Chapter 490: The Hero Emerges
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The Three Towns Festival made the Zhenguo Army camp of Li Dashuai, the Duke of Qi, stretch for more than ten miles, and Zhu Wen felt that it was more than 20,000 horses.
The Zhenguo army was camped according to the battalion unit, and the ordinary soldiers shared one tent for each unit, and the gang was divided into two tents. The officers above the command level already had their own tents, and the tents of the battalion commanders were larger, and the tents of the soldiers and horses at the rank of the box were as large as the houses. Zhu Wen and Zhu Cun were close together, and their faces were less wild than when they were in Liujiazhuang in the township, and a little more restrained. He saw that the Zhenguo army in the camp was actually wearing several colors of armor, the most were soldiers wearing red armor and red robes, and then there were silver armor and white robes, black armor and black robes, and even black armor and red robes.
His eyes secretly looked at the sergeants, his eyes full of envy, and he followed closely behind the auxiliary army in front of him. The soldiers in the barracks opened their mouths in surprise when they saw this group of newly recruited soldiers dressed in a mess.
Zhu Wen's mouth was not small, he had never seen so many men and horses and weapons in his life. Zhu Cun and the others were a little better at concealing their surprise, but Zhu Wen felt that their surprise would definitely not be below him.
Li Jing, who was watching this team from a distance, was very satisfied. The more surprised these recruits are. Then the more you will be subdued by the momentum of the Zhenguo army. It will be smoother to command later.
In the camp of the Chinese army. There is a wide open space, which is a school field that is lit every day, which can accommodate tens of thousands of horses. On the north side of the school grounds, there is a raised platform of the mound, which is the point general parade platform. However, at this time, on both sides of the parade platform, there were a hundred tall logs, on which were hung a hundred corpses that had been dead for a long time. From time to time, crows boldly circled down in the sky, stopping to peck at the corpses.
When Zhu Wen and other new troops approached. The crows croaked and flapped their wings into the air. He stared at the corpses with a hint of horror, which were no longer complete, their lips, eyes, and even most of their cheeks pecked through holes, and the roots of their crimson teeth exposed, revealing their hideous smiles.
On the school ground, a veteran in a red robe saw Zhu Wen's frightened appearance and laughed loudly: "Those are all spies of grass thieves, intercepted by the scouts of the Flying Eagle Battalion, and hanged here for public display." What's the matter, recruit eggs, you have weak legs? If so. I advise you to go back and forth earlier. Otherwise, as soon as you go to war. You kid can't pee his pants yet, that's a shame for the Zhenguo Army. β
At this time, a cavalry galloped into the camp like a whirlwind, seeing that these cavalry were actually wearing golden armor and galloping in the barracks, even Zhu Wen and others, who had just entered the camp for a few days, also knew that this was the newly built Jinjia Shengjie Army of Li Jing, the marshal of the Zhenguo Army. The head of this new battalion has jurisdiction over two compartments on the left and right, with five battalions of 2,500 people in each compartment, a total of 5,000 men and horses. The selected soldiers are all the most elite soldiers in the whole army, and it is said that the soldiers of the Jinjia Shengjie Army, the lowest military rank of all soldiers are superior soldiers. Especially their golden armor, which is dazzling, I don't know how many soldiers are envious. The original majestic Silver Spear Suburban Festival Army was compared to it all of a sudden. Horses are mounted in the battalion, and only the pro-guards directly led by these commanders have such qualifications.
After the arrival of the Jinjia Shengjie army, Li Jing arrived on horseback, and the generals of the Zhenguo army also followed.
Zhou Dewei, the deputy envoy of the newly promoted Jinjia Shengjie Army, immediately stepped forward and swept over the somewhat chaotic auxiliary army, with no anger on his face.
"Stand!" Shout! Zhu Wen hurriedly stood up straight according to the queue knowledge that the instructors had trained in the past few days.
