Meng Zhong's decision to eliminate the soldiers of the Zhao family, the Li family, and Handan was also a last resort.

After all, in this era, the clan soldiers are basically very loyal to the clan, if the children of the nobles from the Zhao family and the Li family are kept in the army, it is difficult to guarantee that these people will not secretly report to Anpingjun Zhao Cheng, Fengyangjun Li Dui and others, which Meng Zhong does not want to see.

In the art of war he has seen, whether it is Sun Wu's Art of War or Wu Qi's Art of War, or Sun Bin's Art of War, they all pay attention to the "consistency of the upper and lower levels" of the soldiers and generals in the army, in order not to cause trouble in the future, Meng Zhong of course has to eliminate these soldiers with different positions, leaving only those civilian soldiers who are not from aristocratic families, so as to implement his orders in the future.

But I have to say that this is a task with a lot of engineering, after all, the army led by Yang Wenjun and Zhao Bao also has a military strength, that is, 12,500 people, and it is not easy to read all the military registrations of these soldiers, even if each of these soldiers has only one line of words.

Fortunately, Menghu, Mengsui, Xiang Yi, Le Yi and others helped him.

After waiting until about noh in the afternoon of the same day, the people who had worked hard for most of the day were preliminarily deleted - after eliminating the soldiers of the Zhao family, the Li family and Handan nationality, about 3,000 soldiers under the command of Yang Wenjun and Zhao Bao met Meng Zhong's "recruitment requirements".

Meng Zhong took the military book copied by Xiang Yu and a few people, and returned to the Shuai tent to find Yang Wenjun Zhao Bao.

When Meng Zhong saw Zhao Bao again, the old man Zhao Bao seemed to be drunk, and when he saw Meng Zhong, he asked unceremoniously: "Hey, boy, why did you eliminate the soldiers of the Zhao family, the Li family, and the Handan family?" Isn't there anything these soldiers don't deserve...... What is the letter guard? ”

Facing Zhao Bao, who seemed to be angry, Meng Zhong had no fear on his face, but replied with a smile: "Yang Wenjun doesn't know what he means? ”

Zhao Bao was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and after laughing twice, he picked up the wine bowl and took a sip of wine, and said, "At a young age, this mind is quite heavy." …… How many people are left? ”

"About three thousand." Meng Zhong replied truthfully.

"Oh?" Zhao Bao stroked his beard when he heard this, and asked casually, "Then how are you going to pick out the five hundred you want from these three thousand soldiers?" ”

Meng Zhong chuckled when he heard this: "Since it is the guard of Lord Zhao's father, of course, it is the best choice, please ask the prince to order these three thousand people to run around the military camp for ten laps, and the first five hundred people will be transferred to be a member of the Xinwei army." ”

Hearing this, Zhao Bao glanced at Meng Zhong with some inexplicability, and said with a smile: "Boy, do you know how to train soldiers?" Good physical strength does not mean that you are the best soldier. ”

"This is naturally known below, but a weak soldier will definitely not be an excellent soldier."

“…… Hey. Zhao Bao laughed, turned his head and said to Zhao Ben, the military assistant who followed Meng Zhong back to the tent: "Zhao Ben, go and give the order." ”

"Whoa!"

Zhao Ben hugged his fists, turned around and left the handsome tent.

Taking advantage of the gap when the 3,000 people were "assessing", Zhao Bao invited Meng Zhong to have a drink with him.

During this period, Zhao Bao bluntly asked Meng Zhongdao: "Boy, what is the relationship between you and Gongzizhang and Tian Buyu?" ”

Obviously, he still can't let go of this.

Meng Zhong was stunned and replied truthfully: "I have no friendship with Gongzizhang before. And Tian Bu Tian is ...... I used to be a scholar in my Song Kingdom, and my brother Hui Ang had some friendship with him, so when I came to Zhao this time, my brother asked me to bring his handwritten letter to visit Tian Xiang, so that I could take care of him. ”

The reason why he called Tian Buyu Tian Xiang was because Tian Buyu had been appointed by Gongzi Zhang as the county minister of Dai County.

