In the east garden of the Ye family's old house, sixty-six strong men stood in six teams. In front of them was a long tunnel. The excavated soil was piled on both sides of the tunnel. It was about one foot wide and eight feet long in total. There were two tunnels at both ends.

There is a white line marked with lime, then a slowly descending slope, extending to a flat road with a length of two feet in the middle. The depth of the earth barrier in the middle horizontal part is about seven feet.

Most of the strong men are farmers, and digging holes is probably the most adaptable part of their recent training. This work is completely within their comfort zone.

They were also very happy to have completed the tasks assigned by the class leader and were waiting for Pang Yu's praise.

In their guess, the three pots of meat on the wooden platform were one of the rewards for digging the pit.

"The digging was good," Pang Yu stood in the tunnel and took a look, then turned and whispered to Pang Ding behind him, "Next time Mr. Ruan comes, don't bring him to the East Garden."

Pang Ding responded quickly. He had dug a garden like this, and of course he was embarrassed to let Ruan Dacheng see it.

"Everyone has been standing here for a long time, we are going to add something new."

Pang Yu looked at his standing men, pointed to the wooden platform and said, "There are six teams here, but there are only three pots of meat."

The young men began to feel nervous. Although they still didn't know what Pang Yu really meant, their intuition told them that the three pots of meat were not a reward. They seemed to have really dug a big hole for themselves.

"There are six teams here, two teams form a group, and each group only has one piece of meat.

With more people and less meat, it’s hard to divide, so we have to hold a competition.

The two teams start from the white lines at both ends of the tunnel and move towards each other. Whichever team reaches the opposite white line first will get to eat the meat.

Not only does the loser get no meat to eat, but he also has to stand quietly next to the winner while he eats. After the winner finishes eating, the loser has to help them wash the dishes before they can eat their own rice."

After Pang Yu finished speaking, he glanced at the queue. The queue was quiet. After these few days of standing still training, these strong men were much more obedient than when they came.

But when they heard what Pang Yu said, their eyelids twitched.

"The portion of each pot is actually barely enough for two teams, but I only feed it to one team, the winning team. Why?"

Pang Yu faced the queue, paused for a moment, and then said loudly, "Because there is no second place on the battlefield! The winner wins all the rewards, and the loser gets nothing, not even his life. This is the truth that you must always keep in mind from now on.

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After Pang Yu finished speaking, he waved to Xu Lengzi on the stage. Xu Lengzi opened an hourglass and sand poured out continuously from his mouth.

"Before the hourglass ends, each team can freely discuss strategies and disband."

A group of strong men were stunned for a while after hearing this. The six teams were just divided into groups yesterday. Although each team lived in the same room, many people could not name each other and there was no leader at all.

Each team hesitated and finally formed a group. They knew at least that they couldn't be heard by their opponents, so their deliberations were not loud. Pang Yu walked around among the teams, observing the members of each team.

When Pang Yu walked to the side of the first team, he reminded, "The first team and the second team are the first to compete. You should pay attention to the hourglass."

The people in the first team all looked up to look at the hourglass on the stage. Pang Yu didn't have any timekeeping tools, so he borrowed this hourglass from the Yin Yang official.

As the strongest man in the first team spoke, he took off his shirt, revealing his muscular upper body, and cursed, "There's nothing to discuss. Just rush over there. If anyone blocks me from eating meat, I'll tear him alive."

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Pang Yu had already recognized him. His name was Yao Dongshan. He was one of the two stonemasons in the first batch. He was engaged in transportation in the stone quarry and was much stronger than the others. He was delivering stones to the city that day and happened to meet Pang Yu.

Yu's job fair, so he stayed.

The reason Pang Yu had an impression of him was that when he came back from buying pigs yesterday, a pig refused to enter the pen. Yao Dongshan picked up the pig's hind legs and threw it in casually.

Most of the other people in the first team were farmers and could not make any suggestions for this kind of collective action. A group of people looked at each other in confusion and wasted time.

