Chapter 44: The Trap Camp
Camp roar?
mutiny?
Qingji didn't take it seriously.
Because he understands human nature very well!
Humans are highly adaptable. How do we forge a strong and iron-blooded army?
In addition to fighting on the battlefield, rigorous daily training is essential.
Now, the soldiers of Wu State hated and detested this cruel martial arts exercise, but when they were on the real battlefield, they could all survive and escape disaster because of it.
In this case, how could they still hate this boring and cruel martial arts performance?
Furthermore, it is understandable that Qingji implemented this "survival of the fittest" culture in the army.
During the grand martial arts performance, the victorious party can have an extra meal at night, while the defeated party can only go to bed hungry.
This may arouse resentment among the soldiers, but their desire to win will also increase.
Moreover, such large-scale military exercises will not be held every day, but will be held regularly at intervals according to the army's organization, so there is no need to worry that the soldiers will often be hungry and unable to train!
This was just a way for Qingji to motivate his soldiers, nothing more.
"My friends, I know what you said is true."
Qingji said calmly, "Training soldiers, especially training a fighting force, is indeed not something that can be accomplished overnight."
"I really shouldn't be so impatient for success. However, I have always believed in only one truth, which is - sweat more in peacetime and bleed less in war!"
"If they can't even endure this little bit of hardship, how can I expect these soldiers to be able to fight on a real battlefield?"
"this……"
Upon hearing this, all the generals looked at each other in bewilderment, feeling awe-inspiring!
Qingji glanced at Sun Ping beside him again.
As the Grand Marshal, Sun Ping was indeed competent in governing a country's military affairs.
Like many generals of that era, he loved his soldiers like his own sons. He was able to share the same hardships with ordinary soldiers, eat the same meals, and sleep on the same bed!
However, Sun Ping did not understand one truth: kindness cannot command the army, and righteousness cannot command wealth.
Of course, Qingji did not think that Sun Ping's practice of loving his soldiers like his own sons was wrong, but sometimes excessive "spoiling" of soldiers could lead to extremely serious consequences during war.
"Grand Marshal, are the troops I asked you to prepare ready?"
"Reporting to the king, I have made all the preparations. According to the king's order, I have already mobilized 5,000 elite soldiers, and they are training day and night. On the day of the king's coronation ceremony, we will be there as promised and arrayed by the Xiang Lake!"
"good!"
Qingji nodded slightly.
Qingji still has great confidence in Sun Ping's ability to get things done !
"Changqing, how is your trap camp training going?"
Qingji then turned his attention to the trap camp that Sun Wu had just formed.
"My lord, the Xianzhen Camp is now ready for a fight."
Can you fight?
Qingji raised his eyebrows.
He knew that Sun Wu had a very humble character and was capable of fighting. He knew that he might have already become a rare powerful force in the world!
Qingji then entered the camp where the Xianzhen Camp was located, surrounded by a group of generals.
When they arrived, they saw the sharp warriors of the Xianzhen Camp still wearing heavy armor and fighting each other on the training ground fully armed.
Everyone was exhausted and sweating profusely, but there was a look of determination in their eyes!
From the aura emanating from them, Qingji could tell that this was a rare elite force.
Of course!
After all, every elite warrior in the Xianzhen Camp was basically carefully selected by Sun Wu from tens of thousands of Wu army soldiers, and they had all experienced the tempering of war.
They are physically strong and have tough characters, and are rare elite soldiers no matter which country's army they are placed in.
“Drum roll!”
Sun Wu immediately stood on the high platform and waved his hand.
Not long after, the elite soldiers of the Xianzhen Camp who were still fighting with their bare hands quickly gathered together and stood in an orderly manner under the platform, looking heroic and full of confidence!
The square formation consisted of exactly eight hundred warriors, all of whom were full of fighting spirit, looking straight ahead, without a single irrelevant noise.
It really is an enforcement of orders!
