Triumph Square is one of the largest and most important buildings in the whole of Yanjing, and the triumphal arch on the square is a symbol of the empire, and many important political axes and buildings are located in this vicinity. Military flags fluttered beside the Arc de Triomphe, and several military tents were erected beside it.

Under imperial law, all men between the ages of 16 and 45 could join the army, but once they had joined, they were not allowed to quit the army without the approval of the military department, otherwise they would be punished as deserters. Due to the large population of the empire and the abundant supply of soldiers, the conscription system was adopted. Many middle- and lower-class people also see joining the military as a means of changing their fate, although there are few opportunities. Because the empire was a hierarchical state, the state divided the people into several classes, the first class being the imperial family, which referred to the emperor's immediate and close relatives. The second class is the noble clan, that is, the upper nobility, which refers to the imperial meritorious heroes and their descendants who have been knighted by the emperor for their military merits or political achievements, or who have titles due to the inheritance of the titles of the previous generation.

Imperial law stipulated that a canonized nobility could only be inherited by one of the next generation, and could not be extended to the third generation if there were no other military merits. In this way, there are not too many nobles with titles and titles in the empire, but the laws of the empire also stipulate that the descendants of canonized nobles can be given priority in all aspects of politics and military service within the empire. This kind of people are the gentry. The third class is the Shu people, which refers to the ordinary officials at all levels, merchants, landlords, workshop owners and other people who have made outstanding contributions to the local political axe and report to the central government of the empire for filing after being approved by the local political axe, as well as their descendants, that is, the Shu people. The fourth category is free people, which refers to ordinary people engaged in all walks of life. The third and fourth classes are collectively referred to as civilians.

There is another group of people who are not recognized by the laws of the empire, but are widespread in every corner of the empire, that is, slaves, and this type of people is not small, living at the bottom of the empire. Many of these people were prisoners of war, or criminals, or slaves due to debt, as well as their descendants. Imperial law stipulates that in order for a slave to become a free citizen, the master must issue the original identity certificate of the slave, request to be released, and pay a certain identity filing fee to the local political axe, and the local political axe will confirm the release of the slave status before it can take effect. The Emperor can be dismissed as a slave directly.

Since the empire divided the people into several classes, and the nobles were given priority in both military and political careers, the third and fourth class people often had to work several times as hard to get ahead. Many officials from the Shu and free people, no matter how talented and meritorious, are often inferior to those mediocre or even corrupt officials who are born in the noble clan due to the restrictions of their origins, so that many people of insight are buried in the lower classes. This was even the biggest problem that existed in the empire right now, and Li Wufeng even felt that it was a greater threat than a foreign invasion.

Some people of insight in the empire also recognized the disadvantages of this situation, and also reported this problem to the emperors of previous empires, but because this involved the interests of the nobles, whenever this issue was raised, it would be strongly opposed by the upper nobles of the empire, because most of the high-ranking officials and dignitaries of the empire came from the nobles, so all such proposals ended in vain. Wu Feng remembered that he had discussed a topic with his master, what is the most important talent for a person who achieves great things, and finally came to the conclusion that it is neither martial arts to cover people, nor to be highly respected, nor to be unparalleled in strategy, but to have the ability to select and appoint talents, know how to make good use of people, and have the mind to accept all rivers and swallow thousands of miles. And the system of the empire has stifled many talents, and there are many people who are unwilling to remain unheard of for a lifetime, and would rather go to foreign countries to seek development, and these people even pose a threat to the empire because they understand the internal situation of the empire.

Come to the recruitment office next to the triumphal arch, here has long been a sea of people, because the empire has always valued military merits, especially in recent decades, the empire's foreign wars have been repeatedly frustrated, which has greatly affected the prestige of the empire in the continental countries, the emperor of this dynasty is more interested in reshaping the image of the empire, and the opponents have military merits are given heavy rewards, and the empire has very strict requirements for the Shu and free people who intend to engage in politics, and the promotion is more difficult than the army, after all, in the army on the battlefield, as long as there is courage and knowledge, there will be many opportunities, so the middle and lower class people are quite enthusiastic about joining the army。

Wu Feng looked at the conscription requirements outside the tent, this conscription was mainly for several divisions of the Imperial City Guard Corps to be strengthened to cope with the increasingly serious situation. Since the City Guard Corps is stationed in the capital city and suburbs, the common people in the capital are more active in joining the army.

When Wufeng handed over his identity certificate to the middle-aged officer who received the registration, the middle-aged officer looked at the identity certificate handed in, looked at Wufeng with surprise, and then carefully checked the identity certificate, and then asked Wufeng to report his name, age, place of origin and other relevant information according to the regulations. Wu Feng knew why the officers he received were surprised, because it was very rare for people from the noble clan to join the army at the lowest level, and often went to the military organs or upper echelons through various connections and channels. After a brief visual inspection and a physical examination, the enlistment service quickly made the decision to approve enlistment. In this way, Li Wufeng became a recruit in the Third Division of the Imperial City Guard Regiment.

