The sky is high and the clouds are light, the autumn leaves are bleak, and the three big pits in the wilderness are in sight, and the pits are already covered with firewood, and the corpses of those bandits are divided into three piles and piled on top of those firewood.

However, the bandit leader Guo Yan was full of evil and was a wanted criminal in the imperial court, so his head was cut off and handed over to the local government when the time came.

In addition to the soldiers of the reconnaissance squadron, the villagers of Chenjiazhuang also crowded over to watch.

At the beginning, the people of Chenjiazhuang seemed very panicked about the chaotic formation of more than 300 bandits. If it weren't for the reconnaissance squadron guarding the field, someone might have opened the door and let the bandits in.

To tell the truth, the people of Chenjiazhuang have little confidence in the combat effectiveness of these officers and soldiers. They don't understand whether the weapons and equipment are more advanced or better, they look at the number of people.

Compared with the number of people, the officers and soldiers are obviously not comparable to the bandits.

But the ensuing battle soon stunned the ignorant dealers, and the whole battle ended in less than half an hour.

More than 300 bandits died and more than 200 died, and all the rest became prisoners, but none of the officers and soldiers were killed or injured.

Especially looking at the muskets in the hands of the soldiers, the eyes were even more curious and fearful.

In particular, the death of the bandit leader Guo Yan was shot by snipers from a long distance, and it was even more evil by these people, saying that the officials and soldiers had the magical power to take people's lives thousands of miles away.

Under the influence of these factors, the attitude of these bankers towards the officials and soldiers has changed from the previous resistance and fear to gratitude and awe.

Coupled with people's nature of watching the excitement, I heard that the bandits were going to be burned, so all the old and young came to watch.

Several soldiers held blazing torches in their hands and lit them as they stood by.

Burning and burying the bandits is not a tribute to the heroes, the lieutenant originally planned to burn the matter directly, but when he saw so many people coming to watch, he had some plans in his heart.

"Folks, everyone has seen the fate of these bandits. Whoever dares to harm the people, whoever they may be, is our enemy. His Royal Highness the Prince Regent is most concerned about the safety of the poor people in the world. These bandits dared to harm the people, and His Royal Highness the Lord Regent sent us to destroy them. Today is King Guo Yan, and the one-eyed dragon three days later will also have the same fate. How many comes, how many we kill, we will definitely let everyone live in peace. ”

The lieutenant took a tin roll from the guard's hand, walked to the front of the crowd, raised the tin roll and said loudly.

After the crowd was quiet for a moment, they finally fell to their knees under the leadership of Chen Jiaying and shouted: "Long live His Royal Highness the Regent, long live, long live!" ”

Although shouting long live is obviously suspected of trespassing, no one has corrected this seemingly rebellious mistake.

These people don't care about the emperor or the regent, and the one who can protect their safety is Banzai.

The lieutenant glanced thoughtfully at Chen Jiaying, who was kneeling at the front of the crowd, and frowned, long live this little girl took the lead in shouting.

It would be interesting to say that the villagers were ignorant, but this little girl, who had obviously read poetry and knew etiquette, made such an obvious transgression.

After all the villagers had risen, the lieutenant gave the order to light the fire.

The torch was thrown into the firewood, and the soft hay at the bottom burned, and soon ignited the dry wood on top, and the flame instantly grew larger with the help of the wind.

Soon, more than two hundred corpses were completely shrouded in flames, and their past sins, their helplessness, and their fears slowly turned into ashes together.

When the flames had died out, three large pits of char were buried, and the bones were finally turned into nourishment for the wasteland.

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All the recruits were assembled, their rifles all bayonet-topped, their blades glowing red in the twilight of the sunset.

They were taken to a hidden col in the back mountains, where the villagers could not see.

More than 100 bandit captives were tied to wooden stakes one by one, and they looked at the officers and soldiers who rushed in with horror, and they all had a faint guess about their fate.

The recruits lined up in two columns in the col according to the usual drill standards, with their heads held high, each with the afterglow of excitement after the first battle on their faces, but the paleness on the faces of many was still faintly visible.

The lieutenant walked up to the recruits with a rifle in his hand, also bayonet, and his gaze swept over every young face.

