Xu Zizhen really didn't know that during the Northern Song Dynasty, the appointment of military generals was recommended by the Ministry of War, and the local government had no right to privately establish military generals and personnel. The establishment of the Shenji Camp was actually contrary to the current rules. To be serious, it was treason.
Suspicion.
It's just that the Xixia army is not far outside the pass, and the war may break out again at any time, so Wen Chengyan, Meng Du, and Zhong Shizhong discussed it again and again, and finally made a temporary expedient. On the surface, it was to divide part of the Lanzhou garrison.
They came out to act as a special team and gave it a nice name called Shenji Battalion. As for Xu Zizhen, he was just a general of Wen Chengyan’s family and was temporarily training some special things for the Shenji Battalion. Even the unified position was only private.
According to legend, it is actually not visible to the light.
Xu Zizhen doesn't care what the rules are or not, since Wen Chengyan said he is the ruler, then he is.
The pile of things in front of him was what he listed for Wen Chengyan when he left Jincheng Pass yesterday. Lanzhou is located at the border between the two countries, and there are constant wars and small battles all year round, so there is still a lot of inventory in the weapons prison.
Xu Zizhen asked people to divide these things, and each of the 500 people present had a portion.
The armor is brand-new Xuanjia, a standard heavy infantry configuration, much heavier than the armor of ordinary cavalry; the bedding and camp bed are a set for each person, tied together and heavy; the weapons are light things, a Tang knife, and
The one used by Xu Zizhen is almost the same. This sword was very popular in the Tang Dynasty and was used for a while in the Northern Song Dynasty, so there are still many in the weapons prison.
The total weight of these things weighed fifty kilograms. Xu Zizhen had a straight face and shouted: "Put on the armor, put the quilt on your back, and put the knife on your shoulder!"
Both the new recruits and the horse thieves were all shocked. All these things were brought with them. Even walking became a problem, let alone fighting.
Before the matter was over, Xu Zizhen pointed to a pile of cloth bags on the ground and said: "Two bags for each person, tie them around my ankles. You are not allowed to take them off when eating, sleeping or bathing, otherwise you will be served with military sticks!"
Everyone didn't know what it was, so they reached out and picked it up, but they were stunned as soon as they took it. It was wrapped in a square stone brick, and it probably weighed about ten kilograms.
The new recruits just paid it back, but the horse thieves immediately started shouting. They and Xu Zizhen have long been used to it these days, and they don't know the difference between superiors and subordinates.
Xu Zizhen didn't get angry and just let them make noise there, with no sign of happiness or anger on his face.
Bu Fen saw something was wrong and quickly winked at the people below. No matter how lawless the horse thieves were, they were still in awe of Bu Fen and immediately became quiet.
Xu Zizhen said coldly: "Whoever can't bear it, get out of here as soon as possible! There are no cowards in the Shenji Camp. What I want is five hundred men, men who can keep Lanzhou City intact! Can't bear this little pain? Don't
Make me look down on you!"
There were all young and energetic young men below. Who could withstand his excitement? Dozens of people jumped up and shouted: "Who said we are cowards? None of us Northwest men are afraid of hardship!"
As he spoke, he began to tie the two stone bricks to his legs, and also put on his armor and bedding.
As soon as someone took the lead, the others lost their composure and began to imitate one after another, fearing that they would be regarded as cowards if they were slower. The horse thieves claimed that their skills were much higher than those of the new recruits, and they did not want to fall behind.
One by one, they rushed to wear these equipment.
Xu Zizhen's face looked better now. After everyone was fully dressed, he said: "The Xixia army has temporarily retreated, but it may attack again at any time. There is not much time left for us, so in the following days you
You have to grit your teeth and be punished. Even if you want to cry, just hold it in until the battle is over! Do you understand?"
Everyone shouted in unison: "Understood!"
Xu Zizhen nodded with satisfaction. He wanted to train these five hundred people according to the standards of the special forces. This was just the beginning, so he had to stimulate them at all costs to tap their full potential.
First is what he calls an appetizer - five laps around the field, with the ten slowest runners being penalized two more laps. This field is a corner of the military camp, about 300 paces square, and one lap is nearly three miles.
But no one said anything, no one wanted to be a coward in front of others.
Just after running five laps, I did another hundred fist push-ups on the spot. This is the most common training method in the army of later generations. It not only exercises muscles, but also makes use of the cold ground in the northwest winter to make the fists harder. Those present
No one has ever tried this kind of training, and besides, they still have dozens of kilograms of weight on their bodies, and most of them can no longer support it after less than half of it.
Xu Zizhen did not force them and allowed them to rest if they could not do anything, but at the same time he also told them that they were not allowed to eat until they finished.
People are as good as iron, and the people present are all young men, all of whom are at the age where they have the best appetites. After doing so many physically demanding trainings throughout the morning, my stomach was already growling with hunger. When I heard this, I suddenly felt anxious.
I forced myself to do it.
After finally resting for a while, everyone had finished cooking a hundred. When Xu Zizhen was preparing to eat, he saw Xu Zizhen pulling a pretty woman from the side. It was none other than Kou Qiaoyi.
Kou Qiaoyi has followed her since the morning and has seen it till now. Life in the army is so cruel, but she has never seen it in her life. Just when she was secretly sighing, she was suddenly pulled into the scene by Xu Zizhen, right before her
When he was confused, he heard Xu Zizhen pointing to a mountain not far away and saying: "Are you hungry? Have you seen that mountain? This girl is in charge of your food, but not here, but on the top of the mountain.
Anyone who wants to eat can go to the mountain to eat."
Everyone was so exhausted that they almost didn't want to move anymore, but Xu Zizhen's next words made them jump again.
"Old rule, the ten slowest runners don't get food!"
The whole place was in an uproar. The horse thieves couldn't bear it at first and shouted: "Lord Dutong, you have been practicing for a long time and you still don't give us food. Are you trying to kill us?"
Xu Zizhen shouted with a stern face: "This is what you have to do when you are my soldier. If I say that again, if you admit that you are a coward, get out of here immediately. I will never keep you!"
Before anyone could object, he suddenly had a bad smile on his lips, pointed at Kou Qiaoyi and said, "Is my girl Qiaoyi pretty?"
He changed the topic so quickly that everyone present could not keep up with his rhythm, but soon someone nodded and said: "Beautiful!"
Kou Qiaoyi is indeed a beauty, with dark eyebrows like willows and apricot eyes, and skin as white as snow and green silk like waterfalls. What's more, she is now in a military camp, a place where women have not appeared for hundreds of years.
The horse thieves and the recruits had already seen Kou Qiaoyi standing next to Xu Zizhen, and many of them stared at her, but no one dared to ask. Now Xu Zizhen automatically mentioned it, and all eyes were suddenly focused on her.