The midsummer sun was hot and blazing, and more than 3,000 people lined up in a chaotic formation on the valley between the mountains and fields.

They are basically in the age range of eighteen to thirty-five, most of them wear monochrome coarse cloth clothes, and the weapons in their hands are varied. Some people carry knives, some people hold guns, and even maces, horse chopping knives, Qi Mei sticks, etc., all of them have their own characteristics, and there are even heroes carrying a pair of meteor hammers.

These more than 3,000 people were warriors selected from the Seven Star Gang's various halls and peripheral villages.

Tao Baochun and Xi Jun led a group of stewards and commanded them to line up in a team of 100 people, but for the green forest heroes who were accustomed to being free and casual, this kind of rules and constraints were quite uncomfortable.

It is not difficult for them to line up, but after standing still, they are not allowed to move around, they are not allowed to talk to each other, and they are not allowed to look around, especially in this kind of scorching weather, it is really difficult for the heroes of the green forest to do it.

Half an hour passed, more than 30 queues were barely formed, and Tao Baochun and the others were already sweating profusely and their voices were hoarse.

"Young master, they don't seem to have received serious training, if they start from scratch, I'm afraid it will take a long time......"

On the makeshift earthen platform, Li Chengen said in a low voice, his expression was slightly solemn, and several guards next to him nodded one after another.

Among the six guards brought by Lu Shen this time, except for Tan Zheng, who had other tasks, the other five, including Li Chengen, all had military positions in the Rui Shi Battalion.

In other words, these five people all had experience in training and leading troops, and the purpose of Lu Shen bringing them here was to create an army for the Seven Star Gang.

They are full of confidence in this, because the Seven Star Gang has been dominating the green forests of the Northland for many years, and they have very much experience in fighting against the government, and most of the gang members are brave and resolute, all of them are fierce people who pin their heads to their belts all year round. Such a foundation only needs a little tuning, and it will definitely be an elite hero.

However, seeing it with their own eyes today, they realized that their ideas were too naïve.

The Seven Star Gang is indeed brave, and there are some martial arts masters, but such people are already unruly, and they have been in a casual environment for many years, which is very different from the real army.

Lin Xi, who was standing on the other side, quietly lowered his head, and he couldn't wait to beat these loose guys on the valley one by one.

It's a shame.

She remembered that when she was in Guangling last year, she had mentioned the situation of the Seven Star Gang to Lu Shen, and said that her father had secretly trained some of the gangsters.

Fortunately, she didn't say what Lin Jie planned to do, especially after she had experienced the Qiyan War throughout the whole process and seen the military demeanor of those orders and prohibitions, the more than 3,000 people in front of her were clearly a group of unruly rabble, and it was undoubtedly a big joke to confront the Yan Dynasty army head-on.

At this moment, she only felt a slight fever in her cheeks.

Lu Shen stared at the queue below and said calmly: "This is the meaning of our coming here, otherwise why would they entrust their lives to us?" ”

One sentence made Li Chengen and others full of shame.

Lin Xi's eyes lit up, and he turned his head to look at Lu Shen, his heart was as sweet as eating a chilled fruit.

Lu Shen walked to the edge of the earthen platform, his eyes looked all the way from east to west, and the originally noisy and noisy more than 3,000 people gradually quieted down under the reminder and restraint of the stewards.

They looked up at the tall young man in their sight, a little curious and a little scrutinizing.

Lin Jie's decision had already been informed to the whole gang, and what Lu Shen had done during this time had also been known to them, and most of them recognized this Qi man, but seeing him so young at this moment, it was hard to believe that he could lead them to defeat the Yan Dynasty army.

"Brothers, my name is Lu Shen, a native of Guangling, Huaizhou, Qi Dynasty, and now the captain of the Huaizhou Army's Rui Shi Battalion."

Lu Shen's loud voice resounded all around, with the blessing of the Inner Strength Heart Method of the Shangxuan Sutra, and everyone in the audience could hear it clearly.

"Maybe you don't understand very well, how could Lu, as a Qi person, run to Baotai Mountain and train you into an army."

Lu Shen's opening remarks were not impassioned, on the contrary, they were extremely plain and straightforward.

The crowd was intrigued by his words, and they all looked at him intently.

Lu Shen continued: "Before answering this question, I hope you can think about another question, why are we standing here? ”

Isn't the answer to this question obvious to the heroes, looking at each other?

The helper ordered, and the hall masters, village masters, and stewards selected them, and then gathered here to listen to the orders of you, the Qi people.

Lu Shen looked at the angular faces in the audience, and got an answer from their eyes, so he said in an accentuated tone: "In my opinion, you are not standing here because of the order of the gang leader, let alone my own opinion, but you must face a grim fact - after more than ten years of stability, the Yan Dynasty government does not allow such a reckless force as the Seven Star Gang to exist in the territory. ”

"Tens of thousands of us gathered together, whether it was for the heavens, or for the sake of the heavens, whether it was robbing the house, no matter what we thought ourselves, in the eyes of those powerful people in the Yan Dynasty, we must erase the name of the Seven Star Gang and kill most of us so that they can sleep peacefully."

