Chapter 27 Operation
After everyone finished eating, they started to line up according to the arrangement made in the morning.
First of all, there is the Jia Shi. The chief Chen Huan stands under a small flag with the word "Jia", followed by ten people including Huang Jie from his subordinate.
Then, Yi Shi, Shi Chang Ding Sheng stood under a small banner with the word "Y", Wei Zhou was the deputy, and ten people including Jin Quan, Zhao Rong, etc. from his subordinates were ranked behind;
Then came Bingshi, Shichang Heifu stood under a small banner with the word "Bing", and his subordinates were Guo Liang, a native of the country, Huang Yong and other ten people followed him.
Finally, there is Ding Shi and Zhang Dan, the commander-in-chief. He has just returned from delivering food to Duman, and he is sweating under the small flag with the character "D".
The troops were all from Dasangli. Zhang Wu, Zhang Nan, Zhang Da and others stood behind Zhang Dan reluctantly, panting.
Everyone was sorted out, and the remaining fifteen courageous warriors, including Yang Mao, stood under the banner with the word "Chong".
They are Zhang Chong's own bodyguards and where the Tunbu is located.
As for Zhang Bingnan's baggage team, they are very busy now. They have to handle general affairs with Duman and also take care of logistics and cooking.
Fortunately, some of the Xue family's disciples had gradually come to believe in them and gradually obeyed their orders and worked hard, so they reluctantly started doing this.
Moreover, they have fewer opportunities to go into battle to kill enemies, so there is no need to practice with everyone now.
No matter what, the queue formation is finally done.
Needless to say, this category, even if it has not yet been launched, is much more powerful than the messy hedgehogs before.
Then Zhang Chong asked Yang Mao to teach everyone about martial arts.
Yang Mao nodded, stood behind Zhang Chong, and said loudly to everyone:
"There are only two methods of practice. One is name, and the other is punishment."
"The so-called fame means being able to read flags and listen to golden drums.
If there are tens of thousands of people fighting on the battlefield and the voices are loud, no matter how loud the sound is, how can it be transmitted?
Therefore, the first thing everyone should do is to learn this. Once you practice it, you will be able to unite as one, and millions of people will be able to use their fingers like arms.
The flags and gold drums in the army are quite complicated, and they are only used for tens of thousands of people in battle.
There are few of us now, so we learn the simplest things.
Later we will form a team and practice separately to learn flags and drums. When everything is mastered, we will practice together.
Next I will talk about what punishment is.
In fact, it is military law and prohibitions.
Qi Gu teaches everyone how to exert force in one place, but the same rice can support all kinds of people.
Some are brave and some are cowardly. If in the face of war, the flag is raised, the brave will go forward, but the timid will not move.
That warrior will be strangled by the enemy because he cannot get support.
But when the brave dies, the timid will become even more timid, and the army will inevitably collapse.
When the rear army saw that the front army was defeated, they mistakenly thought they were defeated, and then they also collapsed.
This is the collapse of the army. Even if Sun Wu was alive, he would not be able to escape death.
Therefore, the prohibitions of military law are to prevent the brave from being reckless and the timid from retreating, and to keep the orders consistent.
What I just talked about was a situation in which the army was defeated and the army collapsed.
What is more painful?
Even though they clearly won the battle, they still overturned the army and killed the generals. Why is this? ”
After speaking, Yang Mao pursed his lips and asked everyone.
Everyone was still casual at first, but Yang Mao kept talking about this and that, and everyone became serious.
Now when Yang Mao asked, it was the bold Ding Sheng who responded first:
"Let me tell you, Lao Yang, you have been a soldier for a long time, and these are all military tactics you have been taught.
What are we now? We are bandits.
When the people's army comes, we foolishly line up with others?
We only have so many people, and others have so many people. As long as we line up to fight, we will definitely die when the time comes.
We should learn from the great thief Peng Yue and plunder all directions so that the soldiers cannot catch us.
If you are able to fight, you are the one who takes the lead, and our brothers follow behind to fight.
If you can't fight, then let's leave. Only the stupid ones fight to the death with the soldiers.
Therefore, Lao Yang, it is inappropriate for you to talk about these flags and golden drums, as well as military law and prohibitions.
Not to mention, this flag and drum is bulky and difficult to carry when escaping.
Just say that this prohibition means beheading at every turn, even if you say something at night, you will be beheaded. We are brothers, not chickens, ducks, pigs or dogs. ”
The more Ding Sheng said, the more everyone cheered, and they also hated learning.
study? Learn shit!
Therefore, what Ding Sheng said just scratched their itch.
Yang Mao's face turned red with anger, and he stretched out his whistle stick to beat him. Ding Sheng did not tolerate him, so he also picked up his stick and fought with him.
It seems that this training ground is about to become a martial arts field.
Zhang Chong covered his forehead with a headache and quickly pulled Yang Mao and Ding Sheng aside. Ask these two people:
"Just talk here. I'll see who is right."
Yang Mao, who blushed with anger at Ding Sheng's words, felt a little aggrieved, but he still tried hard to persuade Zhang Chong:
"Qu Kuai, what Ding Sheng said seems to make sense, but in fact it confuses the morale of the army."
After hearing that Yang Mao said that he had confused the morale of the army, Ding Sheng got angry again and was kicked by Zhang Chong before he cursed and turned away.
Yang Mao continued:
"Qujiao, please think about it. What Ding Sheng is talking about is a typical way of thieves. There is something strange about it. Which bandit in this world doesn't do this.
If you, Qu Kui, just want to be a roaring grass in the mountains and forests, then I, Damao, have nothing to say.
