(4,000 words, 2-in-1 chapter)

Since the Shang Dynasty changed the law, the people only have the word ploughing and warfare in their eyes, and the men who were originally plowing the land at home received a conscription notice conveyed by the three elders of each township, whether they want to or not, they must go to the nearest military camp within the specified time limit.

There are also many men who can't wait to join the army, so they take advantage of this conscription to take the initiative to join the army.

There are also many Qin people who originally returned home on leave, or who were not required to be replaced after reaching the fourth level or even higher titles, and carried the weapons they bought, put on armor, and walked out of the house.

However, no matter what the reason for going to the barracks, they must gather at the request of Li Zheng, and set off together when everyone has arrived, and they are not allowed to go privately.

After all, no one knows if they will encounter wild beasts and thieves on the way, and it is more convenient for the barracks to register with one person in the barracks.

In the open space in front of the village, a man walked out of his house, carrying a bag of dry food, and registered his name in front of Lizheng.

"Shengding, not more lords, four buckets of dry food."

"Lin, Shang Zaoju, three buckets of dry food."

"Ji, hairpin, four buckets of dry food."

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Li Zheng roughly weighed the dry food in the baggage of each man who was about to go to the barracks, and recorded the weight on a piece of paper.

These dry foods are prepared for each family to eat on the way, and the government will return this part of the food to each family afterwards.

And every time at this time, the men who are about to join the army in each family will have extra dry food in their baggage, not because their families want to take advantage of the opportunity, but because they all know that if they can't eat, their men may die on the battlefield, and they just want the men in the family to eat more.

Of course, there are not many dry food in Sansi Dou, because their village is called Wucun, which is a small village in Lantian County, and it is only a day's journey from Lantian Daying, so there is no need to prepare too much dry food.

And when Li Zheng was registering, almost every household in the village saw the picture of a mother saying goodbye to her husband and son, and a wife saying goodbye to her husband, although the women wiped their tears and were reluctant, they all understood that their husbands or sons had to go to the barracks to join the army.

This is the obligation of the Qin people under the Qin law.

However, they did not complain about the harsh Qin law, they just hated the princes of the countries who attacked the Qin State.

Although Qin's laws are strict, restricting their various entertainment activities, and there is nothing else except plowing the fields and weaving cloth every day, but how can these small people in this world have so many requirements?

In this era of war, you can eat...... No, it is already a great gift to be alive, not to mention that each of them can reasonably share the land, at least be able to eat enough, I don't know how many times better than the people of other countries, and they don't ask for more.

It's just that no one knows how many of their husbands, children, and brothers will be able to return after this war, after all, it is a combination of six countries.

The last time the five countries joined forces, they all beat the Qin State back to the Hangu Pass, this time there is one more country, what is the probability of winning?

Therefore, for these people, this parting may be a life-and-death parting, and they are naturally reluctant to give up.

As an elderly woman burst into tears as she bid farewell to her husband and two sons, the elderly, women and children who had not been crying could no longer suppress the emotions in their hearts, and the cries spread throughout the village.

And such a scene happened in front of Zhang Ji's eyes.

Zhang Ji, who was riding on a horse, came here accompanied by Shima and Su Jiao, and he came to recruit soldiers to join his guard army.

Although the current 25,000 guards of the Qin Palace's army are temporarily served by 5,000 Pingyang Heavy Armor Army and 20,000 Xianyang Garrison Army, these horses are only temporarily lent to Zhang Ji to replace the palace guard, so Zhang Ji still has to recruit his own people.

With Yingzheng's edict, Zhang Ji came to Lantian County, and after showing Yingzheng's edict to the Mengfu of the Lantian camp and the county order, county lieutenant and county Cheng of Lantian County, Zhang Ji was also able to successfully obtain permission to recruit soldiers in Lantian County.

As a soldier guarding the forbidden place of the palace, the quality of the soldiers is naturally high.

Moreover, the guard army is not always in the palace, just like the northern and southern armies in the Western Han Dynasty, sometimes the two elite central forbidden armies of the northern and southern armies will be sent out to fight.

Just yesterday, Ying Zheng had decided that if the countries joined forces to attack Qin, then he would personally go out to boost morale, so the guard army, as Ying Zheng's escort, must be absolutely elite to ensure Ying Zheng's safety.

And the elite degree of an army, in addition to the generals, the most important thing is the soldiers themselves.

Although many things can be made up for through acquired training, if the person who enlists in the army is a person with yellow muscles, dizziness, and powerlessness, then no matter how much training and cultivation are made, it will not help.

What's more, Zhang Ji didn't have much time to train this army, so Zhang Ji could only choose a clever way.

That is to recruit veterans who already have knighthoods.

