Chapter 5 Teaching the knowledge of Wutang
Let’s talk about Lu Su, Zhuge Jin, Zhu Ran and Hu Zong, who began to become familiar with the various things of the martial arts hall. After half a day of theoretical study and communication, Lu Su and Zhuge Jin had basically understood the operation of the martial arts hall. But they knew the reason, so they decided to experience the daily training life of the martial arts hall for a while and to specifically understand the training methods and organization methods of this new type of army.
"Brother Zijing and Brother Ziyu, both of them are great talents that the lord values. However, since the lord brought two to the martial arts lecture hall and entered the martial arts lecture hall, the two must first follow the etiquette of our martial arts lecture hall and learn our military rituals first. We are also called Sun Quanli in private." Zhu Ran said.
"This is the one you just bowed." Lu Su said.
"Yes, when performing a salute, you must be on the lord and yourselves, then raise your right hand, put your hand inward, point your fingers to the position of your eyebrows, and shout: "Swear to be loyal to our Lord Sun Quan to death." The subordinate salutes the superior, and wait until the superior returns the salute, and the superior can only put down his hands. This is a complete process of salute."
"This is the etiquette of not having to kneel on one knee and hold your fists in our army." Lu Su asked.
"In this ceremony, the lord said that soldiers should have pride, so he canceled his knees when performing daily salutes. In addition, chanting slogans is to strengthen the loyalty and concentration of the soldiers. Moreover, the lord said that chanting can improve morale. We also discovered this during training. When soldiers shouted some slogans during training, they were more focused."
"Yes, if you are in a martial arts lecture hall and you don't know this etiquette, it will be very different. Everyone here must learn this etiquette first." Although Hu Zong is a civil servant, he also has to undergo military training.
"Well, it's not difficult to learn to follow the local customs. Ziyu, let's practice it." Lu Su said to Zhuge Jin.
"I'm loyal to Sun Quan when I die!" Lu Su learned to salute.
"I'm loyal to Sun Quan when I die!" Zhuge Jin also returned a greeting, and then the two looked at each other and smiled.
"The two of you are also following the customs. Now you will follow us to see where you live, then have dinner together, and then go to our evening class together after dinner." Hu Zong said to Lu Su and the others.
"Okay, I don't know where we live?" Zhuge Jin asked.
"Please, please, two."
Along the way, whenever someone saw four people, they would salute the four people, and they would return the salute immediately. A quarter of an hour later, they came to the front of a row of houses, all made of bricks and three-story buildings. The outside of the room was painted with white lime. When they reached the middle of the second floor, there were two rooms, namely Zhu Ran and Hu Zong's rooms. Usually, they were one single room, but they could not find an empty room at the moment, so they directly arranged for Lu Su and Zhuge Jin to live with them. The orderly soldiers went to carry two camp beds, took the quilt and daily necessities, and the two of them settled here.
"Zijing, just stay with me. Ziyu, you can go with Weize. Let's go to the cafeteria for dinner now." Zhu Ran arranged for the accommodation of the two and took them to the cafeteria for dinner.
When we arrived at the cafeteria, everyone here, regardless of officers and soldiers, all of them ate the same food. Because the meal time was not uniform. Each person had a bowl of dishes, a bowl of rice, and a soup bowl. These were all assigned in advance by the cooking staff in the martial arts hall, and the soldiers lined up to pick up the meals. If there was less food, they could add them, but they should not add them. Lu Su and Zhuge Jin followed Zhu Ran and lined up to get the meals together, and then sat with everyone to have dinner. They found that the soldiers around him would not be very awe of Zhu Ran and Hu Zong, but they respected them very much. During the meal, everyone would chat with Zhu Ran and Hu Zong, talk about some of their thoughts and the situation at home, and everyone was as harmonious as a family. Lu Su and Zhuge Jin were also shocked by this.
Half an hour after dinner, we came to the playground. The four of us found a company and joined in. Because it was evening, we would discuss and study together. At this evening, we were not able to read and write, so we could only gather a fire outdoors and sit around us. One of us summarized the training of the day, and also recited the article under the guidance of the instructor. The company commander shouted: "Stand up!" Then everyone saluted, shouting: "Swear to be loyal to our Lord Sun Quan!" The instructor led the class to the company. After returning the gift, he shouted: "Sit down!" Then everyone sat down together and listened to the instructor's instructions to memorize.
First, I recited the military discipline, which was less than 100 words. The very simple three disciplines and eight items were not all copied. Then the company commander, platoon leader, squad leader, put forward his own opinions on everyone's training, and the soldiers would also raise their own questions. Everyone discussed and summarized them together, and finally recited an article, which was written by Sun Quan. The article mainly talked about the purpose of joining the army to protect the country, to restore peace in the world, etc., to achieve the lofty purpose of people all over the world, to make food and clothing, etc. The main theme is to tell everyone why they joined the army, and to tell everyone what they should do when they joined the army. Then they disbanded everyone to take a bath. There is a large bathhouse on the first floor, where everyone takes their own bucket and towel to take a bath. The squad leader will supervise that everyone must take a bath before they can sleep.
