In the barracks, two generals, an old man and a young man, were sitting and drinking opposite each other.

The white-haired old general was He Ling, and the young general was Su Chengdong, who had just returned to the camp. The two of them pushed the cups and drank happily, talking about today's new things while drinking. He Ling was very interested in what Su Chengdong said about Xue Boren.

Speaking of which, the old man also remembered that Xue Boren was indeed the martial champion of that year, and he didn't expect to fall to this point. Togo-sama is also interested in him, right? ”

"Exactly. At that time, Chang Daren showed him the deployment map along the Liaoshui River, and that Xue Boren immediately found out six or seven places that were not perfect enough, and it was really not easy to find out the weaknesses of Chang Daren's defense. ”

He Ling's eyes flashed with surprise: "Then how did Master Chang react?" ”

Su Chengdong took a sip of wine, tore off a piece of beef and put it in his mouth, and said while chewing: "Lord Chang laughed, saying that the weakness of his defense could be discovered by others, and he didn't expect it himself, and then he pulled Xue Boren to stay and drink together." I saw that the two of them had similar interests, so I quit and came to you. ”

"In this way, Xue Boren will definitely be greatly used, will you feel sour?" A smile appeared on the corner of He Ling's mouth.

"Sour? Why? Xue Boren is a rare talent, the higher his status, the more beneficial it is to our army, and according to my observation, his martial arts are far above mine, if he is in charge of the front line command, the Goryeo army will suffer. ”

He Ling took a sip of wine, squinted his eyes and looked at the young military general in front of him, this military general who was old enough to be his grandson, Chang Miao appointed him to be his deputy, which was intended to train him to become the commander of the elite cavalry in Liaodong. Now another Xue Boren has suddenly appeared, judging from all indications, this Xue Boren's strength in all aspects is above Su Chengdong. From Su Chengdong's standpoint, it is normal for people to be jealous, but there is no similar shadow part in Su Chengdong's heart, and this mentality is not something that everyone can have. This young man would be a manufactur. He Ling made such a judgment in his heart, and later facts also confirmed his opinion.

"Another day, the old man will also go to see this Xue Boren." After He Ling finished speaking, he raised his neck and drank all the wine in the cup.

The next day, Chang Miao convened the generals to discuss the matter, and after learning about the battle situation in various places in detail, he explained by the way that he had decided to write to the imperial court, first reinstating Xue Boren to the post of lieutenant, and also proposed to form a new cavalry team, which would be commanded by Xue Boren and subordinate to He Ling's cavalry troops. Chang Miao specifically explained that this will be a different cavalry unit from the past, so the whole army must cooperate with this operation, and Xue Boren will select suitable members from the whole army, then train them, and then test the effectiveness of this force in actual combat. And personally named this unit the "Tiger Guard Battalion".

For this appointment, the generals have a lot of discussions. Some people even came to test He Ling and Su Chengdong's tone, after all, although this unit was nominally subordinate to He Ling's cavalry, the actual command was obviously independent. He Ling didn't say a word about this, and Su Chengdong explained to them that this was to enhance the combat effectiveness of the Liaodong Army, so that time could test everything.

Soon, Xue Boren selected the members of the Tiger Guard Battalion, and only 1,752 people were selected out of the 100,000 army. Most of the members of the Tiger Guard Battalion he selected were strong warriors with high martial arts. In addition, he also selected a group of potential strong men from the survivors who were slaughtered by the Goryeo army, although these people's martial arts skills were poor, but they had a painful experience with the Goryeo army, and their combat enthusiasm was unmatched by any soldier. And Xue Boren's training method also surprised the generals, and the kind of training method that was close to actual combat was unimaginable. In addition to the daily routine training in tactics, eating and sleeping are divided into two levels, and 1,700 people are caught and killed, and only those who win can enjoy better food and accommodation. Hundreds of soldiers were injured every day, as they were allowed to loot food and lodging. In this regard, Xue Boren only applied to Chang Miao for more excellent doctors to treat the soldiers, but he refused to relax the intensity of training at all.

