There are not enough knives for the time being, and there is no problem at all. The craftsmen of the Liu family are working overtime at the moment to make it. Compared with ordinary swords, this kind of knife is more difficult. The blade is narrow and is mainly used for chopping, so the blade must have enough strength and toughness.

OK.

Representing the highest skill of sword-making is the so-called hundred-refined steel. The most important feature is that it is repeatedly forged during the refining process. Repeated forging can remove the debris in the steel. Ancient craftsmen heated the fine iron and forged it.

Hit it more than a hundred times, one fort, one heavy, one light, until the weight does not decrease, that is, you can practice Bai Steelmaking. The Wei and Jin Dynasties were the heyday of Bai Steelmaking. After the Tang and Song Dynasties, the development of steel filling technology, Bai Steelmaking has

reduced.

However, steelmaking also has disadvantages, the biggest of which is the time required.

Zhao Yuan is in urgent need of these knives at this moment, and after the Tang Dynasty, Baishang Steel has been lost, and even the Liu family cannot fully master it, but even so, the swords forged by the Liu family are famous in the world.

Fortunately, the Liu family currently only lacks enough craftsmen and does not lack skills. Although the forging progress is a little slow, it is not impossible to deliver as scheduled.

While the Liu family craftsmen were working with all their strength, Zhao Yuan was also leading more than two hundred Liu family disciples in sweaty training.

The sword technique only has five moves, and the five moves are a cycle. However, for Liu family disciples who are accustomed to using swords, it is somewhat unaccustomed to use swords now, so they must make more efforts from others.

Moreover, a sword weighs more than thirty kilograms, so when these Liu family disciples use wooden swords for training, they tie stones to the wooden swords.

For a moment, the shouts of killing were heard in the school grounds like thunder and murderous intent.

Zhao Yuan is now their chief coach, so he also leads the training. Only this method of leading by example can further motivate these Liu family disciples.

Practicing martial arts is a very boring and extremely boring thing. To a large extent, it depends on persistence. Zhao Yuan has very strict requirements for these Liu family disciples, because he knows very well that if he is not strict with them now, he will not be strict with them after they go to the battlefield.

, that means you have harmed them.

What the disciples of the Liu family have to do is to swing their swords, swing their swords, and keep swinging their swords if they can't, repeating and repeating those five seemingly simple moves.

Ten days later, all the knives had been forged and distributed to every member of the Liu family.

The blade is long and narrow and has been tempered for thousands of times. In order to prevent the hand from slipping, the handle of the knife is specially engraved with some patterns. It is not light or heavy in the hand, but just right.

The wooden stick he held before was now a real sword, so his aura was suddenly different. Many people thought that practicing like this was enough, but Zhao Yuan knew very well that it was far from enough.

After the training, Liu Zhiqing sent someone to invite him and asked him to have a meal together.

Zhao Yuan did not refuse. In fact, he had a plan in mind that he wanted to talk to her about.

The dining place was the small courtyard where Liu Zhiqing lived. In the past, even Zhang Tianyin, who had been with Liu Zhiqing for a long time, was not allowed to come in.

Several plates of exquisite side dishes and a jug of wine have been placed on the table. The servants and maids who were originally serving have been sent away, and there are only two people left in the room.

"Thanks for your hard work!"

Liu Zhiqing thanked her, picked up the wine pot, and filled the wine glass in front of Zhao Yuan.

Zhao Yuan smiled and said: "You are too polite. By the way, I have something to tell you. Want to hear your thoughts?"

Liu Zhiqing asked: "Is it a private matter or a business matter? If it's a private matter, it doesn't matter. If it's a business matter, it's better to eat first and then talk slowly."

Zhao Yuan thought for a while and said, "Let's eat first."

A hint of disappointment suddenly flashed in Liu Zhiqing's eyes, and she nodded.

The two of them finished their dinner in silence, and after asking someone to remove the bowls and chopsticks on the table, they also sent them pens, ink, paper and inkstones. Zhao Yuancai said: "Those selected disciples have also been practicing very hard these days.

, as far as sword skills are concerned, they are basically very familiar with it.

It is much stronger than the imperial army. What we lack most now is actual combat."

Even though these children of the Liu family can be regarded as monks on the way, their long-term martial arts training has made them in good physical condition. Even if they change weapons, they have already practiced well in more than ten days with their previous martial arts training experience.

