Seeing Guo Zhi away, the two couldn't help but look at each other and laugh. After calming down later, Lei Heng said without worry: "Military Division, this time Jingzhou counterinsurgency, I only have 5,000 county soldiers in Changning, and Huang Zhong and Yan Yan have not yet arrived, even if there is a public policy, it is difficult to implement it." ”

Xi Zhong smiled: "The lord is relieved. At the time of the oath to go on the expedition, Zhong had sent two groups of shadow guards to Zigui County (the gateway of Ba County to Jingzhou) and Jiangling County (the center of southern Jingzhou) to carefully investigate, and it was expected that there would be information returning in the near future, and then the lord would recruit the troops of Nanjun again, and at least 10,000 people could be gathered. It's just that the soldiers are fine but not many, and when I look at my Changning army today, it seems that the momentum is insufficient..."

Lei Heng nodded and said: "Yue Zhang's (referring to Yan Yan) admonished to attack the south gate with fierce soldiers, and I, Changning, Dian Wei, and Lin Sheng should be considered fierce generals, but there is a lack of elite soldiers, but it is not available overnight, which really worries me..."

"Brother Heng... Mr. Drama... Eat meat.. Eat meat..."Sui Sheng happily ran into the tent and shouted.

Xi Zhong said angrily: "The Chinese army is still shouting in the tent..."

Sui Sheng retreated half a step and muttered, "You can eat meat and be full..."

Xi Zhong laughed: "It's rare to have such an opportunity to feast on good wine and meat... Eating and drinking, men and women, people's great desires... Lord, let's go and fill your stomach first..."

"You two..."Lei Heng smiled helplessly, in order to have a full meal of meat, the strategists like Juzhong were excited like this, did he fail too much. Since passing through the possession to this era, two meals a day, one in the morning and one in the evening, and occasionally three meals a day, but also limited meat, only the big festival, the labor army and other very few opportunities to eat wine and meat. Today, I can... Thinking of this, Lei Heng couldn't help but swallow his saliva, he hadn't let go of his stomach for a long time and had a big meal, it was really hard to suppress the desire in his heart. The people, sure enough, food is the sky! Lei Heng subconsciously nodded in agreement, and led the two out of the Chinese military tent.

In the open space more than ten zhang away from the Chinese military tent, many soldiers sat in a circle, and there was a large marching pot in the center of the circle, the firewood under the pot was booming, and large pieces of mutton were boiling in the pot, and the tumbling bubbles continued to exude the fragrance of meat, and the temptation stimulated everyone present.

As soon as Lei Heng appeared, he felt that a pair of eyes full of longing instantly gathered on him, and further down were the Adam's apples that continued to rise and fall as he swallowed saliva. Looking at this group of hungry wolves, Lei Heng suddenly remembered a certain anti-Japanese war drama he had watched in his previous life, which included a clip that inspired soldiers to choose elites, and suddenly had an idea in his heart.

Lei Heng walked into the clearing and asked loudly, "Do you want to eat meat?" ”

The soldiers were stunned, looked left and right, and suddenly replied neatly and loudly: "Yes!" ”

Lei Heng nodded, and asked loudly, "Do you want to eat wine and meat every day?" ”

"Yes!" Without a moment's hesitation, he answered more neatly and loudly.

Lei Heng sneered: "Think beautifully!" Only the bravest and best fighters can do it! ”

"Am I not brave enough to fight?" Immediately, many soldiers asked rhetorically.

"How can it be proven?" Lei Heng replied coldly. The soldier who asked the rhetorical question was suddenly speechless, while the rest of the soldiers whispered left and right, and Dian Wei immediately roared when he saw this: "Silence! ”。

Lei Heng was unimpressed, turned around and shouted, "Where is the military Chinese officer?" ”

"The subordinates are here!" But it was Xi Zhong, Yan Shu, and several middle-aged scribes who stepped forward to agree.

Lei Heng was stunned for a moment, and then commanded: "Quickly take pen and ink, bamboo slips, silk paper and other things, I will reiterate the military order!" After waiting for a while, several people set up a table on the side, prepared pen, ink, paper and inkstone, and waited for Lei Heng's order.