Lu Su was lying on the bed, feeling very uneasy. The only thing he couldn't stand was that he had to wash his own clothes. No one here would help you wash clothes or anything else. He did it himself, just like a soldier. But Lu Su could do it, rinse it with water, and then step on it with his feet and wash it. Just think about it carefully, you can find out the power of this army. The officers and soldiers here are completely equal and consistent. Everyone not only knows how to win a battle, but also knows why to fight, and knows who his supreme leader is. Everyone is only loyal to Sun Quan. These things are talked about here every day and shouted every day, even if the person with a poor memory is remembered, everyone subtly moved that no one except Sun Quan can control this army. Once this army expands to a certain level, it can sweep the world. No one in the world can stop Sun Quan, because his army will never betray, and anyone who opposes Sun Quan will be crushed by this army.
This method of indoctrination and propaganda is very useful to conquer Shanyue. If you catch all the middle-aged men in Shanyue and train for a few months, they will basically be assimilated. With some means of using both kindness and power, these Shanyue people will also fight to the death to be loyal to Sun Quan.
Zhuge Jin was the same. He lay on the bed and couldn't fall asleep for a long time. Everything he saw today was so shocking. Although he was not as far as Lu Su, he also knew that Sun Quan would not have many years of development and would definitely have the opportunity to unify the world. If Shanyue could be pacified as scheduled, then he would bring his second and third brothers here, and the Zhuge clan would defeat Sun Quan.
When they slept until midnight, a sudden clamor sounded outside. Lu Su and Zhuge Jin were pulled up by Zhu Ran and Hu Zong in confusion. They thought that an enemy had attacked in the middle of the night. When they arrived at the playground, they found that everyone was standing in a dense manner. Torches were lit around the playground. Zhu Ran stood at the station and listened to the company commanders of each company to report on the assembly situation.
"The report director, one hundred and fifty people should be there in a row, but one hundred and fifty people should be there, and the gathering time was one-third of a quarter of an hour."
"Report……"
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After everyone reported it, Zhu Ran commented: "Today, everyone's emergency gathering time is pretty good. Thirty-five companies and thirty companies have met the standards. The remaining five companies that did not meet the standards will deduct one point in the evaluation this month. Remember to do it well in the future. Okay, everyone will disband and swear to be loyal to our Lord Sun Quan!"
Lu Su and Zhuge Jin didn't understand it very well, so they asked Hu Zong beside him: "Is it just a training session to ask everyone to gather this night? Isn't there an enemy coming? Will this not affect everyone's rest?"
"This is called an emergency assembly. The lord once said: There is no peace period for soldiers, only war periods and preparation periods. The enemy will not tell us when and where to start the war, so we must be prepared at all times. This emergency assembly will be carried out every day, and the purpose is to train the vigilance and assembly speed of the soldiers at night, so as to slowly develop the habit. Once the enemy attacks at night, we can quickly react. From another aspect, our army can be driven out within a quarter of an hour at any time."
"This training is indeed good, but just to target night attacks and other things, it's good to have soldiers on duty guards. Is it necessary for everyone to train like this every day?" Zhuge Jin felt that this was too troublesome.
"Of course it's necessary. Tzuyu, do you know that if everyone has not developed the habit of sleeping until they are usually called out, it often takes a lot of time and energy. Moreover, when they wake up, they are in a mess, and it takes about half an hour to invest in the battle. After a month of emergency training, our team can be put into battle one-third of the moment. At this time, the enemy may not be able to break through our army's first defense. Moreover, after a period of time, the soldiers can get up quickly and wear battles, and fall asleep quickly, forming a conditioned reflex for the sound of the match." At this time, Zhu Ran came over and explained.
"What does conditioned reflex mean?" Lu Su had never heard of this word.
"I don't know much either. This is what the lord told me. These Weishou knows more than me. You can ask him. Since you have gotten up, please accompany me to check the post." Zhu Ran said.
Zhu Ran took Lu Su and Zhuge Jin all the way to check the sentry situation of each company. It would be best to arrive at the entrance of the martial arts hall and see two soldiers standing there straight. Lu Su and the others did not find anything special about these sentry, but there were more sentry positions to stand outside the barracks of each company.
"Is there a little bit of sentry at the door? There are only two people!" Lu Su said.
"Yes, if someone attacks, these two people will easily be broken through!" Zhuge Jin echoed.
"Two, our posts are divided into two types on the outermost side. One is the open post, which is the two of them; the other is the secret post, which is hidden in the dark. Once an enemy is found, our secret post will warn and block the enemy. Look, there are lurking soldiers around our school gate, on the trees and behind the stones. These two people are just the same. Check the documents during the day to prevent some boring people from entering."
"Secret whistle, this is so smart. This whistle can effectively prevent the enemy from attacking. So do we have a whistle?" Lu Su said.
"Of course there is. The whistle is also a kind of whistle. Each company takes turns to serve, and it will be changed every hour. By the way, it's not too early. Let's go back early to rest. We have to get up tomorrow morning to participate in the morning exercises."
Chapter completed!