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Gao Yu sat beside Liu Guanfeng, feeling both honored and surprised. Liu Guanfeng was eating while listening to the soldiers' thoughts, such as their dining situation.
Thus, Liu Guanfeng, Bao Rui, Liu Tongniu, and Liu Tieniu began their two-week life in the military camp.
That evening, Liu Guanfeng and Bao Rui, along with Deputy General Du, conducted room checks for all the soldiers. They were almost the last to go to bed. Liu Guanfeng was very excited; he had always dreamed of becoming a soldier in the People's Liberation Army, and now that dream was coming true here.
The next morning, Liu Guanfeng woke up as usual to wash up and then went out for morning exercises. After running for a while, many soldiers also got up to join in. Seeing Liu Guanfeng running on the training ground, Gao Yu rushed over to his side and said, "Deputy General Liu, you're up early."
Liu Guanfeng nodded. "I'm used to it; you're not late either."
"I've gotten used to it; we come out for morning exercises at this time every day."
Before long, a group of soldiers followed behind Liu Guanfeng. Just as he was finishing his run, Bao Rui and the others came out of their rooms.
After completing the morning exercises, Liu Guanfeng had breakfast with the soldiers as usual. This time, even Bao Rui and the others joined everyone for the meal. After breakfast, Liu Guanfeng found Deputy General Du.
"Uncle Du, when we organize the soldiers for hunting, can we take more people? Bringing back more game would help improve the soldiers' diet."
Deputy General Du nodded. "No problem. Previously, when they went out, it was mainly to hunt for those above the rank of Minor General, and they rarely got to eat what they brought back."
"Uncle Du, if we let them hunt more game, their nutrition will keep up, and they'll have enough energy during training," Liu Guanfeng said, making Deputy General Du nod in agreement.
"Uncle Du, I have a few ideas for training reforms; may I share them with you?"
"Oh? Nephew, feel free to speak your mind."
"Uncle Du, I thought of a climbing apparatus—creating a structure about twenty meters high with uneven wooden boards nailed on the front..." Liu Guanfeng briefly explained the climbing equipment used by modern firefighters and then shared his ideas for obstacle courses in troop training. Initially, Deputy General Du didn't take Liu Guanfeng's words seriously; after all, he was still a child—how good could his ideas be?
However, as Liu Guanfeng finished sharing his thoughts, Deputy General Du became increasingly surprised. These ideas were beyond what he had considered but clearly had great potential for improving training effectiveness.
"Alright, my dear nephew, your suggestion is indeed very good. I will arrange for someone to prepare everything you mentioned."
"That's great, Uncle Du. I'm going out to train with the soldiers now."
"My dear nephew, you've just arrived here. It's fine to skip training for now; your main task is to observe how they train and play a supervisory role."
"It's alright, Uncle Du. If I stay here, I won't have much to do anyway. It's better for me to go out and exercise with the soldiers. Otherwise, I'll get rusty."
"Then I won't stop you. Just be sure to pay attention to safety."
Liu Guanfeng brought Bao Rui, Copper Bull, and Iron Bull to the training ground. They watched as the soldiers were engaged in their daily training. Liu Guanfeng led the three of them to the equipment area, where they began exercising with barbells and dumbbells. Soon, a crowd of soldiers gathered around them, eager to see what this new deputy general was capable of.
Slowly, the soldiers widened their eyes and dropped their jaws. Although these four children were only about seven years old, the intensity of their training was no less than that of the adult soldiers. Liu Guanfeng, Copper Bull, and Iron Bull were using barbells weighing over one hundred pounds, while the thinnest among them, Bao Rui, managed to lift a barbell weighing around seventy pounds.
After finishing their workout with the equipment, Liu Guanfeng and Bao Rui began practicing Youth Long Fist. This drew even more attention from the soldiers; they had never seen such exquisite martial arts before. Liu Guanfeng watched the expressions on the soldiers' faces while he practiced and felt very satisfied. After all, these were traditional Chinese martial arts; although it was just the basics, it was enough to make these soldiers' hearts race in this knightly world that lacked systematic training methods.
Just after Liu Guanfeng finished a set of punches, Gao Yu approached him with his hands rubbing together. He saluted Liu Guanfeng and said, "Reporting in, General."
Liu Guanfeng smiled at Gao Yu and asked, "What is it?"
"General, what was that technique you just practiced?"
"You mean that set? It's just a form of martial arts."
"Then General, could you teach us this technique?"
"Oh? You all want to learn?"
Everyone chimed in eagerly: "Yes! General Liu, please teach us!"
"We are all quite similar in our learning."
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"Alright, you all practice your own first. I will go talk to Deputy General Du about this matter. If he agrees, I will teach you." After saying this, Liu Guanfeng pushed through the crowd to find Deputy General Du.
