AD 190, the first year of the Chinese Kingdom of Shenzhou, the eighth day of the tenth lunar month.
This morning, the sun had just emerged from behind the pale mountain tops, and the warmth of its first few rays mixed with the coolness of the fading night, making people feel a sweet tiredness.
This is a very fresh and beautiful morning. The sun-drenched earth is coated with gold, the air is cold and sweet, and the joyful dawn shines on the entire Henan City. Under the sun, around a ring that has already been set up.
The place was full of people.
In just ten days, the number of people who came to apply for military attache surged to 15,837, giving Gao Fei a sense of hope.
The soldiers of the Chinese Army lined up neatly around the ring and were responsible for local security. Zhao Yun stood beside Gao Fei and was responsible for his personal safety.
On the high platform, Gao Fei, who was wearing a dragon robe and a crown, looked so majestic. Standing on the high platform, he looked around at the candidates who came under the platform and shouted loudly: "Today, I am destined to be a candidate."
This is an unforgettable day, because our country, China, wants to select generals who can charge into battle from among you. You must
There are people from different places, some from China, and some from other countries. Although I don’t know everyone’s registration information clearly, I have roughly browsed it. I hope you can show a hundredfold confidence and strive for the top.
Then, I declare that the first martial arts selection meeting of China has officially opened!"
"Long live! Long live! Long live! Long live!" The soldiers and civilians cheered together, shouting loudly, and the sound went straight into the sky. The area near Luoyang Jingji, which had been lifeless for a long time, seemed to wake up, and the sleeping dragon seemed to wake up in the cheers.
Wake up little by little.
Therefore, after Gao Fei announced the official opening, he made a unified arrangement according to the numbers of the selected players in advance. The odd numbers and even numbers were separated and divided into two groups, one for the Huaxia team, one for the Shenzhou team, and two groups.
The competitions are held at the same time, but they are divided into many different venues.
Among the more than 10,000 people who signed up, there was a mixture of good and bad. In order to handle this matter reasonably, Gao Fei specially divided the selection into five competitions: archery, riding, weapons, strength and boxing. The competition adopts a knockout round, and each player in the first round
Instead of participating in the competition directly, an audition was held first. Gao Fei specially selected some generals from the army to serve as examiners, and rated the competitions in each event. Those who met the selection specifications would be hired, and those who did not would be ruthless.
elimination.
Therefore, in this military attache selection, Gao Fei only values personal abilities. In other words, in the first round of selection, you must pass all five items. He wants a vanguard general who can charge into battle. If he is not omnipotent, he will not be able to do it at all.
Not worthy of being such a high official.
At three o'clock in the morning, everything was ready, and the contestants were all assigned to various venues around Henan City for project testing. The first round of auditions officially began.
Under the protection of Zhao Yun, Gao Fei walked around various selection venues with his personal entourage, using his sharp tongue to cheer up the contestants. Those contestants were inspired by the emperor and became more and more energetic.
, when Gao Fei was approaching, he showed off his talents.
Military attachés and civilian officials are selected separately. Gao Fei's assumption is that those who fail the military attaché selection can still go to the civilian selection, so the civilian selection will be delayed. However, judging from the registration data, those who signed up for the civilian selection
The number far exceeds that of military attachés, reaching more than 30,000 people.
As for how to select civil servants, Gao Fei has not yet come up with a conclusion, so he deliberately postponed the competition date, so that all contestants participating in the civil service selection will stay in Gucheng, not far from Henan City, and have three meals a day.
All funded by the imperial court.
After Gao Fei inspected the military attache selection round, he was dazzled because there were too many people. For him, this time it was just a matter of situation, and he was focused on the back. The auditions are likely to eliminate most of them.
people.
Because he saw many strong men who could lift a three-hundred-jin cauldron above their heads, but they could not shoot an arrow or ride a horse. These were normal, because in this era, riding a horse was also a luxury.
, some poor people simply cannot afford to buy a horse.
Therefore, Gao Fei has relaxed the requirements for riding skills to a certain extent. As long as he can ride in a circle on horseback for five times without falling off, he will pass.
Therefore, the first round of auditions was filled with joy and sorrow.
The audition lasted for two days in total. After two days, the audition ended completely. There were more than 15,000 people, and only more than 3,000 people could pass the first round of audition. This number was also in Gao Fei's prediction.
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On the tenth day of October, the weather gradually turned colder, and the sky above Henan City became so hazy, but it did not affect the players' emotions at all.
For those who failed in the audition, Gao Fei also made reasonable arrangements and asked Zhao Yun to set up a recruitment office. As long as they are willing to join the army, they will be arranged according to their performance in the audition and take up positions in the army. So.
, all the people who failed the audition came to participate, and some people went to apply for the civil service selection.
The second round of the competition is a formal competition. It is played in a one-on-one manner. The winner is promoted and the loser is eliminated. The competition is still based on archery, riding, weapons, strength, fists and feet. Each person competes five times, and then
The final overall score will determine the winner.
