Dong Zhongxian said so, and Liu Dachuan didn't want to ask any more, nodded and said, "Okay." ”

"Then please cooperate with us for the time being." Dong Zhongxian said with a smile: "Let these soldiers under your command temporarily listen to our arrangement, how about it?" ”

Liu Dachuan said: "It should be like this. ”

He replied in a high voice and said, "Later, what the military master under these generals tells you to do, you will do it, have you heard it clearly?" ”

"Yes, clear." The people under his hands had eaten a full meal at noon, and they all seemed to have some energy at this time, and they all shouted loudly.

Liu Dachuan nodded, stretched out his hand, and said, "Brother Dong, please!" ”

"Thank you." Dong Zhongxian arched his hand, beat his horse forward, came to those soldiers, and said in a loud voice: "Everyone, now, please line up, there are six rows in the front and back, hurry up!" ”

When those soldiers heard this, they were all a little stunned, and Liu Dachuan on the side looked at it, his face was very unbearable, and he scolded loudly: "What are you still doing in a daze?" Didn't you hear the command? Hurriedly! ”

The soldiers began to line up in a chaotic manner, such a simple queue, it took a long time to toss a tea to line up, six rows before and after, sparsely scattered, crooked, not neat at all.

Seeing that they were lined up, Dong Zhongxian said to his subordinates: "Let's start!" I'll come to the first row, from the left to the middle, and you can see for yourself. ”

"Yes." The family members all nodded, dismounted and began to move.

Dong Zhongxian walked in front of the first row of soldiers and began to observe them one by one. He observed very carefully, how the soldier's body was, how energetic and so on, he looked very carefully. The soldiers didn't know what he was doing, and they were all quite nervous, but when they saw him coming, they all quickly straightened their chests and tried to make themselves look more energetic.

Dong Zhongxian's face was expressionless, one by one, and finally, he stopped when he walked in front of the fourth person.

The soldier in front of him was not very old, only about sixteen or seventeen years old, and he looked malnourished, not tall, and very thin. In fact, there are few soldiers in this wall-resisting fort who are not thin, but there are really few who are as thin as him, and they are as thin as a piece of paper. His face was pale, his eyes were puffy, his eyes were blank, and he was bent over his waist, Dong Zhongxian estimated that he might not be more than eighty pounds, and he seemed to be thin enough to blow him away when a gust of wind blew.

And he still covered his mouth from time to time and coughed lowly.

Dong Zhongxian came to him and didn't speak, just looked at him straightly. He had been breathing for about a hundred breaths, and in such a short period of time, the man coughed three times.

It could be seen that he seemed to be trying his best to endure it, but he couldn't help it.

Dong Zhongxian looked at it for a while, shook his head, and said, "Your body is really too weak, and it seems that your body is still a little sick. ”

"Come, get out of the queue, and stand over there." Dong Zhongxian patted him lightly on the shoulder, looked at him and said softly.

His voice is not harsh, but it is very gentle, but there is a power inside that is impossible to refuse. The young man hesitated, but finally listened to him, got out of the line, and walked to the side to stand.

Dong Zhongxian continued to walk forward, walked forward for a while, and then stopped in front of a person, said a few words, and asked him to also come out of the queue and stand aside.

Not only Dong Zhongxian, but also those under him. Each row of soldiers was divided into two soldiers, one from left to right and one from right to left, and the two gathered in the middle. They are also carefully selected, and from time to time they call out a person and let them stand aside.

Of course, there are also those who are unhappy, and they speak disrespectfully on the spot, but Liu Dachuan is watching him from the side, once anyone does not cooperate, his subordinates will immediately rush over and punch and kick. After this kind of thing happened twice, no one dared to disobey orders.

The group quickly discovered the pattern.

Those who were chosen to stand aside seemed to be weaker or sick, while those who were stronger were almost all retained.

Liu Dachuan watched it clearly from the sidelines, and couldn't help but be shocked in his heart, and said secretly: "What is Master Dong going to do?" ”

He already had some conjectures in his heart, but he couldn't believe it, after all, this kind of thing was really too offensive, it was unimaginable that Dong Ce, the general, had just taken office, and his foundation was not yet stable, so he had to take such a move!

About a quarter of an hour later, Dong Zhongxian and the others picked it out.

Dong Zhongxian got on the horse, came to Liu Dachuan, and said with a smile: "Liu Shoubei, you should have 420 soldiers in the fortress, and this time there are 393 people, of whom 97 are selected, you see if this number is correct." ”

Few of the soldiers in these military forts in Datong Town are full, like the Fort of the Rejection Wall, which is only less than one percent, which is already excellent.

Liu Dachuan counted carefully, nodded, and said, "That's right." ”

"Good!" Dong Zhongxian smiled, hugged his fists and said, "Liu Shoubei, then I will leave first." ”

He pointed to the people who were pointed out and said, "It's just that these people, we have to take them away first, they have to go over and have some trouble, don't worry, they will be back soon." ”

Liu Dachuan smiled: "It's okay." ”

As he spoke, he said to those who were pointed out: "Follow along!" ”

Naturally, everyone obeys orders.

Soon, the soldiers who were selected from the various military forts who were particularly thin or sick were all brought to the high platform, and the number was still very large, and the number of such soldiers in these military forts combined was already more than a thousand.

The eyes of these soldiers who were brought to the high platform were full of doubts and fear, not knowing what kind of fate awaited them, Dong Ce walked down from the high platform and came to them, and they also moved their eyes to Dong Ce. Dong Ce walked up to everyone, suddenly smiled gently, and said, "Don't be afraid, what this official is going to tell you next is definitely not a bad thing?" ”

He paused, then asked in a loud voice, "Which of you is from a military family?" Who is from the army recruitment? Those from military households stand on the left hand side of the officer, and those from military recruits occupy the right hand side of the officer. ”

As soon as he asked this, the not small team in front of him suddenly rioted, but soon, they were divided into two groups according to what Dong Ce said. The vast majority of people stood on Dong Ce's left hand side, and among the more than 1,000 people, more than 900 were from military families, and few were from military recruitment.

This is also normal, because these people are very thin and weak, and they are considered very poor among the soldiers of various military forts, and if they are recruited from the army, before joining the army, the officers in charge of this part will also be selected, and if the health is so poor, it is unlikely that they will be looked down upon. And if they are from a military family, there will be no such problems, they have to join the army if they want to, and they have to join the army if they don't want to join the army.