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Chapter 62 Guard
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Chen Sanshi took advantage of the effect of the medicine to practice his shooting skills.

The medicinal effect of the bone-nourishing soup, along with the adjustment of breathing techniques, tempers the muscles and bones together with the qi and blood, giving a tingling and numb feeling, but the pain it brings to the body is not that severe.

[Kung Fu: Immortal Golden Snake Spear. Part 1 (Not yet mastered)]

【Progress: 65/100】

[Effect: Blood of Dragon Elephant]

"In a few days, I will be able to train my muscles."

"After training my muscles, I'll go to the Medicine Valley to have a look."

The number of missing persons has decreased significantly recently. This should be because the martial arts schools have become more restrained, but the number of cases has not completely disappeared.

Chen Sanshi also tried other uses of lamp oil.

For example, pick out a little bit and feed it to the mice.

Then the mouse died...

Obviously, this thing is not for eating.

Most likely it was used to make fire.

"call--"

Chen Sanshi wiped the sweat off his face, sat down at the stone table under the plum tree in the courtyard, and started flipping through some military books.

After summarizing the past two days, he concluded that there are two ways to improve his proficiency in commanding troops.

1. Read military books and learn theoretical knowledge.

2. Drill, preferably military formation drill.

It can definitely be improved through actual combat, but there is no chance for now.

"Leading troops to fight is indeed a technical job. It is not just about leading a group of people and being done with it."

Chen Sanshi benefited a lot.

Planning must begin half a year or even longer before the troops are dispatched.

How many men and weapons are needed, how much food and fodder are needed, how to transport them, and what the loss will be.

If you are going to go to war, you also have to consider the weather and climate, the difficulty of the journey, whether the soldiers will have difficulty acclimatizing, whether they will encounter an ambush, and if so, where they will most likely be...

When there are a large number of people, even going to the toilet requires special arrangements, and it is not something that can be done by just taking off pants.

Fighting a war is an extremely complicated matter. It is definitely not something that one person can handle alone. It requires the collective operation of an organization.

This shows the importance of having useful people under your command.

There are also military formations.

According to military records, special military formations can enhance the combat effectiveness of soldiers to a certain extent.

For example, to surround and kill a martial artist who has mastered the blood-training skills of an inferior technique, it usually takes about twenty lives. In a special military formation, the number can be reduced to fifteen lives.

Not much, judging by the numbers.

But every number represents a human life.

A little bit adds up to a lot, and a lot of manpower can be saved in a battle.

However, since it is called a special military formation, naturally not everyone can practice it.

First of all, the commander himself needs to understand it.

There are military formation diagrams in military books, many of which are based on the Eight Trigrams. Most people cannot understand them at all and need to spend time and study them carefully.

Second.

Even if you understand it, you have to be able to use it.

Drill is drill, and actual combat is actual combat.

No matter how exquisite the formation is, it will break down if it is attacked and become chaotic if it is hit, which means it is completely useless.

Therefore, military garrisons in remote areas often train in the simplest basic formations.

Only a truly elite army will apply special military formations in actual combat.

The top-notch armies will even have formations composed of warriors.

"It's still early to set up the formation."

Chen Sanshi had just finished teaching them the Zhuang Gong technique, and they hadn't even differentiated between the Wu Zu and the Zhen Zu. Fortunately, teaching them martial arts could be considered an improvement in their progress.

[Skill: Commanding Troops (Not yet started)]

【Progress: 48/100】

[Effect: None]

You can almost get started before the new recruit assessment is over.

"General Chen, assemble!"

Fang Zongqi's voice came from outside the door.

"What's going on?"

Chen Sanshi opened the door. It was still lunch time.

Fang Zongqi explained: "The prefect and the new county magistrate came together to inspect our officers and soldiers."

"Which prefect, the prefect of Anding?"

Chen Sanshi asked.

After receiving a positive answer, he couldn't help but think of Song Laowu's threats before his death. He was not nervous and planned to wait and see what happened.

Following General Fang to the military training ground, most of the soldiers were already lined up, waiting for their superiors to inspect them.

