With Hu Delu in charge of iron smelting and Xiao Zhong in charge of internal affairs, Lu Tu was only concerned about the trenches at Gubei Peak.
The biggest crisis right now is the open-pit coal mine that the Wuhuan people have their eyes on. That is Lu Tu's greatest asset to date, and he absolutely must keep it firmly in his hands.
"Sir, you need to send me more men. The workload of digging the irrigation canal is much greater than digging the railroad tracks."
Lu Tu waved his hand and said, "As long as they are villagers, you can just let them go with you. Their daily wages will still be paid as usual."
Seeing that Lü Tu trusted him so much, Xiao Zhong was deeply moved. As a man of great talent who had not been recognized, what he longed for most was to meet a wise ruler.
Based on Xiao Zhong's observation, many of Lü Tu's current behaviors met the standards of clear understanding that he sought. He cupped his hands and said, "Thank you for your high regard, sir. I know what to do now."
Lu Tu laughed and said, "With your eloquence, your ability to rally people is more than enough. As long as you don't lead the people to rebel against me, everything else will be fine."
Xiao Zhong smiled upon hearing this. He knew that this was a concern that ordinary people had, but the fact that Lü Tu could say it so openly and in a joking tone meant that he was quite sincere towards him, which made him feel more at ease.
"Then I'll get to work."
Lu Tu nodded and, without saying anything more, rode Xiao Hei towards the Gubeifeng Pass in the north of Luzhuang Village.
He had previously brought Nie Yun over to excavate for a few days, and estimated that it should be almost done.
Sure enough, when he arrived at Gubei Peak, he saw Nie Yun already training with 100 soldiers. To Lu Tu's surprise, not only had Nie Yun dug the trenches in just a few days, but Nie Yun had also completed the task.
He even built several wooden houses for Nie Yun to live in, and Lu Tu had witnessed Nie Yun's growth.
Nie Yun was an ambitious and aspiring man who naturally longed to achieve great things. As long as one is generous with military merits and rewards, one can easily control such a person.
"My lord!" Seeing Lü Tu coming to inspect, Nie Yun led 100 soldiers and shouted in unison, their spirits high and their roars echoing throughout the entire Gubei Peak, startling a large flock of birds.
Lu Tu dismounted and nodded to the crowd with satisfaction: "Good job! As long as you guard this place from now on, the Wuhuan people will pose no threat to us."
Nie Yun cupped his hands and said, "But brother, the trench we dug before hasn't seen any Wuhuan people for a long time. Do you think they already know about it?"
Lu Tu smiled and looked at Nie Yun: "Are you worried that you won't get military merit if you can't kill the Wuhuan people? Don't worry, there are coal mines here, and the Wuhuan people will definitely come back again. Moreover, according to my estimation, their numbers are not small."
Most of the people present were villagers from Kuishan who had initially followed Lü Tu in training. After several battles, their morale had long been boosted by Lü Tu.
There was no longer any fear of the Wuhuan people in his eyes, but rather a longing, a longing for more Wuhuan people to come so that he could achieve military merit.
The group excitedly licked their chapped lips: "If the Wuhuan people dare to come again, we'll make sure they die a horrible death!"
"I can finally avenge my mother with my own hands! I must kill a Wuhuan man and use his head to pay tribute to my mother!"
In his previous life, Lü Tu had read many ancient military books, and those who led troops almost always focused on building elite soldiers.
When the two sides are locked in a stalemate, as long as the elite troops break through the enemy's formation, a great victory can be achieved, or even a victory against overwhelming odds! This is not just empty talk, but a unique way of fighting in the era of cold weapons.
Therefore, all the famous generals in history were selected from various places and gathered together.
Only when everyone is an expert will they have the motivation to compete and improve together, instead of slacking off with the lazy ones.
The 100 people in front of him were of good quality. At least when Lu Tu's gaze swept over them one by one, not one of them flinched. They all stared straight ahead with firm eyes, showing that their training over this period of time had been very effective.
Lu Tu stepped in front of the crowd, drew his sword from his waist, and shouted, "From today onwards, I will teach you battlefield swordsmanship!"
Upon hearing Professor Lü Tu's valuable insights, everyone became incredibly excited. These were deadly techniques, and even learning just a few moves could increase their survival rate on the battlefield.
Anything involving life and death is no small matter, and the crowd excitedly said, "Thank you, sir!"
Even Nie Yun was extremely excited. He knew Lü Tu's skills best. If he could learn even a move or two, he would benefit immensely in the future. Especially when he started to fantasize about being like Lü Tu, single-handedly charging into the Wuhuan squad and leaving no survivors, tears streamed down his face.
Without further ado, Lu Tu shouted to the crowd, "Watch closely! My sword technique has no name, only ten basic moves, but they were all taught to me by my master!"
After saying this, Lü Tu began to demonstrate. The crowd was initially excited and expectant, thinking it was some kind of unparalleled sword technique.
As a result, not only was his swordsmanship ordinary, but even the names of his moves were not proper. While other people's swordsmanship names had both whole and partial names, Lu Tu's swordsmanship only had ten moves.
As Lu Tu wielded his broadsword and unremarkablely executed a set of sword techniques, a hint of disappointment flashed in everyone's eyes.
Only the simplest techniques are chopping, slashing, intercepting, lifting, hanging, stabbing, cutting, sweeping, picking, and pushing.
After Lu Tu finished his demonstration, he noticed the expressions on everyone's faces and smiled at them, saying, "Do you think I'm trying to fool you?"
Everyone instinctively wanted to admit it, but when they thought of Lü Tu's true skills, they waved their hands repeatedly and said, "No, sir, your swordsmanship is exquisite!"
Lu Tu laughed nonchalantly: "Bullshit, do you think I don't know what you're thinking? You're probably saying I'm fooling you, aren't you?"
Everyone fell silent, except for Nie Yun, who was still pondering the matter carefully. He knew that Lü Tu was not the selfish type; if he wanted to keep things to himself, he could have simply not taught them.
“Brother, I think your swordsmanship just now was actually very practical. For example, your slash just now used the power of your waist and back, and mobilized the power of your whole body to slash out with your arm. If I were to take that slash, I would die on the spot.”
As Nie Yun spoke, he demonstrated the actions to the others.
After hearing Nie Yun's explanation, everyone realized the truth and looked at Lü Tu in utter shock. It turned out that Lü Tu really hadn't been holding back; this simple sword technique was actually the most effective way to kill enemies on the battlefield.
Lu Tu was very satisfied with Nie Yun's comprehension and began to explain to everyone the leverage and power points of each move.
He then spent the entire day instructing everyone on the proper posture, finally passing on the essentials to them.
Only Lü Tu knew that these were the killing moves of special forces soldiers from the previous life, techniques summarized by countless martyrs with their blood and lives.
It is far superior to those fancy martial arts moves. In terms of battlefield lethality alone, it can be said to crush all sword techniques of the same era!
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