Late Ming Dynasty: Conquering the world starting from riding and cutting

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On the second day, taking advantage of the coolness of the early morning, Qin Hao took some rations and a few guards and rode towards Honghui Village.

There is almost no smooth road along the way. The horse's hooves easily collapse when stepping on the muddy ground, and the muddy water is collected again, causing the rider to feel bumps.

However, in the paddy fields on both sides, early rice is filling, and the heavy ears of rice are gently swaying in the breeze. It can be regarded as a beautiful pastoral picture. This is what Qin Hao has always wanted.

As soon as we arrived at the east end of Honghui Village, we heard the deafening training shouts of the soldiers at the school field to the west.

"Left, stab!"

"kill!"

"Right, stab!"

"kill!"

The two-meter-long bamboo spears were in the hands of the soldiers, and they stabbed in all directions according to the commands of the cavalry and cutting officers at all levels.

The green-blue spearhead shone with a metallic cold light under the subtropical sunlight!

"Each person was assassinated a thousand times in a row! If the number of assassinations was not enough, he was not allowed to eat at noon!" Li Yi, holding a wooden stick in his hand, pointed at the scarred man in front of him who had already been poked with holes, and scolded the recruits fiercely.

When Qin Hao asked Zhuge Xuan to formulate the Baojia system, ten households would be one Jia and one hundred households would be one bao. The Jia chief and the Bao chief were first established in each village, and then elected by each household.

These elected grassroots civilian officials will then send out military service according to the actual situation, with one person from the first class and ten people from the first guarantee class.

So we have the military service number of more than 60 people in front of us.

When Li Yi was appointed as the training commander, Qin Hao was afraid that he had little experience, so he transferred 10 Shuntian dead soldiers to him as basic officers, so that he could become familiar with them as soon as possible and make achievements.

"Your Highness, according to the training plan you formulated, the recruits have begun to train in stabbing skills. Next ten days, they will start to practice formation together." Li Yi, who was in charge of the recruit training, saw the person coming and immediately ran over to report to Qin Hao today's events. training subjects.

Qin Hao saw that he was sweating profusely and nodded.

Under the bright sunshine of Taiwan, these recruits have been training for half a decade.

Under the command of Li Yi, the three major steps, including gathering and lining up, neatly counting, turning in all directions, starting and running, were done in an orderly manner. The momentum was like a rainbow, with a hint of marching atmosphere.

This was all done by Qin Hao according to the training outline of later generations of armies.

I learned the content from a book called "Militia Military Training Manual". When I was in college, I was obsessed with military novels, so I bought the book and read it. I didn't think it would be useful.

The main content is to practice running and queueing.

According to the plan, the period from breakfast to lunch is mainly physical training.

Every morning, he ran ten miles against the morning dew, carrying a thirty kilogram bamboo basket filled with stones, and amidst Li Yi's scolding. Then, run back facing the sun.

After lunch there is a one-hour lunch break, and after the lunch break there is afternoon training. The content is different from that in the morning. It mainly focuses on physical coordination exercises, which means lifting some heavy objects to build strength.

According to the book, running with weights is to exercise endurance, while running with stone is to exercise strength and promote body coordination.

For these young people, who are mainly farmers, it is simply miserable.

These hardships are beyond comparison with farming. If you don’t have a few bruises on your body and blisters on your feet during daily training, you can’t say you’re here for training today.

The reason why Qin Hao set such a rigorous training plan was for his future plans. According to the rewards for soldiers in the cavalry and slashing system, it would take him 3 or 4 years to defeat many enemies and occupy the entire island, let alone the Ming Dynasty and Annan. , Japan and other places. When they have strength, they may have reached the prosperous age of Kangxi and Qianlong.

Therefore, it is absolutely necessary to train local soldiers, and as the number of territorial citizens increases, new blood must be continuously added.

A few days ago, a new recruit was rubbing his painful leg in the hut while crying softly, saying that even if he died of poverty and starvation at home, he would not suffer the same fate here.

The next day, the guy deserted and went home.

The result shocked everyone.

As soon as this guy arrived home, the Shuntian dead man who was the law enforcement officer also chased him to his house. Without saying a word, he announced the family's fate in a cold tone.

"Seize the land! Expel!"

The reason is simple, you failed to fulfill your obligations.

When Qin Hao divided the land, he said that only those who obey and follow are qualified to live the peaceful life they want.

Since you gave up, don't blame me for being unjust. Qin Hao asked the security chief of the same village to choose another person to continue the training.

Qin Hao thinks that although the training is a bit tough, he is definitely unique in eating.

Each person has 5 kilograms of rice, one kilogram of cereals, half a kilogram of fish and vegetarian vegetables per day. Those who can’t finish the meal can be packed home.

At the same time, as long as someone in the family is enrolled in the military, the household can pay 20% less as military service subsidy when paying food every year.

The recruits were dissatisfied and shouted why they were forced to endure hardships, while the officers were riding their horses happily every day.

Didn't this allude to Qin Hao? The angry Li Yi drew his sword and rushed forward to chop off this guy's head.

Doesn't he know that His Highness just chopped off the heads of the rebels not long ago?

The people are afraid of power but not virtuous!

Qin Hao sneered twice and didn't show any anger. He just asked him to come and take a look the next day.

On the second day, during morning training, Qin Hao ran back and forth for 20 kilometers carrying a 50-pound bamboo basket. When he came back, he was just sweating and did not lose strength.

During the afternoon weightlifting, he even lifted the heaviest stone in the school, a hundred kilograms, with one hand. This shocked all the recruits present and truly conquered them all with his strength.

Then he stood on the school grounds and faced all the new troops and said the famous saying that has been passed down through the ages in the Imperial Army: The more you sweat on the training ground, the less you will bleed on the battlefield!

So, amidst the scoldings and scoldings of my father and mother-in-law, the neighbors looked down upon me.

The family left with their simple luggage and regretfully looked at the green rice fields that once belonged to them and were filled with ears.

The beautiful days are about to begin, but these will never belong to them because of their son's desertion.

The power of role models is infinite, and the power of negative role models is even more powerful.

That day, countless parents and brothers came to the barracks and told their children about this scene. He explained that even if he breaks his bones, he must hold on for the sake of the whole family!

From that day on, the recruits gritted their teeth and persisted in their training.

However, after ten days, the body seemed to have adapted to this high-intensity activity. Feeling the muscles on their bodies, everyone felt that it was worth it to be a soldier just for the tendons on their bodies.

But don't think that after overcoming the hurdle of not being afraid of hardship, this team has been trained to what Qin Hao saw today.

Another difficulty with training is the seemingly simple but often flawed commands.

Qin Hao thinks that the simplest way to turn around is to turn left, right and backward, but many people are confused about it.

Even Li Yi, the commander of the new army, didn't understand it very well. He went to Qin Hao to study overtime for several nights in a row. During that time, his diligence was evident.

Indeed, it is still the Ming Dynasty, and the common people are focused on their own one-third of an acre of land, tending it carefully, and just hope that it will produce a few more kilograms of grain in the coming year. How can they have time to read books and these basic common sense? It’s normal not to understand.

So Qin Hao gave him an idea to tie straws on the wrists of these recruits to distinguish left and right. When Li Yi reported the situation two or three days later, he was much better and could basically carry out drills according to the designated slogans.

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