Li Jing stepped forward to look at the cannon fodder army of 5,000 people, it was not bad, although they were hungry, their foundations were still very good, and they had regained their spirits after eating a few full meals. As long as they can survive these battlefield assessments, they can also become a part of the Zhenguo Army in the future.
"Fame and fame are taken right away! Brothers, have you seen the seniors of the Zhenguo Army around you? Do you feel that you are very different from them? When you see the military rank on their chests, do you feel full of envy? Li Jing said loudly. Without waiting for these recruits to answer, Li Jing continued: "There is an old saying that is good, it is better to retreat and close the net than to envy the fish in the abyss. Envy of others doesn't have much practical meaning. We should turn this into motivation and make it our own goal. You must know that not long ago, they were actually in the same situation as everyone else, it was the military camp that sharpened everyone, and it was the military camp that changed everyone. It's me Li Jing, as early as more than a year ago, I was still digging in the soil of Dengzhou towards the loess with my back to the sky. If there is turmoil today, and it is the time when my generation contributes to the country and makes contributions, I have nothing more to say, just one sentence, whether it is fame or wealth, it is now in front of you, just wait for you to work hard to fight for it. β
After speaking, Li Jing handed over the task of sending out the ordnance to Li Zhen and others.
The auxiliary army has 5,000 men, and there are no officers at the army level or the box level, and the highest official for the time being is only the commander of each battalion. Most of these commanders were Hu people who had returned to the north not long ago. As for the officers, all of them were appointed temporarily, mainly in a ring match in the auxiliary barracks a few days ago, and the brave among them were appointed as officers at all levels according to the results.
Zhu Wen and Zhu Cun both performed well, but their strongest was still a bow and arrow, and they suffered a little loss in the ring, and the two brothers only became a captain each. However, they are all in the same group, which is also a special request of Li Jing when arranging the hair, and the combat effectiveness of these recruits can be higher by arranging them together according to their relatives and townships.
As the commander of the army, Zhu Wen and Zhu Cun both received a pennant gun with a length of one zhang, as well as a slightly better horizontal knife, a cowhide round shield, plus a cowhide armor, an iron helmet, a bow, and thirty arrows, as well as some bits and pieces of equipment.
The 5,000 sets of ordnance sent by Zhang Rui had just been sent out, and they rode straight into the Chinese military camp.
The knight flew and dismounted: "Report to the marshal, General Levi asked me to report to the marshal." Liu Hanhong, a subordinate of the Grass Thief King Xianzhi, led his troops to capture Dangshan County. β
Hear this. Li Jing was not surprised. There was not even the slightest surprise on his face. Zhu Wen stood at the forefront of the auxiliary army, not far from Li Jing, and he even quietly looked at this handsome man of the same age as himself, and there was even a little joy in his eyes.
Zhu Wen still knows about Songzhou, Yucheng and Dangshan are lost, so the thief army has pushed the soldiers and horses to the east bank of Bianqu, and two out of three lands in Songzhou are occupied by thieves.
"In this way, the grass thieves were not deterred by the name of our Zhenguo Army, but rushed up to test whether our swords were sharp." Li Jing said in a slightly satisfied tone: "Very good." You go back and tell Levi. Let him scatter the scout cavalry farther away, and try to find out the situation of the thief army as clearly as possible. β
"Obey the commander's orders!" The scout galloped away.
"The grass thief is very strong." Li Zhen pointed out, "After taking Dangshan, the two wings of Song City will be without guards, and the grass thieves can directly attack Song City." In my opinion, the grass thieves are now a little arrogant, so we might as well just wait here and fight head-on here. β
Li Jing shook his head: "Things shouldn't be so simple, according to the intelligence, the thief army in Songzhou is Wang Xianzhi and his ten commanders. There are about 30,000 soldiers and horses, and the real old battalion should only have more than 10,000 people. There aren't many people like that. Besides, I have also collected a lot of information about Wang Xianzhi. As the leader of the Salt Gang, he is ruthless and bold enough, and his prestige is also high, and he is better at winning over people. But when it comes to rebellion, this man has no long-term plans at all. Once Wang Xianzhi saw our strength, I was afraid that he would immediately lose his courage and run away. β
"We can't be too tough at first, otherwise we're afraid that this suspicious and timid Wang Xianzhi will run away immediately. So, in the beginning, we had to send the auxiliaries forward and try to lure them over. In that way, we can directly solve Wang Xianzhi with one blow, and then directly return to Dengzhou. Immediately send someone to Bianzhou to inform Mu Renyu, the envoy of Xuanwu Jiedu, and ask him to send troops to Hua, Cao, and Pu to attack Huangchao! β
"Yes!" Li Zhendao.
