"Turn left! Turn left! Turn back! March! With a simple and crisp command, a small party of fifty men marched forward in orderly steps, and a hundred feet stepped on the ground alternately and made a neat stamping sound, as if only one giant were moving forward.

However, this time, it was no longer Sun Tu's group training who shouted slogans on the side of the team, but was replaced by the captain of this team of fifty people, a young man with a stocky body and dark skin, and this team that should have been uneven is now very different from ten days ago.

After ten days of hard training, this contingent of village soldiers, who were not even a rabble before, has undergone a qualitative change, which is not only reflected in the age of the soldiers—the remaining gray-haired veterans have been eliminated in the drills again and again, and replaced by their sons and nephews—but also in their spirit, they no longer have the lazy and loose appearance of the past, they all appear full of energy, and their faces have become resolute. Every movement is extraordinarily neat and powerful, and every step can make the ground raise puffs of smoke and dust.

Driven by the clear one-two-one slogan, the team of fifty people kept moving forward, and it seemed that it was about to crash into the newly built wooden wall of the camp in front of them, but before the captain did not shout to stop, these fifty people had no intention of stopping at all, even if there was a wall in front of them, they also had the courage to smash it.

Just when the ten soldiers walking in the first row were about to crash into the wall, a sharp bamboo whistle finally came from behind them, and then the captain shouted: "Stand! Suddenly, the team stopped, and stood firmly in front of the wooden wall, as motionless as pine!

After Sun Tu took the bamboo whistle from his mouth, a satisfied smile appeared on his face. The 10 days of rigorous training have finally yielded some results, and at least 50 of the 300-strong township soldiers have been selected from the ranks of the township soldiers, who are determined to obey orders. Then he walked up to the group, turned to them and asked, "Tell me, since there is a wall in front of you, why don't you stop?" ”

"Report to the group to practice, because we only follow the order and don't know what lies ahead!" Fifty soldiers replied in unison, their voices echoing in the air, and the momentum was amazing.

"Very good, this is the end of today's drill, disbanded on the spot." Sun Tu nodded in satisfaction and waved his hand.

When the fifty men heard this, they relaxed a little, and each turned around and ran to the barracks next to them, which had also been newly built, and at this time there was already a tempting smell of meat, and a feast that they had never dared to think of before was waiting for them.

Sun Tu was able to train these fifty indomitable warriors in just ten days, in addition to relying on strict requirements and strict military discipline, there was also a rich reward.

Since the third day of the training team, Sun Tu has had two fat pigs bought from the market slaughtered and skinned in public, and then stewed in a large cauldron.

Although the Great Song Dynasty was still rich, for ordinary people, they could only eat meat during the New Year's holidays. Although pork is not as highly regarded as the popular beef and mutton at this time, it is still a great temptation for ordinary people.

It wasn't until after the afternoon of the drill that Sun Tufang announced his decision in public: "From today onwards, I will prepare two fat pigs for you every day in my camp. But not everyone can eat such good things, and only those who perform well in the drill are eligible for such rewards. If you want to have meat to eat every day, practice hard and let the officials see your skills! As he spoke, he immediately picked out the fifty people who had performed best just now from the three hundred people, and asked them to go to the pot to serve meat.

When they saw that their friends could actually eat meat, but they could only eat dry cakes with cold water to satisfy their hunger, many soldiers had the intention of not admitting defeat in their hearts. As a result, in the next few days, the atmosphere of the drill of more than 300 people in the entire barracks changed dramatically.

Everyone began to practice vigorously, trying to do every request made by Sun Tu, even when it was time to rest, some of them were practicing in private, thinking that they could improve their movements. Because of this, the veterans who originally wanted to stay in the barracks finally dispelled their thoughts of continuing to fight here, and while withdrawing from the ranks of the village soldiers, they sent their sons and nephews to Sun Tu's command.

And Sun Tu really did not break his promise, and every day for the next ten days, he asked people to buy fat pigs from the market to add food to those who performed well, and in addition to making the soldiers of the whole battalion work harder, he also won the trust and respect of these more than 300 sergeants.

After these days of training, the three hundred township soldiers have the elite appearance of the order and prohibition, especially the fifty people selected early this morning, who only know the order and do not know anything else, which is exactly the result that Sun Tu hopes to see. Only when an army is no longer fighting separately and is united in one mind can it truly have combat effectiveness.

This is the purpose of Sun Tu constantly asking them to repeat those basic military training actions for ten days. Orders and prohibitions, teamwork, these two are the foundation of training an elite army.

