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Ever since Zhang Yingchen had been promoted to soldier commander, he had also been slightly excited for a while, but this excitement did not last for long. To be more specific, Zhang Yingchen was only happy for one day. When the soldiers of the other units still called him Commander Zhang, Zhang Yingchen comforted himself with the words, "I am already a soldier commander." When the soldiers of the reconnaissance unit also called Zhang Yingchen, Zhang Yingchen completely despaired.
Zhang Yingchen's personality was not so strong that he would use force to suppress others no matter what. Furthermore, Zhang Yingchen was very clear that his position was that of a military major. Back in Yongan, Vézé had publicly announced that the rank of a military major in the reconnaissance unit was equivalent to that of a soldier. All the soldiers of the reconnaissance unit were treated like sergeants.
Before leaving the Wuzhou camp, the unit had changed the way they addressed each other. When they were not using official titles, everyone had to call each other "comrade." The meaning was "like-minded."
The worries regarding their positions were quickly pushed aside by the heavy workload. Drawing a map of 80 li was not a small task. According to the system, the reconnaissance unit had to travel by water and land while drawing a simple map. After spending two days, the two reconnaissance units finally met near Wujia Town. Looking at the main body of Wujia Town from afar, Zhang Yingchen could not help but suck in a breath of cold air.
Having grown up in Yongan City, Zhang Yingchen was no stranger to cities, but to see a fortress appear in the countryside, this could not help but make Zhang Yingchen feel shocked. A fortress with walls more than three meters tall stood majestically on the hillside between the mountains and the water. On the walls facing the main gate, there were actually two cannon towers. Zhang Yingchen's vision was excellent, and he could faintly see the two cannons placed on top of the cannon towers. Looking at the terrain, Wujia Town's cannon towers blocked the main road, and the concentrated attacking troops would be fiercely killed by the cannons.
Moreover, Wu Jia Town had made full use of a stream at the back of the mountain. The stream was channeled into a moat surrounding the town. The moat was more than ten feet wide and at least ten feet deep. Outside the city walls that were not surrounded by a moat was a dense bamboo forest. The soldiers of the reconnaissance unit went to investigate and came back to report that there were actually trenches and traps set up on the ground.
"Brother Ruan, have you ever attacked Wujia Town?" Zhang Yingchen asked Ruan Xihao.
"Yes, we did!" Ruan Xihao said, gritting his teeth. "We fought three times, and we lost a lot of men each time! Wu Jia Zhen used the food they stole from us to hire a lot of people to rebuild their town. The mayor of the town, Wu Taishan, boasted that even twenty to thirty thousand people wouldn't be able to take down their town. "
Looking at Ruan Xihao's hateful expression, Zhang Yingchen finally understood the power of Wu Town. With such a strong fortress, Wu Jia Zhen could naturally and boldly exploit the surrounding areas. The small troops outside were no match for the armed forces of Wu Jia Zhen. As for the siege of a large number of troops, Wu Jia Zhen could just hide in the fortress and defend. As long as they had the support of the government, the government could send an army to attack the enemy from inside and outside. Moreover, if they wanted to gather a large number of troops, they would need a lot of money. How could an ordinary village have so much money? Instead of wasting a lot of lives to break through this strong fortress, it would be better to go to other places to plunder. In this situation, Wu Jiazhen naturally quickly strengthened his own strength.
"Let's go to your village to have a look first." Zhang Yingchen suggested.
There were a total of eight villages around, six of them were Guest villages, and two of them were Tu Family villages. The six Guest villages were much larger than the Li Family village, and each village had nearly two hundred families. In addition to the land in the mountains, there were also some small pieces of plain land that could be cultivated. Logically, the lives of the people in these villages should be much better than the Li Family village, which relied purely on the small pieces of land near the valley. However, Zhang Yingchen saw that the lives of the people in the six Guest villages were worse than the Li Family village.
