Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece - Chapter 127

[Chapter 26 Recruits and Training (2)]

“Like the instructor?!” Alsinis laughed: “In that case, can you stay at home! Melisanda, get up, run for me… Melisanda, stop eating, follow me Pair training… Melisander, hold this stone and circle the courtyard ten times…” Alsinis imitated Matonis’ tone and exaggeratedly said.

“Alsinis, do you want me to tell the instructor what you just said, and see who will run ten laps with a rock?” Melisanda pretended to threaten.

Alsinis repeatedly apologized, and Melisanda let him go.

Alsinis asked again: “Are we really going to attack Lucania?”

“Are we training so hard just to defend Amendolara?!” Melisanda said disdainfully: “This is also What a waste of our strength!”

“Hey, you said—” Alcines became excited: “If we really conquer the land of Lucania, can I find a Lucania woman to be my wife? I think Lucalia’s wife, who is a lot of new citizens, is very good. She is tall and plump, can do heavy work, and has a different taste from our Greek women…”

“It’s too early for you to think about this now!” Da asked in surprise.

“I’m not like you, the house is empty, I’m alone…” Alsinis’s voice was low.

“Then let’s practice the skills of killing enemies together, conquer the Lucanians together, marry Lucanian women, and have a bunch of children!” Melisanda was busy encouraging him.

“Yes, let’s work together!” Alcinis and Melisanda’s hands were tightly clasped together.

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After lunch, the recruits did not have a long rest, and soon Alsinis and the others were assembled again.

The training in the afternoon was to practice individual fighting skills at the beginning, but it was not one-on-one random hacking, but a group of three, with a round shield in the left hand (which should have been made of thicker wood and heavier. Wooden shield, but I don’t have the time and hands to make it now), with a long wooden stick heavier than a stab gun in his right hand.

Alsinis found that the stick in his hand was thicker, and his teammates were replaced by Melisanda and another young partner with two stronger teammates. He cast doubts on the instructor who was supervising on the sidelines. eyes.

Matonis glanced at him and said sternly: “If you want to become a warrior, then you have to train harder!”

Alsinis now understands what the words of the former consul mean,

he did not argue, but silently accepted.

Training began, and Alsinis attacked first.

With a loud roar, holding a round shield, he used all his strength to slam into the “enemy” blocking the front. With a loud “bang”, the “enemy” shook his body, and he immediately stabbed with a long wooden stick dipped in lime powder with his right hand. To the round shield in the hands of another “enemy” hiding behind the “enemy”, the stabbing action must be fast, otherwise the “enemy” in the front row will quickly stand firm and block his attack route…

Everyone takes turns to attack And blocking, after ten rounds of attack, rest for a while, and then perform step stab practice, that is, holding a round shield and a long wooden stick, take a step forward to accurately hit the head of the humanoid target in front, and the number of times the wooden shield has been stabbed before. The most people trained twice as much.

After the ten rounds of contact are completed, take a rest for a while and continue the training. It is still a group of three, but this time the long wooden stick is replaced by a short wooden stick. The length is the same as the length of the saber. This time he had no more doubts.

The content of the exercise is still to hit and stab the round shield of the “enemy” at the rear, but because the length of the stick is much shorter, this requires the attacker to use more force to smash the “enemy” in front and occupy his position to stab To the “enemy” at the rear, it is also ten rounds of practice.

Then enter the next round of practice – hitting the human-shaped wooden target.

First of all, each recruit is required to use the wooden stick in his hand to hit the pedestrian target made of thick wood assigned to him, one by one into the mud, and stand up straight and steady; then the recruit holds the wooden stick And the round shield, just like facing a real enemy, tried his best to stab the “head” and “face” of the wooden target, sometimes attacking its two ribs, sometimes stabbing its calf, and slashing its popliteal fossa… …

Under the strict requirements of the instructor, they went backwards, leaped forward, and

performed various stabbing and slashing movements.

At this time, Matonis said: “Your performance is better than last time! It seems that after going back last time, did you practice at home every day, so you can persevere?”

“Yes…” The recruits answered weakly .

“Very good! If you continue to train like this, you will soon become a qualified Amendorara heavy infantry.” Matonis showed a smile of encouragement: “Next, a new training item has been added, and you will Go back to your company and train with the veterans.”

Not long after Martorres finished speaking, the military camp sounded a bugle.

