White Horse Station, Hedong Road, Luzhou Licheng County. Licheng County is located at the junction of Shanxi, Hebei and Henan provinces, in the southeast of Shanxi, is the east gate of Shanxi, known as the thoroughfare of the three provinces, the geographical location is very important.

Fanzi invaded the south, the people went south one after another, ten rooms and nine emptiness, Licheng County was bleak, and it was in disarray, like a dead city.

It was the early summer of June, the trees were verdant, the grass was shady, and the turbidity of the Zhangzhang River flowed slowly from the south of Baimayi City. The sky was high and the clouds were light, the sun was scorching, and a few wild dogs stuck out their tongues and drooped their ears, and walked weakly by the river. The earth was shrouded in flames.

The post roads along the Zhanghe River are full of people who are displaced and waiting to be fed along the east of the river. The people dragged their families with their families, helped the old and the young, and rushed on the way to escape. Someone fell down while walking, and the person next to him ignored it and continued to move on.

Li Sanwa was caught in the crowd, unkempt, his clothes were tattered, he had not eaten a grain of rice for two days, he was dizzy from hunger at the moment, his chest was close to his back, he dragged his heavy legs, and a pair of rotten shoes on his feet, on the bank of the Zhanghe River, moving forward vigorously.

By the river, in the wilderness, almost all the trees have been stripped of their bark and become the food of the refugees. In fact, not only the bark, grass roots, and straw, but also some of the ungrown wheat in the barren fields were eaten clean by the refugees.

If it weren't for the Jin people who invaded the territory, burned, killed and looted, and worked as a partner in the city of Liaozhou, Li Sanwa would not have fallen into such a situation.

The sky-high fire burned Liaozhou City into a white ground. Seeing the Yisheng Army Han'er taking the Jurchens to do evil in the city, bloody killing, killing people like hemp, 16-year-old Li Sanwa was so frightened that she immediately wet her pants.

He lost his soul and fled in a hurry, all the way south, and he left behind the blood feud of his parents and the nurturing grace of his brother.

He was already so frightened that there was only one word left in his mind: "escape". followed the Qingzhang River all the way south, and finally escaped to the ground of Licheng County.

Even when he heard that the Jurchens had retreated, he didn't dare to return to his hometown, so he kept wandering outside. The fire and carnage became his lingering nightmare.

It is only in the depths of every dream that the kind faces of his parents and the kind smiles of his brothers will wake up from his sleep with tears on his face.

The official road was dusty, and a team of fierce Song knights rode their horses and galloped, agile and chic. The hungry Li Sanwa looked at the knights on the horse enviously, and was gradually attracted by the knights' loud words.

"Everyone, listen, Hedong Recruitment Division recruits, Hedong Recruitment Division recruits, if you are willing, go to the camp outside the south of Licheng County to enlist!"

Li Sanwa was stunned, Hedong was rotten, soldiers and bandits were rampant, where did a Hedong Recruitment Division emerge, could it be a newly built army in the imperial court?

"Mother, let's go quickly, there is Licheng County in front. When the time comes, the child will join the army, and the mother will have something to eat!"

The conversation between a mother and son in front of her attracted Li Sanwa's attention.

"Child, people often say, the court is Tian Shelang, and the twilight is the Tianzi Hall, why go to join the army! Besides, you haven't gotten married yet, if you have a tattoo on your face, I'm afraid you won't be able to find the Hun family in the future! Let's try to get to Tokyo City and find your uncle. With him to take care of it, it will always be safer. ”

The mother's chatter provoked her son's angry shouting: "Uncle, if he hadn't recognized his six relatives and closed the door, how would my father have died at the hands of Fanzi!" Let me take refuge in him, how can I be worthy of my father's spirit in heaven! Don't talk about it again!"

The eleven or twelve-year-old son also said: "Mother, uncle is not a good thing, and uncle is not a thing!" I won't go to my uncle if I kill me! ”

After all, the eldest son was older, and persuaded: "Mother, don't worry. As long as the child becomes a soldier, our family of three will have a way to live. Besides, with a child's ability, there will never be a problem in joining the army!"

The mother held the hands of the two children and couldn't help but cry.

Li Sanwa's heart moved.

He is coarse and well-versed, and he has also practiced martial arts since he was a child, but he is just timid. If he goes, the chances of joining the army may be very high.

Li Sanwa shook her spirits, walked forward for a while, and suddenly saw a huge ancient willow tree in front of her, surrounded by a crowd. Li Sanwa squeezed in with great difficulty.

On the smooth willow tree, there was a huge list pasted on it, and someone was reading aloud next to it:

"Today, there is a fan son to invade the Song Dynasty in the south, the land of the two rivers was slaughtered, the people are miserable, and the suffering is unspeakable. 3,000 soldiers will be recruited from the date of the list, and the recruitment period will be half a month. Hedong Recruitment Division, June of the first year of Jingkang. ”

Li Sanwa's spirits perked up, and it was indeed a notice of recruitment, and now her belly was saved.

The further you go to the county seat of Licheng, the more recruits there are, and there are soldiers on duty to guide the way.

Li Sanwa hurried all the way, sweating and panting, and finally arrived at the gate of the recruiting camp. He looked around, and like everyone else, he lined up.

"You, flash aside, get to the back!"

Seeing that he was about to line up, several tall and fierce men came up and inserted themselves in front of Li Sanwa and the others.

was inserted to the front for no reason, Li Sanwa and the few people in front of him were indignant, but they were afraid of the fierce appearance of several strong men, but they didn't dare to speak out.

