When he was young, two scouts and four fine works came to the city, and when they saw Bailiyan (Wei Xian), they saluted together:

"My subordinates have seen General Wei."

"Let's all be exempt, what about the rest?"

"Back to the general, Zhao Fang, Lu Peng, and Guo Dong did not return within the agreed time, and I waited for another two days, so I had to return first to report the news."

"That's probably a disaster." Baili Yan Xiao Suo said, and then asked, "How is the situation in Xia Qu and Tiancheng?" ”

"Back to the general, there are more defenders in Xiaqu in the west of the county, and there are fewer in the city. As for Weijin, judging from the news of the visit, the situation in Weijin and Tiancheng is roughly the same, and the defenders are smaller. However, the population has more than doubled compared to two years ago, and they are all foreigners brought from Zhiguo and Xuguo. ”

"Well, that should be it, Xia Qu is close to Beihai County, and there must be more rebel defenders, Weijin and Tiancheng are slightly farther away from Beihai County than Xia Qu, but they are closer to Taoli and Yongxing River, which is the rear of the rebels, and its defenders will definitely not be too many." Bai Liyan affirmed the detailed statement, and then asked: "Are Xia Qu and Tiancheng busy with the autumn harvest?" ”

"The autumn harvest has not yet begun, and it is estimated that it will have to wait until mid to late then, but according to the information found by the subordinates, the rebels have used a new type of sickle, which is very sharp, and the autumn harvest may end worse than expected."

"Shhh...... A new scythe? Could it be that iron is not possible? Is there a physical object? ”

"I have not obtained a new type of scythe, but I heard that this kind of scythe can be mounted on a wooden stick and used for hooking, and my subordinates judge that the rebels must have other schemes."

As soon as Xiaozuo's voice fell, Sikong Nan twisted his short black beard and said:

"General, the rebels are trying to arm the peasants, and when the autumn harvest is over, when the farming is slack, these armed peasants may be of other use."

"Well, the bronze sickle is hard and brittle, the structure is curved and heavy, it is not suitable for fierce slashing, and it is difficult to defend itself with bare hands, but if you use iron tools and can be fixed to wooden poles, it is a very cruel weapon, and it must not be distributed to the place for no reason. It is not known whether it is an isolated phenomenon or whether it has spread to the entire occupied area of Xianguo. ”

Speaking of this, Bai Liyan asked again:

"Have you ever found a dense forest trail to Hecheng in Xiaqu and Tiancheng?"

"I haven't found the trail, but I did hear another piece of news, Tim Cheng has recently imported a lot of herbs to treat malaria miasma, most likely to the west bank of the Yongxing River for the rebels."

"Malaria miasma? The Black Turban Army is infected with malaria miasma? ”

"This subordinate doesn't know, and it's very strange, the herbs have not been sent out since they were transported to Tim City, they are all concentrated in Tim City, somehow. If it is a malaria miasma, it is a deadly disease, and it seems unreasonable to use these medicines. ”

"yes...... You have a lot of point. What is your name. Bai Liyan glanced at the twenty-five or sixteen-year-old young man in front of him, he was not very tall, with a scar on his face, he was an ordinary soldier under the command of Su Hongxiao's cavalry battalion.

The Pioneer Battalion did not have a special scout battalion, so the scout was mainly selected from the cavalry battalion. And this person's detailed report made Bailiyan's eyes shine.

"General Hui, his subordinate surname is Lu Mingcheng, his family used to be a needlesmith in Lihai City, forced to make a living, came to Guangxin to make a living, and the pioneer battalion was recruited at the end of June, and his subordinates were the pioneer battalions who joined at that time."

"Oh, you're still a needleworker, no wonder you're so meticulous. In this way, you can read and count. ”

"General Hui, my subordinates know a little bit of words, and they know a little bit about arithmetic."

"That being the case, from today onwards, Ben will allow you to select 200 fine and capable men from the pioneer battalion and the baggage battalion to listen to them, and there is no Ben will be dispatched, and there is no need to rush and kill on the front line for the time being, and in the future, Ben will personally teach you the method of detective service, so as to prepare for the construction of my pioneer battalion scout camp."

"Xie, General Xie promoted!" Lu Cheng knelt down on one knee and made a big salute.

"Alright, Ben won't like to bow three times and bow nine times, get up."

"Lu Cheng has something to ask for, and he also asks the general to be gracious."

"Tell me, what do you ask for?"

