As soon as this statement came out, the team immediately exploded.
"Why do you organize our training!"
"There are hundreds of thousands of people here and no one else is practicing, so why should we practice!"
"Who do you think you are? Even if the brigade commander is here, we won't practice!"
Gui Hai begged them not to want to practice, but because of Liu Ziqiu's face, he couldn't follow the others and whispered, "Brother Liu, is this necessary?"
"Of course it is necessary!" Liu Ziqiu waved his hand and asked, "Do you know why the court wants to gather everyone together?"
Someone in the team taunted: "Who doesn't know this? There's going to be a war."
"That's right! A war is about to begin!" Liu Ziqiu's expression suddenly changed and he said sternly, "Is a war a trivial matter? It will kill people!"
Someone sneered and said: "This is what we eat. If you are afraid of death, don't become a soldier!"
There was a burst of laughter all around.
Liu Ziqiu was not angry. He waved his hand and said, "Yes, I am afraid of death. An ant can still live in vain, not to mention I have a wife and children, and I don't want to die in vain like this!"
As soon as these words were said, the team suddenly became quiet. No one jumped out of the cracks in the rocks. How could they not have wives, children, and children? They still have their own fields, and they don’t have to pay taxes. They live a comfortable and comfortable life. Who is willing to abandon their home?
Give up your career and suffer this sin.
After a while, the team became commotion again, and someone whispered: "What can we do? Do we dare to disobey the imperial court's order?"
"Good question!" Liu Ziqiu suddenly said loudly, "We cannot disobey the imperial court's orders, nor do we dare to disobey them. We will definitely go to the battlefield! But we can strengthen training, improve our skills, and try our best to survive in a life-and-death battle!
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Hua Yun hesitated and said: "Second brother, there are hundreds of thousands of people here and no one else is practicing. We are the only ones practicing. Is that useful?"
"How could it be useless?" Liu Ziqiu said without doubt, "If everyone practices, the chance of winning will be greater. If others don't practice and we practice, at least we will have a greater chance of surviving on the battlefield. Therefore, we must practice
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Gui Haiqiu shouted: "Brother Liu is right, they don't practice, let's practice!"
Many people in the team echoed, and the voices willing to practice finally gained the upper hand. Hua Yun patted his chest and said loudly: "Second brother, you tell me what to practice!"
On the battlefield of this era, individual soldier ability is important, but more must rely on collective strength. For infantry, formation is especially important, and this is Liu Ziqiu's shortcoming. But Liu Ziqiu knows that now is not the time to retreat.
When he was speaking, he gritted his teeth and squeezed out two words: "Assassination!"
Before assembling the troops, Liu Ziqiu thought carefully. According to Yang Guang's character, he is eager for success in everything and wishes to get everything done in one day. If he assembles an army of 300,000 before the new year, he is afraid that it will be too late after the new year.
A war is about to begin. Although rebellions continue in the south, they are only small-scale conflicts and do not require the court to send out large armies. Yang Guang's target must be the nomadic people in the north, but he does not know whether it is the Tiele or the Turks.
Their group was all infantry, so they were at a natural disadvantage when facing nomadic cavalry. Liu Ziqiu didn't know the combat effectiveness of these soldiers, and he didn't have enough time to practice from scratch, so he had to take shortcuts. Infantry has the best weapon against cavalry.
Of course it's the Mo Dao. But not everyone can wield a fifty-pound sword, and he doesn't have that much money to equip everyone with the Mo Dao. In this case, the spear becomes the best option.
A good choice, and Liu Ziqiu doesn't know anything else, but he has practiced bayonet fighting.
Deafening shouts rang out in the open space outside the camp. Liu Ziqiu's words gave the soldiers hope of survival, and everyone practiced with great devotion. However, after practicing for a while, no one was willing to compete with Hua Yun anymore.
Although the stick used for assassination practice is just a wooden stick with a cloth wrapped around one end, it will still cause pain when it is stabbed on the body. Hua Yun is very powerful and has good marksmanship. It will take a long time for the person who is stabbed by him to recover.
Come to God.
Liu Ziqiu, who had been watching the battle, suddenly became interested. He took a wooden stick from the hands of other soldiers and said, "Third brother, let's give it a try."
Hua Yun also wanted to see Liu Ziqiu's martial arts. He shook his head and said happily: "Okay! Second brother, please come over here!"
"Third brother, be careful." Liu Ziqiu yelled, stepped forward, pressed down, and thrust. With these two simple movements, Hua Yun didn't guard against him, and the wooden stick wrapped in cloth was pressed against him.
On the left side of my chest, there was a roar of applause from all around.
Hua Yun was not convinced, gritted his teeth and said, "Come again!"
It was the same two movements, pressing down and thrusting, and the wooden stick was pressed against Hua Yun's left chest again. After fighting for six more rounds, Liu Ziqiu's movements were very simple, just pressing down and thrusting, without any redundancy and
It's fancy, but it hits Hua Yun's left chest accurately every time. The other soldiers stopped training and rushed over to watch, and the cheers became louder and louder.
Not sure whether he was angry or anxious, Hua Yun's originally fair face turned red. He threw away the wooden stick in his hand and said, "No more competition!"
Liu Ziqiu smiled and said: "Why, I just lost a few times and I can't stand it anymore. On the battlefield, if you lose once, you may die. How can you not practice seriously?"
