"hey-hey"
Sun Ce's reluctance seemed natural. For any king, the desire for a strong army will never stop, especially in an era where princes are competing for hegemony. For this reason, Sun Ce was willing to make some concessions and gamble on the possibilities mentioned by Ji Shu.
Ji Shu smiled slyly, but still not satisfied, he continued.
"Also, I want twenty teachers. My requirements are not high. They just need to be literate and able to teach. If it is really difficult to find them, my second brother will definitely keep a list of those scholars who failed the imperial examination and send someone there. Just ask who is willing to teach in the military."
Sun Ce turned his head and laughed. He rubbed his forehead with his hands. His head started to hurt again. He smacked his lips and asked.
"I'm talking about Ziyuan! Is it useful for you to teach your soldiers how to read and write? What I want is an army that can fight, not an army of scholars who go to the battlefield to reason!"
Sun Ce's worries are actually quite normal. No one would ever behave like Ji Shu. He didn't let Ji Shu be the general of this new army just to let Ji Shu teach and preach!
"Of course it works!"
Ji Shu pulled his neck and said flatly.
Have you not noticed that Mao Zedong’s Red Army just talked about ideology and doctrine all day long?
what's the result? When the Red Army fights, everyone puts their lives at risk.
He took Sun Ce and slowly fooled him. Phew, enlightenment!
"Look, why are these miscellaneous troops weaker than the regular troops? It's not just that they are physically inferior, right?"
"It's also because they don't have enough ideological awareness! They don't know why they are fighting, they have no persistence in their hearts, and they have no bottom line. Therefore, they don't have the vigor to fight for their lives when fighting. Once they can't defeat them, they will run away. They can't run away from them. Just surrender!”
"Then tell me, how should I change them?"
Ji Shu looked at Sun Ce expectantly.
Whisper~~
Sun Ce took a breath, tilted his head, squinted his eyes, and raised his eyebrows.
"So what you're saying is, reason with them and teach them what to do?"
Seeing Ji Shu nodding, Sun Ce was confused for a moment.
After the new soldiers are trained, they are put on the battlefield to transform themselves.
Those who are cowardly and run away will be beheaded, and those who kill the enemy with meritorious deeds will be rewarded. The battlefield is the biggest melting pot, which tests the body, skills, consciousness, courage, and even luck. After experiencing several battles, the surviving soldiers will become an elite soldier capable of fighting.
Then select the soldiers who are extremely powerful and fearless of life and death and form them together to form an elite force.
But Ji Shu skipped the consideration of physical fitness on the battlefield and directly gave soldiers the courage to fight through teaching.
No one has done this before. It's a bit like reversing the steps of training an elite force.
"All right."
Sun Ce looked at Ji Shu, who agreed half giving up and half gambling.
"By the way, I'm also going to let Yueying be your adjutant and go on expeditions with you in the future. What do you think?"
What?
Seeing that Sun Ce was done, Ji Shu froze before snickering for a while.
"You want a woman named Yueying to join the army?"
Ji Shu looked at Sun Ce, as if he thought he had heard wrong. Unexpectedly, Sun Ce also tilted his head and said doubtfully.
"Isn't Yueying smarter than you? Why don't I use such a talent?"
Uh, it seems, it really makes sense!
But isn’t this ancient times? Can women also be reused?
Ji Shu tilted his head and stared at Sun Ce, and Sun Ce also stared at Ji Shu.
To be honest, after a few years, I have become a little too integrated into this era. I am not as bold as Sun Ce in using some things that transcend the era! Ji Shu began to reflect.
Sun Ce's eclectic Ji Shu had known about it for a long time, otherwise Sun Ce would not have agreed with Zhuge Jin's "Laws of the People". "The Law of Qi Min" talks about the equality of the people, and the government no longer recognizes the contract of selling oneself. This is actually the abolition of slavery, cutting off the shackles that the family has placed on the slaves, and giving them the possibility to change the future.
Although this is not equal to everyone in the true sense, unless one day Sun Ce cancels the emperor. But even this is enough to shock the world. Only Sun Ce dares to do it in the whole world.
And now he has actually started to appoint women to join the army again! Sometimes, Ji Shu couldn't tell whether he was a time traveler or Sun Ce was a time traveler.
"If you dare to appoint me, then I am absolutely willing!"
"Okay, it's settled."
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"kill"
"kill"
"kill"
This is not a battlefield, just a battlefield exercise.
The soldiers, organized into tun units, were shouting slogans and conducting drills one after another.
There is a slightly higher wooden platform not far from the training ground, which was temporarily built. Ji Shu is sitting on it and observing it carefully. Beside Ji Shu are Huang Yueying, Han Zong, Xu Tu and Jiang Qin.
According to Sun Ce's wishes, the new army was fully composed of 10,000 men, with Ji Shu as the leading general and Yueying as the adjutant. There were 3 generals and 10 commanders. But now, this new army has just started. In addition to the number of soldiers, it has not even appointed a leader to lead the army.
Ji Shu brought Yueying to see the drill this time to find out if any of the village chiefs below him had any useful talents.
