The war drums of the generals in the base area of the Savage Valley sounded again, and the soldiers who were arranged to be sent to the military camp outside had already gathered on the teaching ground, and all the people were excited, and all of them were full of hope for the future.

When Lu Peng strode up to the platform, there were more than 12,000 solemn brothers below, facing those eyes full of anticipation and excitement, Lu Peng took a deep breath of cold air, and announced loudly to the 4,000 soldiers who had gone with him: "I, Lu Peng, solemnly fulfill my promise, the soldiers who went with me, the original slaves, because of their bravery, I now announce the release of them as concubines, restore their original surnames, burn their deeds of sale, and will get the policy of our base area, Obtain the amount of land he has contracted voluntarily, and enjoy it free for life, and at the same time, their military service will be the same as everyone else, only three years, and after three years, I will welcome those who are willing to continue to work with me, and I will let them go home to farm. Then, with a wave of his hand, he ordered the bundles of these slaves to be brought up, and he himself took the torches, and lit them, and with the cheers of more than 2,000 soldiers and slaves, the deeds of sale were reduced to ashes in the flames, and then in a gust of wind, they dissipated without a trace.

After dealing with this matter, Lu Peng announced loudly again: "For those other brothers who participated in this battle, I announce that each of them will be rewarded with a piece of cloth and five hundred dollars. ”

Such a move cheered the rest of the brothers, and at the same time let the soldiers know that war is not only about suffering and danger, but also about making a fortune.

In this way, the soldiers no longer complain about the war, but are filled with longing.

"I announce that the heroes who emerged in this battle will be commended, and now I announce their names - Zhang Er, Li Ye、、、、"

As Lu Peng continued to read out the names of the soldiers one by one, the twenty soldiers who had performed well in the battle strode to the point platform, and in the envious gaze of tens of thousands of pairs of eyes, their chests were held high, and their faces showed pride and pride.

After Lu Peng and other heroes stood up, they began to loudly announce their exploits: "Zhang Er, on the way to the march, actively relieved the people, so that the people understood and accepted our team, in the battle against Zhaojia Fort, the first to kick the city, opened the channel of victory for the brothers behind him, and now I announce, Zhang Er, the captain of the team, from the rank of chief, to the commander of the tun." ”

Lü Peng's army implements a dual-track system of positions and ranks, which is the same as the military rank system of later generations, and now, Zhang Er is the squad leader, that is, the rank of chief, but he was not promoted to centurion, because there is no vacancy, but the military rank is promoted to the centurion's tun chief, which is equivalent to a promotion of two levels.

Don't look at Lu Peng's simple promotion award, this immediately made the officers and men of the whole army see the opportunity for promotion, and in front of all the soldiers, paved a bright road for the future, which also clearly tells all the soldiers that as long as you work hard to fight and kill the enemy, no matter what your background is, you can realize the dream of honoring your ancestors.

Zhang Er was quite excited about his promotion, looked at his centurion in the audience, and couldn't help pouting proudly.

From now on, I am one level higher than my own boss who always looks down on me, the centurion with the rank of team leader, and we still have to listen to you in the march and fight, but on the holiday, you see me, you must salute me, thinking of this, the heart is so cool.

Lu Peng introduced the military exploits of these 20 soldiers one by one, and after giving them military ranks one by one, he personally pinned a silver badge made by the best craftsmen to these meritorious soldiers, and then loudly announced to the people in the whole base area: "From now on, the person who wears this kind of badge, no matter how old his superior official is, including me, must bow his hand when he sees the person wearing this badge." ”

As soon as this decision was announced, the audience boiled again, what a great honor this is, this can completely make oneself, and even the ancestors, rush to glory.

So, in everyone's blood-red envious eyes, Lu Peng solemnly bowed to these twenty heroes one by one.

These twenty men who shed blood without tears, faced their lords to give themselves a salute, and they were excited with tears in their eyes, when several heroes who were originally slaves were about to kneel down and return the salute, but Lu Peng grabbed him: "Remember, you are our heroes, and the courtesy you receive is the respect you deserve." ”

This kind of courtesy and respect is more exciting than anything else, for a time the whole audience was high-spirited, all the soldiers stared at the small medals on the chests of the heroes, and kept shouting in their hearts, next time, I must also fight for one, wear it on my chest.

After these heroes returned to their team, Lu Peng once again announced a news that brought tears to the eyes of all the soldiers: "In this battle, we have killed a total of 310 soldiers, because of one reason or another, we can't bring back their bones, but we bring back a bundle of their hair, I declare that on the highest mountain in our base area, this bundle of martyrs' hair will be buried, and an ancestral hall will be established to enshrine their tablets, and every year I will lead everyone to worship with blood and food, so that the heroic spirits of the martyrs will always bless us and watch us, Let the heroic souls of the martyrs join us in the battle of the world and create a world with food to eat, clothes to wear, no oppression, and dignity. ”

The lives of the small people are despicable, the lives of the soldiers are despicable, and in every battle, whether it is victorious or defeated, the brothers who died in the battle are forgotten in the blink of an eye, leaving only a cold casualty figure for future generations.

People believe that there is a soul after death, and from now on, those soldiers who died in battle will never become lonely souls and ghosts, they will have their own destiny, and they will be worshiped by blood and food for thousands of years.

With the first shovel on the highest peak of the base area to bury the hair of the martyrs, a soul army was born, with the lighting of the first pillar of incense in front of the column of spiritual seats, a loyal, invincible, invincible army was born, this army will follow Lu Peng, fight in this vast land, from victory to greater victory.

Everything was arranged, and the 4,000 soldiers who were fighting in a new round again left the base area and returned to Youzhou.

These 4,000 soldiers are different from last time, although they have not had time to equip and train sword and shield soldiers, but each 1,000-person team is equipped with 500 longbowmen, and since then, the powerful Lu longbow has stepped onto the battlefield of the Han Dynasty.