And when this achievement was revealed, it also amazed Yang Zhi and Luda, especially the latter, when they watched those slightly thin soldiers make the prescribed actions one by one according to the order, they couldn't help but whisper in admiration: "Now I'm convinced by San Lang." To tell the truth, when the Sprinkle family came from Tokyo with him, he still had some doubts in his heart, feeling that how could he have the ability to train soldiers at a young age. But now it seems that I still underestimate him, and San Lang's ability to train soldiers is really clever. Although their combat strength has not yet been achieved, just looking at the appearance of these people, in time they will become an elite of the Great Song Dynasty that is not inferior to the Western Army! ”

This can be regarded as a very high praise, you must know that now hundreds of thousands of officers and soldiers of the Great Song Dynasty, including the forbidden army guarding Bianliang in Tokyo, if you talk about combat power, the Western army that has been fighting against the Western Xia people all year round is the first. At this time, in Luda's mouth, this Jiangzhou township soldier can be compared with the Western Army, which shows how much he recognizes this team.

Yang Zhi also nodded approvingly: "Yes, their military spirit and military discipline have been tempered. All that is left now is to teach them how to fight. ”

"That's the key, and that's what I hope my two brothers can help me solve." Sun Tu came to the two of them at the right time, smiled and hugged his fist: "You have all experienced in the army, you must know how to train them, right?" ”

Whether it is the technical and tactical movements that Sun Tu learned from later generations, or the martial arts he learned from Zhou Dong, it is obvious that they are not suitable for officers and soldiers in the army, after all, there is a great difference between individual combat and the confrontation between the two armies.

Luda and Yang Zhi glanced at each other, and then laughed: "We have long wanted to ask San Lang when you taught them the skills of fighting in the army, and we are naturally willing to teach them everything we know!" ”

A few simple conversations decided the next training project of the township soldiers, but before that, the strange training method here had been spread to everyone in Jiangzhou City, and it was even regarded as a joke by many local officials.

Some officials who were already dissatisfied with Sun Tu also took this opportunity to attack him, and the first to do it was Lin Henian, the governor of Jiangzhou. Because of the impact of this military food fraud case, in order to appease the hearts of the Xiang army, he did not bleed less, and hated Sun Tu to the bones, and this time he took the opportunity to say to Yuan Wang: "Yuan Zhou Tui, the lower officials have heard that Sun Tuanlian is only letting them do useless things like standing and walking around in the township soldiers' barracks, and if this continues, I am afraid that these township soldiers will be completely abolished." ”

"Oh? So what does Lin Dujian mean? Yuan Wang asked with a noncommittal smile.

"It would be fine if it was in normal times, but now there are still a large number of water bandits outside my Jiangzhou City that need to be cleared, and he must not be allowed to train this township soldier to be abolished. Therefore, the subordinate officials thought that they should take away their military power and replace them to train the township soldiers. Lin Henian immediately expressed his attitude.

"Although there is some truth in what you say, you may not be able to convince the public with such words alone." Yuan Wang didn't agree to the other party's request, but just looked at Lin Henian: "If you want to succeed, you have to rely on your own skills." ”

"What do you mean by state push?"

"That Sun Tuanlian was specially arranged by the imperial court, and there is too much protection behind him, if there is no conclusive evidence, it is not easy for the official to take them under the knife. If you want to take him from power, you have to convince people of his incompetence. After a pause, Yuan Wangzheng said: "Next month, this official will arrange a big competition in the army, if you have the confidence to defeat the village soldiers, this official can consider it as you wish." ”

"Xia Guan understands, Yuan Zhoutui can only rest assured." Lin Henian immediately perked up and patted his chest to reassure.

After sending the people away, Yuan Wangcai glanced at Xu Pet beside him: "What do you think?" ”

"I thought that Sun Tuanlian was not a nonsense person, otherwise he would not have been entrusted with a heavy task by the imperial court, and he must have his own purpose in doing such things in the township barracks."

"In any case, you have to weigh his pounds and taels to see if he can only use some conspiracy methods, but he doesn't know anything about military training." Yuan Wang exhaled softly as he spoke: "If he really has the ability to train soldiers, this official doesn't mind helping him, maybe he can turn enemies into friends with him and let him stand with us." ”

"The owner is wise." Xu Chong nodded approvingly and said with a smile, the transformation between the enemy and me in officialdom is very fast, and everything only depends on interests.

It's just that if Yuan Wang knew what Sun Tu would do next, he might not be able to be so sure and relaxed......