Being stopped by the guard, Zi Chen, who was riding on the back of the old cow, had doubts on his face and asked: "Something's wrong."
The guard pointed not far away and said: "The recruitment is over there."
"Conscription, I have no intention of conscription."
The guard, who had a good attitude at first, immediately showed displeasure upon hearing this, and said, "A good man has no ambition to be a soldier. If he doesn't protect his family and country, what's the use of living in this world."
"To protect our country, we will probably have to fight."
"The Qin State has been harassing the people on our border in recent times. His Majesty the Emperor has decided to recruit troops to attack Qin to save the people of the Tang State from the fire and water. As a man of the Tang State, shouldn't I contribute to the Tang State?"
"A good man should be loyal and serve his country." Zi Chen heard this and responded loudly.
"Okay, warrior, please." After hearing this, the guard's attitude towards Zi Chen changed drastically and he was very admired.
Zi Chen rode an old ox and headed to the recruitment office. There were already many people here, including rich young men in brocade and some people from the mountains. They had different identities and origins, but the look of loyalty to the country was the same. of.
When these people saw Zi Chen arriving on an ox, they were very curious and wondered whether this man might be riding an ox to fight.
Sure enough, when Zi Chen walked to the recruitment office and explained his intention, everyone was extremely surprised.
"Little brother, are you kidding me?" A young officer looked at Zi Chen and said with a smile.
"Of course I'm not joking, I want to defend my country and ride on a bull to fight." Zi Chen's words were sonorous and powerful.
There was roaring laughter from all around, but everyone looked at Zi Chen with admiration. If everyone in the Tang Dynasty was like this, the destruction of the Qin Kingdom would be just around the corner.
The young officer smiled and said: "It's natural that you have such a good intention, but this is the first time I've heard of riding an ox into battle. Moreover, the ox is slow and can plow the land, but it can't be used to kill the enemy. Otherwise, you will have to use the ox to fight." Leave it to us, and we will convert it into money and give it to you. When you get to the battlefield, we will give you a war horse that can fight."
Hearing this, Lao Niu looked at the young officer with deep disdain in his eyes, and at the same time he sneered at the young officer.
"Your cow has a good temper," the young officer said with a smile, and the others also laughed when they heard this.
"Of course he has a temper. He is many times stronger than a war horse, but if you say he is not as good as a war horse, he will naturally be angry."
Recruitment in a foreign continent is extremely boring. It is no different than recruitment in other places. There will be gifts, constant banquets, and constant financial support. Here, recruitment is to recruit loyal soldiers for the country, and some subsidies will be given to the soldiers in advance.
At this moment, everyone who was bored saw Zi Chen riding a bull, and they all gathered around him as if they were seeing a living treasure.
The young officer asked again: "You said that your cow is stronger than a war horse. Can that open our eyes?"
"Yeah, let's open our eyes." Several other officers nearby also spoke.
"If I can prove it, what's the benefit to me?" Zi Chen asked.
The young officer thought about it seriously, and then said with a smile: "If it can be proven that your cow is stronger than a war horse in every aspect, then we will allow you to take the cow to the battlefield and give it twice the rations it deserves."
"Okay, you can bring a war horse over."
Soon, a war horse came over. Although this horse was very tall, it was obviously an old horse and no longer what it used to be. Obviously, this was because their opponent was an ox. They wanted to compete, but they also tried their best. May show fairness.
Zi Chen looked at these officers again, and his favorable impression of them greatly improved. As expected, only in the grassroots army can there be such lovely people.
The old horse was led by a soldier, but before he could reach the old cow, the old cow glared at him and immediately collapsed to the ground, trembling all over as if he had been frightened in some way.
Such a scene caused the expressions of other people around to change, and these young officers even looked incredulous.
Although it is an old horse, it has come down from the battlefield after all. It has seen many lives and deaths, and its owners have changed many times. It is nothing but courageous, but it was scared like this after being stared at by a cow.
"How is it?" Zi Chen looked at the young officer and asked.
The young officer put away his incredulous expression, shook his head and said: "Little brother, fighting on the front line is no different than other battles. You need to consider many aspects. Being able to scare off war horses doesn't prove anything."
After hearing this, Zi Chen nodded and said, "Let's do this. I'll let the cow run around for a lap and there won't be any more competition."
Poor Lao Niu, a dignified Earth Yuan strongman who has already escaped from the ranks of monsters. As long as he holds his breath, he can destroy the so-called Qin Kingdom, but today he was used like a beast, and he even had to show that he was working very hard. .
"Go ahead and run around first." Zi Chen glanced at Lao Niu and said.
"Moo." The old cow roared, like a war horse, it raised its front hooves high, then stepped towards the ground and rushed forward.
"boom."
During this step, the ground trembled, and everyone's bodies swayed and almost fell down.
Under the stunned expressions of everyone, Lao Niu rolled up a puff of smoke and disappeared from everyone's sight.
"What speed is this."
"Make sure this is really a cow and not a leopard."
Looking at the old cow disappearing in the blink of an eye, everyone's expressions became extremely shocked.
Holding on to the table in front of him, the young officer did not fall down. He was also shocked by the speed of the old cow.
