Yu Qiuping had never noticed before that the army could move so slowly.
Yu Qiuping used to think that if a person walked 5 kilometers an hour, even if he only walked 8 hours a day, he would still have 40 kilometers. Facts have proved that his Tokiwa Bei is indeed capable of doing this. As long as the order is to move forward, he will not
Some people dared to stop and rest. Everyone lined up neatly and moved forward quickly with strict discipline as the restraint.
However, the civilian auxiliary soldiers he summoned really made him despair.
After eating at noon, everyone sat on both sides of the road to rest. When the time was almost up, Yu Qiuping came to the middle of Tokiwabi and shouted: "The rest is over! Everyone - assemble!"
The Ashigaru who were leaning against each other just now and lying lazily resting on the ground, after hearing the command, immediately put away the water hyacinth and dry food in their hands, stood up quickly, and lined up in five four-row lines. In Yuqiu Pingsan
Before the ten-second countdown ended, they all completed their return to their positions, without even catching a single push-up. Tokiwabei's soldiers stood at attention in high spirits to welcome Yu Qiuping's review.
"Very good!" Yu Qiuping praised, "Everyone - take a break!"
Afterwards, Yu Qiuping walked to the back of the team and asked the auxiliary soldiers to stand up and line up.
"Everyone's up, everyone's up, let's hit the road!" Yu Qiuping's order immediately caused a lot of complaints. Except for a few dozen people who were right next to Yu Qiuping, they stood up slowly and leisurely, but everyone else stayed behind.
On the ground.
"Sir, we are so tired!" An auxiliary soldier complained, "We have walked more than ten miles in one morning, and we really can't walk anymore!"
"A dozen miles is not much. I originally wanted to walk eighty miles today." Yu Qiuping said, "Get up."
"Eighty miles!" Several auxiliary soldiers shouted in surprise, "The flag team of our family governor's hall can't do it either!"
"Yes, sir," another auxiliary soldier not far from Yu Qiuping leaned on a big rock and complained lazily, "let us rest for a while."
"I rested several times along the way." Yu Qiuping urged patiently, "None of the soldiers are tired, why are you complaining so much?"
"We are the ones carrying all the equipment of the warrior masters. Of course they are not tired anymore." The auxiliary soldiers stood up slowly, complaining incessantly as they lined up slowly.
"Jiwan Bei listens to the order!" Yu Qiuping couldn't help but feel a little annoyed, "Take back the equipment from the auxiliary soldiers and put it on yourself and march!" Yu Qiuping said sternly, and the soldiers of Tokiwa Bei immediately became under the command of the Ashigaru generals.
The two columns, under the astonished eyes of the civilians, took over the uniforms one after another, turned around, returned to their original positions, and put on the uniforms.
Yu Qiuping glanced at the auxiliary troops who were still sparse and unable to form a formation, sighed, and ordered the troops to march.
The situation was exactly the same as in the morning. The soldiers walked very fast, but the auxiliary soldiers behind them were like snails. They gathered together in twos and threes, chatting and moving forward, and chasing each other from time to time. Now that they did not have the equipment on their backs, they
The fuss became even more hilarious. Every time Yu Qiuping rode back to urge him, the auxiliary soldiers and civilians would apologize and agree with him. As soon as Yu Qiuping turned around, he became free and undisciplined again.
However, in Japan, samurai generally do not criticize the auxiliary soldiers too harshly. Because these auxiliary soldiers are all men recruited from their own territory, and the death of a few is a loss to the family.
Even though they were wearing heavy equipment, Yu Qiuping's Tokiwa troops still had to stop and wait for a long time for auxiliary troops every mile they walked, which undoubtedly greatly slowed down the progress of the troops.
Finally, Yu Qiuping, who couldn't bear it anymore, shouted loudly to Amano Keide, took off the katana from his waist, and handed it to Amano Keide.
"Jingde! Take this saber and go to the end of the team." Yu Qiuping said sternly, "Anyone who is more than twenty meters behind will be dealt with by yourself!"
Amano Keitoku sneered and took the katana respectfully. The crow on his shoulder croaked twice in response, making people feel a chill. He urged his horse to come slowly from the side of the official road to the auxiliary soldiers.
Behind them, there is a knife in the waist, but it is more terrifying than holding it in the hand.
"No, it's the Crow Judge." The men recruited from Yu Qiuping's territory told the men near Junfu, "That guy is unreasonable, just like a stone, he kills people without blinking an eye!"
After the buzzing chatter among the auxiliary soldiers, they immediately became much more honest and obediently followed the team forward.
Amano Keitoku drove the horses slowly. Anyone who was approached by him would be frightened and rush forward a few steps to keep up with the troops. Amano Keitoku's expressionless face was undoubtedly the best deterrent.
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By the evening of that day, the entire army had traveled a total of 46 miles, covering roughly half the distance from Sunfu Castle to Kakegawa Castle, and set up camp in the wild.
"Jingtoku, the average Japanese army can go far every day." While the Ashigaru were eating, the senior generals gathered around a fire to discuss the day's affairs.