This round of selection will directly eliminate half of the people. In addition to the small number of people, it will be over in one day, and the results of the competition will be announced on the spot.
On October 11, the third round of selection officially began. More than 1,500 people who won in the second round were still selected according to the second round selection method. As a result, half of the people were eliminated.
October 12th, October 13th, and October 14th were the fourth, fifth, and sixth rounds of selection in these three days. More than 700 people became more than 300 people, and more than 300 people became more than 300 people.
There were more than a hundred people, and in the end there were only a few dozen people left. This kind of knockout competition was very cruel, and the people selected could be said to be one in a million.
On October 15th, Gao Fei held the list of the last seventy-eight people in his hand. After browsing it in a hurry, he suddenly saw a more familiar name in the list. His eyes lit up and he looked around immediately.
The seventy-eight people standing in front of him asked: "Who is Hao Zhao?"
A young man in the crowd responded and shouted: "Your Majesty, the common man is Hao Zhao."
Gao Fei followed the voice and looked over, and saw Hao Zhao's muscular figure standing out among the crowd. He was far taller than the others. He was 1.85 meters tall and had a square face with no trace of beauty or ugliness. It was a face that was purely popular.
He walked directly in front of Hao Zhao. Seeing that Hao Zhao was half a head taller than him, he asked, "Are you really only fourteen years old?"
Facing Gao Fei's question, Hao Zhao didn't look nervous at all and replied casually: "The grassroots are indeed only fourteen years old!"
"Very good. The next selection will be more stringent. I hope you won't disappoint me. I will always pay attention to you." Gao Fei doesn't like to talk about me. Although I am a proper noun for the emperor, he still gives
People have a sense of distance that prevents people from getting close. Therefore, he always calls himself me, which will make him more easy-going. Facts have proved that he is right.
Seeing that Gao Fei paid so much attention to him, Hao Zhao was very happy and said, "Your Majesty, please rest assured that Hao Zhao will definitely live up to your Majesty's expectations of me!"
Gao Fei smiled, reached out and patted Hao Zhao on the shoulder, and said: "Very good, try to win the first place, and the position of General of Chariot and Cavalry will be yours."
"Why is Your Majesty so partial? I, Linghu Shao, am no worse than Hao Zhao. Why do you only pay attention to him and not me?" A loud cry suddenly rang next to Gao Fei's ears, shaking Gao Fei's ears.
There was a buzzing sound.
"Bold! How dare you be rude to His Majesty?" Zhao Yun suddenly rushed over and grabbed Linghu Shao's chest. He only raised his hand slightly, lifted Linghu Shao up, and then lowered him to the ground.
fall.
Linghu Shao was caught by Zhao Yun's sudden grab and couldn't move at all. In addition, he didn't pay attention, so he was lifted high by Zhao Yun. But just when Zhao Yun was about to throw him down, Linghu Shao's arm
Suddenly he stretched out his hand and grabbed Zhao Yun's arm. He spun around in the air, and when his feet landed on the ground, he pulled Zhao Yun to his side. He pulled Zhao Yun's arm and almost threw Zhao Yun aside.
If it weren't for Zhao Yun's extraordinary strength, this sudden swing would have really thrown him away. He used the force to float out and landed on his feet. Instead, he caught Linghu Shao again and threw him directly.
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"boom!"
With a muffled sound, Linghu Shao fell heavily to the ground. Before he could stand up, more than a dozen soldiers holding spears pressed the heads of their spears against his body.
Gao Fei saw the whole process, and Linghu Shao's performance was an eye-opener for him. He didn't expect that there was someone who was not afraid of death and dared to challenge Zhao Yun. Was it because his brain was rusty, or was he simply stupid?
"Your Majesty, are you okay?" Zhao Yun asked hurriedly.
"It's okay! Let him go."
So, the soldiers withdrew their weapons. Linghu Shao got up from the ground, looked at Zhao Yun fiercely, and shouted: "It doesn't count just now, I was too careless, let's compete again!"
"It's a competition, but you can't beat my General Hu Might. If it's a competition, you have to compete with him. I want to see who is more powerful between the two of you." Gao Fei pointed at Hao Zhao with a smile.
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"It must be me!" Linghu Shao said without hesitation.
Gao Fei looked at these seventy-eight people and decided that such a number of people, selected from more than fifteen thousand people, could be considered elites anyway. So, he decided to change the previous knockout competition method and said to everyone: "
So, the seventh round of competition has officially begun, but unlike the previous times, this time, the competition is about your cooperation. I will divide you into two groups, and a formal military exercise will be conducted between the two groups... Are you afraid of bloodshed?
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"Don't be afraid!"
"Very good, Zilong, give them weapons and armor, and let them compete with real swords and guns."
Zhao Yun was stunned for a moment and asked: "Your Majesty, is this really okay?"