The wind rises at the end of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 34
Second, Chen Wang didn't say anything.

After everyone had digested it for a while, they mentioned Shijing's storytelling, which eased the dull atmosphere a little.

"You should all have heard some storytelling."

"I should have heard a lot about those heroes who fought and killed."

"Everyone should have experienced such things as fighting with weapons."

In this era, it is not uncommon for large-scale armed fights to break out between clans in several villages over things such as water and land.

"That's why some people think it's the same in war."

Chen Wang slightly clenched the spear in his hand and looked around.

"But the real battlefield is ten thousand times more terrifying and cruel than fighting with neighbors."

Chen Wang's voice was cold, making the originally slightly relaxed atmosphere instantly dull again.

"Fighting on the battlefield is completely different from fighting in the school field, capturing small thieves, and fighting with weapons in the countryside!"

Chen Wang clenched the long spear in his hand and raised it flat.

"Open a big formation, against the big enemy."

Following Chen Wang's voice, the twelve old soldiers stepped forward almost at the same time. They carried spears on their shoulders and walked forward slowly, like a wall.

Chen Wang aimed the spear in his hand at the veterans in the team ahead, and shouted orders.

"Array!"

The moment the military order was issued, the twelve old soldiers who received the military order immediately put down their spears.

The soldiers in the first row raised their spears straight up, while the spears in the second row protruded from the gaps in the first row.

Chen Wang held a long spear, looked around at the crowd, and pointed at the spear array in front of him.

"If someone can break through the spear formation head-on, a hundred taels of silver will be rewarded!"

Chen Wang's words fell into the crowd, and in an instant there was a stormy sea.

"100 taels?!"

Someone exclaimed, 100 taels of silver, these people have never seen what 100 taels of silver looks like in their entire lives.

Their salary is only one and a half taels a month. If they want to save 100 taels of silver, they have to save it for the year of the monkey.

There was unavoidable commotion among the crowd, and there were buzzing voices from all around. This time, there were no officers to punish them with military sticks.

However, although there were a lot of rewards, he didn't stand up. After all, how could one person win against twelve people.

"It is very difficult for one person to win against twelve people. I know very well, so the participants also take the team as a unit, and 100 taels of silver will be distributed to 12 people."

Chen Wang's words made the eyes of the recruits look eager again, and also ignited a little hope.

Twelve people against twelve people, as long as they can break through the formation, it is not that there is no chance.

The conditions changed, and the temptation of 100 taels of silver was too great, and the quota of twelve people was filled in just a moment.

Twelve recruits stood in the middle of the school field. They all got a long gun wrapped in white cloth, facing the formation of veterans far away.

Chen Wang also retreated to the outside of the field, and handed over the field to the soldiers of the two teams who were about to confront each other. Everyone's eyes were also focused on the field.

Zhou Changshou held the spear in his hand and was wearing protective armor. He could hear his heart beating now. He had never been watched by so many people at the same time, and a huge pressure accumulated in his heart.

Not far in front of him, twelve soldiers were waiting in line, the formation of twelve long spears was like a hedgehog.

"how to spell?"

Someone asked in a low voice.

"Tell me that you can only hit from the front, it's not easy to rush..."

Although everyone had signed up to play, they were all feeling uneasy, and they didn't rush forward.

"The twelve of us charge forward together, and we will definitely be able to pass."

"It's all right as long as you can break through the army, and you didn't say that you want to knock them all down."

Someone also suggested that everyone came from different teams, no one made up their minds, it was just a mess, and now someone took the attention, and they immediately agreed.

Zhou Changshou wanted to speak at first, but he couldn't say anything more after being interrupted like this.

He originally wanted to say that it would be better to line up to fight like the veterans on the opposite side, but now someone's suggestion has been echoed, and he has no further thoughts.

Zhou Changshou nodded, and at the same time looked at the person who proposed to charge directly.

Most of them don't know each other. After all, it's only been seven days, and it's not bad to be able to recognize the people in the team, but Zhou Changshou knows the person who proposed at this time.

This man with a messy beard is named Huang Hu, and he is from the same place as him. He is naturally stronger than others, so he is quite famous, and this time he was selected as the captain.

"I'll charge first, you follow behind, and we'll charge in the middle."

Huang Hu held the spear, shook it, and a layer of white ash fell from the spear head.

The tip of the gun was covered with dust, and if it was hit in the chest and abdomen, it had to leave the field and be regarded as a death in battle.

What Huang Hu thought was to change one person for another, stab one person with a long spear first, and open a way for the person behind him.

"Don't be afraid. We are wearing armor. If we are stabbed, we will be hurt for a while and no one will die. I will change one, and the people behind will change one or two, and then they will rush away."

Huang Hu cheered up the people behind him while speaking, while walking forward.

