Ten days after entering the camp, Yuan Sangen had cried at least twenty times.
At first I cried because I was robbed of new clothes, but later I cried because I couldn't recite the military regulations. Remember the next few items, and forget the previous ones. Remember what you recited today, and forget what you recited yesterday.
Wang Erlang said that if he could not recite military regulations for ten days, he would be thrown out of the military camp and replenished with new recruits.
If there is a person under the captain (ten-man team) who cannot recite, he is immediately sent back to serve as a soldier, and the person in the team who can recite the most fluently becomes the captain.
There are five teams under the flag general. If more than two teams have someone who cannot recite, the flag general will be demoted to captain, and the captain with the best recitation will be promoted to flag general.
By analogy, the responsibility goes to the general.
If all members can recite fluently, officers at all levels will be credited with one point of merit. After reaching ten points, they will be given a specific reward. Those who have reached thirty points of merit will not be rewarded, thus offsetting the penalty of dismissal.
By the eighth day, Yuan San was in a thousand-man team, and he was the only one left who couldn't carry it all.
At first the captain beat him, then gradually the captain begged him, and finally the captain even knelt down for him. He didn't even have to wash his own clothes, the captain helped him wash them himself. Every time the captain even helped him to get food, just to save his time and hurry up.
Memorize military regulations.
On the afternoon of the eighth day, Commander-in-Chief General and General Qi also came, and they kindly guided Yuan Sangen to memorize the military regulations.
I really don’t dare to beat or scold him. There is only one and a half days left, so he must be coaxed.
On the ninth day, the General and General Qian also came, asking for help and caring. But Yuan Sangeng was not flattered at all, he just wanted to cry. He loved the food in the military camp and really didn't want to be thrown back to live his old life.
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Pan Gui took Yuan Sangen's hand and said: "Brother Sangen, there are actually not many military regulations, and it is not difficult to memorize them. Wang Xianggong has divided them in advance, and there are only four categories in total: one is running and standing.
The second is corporal punishment with a military stick; the third is deduction of food and salary; the fourth is decapitation. Let’s come one by one, don’t panic, all the officers in the battalion will accompany you to carry it, do you think it’s okay?”
Yuan Sangen said with a bitter face: "But I forgot it after memorizing it."
Pan Gui wanted to strangle this guy to death, but he could only persuade him calmly: "Then let's slap him on the back. Let me ask you, what is the punishment for gathering people to gamble in the military camp?"
Yuan Sangeng said: "If you beat me with a military stick, your gambling money will be confiscated."
Pan Gui asked again: "How many military sticks are there?"
"Twenty or thirty?" Yuan Sangeng asked confusedly.
Pan Gui explained in detail: "The person who leads the gathering of gamblers will be fined 50 sticks, and the person who participates in the gambling will be fined 20 sticks. Do you remember?"
"Yes, remember." Yuan Sangen nodded.
Captain He Zhen sighed: "General Pan, this is how I taught him yesterday, and I can't figure it out today. He remembers it now, but he will probably forget it tomorrow."
Several officers looked at each other and felt helpless. They were afraid that they would not be able to get this merit.
How can there be such stupid people?
Yuan Sangen suddenly became angry and gritted his teeth and said: "I used to make mistakes when building mausoleums. I would remember them every time after I received the penalty. Otherwise, I would break all the military regulations and I would probably remember them after receiving the penalty."
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"This method is feasible." Pan Gui nodded and said.
Therefore, these officers cooperated with Yuan Sangen in acting.
For example, when it comes to gambling, everyone pretends to bet with him, and then gets beaten with a military stick together with this guy. But the beating with the military stick is relatively light, and it won't swell or bleed after dozens of sticks.
During the beheading practice, Yuan Sangen was dragged to the stage and knelt down, making him look at the blood stains left by the beheading that day. He gestured with the back of the knife on his neck, and then cut off a strand of hair to replace the beheading.
These methods were actually imitated by the officers of other battalions, and they all brought the top soldiers under their command to try them.
Whether they are soldiers or coolie refugee soldiers, they have been bought off by the food these days. They are also tied up by the points system set by Wang Yuan. Especially when thirty points are accumulated, they can offset the penalty of dismissal. Officers at all levels have
I don’t want to lose any opportunity to score points.
They are convinced that Wang Yuan will fulfill his promise, just like they are convinced that Wang Yuan will kill people!
There is no need to establish authority or do anything else. It is enough to kill six people at once, pay them four and a half buckets at a time, and provide them with good food and drink every day.
