Leng Han was seriously injured in Jinan, and almost all the meridians and bones in his body were damaged. Although he took the Huashan School's Ice Lotus Snow Essence Pills and frequently received consultations from famous doctors after returning to Peiping, he could only barely save his life.

I had to stay in bed for a long time.

He resigned from his position as a martial arts instructor in Peiping and bought a simple courtyard in the east of the city to live in and recuperate. Only one member of the family was left to take care of him. Although Zhu Di and Zhu Gaoxu still visited him from time to time, their reputation was not as prominent as it was before the injury.

, Leng Han has been almost forgotten.

There is an old locust tree planted in the courtyard of the courtyard. It is late autumn, and when the north wind blows, the golden leaves are like flying butterflies, falling lightly and gracefully, landing on the eaves and between the window lattice.

The floor of the atrium is covered with a soft and thick gold carpet.

The general's name was Lu Ziting, and he belonged to the last batch of students taught by Leng Han when he was the martial arts instructor. When other students had left to find other jobs in Beiping City or in the army of King Yan, he was the only one who insisted on staying.

, taking care of all the details of this small courtyard house.

Once a teacher, always a father. If I leave, what will happen to the master?

Lu Ziting said this to Lan Qiao when he entered the courtyard gate.

Lan Qiao said with emotion: "For such a trivial matter as taking care of someone, it's enough to find a maid to serve you. Brother Lu is loyal and devoted, which is admirable."

"Actually, His Highness has not sent maids to serve him, but he asked the master to send them back." Lu Ziting explained, "After all, it is inconvenient and easy to cause trouble. Unlike me, I can talk to the master.

"

The two of them walked around the screen wall while talking. Lu Ziting knocked on the door of the main room and called outside the door: "Master, do you think who I brought to you?"

Leng Han's excited voice came from the room: "Huaiyuan is here? Come in quickly, come in quickly!" After that, he coughed violently again.

"Master is like this, and there is no improvement at all." Lu Ziting smiled helplessly and pushed the door open.

Leng Han was half-lying on the couch, using a few soft cushions to prop himself up half-reclining and half-sitting, with his legs covered with a thin quilt.

After not seeing him for a year and a half, he seemed to have aged a lot. Not only was his beard and hair white, but there were also many lamentable wrinkles on his face.

If a person loses his ambition, he will age more easily. It is indeed sad to think that Leng Han is actually five years younger than Feng Zhenyue and two years younger than the late Lan Ruohai. He wasted his time from a soldier determined to guard the border to where he is today.

.

Lan Qiao's nose felt sore thinking about it, and he almost choked and said: "Uncle Leng, I'm here to see you."

Leng Han smiled faintly, pulled Lan Qiao to sit on the edge of the bed and said, "My child, don't be sad. Your uncle Leng saved his life in vain. You should be happy."

When he said this, he couldn't help coughing again. Lu Ziting hurriedly sat behind him and beat his back with his hands.

"No, let Huaiyuan laugh and bring me the little golden hammer." Leng Han pushed Lu Ziting away with some difficulty, and the latter had no choice but to fetch a small golden hammer with a curved handle.

"Do it yourself, and you'll have enough food and clothing." Leng Han chuckled, tapping his back with a small golden hammer, "This is what Liu Zongdao gave me. Ha, after seeing it, he really thought I was going to die."

When Lan Qiao heard the name Liu Zongdao, he couldn't help but said in surprise: "Grandpa came to see Uncle Leng?"

"That happened two months ago. At that time, Sheng Yong was preparing for the Northern Expedition." Leng Han nodded slightly and said with a smile: "Liu Zongdao came to Peiping as a Jianghu man and said he wanted to visit me, a master who can't beat me."

My nephew, I actually came to explore Peiping’s background, and also stopped by to see if he could instigate rebellion against me. Seeing that I was unmoved by my disability, I gave him this little golden hammer.”

"He clearly wants to humiliate Uncle Leng." Lan Qiao said angrily.

"Of course, he talks sweetly, but I also do my best to treat his gifts as treasures, and use practical actions to tell him that Peking is impeccable." Leng Han's eyes flashed and he said, "I left the master's school when I was sixteen and went on my own.

, how could you take his irrelevant master uncle seriously?"

"Although he is my grandfather, he has always looked down on our family. If my mother hadn't forced her to elope, I think he would never have accepted her marrying my father." Lan Qiao also said coldly, "In his eyes, my daughter is probably

It’s just a tool to make friends with the powerful.”