"Lu Cheng dared to ask the general to marry Wang Yunzhi of Guile Fang."

As soon as Lu Cheng said it, everyone was shocked, especially Su Hong was the most annoyed, and slapped Lu Cheng's head and said unhappily:

"Hey, the general appreciates you so much, you kid has to inch in, open your mouth to ask for a woman, eat the leopard's gall."

At this time, Bai Liyan stopped:

"Su Hong, step aside."

"General, this kid obviously doesn't know what to do, and he actually asks the general for a woman."

"Wang Yunzhi is also a red-card girl in Guile Fang, how can a small person like Lu Cheng know that there must be a hidden secret. Step down and let me ask for clarification. ”

"Oh......"

Bai Liyan felt that since Lu Cheng was a tailor, he must have known a lot of ladies, most of whom were secretly in love with Wang Yunzhi of Guile Fang.

"Lu Cheng, did you fall in love with that Wang Yunzhi at first sight?"

"Don't hide it from the general, Miss Wang was the young lady of the Wang family in Lihai City before, and later because she offended the government, she was raided five years ago, and Miss Wang was also beaten as a lowly and bought Guangxin by Gui Lefang. The subordinates had known Miss Wang, and fell in love with her at first sight, and later the Wang family was copied, and the small one chased to Guangxin, but where did the subordinates have money to redeem Miss Wang, so they had to secretly have a tryst with her. ”

"So that's the case, then why did you come to join the army, wouldn't joining the army kill yourself."

"It happened to be the general's conscription, and I heard that those who made meritorious contributions in the vanguard battalion or those who died in battle could get rid of the lowly status for those who had lowly status, so their subordinates were voted for the general. This time I went to spy on him, and his subordinates were willing to take this risk, just so that Miss Wang could get out of her lowly status as soon as possible. ”

Nowadays, untouchable status mostly refers to those who have committed crimes, raided their homes, been demoted, exiled, etc., which is very different from the ancient Chinese classification of lowly status and occupation. Nowadays, most of the existence of untouchable nationality is to punish and deter lawbreakers, which is a means of legal sanctions, and the untouchable nationality is a hereditary system, and one generation breaks the law and causes chaos, and the generation is untouchable.

But in reality, the use of lowly status is extremely frequent, and it has long been detached from the original purpose of legal sanctions, and has become a privilege that the powerful can deprive all opponents and exploit and abuse. There is almost no difference with slavery, the only difference is that the lowly status still enjoys a certain amount of human treatment, why try to get rid of the nationality and redeem themselves, while slaves do not.

For example, if Wang Yunzhi wants to get out of his nationality, he will either sell his body and marry a wealthy family, and the wealthy family will naturally get rid of his nationality. Either to Lu Cheng and other good luck that fell from the sky, give her a naturalization.

Bai Liyan mentioned to King Xian many times to abolish the untouchable status and slavery, and the King of Xian only promised to abolish the slavery system in the future, but for some reason, he never relented to abolish the untouchable status. Therefore, there are only three ways to get out of citizenship at present, one is to use privileges, the second is to kill the enemy and make meritorious contributions, and the third is to spend money to buy naturalization, but in the final analysis, spending money to buy still has to get through the powerful and use privileges to pardon.

Thinking of this, Bai Liyan sighed for a long time:

"Ask what is the situation in the world, and it is difficult to keep together only the living...... This matter could have been decided by you, and from now on, you will get rid of Wang Yunzhi's slave status, and as long as Miss Wang is willing, you will marry her. ”

"General Xie's kindness for reconstruction, his subordinates are cattle and horses, and it is difficult to repay the general's great kindness."

"Okay, you wait to go down and rest first, and you will have to wait for your contribution in the future."

"General Xie!"

Lu Cheng saluted the crowd again, and then retreated from the city.

When he was young, Bailiyan said again:

"Sikong Nan!"

"The end will be."

"Immediately count the details of the lowly status to all the soldiers in the pioneer battalion, and list all those who have not yet left the country in my list, including the soldiers who have died in the war since the start of the war on the Yongxing River, and will be removed from their nationality after the war."

"The last will obey."

Sikong Nan, Su Hong and the others were in awe, knowing that it was more difficult to get out of the country than to ascend to the sky. Even the magnates, nobles, and generals did not have the right to ask the King of Xian for the privilege of amnesty for hundreds of people at one time, and there were thousands of soldiers who had stayed in the pioneer camp, not to mention that 20% of them were untouchable soldiers, and at least tens of thousands of people had to leave the country.