Wang Yuan did not treat them very well, but he treated them a hundred times better than other training generals. A comparison will tell.
On the tenth day, when they gathered again in the school grounds, Wang Yuan immediately smiled with satisfaction.
These 6,000 soldiers had been fed for ten days, and finally they no longer looked disheveled, at least the characteristics of refugees had been washed away.
Li Sanlang led the Jin Yiwei law enforcement team to question military regulations one by one. However, each of them was asked five questions, which made the officers and soldiers feel relieved. It seemed that the assessment was not as strict as they thought.
Out of a total of six thousand people, only two people failed to pass the test. They were immediately ordered to get out of the barracks and two more soldiers were brought in from outside.
At the same time, the two captains who were jointly and severally responsible were immediately withdrawn to serve as soldiers. The soldiers of these two squads were all called to recite the military regulations, and they had to recite them in full. Whoever recited them best would take over the captain's position.
Although the officers of the two thousand-man teams involved in the punishment and above were not punished, they could not receive any merit points this time.
After the rewards and punishments were completed, Wang Yuan called the generals, Qian Zong, the general and flag generals, a total of one hundred and ninety-eight people.
Military training for college students has begun!
Wang Yuan also went to observe Zhang Yong's military training method. The soldiers were asked to recognize flags, numbers, and various military orders, and then formed formations and drills.
It was nothing more than training discipline. Wang Yuan simply adopted the modern infantry training method.
Wang Yuan pointed at Li Ying and said: "Practice your movements with the pacesetter. After you have mastered it, hand it over to the captain and soldiers. Stand at attention!"
Li Sanlang immediately stood up straight.
Officers at all levels didn't know what was going on, so they could only do the same thing, while thousands of captains and soldiers were left watching.
"Look forward!"
Wang Yuan explained: "The first row stands still, and the rest observe the back of the head of the person in front. If it is not aligned, they stomp and trot to align themselves!"
Li Sanlang stood at attention and stamped his feet, feeling extremely ashamed. But he soon discovered that this method worked. Nearly two hundred untrained officers were quickly aligned vertically.
"Look to the left!"
Wang Yuan added: "The row on the far left stood still, while the others looked to the left, looked into the ears of others, stomped and trotted to align themselves."
Two-thirds of the officers did it right, leaving only one-third.
"Damn it, you don't know the difference between left and right!"
Wang Yuan was extremely depressed. It was normal for soldiers to ignore left and right. These were selected officers. He ordered: "Law enforcement team, correct your mistakes in the past. Now practice thirty times. Anyone who makes another mistake will be punished by running five times."
If you still get it wrong ten times, don’t become an official, just become a soldier for me!"
For a whole hour, we just looked forward, left, and right, and finally we were able to line up the team neatly.
Among the thousands of soldiers watching, some smart ones followed suit, but there were also many knowledgeable people who laughed and watched the monkey show.
Yuan Sangeng is not clever, but he is very diligent.
He was just a soldier, but he stood far behind the officers. At first he couldn't tell the difference between left and right, and he always made mistakes for no apparent reason. However, after an hour, he developed a conditioned reflex and could make correct actions the moment he heard the order.
In the afternoon, I started practicing the "turning method", turning back and forth, left and right, and the officer corps was also full of mistakes. The first few orders were all correct, but after a few more turns, I fainted, making thousands of soldiers laugh.
Yuan Sangen didn't dare to laugh. Although after memorizing the military regulations, he would no longer directly eliminate the soldiers, but various punishments were waiting for him. The most terrifying one was the deduction of the monthly rations.
Although he made countless mistakes in the morning, he stopped making mistakes after practicing for only an hour. In the afternoon, he was wandering around so much that he was dizzy. On average, he would make a mistake every three commands.
too difficult!
Wang Yuan's throat was filled with smoke from shouting, so he simply sat on the general platform to rest and let Li Ying lead the training while being a pacesetter.
On the second and third days, review the content of the first day and start training on walking forward and standing in a military posture.
It was freezing cold at this time, and it even snowed heavily.
Zhang Yong's side stopped practicing immediately, and went home after they nodded. Wang Yuan's side continued to train as usual, only getting some cotton cloth to wrap the officer's hands, feet and head to prevent frostbite from standing for too long.
The officers complained endlessly and were filled with resentment.
But on the general platform, there were six embalmed heads standing on the platform, looking at them with wide eyes at all times. No one dared to disobey Wang Yuan's military orders.
