Chapter 68 Military Training Chronicle
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Since Chen Hu left, the burden of training the entire army fell on Han Xian alone. Qin Hao was afraid that he could not manage it, so he went to the new army camp every morning to train and teach for half a day. After the training, he had lunch with the soldiers and went back to the mansion to rest.
After a few days, it went smoothly. During this period, many soldiers secretly praised him. In their stereotyped impression, generals should be high above and treat them like grass.
But Qin Hao trained and ate with the soldiers, and they ate simple meals with a little oil and water, without cooking for themselves.
After the training that day, Qin Hao called Han Xian to his side and asked, "Have there been any difficulties in the camp these days?"
Although he was there these days, he was still not very reassured, fearing that there were things he could not notice.
The army is the foundation of life, and it is not too much to pay attention to it.
Facts have proved this. Qin Hao is absolutely a loyal executor.
"There are many difficulties, but my subordinates can overcome them." Han Xian said frankly. He had nothing to hide from his master. It was just a small matter of fighting.
As one of the two most trusted and brave commanders under Qin Hao, Han Xian has a good command ability and ideas. This is why Qin Hao appointed him as the deputy battalion commander and took charge of the entire army.
Compared with him, the other Zhao Chang is slightly worse in command ability, but he is more powerful and suitable to be a pioneer and take the lead in killing the enemy.
The former can be compared to Zhou Lang Zhou Gongjin, who is meticulous and has a good command of the army, while the latter can be compared to Hu Hou Xu Chu, who fights on horseback and on foot and is the bravest of the three armies.
"In this case, we should intensify training and exercise well during this period. We don't ask them to fight the enemy immediately, but we ask them to be disciplined and obey orders. The previous things should not be repeated." Qin Hao glanced at the soldiers eating in the camp and reminded him.
"Yes!" Han Xian clasped his fists and replied solemnly: "The discipline in the camp has changed dramatically compared to before. Soldiers are not allowed to go out unless there is an emergency at home." After the previous incident, he immediately transferred the Shuntian Death Soldiers of the Supervisory Team to each team as the team leader after taking office, training and managing discipline. If he encountered a troublemaker, he would not be lenient. The first time he was whipped and warned, the second time he was sent to a small dark room for three days, and those who dared to commit the third time would be beheaded in front of the whole army. Since he took charge of the army, there have been three or five people whipped every day. The new army organized by refugees always has bad habits, which are difficult to change for a while. There are one or two people who are locked up in the small dark room for a week. There is still no beheading now. After all, after being locked up in the small dark room, those troublemakers have changed their previous sloppy and become more disciplined than the team leader. After coming out, a soldier asked one of the troublemakers: Why is it like this, what is there in it, and it has changed so much in just three or five days. His answer was also very simple: there was nothing in that room, and it was so scary because there was nothing in it.
It was as dark as a ghost, and there was no light at all. The food was delivered on time every day, but you couldn't hear any other noise. Even your breathing was your own. You couldn't say a few words to the person who delivered the food. The adults had already told the person who delivered the food to just leave the food at the door and not to talk too much. Anyone who said one more word would be whipped 30 times.
In this way, there was no other way to sleep all day. Fortunately, I could sleep in the first few days, but on the third day, even sleeping seemed to be a splitting headache. They cried for mercy in pain, and the only response to them was their echo.
After pouring out, each of them cried with joy as if they had been in prison for 10 years.
"Is it so scary!?" Hearing this, the other soldiers were also shocked and half-believing and half-doubting.
"If you don't believe it, go and try it." The thorny head sneered, and he didn't want to go in again even if he died.
Qin Hao was very opposed to this kind of corporal punishment at first, as it was too inhumane. However, Han Xian persuaded him again and again, saying that this method was the most appropriate. Three days would not be enough, and they would not have any problems in the future. It would only leave them a profound lesson to prevent them from committing the same crime again.
For this reason, Han Xian also listed the punishment methods used by the military in various countries and dynasties in China and foreign countries, and there were countless inhumane methods compared to the small dark room proposed by Han Xian.
During the Qin and Han Dynasties, beheading was popular. Soldiers who made mistakes were cut in half with a guillotine. At this time, people could not die for a while, so they could only watch their twisting lower body and then bleed to death in fear; the grass skinning that Zhu Dashuai, the founder of the Ming Dynasty, liked was also a relatively cruel one. The skin was peeled alive and then stuffed with straw. The result of the skinless person can be imagined. It was good to die on the spot, but if they did not die, they would be killed in pain.
In the end, Qin Hao agreed to Han Xian's punishment measures. In troubled times, classics were used, and stability was the most important thing.
After implementing this method, the military discipline in the camp changed slightly every three days and changed greatly every five days, and there was no more frivolity as before.
Of course, Qin Hao also knew that blindly punishing soldiers was not feasible, which could easily lead to camp whistles and military mutinies. There are many such examples in ancient and modern times. Qin Hao certainly did not want to fall into this trap.
So he called in twenty cavalry captains and told them: "You must have a reason and basis to punish soldiers, and you must not rely on your own preferences. During the rest time on weekdays, you should also explain military laws and disciplines to the soldiers, and at the same time, you should also promote the idea of military honor."
For an army to form combat effectiveness, it must have its own military soul. This is the most important point. The sharp soldiers of Qin, the Xiliu of Han, and the black armor of Tang are no exception.
"Only with the military spirit can this army last forever and be remembered by people. If there are three or five such teams in a dynasty, it can become a strong world." Qin Hao was full of expectations and wanted to have such a strong army.
"With the leadership of the adults, we can definitely do it." Han Xian responded.
"I still have to trouble you." Qin Hao saw that there were cavalry soldiers around him, who were his confidants, and he also half-joked, "I am a hands-off boss, only responsible for taking benefits, and I am waiting for you to work hard."
"If there were no adults, we would not be able to do it." Han Xian said in a serious manner.
Hearing this, Qin Hao was secretly happy and kept silent, and had a meal with everyone.
Just then, a cavalry came on horseback, and then a letter was delivered to Qin Hao.
"Sent by Zhuge Xuan."
Qin Hao opened the letter and saw only six hastily written words on it: Amorim has returned!
After reading it, he knew what he meant. He handed it to Han Xian and ordered, "It seems that I will set off on a chosen day. You stay at home and guard it for me."
This time, Zhuge Xuan must go with him, and Zhao Chang must accompany him as a personal guard. In this way, Han Xian can only stay behind.
"Sir, do you want to bring more guards this time?" Han Xian knew his mission and hoped that Qin Hao could bring more people.
This made the surrounding Shuntian death warriors excited and eager to try. As soldiers, they did not have too much desire for fame and fortune, and just wanted to follow the adults around to guard.
"You all stay at home and watch over the house. No one is allowed to go." Qin Hao scolded, "I will only take Nord's guards this time."
It's not that he doesn't want to take them, but it's completely unnecessary. Even if he only takes Nord's guards, Qin Hao thinks 10 people are a bit too many. This is not going to war. Too many people will attract attention and be easily questioned.
Besides, Taiwan Island also needs someone to garrison. Shuntian's death warriors plus Han Xian are barely enough. If they are all taken, there will definitely be trouble at home. Qin Hao doesn't want to come back with a lot of silver and find a mess and bandits everywhere.
It's not easy to accumulate this family property. It will be heartbreaking if it is lost.
"Okay, that's all I have to say here. I hope you will be loyal to your duties and don't slack off!" Qin Hao ordered.
"Yes!" All the soldiers accepted the order in unison.
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