After Liu Guanfeng found Deputy General Du and explained the situation, Deputy General Du was also curious to see what kind of boxing technique Liu Guanfeng was talking about. Liu Guanfeng demonstrated it in front of Deputy General Du. Once Liu Guanfeng finished his demonstration, Deputy General Du could no longer sit still. He stood up and looked at Liu Guanfeng: "Deputy Commander Liu, are you saying you want to teach this set of boxing techniques to the soldiers outside?"
Liu Guanfeng nodded. Although this set of boxing techniques was quite good in this world, he had not taken it too seriously yet.
Seeing Liu Guanfeng nod, Deputy General Du said repeatedly, "Great! I will arrange for the soldiers right away. Shall we start teaching them this afternoon?"
"No problem, then I will start teaching them this afternoon."
After lunch, Liu Guanfeng brought Bao Rui and the others to the training ground. At that time, Deputy General Du was already there with several Minor Generals waiting, and in front of them stood over a hundred soldiers.
When Deputy General Du saw Liu Guanfeng approaching, he walked over to him: "Deputy Commander Liu, these are the two hundred soldiers we selected. Each of you four will teach fifty soldiers, and then these two hundred soldiers can teach the others. Is that alright?"
Liu Guanfeng nodded. He was very satisfied with Deputy General Du's arrangement. Teaching fifty soldiers each was not too exhausting and allowed for detailed instruction.
Liu Guanfeng, Bao Rui, Copper Bull, and Iron Bull each led fifty soldiers to practice Long Fist while Deputy General Du and several Minor Generals also joined in to learn and help manage those fifty soldiers.
By the end of the afternoon, they had taught all two hundred soldiers. The next step was to see how these two hundred would teach the other soldiers.
The next morning, after finishing his morning exercises, Liu Guanfeng found that all the soldiers were learning Long Fist together with those two hundred from yesterday. Soon, all five thousand soldiers had learned Long Fist. After finishing their morning run, Liu Guanfeng and the other three went up to the Command Platform to lead the other soldiers in practice, bringing everyone together to punch. Liu Guanfeng's relationship with the soldiers gradually grew closer.
Around noon the next day, the horizontal bars and parallel bars that Liu Guanfeng had discussed with Liu Yong'an were delivered. Under Liu Guanfeng's guidance, the soldiers buried the bars underground. Then they taught the soldiers how to use them. Seeing these useful pieces of equipment arrive, every soldier was eager to familiarize themselves with them quickly and began practicing according to Liu Guanfeng's methods.
On the horizontal bars, soldiers were desperately doing pull-ups and big swings. On the parallel bars, they practiced one movement after another.
A week later, all the obstacles and other items needed by Liu Guanfeng were ready. After preparing everything, Liu Guanfeng looked at the training ground and nodded; it finally resembled a proper military training setup. He then suggested to Deputy General Du that they should conduct obstacle courses once or twice every day.
The soldiers were excited by the new equipment, and their enthusiasm reached new heights. They practiced diligently without needing supervision, and the hunting teams gradually expanded, with the daily catch increasing as well. The soldiers could enjoy fresh meat every day, which significantly boosted their stamina and made their training more vigorous.
As time passed, two weeks quickly flew by, and Liu Yong'an returned to the military camp. Seeing Liu Guanfeng training alongside the soldiers, he nodded in approval. From Deputy General Du, Liu Yong'an learned about Liu Guanfeng's performance over the past two weeks. Liu Guanfeng had been eating with the soldiers every day, often being the last to sleep and the first to rise. During training, he never slacked off, just like the soldiers.
The soldiers' trust in Liu Guanfeng grew day by day; they did not look down on him simply because he was a seven-year-old child. On the contrary, seeing a seven-year-old train so hard made them feel embarrassed to slack off.
Liu Yong'an called Liu Guanfeng over: "Feng'er, I heard you performed very well these past two weeks."
Liu Guanfeng scratched his head: "I just did what I was supposed to do."
"Yes, good job. Today marks the end of your two-week period; you will return home with me shortly."
"Yes, I will follow my father's arrangements."
When the soldiers heard that Liu Guanfeng was going home, they instinctively came to see him off. Especially Gao Yu, who was crying as if it were a farewell for life and death.
Liu Guanfeng approached Gao Yu and patted his shoulder: "Brother Gao, don't cry. I'll be back after a while; I'm a student now and need to go back to class, right? Don't worry; I'll come back in a few days."
Gao Yu nodded: "Deputy General Liu, you must remember to come back." He waved goodbye to Liu Guanfeng.
Liu Guanfeng returned home with Liu Yong'an and resumed his life as a student. From that time on, Liu Guanfeng would stay at the military camp for about a week every couple of months. Each time he arrived at the camp, all the soldiers scrambled to go hunting in the mountains, hoping to bring back more game for Liu Guanfeng to improve their meals. Even Deputy General Du joked with Liu Guanfeng: "Only when you come do we get to eat game every day."
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