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Zhuojun martial arts field.

The sun is shining, the leaves are not swinging, and the weather is exceptionally hot.

After the three-way drum sounded in the martial arts arena, a row of county soldiers archers wearing turbans and leather chest guards stepped forward and stood behind a white line.

The faces of the soldiers in this row were solemn, and their eyes were fixed on the stacks of arrows made of grass seventy paces away.

Another drum sounded, and the county archers drew their arrows from their leather sacs, and slammed their fingers on the bowstrings. Everyone was slowly adjusting their breathing, and the sweat on their foreheads had already slid over their faces, but no one dared to reach out to wipe it.

After the drums sounded again, the archers of the county soldiers began to use arrows to connect shè, only to hear the sound of the arrows breaking through the air, and the arrows were full of arrows.

"Hit! Hit! "Others are overjoyed.

"Almost." Others had stiff faces.

But in any case, everyone's expression was extremely concerned.

After the six arrows, the drums sounded again, and all the archers lowered their bows, and only then did they dare to reach out and wipe their sweat.

After that, the officials on the side, one person on the left and right, stepped forward with a pen and ink in their hands, and went to the arrow stack one by one, recording the results of each person's shè arrows.

The archers, on the other hand, began to talk one after another, but although their faces were solemn at this time, there was no sense of relaxation.

In the pergola on the side of the distance, Wei Chigong and Xu Wuzheng were wearing armor, drinking buttermilk with Lu Chengqing to cool off, while waiting for the results of this archer.

After a short time, the statistician stepped forward and said: "Inform the two generals, Lu Juncheng, and the thirty archers of the county soldier A regiment, the results have been released." ”

"Read!" Xu Wu put the buttermilk aside, and his body kept going.

"No, the bow is used for the assessment with one stone and five buckets, seventy paces away, three of the six arrows are the upper arrow, two of the six arrows are the middle arrow, one of the six arrows is the lower arrow, and the one who misses one arrow is deposed. There are a total of 2 people who are hit by the arrow, 6 people who are hit by the arrow, 10 people who are under the arrow, and 12 people who are not hit by the arrow. ”

"Hmm." Xu Wu took the roster and looked at it, signed his name, and handed it to Wei Chigong.

Wei Chigong glanced at it, signed his name, and nodded to Lu Chengqing. After reading it, Lu Chengqing said: "Eighteen people who hit the arrow will be drawn into the government army, and those who miss the arrow will try again one day." ”

"No!"

"Change the second batch!"

Then the drums sounded again, and the soldiers who learned that they had been selected for the government army couldn't help but be ecstatic, and those who were not selected couldn't help but be depressed, but for them, there was a second chance.

Outside the martial arts arena, thousands of untried county soldiers gathered and were chatting with each other.

"He Laodao, you said that this bow with one stone and five buckets is too difficult, you talk about it, talk about it."

"Who told you to be too lazy to work hard on weekdays, and you know the girl in the reporter's kiln all day long, your second brother said yes, sooner or later, one day, you will die on the girl's belly."

"At this time, Brother He, you are still saying such cool words, what is the trick, teach my brother quickly."

"It's nothing, the trick, it's just a matter of heart."

"Wednesday and Saturday, you said that I heard my brother say yesterday, this stone five bucket bow, it is too difficult, when the Son of Heaven in order to conquer Liaodong, in Zhuo County to recruit Xiaoguo army, but also to open one stone and two buckets, can shè two hundred steps, this stone five buckets, how can shè."

"Then you're wrong, have you heard? Our General Wei Chi, that day in the martial arts arena, he broke three three-stone strong bows, and finally opened a six-stone strong bow, fierce. ”

"Hey, why don't I know this, General Wei Chi is a martial artist in the sky, and we mortals can compare. In the past, when I was in the county army, I only drove a stone bow, but now this stone and a half is really difficult. ”

"You're going to try your luck."

"Brother Xu, I heard that this time it is divided into three arrows, middle arrows, and lower arrows, with Brother Xu's archery skills, taking an upper arrow is just a matter of getting it."

"Hehe, it's so good on weekdays, but you have to try it to know, you can't talk full of words first."

"Brother Xu, you are still like this, as the captain told us, those who can be assessed as a pawn when they enter the army, and they can receive two buckets of rice for their families every month, and those who are hit by the arrow are strokes, and they receive one bucket of rice and five buckets per month, and there is only one bucket of pawns. Besides, if you hear that you can be a pawn, you can be given priority to be promoted as a team deputy in the future, and you will have to cover me in the future. ”

"Haha, two brothers in one world, what kind words do you say. If you have a bite of food from me Xu, you will have a brother. ”

At the same time, in another martial arts arena in Zhuo County, there were nearly 1,000 crossbowmen, who were being assessed.

The assessment is roughly equivalent to that of the archer, and it is also the upper crossbow of the three of the six arrows, the second crossbow is recurring, and the standard of the crossbowman is that the arm must be opened with three stones of strong crossbow, and the one who is one hundred steps away can be used.

Youzhou Thorn History Mansion.

Wen Yanbo, Wei Zheng, Lu Chengqing, Wei Chigong, Xu Wu and others came together to report to Li Chongjiu about the screening of the government army.

After reading the reports presented by everyone, Li Chongjiu was still quite satisfied, this time the selection of the government army was selected by the original county soldiers themselves, and the county government sent people to supervise, and the two-pronged approach, but the assessment of the Youzhou county soldiers was completed in three days, and the efficiency was still very high.

