During breakfast, Old Liu asked about iron ore and lime sulfur. Zhen Yi said to Old Liu,""Don't worry, Xuande. Yan 'er has already sent someone to do it. It will be delivered within half a month.”
Old Liu asked about charcoal again. Because there was no coal at that time, let alone coke, charcoal could only be used to make iron.
Since he used charcoal to keep warm in winter, Zhen Yi told him not to worry about charcoal. The Zhen family had a lot of stock, which was enough for Old Liu.
Old Liu then said to Zhen Yan,"Big Brother Zhen, send someone to find out about Guangping's Zhushou, Julu's Tian Feng, and Wei County's Shenpei. See if they are still at home. If they are, inform me immediately."”
These were all famous people at that time. The Zhen father and son did not expect Old Liu to know them. Zhen Yan said,"Alright, Xuande, don't worry. I'll send people to these places to look for them today. I'll inform you immediately if there's any news.”
He told Zhen Yi and Zhen Jiang that he would stay in the manor today and stay with the personal guards so that he could get along with everyone. He would come back tomorrow night and teach Zhen Jiang the Pinyin.
"Brother Liu, you have to take good care of yourself. Why don't you ask my father to send a few maids over to serve Mo?" Zhen Jiang urged.”
"Jiang 'er, don't worry. I'll take good care of myself. Besides, that's the military camp now. How can I send a maid?”
Zhen Jiang thought about it and agreed. He didn't say anything else and sent Old Liu out of the door until he disappeared from his sight.
Old Liu rode his horse and brought his King Yu Spear with him. He rode at full speed and soon arrived at the manor outside the city.
The manor now had a steward, who was also a servant of the Zhen family. His name was Zhen He, and he was in his forties. When he saw Old Liu arrive, he hurried over to greet him.
Old Liu said," Don't stand on ceremony, Manager Zhen. From now on, you'll be responsible for the food, drink, toilet, and sleep of these people here. You must provide them according to the food standards I set. As for the expenses, you can directly take them from the Zhen family's accounting office."”
"Yes, son-in-law. The family head has already instructed us to listen to son-in-law.”
Old Liu went to the carpentry room again. Lu Qi and the carpenters were there. In order to complete Old Liu's instructions as soon as possible, they did not rest much for the past two days. Fortunately, there were more than 20 carpenters, so the processing of the bunk beds was very fast. They had already completed more than 40 pieces. By tomorrow night, they would probably be able to make more than 100 pieces. The soldiers did not have to sleep on the floor anymore.
" Steward Lu, all of you have done a good job," Old Liu said." I'll ask Steward Zhen to increase everyone's wages later. At the same time, you must eat well. You can enjoy the same standard as the soldiers of the Imperial Guards."”
He handed Lu Qi the blueprints he had drawn last night. Then, Old Liu brought him to the field and asked him to make the wooden bridge, the four-meter high wall, the two-meter low wall, the ladder, the horizontal bar, the parallel bars, and other modern military training equipment according to the style and size of the blueprints. Then, he could use the equipment for training in a few days.
After figuring out the purpose of these instruments, Lu Qi quickly went back and assigned a few carpenters to make these things first.
Following that, Old Liu began to test the bandits that Chu Yan had brought back. He did not expect that this group of people might have been trained by Chu Yan. Their physical fitness was obviously better than ordinary people. Out of more than 60 people, 43 actually passed. Including the original…
The 157 people who came just made up 200 people.
Considering that each room in the military camp had 20 people, for the sake of easy management, the number of people in each team should be a multiple of 20. Old Liu first increased the number of people in the first and second teams to 60 people, three teams, and the third and fourth teams were still 40 people. Two teams. When the number of people increased in the future, they would be supplemented.
Old Liu didn't let those who didn't pass the test leave. Instead, they stayed in the manor as guards.
He found two eloquent servants and sent them to the Tianwei Martial Arts School in Zhending. He told Yan Liang and Wen Chou that Liu Bei and Liu Xuande of Wuji had heard that their martial arts were very strong and wanted to compete with them. It was best to bring them back.
After collecting the travel expenses from the manager, the two of them rode to Zhen Ding.
