"Good! What a Zhang Nan! It will be a great thing in the future! Seeing Zhang Nan's performance so well, Wen Yuan couldn't help but shout, he always paid attention to the results of the skill soldiers who had already finished the competition, among the more than 100 people who completed the competition, only six became senior sergeants, and they were all superior and inferior, and there was no one before Zhang Nan!

The competition is still going on, whenever someone gets a good result, the onlookers will burst into a burst of cheers, the whole competition lasted for two days, and on the third day, the soldiers who want to become regular soldiers can also sign up, and on the last day of November, the big competition in the Wenyuan army is finally over.

According to the statistics, a total of 1,421 soldiers participated in the army's skill assessment, including 1,313 regular soldiers and 108 soldiers.

In this big competition, there were fifty-three soldiers with the upper ranks, of which fifty-one were superior and lower, and two were superior and middle-class, one of them was Zhang Nan of the spearmen team, and the other was a team leader of the archery team, named Murong Ping.

Murong Ping is a native of Wei County, his family is rich, he likes to play with guns and sticks when he is young, and he is very good at archery, and his family property was robbed when he was in the Yellow Turban, and he has been wandering the rivers and lakes since then, and he heard that Wenyuan was recruiting soldiers four months ago, so he led a group of brothers to vote, because he was skilled in archery, he was incorporated into the bow and arrow team.

Murong Ping...... Whispering, Wen Yuan's mind hurt a little, this name Wen Yuan still has some impressions, it should have appeared in the romance or the official history, he was a general under Yuan Shao.

Since he can become a general, he must be outstanding, this Murong Ping must pay more attention to training in the future, hoping that he can become a qualified general as soon as possible.

Compared with the scarcity of high-level skill soldiers, the soldiers who have obtained the average skill assessment account for ninety percent, which makes Wen Yuan feel a little comforted, the training days of the soldiers are short, and it is reasonable to obtain such results, I believe that in the next competition, the results of these soldiers can be improved.

After the competition, it is a reward and punishment, a reward for the promoted, a punishment for the lower, the superior sergeant Wen Yuan personally received, and personally gave the iron armor to show encouragement, and the rest of the sergeant's rewards and punishments were carried out according to the results obtained by the sergeant in accordance with military law, some were rewarded and happy, and some were swollen and painful by the stick, in short, there were all kinds of expressions.

However, Wen Yuan couldn't take care of the soldiers' thoughts, he announced on the spot that the whole army would have a day off, and the day after tomorrow at dusk, all of them would gather at the school field!

On the first day of December, Wen Yuan called out to his residence early in the morning, and the two spread out a sheepskin map and argued.

"Lord, it's hard for you to hide your jaw!"

"It's not that I'm afraid that you have a pimple in your heart, I don't know what you think, and it's inconvenient to explain it to you." Wen Yuan squinted and smiled

"How can the lord treat me as an outsider, there are only two months of food left in the army, and if you don't find a good strategy, the sergeants will inevitably disperse, I think the lord's fair day seems to be in the palm of wisdom, it turns out that it is the idea of beating the bandits."

Wen Yuan looked up to the sky and made a compassionate appearance, and sighed: "Exploiting the people, causing the people to have a bad life, how different from bandits, although Liao is not talented, he dare not do it." ”

"In this first battle, the last general is willing to be the vanguard!"

"Junyi, you can't rob me of this errand, there are many thieves in Julu County, and everywhere else, you can choose to go."

While arguing, Zhang Yu entered the inner hall and reported: "Young master, Wang Li is back!" ”

Wen Yuan laughed and said, "Quickly pass him in." ”

But seeing Wang Li limping into the inner hall, there was a hole in the corner of his forehead, and the blood stain on the wound was not cleared, and he saw Wen Yuan and said, "The villain greets the lord." ”

"Where did this wound come from?" Wen Yuan was stunned for a moment, and didn't wait for him to reply, and hurriedly ordered Zhang Yu to get water and wound medicine, and personally wiped and treated the wound for Wang Li.

Wang Li was at a loss for what to do, and said incoherently: "No, it's okay, the villain was in a hurry, and he accidentally fell, which made the lord worry, and the villain died!" ”

Wen Yuan patted Wang Li on the shoulder and said, "Thank you for your hard work, the day before yesterday you reported that the Yang family has a large family and colluded with the bandits, tell me the details quickly." ”

Wang Li choked up slightly: "Yes, the small one was ordered by the general for several months to explore the traces of thieves in the surrounding counties and counties, and there were many gains, the day before yesterday, I heard that there was a big family surnamed Yang in Yang County and the white wave thief, and his subordinates secretly visited and learned that the head of the white wave thief, Yang Feng, was officially a large family surnamed Yang in Yang County, although he led the thieves to wander in Hedong, Hanoi, Shangdang and other places all the year round, but most of the looted goods were secretly escorted to the Wu Fort built by the Yang clan, and over the years, the accumulated gold, silver, grain and grass were quite abundant. ”

Wen Yuan's eyes flashed with joy, and he asked indifferently, "Go on, what is the specific situation?" ”

"Yes, the Yang clan people gather and live, the dock fort is located in the west of the Yang county more than 30 miles, adjacent to Changshan County Gaoyi, the length and width of the dock fort are one mile each, the craftsman shops in the fort should be complete, there are more than 800 people of the Yang clan and the tribe, there are more than 2,000 people outside the clan, and the surname is Dingkou."

