The first time in history

In the prosperous Jiankang City, the prefect Qian Mingduo has a grand and dangerous plan - to train a brand new army. The city seems peaceful, but in fact, it is turbulent. The surrounding forces are eyeing it covetously, and the original defenders in the city are no longer able to guarantee the safety of the city due to their lack of discipline and lack of combat experience.

Qian Mingduo stood in the meeting room of the prefectural government office and said to a group of officials and generals with a serious expression: "Everyone, the situation in the world is unpredictable now. There are many bandits around us, and there are also those neighboring cities with evil intentions. If our Jiankang City does not strengthen itself, it will fall into an irretrievable situation. I decided to train a new army, an army that can fight and fight well."

An old strategist with white hair stroked his beard and frowned, saying, "Sir, how easy is it to train a new army? Not to mention where the soldiers will come from, even food, wages, and weapons are a big problem."

Qian Mingduo answered with a firm look in his eyes: "We can recruit soldiers from the young and strong people in the city and the surrounding villages and towns. As for food and wages, I will discuss with the rich families in the city and win their support. As for weapons, I have sent people to contact the nearby blacksmith workshops and ask them to speed up the production."

At the city gate, as soon as the conscription notice was posted, a large number of people gathered. A burly young man, Zhao Hu, excitedly said to his companions beside him: "Brother, this is an opportunity. I have wanted to be a soldier since I was a child, to learn skills and defend my country."

His companion Li Qiang was a little hesitant: "But I heard that being a soldier is very hard, and if there is a war, you will lose your life." Zhao Hu patted Li Qiang on the shoulder: "What are you afraid of? If we don't stand up and this city is breached, everyone will have a hard time."

Qian Mingduo personally came to inspect the recruit training camp. He looked at the uneven and confused recruits and said to the general in charge of training, Wang Meng: "General Wang, these recruits have different qualities. Do you have any training methods?"

Wang Meng clasped his fists and said, "Sir, the training of new soldiers should start with basic physical fitness and discipline. Get up early every morning to run and exercise endurance, and then conduct queue training to make them understand how to follow orders."

After the training began, the new recruits complained bitterly. Zhao Hu was very motivated, but Li Qiang couldn't hold on any longer. During a break, Li Qiang complained, "Zhao Hu, I really regret coming here. It's too tiring. I'm almost falling apart."

Zhao Hu smiled and handed him some water: "Hold on a little longer. Once we are trained well, we will become real soldiers." At this time, Wang Meng came over and shouted: "Don't be lazy. Do you think being a soldier is a blessing? The more you suffer now, the less blood will be shed on the battlefield."

As the training progressed, some recruits began to master the skills, their formations gradually became neater, and their physical fitness improved. But at the same time, problems also emerged.

Some recruits had conflicts due to the high intensity of the training. Once, two recruits started fighting on the training ground. When Qian Mingduo learned about it, he rushed to deal with it.

He looked at the two recruits with bruised faces and noses and said sternly, "Why are you fighting? Private fighting is strictly prohibited in the army." One of the recruits said aggrievedly, "Sir, he said I was slow and held everyone back, and I was so angry."

Another recruit was also unconvinced: "That's how it is. We make mistakes every time during training." Qian Mingduo sighed: "You are comrades-in-arms. You must support each other on the battlefield. If one person makes a mistake, everyone may die. From today on, if anyone fights privately again, they will be dealt with by military law."