In just ten days, Xue Boren's Tiger Guard Battalion impressed the generals, and every soldier became a brave soldier like a wolf and a tiger, and the entire Tiger Guard Camp was like a beast's camp, and this group of beasts only obeyed the orders of one person, that is, Xue Boren. Therefore, the rumors against him naturally subsided.

On this day, Xue Boren completed his daily training and returned to the gate of his camp, but saw a teenager waiting there. Xue Boren saw that although this young man dressed as a civilian was short, he was very athletic, his eyes were clear and smart, and his eyebrows were also beautiful, so he liked it a little in his heart. He immediately asked, "Little brother, who are you?" Why in the barracks? Who are you looking for? ”

When the young man saw Xue Boren, he stood up and said, "May I ask if you are Captain Xue Boren Xue?" ”

"Exactly."

"My name is Wang Hanxin. It turned out to be a hunter. I heard that Lord Xue was recruiting soldiers from the Tiger Guard Battalion, so he specially rushed to join the army. The young man said with a serious face.

Xue Boren couldn't help but smile, as far as a child is concerned, this young man is really bold. He immediately asked, "How old are you?" ”

"Back to my lord, it's eighteen. No! The big husband Mingren doesn't do dark things, I'm fifteen years old this year. ”

Xue Boren hehe: "I'm too young, I can't send my child to the battlefield." Come back in two years, little brother. Xue Boren waved his hand and wanted to go to the camp.

Wang Hanxin was in a hurry at that time, and an arrow step blocked in front of Xue Boren and said: "In a few years, you will defeat the Koreans, then I will not be able to take revenge!" ”

Xue Boren was taken aback, this young man's skills were quite fast, although Orion should have reached out quickly, but this young man's level was much higher than ordinary people. Xue Boren couldn't help but be interested: "You have a grudge against the Koreans?" ”

Wang Hanxin nodded, then rolled up his trousers, revealing a terrifying gunshot wound, and then said: "All the people in our village were killed by the Goryeo soldiers, and I am the only survivor. I was hiding in the pile of dead people, and they shot each dead man with a second shot. That's what they stabbed at the time. ”

Xue Boren looked at the wound, shook his head and smiled: "I don't believe this, you pretend to be a dead person, and if you are shot in the leg, you will naturally be exposed, how can you survive to this day?" ”

Wang Hanxin said angrily: "This thing is true, I was shot in the leg at that time, I could only hold back desperately, they didn't find anything unusual, so they left." I dragged this leg for four days and four nights before I was rescued by the patrolling army, if you don't believe it, you can ask. ”

Xue Boren was taken aback: this young man was able to do this at such a young age, and even adults would be ashamed of their endurance.

"Can you take it? Looks like I'm underestimating you, kid. ”

Wang Hanxin gritted his teeth and said: "I was determined to avenge the villagers, if I couldn't bear this pain, wouldn't everything be in vain." ”

Xue Boren smiled: "What an amazing child, if you weren't too young, I would definitely let you join the Tiger Guard Battalion・・・・・・"

Before the words fell, Wang Hanxin punched up, and said in his mouth: "I'm not as good as an adult!" ”

Wang Hanxin's boxing method naturally couldn't hit Xue Boren, but it aroused Xue Boren's interest in trying this child's martial arts, so he immediately blocked it with his hand to see how many catties this child had. After more than a dozen moves, Xue Boren couldn't help but nod secretly: the young man's martial arts are really not very good, but he is agile, and he is extremely agile and agile. I know in my heart that this is a good material for practicing martial arts. After Xue Boren understood, he took the opportunity of Wang Hanxin's punch to hook him with his foot and fell him down. Then he said: "Little brother, I think you are a martial arts material, why don't you do this, you first train in my Tiger Guard Camp for a period of time, and decide whether you can officially join the Tiger Guard Camp according to your performance, how about it?" ”

Wang Hanxin fell to the ground, originally a carp jumped up and was about to shoot again, when he heard Xue Boren say this, he knelt on the ground and kowtowed: "Thank you Lord Xue for making it happen!" I'm sure I'll be a part of the Tiger Guard Battalion! ”

Xue Boren twisted his beard with one hand and chin slightly, and gently touched Wang Hanxin's head with the other hand. Later, many historical books have mentioned this detail, and it was at this moment that the two future famous generals of the Silk Country met for the first time.