"Three thousand nine hundred and eighty-seven? Good, very good. In just over the past ten days, so many loyal people have come to join the army, which shows that there are still many loyal and righteous people in our Han Dynasty and Kyushu. ”

Wang Mang nodded and said, "General Hanyang, it doesn't matter if I asked you to make the arrangement, explain the reason to them. ”

"Without an adult signal, my subordinates didn't dare to speak rashly, for fear of leaking the military aircraft." Hanyang replied.

"Well, I'll explain it to them. Also, if someone asks about it in the future, just say, it doesn't matter. We don't care what happens to the soldiers of other families, but the soldiers who take refuge in us must be executed like this. ”

Wang Mang straightened his expression and said to the many strong men below: "Everyone, I won't talk to you about those superficial words, it's boring." I'm not here to see you, but I'm passing by. But since I'm here, I can't help but say a word or two to you.

As you know, I ask General Hanyang to engrave numeric symbols on your arms, left and right thighs, and chests, and mark them clearly with special pigments. Are you very confused about this? Very confused? I don't know what the purpose of this move is? ”

When everyone heard Wang Mang speak so bluntly, they did not hide that they were not here to deliberately look at their own purpose, they suddenly laughed and said in unison: "Lord Huiwang, we really don't know, we are very confused, and I ask your lord to solve our doubts for us." ”

As he spoke, a young man standing at the front stepped forward and asked, "Lord Wang, I asked the Grand Commander before, but the Grand Commander only said that this move was arranged by you, and the intention is not easy to explain for the time being. The small ones did not refuse, and all of them were engraved with symbols. Now, please explain a thing or two for me, my lord. ”

Wang Mang nodded and asked the young man, "What's your name?" Where are the people? ”

The young man replied, "You don't know me, but I do." My name is Wei Zhongren, and I am the seventh son of Wei Renjie, the lord of Wei City. This time I was the first to hear that you were going on an expedition and wanted to join the army. But my father didn't follow and didn't want me to come. Then my father was forced to write a letter in Weiyang Palace to falsely accuse your lord because of the Jia family and others.

But thou hast not cared about my father's faults, nor have you held my father accountable. My father remembered your kindness, so he let me join the army. And said let me follow your lordship to fight on the battlefield and establish military merits. ”

"Oh? Are you Wei Yuanjie's son? ”

Wang Mang was stunned, and then chuckled, "Hehe, to be honest, I was a little annoyed that your father wrote a complaint to falsely accuse me, causing me to be attacked by the ministers. But then I expected that your father had no choice, he must have been persecuted by others, so he didn't care about him. I don't want him to repent seriously and let you join the army. ”

Speaking of this, he paused, took his eyes off the young man, looked at everyone, and said in a deep voice: "Everyone, as the saying goes, the sword has no eyes, and the battlefield is ruthless. You plan to join me in the war against the barbarians, and although I hope that you will all be safe and sound and build up your military achievements, I am not sure that you will all survive.

On the battle array, among the armies, anything can happen, I am not an immortal, nor is I an omnipotent hero, I am just an ordinary person. All I can do is to plan for the worst and arrange everything that follows, so as to repay your loyalty.

I'm going to have you engrave numbers on your arms, legs, and chests, and I'm going to enforce it in the end, and I can't object to it.

This symbol has only one purpose, and that is to represent your identity. Because between the two armies, it is difficult to predict what will happen. Without this symbol, I would not have been able to know your identity in the first place. Now with this symbol, things are much easier.

In Liaoning, there are a total of 299,999 troops, and each of them has a symbol engraved. That is to say, from the beginning, the number has been engraved to twenty-nine thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine. Of course, the number symbol on your body is a little different from theirs, and it is not repeated.

I want this symbol to always be there, never to be cut or incremented. If you are unfortunate enough to die on the battlefield, I can quickly learn your identity according to this symbol, so as to make a series of arrangements for the future. If there were no special sigil symbols, wouldn't it be difficult for me to quickly know your identity in the event that you were killed in battle?

This symbol is a representation of your identity. General Hanyang didn't explain to you before, because he was afraid that he would leak the military plane. But I don't think it matters. What can the enemy do if they know the exact strength of our army?

Ladies and gentlemen, I have always said one thing and two things, and I don't like to say useless nonsense. I tell you very clearly, if you can build up your military achievements and come back alive, I will celebrate your achievements. If you are really unfortunate enough to die on the battlefield, I will build a hero's tomb for you, and worship it by the incense of the hosts, and pass it on forever.

Of course, on the battlefield, anything can happen, and it is normal to be divided by five horses. I've had you carved five symbols, just to keep a few more marks. If there are really some accidents, I still can't know your identity, and I can't tell your parents, wives and children about your specific situation, please forgive me.

From now on, if you have achieved military merits, you only need to use your respective symbols to receive them. Even if you are separated from the army, as long as you rely on this symbol, you can still be recognized for your identity.

This symbol, no one can imitate, and no one can fake. Therefore, in the end, I will not let anyone who does not want to engrave symbols join the army, because I have no control over their messages. ”

"There is no repetition of symbols, but there is repetition of personal names. Symbols can't be faked, but people can! That's what I'm trying to do. ”

"I see!"

When the strong men heard Wang Mang's explanation, they suddenly came to their senses.

They now know that the purpose of this symbol is very simple, just to be able to better identify themselves and represent everything about themselves.

At the same time, they also understood why they carved symbols in five different places.

This is to avoid the brutality of the battlefield and the possibility of unidentities.

After all, it is common for all armies to rush and kill, and in the end, they are missing arms and legs. The only way to confirm your identity is to leave the symbol in five different places.

If it is still impossible to confirm in the end, then it can only be said that it is bad luck, and the limbs are cut off, the chest is cut off, and the blame is not for others.

After everyone figured out the reason, they were very excited.

Wang Mang's arrangement is really for their sake, for their families, and wants to give their families an accurate message to the greatest extent.

"Lord Wang, you bothered. In the future, we will definitely kill the enemy, establish military merits, and guard the frontier from the invasion of the Hu people. ”

"Okay, an inch of mountains and rivers, ten thousand soldiers. The rise and fall of the country is the responsibility of the husband. It is our duty that no one can take away a single point of the territory that belongs to our Kyushu.

Ladies and gentlemen, I still say the same thing, and when the military quota is finally decided, I hope that this symbol will accompany you for a lifetime, never incremental, and never deleted. I hope you all live and enjoy peace.

This symbol will be your glory. With this symbol, you can hold your head high and tell others how many enemy soldiers you have fought on the battlefield, how many enemy soldiers you have killed, and how many battles you have made. Wang Mang said.

(End of chapter)