The Shen Jiajun's first major drill after the Chinese New Year, from Shen Haolin to ordinary soldiers, all assembled on time at the school grounds. The whole scene was very shocking, especially the uninvited Commander Bai Mengbai. Seeing such a scene, I couldn't help but sigh.
"You are really a strange person. Didn't you meet me once yesterday? Why are you so surprised and sighing?" After glancing at Xue Ruitian, who was lecturing the soldiers on behalf of Shen Haolin, Jin Jing, who was standing next to Bai Meng, lowered her voice. He said, "Commander Bai, you are from Xijing after all. Why did you act like a young boy who has never seen the world? You will embarrass His Majesty."
"Believe me, when His Majesty sees this scene, he will react the same way as me, or even react more violently than me." Bai Meng raised his eyebrows, "He has never even been to the capital. For such a spectacular scene, he must I like it very much. Besides, I watched it at night last night. Although the lights were bright, to be honest, I couldn’t see it very clearly. The impact of the picture during the day was nowhere as strong!"
"Then you should take a good look at it, keep it all in your mind, and then go back and describe it carefully to His Majesty."
"Forget it about the description, it aroused his interest. The unlucky one is me. I might be thinking about running to the border at some point!" Bai Meng looked at Xue Ruitian who was walking back and raised an eyebrow, "Your lecture is simple enough. Ah, the whole sentence or three and a half."
"Oh, the Commander-in-Chief has a wide range of hobbies, and he even knows three and a half sentences!" You didn't look at Haolin and didn't speak at all. Xiaojing and I took care of such trivial matters. This year, I lost the game of guessing. So, even if a hundred people are not happy, they still have to bite the bullet. Got it!"
"Hey, General Shen, this is..." Seeing Shen Cha taking off his outer cloak, revealing the soft armor underneath, he stood in the middle of the high platform with great energy. The generals headed by Shen Haolin made room for her on the high platform. Bai Meng was confused and asked, "What is this for?"
"General Shen is our chief trainer today, and she is in charge of the training from beginning to end." Xue Ruitian pulled Bai Meng back a few steps, "Watch it carefully. Keeping it is an eye-opener for you."
Shen Cha glanced at the few people who were whispering, turned around and nodded to the commander who was already prepared. The commander quickly waved the red flag in his hand, waved it up and down three times, and saw the rapid changes of the soldiers in the school field. Formation.
Hong Ye, who had been playing the drum, saw Shen Cha's gesture and struck the drum head gently and slowly with the drumstick in his hand.
She lifted the long knife on the side with her toes and was firmly caught by Shen Cha in her hand. Seeing that the soldiers in the audience had already formed their formation, she raised the long knife and shouted loudly, "Kill!"
"kill!"
The biting cold wind mixed with large swaths of snowflakes blew on the faces and bodies of everyone present. Their morale did not drop because of this, but became even higher. Every time the long knife was slashed out, every time the spear was thrust out. They were all more powerful, and every roar was earth-shaking. Not only did the entire school grounds reverberate with roars, but the entire Jiaping Pass was also filled with such roars. Uninformed people would think it was thunder somewhere.
After almost a cup of tea, Shen Cha threw away the long knife, picked up the long spear, and danced vigorously.
When Hongye saw Shen Cha's posture, the originally slow drum beat gradually became rapid. As the drum beat louder, the formation below changed again. The spear formation rushed to the front, waving the spears in their hands extremely. Neat, as if he were one person.
After a set of marksmanship ended, the cavalry from the vanguard battalion took their place. Surprisingly, each of them held a black crossbow.
"Crossbowmen?" Bai Meng was so shocked when he saw the crossbowmen that he rubbed his eyes, as if he didn't believe what he saw, "Wow, you Shen family army are really powerful. They are all archers, but you actually directly used the crossbows." Hands. If you look around, there are probably a thousand people there. Marshal and Marquis, what a big deal!"
"What's wrong with the crossbowmen?" Jin Jing kicked Bai Meng on the calf, "You have a lot of crossbowmen in the Forbidden Army and the patrol camp, right?"