Lei Heng shouted again: "Soldiers, I will give you a chance to prove it!" After attracting the attention of all the soldiers, he said loudly: "All the soldiers under my command, the reward for the meritorious, the punishment for the guilty, the doctor for the wounded, and the mercy for the dead, in addition to the seventeen prohibitions and fifty-four beheadings, there are four other articles, the whole army should remember!" ”

"First, the armies are divided into A, B, C, and D according to their combat strength. first-class, brave and fierce bears, four times the amount of money and food, etc.; the second class, the brave and elite division, three times; Those of the third class can conquer the division of habitual warfare, twice as much; Ding and others, the newly recruited division of the battle array. ”

"Second, the officers and men are given different salaries and salaries according to their military ranks, official positions, and salaries. The pro-guard battalion and the guards battalion are temporarily listed as C, and the Changning battalion is temporarily listed as Ding. Taking class C as an example, during the training period, two meals a day, one catty (Han system, the same later, about five taels in modern times), meat once every three days, half a catty, and no other food; During the period of conquest, three meals a day, two catties, and four taels of meat per person per day. The monthly salary is converted into 100 yuan for the soldier, 300 yuan for the commander, 800 yuan for the chief, 1500 yuan for the team rate, 4000 yuan for the tun commander, 8000 yuan for the military marquis, 2 gold for the Sima, and 10 gold for the captain... The rewards for military exploits are calculated separately, and the rest of the ranks are compared. ”

"It's so good, there is a lot more food and salary, the lord is really generous!" "Bring food back home, don't starve! Thank you...""Happy fart, it's not first-class, second-class, this little salary is happy like this, there is no eyesight and price..."The soldiers around began to discuss again, and Dian Wei had to shout again: "Dare to make noise again, military law is engaged!" The soldiers hurriedly silenced, but they all looked at Lei Heng with eager faces, looking forward to the remaining two military orders.

"Third, select the most brave and good soldiers to form a 'bounty camp', which is temporarily listed as second-class. The officers and men of this battalion are not paid food, but they are given priority to baggage, full of wine and meat, bounties for killing the enemy, and generous compensation for casualties. The reward for killing an enemy soldier is 50 yuan, the commander of the army is 150 yuan, the chief is 300 yuan, the team rate is 500 yuan, the tun commander is 1500 yuan, and the military marquis is 5000 yuan. Those who kill the enemy's military Sima and captain or above will be promoted to the third rank and rewarded with 10 gold. Those who are disabled shall be raised with 3 to 10 gold and 5 to 20 acres of land for life; Those who died in battle will receive 10 to 30 gold and 20 to 50 acres of land to support their relatives! ”

"Grandma's, this bounty is so high, killing a few people is comparable to a month's salary!" "Three babies, do a job? If I die, you can take care of our father and your nephew with your pension! "Damn, it's done, if the brothers go, the old man should eat meat, drink wine in a big bowl, kill the enemy and make meritorious contributions, and earn a family business for his children and grandchildren!" "That is, if you are lucky, it is better to save dozens of gold to go back to your hometown to buy land and marry a daughter-in-law than to be a tenant for others for the rest of your life, if you are unlucky, you will be a good man again after 20 years!" ... There is really no shortage of fierce and hot-blooded people in Guanzhong Erlang, and when they heard such a generous treatment, they immediately became surging and eager to try.

"Fourth, every year, the army is examined, and the level of transfer of soldiers is reconfirmed. According to the achievements of each army in the current year, the ranks of A, B, C, and D are redetermined, and the units to which they belong are replaced according to the performance of the non-commissioned officers and soldiers to which they belong. All money, food, and pensions are temporarily stored in the army, and the training period is available at any time, and the war period is settled after the war. ”

"Changning sons, when will it be more important to make contributions. After eating wine and meat, you can go to the place of the military advisor to sign up when you are not in time, and you can win the battle with force when you are in the middle of the day. Lei Heng paused and said with a smile: "At this moment, enjoy the wine and meat, dry..."

"Dry..."More than a thousand soldiers responded in unison, and they all began to drink and eat meat.