Leng Han smiled and said: "Who told him that he made his fortune by relying on women? He married a wife when he was young, but he didn't expect that his sister-in-law would become the queen later, and his eldest daughter would also marry the Princess of Xiang. No wonder he looks down on a mere earl.

of Baichuan.”

"So when my mother died of illness, we cut off all contact with my grandfather's family." Lan Qiao muttered, "If Uncle Leng hadn't mentioned it just now, I would have almost forgotten that there was such a person."

"Don't mention him." Leng Han replied with a smile again, "I'm here to see you today. In addition to reminiscing about old times, I also want to ask you, did King Xiaoyan ask you to go to Huairou just now?" Zhu Gaochi was not alone in the scene.

He is called the Crown Prince, and is also called Xiao Yan Wang more affectionately behind his back.

"Uncle Leng is really good at knowing things." Lan Qiao was surprised at first, and then said calmly: "He asked me to go to Huairou to train troops."

"If you want to use the defeated army to fight against the Tatar cavalry, King Xiaoyan really has no better cards." Leng Han said seriously at this point, "I just want to talk to you about troop training."

Lan Qiao knew that Leng Han knew the Peking garrison far better than he did, and there was a warmth in his heart: "Uncle Leng, please give me some advice."

"Do you know why the often defeated army is 'constantly defeated'?" Leng Han asked bluntly.

Lan Qiao replied respectfully: "Master Daoyan told me that they were all soldiers who were eliminated from the first-line team due to poor performance in many battles."

"Do you know why they performed poorly?" Leng Han asked again.

Before Lan Qiao had time to think deeply about this aspect, he tentatively said: "Perhaps they are not strong enough and their combat effectiveness is not as good as other soldiers?"

"No." Leng Han shook his head and said, "Due to the limited food and salary, the king has very strict standards when recruiting soldiers. Soldiers who do not meet the physical requirements will not be recruited at all."

Lan Qiao said humbly: "Then their health deteriorated after they were recruited?"

"We can't generalize." Leng Han tapped his back twice with the small golden hammer and said slowly: "These eliminated soldiers can be roughly divided into three categories. One is the physical problem you just mentioned. They were all recruited during the recruitment process.

Well, the reason why it got worse later on was probably because I was not used to military life, I was not accustomed to the acclimatization during the march, and I lacked a good and regular diet, so I became weak and sickly."

"Then what are the other two categories?"

"If the first type is a physical problem, then the second type is a mental problem."

"Appreciate further details."

"There is a type of soldier who is as strong as anyone else, but lacks enough confidence. They may perform well in daily drills, but when facing real enemies they are not aggressive enough and often show nervousness.

The movements will also be deformed as a result. When two armies meet, the brave will win. If you are timid, you will already lose before the battle begins."

"So if you want to train the second type of soldiers well, you must first develop their iron will." Lan Qiao nodded, "What about the third type?"

Leng Han sighed softly and said: "Actually, this third type of soldiers should not be taken to the battlefield at all. Because they actually did not want to join the army in the first place, they just wanted to earn a living with food and wages, and their physiques would just meet the requirements for recruitment.

, so they go to the military camp with a muddle-headed attitude. These people are greedy for life and afraid of death during the war. Even if they are doing logistics, they are very lazy. They are so indolent that they just want to have food and don’t want to do anything."

Lan Qiao nodded again: "For this kind of people, perhaps emotional care or resonance, as well as appropriate incentive mechanisms can play a role."

"That's right." Leng Han greatly praised Lan Qiao's judgment. "The three types of soldiers need to be tailored to the needs of the people. This is an excellent commander. The king also sent Li Bin and Qiu Fu to lead Huairou Camp before. The reason why it was effective

It's not ideal because it lacks the patience to adapt to people's conditions and enough meticulousness. After all, there are only 5,000 people in Huairou camp, so it can't catch their attention."

"Thank you, Uncle Leng, for the tip. Now I have a good idea and I am more confident about troop training." Lan Qiao pondered for a moment and couldn't help but added, "But the problem of the first type of soldiers seems to need to be dealt with in terms of diet.

Start, I don’t know what to do…”

Before he finished speaking, he heard someone behind him laughing and saying, "Put it on me. My little girl is willing to issue a military order."
Chapter completed!