Dark Sand: My Players Are All Actors
Chapter 436 - 252 Cleanse the Royal Side_2

Chapter 436: Chapter 252 Cleanse the Royal Side_2

General Han crushed the Iron Pagoda when he demanded that the soldiers hold shields and charge into the Iron Pagoda’s ranks without looking up, focusing only on lowering their heads. If there was a horse’s leg, they would chop it, and if there wasn’t, they would chop a human leg.

And now, General Deng had summarized advanced experiences, which again traversed through time and space to be used on the battlefield against the Iron Pagoda.

In addition, under the guidance of General Deng, Zhao Haiping had also devised different training methods and assessment standards for weapons such as large axes, long knives, and Divine Arm Bows.

They even established very clear rules on how to judge and feed the military horses.

Zhao Haiping also asked General Deng Yuanjing how long it might take to train a strong army.

General Deng Yuanjing’s answer was that after mastering various weapons, half of the task was completed.

After that, there were probably three phases.

The fourth phase involved training in various Arrays against enemies, ensuring that the soldiers could maintain their formation amidst chaos. The fifth phase was about clarifying all the details during a march where soldiers’ eating, drinking, and relieving themselves had to follow specific rules. The sixth phase was practicing for various scenarios they might encounter in actual combat.

Only after all these were completed would the army really possess combat effectiveness.

Zhao Haiping couldn’t help but feel awed, truly deserving the title of a renowned general from ancient times.

This method of training troops was meticulously detailed.

Actually, before this, Zhao Haiping didn’t have a clear concept of "training troops."

Although he had also played the role of a soldier many times, participating in exercises that he thought were meaningless and far less effective than actual combat, he never had a complete and clear understanding of these specific training items.

Now he found out that training soldiers in ancient times had similarities with the military training many students go through today.

It was quite normal since military training is essentially a simplified result of modern military training methods.

And as General Deng, being the ancient commander closest to modern military thought, his training methods inevitably closely resembled those of modern training methods.

If Zhao Haiping were to express his biggest impression of General Deng’s training method, it was "detailed!"

Extremely meticulous.

In other military texts, there was often more emphasis on the exposition of war ideologies. For instance, under what circumstances to fight and when not to, more aligned with high-level strategic planning.

These kinds of military texts were actually aimed at officers who already had rich military experience and a deep understanding of the basic principles of marching and fighting.

But for someone never exposed to military affairs, reading these texts could be utterly confusing.

It was like trying to read complex philosophical works without having established the most basic philosophical concepts.

However, General Deng’s military tactics were different.

General Deng Yuanjing paid the most attention to these details. His military tactics were not aimed at renowned generals with a lot of basic experience, but so that even those who knew nothing about military affairs could understand and follow them.

He explained clearly every detail about the shape, usage, and even the criteria for a weapon to be considered standard or substandard.

Even during marches, he clearly described how far soldiers should dig a latrine and how they should cover it up afterward.

Such training methods were precisely what Zhao Haiping and the Qi Dynasty’s army needed most.

Where did the problem lie with the Qi Dynasty’s army?

Was it an issue with the commanders? Did the generals not understand military tactics?

Of course not.

The Qi Dynasty did not lack renowned generals, but often when battles commenced, the camps would quickly disperse, leaving tens of thousands of soldiers scattering clean.

In such cases, even if the generals had read military texts, what could they do?

And General Deng faced a similar situation when confronting the gradually deteriorating garrison soldiers in the later period of the Great Sheng Dynasty.

Therefore, General Deng almost started from scratch to build an army with strong combat capabilities.

In his view, to win, one must first focus on training. Only if daily training was done well would the battlefield not see unforeseen situations the commanders couldn’t control.

Only by tightening control step by step from platoon leaders, sergeants, to team leaders, could the entire army operate as smoothly as an extension of the arm, executing the commands of their superiors without fail.

The Jin generals might not be particularly knowledgeable about military tactics, but they could win many tough battles relying on their combat instincts.

The reason lay in the strong basic combat capabilities of the Jin soldiers, which greatly amplified the abilities of their generals.

And a strong army, trained by General Deng’s methods, with orderly ranks, clear commands, distinct rewards and punishments, united as one.

With such an army, even if the commanding skills of the generals were slightly weaker, the sheer strength could be enough to defeat opponents.

...

Zhao Haiping casually walked around the training field, suddenly coming up to an Instructor who was practicing with a long spear, ordering everyone to pause their training.

"I want to randomly check a few issues."

Zhao Haiping’s gaze swept over the trainees, and he quickly singled out a soldier whose face showed panic.

"I ask you, when a cymbal is struck, what does it mean?"

A cymbal is indeed a type of cymbal, also known as cheng in civilian terms, consisting of two round copper plates with a semispherical protrusion in the middle. At that time in the army, striking a cymbal was also a very common musical instrument.

The soldier hesitated, seeming to go blank for a moment before stuttering, "It seems... it seems it means to regroup and return to camp."

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