Lei Heng walked up to Xi Zhong, leaned over, and apologized: "I didn't have time to discuss with Zhicai, I hope Zhicai forgives!" ”

Xi Zhong said: "The lord is impressed by Zhong again. This strategy is superior, but it is only a matter of money and food, and it still needs to be calculated, if the battles are frequent, I am afraid that the burden of Changning County will be too heavy. ”

Lei Heng smiled slightly: "When it comes to gold, Zhicai doesn't need to worry about it." As for grain and grass, my Changning is the granary of Guanzhong, and it is close to the rich land of Yizhou and Jingzhou, so I should not worry. ”

Xi Zhong nodded again and again, and then led the topic back to the "bounty camp": "The lord ordered the soldiers to sign up for Zhong, but do you want Zhong to screen them?" ”

Lei Heng exclaimed: "Those who know me are also talented." Martial arts can be evaluated in competitions, and character requires vision and resourcefulness to identify and judge, so it requires hard work. ”

Xi Zhong said with a smile: "What is within the job, how can you talk about hard work." It's just that Zhong needs to go eat meat first... The lord won't send hungry soldiers, right..."

Lei Heng hurriedly apologized: "Delay Zhicai to enjoy the food, please..."

Xi Zhong hurriedly said goodbye and joined the team of eating large pieces of meat. After Lei Heng found the rest of the scribes to explain a few words, he also hurried to find Xiao Di to ask for a leg of mutton and began to gnaw, although only a little salt was put in, but everyone ate more and more fragrant, less than half an hour, the mutton in the pot and the vegetables and pasta that were put in afterwards were eaten cleanly.

The men began to pack up the pots and pots, and most of the soldiers gathered together to ask each other for consultation, and some of the soldiers were even wiping their weapons, and when a few scribes walked to the table and sat down, a soldier immediately stepped forward to sign up, and after a short time a long line formed in front of the table.

One of the scribes stood up and shouted: "Line up in four columns, report your name, age, and place of origin, and after registering with the four of us, you will go to the military advisor to receive the number plate." When the team in front of the table heard this, they immediately divided into four columns and registered with the four scribes.

"Zhang Er, 25 years old, from Laozhuang, Chenggu County."

"Sangouzi, 19 years old, from Jinchuan, Xicheng County."

"Da Niu, 22 years old, from Yongqing, Fangling County."

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After the ten soldiers registered in their own place, a scribe hurriedly got up and handed over the bamboo slips to another scribe who was standing and waiting, and after the clerk took it, he hurriedly handed it to Xi Zhong who was sitting in the tent, Xi Zhong nodded, and the scribe went out of the tent and said: "Chenggu Zhang Er, enter the tent and get the number plate!" Zhang Er hurriedly entered the account.

After Xi Zhong asked about the motivation for signing up, the members of the family, etc., he wrote "Jia Yi" on a small bamboo piece and handed it to Zhang Er, and on the bamboo slip, "Zhang Er, 25 years old, from Laozhuang in Chenggu County." At the bottom of this piece is written "First Class". The scribe led Zhang Er out of the military tent and shouted again: "A and two are ready to go out of the tent, and the three dogs in Xicheng will enter the tent to get the number plate!" After Xi Zhong still asked about the motivation for signing up, the members of the family, etc., he wrote "Jia Er" on a small piece of bamboo and handed it to Sangouzi, and on the bamboo slip, "Sangouzi, 19 years old, from Jinchuan, Xicheng County." Below this piece is written "B-class". The scribe led the three dogs out of the military tent and shouted again: "The first two and three dogs are ready to go out of the tent, Fangling Da Niu, enter the tent and get the number plate!" ”

If it is repeated...

It was not until the moment of Shen Shi that 289 pieces of A, 277 pieces of B, 298 pieces of T, 304 pieces of C, a total of 1,168 pieces of bamboo, were distributed. Here, Lei Heng also arranged for the soldiers who had not signed up to draw 300 small martial arts rings on the spot in the open space a little farther away. Each small ring is two feet square, two feet apart, and is distinguished by a two-inch deep ravine, and then named after the east, west, north and south, and the heavenly and terrestrial branches.

Before the scribe led the registered soldiers to line up in the ring according to the numbers A, B, C, and D, Dian Wei loudly announced the rules of the competition: "Two people in a group of each holding a weapon to fight, out of the ring, knocked down, admit defeat, etc., and hand over the number plate to the winner." The sound of the drum begins, the sound of the gong ends, and the decision of the military advisor is made if the winner is not decided during the period. Robe Ze sparred, point to point, deliberately hurt people military law! ”

A scribe began to roll call: "A one two against B one He Hanniu, the venue East Jiazi!" The two of them hurried out of the ranks, and when they got closer, a soldier who had just circled the ring led the two to a small simple ring called Dongjiazi. The scribe continued to roll call: "A two and three dogs against B two Li big stick mallet, the venue is ugly!" The two of them also hurried out of the queue and approached, and a soldier who had just circled the ring led the two to a small simple ring called Dongyi Chou... Shout until A Seventy-Five vs. B Seventy-Five...

