Chapter 591: The soldiers who are eager to see the enemy (please vote and subscribe)
In fact, not only that, Luo Chong brought more than just livestock such as pigs and sheep, but also many other things. A few days ago, he received a report that the military camp has been almost built, the basic training has been completed, and the supplies in Ruyang County are fully prepared. Luo Chong then began to set off for the military camp.
It is not far from Hanyang City to the outside of the valley of Fuma Pass, only about 50 miles. The baggage team led by Luo Chong has only cars and horses, and the speed is not slow. The group set out in the morning and arrived at the destination in the middle of the afternoon. When passing by Fuma Pass County, Jiang Xuan was shocked again. He didn't expect that there was a city of Han tribe so close to Hanyang City.
The convoy transporting military supplies did not enter Fuma Pass County, but went around from the outside, and then passed through the urn city north of the county, and saw the military camp outside the valley at a glance when they left the valley.
After not seeing it for a month, the military camp has changed. Not only has the wooden barracks around been reinforced, but the adobe barracks inside have sprung up like bamboo shoots after rain. Facilities such as granaries and stables have also been improved. There are not only two solid gates at the entrance of the camp, but also a square two-story adobe bunker on both sides of the entrance. The road is blocked by high chevaux de frise in the middle. The sentries at the entrance are also very energetic, although they are still wearing their own casual clothes and holding shovels for work.
The recruits have undergone basic training and built the barracks so beautifully. They have been looking forward to the military equipment promised by the leader for a long time. They look forward to the leader sending the supplies every day. After waiting for so many days, it is finally here.
However, although the sentries at the door are happy, they dare not open the door casually. The military law is implemented in the military camp, which is more severe than the Han law for ordinary people. Especially on the issue of entering and leaving the military camp, not everyone can enter and leave casually.
Because it was a start-up, there were not so many rules. However, when Luo Chong left, he also explained that unless someone came with his own sword, no one could enter the barracks without permission, and he had no power to mobilize the army to go out and execute any orders. Therefore, even if Luo Chong came with his sword, he had to wait for the sentry to call the officers inside to confirm.
Luo Chong waited for the people inside to come out at the door. He was not angry. This was the rule he set, and he would not have to be so troublesome in the future. Before, the new army did not have a clear number and organization, but this time he brought all these things, seals, tokens, tiger talismans, military flags and other related things. These will be arranged when the selection is over and the number is officially granted.
After a while, Ying Rui and Xue Tu ran out together. They didn't need any sentry to notify them. Such a large team arrived outside the camp gate. They saw it without anyone calling them. They knew that it must be the leader, so they came out immediately to open the door.
"Meet the leader." Ying Rui and Xue Tu came to the door and saw that it was Luo Chong. They immediately asked someone to open the door and bowed.
"Well, get up, it's getting late, let's push the supplies into the camp first, and count them before dark." Luo Chong didn't get off his horse, and said to the two men with a fake support.
"Yes, please enter the camp, leader."
The two men bowed again and said yes, and then welcomed Luo Chong in, and Jiang Xuan followed behind Luo Chong silently. When Luo Chong asked this guy not to speak, he really didn't say a word, but his curious eyes couldn't help but scan everywhere.
"Leader, you are finally here, the soldiers have been looking forward to your coming." Ying Rui, who was walking on the side, said happily.
"They are looking forward to this batch of supplies, look at how happy they are when they are moving things." Luo Chong followed them to the command center and pointed at the soldiers who were moving things.
"Hehe, the leader also knows that these new recruits have been looking forward to this batch of supplies for a long time. They worked hard when building the barracks before, and they just wanted to build the barracks as soon as possible and wait for the leader to come." Xue Tu on the side also said with a smile.
"Why, are you also thinking about this batch of supplies?" Luo Chong looked at Xue Tu's smirk and couldn't help asking curiously.
Xue Tu was promoted to an officer by Luo Chong when the Han tribe formed the first batch of regular troops. At that time, Shu Da was the section chief, Xue Tu was the deputy section chief, and Shou Ya was the Sima of the section. They were also considered to be one of the best.
