shang pointed out the problems of these recruits sharply.
"Young Master, these are recruits who have never seen blood, so hesitation is inevitable." Genzaburo Sanada, who was accompanying Yu Qiu Shang, explained in relief, earning grateful looks from the trembling recruits.
"On the battlefield, you and I live and die. If you hesitate, you will be the one who dies." Yu Qiu Shang has been fighting on the line between life and death for many years, and has already gained experience about this. "Soon we will go to the Great War to fight the rebellion. At this level
But that’s not possible. You can’t even stab the air decisively, how can you stab the enemy?”
"Come on." After Yu Qiu Shang thought for a while, he came up with a training method. He pushed back a few steps to leave some space, and then he took out the saber from the scabbard, "You guys
One by one, they came over to train with me and stab me."
"Huh?" Gensaburo Sanada and Genjiro Sanada couldn't help but exclaimed. Due to the strict military regulations of the Hongye Army, the recruits did not dare to make any noise during the formation, but their incredible eyes were enough to express their surprise and
panic.
"Practice until you dare to stab me. If you dare to stab me, you won't be too timid on the battlefield." Yu Qiu Shang gave his own explanation, and then pointed the knife at the person standing in the first row in front of him on the left.
Lancer, "You start first, come on."
The spearman was stunned when he heard this and did not dare to move.
"First row, first row!" Yu Qiu Shang shouted loudly.
"Here we come!" the pikeman responded loudly like a reflex.
"Five steps forward - go!" Yu Qiu Shang gave the next order.
After many days of training, these recruits have developed the habit of executing orders immediately. Their legs were not controlled by the brain, and they strode forward. When he walked in front of Yu Qiu Shang, his forehead
The cold sweat on my face was already dripping down in streams.
"Young Master, how can you take such risks when you are a rich and noble man? The sword has no eyes after all..." Sanada Genzaburo was very frightened, but due to the majesty of Yu Qiu Shang, he did not dare to step forward to stop him, so he had to continue to persuade him from the side, but Yu
Qiu Shang was unmoved.
"Thrust!" After Yu Qiu Shang got into position, he ordered in a deep voice to the recruits in front of him.
The spearman's chest was heaving violently, and he was panting heavily. He was holding the spear in his hand and did not dare to make a move.
"Execute the order!" Yu Qiu Shang shouted again in a low voice.
As soon as the word "order" came out, no matter how frightened the recruit was, it was difficult to disobey the movements of the body. The recruit suddenly took a step forward and stabbed the air to the right of Yu Qiu Shang fiercely.
"Those who stab me, please don't stab me randomly." Yu Qiu Shang reminded in a deep voice with great dissatisfaction, "Put away the gun! Come again!"
The recruit's face was as pale as dirt at this moment, and he endured the huge pressure and stabbed Yu Qiu Shang with a weak spear. Yu Qiu Shang casually slashed with the back of his knife, knocking the spear directly to the ground.
"How can this work? Where is your strength? Is this how you have been training for several months?" Yu Qiu Shang casually picked up the spear, caught it and returned it to the recruit, "Strike hard! Don't hesitate!"
Seeing this, Genzaburo Sanada hurriedly winked at his younger brother, and Genjiro Sanada immediately ran away from them.
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After a while, when Sanada Genjiro led the high mountain reserve captain Mizuaki who was training not far away, he ran to the place where Yu Qiu Shang was training. Eight recruits had already passed the test and dared to fight without any scruples.
He stabbed Yu Qiu Shang fiercely, forcing Yu Qiu Shang into danger. The recruits who had passed the test were all trembling with fear, fearing that they had accidentally stabbed the young master.
"Young Master! Don't be like this! If something happens to you, how can I be worthy of His Highness!" Shui Yuanjing was so frightened that he hurriedly ran between Yu Qiu Shang and the spearman who was training, and pulled them both
Separated.
"Sir, I'm just training." Yu Qiu Shang was indifferent to Shui Atom Jing's nervousness and replied in a neither humble nor arrogant manner, "I am the commander of Junling Bei's first company, and training new recruits is my responsibility."
"But you are still the young master of the Yuqiu family, and there is no room for you to make any mistakes."
Yu Qiu Shang no longer remembers how many times Shui Atom Jing has repeated such commonplaces to him, nor does he remember that this is the dozens or hundreds of times people around him have said the same thing to him. And his reply, from beginning to end, is
That's what it means
"I don't live for others. I don't live for my identity as the young master of the Yuqiu family. I am who I am."