"Yes, there are, but not so heroic. There are so many at once, at most a hundred." Bai Meng looked envious, "If this were placed on the tower of Xijing, I don't think anyone would dare to take advantage of Xijing! However, How did you come up with the idea of using crossbowmen instead of archers?"
"This is General Shen's intention, but it is not a replacement. We also have archers, as you will see in a moment. If the Shen Jiajun cancels the archers, Uncle Yan will not scold us to death!" Shen Haolin raised his lips. , showing an imperceptible smile, "The second year after General Shen went to the battlefield, she hoped that the Shen family army could have a crossbow camp. For this reason, she also wrote a special memorial to His Majesty, explaining her plans in detail. idea. She said that our opponents are the Liao and Jin, both nomadic tribes who are good at riding and shooting. Compared with them in bow and arrow competition, we may be at a disadvantage, but the crossbow is different. It has high requirements on the user. If you want to master it skillfully, in addition to talent, you also need to put in a lot of effort.”
"The marshal is right." Bai Meng agreed, "Not only that, the production of crossbows requires skilled craftsmen, and the Liao and Jin Dynasties do not have this condition."
While they were talking, the crossbow battalion retreated, and the real archers came up to take their place.
The entire drill lasted for nearly an hour, and each unit came up to demonstrate their skills. As the drums gradually stopped, the infantry of the Pioneer Battalion appeared in front of everyone again.
"Very good!" Seeing the soldiers resume their initial formation, Shen Cha nodded and said, "It's time to rest for a cup of tea. After a cup of tea, as in previous years, everyone will be divided into groups of fifty. In the confrontation, the winner will automatically advance to the next round until the final ten groups are decided. Of these ten groups, the one that can last the longest in my hands will be exempted from the task of patrolling for half a month. She paused for a moment, "The deputy generals of each battalion will be responsible for supervising the next duel. If there are any violations, severe punishment will be imposed. In serious cases, you will be disqualified from participating in the competition." She looked at the soldiers below, "Did you hear that?" ?”
"yes!"
"Rest where you are!"
Seeing the soldiers sitting down, Shen Cha turned around and walked towards Shen Haolin. Hong Ye, who was beside her, quickly wrapped the cloak thrown aside around her. "Ancestor, it's not cold!" Hong Ye wrapped Shen Cha tightly in a cloak, "You caught the wind just after you sweated. Are you going to die?"
"I know." Shen Cha took the handkerchief handed over by Shen Haolin and wiped the sweat from his face. "I got up late this morning and missed my morning class. Now I have to make up for it." He reached out and took Xue Ruitian's hand. After taking a sip of water from the cup that was brought to him, he said to Hongye, "Just keep an eye on it and play the drum when the time is up."
"I know." Hongye crossed her arms, looked down, and raised her eyebrows, "In a few days, the competition will begin. We don't have time to torture them. We must have a good time today." She held her hand Putting his hand on Shen Cha's shoulder, "Hey, let me explain first. Of the last ten groups, you have to leave one or two groups for me. You can't cover everyone yourself."
"I have no objection." Shen Cha shrugged, looked at Shen Haolin, Xue Ruitian, Jin Jing, and finally Bai Meng, "Who else wants to go down and give it a try?"
"Not interested." Shen Haolin, Xue Ruitian and Jin Jing waved their hands at the same time, "You can play by yourself, we will just watch."
"Oh!" Shen Cha looked at Bai Meng, "Where is the Commander-in-Chief? You don't want to give it a try?"
"It would be better for me not to appear on this occasion." Bai Meng shook his head, "I will stay on the stage with everyone to admire General Shen's heroic appearance."
"After the knot in my heart was untied, the Commander-in-Chief became more and more talkative. He was completely the same person as when he first came here. Isn't your change so fast?" Hongye raised his eyebrows and glanced at the man standing next to him. Hourglass, "Time flies so slowly."
"Don't be impatient." Shen Cha patted the red leaves, "Wait a minute, it's time for you to show off your skills!"
