Chen Changsheng was deeply impressed by the officers and soldiers of the Nanhai Guards. He basically watched the whole process of the two battles to defend the city.
In the city of Yan'an Mansion, there are not many buildings higher than the city wall, but the Chen family still has one or two buildings. Chen Changsheng, who was on the roof, was so excited when he saw it. If it weren't for the fact that the young men of the family were not allowed to go out at this time,
, if he wanted to stay in the family and protect the family's property, he must have had an idea and wanted to help defend the city.
Anyway, this time his family asked him to join the army, and he was not disgusted at all. Moreover, even if he joined the army, he would have changed his household registration and become a military household. It is said that there are not many military households in Nanhaiwei, and most of them are
They are recruited soldiers.
After entering the camp, it took about three or four days to form the formation, get to know the officers, and familiarize themselves with the military regulations. After these three or four days, they, the new recruits, also began training to enter the camp.
In Li Changsheng's view, it was nothing more than learning how to use weapons, how to fight with people, and at most a few formations. Children of the family like them could be selected to join the army, and these things actually didn't need to be taught.
However, in fact, Nanhaiwei's training was far from what he imagined. Wherever there were weapons to learn, there were no fighting techniques. Basically, there was only one kind of training.
March in formation!
Walking frontally, walking sideways, walking fast, walking slowly, all kinds of walking patterns, and the requirements of the officers who train them are not too high, they just need to be neat and consistent, and can follow the orders.
Of course, at the beginning, not many people had good arms and legs, and by the end of the day, there were almost no people who had not eaten a few canes on their bodies.
That's not all. Even if they finally stopped walking in formation, it wasn't that easy for them. Hundreds of people stood there in a neat row. It was considered a drill. At the beginning, everyone thought it would be good if they didn't walk.
, if standing counts as training, they can stand from morning to night without taking a break.
Unfortunately, they soon discovered that standing still was more tiring than marching in formation, because they had to maintain the formation, so if someone was skewed, they would definitely be beaten, and if they stood for more than an hour, those pairs of
The legs are simply not my own anymore.
At this time, these recruits missed the time when they could move around again. Of course, the officer who trained them was very considerate and met their request. Two hours later, a new round of marching in formation began.
When he was lying in the barracks after a day of training, Chen Changsheng, a member of the Xiaoqi family, talked most about this drill that was almost child's play. Moreover, Chen Changsheng also knew that not only the Xiaoqi of the Chen family, but also others
The people in Xiaoqi must also be full of complaints.
If it weren't for the family's strict order, there would definitely have been deserters among this batch of recruits at this time.
As for the military salary of two taels of silver per month, few of them really appreciate it.
"There is nothing useful about practicing this every day. What should I do if I encounter a gangster in the future?" The people in Xiaoqi still called Chen Changsheng according to the family title: "Fourth Young Master, why don't you ask the local gangster?"
Damn it, how long are we going to have to deal with this!"
"Call me Chen Xiaoqi!" Chen Changsheng glared at this clan brother: "Moreover, when addressing Shangguan, you must use the honorific title. You have to call me Master Baihu, not the official. We are in the military now, and those habits in the family are
Just don’t bring it here!”
"Okay, okay, Fourth Young Master, no, Xiaoqi, whatever you say is what you say. If this continues, we won't be able to stand it. It's only been a few days, and everyone has even touched a knife and a gun. Let's not talk about it. Look at everyone's legs, they are swollen."
It has to look like something!”
"I don't know, and I don't dare to ask. How about you go and ask?" Chen Changsheng snorted.
"Si... Xiaoqi, there are still things you don't dare to ask!" The man laughed: "By the way, I chatted with the people from my Su family today and got some very interesting news. Do you want to
Don’t listen to it!”
Several people in Xiaoqi showed curious expressions. In the barracks at night, apart from bragging and chatting, there really wasn't much to do to kill time. However, everyone was from the same clan. No matter how many words they had, they would talk on weekdays.
It's almost over. At this time, if there is new news, naturally everyone wants to know.
"Say it!"
"The head of our fifth thousand household is a woman!" The man said mysteriously: "Moreover, I heard that he is also a lustful person. Fourth Young Master, have you ever seen a lustful person? His eyes are blue and green.
It's like a ghost..."
"Really!"
"Our immediate boss is a woman? How is this possible!"
Everyone immediately started making noises. This news was so exciting. The story of women serving as soldiers was mentioned in the play, but they really didn’t know if there were women serving as soldiers in the Ming Dynasty!
"I've known about this for a long time!" Chen Changsheng shook his head slightly: "My brothers quietly discussed that Shangguan was fine. Don't say that in front of outsiders. Our Lord Qianhu is indeed a woman. However, if you
If you mean to despise her, you will be dead!"
Chen Changsheng said: "You have all seen the firearms team of our Nanhai Guard, right? They kill the enemy in a battle and barely suffer any damage themselves. Let me ask you, even if they are border troops, are they so powerful?"
"It shouldn't be comparable to our Nanhai Guard!" Someone hesitated. "At least the frontier army that came to our Yan'an Prefecture last year is definitely not comparable. I haven't seen the others!"
"Our Nanhaiwei's firearms supervisor and commander Qianshi is also said to be a woman!" Chen Changsheng said: "You are not afraid of chewing your tongue, so just go ahead and chew it. Anyway, if something happens, I will not intercede for you!"
Everyone was silent for a moment, all thinking the same thing. What kind of army is this? Why are they so different from the officers and soldiers everyone knows? Now that I have become one of them, is this a good thing or a bad thing?
.
"Okay, let's all rest early and recuperate. We have to practice tomorrow!" Chen Changsheng said: "Don't be outdone by the other families. Our Chen family in Yan'an Mansion has always been suppressing them.
People from home should do the same now when they are in the army!"
The barracks became quiet, and not long after, there was a sound of snoring.
Outside the house, Zhao Huchen, who had been standing, quietly left the door of the middle barracks and walked towards the next barracks. In the past few nights, he heard all kinds of strange conversations in each barracks. Can these people practice it?
, he doesn’t know, but now he can basically be sure that there should be no deserters among his subordinates.
It seems that I can increase the intensity of training tomorrow. It is time to try it on him after the hardships I suffered in Zhouzhuang.
He thought to himself, with a proud smile on his lips.