But you are not.
If we don't let everyone understand the flags and drums and learn military orders, they really won't live long.
I'm not being alarmist, I'm talking about a situation where everyone knows that you, the leader of the army, are brave enough to win the championship. If you are fighting at the front, your brothers who should be with you in the battle will be greedy for the wealth of the enemy and will not move forward and surrender their armor.
When the time comes, you, Qu Kui, will be trapped in the enemy's camp. No matter how brave you are, what can you do? ”
Ding Sheng on the side jumped up again and pointed at Yang Mao:
"Qu Kui, look at this Yang Mao, he wants to curse you to death."
He wanted to say more, but Zhang Chong slapped him down with his palm.
Zhang Chong's wavering mentality was once again strengthened by Yang Mao's words.
He thought again and again, then pulled the two of them and walked back to the crowd. He pointed at Yang Mao and said:
"Everyone, follow me and pay homage to Damao, thanking him for helping us survive."
After saying that, he took the lead in bowing to Yang Mao. The others were confused, but when they saw Zhang Chong bowing, they followed suit.
Yang Mao was a little tearful. He was indeed right about this young man. He was not just a brave man, but a real hero.
Then Zhang Chong pulled Ding Sheng up again and scolded:
"We didn't learn military law before, and I just thought you were brave enough to speak out this time, so I won't punish you.
But next time, if anyone dares to disturb the morale of our army, I will not kill you. I will give you enough money and send you out of the camp with courtesy. Do you understand? ”
"Got it"
Ding Sheng didn't dare to talk anymore. He had been impressed by Zhang Chong before and felt that following this man was a great opportunity in his life and he didn't want to miss it.
Therefore, seeing Zhang Chong speak harshly, he was a little scared.
After that, Zhang Chong asked Ding Sheng to return to the team.
He finally said one more thing to everyone:
"Do you know how the Han family conquered the world now?"
Everyone is poor and have never read a book. How can they know this?
Zhang Chong didn't say anything, but they thought that since the sun and the moon existed, the world belonged to the Han family.
Zhang Chong asked everyone to gather around him. He found that he had fallen into a misunderstanding before, that is, he would teach military skills first without taming his warrior heart, which would result in twice the result with half the effort.
Only by letting them understand some basic principles, knowing which direction to go, and then teaching them skills can they get twice the result with half the effort.
Fortunately, he understood it before it was too late.
Therefore, Zhang Chong will now talk to everyone about ancient times and tell them why training more can lead to less bleeding.
"About 180 years ago, the emperor at that time was called Wang Mang. He usurped the Han family and became the new emperor.
But this man is also a mediocre person. He does all kinds of things, and then the whole world becomes chaotic.
Both the powerful and the petty people were made to suffer by him, and they all rose up to rebel against him.
At that time, a group of peasants also rebelled because they could not bear the hardship of being an official.
They are still our fellow villagers in Qingzhou, just like the fallen grass on Mount Tai. Within a few years, the team grew to tens of thousands of people, all of whom were poor men like us.
Later, they defeated several imperial encirclement and suppression campaigns, and their power developed to Qingzhou, Xuzhou, Yanzhou and Yuzhou.
But what happens after that?
Their power spread across the four states, and their army numbered one hundred thousand, but they were basically a mob.
There are no documents, no orders, no flags, and no troops. They just hit wherever they go.
Even if they encounter enemies similar to them, they can win. But as soon as he met a neat master of discipline, he melted like snowflakes.
More than 100,000 people could not defeat Liu Xiu's partial army. In the end, their leader surrendered, and then Liu Xiu found an excuse and killed them.
This Liu Xiu is the current founding emperor.
Think about it, we fellows from Qingzhou have grown to 100,000 people, but they still have to die in the end.
Do you hope that you and I, like our fellow villagers back then, will be hanged as a sign of merit? ”
Everyone shook their heads, after all, no one wanted to die.
Then Zhang Chong said:
"This is why I ask everyone to thank Damao for his life.
If we use the method of banditry and robbery as Daqi said, if it is beneficial, we will move forward, and if it is not beneficial, we will leave.
Then we are like a group of dogs and sheep gathered together, eventually being slaughtered by a more disciplined wolf pack.
So today Damao teaches everyone to be wolves instead of helpless dogs and sheep. This is Damao’s kindness to you and me for survival. ”
After everyone heard this, they were amazed and realized the importance of the practice.
Zhang Chong didn't think Ding Sheng was maliciously provoking trouble. Ding Sheng was straightforward and said whatever he thought.
He was used to being a thief, so Zhang Chong was not surprised when Ding Sheng said this.
Moreover, there is something particularly right about what Ding Sheng said.
That is, the prohibition in the army is to regard the soldiers as cattle, horses, chickens and ducks, which can be killed at will.
But Zhang Chong can't do it. His current team is connected by kindness.
If he disregards the brotherhood, seizes subordinates, marches, and kills chickens to show the monkeys, the team will soon disperse.
It's very simple. I follow you Zhang Chong to survive.
But now he is going to be executed by military law, what is the difference between that and being executed by the court?
In this case, why run away? Just tie yourself up and send him to the official.
Zhang Chong knows this very well. Loyalty is not only the combat effectiveness of this team, but it also affects the team's combat effectiveness.
But if it is not restrained by military law and is based on the selfishness of people's hearts, in the end, it will be like a wolf and a tiger, everyone will be afraid of the enemy; if it goes against the rules, it will collapse thousands of miles, and everyone will compete for the first.
So, what to do?
(End of chapter)