After gathering the troops, Old Liu asked Chu Yan to go on stage and read out the eight military rules he had set.
After Chu Yan finished reading, Old Liu explained each of the rules. To be honest, Old Liu's military rules were very strict, but he was also very considerate of the soldiers. At that time, it was common for the army to punish soldiers. Old Liu specifically mentioned this rule, which meant that Old Liu really treated these people as his brothers. Moreover, the other rules also asked everyone to love and protect the people. Of course, no one had any objections because they were from ordinary people. Now, their families were also ordinary people.
After explaining, Old Liu gave the military rules he had copied to the four squad leaders and asked all the team members to memorize the military rules, remember them in their hearts, and implement them in action.
Then, Old Liu officially began the training of the personal guards.
"First of all, our training is divided into three stages. The first stage is physical training. Every day, we start training at seven in the morning. In the morning, everyone has to complete 100 push-ups, sit-ups, frog jumps, and run three miles with a log on their back. In the afternoon, you will have two hours of swimming training. Then, you will do 100 squats, quick punches, and duck walks on the field. It will end at 10:00 in the afternoon. You may not be able to take it in the first few days, but you will slowly get used to it. We will continue this physical training for a month.”
"The second stage is skill training. It is divided into fist training, leg training, defense training, wrestling training, and capturing tactics training. Each part is trained for ten days, so we will train for a total of forty days.”
"The third stage is the comprehensive training of physical limits. It is divided into two parts: field training and field training. We will also train for a month.”
" Our training will last for three months and ten days, which is a hundred days. I'm telling you this so that you can be prepared. It's easy for me to say, but the training process will be very difficult. As long as you can persevere, you will understand the benefits. In the future, you will have the capital to make contributions in this chaotic world. Are you willing?”
"I'm willing!" Everyone answered in unison.
"Alright, then let's start training.”
First, Old Liu taught the key points of the movements to the team leaders and team leaders, and then the training officially began.
In the beginning, many people didn't think much of these simple movements. However, as the training continued, everyone began to experience the difficulties that Old Liu had mentioned. By the time they finished running with the logs, many people were already lying on the ground and couldn't stand up.
In the afternoon, he searched for a few…
A coach who knew how to swim would first practice in the shallow water. After learning the essentials of the movements, he would then move to the deep water area to practice.
In order to be safe, Old Liu had people pull a few ropes in the river. In the beginning, everyone could hold onto the ropes and do some movements. Then, they gradually let go of the ropes. At the same time, he had some servants guard the courtyard as safety guards. They held long sticks and handed one end of the stick to them when they saw that someone was dying. They pulled them ashore. After two hours, most of them could already swim in the water.
After the swimming training ended, everyone went back to the field according to the plan and began the rest of the training.
After the first day of training, many people were so tired that they didn't even want to eat dinner. Old Liu brought the servants to the soldiers 'beds and told them to eat so that they would have the energy to continue tomorrow's training.
Seeing Old Liu personally serving them food made everyone's eyes redden and their hearts heat up. They were determined to train hard to repay Old Liu's concern. Their loyalty to Old Liu increased greatly.
In the next few days, Old Liu trained with everyone in the field during the day. Sometimes, he would go back to teach Zhen Jiang Chinese Pinyin. Together with Zhen Yi and Zhen Yan, they would discuss the business policies and strategies of various businesses.
He spent most of his time in the military camp with the team leaders, sparring with each other and teaching them martial arts, such as the Thirty-Six Stratagems, Sun Tzu's Art of War, and so on. Although Old Liu's knowledge was from books, it was still a summary of the war in the era of cold weapons. It had high practical value, and Chu Yan and the others benefited greatly.
On the afternoon of the fourth day, Old Liu was running with logs on his shoulders like the soldiers when the two servants he had sent to Zhending came back with two strong men. Each of them rode on a tall horse, one holding a gun and the other holding a saber.
The guards knew the two guards and knew that Old Liu had sent them to look for someone, so they brought them directly to the field.
Seeing more than 200 people carrying logs running on the field, the servant who led the way wanted to call Old Liu, but the one with the knife, Yan Liang, reached out and stopped the servant, asking,"Which one of you is Liu Bei?"
