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Because he hesitated and exceeded the time limit, he received twenty strokes of the stick.
However, Xu Cihang did not hit him so hard. He only suffered minor injuries that did not affect his training.
Xu Daxing initially thought that he would be severely injured after offending Xu Cihang. He did not expect to be let off so easily, which made him feel ashamed and grateful.
With Xu Cihang's temper, he would have beaten him to death. However, Chu Li had reminded him that it was best not to miss any of the twenty men. Even if they were missing, they had to master the formation first. Xu Daxing could only suppress his anger and wave his stick.
In the early morning, Jiang Jinfu quietly went to the Sharp Vigor Battalion and quickly walked around before hurrying back to the central tent. He fist saluted when he entered. "General, they're still practicing that formation. It's ridiculous!"
They had also been trained in military formations, but they did not practice it this way.
Chu Li's method was ridiculous no matter how he looked at it. It was like playing house. There was no power in it at all. It was more like a game.
Perhaps this was their last pastime. After all, the Sharp Vigor Battalion would die once they were deployed. They were too weak and could not withstand a single blow.
Yang Ping was holding a book. He stood upright and stared at it. "They're still practicing that formation?"
"Yes," Jiang Jinfu said. "General, should we tell him to stop fooling around?"
"Let him be if he wants to fool around." Yang Ping looked at him from the book. "It's better to keep those guys busy than idle. He's doing a good deed."
"With this training method, they eat a lot. It's a waste of food!" Jiang Jinfu said.
"It's not that bad. There are only twenty of them." Yang Ping waved his hand. "Go and ask if they want someone to spar with them. Let's see what they're practicing!"
"Yes." Jiang Jinfu quickly answered and strode out of the tent. He quickly arrived at the Sharp Vigor Battalion.
Fan Yang greeted him with a smile. "Young Jiang, what can I do for you?"
"Old Fan, what are you practicing?"
"Military formation."
"Hehe, is this a military formation?" Jiang Jinfu shook his head and laughed. "Alright, the general asked me to come over and help you. Do you need any help?"
"I was just about to ask the general for help," Fan Yang said with a smile. "We're thinking of getting a 100-man squad to attack them."
"A hundred-man team?" Jiang Jinfu laughed in surprise. "Stop joking around!"
"I wouldn't joke about something like that." Fan Yang chuckled and said, "According to Master Zhao, these twenty people should have no problem dealing with a hundred people."
Jiang Jinfu laughed. "Haha, good, good. I'll bring some people over in the afternoon and let them know what the Li Dynasty's cavalry is like!"
"Sure." Fan Yang smiled and said, "Then we'll wait."
Jiang Jinfu turned his head and glanced at the twenty men scurrying on the stakes. He then turned around and left, intending to call a hundred-man team over.
After lunch, Xu Cihang raised his voice and shouted, "We'll be having a competition in the afternoon. A hundred cavaliers will be coming over. If you can defeat this hundred-man team, you'll get to rest for two days. If you can't defeat them, you'll have to train even more at night!"
Everyone listened helplessly, wishing they could faint.
Training was so hard, and he even had to train at night. If he had to train at night, he might as well die. Training like this would drive him crazy.
"Now, let's practice the stakes!" Xu Cihang raised his voice and shouted, "Everyone, take a saber and point it diagonally upward. You don't have to use any moves, just don't get knocked away!"
Everyone cheered. They felt indescribably relaxed without having to walk on the stakes. It was as if the ropes that bound their bodies had been loosened.
They each picked up an ironwood saber from the weapon rack beside them and raised it diagonally upward. Then, they began to run, stepping on white circles that had been drawn on the ground.
Xu Cihang and Fan Yang could not help but nod. The twenty of them looked like a saw wheel spinning at high speed. They did not need to brandish their sabers, but it was already frightening enough as if they could cut through anything.
After lunch and a short break, they continued to practice on the stakes.
