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The night at Fort Weizhen is a little deep, a little lonely, a little sad. In the dark night, a faint hint of intermittent crying can be heard, and a faint smell of incense and candles can be smelled in the air. This is the family of three Ming soldiers who died in battle, holding a funeral for their children. In the first half of the night, the three coffins transported from Pingyu City also arrived at Weizhen Fort. The three war dead were placed in coffins after a simple plastic surgery.

Xu Xingxia attended the funerals of the three deceased. The expenses for the funeral were also paid by him privately. The purpose of this is twofold. The first is to once again show other military households that following me Xu Xingxia will definitely have a future. Even if he unfortunately dies in battle, his family will not suffer. The second is to show the others that the soldiers of Niujiaodun are all my Xu Xingxia's people, and they are my Xu Xingxia's personal armies.

For Xu Xingxia, both of these points are important. This means that he is starting to have a small team of his own. Although the quality of these people is not very good, and they are still far from Xu Xingxia's requirements, from the perspective of loyalty, these people are trustworthy. Most of the military households in Weizhenbao supported him Xu Xingxia. It turns out that it was he who brought them out of a desperate situation, gave them a way out, and gave them hope. This is very important for his future development.

After the daytime battle was over, Xu Xingxia didn't have much joy. The reason is not that three people were killed in battle, but that the Ming army in Pingyu City has not been dispatched. The time of Sobud's arrival was several hours, and it was impossible to say that the Ming army in Pingyu City did not know. However, from beginning to end, the Ming army in Pingyu City did not move, as if it was following the arrival of Tatar cavalry. What does this mean? This means that his boss has begun to dislike him, cares about him, and even wants to kill people with a knife to get rid of him.

From the fact that the Ming army in Pingyu City never dispatched, Xu Xingxia saw a lot and understood a lot. Obviously, those bosses of their own, never count on it. Including Deng Rubai, they are all mercenary and vegetarian guys. They were all afraid that if they made more achievements, they would steal their position. If you want to live a good life in such a troubled world, and if you want to protect your family from violation, you must rely on yourself.

The next morning, the bodies of the three deceased were taken out of Fort Weizhen and buried in the nearby woods. In this forest, a lot of Weizhenbao military households have been buried. Those military families who were killed by the Tartars were usually buried here. However, there are really not many who are qualified to be buried in coffins. Many of the dead were simply tied up with straw mats and then buried. After all, coffins also cost money, and ordinary poor families are reluctant to pay for it.

The soldiers of Niujiaodun, except for those who were on combat duty, all the others attended the funeral. Many of the military remnants of Weizhen Fort also attended the funeral. The other two hundred households stationed in Weizhen Fort also came, but only Wang Shoulu did not appear. In order to show respect for the deceased, Xu Xingxia also specially asked someone to carve three stone tablets with the names of the deceased as a commemoration. Such treatment has never been done by other deceased. In fact, he has many other ideas, but due to time and conditions constraints, he has not yet had time to implement them.

"Child, mourning is good." Xu Fuqing politely dismissed his son.

"Dad, I know, I'm fine." Xu Xingxia smiled slightly and said calmly.

After a night of ideological precipitation, the current Xu Xingxia does not have any ideological burden. Everything about the deceased, he put in the back of his mind. In his mind, all he had in mind was the future of Fort Willtown and Niujiaodun. There is also how to cope with the more difficulties and challenges that are coming. The dead are gone, but the living still have to struggle.

The death of the three people obviously did not stop the enthusiasm of the Weizhenbao army to turn into a regular army. On the contrary, it strengthened their determination to turn into a regular army. Kill the Tartars, you can build merit. In case of death in battle, you can also get a generous pension, such a good thing, of course, can not be missed. Therefore, after the funeral, many people found Xu Xingxia and said that they would add their children to the main army of Niujiaodun.

"Xu Baihu, don't you have three vacancies?"

"Xu Baihu, my child, has been exercising well these days."

"Xu Baihu, come and see our children, they are much stronger than them, you see."

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Every military household is trying their best to promote their family's military surplus, and their enthusiasm makes Xu Xingxia unable to refuse. The enthusiasm of the military families to join the army is so high, if he refuses, it will seriously hit their positive surname. At the same time, considering the needs of future battles, the number of soldiers in Niujiaodun really needs to be further expanded. So, Xu Xingxia agreed.

