Hanhou

The more recent battle ended with the victory of the Tigers.

The defeated deer team walked out of the school field, from the team leader to the pawns, all of them were covered with bruises.There were two elders with dark circles under their eyes, staring at the opponent behind them, accidentally pulling the wound on their faces, grinning and hissing coldly.

The Tigers aren't much better off either.

Even with Zhao Jia's strict order, the soldiers deliberately avoided the vital points, but the two teams almost played a real fight, one counted as the other, and they were all covered in bruises, looking quite "tragic".

"Drums."

On the wooden platform, Zhao Jia stood straight, like a pine tree.

The soldiers lined up to the sound of drums, not forgetting to grab the distributed weapons.

The teams are arranged according to the battle formation, the shield soldiers are in front, the halberd soldiers are behind, and the sword and card players are temporarily arranged at the end.

After the previous battle, [-] soldiers were stroked, and more than [-]% were injured.Even so, the fighting spirit of the people not only did not decrease, but became more intense.If Zhao Jia gave the order at this moment, all ten teams would be willing to fight again.

The loser was not reconciled and vowed to win the round.The victor hopes to consolidate his advantage, and tells the loser that he won by his own ability, and it is by no means a coincidence or luck!

Unfortunately, their hopes were doomed.

Zhao Jia had just received news from the county that before the end of the shift, the big bosses in the county would go to the barracks to observe.He specifically asked the civil servants if there were similar rules in previous years.After getting a negative answer, Zhao Jia pondered for a while, then ordered the soldiers to assemble and distribute the rewards, and then the whole battalion was disbanded so that they could rest for a day.

"Rest today, practice tomorrow!"

Zhao Jia has not announced to everyone that Governor Wei is coming.After sending off the flying cavalry, he ordered the health servants to prepare hot water, and brought in a large wooden barrel specially made by the craftsman, and carried it into the barracks for bathing when the soldiers lined up to receive roasted meat, mutton soup and steamed cakes.

The chef's craftsmanship is getting better and better, and the grilled lamb chops are spread with sauce, which is very fragrant.

The winning pawns lined up in a single team, and the two fat sheep were dismantled, and each of them got a big piece.The men didn't even use chopsticks, they just grabbed the bone-in mutton with their hands, chewing until their mouths were full of oil.

The defeated soldier bit the steamed cake, raised his head and drank the mutton soup, and stared fiercely at his opponent.There is no need to mobilize the veterans, all of them are determined to do their best next time, and they must win!

After eating and resting for a while, the soldiers leveled the school grounds and put the weapons into the warehouse.

The hot water has been boiled and sent to the row house on the west side of the school yard together with the wooden barrel.

The soldiers were ordered to line up, and each was given a cloth towel, and each soldier shared a piece of soap, and went into the house in batches to take a bath.

When I was in the country, it was unbearably hot, so I used river water and well water to pour water on my body, so I would not waste firewood to boil water.If you don't want to enter the barracks, you can still take a hot bath.

There are ten large wooden barrels lined up in the house, filled with water, which can supply 30 people at a time.Squeeze it, and it can accommodate 40 people.

The guards lined up quickly, entered the house in batches, tore off the clothes and pants covered with dust and sweat, first soaped them, rinsed them with water, and then soaked them in hot water. They were so comfortable that they wanted to sigh.

There are hundreds of soldiers waiting to take a bath, and the time allocated to each person is limited, so it is impossible to soak in hot water and not come out.At about the same time, the petty official will blow his whistle, and the pawn will get up no matter how reluctant he is, and give up his position to his colleagues.

After taking a bath, the soldiers returned to the barracks one after another.

Fire flows in July, and clothes are granted in September.

As the end of July approaches, the weather should turn cooler, but the tigers are raging in autumn, and the daytime is still extremely hot.

Fortunately, Captain Zhao had a way to make ice, and an ice storage cellar was dug in the camp. When the soldiers returned to the barracks, there was an ice basin against the wall in the house, and the coolness hit the face, and the heat was instantly dispelled.

