C57

In the early morning, there was a drizzle, mixed with traces of snow. It fell on his face, chilling to the bone. The sea breeze, which was still gentle and gentle the previous day, had also changed greatly. It swept up a sky full of reeds and flowers as it whizzed by. It was as if someone was holding countless ice-cold, moist whips and waving them about crazily in the sky.

Dong, dong, dong! Dong, dong, dong!

The White Horse Camp had been established for a period of time, and had also trained regularly. When they were rushing towards the Liucheng, they had also contributed a lot, but Gongsun Xu was not satisfied at all with them running for twenty miles consecutively, barely. They could only stand there modestly, and could not move quickly. Other than physical strength, the officers' wills were also very poor, and they did not have much tactical training to cover it with a single sentence. They were just a motley crew, at most just a little stronger than county soldier. It was just that before the reform of the military positions, Gongsun Xu did not strengthen his drills other than the drills. At that time, the hearts of the people were not focused, and the physical strength of the soldiers had to gradually increase as well.

On a high slope in the distance, a group of children were curiously watching, occasionally learning from the model. Gongsun Xu did not drive them away. These children would become his most reliable soldiers in the future.

Today's drills were all about formation running and assassination.

In the middle of the troop was an infantry square formation, with 2,000 people in a team, a total of three teams, Yan Rou, Yang Hong and Ku Le each leading a team. They were all armed with long spears and wore simple leather armor. Other than that, there was nothing else. Gongsun Xu prepared to give them two short axes, but he did not have that many blacksmiths and steelsmiths right now.

The two flanks of the infantry unit was led by Zhao Yun's cavalry, each having 1500 people, all of them dressed in bright armor, equipped with ring head knife s and expensive crossbows, looking extremely mighty.

There were two squads of archers at the rear of the infantry phalanx, each led by a thousand five hundred people.

Three hundred steps behind the team, followed by more than five thousand tall and strong auxiliary force s. They were also seriously training in the same formation as Drum, holding up a piece of wood that weighed seventy to eighty kilograms. Gongsun Xu wanted to pick out 500 people from the crowd and prepare a Heavy Infantry Army formation, equipped with heavy armor, blades and axes. Once he finished training, he would definitely be able to sweep away any infantry army of the same size.

"Left right left!" "Thrust!" Gongsun Xu bellowed, he bent his legs and thrust the spear in his hands forward.

"Left right left!" "Thrust!" Thousands of infantry soldiers followed suit and shouted at the same time. They used all their strength to stab out with their spears. Their shouts shook the sky, and their spears were like trees.

"Left right left!" "Thrust!"

"Left right left!" "Thrust!"

Along with the shouts, the soldiers of the infantry's square formation thrust out the spears in their hands again and again. Without any fancy movements, they just bent their legs and rushed forward, thrusting forward! Taking a big stride forward again, he repeated this simple and boring action again and again. Many people, especially the low-level officers, muttered in their hearts: "Such a simple exercise, can he really defeat the enemy?" Why does it look like a child's play! But due to Gongsun Xu's great prestige, no one dared to spread this thought to the public.

The two flanks of archers and the cavalry were the most at ease, as long as they followed them, they would be able to see them with a look of superiority, but what they did not know was that this leisure was only temporary, and the days when they were tired like dogs would soon come.

The White Horse Camp's campsite was around seven to eight kilometers away from the seaside. Gongsun Xu was prepared to let the soldiers walk from the campsite to the seaside three times. At first, the warriors of the White Horse Camp did not take this exercise to heart, as they all thought it was too simple. However, after they walked back and forth, almost everyone was breathing heavily, their legs and feet were as heavy and sore as lead. Countless arcing steps to kill made their arms hurt even more, and some of their physically weak arms could not even lift up.

Gongsun Xu watched all of this happen, but he remained calm and collected. When he returned to the army camp for the first time, he immediately ordered them to move towards the coast once again. This time, only half the journey was taken before fifty to sixty people collapsed on the ground, breathing in the cold wind heavily and unable to move anymore.

Gongsun Yi moved closer and asked: "Young Noble, how should we deal with these people?"

