Fenghou

The two thousand soldiers were silent, and everyone felt the sternness of the general.

Chen Qing continued: "I brought you to suppress bandits, not to bring you to die, but with your current physical strength, not to mention fighting, you don't even have a chance to escape, so from now on, I will train you to become a A real army, even with only 2000 men, can beat the shit out of the gangsters!"

Chen Qing erected a tall bamboo pole on the school field, and said to everyone: "Start running now, run around the city, start from this bamboo pole, and end here. The top ten will each be rewarded with a consistent amount of money. I won’t fine you for the top ten, but I will put your names on the shame list and show it to the whole city!”

The running started. Whether they wanted to or not, the two thousand soldiers followed the large force and ran towards the north city gate. Several generals rode horses to monitor the running of the soldiers. Anyone who wanted to be lazy and slippery would be whipped mercilessly.

The circumference of Chun'an County is about eighteen miles, which means that soldiers have to run about twenty miles. Compared with the hundreds of miles of the Western Army's zip and running, this distance is not worth mentioning.

But even so, the twenty miles of running still exhausted the two thousand soldiers, and many of them squatted in front of the moat and vomited.

There were also many soldiers who couldn't run anymore, so they turned into turtles and crawled slowly on the ground, attracting groups of children to clap their hands and laugh, and the women all hid their mouths and snickered, it was so embarrassing.

Chen Qing set the time to finish the run in half an hour, that is, to run about ten kilometers in an hour, but it took a full hour and a half for the first soldier to run back after three quarters of an hour.

The soldiers finally ran back one after another, all of them collapsed on the ground and could not move. It took two hours for the last soldier to come back.

"Next, I will report the names of the top ten. After the training, each person will go to the military account to receive a consistent money reward. The first one is Xu Sheng; the second one is Wang Ping who lives in Wulingmen; the third one is Ma Shao ..."

After reporting the top ten, Chen Qing sneered again: "There are top ten, and naturally there are bottom ten. No. 10 from the bottom is Wang Zhanjiang; No. 9 from the bottom is Li Balang; No. 8 from the bottom is Zhu Xiaobao... the No. 1 from the bottom... [-]. Golden.

Each of you will reward a snail, and I will also post your names on the gate of the city for the people of the whole county to look up to. If you don’t want to lose face, run as hard as you can tomorrow, and don’t let me post your names on the door of your house. "

Chen Qing's move was so vicious that he actually wrote the names of the last ten soldiers in bold characters and pasted them on the gate of the city, just like posting a list, attracting countless people to watch.

If running makes the soldiers feel pain and suffering, then the squatting training in the afternoon is simply hellish torture.

The instructor who squatted was Zheng Ping. Although he was fat, he squatted very well. Even Xu Ning was full of praise for him.

More importantly, he was ruthless and beat the lazy soldiers with sticks, without any ambiguity.

"Training with the fat man, you will feel that the commander is a living Bodhisattva, but the fat man will save your life and let you survive the fight against the enemy."

As Zheng Ping spoke, the stick in his hand slammed toward the soldier's leg.

After practicing for less than half an hour, many soldiers cried bitterly and couldn't hold on anymore.

"Practice for me, who dares to be lazy, watch the fat man punish him to death!"

On the high platform in the distance, Hu Yantong looked at the ferocious Zheng Ping from a distance, and smiled at Chen Qing, "I practiced so hard at the beginning, I think it's better to do it step by step?"

Chen Qing said lightly: "I also want to take it step by step, but time does not allow it! It won't be long before Zhang Kui will know the truth and will make a comeback soon. We must let them have a significant improvement in the shortest possible time. .”

"But what if they run away?"

"This is one of the purposes of my training them. They didn't train before, they could do whatever they wanted, their own conditions were poor, they didn't have any confidence, and they wanted to escape when they fought. Now they are under strict discipline, no matter how hard they train. Physical strength, once they feel strong, they will have confidence, and people with confidence don't run away."

"So training at night is also for a strengthening purpose?"

"Evening training is to cultivate the ability to fight at night. Soldiers of the Western Army have night combat training, and the effect is very good. Every time they fight at night, the Western Army will remain undefeated."

At this time, many soldiers practicing horse stance couldn't hold on any longer and fell to the ground one after another. Chen Qing ordered the soldiers: "Go and tell General Zheng that the soldiers can rest for a quarter of an hour."

The soldiers rushed away, Hu Yantong pondered for a moment and then asked, "Just now you said that Zhang Kui will know the truth soon, do you mean that they have eyeliners in the county?"

"Hmph!" Chen Qing sneered and said, "It's no wonder it didn't exist!"

"In this case, I have a suggestion for you."

"you say!"

"I'm worried that the soldiers will be attacked by thieves when they run in the morning. It's better to let them run on the top of the city and stop going out of the city."

Chen Qing nodded, this suggestion is not bad, and running on the top of the city is easier to manage, "Yes, starting tomorrow, the soldiers will run on the top of the city!"