Pang Yu turned around and walked to the second team. He leaned over to listen and saw that everyone in the second team was also chatting and making some noise.

"Just rush, one against one, don't hold anyone back, I'm not afraid of anyone anyway."

"This width can only accommodate five people. If one can't do it one against one, it has to be two against two."

"There are eleven people in our team. Let me do the math. How should we line up in two teams..." Pang Yu waited for a while, but the man still couldn't solve the first-grade arithmetic problem. The others did not wait for him and continued to discuss randomly.

, Pang Yu couldn't help shaking her head and raising her feet to leave.

At this moment, a voice inside said, "Did you hear clearly what Pantou Pang said?

Only when everyone in a team passes the white line on the opposite side can you get meat. Even if you win one on one, two on two, it will be useless. Winning or losing is calculated according to the team, just like a boat race. A team is a boat, and winning is

If the whole boat wins, the whole boat loses if it loses. There is no reason for two boatmen to win."

The voice was not loud, but it could be heard clearly by everyone in the team. Pang Yu stopped immediately after hearing it and waited patiently for the man's next words.

Others in the second team were also attracted by his words, and one person urged him to come up with an idea quickly.

The voice continued, "We can do this..." Others unconsciously gathered around the man. Pang Yu glanced over the shoulder of a strong man. The man who spoke was a farmer in his mid-twenties, with an ordinary appearance.

If people remember him, Pang Yu will not remember his name.

At this time, he took off his shirt, his skin was dark, and although he was thin, he was not weak. He patiently deployed to a group of teammates in a low voice, his voice calm and without any anxiety.

The purpose of Pang Yu's design of various competitions is, firstly, to hone their team spirit, secondly, their ability to understand orders, and thirdly, their ability to formulate plans and execute them. Pang Yu can observe the characteristics of each team member during the process.

There is no doubt that people with potential will always stand out under the stimulation of competition.

After Pang Yu remembered this person's face, he walked to the next group.

…"Dong dong dong" three drum sounds.

He came to the middle of the tunnel. The first team and the second team were already in position on the white lines at both ends. The two teams coincidentally formed a three-row formation.

Only Yao Dongshan was shirtless in the first team, while everyone in the second team was shirtless.

At this time, both teams were eager to try, and everyone wanted to win the game, not to mention they were all young men.

Xu Lengzi and Pang Ding each raised a small red flag at the white line and acted as referees. If all teams from one team arrived, they would raise the flag to signal.

They are also the last two fast players left here. Pang Yu is trying his best to reduce the contact between the two teams. Xu Lengzi and Pang Ding are planning to be placed in the capture team in the future, but they will not stay in the strong team.

Pang Yu raised his hand to the drummer on the wooden platform. There were now a total of sixty-nine people in the strong squad, which could not be divided equally into six teams. Pang Yu picked three to be flag drummers. Unfortunately, the flag was not ready yet, so all three

Playing drums and trumpets.

What was even more shabby was that the only drum was an opera drum borrowed from Ruan Dacheng. It sounded a little crisp and clear without the chilling sound of a war drum, but Pang Yu couldn't care less. It was better than nothing.

The hand fell down, and the drum beat started at a slow rhythm. Pang Yu's hand carried the rhythm in the air for a while. The drummer was quite talented and mastered the rhythm well.

Pang Yu didn't know how the war drum was used, but from his understanding, it should be used to control the pace and the emotions of the soldiers. Anyway, it must be used if there is a war.

Using drum accompaniment during such competitions can help the strong class get used to the drum beats.

The two groups of people in the tunnel shouted loudly at the same time and rushed towards the opposite side. Pang Yu didn't bother to direct the drummer anymore and turned back to carefully observe the battle situation.

Yao Dongshan took the lead and continued to accelerate by taking advantage of the slope. Other teammates could not catch up, and the formation was long and chaotic.

The second team gathered together and ran slowly, with the dark-skinned farmer running at the end, shouting slogans and occasionally reminding them of acceleration and deceleration.

As soon as the second team reached the end of their own ramp, Yao Dongshan had already run across the straight section in the middle of the tunnel and crashed into the second team's formation with great force.

