Chapter 4: Follow the General
On the day of the fourth watch, countless torches were lit in the training square outside the city, and the registration was demarcated, the brand number was compiled, the military uniforms were distributed, and the establishment was in charge of contact.
Lowering her head to straighten out her clothes, the fifth time, she was hit. Rubbing the shoulder that was hurt, the noisy boiling in front of her and the flying dust raised by the running horses made her whole heart panic, the scene of thousands of people gathered together was the first time she experienced, this time the conscription alone in Sifang City called five thousand recruits, a huge square like a huge tray, the tray was filled with a plate of loose sand.
It seems that she and Tinker are the most idle, and the two of them look at the recruits and their families around them idly, if they say that the recruits are 5,000, the family members should be doubled to fill the entire square.
The old father and mother saw them off, the wives and nurses saw them off, and the grandfathers and grandmothers saw them off with canes, and there seemed to be endless instructions, and the recruits either listened respectfully, or snorted, or even pouted and coquettish, and all kinds of demeanors made the little dings next to them from time to time make a "hiss" ridicule.
Suddenly he screamed "wow, wow, wow", Yi Wei glanced at him, followed his gaze, a fat dun actually fell to the ground and splashed, his mother is actually very old, it is estimated that she is old, and she is pampered, so big, and so childish, it took a long time to arouse the fat dun. The old mother with white hair leaned over and patted her son's dusty pants while babbling in a disorderly manner, and suddenly she didn't know what she said wrong, and the fat mound was earth-shattering and lay on the ground and rubbed her limbs on the ground.
Tinker laughed unabashedly when the fat man fell to the ground again, but Yi Wei didn't make a sound, but the mouth forgot to close for a while because of surprise.
In fact, this conscription is only semi-compulsory, and the families who are single and thin can be exempted, and the wealthy and powerful families can be taxed in currency, and the sages of the woodcutters, fishing, forestry, and forests are all included, and the idle labor force can be recruited regardless of the county system and household registration. Why would such a person join the army? Yi Wei is a little ridiculous, want to serve the country? Want to light the lintel clan? It is not worth it to leave home so much just for the sake of a few ingots of silver that will never get rich. Perhaps, poetry, writing, scriptures and rituals are not for anyone to get into school, except for the final position of civil officials in the palace, the position of military attache and general parallel to the civilian prime minister is not the dream of these people who have hopes all over the world.
Si Yulin, the commander of the army, stood on the high wait-and-see platform and tightened his eyebrows, this conscription of the court was too indiscriminate, and it was not collected without strict selection, not to mention the military salary load required by useless soldiers.
Under an order, the idle people waited for a retreat, and even the retreat work was slow, and the wail like a farewell made the whole square even more boiling, and finally, the relatives were dismissed cleanly, and Tinker's expression finally turned from impatience to anticipation and excitement. With a sound of the whip, the commander who had been stationed on the waiting platform threw a whip, and the whole square was silent for a moment, and the army shouted loudly, and the overseers began to form a team, so the square began to have a commotion again.
According to the brand, after a long time, the team was finally reorganized.
The square continued to be quiet again, Si Yulin's face like iron and copper casting suppressed the scene extremely quiet, eagle-like eyes scanned the audience, just a city of recruitment, this time in fifty cities have posted a conscription list, the generals of the military department are all assigned to be responsible for the collection work, and will carry out follow-up rectification and rectification, that is to say, in the future, whether each team is elite or not, directly by the military commander responsible for the recruitment, but forced by the court's quantitative recruitment, in order to reach the number, have to collect new soldiers, The recruits may have a huge difference in strength, and they will definitely have complex temperaments, but no matter what, the soldiers in his hands will transform into the appearance he wants to sculpt from today.
"I have seen all the state you have just seen, it is not a very commendable thing to be mixed in the army in the prosperous era, your relatives, you should all know the attitude towards your enlistment, but as a country, are you clear about the attitude towards your enlistment? I don't think it's necessarily clear to you that in your eyes, the battlefield is clean and bloodless, or, in your hearts, the battlefield is ethereal, ask you, why are you soldiers? The answer is resounding, it is to protect the family, to protect the country, yes, this kind of answer is very beautiful and heroic, now, I will tell you another answer, why are you a soldier? It's a hard job! That's right, from the time you signed up and was recruited, your life has been sold, buy your master, it is the Detian Dynasty that you will swear allegiance to, take a look at your relatives who are far away, remember their figures, maybe, today's life and departure indicate tomorrow's glory and return, maybe, behind today's life and separation is also an eternal death, whether it is glory or death, it is not in the Detian Dynasty, it is in your own hands, I am just responsible for teaching you how not to die on the battlefield. With a flick of the iron whip in his hand, the huge wooden stake on his side shattered in response. It's just that there are not necessarily more people who die on the battlefield than under this whip. ”
Yi Wei heard Xiao Ding make a "hiss" sound again, not only him, but many people around him had a "hiss" sound from gasping, and the fat dun he saw just now was in a team with her, and now he wanted to cry without tears. Yi Wei frowned again, he originally wanted to take only one person to help Kyoto, but now that he thinks about it, if he wants to get out in the future, I'm afraid it will be difficult.
"I don't care what your background is, how many people in the family are, how noble the armor of the powerful people behind is, you look at this square, it is very smooth, the height of your feet is the same, your past has become blank from now on, the future life, we all use our own blood and sweat to splash and sketch together, grow together to become a real man, even if you will fall halfway, please get up again; It hurts, please learn to be patient; There will be sacrifices, please keep the loyal soul. With tenacious perseverance and strong vitality, we will hold on to the grand territory of our Detian Dynasty. ”
Feeling that there was a change, Yi Wei's body had an inexplicable strength, slowly rising from the soles of his feet, his back unconsciously stiffened, his heart was slowly filled with that feeling, and his hands were unconsciously clenched into fists, strength! It is a kind of power, looking at the people around them, and they are surprised to find that the original posture is all the same, and now, the face is the same as that of the Yaoyao who is supported by this power.
There is something that is being given up and becoming less important. Tightening the burden behind him again, Yi Wei lowered his head and frowned
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