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Soldiers. In using men it is very important to select several hundred or valorous men in a small comp. From then Offic.rs over a thousand and over a hundred soldiers should be selected. Besides this we must have a large camp, The Military rules, rewards and punishments, should be settled by the commander.
Should some of the soldiers retreat when we are advancing, they must be beheaded. When the rules are strict one will certainly try to break them. What is to be feared is that the army will not follow the orders? speaking of engaging soldiers it is important not to have many, but drilled ones, who will lay down their lives. With cowards nothing can be done. But we read that one man in a rage will stand against ten thousand men. Let us beware of this. It is not necessary