Even if it is to recruit ordinary soldiers, it is also classified, if you can ride a horse and know archery, you can be given priority to enlist, so those who have been hunters and horseback are still very popular.

As for the other young strong men, you must pass the test, the test is actually very simple, there are only two kinds, one is a stone lock weighing seventy pounds, the other is a two-stone strong bow, where the strong man who signs up, these two things can choose one of them, can lift the stone lock or pull open the two stone bows, that is, passed.

The test arranged by Cao Liang is to test the strength of the strong man, those who have skills rely on skills to eat, and those who do not have skills can also rely on strength to eat, if there are no two, then Cao Liang can only say goodbye, after all, it is impossible to raise idlers under his command, and if you want to cultivate an elite soldier, at least you can't relax in the source of soldiers.

Many people are eager to try it after seeing it, but after trying it, they realize that it is not easy to pass the test.

Seventy pounds of stone locks, for ordinary people, it is not a big problem to lift, but if you want to lift it above your head, it is not so easy, because the requirements of the test are to lift the stone lock with both hands or one hand, but the stone lock can not touch any part of the body except the hand, many people pick up the stone lock and then lift it above the head, are judged to be unqualified.

As for the two-stone strong bow, it must also be pulled to the position of the full bow.

The army is generally equipped with a stone bow, this kind of two-stone strong bow, generally not used in actual combat, usually only used for training strength, the general archer has strong strength, and there are skills, you can easily pull away the two-stone bow, but for ordinary people who have not been in contact with bows and arrows, it is not too easy to pull away the two-stone bow with brute force.

Therefore, after a round of testing, seven or eight out of ten people were brushed down, and those who could win were naturally people with great strength and strength.

At the same time, Cao Liang set up a recruiting point in the east and west of Anyi, Shi Bao and Pei Xiu were in charge of the east of the city, and Du Yu and Fu Xuan were in charge of the west of the city, and Deng Ai was arranged by Cao Liang to be responsible for receiving recruits because he was not good at words.

Because Cao Liang's requirements are relatively strict, after recruiting troops one day, although there are many onlookers and many participants, there are not many people who have really gone through the enlistment procedures, and probably only a thousand people have been recruited, which is still far from the goal of more than 8,000 people.

"General Cao, isn't your standard too strict, such a move, it is estimated that you will not be satisfied." Pei Xiu was a little worried.

In fact, in Pei Xiu's opinion, many strong men are still good, their physiques are strong, and they are quite clever, but they can't pass the test set by Cao Liang, it's just a little bit worse, it's a pity.

If Cao Liang lowers the standard a little lower, he will definitely be able to recruit a lot of people.

Cao Liang shook his head gently, because this test standard was personally tested by Cao Liang, and it met the minimum requirements, and Cao Liang's idea of recruiting soldiers was to prepare to take the route of elite soldiers, so at the level of the source of soldiers, Cao Liang's requirements were not strict, and they must be strong men who have passed the test before they can enlist in the army.

Although the recruitment on the first day only recruited more than 1,000 people, it was enough for Cao Liang, because the establishment given by the imperial court this time was 10,000 people, and the Yue cavalry battalion already had 1,500 people, plus the strength of the other four battalions of the Northern Army, the gap in the source of troops was about five or six thousand, Cao Liang planned to use about ten days to recruit troops, and at the same time carry out drills, and when the fourth battalion of the Northern Army arrived, the recruitment was almost over.

Although it was a haste to completely reorganize the five battalions of the Northern Army in about 20 days, Cao Liang believed that as long as he grasped it tightly, the time should be enough.

Although the newly recruited soldiers have not yet formed effective combat effectiveness, Cao Liang knows that training alone cannot train an elite army, and only by constantly absorbing experience and lessons in actual combat and being truly tempered can the army grow rapidly.

In line with the principle of preferring shortage to excess, Cao Liang once again reiterated the requirements of strict control to Shi Bao Pei Xiu and Du Pre-Fu Xuan, and the established requirements will never be relaxed, and every soldier recruited must ensure that he is a qualified soldier.

Cao Liang demanded that from tomorrow onwards, the scope of conscription should be expanded, not limited to Anyi alone, but also to other counties in Hedong County, to do a good job in propaganda work, and to make public the preferential treatment plan for conscription, and to penetrate into the hearts of the people, so that the people of Hedong County can deeply understand the benefits of enlisting in the army, so that more young and strong men will come to enlist.

Ding Juncheng said that all the counties and townships in Hedong County will cooperate with this recruitment operation, and he has already issued an order to all counties, townships, and pavilions in the name of acting Taishou, asking the county magistrates of each county, the county magistrates of each township, the rank and the husband of each township, the pavilion chief, and the Li Zheng of each li, to fully cooperate with General Pingbei's recruitment, and spare no effort.

With the full cooperation of Ding Juncheng, Cao Liang's recruitment operation will naturally be very smooth, Cao Liang also saw that although this Ding Juncheng is more sleek and easy to welcome, but his ability to do things is also good.

Originally, Cao Liang was still worried about the situation after Han Jian's death, if Hedong County became a mess because of Han Jian's death, his recruitment would definitely be greatly affected.

Time is tight, the task is heavy, and there is not much room left for Cao Liang to operate, and at this time, if there is an official who is contrary to Cao Liang, it will really give Cao Liang a headache.

Fortunately, Ding Juncheng's attitude is very correct, in order to help Cao Liang, he worked hard, personally ran before and after, and made a lot of efforts, how to recruit troops smoothly on the first day, more or less stained with a lot of light from Ding Juncheng.

With Ding Juncheng as an example, other officials are also very hard-working, as soon as Cao Liang came, he forced his predecessor to commit suicide by hanging Han Jian, Cao Liang's strength can be seen. Such a strong person, naturally did not dare to provoke, all the officials did their best to do their best, in front of Cao Liang to show courtesy, everything about recruitment, they did their best, spared no effort to help, all hoping to leave a good impression in front of Cao Liang.

But there is an exception, that is, when he is engaged in Wang Jun, others are trying their best to curry favor with Cao Liang, but he is lukewarm, neither salty nor light, and keeps a distance from everyone, and it seems that Cao Liang's arrival and Han Jian's death have not affected him, and he still looks like he is doing his own thing.