Rebirth of Wu Ba Spring and Autumn

Chapter 60 Feud
The people of Wu State have never been afraid of war, especially the war with Chu Manzi!
Because of the feud between Wu and Chu, the two countries have been at war for more than [-] years since Wu Wangshoumeng, and every family has died in the hands of the Chu army.

Therefore, when they heard that they were going to fight against the Chu Manzi, the people of Wu State were very excited!

Especially when they heard that the Chu army had arrived at Zhenzi, all the Wu people were even more excited.

With this unprecedentedly high fighting spirit, coupled with the fact that Wu Wang Qingji has issued conscription orders all over the country.

Therefore, the people of the state of Wu, the young and strong men in every household, prepared weapons and equipment such as spears, swords, armor, bows and arrows, prepared marinated bacon, and rushed to the local government to report!

It is worth mentioning that in the Spring and Autumn and Warring States period, there was no benefit for soldiers to go out to fight, and the class system was clear, so it was difficult for soldiers to get ahead easily.

And when the Qin State has a military merit system, soldiers can earn military merit by killing the enemy bravely and get rewards!
It was not until the beginning of the Han Dynasty that the payment system slowly began to exist.Therefore, before the Han Dynasty, military service was implemented as farming and farming volunteers.

What are farming conscripts?
It means that the country is safe. When there is no war, the strong men plant fields and collect firewood at home, and most of the money and food they earn are used to pay taxes.

Once there is a war, the country will quickly issue a conscription order, and these middle-aged men at home will be assigned to join the army according to their head!

According to the military service system of Wu State, in case of war, after the monarch promulgates the conscription order, every household must send out a male to join the army.

Depending on the circumstances, if there is only one male in a family, there is no need to join the army to fight!
This is more humane.

However, in this era, conscripts are not only not paid for joining the army, soldiers have to bring their own weapons, armor, and even dry food when they go to the battlefield.

Ordinary people seldom have spears, spears, swords and halberds, so they all go directly to the battlefield with farm tools!
Of course, serving as a soldier in Wu State is not without any benefits.

At least one member of the family can be exempted from the corvee tax for the whole year, and can go home to help with farming in spare time, so the whole burden of life is much easier!
Meili, the government office.

A wooden sign has been placed at the gate, and it is written "Recruitment Office", where the military officials in charge of recruiting sit and record the roster for the strong men who come to report.

All around, there are quite a few armored soldiers in solid armor, maintaining order.

At the gate of the official mansion, the recruits have already lined up in a long queue in an orderly manner, waiting for the military officials to read them.

It is said that they are recruits, but in fact, there are many fierce soldiers who have survived a hundred battles!
After all, the state of Wu has been at war for years, and its wars are more frequent than those of the three hegemonic powers of Qi, Chu, and Jin.

Such a state of Wu, how could there not be many sharp men who have experienced blood and fire?
I saw these recruits queuing up in an orderly manner, all wearing old crimson battle suits and simple armor, some of them didn't even have armor, only the robes and weapons passed down from their ancestors!

Some of the swords, daggers, spears and other weapons in their hands have been badly damaged. I don’t know how many years they have been used and how many generations they have been passed down!
However, the crude weapons and equipment did not affect the high fighting spirit of these soldiers eager to kill the enemy and serve the country!

Their faces were full of determination.

"You can't enlist."

"Why? You just want to fight the enemy, serve the king, and serve the great Wu. Why don't you let me join the army!"

Seeing that the military official in charge of the review refused to let him join the army, a soldier at the front of the line suddenly became furious, and shouted with beard and eyes.

Regarding this, the military officials could only helplessly explain: "Your Majesty has clearly ordered that only young adults aged between seventeen and below forty can join the army. You are over fifty, so..."

"Are you looking down on someone?"

The soldier said angrily, "You didn't know where you were when you went to battle to kill the enemy!"

He said, holding up the bronze sword in his hand, and said quite proudly: "This sword of a certain has beheaded ten enemies, and seven of them are Chu barbarians! Now the people of Chu are attacking Wu, and the country is in crisis. How can you stay out of it?"

Hearing this, the military official looked at the empty sleeve of the soldier's left arm, and couldn't help being silent.

Although his arm is broken, his ambition and unyielding fighting spirit are still there!

The soldier grabbed his sleeve, gritted his teeth, and said, "This arm of a certain man was chopped off by Chu Manzi during the battle of the chicken father."

"Doctor, I beg you, let me enlist in the army, and make meritorious deeds for the country by killing enemies!"

The soldiers looked sad and begged bitterly: "A certain family's grandfather, father, uncle, son, nephew, grandnephew, and a family of thirteen males all died at the hands of the Chu people."

"For the Chu barbarians who dare to put on armor to go into battle, one counts as one, and they should all be beheaded to comfort their spirits in heaven!"

Hearing these words, everyone present, including the military officials, couldn't help being moved.

Wu and Chu have attacked each other for more than [-] years, and there have been constant wars. Although Wu has the upper hand from the beginning to the end, the price paid is still not small!
This soldier is the epitome of many Wu families.

Because their ancestors have been fighting with the Chu people for generations, causing heavy casualties!
The father dies in battle, the son replaces him, dies in battle again, and the next generation continues to replace him, and this cycle goes on and on, with endless descendants...

Tragic!

Terrible!

This made many people present empathize.

However, the military official in charge of the reading could only sigh with compassion, and said: "Old man, the king's order is hard to break. Please go back!"

Immediately, two tall soldiers invited the soldier down.

"Next!"

At this time, it was a thin boy who stepped forward.

"Where is the symbol?"

Hearing the military official's question, the young man hastily handed over a bamboo plaque in his bag.

This bamboo card is a talisman, the ancient version of the ID card, which is said to have been created by Jiang Ziya!
The talisman records the person's name (usually first name, ordinary people don't even have the most basic surname), place of origin and age, which is very simple.

"Caijiao, a native of Huai'an Township, Meili, was born on the tenth day of King Du (Wu Wangyi's posthumous title)...huh?"

The military official was stunned for a moment, took a closer look at the bamboo plaque, and was immediately dissatisfied, saying: "Why did you damage this talisman?"

"It was accidentally damaged. It was damaged by a child with a sword during the spring plowing this year, and there were a few scratches on the talisman..."

The boy named Caijiao replied anxiously.

It is true that there are a few more scratches on the bamboo card. With the eyesight of a military officer, one can see that it is a sword mark. The marks are not deep, but they cover up a number just right...

This time, the military officer didn't even know that the boy in front of him was in his teens!
Judging from his appearance, the boy is only seventeen or eighteen years old, maybe a little younger.

But some people look so old that you can't tell their real age without relying on talismans!

"You are seventeen?"

"Yes. Doctor, my villain just turned seventeen this year!"

Hearing this, the military officer could only turn a blind eye, record Caijiao's name on the bamboo slips, and hand him a new bamboo slip.

"Thank you doctor."

Seeing that she had been registered in the register, Caijiao couldn't help but secretly heaved a sigh of relief, and quickly thanked her.

(End of this chapter)