After receiving Sun Li's words "All armies should be diligent in training", Qin Liang was ready to take action.
The group of people Sun Li brought to Shouchun numbered several thousand. They were composed of Chinese and foreign troops and private soldiers called "villagers" and "menke". They stayed in Shouchun city all day long, neither farming nor training.
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Qin Liang had carefully observed that the group of people usually wandered around the governor's mansion and the military camp in the city. After doing some driving, standing guard, and patrolling, they then idlely worked on making weapons and arrows, repairing walls, and repairing houses.
Such chores are only done occasionally.
As the chief of staff of the governor, Qin Liang should of course formulate training plans and deploy specific matters (according to Qin Liang's own understanding).
The most elite Chinese and foreign troops in the Wei State did not eat very well. They mainly had rice, wheat, millet and other staple foods, with very little meat and eggs, so they had a large appetite. If they were unlucky and encountered a general who deducted military rations, they might occasionally give them back.
You have to go hungry. As for the garrison guards, in Qin Liang's eyes, they are equivalent to half-starved serfs armed with cold weapons; while the private soldiers are thugs raised by bully landlords, with slightly better treatment, Rao Dashan
He and Wang Kang are that kind of people.
Qin Liang thought that if he practiced for half a day only the next day, it wouldn't be too much.
After some preparations, Qin Liang found Zhang Hui. Before Qin Liang went south first to inspect the terrain and hydrology, Sun Li sent a private general to accompany him for protection. That general was Zhang Hui. They had been together on the road for more than a month, and they had a good relationship.
They got along pretty well. Moreover, Zhang Fei was a private soldier and he was more willing to ensure that what Lord Sun Li said was effective.
Zhang Fei's only regret is that his surname is not Tang.
Qin Liang asked Zhang Fei to take Wang Kang and Rao Dashan to various military camps and notify the generals that they would each bring a team of soldiers and horses and assemble all their equipment early tomorrow morning.
Shouchun is the political, economic and military center of Huainan. It is also a military fortress with complete military facilities. There is a school ground and training platform in the north of the city, built of rammed earth. The next day, where Qin Liang and his soldiers gathered,
right here.
A lot of people came, probably several hundred people, but because the generals did not see Sun Li, they did not restrain the soldiers, making a large group of people noisy and unable to form a line in the school field.
Qin Liang walked onto the training platform and looked around the school grounds.
I saw that the soldiers of the Chinese and foreign armies had a high rate of wearing armor, and more of them wore black armor. However, there were also many double armors and plain armors, all of which were made by hand. There were even people who seemed to have an iron buckle upside down on their necks.
The spittoon looks a bit funny, but it does have a name, it's called a basin collar.
Almost everyone has armor, but some people's armor is relatively rudimentary, such as two levels of armor without shoulders, and some people wear hard leather armor.
The Chinese and foreign armies are known as the elite in the world. Qin Liang estimates that the main reasons are simply the high armor wearing rate and stable food supply. These two factors are the most important. Armor is an extremely critical armament, so the imperial court regulates armor but not swords.
It can be seen that economy is still a prerequisite for the army, even in ancient times.
At this time, several generals carrying various weapons walked onto the training platform. After bowing to each other, Qin Liang frowned and asked, "General, why don't you restrain the soldiers?"
The general walking in front did not answer the question, but said: "Qin joined the army, didn't he say that Sun Gong summoned the soldiers? Why didn't he see Sun Gong?"
Because Qin Liang is often around Sun Li, this general should recognize Qin Liang, so he directly calls Qin Canjun. Qin Liang said: "I invite General Zhang Bairen (or General of the Infantry Department, equivalent to the captain of the Infantry Hundreds)
The message is that Duke Sun agrees to summon the soldiers."
The general looked stunned, clasped his fists and said: "The Cavalry Commander (who commands three hundred cavalry) Yang Wei."
Next to them, there were two Qudus of the Horse Army (commander of hundreds of cavalry, captain of the cavalry) who also proposed their names. One of them was very tough, not tall but very strong, and the muscles on his arms were stretched to the point where his shoulders were covered.
