Chapter 135: Swinging Crescent
Halberd The process of processing the vines itself is not difficult. After he gives the order, I believe the equipment department can do it, but it will take some time.
During this period of time, Zhou Xu certainly couldn't just wait there foolishly. After the first batch of crescent halberds were polished in the forging department, it was time for him to gather the fifteen soldiers and start weapons training.
Doing so will undoubtedly reduce the efficiency of copper collection at the mine.
In response to this situation, Zhou Xu's adjustment was to directly transfer some of the miners at the coal mine to work in the copper mine.
As for the coal mines, long-term mining has allowed them to accumulate a certain amount of inventory. Even if the mining efficiency of the coal mines is reduced in a short period of time, their tribe will still have coal to use, and it will not cause any substantial impact.
Under Zhou Xu's mobilization, fifteen soldiers quickly gathered outside the Black Moon Camp.
When the new weapons were distributed, the soldiers could clearly feel that the new weapons were much heavier than the stone axes and spears they had used before.
During this period, as the chief instructor of weapons training, Zhou Xu had undoubtedly found Zhou Chongshan and talked about this new weapon three days before the training officially started.
However, when it came to the use of weapons, facing Zhou Chongshan, the 'weapon master', he really didn't have much to say. He just briefly introduced the versatility of the crescent halberd.
After listening to Zhou Xu's introduction, Zhou Chongshan plunged into the research of the Crescent Halberd.
Perhaps it is due to his talent, as a "weapon master", Zhou Chongshan is also very interested in various weapons.
Driven by both his talent and interest, Zhou Chongshan learned the general usage of the crescent halberd by practicing on his own over the course of three days.
Now if you say that he has mastered the Crescent Halberd to perfection, that is definitely far from the truth. No matter how talented he is, it is not to this extent.
But the way Zhou Chongshan gestured and held the crescent halberd no longer looked like a novice. In Zhou Xu's opinion, it was more than enough for him to teach the new recruits in the tribe.
Unlike the previous spears and stone axes, if the spears and stone axes are taken out separately, for them, the attack methods can be simplified into two types: the former is stabbing, and the latter is chopping.
However, the Crescent Halberd is different. This weapon directly combines the characteristics of these two weapons and even derives a richer fighting style.
It will undoubtedly take a lot of effort for ordinary soldiers to master it and use it flexibly.
After the Crescent Halberds were distributed, Zhou Xu went to inspect on the first day of training.
Standing at the front of the training team, Zhou Chongshan brandished the crescent halberd with great vigor and made the soldiers below follow him.
But for ordinary soldiers, this situation is basically equivalent to a great master showing off his skills and then letting his apprentices learn from him.
What can they do? They can’t do it!
Zhou Chongshan's moves were too fast, too smooth and too powerful. When the soldiers under him performed the same moves, it seemed like an ugly imitation. Even their limbs seemed to become uncoordinated.
Looking at the "dance of demons" in front of him, Zhou Chongshan scratched the back of his head with a headache. For a moment, he didn't know why no one could learn it.
Zhou Xu, who was standing not far away, was so upset when he saw this.
At this moment, he clearly realized a problem that he had previously overlooked.
That means that just because someone is good at using weapons doesn't mean he can teach others well.
Faced with a variety of weapons, even new weapons that had never been used before, the reason why Zhou Chongshan was able to get the hang of them so quickly was, to put it bluntly, because of his extraordinary talent.
But you can't use this talent when you teach people! Although he had previously trained the soldiers with stone axes and spears, as mentioned earlier, the attacking moves of these two weapons are simple, so Zhou Chongshan's teachings are also simple, and ordinary soldiers can keep up.
But now, the attack of the crescent halberd suddenly became more complicated, but Zhou Chongshan still relied on his own feelings to do it casually. It was impossible for the ordinary soldiers under him to keep up with him.
Zhou Xu was obviously too lazy to wait for Zhou Chongshan to realize the problem himself.
What he is looking for now is efficiency, so why would he waste time?
Thinking of this, Zhou Xu quickly waved his hand, signaling his follower Li Shitou to run over and call Zhou Chongshan over.
Li Shitou was very quick on his feet, and Zhou Chongshan also ran over immediately after learning that the leader was looking for him.
"Chief, do you have something to ask me?"
In response, Zhou Xu didn't waste any words and directly stated...
"Chongshan, your teaching method is wrong. It's too difficult for them. You have to teach them step by step."
“…”
Zhou Chongshan fell into a brief silence after hearing this. He really wanted to say that he had actually picked out simple moves to teach them. After all, he still had some brains.
But what he didn't expect was that this simple move in his eyes was not simple enough...
Looking at the silent Zhou Chongshan, he was really not good at hiding his thoughts. Whatever he was thinking was basically written on his face.
This also made Zhou Xu's tone a little helpless...
"Chongshan, for you, this may be very simple, but it may not be simple for them. According to my idea, you can let them practice the straight thrust and chop with you first. After they have practiced for a period of time and have become proficient in it, you can teach them to connect the straight thrust and chop."
"I see."
Zhou Chongshan nodded directly, indicating that he understood.
As of now, Zhou Xu has no intention of letting Zhou Chongshan teach the fifteen soldiers more things.
Follow straight stab with chop, chop with straight stab, and then coordinate with various angles and directions to apply them flexibly.
Ordinary soldiers are just ordinary soldiers after all. In Zhou Xu's opinion, they have limited abilities, and it is enough for them to practice and master these two skills.
If you teach them too much, sometimes it will just make them more confused as they practice, and by then they won't even be able to use these two tricks properly.
Following their leader's instructions, Zhou Chongshan led his soldiers and began training step by step.
During this process, Zhou Chongshan quickly discovered that even with the single stabbing and chopping movements, the soldiers had more or less some problems doing them.
The fundamental reason, to put it bluntly, is that the weapon has changed, the weight of the weapon has changed, and the center of gravity of the weapon has also changed.
The overall weight of the copper weapon increases, and because the crescent blade is on one side of the halberd, the weight on one side will be significantly heavier, and the center of gravity will also shift.
It is inevitable that the new recruits will feel uncomfortable after putting on the halberds, and it will definitely take time to adapt. This is also the main reason why their limbs become uncoordinated when they are swinging the crescent halberds continuously, because they fail to grasp the shifted center of gravity.
As the soldiers were training enthusiastically, time passed quietly. As the construction team at the Black Moon Camp finished their work, a system prompt sounded in Zhou Xu's mind...
System prompt: Congratulations to 'Zhou Xu' for successfully upgrading his territory, 'Black Moon Camp', to 'Village' level! "..."
(End of this chapter)
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