As soon as Wei Yan finished speaking, Huang Zhong suddenly slammed the table and shouted: "What you said makes so much sense!"
Huang Zhong's voice was very loud and he slapped the table violently. Wei Yan was caught off guard and frightened. He stumbled, leaned back and almost fell over.
"Be careful, Mr. Wen!" Huang Zhong said hurriedly.
Wei Yan straightened his body, his face turned red, he straightened the square scarf on his head, looked around and said: "General Huang, if Tao Shang really organizes troops and intends to attack Changwu City again, then we should
What should I do?”
Huang Zhong stroked his gray beard and thought carefully: "In this case, we must not relax. We need to prepare a lot of stone, wood, gold juice, make city defense equipment, and strengthen the city defense. We cannot let the pottery merchants come back to take my city."
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Wei Yan hesitated for a moment and said: "General Huang, the problem is that right now, we still have a problem."
"What's the difficulty?"
"Our number of soldiers and horses may not be enough to do so many things."
Huang Zhong laughed and said: "Now that the pottery merchants have withdrawn, we might as well take the opportunity to recruit soldiers in the surrounding counties. Even though the newly recruited soldiers cannot be used in fierce battles, it must not be difficult to use them to defend the city.
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Wei Yan cupped his hands and said, "General Huang is really wise."
"Chang Wen, I will leave this matter to you. Don't let me live up to my high expectations."
Wei Yan knew that Huang Zhong still admired him very much and had high hopes for him. What he was doing now was really cultivating himself.
Wei Yan gratefully raised his hand to Huang Zhong and said, "Don't worry, General Huang, my subordinates will definitely live up to your cultivation!"
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Therefore, within Changwu City, Huang Zhong was in charge of the city's defensive layout, and Wei Yan was in charge of recruiting soldiers from each township and county.
Wei Yan visited many villages and pavilions under Changwu County and recruited many peasants to serve as soldiers, but Wei Yan was really not satisfied with these people.
Huang Zhong saved his life last time and relied heavily on Wei Yan. Wei Yan was young and energetic and wanted to make some achievements to repay Huang Zhong. This recruitment of brave soldiers was an opportunity for him.
But what I have to admit is that the soldiers I recruited are either young, old, or idle men with no land to farm, and their combat effectiveness is appallingly low.
Although Huang Zhong said it didn't matter, Wei Yan was arrogant and couldn't get over this hurdle in his heart.
After thinking about it, he decided to raise the level of recruitment this time.
Therefore, Wei Yan sent people to issue orders in various towns and counties, saying that he wanted to recruit strong men to serve the country. Any brave men or capable people with real abilities could be promoted and entrusted with important tasks.
Wei Yan didn't believe that he would not be able to recruit some truly capable heroes!
It's a pity that dreams are very full and reality is very basic.
Most of the heroes who were recruited and claimed to be capable were just idlers who just wanted to find a way to make a living and earn a living.
Wei Yan personally inspected the batch of people who took the exam, and the result almost gave him a heart attack.
Not to mention their martial arts skills, one of them had his nose broken during the fight and even fainted.
Even those who are sick with blood dare to come and serve as soldiers. There are really no one who wants to eat and drink around these days!
Wei Yan personally stepped down and beat these parallel traders to a pulp, and then ordered his soldiers to search carefully in all directions. No matter what, they must find real brave men and save his face. Who dares to fool him with these trash again?
, kill them all while sitting on the ground.
At this moment, it can be said to be a complete mobilization of the entire battalion.
In fact, what Wei Yan did was just out of anger. He no longer had many illusions about this matter in his heart.
After all, the world is big, but how can the truly talented people settle for mediocrity... They have already gone out to do big things.
A few days later, the soldiers who went out to investigate brought back news to Wei Yan.
The news brought back really cheered up Wei Yan.
There was actually a person who brought back news about a heroic man. Or rather, it was a rumor.
The soldier said that there were rumors in the village thirty miles to the southeast. Recently, it seemed that another hunter from out of town was living in the mountains and forests near their village. It was said that the hunter was young but extremely brave. It was said that he had been here not long ago.
, he killed the wild boars and big insects that had brought disaster to Zhuangzi. His skill was really astonishing.
After Wei Yan heard this, he became interested.
"Is this true or false?"
The soldier who brought back the news said hurriedly: "These are all rumors in the village. I don't know much about the specific situation. Why don't you let me go back and find out more about it, and then report it to the general..."
Wei Yan stroked his short beard and thought for a while, then said: "It doesn't have to be like this. Thirty miles is not a long journey. Since you can kill big insects, you must have some real skills. Why don't you let me go there myself?"
It can be regarded as a visit to a stranger and a wise man."
After making up his mind, Wei Yan went there in person the next day.
As the inquiring soldiers arrived at the village, Wei Yan asked the local people about the specific situation, and then led the troops into the mountains to find the so-called man who killed pigs and eliminated tigers.
I searched in the mountains and forests for a long time, but still couldn't find the so-called stranger.
It was hot and difficult to walk in the mountain forest. Wei Yan and the others felt tired after searching for a while, so they immediately found a creek to rest.
While Wei Yan was wiping his face vigorously with the stream water, a restless sound suddenly came from the other side of the stream.
He looked up doubtfully.
But they saw a young man wearing linen and animal skin clothing, holding a wooden spear in his hand, chasing a huge wild boar.
The wild boar seemed to have seen something terrifying and ran forward with all its strength, showing no intention of turning around and fighting the pursuer.
Wild boars these days are by no means idle. Like tigers and jackals, they can also eat humans. Most people would not dare to mess with them easily.
But the young man chased the wild boar as if it was a game and didn't care.
Seeing that the distance was getting closer, the man suddenly stopped, then raised the wooden gun and threw it hard into the air!
Then they saw the wooden gun piercing the air, from top to bottom, hitting the front skull of the wild boar. The wild boar let out a howl, then collapsed to the ground and flapped vigorously with its feet.
When Wei Yan saw it, he couldn't help stroking his palms and shouting: "Okay!"
The young man was startled when he heard the words, and turned his head curiously to look at the source of the sound.
"What a skill! Brother, you are so human!" Wei Yan waded across the stream with a smile, walked to the side of the wild boar, lowered his head to look at the huge prey, then turned to look at the young man and said: "
I am the colonel of General Huang of the garrison in Changwu County. He is responsible for recruiting strong soldiers to serve the country. I happened to come here and saw a strong man with good skills. I subconsciously cheered! It is really Meng Lang! Please don't blame me."
The young hunter, who was dressed like a savage, also knew how to be polite, and then he cupped his hands and said, "General, you're welcome. I'm just a savage in the mountains. General, you don't need to be so formal."
Wei Yan looked him up and down with a smile, his eyes unabashedly glowing green.
This is true talent and learning!
"I, Wei Yan, like to make friends with heroes the most in my life. Although you live in seclusion in the mountains, you are definitely not an ordinary person, and you will definitely not be a thing in the pond! But I don't know your surname!"
When Wei Yan asked his name, the muscles on the young hunter's face became a little stiff for some unknown reason.
He grinned bitterly and replied dryly: "The villain's name is... Taishan."