After applying the wound medicine, the pawn lay down on the couch. After a while, snoring sounded in the barracks, one after another, as loud as thunder.

For ordinary people, it is impossible to sleep peacefully in such an environment.The guards are already used to it, you are louder, I am louder than you, let's see who can wake up who!

The little official walked past the barracks, confirmed that everything was fine, then turned around and went to the barracks on the west side, preparing to take turns to wash for a while, so that he could sleep well when he went back.

While the soldiers were resting, Zhao Jia was not idle.

Wei Taishou wanted to come to observe, whether to train according to the original plan, or to organize another drill, he still couldn't make up his mind.When he was hesitating, it was the words of the civil servants who reminded him.

"In that case, follow the original plan!"

Zhao Jia raised a smile, unfolded the bamboo slips, and quickly wrote down a line of words.After finishing writing, don't forget to thank the civil servants.The two civil servants looked at each other, not understanding where Xie came from.I can only bow my hands to show that the county lieutenant is polite.

The civil servant reminded Zhao Jia that Wei Taishou was pragmatic.When I came to the barracks this time, what I wanted to see must be the most authentic side of the soldiers.It is useless to do more, everything according to the original plan is the safest way.

Zhao Jia had already decided to organize another confrontation before the shift ended.The date when the bosses came to observe happened to overlap with the time he had set.

After the last word fell, Zhao Jia stopped writing, straightened his arms and stretched his waist, feeling a burst of relief.

Since working with Zhao Jia, the civil servants have long been accustomed to Zhao Xianwei's informality.Besides, there is not so much attention in the military camp. When the two of them are tired from sitting, they will also straighten their legs and relax for a while.

In the next two days, the soldiers continued to run with weights and train in formation.

On the third day, a light rain fell from the sky, which dispelled the sweltering heat and made the soldiers more vigorous.Amidst the sound of drums and whistles, the various formations fought against each other. When the wooden weapons were broken, they fell into the mud with bare hands, vowing not to give up regardless of the outcome.

The match that day still ended with the Tigers winning.

With astonishing strength, fifty burly men once again crushed their comrades.The defeated pawns fell into the mud, gasping for breath, their unyielding energy never diminished, but they had even more admiration for their defeated comrades.

"He will be a pawn in the future, and go to the battlefield to compete!" The deer team led a grin, held the big hand stretched out in front of him, and jumped up, "Let's see who kills more Hu Kou!"

The tiger team led the team to laugh, regardless of the other party's muddy body, stretched his arms around the other party's shoulders, and said loudly: "You guys, can you hear me? Do you have the guts to compare?"

"Compare!"

The guards of the two teams raised their fists and roared, mobilizing the rest of the guards. All of a sudden, everyone was full of fighting spirit and fighting spirit, and there was a roar of tigers in the school grounds.

Three days before the end of the shift, Wei Taishou arrived as scheduled.There were as many as five county officials accompanying him, all of whom were easygoing and did not even bring many guards.

A group of people came to the gate of the camp, and the guards reported their identities.

The gate of the camp was opened, and Zhao Jia came out to greet him with the civil servants, and invited a group of big shots into the camp.

At that time, five hundred soldiers were lined up on the school grounds, with a well-organized military appearance and an astonishing momentum.In addition to weapons, each person also carried wood and stones wrapped in coarse cloth, which together weighed nearly fifty catties.

Wei Taishou and his party boarded the wooden platform, and Zhao Jia raised his voice to let Ji Bao beat the drum.

The drums were rumbling, and the pawns stamped their weapons on the ground, making a mighty roar.The next moment, the whistle sounded, and the soldiers of the ten teams turned around one after another and walked out of the camp gate.

Wei and Wei Shan got on their horses respectively, and after all the pawns had left, they rode their horses and galloped first.