……

After a day of brutal training, every soldier slept to the point of death, but unfortunately, the sweet dreams did not last long. At Maoshi the next day, the fierce battle drums sounded again, 'Boom!Boom!Boom!Boom! '

The sound of the drums was thrilling, and the soldiers woke up from their dreams. Although everyone was exhausted, but thinking of the commander's warning, everyone put on their armor as quickly as possible. run away.

Standing on the school grounds, Chen Qing watched the soldiers rushing towards them with a stern expression. One hundred and eight drums stopped, and another five or six soldiers ran in a hurry, but they were stopped by law enforcement soldiers.

Chen Qing glanced at the six people, and said coldly: "I have already said something beforehand, but some people are still late, then follow the military regulations, pull them down, and give each person thirty sticks!"

A soldier struggled and shouted: "General, I don't want to be late, but I can't find my shoes."

"You can come barefoot to assemble, drag down!"

The six soldiers were dragged down, pressed to the ground and beaten hard. When they heard the crackling of sticks and the howling of ghosts and wolves, the faces of the soldiers twitched.

"Continue to run, let's go!"

Two thousand soldiers ran out of the barracks with sore legs and ran towards the northern city. They didn't have to go out of the city today, but circled the city wall.

Another day of nightmare has begun.

……

In the south of the city near the city gate, there is a butcher shop called Wang Yang Ji.

The sign of this butcher shop has a word for sheep, but in fact it mainly sells wild game. Every day, hunters will deliver the goods to the door. Occasionally, it also deals in fur, and the business is not bad.

On the fourth day after the officers and soldiers entered the city, a hunter in his thirties came to the butcher shop carrying a deer.

The hunter put the deer on the table and shouted: "Shopkeeper, take the meat!"

The owner, Wang Long, came out quickly, and when he saw the hunter, he was startled. He quickly looked around, gave the hunter a wink, and led him to the backyard.

"General, why are you here in person?"

This hunter is none other than Zhang Kui, the bandit leader that Chen Qing came to exterminate this time. He usually wears armor, but today he is dressed as a hunter, with half of his hair hanging down to cover his face, so no one recognizes him.

Zhang Kui was about [-] years old, with a long face, dark skin, and a long scar on his face, which made him look very cruel. Zhang Kui used to be the infantry commander of the Imperial Army.

He was an important participant in the Liu Miao Incident that occurred the year before last, and he was also one of the seven people who were finally convicted by Emperor Zhao Gou. The other six were all killed, and he was the only one who escaped.

Zhang Kui's core is a 300-man Imperial Army soldier. With this army, he keeps recruiting soldiers and horses, and the number of thugs under him has reached 500.

Recently, because of the lack of food, he decided to set up the idea of ​​prefecture Chun'an County. On the one hand, he wanted to get food, and on the other hand, he also wanted to build Chun'an County into his old nest.

The tall and solid city walls of Chun'an County met his requirements very well.

Zhang Kui picked up a bowl of water and drank it all in one gulp. He wiped his mouth with his sleeve and asked, "I want to know the situation of the new officers and soldiers!"

That day he retreated to the south in a panic, the more he thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong, the other party obviously had cavalry, but they didn't chase them down, something was wrong.

Zhang Kui became suspicious, so he simply came to inquire about the news in person.

Chapter 63 Weapons

"what!"

Zhang Kui stood up abruptly, his face full of shock, and he looked at the owner Wang Long in disbelief.

"You...you're not lying to me, are you?"

"What did I lie to the general for? Everyone in the county saw it. They led their mules and dragged their armor into the city. They looked so embarrassed that even the soldiers who lost the battle were better than them."

"It's actually holding a mule!"

Zhang Kui finally solved the doubt in his heart. Why didn't the other party chase and kill him? It turned out that he was riding a mule, not a war horse.

Zhang Kui hated him so much that he slammed his fist on the table, "Dang bang! ’ The big bowl rolled to the ground and broke in two.

At this time, there was a muffled rumble of thunder in the distance, and Wang Long of the shop hurriedly said: "General, they are here!"

Zhang Kui walked out of the shop quickly, and there were already many people standing on the street, all looking towards the top of the city.

Zhang Kui also followed the crowd to look, and saw a black army running mightily from the west. Soldiers were running on the top of the city. Although Zhang Kui could only see one head, he could see it clearly. They ran very slowly, with painful expressions on their faces, and many soldiers even ran while holding onto the city wall.

"How far did this run?" Zhang Kui asked in confusion.

The owner Wang Long sneered and said, "They run around the city every morning, but now they only run half a circle around the city wall, about ten miles!"

"What! You're so tired after running ten miles?"

Zhang Kui finally believed that the officers and soldiers sent to exterminate them were a group of mobs, those Xiangjun who were just dawdling.

The imperial court actually sent this kind of army to encircle and suppress him?Not too hurtful, but extremely insulting.

A strong murderous intent erupted in Zhang Kui's heart.

……

Today is the third run, and the results have already come up. The top ten are less than an hour away. There are no tortoises crawling on the road. No matter how tired I am, I can finish the run with the team.

