Invincible Iron Army 66, Desperate Book Flag

  That man was held up by Wang An's soldiers, his feet off the ground, and taken away. The man loudly said: "My secret is just one sentence, that guns are used for stabbing." Wang An's soldiers heard this and angrily said: "Nonsense, knives are used for chopping, do you use them to pat? Clubs are used for patting, do you use them to stab? We all know this principle, why do we need you to teach us?"

  Wang An's hiring of a teacher became the laughing stock of the region. Liu Jiao Jiao heard about it and felt disappointed in Wang An once again, thinking to herself: "At this point, he is still doing such useless things, can't he be more serious? Wang An has simply turned my martial arts competition into child's play."

  The casino was once again flooded with people betting on Wang An's loss, the casino owner raised the odds again, and the casino owner looked at the bettors in front of him with a pale face. He deeply regretted opening this game, thinking to himself that if Wang An really lost, whether he should run away early.

  Liu Jiao thought Wang An was not serious at all, so she ordered to put up the 10-year military salary of Wang An's army, totaling 50,000 taels of silver, as a bet. If Wang An won, he would get the money; if he lost, his army would have no military pay or grain allowance for ten years.

  After Wang An received the news, he was furious and said that officials were one level higher than ordinary people, and such an excessive thing, Liu Jiao Jiao could actually do it. If Wang An lost the competition, then within ten years, the soldiers would not get any military rations. It should be known that Wang An's soldiers were also human beings, and as humans, they needed to eat. Moreover, the duty of the soldiers was to defend the border, and they were not allowed to leave their posts without permission, which means that if they lost, the soldiers could not earn food by engaging in other activities.

  In addition, soldiers also have military pay, which can support the soldier's family and also allow the soldier to earn some savings. Being a soldier is not a lifelong job, at the age of 50, they generally have to retire. However, the best years of their lives are spent defending the country, once retired, there is no source of income. You must know that at that time, there was no social security or medical insurance, you had to earn your own pension during your military career, otherwise, your future would be bleak.

  Liu Jiao's seemingly casual move could change the fate of these 500 people. Reality is so cruel. When Jiang Zai heard this news, he also thought that Liu Jiao's move was not appropriate, and repeatedly went to the mansion of the military governor, hoping to see Liu Jiao and persuade her of the pros and cons.

  The Hou's gate was as deep as the sea, he couldn't see Liu Jiao Jiao and was rejected by the guards outside the door.

  Later, the guard was annoyed by Jiang Cai and told him straightforwardly: "The order to block you is given by the Jiedushi herself. She felt annoyed when she heard that you came many times, and let me tell you that military orders are like mountains, once they are given, they cannot be withdrawn, otherwise it will affect the reputation of the Jiedushi. You'd better spend your time training your troops instead of coming here to bother me every day."

  Jiang Cai walked back in disappointment, his heart filled with despair, feeling guilty towards Wang An and all the soldiers.

  Wang An saw that Jiang Cai had hit a wall, and he himself had also gone to great lengths but still had no hope. After all, in the mind of the Jiedushi, he was still a scoundrel and a wolf in sheep's clothing.

  Now it's different from the past, when Liu Jiao was surrounded in Yu Yang, she had a request for me and naturally tolerated me in every way. Now that the danger has been removed, he has resumed his high and mighty governor's demeanor and naturally doesn't bother to be polite to me.

  Wang An's soldiers were also disheartened and thought they had no hope. Wang An saw this and immediately assembled all the troops to give them a pep talk.

  The soldiers looked at Wang An, their eyes were dull and gloomy, full of dusk, without any vitality.

  Doolin had once seen this army's elite state and asserted to outsiders: "This army is already dead."

  Wang An looked at the soldiers and said, "I know we've encountered some difficulties and the situation is very unfavorable. But look at yourselves, where's your military bearing? We haven't reached the point of being completely exhausted yet. If we were surrounded by hundreds of thousands of enemy troops, we would still have to fight our way out and send danger their way."

  Even if we know that we will definitely die, we must still give the enemy a heavy blow. If we kill one, it's just enough; if we kill two, we make a profit; if we kill three, we even have interest. How can you say that we can't win this battle when we haven't reached the point of certain death or certain defeat?

  In the past, people thought that Xiongnu was invincible, but in fact, Xiongnu was defeated by us at Yiyang City and fled in disarray.

  We will beat all our enemies to the ground just like your ancestors did.

  Brothers, this is a martial arts competition. The actual battlefield is much more cruel than here. If we were to charge into the grasslands and encounter 4,000 Xiongnu warriors, would we fight or not? Of course, we would have to fight. At that time, would you still care about what's fair or not?