Another scribe also began to roll call at the same time: "A seventy-six He Feng against B seventy-six Han Tian, the venue Xijiazi!" "These two people hurriedly came out of the queue and approached, and it was also a soldier who had just circled this ring to lead the two to a small simple ring called Saiko... Shout until A One Hundred and Fifty against B One Hundred and Fifty...

The third scribe and the fourth scribe also took the same roll call and assigned the two sides at the same time, from C 1 to Ding 1, and all the time shouting C 150 against Ding 150.

When the 150 warriors in front of the four names entered the ring, Lei Heng, Dian Wei, and Fang Yue each led a scribe and four soldiers to the newly built earthen platform in the north, east, and west directions, and Xi Zhong stood in the south to give orders.

Xi Zhong raised his hand to signal, and the drummer immediately beat the drum, guiding the soldiers to retreat to the gap area immediately, and the three hundred pairs of soldiers in the ring immediately began to compete. Lei Heng, Dian Wei, and Fang Yue began to observe the situation of the banners guiding the soldiers, and asked the scribes to record the victory or defeat.

"A win!"

"B twenty-eight wins!"

"Bing Nineteen has knocked down the opponent and still doesn't stop, slash Ding Nineteen again, and take C Nineteen!" The two standby next to him immediately stepped down to execute.

……

"Bang, bang, bang...", a rapid gong sounded in mind, and a selected high-voiced soldier immediately stepped forward and shouted: "When the time comes, everyone stop." The loser handed over the bamboo chips, and the winners and losers went to the military division. The rest returned to the army to recuperate. ”

Xi Zhong instructed the scribes who followed him to quickly check the records of each person, and for the two who did not distinguish between victory and defeat, the first class was awarded according to the rank of his previous inspection and evaluation.

Half a quarter of an hour later, the scribes began to roll call again to divide the two sides, from A 151 to B 151, all the while shouting A 277 against B 277, from C 151 to D 151, all the way to C 298 against Ding 298, and the rest of the people again played against each other.

When all the warriors entered the ring, Xi Zhong raised his hand again, and the drummer immediately beat the drum to guide the soldiers to retreat to the gap area, and the pairs of soldiers in the ring immediately began to compete. Lei Heng, Dian Wei, and Fang Yue began to observe the situation of the banners guiding the soldiers, and asked the scribes to record the victory or defeat.

"A two hundred and seventeen wins!"

"Ding two hundred and thirty-eight wins!"

……

"Bang, bang, bang..." Another rapid gong sounded again, and the loud soldier immediately stepped forward and shouted: "When the time comes, everyone stop." The loser handed over the bamboo chips, and the winners and losers went to the military division. The rest returned to the army to recuperate. ”

Xi Zhong instructed the scribes who followed him to quickly check the records of each person, and for the two who did not distinguish between victory and defeat, they ruled that the first-class winner won according to the rank of his previous inspection and evaluation.

Half an hour later, the scribes began to roll call again, and the winners of the first round played against each other. When all the warriors entered the ring, Xi Zhong raised his hand again, and the drummer immediately beat the drum to guide the soldiers to retreat to the gap area, and the pairs of soldiers in the ring immediately began to compete. Lei Heng, Dian Wei, and Fang Yue began to observe the situation of the banners guiding the soldiers, and asked the scribes to record the victory and defeat... So that the winner of the previous round went on to the second, third, fourth...

After many rounds of matchmaking, the competition finally ended. The soldiers who participated in the competition received a maximum of ten pieces of bamboo, and the rest of the soldiers received nine, eight, and seven pieces each... One piece, 〇 block. Lei Heng hurriedly looked for Xizhong to discuss and select which soldiers to be included in the "bounty camp".

Xi Zhong suggested: "Those who believe that those who get more than four pieces of bamboo can be compiled into the 'bounty camp'. Lord, more than 120 people can be selected in this way, all of them can be used as five, and they can barely cope with the battle of Nanyang to seize the door. ”

Lei Heng pondered for a moment, and finally nodded and replied: "According to the words of the military division, the labor division is selected and reorganized. ”

Xi Zhong hurriedly replied: "No! And he got up and began to put things in order...