The smoke and dust swept away, and the old cow came back again. The sound of hooves fell like thousands of horses galloping. After reaching Zi Chen at high speed, he stopped directly.
His pause method was still to raise his front hooves high and then suddenly land on the ground.
The ground continued to tremble, and the old cow's front hooves stepped deeply into the earth. Then, the ground opened a hole centered on the place where the old cow's front hooves stepped. This hole went directly to the front, and a hole spread out. to the feet of the young officer.
"Peng." As the cracks stopped, the table in front of the young officer suddenly exploded.
The surroundings suddenly became dead silent.
The shocked expressions of everyone turned into horror.
"So, are my oxen stronger than war horses?" Zi Chen's voice woke up everyone who was in shock.
"Strong, much stronger."
"It can be called a sacred cow."
The young officer and the soldiers around him nodded repeatedly.
The young officer who spoke first came to his senses. He looked at Zi Chen and felt that this person was very extraordinary, so he said: "Having this cow can determine the outcome of a small battle. It is a pity to let you become a soldier." , I made an exception and appointed you as centurion. I believe you are so talented that you can also handle some emergencies."
He became a centurion as soon as he came up. Others around looked at Zi Chen with envy in their eyes, only envy but not jealousy because they did not have a sacred cow.
Unexpectedly, when Zi Chen heard this, he actually shook his head and said, "No, I don't want to be a commander. I just want to go into battle to kill the enemy and be a soldier who kills the enemy."
Zi Chen's words puzzled everyone, but undoubtedly he won many respectful looks.
The young officer who had already admired Zi Chen had a look of admiration in his eyes when he looked at Zi Chen.
"My name is Chen Liu, please tell me your name for registration, little brother," the young officer said.
"My name is Zi Chen." In the mortal world, Zi Chen has no reputation, so he is not worried about attracting onlookers after announcing his name.
In this way, Zi Chen joined the Tang army and trained with the army.
With the foundation of a monk, Zi Chen learned very quickly and performed every movement in a perfect manner. Moreover, because he had the same mind-set with Lao Niu, he could control Lao Niu better than some old cavalrymen on war horses.
During the training period, Zi Chen was appreciated. Chen Liu wanted to promote him to centurion many times, but Zi Chen refused.
Zi Chen is here to practice, to kill enemies and understand the rules, so naturally he doesn't need to be an official.
After two months of training, Zi Chen and his group were assigned to the front line.
The Qin State had already started the war in advance, and in just two months, the Tang State had already lost a lot of territory.
After half a month of rapid march, this group of soldiers arrived at the front line. After reorganizing for three days, the Qin army came to attack them.
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The entire cavalry formation numbered over 10,000, and the soldiers were all wearing battle armor. Zi Chen looked very inconspicuous, but the old cow under his crotch was really a highlight. Coupled with his position in the first row, he not only attracted people Attracting the enemy's attention, even the other cavalrymen of our own side frequently looked sideways.
Seeing someone riding an ox to fight, there was a laugh from the Qin State, asking if the Tang State had been defeated one after another and the horses were dead, so they had no choice but to use the old ox to make up for the loss.
Faced with this kind of ridicule, the soldiers of the Tang State did not respond, but sneered in their hearts. When you suffer losses from Lao Niu, you will know if the Tang State has no war horses. Compared with Lao Niu, war horses are nothing.
The horn sounded, and Zi Chen's first battle as a soldier began.
Lao Niu did not rush forward immediately, but followed the first row of horses and advanced together. Zi Chen was wearing the armor of an ordinary soldier, holding a long knife of extremely poor quality in his hand, and just killed him. the enemy.
His perfect body was completely restrained by him, and Zi Chen became an ordinary person. He would be injured by weapons, but he would recover faster than others after being injured.
The cavalry began to charge, and soon many of the first batch of compatriots fell, but Zi Chen rushed in with a knife. In addition to Zi Chen's bravery, the main reason why Lao Niu did not fall down in the face of various stumbling ropes was .
Zi Chen rushed into the enemy group and became a nightmare for the people of Qin...
Naturally, the Tang Kingdom won this battle, leaving thousands of dead bodies on the battlefield.
Zi Chen was covered in blood and had more than a dozen scars on his body. After the battle, he sat on the old bull and looked at the corpse on the ground, filled with emotion.
Compared to the cruelty of a battle in the mortal world, where thousands of casualties are killed, the casualties in a mere battle in the world of monks are nothing.
In this battle, Zi Chen undoubtedly killed the most enemies and was eligible for promotion, but he still refused.
Later, in the ensuing battle, he held the long knife with several gaps in his hand and rode the old cow at the forefront of killing the enemy.
When the two sides went to war, there were naturally winners and losers, but no matter how seriously injured Zi Chen was, he could always survive. This was almost a miracle for the Tang army.
As the battle continued, Zi Chen's heroic deeds gradually spread throughout the Tang Dynasty. Everyone knew that on the front line of the Tang Dynasty, there was a bull-riding veteran who had made many military exploits for the Tang Dynasty.
If you don't die on the battlefield for one year, you can be called a veteran, not to mention that Zi Chen has been on the front line for three years.