As for Han Zong, since Ji Shu decided to accept him as his disciple, he naturally wanted to keep him with him for easy teaching.
Xu Tu used to be Yueying's domestic servant, and later joined the Jiangdong Army and became the commander of the village. This time Ji Shu decided to promote him to the commander.
Jiang Qin was appointed by Sun Ce and asked Ji Shu to train him. Ji Shu wanted him to start from the position of commander, and then be appointed to the position of commander after he had made meritorious service.
His eyes returned to the troops in front of him.
It has to be said that at the beginning, the morale of this unit was a little low as Ji Shu guessed. Except for the old soldiers who were transferred, most of them may have thought that Sun Ce spared their lives just to let them serve on the battlefield. cannon fodder. Until Ji Shu announced that apart from not being able to waive one year's rent, they could also enjoy the new deal.
The soldiers couldn't believe their ears at the time. After the confirmation, their morale immediately increased and they became much more powerful during training.
This made Ji Shu feel relieved. Looking at it, Ji Shu had a different feeling, expectation and responsibility from commanding other armies.
"Ziyuan, look at the group of soldiers over there. They move neatly and cooperate with each other. It shows that they have been training well these days. This commander seems to have won the trust of the soldiers!"
Ji Shu followed Yueying's fingers and found that it was indeed the case.
To be honest, this viewing disappointed both Ji Shu and Yueying. They asked the soldiers to conduct drills in groups of four at a time. From morning to afternoon, all they saw was lax training.
It's not like Ji Shu couldn't understand this situation.
How could a group of people who thought they were going to die be in the mood to train? Not to mention having to obey the veterans who started dictating things not long after they were transferred. These days, I'm afraid they have no ambition to make progress, and they are neglecting training and just muddle along.
Therefore, this group of soldiers only shows enough training level to be very valuable in this.
"This village chief has some skills and can be your colleague. Gongyi, go and invite him over."
"yes!"
Jiang Qin stood up, cupped his fists and saluted, and then left the stage.
Not long after, Jiang Qin came back with a man who looked to be in his twenties and somewhat serious.
Ji Shu pointed to the group of soldiers who had just gone down and asked, "Are you the commander of that group?"
The man cupped his fists and replied: "General, this is a humble position."
Ji Shu rarely smiled during this day: "The training was good. What's your name?"
The man grinned when Ji Shu praised him and replied: "General, my humble title is 'Hou Cheng'."
Ji Shu looked back at Yueying and saw that she nodded, so he said: "Hou Cheng, from today on you will be the commander. Get to know the two people around you, Jiang Qin and Xu Tu. From now on, the three of you will They are colleagues.”
Hou Cheng originally thought that Ji Shu planned to reward him and his soldiers as an example in the army. Unexpectedly, he was promoted from a non-commissioned officer to a general. He was stunned for a moment, and then he realized when he saw Jiang Qin and Xu Tu clasping their fists in congratulations. He bowed to Jiang Qin and Xu Tu, and bowed to Ji Shu on one knee.
"Thank you General for the promotion!"
Ji Shu helped him up and said, "If you do well, you will naturally be promoted. Keep working hard in the future."
"yes!"
Someone added an extra seat for Hou Cheng, and Ji Shu and others continued to observe the drill. Unfortunately, there were no other outstanding performances until the end.
Ji Shu and Yueying originally wanted to find 6 commanders to take charge of their troops this time, and give them time to get familiar with them, but the result was not as expected. They were discussing how to select them next time, when Han Zong suddenly spoke.
"Teacher, let me command a troop of troops. I want to go into battle and kill the enemy."
Ji Shu turned to look at Han Zong in surprise. He originally wanted Han Zong to study with him for two years before joining the army. After all, he was only twelve years old now.
"You are still young, wait for another two years."
Han Zong was not convinced.
"My lord, didn't he join the army at the age of twelve? Why can't I! Teacher, give me a chance!"
Ji Shu was speechless. Although he felt that he was still a child at the age of twelve, in the war-torn times, he was already burdened with a lot of things. Many children were already able to take charge of their own affairs at the age of twelve.
Ji Shu stared at Han Zong's eyes, which revealed a strong desire, like a child longing for a toy. Ji Shu didn't know whether this metaphor was appropriate or not. I'm afraid Sun Jian had the same view when he asked Sun Ce to join the army.
Ji Shu hesitated for a moment and decided to take a look at Han Zong's abilities, and then just let Xu Tu, Jiang Qin, and Hou Chengduo take care of him.
"There is no child's play in the army. If you have merit, you will be rewarded, and if you make mistakes, you will be punished. Although you are my disciple, if you make mistakes, I will never forgive you lightly! Just start as the commander of the camp. If you can make great contributions, you will be punished. Even though you are young, I will still promote you to the position of commander or chief commander."
Han Zong was overjoyed and prostrated: "Thank you, General!"
At this time, a fast horse rushed in, and the soldiers came up hurriedly, clasping their fists and saying: "Commander, my lord, please return to the prefect's mansion quickly to discuss important matters!"
Ji Shu nodded and asked smoothly: "What's the matter?"
The soldiers replied: "Dong Zhuo is going to usurp the throne!"