The lieutenant's gaze made the soldiers' posture more erect, and his eyes were firmly fixed on the back of the head of the robe in front of him, and his fingers were tightly clasped on the seam line of his trousers, striving to show the most standard military posture in front of the commander.

A smile flashed in the lieutenant's eyes, but it quickly flashed.

He circled around and finally walked back to the front of the group, and said in a deep voice: "Today, you have experienced your first battle, and more than two hundred bandits have fallen under your guns. Now tell me, do you feel very proud, feel very happy, feel that you are a real soldier of the new army? ”

No one responded, and the scene was silent.

"Answer me! Tell me out loud if it's not! The lieutenant yelled.

"Yes! Be! Be! The recruits shouted in response.

"Yes? Do you feel proud, cool, and feel like you're a real soldier of the New First Army? Then I'll tell you right now, you're nothing, you're still a fart in my eyes, you're still a coward who doesn't know the height of the sky, and your legs and stomach will still tremble when you see the enemy! ”

The lieutenant yelled back mercilessly.

The recruits' faces showed disgruntled expressions, and many of them turned red. But they only gritted their teeth, and none of them spoke out against the lieutenant.

The first rule of the new army's military regulations is to completely obey the commander's orders, even if the commander tells you to die now, you must die immediately, no matter whether there is a mountain of swords or a sea of fire in front of you.

"Isn't it upset in your heart? Think I've insulted you, think I'm looking down on you? Okay, then you take a good look, look at these veterans standing next to you, and see which one of them will vomit like a girl when he sees a dead man like you? ”

The lieutenant's words made many recruits bow their heads, the resentment on their faces dissipated, and shame surfaced on their faces.

"I tell you, if you want to be a real soldier of the new army, it doesn't mean killing the enemy with a few shots from a long distance, that's not the ability. A trained pig can do it. A real soldier of the New First Army must be able to fight from afar, and dare to fight in close combat. I can shoot a gun, and I can use a knife. Even if necessary, everything on your body will become a lethal weapon to kill your enemies. Kill the enemy with your fists, with your teeth, with everything you have! ”

"We are Qin Jun? What is Qin Jun? The Qin army is not the Qin army because it is well-equipped, the Qin army is because of the fearless soldiers who dare to fight, can fight, dare to fight to the death, dare to fight with the enemy, and dare to block tens of millions of troops alone! We want to make the enemy afraid of us, and when they see us, they have already lost the courage to fight to the death, what do we rely on?

It's not our sophisticated weapons, it's our people who are armed with weapons. Even if one day we are unarmed, we will still dare to charge the enemy until we die! ”

The lieutenant's words ignited a fire in the hearts of the recruits, and many of them became short of breath and their eyes became hot and determined.

The lieutenant is right, a true elite warrior can only be called a true warrior if he has the courage to fight fearlessly and fight to the death.

"A person who has not experienced the baptism of blood does not deserve to be called a soldier at all, let alone a member of the elite unit of the New First Army's reconnaissance brigade. Now, I give you a chance to prove yourself, to prove that you are qualified, that you have the ability to stay in the Recon Brigade, that you are qualified to be called an elite among the elite. Do you have faith? ”

In the face of the lieutenant's yell, the recruits also burst out of their chests with a loud roar: "Yes! Yes! Yes! ”

Their blood has already been mobilized by the lieutenant's words, and now as long as the lieutenant gives an order, even if there are thousands of enemies in front, they dare not hesitate to rush forward and fight.

"Okay, I hope you don't disappoint me, don't disappoint your squad leader." The lieutenant nodded loudly, but a smile flashed in his eyes that he had succeeded in his plan.

"Untie the captives." The lieutenant turned around and ordered.

Soon, more than a hundred bandit captives were all untied from the ropes, and they looked at the officers and soldiers in front of them with red faces, fierce eyes, and momentum like tigers descending from the mountain, and they didn't know what they were going to do.

"Now, I'm giving you a chance. One-on-one with our soldiers. If you lose, die. Win, I'll let you go. ”

The lieutenant looked at the captives and said in a deep voice.

"Come on, give them weapons!" The lieutenant looked at the hesitation and consternation in the eyes of the captives and ordered in a loud voice.