The ground suddenly trembled. Then, there was a muffled rumble. A hundred cavaliers arrived like a howling gale. They charged straight into the Sharp Vigor Battalion and charged toward the twenty men.
More than a hundred cavaliers were holding machetes in their hands. Although they were ironwood sabers and would not be fatal, they would be in excruciating pain and might even break their bones. Judging by their aggressive manner, it was obvious that they wanted to injure the Sharp Vigor Battalion.
"Get down! Get into formation! "Xu Cihang shouted.
Everyone hurriedly leaped down and landed in front of him. Then, they took up their respective positions.
"Turn the formation!" Xu Cihang shouted.
Every now and then, everyone would be whipped by him. Hence, they had subconsciously obeyed his orders. However, fear could not stop them from obeying him. They began to run, and the formation immediately began to operate. Like a chainsaw, it sliced through the cavaliers.
The cavaliers were agile. When they realized that the situation was not good, they quickly withdrew their sabers and hid under the horses' bellies.
"Bang, bang, bang!" The horses neighed in pain after being struck by the ironwood sabers. The horses' necks were struck several times, and they could not help but neigh as they fell sideways.
The horses fell in front of the formation one after another, but they could not stop the formation from operating. The Sharp Vigor Battalion retreated nimbly to avoid the fallen horses and waited for the cavaliers behind them to charge toward them.
The cavaliers behind them took advantage of the situation and circled behind them. However, they were still struck by the sabers, and their horses fell one after another.
When the twenty men realized that the one hundred imposing cavaliers could not do anything to them, their confidence was boosted. They ran even faster and gripped their sabers even tighter. The horses fell one after another, and they struggled to get up. Meanwhile, the cavaliers on the horses retreated from the battle.
If they had used real sabers, their horses would have been dead!
The remaining fifty cavaliers circled around them, looking for their weaknesses. After a while, they took out the bows on their backs and shot headless arrows. The arrows rained down on the men's heads.
"Puff, puff, puff, puff." As soon as the arrows reached their heads, they were deflected by the sabers. The sabers formed a net, and not a single arrow landed on the men's heads.
The cavaliers did not believe this and continued to shoot arrows.
The twenty men did not panic at all. They did not seem to care at all. The densely packed arrows could not penetrate the net made by the sabers.
When the cavaliers finished shooting all the arrows in their quiver, they still could not do anything to the twenty men. Hence, they retreated and decisively withdrew from the Sharp Vigor Battalion. This was the tradition of Soaring Eagle Cavalry. If they failed to hit their target, they would retreat and not get entangled.
Chu Li stood in front of his tent and smiled as he looked at the scene.
When he saw this, he nodded in satisfaction. These prisoners had great potential. They were able to unleash thirty percent of the formation's power. It was truly rare.
"Let's go!" One of the cavaliers shouted. "Don't embarrass yourself!"
A hundred cavaliers could not do anything to twenty infantrymen. It was a great humiliation!
They whizzed away and disappeared in the blink of an eye. Jiang Jinfu was the only one left looking at them in confusion.
He could not believe this outcome. After all, there were a hundred cavaliers. The power of a cavalier was far greater than that of an infantryman. A hundred cavaliers could easily defeat five hundred or even a thousand infantrymen. Yet, they could not do anything to these twenty men!
More importantly, these new soldiers had only been training for ten days!
Xu Cihang shouted, "Stop the formation!"
Everyone stopped in unison and stayed still.
After this battle, their spirits had suddenly changed. Their eyes were bright and their expressions were firm. They now had an iron-blooded aura.
Chu Li smiled. Only soldiers like this could be used and contribute to the battle.
Xu Cihang and Fan Yang went to Jiang Jinfu and interrupted him from his daze.
"Young Jiang, what do you think?" Fan Yang chuckled. "Are you satisfied with this formation?"
"I'll report this to the general!" Jiang Jinfu could not bear to see them so he immediately left.
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