Qin Liang had a deeper impression, and his name was Xiong Shou.
The military generals of the Wei State generally have a high rank. If we only talk about the rank, Yang Wei's two subordinates are also higher than Qin Liang. But as Qin Liang's people around him, these military generals should be given some face.
As soon as Qin Liang thought this, Yang Wei said: "Master Sun is not here, so we might as well go back to the camp."
When Yang Wei said this, he looked specifically at Qin Liang. He probably knew that by speaking like this, Qin Liang might get angry and was waiting.
Rao Dashan next to him looked angry. As soon as he took half a step, Qin Liang grabbed Rao Dashan's arm and thought to himself: You don't even have a staff, what can you do?
Qin Liang was silent for a moment and said calmly: "Ming Gong is considerate of the soldiers and treats you well."
This time it was Yang Wei's turn to be stunned. After a while, he finally said: "Let's practice, brothers."
Just when Qin Liang breathed a sigh of relief, Xiong Shou, a tough-looking man with a thick face, said: "Qin Junjun wants to teach us how to train, so why not compete with me and open the eyes of all the troops first?"
Zhang Hui, the general of the private army, finally couldn't help but said: "Brother, this is too much. Why is Qin joining the army, a civil servant, training with you?"
"That's a bit too much, haha!" Xiong Shou scratched his forehead and laughed, "My hands are itchy and I want to have a friendly discussion with others when I see them. I didn't notice that Qin Canjun is a white-faced scholar."
When Qin Liang heard this, he cupped his hands and said, "It is better to obey orders than to be respectful, please."
Several people present looked at each other, Xiong Shou said: "Do you really want to fight?"
Qin Liang said: "General, please show mercy until you and I ask for it."
So the two of them each picked their weapons and stood in a corner on the earth tamped training platform. The noisy soldiers below also gathered one after another. Seeing a fight was really something that the army loved to see.
Qin Liang did not choose a long weapon, nor did he take the most common ring-headed sword in the army. He directly used the sword on his body, a Han sword, less than five feet long (at this time, one foot was about 234 centimeters, and ten feet was only
More than two meters and three meters). Xiong Shou picked a spear used by cavalry. It was actually a spear, but the iron head was longer and heavier than the infantry spear. The length of the wooden pole alone seemed to be more than ten feet.
When Xiong Shou saw Qin Liang's weapons, he felt a little embarrassed and said, "Qin doesn't need to take a long weapon when he joins the army?"
Qin Liang said: "General, you are wise, every inch is longer and every inch is stronger, especially in battle formation."
"I'm not welcome!" Xiong Shou shouted and rushed over with a spear in one hand. Qin Liang pretended to fight, but suddenly turned around and ran away.
"Haha..." Everyone burst into laughter.
Xiong Shou was wearing armor and was obviously heavier than Qin Liang, so he immediately chased after him. Xiong Shou's face turned slightly red, and his mood was also affected by the attack just now, and he seemed to be a little impatient.
Qin Liang slowed down and looked sideways at Xiong Shou's direction. Xiong Shou quickly caught up, and immediately waved his long spear with both hands to sweep him over. Qin Liang only took half a step back, and the spear swept in front of him with a "whooshing" wind.
Pass.
Seeing this, Xiong Shou held a spear with one hand, and while chasing after him, he stretched out his arm and stabbed Qin Liang fiercely!
Soon after, Qin Liang suddenly retracted his feet, kicked hard, and rushed back. At the same time, he lightly tapped the already top-heavy Chang Xi with his sword, and Qin Liang's thrust was immediately deflected.
His body passed by Xiong Shou, but he did not attack him with his sword.
Qin Liang, who was holding a short weapon, was already close to Xiong Shou, and the victory or defeat was determined. However, Qin Liang did not make it too obvious.
The series of counterattacks were so fast that several people on the stage were stunned. Maybe some people could see what was going on. Xiong Shou cursed: "F*ck, it's so uncomfortable! I'm so embarrassed!" After that, he turned around.
, still want to fight.
Unexpectedly, Yang Wei said: "Okay, okay!"
