Chapter 24 Troop Training
"We have three things to do now. The first is to select young and strong people for training. The second is to strengthen the village's defenses. The third is to find a temporary residence in Changqing Mountain!" Yang Zhengshan continued.

Yang Zhengxiang lowered his head and thought for a moment, "You will be responsible for training the young and strong, and I will take care of the rest!"

He probably guessed Yang Zhengshan's intention. Yang Zhengshan wanted to train young and strong people not only to protect Yangjia Village, but also to gain merit for himself.

This was Yang Zhengshan's selfish desire, but he did not oppose Yang Zhengshan's selfish desire, and even welcomed it.

Yang Zhengshan is a member of the Yang family. If Yang Zhengshan can really carve out a bright future for himself, it will be a good thing for the Yang family.

Perhaps this smooth road will require a lot of blood and flesh to pave, but he is still willing to support Yang Zhengshan.

Warriors are different from scholars. Scholars can pass imperial examinations and become rich and powerful once they are on the list. But warriors can only achieve glory by stepping on blood and corpses.

With the support of Yang Zhengxiang, the selection of young and strong people in Yangjia Village went smoothly.

There are a total of seventy-eight households in Yangjia Village. Each household here is not just a family of three or four. Almost every household has more than a dozen people.

The total population of the entire Yangjia Village should be around a thousand, and there are about two to three hundred young and strong men between the ages of fifteen and thirty-five, but Yang Zhengshan only selected more than a hundred people.

The ones he selected were those who were around 20 years old and dared to fight and kill. As for those who were cunning, cowardly and incompetent, he naturally would not want them.

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In the main hall of the Yang family, the three brothers Yang Mingcheng stood tall in front of Yang Zhengshan.

"Dad, people from other families are participating, should we also train together?" Yang Mingcheng looked at Yang Zhengshan with shining eyes.

Yang Zhengshan glanced between the three brothers with a serious look, and the faces of the three brothers were all full of anticipation and excitement.

Although they have always been taught by Yang Zhengshan, this training is different from previous teachings. Previous teachings were just practicing martial arts and cultivating martial arts, but this training is military training.

Men love to be armed, especially those who practice martial arts.

"You all have to participate in the training, but boss, you should focus your energy on your family!" Yang Zhengshan said.

"Ah!" Yang Mingcheng was stunned. "Dad, I am a warrior. Shouldn't I train well with you?"

Yang Zhengshan shook his head slightly and said, "You should also understand the purpose of training young and strong people. It is to resist the Hu tribe. Once we really encounter the Hu tribe, it will be a life-and-death battle. By then, I will definitely not have time to take care of my family, and this family needs you to protect it!"

Once the war breaks out, anything can happen. Yang Zhengshan cannot send all the young and strong men of the Yang family to the battlefield, so he must leave someone to guard the house.

The remaining women and children needed someone to rely on, and Yang Mingcheng, the eldest son, was undoubtedly the most suitable person.

He had to participate in the training, but Yang Mingcheng could not follow him to the battlefield.

"This~~" Yang Mingcheng hesitated. He turned to look at his wife and son standing outside the door, and finally nodded dejectedly, "Son, I understand!"

Yang Zhengshan looked at Yang Mingzhi and Yang Minghao again and said, "Second brother, I will arrange a position for you to manage the team. It depends on you whether you can take on the responsibility!"

A team of more than one hundred people naturally has to have a clear organization. The organization of Dayong Border Army is five people in a group, two groups in a squad, three squads in a team, and three teams in a sentry.

According to this organization, Yang Zhengshan divided more than 100 young and strong men into three teams and set up three team leaders, namely Yang Mingzhi, Yang Zhengxiang's eldest son Yang Minghui, and Yang Mingwu, who was tall and strong and brave by nature.

There is no need to say much about Yang Minghui. He is the eldest son of Yang Zhengxiang. Whatever the Yang family wants to do, they cannot do without the support of Yang Zhengxiang, and naturally they also have to take care of Yang Zhengxiang's children and grandchildren.

