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Xu Xingxia and his entourage, pulling the Tartar war horse and the corpse, returned to Weizhen Fort when it was already past noon. Don't look at the fact that there may be a banquet in the evening, the meal may have fish and meat, you can have a big meal, but you don't care about the lunch meal. Therefore, every soldier of Niujiaodun took out the black nest head and solved it with raw water.

When there were still three or four miles away from Weizhen Fort, there were impatient military households who came to greet them. Most of them are young military households, basically military surpluses, remnants and the like. In the Ming Dynasty's guard system, in each military family, only one male officially served and could receive food and salary, and this person was called Zhengjun.

However, the other men of the family could not leave the guard house and take up other occupations. They are also included in the combat readiness force of the Wei system, and are called military surplus and yu ding, as the name suggests, they are the substitutes for the regular army. In the words of later generations, it is a reserve. If there is a problem in the regular army, it will be filled by the surplus army or the surplus ding. When necessary, the surplus or surplus soldiers will also be recruited by the officers and go directly to the battlefield.

For example, Xu Xingxia, he turned out to be a military surplus. After my father was injured, he was transferred to the main army. After he became a regular soldier, Xu Xudong became a surplus of the army. If Xu Xingxia is unfortunately killed, then Xu Xudong will be added to the regular army after he reaches the age of fifteen. Anyway, as long as the male in the family is not dead, he must fill the vacancy in the regular army. If Xu Xudong is also dead, then there will be no one to make up for it.

Seriously speaking, in Weizhen Fort, the number of Yu Ding is quite a lot. I dare not say that there are many people, but there are definitely three or four hundred people. In ancient times, there was no nighttime entertainment, and after dark, couples basically went to bed. As long as you have energy, you will generally engage in some of the most primitive entertainment. At that time, the customs were all about prosperity and wealth, and the more men in the family, the better. Therefore, the average family will have seven or eight children, many or even a dozen.

The children of the Xu family and the Liu family are already few. The main reason is that because the family is poor, they were born without saving, and they all died young. Xu Xingxia has two brothers and two sisters above, and there are also two younger brothers and two younger sisters below, but unfortunately, they were not saved. If these elder brothers, sisters, younger brothers and sisters are kept, the Xu family will definitely be a big family, and there will be five or six men alone.

In the past, most of the surplus military had little interest in turning into a regular army, and even had a strong sense of resistance. The regular army had little money and food, and was always in arrears, and was in danger of being shot by the Tatar cavalry. Instead of being a regular army, it is better to be a tenant for a large family. When a tenant can at least have a little more to eat. This is the basic reason why many military families have fled. I'd rather be a tenant than a regular soldier.

However, the appearance of Xu Xingxia made some of the military surpluses begin to feel that perhaps, it is also a good choice to be a regular army. If you have the opportunity to kill one or two Tartars, you will not live in vain in this life. After all, don't expect anything else to be a tenant for someone other than barely being able to fill your stomach. To be a regular army, at least there is hope for promotion and fortune.

Of course, the risk of being a regular army is still quite large, and you may encounter Tatar cavalry at some point. However, even if you don't do the main army, it is possible to encounter the Tatar cavalry. Rather than die unarmed and humiliated by the Tartar's arrows, it is better to take up arms and fight against the Tartars. There may be a surprise ahead.

The rest of the army has such an idea, which actually has a lot to do with Xu Xingxia. Because, most of the military surplus knew what role Xu Xingxia used to be. With Xu Xingxia's ability, they can kill seven Tartars, including a Tartar centurion, with their skills, the battle record should not be very bad, right?

While the military remnants envied Xu Xingxia, Xu Xingxia was also looking at those military remnants. Seeing so many young people, Xu Xingxia had only one thought in his mind, that is, how to pull these young people under his command. Fort Weizhen is not short of soldiers, that's for sure. There is no shortage of soldiers in the station, in the guard, and in the town, which is also certain. However, the health center in Ningxia Town was always unable to fill the staff.

There is no doubt that there must be something wrong here. The most critical problem is that the original structure of the guard is very unreasonable, and only one person from each household can become a regular army, wasting a lot of soldiers. In addition, due to the stipulation that every family must have one person, this led to the fact that some soldiers who were not qualified at all were also incorporated into the regular army. On the contrary, some surplus soldiers with very good physical fitness were excluded from the regular army.

Obviously, if he wants to get a team with better quality, he must fundamentally change such regulations. He needs to gather the best young people into the ranks, regardless of whether there are already people in every military family who are in the regular army, and whether there is no regular army or not. Well, it's already a bit like a way to recruit.

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"It's coming!"

"It's coming!"

"It's coming!"

Suddenly, there was a burst of cheers from ahead.

Xu Xingxia looked up and found that the team had returned to Weizhen Fort. Outside Fort Willytown, a large crowd has gathered. Xu Xingxia glanced at it casually, and only saw the head of the black press, and I was afraid that there were more than a thousand people. There are old people, women, and children. It seems that the people of Weizhen Fort have poured out of their nests and come to welcome the triumphant heroes of merit.