After three months of basic training for recruits in the early days of enlistment, Wu Feng won unanimous praise from the officers who trained the recruits because of his small test in the training, coupled with Wu Feng's non-soldier background, Wu Feng was soon appointed as the leader of the second squad of the third squadron of the fifth brigade of the newly formed fourth wing of the third division of the Imperial City Guard Corps.

After learning that he had been appointed as the team leader, Wu Feng couldn't help but feel a surge of excitement in his heart, after all, this was the first successful step towards the path he had chosen. However, the road ahead is not smooth, generally speaking, it is difficult for a recruit to be directly promoted to an officer, let alone jump over the level of captain to be directly promoted to squad leader, and Wu Feng's age is less than seventeen years old. Whether the No. 35 person in the five detachments of a squad can really stand in the squad and whether he can truly win the trust of the whole team remains to be tested. And there will definitely be a lot of people in the team, especially some veterans and people who think they have the ability to solve their problems, instead of waiting, it is better to get straight to the point and solve them openly, thinking of this, Li Wufeng's face showed a confident smile.

"Ladies and gentlemen, before we are all in place, I will introduce myself, and we will be brothers who will fight and live together in the future, and I hope you can support my work. My name is Li Wufeng, I am seventeen years old this year, from Zhongzhou, and I will be your squad leader in the future. ”

Wu Feng stood in front of the entire team, quietly making a simple self-introduction to himself, and the faces of the soldiers below obviously showed a mixture of surprise, dissatisfaction, and jealousy, but they all remained quiet, because the emperor [***] was strict, and those who despised their superiors would be dealt with according to military law.

Wu Feng then changed his words. "Maybe everyone is thinking in their hearts, this hairless guy must be a relative of someone above, the food is over, and he has nothing to run to the army to gild, but I don't know why he ran to the bottom, I can explain to you openly and honestly, I Li Wufeng is from the scholar clan, but by no means rely on any so-called relationship to mix and eat, as the saying goes, it is a mule and a horse, pull it out for a walk, and now I am not everyone's captain, if anyone has doubts about my ability, everyone is welcome to correct. We are here at the lowest level of the army, and what we compare is the ability to kill the enemy, and I now swear in my personal honor that I will never take revenge on those who challenge me because of this, and whether I win or lose, if I violate it, the heavens and the earth will be destroyed. If anyone defeats me, I will recommend to my superiors that I take the place of captain and I will be an ordinary soldier. ”

Wu Feng's words immediately set off a huge wave among the soldiers, isn't it just a hairy child, if he defeats him, he is expected to become a squad leader, even if he can't be a squad leader, at least he can be a squad leader, even if he loses, it doesn't have any impact, anyway, he has already sworn in public, it is impossible to regret it, the soldiers can't help but look at me, I look at you, they are a little eager to try.

"Why, no one dares to give it a try?"

Sure enough, as soon as this sentence came out, someone immediately responded.

"I'm here, Private Kang Jianguo asks for advice. ”

Wu Feng looked at the man who jumped out, twenty-three or four years old, born with a tiger's back and a bear's waist, a wide forehead, a shield in his left hand, and a knife in his right hand, quite a taste of a tiger hero, he saluted Wu Feng, then took two steps back, waiting for Wu Feng, Wu Feng also took the spear of a soldier with a gun next to him, and said "Come on!"

The other party is not polite, the left shield protects the body, the body is bullied, the bladeless sideways spear is on the momentum towards the other party's lower half shen a stab, the other party does not show weakness, the left shield is pressed down, and the action is done neatly. "When!", the two of them each took a step back, Wu Feng also secretly felt that the other party's strength was not bad, how did he know that this shot made almost everyone present stunned, because this Kang Jianguo was the best among the recruits of the entire Third Division, and was actually shocked back by Wu Feng with a shot of the gun shield, you must know that the iron shield is much heavier than the spear, and it is heavy with a light blow, and the shield is held on the arm, which is equivalent to the strength of most of the body, which is a comparable strength, and the strength is obviously disproportionate, and this is already the top among the recruits.

Kang Jianguo knew that his entire left arm was numb from the shock, and he couldn't do it at all, but now he was riding a tiger, and he had to bite the bullet. Shaking the left shield, Kang Jianguo rolled forward quickly, and had arrived in front of Wu Feng, his right hand swung the knife and chopped Wu Feng's legs, Wu Feng had already taken precautions, took a step back, the spear pushed obliquely, sealed the fierce knife, and then the spear stabbed the opponent's throat, the other party turned his head and flashed, the iron shield pushed forward, smashed Wu Feng's chest, and at the same time retracted the knife back to defense, Wu Feng used the gun to open the iron shield with a blow, and then took two steps back, the spear stabbed the opponent's right hand with the knife, Kang Jianguo's right hand blade stood up a grid, Wu Feng pressed down against the trend, and made a twist, the other party only felt a strong force coming from his hand, and he could no longer hold the Pu knife, and was twisted by the spear。

Kang Jianguo stood there with a face full of shame, not knowing what to do, Wufeng stuck the gun on the ground, walked over and picked up the knife and handed it to him, he saluted Wufeng as if he had just woken up from a dream. "The subordinates are arrogant, I don't know the height of the sky, please punish the captain. ”

"As I said a long time ago, everyone is welcome to correct me. You are not guilty of any wrong, so how can you be punished? Defeated the challenger neatly, and immediately calmed almost everyone, everyone was weighing themselves, whether they could defeat Kang Jianguo so easily, and how capable they were, everyone knew very well in their hearts, and there was silence in the team.