Coming down from the south gate city wall, Bai Liyan came to the camp in the south of the city by car, Lu Zhao and Wu Deng were training the recruits of the Baggage Battalion and the Pioneer Battalion, although more than two months have passed, the quality of the recruits has been greatly improved, but most of them have not killed anyone.

Lu Zhao is a good hand at practicing physical fitness, as long as he is given enough food and grass, the weak chicken soldiers can also be refined into Shenxing Taibao.

The Zhiguo Infantry Army is a well-known speed army in other countries, and it can walk for two days a day, which is particularly prominent in the Zhiguo soldiers under Lu Zhao.

Bai Liyan took the time to compile a set of physical fitness guidance outlines for him, from the tens of thousands of people in the two battalions of the Wagon and the Pioneer, with the inner perimeter of Guangxin City as the boundary, starting from the southeast corner, running in a circle, drawing the first 5,000 people to arrive, and filling the Lu Zhaoyu Arrow Battalion as an infantry army.

At present, the peasants account for the majority, and their physique is much better than that of modern people, and they can get tired and lie down after running twenty or thirty miles, but they will definitely not be like modern people, and they will be sent to the hospital for rescue and death after running a few miles.

The physical fitness of the people of Xianguo is not as good as that of Zhiguo, only the tallest ones among the shorties, select a few and eliminate a group, select the most capable of running, and then assist them with more scientific training methods.

Two months have passed, and today's Feather Arrow Battalion is all a healthy soldier who walks like flying, and Bailiyan specially allocates grain, grass and meat to the Feather Arrow Camp to strengthen the physical fitness of the Feather Arrow Battalion.

"General Lu Zhao, is there enough meat for the Feather Arrow Battalion?"

"Enough is enough, but every day is a sea fish, and the people of Xu and Zhiguo are not used to eating it."

Thanks to Guangxin's sea, you can still go out to sea to fish, but it is only mainly sea fish, Zhiguo, Xu people are located inland, almost do not eat sea fish, every day such a way to eat, of course, it is to lose the appetite.

"Yes, Guangxin now has the most fish, I think I would have fought with the Jin army in Yin Yangcheng back then, and it was still a fish to eat. For the time being, let the soldiers endure first, and after this battle is over, after returning to the Yongxing River, Ben will reward the soldiers well. ”

"General, this is going to war with the Black Turban Thief." Lu Zhao asked.

"Soon, how many miles can the Feather Arrow Battalion walk every day?"

"Seventy or eighty miles, but there is enough food and grass, otherwise you won't be able to walk if you don't have enough to eat."

"Well, Ben will know. If you are lightly armed and only carry a weapon and seven days of dry food, can you travel 100 miles a day? ”

"This ...... Forced marches are certainly possible, but they cannot last long. ”

"No, it should be. The key to the continuous march of a hundred miles is the grain and grass and the foot board, General Lu Zhao can see why the old soldiers of the pioneer battalion have strips of cloth wrapped around their feet? ”

"The last general doesn't know, and you still ask the general to give advice?"

"That's actually leggings. In the early days, the pioneer battalions were all foot troops, and in order to increase the speed of the march, tying leggings made the legs more suitable for long marches. The soldiers of the Feather Arrow Battalion unloaded their armor, wore only single clothes, each carried a weapon, and everyone wore leggings, so they should be able to travel hundreds of miles a day and march continuously. ”

Nowadays, there are no leggings, so the calves of long-distance marching are easy to be congested and weak, and the calves feel swollen and stiff after wearing the leggings, which makes the long-distance march more comfortable, and at the same time prevents the legs from being cut by thorns, and is not easy to be bitten by mosquitoes.

The Zhijun is determined and persevering for seventy or eighty miles a day, mainly relying on people's physical strength and willpower, so the Zhiguo people are the most hard-working citizens among the nations. The feather and arrow battalion has been trained for two months, and has been able to march more than 70 miles with light armor and equipment.

When Lu Zhao heard the news that he was going to fight without armor, he was immediately a little surprised:

"General, it's not appropriate not to be worthy of the armor."

"In a few days, General Lu will find out. These few days let the soldiers of the Feather Arrow Battalion hurry up and repair, and in a few days they will have to march long distances. ”

"The last will obey."

Watching Bai Liyan go in the car in confusion, Lu Zhao couldn't help but drum in his heart.