The most painful thing was standing in a military posture in the heavy snow, my legs and feet were frozen, and I would be punished if my posture was not up to standard. Fortunately, I was ordered to run after standing for a while, and after running two laps, the blood in my body became smooth.
That night, Wang Yuan led the Jinyiwei law enforcement team and personally delivered hot water to the officers to soak their feet.
This move really touched many people. The famous Zhuangyuan Gong in the capital actually sent water for washing his feet. A civil servant who cared so much about the soldiers could not be found in the entire Ming Dynasty.
Wang Yuan put the bucket on the ground and said with a bad attitude: "Soak my feet, lest I wake up tomorrow with my legs and feet broken!"
Pan Gui, a die-hard fan, was so moved that his eyes filled with tears that his idol actually sent him water to wash his feet. He immediately knelt down on one knee, clasped his fists and said: "Xianggong Wang gave a speech of kindness. I will never forget my humble position. From now on, I will definitely sacrifice my life to repay the great kindness."
Virtue!"
"Stop talking nonsense and soak your feet quickly!" Wang Yuan didn't look good.
"Eh!"
Pan Gui smiled and took off his shoes and socks. He felt that today's foot bath was particularly comfortable. He had never enjoyed it so much.
For twenty-five days, Wang Yuan did not directly train his soldiers.
The first ten days are spent reciting military regulations, and the next half month is spent training officers, but the soldiers cannot be left idle all the time.
If the soldiers were idle for too long, various troubles would inevitably occur. Fights, brawls, gambling, etc. often occurred. Wang Yuan had already beaten countless military sticks one after another.
How to vent the excess energy of soldiers?
Let's play football.
By the Ming Dynasty, Cuju had reached its peak and was not inferior to the Song Dynasty at all. It can be said that all men, women and children participated.
In a certain unspeakable classic, a senior official from Ximen was ready to play Cuju after having had enough food and wine. Sister Li Gui, a brothel girl, also wanted to play Cuju. The members of Yuanshe (football club) flattered her and said: "Sister Gui's outfit (football equipment),
Just one of the best is dozens of times better than the daughter of a frozen official in two lanes."
The Ming Dynasty scholar Zhang Dai's "Tao'an Dream Memories" records: "When I went to the temple to play Cuju, Zhang Dalai was famous for his 'a ding of mud' and 'a string of beads'. The ball touched the feet and rolled all over the body, as if there was glue in the sticks.
Anyone who has threads and holes inserted in them is admired by everyone."
Qian Fu, the top pick in the third year of Hongzhi, wrote a poem specifically to describe women's football: "On February day when Cuju was played, the fairy wind blew down two Chan Juans. The powdery face was stained with sweat and the flowers were covered with dew, and the moth eyebrows and willows were covered with smoke from the dust. The green sleeves
The jade bamboo shoots hang low in the cage, and the red skirt slants to reveal the golden lotus. After a few times of courting, the beauty is weak, and I hate to kill the beautiful young man in Chang'an."
Ming Dynasty scholar Chen Jiru's "Taiping Qinghua" records that at that time, there was a female football player named Peng Yunxiu who was invincible in the world. All men's football teams were proud to play with her on the same team. She "used women to be pure and beautiful, and they had great skills."
"Wandering across the country" means traveling to various provinces across the country to play games with his superb football skills.
Moreover, there were various kinds of footballs in the Ming Dynasty, and there were many rules. The "Cuju Pu" records twenty-four types of footballs, and the "Cuju Pus" records forty types of footballs.
There is a handicraft workshop specializing in making footballs, and the size, weight, material, and color can all be customized.
Football as a sport began to decline in the Qing Dynasty. Emperor Shunzhi was afraid that the Han people would conspire to rebel by using Cuju, so he issued an order to "immediately prohibit it". Qianlong also stipulated that private gatherings of Han people should not exceed 30 people. These two emperors directly made it popular in China
Hundreds of years of football have been destroyed.
Wang Yuan went to a workshop to customize two footballs, the size and weight of which were similar to those of later generations. He also set up stakes and nets in the training field to mark a football field for the soldiers to play in daily life, which could not only consume their remaining energy, but also
Can exercise teamwork skills.
Li Sanlang continued to train the officer corps, while Wang Yuan called the other soldiers: "Come on, come on, I will teach you a new way to play Cuju."
The Ming Dynasty itself had countless ways to play football, and the new rules were easily accepted. However, there were no masters among the soldiers, so the first game was a rugby match. Wang Yuan was so angry that he asked the law enforcement team to go over and spank him!