Emperor Sun made his fortune from scratch

Recently, news came from Huangtouling that the officers and men of Liucheng were frequently transferred, and it seemed that there was a tendency to move troops.

Li Zhao sent people to keep an eye on him, and at the same time hurried to train the soldiers.

At present, the training of non-commissioned officers in the Zhaowu Army is mainly in charge of Liu Xuan and Zhou Wen.

Li Zhao often watched from the sidelines, and slowly, he had some thoughts in his heart.

When the Zhaowu Army was first established, Li Zhao thought about getting muskets or artillery, and with these weapons of mass destruction, he could hit whoever he wanted. However, it is too difficult. To make these things, what should be the first step, Li Zhao was confused, and was forced to give up temporarily, planning to do it later.

Since hot weapons can't be used, let's try to make cold weapons, but it's not easy either.

For example, Li Zhao prefers long knives and dislikes long spears. However, the Weapons Division does not have enough pig iron, and if it is purchased from the Lan family, the price is too expensive.

There is a lack of resources in the cottage, and it is impossible to have more sophisticated weapons than the Qi army and the Wei army.

Since the weapon is inferior to the opponent and wants to win, the only way is to improve the combat effectiveness of the soldier.

Liu Xuan and Zhou Wen mainly trained soldiers on how to fight and abide by military discipline. But for other aspects, it is neglected, such as the physical strength of soldiers. Li Zhao spent a lot of money to buy hundreds of pairs of heavy armor from the Lan family, and the armor weighed fifty catties, which required a lot of physical strength from the soldiers.

Li Zhao was bored in the house, did not go out for two days and two nights, basically did not eat much, and came up with a set of "Zhaowu Army Training Outline" The first edition.

This compendium is mainly divided into three parts: physical strength, training, and actual combat.

After writing it, Xing Chongchong summoned all the generals of the Zhaowu Army, gave each of them a copy of the "Training Outline", and asked them for their opinions.

Unlike Li Zhao, everyone looked strange and not very excited.

"Dashuai, in the physical strength chapter, the soldiers are required to carry twenty pounds of weight every day, run ten miles, and can't stop on the road, is this necessary? Qi Jingyun objected after reading it.

Li Zhao explained: "Ben Shuai often watched the training of the soldiers, and some of the soldiers only trained for a short time, that is, they were sweating profusely, obviously lacking physical strength. As you know, there are battles that don't end in an hour or two. If a soldier wants to fight for a long time, he must have a lot of physical strength.

Qi Jingyun said secretly, the more soldiers train, the more they eat. The food in the cottage has been depleted very quickly recently, and it is estimated that it will not last for two months if you continue to train according to this method.

"In the training section, soldiers are required to swing their swords no less than 300 times a day, and crossbowmen to shoot arrows no less than 200 times a day. Is this too harsh?" Liu Xuan said.

"This is not a harsh one, and it will be strengthened in the future. Sweat more in peacetime and bleed less in wartime. Li Zhao had no intention of revising it.

The crowd felt that "more sweat in peacetime and less blood in wartime." This sentence is more incisive, and it is indeed such a truth.

In the training chapter, Li Zhao asked the soldiers to wear armor when practicing wielding swords, and simulate real battles as much as possible.

In the actual combat chapter, various types of martial arts competitions are held every week, and the soldiers wear protective gear and hold wooden swords or sticks in their hands, and they are one-on-one heads-up. The crossbowmen also have to compete to see who can shoot farther and shoot accurately. Those who win will be rewarded, and those who lose will be rewarded.

Deng Xin couldn't help but say: "The training outline formulated by the marshal has merit, but some of the content is too harsh. The subordinates do not want to oppose it, but hope to make some more changes to appropriately reduce the difficulty.

Li Zhao's expression was serious, "You tell Ben Shuai, if the Zhaowu army and the Qi army are equal in number and weapons, and they fight head-to-head, can they win the Qi army?"

"From now on, the non-commissioned officers who meet the requirements will become the regular soldiers of the Zhaowu Army, and those who fail to meet the requirements will be demoted to the reserve army, and at the same time, the treatment in peacetime will be reduced. Only by passing the strict assessment can the reserve army become the main pawn of the Zhaowu army.

Shen Ning kept his head down and looked at the training outline in his hand. After reading all the contents, he was secretly surprised in his heart, and from this outline, he could see that Li Zhao's plan was not small. At the same time, he could also see that Li Zhao was a little anxious.

After consulting with the generals, Li Zhao made a simple revision to the "Training Outline" he wrote. Then immediately sent to the whole army, demanding that it be executed as soon as possible.

This move quickly caused a great reaction in the army, and there were even people from Huangtouling and Xihengling who came to Heihuling. Regarding the relevant rules inside, I hope Li Zhao will make concessions.

The composition of the Zhaowu army is extremely complex, with Li Zhaoyong's royal soldiers, children of the Liang family, and prisoners captured before. Depending on the source, the quality of the soldiers is naturally different. Many soldiers could not meet the requirements in the "Training Outline", but they did not want to be reduced, and they were dissatisfied with Li Zhao in their hearts. Some cottages even have deserters. The guards of various cottages have recently increased the pressure.

Li Zhao did not make any compromises, giving the whole army a month of transition time, and after a month, those who did not meet the requirements were directly demoted to reserve troops. To the disgruntled soldiers, or deserters. There is no mercy, the punishment that should be punished, and the killing that should be killed.

A month passed, and more than 3,000 of the original more than 10,000 Zhaowu soldiers were reduced to reserve troops.

Considering that the soldiers' nutrition might not be able to keep up due to the increased training intensity, Li Zhao appropriately raised the soldiers' food standards.

But the problem soon arose again, and in short, there was not enough money and food.

Some time ago, Song Jun even walked dozens of miles of mountain roads. Ventured fifteen miles away from Jianmen Pass and plundered pedestrians passing by, almost attracting the defenders of Jianmen Pass.

Li Zhao sent people to look for the ancient tomb, and after searching for more than half a year, he didn't find a single one.