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Chapter 56: Prepare for War (3)

PS: First update.

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In the evening, by the bamboo forest in the north.

Each of the 130 young and strong men cut down a long bamboo, while Sun Bin checked it one by one.

You should know that this bamboo gun is also of particular importance, and the thickness must be appropriate.

Too thick, it is not conducive to holding both hands.

Too thin, easy to break.

In the blink of an eye, after the inspection, Sun Bin nodded with satisfaction: "Very good, the bamboos that everyone cut meet the requirements. Let's see, I'm looking at me like this, sharpening one end of each bamboo, and the length is two meters long, not too much or less, do you understand?"

"Understood."

This thing is very simple. The young and strong men used hatchets to do it. After a while, a bamboo gun was freshly released.

Sun Bin strictly checked one by one, then said happily: "Very good, let me form everyone. Five people are one team, ten people are one, forty people are one row, and one row is one single officer and one personal guard. Just like the robber team and the crossbow team, everyone will form themselves and choose the leader."

"Ah," the young and strong people agreed one after another, and soon the group was completed and the convincing people were selected to lead the way.

In the first row, the platoon leader is two tigers. Although they are only eighteen or nineteen years old, they are strong and brave. They are said to have practiced martial arts since childhood and have no rivals among their peers in the town.

In the second row, the platoon leader Cui Cheng, who is in his thirties, is a blacksmith in the town. He has strong muscles and a cheeky face, which looks very powerful.

The third row is long and fast, in his early twenties, slender and calm, and I heard that he is quite good at swordsmanship.

However, there were 42 people in each row, totaling three rows, and 130 people were vacant.

The four of them looked helpless: "Brother Sun, look, what should we do?"

"Simple." Sun Bin smiled and said, "You should stop using bamboo guns. Be my personal guards and my senior brother. You can use any weapon like any other."

"Okay." The four of them were also very happy, as long as they had something to do.

Sun Bin inspected the three rows of young and strong, found some shortcomings, and arranged it: "Everyone has made a good arrangement, but we need to adjust it. The first row is the main force against the enemy, and it is under the greatest pressure and the most dangerous. Therefore, it requires the most courageous and strongest person. If you think you are not good, just change it with the people behind you."

As soon as the words came, there was no movement in the first row. It was just that you looked at me and I looked at you, but no one was willing to move.

Sun Bin was stunned, then reacted and explained with a smile: "This has nothing to do with fear of death, it is just a need for war. Being strong is not brave. It will not only kill himself, but also implicate others. Do you understand?"

After saying this, there are only a few young and strong people who feel that they are not good enough to retire and make up for it by those who are consciously qualified later.

Now, Sun Bin looked at it and felt much more satisfied: "Very good. From now on, you will be a member of the Bamboo Gun Team. Please remember your own marshalling. Now go home and rest. Come here to train early tomorrow morning."

"Then let's go, come again tomorrow morning." When the young and strong men heard this, they dispersed with bamboo guns.

"Old Fang," Sun Bin walked towards Fang Che who was watching: "Everyone is still missing a shield, what are you doing?"

"Shield?" Fang Che said with a look of embarrassment: "This thing is only available in the army, but I have never seen it in the town. Otherwise, is the lid of the pot?"

Sweat! Sun Bin was speechless when he heard this. He took the pot and went to the battlefield. It would be better to hold it and not say anything.

"Junior brother," Pang Juan said, "You can use rattan cards. During the Shang Dynasty, this thing was used more often."

"Rickshaw card?" Sun Bin's eyes lit up: Yes, how did he forget the story of Zhuge Liang burning the vine armored soldiers? He said happily: "Senior brother has a good idea. Although the rattan cards are not as solid as copper shields and iron shields, they are better than nothing. Moreover, those robbers' bows and crossbows will not be too sharp, and using rattan cards is enough."

Fang Che said happily when he heard this: "That's simple. There are many things in the town. I'll ask someone to collect the rattan overnight and make sure everyone is on hand tomorrow evening."

"That's great," Sun Bin was overjoyed: "Then it's time for the labor camp to grow old."

"It's OK, it's OK." Old Fang hurriedly said, "That's it's getting late, let's leave too. You will rest at my house tonight and let me do my best to the landlords' friendship."

"Okay, that's disturbing Fang Lao." Sun Bin and Pang Juan nodded with a smile.

The three of them followed the brigade and Pang Juan suddenly remembered something and scratched his head and said, "Junior brother, we haven't gone back tonight. Are the teacher worried?"

"It's okay." Sun Bin said without hesitation: "When the teacher saw that we didn't go back, he will definitely send someone to find him tomorrow."

"That's right." Pang Juan also felt relieved.

The next day, morning.

On the open space beside the bamboo forest, three rows of young and strong men lined up with each other, and bamboo guns were like forests.

In front of the formation, Sun Bin glanced at everyone solemnly and said lightly: "Everyone should be able to distinguish between front, back, left and right?"

"Of course this is OK."

"That's right, I can't tell the difference between the front, back, left and right, isn't that a fool?"

...

Everyone burst into laughter.

"That's good." Sun Bin smiled slightly: "Now, I will teach you a few simple commands and actions, and you must read them carefully. If anyone makes a mistake later, don't blame our military law for being ruthless."

"Stand at attention. Stand straight with your legs, raise your chest and raise your head, hold your shield in your left hand, and raise your gun in your right hand, and do not move any recklessly. Of course, there is no shield now, you just think about having it."

"The team is aligned. Based on the first person on the left side of each row, everyone in the row is kept flush."

"Walk in step. Step on your left leg first, then on your right leg. The order should not be messed up, and you must be consistent with your companions on both sides."

"Prepare to catch the enemy. Abandon the shield and raise the bamboo gun diagonally, at an angle of about the height of the previous person's shoulder, ready to catch the enemy."

"Stack. When the enemy rushed up, the second and third rows remained motionless. The first row placed the bamboo guns flat. When they heard the order, they stabbed them out together, and then quickly retracted the guns."

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Sun Bin explained every move in detail, and the young and strong listened carefully. This was a desperate effort, and no one dared to be careless.

After about a quarter of an hour explaining the basic movements and commands, Sun Bin's face became stern: "Do you know the biggest difference between soldiers and mobs? That is military discipline. Therefore, you must remember your position firmly. If there is no order, even if you die, you must die in your own position. It is strictly forbidden to attack without authorization, and it is even more strictly forbidden to turn around and escape."

"On the battlefield, a person's failure to obey orders may lead to the failure of the entire war and kill countless robes. So, during training, I can allow you to make mistakes, but if you go to the battlefield, who dares not obey orders, there is only one result: no mercy! Moreover, my family expelled from Fenglin Town, Mr. Fang, is there any problem?"

Fang Che, who was watching from the side, had no choice but to stand up to the end at this time, and said solemnly: "Yes, who dares not follow the order? I will never let him go, do you understand?"

"I understand." The young men were filled with awesome heart.
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