Chapter 12: Rebel, Do You Have The Guts?

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  "There is no action more deadly than assassination!"

  Stab the heart! Stab the eyes! Stab the thigh! Stab the neck! Stab the throat! Stab the abdomen! Stab the calf! Stab the back! Stab the anus! Stab the sole of the foot! Stab the palm of the hand! Stab the forearm!

  "There is no part of the human body that you can't stab!"

  "If you're taller than your opponent, first choice stab his chest! Stab his eyes! Stab his throat!"

  "If you are shorter than your opponent, first choice stab his inner thigh! Stab his groin! Stab his lower abdomen!"

  "No matter what stance you take, no matter what stance your opponent takes, the Trident Stab can always be unleashed!"

  "No matter how tight the opponent's defense is, the trident will always have a chance to strike! Even if it's just a stab through the gap in the opponent's armor, it can still take their life! There's no armor under the sky that can wrap itself up without leaving any gaps! Unless he's sealed in a coffin!"

  "Even if you only have one last breath left, use all your strength to thrust the three-pronged spear into the opponent's body! I can tell you for sure that as long as the three-pronged spear pierces the opponent's body by three inches, his life will be absolutely finished!"

  "The process is not important, what's important is the result!"

  "No matter what method you use, as long as you thrust the three-edged spear into the enemy's body, you will have won!"

  Zhang Zhun's successive remarks sparked a strong reaction from Yang Qiang and others.

  What they are most worried about is that they have already missed the time to practice martial arts and don't know if there will be another chance to make up for it. Now, Zhang Quan tells them clearly that as long as they master one skill, it's enough, and of course, they are full of confidence.

  The enthusiastic practice has just begun.

  Zhang Zhun was beside them, pointing out and correcting some of the most basic action mistakes at any time, reminding everyone of some special precautions, making up for some obvious loopholes to avoid being ambushed by the enemy. As for the rest, there wasn't much interference.

  Stabbing is very particular about flexibility, and there are no fixed rules. It's not required to stab in a certain way or forbidden to do so in another way. Everyone has different characteristics and makes different choices, it's impossible to ask everyone to take the same action. As before, only the result matters, not the process.

  During practice, the eight people's different levels of understanding gradually began to pull away from each other.

  Yang Qianqiang, Yang Zhiyuan, Hao Linyong and others belong to a more rugged category. When it comes to stabbing, they attach great importance to strength, going straight for the kill with overwhelming force. Watching them in action, even if their enemies are wearing armor, one thrust of their spear can still pierce through the opponent's armor.

  Zou Mingjia, Yin Fengyi, Yang Zixuan and others focus more on technique. No way, their strength is not enough, they can only focus on technique. Fortunately, the technique of assassination has a lot of room for exploration. Mastering advanced assassination techniques does not require much physical strength. How much strength do you need to insert a sharp triangular blade into your opponent's throat? Even a 10-year-old kid can do it.

  After the action is basically familiar, Zhang Zhun divides the eight people into two groups and uses ordinary blunt wooden sticks to replace the three-edged spear. The winning side can get an extra fish as a reward. The losing side has no reward or punishment. However, the losing side will definitely feel very unconvinced and will desperately practice to make up for it.

  The two armies clashed, the sky was dark and the sun and moon were obscured, blood and flesh flew everywhere, and the cries of the wounded were incessant. In such an environment, having a calm mind and being able to make accurate judgments about one's surroundings is crucial. Otherwise, even if you are as skilled a warrior as Guan Yu, you would not be able to withstand the attack of hundreds of people, let alone now that there are firearms.

  Therefore, Zhang Zhun attaches great importance to the training of soldiers' reaction and judgment. Quick response and correct judgment are the basic skills of a commander. Right, they are still "new recruits" now, just entering the door, but in the near future, they will become officers. Their foundation must be laid solidly from now on.

  "In battle between two armies, teamwork and cooperation are extremely important!"

  "On the battlefield, the only ones you can trust, are your comrades!"

  "Your greatest reliance is your own partner!"

  "We are not just partners, but brothers who share life and death! We must be closer than real brothers, more intimate in caring for each other, loving each other! Because we all have a common name: the poor!"

  "We poor people must unite to change our fate and fight for our rights! However, those who have deprived us of our rights will not give up easily. They will counterattack even more crazily and suppress us even more bloodily. Their weapons are better than ours, their numbers are greater than ours. We must all come together as one rope to strangle them!"

  When resting, it's also necessary to do some ideological work.

  The main manifestation of ideological work is to lodge complaints.

  The initial combat effectiveness of the people's army, at least half of it came from the grievances meeting. The actively enlisted soldiers were basically poor people who had suffered from the bullying of officials and local tyrants. Spitting out the bitter water in their hearts and winning everyone's resonance not only enhanced the partnership between each other but also greatly boosted the morale of the troops. If science and technology are the primary productive forces, then anger can be said to be one of the most primitive combat effectiveness.