Later, as Shu Da left the army and was transferred to Ruyang County as the county governor by Luo Chong, and Shou Ya was sent to the Xin tribe as an envoy, Xue Tu was the only one left in the military high-level. However, the only section of the Han tribe at that time was also scattered. The two general flags, Chai Duoduo and Hu Mancang, were also transferred to Danshan County to organize the construction of the city and the opening of the canal, so Xue Tu did not have many troops under his command.
But no matter what this guy was, he was also one of the earliest regular troops. What good things had Xue Tu not seen? Why would he still think about Luo Chong's batch of supplies? After all, when the new recruits didn't even have uniforms, the veterans all had complete uniforms and armor, and they were not lacking in weapons. Logically, they shouldn't be envious of the new recruits' things.
"Chief, I heard that there are new iron armor and crossbows this time. These are all good things. I haven't seen them yet." Xue Tu was not hypocritical and said what he wanted openly.
"Oh - so you are thinking about this. The armor must be yours. Don't worry about it. This time, not only the new recruits, but also the more than 100 veterans of yours have to hand in their leather armor, and then all of them will be replaced with iron armor. As for the crossbow, why do you, an officer, want that thing? Are you planning to go to the front to fight in person? Just learn how to command and lead the troops."
Luo Chong suddenly realized that Xue Tu was thinking about this thing, but as a senior officer, how can you not think about how to learn tactics and how to command, and just think about this? So he couldn't help but say a few words to him.
Xue Tu didn't care. He smiled and said, "It's enough to have the leader's command. As long as the leader gives the order, Xue Tu will be in the front. No matter what the enemy is, I will resolutely kill him. I don't know how to command, so don't learn it."
Luo Chong heard him say that and his face turned serious. "Don't interrupt me. I will check your homework in a while to see how many words you can write now."
Xue Tu couldn't help but put on a bitter face and dared not say anything else.
After the group entered the command post, Luo Chong first checked whether the construction was shoddy, and then lifted the curtain and walked into a hall. Then his eyes were attracted by a huge sand table in the center of the hall.
This sand table has a large area, three meters in length and width. The bottom is made of wooden stakes, and the top is a large square wooden box. The simulated terrain is constructed with soil and stones. The entire territory of the Han tribe and the large areas of surrounding roaming and exploring are marked out. It can be said to be the most intuitive terrain sand table of the Han tribe.
Although this thing was made by Luo Chong, this was the first time he had seen it. Before, Luo Chong only had a relatively comprehensive map. He wanted to make such a large sand table in Hanyang City, but there was no place to put it.
Jiang Xuan, who was following nearby, was even more surprised. This was the first time he saw the "full picture" of the Han tribe's territory.
In the huge sand table, all the locations of the Han tribe's cities were fired with a clay model according to their scale and terrain, and different colors of soil were used to replace the locations of rivers and lakes, so that people could see the entire territory of the Han tribe at a glance.
"This thing is well made."
Luo Chong couldn't help but praise the sand table, and then led everyone out of the command center. While the soldiers were still counting the supplies, they first went to the newly built barracks to check how the barracks were built and whether they were up to standard. Then they checked the granaries, stables, wells, etc. one by one.
After Luo Chong finished all the rounds, the things he brought were almost arranged. After all, he was just entering the camp to count first, and it was not time to distribute supplies. Then he led everyone to the reviewing stand on the parade ground, ready to review the training of the new recruits, just in time to give them a lecture.
"Beat the drums, assemble, let me see how the new army has trained in the past month."
Ying Rui and Xue Tu looked at each other, their eyes full of confidence, and then they began to order their personal soldiers to start beating the assembly drum.
Like the military bugle, the sound of the drum is also particular. According to the different rhythms and the different parts of the drum that are struck, many functions can be divided out. For example, using a wooden mallet to hit the drum head and drum waist has two meanings, one is to hit the leather surface, and the other is to hit the side of the wood, and the sound is different.
The assembly drum sounded with a bang. The soldiers who had just finished counting the supplies and were gathering in groups in various parts of the camp heard the familiar sound of the "resurrection drum" and reflexively ran to the parade ground. Before the first round of the assembly drum was over, the soldiers who were closer to the parade ground had already run to the parade ground and began to line up according to their familiar positions.