The service period is coming to an end, this is the last competition, and there are eunuchs watching, five hundred soldiers are working hard, like a tiger out of the cage, from the very beginning, they have put in all their strength, striding forward, and the speed is astonishingly fast.

Watching the pawns gallop away, Wei Taishou looked solemn.

When Zhao Jia told him that he was carrying more than forty catties and traveled ten miles back and forth, and most cups of tea could arrive, Master Wang and the others couldn't hide their surprise.

"Training troops with this method, given time, is comparable to the soldiers of Wei and the elite soldiers of Qin." Wuguan sighed.

During the Warring States Period, Wei Wuzu, as the most elite infantry, once outshone all other heroes.

As the founder of Wei Wuzu, Wu Qi pursued the strategy of commanding troops of "there are not many people in the government".When selecting soldiers, strict standards are implemented. All soldiers who should be selected must be able to wear three layers of armor, carry twelve stone crossbows, fifty crossbow bolts, plus a large shield, and hold a long halberd and a sharp sword hanging from their waists. Army rations, march a hundred miles in a day.

Such a selection standard not only guaranteed the combat effectiveness of the Wei military soldiers, making this heavy infantry the elite among the elite, but also restricted the development of the Wei military soldiers, and it was doomed that this army could not be expanded on a large scale.

History also proves this.

From its creation to its demise, even in its heyday, the number of Wei military soldiers was no more than [-].

After Shang Yang's reform, the Qin State established the military merit system, and the people of Qin rejoiced when they heard the battle, and their military strength flourished.The Qin army ordered to go out like a mountain, and beat the enemy like a tiger and wolf. In the Qin and Wei wars, he regained the land of Hexi, and was called a "sharp warrior" by the world.

The so-called layman looks at the excitement and the insider looks at the doorway.

The pawns trained by Zhao Jia not only have the ability of Wei soldiers to carry heavy loads, but also like Qin Rui soldiers who strictly abide by military orders and have high fighting spirit. Except for less bloody smell, they are almost the same as regular pawns. After being honed on the battlefield, Must be able to achieve elite.

Thinking of this, Wei Taishou's eyes were burning, Wang Zhubo and other big bosses were also looking at Zhao Jia, staring at Zhao Jia, making the latter very uncomfortable, and his scalp began to tingle.

"How did Ah Duo become such a powerful army? Very kind!" Wei Taishou pressed Zhao Jia's shoulder, with obvious eagerness in his tone.

Zhao Jia moved the corners of his mouth stiffly, and told the training process in detail, including the details.

After listening to his words, none of the bigwigs spoke.

After a while, someone said: "Although the army is strong, it is difficult to imitate."

To put it bluntly, the batch of pawns trained by Zhao Jia were basically piled up with money and food.

Three meals a day, seeing the meat every time, allowing the strong men to eat with their stomachs open, which frontier army can do it?

Even Wei Yue borrowed Zhao Jia's favor, and the camp could only slaughter sheep for five days.If it was replaced by other frontier troops, even if it was the Duwei's pro-military army, they would not do this.

If you can't maintain sufficient physical fitness, you can't persist in high-intensity training.Forcibly increasing the size will not only fail to train a strong soldier, but will also have the opposite effect, causing non-combat losses.

It was precisely because he wanted to understand this that the county magistrate lamented that although Zhao Jia's soldiers were good, he was the only one who could do it, and no one else could imitate it.

Wei Taishou didn't say a word, he stood on the wooden platform, seeing the soldiers returning one after another, he habitually lined up in the school field, no one made any noise, he was reluctant to give up after all.I began to think in my heart that I could follow the example of Wei Wuzu, select a small number of troops, and train them into an elite army.If you can form an army and cooperate with Yunzhongqi, it is bound to play a considerable role in the confrontation with the Huns.

As for the money and food needed for military training, memorials can be delivered to Chang'an.If Chang'an doesn't give much, they can only find a way to the north.

