C57 Reward and Punishment Clearly Practice Strong Soldier

In the early morning, there was a drizzle, mixed with traces of snow. It fell on his face, chilling to the bone. The sea breeze, which was still gentle and gentle the previous day, had also changed greatly. It swept up a sky full of reeds and flowers as it whizzed by. It was as if someone was holding countless ice-cold, moist whips and waving them about crazily in the sky.

Dong, dong, dong! Dong, dong, dong!

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The warriors of the White Horse Camp were practicing in the cold wind, all of their faces were pale white, and their bodies were trembling. However, none of them complained, because the main general, Gongsun Xu, was standing at the front of the line, demonstrating personally along with the drum.

Previously, they had also practiced it frequently and even contributed a lot when they were charging towards the Liucheng. However, Gongsun Xu was not satisfied at all — each of them could barely run 20 li consecutively, and the queue was just like a human being, it could not move quickly at all, once they sprinted at full speed, the team would collapse in the blink of an eye. Other than physical strength, the officers' wills were also very poor, and they did not have much tactical training to cover it with a single sentence. They were just a motley crew, at most just a little stronger than county soldier. However, before the reform of the military, Gongsun Xu did not strengthen his drills other than the drills. At that time, the minds of soldiers were not focused, and the physical strength of the soldiers had to be gradually increased.

On a high slope in the distance, a group of children were curiously watching, occasionally learning from the model. Gongsun Xu didn't chase them away. These children would become his most reliable soldiers in the future. It wasn't a bad thing for them to feel the atmosphere of the military training earlier.

Today's drills were all about formation running and assassination.

In the middle of the troop, there was a square formation of two thousand infantry. There was a total of three groups: Yan Rou, Yang Hong, and Ku Le each led a troop. They were all armed with long spears and wore simple leather armor. Other than that, there was nothing else. Gongsun Xu was prepared to give them two short axes. However, he didn't have that many blacksmiths and steels at the moment, so he had to wait for a while.

The two flanks of the infantry unit was led by Zhao Yun, each having 1500 cavalry, who were dressed in bright armor, equipped with ring head knife s and expensive crossbows, looking the most impressive.

On the rear two flanks of the infantry phalanx were two groups of archers, each with 1,500 men, led by Wang Wei.

Three hundred steps behind the team, followed by more than five thousand tall and strong auxiliary force s. They were also seriously training in the same formation as Drum, holding up a piece of wood that weighed seventy to eighty kilograms. Gongsun Xu wanted to select 500 people from the group and build a heavy infantry square formation equipped with heavy armor, sabers, and axes. Once the training was done, he would be able to sweep away any infantry of the same size.

"Left right left!" "Thrust!" Gongsun Xu shouted, bent his legs, and thrust the spear in his hand forward.

"Left right left!" "Thrust!" Thousands of infantry soldiers followed suit and shouted at the same time. They used all their strength to stab out with their spears. Their shouts shook the sky, and their spears were like trees.

"Left right left!" "Thrust!"

"Left right left!" "Thrust!"

Along with the shouts, the soldiers of the infantry's square formation thrust out the spears in their hands again and again. Without any fancy movements, they just bent their legs and rushed forward, thrusting forward! Taking a big stride forward again, he repeated this simple and boring action again and again. Many people, especially the low-level officers, muttered in their hearts: "Such a simple exercise, can he really defeat the enemy?" Why does it look like a child's play! However, due to Gongsun Xu's great prestige, no one dared to spread this thought to the public.

The two flanks of archers and the cavalry were the most at ease, as long as they followed them, they would be able to see them with a look of superiority, but what they did not know was that this leisure was only temporary, and the days when they were tired like dogs would soon come.

The White Horse Camp's campsite was about seven to eight miles away from the sea. Gongsun Xu was ready to let the soldiers walk from the campsite to the sea three times. At first, the warriors of the White Horse Camp did not take this exercise to heart, as they all thought it was too simple. However, after they walked back and forth, almost everyone was breathing heavily, their legs and feet were as heavy and sore as lead. Countless arcing steps to kill made their arms hurt even more, and some of their physically weak arms could not even lift up.