Indeed, the people of Fort Weizhen have poured out. They were all anxiously waiting for what the people who killed the Tartars would look like now. Especially the parents of those who have made meritorious contributions, they are waiting anxiously. Although Liu Xiaochun swore that no one was injured in the guards of Niujiaodun, only one soldier named Liu Jinbiao unfortunately died in battle. However, how can parents be completely assured?

Xu Fuqing was also carried by his neighbor and appeared in the welcoming crowd. As for Xu Xingxia's mother, Wang, she quietly went to the City God Temple and thanked the Buddha for her son's blessing. Xu Xudong hugged his sister and occupied the best position on the city tower, waiting condescendingly for his brother to come back. The other children knew that their brother had made a great contribution, and they all consciously gave them the best viewing position.

The first thing Xu Fuqing saw was, of course, the officials at all levels of the Thousand Households. Qianhu Peng Feng had already come back just now, and now the leader of the team was Zhang Qiuqing, the deputy Qianhu. He was followed by Wang Shoulu, Luo Dingyuan and several other hundred households, Zhenfu and the like. In addition, there are some unknown hundreds of households, Zhenfu and the like, there are twenty or thirty people.

Seeing the warm welcome of the crowd, the officials at all levels of the Qianhu Office were refreshed and happy, and they felt that they had never felt so comfortable. In the history of Ningxia Town, it seems that there is no such brilliant record. Only one of his own men was killed in battle, but he killed twenty-three Tatar cavalrymen. Such a record is reported to Weili, the town, and the imperial court, and it will definitely be rewarded repeatedly. Perhaps, the imperial court will send someone down to inspect it.

Daddy Xu, Xu Xudong and Niuniu all opened their eyes wide, looking for Xu Xingxia's shadow in the crowd. A moment later, behind the officials at all levels of the Thousand Households, they found Xu Xingxia's figure. That's right, it's indeed Xu Xingxia. They are most familiar with their eldest son or eldest brother. Behind Xu Xingxia, there were seven war horses, and on top of each war horse, there was the corpse of a Tatar cavalryman. Sure enough, it was a Tartar who killed seven!

From afar, Xu Xingxia also saw his father. The one who carried Xu Fuqing on his back was a neighbor of the Xu family, named Liu Datou. Xu Xingxia didn't know the name of Liu's head, anyway, he knew that this person was a little confused and not very reliable. His son, Liu Chuang, served in Niujiaodun. This Liu Chuang, in Xu Xingxia's eyes, is actually a good seedling, but the problem is that he can't get the guidance of a master, so he can only be buried temporarily.

Surrounded by the crowd, Xu Xingxia and others walked through the cheers of the crowd. At this time, Xu Xingxia didn't have a chance to talk to his father at all. He could only make a gesture with his father, and he was surrounded by the crowd and went in the direction of the thousand houses. Well, to be precise, it should be a deputy thousand houses. The largest and best residence in Weizhenbao is the deputy thousand households Zhang Qiuqing's house. The celebration banquet in the evening was held here.

All the soldiers of Niujiaodun returned with their booty. However, when it came to the deputy thousand households' house, there were only Xu Xingxia and Chen Hai as representatives. That's for sure. The hierarchy within the Ming army was very strict and could not be easily crossed. Although they have made some achievements and won rewards, it is still impossible to eat and drink with their superiors. If it weren't for Xu Xingxia's exploits being too prominent, the banquet at night would not have his share.

"Commander Wei has sent Lord Deng here!"

Suddenly, someone screamed at a high pitch.

The crowd around them suddenly shook again. Xu Xingxia and his party, who were moving forward, hurriedly stopped. Zhang Qiuqing and other officers hurriedly walked in the direction of the fort gate. Peng Feng, who was resting in the deputy Qianhu house, also hurriedly came out, turned over his horse, and ran in the direction of the fort gate to greet Deng Rubai, the commander of the guard.

The Commander of the Guard actually came in person? Oh my God, this Xu Xingxia, this time it's a big face! Many military households are secretly envious. For the military households of Weizhen Fort, Qianhu is already the supreme existence, and the commander of the guard is not next to them at all. Unexpectedly, even the commander of the guard came in person! Being able to eat and drink with the Lord of the Commander of the Guard, such a glory, I don't know how much Taoism I had to cultivate in my previous life.

"Da Da Da!"

Sure enough, with a series of horses' hooves, a group of brightly armored cavalry arrived.

The crowd immediately stirred and rushed in the direction of the fort gate. These cavalry, sure enough, were the avant-garde of Ningxia, and there were more than two hundred of them. All dark red waist-length armor, all dark cyan python pattern dragging, all waist knives, the appearance is still quite powerful. Their war horses are basically white, but they are also refreshing.

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