Although the natural environment of the Li Family village was harsh, it was precisely because of this harsh environment that there were no large Tu Family villages around. Everyone relied on their own abilities to make a living, and their lives were just like that. With the oppression of the Tu Family village, the Guest villages had to bear heavy taxes. No matter how good the farming conditions were, the lives of the Guest villages would only get worse.
After investigating the situation of the Guest villages, Zhang Yingchen followed Ruan Xihao to the two Tu Family villages. It was obvious that the lives of the Tu Family villages were much better than the Guest villages. Although they weren't as strong as Wu Jia Zhen, the Guest villages had also built their own small fortress. Long walls, trenches, traps, bamboo lot formations. These were the most basic defensive systems.
Zhang Yingchen had seen these defensive systems in Yong 'an. The Taiping army was familiar with building these things. Seeing the posture of the Tu Family villages with his own eyes, Zhang Yingchen finally understood how the Taiping army had learned this kind of technology. All of them had practiced martial arts before.
Ruan Xihao's expression was one of great bitterness and hatred. "These two Tu Family villages are also bullying us Guest villages along with Wu Jia Zhen. However, these two villages can't beat our six villages, so they often come out to help Wu Jia Zhen. We can't let these two villages go. "
The scale of the battle far exceeded expectations. Zhang Yingchen felt that he had to rush back to report to Vézé himself. Disregarding the fact that it was already late, he took a few people and headed straight for Wuzhou by water. The water was fast. By the morning of the second day, Zhang Yingchen had arrived at the camp.
Entering the camp, Zhang Yingchen was immediately dumbfounded.
"One! Two! Three! Four! One, two, three … four! "The running team shouted in unison. This was originally a normal training for Vézé's troops, but now it wasn't just men shouting. There were women and children's voices. Looking closely, he saw that the young women's soldiers were also participating in the running exercises. The boys and girls were also forming into teams and participating in the running exercises.
While he was still in shock, the other side was already shouting "one," "two," "three …" "eleven," "twelve …"
The ones shouting were the squatting troops. Every time they were counted, the soldiers would do a squat. In the neat square formation, the soldiers counted in rows in the shape of "self". The direction of the counting changed frequently. The method of counting was from the beginning, and the soldiers at the back would automatically add a number.
Zhang Yingchen had participated in this training before. This type of training involved not only the body but also the counting. As he listened, when it reached 67, the panting soldier finally reported the wrong number. The soldier who had counted incorrectly had just shouted "68" when someone beside him couldn't help but correct him, "It's 67!" "Hurry and say it again! 67! "
"67!" The soldier who had shouted the wrong number hurriedly corrected himself after he finished the squat. There was no need to repeat after the wrong number, but each soldier had to do the squat again until the one who had shouted the wrong number got it right. This kind of "encouragement" was very effective. Most of the soldiers could smoothly count from one to one hundred under normal conditions.
Everyone was used to doing more, so no one continued to say anything. There had been problems in previous training. Because of all the talking, Zhang Yingchen's troops had to do 110 squats, but they had to do more than 30 squats. Because of the conflict of words, they almost got into a fight. The troublemaker was ordered to face the others, criticize them, and promise not to fight with his comrades in the future. Next, everyone discussed a method. If someone made the wrong number, only two people on his left and right or in front of him would remind him, and the others would remain silent.
Vézé did it with everyone in the front. He didn't say anything, and the soldiers didn't dare to make a fuss. In the end, they finished the training with 113 squats. When they were done, everyone was panting. In addition to training the thigh muscles, squats also had a strong effect on the cardiopulmonary function.
Zhang Yingchen waited for Vézé to finish, then quickly ran over and was about to say something. Zhang Yingchen was stunned with his mouth open. Not far from him, there were young girls and teenagers who had finished running. Each of them picked up a gun and began to walk on the spot. They also began to practice holding a gun.
"Wei Jiandian! What … What are they doing? "Zhang Yingchen's voice trembled as he spoke.
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