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Looking around, there were approximately 700 soldiers training on Training Ground A at this time.

They are scattered in different areas and practice different military skills.

Some are training battle formations, some are practicing swordsmanship, and some are in military posture.

Some accidentally fell down, some were sweating like rain, and some were knocked to the ground.

The sounds of running, shouting, and swinging knives came and went one after another.

No matter whether they were new recruits or veterans, one by one, they all had their nostrils dilated, their teeth clenched, and their eyes filled with fearful looks. They devoted themselves wholeheartedly to the drill and the weapons in their hands.

Although they were just watching from a distance, even though they were just witnessing the opponent's daily training, everyone present was shocked by this lively training scene.

As long as there are people with eyes and brains, whether they are Tokugawa Iemo, Tenjoin, and Matsudaira Yoshiho who are close to Aoto, or they hate Aoto, Hitotsubashi Keiki, Matsudaira Harugaku, and the generals of the "pro-army", they have to I agree with one fact - the training level of the Shinsengumi is far higher than that of the major teams stationed in Beijing!

At this moment, Tokugawa Iemo and others all had the same idea: in addition to their training level, there was another very obvious difference between the soldiers of the Shinsengumi and the soldiers of the Daiban group stationed in Beijing.

What exactly is the difference?

They couldn't figure out the answer to this question for a while.

Tokugawa Iemo and the others' eyes widened, sometimes looking to the left, sometimes to the right, sweeping their eyes back and forth, carefully looking at every corner of the training ground, much like Grandma Liu walking into the Grand View Garden.

Suddenly, Grandma Tokugawa...ah, no, Tokugawa Iemo pointed to the corner of the training ground:

"Qingdeng, what are the soldiers over there doing? Why do they keep standing?"

Qingden looked in the direction pointed by his finger, and immediately showed a clear expression.

"Your Highness, the soldiers over there are new recruits who have just joined the army. They are practicing their formation."

"After rigorous selection at all levels, more than 800 people have become recruits of the Shinsengumi."

"'Army Posture' is a compulsory course for my new members."

"Every recruit who joins the army must first practice their general posture before they can receive training on battle formations, martial arts and other training."

After hearing this, Tokugawa Iemo suddenly looked confused:

"Army posture...?"

He chewed the unfamiliar word gently.

"Qingdeng, what is the 'military posture'?"

As soon as Tokugawa Iemo finished asking, the rest of the people in the back cast doubtful glances at Aomori.

Qingdeng thought for a moment, and then explained concisely and concisely:

"This is the basic tactical move of the Shinsengumi."

"Straighten your legs, straighten your chest and retract your abdomen, look forward, stretch your shoulders back, and place your hands close to your thighs. Even if someone comes to pull your hands away, your hands cannot leave your thighs."

"As long as you can meet the above standards and remain motionless for an hour, the 'Army Posture' level will be considered passed."

As soon as Qingdeng finished speaking, Ichibashi Qingxi suddenly frowned and interjected:

"Tachibana Military Department, it seems that this is just a more cunning 'standing'."

"What's the point of asking soldiers to practice standing?"

"Instead of letting the soldiers practice this, we should order them to swing the sword a few more times."

Qingdeng replied calmly:

"Master Hitotsubashi, this is wrong."

"Admittedly, at first glance, the 'military posture' seems to be just a special way of standing."

"But in fact, it has many benefits and is actually the best choice for training and strengthening the army."

"First of all, it exercises one's physical strength and perseverance."

“Just ‘continuous standing’ is enough to make ordinary people without professional training feel back pain.”

"Not to mention military posture, there are many requirements such as 'straight legs', 'raising the head and retracting the abdomen', 'keeping hands close to both sides of the thighs', etc."

"Even a strong person who has been practicing martial arts since childhood will be exhausted and sweaty when he first comes into contact with the 'Army Posture'."

"Secondly, 'drawing military posture' can cultivate the discipline of soldiers. And this is the most important role of 'drawing military posture'."

Discipline—another unfamiliar word that puzzles Tokugawa Iemo and others.

Qingdeng immediately explained:

"Supplies and discipline are the foundation of an army."

"Without supplies, the army will be unsustainable."

"Without discipline, the army cannot fight."

"The reason why I force the soldiers to practice the 'discipline posture' is to sharpen their spirit and subtly cultivate their discipline."

