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Chapter 105 Eight Arrays

In the afternoon, after a day of heavy work, the soldiers who were resting in the tents of the camp heard the sound of drums, and immediately jumped up reflexively, quickly tidied up their clothes and towels, took up their weapons, and ran out.

Liu Jing followed Liu Xiu, Cai Sheng, and Ma Zhou to stand on the platform built by civil engineering, and watched the soldiers continuously gather, and soon formed a neat square formation.

This phalanx is composed of nine small phalanxes of one hundred people. The front army is divided into three phalanxes: left, center, and right. The middle army and rear army are also three phalanxes: left, center, and right. This is the infantry of the Han army. The most commonly listed "eight formations".

As for why the nine square formations are called "eight formations", it is because the square formation in the middle of the Chinese army is the place where the commander lives. .

Looking carefully at the small square formation, it can be seen that there are five people in a team, and two teams stand side by side, that is, the horizontal team is ten people, and the depth is ten rows, a total of a hundred people.In front of the small phalanx, there are two people standing alone, one holding a small flag and the other holding a drum.The tambourine drum is similar to a rattle drum and is used to clean up the ranks. (50 people) head of the village, ([-] people) team leader is behind the phalanx.

Although it's just a "showcase" and looks useless, but it is quite extraordinary that brother Liu Xiu can train the soldiers to "look and look" in such a short period of time.

Liu Jing only had the word "admiration" for Liu Xiu in his heart. In the past year, he didn't just read scriptures and historical books. He also read Sun and Wu's Art of War. He not only read it, but also wrote it himself in order to deepen his understanding But it is undeniable that he is still at the stage of "talking on paper", far behind Liu Xiu.

The only way to get rid of "talking about soldiers on paper" is to go deep into the army, but unfortunately he just can't do this, and he can't even come here often, so as not to arouse Zhang Xian's suspicion and vigilance.

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

It was getting late after viewing the display of soldiers, and Liu Jing was about to leave. Liu Xiu, Cai Sheng, and Ma Zhou sent him to the gate of the barracks all the way.

Before parting, Liu Jing took Cai Sheng's hand and said, "Hongchao, it will not be long before the clothes such as crimson clothes, rattan, and shoes will be delivered."

"That's great!" Cai Sheng was overjoyed when he heard the words, and said: "The soldiers' clothes are messy, like a mob. If they change into crimson clothes uniformly, their morale will be greatly boosted."

Liu Xiu couldn't help but sigh with emotion, not all the soldiers in Changsha have uniform uniforms, in this regard, Liu Jing is really willing to spend money.

He still couldn't figure out why Liu Jing spent a lot of money to support such a battalion. Wasn't this raising soldiers for Changsha prefect Zhang Xian?What is the benefit to him?

But Liu Jing is an extraordinary person, so it's normal that he can't see through his plan.

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

Cai Sheng and Ma Zhou looked at each other, they couldn't help laughing, Cai Sheng said: "Liu Jun, even if you don't say it, I will mention it, you can't live without wine in the army."

Alcohol was not forbidden in the army of the Han Dynasty, but the soldiers were all poor people, and it was extremely difficult to drink a meal, and it usually happened when the soldiers were rewarded.Of course, generals are not included in this list.

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 hundreds of thousands of people in the army." General, it is not like when you were a knight-errant in the past, you must drink in moderation, and you must not be greedy anymore. Especially Zijin, you drink like your life on weekdays, and you are often drunk, so you need to be more restrained."

Ma Zhou was blushed by Liu Jing's words, and he patted his chest and assured him: "What Liu Jun taught me is that I also know that I am responsible now, and I will drink less alcohol in the future."

How could Liu Jing easily believe the promise made by Ma Zhou, a "drunkard", and turned to Liu Xiu, "Brother Cong, you have to keep an eye on him for me."

Liu Xiu smiled and said hello.

Ma Zhou suddenly made a bitter face, and his unruly and messy eyebrows twitched into a ball, causing several people to laugh.

In the end, Liu Jing patted Cai Sheng and Ma Zhou on the shoulders again, and all the words he said were "hard work" for a moment.

"I will live up to Mr. Liu's expectations." Cai Sheng and Ma Zhou clasped their fists together.

Liu Jingjing nodded, and said to Liu Xiu: "I am very relieved about Brother Cong, there is nothing to say." Then he said goodbye to the three of them and rode away on horseback.Liu Liang rode on the pony and followed closely behind.

Liu Jing found that Liu Liang turned his head back frequently on the horse, and said with a look of reluctance, "Ziming, you are still young now. After a few years when your body grows up, I will let you enlist in the army as a general."

"Do we have to wait that long?" Liu Liang didn't see any joy on his face. He is only 15 years old this year, and it will take at least three years to fully grow up.

Liu Jing smiled and said, "It's only been a few years, you just took this opportunity to read more military books."

Liu Liang pursed his lips lightly. If he didn't like reading before, seeing Cai Sheng and Ma Zhou's embarrassment today, he no longer rejects reading in his heart.Immediately said solemnly: "Brother Cong, I will definitely study hard in the future."

Liu Jing was relieved when he heard the words, it seemed that he was not brought here in vain today.

There is no need for Liu Jing to worry about the barracks, his attention has naturally turned to Liu Zhu and Wang Qiang, and now the two of them have successively received four large ships, one of which is twelve feet long, and the other three are six or seven feet long. ferry.

The recruitment of Mrs. Zhao was also very smooth. In this year and month, people who earn a living on the water are far inferior to those on land. Not only are they working hard, but they also don’t earn much money. Somewhat higher, just the item of "strong physique" wiped out nearly half of the applicants. It is not so much recruiting Kaifu as recruiting soldiers. Who have you seen who will equip Kaifu with sophisticated weapons?

In ancient times, the clan was the most trustworthy and reliable force. Liu Jing easily selected a few clansmen and stuffed them into the boat. One of them was Liu Liang's father. ", 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, and it was June in a blink of an eye. The fifteen large ships that Liu Jing had ordered from Huang's Shipyard had all been received, and the number of Zhao Fu fully exceeded four hundred, all of whom were strong and strong.

Raising so many people costs tens of thousands of dollars a day. Wang Qiang couldn't bear Liu Jing's "sit and eat" and suggested that Liu Jing should take the goods to Jiaozhou as soon as possible.Liu Jing agreed to his suggestion. Except for the three "Doujian" class ships, the other twelve boats were divided into two. Wang Qiang and Liu Zhu were half of each other, one went south to Jiaozhou, and the other went north to Xiangyang.

Wang Qiang was stunned by Liu Jing's surprise. He didn't mention the goods. There were only six large ships worth hundreds of thousands of dollars, and they were all handed over to him?

(End of this chapter)