Gongsun Xu saw all of this, but he didn't react at all. When he returned to the barracks for the first time, he immediately ordered them to move towards the seaside again. This time, only half the journey was taken before fifty to sixty people collapsed on the ground, breathing in the cold wind heavily and unable to move anymore.

Gongsun Yi came over and asked: "Gongzi, what should we do with these people?"

Gongsun Xu said coldly, "Drag him to the side. The others will continue! "

The 50 to 60 people were dragged to the reeds at the side without any punishment. The rest of the people continued to follow Gongsun Xu. With these 'role models', some of them collapsed to the ground and were then dragged to the side of the road, ignoring the others. When they arrived at the seaside once again, more than 400 people had actually left the team!

Gongsun Xu ordered everyone to line up, then he stood at the front of the line and shouted with a sullen face, "This general gave you food, drinks, pay, and land. Is this how you treat this general?"

"We are extremely ashamed. Please calm your anger, General!" All the soldiers fell to one knee on the ground. Even Zhao Yun and the rest of the cavalry soldiers jumped off their horses and knelt on the ground.

"Think about what life you had in the past and what life you have now. Humans must know satisfaction and gratitude! "

"We deserve to die ten thousand times for our crimes. General, please punish us!" Yan Rou was the first to shout out loud, and everyone followed suit.

The stragglers had been staring over, and they were all feeling fear and guilt. Most of them were regretting it now, wondering why they didn't persist for a bit longer. I wonder how the general will punish us? Even if the general was magnanimous and did not punish them, how could he talk about this when he saw his family?

"You are indeed guilty!" Gongsun Xu pointed at the stragglers who fell behind and shouted, "They are all your fellow brothers. However, when they fell behind, no one wanted to help them. There are even a lot of people who are still thinking about learning from them! What was a fellow disciple? No matter if it was training or the battlefield, those who shared life and death with each other and never abandoned each other were called comrades! When you think about it carefully, do you think that they are your fellow brothers? "

When everyone heard this, they couldn't help but lower their heads in shame, not daring to meet Gongsun Xu's gaze.

"Tell those who have fallen behind to come over!" Gongsun Xu instructed Gongsun Yi.

Gongsun Yi answered loudly and galloped off on his horse.

After a while, the four hundred and twenty people that had fallen to the ground stood at the very front of the line. They felt as if they were sitting on pins and needles as they felt all sorts of complicated gazes from their fellow soldiers. They wished that they could push back a bit of time and endure until the end of the exercise.

"Since you all don't like the practice, there's no need to stay in the White Horse Camp!" Gongsun Xu's first sentence was like a thunderbolt from a clear sky, hitting the heads of these 400 people.

"General, please calm your anger!" I beg the General to give me another chance! This lowly one does not dare to be lazy anymore! "

"Lord General, this lowly one knows that he is guilty, I beg of you to give this humble one a chance to atone for my sins!"

"This lowly one deserves to die a thousand times for his crimes, I beg of the generals to punish this lowly one, please do not chase this lowly one out of the White Horse Camp!"

"General, I beg of you …"

More than four hundred people were kneeling on the cold and wet ground, kowtowing and begging for mercy.

Zhao Yun rode his horse over, cupped his hands and said, "Please punish them strictly, and give them a chance to correct themselves!"

"My lord, please punish them harshly. Give them a chance to correct themselves!" Everyone kneeled down and begged Gongsun Xu.

Gongsun Xu said coldly, "Zi Long, get everyone up!"

Zhao Yun wanted to persuade Gongsun Xu a few more times, but when he met Gongsun Xu's cold eyes, he quickly turned his head away and shouted loudly for everyone to stand up. Those four hundred plus people were still kowtowing and begging for mercy.

Gongsun Xu swept the surroundings with his dignified gaze, and shouted: "A few days ago in the Ji County's army camp, this general said, 'Merit rewards, over punishment!', if this general goes back on his words, and goes back on his word, how can he control the White Horse Camp in the future!" As he spoke, he pointed his finger at them one by one and said furiously, "From this moment onwards, you are no longer the warriors of the White Horse Camp. Someone, escort them home and tell them to bring their families and scram immediately! "

Yan Rou, as a judge of the military, brought her men up when she heard the commotion. Ignoring the pleading of these people, she dragged them towards the residence of their families.