But what made Chen Qing most gratified was that the names of the bottom ten changed alternately, and the bottom ten of the first day no longer appeared, and several even ran to the middle ranks.

It shows that these soldiers still have face, and no one wants their name to be blacklisted.

After only three days of running, the physical strength of the soldiers has obviously increased, which may have a lot to do with squatting.

As long as it can persevere, this army will definitely be reborn.

It's still early today. After the soldiers had breakfast, Huyantong would teach the soldiers to practice the Hujia spear, a very practical and simple marksmanship, which is very suitable for use on the battlefield. They will start practicing horse stance in the afternoon.

"Commander!" Someone called him.

As soon as Chen Qing turned his head, he saw Zhizhou He Jian standing beside the school field with a few followers.

Chen Qing hurriedly greeted him with a smile, "Is there something wrong with Zhizhou He?"

He Jian smiled and nodded, "The commander asked me to help collect some shields. I have collected hundreds of shields these days. Most of them are half-worn, but they are still usable."

This time Chen Qing only had [-] shields in his armor supplies, which he felt were too few, so he considered coming to Muzhou to collect them. Unexpectedly, he actually collected several hundred shields, which made Chen Qing overjoyed.

"Thank you Zhizhou He, I will send someone to carry it right away!"

"No, I'll arrange for the township soldiers to come over later. It's another matter for me to find the Commander. I'll find a weapon for the Commander and see if the Commander likes it?"

He Jian waved his hand, "Bring it up!"

A follower came up carrying a very long iron weapon.

Chen Qing's big iron spear was left at Wang Yan's place together with his war horse. He didn't expect that there would be a war in Lin'an. Qing, the standard spear is very uncomfortable.

While asking He Jian to find a shield, he also asked him to help him find an important weapon, but he didn't expect to find it so soon.

Chen Qing's eyes lit up when he saw the weapons in the hands of his followers.

He quickly stepped forward to take the weapon, and it turned out to be a green dragon halberd. Fang Tian's painted halberd was double-sided, while the green dragon halberd was single-sided.

The length is the same as the big iron gun, one foot and eight inches long, and weighs about [-] catties. The texture is not as good as his own iron gun. It is only made of ordinary pig iron, but the weight is very comfortable. Chen Qing also feels that his big iron gun It's a little lighter, without the feeling of pressing down on the hand. This fifty-jin iron halberd weighs just right.

He Jian said with a smile at the side: "This was originally a beam support of a family. The state government spent money to buy it, and asked someone to remove the rust. I hope the commander will like it."

"I feel just right, thank you Zhizhou He very much!"

"You're welcome, it's just a matter of raising your hands. In addition, I want to discuss with the commander how to strengthen the city defense."

"He Zhizhou thinks Zhang Kui's gangster will come again?"

He Jian nodded, "I know them well, they have their eyeliners in the city, and they will definitely come again."

He Jian's subtext was that if the other party found out that the officers and soldiers who came to suppress the bandits were such rubbish, they would definitely not be reconciled.

"I see. I'll make some arrangements. In the afternoon, I'll bring a few men to look for He Zhizhou."

……

He Jian went back and arranged for someone to deliver the shield, and Chen Qing returned to the school field with the halberd. He got on the horse and waved the halberd a few times, as if realizing something in his heart.

"The commander seems to like this kind of weapon?" Hu Yantong walked over with a smile.

Chen Qing nodded, "Before I always felt that there was something missing in my iron spear, but I couldn't tell, but after using this Azure Dragon Halberd, I realized what was missing?"

Chen Qing swept the green dragon halberd out, "It just lacks a chopping function. I used the spear point to cut the opponent's throat or smash the enemy's head with the spear point. Now there is a With a halberd blade, I can easily cut down the enemy in melee."

Hu Yantong took the green halberd and weighed it, "This guy must weigh fifty catties!"

"52 pounds!"

"The commander has great arm strength, but this halberd is not perfect yet."

"You also know halberds?" Chen Qing asked with a smile.

Hu Yantong nodded, "My grandfather is quite proficient in halberds. This kind of weapon is rarely used now. It is mainly used in court ceremonies, but those are long halberds made of wood. If you want to use halberds, I suggest you use square ones. The Tianhua halberd can chop left and right. My grandfather told me that the weight of the Qinglong halberd is not balanced, which will affect the assassination effect, while the Fangtian painted halberd is balanced, and can incorporate both saber and spear techniques. Disadvantage."

"What's wrong?"

"My grandfather said that using Fang Tian to draw a halberd is like walking in iron shoes. It is very stable, but it will lose the flexibility of the marksmanship and the changeable characteristics of the marksmanship."

However, Chen Qing was very interested. His marksmanship was simple, fast, and fierce. He was particular about strength and hitting with one blow. Speaking of which, Fang Tian's painting of the halberd was very suitable for him.

Hu Yantong saw that his eyes were full of anticipation, so he smiled and said: "I'll talk about it when I go back, maybe the old man will give you a Fangtian painting halberd that he treasured when he got hotheaded. A treasure that doesn’t sell after three visits.”