"Let the soldiers understand at all times - even if it is as trivial as 'standing', they must obey military orders obediently."

"If I ask you to straighten your waist, you must straighten your waist. If I ask you to put your hands tightly on the outside of your thighs, you must obey me."

"No complaints are allowed, let alone questions."

“In short, it’s just one sentence: whatever you are asked to do, you do it.”

"The above is one of the core principles of my 'Orange Style Military Science'."

Tokugawa Iemo: "'Tachibana Style Military Strategy'? What is this?"

Qingdeng smiled slightly:

"This is the method of using troops that I have summarized based on what I have learned and my own personal experience."

"It includes a series of contents such as running the army, uniting the army, and fighting."

"It's a pity that I am too busy now to write an article."

"The various contents of "Juliu Military Strategy" are still stored in my mind."

"When I have time later, I will write the book slowly and talk about it."

As soon as Aonto finished speaking, Tokugawa Iemo burst out laughing:

"Qingdeng, when your "Juliu Military Strategy" is completed in the future, please be sure to print it into a book so that I can send it to other generals to study."

Qingdeng laughed dumbly:

"That's natural!"

Tokugawa Iemo clasped his hands behind his back, and after glancing around the inside and outside of the training ground a few more times, he turned to Aoto and said:

"Qingdeng, I want to observe your soldiers up close."

As soon as he said this, Qingdeng immediately stretched out his arms and made a "please" gesture.

"Of course, please come with me!"

Qingdeng led the crowd and walked slowly into the No. A training ground.

Their appearance immediately caused quite a stir in the training ground.

The soldiers unconsciously stopped what they were doing and looked up at Qingdeng.

"Look, it's Nioh-sama!"

"Who are those people around Nioh-sama?"

"Probably a big shot in the shogunate."

"Huh? Could it be General Zhengyi?"

"Hey! Stop looking around! Stop whispering! It's not time to rest yet! Keep practicing!"

…

The troops currently practicing on the training ground A are the first team, the third team, the fourth team and the sixth team.

Except for the captains of these four divisions, namely Okita Souji, Saitoichi, Serizawa Kamuo and Inoue Genzaburo, the other soldiers did not know that General Zhengyi would come to inspect the Shinsengumi's camp today.

This situation surprised Tokugawa Iemo and others.

In fact, many of them were secretly guessing: The reason why the Shinsengumi soldiers performed so amazingly was because Qingteng informed his soldiers of the "general's visit" in advance. , ordered them to "make fun of the occasion" and deliberately redouble their training today to appear like a "top-notch army."

But now, under the curious gazes of the surrounding soldiers, their unfounded conjectures were self-defeating.

In this way, the Shinsengumi they have seen so far is indeed the most authentic Shinsengumi, and there is no fraud.

After a while, they came to the recruits who were practicing the "military drawing posture".

I saw the recruits arranged in a neat square formation, carefully straightening their bodies.

A dozen instructors walked between the gaps in the array, meticulously supervising the training of the recruits.

"Keep your head up! Breathe in! Tuck your belly in!"

"Hands! Hands! How many times have I told you! Keep your palms close to your legs! If I find you don't keep your hands close to your legs again, don't blame me for being rude!"

"Hold on! If you can't even endure this little hardship, how can you kill the enemy and make meritorious deeds on the battlefield?!"

Fierce sounds similar to this are heard endlessly.

Although these people were instructors, as of a month ago, they were still ordinary soldiers in the Shinsengumi.

As the recruitment plan of "expanding the army by three thousand" gradually unfolded, the first hundred or so soldiers of the Shinsengumi were all promoted on the spot, from ordinary soldiers to junior officers.

Compared with the newcomers who have just joined the army, these team members who joined the Shinsengumi when it was first established are indeed veterans.

However, their enlistment time is only two months longer than that of the new recruits.

After just fighting two not-so-intense battles (the Kusunoki-gumi annihilation battle and the Iga offensive and defensive battle), all of them were directly promoted... Such a promotion speed is a bit too outrageous.

It is no exaggeration to say that most of them are not qualified to be officers and do not have the necessary military qualities.

However, it is still the same old saying: Today’s era is a worse era!

Aomori's position on the Shinsengumi has always been clear: he doesn't seek to be the best, he just seeks to be better than other armies.