With a "clang" sound, Xiong Shou threw away his glass and walked towards Yang Wei. The onlookers also stopped looking at him one after another, and the noisy scene in the audience soon returned.
Qin Liang put the sword back into its scabbard and said: "General Xiong's moves are fierce and the strong wind breaks through the air. He must be a fierce general. I admire him!"
"Alas!" Xiong Shou said, "I underestimated the enemy just now and didn't pay attention."
At this time, Yang Wei said: "Qin Canjun is here to save face for you."
Qin Liang smiled and said: "No, no. As a civil servant, I don't rely on bravery to make a living. What can I not afford to lose?"
Yang Wei glanced at Qin Liang with a complicated expression. Seeing this, Qin Liang smiled and said, "General Yang, can you restrain the soldiers from lining up?"
"I'm going to call the troops immediately," Yang Wei said.
With the generals yelling and scolding, the generals quickly fell silent and stopped making noise. They lined up on the school field one after another and took their respective positions. Sun Li's men were far from arriving. Qin Liang's words were also "Generals"
Each of them brought a team of people to gather together." So there were about two to three hundred people present.
In fact, the military generals were not all present. There were not many cavalry, so the cavalry governor should be a very high-ranking general in Sun Li's army; but the high-level infantry generals did not come. Judging from the scale of Sun Li's army of several thousand people, the infantry generals were at least
General Yamen (Infantry Commander) who commanded 1,500 troops.
The organization of the Wei army at this time was no longer the same as that of the Han Dynasty. Qin Liang had learned that it was probably still a structure of tribes, qu, tuns, teams, shi, and wu, with two and five times as upgrade units.
However, some generals should go into battle to kill the enemy in person, so there will be three times the number of people in the establishment. For example, the cavalry commander commanded 300 troops, but there were only two captains of the centurion, called the commander of the horse army; the remaining 100 cavalry officers
It is the cavalry commander who personally leads the charge, which is equivalent to the cavalry commander serving as the captain of a team.
After all the troops were lined up, Qin Liang stepped off the rammed earth platform and wandered around the queue for a while, with several generals beside him.
Qin Liang picked up an infantryman's spear and visually checked that it was less than two people tall, probably just over ten feet (ten feet is about two meters and three meters). He looked around and found that some spears were of different lengths.
But the longest one is less than three meters.
He held both hands in his hands, stabbed forward, turned around and asked the soldier: "Is it like this?"
The soldier suppressed his laughter and replied: "It's close enough, and it can still be used."
At this time, Qin Liang raised the spear high, put the tail of the spear on his arm, took a step forward, turned sideways, and made the Yin-handling style of the spear, which is one of the traditional martial arts moves of using spears in later generations.
Then Qin Liang held the wooden pole with his left hand in front, and pressed the tail of the spear with his right hand behind him, and controlled the stabbing. He stabbed it quickly a few times, and then asked, "What about this?"
A general nearby observed it and said: "This saves effort. It cannot be swung, and the moves are slow and cumbersome."
Qin Liang said: "Lengthen the spear by five feet and stab it through at least two layers of dense spears. What other moves are there? If I stab one of you with three or five people, does that mean you still have three heads and six arms to resist?"
Another five feet is only over three meters long, and it can be longer. But the enemy is the Wu army, and the spear is about the same length as the Wei army's spear, as long as it is longer than the Wu army. The longer the spear, the harder it is for the spear infantry formation to turn, and the advance speed
The slower it gets.
Moreover, the cavalry of the Wu army was approximately zero. Some northern noble generals were good at cavalry warfare, but Wu did not have many horses. Therefore, it was unnecessary to make the spears too long, not to mention that the infantry could not only use one type of soldier.
In addition, Qin Liang also specially found the Huanshou sword left by the Wu army. It was one to two feet shorter than the Wei army's sword. It seemed that it was easier for the navy to use it on the ship.
Qin Liang compiled these specific enemy situations and submitted them to Sun Li. As Sun Li's favorite Art of War said, if you know yourself and your enemy, you will never be in danger in a hundred battles.