Xu Zizhen really didn't know that the appointment of military generals during the Northern Song Dynasty was proposed by the Ministry of War, and the local government had no right to privately set up military generals and establishments, and the establishment of the Shenji Battalion was actually contrary to the current rules, and it was suspected of rebellion to say that it was serious.

It's just that the Western Xia army is not far from the pass, and the war may break out again at any time, so Wen Chengyan and Meng Du and the seed division discussed it again and again, and only then did they temporarily make an expedient measure, on the surface, it was to divide a part of the Lanzhou garrison as a special team, and named it the Shenji Battalion, as for Xu Zizhen, he just belonged to Wen Chengyan's general, and temporarily trained some special things for the Shenji Battalion.

Xu Zizhen doesn't care about any rules or regulations, since Wen Chengyan said that he is the unification, then he is.

The pile of things in front of him was listed to Wen Chengyan when he left Jincheng Pass yesterday, Lanzhou is located at the junction of the two countries, and the big wars and small wars are continuous all year round, so there are still a lot of stocks in the ordnance prison.

Xu Zizhen asked people to divide these things, and each of the five hundred people present had one copy.

The armor is a brand new armor, which is the configuration of the standard heavy infantry, and is much heavier than the armor of ordinary cavalry; The bedding and the marching bed were set by each person, tied together and heavy; The weapon is a light thing, a Tang knife, and the one used by Xu Zizhen is almost the same, this knife was extremely popular in the Tang Dynasty, and it was also used for a while in the Northern Song Dynasty, so there are still a lot of weapons in the prison.

These things together are fifty pounds away, Xu Zizhen's face was flat, and he shouted: "Put on the armor, put on the futon, and put the knife on the shoulder!" ”

Whether it's the recruits or the horse thieves, they're all taken aback, all of them are on them? Even walking has become a problem, let alone fighting.

This matter is not over, Xu Zizhen pointed to a pile of cloth bags on the ground and said: "Two bags per person, tie them to my feet and necks, and I am not allowed to untie the big strips when eating, sleeping, bathing, or serving with military sticks!" ”

Everyone didn't know what it was, so they reached out and picked it up, but as soon as they started it, they were stunned, and it was a boxy stone brick, and the weight was about ten catties.

The recruits returned it, but the horse thieves immediately shouted, they and Xu Zizhen have long been used to getting used to it these days, how can they know the difference between superiors and subordinates.

Xu Zizhen was not angry, and let them quarrel there, and he couldn't tell whether he was happy or angry on his face.

Bu Fen saw that something was wrong on the side, and hurriedly glanced at the bottom, no matter how lawless the horse thieves were, they were still very in awe of Bu Fen, and immediately quieted down.

Xu Zizhen said coldly: "Who can't stand it, get out of Lao Tzu as soon as possible!" There is no cowardice in the Shenji camp, what Lao Tzu wants is 500 men, men who can keep Lanzhou City from losing! Can't stand this little bit of suffering? Don't make me look down on you! ”

There are young and vigorous young men below, who can withstand his excitement? When even dozens of people jumped up and shouted, "Who said we are cowards? No one in our Northwest is afraid of hardship! As he spoke, he began to tie the two stone bricks to his legs, and his armor and bedding were tied.

As soon as some people took the lead, the faces of the others could not be hung up, and they all learned, lest they would be seen as cowards if they were slow, and the horse thieves pretended to be much higher than those recruits, and they did not want to lag behind, and they scrambled to wear these equipment one by one.

Xu Zizhen's face looked better at this time, and when everyone was dressed neatly, he said: "The Western Xia army has temporarily retreated, but it may come back to attack at any time, and there is not much time left for us, so you have to grit your teeth and be trained in the next few days, even if you want to cry, hold it back for me, and cry again after the battle!" Got it? ”

Everyone shouted in unison: "Understood! ”

Xu Zizhen nodded with satisfaction, he wanted to train these five hundred people according to the standards of special forces, this was just the beginning, so he had to stimulate them at all costs to tap their full potential.

First of all, his so-called appetizer - running five laps around the field, the slowest ten people were punished two more laps, this field was a corner of the barracks, about 300 steps square, a circle of nearly three miles, but no one said a word, no one wanted to be a coward in front of others.

Just after five laps, I did a hundred box-ups on the spot, which was the most common training method in the army in later generations, not only to exercise muscles, but also to make the fists harder with the help of the cold ground in the northwest winter.

Xu Zizhen didn't force them, and let them rest without moving, but at the same time, he also told them that they were not allowed to eat if they didn't finish it.

People are iron and steel, and all the people present are young men, all of whom are the age with the best amount of food, and they have done so much physically demanding training all morning, and their stomachs are already growling with hunger.

finally stopped, everyone made a hundred, and when Xu Zizhen was about to start the meal, he saw Xu Zizhen pulling a beautiful woman from the side, not someone else, it was Kou Qiaoyi.

Kou Qiaoyi has been following her since the morning to see the present, life in the army is so harsh, but she has never seen it in her life, just when she secretly sighed, she was suddenly pulled into the field by Xu Zizhen, just when she was confused, she heard Xu Zizhen point to a mountain not far away and say, "Are you hungry?" See the mountain? This girl is in charge of your food, but not here, but on the top of the mountain, and whoever wants to eat, let me go to the mountain to eat. ”

Everyone was so exhausted that they almost didn't want to move again, but Xu Zizhen's next words made them jump again.

"The old rule, the slowest ten people don't have anything to eat!"

The audience was in an uproar, and the horse thieves couldn't stand it at first, and shouted: "Lord Dutong, you have practiced, and you still don't give us food, are you going to play us to death?" ”

Xu Zizhen shouted with a straight face: "When I am a soldier, I have to be like this, I still say that sentence, admit that I am a coward, get out immediately, Lao Tzu will never keep you!" ”

Before anyone could object, a wicked smile suddenly appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he pointed at Kou Qiaoyi and said, "Is this girl in my house beautiful?" ”

He changed the subject too quickly, and everyone present couldn't keep up with his rhythm, but soon someone nodded and said, "Beautiful!" ”

Kou Qiaoyi is indeed a beauty, her eyebrows are like willow apricots, her eyes are like water, her skin is as white as snow and silk, and she is like a waterfall, not to mention that it is now in the military camp, where there has never been a woman for hundreds of years.

The horse thieves and recruits had already seen Kou Qiaoyi standing beside Xu Zizhen, and they looked straight at it, but no one dared to ask, and now Xu Zizhen automatically mentioned it, and suddenly all eyes were focused on her.