In fact, the initial training set up by Liu Tan was similar to the military training the next day. They first lined up, counted, and stood at attention, and then marched in step.

He originally thought that this set of training would be enough, but he forgot that this set of training methods is well known to everyone in later generations and there is no difficulty in accepting it, but in this era, many people will wonder why they should do this.

Among them is Wei Deng.

Wei Deng has been under a lot of pressure recently. As a military marquis, he is leading a team of a thousand men, and even temporarily is a bit low. It is because he has the halo of being the son of Wei Qing, and his previous experience of leading Hun prisoners to fight against the Huns is too legendary. Otherwise, it would be even more difficult for him to do things.

But the more this happened, the more strict Wei Deng became with himself, fearing that he would bring shame to his father's reputation.

After receiving the proposal from Liu Tan, Wei Deng glanced at it and couldn't help but feel a little confused: "Your Highness, what is this?"

Seeing that he rarely had that stern face, Liu Tan couldn't help but want to tease him: "Guess?"

Wei Deng was somewhat helpless: “Your Highness!”

He was two years older than the King of the North, but every time the King of the North saw him, he liked to tease him like a child. Wei Deng hated that he had a baby face.

Liu Tan said, "I'm not kidding you. Take a closer look and see if you can find anything special."

Wei Deng looked at it carefully for a long while before he said with some regret, "I am too dull to understand the meaning of it."

Liu Tan asked, "Do you think these things are just fancy and useless? You don't have to be so reserved in front of me. Look, your second brother doesn't know what politeness is. He says whatever he wants."

Wei Deng relaxed slightly and nodded, saying, "Why not train their physical strength first?"

Liu Tan said, "In war, personal strength is sometimes not that important. What do you think?"

Wei Deng nodded and said, "Yes, my father once said that overall coordination is more important."

Liu Tan continued, "The general is right, but overall coordination depends on the obedience of the soldiers and generals. The general and the champion marquis are godsends. They can make the army obey them, but such godsends are hard to come by. You should also know that the Han Dynasty's recent foreign wars, even if victorious, also exposed the hidden dangers."

Wei Deng's expression darkened upon hearing this and he said, "We are useless..."

Liu Tan waved his hand. "No, this has nothing to do with you. Good generals are made through war. Look at your second brother, you, and Li Buyan. Haven't they all performed very well these past few times? I don't require all generals to be comparable to Wei Huo. This is too high a requirement. I only require them to be above average, but even that is difficult. Veterans like Zhao Po Nu ended up like the three Yi tribes, not to mention Gongsun Ao, who is strong on the outside but weak on the inside. Since we can't improve the level of our generals, we can only improve the overall quality of our soldiers."

Wei Deng was not stupid. He looked down at the proposal in his hand and asked, "Your Highness, are you saying that these things can improve the quality of the soldiers?"

Liu Tan nodded. "Yes, the most important thing for good overall coordination is discipline. These things may seem useless, but during training, these people must obey your orders. They will obey whatever you give them. They may not be used to it at first, but over time, no matter what you say, they will subconsciously obey. Don't you think that it will be twice the result with half the effort?"

Wei Deng was really worried... What if the order was wrong? "

Liu Tan was shocked. "If your orders are wrong, there are people like the Marching Sima to correct you. Besides, as a general, you generally won't act arbitrarily unless it's absolutely necessary. If you really act arbitrarily, it means the situation is critical. In such a situation, are obedient soldiers better or soldiers with their own ideas?"

Wei Deng was confused and felt that it made sense, but it was difficult for him to accept it for a while.

Liu Tan continued, "Moreover, these are also ways to temper their will. Training in the coldest days of winter and the hottest days of summer isn't just talk. How can you do it without perseverance? For example, standing at attention requires a fixed position. No matter what happens, you can't move. Even if you're sweating or getting bit by mosquitoes, you can't move. Can you do it?"

Wei Deng looked at him with fear: "Is this... so strict?"

"Of course I have to be strict. These people are specialized weapons of war. I raise them for use in war. We are few in Shuofang, so I have to do my best to improve their quality to a qualified level to ensure their lives. At the same time, if they can't even do this, they should go home and farm as soon as possible. I have no shortage of people."

Wei Deng somewhat understood what Liu Tan meant. What puzzled him now was probably whether this would work, not whether the King of the North was right to do so.

He said somewhat shyly, "It is my stupidity that caused Your Highness to waste his breath."

Liu Tan laughed and said, "It's okay to ask if you don't understand. I'd rather you ask directly than come up with something completely different from mine. Then I'll be the one crying. Let's go."

Weiden was stunned for a moment: "What?"

Liu Tan said, "Do you know how to do everything here?"

Wei Deng was stuck for a moment. This... It was difficult for him to imagine it just by looking at the text. He probably needed to figure it out by figuring it out.

Liu Tan said, "Since I designed it, I'll demonstrate it to you."

He also joined in the exercise. If he suddenly brought up the idea of ​​exercising, Huo Guang and the others would probably be confused. He couldn't just say it was for the future with Lu Xuan... well, just to exercise, right?

This is a good opportunity to train with them, set an example and intimidate those soldiers.

Liu Tan had a good idea. After arriving there, he first asked people to line up. The process of lining up wasted a quarter of an hour.

Because they rarely lined up according to the rules before, Liu Tan directly asked them to line up in order of height from shortest to tallest, and divided the thousand-man team into five small teams. Each team was led by a military officer, and Wei Deng's team was also led by him.

This may make Wei Deng very tired, but those who achieve great things always have to pay more.

Wei Deng was indeed smart and responsible. After understanding Liu Tan's meaning, he went to check one team at a time. His own team was the fastest to line up, while the other teams were a little slower.

Then came the counting. He didn't expect that counting was the most difficult thing compared to lining up.

He never expected that many people here couldn't even count past ten!

As for not being able to distinguish between left and right, it was a common occurrence. Liu Tan felt a little uncomfortable watching this, and finally had to ask people to continue dividing the teams into fifty people each, with a total of five rows and ten people in each row.

There was no other way, he couldn't just stop the training to do the on-site literacy training!

Finally, half a day passed after we lined up and counted.

When they finally reached the stage of standing at attention, Liu Tan stood up and demonstrated it to them. He had specially worn tight clothes for the demonstration.

However, he overestimated his physical strength. After being exposed to the sun for a while, he felt that he was gradually becoming dehydrated.

It has to be said that the scorching sun in the Northern Kingdom in summer is really not something that ordinary people can bear.

So between exercising and dehydration, he chose to escape.

Anyway, Lu Xuan has left, so let's wait until he comes back.

What he probably needs to consider now is the literacy problem of his thousand elite troops.

After learning his thoughts, Huo Guang couldn't help but ask, "Are you training soldiers or cultivating generals?"

He had never heard that military households had to go to school!