Yu Qiu Shang bowed respectfully to the Water Atom Sutra and replied, "I will not be tied down by others' expectations of the young master of the Yu Qiu family."
"You kid, why are you so ignorant even at such an old age?" Shui Yuanjing sighed. For some reason, he seemed to want to discuss this issue with Yu Qiu Shang this time, "Young Master, you are very capable and very knowledgeable.
With personality, you can live only for yourself, and we are all very happy for you. But how can it be so easy to live for yourself in this world?"
Out of respect for Shui Atom Jing, Yu Qiu Shang stood motionless at attention, listening to Shui Atom Jing's instructions. However, Shui Atom Jing could see that he obviously didn't listen. At this moment, the bugle call for lunch break
When the sound sounded, the recruits immediately turned their excited eyes to Shui Atom Jing. Shui Atom Jing shouted "dismissed", and all the recruits clapped their hands neatly. After shouting "dismissed", they started to fight for the land.
Run towards the military canteen.
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It has always been the tradition of the Red Leaf Army that the whole army eats together in the cafeteria. When Yu Qiuping has time to inspect the military camp, he will line up with everyone to get a meal, which undoubtedly gives the Ashugaru a lot more to talk about after dinner - "Dignified Hongye
Your Highness is still behind me!" And this system, which continues to this day, has also invisibly won the military morale for the leader. Therefore, Yu Qiu Shang always eats with everyone.
However, the situation seemed to have changed a bit today. When Yu Qiu Shang followed Sui Atomjing and the others to the cafeteria, he suddenly met the oncoming Naomasa Ii - he is now also a company member of the second company of Jinling Bei.
Longer.
"Young Master." Ii Naomasa leaned into Yu Qiu Shang's ear and whispered, "Miss Asai is here, waiting for you over there." As Ii Naomasa said, he quietly pointed to the gate of the military camp on the right.
Pointing to Yu Qiu Shang, he looked around and saw a small figure looking under the big tree at the door.
Yu Qiu Shang didn't ask "What is she here for?", nor did he say much. He just thanked Ii Naomasa and then walked quickly towards the door. Cha Cha saw Yu Qiu Shang coming from a distance, and immediately said with joy
He waved his little hand. A rare smile appeared on Yu Qiu Shang's face that was not easy to detect, but Chacha couldn't see it from such a long distance.
However, when Yu Qiu Shang gradually walked in and found that Chacha was holding a cloth bag containing a bento, his brows gradually wrinkled.
"Brother Shang'er!" Seeing Yu Qiu Shang sweating profusely, Cha Cha took out a handkerchief from her arms with some distress and stood on tiptoes to wipe the sweat from Yu Qiu Shang's face, "It's really hard work.
Training must be very tiring."
"Why are you here?" Yu Qiu Shang's eyes never left the cloth bag in Chacha's hand, and he had obviously guessed the purpose of Chacha's trip.
"The last time I came to see Brother Shang'er... I heard them say... that they can bring meals to the soldiers who are training." Chacha looked carefully at the many old men and women who were bringing lunch boxes by the gate, and then whispered
He hesitated and said, "So..."
"I made this bento for you!" Chacha spit out these words quickly, then raised her hands and held the box of bento to her chest, "I'm sure...it will definitely taste better than the one in the cafeteria! Brother Shang'er has practiced well
I’m so tired, so I must eat more.”
However, Yu Qiu Shang had no intention of reaching out to pick it up. Instead, he shook his head and said, "No."
"Huh?" Chacha was stunned when he heard this, and raised his head in astonishment.
"Officers always have to eat with the recruits. This is a tradition. I am here to train the recruits on the first day. I can't just start a small stove by myself." Yu Qiu Shang firmly pushed back the bento that Chacha held up.
, "You can keep it, I'll go back and eat it after dinner."
"But it gets cold at night... On such a hot day, the rice will be spoiled." Chacha pouted a little aggrievedly.
"That's not okay." Yu Qiu Shang remained unmoved, "As a young master, my identity is very sensitive. If I make special arrangements and refuse to eat in the canteen on the first day I come, what will the recruits think of me?
How will I manage the army in the future?"
"Well...that's it...I know...I was the one who was abrupt." Chacha was stunned when she heard this, and then whispered apologetically. She took the lunch back sensibly, lowered her head and buried her cheek in the shadow, trying to restrain herself.
She suppressed the tears in her eyes, but the awkward corners of her mouth still betrayed her emotions.
Chapter completed!