In the early morning of the rising sun, Xue Rengui led the soldiers to complete the daily training for tomorrow morning. After breakfast, they gathered at the school ground.
Lin Xuan looked at the soldiers standing straight and neatly, and said loudly: "Everyone, do you still remember what I said? As long as you can pass the examination, you will be able to receive military pay in the future. I believe you all know that His Majesty is coming to the military parade today. This
It’s your assessment today. As long as you can get His Majesty’s approval, you will be considered to have passed the assessment.”
The soldiers were very excited when they heard Lin Xuan's words. They had trained hard for so long just for this moment.
However, even though they were very excited, after so long training, they still stood upright without changing their expressions.
Lin Xuan nodded with satisfaction and said: "Xue Rengui, Cheng Chumo... you guys follow me to the gate of the camp and wait for His Majesty's arrival."
"yes!"
Lin Xuan led Xue Rengui and four others to the gate of the camp.
"General, do you think you can satisfy His Majesty?" Cheng Chumo asked uneasily.
Lin Xuan smiled and said: "Why, you have no confidence in the soldiers? Or do you have no confidence in yourself?"
Cheng Chu was silent. He felt very uneasy, but he couldn't explain why.
Lin Xuan patted Cheng Chumo on the shoulder and said, "Don't worry, the army we have trained will definitely be appreciated by His Majesty."
"General, it seems that your Majesty is here." Qin Huaidao said.
Lin Xuan looked up and saw a group of black-armored guards, Li Shimin, coming on horseback.
Behind Li Shimin were Fang Xuanling, Li Jing, Qin Qiong... and other civil and military ministers.
When Li Shimin and his party arrived not far from the camp, Lin Xuan led several people forward and saluted: "See your majesty."
"No courtesy." Li Shimin dismounted and handed the horse to the guards. He turned his attention to Xue Rengui and said, "Are you Xue Rengui?"
"The civilian is Xue Rengui, please see your Majesty!"
Xue Rengui was very excited. He was just a commoner, and he didn't expect that Li Shimin would know about him.
Li Shimin looked at Xue Rengui and praised him, "Not bad!"
"Thank you for the compliment, Your Majesty!" Xue Rengui said excitedly.
Learned martial arts and sold them to the emperor's family.
It is a great honor to be praised by the emperor.
"Your Majesty, gentlemen, the soldiers have gathered at our school grounds. Please come with me," Lin Xuan said.
Lin Xuan brought Li Shimin and others to Dianjiangtai.
When the standing soldiers saw Li Shimin arriving, they clasped their fists in salute and shouted in unison: "See you, Your Majesty!"
More than 8,000 people shouted in unison, as if they were made by tens of thousands of people. The momentum was very terrifying, and the sound seemed to break through the sky.
Li Shimin was very excited when he heard the soldiers shouting. He felt like he was back in the past when he led his troops on the battlefield.
"No courtesy!" After Li Shimin finished speaking, he said to Lin Xuan: "Let's get started."
Just by listening to the momentum, it is indeed good, but how it works requires some practice.
"Your Majesty, please sit down with all your lords. We will start right away!" Lin Xuan said.
Lin Xuan found Xue Rengui and asked him to lead the troops to start the drill.
After their discussion yesterday, they just rehearsed the usual military postures, formations, and military formations.
Xue Rengui stood at the front of the queue, first saluted in the direction of Li Shimin, then took a loudspeaker and shouted: "Stand in military posture for half an hour, start now!"
The soldiers quickly stood up in military posture and looked ahead.
Li Shimin was a little curious about the speaker and asked, "What is that?"
Lin Xuan explained: "Your Majesty, this is called a trumpet. It can amplify the sound and spread it in one direction, so that more people can hear it."
In ancient battlefields and during daily training, orders were basically transmitted through flags and drums.
Of course, there are other delivery methods.
The gold in "Ming Jin Shui Bing" refers to the gong.
But Lin Xuan thought it was too much trouble, so he always used a loudspeaker to shout directly during training.
But it doesn't mean that this army can't read flags and listen to drums.
After all, when fighting, it's noisy and exhausting, and few people can hear you.
"This is not bad. I'll get one for you later," Yu Chigong said unceremoniously.
