Chapter 8: Training Soldiers

  The next morning, Guan Hai got up early and went to the school field with 500 young and strong civilian soldiers he had personally selected. After paying respects to Zhang Xiu's ancestral tablet, they began their training for the day.

  The entire Qinglin Town is made up of Zhang Xu's followers, and the three incense sticks at dawn and dusk cannot be neglected. This is also why Zhang Xu handed over 500 people to Guan Hai for training without worrying, although he has been cultivating in seclusion from other lords and can only take the path of dominating the world alone. However, this also has great benefits, one of which is the control of the army over the people. These trained soldiers are all his followers, even if Guan Hai's prestige is greater, it cannot be compared to Zhang Xu's. Therefore, he is at ease handing over military power to others. If someone has a different heart, they can easily detect it, and as soon as he shows up, he can immediately take back the army.

  It is precisely this way that allows Gan Ning to let loose and train his troops!

  Five hundred soldiers, although not many, but in a single line, it is also an extraordinary number, looking very majestic. Although he had commanded more people and horses before, in Guan Hai's heart, he was still surging. The Yellow Turbans were weak and mostly just made up the numbers, besides they were bringing their families along. Among the tens of millions of Yellow Turban soldiers, only a few tens of thousands could actually fight. Although there were many people, compared to these five hundred strong men, Guan Hai would rather choose to lead an army here.

  The prosperity of Qinglin Town, Zhang Xu's means, Guan Hai has been even more enlightened in these few days, and also made him more loyal. The cloud gas of his life, and Zhang Xu are getting closer, during these few days, Guan Hai is always staying in the first camp of Wu Zhong's army, he also had long been preparing to lead troops, so he intensified his study of the military system of Qinglin Town.

  Although slightly disdainful of Wu Zong's strength, the 500 soldiers had already opened his eyes wide with their training and bravery. The military system was even more impressive, making him admire Zhang Xu's methods.

  In this late Han Dynasty, although the general also attaches great importance to the relationship with soldiers, after all, the soldier is the general's gallbladder. With the soldier and horse, the general can have the courage, and the general is the soul of the soldier. The soldier has the general's command, and it can be even stronger. However, for the unity and cooperation between soldiers, there was not too much emphasis, and training was also practiced every five days.

  But in Qinglin Town, Guan Hai was surprised to find that the 500 soldiers of the first camp were all strong and powerful, although they had not practiced their skills or participated in major battles, and had become old soldiers. However, everyone's strength absolutely exceeded half of the regular army, only needing to see blood and participate in a big battle, becoming an elite soldier was not impossible.

  The reason is that there is only one, the training is extremely hard, not to mention that it is practiced every day. Moreover, Guan Hai was surprised to find that although these soldiers were trained hard, their treatment was extremely good. Every day, they had three meals, and each meal had fish soup and meat, and even once every three days, there would be a big meat dish. Under such conditions, the soldiers' bodies can be said to be extremely strong, making Guan Hai envy them, and also understanding the reason for their robustness.

  Moreover, what made Guan Yu take it seriously was the coordination between these soldiers. Although Wu Zong was just an ordinary and unremarkable military general who had only just begun to show his skills, the tacit understanding of cooperation between the soldiers was remarkable. Although Wu Zong was just a mediocre general who didn't know much about military strategy or tactics, let alone formation, he was still able to lead his troops in a way that brought out their extraordinary combat effectiveness, which left Guan Yu amazed and impressed.

  "The Immortal Master is indeed a rare person, these military uniforms, and every meal is given fish and meat, three days with a big meat dish, this is what kind of luxury! However, such food conditions, combined with training such an army, can be called terrifying! Although there are only five hundred, it's comparable to three thousand ordinary soldiers!"

  Guan Hai's heart was burning with passion, thinking to himself: "I don't know if I can train such elite soldiers, but it shouldn't be a problem. According to the immortal master's military system, even Wu Zhong can train such powerful soldiers. Now I also have these conditions, and these young men are carefully selected by me, they must be even stronger!"

  Guan Hai sighed in his heart, these five hundred young and strong men, although they had just joined the army, were already not inferior to ordinary soldiers. This was actually the significance of Zhang Xu's implementation of the militia system. At critical moments, all young and strong people could become soldiers. This was the principle of hiding ice among the people, and it was also Zhang Xu's means of changing his fate in extreme circumstances. After all, he had no great generals, so he naturally tried every means to increase his own strength.

  "These five hundred young men have a foundation, and training them is not difficult. Moreover, the residents of this place have three meals a day without worrying about food or clothing, and they also have meat to supplement their diet. With some training, these young men will surely become strong. Next year, Master Xian will go to war, and that's when we'll repay him. I must do my best to make the second battalion the strongest force in Master Xian's hands!"

  The idea in his mind was just a flash, and he had secretly made up his mind. Looking at the campus above, the second battalion of 500 soldiers on their own side lined up neatly and began to exercise.

  Qinglin Town is the foundation of Zhang Xu's creation, so it's hard to imagine how much effort was put into it, especially for the construction of the army. This camp has been built and cultivated for a long time, with a flat and even surface like a mirror. After a morning exercise on the training ground, although tired, when the soldiers smelled the fragrant lunch, their dissatisfaction disappeared. Gan Hai lived and ate with the soldiers, and after three days, he blended in with them, also bringing about a subtle change among the 500 soldiers of the second battalion.

  After all, the former militia, although trained, was during the idle time of farming. Now, however, they are professional soldiers with the best conditions, training every day, and the drills are tailored to the physical condition of each soldier to maximize their potential. Moreover, Guan Hai has great general potential, although he also originated from the Yellow Turban Army, he knows some formation tactics and secret transmission methods for soldier training. Therefore, in these three days, the soldiers of the second battalion have become completely different from the former militia. First of all, their formation is more neat and tidy, which is also specially emphasized by Zhang Xu in his military system. Guan Hai attaches great importance to this, and the scene of the army marching in unison, looking at it gives people a feeling of hot blood boiling.

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