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Xu Xingxia didn't say anything, walked to the front of the charcoal stove, rolled up the sleeve of his left arm, then picked up the red-hot iron, and slowly landed on his left shoulder, and suddenly a burst of green smoke rose up, making a sneering sound, followed by a thick smell of burnt meat. Xu Xingxia's forehead was also so painful that beads of sweat appeared. When Xu Xingxia took the soldering iron away, a blackened triangular brand appeared on his left shoulder, which was shocking.

"Oh my God!"

"Why?"

"Why do you want to burn yourself like this?"

The surrounding military households couldn't help but scratch a little and whispered one after another.

Just now, everyone thought that Xu Xingxia deliberately made it difficult for the people who passed the assessment to show his status as an adult of a hundred households, but now it seems that this is not the case. Xu Xingxia himself was ironed first. If you want to torture people, there is no such torture.

Some smart military households, in addition to feeling stunned, also deeply felt a little surprised. Today's selection is not as simple as it seems. What Xu Xingxia needs is probably not just as simple as killing the soldiers of the Tartars.

Xu Xingxia let go of the soldering iron, returned to his position, and said casually: "Lin Dacheng, you have passed the assessment, and you are a member of our Niujiaodun." Whether you want to brand this mark or not is entirely up to you. It's up to you. ”

Lin Dacheng's face suddenly turned a little red. What people fear most is being forced, especially in full view. As long as you are a human being, it is impossible to lose face. Lin Dawei himself is also a person who loves face. Xu Xingxia dared to brand in public, it was impossible for him not to dare. After a moment of silence, Lin Dacheng said in a deep voice: "I'm coming!" ”

With that, he walked to the side of the charcoal stove, picked up the red-hot iron, gritted his teeth, and landed on his left arm, and suddenly a puff of green smoke came out, making a snorting sound, and the rich smell of burnt meat came out. When the soldering iron was released, Lin Dacheng's forehead and back were covered with cold sweat. On his left arm, there is also a triangular imprint.

Xu Xingxia said quietly: "Very good." Stand aside. ”

Lin Dacheng covered his arm and stood aside.

Those military households, you look at me, I look at yours, and no one is silent. They are all speculating about what Xu Xingxia's purpose is in doing this. Those military remnants who are ready to participate in the assessment are a little indifferent. Does it mean that everyone who passes the assessment must make a brand on his arm? There were three military surpluses, probably too afraid of the red-hot soldering iron, and quietly withdrew from the assessment queue.

Xu Xingxia said with a serious expression: "Don't misunderstand, this brand is definitely not an assessment condition. As long as you meet the first two conditions, you are a member of the Niujiaodun. Whether or not you want to leave this mark is entirely up to you. Now, move on to the assessment. ”

The seventh soldier began to play. Unfortunately, his riding and archery performance is still relatively poor. Of the five arrows, none of them hit. The same was true of the next few surpluses, all of whom missed the target. Xu Xingxia was certainly quite disappointed, and the surrounding military households were also disappointed. This level of riding and archery is indeed much worse than that of the Tartars. Just when Xu Xingxia shook his head secretly and was about to relax the assessment conditions, it was Liu Heng's turn to appear.

Liu Heng's riding and archery kung fu is not very good, but he only hit two targets, which is the same as Lin Dacheng's score. However, compared to others, it is already considered good. So far, only two people have been on target. It's a pity that his other three brothers were not so lucky, none of them hit the target once, and all of them failed.

After passing the assessment, Liu Heng walked straight to the side of the charcoal stove, picked up the red-hot soldering iron, closed his eyes, and left a triangular imprint on his left arm. He didn't understand why Xu Xingxia asked for this, he just felt that since Xu Xingxia himself had left a mark on his left arm, he would not be wrong to follow it.

After Liu Heng, it is Chen Shouwang. It may be that he was pulled out by Xu Xingxia just now and asked a lot of questions, the stage of nervousness has passed, and Chen Shouwang seemed quite calm when he was riding and shooting the assessment. As a result, the four arrows in front of him all missed, but the last arrow accurately hit the bull's-eye and won a round of applause, and Xu Xingxia also applauded and praised. Purely in terms of the position on target, Chen Shouwang's results are the best.

It may be that there is a precedent for Chen Shouwang, and the chances of being on target for the rest of the army who participate in mounted archery in the back have greatly increased. In the middle of a period of time, five people passed the assessment in a row. The one with the best grades is one named Mao Thirteen. This military surplus who looks a little down-and-out has a poor family that doesn't even have the money to name himself, and he uses his name purely according to the ranking. However, I have to admit that his archery skills are indeed not bad, and four of the five arrows are on target, which can be regarded as relatively prominent.