  The lower-class military dependents of Fushan, every day was a struggle, lacking clothes and food was the norm, being bullied by superiors was not even worth mentioning. Any woman with some looks would likely be raped. The suffering that had been buried deep in their hearts for a long time had accumulated too much, and when it was released, it immediately turned into a huge fighting force.

  Everyone opened their hearts, poured out the bitterness in their hearts, and immediately won resonance. The eight people easily hugged together. At this time, what kind of household is not important at all. They are all a type of person, a type of oppressed, suffering and starving person. To change the miserable life, you must make yourself stronger.

  In fact, after everyone has vented their grievances, Zhang Zhun basically doesn't need to stir them up again. Their desire for battle is already extremely high. Zhang Zhun has no doubt that if Wang Shixin and his minions were to appear in front of the Zha Yu squad at this moment, they would undoubtedly raise their bamboo spears and charge at them without hesitation.

  Before I knew it, five or six days had passed.

  Eight people grasped the assassination skills, already with a few degrees of fire, especially the three-edged stab, basically everyone mastered it quite skillfully, only lacking the opportunity to truly showcase it. The wounds caused by the three-edged stab, in this era, were fundamentally impossible to effectively treat, once stabbed, extremely likely to bleed to death. Zhang Quan was not one to take risks lightly. This powerful killing tool could only be used on enemies.

  During this time, Zhang Zhun caught dozens of fish every day. Eight people each got two, and the rest were taken back to Yang Kaidi to distribute to the neighbors, ensuring that each military household could get one. To others, catching dozens of fish every day was unimaginable, but to Zhang Zhun, it was not difficult at all.

  Because there is fish to eat every day, the nutrition and physique of the Yangjia Village's military dependents have improved. The pale complexion on their faces has gradually decreased. This is most evident in the children. Their bodies react the fastest, absorbing the nutrients, their cheeks gradually becoming rosy and full of blood. When playing, they are also more lively.

  The number of military households coming to talk to Yang Kaidi has also increased. They didn't come for the two fish, but for other things. Last time they made trouble, they were all beaten and three people died. This tone, of course, will not be easily swallowed. In short, the determination of the military households to rise up in resistance is firm, what they lack is only the ability to resist.

  Rebellion means confiscation of property and extermination of the clan, all military households know this. However, military households also know that at present, the Tartars in Liaodong and the rebels in the west are causing great trouble. The Ming army is suffering heavier and heavier losses under the blows of both sides. Even people who are most out of touch with news know that the Ming dynasty is not what it used to be, and a change of dynasty is not impossible.

  As a military household, being dragged to the front line to fight is something that can happen at any time. To be honest, the military households are not afraid of fighting as long as there is enough attraction in terms of money and food. Fighting for the imperial court is also possible, as long as the imperial court pays the overdue grain allowance and punishes officials like Wang Shixin who fail to do so, and upholds justice for everyone. Otherwise, if the imperial court has owed them grain allowances for so long and still expects them to fight, it's simply a joke.

  Those military households came to find Yang Kaidi, and the most discussed thing was that if the imperial court insisted on making them go to war, what should they do? Yang Kaidi's attitude was clear and firm: resolutely not going! However, it is not easy to achieve this. Violating military orders also requires beheading. If things go wrong, the same will happen to the family being destroyed.

  Go, and perhaps there will be no remains of his body.

  If you don't go, your head might be chopped off.

  Whether to go or not, it may be a dead end. The soldiers with no way out had to come and discuss with Yang Kai De. However, Yang Kai De only clearly stated that he would not fight. But if the higher-ups were to send someone to capture people, kill heads and confiscate homes, what should they do? Yang Kai De did not have a clear statement on this matter.

  Because this already involves two sensitive words: rebellion.

  Disobeying military orders and refusing to surrender, what else can the soldiers do?

  Of course, it's time to rise up and rebel.

  However, rebellion is a technical activity, it's a difficult activity, and Yang Kaidi didn't grasp it. He organized the gang to make trouble, but they were beaten back with their noses covered in dust, heads broken and bleeding, what would be the consequences if they really clashed with armed forces, it's really hard to predict!

  Helpless, the military households could only temporarily disperse.

  Yang Kaidi didn't tell Zhang Zhun about all this, so Zhang Zhun didn't know.

  Zhang Zhun is now busy every day with the "new recruit class", teaching various assassination techniques. Except for eating and sleeping, most of his time is spent on Red Stone Beach. Even during meals, there's not much conversation, at most just exchanging glances with Yang Yinghua, a silent understanding between them.

  The assassination techniques of the "new soldier class" are constantly improving, and Zhang Zhun's own fighting level is also slowly recovering. All this makes Zhang Zhun see hope. It's hard to start everything, as long as the foundation of these eight people is laid well, it will be much easier for the new soldier class to gradually expand later.

  That evening, everyone packed up their things and was preparing to return to Yangjia Village when suddenly, hurried footsteps came from the north. It turned out to be Yang Yinghua and Haozi. Yang Yinghua's expression was somewhat flustered and tense, but after seeing Zhang Zhun, she finally let out a sigh of relief.