Time flies so fast, and a month passes in the blink of an eye.
Now it has arrived, April of the seventh year of Yongle.
Spring is warm and flowers are blooming. Spring is here, the season when all things revive.
During this period, Li Xiao was idle every day. Sometimes he stayed in the military camp and watched the glory games in the military camp. Other than that, he just traveled around and had a great time.
And one month later, the Glory Game ended perfectly with a score of 15:15.
Since Yu Qian succeeded in stealing the chicken a month ago, the people opposite him have also learned how to do it.
They began to send out sentries to patrol to prevent homes from being robbed, so this kind of home theft happened once, and it would never happen again.
As a result, the scholars began to lose several games in a row.
But then Yu Qian, as the commander-in-chief, began to make arrangements.
All kinds of strange tricks appeared one after another.
For example, Yu Qian used a strange move and gave up the attack directly. At the beginning, he sent 60 shield soldiers to form a shield formation to guard under the tower.
The second wave of soldiers were shield soldiers again, forming a shield formation and wrapping themselves into a turtle. The two sides were in a stalemate, with no outcome in sight.
The third wave and all the following soldiers are archers, and then there are more and more soldiers, and all the soldiers in the back are archers. Thousands of arrows are fired at once, and then they use this routine to win a game.
After winning a game, the Cixi Guard soldiers also learned a lot. They only need to give up the upper and lower groups during the first wave of soldiers, let the upper and lower groups support the middle group to surround and outflank them, and concentrate the three groups of soldiers to push hard from the middle to let the shield If the soldiers are defeated, the formation behind them cannot be formed, and only the archers are left to win the game.
In another game, Cixi Guards also prepared a house-stealing operation and almost succeeded. However, under Yu Qian's command, they used various restraints, exchanged houses, and defeated the other side.
Just like that, you and I were going back and forth, and the fight was so lively that Li Xiao was so excited to see it.
In the end, everyone became masters of circumventing walls and stealing homes.
Then he began to ignore martial ethics and directly attacked the opponent's highland tower, bypassing the defense tower.
There are endless conspiracies and tricks on both sides, and the fighting becomes more and more intense.
In the end, the defense towers were dismantled by everyone and moved directly to the base camp. There were nine defense towers gathered in the base camp, wrapped like iron barrels.
Then, not to be outdone, the opponent directly dismantled its own defense tower and moved it to the opponent's base camp for a melee.
Eighteen defense towers shooting at each other, that scene
There is also the crazy troop-gathering gameplay. Everyone does not go out at the beginning. They wait directly at the base camp and block the intersection of the base camp with shields. The archers only shoot arrows to attack without going out. They frantically garrison troops in the base camp until the whole base camp is full People can't attack at all, so it becomes a city attack and defense battle.
In short, there were many tricks, the scholars relied on strategy, and the soldiers relied on strength. The final score between the two sides was 14:15. As long as the soldiers won one more game, they would have won completely.
However, in the end, Li Xiao and Li Jinglong also participated in a King of Glory game as a finishing touch.
Li Xiao directly transformed into the peerless warrior Zhao Zilong, shot his spear in and out of the crowd seven times, and directly hit the opponent's base camp by himself.
With one blow, the crystal shattered and he won the game with lightning speed.
Only then did everyone react
The national teacher turns out to be so powerful!
No. He is so fierce to begin with!
After the final score was tied, everyone was happy.
Li Xiao did not lie, and rewarded everyone with fifty taels of silver, and publicly praised some outstanding people, such as Yu Qian.
After two months of training, these talents have been transformed.
With courage, courage, good health and blood, having fought in battles, learned a little art of war, learned teamwork, and are not afraid of ghosts, gods, and powerful people.
Now even if they were to lead a dozen soldiers to fight the bandits, there shouldn't be any big problem.
Although the training was in the form of a competition, it was equivalent to having been on the battlefield and training soldiers. They had achieved the goal that Li Xiao had in mind, and they were already able to achieve something.
Finally, there is still a little bit of heat left.
After everything was almost done, Li Xiao organized a big spring outing and took everyone on a march and fun.
Each scholar plays the role of a soldier, using the military method to experience the process of traveling from one place to another.
Starting from Nanjing City, we traveled through mountains and rivers to Hangzhou.
The two places are two hundred kilometers apart, neither too far nor too close.
But it is not as easy as imagined, it is equivalent to another training.
In fact, these two months have been an enhanced version of military training to enhance the willpower and combat effectiveness of these talents.
Marching two hundred miles may seem easy, but it is actually not easy.
After all, in ancient times, without communication tools like WeChat and mobile phones, it was easy to get lost when taking thousands of people out for a trip.
Even in modern times, if one person takes thousands of people out for a walk, there may be a few people missing when they come back, and some strange things will always happen.
In ancient times, when marching, there were rules and techniques for eating, drinking, and eating.
Thousands of people are eating outdoors. If there are no rules, the food will fall apart.
