For this battle for the martial champion order, the city guards also made full preparations. 12 Wujin soldiers, each of whom needs to lead 50 soldiers in the first battle, and a total of 600 city guard soldiers are needed. The six hundred men were selected from the five battalions of the city guard. Each battalion has 120 men, and these 120 men are from different parts of each battalion. At the same time, these 600 people disrupted the original structure, mixed up, and redivided into 12 squads of 50 people. This was done to avoid the problem that the sergeants would be in a group and that the warriors would not be able to command the squad.

Not only that, but the Great Qi Military Department also specially took out nearly 10,000 taels of silver to reward the martial artists and sergeants who were promoted and even finally won the martial champion order. won the first promotion order, Wu Jinshi received 20 taels of silver, and the sergeants under his command received 2 taels of silver. Won the second promotion order, Wu Jinshi received 100 taels of silver, and the sergeant received 10 taels of silver. If you finally get the martial champion order, then the warrior will receive two hundred taels of silver, and the sergeant will receive twenty taels.

If a sergeant who followed them to the leader of the warriors finally obtained the order of the martial champion, he would have an income of thirty-two taels of silver. Although the price of silver in Daqi is lower than that in Dajin, 32 taels of silver is enough to buy four or five Yahuan, or to buy a few houses in a less prosperous area of Jiangning City, which is extremely attractive. You must know that every ordinary city guard sergeant is only paid one tael of silver per month, and it is only twelve taels a year. Thirty-two taels of silver is nearly three years' income, so every soldier of the Wuwei is looking forward to participating in the martial arts competition. Therefore, the sergeants who can be selected this time are all brave people in the army. There were even a few chiefs who gave up their positions and came to participate in the martial arts competition as ordinary soldiers. Because, the salary of the chief is only half a tael per month than that of an ordinary sergeant.

To put it bluntly, the reason why these sergeants participated in the martial arts competition was to earn money, so there was no problem in terms of morale.

Of course, every Wujin soldier will have a military officer as an overseer. The main reason is that some Wujinshi with rich families will give silver to the soldiers under their command out of their own pockets, or bribe other Wujinshi. At the same time, it is necessary to write down the training status of the Wu Jinshi as a document for the reference of the superiors. In addition, if there is a situation that the Wu Jinshi cannot control, the superintendent must assist the Wu Jinshi in controlling the sergeant and has the right to punish. Speaking of which, this junior official of the military department is equivalent to supervising the army or the political commissar of later generations, but they don't care about ideological education or anything like that.

In addition, the various incentives and punishments are clear and strict. It can be said that in order to ensure the fairness of the martial arts competition, the military department has made full preparations.

Even so, this group of arrogant soldiers is not so easy to tame. It is indeed not an easy task to be an arm-alongside for three days.

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In the Wuyuan Palace, Song Zheng and other twelve warriors stood side by side, Lan Shiguang, the commander of the city guard army and the left attendant of the military department, sat on it, next to him was the supervising army He Kuan, on both sides were four mighty warriors with armor, and there were twelve military officials wearing green robes below.

Lan Shiguang was in his forties, dark and strong, with two thick eyebrows raised obliquely, and thick black beard, which made him look particularly powerful. Lan Shiguang was originally the soldier and horse envoy on the right side of Henan Roadside Pass, and Xiao Hui concurrently served as the governor of Henan Roadside Pass, and the two had a very close relationship. Four years ago, Yang Zhen, the father of Yang Dong, handed over the position of the commander of the city guards, and Lan Shiguang was selected to replace Yang Zhen, which shows Lan Shiguang's position in Xiao Hui's heart.

"All the young talents, who can stand out from more than 300 martial arts, must have extraordinary skills. Therefore, the imperial court has selected you to participate in the competition for the martial champion order. Lan Shiguang's voice was deep and quiet, with a compelling pressure, "I won't say much about the specific rules, you should all already know." I hope you will be the first to be the first and show your skills. Okay, let He Jianjun tell you about the next thing. ”

Lan Shiguang nodded to He Kuan, and He Kuan bowed slightly, indicating that he received his order. He Kuan, who is nearly sixty years old, has gray hair, looks blessed, and looks kind. As the supervisor of the city guard, He Kuan came from the palace. Due to the young age of Xiao Ying, Huang Jiao acted as the ruler. He Kuan was appointed by Huang Jiao to serve as a supervisor in the city guards, and was obviously deeply trusted by Huang Jiao. Of course, among the Duwei army controlled by Huang Yuandu, there was also a prison army named Lu Lin sent by Huang Jiao. This is because the city guards and the capital guards defend the capital, and their positions are extremely important, and Huang Jiao naturally wants to ensure that these two armies are under his own control.

Although the prison army is not as powerful as the command, it has a special position, and Lan Shiguang naturally has to show enough respect. Of course, He Kuan also had to be respectful to Lan Shiguang on the surface. After signaling to Lan Shiguang, he turned to Song Zheng and the others.

"Lord Lan is concise, and I won't talk nonsense." He Kuan's voice was high-pitched, which reminded Song Zheng of the old man in Songjiazhuang.