The armored instructors arrived at the training grounds even faster and began to shout loudly for their troops to return to their positions. When all the troops were present, they began to line up and report their numbers. Before the third drum beat was over, except for the personal soldiers who beat the drums and the sentries who stood guard, all the others had already lined up and waited for instructions.
The soldiers were also very used to this. There was no way to get used to it. If they were late for the assembly, they would definitely be punished with military sticks. Military law was ruthless and even more cruel than the Han law. So after a month of tossing and turning, they had developed a conditioned reflex of their bodies. Now, as soon as they heard the drum of assembly, their legs would start running before their brains could react.
Luo Chong, who was on the reviewing stand, had been counting silently in his mind since the first drum beat. He was quite satisfied with the speed.
Then he began to check the neatness of the queue. There was nothing wrong with it, so he was relieved. It seemed that the basic training of these recruits was not bad. Although the lack of uniform clothing reduced the effect of the queue, it was nothing. After all, the clothes had not been issued yet, and they could not be blamed.
"Well, the speed of assembly is OK. Let's practice the usual queue subjects now and see what happens first."
Luo Chong nodded and gave another order. After all, it is useless to just stand in line well. If you don't even know how to turn left and right, then the queue training is meaningless.
"Yes, everyone, take the team as a unit, and practice the queue subjects."
Xue Tu on the side took the order, turned around and shouted at the queue below.
Then the recruits below began to practice under the leadership of the veteran instructors in armor, marching in step, marking time, standing still, at ease, turning left and right, running, and shouting slogans of one, two, three, four. These are all fine traditions of our army, and they were all copied by Luo Chong.
These things seem to be of little use, but they are very useful for cultivating the discipline of soldiers, just like the assembly drum. Soldiers must be able to produce physical conditioned reflexes when they hear the command, and then they are qualified.
Moreover, the importance of discipline and queues in modern armies may not be as high as that in ancient times, because modern armies practice queues mainly to cultivate discipline, while ancient armies not only need discipline, but queue training is also a very important training method for the battle formations of ancient armies. Modern armies don't need to play any battle formations.
Looking at the soldiers below doing various subjects under the guidance of the instructor, Luo Chong nodded with satisfaction. So far, he has not seen a wrong turn, and the voice of the number is also loud. Except for the lack of momentum, everything else is pretty good. The
military spirit of an army is not so easy to cultivate. This requires not only qualified ideological education, but also the tempering of blood and fire. New recruits who have not been on the battlefield cannot have that kind of spirit. In addition, they have been working all this time, and they don't have much training time every day. Luo Chong is very pleased to be like this now.
After all the queue subjects were trained, Luo Chong waved to Xue Tu next to him, indicating that he should let the soldiers line up again, and he had something to say.
A command of "Look to the right" sounded, and the soldiers all stepped on small steps to adjust the formation. Finally, when their captains shouted "Look forward, stand still", all the new recruits aimed their eyes at the reviewing stand in front of them and looked at the leader with expectation.
Everyone knows that the camp has been built and the supplies have been delivered. The leader must come here to select soldiers and divide them into different types of soldiers. Just now, they saw thousands of war horses entering the camp with their own eyes, and there were so many weapons they had never seen before, as well as those new clothes and shoes, sharp swords and armor. What they can get at that time depends on this time.
Jiang Xuan, who was beside Luo Chong, stared at these soldiers with wide eyes. He didn't expect that the Han tribe would be so generous. They actually got thousands of young and strong people who didn't produce anything and gathered them together to form an army. The Han leader also kept saying that his tribe was short of people. Are
n't those standing below all laborers? Why don't you let them do something? Why are you letting them sit here idle?
On the other hand, he also deeply felt the strength of the Han tribe. Since the Han tribe dared to do this, it meant that they could afford to support so many "idlers". Moreover, if such a group of professional warriors were equipped with the supplies transported, how powerful would the Han tribe be? His own Jiang clan of more than 2,000 people might not be enough to fill the gaps between the teeth of this group of warriors.
(End of this chapter)
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