"Continue the drills!" Gongsun Xu waved his spear and once again took the lead.

Zhao Yun quickly rode his horse back to the original formation and led his cavalry to continue practicing.

This time, no matter if it was the infantry phalanx, or the archers and cavalry soldiers on both flanks, all of them did not dare to hesitate in the slightest.

On the way back to the barracks, when they passed by the residences of the families, they heard a deafening cry. The four hundred and twenty people, along with their families, were driven out of the houses and stood there trembling in the wind. There was almost no one who sympathized with them, everyone was pointing and pointing at them. Some of them had a bad temper and directly charged up to scold and beat them up, but these people did not dare to retaliate at all, only lowering their heads and crying loudly. Their families were even crying like they were on the verge of death, pointing at their noses and cursing loudly.

"Lord" Guo Jia, who was guarding the military camp, rushed over upon hearing the news. Seeing the miserable scene in front of him, he opened his mouth and begged for mercy.

"Feng Xiao, are you merciful or not?" Gongsun Xu's one sentence rebutted Guo Jia's unspoken words.

Guo Jia shook his head and sighed, then silently retreated to the side.

"Continue the drills!" Gongsun Xu shouted.

The soldiers felt their hearts tremble. They hurriedly stopped feeling pity for Gongsun Xu and followed his footsteps earnestly.

This time, when they returned to the military camp, Gongsun Xu ordered them to line up and rest.

After resting for a while, Gongsun Xu walked to the front of the line and shouted, "Some people might think that this general is ruthless, but this general has a clear conscience! You all can think about it, if there are people who want to leave White Horse Camp, just say it, I will not make things difficult for you all, and will even give you some severance pay! "

Yan Rou took the lead in raising her arms and shouted, "We are willing to die for the general. We will not have any second thoughts in this life!"

"We are willing to die in the service of the general. We will not harbor any thoughts in our hearts!" Everyone followed his shout, and for a moment, their voices shook the wilderness.

Gongsun Xu nodded in satisfaction, shook his arm and shouted, "You will not let me down, I will not let you down! This general vows that he would never abandon a single person at any time! This general is willing to share life and death with all of you! If you break this oath, heaven will be destroyed and the earth will be destroyed! "

When the four hundred people and their family members saw this scene, the remorse in their hearts could not be increased. A dozen or so people even pulled out their swords and slit their throats in shame, causing even louder and more miserable wails and cries.

"Left right left!" "Thrust!"

"Left right left!" "Thrust!"

With the sound of drums and trumpets, the team slowly made their way to the seaside for the third time.

This time, over a thousand people collapsed on the way. However, the people beside them dragged them all to the beach. The soldiers actually felt like they had been reborn after half a day of drills.

Gongsun Xu was very happy to see this scene. After eliminating those lazy fellows with weak wills, the White Horse Camp was finally starting to show signs of becoming a strong army.

Zhao Yun, Yan Rou and the other high-ranking officers were even more impressed. They were really looking forward to White Horse Camp's training being completed as soon as possible so that they could test his abilities on the battlefield.

"Left right left!" "Thrust!" Gongsun Xu was still shouting the horn as he stepped into the sea.

Without any hesitation, the soldiers followed closely behind, jumping into the ice-cold bone-piercing sea water. In the blink of an eye, their limbs had become numb from the cold.

"Cavalry, stop!" The other people will continue moving forward! " Gongsun Xu didn't stop his footsteps until the seawater reached his chest before he ordered him to stop and turn around.

"Phew." Almost everyone let out a sigh of relief. Being struck by the ice-cold sea water felt really terrifying, especially those who couldn't swim. They were worried that they would drown in the sea at any moment.

The team slowly turned around as they shivered in the cold wind. It was as if they had fallen into an icehouse.

Gongsun Xu announced loudly, "This time, everyone, run back to the military camp. Today's drills will be over! Tonight, everyone will have half a bowl of meat and two taels of wine! "

"General, mighty!" Everyone was overjoyed. They immediately felt that the coldness in their bodies had lessened by quite a bit.

"Listen to this general's orders: Left right left, run!"

The soldiers screamed and followed Gongsun Xu towards the military camp.