The caravan that went to the grassland sent back news that it will return in August.

The trip was very fruitful, tens of thousands of cattle and sheep were brought back, and the animal skins were even more discussed by carts.

During the stay in Longcheng, the caravan met businessmen from the Far West.These people all have high noses and deep eyes, and they look like Xianbeihu. When they saw the silk brought by the caravan, they wished they could pounce on them and hug them without letting go.In order to buy silk, they are willing to give gold gems of the same size, and horses and camels are also no problem.

There are special interpreters in the caravan, who are born with language talents. After a period of time, they have mastered a lot of unfamiliar vocabulary, and they can communicate with each other without the help of other barbarians.

The leader of the team asked for a horse that was not gelding, and the merchants nodded on the spot without any hesitation.

Their country is far away from the Han Dynasty, with a large grassland in the middle, and they don't worry at all that the Han Dynasty will turn around and attack them if they get their war horses.On the other hand, they and the Xiongnu are not dealing with each other. If the Han Dynasty troubles the Xiongnu, they will be happy to see it succeed.

The fight between the two sides was too hot and inevitable, which aroused the vigilance of the Huns.

Not wanting to cause unnecessary trouble, the team leader adopted Wei Qing'er's suggestion, delivered the goods as quickly as possible, and quickly set off for the south.

Being able to find Longcheng this time has already exceeded the task.It was an even more unexpected joy to meet these businessmen from the Far West.

The Huns were capricious, and it was hard to guarantee that they would not see Cai's motives and start in the middle.Everyone in the caravan cheered up and proceeded cautiously along the way. They even sent fast horses to deliver letters to the border county first, hoping that the county could send troops northward to ensure the safety of this batch of goods.

After receiving the news, Wei Yue led his troops and set off. On the same day, he traveled northward for a few miles and joined Li Danghu's headquarters.This is also the reason why the third son Wei was interested in Zhao Jia's military training methods, but he didn't come with Wei Taishou.

After watching the pawn drill, Wei Shang and others did not stay long, and returned to the county in the afternoon.

Before leaving, Wei Taishou ordered Zhao Jia to go to the county as soon as possible after the shift.Zhao Jia took the command, sent away a group of big men in the county, turned around and returned to the school grounds, ordered the junior officials to blow the wooden whistle, and continued to train in formation.

When Zhao Jia was training soldiers, he rode out of Yanmen County on a fast horse and rushed to Chang'an at high speed.

The rider on the horse is one of the riding boys given to Liu Rong by Empress Dowager Dou. He is going to Chang'an at this time to deliver an important news: the former Linjiang king got a daughter.

Liu Rong asked himself to be a commoner, and now he has lost a leg. Even if his mother and brother are princes and kings, they will not pose any threat to the crown prince.Empress Dowager Dou was very concerned about her eldest grandson, and Yunmei was a gift from Changle Palace, she gave birth to Liu Rong's eldest daughter, so she wanted to send news to Chang'an.

Qitong flew all the way and arrived in Chang'an in August.

Because Bian County found something wrong, several county guards played secretly to the court one after another. There was little music and dance in Chang'an nobleman's mansion, and they were carrying out investigation operations. All the child servants who were found to be wrong were cleared out.

In order to collect beauties, Princess Guantao and Princess Yangxin bought many slave girls from child dealers.The two were called into the palace one after another, and when they returned to the mansion, they began to strictly investigate the dancer.

In Pingyang Hou's mansion, Wei Zifu and sister Wei Zifu passed through the customs safely because Wei Wei was born as a family boy.The two dancers who were acquainted with them were found to be wrong, and they were dragged away that day and never showed up again.

Back in the room, Wei Shaoer was no longer as proud as before, sitting next to his elder sister, still shivering.

Wei Zifu's face turned pale, but he was not as frightened as Wei Shaoer, but sat alone by the door, looking at the servant woman passing by in a hurry, with a pensive look on his face.