Chapter 27 A clever plan
Yu Shengliang, who had regained his senses and was temporarily living in the Yanchang County Yamen, had no idea that he would be sold by three top officials like this - not only did he not expect this possibility, the old man had never even thought about it. In his mind are the moving images of himself "dying in danger to repay the kindness of the king" and sacrificing his life for the country with his sword in the office. Every time I was so moved by this self-brainwashing, I jumped up and down all day like a chicken blood: First, I forced bullock carts to pull big rocks to block the city gate. As soon as I blocked the city gate, I remembered that the Yanshui River was a big hidden danger. , turned around and went to the blacksmith to build three river barrage ropes. Hearing the blacksmith say that it would take several months to hammer out one, he counted with his fingers. Even if Guan Shengyun climbed over, three months would be enough. I finally gave up the idea and angrily counted the number of guns and knives that were shot out today. I cursed a few times and ran back to the grain depot. I grabbed the grain book from the grain official's hand and counted the grain. Then I went back to the city wall to supervise the people to report to the grain store. Carrying bricks and stones on the dilapidated wall, I imagined the scene of smashing the thieves who had ants climbing up the earthen wall to a bloody pulp, so I encouraged the coolies by spitting "Xiao Yida Yi" and talked about it. , suddenly a flash of inspiration flashed in my mind, and I remembered a "good advice" I had read. As soon as I mentioned the hem of my official uniform, I anxiously went to look for Li Shaobing full of expectations...
Li Shaobing was furious on the beach of the Yellow River, stamping his feet and vowing to kill everyone's ancestors. After training for three to five days, more than 400 bad people still couldn't understand the password!
Li Shaobing never thought of teaching any complex tactical skills to the ragtag group of people who had been put together here and there. It's better to sharpen one's weapons before the battle, as long as you can handle it. The movement is very simple, with only two steps: the starting position is with the left foot in front and the right foot behind, holding a shield in the left hand to protect the body, and holding the knife across the head in the right hand. Hearing a "kill" sound, push the shield forward with your left hand to block and at the same time take a step forward with your right foot, slash with the sword, shout "kill" in unison, and then step your left foot to resume your stance - it's so simple that it couldn't be simpler. I haven’t practiced the movements well till today!
As for the root cause, talking about it even makes Li Shaobing cry: most people don't distinguish between left and right!
The first two or three days were spent training on forming, advancing, and turning.
The war is about to begin. It sounds unbelievable to train in formations without learning combat skills. In fact, this is the most basic requirement for field battle formations - this is also the origin of the infantry phalanx that is indispensable in military parades around the world today: being in formation The soldiers in the middle could only see the situation not far away in front of them, while the commander on the earth base in the rear looked down at the battlefield from a high position. According to the strength of the enemy, the soldiers are commanded through flags and golden drums, and the latter will then advance as a whole or change the direction of attack. At the same time, it is necessary to ensure that the front line does not break, so as to avoid being penetrated and broken by the enemy. This method of warfare was a common method of field warfare all over the world until the advent of modern long-range firearms. The side that can change the formation uniformly will always be the king of the battlefield. Of course, achieving this requires long-term and arduous training, and the soldiers must develop a conditioned response to orders-sometimes, obeying orders means facing death. It is the instinct of all animals to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages. In the era before the sense of responsibility, honor and patriotism were instilled and ingrained in people's minds, the only way to overcome this instinct was fear: those who disobeyed orders would face Punishments such as whips, military sticks, piercing arrows, amputating limbs, and even showing off one's head to the public, etc., after intensive training day after day, a conditioned reflex of subconscious obedience is developed. The so-called "go in water, go in fire, go in fire," You will get an invincible army that "dare" to go through fire and water.
On the first day, Li Shaobing and the other guards, who had no experience training new recruits, spent a whole day assigning positions to these guys one by one. When they all stood up, it seemed that the array was in order. As soon as the order "Enter" was given, the array immediately became chaotic: some people stepped forward with their left legs, some people stepped with their right legs, some people didn't hear clearly and stood there stupidly without moving. Some people didn't know how to stop and kept moving. Move forward... So Li Shaobing and the others have to rush into the crowd and ask one by one, "Which team do you, his, and your mother belong to?", then pull them out one by one, push them back to their original positions, and then... again There was chaos, and the cycle started over and over again... until the sun turned west, a guard came up with a clever plan: there were many stones on the river beach, and each person placed one on the ground. When he heard the order, he took a step forward, walked to the stone in front and stopped. live. This saved the "instructors" from the endless chaos.
The next day, another smart guard named Zhao Ergou figured out a way to distinguish left and right: he took off everyone's left shoes and told them that the bare foot was the left and the one wearing shoes was the right... ...This method also greatly improved the training efficiency - well, the only flaw was that it caused a small fight at the end of the training - the tattered shoes in the smelly shoe pile also have good and bad qualities. Points: There are some excellent ones with only a hole in them, and some ugly ones with only a little bit left connected to the soles. Of course, there will be fights over the good shoes. The prizes were so attractive, so the fighting was naturally quite fierce, and some guys were even unable to participate in the next day's training...
