After everyone finished eating, they started to line up according to the arrangement made in the morning.
First of all, there is the Jia Shi. The chief Chen Huan stands under a small flag with the word "Jia", followed by ten people including Huang Jie from his subordinate.
Then, Yi Shi, Shi Chang Ding Sheng stood under a small banner with the character "Yi", Wei Zhou was the deputy, Jin Quan, Zhao Rong and other ten people were ranked behind him;
Then came Bingshi, Shichang Heifu, who stood under a small banner with the character "Bing", followed by ten people including Guo Liang, Huang Yong and others from the countryside.
Finally, there is Ding Shi and Zhang Dan, the commander-in-chief. He has just returned from delivering food with Duman, and he is standing under the small flag with the character "D" in his eyes, sweating.
The troops were all from Dasangli. Zhang Wu, Zhang Nan, Zhang Da and others barely stood behind Zhang Dan, panting.
Everyone was sorted out, and the remaining fifteen courageous warriors, including Yang Mao, stood under the banner with the word "Chong".
They are Yang Chong's own bodyguards and where the Tunbu is located.
As for Zhang Bingnan's baggage team, they are very busy now. They have to handle general affairs with Duman and also take care of logistics and cooking.
Fortunately, some of the Xue family's disciples had gradually come to believe in them and gradually obeyed their instructions and worked hard, so they reluctantly started doing this.
Moreover, they have fewer opportunities to go into battle to kill enemies, so there is no need to practice with everyone now.
No matter what, the queue formation is finally done.
Needless to say, this category, even if it hasn’t been launched yet, is much more powerful than the messy hedgehogs before.
Then Zhang Chong asked Yang Mao to teach everyone about martial arts.
Yang Mao nodded, stood behind Zhang Chong, and said loudly to everyone:
"There are only two methods of practice. One is name, and the other is punishment."
"The so-called fame means being able to read flags and listen to golden drums.
If there are tens of thousands of people fighting on the battlefield and the voices are loud, no matter how loud the sound is, how can it be transmitted?
Therefore, the first thing everyone should do is to learn this. Once you practice it, everyone will be able to unite as one, and millions of people will be able to use their fingers like arms.
The flags and gold drums in the army are quite complicated, and they are only used for tens of thousands of people in battles.
There are few of us now, so we just learn the simplest things.
Later, we will form a team, practice separately, and learn flags and drums. When we have mastered each skill, we will practice together again.
Next I will talk about what punishment is.
In fact, it is military law and prohibitions.
Qigu teaches everyone how to exert force in one place, but the same rice can feed all kinds of people.
Some people are brave, and some are cowardly. If the flag is raised in the face of war, the brave will go forward, and the coward will not move.
That warrior will be strangled by the enemy because he cannot get support.
But when the brave dies, the timid will become even more timid, and the army will inevitably collapse.
When the rear army saw that the front army was defeated, they mistakenly thought they were defeated, and then they also collapsed.
This is the collapse of the army. Even if Sun Wu were alive, he would not be able to escape death.
Therefore, the prohibitions of military law are to prevent brave men from being reckless, and cowardly men from retreating, and to keep the orders consistent.
What I just talked about was a situation where the battle was defeated and the army collapsed.
What is more painful?
Even though we obviously won the battle, we still overturned the army and killed the generals. Why is this?"
After speaking, Yang Mao pursed his lips and asked everyone.
Everyone was still casual at first, but Yang Mao kept talking about this and that, and everyone became serious.
Now when Yang Mao asked, it was the bold Ding Sheng who responded first:
"Let me tell you, Lao Yang, you have been a regular soldier for a long time, and these are all military tactics you have been taught.
What are we now? We are bandits.
When the people's army comes, we foolishly line up with others?
We only have so many people, and others have so many people. As long as we line up to fight, we will definitely die when the time comes.
We should imitate the great thief Peng Yue and plunder all directions so that the soldiers cannot catch us.
If you are able to fight, you should be in the front, and our brothers will follow behind and fight.
If you can't fight, then let's leave. Only fools fight to the death with the soldiers.
Therefore, Lao Yang, it is inappropriate for you to talk about these flags and golden drums, as well as the military law and prohibitions.
Not to mention, this flag and drum is bulky and difficult to carry when escaping.
Let’s just say that this prohibition means that you will be beheaded at every turn, even if you say something at night, you will be beheaded. We are brothers, not chickens, ducks, pigs or dogs.”
Ding Sheng said that the more everyone cheered, the more they hated learning.
Study? Study nothing!
Therefore, what Ding Sheng said just scratched their itch.
Yang Mao's face turned red with anger, and he stretched out his whistle stick to beat him. Ding Sheng did not tolerate him, so he also picked up his stick and fought with him.
It seems that this training ground is about to become a martial arts field.
Zhang Chong covered his forehead with a headache. He quickly pulled Yang Mao and Ding Sheng aside and asked them:
"Just talk here. I'll see who is right."
Yang Mao, who blushed with anger at Ding Sheng's words, felt a little aggrieved, but he still tried hard to persuade Zhang Chong:
"Qu Kui, what Ding Sheng said seems to make sense, but in fact it confuses the morale of the army."
After hearing Yang Mao say that he confused the emperor's heart, Ding Sheng got angry again and was kicked by Zhang Chong before he cursed and turned away.
Yang Mao continued:
"Qugui, think about it, Ding Sheng is talking about typical bandit practices. It's very strange. Which bandit in this world doesn't do this?
If you, Qu Kui, just want to be a roaring grass gathering in the mountains and forests, then I, Damao, have nothing to say.
