Compared with the mountain bandits, although the county soldiers have a large number and good weapons, they cannot fight an uncertain battle. Chengdu was selected as the first stop to suppress the bandits, but Chengdu captain Su Ren and the Chengdu county soldiers did not seize the opportunity.
One of the excuses for taking the position of vanguard is that the troops in Shu County were newly formed and their armor was not uniform, so naturally they could not charge forward.
Su Ren had no objections to this. Although the mountain bandits were not worth mentioning in front of the county soldiers, if they really fought hard, they would still have some fighting ability. Su Ren was also willing to let others explore the real situation of the mountain bandits first.
Huo Jin was unhappy and said angrily: "I think it was that guy Tang Meng who did it on purpose. He was afraid that we would take all the credit, so he let others be the vanguard. This is obviously Chengdu, and the arrest of bandits should be done by the eldest brother, as well as the prefect."
, he didn’t even say a word, and that Chang Shi is not a good person!”
Li Cheng wanted to speak, but Su Ren stopped him with his eyes. Sima Xiangru said: "It doesn't matter if you don't want to be a vanguard, we will just wait in Chengdu. Speaking of which, the most important duty of the county soldiers is to defend the town. Chengdu is the capital of Shu County.
There must be no mistakes.”
"Then, what to do with those soldiers? If they can't go into battle, they can't be captured, and if they're not captured, they can't be taken out!" Gou Tianming was unwilling. Not only these two, but also everyone else had the same idea and was well prepared.
Of course, it was strange that I didn't feel aggrieved when I was robbed at an important moment just because of this tremor.
"Who says it can't be taken out! Go ahead and send out the armor now. How can we defend Chengdu without armor?"
Su Ren's words silenced the lobby. There was already a commotion outside, and many speculations had become facts. If he took out all the stolen weapons and armor at this time, he would be doing nothing to himself.
"Look at how cowardly you are. You want to build a memorial arch, but you still want to be a bitch. You've already done everything, so what are you afraid of? Besides, Shopkeeper Zhuo didn't say anything, so what are you afraid of? Just treat it like we bought it from Shopkeeper Zhuo.
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"Do you really want to send it out?" Sima Xiangru asked.
"Fat! I'm the captain of the school. I'll do whatever I say. If you have any questions, let him come to me!" Su Ren made the final decision: "Li Sima, we will double the training starting today. The suppression of bandits sounds easy.
Who knows what the outcome will be. Although we are not the vanguard, it does not mean that we will not attack. When the time comes, I will see the screaming soldiers. The hard bones that others cannot chew will be delicious when gnawed!"
In addition to a few cronies, there were also more than a dozen former caravan guards who had become officers in the lobby. Su Ren's words were straightforward and uplifting. After hearing this, he couldn't help but feel proud. Since others looked down on them, then
Just find an opportunity to prove that this is what a man is. Nagging complaints will only be looked down upon by others.
"Promise!" Li Cheng promised, slapping his chest loudly: "Don't worry, Colonel, I will definitely make our county soldiers become the best elite soldiers!"
The county barracks distributed armors in a big way, and everyone was armed. Even the cooks were equipped with a set of good leather armors. Everyone in the barracks was excited. After working as county soldiers for several months, today they finally saw real soldiers.
Guys, there's nothing unhappy about it.
The lame third son was carrying a dagger and wearing leather armor, limping around the barracks, directing his men and the hired people who were busy preparing dinner. After being a soldier for so many years, this
A suit of armor is the best. I remember when I was recruited into the county army, my first armor was scraped from the dead. It was better than those without.
Touching the strong breastplate, he wiped off the dust on it with his sleeves and said to Lao Song who was cooking: "The captain said that the training volume has been increased in the past two days. Let's make the food better and add more meat.
These guys are going to accuse us of deducting money if they don’t see anything for a day!”
Old Song nodded repeatedly, but did not stop the work in his hands: "Leader, don't worry, I, Old Song, will definitely take good care of those brats!"
We walked around the camp, looked at the kitchen, and then went to the laundry room, talking to those guys while walking. Although the lame third son was lame, he was never careless in his work. The people who worked here knew that this
A cripple is not easy to fool at all. He can tell if you are cheating or not with just one glance.
He kicked a young man who was carrying grain in the butt and said, "You are so blind that you can't even see such a big hole in this bag. How much grain will you waste if you scatter it all the way?"
The young man quickly put down the grain bag and found that the corner of the bag had been chewed by a mouse, and a few grains of rice leaked out. As he was putting it away, he smiled and said: "Third Master, you don't care about this little thing. Our camp consumes hundreds of shi every day.
A few pills don’t matter!”
The lame boy suddenly became angry and kicked him two more times. His lame leg didn't hurt when he kicked, so the young man didn't even move and let the lame boy kick him: "You kid has never been hungry.
The lieutenant noticed that we were just doing food and greetings every day. In the past, a meal of porridge without a human figure would be highly incense. How many grains of rice? Those grains are not made up one by one. Stop talking nonsense. If you dare to talk nonsense, tomorrow
Don’t come!”
