Three Kingdoms, I'm really not a general!

Chapter 35 Xing Daorong Learns to Train Soldiers
Xing Daorong was not quite sure what kind of response Liu Bei's letter would get from the Eastern Wu, so he had to start learning how to train soldiers.

As a newly promoted general, Liu Bei directly allocated three thousand troops to Xing Daorong.

But these three thousand soldiers cannot be idle on weekdays, they must be trained eventually.

It's just that Xing Daorong doesn't have the skills to do drills. As for military-related matters, he only knows about military training.

In fact, the military training these days is much more valuable than military training.

Needless to say, the Western Han Dynasty's training was indeed poor, but the military horses on the border were not.

Compared with these generals, Xing Daorong's knowledge of military training is very limited, and his training ability is probably only comparable to that of Chen Ying and Bao Long, two buddies who were born as hunters.

Although he could sacrifice himself at any time, he could not sacrifice all his own soldiers.

After all, they are all human lives!
Even if you say it's for the purpose of accumulating good deeds, you can't do it carelessly.

So Xing Daorong thought about it and decided that he should ask for help from someone who is less knowledgeable than him.

As for the person in Liu Bei's army who is good at training soldiers... Xing Daorong actually thought of someone.

...

Jiangling, parade ground.

Xing Daorong looked at the neatly-arranged line of soldiers in front of him and couldn't help but clapping his hands.

Although his action was completely from the heart, it still made the general next to him look dismayed.

"General Xing, you can just watch it, but there is really no need to applaud. This is a bit unbecoming and should not be done."

It can be heard that the general who was talking to Xing Daorong was very polite.

that's the truth.

Chen Dao was a general in Liu Bei's army.

Chen Dao defected to Liu Bei during the time when Liu Bei was the governor and governor of Yuzhou. It has been more than ten years.

The time he followed Liu Bei was second only to Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, and earlier than Zhuge Liang, Zhao Yun, Huang Zhong and Ma Chao.

He is considered a veteran in the military.

What he is most famous for...is, of course, being the commander of the Bai Li soldiers under Liu Bei.

Xing Daorong didn't know whether he, as the commander, was responsible for training the troops, but it would always be a good idea to ask.

"General Chen is right. I just saw that these personal soldiers are well trained, so I wanted to ask."

Although Chen Dao is an old man, he has little presence in Liu Bei's camp.

Not to mention Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, even the other newly-joined generals from Jingzhou were ranked ahead of Chen Dao.

So Chen Dao was quite surprised that Xing Daorong came to see him.

Seeing that they had no ill intentions, Chen Dao explained to Xing Daorong: "These are the Danyang soldiers who were once under Tao Qian's command in Xuzhou. They have followed the lord in battles over the years and are considered to have experienced many battles. I think this is what the general thinks is good."

It turns out they are all veterans.

Xing Daorong listened and nodded slightly, then asked, "I guess you rely on General Chen for daily training?"

Although Chen Dao was curious about why Xing Daorong came to see him, there was nothing to hide, so he said, "It's because I came here for training."

Xing Daorong was overjoyed when he heard this, but then he said a little embarrassedly: "General Chen, to be honest, although I have fought on the battlefield for many years, I still don't know how to train soldiers."

"Today I see that the general is so good at training soldiers, so I have an unwelcome request."

Xing Daorong had been a general in Jingnan for more than ten years. Now he was so humble that Chen Dao quickly responded politely.

But he said: "General Xing, you single-handedly cut off the retreat of Jiangdong, which makes me really admire you. If you really have a request, don't be polite, just tell me directly, I will do it even if it means dying!" Even if people say they will do it even if it means dying, they still do what they say and will not compromise in the slightest.

Xing Daorong smiled and said, "Although it is a bit troublesome, it is not a life-threatening situation. It's just that I am not good at training soldiers, so I want to learn from General Chen for a few days, and also train with a certain unit of soldiers."

"This..." Chen Dao didn't expect Xing Daorong to come here to ask for this, and he hesitated for a moment.

Xing Daorong saw that Chen Dao seemed to be in a dilemma, so he hurriedly asked, "Is it possible that the two armies in the army cannot train together?"

Chen Dao thought that although this was not prohibited, it seemed that no one would do it. They all practiced it on their own!
After thinking about it, he decided that there was no prohibition in the army, so he could do it. He agreed and said, "Since the general wants me to do it, I will show my humility."

Xing Daorong felt relieved when he heard this.

It would be impossible to train the troops by myself, but fortunately Chen Dao agreed, which solved my big problem.

in this way
Xing Daorong's troops began to train together with Chen Dao's Danyang troops.

...

In fact, it was not a special thing for these two armies to train together, but when Zhuge Liang heard about it, he took it to heart.

I took a break from my busy schedule that day and went to the training ground.

I saw that Chen Dao and Xing Daorong were indeed together. They were sitting together, and no one knew what they were talking about.

Zhuge Liang walked slowly forward and leaned in to listen, but he didn't expect that the two men were so engaged in a heated discussion that they didn't notice him at all.

When he leaned in closer to listen, he heard Chen Dao saying, "General, do you know Wu Qi from the Warring States period?"

Xing Daorong certainly knew that Wu Qi was a great general of the Wei State during the Warring States Period and was known as the second sage of military strategists.

Seeing Xing Daorong nod, Chen Dao continued, "When he was in command of the army, he ate and lived with ordinary soldiers. He didn't sleep on mats and didn't ride horses. This won the hearts of the soldiers."

Xing Daorong understood this very well, and he would do the same as a teacher in the future.

Chen Dao added: "Even if the soldiers have fighting spirit, but they are not trained, fighting with foreign enemies is like a suckling dog attacking a tiger. Although they have fighting spirit, they will die."

“If you want to be as fierce as a tiger, you have to practice hard and practice more.”

After following Chen Dao for the past few days, Xing Daorong indeed discovered that he was the most ruthless in training.

This guy doesn't just train on the training ground, he is often taken out for field training.

They had to wear a heavy helmet, carry a spear and 50 arrows on their shoulders, and carry three days' worth of dry food. They had to march a hundred miles in half a day, and upon arrival they had to be able to immediately engage in battle, with both hands able to pull a two-stone bow.

Let alone carrying 50 arrows, it would be exhausting enough to carry a person, not to mention a heavy helmet and a spear.

Xing Daorong felt a little tired even when he was training with them, not to mention the two captains Chen Ying and Bao Long.

These two guys have been training intensively for the past few days, eating and living with the sergeants, so they must be feeling a little bored.

But when he saw that his general had also followed him, he could only keep any complaints to himself.

Xing Daorong listened to Chen Dao's words, and then looked at Chen Ying and Bao Long who were standing upright in the distance, watching the soldiers drill, and couldn't help but sigh: "Officers teach soldiers, soldiers teach soldiers, and soldiers teach officers. The method of teaching is really applicable throughout the ages."

Although Chen Dao didn't know what "teacher" meant, the saying "officers teach soldiers, soldiers teach soldiers, and soldiers teach officers" still made him think carefully.

But he couldn't help but say: "Although the general's words are simple, they do make some sense. We who lead troops can also learn something from the soldiers."

As he was speaking, a voice suddenly came from behind him.

But he heard him say: "What the two generals said makes sense, but in my opinion, in the final analysis, it is the generals who lead the troops in the battles."

The two turned around and saw Zhuge Liang approaching them. They immediately shouted, "Military Advisor, why are you here?"

(End of this chapter)