Vow to die at the end of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 11 Training the Militia
In a blink of an eye, Qiu Tianxing and his party have settled down in Laohugou for more than half a month.For more than half a month, everyone was living in fear.Qiu Tianxing also arranged for some people to guard the entrance of the Tiger Ditch in two shifts every day, and notify the people in the ditch whenever there was any movement.Now, half a month has passed, and maybe the Tartars will not come back, which makes everyone heave a sigh of relief.

After entering Laohugou, those few houses are not enough for more than a hundred people, so building houses has become the number one priority at present.At night, the big guys huddled together in the small thatched hut, and went out to cut firewood to make shacks during the day.At this time, winter and spring alternate, and the thatch has not yet grown, so the big guys can only find branches to build temporary shacks.

Because spring plowing was about to begin, Mr. Zhang quickly divided up the land in the ditch.Although Laohugou is quite large, about a thousand acres, most of it is forests, and the real cultivated land is only a little over [-] acres.So after some discussion, they roughly divided the land according to the population, and each person was allocated two acres of land.

After the fields were allocated, everyone burst out with unparalleled enthusiasm.These are all my lands!So, everyone got busy with their feet on the ground.

Even when everyone was busy, Qiu Tianxing was not idle.In the past half month, he took his team members to check the terrain everywhere.He shuttled around in the woods and found a path that led out of the ditch behind.Qiu Tianxing kept Xiaolu firmly in his head, and he planned to arrange a small team to station here when he had more troops.However, due to the lack of troops right now, we can only temporarily abandon this place.But giving up doesn't mean not paying attention. Those bandits who might escape because of fear of the Tartars will come back at any time. If they come back from this path and enter the Laohugou, it will probably be the end of Qiu Tianxing and the others.Therefore, Qiu Tianxing still arranged for two people to guard the trail for six hours.If the bandits are coming, they will immediately warn the people so that the people in the ditch can prepare.

For more than half a month in fear, neither the Tartars nor the bandits came over.With the stability of life, everyone's laughter gradually disappeared.Time really is the best medicine to relieve pain. Some villagers who lost their relatives some time ago also started talking and laughing.

Be prepared for danger in times of peace, of course, the current life can only be said to be temporarily stable, Qiu Tianxing feels that it is necessary to make early preparations.

首先，他拜托张和生张老清点沟里的人口都是哪些年龄段的。得到的数据是50岁以上的老人有29人；三十到50岁的有38人，其中男子11人；16岁到30岁的有72人，其中男子只有34人。16岁以下的少年儿童则有21人。这些人里钱家边的只有三十几个人，剩余的100多都是张家村的。这样，算上仇天行一行的六人，总共有160六人。

These 160 people are the cornerstone of Qiu Tianxing's great cause of resisting Tartarism.After discussing with Mr. Zhang, Qiu Tianxing plans to implement the militia system, training for one hour each morning and evening, and resumes production by himself the rest of the time.In case of emergency, the militiamen should take weapons to fight the enemy and defend Laohugou.

Because the world is not peaceful, everyone is very happy to have soldiers to protect themselves, so Qiu Tianxing's suggestion was quickly passed.

Qiu Tianxing planned to enlist the militiamen in the age group from 16 to 30 years old.After careful consideration, Qiu Tianxing requisitioned all 34 men, plus six from his side, that was exactly 40 people, and divided them into four teams.

In terms of weapons, shields can still be used, but hoes and shovels cannot.Qiu Tianxing was going to make some spears, bows and arrows.It's a pity that I heard from Zhao Rong that the best way to make a spear is to use poplar trees, but there are no poplar trees in this tiger ditch, so I can only use ordinary jujube trees.Because jujube wood is hard, but relatively brittle, it must be buried in the soil for a year and then taken out to dry in the shade before it can be made into a spear.But he didn't care about so much at the moment, Qiu Tianxing asked Zhao Rong to bury a batch of jujube wood felled in the ground, and also made a batch of jujube wood spear shafts for military training.

As for bows and arrows, it's more complicated.Zhao Rong has only heard about it. The production process of bows and arrows is very complicated, which also involves items such as animal tendons and feathers, as well as iron arrowheads.

Hearing what Zhao Rong said, Qiu Tianxing temporarily gave up making bows and arrows.But the tip of the spear can't be solved either!There is no blacksmith in the village now, even if there are some hoes and shovels, there is no way to melt and cast spearheads!

This made Qiu Tianxing worry to death.Today, everything is lacking and nothing can be made.It's really hard at the beginning of everything!
Of course, Qiu Tianxing still has some weapons seized from the Tartars in his hands, but these are only limited, and every one that is worn out is less than one.Without self-manufacturing ability, Qiu Tianxing can only rely on confiscation of all materials like in the early days of the Red Army.

Now, Qiu Tianxing feels that no matter how hard it is, the team still needs to be organized, otherwise they can only be slaughtered.Therefore, he did not train weapons first, but started with discipline.Discipline is the guarantee of the combat effectiveness of the army. The best way to train discipline is to stand in a military posture, walk in the right step and organize housework.Nowadays, it is unrealistic to tidy up the internal affairs, so we should start with standing in a military posture and walking forward.

So, half a month after entering Laohugou, Qiu Tianxing reorganized his team.This time he didn't distinguish the teams by speed and strength.Instead, he messed up his team members, the villagers of Zhangjia Village, and the villagers of Qianjia Village and mixed them together. Forty people were divided into four teams, Qiu Tianxing was in the first team, and he divided the five surviving players into the remaining three teams.

On the day when the team was reorganized, Qiu Tianxing found an open space and started training.

When explaining the training, Qiu Tianxing was the instructor, but during the group training, Qiu Tianxing became an ordinary team member.Training with everyone can not only improve your combat strength, but also increase the cohesion of the entire team.

Fighting to protect your family is very motivating, so everyone trains very hard.They saw with their own eyes how Qiu Tianxing led more than thirty ordinary people like them to defeat the ferocious Tartars.So, they all tried their best to do that kind of awkward movement.Although their weird movements made the children watching all around burst into laughter, the serious expressions on their faces told those children how serious they were.

The only thing a woman can do that a man can't do is to have children, but what a man can do and a woman can't do is defend the country!It is a man's bounden duty to protect the small family of his wife and children, and the family of the nation!

The serious eyes of the men infected the children, and they started to imitate one after another. Because they did not learn correctly, they collided with each other and fell to the ground when turning.

Looking at these lively scenes, the women's eyes shone with hot light.They knew that the men in front of them trained so hard to protect them and their children.With enthusiasm in their hearts, the task at hand was done a little faster.

In Tiger Valley in February, everyone is busy and working hard, just for themselves and their families to live better!
(End of this chapter)