"Is there anyone else who is going to give it a try?"

The eyes of several veterans were on the first person on the left, who was a man one or two years older than Kang Jianguo, not as good as Kang Jianguo in terms of stature, but his bearing standing there was obviously a cut above Kang Jianguo's newcomers.

Wu Feng didn't say anything more, just looked at him with a smile, the man was obviously a little hesitant, but in the end, he didn't seem to be able to stand the pressure of everyone's eyes, and still stood up and saluted. "Corporal Liang Chongxin, the captain of the first detachment of the second squad, please give me a lot of advice. "It's obviously more polite than just talking.

"Please. Wu Feng didn't say much, it seems that this Liang Chongxin's strength is more than a step higher than the one just now. Liang Chongxin lifted the halberd gun in his hand and slowly walked out of the queue, while Wu Feng took the iron shield and the Pu knife that Kang Jianguo had used just now from the soldiers next to him.

The surrounding soldiers couldn't help whispering, just now Wufeng easily defeated Kang Jianguo with a sword and shield with a spear, that Wufeng should be good at spears and halberds, and now the other party is holding a halberd gun, but he has changed to a sword and shield, he is proficient in all aspects, if so, I am afraid that he is not much better than Kang Jianguo, Liang Chongxin, who does not have much confidence, looks more dignified, and no matter what, do his best, and live up to the hearts of his brothers.

Thinking of this, Liang Chongxin couldn't help but cheer up. With a low shout, Liang Chongxin launched an attack first with a bright sprint of progress, this move won the applause of the soldiers outside the field, Wu Feng was not slack, his left arm held a shield, his body turned obliquely, and with a slight knock, the opponent's very sharp offensive was invisible, and the soldiers cheered on this side, and they couldn't help but applaud Wu Feng's easy resolution.

Resolved Liang Chongxin's moves, no blade bullied forward, the right hand of the knife on the head, the opponent opened the knife, the halberd gun slashed down obliquely, no blade raised the shield to block away, the right hand knife stabbed forward, the other party dodged, the halberd gun from the bottom to the top to pick the lower abdomen of the no front, no edge took a step back, let this ruthless move, the other party took advantage of the momentum and another oblique lift, the halberd blade approached the waist ribs of the no front, no edge saw that the other party was fierce, and no longer retreated, otherwise the opponent will be more imposing, not retreat but advance, the iron shield side pressure blocked the opponent's halberd gun, and the right hand knife slashed fiercely.

The other party did not expect that Wufeng did not retreat but advanced, killing moves one after another, some were caught off guard, and had to use the power of the iron shield to hit the halberd gun and retreat with one touch, Wufeng was unforgiving, pressing step by step, the iron shield in his left hand was smashing up and down, and the Pu knife in his right hand was dancing like a snowflake, and the move was straight to the point, Liang Chongxin was restrained by a move, and he was trapped step by step, and the halberd gun in his hand could not give full play to the advantages of long weapons, and he fell into frequent defense. Wufeng gave full play to the characteristics of short weapons, did not let the opponent get out, and finally took advantage of the loopholes in the opponent's defense, and cut off the opponent's shoulder strap with a diagonal pull of the right knife, which is also the mercy of Wufeng's subordinates, otherwise if it is on the battlefield, one of the opponent's arms will be reimbursed.

Liang Chongxin is not surprised, because from the beginning he has been mentally prepared for his failure, he can hold on for so long, the defeat is not ugly, and he is worthy of everyone, the other party obviously has reservations, and he is also merciful to his subordinates, and he doesn't know how to advance or retreat, so he doesn't know how to lift. Saluted, Liang Chongxin said respectfully: "The subordinates have been defeated, thank you for your mercy." ”

"Where, where, they all learn from each other, don't care, everyone will be brothers in the future. Wu Feng walked over and warmly shook Liang Chongxin's hand and said.

Seeing that Wu Feng was still very humble after his victory, which was very different from the domineering appearance of other warriors he had seen, Liang Chongxin and all the soldiers were a little moved, and he had no reason to disagree. In this way, Wu Feng proved his strength with facts, and his humble quality of victory but not arrogance also won the respect of the entire team, and he quickly established his prestige in the second team, and no one dared to regard him as a child anymore.

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