Looking around, there were approximately 700 soldiers training on Training Ground A at this time.

They are scattered in different areas and practice different military skills.

Some are training battle formations, some are practicing swordsmanship, and some are in military posture.

Some accidentally fell down, some were sweating profusely, and some were knocked to the ground.

The sounds of running, shouting, and swinging swords came and went one after another.

No matter whether they were new recruits or veterans, one by one, they all had their nostrils dilated, their teeth clenched, and their eyes flashed with terrifying gazes. They devoted themselves wholeheartedly to the drill and the weapons in their hands.

Although they were just watching from a distance, even though they only saw the opponent's daily training, everyone present was shocked by this heated training scene.

As long as there are people with long eyes and heads, whether it is Tokugawa Iemo, Tenjoin and Matsudaira Yoshiho who are close to Aoto, or Hitotsubashi Keiki, Matsudaira Shunue and the "pro-army" generals who hate Aoto, they have to

I agree with one fact - the training level of the Shinsengumi is far higher than that of the major teams stationed in Beijing!

At this moment, Tokugawa Iemo and others all had the same idea: in addition to their training level, there was another very obvious difference between the soldiers of the Shinsengumi and the soldiers of the Daiban-Gumi stationed in Beijing.

What exactly is the difference?

They couldn't figure out the answer to this question for a while.

Tokugawa Iemo and the others' eyes widened, sometimes looking to the left, sometimes to the right, sweeping their eyes back and forth, carefully looking at every corner of the training ground, much like Grandma Liu walking into the Grand View Garden.

Suddenly, Grandma Tokugawa...ah, no, Tokugawa Iemo pointed to the corner of the training ground:

"Qingdeng, what are the soldiers over there doing? Why do they keep standing?"

Qingdeng looked in the direction pointed by his finger, and immediately showed a clear expression.

"Your Highness, the soldiers over there are new recruits who have just joined the army. They are practicing their formation."

"After rigorous selection at all levels, more than 800 people have become recruits of the Shinsengumi."

"'Army Standing' is a compulsory course for my new group."

"Every recruit who joins the army must first practice their general posture before they can receive training on battle formations, martial arts and other training."

After hearing this, Tokugawa Iemo suddenly looked confused:

"Army posture...?"

He chewed the unfamiliar word gently.

"Qingdeng, what is the 'military posture'?"

As soon as Tokugawa Iemo finished asking, the others in the back cast suspicious glances at Aoto.

Qingdeng thought briefly, and then explained concisely and concisely:

"This is the basic tactical move of the Shinsengumi."

"Straighten your legs, straighten your chest and retract your abdomen, look forward, stretch your shoulders back, and keep your hands close to your thighs. Even if someone comes to pull your hands away, your hands cannot leave your thighs."

"As long as you can meet the above standards and remain motionless for an hour, the 'Army Posture' level will be considered passed."

As soon as Qingdeng finished speaking, Ichibashi Qingxi suddenly frowned and interjected:

"Tachibana Military Department, it seems that this is just a more cunning 'standing'."

"What's the point of asking soldiers to practice standing?"

"Instead of letting the soldiers practice this, we should order them to swing the sword a few more times."

Qingdeng replied calmly:

"Master Hitotsubashi, this is wrong."

"Admittedly, at first glance, the 'military posture' seems to be just a special way of standing."

"But in fact, it has many benefits and is actually the best choice for training and strengthening the army."

"First of all, it exercises one's physical strength and perseverance."

"Just 'continuous standing' is enough to make ordinary people without professional training feel back pain."

"Not to mention the military posture, there are many requirements such as 'straighten the legs', 'raise the head and draw in the abdomen', 'keep your hands close to the sides of the thighs' and so on."

"Even a strong person who has practiced martial arts since childhood will be exhausted, sweaty and miserable when he first comes into contact with the 'Army Posture'."

"Secondly, 'drawing military posture' can cultivate the discipline of soldiers. And this is the most important role of 'drawing military posture'."

Discipline—another unfamiliar word that puzzles Tokugawa Iemo and others.

Qingdeng immediately explained:

"Supplies and discipline are the foundation of an army."

"Without supplies, the army will be unsustainable."

"Without discipline, the army cannot fight."

"The reason why I force the soldiers to practice the 'discipline posture' is to wear down their spirit and subtly cultivate their discipline."

"Let the soldiers understand at all times - even if it is as trivial as 'standing', they must obey military orders obediently."

"If I ask you to straighten your waist, you must straighten your waist. If I ask you to put your hands close to the outside of your thighs, you must obey me."

"No complaints are allowed, let alone questions."

"In short, it's just one sentence: Whatever you are asked to do, you do it."

"The above is one of the core principles of my 'Orange Style Military Science'."

Tokugawa Iemo: "'Tachibana Style Military Strategy'? What is this?"

Qingdeng smiled slightly:

"This is the method of using troops that I have summarized based on what I have learned and my own personal experience."

"It includes a series of contents such as running the army, uniting the army, and fighting."

"It's a pity that I am too busy now to write an article."

"The various contents of "Juliu Military Strategy" are still stored in my mind."

"When I have time later, I will slowly write the book and talk about it."

As soon as Aonto finished speaking, Tokugawa Iemo burst out laughing:

"Qingdeng, when your "Juliu Military Strategy" is completed in the future, please be sure to print it into a book so that I can send it to other generals to study."

Qingdeng laughed dumbly:

"That's natural!"

Tokugawa Iemo clasped his hands behind his back, and after glancing around the inside and outside of the training ground a few more times, he turned to Aoshito and said:

"Qingdeng, I want to observe your soldiers up close."

As soon as he said this, Qingdeng immediately stretched out his arms and made a "please" gesture.

"Of course, please come with me!"

Qingdeng led the crowd and walked slowly into the No. A training ground.

Their appearance immediately caused quite a stir in the training ground.

The soldiers unconsciously stopped what they were doing and raised their eyes to look at Qingdeng.

"Look, it's Nioh-sama!"

"Who are those people around Niou-sama?"

"She must be a big shot in the shogunate."

"Huh? Could it be General Zhengyi?"

"Hey! Stop looking around! Stop whispering! It's not time to rest yet! Keep practicing!"

…

The troops currently practicing on the training ground A are the First Division, the Third Division, the Fourth Division and the Sixth Division.

Except for the captains of these four divisions, namely Okita Souji, Saito Ichi, Serizawa Kamuo and Inoue Genzaburo, the other soldiers did not know that General Zhengyi would come to inspect the Shinsengumi's camp today.

This situation surprised Tokugawa Iemo and others.

In fact, many of them were secretly guessing that the reason why the Shinsengumi soldiers performed so amazingly was because Qingteng informed his soldiers of the "general's visit" in advance.

, ordered them to "make fun of themselves" and deliberately redouble their training today to appear like a "top-notch army."

But now, under the curious gazes of the surrounding soldiers, their unfounded suspicions were self-defeating.

In this way, the Shinsengumi they have seen so far is indeed the most authentic Shinsengumi, and there is no fraud.

After a while, they came to the recruits who were practicing the "military drawing posture".

I saw the new recruits arranged in a neat square formation, carefully straightening their bodies.

A dozen instructors walked between the gaps in the array, meticulously supervising the training of the new recruits.

"Keep your head up! Breathe in! Tuck your belly in!"
To be continued...