"Oh."

Yang Wenjun nodded, Meng Zhong's explanation was similar to what he understood.

After a short time, Meng Zhong took his leave and went to inspect the process of the three thousand soldiers to accept the "assessment", and after he left, a soldier beside Zhao Bao whispered: "Junhou, have you really decided to let this son take away the five hundred soldiers?" ”

This armor soldier, that is, the guard who drew his sword to Meng Zhong in the Yang Wenjun Mansion yesterday, is named Zhou Zhao.

Seeing that Zhao Bao was drinking wine and didn't speak, Zhou Zhao said again: "Then how to explain to An Pingjun?" ”

"Confess? What does the old man want to explain to him? ”

Zhao Bao frowned and glared at Zhou Zhao.

Indeed, he and An Pingjun Zhao Chengnai are cousins of the same generation, and they are of equal status to each other, so naturally there is no need to be afraid of Zhao Cheng.

"But......" Zhou Zhao wanted to say and stopped.

As if guessing Zhou Zhao's thoughts, Yang Wenjun Zhao Bao took a sip of the wine bowl, and said slowly: "Let's wait and see what happens." …… The soldiers led by the old man are not so easy to be subdued......" After a pause, he said again: "The old man has instructed Zhao Ben to make arrangements, and I believe that Zhao Ben will definitely try to make a few soldiers to embarrass that kid on the spot...... If this son can't be resolved, it proves that he is only to this extent at best, and the old man can explain to Zhao Cheng; If this son resolves the matter, then let it be...... Why offend a brave and resourceful young man too much? ”

Zhou Zhao nodded thoughtfully.

About half an hour before dusk, the 3,000 soldiers all fulfilled Meng Zhong's requirements and ran around the entire camp for ten laps, and the first 500 of them were summoned to the school field by Meng Zhong.

At this time, Zhao Ben, the military assistant who led Meng Zhong and others to select the soldiers, took the lead in telling the 500 soldiers the purpose of this "assessment", and told the latter that these 500 people would be honored to become a member of the "Xinwei".

After hearing this, the five hundred soldiers immediately exploded.

"Damn, is that kid letting us run around the camp ten times in the cold wind?"

"The Guards? Haven't the fuck heard of it? ”

"What's the origin of that little hairy boy, who dares to call himself Sima?"

Seeing that the five hundred soldiers below were talking about it, the corners of Jun Zuo Zhao Ben's mouth raised a slight smile, and he immediately calmly made a "please" gesture towards Meng Zhong.

『…… Feelings are waiting for me here.'"

Meng Zhong thought secretly.

He is not a fool, how can he not see through the purpose of Zhao Ben's actions?

But at this point, he can only bite the bullet.

"Ah Hu, Ah Jin."

Meng Zhong, Meng Hu, and Le Jin whispered a few words, and the two nodded, not knowing what to do.

At this time, Meng Zhong walked directly in front of the five hundred soldiers and shouted, "Quiet! ”

When the five hundred men who were talking about it were stunned, they immediately became noisy again.

And at this moment, I saw Meng Zhong shouting in a deep voice: "I am the Sima ordered by Lord Zhao's father, Meng Zhong!" ”

『……』

Seeing that Meng Zhong finally pretended to be Lord Zhao's father, Zhao Ben snorted lightly beside him, but he didn't say anything.

Perhaps in his opinion, this Meng Zhong is only to this extent at best.

I have to say that Master Zhao's prestige is still very great, and after hearing Meng Zhong's shout, the five hundred soldiers finally quieted down.

Seeing this, Meng Zhong continued: "In the name of Lord Zhao's father, I trained an army of five hundred people as a guard, and you are fortunate enough to be selected into it......"

