"Hurry, let me run!" Xiao Shilian shouted loudly, waving the riding crop in his hand.
Li Xingchen whispered from the side: "This is already the sixth lap, and there are four more laps."
Xiao Shilian frowned: "Is there any need to run around in so many circles? Those who know know that we are selecting manpower, and those who don't know may think that I am abusing the soldiers! According to someone, these relatives trained by my Xiao family
All of the guards are very strong and clever, and just picking a few can meet the requirements, so why bother?"
"This trip back to the capital is not as simple as you think. Obviously, General Xiao is also preparing for a rainy day," Li Xingchen said in a deep voice, pointing out his hand, "As for why you ask so many people, running is to test their endurance.
, once there is an emergency on the road, we must ensure that whoever is sent out can deliver the message in time."
After a pause, Li Xingchen's voice was full of worry that he had never seen before: "No matter what, we can't underestimate the Yangzhou governor. The Yangzhou governor has done a lot of exciting things in his life, but he has done despicable things.
Quite a few. Since we need to be on guard, it’s better to be tight on guard.”
Xiao Shilian's expression was also a bit solemn. He grew up in a noble family. Xiao Shilian knew very well the meaning of Li Xingchen's words. The Yangzhou governor had always been bold, so it was right to be cautious.
Looking at the Xiao family guards running around the school field, Li Xingchen looked solemn and raised his riding whip: "Over there, the four or five people behind you don't have to run!"
"Yes!" A group of guards who had been waiting for a long time rushed into the school grounds. Although the few soldiers who were left behind struggled and roared, they resolutely pulled them aside.
"That's enough." Li Xingchen nodded.
Xiao Shilian immediately whispered an order, and the dizzy guards running on the school field were then led into an open space nearby. Several straw figures were erected on the other side of the open space. Amidst the uniform slogans of several generals,
These personal guards almost used their potential to step forward, draw their bows, and shoot arrows one after another. Where could there be the roaring and freezing sound on the battlefield?
Seeing many arrows flying out softly, and some even fluttering to the ground before reaching the line where the straw man was, Xiao Shilian's face was a little confused. After all, he was also the one who praised Haikou to Li Xingchen. Regardless of these soldiers,
Anyway, after all, he still failed to complete Li Xingchen's assessment. No matter how he explains it, it is just an excuse for incompetence.
Xiao Shilian coughed slightly and waved his hand. This time, Li Xingchen didn't need to give any more instructions. The guards who were responsible for eliminating people naturally knew what to do.
"It's almost done." Li Xingchen looked at the school field attentively, "Select those few who can still shoot accurately, as well as those who ran in front before, and put them in the middle when the time comes, and the rest who have not been eliminated will be responsible.
Outer defense."
After all, it is impossible for Li Xingchen to really use the harsh methods of selecting special forces in later generations to select soldiers in this era. The fact that so many people passed the second batch of assessments was beyond Li Xingchen's expectation. It seems that Xiao Mohe is good at training soldiers.
Not in vain, even Li Xingchen himself asked himself, even with today's physical fitness, it may not be feasible to successfully pass such an assessment, not to mention that the soldiers have no idea what the second round of assessment is like.
Of course, Li Xingchen did this to simulate their ability to respond to emergencies. After all, no one knows what kind of danger they may encounter next, so it is not a bad thing to have some spare energy at all times.
Many of the soldiers who were eliminated in the second round just now were running in front in the first round.
Xiao Shilian nodded, agreeing with Li Xingchen's selection method. He did not look at the busy figures in the school grounds, but slowly turned to look east. Now he was almost fully prepared, but he didn't know who
How does the governor of Yangzhou plan to entertain these guests who are not very friendly?
And Li Xingchen looked at a figure on the shooting range with great interest. It was a young man with an undistinguished appearance. Perhaps because he used too much force when running just now, the few arrows he shot at the beginning could only barely touch the scarecrow.
But soon he adjusted his breathing, and arrow after arrow accurately hit the scarecrow's vital points.
Sensing Li Xinchen's interest, Xiao Shilian smiled and ordered: "Go and call that boy over."
There were hurried footsteps, and the young man who looked to be only fifteen or sixteen years old strode up to Li Xingchen and Xiao Shilian. He stretched out his sleeves to wipe the sweat on his forehead, and gave a standard hand: "I see you joining the army.
military adviser."
Xiao Shilian smiled slightly when he heard the word "strategist", obviously quite satisfied with this title. Li Xingchen is still a guest of the Xiao family, but everyone knows that he is actually a staff member of the Xiao family, so these Xiao family
It is indeed understandable and even very appropriate to call the family's personal guard "strategist".
However, when he heard this title, Li Xingchen had mixed feelings in his heart. He would never forget that the disaster of the entire village was inseparably related to the guy who was called "strategist" by the bandits. But now, the past is like this
When the smoke dissipates, Li Xingchen cannot continue to linger in the shadow of the past. While remembering his hatred, he must also raise his head and move forward.
"I asked them to change their name." Xiao Shilian also realized something and said hurriedly.
Li Xingchen waved his hand: "This is also good."
"But..." Xiao Shilian frowned, and finally sighed, "That's all, you can do whatever you want!"
Li Xingchen turned to look at the young boy who had been standing upright in front of him: "How old are you?"
"Reporting to the military advisor, this subordinate is twenty this year!"
Xiao Shilian burst into laughter. He and Li Xingchen were only twenty crowned this year. This boy was much younger than the two of them. He wouldn't believe it if he said he killed Xiao Shilian at the age of twenty.
"In fact, this subordinate is eighteen years old." The boy quickly changed his words.
Li Xingchen shook his head. In this era, age is generally said to be false, and this boy must be the same, so he is only sixteen or seventeen at most. Maybe in peaceful times, people of this age are just children, but in troubled times, they have grown up early.
Familiar with the flames of war and killing.
This is the tragedy of the entire era. At least now, Li Xingchen can only get used to and adapt to it, but is unable to change.
Li Xingchen smiled slightly: "Boy, why did you shoot the first few arrows erratically, but then they stabilized?"
Xiao Shilian also turned his head. After several consecutive failures, normal people would usually perform worse due to impatience or decadence, or even give up directly. This boy was able to stabilize his mind at a young age, but there was something outstanding about him.