But you are not.
If we don't let everyone understand flags and drums and learn military orders, they really won't live long.
I'm not being alarmist, I'm talking about a situation where everyone knows that you, the leader of the army, are the bravest of all three armies.
If you are fighting at the front, your brothers who should be with you in the battle will be greedy for the wealth of the enemy and will not move forward and surrender their clothes and armor.
When the time comes, you, the leader of the army, will be trapped in the enemy's camp. No matter how brave you are, what can you do?"
Ding Sheng on the side jumped up again and pointed at Yang Mao:
"Qu Kui, look at this Yang Mao, he wants to curse you to death."
He wanted to say more, but Zhang Chong slapped him down with his palm.
Zhang Chong's shaken mentality was once again strengthened by Yang Mao's words.
He thought again and again, then pulled the two of them and walked back to the crowd. He pointed at Yang Mao and said:
"Everyone, please follow me and pay homage to Damao, thanking him for his kindness in keeping us alive."
After saying that, he took the lead in bowing to Yang Mao. The others were confused, but when they saw Zhang Chong bowing, they followed suit.
Yang Mao was a little tearful. He was indeed right about this young man. He was not just a brave man, but a real hero.
Then Zhang Chong pulled Ding Sheng up again and scolded:
"We didn't learn military law before, so I just thought you were brave enough to speak out this time, so I won't punish you.
But next time, if anyone dares to mess with the morale of our army, I will not kill you, but will provide you with enough money and leave the camp with honors. Do you understand?"
"Understood"
Ding Sheng didn't dare to talk anymore. He had been impressed by Zhang Chong before and felt that following this man was a great opportunity in his life and he didn't want to miss it.
Therefore, seeing Zhang Chong speak harshly, he was a little scared.
After that, Zhang Chong asked Ding Sheng to return to the team.
He finally said something to everyone:
"Do you know how the Han family conquered the world now?"
Everyone is poor and have never read a book. How can they know this?
Zhang Chong didn't say anything, but they thought that since the sun and the moon existed, the world belonged to the Han family.
Zhang Chong asked everyone to gather around him. He found that he had fallen into a misunderstanding before, that is, he would teach military skills first without taming his warrior heart, which would result in twice the result with half the effort.
Only by letting them understand some basic principles, knowing which direction to go in the right direction, and then teaching them skills can they get twice the result with half the effort.
Fortunately, he understood it before it was too late.
Therefore, Zhang Chong will now talk to everyone about ancient times and tell them why training more can lead to less bleeding.
"About 180 years ago, the emperor at that time was called Wang Mang. He usurped the Han Dynasty and became the new emperor.
But this man is also mediocre, and he does all kinds of things, and then the whole world becomes chaotic.
No matter the powerful or the petty people, he made it difficult for them to survive, and they all rose up to rebel against him.
At that time, a group of peasants also rebelled because they could not bear the hardship of being an official.
They are still our fellow villagers in Qingzhou, who have fallen into the grass on Mount Tai. Within a few years, the team has grown to tens of thousands, and they are all poor men like us.
Later, they defeated several imperial encirclement and suppression campaigns, and their power developed to Qingzhou, Xuzhou, Yanzhou and Yuzhou.
But what happens after that?
Their forces spread across the four states and their army numbered 100,000, but they were basically a mob.
There are no documents, no orders, no flags, and no procedures. We just hit wherever we go.
Even if they encounter enemies similar to them, they can win. But when they encounter a well-organized master, they will melt like snowflakes.
More than 100,000 people could not defeat Liu Xiu's partial army. In the end, their leader surrendered, and then Liu Xiu found an excuse and killed them.
This Liu Xiu is the current founding emperor.
Think about it, we fellows from Qingzhou have grown to 100,000 people, but they still have to die in the end.
Do you hope that you and I will be hanged as a sign of merit like our fellow villagers back then?"
Everyone shook their heads, after all, no one wanted to die.
Then Zhang Chong said:
"Why I ask everyone to thank Damao for his life is because of this.
If we use the method of banditry and robbery as Da Qi said, if it is beneficial, we will move forward, and if it is not beneficial, we will leave.
Then we are like a group of dogs and sheep gathered together, eventually being slaughtered by a more disciplined pack of wolves.
So today Damao teaches everyone to be wolves instead of helpless dogs and sheep. This is Damao’s kindness to you and me for survival."
When everyone heard this, they were amazed and realized the importance of the practice.
Zhang Chong didn't think Ding Sheng was maliciously provoking trouble. Ding Sheng was straightforward and said whatever he thought.
He was used to being a thief, so Zhang Chong was not surprised when Ding Sheng said this.
Moreover, what Ding Sheng said is particularly right.
That is, the prohibition in the army is to treat the soldiers as cattle, horses, chickens and ducks, and kill them at will.
But Zhang Chong can't do it. His current team is connected by kindness.
If he ignores the brotherhood, takes away the subordinates, marching methods, and kills chickens to show the monkeys, the team will soon be dispersed.
It's very simple. I follow you Zhang Chong to survive.
But now he is to be executed by military law, what is the difference between that and being executed by the court?
In this case, why run away? Just tie yourself up and send him to the official.
Zhang Chong knows this very well. Loyalty is not only the combat effectiveness of this team, but it also affects the team's combat effectiveness.
But if you are not restrained by military law and rely on the selfishness of people's hearts, in the end, you will be like a wolf and a tiger, everyone will be afraid of the enemy; if you go against the rules, you will be defeated thousands of miles away, and everyone will fight for the lead.