Seeing this, Qingji couldn't help but nodded slightly.
Standing in Qingji's position, looking from far to near, he saw that all the sharp warriors of the Xianzhen Camp were wearing heavy bronze armor and holding sharp weapons.
Each of them held a long spear in his hand, a bronze sword on his waist, a rhinoceros-faced oar and an iron-rimmed bow on his back, and also carried fifty crossbow arrows.
Adding the three layers of armor they were wearing, Qingji estimated that the weight they were carrying was dozens of kilograms!
"General Sun, can your trap camp really stand up to the battle?"
Meng Ben on the side was quite unconvinced and said, "These soldiers are carrying heavy armor and weapons. They look OK, but I'm afraid they can't go to the battlefield!"
"How come I can't go to the battlefield?"
"Hahahaha, General Sun, don't say that I, Meng Ben, don't know your ability to train soldiers. However, these troops wearing armor as thin as tortoise shells can defend the city, but if they go out to fight in the field, they can only wait to be slaughtered!"
Obviously, Meng Ben and other generals were doubting Sun Wu's ability to command the army and the combat effectiveness of the Xianzhen Camp.
Even Sun Wu's father, Sun Ping, couldn't help but frown and was not quite sure of it!
However, faced with the generals' puzzled and mocking looks, Sun Wu just smiled.
"If General Meng doesn't believe me, why don't you and I have a competition?"
"How do we compete?"
"I can use the eight hundred elite soldiers of the Xianzhen Camp to defeat your entire army!"
An army consists of five thousand soldiers!
Using eight hundred against five thousand is like hitting a rock with an egg, no matter how you look at it.
Meng Ben didn't believe it, Sun Ping didn't believe it, and all the generals present didn't believe what Sun Wu said!
Meng Ben said angrily, "General Sun, you are so boastful. Aren't you afraid of slipping your tongue? Are you sure you can defeat an enemy with six or seven times the number of troops?"
Sun Wu smiled but said nothing.
It just so happened that Qingji wanted to see how powerful the Xianzhen Camp formed and trained by Sun Wu was!
So he allowed Sun Wu and Meng Ben to lead their troops in military exercises.
However, Meng Ben was quite indignant at Sun Wu's "big talk", so he was only willing to lead two thousand infantrymen to fight against Sun Wu's Xianzhen Camp!
After all, the soldiers of the Xianzhen Camp were originally the strongest and most elite warriors from all the tribes of the Wu State. In terms of individual combat capabilities, they were beyond the reach of ordinary people.
To be on the safe side, Meng Ben thought he shouldn't be too careless!
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
As the dull and slightly depressing sound of war drums rang out, on the empty parade ground, the two thousand soldiers led by Meng Ben confronted the eight hundred elite soldiers of the Xianzhen Camp led by Sun Wu.
Flags cover the sky, spears and swords are like forests!
Meng Ben took the lead and led his troops to attack the Xianzhen Camp.
As the command flag was waved, Meng Ben pointed his sword, and the shield bearers at the forefront of the phalanx, holding rectangular shields, followed closely to cover the troops as they slowly advanced forward !
The Xianzhen Camp also advanced in unison under Sun Wu's command.
"Shoot!"
Before they came into the range of the bows and arrows, Sun Wu waved his hand and ordered all the soldiers in the Xianzhen Camp to pick up their iron-rimmed bows, draw their bows and arrows, and shoot round after round of arrows at the enemy phalanx opposite.
"etc!"
Meng Ben couldn't help but widen his eyes and screamed in surprise.
The powerful arrows shot by the sharp soldiers of the Xianzhen Camp cut through the sky, and accurately avoided the shield formation and fell into the enemy's square formation!
The soldiers of Meng Ben's army were caught off guard and were shot by arrows one after another, causing them great pain.
This type of arrow does not have a tip, but it can still cause considerable pain when it hits the head.
After just a few rounds of arrow rain, many of Meng Ben's soldiers had been "killed".