Cheng Yaojin said proudly: "Haha, I already have it, so I don't need it anymore."
"You Cheng Laohei, you actually have some good stuff hidden away." Yuchi Gong said cursingly.
"Uncle Yuchi, don't worry, I'll have someone deliver it to you when I get back." Lin Xuan said with a smile.
Fang Xuanling kept looking at the soldiers and asked with some confusion: "Uncle Jingyang County, is it possible that they have been standing like this?"
"Mr. Fang, although they are just standing, they are not moving at all, and their momentum is not released. It is not as simple as you think." Li Jing said with a solemn expression.
Fang Xuanling was an expert at making plans and had accompanied the army on many expeditions. He knew general military skills, but when it came to training soldiers, he really didn't understand.
It is easy for soldiers to stand without making a sound, but it is very difficult to make them stay motionless.
Not only did this group of soldiers do it, but they also lined up in a very orderly manner, which was a feast for the eyes.
Lin Xuan smiled and said: "I wonder if Mr. Fang has ever heard that it is as fast as the wind, as slow as the forest, as invasive as fire, and as motionless as a mountain."
Although Fang Xuanling didn't read many military books, he still read "Sun Tzu's Art of War". Hearing this, he asked in shock: "What do you mean, the uncle of Jingyang County, can this army do it?"
It’s no wonder that Fang Xuanling was so surprised, because Sun Tzu only proposed a concept when he wrote this, and he didn’t realize it himself.
Li Jing, Qin Qiong and others are also famous generals of the generation. Li Jing is even called the God of Military of the Tang Dynasty. None of them can do this.
Lin Xuan smiled and said, "Master Fang, you will know after reading it."
The inability to do this in ancient times had something to do with the inconvenience of command.
Ancient wars often involved tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of people.
There are not even a few battles involving hundreds of thousands of people.
Once the battlefield becomes stalemate, it will be very inconvenient to command.
Another reason is the issue of belief.
In ancient times, most people joined the army to support their families, and those who were loyal to the emperor and patriotic were only a minority after all.
The strength of the army is maintained by the training and good treatment of famous generals.
But once the battlefield is defeated, the army will mutiny and deserters will appear, resulting in a rout.
A troop, treatment and equipment are important, but the most important thing is belief.
Otherwise, there would not have been so many battles in history in which a small number defeated a large number.
Li Shimin said: "I have seen this military posture, let's move on to the next item."
He had already read the training syllabus, and now he was very satisfied with the results of the training, but what he wanted to see most was the combat effectiveness of the army.
"Yes!" Lin Xuan responded.
He was not prepared and actually stood there for half an hour.
"Rengui, let's move on to the next item." Lin Xuan came to Xue Rengui and said.
"yes!"
The next step is to queue up.
Li Shimin and others were surprised when they saw the uniform steps and heard the uniform sounds.
"How is this done?" Li Shimin asked in surprise.
This was the first time he had seen so many people walking and speaking in unison, as if they were walking alone.
Lin Xuan smiled and said: "Your Majesty, there is nothing else but hard training."
Li Shimin was a little speechless. Why did he have the feeling that Lin Xuan was showing off.
After the queues have taken their positions, the next step is to practice military formations.
It’s not that they only train these things, like running and other ordinary training, the demonstration is not of much significance.
Several soldiers with command flags on their backs stood behind Xue Rengui.
Following Xue Rengui's order, the flag was raised high and started to dance.
The soldiers saw the flags and began to practice military formations in accordance with the orders.
"I didn't expect that Jingyang County Bo knew the military formations so well, and there was no pause between the changes of military formations." Li Jing admired.
The soldiers he personally trained can also do this.
However, very few people in the entire Tang Dynasty could do this, and Lin Xuan was able to do this at such a young age, which surprised him very much.
"Duke Dai has misunderstood. I don't understand military formations. These were all trained by Xue Rengui." Lin Xuan said.
He did not want to take credit for Xue Rengui's achievements.
Of course, Xue Rengui's ability to do this does not mean that he can compare with Li Jing in training military formations.
It's because the soldiers have been trained in Lin Xuan's methods and have made great progress in cooperation and obedience that they can do this.