The servant pointed at Old Liu who was running in front and said,""That's my young master."
Yan Liang and Wen Chou looked closely and saw that Old Liu was less than 1.8 meters tall, half a foot shorter than the two brothers. However, when they saw the log he was carrying, they couldn't help but be a little surprised.
The log that Old Liu was carrying was about a foot in diameter and ten feet long. It weighed at least two hundred pounds. Seeing how easily he ran, Yan Liang and Wen Chou looked at each other in disbelief. Could it be that this weak-looking Liu Bei was stronger than their brothers?
Looking at this training method again, the two brothers also felt that it was quite strange. Without teaching martial arts moves, carrying wood was considered martial arts? Yan Liang was smarter than Wen Chou, and he vaguely thought of the reason behind it, and he had some admiration for Old Liu.
He looked at Wen Chou again, and after a while, he said to Yan Liang,"Big brother, didn't we come to find this Liu Bei for a duel? What are we waiting for?”
" There's no hurry," Yan Liang said." Let's wait until they finish carrying the wood."”
After running for ten miles, Old Liu stopped. He had already seen Yan Liang and Wen Chou. Seeing that they were not in a hurry to call him, he insisted on running the rest of the way.
……
Putting down the log, Old Liu came to the two of them and said,""Are the two warriors Yan Liang and Wen Chou? I went to Tianwei Martial Arts School to look for you when I was in Zhen Ji, but you weren't there. I've heard your names for a long time, so I sent someone to invite you here. Please don't blame me for being rude.”
Yan Liang watched as Old Liu carried the log and ran for a long time, but his expression did not change. He thought to himself that Liu Bei was indeed extraordinary, but before he could speak, Wen Chou had already rushed to say,"Pretty boy, I heard that you wanted to compete with my brother, so we came. How about we compete now?”
After saying that, he took the gun and was about to charge forward.
Yan Liang hurriedly pulled him back and said,"You can't be reckless if you're not handsome."”
It turned out that Wen Chou's handwriting was not handsome. Old Liu laughed in his heart. He thought that Wen Chou's parents were really honest. It was fine if his name was ugly, but if his handwriting was not handsome, he was still ugly.
Yan Liang said," Mr. Liu, please forgive my brother's recklessness. He has such a personality. I am Zhen Ding Yan Liang, also known as Gong Ji. This is my brother Wen Chou, not handsome. Today, I came to spar with Mr. Liu. However, I saw that Mr. Liu had just run so far, so we can't take advantage of you. After lunch break, how about we spar in the afternoon?"”
"It's alright. You've traveled for half a day, so we're even. Security, go get my weapon. I'll have a competition with the two warriors.”
Chu Yan and the others still wanted to stand up for Old Liu, but Old Liu knew that they were no match for these two people. They could not let them fight. Otherwise, if they lost, it would affect the morale of his personal guards.
Old Liu said," Brothers, don't fight anymore. They're here to challenge me. Just stand aside and watch the battle for me."”
Holding his King Yu Spear with one hand, Old Liu got on the horse. This horse was given to him by Zhen Yi. Although it was not as good as the Red Rabbit Vanishing Shadow, it was still a good horse. In addition, Old Liu had been practicing frequently recently, and his riding skills had greatly improved.
Seeing Old Liu's weapon, Yan Liang and Wen Chou didn't recognize it, but they knew that it was definitely not light. They put away their contempt and Wen Chou said,"Big brother, I'll go first."
"Alright, I can see that Liu Bei's martial arts aren't weak. Bujun, you have to be careful.”
"Don't worry, big brother. We're not afraid of anyone. Just wait and see.”
Seeing that Old Liu was ready, Wen Chou raised his iron spear and charged at Old Liu.
Although Wen Chou looked rough on the surface, his martial arts were not weak. When he competed with Yan Liang, he lost less and won more. Big Brother's judgment of people was better than his. He said that Liu Bei's martial arts were not weak, so he would deal with it with all his strength.
