The sun is shining, on a vacant lot in the east of the county seat of Chudong County.

300 regimental officers are participating in the selection of battalion commanders.

Dressed in military uniform, Liang Shanhao walked to a high platform.

The guards and regimental members saluted Liang Shanhao.

After saluting back, Liang Shanhao raised his voice and shouted: "Brothers, I want to choose a battalion commander from among your three hundred people, everyone has the opportunity, but you have to rely on your ability!"

Hearing this, the group members were gearing up.

In the past, the regimental members couldn't think of it, but now the regimental members have the opportunity to run for the battalion commander!

The group members couldn't help but get excited!

After a pause, Liang Shanhao shouted: "Today is the first day of selecting the battalion commander, do you see the runway in front of you?" The first six people to reach the finish line will have a chance to enter the second round of selection! Chief of Staff Tong, it's time to get started! ”

agreed, Chief of Staff Tong raised his voice and shouted: "Everyone listen to the order, let me enter the track, and prepare for a 10,000-meter run!"

The group members are ready for long-distance running.

Chief of Staff Tong shouted again: "Flare gun, signal!"

Soldiers of a separate regiment fired a flare into the sky.

Boom!

Hearing the gunshots, the 300 regimental soldiers jumped across the starting line and rushed forward.

For a while, smoke and dust billowed on the track, except for the sound of running or running.

At first, the 300 regiments were just running wild like a flock of sheep, but after a thousand meters, the ranks diverged.

A few Tuan Ding used their strength to eat milk at the beginning, and left the Tuan Ding behind him far away, and they will be the leader for a while!

Shaking his head helplessly, Liang Shanhao shouted: "Hey! These stunned young people don't pay attention to the distribution of physical strength at all, they will soon be tired and lie down! ”

Sighing slightly, Chief of Staff Tong on the side shouted, "Yes! That's 10,000 meters, how can you do it without a little strategy? Use all your strength at the beginning and don't even think about running to the finish line! ”

While the two were talking, the group members who were running in front were overtaken by the group members who followed behind them one after another.

A few regimental members who were far ahead were not convinced, and gritted their teeth to catch up, but unfortunately their physical strength was not good, and these regimental members couldn't catch up no matter what.

Because the strength of the group members ran out at the beginning!

And those who have been maintaining a constant speed are continuing to run and continue to compete.

Time is passing minute by minute, and the group members are also running forward step by step.

When you enter the last kilometer, there are only 12 people chasing after you.

Everyone was out of breath, but no one would throw in easily.

As long as you get the top six, you have a chance to compete for the battalion leader.

The battalion commander, after all, is an officer, that is a temptation.

Soon, only 8 people entered the 500 meters.

At the end of the 500-meter run, two people are bound to be out.

These 8 people are extremely tired, but no one obeys anyone, and they are all out of the way!

At this moment, among the eight people, a sturdy young man began to speed up, overtaking the six people in front of him in a row.

A sturdy young man goes hand in hand with an old man.

When he reached the end, the old man was a full second slower than the sturdy guy.

It was because of this second that Liang Shanhao fell in love with this sturdy young man.

Looking at the six group members who entered the second round of selection from a distance, Liang Shanhao shouted: "This young man is quite brainy, and he has saved his physical strength to the end!" Chief of Staff Tong, what is that young man's name? ”

Chief of Staff Tong shouted, "Yes!"

……

When the selection of the battalion commander was in full swing, the recruitment of recruits for the independent regiment also began at the entrance of the county yamen in Chudong County.

A soldier of the 36th Division banged on a gong and shouted: "Folks, everyone is responsible for defending the land and resisting the war!"

"Come and be a soldier!"

"Being a soldier not only gives you enough to eat, but also has a military salary and a settling-in allowance!"

Hearing the shouts and gongs, the people of Chudong County gathered one after another towards the recruitment point of the Independent Regiment in Chudong County.

A man who looked like a merchant shouted, "Sir! How much is the monthly salary of this independent regiment? ”

Stretching out a slap to the businessman-looking common people, Duan Lian shouted, "Five oceans!"

The man exclaimed in surprise: "My good man, your independent regiment is really generous, five oceans can cover my two months' worth of selling bread!"

Duan Lian shouted, "That's! My independent regiment is under the banner of the 36th Division of the Central Army, and the treatment can't be lost to you! ”

The man shouted again: "Sir, I have another question, I don't know how much the settlement fee is after becoming a soldier?"

Stretching out two slaps towards the man, Duan Lian shouted: "Ten oceans, if it is the only son in the family, it will be fifteen oceans!"

The man shouted, "Sir! I'm a soldier! But I have to say it to my mother! ”

Duan Lian shouted: "No problem, sign your name first!"

The man shouted, "Gotcha!"

The man signed his own name: Li Youcai.

Taking fifteen pieces of ocean from the table and giving it to the man, Duan Lian shouted: "Take the ocean home and settle your wife well!"

The man shouted: "Sir, if you give money so quickly, aren't you afraid that you will never return?"

With a light face, Duan Lian shouted: "The welfare of my independent regiment is so good, you must be a fool if you don't come back, and you don't want to lead the army!"

The man shouted: "Sir, please rest assured, when I settle down my wife, I will definitely come to the barracks to report!"

Duan Lian shouted, "Go!"

Seeing the man's application, the people of other Chudong counties flocked to him.

In just a few moments, Duan Lian recruited 599 recruits.

Most of them are hunters and farmers from the surrounding villages.

Some ordinary people who are not physically fit desperately ask to enlist in the army in order to get a good military salary.

But Liang Shanhao spoke, Duan Lian's recruits must be of high quality, and they can't make up the numbers.

Therefore, for these ordinary people who did not meet the requirements for conscription, Duan Lian naturally refused.

But the problem now is that Duan Lian is still one place short of the conscription task assigned by Liang Shanhao!

Just as he was hesitating, a strong man with a beard walked towards Duan Lian.

The voice was like a bell, and the bearded man shouted: "Dare to ask this chief, do you still recruit soldiers?"

Looking up and down at his beard, Duan Lian shouted, "Move!" Look like you're a hunter in the mountains! ”

The bearded man shouted, "Sir, good eyesight!"

Duan Lian asked in a deep voice, "How old are you this year?"

The bearded man shouted, "Two out of forty!"

Duan Lian shouted: "Our conscription notice says that we only recruit young people between the ages of 18 and 30, you are too old!"

The bearded man shouted: "Sir, being a soldier can't just look at age, the most important thing is to have ability!"

With an eyebrow raised, Duan Lian exclaimed, "Oh! What are you capable of? Let me see! ”

With a slight groan, the bearded man shouted, "Sir, can you make a bet that if I knock down the sparrows in the treetops, you will have to ask for me!"

Liang Shanhao also said that if the recruits have specialties, even if they are overage, Duan Lian can be accepted exceptionally.

Looking at the sparrows in the treetops, Duan Lian exclaimed, "Without a good marksmanship, this sparrow is not so easy to fight!" Okay, here's your chance! ”

The bearded man shouted, "Sir Xie!"

Slightly raising the flintlock pistol in his hand, the beard pulled the trigger.

Boom!

The sparrow let out a mournful cry and fell from the treetops.

With a look of surprise, Duan Lian exclaimed: "You are really a hunter, this marksmanship is simply a hundred steps through Yang!"

The bearded man shouted, "Sir, can I be this soldier?"

Duan Lian shouted, "I want it, write down your name!"

Picking up the pen, he wrote his name with a beard, and there was a Yang character in it, but because it was a pseudonym, it did not attract Duan Lian's attention.