Hua Yun stretched out his hand and rubbed his left chest, and said angrily: "Why do you push it here every time?"
Liu Ziqiu's attack was measured, and he only used three-thirds of his strength, which would definitely not hurt Hua Yun. However, he did not expect that he would be angry because of this, so he couldn't help but said sternly: "The left chest of a person is where the heart is, and one blow can kill it."
It's fatal! On the battlefield, you will die or I will live. How can you tolerate any negligence? Everyone, listen up. The key to assassination is to aim at the enemy's left chest and plunge it in hard. Don't leave any chance for the enemy to counterattack.
Opportunity! Do you understand?"
All the soldiers replied in unison: "I understand!"
Liu Ziqiu waved his hand, and the soldiers dispersed and continued to practice assassination according to the essentials Liu Ziqiu taught. Unknowingly, the entire regiment's soldiers had become accustomed to Liu Ziqiu's command.
Hua Yun refused to pick up the sticks on the ground anymore and said, "Second brother, I see you only brought a waist knife when you came here. I must be good at swordsmanship. I want to ask you for advice!"
Liu Ziqiu smiled and said: "There is no need to compete. My sword skills are very weak, so I will be inferior. Third brother, if you are willing, you can teach me."
Hua Yun asked suspiciously: "Really or not?"
Liu Ziqiu laughed loudly and said: "I can't lie to anyone, but I can't lie to my own brother!"
Hua Yun also laughed: "Well, I will be your master!"
The training of this group lasted until the evening, and most of them were practicing assassination. However, Liu Ziqiu practiced the sword skills over and over again according to Hua Yun's instructions. The continuous shouts also attracted soldiers from several surrounding military camps.
Many people just watched the excitement for a while and then dispersed with puzzlement and confusion. However, when the brigade commander and captain were not around, a small corps commander actually organized the whole regiment training. Such an incredible thing made
Many people remember Liu Ziqiu.
This is exactly what Liu Ziqiu wants. With his status, wanting to stand out among hundreds of thousands of troops is tantamount to wishful thinking. Only through various unconventional means can he become familiar. In the evening, the twenty people agreed
Another sheep was delivered to the military camp, and all the soldiers in the regiment had another delicious meal, which increased their enthusiasm for training.
Hua Yun said worriedly: "Second brother, how much do you have to spend if you do this every day?"
Liu Ziqiu shook his head and said: "No matter how much money you have, you have to spend it with your life. If you die on the battlefield, what is the use of saving this money?"
This is Liu Ziqiu's true inner thought. As the saying goes, he is not afraid of opponents who are like gods, nor teammates who are like pigs. On the battlefield, he must advance and retreat with the whole group. Only when the combat effectiveness of the whole group improves, will he survive.
Hope will greatly increase. To improve combat effectiveness, training is one aspect, and adequate nutrition is also essential.
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In Shanglin Xiyuan, a unique dragon boat competition is being held. In fact, it is not accurate to say it is a dragon boat competition. It should be said to be a phoenix boat competition. Because there is only one dragon boat in Xiyuan, and the rest are phoenix boats.
There are seventeen boats, one for each of the sixteen courtyards, and one belongs to the main palace, Queen Xiao.
Boat racing is usually a spring event, but as the New Year is approaching, Yang Guang needs to organize various sacrificial activities and will stay in the palace most of the time. After the New Year, he will have to go on a personal expedition. So Yang Guang wants to do it before this
, and have fun again with the beauties of the Sixteenth Courtyard.
On Cuiguang Lake, seventeen phoenix boats were lined up. The middle boat had a big flag on its bow, with the three golden characters "Zhenggong Xiao" written on it. The other boats also had small flags on their bows, each with the words "Prince of Jingmingyuan" written on it.
Xie from Qiyin Academy, Qin from Qingxiu Academy, Liu from Yingwen Academy, etc. were the places where beauties from each academy boarded the boats.
Parked on the opposite side of the lake is Yang Guang's dragon boat. Whichever boat arrives first, which courtyard Yang Guang will stay in tonight. If Queen Xiao's boat arrives first, then Yang Guang will have to return to the palace early.
This is the prize for today's competition.
Although Yang Guang often visited Shanglin Xiyuan, he stayed in the palace most of the time. There were so many beauties in the garden, who wouldn't want to get more rain and dew. That is why Yang Guang would come up with such a whimsical idea.
This method determines your own behavior.
As an apricot-yellow flag on the dragon boat waved from side to side, seventeen phoenix boats rowed together. The rowers were all maids from various courtyards, all of them charming, while the ladies in charge and the beauties cheered. On the lake, there was the sound of orioles and coquettish voices.
Make a loud noise.
The one rushing in front was Empress Xiao's boat. Yang Guang couldn't help but frown slightly as he looked at it. Following closely behind was Wang Guizhi's phoenix boat in Jingmingyuan, and the other fifteen boats were also closely following each other.
Then, Xie Xiangwen's boat from Qiyinyuan came in third place, and it was only half a bow away from Queen Xiao's boat.
Xie Xiangwen, who was sitting under the bow of the ship, looked nervous. He kept rubbing his jade hands back and forth, muttering in a low voice: "Hurry up, hurry up, hurry up!"
However, Yuan Ziyan quietly told the palace maid who was rowing the boat: "Slow down and don't overtake the Queen."