Wen Yuan was overjoyed, slapped the table and said, "Help me this day!" Junyi, I don't think there is any need to fight, tomorrow you and I will pass together! ”

In the evening of the next day, Wen Yuan ordered the soldiers of each tun to have a full meal first, and then take off their uniforms and wear only the clothes of the people.

After more than three months of continuous drilling, there was such an abnormal behavior suddenly, and many soldiers had already guessed that there would be action tonight, and they exchanged heads and ears, and they were very excited.

"All silent!" With a broken cry of white face and open jaw, Wen Yuan rode into the school field, and when the soldier saw the main general coming, he hurriedly kept silent, and his military posture was straight.

In the cold wind, Wen Yuan looked at the foot soldiers who were neatly arranged although they were ragged, and nodded with satisfaction.

At this time, he was already wide-eyed, as sharp as a long sword out of the sheath, only to hear him shout: "Brothers, I believe that many people have already guessed, yes! Tonight, we're going to have a real fight! This is the first battle since you joined the army, there may be many people injured and bleeding, and there may be some people who will die in battle. Do you dare to go to the battlefield and fight hard! ”

"Don't be afraid! I'm afraid of a bird's egg, my Lao Jiao's life was originally given by the lord, and following the lord is to go in the water and in the fire, and I Lao Jiao will never frown! "Jiao Touch's temperament is reckless, and he shouts out in a loud voice without thinking!

"Don't be afraid! Unafraid! Swear to follow the general! The sergeants shouted along.

Wen Yuan waved his hand to signal the soldiers to stop clamoring, squinted his eyes and said lightly: "If you don't talk about those false things in the army, you are afraid, if you are not afraid, you are not afraid, and it is not a shameful thing!" If you want me to say, death, many people are afraid! To be alive, who wants to die and turn into a blank of loess? ”

Although Wen Yuan's voice was low, but what he said still moved many people, indeed, to say that he is not afraid of death, it is impossible, a group of soldiers have just lived a good life, although the daily training is a little hard, but they can eat enough every day, and they have divided so much land, they can cultivate in the coming year, with such a good life, who wants to die so easily.

Therefore, many soldiers who were told the central matter bowed their heads in shame. Zhang Jaw frowned on the side, secretly wondering, what is the lord going to say, the soldiers have no morale, how to fight tonight?

Wen Yuan's tone was a little stern: "What are you doing?" One by one, like frosted eggplants, they all raised their heads for me. I told you that even if you are afraid of death, you are not necessarily a bad seed! ”

"Yes!" The ashamed soldier hurriedly agreed.

"Yes, then I'll ask you for another nonsense, I'm afraid no one wants to die!" Wen Yuan nodded.

"Yes!" Many have spoken their minds.

Wen Yuan raised his eyebrows and said, "Very good, since you don't want to die, you have to work harder when you practice!" Recently, however, I heard that some non-commissioned officers complained that the training was too hard, that the military law was too harsh, and that there were signs of desertion in the barracks......"

Jiao touched his throat and said, "Who is it!" Which son of a bitch raised it, stand up for me Lao Jiao! I didn't feel bitter after suffering so many sticks, the lord took care of us to eat enough, distributed the land to us, and married a daughter-in-law to a single brother, how can I be so conscienceless, and stand up if there is a kind! Look at me if I can't beat this brute! ”

Most of the sergeants still obeyed the strict military law, and at this time, when they were provoked by the words of anxiety, they were immediately indignant, and they screamed to find out the non-commissioned officers who had deserted from training.

Wen Yuan waved his hand to signal everyone to be quiet, and said movingly: "I don't plan to track down anyone today, I just want to tell you the importance of strict training, maybe tonight, the price of blood will be more convincing to you, but I hope that every soldier who went out today can return safely, instead of becoming a cold corpse and sleeping in the ground." ”

"The general is benevolent and righteous, and I will wait for you." The soldiers wept gratefully.

Wen Yuan's tone changed, and he said in a loud voice: "I am announcing a military order today, from today onwards, all the gold and silver seized on the battlefield will be distributed to the soldiers, and you can rest assured, if a soldier dies in battle, I will give a pension of twice the full amount of the old practice of the imperial court, and I am here to assure you that if there is no labor at home of the war dead, I will send someone to help cultivate the land, and give rice and grain every month for those who are living in difficulty." In a word, there is a reward for the victor! The dead have no worries! ”

"The general is benevolent! We are all willing to die! Such a seductive sentence was like igniting a powder keg, and the soldiers' hearts were greatly lifted, and they had no worries, and their eyes burst into fanatical flames, and they raised their weapons and raised their arms and shouted!

"The military heart is available!" Zhang Jaw praised movingly, deeply admiring Wen Yuan.

Only then did Wen Yuan squint and twist his chin whiskers, drew his sword and pointed diagonally to the south, and shouted loudly: "Tun...... Parade to the march! ”