Zhang Ji sent Li Xin, Qiang Qi, Yang Wengzi, Wang Ben, Feng Wuxue, Tu Sui, Ren Huan and others under his command to recruit troops in Guanzhong.

Shema and Su Jiao were originally from Lantian County, although the Shejia and Su families were attached to the Meng family, they also had some power in Lantian and a certain prestige in Lantian County, so they mobilized a lot of people for the two families and went around to publicize the conscription for Zhang Ji.

And in the Lantian camp

The burly and majestic Shiruma and the slightly slender Su Jiao set up platforms on the north and south sides of the Lantian camp respectively and shouted loudly.

"Those who are 100 stones old can sign up for the Guardian Army!"

When the two of them shouted, a little internal force was added, so even the Meng Fu in the handsome tent in the center could hear it clearly.

When he first heard the voice, Meng Fu was still a little stunned, and immediately became furious, slapped the table and shouted angrily: "Bastards, don't you let them go to various towns and villages to recruit soldiers?" Why did you run to the old man's Lantian camp to recruit soldiers? ”

"A hundred stones, these two bastard boys really dare to speak."

Zhang Ji's conscription requirements are not for all veterans, but for veterans who are more than 100 years old.

In the ordinary Qin army team, only Shangzao Jue can receive a hundred stones, which means that Zhang Ji only recruits veterans of Shangzao Jue and above.

First, those who can be promoted to the second level to make a knight are more or less powerful.

Those who can get the first-level duke have all killed a soldier.

In this era when the armor rate is not high, most of the armor soldiers are the children of nobles, or military soldiers are qualified to wear armor.

Needless to say, the children of the nobles have generals and guards around them, and they have also honed their martial arts. The military soldiers are elite soldiers who have undergone strict screening and rigorous training, and it is not an exaggeration to say that ordinary soldiers meet armor soldiers.

But sometimes it is inevitable that a soldier will kill a soldier because of luck or merit, and a soldier who has made a knight has killed at least two armor.

Once is luck, two times or even many times, the probability of taking the gong is extremely low, even if it is lucky, it is enough to prove that this soldier has a certain ability, and can generally meet the requirements.

These veterans of the title at least have some combat experience and skills, and they have also seen blood, so they will not be stunned by fear on the battlefield, and they will not disobey orders like some unruly soldiers who have just joined the army.

Of course, there is another point because the soldiers and pawns of the Shangzao have two hectares each, and they are equipped with three cows, and they have two people, as long as the family is not too populous, it is more than enough to feed a family of five or six, and there is no living problem.

Such a soldier does not have to worry about food and clothing on weekdays, and his physical fitness is naturally much stronger than that of ordinary soldiers, plus he is a veteran who has made meritorious contributions, and he is definitely the best source of soldiers, which is why later generations recruited good families.

"Ermu ......"

Therefore, when he heard Shi Jian and Su Jiao shouting and said that they would only recruit soldiers who were more than 100 stone old, Meng Fu couldn't help but scold and talk about the quintessence of the country, but before he finished speaking, the generals on the side, Shi Hu and Su Quan, coughed lightly at the same time.

Only then did Meng Fu react, the fathers of the two bastards Shima and Su Jiao were in the handsome tent, and the mothers of the two bastards were still his two biological daughters, wouldn't this even scold him?

Therefore, the quintessence of the country was swallowed back before it was finished.

But Meng Fu was even more annoyed, his grandson, his elbow turned outward, helping others pick up ready-made ones in his Lantian camp?

"Shehu, Su Quan, you go and ask your good son, how dare you dig people in the old man's Lantian camp!"

Shihu and Su Quan glanced at each other, and immediately walked out of the handsome tent and went straight to the platform set up by their son, after all, the people who these two bastards dug may still be under their command.

After a long time, the two returned to the tent in a rage.

"General, that bastard boy in my family said that the recruitment of troops in Lantian County has been approved by the king, and the Lantian County Commander, County Lieutenant and County Cheng have been informed...... As well as you, and the Lantian camp ......" Although Su Quan himself was angry, his father-in-law's eyes were obviously even more terrifying, and he couldn't help swallowing his saliva, "The Lantian camp also belongs to the scope of Lantian County, so you have no right to interfere in this matter......"

Looking at Meng Fu's cannibalistic gaze, Shihu took a deep breath and added: "That bastard in my family also said that the general is famous and will never go back on his word, otherwise he can only go to the king to argue." ”

Meng Fu grabbed the table in front of him and took deep breaths continuously.

He was really afraid that he would die before he left the school, and he would die directly in the handsome tent.

Not to mention Meng Fu, Shihu and Su Quan are also full of anger at the moment.

