In this era, the common people were not as disgusted with being a soldier as they were in the Republic of China more than ten years later. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

As the so-called soldiers eat food, as long as they can't survive, many people will choose to be soldiers and eat in the army.

Therefore, for these refugees who do not even have a home, becoming a soldier is definitely a good way out.

In addition, the various conditions offered by the Liaodong Army far exceeded the temptation of the imperial court officials and soldiers, especially the thirty taels of settlement expenses...... It directly makes everyone's heart unconsciously move.

However, no one really dares to take a step forward and put it into action.

Because, no one knows whether what the platoon commander of the Liaodong Army said is true.

Soon, five minutes passed.

The platoon commander of the Liaodong Army, who was standing in front of the two thousand refugees, did not show a hint of anxiety on his face.

Because, I have experienced this process in front of me.

Not only that, but I don't know whether it was intentional or unintentional, the platoon commander standing next to the silver grabbed a large handful of ten taels of silver directly from the box. Then, in front of all the refugees, he threw the silver in his hand into the box one by one.

Under the strong visual impact of the silver, the expressions on everyone's faces became even hotter.

At this time, a young man finally stood up and asked the platoon commander.

"I am willing to join the Liaodong Army...... After joining the Liaodong Army, the settling-in allowance of thirty taels of silver will be given to me immediately! ”

The platoon leader affirmed loudly: "As long as you pass the assessment, the settling-in allowance of thirty taels of silver is your ......."

"Okay, then I'll join the Liaodong Army...... Let's take the assessment now......" replied the young man without thinking about it.

Soon, the young man passed the test.

The platoon commander also fulfilled his promise and personally took thirty taels of silver from the box and handed it to the young man.

The young man held thirty taels of silver in his hand, and his face was full of excitement after returning to the refugees.

The refugees of 2,000 people at the entrance of the village were directly boiling.

The Liaodong Army did not lie to everyone, as long as you join the Liaodong Army, you really have a settlement fee of thirty taels of silver.

Thinking of this, there are more than two young refugees in the family. One was selected one after another to join the Liaodong Army.

A box full of silver, when it was about to bottom, the two thousand refugees gathered at the entrance of the village quieted down.

At this moment. The number of recruits who can join the Liaodong Army after passing the assessment has reached a staggering 62.

All the refugee points in the five counties of Liaozhong were recruited at the same time as if they had been negotiated.

In less than five days, the number of recruits raised in the middle of the week reached more than 8,900.

The number of recruits far exceeded their own expectations at the same time. Refugees scattered all over the country, and there is a steady stream of people who want to join the Liaodong Army.

At this time, Zhou Zhongju very decisively stopped continuing to recruit.

When the recruits, who are scattered all over the place, begin to concentrate on the headquarters.

Sun Liechen, the head of the Fifth Regiment, was waiting for Yang Xingguo to talk to him with a puzzled face.

After sitting in front of Sun Liechen, Yang Xingguo said directly to the point.

"Commander Sun, have you heard about the fact that General Shengjing Zeng Qi has been transferred?"

"Ahh Sun Liechen subconsciously showed a shocked expression on his face.

After the shock, the expression on Sun Liechen's face became complicated.

Of course. At this moment, Sun Liechen's inner thoughts are even more complicated.

He didn't know why Yang Xingguo would mention Zeng Qi at this time...... Could it be that Yang Xingguo already knew the secret mission that Zeng Qi gave him before he came to the Liaodong Army.

As a soldier, Sun Liechen's worst thing is to engage in intrigue and trickery.

Therefore, under Yang Xingguo's gaze, it didn't take long for Sun Liechen, who couldn't hide things in his heart, to become flushed.

After a series of complicated struggles in his heart, Sun Lichen finally decided. Confess with Yang Xingguo.

On the one hand, because Zeng Qi has been transferred out of General Shengjing's Mansion, it is impossible for Zeng Qi to continue the secret mission given to him.

On the other hand, it was because of his time in the Liaodong Army that he really found the feeling of a soldier.

As an iron-blooded soldier. Sun Liechen didn't want Yang Xingguo to have a bad feeling about himself because of this incident, and was finally driven out of the Liaodong Army.

"Commander...... There's one thing I'm going to report to you at the end......"

Under Yang Xingguo's gaze, Sun Liechen told the agreement between himself and Zeng Qi in as much detail as possible.

After finishing speaking, he assured with a firm face: "Please rest assured, the last general promises that during this time in the Liaodong Army." The last general did not reveal any information about the Liaodong Army to Zeng Qizeng. ”

"In addition, the last general promised that from now on, he will never contact Zeng Qizeng again. From now on, the last general is the person of the Liaodong Army, and what the commander asks the last general to do, the last general will do? ”

Yang Xingguo nodded and replied, "Captain Sun, I am very happy with your frankness...... Don't worry, I, Yang Xingguo, am not the kind of person who measures little. ”

Seeing that Sun Liechen couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, Yang Xingguo continued: "Commander Sun, you should have heard that my Liaodong Army is recruiting troops and preparing for a new round of army expansion......"

"After the completion of the new round of army expansion, the Liaodong Army will have three main divisions...... However, you have five regimental commanders, and there are many monks and few porridges, and there are always two people who can't be the division commanders......"

Sun Liechen's eyes lit up, and he immediately understood the implicit meaning of Yang Xingguo's words.

As for the division commander, although Sun Liechen also wanted to be the commander, he still said against his will: "Commander, after all, I have just joined the Liaodong Army not long ago. It's good to be the head of the regiment. For the division commander, the last general has never thought about ......"

"No!" Yang Xingguo waved his hand and said.

"In my opinion, you are capable, and in some ways, far more than several of their regimental commanders......"

"But, it's still what I just said, there are more monks and less porridge, this time, the position of the three division commanders will not have you, I hope you don't have any ideas?"

Sun Liechen hurriedly said: "Commander, I am already satisfied with being the head of the regiment, and I will never have any other thoughts, please rest assured, commander." ”

"No......" Yang Xingguo continued to wave his hand and said.

"This time to expand the army, don't be the commander of your regiment......"

"I plan to transfer you to the headquarters, give me a deputy, and serve as the chief of the general staff of the Liaodong Army......"

At this time, Sun Liechen's face was shocked or shocked.

Although the imperial court officials did not have the position of chief of staff, Sun Liechen, who had been a soldier for such a long time, still had a certain understanding of foreign armies.

He was well aware of the high status and importance of the chief of staff in a unit.

It can be said that in terms of military command, in addition to the military commander, the chief of staff of a unit is the second person after the military commander.

The Liaodong Army implements a foreign military system, and in the Liaodong Army, the power of the chief of staff must be very large.

And in front of him, Yang Xingguo didn't remember his past suspicions and gave himself such an important position.

Even if Sun Liechen had already made various preparations, he was frightened by Yang Xingguo's sudden decision.

The whole person seemed to be frightened by something, and his face was complicated and he froze in place, and he couldn't react for a long time. (To be continued.) )