When marching, you also need to be careful when going to the toilet.
There is nothing wrong with a person urinating anywhere.
If thousands of people defecate in the same place, it will stink to the sky.
Therefore, you need to go in a team and bring a shovel to dig holes and fill them, otherwise it will easily cause plague, water pollution, etc.
And it cannot be pulled anywhere, it must be downwind, away from water sources and military stoves.
In addition, when sleeping at night, you must also learn to set up camp. This is also a technical job, and the scholars were not ashamed to learn from the soldiers of Cixi Guards.
In this way, after half a month, Li Xiao took these people to walk and enjoy the scenery, and finally arrived in Hangzhou.
It is better to travel thousands of miles than to read thousands of books!
It can be said that the scholars learned how to march again, making them capable of both literature and martial arts.
Hangzhou Prefecture, West Lake.
Revisiting the old place has a unique flavor.
The beautiful scenery of West Lake is picturesque.
Like a classical poem that has been passed down for thousands of years, it is gentle and delicate.
The rising sun shines on the lake, illuminating every place on the lake.
The waves are sparkling, the golden light is shining, and the willow trees are swaying along the lake, as if waving to welcome the passing tourists.
"Good mountains, good water, good scenery!"
Li Xiao let everyone play freely by the West Lake, while he walked around the lake.
Li Jinglong accompanied Li Xiao for a walk by the lake and said with emotion: "National Master, the strength of these talents has improved by leaps and bounds during this period. In the past, they could only do literature, but now, they are good at literature and martial arts. After studying with the National Master for two months, Even if I am a county magistrate, there will be no big problem. Except for bandits and thieves, I can personally lead people to eliminate them."
Li Xiao smiled and said: "That's it. It can be regarded as cultivating a group of talents for the Ming Dynasty. Otherwise, why would it take me so long?"
Li Jinglong said: "Today I understand the good intentions of the Imperial Master. Only when these people leave the countryside can they fight against those landlords and squires."
Li Xiao nodded slightly, and the two chatted for a while. Suddenly, they noticed that there was some noise in front of them. It seemed that there was some conflict between the scholars and the local people.
"Let's go over and have a look."
The two of them walked towards the noisy place.
On the edge of the West Lake, on a spacious grassland with a wide view.
The two groups formed a confrontation.
It turned out that Yu Qian was leading his team members. Twenty or so people were walking by the West Lake. They were very interested and even recited poems and composed poems.
"The willows are thick in the shade, and the water birds are singing, and the bean blossoms are blooming and the wheat seedlings are in full bloom."
"It's a good year to meet each other. Rice prices in Nanjing are low in April."
As Yu Qian's poetry flourished, he immediately composed a good poem.
This poem is so wonderful that even Li Ruxin, who was not far away, heard it and couldn't help but fall in love with it.
A month passed, and Li Ruxin's affection for Qian became stronger and stronger. The two would meet occasionally to talk about the art of war and poetry.
"Good! What a poem. This kind of poem should be famous all over the world!"
"Yu Qian's great talent responded to the situation and the situation, which is exactly what we saw in the prosperous Ming Dynasty."
"The sound of water birds singing in the shade of willows, the bean blossoms blooming and the wheat seedlings blooming in full bloom all describe the beautiful spring scenery in the south of the Yangtze River."
The scholars who were traveling with him all praised the work one after another and were full of praise.
However, their noise made some local nobles in Hangzhou dissatisfied.
These noble gentlemen all came from prominent families, and they were accompanied by female companions. They sat on the ground by the West Lake and talked loudly.
On the other hand, Yu Qian's clothes were plain and patched, and they looked shabby, which was disappointing.
It's no wonder that in the past two months, although the scholars have received salaries and rewards from Li Xiao, the training has been quite intense and they have no time to go out of the military camp to buy clothes.
You look the same when you come, and you look the same when you leave.
An aristocratic young man named Tian Ruo scolded: "Where did the poor guy come from? He disturbed our elegance. Leave immediately!"
As the scolding came, everyone was stunned.
In the past, these scholars would never dare to have a dispute with such a noble young master. They would always accept the situation and settle down.
However, after two months of training by Li Xiao, the scholars have improved in physical fitness and courage. They have companions around them and national teachers behind them.
If he could scare them away with just one shout, then Li Xiao's two months of training would be in vain.
Immediately, a scholar stood up and said loudly: "Master, does this land of West Lake belong to your family?"
The noble young master named Tian Ruo chuckled, but he didn't expect that this scholar would dare to bite his tongue, and said in a deep voice: "No, so what?"
The scholar said: "Since it's not the case, what does it have to do with you that I'm waiting here? What right do you have to let us go?"
The noble young master named Tian Ruo didn't bother to talk nonsense with these poor people, and directly ordered: "You bitch, I'm sorry for you, someone comes and drives them away!"
After saying that, the servants, young men, and guardians of the young masters from afar came running over one after another. A rough calculation showed that there were about two hundred people.