After all, Liu Zhiqing came from a famous martial arts family and had been practicing martial arts since she was a child. She also knew how well those disciples had achieved.

"but……"

Zhao Yuan changed the subject and said: "The soldiers and horses are much stronger than those of the imperial court, but on the battlefield it is impossible to win by just one person or a few people. If you want to win, you must do one thing."

, that is unity.”

While talking, Zhao Yuan took out a piece of paper, picked up a pen, and said: "Yes, so I decided to divide everyone into groups of five. Among the five people, there is a small team leader, and the small team leader is the entire team.

The backbone of the team! Then all the team leaders obey my orders, and then pass my orders to the team members, and use themselves as the center to urge the team members to act according to the orders."

The use of squads as the most basic unit is not only used in today's armies, but also in future armies.

Liu Zhiqing said doubtfully: "Then you are still a martial arts person, you have become an army."

Zhao Yuan nodded very carefully, stretched out his hand and knocked on the table, saying: "Yes, they are an army now, and I will train them into an army! Come on, look!"

Zhao Yuan drew on the table with a pen: "According to my understanding, fighting against Japanese pirates is very different from fighting against countries. In fact, it is very chaotic and a complete struggle! And the key to determining the outcome is also

Therefore, once the two sides come into contact and the soldiers are fighting together, there are likely to be enemies on all sides. At this time, the key to victory or defeat lies in the quality of the soldiers. Therefore, according to my idea, when contacting and fighting, we will form a small team.

, formed a circle, back to back, and then kept facing the outside, and the defense behind was handed over to the companions behind them! Then the entire two hundred people formed forty small circles, and these forty small circles seemed like

Like a hedgehog covered in thorns! This allows everyone to concentrate on facing the enemy in front of them, without having to worry about the gap behind them."

While talking, in order to facilitate her understanding, Zhao Yuan also drew small circles on the white paper, and then added a few strokes to each circle to represent knives. At a rough look, if someone entered here, then

It will really feel like you are facing knives in all directions.

A few hundred years later, special operations will basically be based on small teams, and then the team members will have a clear division of labor and cover each other during operations.

But after all, it was already the era of hot weapons, but one thing was the same, that is, covering each other, giving the space on your back to your partner, and at the same time, you also protected your partner's back.

However, when the two sides fight, the battlefield will be in chaos, so this is considered an ideal state.

Liu Zhiqing didn't know much about the art of war, but after listening to Zhao Yuan's explanation, she said: "If there is a true battle, there will be enemies on all sides. How can it be possible to form the circle you drew in an instant?"

This question also hits the nail on the head.

Zhao Yuan nodded and said: "It is indeed what you said, so the focus of the next training is not only the sword skills, but also the formations I conceived. Another point is how to get closer in a chaotic situation.

The people formed a temporary team! So, I plan to teach them the formation tomorrow, and then find the Beggar Clan and ask them to do us a favor! In the next month or so, I will conduct actual combat exercises!"

Since these Liu family disciples are being trained as soldiers, they should be trained according to actual combat requirements. The situation on the battlefield is changing rapidly. If the enemy attacks fiercely, the squad and squad members may be dispersed. In this case, how to quickly

The key is to find the people around you. Only when you have no worries can you go all out.

The simplest and most direct way to get these Liu family disciples to get used to and learn how to fight is through actual combat exercises.

“Practical exercise?”’

Liu Zhiqing obviously didn't know the meaning of this somewhat unfamiliar word.

Zhao Yuan explained: "Let Gang Leader Duan help us mobilize some Beggar Clan disciples, and then they pretend to be Japanese pirates, or enemies we encounter, and then the two sides fight. On the one hand, these disciples can be familiar with sword skills, and on the other hand, they can

Let them learn how to quickly cover each other with the surrounding people during battle. This way they will not panic when fighting Japanese pirates in the future."

Actual combat drills are a relatively early and realistic restoration of the battlefield shape, allowing soldiers to learn experience during the drill process. It is said that the battlefield situation is changing rapidly, and only by constantly summarizing experience can we stay calm and calm. Panic is a taboo for military strategists!

"In other words, fighting each other?"

Liu Zhiqing thought for a while and then said the actual combat drill according to her ideas.
Chapter completed!