A black man with a knife mark on his chin came over, pointed at several strong men who cut in line, and shouted impatiently: "Get out, get the fuck to the end, and line up again!"

A Lai Han spread his hands, his face did not change, and said loudly: "Master Jun, the villain didn't cut in line, don't you believe you ask them?"

The black strong man's face was pale, and he stared at Lai Han and the others, until a few of them were uneasy, and then he said coldly: "I repeat, go to the back and line up, otherwise you will either get out of the way, or you will be served by military law!"

Several Lai Han looked at each other, shook their heads, and left the line one after another, lined up at the end of the line dejectedly, and began to line up again.

"I said, man, how did you get back in line again? Could it be that you are really afraid of that strong black man?"

In the crowd watching from the side, someone asked a few Lai Han.

"You know a ball!"

The idle man replied coldly: "This black-faced man is called Li Xiaochun, he has dozens of knife wounds and gunshot wounds on his body, and he has done several battles with his own hands, and he is a fierce general under General Wang. Such a hero, Lao Tzu admires!"

"Good man, who is this General Wang, who can make you admire so much?"

A man dressed as a scholar next to him asked softly, but it provoked a burst of ridicule from the idlers and disdainful glances from the people around him.

"You sour Confucian, are you stupid to read! General Wang, nicknamed "Saibawang", saved the small breed Xianggong in Killing Xiongling a few days ago and killed thousands of people. You guy, you know the Four Books and Five Classics all day long, and you don't even know General Wang, so you can be described as a lonely ...... Unheard-of, stupid!"

The reader's face turned red, and he quickly flashed aside, not daring to speak again.

"For every person recruited, the court will have one more soldier, and the mountains and fields will have one less thief. Those who grow up and are strong and strong are recruited as forbidden soldiers. Those who are cowardly and do not meet the scale are thought to be vanguards. “

"Recruitment in the famine year" was a major feature of the recruitment system in the Great Song Dynasty, the recruitment was too indiscriminate, the quality of the soldiers was uneven, and the "recruitment" became "redundant soldiers", which had combat effectiveness.

Now, it is the same year of natural and man-made disasters, but this time the recruitment is a little different.

All soldiers who are recruited do not need to be tattooed, and those who have a good household registration will be given priority to recruit. The recruited people can only be regarded as loyal and righteous soldiers under the recruitment division after being evaluated.

"Whoever can ride and shoot, who can shoot on foot, who can ride a horse, stand up first!"

"Whoever knows martial arts, spear skills, and knife skills can be out of the ranks!"

"Whoever has read and can write, who can speak the Jurchen and stand up!"

A group of people walked out and followed the officers to leave first, giving priority to the assessment. Li Sanwa has practiced martial arts, writes well, and knows many words, so she was lucky to be assessed first.

Height of more than 5 feet 2 inches, that is, more than 1.65 meters, no problems with eyesight, hearing, smell, no natural disabilities, age 17-30 years old.

Mounted archery, foot shooting, horse pistol, weight-bearing long-distance running, one by one, all of them were out of breath and out of breath.

"Li Sanwa!"

The officer took the list and shouted loudly in front of the crowd.

"The villain is here!"

Li Sanwa walked up tremblingly.

"If you don't have enough strength, knock it out!"

"General, the villain just hasn't eaten for two days, begging the general to give him something to eat. When the villain recovers some strength, he will definitely be able to do it!"

"I can't pull a bow with a stone, and I can't talk about it!"

The officer said impatiently: "Next!"

Li Sanwa suddenly knelt on the ground and begged: "General, just let the villain go, the villain is really hungry!"

He kowtowed vigorously, causing a wave of onlookers from everyone next to him.

The officer was furious, waved his hand, and a few big men in military uniforms came up on the left and right, and they were about to take Li Sanwa out.

"Wait!"

Li Xiaochun stood up and said loudly: "It is not easy for this man to ride a horse and shoot arrows. Put it in and train first, and if it is really bad, it is not too late to be expelled from the camp. ”

Several men put down Li Sanwa, and Li Sanwa was about to kneel, but was held up by Li Xiaochun.

"The original words of the big officials, the army does not kneel and worship, and does not promote sashimi. When I get to the army for good student training, don't lose my Li Xiaochun's face!"

Li Sanwa thanked him again and again, followed the sergeant who led the way, entered the barracks, came to his cavalry camp, and got into the barracks.

"Brother, how do you say hello? In Xia Zhutian, pacify the soldiers!"

A tall man, seeing Li Sanwa coming in alone, stepped forward to say hello.

Listening to the familiar voice, Li Sanwa raised her head and saw that it was the black strong Lai Han who cut in line.

"Brother Zhu, younger brother Li Sanwa, people from Liaozhou City, the family has been poisoned by the Jin people, the children of the peasant family, I hope that Brother Zhu will take care of them more in the future."

Li Sanwa didn't dare to slack off, and replied respectfully, with a hint of sadness in her words.

Zhu Tian's rogue color disappeared, and he said loudly: "The North is rampant, our brothers are all ruined, and we will depend on each other in the future." When you get to the army, you will practice martial arts together, kill more gold thieves, and avenge your family and friends!"

Li Sanwa's eyes were hot, and she nodded hurriedly: "What Brother Zhu said is true!"

A young man next to him came up and said loudly: "Brother Li, Brother Zhu, in Xia Shitian, you are the chief of this barracks, if you have any needs in the future, you can come to me."

Li Sanwa and Zhu Tian hugged their fists together and said, "Thank you, Brother Shi!"

A sharp whistle sounded, and several people, amid the roar of the sergeant, quickly stopped talking, got out of the barracks, and headed towards the teaching ground.