"You can think about what the Yan Dynasty army will do after it enters the mountain? Burn our houses, destroy our fields, take away our money and food. All the men were beheaded, the women were enslaved, and the children were thrown into the mansions of the powerful to be slaves and maids, and they could never be detached. ”

"Don't think I'm talking nonsense, there must be many brothers among us who have heard the storytelling, and the heroes of the green forest who gathered in the mountains and forests in those stories, which one will end well after being targeted by the imperial court?"

Lu Shen's expression gradually became serious, and the room was completely quiet, only the breeze blew through the mountains.

"Lu Xianfeng, are you here to help us because of this?"

In the crowd, a young man in his twenties mustered up the courage to shout.

Hearing this, Lin Xi and the Seven Star Gang stewards looked at Lu Shen one after another, wondering how he would answer this straightforward question.

For the more than 3,000 people in the field, aside from the so-called identity of the Green Forest heroes, they are essentially just a group of poor people with an extremely simple set of values, that is, there is no dedication and dedication for no reason in this world, and everything must be done.

Lu Shen looked at the young man and said without the slightest hesitation, "No." ”

Everyone was amazed.

Some people with active minds thought that Lu Shen would take advantage of the situation to advocate and say some inspiring lies.

Lin Xi's heart trembled, she remembered that the two of them complained to each other that night, and at the same time she was a little nervous, secretly thinking that if he said those words in public, how would he see people in the future?

Of course, Lu Shen wouldn't be so nonsense, he said with a straight face: "I came to the mountains for two reasons. First, Master and Senior Sister have helped me a lot, and now that the Seven Stars Gang is facing a crisis, I naturally can't stand by and watch, otherwise wouldn't I be ungrateful? If I were a turtle with a shrunken head, maybe my master and sister wouldn't care about me, and my father would definitely cut off the father-son relationship with me, and he couldn't afford to lose this person. ”

The atmosphere instantly became much more harmonious.

Lu Shen continued: "Second, I served in the Huaizhou Border Army, and it was my duty to deal with the Yan Dynasty and Jing Dynasty armies. As you know, we fought several battles on the border last year, and I survived, but I have a lot of robes that lie on the battlefield. To put it simply, I have a common enemy with you, but anyone in their right mind will make the same decision as me at this time. ”

"Lu Fengfeng is bright, I will obey you!"

The young man laughed and yelled, and the others nodded.

Lu Shen also smiled: "So, I stand on the side with everyone, this is absolutely true." Again, you are all heroes of the green forest, it is common to lick blood from the knife edge, and it is not a problem to fight with the Yan Dynasty army, I believe that you only need to go through the drill of the battle formation, and you will definitely be able to defeat the enemy, I don't know if you have the guts? ”

"Absolutely!"

"Kill one is enough, kill a pair and earn it!"

"It's a big deal, eighteen years later, I'm a good man again!"

"The head has a scar the size of a bowl!"

The crowd is passionate and enthusiastic.

Lu Shen didn't stop these green forest heroes from making a big noise, and when the noise gradually subsided, he said solemnly: "I believe that everyone has the courage to kill, but I want you to understand that the battlefield is not about martial arts, any of you mess around, not only will you lose your own life, but also kill other brothers!" ”

"Lu Feng, you give the order! We're not going to mess around! ”

"That's it, I've heard the story, Lu Fengfeng is a battlefield soldier, everyone listens to you!"

Lu Shen was also touched in his heart, and he said loudly: "Okay, the next period of time will be hard, if any brother can't hold on, he can directly explain to me, and I promise that the manager will not embarrass you." ”

It's okay if he doesn't say this, as soon as this statement comes out, the originally loose formation seems to become strict in an instant, and everyone stands with their chests and stomachs closed, for fear of being ridiculed by the people next to them.

As for exits......

Who really wants to do this, and from now on they can still raise their heads and be human beings in the gang?

For the heroes of the green forest, the face is bigger than the sky.

Lin Xi looked at the obvious changes in the audience, pursed his lips and finally couldn't hold back a smile, the junior brother is really different, obviously he has not been in the rivers and lakes, why can he see people's hearts so clearly.

Originally, she was still a little worried, afraid that Lu Shen would not be able to control the situation, after all, these more than 3,000 people were unruly men, and it was not so easy to obey orders.

Lu Shen naturally didn't know his senior sister's careful thoughts, he looked at everyone in the audience and said: "From now on, I will divide everyone into five armies: front, rear, left, right, and center, with the five-color flag as the team flag, and each army will temporarily set up two deputy commanders, and then adjust it according to everyone's performance in training." ”

Compared with the procrastination and chaos when the front line was in advance, this time the division of the army was very smooth, and there was no need for Tao Baochun and others to shout at the top of their voices, and the more than 3,000 people were quickly divided into five parts.

Li Chengen and five others served as deputy commanders of various armies, and the other deputy commander was served by a veteran steward in the gang, and this matter had already been determined in advance.

The five-color flag is waving in the wind.

At this time, Ran Xuanzhi and other hall masters also came to the edge of the earth platform, Lu Shen greeted them, then looked to the side and back, and said to the two strong men with big shoulders and round waists: "Stand up the flag!" ”

"Yes!"

The strong man's voice was rough, and he was about to erect a big flag on the earthen platform.

Everyone looked at the past in unison, only to see the flag with red characters on a black background, a strong aura of slaughter, and two strong and powerful characters with iron and silver hooks written on the flag from top to bottom.

Seven stars!

(End of chapter)