As the horse neared, Wen Chou thrust his spear towards Old Liu's face. Old Liu held the spear with both hands and swung it to the side, pushing Wen Chou's spear away. Without pausing, Old Liu turned his hand and smashed the divine spear towards Wen Chou's head. He wanted to test Wen Chou's strength, so Old Liu used 80% of his strength.
Seeing Old Liu's lance coming straight for his head, Wen Chou held the spear with both hands and pushed it up with all his might. He shouted,"Open!"
A loud bang shook everyone's ears.
Looking at the two people on the field, Wen Chou's horse took a few steps back before stopping. Wen Chou was looking at Old Liu in shock. Wen Chou had always been famous for his strength. He had never lost in a competition over the years…
Today, when he compared himself with Old Liu, he had taken a few steps back, but Old Liu had not taken a single step back. It seemed that his strength was obviously greater than his.
Although he had suffered a little, Wen Chou did not retreat. Instead, it aroused his fighting spirit. He rode his horse forward and used his exquisite moves to fight with Old Liu.
The competition with Wen Chou was the strongest challenge Old Liu had ever encountered since he came down the mountain. Since he knew that his strength was greater than Wen Chou's, Old Liu did not hold back. He swept horizontally and smashed vertically, pressing forward with every move. Soon, Wen Chou could only parry and almost had no strength to fight back.
Seeing that Yan Liang was eager to try, Old Liu forced Wen Chou to retreat with one move and shouted,"Brother Yan, your brother is no match for me.”
Yan Liang had long seen that Wen Chou was an arrow at the end of its flight. It turned out that his brothers had always thought that there was no opponent in Jizhou. A few days ago, they heard that there was a Zhang He in Hejian who had very high martial arts skills, so they went to challenge him. That Zhang He's martial arts skills were indeed extraordinary. He fought with his brother Wen Chou for more than 200 rounds and only lost one move. They did not expect that Liu Bei would appear and even let their brothers join hands to compete with him.
It was rare to encounter such a strong opponent. Yan Liang's hand had long been itchy, so he said sorry, rode into the field, and joined the battle. The three of them fought together.
The fight between the three of them was truly earth-shattering. Old Liu no longer held back and went all out to deal with the two brothers.
More than two hundred people on the field shouted in unison, cheering for Old Liu.
Today, they finally witnessed Old Liu's strength. Yan Liang and Wen Chou were the most famous generals in Jizhou. They had long heard of them, but they did not expect their lord to be even more powerful. He was not at a disadvantage in a one-on-two battle. Moreover, he attacked more than he defended. It turned out that they listened to Old Liu because Old Liu gave them food and pay. After watching this battle, they truly admired Old Liu and treated him as their lord.
Yan Liang, Wen Chou, and Old Liu were fighting against each other. This was something unimaginable for them. They had been in Jizhou for many years, but they had never been in such a sorry state. The two of them used all their strength, but they still couldn't resist Old Liu's storm-like attacks.
In the blink of an eye, the three of them had already fought for more than a hundred rounds. Seeing that the two of them were already drenched in sweat and their movements were slow, Old Liu used two moves to force the two of them to take a few steps back. Then, he said to the two of them,"The two big brothers are indeed powerful. How about we call it a draw today?”
Seeing that Old Liu was about to win, he actually saved his brother's face. The two of them were grateful and cupped their hands."Thank you for your mercy, Brother Liu. Our martial arts are indeed inferior to Brother Liu's. If you don't abandon us, we are willing to follow you from now on. From today onwards, you are my brother's lord.”
With that, the two of them dismounted and knelt in front of Old Liu's horse.
Old Liu hurriedly jumped off the horse and went forward to help the two of them up."Please rise, big brothers. I hope that you will support me in the future. We will work together to make contributions to the Great Han Dynasty.”
Old Liu was happy that he had finally taken in two first-class generals. He appointed the two of them as the captain and vice-captain of the personal guards. The two of them hurriedly thanked Old Liu.
Chu Yan and the others knew that Yan Liang and Wen Chou's martial arts were far superior to their own, so they gladly accepted Old Liu's arrangement.
That night, Old Liu invited the generals to drink. There was a bottle of Erguotou, which was drunk by Wen Chou, who claimed to be a magnanimous man.
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