As for Yang Mingwu, he was specially selected by Yang Zhengshan. The reason for choosing him was simple, just because he was tall enough and strong enough.

Their size is about the same as Big Bear and Little Bear, and they can scare people just by standing there.

Before Yang Mingcheng became a warrior, he should be the person in Yangjia Village most likely to become a warrior.

"Yes, Dad!" Yang Mingzhi was so excited that he almost jumped up when he heard that he could be the team leader.

"Dad, what about me? I don't want to be a team leader. A squad leader will be fine too!" Yang Minghao couldn't help but say.

Yang Zhengshan glanced at him and said, "You stay by my side and be my personal soldier."

"Ah, if sergeant isn't okay, corps leader will do. I'm not picky!" Yang Minghao said unhappily.

Yang Zhengshan narrowed his eyes and said in a cold voice: "You kid should stay by my side obediently. If you dare to do anything wrong, I will punish you according to the family rules!"

Among the three brothers, this boy is the most eccentric. He does whatever he wants and all day long he is either thinking about getting married or causing trouble.

"Me!" Yang Minghao wanted to fight for it, but feeling the coldness in Yang Zhengshan's eyes, he shrank his neck and dared not say another word. The next morning, in the wasteland on the back mountain of Yangjia Village.

More than a hundred young men gathered with spears in hand, and a large number of villagers watched around.

Although the villagers were uneasy about the impending border war, the fact that Yang Zhengshan was going to train young and strong men still made them want to come and see the excitement.

They were very curious about how Yang Zhengshan would train his boy.

Even Yang Zhengxiang and several clan elders came over to watch.

Yang Zhengshan stood above, looking down at the messy crowd with a solemn expression.

All the young and strong people in Yangjia Village practice martial arts, and everyone can fight, but being able to fight does not mean that they are qualified soldiers.

The military is all about discipline, compliance with orders, and military orders are as heavy as a mountain. But to put it bluntly, these people in front of us are just a mob.

Even if they have learned martial arts, it cannot hide the fact that they are farmers.

As for how to train the army, Yang Zhengshan still has some confidence.

The original body had been in the army for a year, and he himself had also participated in several military trainings, so he had some experience.

"Shut up!"

Listening to the noisy conversation, Yang Zhengshan shouted coldly.

The chilling voice spread, shocking everyone and making them keep silent.

"From now on, no one is allowed to speak without my order! If you want to speak, raise your hand and report!"

"Understand?"

Yang Zhengshan asked loudly.

"Understood!" sporadic voices rang out.

"Louder, understand?"

"understand!"

"Understand?"

"understand!"

The powerful voices gathered together and spread out.

Yang Zhengshan nodded with satisfaction. Although they were just a group of rabble, the advantage was that they listened to him.

It was not in vain that he had been moving around in Yangjia Village all this time, accumulating his own prestige.

"You all probably know about the battle on the border, so I won't go into details. Now I want to talk about why I let you receive training!"

Yang Zhengshan put his hands behind his back, stood straight, and said in a solemn voice: "I am training you not for me, nor for yourself, but for your parents, wives and children."

"Your duty is to protect, to protect Yangjia Village, our home, to protect your parents, wives and children in your home, and to protect this pure land that may be invaded by evil people!"

"Look back at them!" Yang Zhengshan raised his hand and pointed at the villagers who were watching, saying, "If one day the Hu people come and want to kill them, invade them, and take away their money and food, you should know what to do?"

"Think about Jiangjia Village, think about Xiaolin Village, think about those wailing under the thick smoke, the ready-made examples are in front of you!"

"And those are just bandits. The Hu people are more brutal and terrifying than bandits. Not only will they burn, kill, and rob, they will also abduct your wives, daughters, and sisters to humiliate them, and abduct your brothers, children, and grandchildren as slaves."

Hearing Yang Zhengshan's words, the young and strong men below all showed angry expressions, while the surrounding villagers all had fear and unwillingness on their faces.

They had heard and seen what happened to Jiangjia Village and Xiaolin Village.

No one wants to see Yangjia Village become like that.

(End of this chapter)