Before he could finish speaking, a soldier at the front of the team interrupted: "What qualifications do you have to lead us and wait?" ”

Hearing this, many soldiers also responded in a hurry.

"You want me to obey unless you defeat me!" The soldier raised his right hand and clenched it into a fist and said.

“……”

Meng Zhong looked at the soldier carefully, and saw that the other party was about twenty-five years old, strong and burly, and at first glance he was really an excellent soldier.

To be honest, even though Meng Zhong has been learning martial arts since he was a child, because of his age, he may not be able to defeat such a well-trained soldier.

"What? The dignified Sima, is he afraid? The soldier laughed unrelentingly, causing a burst of laughter from all the soldiers present.

Looking at this messy scene, the corners of Junzuo Zhao Ben's mouth raised a little smile again.

That soldier is called "Mu Li", which he arranged in advance - he is the deputy general in the army, even if Meng Zhong excludes the soldiers of the Zhao family, the Li family and Handan, he Zhao Ben just casually gave a few words, and naturally there are ordinary soldiers who are willing to come forward to make things difficult for Meng Zhong.

『……』

He glanced at Meng Zhong quietly, wanting to see what the latter would do.

At this time, Meng Zhong also stared at the messy scene in front of him and thought about countermeasures.

Fight that soldier in person? Try your best to beat each other?

It's just a decision!

Not to mention that with his fifteen-year-old physique, he may not be able to win the other party, even if he can win, what can he do? Looking at this situation, I don't know how many people want to challenge him - after all, his fifteen-year-old body shape looks very "bullying", and it is hard to guarantee that those soldiers will not want to use him as a stepping stone to improve his reputation and military rank.

Could he still defeat all the soldiers present?

"Is it inevitable that you will kill people in the end......

Meng Zhong frowned and thought to himself.

Taking a deep breath, Meng Zhong pointed at the soldier and asked, "What's your name?" ”

"Mu Li!" The soldier replied without fear.

Meng Zhong nodded, pointed to the soldier named Mu Li and said, "First time." ”

『？？』

Before the soldier named Mu Li could react, he saw Meng Zhong facing all the soldiers and said in a deep voice: "I was appointed by Master Zhao as the Sima of the New Army, obviously Master Zhao thinks that I have the talent in this area......

Hearing this, the five hundred soldiers below all laughed.

Seeing this, Meng Zhong was not annoyed, and said lightly: "I really don't understand what you are laughing at?" Do you think you have what it takes? If this is the case, why is it that it is I Mengzhong who has been appointed as the military commander, and not the rank? ”

Hearing this, the soldiers below fell silent for a while, and during this time, one of the soldiers in the group shouted, "We just don't have a chance!" ”

"Well said!" Meng Zhong showed a slight smile on his face when he heard this, nodded and said, "Meng Mou thinks so too. I heard that there was a person in this world who was good at Soma, called Bole, and the world said, "There is Bole first, and then there is a thousand miles of horses" in this world. However, before Bole, there was no Maxima in this world? Not necessarily! It's just that Bole, who is good at Soma, didn't discover them...... Meng Mou also believes that you are all the leaders of Yang Wenjun's soldiers, but there is no chance of promotion, and now, Meng Mou is willing to be that Bole and give you a chance to get ahead. I Meng Zhong is the Sima appointed by Lord Zhao's father, under my leadership, you have far more opportunities for promotion than in other armies, you don't need to care how much talent I have, you just need to know that I have the ability to make you stand out, and even be valued by Lord Zhao's father......"

After listening to Meng Zhong's words, the five hundred soldiers suddenly quieted down, quietly thinking about Meng Zhong's words.

"This kid ......"

On the side, Zhao Ben stood with his arms crossed, and after hearing these words, he glanced at Meng Zhong in some surprise.

Because he found that after listening to Meng Zhong's words, the five hundred soldiers below actually showed a look of thought and hesitation.