Gongsun Xu said coldly, "Drag him to the side. The others will continue! "

The fifty to sixty people were dragged into a patch of reeds to the side. They did not receive any form of punishment, while the rest continued to follow Gongsun Xu's footsteps. With these 'role models', some of them collapsed to the ground and were then dragged to the side of the road, ignoring the others. When they arrived at the seaside once again, more than 400 people had actually left the team!

Gongsun Xu gave the order to line up, and then stood at the very front of the group. With a solemn face, he shouted: "This general gave you food, drinks, and even gave you and the others military pay and land. Is this how you treat this general?"

"We are extremely ashamed. Please calm your anger, General!" All the soldiers knelt down on one knee, even Zhao Yun and the other riders jumped down from their horses immediately and knelt on the ground.

"Think about what life you had in the past and what life you have now. Humans must know satisfaction and gratitude! "

"We deserve to die ten thousand times for our crimes. General, please punish us!" Yan Rou took the lead and shouted loudly, causing everyone to follow suit and shout loudly.

The stragglers had been staring over, and they were all feeling fear and guilt. Most of them were regretting it now, wondering why they didn't persist for a bit longer. I wonder how the general will punish us? Even if the general was magnanimous and did not punish them, how could he talk about this when he saw his family?

"You are indeed guilty!" Gongsun Xu pointed to the few soldiers who had fallen behind and shouted sternly, "They are all brothers of yours, but when they fell behind just now, no one wanted to help them. There are even many people who are still considering to follow suit! What was a fellow disciple? No matter if it was training or the battlefield, those who shared life and death with each other and never abandoned each other were called comrades! When you think about it carefully, do you think that they are your fellow brothers? "

When everyone heard this, they all lowered their heads in shame, not daring to meet Gongsun Xu's gaze.

"Tell those who have fallen behind to come over!" Gongsun Xu turned and instructed Gongsun Yi.

Gongsun Yi replied loudly, then spurred his horse and galloped away.

After a while, the four hundred and twenty people that had fallen to the ground stood at the very front of the line. They felt as if they were sitting on pins and needles as they felt all sorts of complicated gazes from their fellow soldiers. They wished that they could push back a bit of time and endure until the end of the exercise.

"Since you all don't like the practice, there's no need to stay in the White Horse Camp!" Gongsun Xu's first sentence was like a thunder from a clear sky, fiercely smashing onto the heads of these four hundred odd people.

"General, please calm your anger!" I beg the General to give me another chance! This lowly one does not dare to be lazy anymore! "

"Lord General, this lowly one knows that he is guilty, I beg of you to give this humble one a chance to atone for my sins!"

"This lowly one deserves to die a thousand times for his crimes, I beg of the generals to punish this lowly one, please do not chase this lowly one out of the White Horse Camp!"

"General, I beg of you …"

More than four hundred people were kneeling on the cold and wet ground, kowtowing and begging for mercy.

Zhao Yun galloped his horse over, cupped his hands and said: "Please punish them strictly, and give them a chance to correct themselves!"

"My lord, please punish them harshly. Give them a chance to correct themselves!" Everyone followed suit and knelt down to plead with Gongsun Xu.

Gongsun Xu said coldly, "Zi Long, wake everyone up!"

Zhao Yun originally wanted to advise a few more things, but when he met Gongsun Xu's ice-cold eyes, he hurriedly turned his head away and shouted loudly for everyone to stand up. Those four hundred odd people were still kowtowing and begging for forgiveness, and not a single one of them dared to stand up.

Gongsun Xu swept the surroundings with his dignified gaze and shouted loudly: "A few days ago in the Ji County's army camp, this general had already said: 'Merit rewards every contribution, punishment every punishment!', if this general goes back on his words, and goes back on his word, how will I wield power over the White Horse Camp in the future!" As he spoke, he pointed his finger at them one by one and said furiously, "From this moment onwards, you are no longer the warriors of the White Horse Camp. Someone, escort them home and tell them to bring their families and scram immediately! "

As the judge, Yan Rou brought his men up. Ignoring their pleas, she dragged them towards the residence of their families.

