Everyone raised their hands and shouted at the top of their lungs, fearing that they would be missed. Their excitement was beyond words.
Xu Zizhen raised his hand and pressed it softly, and said in a deep voice: "These five hundred people will follow me to dangerous places that you can't imagine, which means they may die at any time, so you have to think clearly!"
The venue became quiet again, but this silence only lasted for a moment before it became agitated again. This time, even the usually shy young men screamed desperately.
"Just die, I'm not afraid!"
“If the city cannot be protected, where will our home be?”
The passion of the soldiers was completely beyond Xu Zizhen's expectation. Life and death seemed completely unimportant to them. They only had one belief in their hearts, which was to protect their homeland and country and defend Lanzhou!
Xu Zizhen looked at the excited men in the field and felt his nose was a little sore. He took a deep breath and shouted: "Okay, that's it... line up!"
Soldier selection begins!
Xu Zizhen's plan was to build a brave and unrivaled cavalry, with good swordsmanship and riding skills, as well as accurate shooting and agile reflexes.
The three hundred horse thieves all learned the Luancao sword technique under his tutelage, and they also showed their absolute power in the close combat with the Xia army in those days, but Xu Zizhen also saw the strength and weakness of this sword technique.
In a battle formation, whoever has the longest weapon has a certain advantage, but in comparison, knives are more dexterous than spears, especially long, narrow and lightweight sabers. Therefore, in order to make up for the disadvantage compared with long spears and large spears, Xu Zizhen selected his troops.
The first requirement is height and arm length.
People with longer arms can always take advantage. This is the conclusion Xu Zizhen came to after fighting for so many years. It is the same in fighting. If you swing the knife farther, you will not easily suffer losses.
Soon, all the tallest among the more than 20,000 people were selected, but this was not over yet. They had to be screened based on their physique, and then their reaction speed was tested.
This method of testing reactions made everyone present dumbfounded. Xu Zizhen didn't know how he came up with it. He asked the selected 1,000 people to be divided into ten teams, and took turns to stand in the field, with each person two steps apart to give them
Liu Feng then took action and threw a plate of dyed stones at them.
These selected soldiers must try their best to avoid within a small area, otherwise the stones will leave spots on their bodies. Xu Zizhen gave a standard that each person should have no more than five spots on their body, otherwise they will be eliminated.
Liu Fengsui's flying stones were always on target, but Xu Zizhen took special care of them before he showed mercy. In the end, more than a thousand people were screened, and only less than 300 people were left.
Wen Chengyan looked at the slightly thin team in front of him and couldn't help but smile bitterly: "Your selection method is not a soldier selection at all. It is simply a selection of the official's personal soldiers."
Xu Zizhen said seriously: "War is not a child's play, and the team I selected has to do something special and may lose their lives at any time, so I have to choose carefully."
Wen Chengyan said: "In that case, it's up to you. But now there are not enough people, so what should we do with them?"
Xu Zizhen turned to Bu Fen and smiled: "Human? That's enough."
Bu Fen was stunned for a moment, then he laughed and said: "You kid, you really tricked me."
Xu Zizhen winked and said, "Okay, can you give me an accurate answer? It's not a long-term solution for brothers to keep eating this bowl of rice. In the future, if you just rely on the army to get through, maybe you can still..."
Bu Fen interrupted with a smile: "Okay, okay, since I promised you, I will naturally keep my word." Xu Zizhen was happy, but before he could speak, Bu Fen continued, "Wait a minute, even though I promised you,
My brothers have to make their own decisions."
After speaking, he looked at the more than two hundred horse thieves behind him: "Brothers, brother Zizhen wants to recruit us. If you are willing, you can stay. If you are unwilling, I won't force you. I will just say, brother Zizhen
If he likes me, I will be his soldier!"
Horse thieves, you looked at me, I looked at you, and suddenly they shouted in unison: "Brother Xu is kind and righteous, and we will become his soldiers!"
Xu Zizhen was stunned and couldn't believe that this was an unparalleled and powerful force on the Northwest Road. Even the Xixia government had not dared to attack them easily for so many years, but now they were willing to abandon them just by his words.
Instead of living the free life before, he could follow himself as an ordinary soldier.
Bu Fen smiled and patted him: "Are you still stupid? All the brothers are looking at you."
Xu Zizhen suddenly came back to his senses and pinched his cheek hard. It wasn't until he screamed out that he realized that he was not dreaming. Then he said happily: "All the brothers agreed? Really?"
The horse thieves saw it funny and shouted: "Fake, you are still dreaming!"
Everyone laughed, and even Wen Chengyan couldn't help but smile, twirling his beard and looking at them with a smile.
In the end, the team was full. Even the old and new soldiers plus the horse thieves, there were no more than 500 people. Xu Zizhen stood on the stage in high spirits, looking at the 500 elites in front of him, feeling indescribably happy in his heart.
Nearly half of these five hundred people are horse thieves who are good at hiding and attacking, and the other half are also elites among the entire Lanzhou City garrison. In the future, under my training, they will definitely become a force that will scare the enemy.
"Special Forces", Xu Zizhen became more and more proud as he thought about it, and gradually became immersed in his own fantasy.
Wen Chengyan suddenly asked: "Zizhen, I wonder if your team has a name?"
Xu Zizhen suddenly woke up. Yes, it would be useless for such an awesome team not to have a resounding name. But what should we call it?
In his conception, this team is mainly based on swords and supplemented by bows. If the situation allows, he also wants to equip each person with a fire gun. In addition, whether to ride a horse or not depends on the situation, because this is not only a
The team charging into battle may have to sneak behind enemy lines to perform special tasks.
"What should I call it? Knife Team? White Horse Team?" Xu Zizhen scratched his head and thought hard. This was the first time he had recruited a team in his life. He felt uncomfortable without a good name.
Bu Fen couldn't stand it anymore and couldn't help but interjected: "What the hell are these local names? You can't figure it out. Didn't you say you want to equip the brothers with fire blunderbuss? What does that have to do with Kuai Dao?"
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"Yes, Fire Gun!" Xu Zizhen slapped his forehead and shouted, "I know what the name is!"
Everyone was startled by him, and then asked curiously: "What's your name?"
Xu Zizhen chuckled and said three words one by one: "Shenji Camp!"