The Prodigal Son

Qin Yu had already bragged about Qi Dachui's boasting, and Liang Hongqiao had accepted his challenge.

Left with no other choice, Qi Dachui had to bite the bullet and go for it.

He didn't deliberately choose anyone; he just randomly picked a soldier from a thousand-man squad.

Seeing that he wasn't making a special selection, the strong-willed Liang Hongqiao naturally didn't make one either.

It is also a well-organized team of a thousand people.

Both parties agreed that Liang Hongqiao would train the selected soldiers in Dongying.

Meanwhile, Qi Dachui was training his soldiers in the abandoned South Camp.

Three days later, at 4:45 AM, the two sides held a competition in Dongying.

"Thirteenth Young Master, I don't know how to train troops!"

When he led his men to the South Camp, Qi Dachui was almost in tears.

The burly man, weighing 200 pounds, looked at Qin Yu like a wronged little wife, making Qin Yu exclaim that he couldn't stand it.

"I can teach you how to train troops, but you have to do the actual work yourself!"

Qin Yu put away his joking expression and said earnestly, "Big Hammer, you can't just revolve around me your whole life. You should also learn something so that you can guard a region or lead troops into battle in the future."

This challenge is not only helping Qi Dachui pick up girls, but also helping him learn some things.

Now, he possesses the strength of the ninth realm, and he also has experts protecting him in secret. Under normal circumstances, he will not be in danger.

Qi Dachui has been with him for so many years, and he doesn't want Qi Dachui to be just a bodyguard for the rest of his life.

He can lead troops and make meritorious contributions on the battlefield.

Qi Dachui stared at Qin Yu and said without hesitation, "I only want to follow Thirteenth Young Master..."

"..."

Qin Yu sighed helplessly, "That's up to you! If you're willing to stay with me, I can't possibly send you away, can I? But there are some things you can learn, learn as much as you can."

"oh."

Qi Dachui nodded slightly.

Upon arriving at the abandoned South Camp, Qin Yu called Qi Dachui into a dilapidated room and taught him how to train soldiers.

It's wishful thinking to expect to significantly improve individual combat effectiveness in just three days.

However, it is entirely possible to defeat the thousand men led by Liang Hongqiao.

First, he wanted to divide these thousand people into two teams and have them fight against each other in order to understand their fighting style.

They were all from the same camp, and the methods they used to fight were the same as those used by Liang Hongqiao's thousand men.

Once you understand the other party's approach, then you can address the problem accordingly!

Break with convention, strike unexpectedly, and catch them off guard!

Secondly, conduct stress resistance training to help soldiers overcome their fear in a short period of time and strengthen their sense of collective combat.

These soldiers need to be adapted to real combat, overcome their fear of combat, and be able to cope with unexpected situations on the battlefield.

He believed that Liang Hongqiao and the others must have undergone similar training, but it certainly wasn't as thorough as his method.

Next, select the 100 strongest men from these 1,000 and use them as elite troops!

These one hundred people can be personally trained by Qi Dachui, who will personally teach them how to exert force, breathe, and fight, while also making them more ferocious!

This is what Qi Dachui excels at.

Finally, there are rewards and punishments!

If they win, Qin Yu will help them get five days off. Those whose homes are in Panyang and want to go home will each receive twenty taels of silver; those who don't want to go home will have several brothels booked for them in the city so they can eat, drink and have fun to their heart's content!

If we lose, we'll not only squeeze the shit out of them, but we'll also give them all of their five days' worth of rations to the enemy!

As soon as Qin Yu finished speaking, Qi Dachui shook his head: "Thirteenth Young Master, this is not fair."

"How is it unfair?"

Qin Yu was puzzled.

Qi Dachui said seriously, "You can throw out a lot of money, but I don't have that much..."

Qi Dachui understood the principle that a generous reward will always attract brave men.

Different rewards will definitely lead to different morale on both sides.

Qin Yu could use money to boost morale, but where would Liang Hongqiao get so much money to spend on morale?

The morale is on completely different levels, it's definitely not fair!

If any reward is to be given, it should only be something that Liang Hongqiao can afford; that would be fair.

"You're right!"

Qin Yu nodded in agreement. "But is there any fairness on a real battlefield? Is it fair that enemy generals promise their soldiers that they can rape and plunder at will after capturing a city?"

"this……"

Qi Dachui opened his mouth slightly, speechless.

"How to reward them is up to you to discuss with the commanders here! The decision is yours!"

Qin Yu stared intently at him. "But first, you need to get rid of this competitive mindset! This isn't a competition; it's a life-or-death battle! First, completely shatter any wishful thinking you and your men have!"

As he continued speaking, Qin Yu's expression suddenly turned serious.

Some of them are even quite fierce.

"Um."

Qi Dachui nodded emphatically.

Alternatively, one or two hours could be spent gathering the hundred or thousand generals from among these thousand men to brainstorm ideas.

Let's all work together to figure out a way to defeat their opponents.

There are no restrictions, and there's no emphasis on being aboveboard or aboveboard.

It can also be used as a psychological tactic to put pressure on the opponent before the competition.

They could discuss the specifics of how to proceed; Qin Yu would not provide further details.

In any case, the goal is to win!

Qin Yu spent almost half an hour explaining to Qi Dachui in detail how to train these soldiers.

Qi Dachui listened very attentively.

After speaking with Qi Dachui, Qin Yu patted him on the shoulder again.

"You've been with me for so long, and you've been through countless battles, big and small. You're a veteran of many battles!"

"Even if you haven't eaten pork, you've still seen pigs run, right? You should think more about the battles you've experienced."

Have confidence in yourself! If you have confidence, your subordinates will have even greater confidence!

"You're also a member of the Qin family. When have members of the Qin family ever been afraid?"

Qin Yu spoke earnestly to Qi Dachui.

Qi Dachui thought for a moment, then nodded emphatically again, a different kind of light appearing in his eyes.

After giving instructions to Qi Dachui, Qin Yu left the South Camp, leaving Qin Xiong with him.

If necessary, Qin Xiong can remind him.

But he hoped that Qi Dachui would figure out the rest for himself.

In fact, if he were to train these thousand men, he would be absolutely confident of winning the competition three days from now.

He had even come up with several underhanded tricks to make Liang Hongqiao's thousand men lose before the battle even began.

However, Qi Dachui is not him after all.

He needs to let Qi Dachui walk his own path.

Back at his residence, Qin Yu had just rested for a while when Yuan Ji came looking for him.

"I heard that Lord Qin and Young Master Qiao have made a bet?"

As soon as Yuan Ji arrived, he asked Qin Yu a question.

"It wasn't a bet; it was just a simple competition."

Qin Yu shook his head and smiled, "You didn't come here specifically for this, did you?"

"Of course not."

Yuan Ji shook his head slightly. "I just received news from the Yan Kingdom that Yan Li is almost at Wangzhou, but he has some urgent business to attend to and may be a day or two late in arriving at Zhu County."

"fine!"

Qin Yu smiled dismissively, "Yan Li is just trying to string me along. Let him be!"

"That's what I think too!"

Seeing that Qin Yu was not in a hurry at all, Yuan Ji couldn't help but feel curious.

Qin Yu didn't dwell on the matter too much, and instead asked, "How are Zhu Songlan and the others doing?"

"It's very easy to use!"

Speaking of this, Yuan Ji immediately smiled, "They are indeed all people with real talent and learning! They are so much better than this roughneck."

"That's good!"

Qin Yu nodded slightly...