"Continue the drills!" Gongsun Xu waved his spear and once again took the lead to walk.

Zhao Yun hurriedly rode his stallion back to his original formation and continued to train with his cavalrymen.

This time, no matter if it was the infantry phalanx, or the archers and cavalry soldiers on both flanks, all of them did not dare to hesitate in the slightest.

On the way back to the barracks, when they passed by the residences of the families, they heard a deafening cry. The four hundred and twenty people, along with their families, were driven out of the houses and stood there trembling in the wind. There was almost no one who sympathized with them, everyone was pointing and pointing at them. Some of them had a bad temper and directly charged up to scold and beat them up, but these people did not dare to retaliate at all, only lowering their heads and crying loudly. Their families were even crying like they were on the verge of death, pointing at their noses and cursing loudly.

"Master" Guo Jia, who was guarding the camp, rushed over upon hearing the news. Seeing the miserable scene in front of him, he opened his mouth to plead.

"Feng Xiao, are you merciful?!" Gongsun Xu's single sentence repelled Guo Jia from saying those words.

Guo Jia shook his head and sighed, then silently retreated to the side.

"Continue the drills!" Gongsun Xu shouted loudly.

The soldiers felt their hearts tremble, they immediately stopped feeling pity for Gongsun Xu, and followed his footsteps seriously.

This time, when they returned to the army camp, Gongsun Xu ordered them to line up and rest.

After resting for a while, Gongsun Xu walked to the front of the group and shouted, "There might be people who think that I'm ruthless, but I have a clear conscience! You all can think about it, if there are people who want to leave White Horse Camp, just say it, I will not make things difficult for you all, and will even give you some severance pay! "

Yan Rou took the initiative to raise her arms and shout, "We are willing to die for the sake of the general.

"We are willing to die in the service of the general. We will not harbor any thoughts in our hearts!" Everyone followed his shout, and for a moment, their voices shook the wilderness.

Gongsun Xu nodded his head in satisfaction, raised his arm and shouted: "You will not disappoint me, I will not disappoint you! This general vows that he would never abandon a single person at any time! This general is willing to share life and death with all of you! If you break this oath, heaven will be destroyed and the earth will be destroyed! "

When the four hundred people and their family members saw this scene, the remorse in their hearts could not be increased. A dozen or so people even pulled out their swords and slit their throats in shame, causing even louder and more miserable wails and cries.

"Left right left!" "Thrust!"

"Left right left!" "Thrust!"

With the sound of drums and trumpets, the team slowly made their way to the seaside for the third time.

This time, over a thousand people collapsed on the way. However, the people beside them dragged them all to the beach. The soldiers actually felt like they had been reborn after half a day of drills.

Gongsun Xu was very happy to see this scene. After eliminating those lazy fellows with weak wills, the current White Horse Camp was finally starting to become a little strong.

Zhao Yun, Yan Rou and the other generals were even more impressed. They hoped that the White Horse Camp could complete his training as soon as possible, so they could test his skills on the battlefield.

"Left right left!" "Thrust!" Seeing that he had already stepped into the ocean, Gongsun Xu continued to shout as he moved forward.

Without any hesitation, the soldiers followed closely behind, jumping into the ice-cold bone-piercing sea water. In the blink of an eye, their limbs had become numb from the cold.

"Cavalry, stop!" The other people will continue moving forward! " Gongsun Xu did not stop his steps. Only when the seawater reached his chest did he give the order to stop and turn around.

"Phew." Almost everyone let out a sigh of relief. Being struck by the ice-cold sea water felt really terrifying, especially those who couldn't swim. They were worried that they would drown in the sea at any moment.

The team slowly turned around as they shivered in the cold wind. It was as if they had fallen into an icehouse.

Gongsun Xu announced loudly, "This time, everyone, run back to the camp. Today's drills will be over! Tonight, everyone will have half a bowl of meat and two taels of wine! "

"General, mighty!" Everyone was overjoyed. They immediately felt that the coldness in their bodies had lessened by quite a bit.

"Listen to this general's orders: Left right left, run!"

The soldiers shouted loudly as they followed Gongsun Xu and ran towards the army camp.