Huang Hu carried the team flag on his back, and everyone followed him forward. Although there was no formation, they were quite imposing.

Seeing that the distance between the two teams was getting closer and closer, all the recruits held their breath and focused their attention on the two teams, not daring to speak loudly.

Fifteen steps, ten steps, eight steps, five steps!
The distance is getting closer and closer, and the distance of five steps is almost the distance of confrontation.

"kill!!!"

Huang Hu yelled fiercely, holding a spear, and rushed forward first.

Chen Wang, who was standing outside watching the battle, moved his eyes slightly. This recruit surprised him, not because of his courage, but because he only demonstrated once, and Huang Hu actually learned six points—extremely talented.

"What is the name of this leader, you write it down."

Chen Wang whispered to Tang Shiping who was on the side, he has courage, talent, and prestige, and with a little training, he can be the head of the banner.

And when Chen Wang confessed, Huang Hu had already rushed to the front of the army formation.

"kill!!!"

The twelve old soldiers in the center of the school field shouted in unison, and stabbed the spears in their hands at the yellow tiger that was rushing straight.

Huang Hu was startled, the thrust of the spear in his hand subconsciously turned into a sweep.

A long spear that was stabbing straight was swept away by him, but before he could smile, a long spear from the other side charged like a poisonous snake and stabbed him in the abdomen instantly.

Huang Hu's face turned pale, and he let out a scream. He couldn't help but backed up again and again, and couldn't help covering his stomach with his hands, so the spear in his hand fell to the ground.

"Kill!"

Huang Hu's failure didn't affect the people behind him. The 100 taels of silver was close at hand, and everyone rushed forward with flushed faces.

But without exception, they all ended up the same as Huang Hu. They were all stabbed by spears and fell to the ground in pain.

Zhou Changshou rushed in the middle, leaning against his teammates who were blocking the guns in front, he rushed into the gap in the gun forest and stabbed one person with a long spear, but soon two spears knocked him to the ground.

On the school grounds, there was a lot of wailing.

Even though it is a wooden spear and has armor protection, it is still heart-wrenching to be stabbed by a long spear.

The confrontation was over in the blink of an eye, and only a group of veterans were left standing in the middle of the school field.

Of the twelve veterans, only one had ashes on his chest, and the remaining eleven were unscathed.

A group of recruits all around stared at the field in a daze. In their thinking, twelve people beat twelve people. Even if they were veterans, they should be able to defeat at least four or five people.

But the fact is that twelve people rushed straight away, but the exchange ratio was one to twelve.

Chen Wang's mood was not disturbed, this situation was a certainty.

This is the role of the army formation. Only when the soldiers form an army formation can they exert their maximum combat power.

This is why thousands of officers and soldiers can chase tens of thousands or even 10,000+ bandits.

From the first year of Chongzhen to the present, more than eight years have passed, but the rogues still haven't made much progress, and the troops are chaotic, all relying on the cavalry.

Chen Wang looked around and saw the astonishment in everyone's eyes.

These recruits were all farmers before. Although some had experience in fighting with weapons, they were not miners from Yiwu and Yongkang, and they would fight in formation.

For marching and fighting, their knowledge comes from storytelling, and they thought that when fighting, the two armies lined up, and then each went first to fight to determine the superiority, and it was enough for the winning side to hide and kill.

Chen Wang pressed the Yanling Saber on his waist and walked slowly to the center of the school grounds.

At this time, the recruits who fell on the ground were also helped back into the queue.

Some things are not as effective as being witnessed ten thousand times.

"On the battlefield, confrontation is like this."

"Cong spears come, Cong spears go, random knives chop, random knives return him."

Chen Wang pointed at the formation of twelve veterans and said loudly.

"Shoulder to shoulder, body to body, swarming in together, the gap left is difficult to change hands, how can there be room for jumping from side to side?!"

"If one person turns his head, the crowd will be suspicious. If one person moves an inch, the crowd will all retreat in fear. How can they tolerate advancing or retreating?!"

Chen Wang looked around at the recruits and said in a deep voice.

"I want you to remember a military order, remember it firmly!"

Chen Wang's face was deep, and he said sharply.

"Facing the enemy in battle, the formation has been determined, move your feet and turn your head, if the ranks are crowded and uneven, you will be cut immediately, and the team leader and team deputy will be seated together!"

Chen Wang held the Yanling knife at his waist and said coldly.

"You remember."

"What you can rely on on the battlefield, besides the weapons in your hands, is the robes around you!"

"In a majestic formation, thousands of people line up and go forward. The brave will not be the first, and the timid will not be the last."

"Although there are thousands of troops, they are only as good as one person. Only in this way can we be invincible in the world!"

(End of this chapter)