  Lose morale, get angry, it's better to be spirited. We put down our burdens and have a big battle on the battlefield. We must fight like men. I don't believe they are all made of steel. Even if they are made of iron, we are not afraid, because we are the ones who forge iron. The soldiers' emotions were mobilized by Wang An, and they shouted together in a loud voice that shook the sky: "Defeat the enemy!" When Wang An heard this, he felt very satisfied and thought to himself: This is our army's soldier spirit, this is what it means to be a real soldier.

  The soldiers gained morale and thought that even if they couldn't defeat them, they had to fight with dignity and absolutely not let any troops win easily.

  The day of the competition is approaching, and soldiers from other places are also rushing to Puyang. Each defender secretly lets regular troops pretend to be militia to participate in the battle together in order to make their subordinates win the competition.

  Some people also set their sights on the militia of Jiuyang Nancheng, who had experienced many battles, and secretly recruited them several times, but were rejected by these people. They hated the people of Jiuyang and the various generals of Jiuyang extremely.

  As early as when the Xiongnu besieged Yuyang, the Jiedushi ordered people to build new city walls and abandoned these militiamen. At that time, these militiamen also abandoned those generals in their hearts.

  Wang An's situation is getting more and more precarious, with all ten teams participating in the battle being very powerful.

  However, they still secretly dreaded Wang An, a man who could create miracles at any time. They heard that Wang An was secretly looking for instructors who knew how to use guns, so they joined forces and hastily summoned all the people in Puyang who knew how to use guns to the military camp, offering them high salaries to teach soldiers in the camp. The number of these people was too large, and in reality, it was impossible to use so many instructors, and anyone with discerning eyes could see that this was a move aimed at Wang An's army.

  The martial artists performing in the city of Yuyang, the strongmen selling strength-enhancing pills, the instructors from the martial arts schools, and the skilled marksmen were all invited away.

  Wang An's army indeed lacked instructors who could use guns, but now it was not that they couldn't find good people, it was that there were no people to be found. The gamblers who heard the news again hoped to go to the gambling house to place bets, but were refused by others, because if Wang An really lost, they would not be able to afford it. Now, the silver that bet on Wang An's win was only 50,000 taels, which was still put up by the Jiedushi to encourage Wang An.

  Now the Jiedushi of Youzhou, Liu Jiao, the Defense Commissioner, various generals and soldiers, even some civilians, all thought that Wang An would lose. Wang An's secret to defeating the superior Xiongnu was mostly due to his cunning tactics, but now it was a test of strength, just a hard fight. This was precisely what Wang An was not good at. Wang An had always been devoted to building an invincible iron army that could defend the border and resist foreign invasion, but he had never had the opportunity to develop and grow stronger.

  His goal and imaginary enemy is the Xiongnu, the deployment of troops, the selection of weapons are all aimed at the Xiongnu, but now he has to compete with people in what he is least good at.

  Many veterans seemed to have seen the heroic twilight of Wang An, although Wang An's soldiers were full of morale every day, but everyone thought they were a flash in the pan, and after this battle, all of Wang An's honors would cease to exist.

  Wang An finally took action and had the soldiers practice stabbing. Wang An carefully thought about the words of Po Yi, and the more he thought about it, the more reasonable it seemed. Stabbing was indeed a technique for using guns, as the saying goes, "great skill is not laborious, great sound is rare", stabbing is the most direct, most energy-efficient, and fastest way to kill the enemy, as long as you can kill the enemy, one move is enough, more is useless, and unnecessary. What's the use of having many moves if you can't even kill the enemy?

  Wang An decided to let the soldiers practice assassination techniques until they mastered this one move, as the saying goes: "One move is enough to eat all over the world." Let's take this simple action to the extreme.

  Wang An had someone send 1,000 taels of silver to the person who reminded him, and a single word was worth that much. Many masters who used guns were envious and decided to follow suit, but soon they were beaten by soldiers all over their bodies. These soldiers didn't care about the value of these masters' so-called knowledge. Many gun masters wanted to become instructors in Wang An's army, but they were rejected, having the heart but not the power.

  The news of Wang An's defeat spread throughout Youzhou again, and the entire army was ridiculed. Liu Jiao heard about it and felt sorry for Wang An, so she arranged for the best spear instructor from the Mansion of the Military Governor to go to Wang An's army as a teacher, but was rejected by Wang An.

  Wang An said to the messenger, "We don't need charity." The messenger reported back, and Liu Jiao was silent for a moment before saying, "You don't know what's good for you." However, the master sent by Liu Jiao saw Wang An's army using guns and unexpectedly asked for leave from the governor to come to Wang An's army to practice shooting with the soldiers. They said, "Having used guns all my life, I only now understand the true meaning of guns." Wang An spent 1,000 taels to buy a single character, not only without losing money but also making a huge profit. This one character should be worth tens of thousands of taels. After hearing this, Wang An immediately ordered someone to send the remaining 9,000 taels over. The poor young man was truly surprised and delighted, saying he wouldn't accept it no matter what, but the messenger insisted on handing it over and told him, "Wang said that knowledge is priceless."

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