The young man smiled apologetically: "The third master is right, I will pick them all up right now and make sure not a single one is wasted!"
Seeing that the young man had already started to pick up rice, the lame third son limped away. After walking around in a circle, he happened to come to the school military field. The more he saw the lively scene, the more he loved it. This was what he thought
In the military camp, there were strong soldiers, all fully armed. Their shouts were shocking, and their breath was like a cloud. The lame third man patted his lame legs and dreamed of standing among that group of people.
, go to the battlefield and kill the enemy.
Li Cheng worked hard, gathering urgently from the fourth watch, and practiced until three o'clock in the morning before eating, running, and fighting without stopping. After breakfast, there were all kinds of strange and weird events. Li Cheng highly praised Su Ren's military training routine.
By the way, the items in it look a bit strange, and if you think about it, you can encounter them in battle. Take cross-country running as an example. During a war, it is not just cross-country running. Who knows what kind of terrain you will encounter on the battlefield.
A whip was slapped on the back of a guy who wanted to be lazy: "Get up, if you can't complete fifty laps, you won't be able to eat. The captain said, sweat more during training and bleed less during battle. If you don't work hard now, go up."
There is only one way to die when you enter the battlefield. If you don’t want to see my old mother crying in pain, just practice hard, get the reward, go home and respect your elders. This is what a man is!"
As soon as he finished cleaning up the guy who was running around, he rushed to the guy climbing the rope and kicked the guy to the ground: "Damn it, you haven't eaten? You don't have any energy at all, and there are knots on the rope.
If you can't climb up, get out, I won't raise waste in my military camp!"
Looking at Li Cheng's crazy look, the guy who was kicked over quickly got up and ran up the rope like a monkey. Li Cheng cursed again: "It's just itchy skin. Anyone who wants to be whipped should say, I have a lot of strength!"
Hawking laughed, wiped the sweat from his face, and slid down the rope: "We Li Sima can stand and talk without backache. Come on, can you try climbing ten times in a row?"
"What if I crawl?"
Hawking thought for a while: "How about I take people to climb twenty more times after we climb it? Do you agree, brothers?"
"Okay!" Li Cheng threw the whip in his hand: "How about we compete. If I win, each of you will do it thirty times. If I lose, I will have a rest in the afternoon! How about that?"
Gou Tianming also took the opportunity to cause trouble: "Okay! I'll be the referee!"
Li Cheng said to Gou Tianming again: "If I win, your people will run around the school military field ten more times!"
Gou Tianming was stunned for a moment, then he laughed and said, "Deal! Xiao Jinzi, our over a thousand numbers are up to you!"
Hawking spit on his hand: "Don't worry, it's hard to win against others, but it's no problem to win against him!"
Su Ren and Sima Xiangru stood in the corner, watching the excitement in the school military field. Su Ren was happy to see such a competition. Being competitive should be a trait of soldiers. Only fighting can stimulate the secretion of hormones in men.
, making them braver and more fearless.
Sima Xiangru shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Colonel, your morale is good, you can use it!"
"More than just usable, it's no problem even if we attack Qiang Di or Yelang at this time!"
Sima Xiangru smiled: "It seems that the captain's goal is more than this!"
"A few small bandits need to use tens of thousands of county soldiers. It's a complete waste. No matter how powerful the Yuanshan bandits are, I can make them surrender by myself. Those bandits in Shu County are just a bunch of rabble!"
"I heard that someone is integrating these rabble. After the vanguard battalion attacked Heifengkou, they found that there was no one there for a long time. The person who can do such a thing is definitely not that reckless man Xiong Baisui."
"As expected, you can probably guess who it is?"
"Who else could there be? Either those remnants of the pre-Qin Dynasty, or those from Huainan. These people have been operating in Shu for so many years, and they will never watch us cannibalize them bit by bit."
"It would be strange if they didn't jump out. Now you know why I didn't fight for the vanguard officer?"
"Haha!" Sima Xiangru laughed dryly: "What if Tang Meng's people fail? By then it means that the people have been integrated, and it will be even more troublesome to eliminate them!"
"I just want them to integrate, so that we can do it once and for all. I have to lead more than a thousand people to hide and seek with those bandits in the mountains. I don't have the energy!"
A whistle blew, and the competition between Hawking and Li Cheng began. Hawking rushed to the middle of the rope, tightened his legs, exerted his arms, and climbed to the top in twos and twos. On the other hand, Li Cheng climbed step by step, step by step.
Very careful, neither impatient nor impatient, but steady and steady.
Hawking sat on the top of the pole and smiled: "Li Sima, you are too slow, do you want me to wait for you?"
The surrounding soldiers started shouting and cheering for Hawking. Hawking sat on the top of the pole and waited for Li Cheng. Li Cheng ignored him and quickly reached the top of the pole. He slipped down with his hands and repeated the second climb.
Su Ren shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Brother Sima, who do you think will win, Xiao Jinzi or Li Sima?"
Sima Xiangru smiled and said: "My husband told a story, which I still remember, called "The Tortoise and the Hare"!"
"Hahaha..." Su Ren and Sima Xiangru looked at each other and laughed. (To be continued)