After asking, Xu Xingxia learned that this Mao Thirteen had been wandering east of the Yellow River for a period of time before. This so-called introductory is actually just a nice statement. To be precise, he was a horse thief for a while. This hand's riding and archery skills were trained in the ranks of horse thieves. However, being a horse thief is not a long-term solution after all, I heard that Xu Xingxia was going to recruit people, and the treatment was good, so Mao 13 came back to participate. His whole family died at the hands of the Tartars, and he had long wanted to kill the Tartars to avenge his relatives.

In the end, a total of more than 50 military surplus soldiers participated in the assessment, and only 13 people were targeted. Everything else is empty. In other words, according to the most basic requirements, only thirteen people pass the selection. These thirteen people, after passing the assessment, all left a triangular imprint on their arms. They are similar to what Liu Heng thought, since Xu Xingxia did it, they will definitely not be wrong to follow it.

At the end of the assessment, Xu Xingxia announced loudly: "Okay, today's assessment is over, let's all disperse!" ”

Those unsuccessful military remnants were quite unwilling, and some people shouted: "My lord, the quota is not full yet!" Give us another chance! ”

Xu Xingxia said expressionlessly: "The dissatisfied quota is temporarily empty." ”

Youjunyu asked very reluctantly: "My lord, can't you give us another chance?" ”

Xu Xingxia shook his head and said with a cold face: "Here, I can give you one more chance." Even, I can give you countless chances. But when it comes to the real battlefield, will the Tartars give you another chance? Five targets, none of them hit, I can only say, even if you go to the battlefield, there is only one way to die! ”

"I can't take you to death! Otherwise, I am not responsible for your parents! It's not easy for your father and mother to give birth to you, don't waste your little life! Well, this assessment is over. The next assessment will be in three months' time. I hope that in three months, your riding and archery skills can be improved. I will only recruit you if you all have the skills to fight the Tartars! ”

Those military households looked at Xu Fuqing helplessly, hoping that he would persuade his son to open the back door for some of the military remnants. It's a pity that Xu Fuqing didn't speak. As a father, how can he tear down his son's stage in public? What's more, Xu Xingxia is right, people who are so bad at riding and archery kung fu want to kill Tartars, it is a fool's dream. Even if Xu Xingxia agreed to enlist them in the army, it would be slaughtered.

No matter how much the military households were expecting, Xu Xingxia ordered the thirteen military remnants who passed the assessment to gather, take them to the open space next to them, and start the whole team. He took out some silver from his arms, handed them to each of them, and said gently: "Five taels of silver per person, this is my gift to everyone." ”

Chen Shouwang hesitated a little and said, "My lord, is this from Shangfa to us?" ”

Xu Xingxia shook his head and said, "No, this is my personal post." ”

Chen Shouwang nodded and said, "My subordinates understand." ”

The rest of the army also nodded in unison.

Since it was Xu Xingxia's private money, their identities were a little different from Xu Xingxia's. To be precise, they are not only the soldiers of Niujiaodun, but also Xu Xingxia's family. They already knew that Xu Xingxia paid for the weapons and equipment of Niujiaodun out of his own pocket, and so did the food. The food is Xu Xingxia's, the use is Xu Xingxia's, and the clothes are Xu Xingxia's, what is not Xu Xingxia's family? To be a human being, we must be conscious and correct our identity.

At the end of the Ming Dynasty, Jiading was definitely not an insulting word. On the contrary, at some point, it is also a status symbol. Especially armed families, that is not something that ordinary people can do. If you look at the Pingyu Thousand Households, how many people want to become Peng Feng's armed family, there is no way. Now, they can become Xu Xingxia's family, which can be regarded as a good choice.

They seemed to understand a little bit why Xu Xingxia wanted to put such a mark on his arm, and he would ask them to put such a mark on his arm. The military remnants don't understand the complicated truth, they only know that this brand represents their own people. If you don't have this brand, I'm sorry, it's not your own person.

In fact, their guess is indeed not too far, Xu Xingxia really thinks so. Since it is his own person, it must be a little marked, and such a brand seems to be a good choice. The slight pain of the imprint is also a small test for these people. If you can't even bear the pain of branding, what are you talking about killing Tartars?

Xu Xingxia finally said: "I will give everyone a day to settle down their families. Tomorrow morning, come to Niujiaodun on time to report. Now, disband! ”

The rest of the army took the silver and left happily.

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