Under the urging of Matonis, the recruits dressed neatly and picked up their round shields and lances. Since they had been training with thick wooden sticks that were heavier than lances before, they were now replaced by lances, which felt like nothing.

Alsinis remembered what Instructor Matonis said when he answered the soldiers’ complaints during the first training session, ‘During training, you were asked to carry heavier wooden sticks. You will feel very relaxed, and you will be more powerful and more energetic when fighting. . .

‘

Alsinis remembered again: when he was young, he watched his father participate in the city-state civic soldier training. It only happened once a few months, that is, he practiced marching in line under the flag, and then one-on-one training. The training program was simple and easy, far from him. The current training is not only difficult and complex, but also progressive, just like learning Chinese characters when I was a child. It seems reasonable, the requirements are very strict, and the amount of training is huge. No wonder the veterans were able to defeat the Lucania coalition. !

I heard that these training methods are all from the training regulations in the newly compiled “Military Law” by Amendolara, mainly compiled by the consul Davos, he is really a magical person!

Alsinis and Melisanda were not in the same company, so he didn’t have time to say goodbye to Melisanda, so he hurriedly searched for the third company of the third brigade to which he belonged.

I heard the instructor Matonis say that the company captain of this company is called Georgris, and he was a comrade-in-arms in a tent, and he has a mild temper.

He shouldn’t be more severe than Instructor Matonis!

Why does Alsinis think so at this moment?

Because after the bugle sounded, thousands of people acted together, and the training ground was filled with dust. What I could barely see was the bright red and eye-catching military flag erected high on the playground. Alsinis looked for them one by one. For a long time, I became more and more anxious.

Finally, based on the number on the flag, he found the team he belonged to.

As soon as the squad leader Trotidis

saw him, he said sternly: “Soldier, you are late! Considering this is your first time, no punishment will be given for the time being, and I hope there will be no next time!”

, under the guidance of the squad leader, quickly returned to his position.

At this time, a man in his thirties came over and said to him kindly, “My name is Ctipps, and I’m your squad leader.

”

Ctipps looked him up and down, then said, “Yes, a strong boy! Are you a recruit?”

“Yes.”

“A former citizen of Amendolara?”

“Yes.”

“I guess so. Which. An instructor to train you?”

“Martonis.”

“What?! That lunatic!”

“The captain knows Instructor Matonis?”

“I was in his company before, because of my excellent performance, this time the army was reorganized, and the third brigade forced me to come over, Matonis didn’t want to let me go, but Georgris is his friend, so I came here, and I actually met you, a student of Matonis, this is the arrangement of the goddess of fate!” Tipps had an expression of emotion. In fact, Matonis thought that he was too nagging, and the third brigade came to ask for someone, so he recommended him directly.

“Don’t worry, I will take good care of you!” Ctips said seriously.

“Thank you, Captain!” Alsinis said gratefully,

“Cetips, prepare for training, stop talking!” At this time, Trotidis shouted at the front of the team.

“Got it!” Ctips replied in a low voice, and then whispered: “You are lucky to be the squad leader. If I were the first to follow Lord Davos, I would be the company captain now…”

When Alsinis heard this, UU Reading www.sonicmtl.com felt a little strange.

The soldier next to him said: “Our captain is a nagging, very nice person.”

I hope so.

Alsinis thought.

Since the previous training was very intensive, the team training was just to let the soldiers familiarize themselves with their comrades, and conduct small phalanx marching and jogging training.

For the soldiers of the 1st battalion, this exercise was just a recreation of their strength, because they were too familiar with each other, and for the 3rd battalion, it was necessary because it was a new army, The soldiers in the detachment were not very familiar with each other.

According to the traditional army training practice of Greek city-states, the army officers are relatively fixed, while the soldiers are often changed. Citizens are called to the square during combat, and they are randomly assigned to each team in order or by lottery, which can prevent the same The soldiers and officers in the team held together, affecting the normal political order and democratic elections of the city-state.

Davers believes that a fixed military team is conducive to cultivating cohesion and a sense of honor, and is more united and cooperative in combat, and has more combat effectiveness.

Therefore, the soldiers of Amendolara are all fixed in a certain team, and the team officers have a certain term of office, and they will be replaced when they expire, so as to prevent the soldiers from being in the future (it has not yet been implemented).