The noble gentlemen were sitting on the grass, preparing to watch some good shows.
Look at how these poor scholars leave with their tail between their legs.
The servants and young men, relying on their masters behind them, were usually very arrogant and domineering. They walked over with eyes wide open, rolling up their sleeves as they walked.
In their opinion, these talents would be scared away immediately without taking any action.
However, it backfired.
What they met today was no ordinary scholar.
Seeing this, Yu Qian shouted: "You must retreat quickly, otherwise don't blame us for calling people."
The leader of the domestic slaves laughed and said: "Calling someone? Just call someone and let me see."
Yu Qian shook his head helplessly, looked at his friend next to him and said, "Call someone."
Yu Qian's friend Wang Xing then shouted: "Brothers, someone is bullying us! Come on!"
Dong dong dong——
Suddenly, the scholars who heard the shouting came running over.
"What? Someone dares to bully our people?"
"Come over and have a look, it seems to be Yu Qian."
"A bunch of evil slaves, go over and help Yu Qian!"
After a while, about a hundred people gathered around Yu Qian.
Are you kidding me that you can let your own people be bullied?
"Damn, it's really strange today. Why are there so many poor people?"
The head servant cursed and said disapprovingly: "There are only a hundred people, beat them out."
"Come on, brothers!"
The leader shouted, rolled up his sleeves and rushed over.
The servants behind him also followed aggressively. There were about two hundred people who could knock these scholars to the ground with just one round.
"Yu Qian, come up with an idea, should we fight or not? Do you want to ask the National Master how to deal with it?"
A scholar asked, worried about causing trouble.
"What a silly question. The Imperial Master has been training for two months and it would be heartbreaking to let him know that we are weak." After that, Yu Qian yelled: "Brothers, do it to them. If something goes wrong, the Imperial Master will tell us the truth."
Li Xiao, who was far away, saw this scene and thought to himself, "I didn't say anything, but you didn't disappoint me."
Hearing this, all the scholars took up their positions: "Okay! Then let's fight."
"Brothers, attack from a distance first. There are cobblestones underground."
Yu Qian gave the order. They were standing by the river, and there were countless cobblestones in the ground.
Everyone picked up the pebbles and stood by.
This is a group of talented people who are organized, have probabilities, understand the art of war, and know how to cooperate.
Yu Qian shouted: "Shoot!"
Boo hoo hoo——
More than a hundred pebbles were thrown at the oncoming evil slaves at the same time, hitting them like a rain of arrows.
"Ouch, my head."
"These sour and stinky people don't have martial ethics, and they actually hit people with stones."
"This group of people is so strange. They wear sour and smelly clothes, but they feel like the army..."
"It hurts, it hurts me to death."
If the pebbles are thrown out hard, it will be very painful if it hits the body, especially if it hits the head. A big hit will cause the head to explode.
In an instant, a group of people were lying on the ground, shouting "Ouch, ouch" in pain, and their feet were in chaos.
"superior!"
Seeing that the move was successful, Yu Qian then commanded: "We attack the front, Wang Dahai, you lead people to attack the right wing."
Subsequently, the scholars divided their troops into two groups, attacking from the front and side.
If there are many people fighting, if there is a command to send them away, it will definitely be more powerful than a random fight.
Although the scholars were small in number, their physical fitness was not bad at all. In addition, they were well organized and soon defeated these evil slaves.
Moreover, as the commotion here became louder and louder, more and more scholars joined in, and soon it turned into hundreds of scholars chasing a group of evil slaves.
"Crazy, crazy, where can you get so much sourness and be so good at fighting?"
"Let's retreat first. Go back and call for people to kill these dogs."
"Yes, yes, retreat first, retreat first"
Seeing that the situation was not good, the noble men did not dare to continue to support them. They all slipped away. Some of them were so fast that they even forgot to take away their female companions and fled first.
Immediately afterwards, those evil slaves also ran away.
In this battle, the scholar won a great victory!
"Ha ha ha ha."
Seeing those people fleeing in embarrassment, these poor scholars felt extremely happy.
In the past, they were bullied because they were poor and short-minded. Even though they were scholars, if they had no money, they couldn't even afford a piece of meat, so no one looked up to them.
On weekdays, when meeting these wealthy families, they always walk with their heads down.
But today, they joined forces to repel those wealthy and domineering young men from wealthy families, and severely extinguished their arrogance.
It’s like thirty years in Hedong and thirty years in Hexi. Don’t bully young people into poverty and feel proud and proud!
When a person has been relatively unsuccessful throughout his life, he suddenly becomes proud of himself, and his heart will feel particularly happy.
Cool! So cool!
The hard work of these two months has indeed paid off!
In their hearts, they couldn't help but be even more grateful for the cultivation of the national master!
At the same time, the bold ambitions in their hearts were also inspired!
We've got it!
Let us go out and make great achievements!
(End of chapter)