Li Jing looked at the auxiliary army that had changed their outfits with interest, and after changing into their outfits, they looked like they were all the same.
"It is said that the land of Songzhou, the most loyal warriors, Zhang Xun Suiyang held on to the Anshi Rebellion, 6,000 soldiers besieged the 130,000 rebels, but they would rather die than surrender, and after the food ran out, they refused to surrender to the old and weak for food, and insisted to the most rear, which is admirable. Right now, the grass thieves are coming, menacing, and now Ben Shuai is giving you a chance, do you dare to face it? β
There was silence below, they were just a new army, and it was undoubtedly a little frightening for them to go to war.
Seeing that none of these recruits dared to fight, Li Jing shook his head, his face full of disappointment.
Zhu Wen didn't know why, and suddenly felt blood rushing to his brain.
He took a step forward and shouted, "A certain wish!" β
Zhu Cun next to him was shocked, what can my brother do at this time, he was just about to pull him back, but Zhu Wen pulled his brother in front of him, "My second brother is also willing to go together!" β
"Although tens of millions of people have gone to me, good! What I want is this momentum, so that I can be worthy of the soldiers of our town's national army. What are your current positions? β
"Private Captain!" Zhu Wen replied loudly, and added at the end, "My second brother is too." β
"Very good, this commander misses your courage, and now I specially promote you to the head of the team, and your second brother will be your deputy team leader, promoted to a sergeant major. If you make achievements in this battle, you will be directly promoted to lieutenant from the ninth grade. Li Jing said with a smile, there must be brave men under the heavy reward, not to mention that this is still a formal official position with good character and position, I don't know how many recruits can inspire the courage of the new soldiers.
Seeing that the recruits were already a little excited, Li Jing added another fire.
"Actually, the grass thieves are just a group of ordinary people who are robbing everywhere, and they don't even have any decent weapons in their hands. To deal with such grass thieves, the elite soldiers of the Zhenguo Army really have no interest in facing it. This time I deliberately gave you this opportunity, in fact, it is just a test for you, the Zhenguo Army is not so easy to enter, if you have brand new armor and a full set of weapons, but you can't even defeat a group of homeless people, it will be too disappointing. β
"What is there to fear from a group of outcasts, if it is a man, come with us!" Zhu Wen had just been promoted to the head of the team at this time, and when his blood was boiling, he turned his head and yelled at the recruits behind him.
There were a few recruits who performed very well in the recruit competition, and when they saw that the Zhu Wen brothers were all promoted to the top of the team all of a sudden, they couldn't help but regret not seizing the opportunity. At this time, the dead sheep shouted: "We will also go, people will die in the sky, and they will not die and be rich for thousands of years!" β
"Done"
Li Jing smiled and looked at the recruits below who had already been boosted by morale, and his face was full of smiles. In particular, he was very interested in the young Wu Chang who was the first to break the silence just now, so he casually asked, "What is the name of the Wu Chang who spoke first just now?" β
Although Li Zhen is a marching Sima and is responsible for recruiting troops, he also doesn't know the name of a little army commander, and when he heard this, he said: "I'll check it out next time." β
"Forget it." Li Jing waved his hand, just a little captain, there is no need to be so troublesome. If he is really a talent, sooner or later he will shine. If he didn't even survive the light in front of him, then there was no point in knowing it. (To be continued......)