In the evening, after Xu Rao returned home, the family of three sat around the small table on the kang (heated brick bed) in the main room, drinking tea and eating melon seeds while listening to Xu Di recount his experiences over the past ten days.

The hundred or so soldiers selected were extremely loyal to Wei Lang, the heir of the Marquis of Jingbei. Their personal qualities were truly outstanding, and some of them were even highly skilled in martial arts. Wei Lang secretly told Xu Di that these people were well-known in the martial arts world.

Since ancient times, it has been said that "there is no first place in literature, but there is no second place in martial arts." These hundred or so good people are all of high quality and strong skills, so they are all somewhat arrogant. After being taken to the mountains in the north by Wei Lang, they did not know what to do at first. In their spare time, they did organize people to go hunting in the deep mountains to improve their meals.

Once they reached the mountains, Wei Lang explained the purpose of his trip to everyone.

Xu Di stood in front of the hundred or so people, looking them over one by one. Hearing Wei Lang say that he would have to listen to Xu Di for the next ten days, and looking at Xu Di, he realized that he was just a teenager. Moreover, Xu Di was a late bloomer, and at this moment he was only up to Wei Lang's chest. Although he had a serious expression, he was still a bit hard to accept.

Some people, relying on their superior abilities, said, "General, we are all seasoned veterans. How can we take orders from such a child who hasn't even grown a beard yet? This is too childish."

Once one person started, several others followed suit, expressing the same idea. Wei Lang waited until everyone had finished their noisy discussion before saying, "I brought you all out here to train you into a surprise force. What kind of surprise force? A surprise force that can fight the enemy in any environment, a surprise force that can complete combat missions even if it is only one person, a surprise force that can cooperate with each other to achieve surprise, and a surprise force that can resolutely obey orders."

Seeing that everyone had fallen silent, Wei Lang said, "You are all seasoned veterans. You all understand the principle of not underestimating anyone on the battlefield. As for why I invited this young master Xu to be your instructor, I would like to ask that you put aside your prejudices about him and let him lead you in training for a few days. After seeing the results, you can then express your opinions."

Wei Lang looked at Xu Di, and Xu Di nodded to Wei Lang. Xu Di stood generously at the front of the group and said loudly, "Brothers, you are all heroes of our Great Liang. To protect our country, you have left your hometown and family and guarded this arduous border day after day."

After Xu Di said these words, the previously somewhat agitated group quieted down, and Wei Lang stared at Xu Di with bright eyes.

Xu Di continued, "Since we are here to protect, sacrifices are inevitable. We are here today to strengthen our battlefield skills so that we can survive. Brothers, please put aside your prejudices about my age for now. Let's train for ten days or so. If you think my method is feasible, we can conduct such training from time to time. If you think my method is not feasible, then let's just forget about it. What do you all think?"

Someone in the group said, "Since we're already here, let's train properly. We'll train whether we're in the military or here, brothers, what do you say?"

And so, after everyone set up camp, they began their training according to the training plan Xu Di had made.

Special forces exist to carry out very dangerous missions. After Xu Di explained the significance of such a team, he started by teaching them simple sign language.

Looking at what Xu Di had taught them, everyone was somewhat bewildered. Someone shouted, "Young Master Xu, we go to the battlefield to risk our lives. What good are these things you've taught us?"

Xu Di said, "Your battlefield is a very dangerous battlefield, even a battlefield where you can't make a sound. Information on the battlefield changes in an instant, so it's crucial that you can exchange information in a timely manner. What do you think about having this message-passing system?"

They were all highly trained individuals, and after Xu Di explained it, they naturally understood the great use of sign language. So everyone started learning it seriously. To help everyone know the directions, Xu Di also carefully explained the clock direction.

When it comes to concealment, everyone says that this is something scouts need to learn. There was indeed someone in this hundred-man team who had been a scout before. He built his own cover according to what he had learned, so that others couldn't find him, but Xu Di could see through it at a glance. The scout who had been a scout knew that Xu Di was a truly capable person, so he followed along and learned from him.

This young man in his twenties, named Ma Ming, had not only served as a scout on the battlefield, but had also gone to the Northern Barbarians to gather information. He was an intelligence officer. Ma Ming considered himself to be quite capable, but after listening to what Xu Di had said, he felt as if a door had opened before him. The things inside were things he had never seen before. Those things made his mind clear instantly, and many things that he couldn't understand before suddenly became clear. Ma Ming knew that this training was an opportunity for him.

Ma Ming was originally a personal guard of the Marquis's mansion. He was truly a scout, so the Marquis's mansion trained him to become a scout on the battlefield. Later, he even followed the intelligence personnel of the Great Liang to the Northern Di royal court, where he stayed for several years. After being exposed, he returned and served under Wei Lang.

Ma Ming's martial arts skills were cultivated from a young age, so they were naturally very high. Among these hundred or so people, he was considered to be among the top. After Ma Ming listened to a few lessons from that young Master Xu, his expression towards Xu Di became more and more respectful. Others also gradually began to take Xu Di's lessons seriously and studied what Xu Di taught them more diligently.

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