"There are 12 wooden chips here, and the names of these 12 military officials are written on them," He Kuan pointed to the next few cases, on which were 12 bamboo tubes, and there was a turn of wooden chips in the tube, "You will first draw their respective supervisory officials according to the ranking on the list of Wu Jinshi." Let's go! Song Zheng Song Jinshi, you come first! ”

He Kuan's eyes turned to Song Zheng, who was on the far left, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. Song Zheng's performance in the Wuyuan Hall that day, He Kuan has witnessed it with his own eyes, the sixth grade of the first grade is the highest since the establishment of the martial arts competition in Daqi, despite the element of luck, but Song Zheng is just a teenager under 16 years old, and he is also the youngest, which makes He Kuan particularly interested in Song Zheng, and when he returned to the palace to report to Huang Jiao yesterday, he also talked about Song Zheng.

Song Zheng gave his hand cleanly, and steadily came to the front of several cases, reached out at random and pulled one out of it, and then retreated into the queue. Song Zheng was not slow, showing maturity that was not commensurate with his age, so that Lan Shiguang, who had always been steady, gently stroked his beard.

Next, Han Kui and others also drew wooden chips.

"Alright, let's pronounce the names on the chips. The official who called the name stood behind Wu Jinshi. ”

Song Zheng glanced at Mu Chip, "Liao Sha!" ”

"Yes!" A short, extremely capable official came out of the crowd and came behind Song Zheng. Song Zheng glanced at him with his eyes and nodded slightly. Liao Sha didn't squint and stood directly behind Song Zheng. Song Zheng said secretly, this Liao Sha doesn't look very easy to approach.

"Du Mingyi!" As Han Kui read it out loud, a young official in his twenties stood up and also came behind Han Kui.

A moment later, all 12 officers of the military department found the Wujin warrior they wanted to follow.

"Okay, the 600 Wuwei sergeants have been assembled at the A-shaped training ground and divided into 12 teams of 50 people each. Now draw the sergeants who will follow you. He Kuan waved his hand, and a personal soldier put a piece of wood in the bamboo tube.

According to the previous example, 12 warriors drew wooden chips. Song Zheng drew the ninth team. After the drawing was completed, He Kuan ordered everyone to go to the A-shaped training ground first to claim their respective squads, and then they could start training. Three days later, on November 25, the contest for the martial champion order officially began.

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Song Zheng and other 12 Wujin soldiers and 12 junior officials left Wugong Courtyard respectively, in groups of twos and twos, and walked towards the Jiazi training ground. With the overseer by his side, each of the warriors would not greet each other, and it was very quiet along the way.

On the A-shaped training ground, 600 sergeants were divided into 12 teams, and their faces were solemn. This group of sergeants was tall and powerful, and they were clearly the best of the best. In front of the team was the same general who had presided over the big game, also standing quietly, scanning the 12 teams.

Each of the 12 officials took out a token from his bosom and handed it to the general. After checking them one by one, the generals loudly announced the ownership of each team.

Soon, all 12 teams had been assigned, and eight of them had left the A-shaped training ground. There are three training grounds A, B and C, with four teams on each field. Song Zheng, Tian Jinchang, Xian Zhi and Xin Yu were in the Jiazi training ground, each leading the team to occupy a corner, far away from each other.

Song Zheng and Liao Sha came to the ninth squad and carefully looked at the team of 50 people. Although these sergeants were of different heights, they were all powerful, and they were all under the age of thirty.

Song Zheng looked at them, and they also looked at Song Zheng. The ninth squad was the first team to be announced, and they naturally knew that Song Zheng was the number one of the martial artists. However, seeing Song Zheng's appearance, the sergeants still had different expressions, some were excited, some shook their heads slightly, some were curious, and some secretly pouted.

After taking everyone's expressions into his eyes one by one, Song Zheng smiled slightly and said an astonishing opening remark, "Brothers, you must be tired after standing for so long. There are those who are thirsty, and there are those who want to go to the latrine, dare to go urgently. If you don't go, you can sit if you want to, if you don't think the ground is dirty, you can lie down, and after a quarter of an hour, we'll talk again. ”

As soon as Song Zheng said this, the team was in a commotion. No one expected that Song Zheng's first sentence would be this, but everyone looked at each other, and no one took a step. Who knows what Song Zheng's temperament is, whether he is testing everyone. In case you become a rising bird and are put in small shoes by Song Zheng, it will be troublesome.

Song Zheng saw that no one moved, and said with a smile, "You guys are really calm, if you don't go, I can go." I drank too much tea at noon, and I couldn't hold it anymore. After speaking, Song Zhengli ignored everyone and hurried towards the toilet on the east side of the Jiazi training ground, as if he was really urgent.

Seeing that Song Zheng was gone, the team immediately became a little chaotic, some dared to follow Song Zheng to the toilet, and some ran to the point general. There were several service guards who were responsible for serving hot tea to the sergeants who were training on the field.

Liao Sha frowned and looked around again. I saw that the other three teams on the A-shaped training ground were all standing there neatly, and the Wujin soldiers in front of the team were busy lecturing. This Song Jinshi is really a strange person, he came up and asked everyone to go to the toilet or drink water, he had never heard of doing this. However, although this can show favor to the sergeant, it is also too impersonal. Isn't he afraid that he won't be able to control these arrogant soldiers?

After the tea, Song Zheng returned to the front of the team. Some sergeants who were already sitting on the ground chatting saw Song Zheng coming back and hurriedly got up. Song Zheng waved his hand, "Sit down, let's just chat today!" ”

With that, Song Zheng walked into the crowd and sat down. ~[(m)Bulletless window reading]