Li Chongjiu said: "Of the 10,000 county soldiers in Zhuo County, there are more than 3,000 people, how do you arrange these people?" ”

Wei Chigong clenched his fists and said: "Qiyu County Guard, more than 3,000 people, we are going to take another assessment one day, even if we are selected for the non-commissioned officers of the government army, we will also assess again, and among the two results, the best ones will be admitted." ”

Li Chongjiu nodded and said, "That's very good." But what about those who fail twice? If this is the case, isn't it true that our army only uses bows and crossbows to evaluate the soldiers? And miss out on other talents. ”

Wei Chi said respectfully: "The cavalry will be screened separately, and the lowly position will be reported again." ”

Li Chongjiu still felt that there were quite imperfections in this method of selecting troops. He handed over the matter of recruiting soldiers to Wei Chigong, and Xu Wu and the others did it, because he wanted them to try to make results first. And it is indeed understandable that they use bows and crossbows to assess their soldiers, after all, the county soldiers have always fought with strong bows and crossbows.

But this made Li Chongjiu can't help but think of the Song army in history. The army of the Song Dynasty used bows and crossbows to screen soldiers.

The combat concept of the Song army is that the fan is longer than the horse, the Han is longer than the crossbow, and the horse is the crossbow.

The selection of the Song army is also based on bows and crossbows, and the archers are divided into three classes, with nine buckets (Song Jin and Sui Jin are not equal) bows for the first class, eight buckets for the second class, seven buckets for the third class, crossbowmen for the first class for two stones and seven buckets, the second class for two stones and four buckets, and the third class for two stones and one bucket. For example, in the Tianwu Army of the Fourth Army of the Forbidden Army in the Great Song Dynasty, the officers and soldiers must open the bow for nine buckets, and the crossbow must be two stones and seven buckets.

Under such an atmosphere, the Song army went from top to bottom, in the words of the history books, that is, the bow and crossbow were skillful, and the sword and gun were slightly practiced. This is true not only of the Song army, but also of the Ming army at the end of the Ming Dynasty, and the Qing army at the end of the Qing Dynasty.

Li Chongjiu said: "Although our army is stronger than the bow and crossbow, we must also be accustomed to foot combat, so that everyone dares to compete for the first, and the sword and gun should not be neglected." If everyone is heavier than a bow and crossbow, but no one dares to fight to the death, it will become a weak army in the long run. ”

When Wei Chigong and Xu Wu heard Li Chongjiu's words, they all stepped forward to ask for guilt, saying that they were indeed inconsiderate.

On the side, Wei Zheng said: "Although General Wei Chi has a lack of thinking, this assessment is just a method of eliminating the weak and retaining the strong. As for knives, guns and sticks, it is difficult for anyone to assess, and there are inevitably some drawbacks. ”

Li Chongjiu knows that this is also the truth, there are good swords, guns and sticks, there is no specific standard, it is easy to cheat, it is not like a bow and crossbow, and three of the six arrows are one in one, all of which are visible to everyone and weighed. No way, this is the ill of the system.

However, Li Chongjiu still said: "The government soldiers are the elite of my Youzhou, not only in the spirit of rather lack than indiscriminate, but also not lack any good talents, all those who are good at Mo knives, knives and guns, everything has an elder, after you have been approved, report to me, I can pull it out as a government army." ”

Hearing Li Chongjiu say this, Wei Chigong and Xu Wu all took orders and retreated at the moment.

Finally, after this screening, Li Chongjiu selected 25,000 people from more than 35,000 county soldiers, as well as Gao and Luo's troops, to join the government army.

Among the government army, it is naturally well paid.

The pawn can have two stones of rice per month, and if there are no young and strong men, this rice grain is enough for a family of three or four to have enough food and clothing. As for the stroke, killing five birds with one stone can be regarded as a day, but at least the family can still have a full stomach. As for the stone, it is very reluctant, and the family must find some other livelihood.

Although this system sounds less ideal now, it is already heaven and earth compared to the soldiers of the Great Sui Dynasty at that time. You must know that the treatment of the Youzhou government army is equivalent to that of a semi-mercenary. At that time, the Sui Dynasty government army only enjoyed the advantage of exemption from military service, and had no other income except for winning the battle.

This is also one of the reasons why, in the Tang Dynasty, the government soldiers and military households gradually went bankrupt, and the government soldier system collapsed.

As for the rest, all of them were selected as township troops, and more than 10,000 Khitan soldiers from Goguryeo were incorporated into the township army, and a certain number of township soldiers were recruited from the locality, and the number of township soldiers also reached 25,000.

The generosity of the township soldiers is to give two places, and the tax will be halved for two years, and they will be levied for two years. Li Chongjiu adopted a compulsory military system for the township soldiers, stipulating that after the men in Youzhou became adults, they must be replaced by the township soldiers.

Township soldiers are different from county soldiers, they are naturalized in the nearest counties, and they are cultivated in various places, and the township soldiers are selected for training every five days, and they can go home to save their relatives on five days in each month. And the township soldiers are not under the jurisdiction of the Youzhou Assassin Mansion, but under the command of the six county governors, and the deputy commanders are in charge.

As for the government army, Li Chongjiu ordered Wang Mahan to be the general of Yiwei, the Wansheng army, the commando cavalry regiment, and the cavalry of the 3,000 Han army, a total of 9,000 soldiers, all of whom were organized into the Yiwei army and stationed in Yuyi Town.

Xue Wanche and Xue Wanshu are respectively eagle generals.

Wei Chigong is the general of the Wuwei Army, leading 10,000 Wuwei troops, sitting in Jixian County, Zhuo County.

Tan Zong was the general of the Xiao Guard, led 3,000 Xiao Guards, and was stationed in Yi County, Shanggu County.

Wu Gu Nai is the general of the Xiao Guard, leading 3,000 Xiao Guards, stationed in Miyun County, Anle County.

The government army is divided into three armies: Yiwei, Wuwei, and Xiaowei, although they are stationed in four places, they are not far from each other, and if necessary, they can immediately reinforce the border counties. (To be continued.) )