Shima and Su Jiao not only poached people in the Lantian camp, but also because they were most familiar with the soldiers under their father's command, the soldiers under the command of Shihu and Su Quan were poached the most.

Originally, some of the strong soldiers they had carefully cultivated felt that they couldn't leave the Lantian camp like this, thinking that they were ashamed of their general's cultivation on weekdays.

And the two boys Shiruma and Su Jiao were stunned, saying that it was because their father cultivated them so carefully that they should come to help them.

These soldiers are also honest people, and after all, they are the sons of their own generals, so they haven't seen anyone come out to stop them for a long time, and they also feel that they have the permission of Meng Fu and their own generals.

So under the flickering of the two of them, even if they signed the appointment order, it was too late for Shihu and Su Jiao to stop it.

was so angry that Shihu and Su Jiao even violated the military discipline of not fighting, and drew a knife in public to chase and cut these two filial sons, vowing to let these two bastards understand what is truly "father-loving and son-filial piety".

However, I listened to the narration of Shihu and Su Jiao...... Meng Fu felt less angry, anyway, he was not the worst.

Meng Fu, who calmed down, couldn't help but smile bitterly, no wonder that kid Zhang Ji sent him so much meat a few days ago, and there was also a cook who could make five-flavor preserved food, and then told him that he wanted to recruit soldiers into the guard army in Lantian County.

At that time, his homesickness was strong, and he was moved by Zhang Ji's deep affection, so he didn't think much about it.

After all, Zhang Ji didn't need to ask him for consent, as long as there was Yingzheng's edict, just inform the Lantian County Order, the county lieutenant and the county magistrate, and there was no need to inform him according to the process.

But after all, there may be veterans of the Lantian battalion among these soldiers, so Zhang Ji's notification is also to show respect for him.

Who would have thought that this kid was going to dig people in the Lantian camp, but he was a dignified general of Qin, did he really want to go back on his word with a junior?

"That's it!"

After thinking about it for a long time, Meng Fu could only admit this heel.

After all, this guard army, they also have a part in the Meng family, although Shima and Su Jiao poached people from him, but in the end they were not dug under their own command, even if he supported his two grandsons, it could be regarded as his investment in Zhang Ji.

Moreover, after all, it is the guard army that guards Yingzheng, and it is absolutely impossible to let the weak pawn act as the guard army.

And in the Lantian camp, this recruitment method of Shima and Su Jiao is also the first time for those soldiers.

However, since there is a royal edict of Yingzheng, these veterans above the rank of lord heard that they were serving as guards for Yingzheng, so they were naturally more excited and enthusiastically signed up.

In any case, being a soldier by the side of the king of a country will definitely have a greater chance of survival, and the treatment is far better than that of ordinary Qin soldiers, and the future is also better.

After all, Ying Zheng had already announced that he would personally sit on the front line when the nations invaded, and these veterans were naturally not worried that they would have no chance to make meritorious contributions.

And they also believe that if such a team is placed on the battlefield, not to mention combat effectiveness, just the command and cooperation of the veterans, there is no longer need to worry too much about casualties, but only need to worry about the number of beheadings.

It's just that this method of recruiting soldiers is somewhat offensive.

Zhang Ji fooled Gong Qi and others in the same way, and dozens of military camps in the Guanzhong Land of the Qin State suffered from this poaching turmoil, even if it was evenly distributed to each military camp, each military camp lost at least nearly a thousand elites.

And this method of recruitment, that is, Zhang Ji, is not only inextricably linked with the military, but also has the favor of Ying Zheng and Zhao Ji.

In addition, after all, he recruited troops to act as the guard army of Yingzheng, which is justified. Otherwise, if you change someone, you would have been eaten alive by that group of generals a long time ago.

Of course, there is a price to be paid for this.

Zhang Ji, it's okay to go to the mansions to apologize with a smile and a generous gift, and the families will not have any conflicts with Zhang Ji because of this matter, after all, these soldiers who were poached were all under the command of that group of generals.

But those generals who personally went to each camp to poach people, they were not as easily forgiven as Zhang Ji.

At least according to Luo Wang's report, the fathers of the disciples of the generals basically took leave in the camp for two days and returned home.

That night, the night of Xianyang, where the curfew was held, was not peaceful.

It's just that the noise is not the coquettish moans of the generals' wives and concubines, but the cries that are comparable to the screams of killing pigs.

Anyway, Zhang Ji didn't see this group of generals for a few days, and they said to the outside world that their parents were personally refining their martial arts, and they were worried that they would be embarrassed in front of Yingzheng, but the wailing in the middle of the night was ...... Whether it is a distortion of human nature or a moral degradation is unknown.

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