Upper County Northern Army Battalion......

A young armorer in a skirt, armor, and shorts was not waving his fingers, and from time to time he let out a shout of killing.

His calves were tightly wrapped in coarse cloth, his feet were lightly tagged, and his head was tied in a bun, leaning to the right.

Although it was not yet the summer solstice, his forehead was covered with beads of sweat, and his clothes were already soaked with sweat.

"Mountain ......"

"You're here again to practice your killing skills?"

At this moment, a soldier walked out of the tent in the distance, looked at his comrades from afar, and greeted him warmly.

After speaking, he also picked up his Changge and walked over.

"I heard that I will go north soon, I want to practice more, and when the time comes, I will cut off a few more heads of Hu people for military merits, so that my family's life can be improved a lot."

The mountain stopped, picked up a rough linen, wiped the sweat, and smiled from ear to ear.

"Shan, you have participated in the battle to destroy Chu, and you are already in the upper construction, and you are still so desperate to keep people from living?"

"I still don't have the size of the work, and I haven't even caught the duke."

Another young soldier was envious and said sourly.

"Ge, you are still young, and you have a chance."

"I'm almost thirty years old, and after this battle, my military service will be over."

"As long as you are promoted to the third-class hairpin, you will not only get a big mansion, but also a slave reward."

"When I return to my hometown, I will take another mother-in-law. The rich family at the head of the village will definitely die of envy. ”

"Brother, you don't know, the rich grandfather also won the hairpin lord because of his meritorious service in the army, and since then he has lived a life that everyone in the township envies."

"The cubs in our village all take the rich grandfather as an example, and in this battle, I must not miss the opportunity and strive to obtain enough military merits."

The mountain face is full of happy smiles, and he is full of yearning for a better life in the future.

"Then you have to practice hard, and when the time comes, you can kill a few more Hu people, and you will be promoted."

"Hey!"

Ge and Shan sat on the grass of the barracks at the same time, chatting and sighing.

"What's wrong?"

Shan saw that Ge had something on his mind and couldn't help asking.

"My father was a businessman, and his family ran a pottery workshop, so he had a good life."

Gordon paused, a little self-deprecating.

"Wouldn't that be great? I heard that the families of those who do business are very good, and they should have no worries about food and clothing. After two years of military service, you can return to your hometown, so why stay? ”

Shan and Ge have been working together for more than two years, and he is very puzzled.

Although he has been in the barracks for seven or eight years, he has experienced a lot of wars.

But in Shan's view, the reason why he came to the barracks was to earn a living, make military achievements, and let his family live a better life.

He is not an old Qin person, but a new Qin person.

I heard from my mother that my grandfather fled from Wei to Qin to escape the war, and since then he has also taken root in this land.

Even if you go to war for years in a row, all kinds of conscription and military service are even more burdensome.

There is no reward for meritorious service, and it is the merit of the powerful.

Who will die for such a king?

His father was also a Qin soldier, but unfortunately his father did not survive the two-year military service.

Although he died in the war, the Qin State did not have a pension, but there were many preferential policies for the families of the deceased.

Not only will taxes be exempted for three years, but in the event of a natural disaster, the imperial court will also give priority to relief.

"Okay? What's good? ”

"Daqin Law, the home of merchants, you can't take a car, you can't eat fish and meat, you can't wear silk and jade, and people can't enter the office."

"Even if you own the gold and silver mines, you can only watch, and you must not go beyond the thunder pond by half a step, otherwise you will confiscate your family property at the least, and exile you to the frontier at the worst."

"Shinong, businessmen, and businessmen are the most despicable."

"What's the use of having money?"

"To live without dignity is like an ant that survives in steal."

Ge is only in his early twenties, but he looks very mature and steady.

"What is dignity? Wouldn't it be nice to have no worries about food and clothing? ”

The mountain was stunned for a long time, and then scratched his head, incomprehensible.

"You don't understand it, but when you surrender in the future and have no worries about food and clothing, you will be able to understand what dignity is."

"Born in a merchant family, if you want to live with dignity, you can only establish meritorious service, and these restrictions will be lifted only after you have a military meritorious title."

"Only in this way can we live with dignity and no longer be ridiculed by others."

"That's why my father named me Ge, hoping that I could make a contribution in the army, change the embarrassment of my family, and let my family no longer be excluded and despised by others when they go out."

"After the service, I was not selected for the Southern Army. After waiting for more than two years, this time to fight the Huns, I will definitely live up to the expectations of my family, kill the enemy and make meritorious contributions, and change my fate. ”

Ge held Chang Ge tightly in his hand, his eyes were blazing, full of hope.

"Okay, let's practice together and try to kill a few more Hun cubs."

"Change your fate."

"Well, change your fate."

The two of them helped each other up, got up from the grass, and then began to sweat and practice the sharp weapons of their fingers, sometimes yelling.

The morning sun is like fire, and the distant sky is dyed blood red, which seems to indicate that the upcoming war will not be long after.

In Northland, however, there is a very different picture.

The dust is flying, and the iron riders are rolling......

In the endless wasteland, a large number of well-equipped iron horsemen, whipping horses, galloping and shuttling.

They were practicing their riding shock formations, grasping the reins with one hand and pressing the spear against the saddle with the other.

The formation is orderly, divided into several verticals, and constantly galloping.

When the speed of the horses is extremely impulsive, they will release their hands that hold the reins, hold their spears in place with both hands, and step on the stirrups under their feet.

The upper body was completely prostrate on the horse's back, and there was only a fierce and sharp gaze, staring at the straw man in front of him.

The dust and smoke dissipated, and most of the straw figures were scattered with their huge impact loads.

The cavalrymen who had successfully completed the examination all cheered and looked extremely excited.

But the few cavalrymen who did not hit the target were a little decadent and bowed their heads in the face of shame.

At this moment, their commander Qianjun came over and shouted at the cavalry who had not completed a single blow to the straw man and ran away.

"Your Majesty and the generals have high hopes for us, not only giving us the best weapons and horses, rich food, but also the best in the whole army."

"You said to yourself, are you worthy of the barbecue that you just ate in your belly?"

After scolding, the thousand generals turned over and dismounted, walked in front of the cavalry standing in a column, and said with a disappointed face.

Dozens of cavalrymen all bowed their heads, ashamed and embarrassed, and couldn't wait to find a hole to get into.

"You are all old Qin people in Guanzhong, and your fathers have made great achievements for the empire. Don't feel ashamed, you will all feel shameless for your fathers. ”

"Give you three more days, and if you are still too cowardly to fall behind and can't kill your target, you will get out of the way."

"There is no waste left in the uninjured department, only the unequaled sharps."

"Brothers, tell these wastes out loud, what is harmless?"

"Indomitable, only to die in battle!"

All the onlookers immediately put away their hippie smiles, looked solemn and proud, and shouted in unison.

They are all old Qin people in Guanzhong, and their parents have made countless contributions to the empire, and they are all meritorious children.

From childhood to adulthood, what they have heard and seen is not the Book of Rites and Songs, but the killing of the enemy and meritorious service, and bloody battles in all directions.

Killing the enemy has never been all about the so-called loyalty to the monarch and patriotism, but more about being able to live a better life for the sake of your family and future generations......