Yu Shengliang didn't care what troubles Li Shaobing encountered during training. As a civil servant, who cares about these minutiae, it is the kingly way to direct the country to strategize and then let go - I only give orders, who cares whether it is operable or not! He excitedly grabbed the guard captain who was so anxious that he wanted to scratch the wall: "Shaobing, I have thought of a way to defeat the enemy!"
As soon as the words came out, Li Shaobing, who was on the verge of collapse, regained his senses on the spot. Before the old man could continue to talk about any clever tricks that could defeat the enemy, he pulled Yu Shengliang's sleeve and almost knelt down: "Sir, you must not do this! The battles between the two armies are all fought with real swords and guns. The winner is always the one with more people and the best equipment! Sir, please don’t believe the clever tricks told by the storyteller. Those... are all nonsense that traps people without paying for their lives. Sir !”
Yu Shengliang changed his expression and said: "You bastard! Fart! What do you know, you are a bitch! I have read many poems and books, and there are precious words in the books of sages, and they have good words, how can I be lying to others!"
After saying these words, Li Shaobing was immediately speechless. Yes, the status of sages' books is supreme. How can an illiterate warrior like a pig or dog dare to question it? I only heard Yu Shengliang say mysteriously and seriously: "I suddenly remembered a saying, 'Since ancient times, when you rob a camp, you will steal 90% of the time'! In case you don't understand, I will tell you a lesson..."
Hearing this, Li Shaobing didn't care about the public view. He grinned, firmly pulled Yu Shengliang's sleeves and refused to let go. He interrupted Yu Shengliang's words with a cry: "Sir, I eat food and serve as a soldier." It’s been more than twenty years! Before I joined you, I fought in more than ten battles. I understand this sentence! It’s about stealing a camp and robbing a stronghold in the middle of the night, and you can succeed in it nine times out of ten. But we can’t use this method. Ah! Sir, don't be anxious, just listen to me! First, the stolen camps were all just stationed by the enemy and have not yet established a foothold. The terrain is completely unfamiliar. There are ditches and slopes around them. The kind with a black eye. Secondly, the people sent to the night raid are all elite servants who are familiar with each other and can understand each other's meaning without speaking. They are also familiar with the terrain. As you know, I followed the adults and asked them to Lucky for you, we have meat to eat every once in a while, and we can still see some things at night, but those death row inmates who eat grain cakes and even tree bark can't see anything at night like birds! Let alone peeping in the dark. When you arrive at the thief's camp, don't fall into the ditch and die. Your ancestors are manifesting themselves! Besides, the thief is not camping in the wild, but living in the city, protected by the city wall! You can't see anything in the middle of the night. You don’t see me, but you still have to climb the wall? Sir, this is to commit suicide, not to kill a thief!"
Yu Shengliang, who was full of excitement, had a basin of ice water poured on his head. He was unwilling to give up. He became so embarrassed that he said angrily: "Shut up, you dog! What kind of crime should you be guilty of talking nonsense and disrupting the morale of the army?" On second thought, Li Shaobing and these After all, Nian was loyal, and what he said did make some sense. He took a deep breath, calmed down, slowed down his tone, and whispered sincerely: "Shaobing, let me tell you the truth, even though the thieves are overwhelming, it's hard to stop them. , but the Yan'an Prefecture was lost. This crime is too big. Even if it is recaptured, alas, I should probably go home and farm. Now we really need a victory, otherwise, my life will almost be handed down. Here we are. It is a grave sin of losing our land, and I cannot escape the guilt. It is not a pity for me to die, but I have really betrayed the divine grace. Even if I violate the laws of the country, I will not be able to close my eyes!" As he spoke, he shed two lines of tears. It overflowed from his eyes, fell down his sparse white beard, and dripped onto the back of Li Shaobing's hand.
Li Shaobing, who was well aware of the old man's temperament, was moved. After hesitating for a moment, he let go of Yu Shengliang's sleeves, solemnly bowed with his fists clasped, and said to Shengliang: "Sir, I understand. I understand." You should do your best and risk your life to repay the kindness of the adults! However, adults and villains only have some brute strength. They can block three or five knives for adults. The villains dare to pat their chests, but when they line up to fight, The villain has only been the chief flag officer, and he doesn’t even fully understand the orders of the golden drum flag. The thieves are numerous and the city is in danger. It is absolutely impossible for this group of death row prisoners to recapture the city alone. However, if the villain thinks about it, then The thieves always send small teams to search for food and property in the countryside. I will pick some smart ones and take advantage of the chaos to steal and kill some lone thieves. In ten days, I can always bring back some heads for the adults. Sir, do you think you can do it? "
Yu Shengliang said with emotion: "Very good, very good! I am counting on you! But, Shaobing, you must be careful, no matter what, if you come back - I am counting on you!"
Knowledge points in this article:
1. It is true that many people in ancient times did not know left and right - don't laugh at them, they could quickly and accurately distinguish southeast, northwest, which was better than many modern people.
2. The parade-style infantry square formations, especially the fancy formation changes during marching such as splitting, left and right turns, etc., all originated from the needs of ancient actual combat.
3. Most civilians in ancient times were night blind because of the lack of meat food - retinone is a fat-soluble A vitamin, which cannot be absorbed by the human body without enough fat as a carrier.
