In the afternoon, after a day of heavy work, the soldiers who were resting in the tent heard the sound of drums and immediately jumped up as a reflex, quickly arranged their clothes and towels, picked up their weapons and ran out.

Liu Jing followed Liu Xiu, Cai Sheng, and Ma Zhou and stood on the platform built with civil engineering. They watched the soldiers gather in a steady stream and soon formed a neat square array.

This square formation is composed of nine small square formations of one hundred people. The front army is divided into three square formations: left, center, and right. The middle army and the rear army are also divided into three square formations: left, center, and right. This is the Han army infantry.

The most commonly listed "eight formations".

As for why the nine square formations are called the "eight formations", it is because the square formation in the middle of the Chinese army is where the commander lives. It is not included. Later generations called it the "Nine Palaces and Bagua formations", which may be more vivid.

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If you look closely at the small square formation, you can see that there are five people in groups and two teams standing side by side, that is, there are ten people in the horizontal line and ten rows in depth, totaling a hundred people. In front of the small square formation, two people stand alone, one holding a small flag and the other holding a small flag.

The drum is similar to a rattle and is used to clean up the troops. The (hundred people) captain and (fifty person) captain are located behind the phalanx to hold down the formation.

Although it was just a "show" and not useful, it was quite extraordinary that his brother Liu Xiu was able to train his soldiers to "beautiful" in such a short period of time.

Liu Jing only had "admiration" for Liu Xiu in his heart. During the year he traveled through time, he didn't just read classics, historical books, Sun Yat-sen, and Wu's Art of War. Not only did he read it, but in order to deepen his understanding, he also wrote it with his own hands.

But it is undeniable that he is still at the stage of "talking on paper" and is far worse than Liu Xiu.

The only way to get rid of "paper talk" is to go deep into the military. Unfortunately, he cannot do this, and he cannot even come here often to avoid arousing Zhang Xian's suspicion and vigilance.

But with Liu Xiu, Cai Sheng, and Ma Zhou at his disposal, he could rest assured.

After watching the display of soldiers, it was already late and Liu Jing was about to leave. Liu Xiu, Cai Sheng, and Ma Zhou sent him all the way to the gate of the military camp.

Before leaving, Liu Jing took Cai Sheng's hand and said, "Hongchao, it won't be long before the crimson clothes, vines, shoes and other clothes will be delivered."

"Great!" Cai Sheng was overjoyed when he heard this and said: "The soldiers' clothes are in disorder, just like a mob. If they uniformly dress in crimson clothes, their morale will be greatly boosted."

Liu Xiu couldn't help but lamented that not all the soldiers in Changsha were uniformly dressed. In this regard, Liu Jing was really willing to spend money.

He still can't figure out why Liu Jing spent so much money to raise such a battalion of troops. Isn't this raising troops for Zhang Xian, the prefect of Changsha? What benefit does it have to him?

However, Liu Jingnai is an extraordinary person, and it is normal for him not to be able to see through his plans.

Liu Jing smiled and said, "Does Hongchao have any other requests? Just tell me."

Cai Sheng and Ma Zhou looked at each other and couldn't help laughing. Cai Sheng said, "Mr. Liu, even if you don't say it, I still have to mention it. The army cannot go without alcohol for a day."

Alcohol was not prohibited in the army of the Han Dynasty, but the soldiers were all poor, and it was extremely difficult to have a drink. This usually happened when the soldiers were rewarded for their labor. Of course, the generals were not included in this.

Liu Jing looked at Cai Sheng, then at Ma Zhou, his face gradually became serious, and he said: "Of course you can have as much wine as you want, but... Hong Chao, Zi Jin, you are now in charge of an army of hundreds and thousands of people.

General, no more than when you were a knight-errant in the past, you must drink in moderation, and you must not be greedy anymore. Especially Zi Jin, you are addicted to alcohol and often get drunk, so you need to exercise moderation."

Ma Zhou's face turned red when Liu Jing said that. He patted his chest and promised, "What Liu Jun taught me is that I also know the responsibility I have now and I will drink less in the future."

How could Liu Jing easily believe the guarantee given by Ma Zhou, an "alcoholic"? He turned to Liu Xiu and said, "Brother Cong, you have to keep a close eye on him for me."

Liu Xiu smiled and said hello.

Ma Zhou immediately grimaced and his unruly eyebrows knitted together, causing several people to laugh.

Finally, Liu Jing patted Cai Sheng and Ma Zhou heavily on the shoulders, and all his words turned into the word "effort".

"I will live up to Liu Jun's expectations." Cai Sheng and Ma Zhou clasped their fists in unison.

Liu Dingding nodded and said to Liu Xiu: "I am very relieved about Brother Cong. There is nothing else to say." Then he said goodbye to the three of them and rode away. Liu Liang got on the pony and followed closely.

Liu Jing noticed that Liu Liang turned around frequently on his horse, with a look of reluctance, and said: "Ziming, you are still young now. When you grow up in a few years, I will let you join the army as a general."

"Do you have to wait so long?" Liu Liang didn't show any joy on his face. He was only fifteen years old this year, and it would take at least three years for him to fully grow up.

Liu Jing smiled and said: "It's only been a few years. You just have the opportunity to read more military books."

Liu Liang pursed his lips slightly. If he didn't like reading before, then seeing Cai Sheng and Ma Zhou's embarrassment today, he no longer rejected reading in his heart. He immediately said solemnly: "Brother Cong, I will definitely do it in the future."

Read carefully."

Liu Jing looked pleased when he heard this, it seemed that he was not brought here in vain today.

There is no need for Liu Jing to worry about the military camp. His attention naturally turns to Liu Zhu and Wang Qiang. Now the two of them have successively received four large ships, one is 12 feet long, and the other three are six or seven feet tall.

Boat.

Zhuo Fu's recruitment was also very smooth. In this day and age, people making a living on the water are far inferior to those on land. Not only is it hard work, but they don't make much money. Liu Jing's salary is 30% more than others. Correspondingly, the requirements are also

Even higher, with "physically strong" alone, nearly half of the applicants were eliminated. It's not so much recruiting a husband as it is recruiting a soldier. Who have you seen who would equip a soldier with sophisticated weapons?

In ancient times, the clan was the most trustworthy and reliable force. Liu Jing easily selected a few clan members and put them on the boat. One of them was Liu Liang's father. Although he did not have "special talents" like his son,

", but he has been fishing for half his life, is familiar with things on the water, and has a stable personality, which is more than enough to serve as Liu Jing's "eyes and ears".

Time passed by, and it was June in the blink of an eye. All the fifteen large ships ordered by Liu Jing at Huang's Shipyard had been taken over. There were more than four hundred sailors, all of whom were strong men.

Supporting so many people cost tens of thousands of dollars every day. Wang Qiang couldn't bear Liu Jing's "sitting on empty soil" and suggested that Liu Jing load the cargo to Jiaozhou as soon as possible. Liu Jing agreed with his suggestion. In addition to the three "fighting ship" class ships, other

The twelve boats were divided into two, with Wang Qiang and Liu Zhu each in half, one going south to Jiaozhou, and the other going north to Xiangyang.
Chapter completed!