However, because there were too many people who came to request, more than two hundred, Xu Xingxia had to announce that a temporary assessment would be held tomorrow. The top 10 players will be added to the Niujiaodun. If the results are not satisfactory, then you have to wait for the next round of assessment again. As a result, before dawn the next day, the barn of Weizhenbao was lively again.

Those military households who were ready to participate in the assessment were all energetic and eager to try. For them, all the burden of thinking has been put down. After joining the army, whether it is life or death, it is good for their family. Without any burden of thought, they can obviously accept the assessment with a more natural attitude.

"I announce that the second round of assessments is now open!"

"Assessors, please go out in order!"

Xu Xingxia said expressionlessly.

The assessment is still basic riding and shooting. The distance is still fifteen zhang. The most basic requirement is that at least one of the five arrows hits the target. may be due to the stimulation brought by the last assessment, those military surpluses who failed to be selected, after going back, they all tried their best to practice riding and archery, so their level has also improved a lot. At the beginning, more than a dozen military personnel participated in the assessment, and all of them had more than one arrow hit the target. It seems that they did put in a little hard work.

The skill of riding and archery, if it is difficult to practice, it is definitely difficult to practice. A novice who has no equestrian foundation and practices riding and archery from scratch will not be able to form combat effectiveness without three or five years. However, if you have a good foundation in equestrianism and a little bit of archery foundation, then, after a period of hard training, the level can still be improved quickly.

The military surplus in Ningxia Town has such benefits. Their equestrian foundation is top-notch, and although the archery foundation is weak, they also have a little bit of foundation, which is much better than a blank novice. If you don't have any foundation, you probably won't dare to come to the assessment. Since there is a certain foundation in riding and archery, it is relatively normal to be able to shoot an arrow after more than ten days of hard training.

"I announce, the assessment is over!"

Xu Xingxia slowly stood up and said loudly.

Two hours later, the assessment officially ended. In total, more than forty people had at least one arrow hit the target. Of those, there were 12 who shot more than two arrows. This level of riding and archery is much better than the previous first round of assessment. It can be seen that human potential is indeed unlimited, and the key lies in whether it is tapped or not.

The most outstanding young man, named Chi Hu, actually had four arrows hit the target. According to Chi Hu's previous self-introduction, he turned out to be a ranger who was active on the east bank of the Yellow River, and usually liked to do some robberies and robberies. This time, when I heard about Xu Xingxia, I took the initiative to come back and join the army. It seems that Chi Hu took the initiative to come back to Weizhenbao to join the army, and there were at least ten or more people. Their riding and archery skills are basically good.

There were also two young men who had three arrows hit, one was called Li Yanfei and the other was Yun Qifeng. These two people are also from rangers, but they are only active in the area, which is different from Chi Hu. In fact, the so-called ranger is a polite honorific title. It's not nice to say, it's actually a horse thief, but the bad things are not obvious, and they occasionally do good things. Ningxia Town is too chaotic, and there are all kinds of people.

These people are basically lone heroes who often move alone. If you don't have some extraordinary skills, you obviously can't survive. The ability to ride and shoot is the foundation of their survival. They came to join the army, which was obviously a good thing for the overall combat effectiveness of the Niujiaodun defenders. At the very least, Xu Xingxia felt that the next time the Tartars came again, he didn't need to continue to fight alone. Chi Hu and the others can at least kill a few Tartars.

"Not bad." Xu Xingxia nodded with satisfaction, "Brothers with bad grades, I hope everyone will take some time to practice riding and archery." No one is born a sharpshooter, and kung fu is practiced. Practice Sanjiu in winter and Sanfu in summer, I hope you will show a little energy! ”

For the cavalry of the Ming army, mounted archery was originally the most difficult to practice. However, some military households in Ningxia Town have this foundation. As long as they are given enough time to practice riding and archery without distractions, their level will improve relatively quickly. Probably this is also the most convenient point in Ningxia Town, which is an important town in the entire Nine Sides.

At the end of the assessment, Xu Xingxia recruited the twelve people with the best results, and all of them were brought back to Niujiaodun. In this way, the number of soldiers in Niujiaodun increased to thirty. Their weapons and equipment have not yet been fully built. It doesn't matter, though. What Xu Xingxia has to do now is to strengthen the discipline of the troops.

After returning to Niujiaodun, Xu Xingxia gathered all the soldiers and announced the "Queue Regulations" and "Internal Affairs Regulations" with a serious expression. He simplified and explained many of the later PLA orders to each Ming soldier as a supplement to the 57 military regulations, and required them to strictly enforce them. If there is a violation, the punishment will be severe.

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