The Shinsengumi don't need to have such terrifying combat power, as long as their overall quality is not weaker than the armies of other forces, that's enough!

Tokugawa Iemo and others walked around the new recruits and observed their appearance carefully.

The clothes of the new recruits were soaked with sweat.

The sweat dripped down their sleeves and trouser legs, and small puddles formed at the feet of some people.

No matter who is passing by them, the recruits always look straight into the distance.

Such strong discipline amazed everyone and made people unable to believe that these people were all new recruits.

Tokugawa Iemo looked around expressionlessly.

Without warning, he quietly walked up behind a certain recruit.

Soon enough, he suddenly reached out his right hand, grabbed the recruit's right arm, and pulled him back violently.

Judging from his posture, he used a lot of strength.

His "attack" was not unexpected.

However, the new recruit did not move at all, his arms still pressed tightly against the sides of his legs.

Seeing this, Tokugawa Iemo quietly retracted his hand.

"Sorry, I scared you."

He apologized to the new recruit very politely, and then said to Qingden with a satisfied look on his face:

"Qingdeng, the 'military posture' you created is indeed extremely effective."

Then, he put on a solemn face and turned to look at the "pro-army" generals behind him.

"From now on, the 'Third Division' will also implement this kind of training method!"

Yamaki Yunlang and others looked at each other, and then hurriedly bowed their heads in response.

At this time, Qingdeng suddenly said:

"Your Highness, this is a rare opportunity. Please allow me to show you my Shinsengumi's 'pre-screen trial'."

"'Trial in front of the curtain'? What is this?"

"In order to ensure the combat effectiveness of the soldiers, I will regularly require each unit to conduct large-scale exercises and battles, and personally supervise them."

"The soldiers participating in the battle will wear armor and go into battle. Everything is based on actual combat."

After hearing this, Tokugawa Iemo nodded gently:

"I see...that's why it's called 'Trial Match in Front of the Screen'."

Tokumae - that is, in front of the shogunate.

The original meaning of the word "shogunate" is the place where the general works.

It is precisely for this reason that the political organization led by the general who conquered the barbarians was called the "shogunate".

Tokugawa Iemo said loudly, almost without thinking:

"It's rare to come here, why not watch it? Qingdeng, hurry up and make arrangements!"

Qingdeng said "yes".

Then, he led everyone to the watchtower located on the north side of the training ground.

Qingden held Vairocana on his waist, walked to the edge of the watchtower, and took a deep breath:

"gather!!"

With the blessing of the talent "Cloud Piercing Stone +3", his words effortlessly covered the entire training ground.

The moment after his words came out...it was really a split second! The whole training ground was boiling!

No matter whether they were veterans or new recruits, they all rushed straight to the watchtower!

Everyone ran straight over at their fastest speed.

After a while, the originally empty watchtower was crowded with heads.

The total time taken from spreading out in all directions to gathering in front of Qingdeng and others: 20 seconds!

In addition to the fact that the gathering time was much longer than that of the Beijing-based team, the mental outlook of the two parties was also very different.

I saw every soldier downstairs standing in a standard military posture.

Keep your head up, chest out, eyes straight, and your posture glowing.

Their dignified appearance was in sharp contrast to the soldiers of the large group stationed in Beijing who were shaking their heads and standing crookedly.

In addition, because everyone stood upright and motionless, it had the effect of "leading from point to point". Every row and column was extremely neat, and there was a strong aura of splendor inside and outside the military formation!

Just looking at it gives you chills!

Looking at this scene, many people...especially the "pro-military" generals swallowed involuntarily.

Qingdeng said loudly and expressionlessly:

“Now let’s start the ‘test fit’ in front of the curtain!”

"Teams 1 and 6 are the red team!"

"Teams three and four are White!"

"Get ready now! The battle will begin in 30 minutes!"

After giving the military order concisely and concisely, Qingdeng waved his big hand, indicating that the soldiers could take action.

It came very quickly, and it left very quickly - the soldiers retreated with a clatter and went to get their weapons and equipment.

30 minutes passed quietly.

Leopard, leopard, come back to life!

After taking the medicine and sleeping for most of the day, Leopard's body felt much better! Next, Baobaozi will adjust the update time and amount as soon as possible! (Leopard Hi.jpg)