"A normal army will have such slow-moving auxiliary soldiers, and their soldiers are not very fast. They are all temporarily recruited from the territory. How much discipline can they have?" Amano Keide said in a low voice.
He said, "Forty miles a day is almost enough. This is still marching within the country. There is no need to carry too much dry food, no need to be alert to the surrounding situation, and no need to set up camp in advance."
"If we go on an expedition, the marching speed may even drop to more than 20 miles. If there are enemies nearby to interfere, it may drop further." Amano Keide said the facts ruthlessly.
"Our Tokiwabi moves so fast!" Katsumasa Yoshioka said excitedly, "If it weren't for those dragsters, we could have done it seventy or eighty miles a day!"
"It's all thanks to your good training," Naoe Tadayei said with emotion, "This kind of discipline can be said to be unparalleled in the world!"
"Don't just praise me," Yu Qiuping said with some embarrassment, "We should think of a way to train these auxiliary soldiers so that they don't slow down our pace."
"It's difficult, sir." Fukushima Yasunari said, "They are no better than our old brothers."
"Those who don't have the spirit of chivalry will never be able to withstand such training." Charlie, who had been silent, suddenly interjected.
"Sir, your training method is really painful." Ogawa Yudong actually spoke.
"Oh my God, you two idiots are actually complaining. Is my training that terrible? No." Yu Qiuping asked in surprise.
"Yes." Several people around, except Amano Keide, nodded heavily.
"The first few days were a nightmare!" Nakahide Omaezaki complained almost with tears streaming down his face, "I don't know how many push-ups I did! I didn't even have the strength to get up in the morning, and my hands didn't look like anything.
It’s my own!”
"If adults hadn't asked us to train like this, and if other people dared to let me practice like this, I would have slapped them to death!" Yoshioka Katsumasa also shouted loudly, "Do you think we are human beings?"
"It's hell," Charlie added again.
"We have been practicing for more than a hundred days. Every day we have to stand in military postures, change formations, and use various training methods that we have never heard of before!" Nakahide Omaezaki waved his hands, "It's really amazing.
You practice to the point of death! I will never forget those orders until I die!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Omaezaki Nakahide suddenly shouted: "Stand at attention!" Several people who were caught off guard, except Yu Qiupei and Amano Keitoku, subconsciously raised their bodies and made a posture of standing at attention. Then they
Suddenly enlightened, they laughed loudly, and one of them hit Omaezaki Nakashu.
"With such intensity and long training, how can we teach those civilians in a short time?" Omaezaki Nakahide added.
"It's true. If you hadn't been so kind to us and had such high prestige, I wouldn't have believed that that training method would be useful, let alone practice it seriously," Fukushima Yasunari said.
"Moreover, this training requires the concerted efforts of all the ashigaru. Anyone who does not practice well will destroy the team." Naoe Tadohei added, "We brothers have been through life and death together, and we have the same humble background, so we can have the momentum of sharing the same hatred.
Those civilian husbands are related to each other, and they are ranked according to their seniority. There are countless small groups, how can we expect them to work together."
"I think the most important part among these is your lord's chivalry." Charlie said again, "My lord, you treat others equally, help all people gain freedom, and treat all people as brothers."
"There are no differences between samurai and commoners among the Ashigaru, and there are no differences between superiors and subordinates. They are all dedicated to fighting for the Yuqiu family and being proud of the Yuqiu family." Fukushima Yasunari said proudly, "It is this
Equal treatment allows everyone to develop such good discipline."
"Haha, after hearing what you said, I feel so awesome." Yu Qiuping laughed, "Let's not talk about this anymore. Let's go to bed early and continue our journey tomorrow."
After giving up the plan to train auxiliary troops, Yu Qiupei and others rushed to Kakegawa day and night. On the evening of January 28, they finally arrived at the castle town of Kakegawa Castle. Asahina Yasuhiro, who had been waiting for a long time, welcomed everyone into the city and made arrangements for them
A temporary barracks was set up.
"Hey, you Tokiwabei is getting more and more powerful." Asahina Taehyung looked at Yu Qiupei's soldiers and exclaimed, "Look at that step, look at that square formation, it's so neat!"
"It's not enough to be neat and tidy, you also need to be able to fight." Yu Qiuping smiled bitterly.
"What, do you understand?" Asahina Taehyung gave Yu Qiupei a hard blow, "Tokiwabi's ability to enforce orders and prohibitions must be so good at commanding on the battlefield! If you want to assemble, you can assemble, and if you want to turn, you can turn!"
Asahina Taehiro said sourly, "You must think it's nothing. But do you know that if I want my troops to turn around and evacuate their positions on the battlefield, it will take a long time to arrange it! When the formation changes, it will cause
If you don't do it well, it will give the enemy an opportunity to take advantage of it, and it will take a lot of effort to assemble the troops."
Asahina Taehyung looked at Yu Qiuping's unbelieving expression and cursed angrily: "You kid, you don't know what's good and what's good! If you don't believe it, I'll trade my reserve team for you!"