After Yang Meng left, Zhao Wenjing was in a much better mood. He started placing stones on the chessboard again and said to the old patriarch with a smile: "Congratulations, Mr. Yang."
The old patriarch asked clearly: "Why are you so happy?"
Zhao Wenjing's smile did not diminish: "Mr. Yang has such an outstanding grandson as Yang Silang. There are successors to the Yang family, and the family will surely grow in the future. Isn't it a happy event in the world?"
The old patriarch stroked his beard and laughed, very cheerfully: "I would like to borrow Mr. Zhao's auspicious words."
When a chess piece fell, the old patriarch's eyes flashed and his eyes were deep.
The Yang family must have successors who, not to mention being famous among the princes, must at least lead the whole family to survive in troubled times.
Originally, the old clan leader was optimistic about Yang Meng. He had managed the affairs of the clan in an orderly manner over the years, and all the clan members also obeyed him. When the eldest brother disappeared, it was a logical thing to hand over the family to Yang Meng.
But what the other party did in the past two days made the old patriarch quite disappointed.
What was disappointing was not the character of the other party, but the fact that the other party frequently looked for Yang Ning's bad luck to find fault with Yang Ning, but always hit a wall. In fact, he was outmatched by Yang Ning, appearing to be careless and careless.
Yang Meng and Yang Ning represent two different ways out.
In comparison, although Yang Meng's road is not good-looking, it is not difficult. Yang Ning's road is upright and awe-inspiring, but it is destined to be difficult.
Before that, the old patriarch had been undecided about who to choose.
Of course he personally prefers Yang Ning, but the survival of the family cannot be based on emotions. Now, Yang Meng has repeatedly disappointed him, but Yang Ning keeps surprising him, so the old patriarch has to prefer Yang Ning.
If the Yang family wants to survive in troubled times and even develop and grow, what they need is a hero!
Of course, what the old patriarch knows very well is that although his opinion is very important when it comes to choosing who to be the heir of the Yang family, the attitude of the clan cannot be ignored.
It is also important who a clan member supports and supports.
...
The next morning, Yang Meng stopped Yang Tong, who was about to go out in a hurry, and said with a gloomy face: "Why are you so frizzy? Are you going to reincarnate in a hurry?"
Yang Tong shrank his neck.
He was very afraid of his father. In his mind, he was like a mountain, unshakable and irresistible. He couldn't help but feel flustered when the other party frowned:
"Old, fourth...Yang Ning asked me to make a batch of wooden shields yesterday. I will use them this morning. I want to see if the people below have done it."
Yang Meng's eyes became colder and he scolded: "You will do whatever Yang Ning asks you to do? Are you his follower? When did you listen to him so much?
"You were humiliated by him in public just the day before yesterday. Don't you want to fight back?"
I wanted to fight back, but I couldn't... Yang Tong said nonchalantly: "I didn't listen to Yang Ning, but to my grandfather. My grandfather asked the clan to cooperate with him in preparing for war. I can't hold back."
Yang Meng snorted coldly and became more and more unhappy: "So you are very knowledgeable?"
What he really wants to say is that you son of a bitch should recognize the reality and understand that you and Yang Ning are fighting to the death. Don't betray your father and surrender to the enemy, you bastard!
But it was difficult to say this clearly, so Yang Meng could only make insinuations, hoping that his always smart son would understand it on his own.
"Father, the barbarians are about to come back for revenge. Of course, my son must contribute to the family and let his grandfather see his character and talents." Yang Tong scratched his head and said modestly.
He didn't know that Yang Meng wanted to defect to Hu, and he didn't know the danger of the struggle between Yang Meng and Yang Ning, so he didn't understand Yang Meng's intentions and calculations, and thought that his "general knowledge" was really recognized.
The corner of Yang Meng's mouth twitched, and his expression changed for a while: "You...get out of here!"
Yang Tong didn't know why, but he quickly turned around and ran away without a trace.
Arriving at the place where the wooden shield was made, Yang Tong, who had his head drooped, immediately straightened his back, raised his chin, walked into the courtyard with a figure-footed step, as proud as a peacock, and shouted at the manager Zhang who came up to him. The shy and embarrassed look in front of the mask.
In front of his servants, Young Master Yang has always been very dignified.
...
"Today, you will face strong bows and sharp arrows. That will be the biggest test you will encounter when the barbarians return. Stand firm, and those who retreat will be dealt with according to military law!"
On the school grounds, Yang Ning was pacing back and forth on horseback, inspecting the young men with dignity and announcing the upcoming training content.
The hour-long Qi-boosting training has ended, and the morale of the young men is now high.
The whole day's training yesterday was very effective. The young and strong people were not completely transformed, but they also gained a little more courage and sharpness.
Under Yang Ning's shout, Yang Tong, who held his head high and his chest high, waved his hand, and Manager Zhang led his people to move out hundreds of wooden shields.
This was built by the Yang family as a whole, with the help of many villagers, and took a day and a night to build it. It is incomparable to the military shields, but it can be used in emergencies.
"Hold up the wooden shields in your hands. That is your biggest reliance on whether you can survive the barbarians' bows and arrows. If your wooden shield is crooked, you will be pierced by sharp arrows!"
Yang Ning asked the private soldiers to teach the young men to hold the wooden shield firmly and master the skills to protect themselves to the maximum extent, and then ordered them to stand still just like yesterday.
Immediately, the private soldiers lined up fifty steps in front of the young and strong queue, drawing their bows and setting arrows.
"Solley, first round, let go!" Yang Ning ignored the nervousness of the young men and waved his arms coldly.
In an instant, dozens of arrows flew out from the array of private soldiers like lightning. The sound of their whizzing through the air was heartbreaking, and they hit the wooden shields of the young men with a pinging sound.
Some people's bodies trembled, some people's footsteps shook, some people screamed, and some people fell to the ground in fear.
But no one backed away.
This is inevitable.
On the one hand, at the end of yesterday's training, the young men could stand firm in the face of the cavalry charge. Now they were just hit by arrows on the wooden shields, and of course they would not be in chaos.
On the other hand, and the main reason, these arrows have their arrowheads removed.
"Where is the military law team? Five lashes for those who shout, ten lashes for those who are scared. Execute immediately!" Yang Ning's voice was as cold as iron.
Military training must be accompanied by rewards and punishments. Only when soldiers fear military law more than they fear the enemy, fear military sticks and whips more than they fear swords, guns, bows and arrows, and develop the habit or even instinct of obeying orders, can they be able to obey orders and prohibitions and fight bravely.
After the young men adapted to the headless arrows, Yang Ning asked the private soldiers to take out the arrows without removing the arrowheads, and once again subjected the young men to a stormy baptism.
With the arrow, pain and blood began to appear sporadically.
Therefore, in addition to whips, new factors emerged to promote young people to improve their skills.
In the afternoon, Yang Ning brought the young men to the top of the city and set up targets under the city wall. At the same time, he asked the private soldiers to bring their bows and arrows and form an array in front of the city.
Yang Ning divided the young team into two parts. One part threw stones and rolled logs at the target, while the other part held up a shield to protect the former and himself.
Because of the existence of the female wall, the shield only needs to protect the upper body at this time, so as long as it is coordinated properly, one shield can effectively take care of two people.
At first, they were still arrows with the arrowheads removed. After the young men became skilled in cooperating and could protect themselves and their companions, they switched to real sharp arrows.