Theoretically speaking, the civil and military officials of the Dasheng Dynasty were two independent and mutually restrained systems. There was no such thing as superiors and subordinates, and it was not the turn of the prefect to inspect the army.

Unless, he represents the prince's lineage who supports this military expedition.

The crowd didn't have to wait too long, about ten minutes later.

Xiang Tingchun and two civil servants appeared surrounded by many warriors.

The one walking in front was wearing a noble scarlet robe with cloud geese embroidered on the front, confirming his identity as a fourth-rank prefect.

The other one was wearing a green robe embroidered with a mandarin duck pattern, confirming his status as a seventh-rank county magistrate.

They did not give any speech, but just chatted with each other as they passed in front of the crowd and entered the central military camp.

Chen Sanshi noticed the details.

When the seventh-rank county magistrate faced his superior, the fourth-rank prefect, his words and actions did not reveal any flattering behavior, but instead he seemed a little arrogant.

I guess he has a background.

The county magistrate did not stay too long and left after a cup of tea, but the prefect was nowhere to be seen.

Unsurprisingly.

"Mr. Chen, the prefect wants to see you."

Captain Liu came over to pass on the message, and whispered a reminder: "This person is the backer of the Song family. They dare not touch the captain, but if they find out that you are involved in this matter, they may cause trouble for you. Be careful."

"Thank you Captain Liu for the reminder."

Chen Sanshi frowned slightly, but he was not afraid and walked straight towards the camp.

The charge of treason has already been made, and there is no reason to touch him anyway.

Hiding is not a solution. Meeting in person can help you figure out the other party's purpose, so you can find a way to deal with it.

Open the tent.

The atmosphere was not as tense as one might imagine. There were only two people in the spacious space.

The prefect in red robe sat in the main seat, with a middle-aged guard standing behind him.

The prefect smiled and said, "Are you the general Chen Sanshi?"

"Exactly."

Chen Sanshi bowed and said, "The prefect has summoned me. What do you want me to do?"

"I am a straightforward person, I will just say what I want to say."

The prefect came straight to the point: "Mr. Chen has amazing martial arts talent, but it is unfair for him to be trapped in a small county in Poyang.

"Why don't you leave this place and work as a guard in my mansion? I will provide you with sufficient training resources to ensure that you have no worries about transforming your energy. How do you think?"

Guard?

Chen Sanshi was stunned at first, then he quickly reacted.

This sounds like a solicitation.

In fact, it is an ingenious kind of erasure!

If the prefect, as the backer of the Song family's extermination, does nothing about it, how can he expect all the martial arts schools to pay tribute to the extermination in the future?
But the clan was destroyed by Xiang Tingchun, and he couldn't afford to offend the thousand households, so he could only find himself, a small general flag.

It is already confirmed that Tai Lei Wushu School is plotting treason, and there is no way to openly accuse him of any crime.

In addition, the other party really valued talent and wanted to recruit him under their command. Making him disappear from Poyang County would also be an explanation to the martial arts school.

but……

Chen Sanshi had finally made it to this day, and was about to go to the Eighth Battalion to participate in the selection of forwards. How could he be a dog for a mere prefect? ​​!

He could even guess what the other party would say next.

really.

The prefect said with a fake smile: "General Chen, I am doing this for your own good. The spring battle is imminent and you are still young. On the battlefield, swords are merciless. If something unexpected happens, wouldn't it be a waste of your talent?"

The implication.

Either you take him in as a dog, or he dies in an accident.

A strong murderous intent suddenly arose in Chen Sanshi's heart.

Starting with Qin Xiong, troubles one after another came one after another.

He doesn't like fighting and killing.

However, every time he didn't take the initiative, he would be attacked by others.

'I just want to practice martial arts in peace and quiet.'

'Why is everyone forcing me! '

If you can't afford to offend Xiang Tingchun, then come and bully him.

What prefect can withstand a fifteen-stone bow?

Chen Sanshi made up his mind to fool the whole situation.

at this time.

A cold female voice sounded.

"Prefect Ji, General Chen is the nominal military officer of our Military Governor's Office. It's inappropriate for you to snatch him away like this, isn't it?"

(End of this chapter)