The first row of the second team suddenly fell on their backs, and three people were knocked over by Yao Dongshan. Then Yao Dongshan roared and waved his hands wildly. No one in the second team could stop this strong stonemason, and two people in the second row of the formation were also overturned by him.

The three of them were on the ground. The dark-skinned farmer at the end realized that he was no match for him and quickly stepped aside. Yao Dongshan rushed out of the crowd like a bull, ran up the ramp towards the opponent's white line.

Another group of people rushed from behind. The dark-skinned farmer reminded in a low voice that the second group did not block them hard and let five more people pass by. Yao Dongshan had reached the white line at this time, and the first group had passed half of them. He couldn't help but

It made me laugh out loud.

The dark-skinned farmer suddenly shouted, "Stop!"

All the people from the second team gathered together and lined up in two dense rows. Relying on the strength of the crowd, they blocked the opponents coming from behind. The dark-skinned farmers shouted slogans, and the second team pushed the remaining five opponents forward.

And go.

The situation suddenly reversed, the other four teams watching cheered in unison, and the East Garden became noisy.

How could those five people withstand the opponent's eleven people? And they discovered that not taking off their shirts was a big mistake. The opponent was all shirtless, and their bodies were slippery after sweating a little. There was no way they could use any force, and the opponent could pull on their own.

Wearing clothes, our side was completely at a disadvantage. The five people were retreating steadily all the way, and the second team quickly approached the white line.

Yao Dongshan blurted out, "Come on! You motherfucker!"

After just two curses, the second team had already pushed the five people to the ground, and the second team swarmed across the white line.

Yao Dongshan shook his head, "They can't eat meat anymore. It's a pity that they are so stupid."

Xu Lengzi raised the red flag, and Pang Yu loudly said, "The second team wins and gets a pot of roasted meat. They can eat in the corridor immediately. Everyone in the first team goes to the corridor to stand quietly and watch the first team eating."

"ah?"

Yao Dongshan opened his mouth so wide that he couldn't close it for a long time.

The second team all cheered and Pang Yu allowed them to be excited. They always have to strive for victory in fierce competitions in order to hone their team spirit and sense of honor.

After they calmed down a bit, Pang Yu came to the queue and asked the dark-skinned farmer, "What's your name?"

Where are you from?"

The man immediately bowed and said, "The villain Wang Zenglu is from the south entrance of Beixia Pass."

"Have you been farming at home?"

"It's always been..." Wang Zenglu paused and said, "I went to Anqing with my relatives to work as a boatman for half a year, and then came back after my relatives died."

"Where to run the boat?"

"The main thing is Nanjing."

Pang Yu nodded and said, "Wang Zenglu, I remember you. The second team did a good job. Let's go have a meal."

The second team cheered again and went to the corridor to eat in the meat basin. Sure enough, as Pang Yu said, the amount of meat was twice as much. The first team stood dejectedly outside the corridor, smelling the aroma of the meat and devouring it.

Drooling, watching those damn opponents eat and drink.

The other four teams were all talking in low voices after watching the battle. Pang Yu said loudly, "Before the game, each team can discuss for a while to improve their strategy."

As soon as Pang Yu finished speaking, the other teams immediately formed a group and took off their shirts while discussing.

After waiting for a while, Pang Yu slowly walked between the teams again. When he had just finished listening to the fourth team, he saw Mr. Sun appearing in a panic at the circular arch of the East Garden.

Pang Yu hurried over and said with a smile, "Mr. Sun, why are you in such a hurry? Are there rogue bandits coming?"

Mr. Sun took a breath for a moment, pulled Pang Yu over and lowered his voice and said, "It's true, it's true, the bandits are here. The magistrate wants you to go to Tuisitang immediately to discuss it. It's time to use strong squads."

Pang Yu looked at Mr. Sun's anxious expression and knew that he was definitely not joking. His scalp felt numb, "The strong class has just started training. Where are the bandits...?"
Chapter completed!