Red Tang

Pu Dachui looked at Li Kuo gratefully, the breezy smile of Mr. Lu Shuai melted the ice in his heart for many years, and made him dare to face a new life.

"My lord, don't worry. As far as what you said just now, as long as I, Pu Dahammer, can find a third of the ground, I won't let the flag of our new third brigade fall!"

"Well. Work hard, I'm optimistic about you. I'll go to get ready today, and if I need anything, I'll go to Zhou Duizheng. Our new third brigade won't lose out to the warriors!" Li Kuo patted Pu Dahammer's thick arm, encouraging road.

Sometimes one look can convey a lot.At this moment, Li Kuo knew clearly that Pu Dahammer would definitely become one of his titans in the future.And a few years later, the sledgehammer also repaid his brigade commander with real military exploits.This is a later story, so I won't show it for the time being.

Zhao Canjun (Note 1) of the Shence Army has been really busy recently due to the actual siege drill.First, he directed all the recruits to go to the West Market to buy bags of sand and cattail bags, and then went into battle shirtless except for the robes, and together with all the robes, they built wooden stakes and erected a frame.The recruits, who had been bored for a long time, were obviously very interested in this exercise, and they all scrambled to carry the sandbags, hoping to see the fortress they built earlier.

Since the cattail bags are filled with moist sand, almost each bag weighs more than a hundred catties.Although the recruits are very energetic, after all, most of them are princes and brothers who enjoy wealth and wealth, and they have never suffered such hardships.The backs of each and every one of them were bowed like shrimps, and their legs were trembling uncontrollably.

"Oh, what a fucking Shen. I don't know if this actual combat drill is as fun as Deputy Captain Zhang's bragging." Xian Yuyu only ran back and forth two or three times, and his tired bones were about to fall apart.Squatting on the side of the road panting heavily, the young man looked a little irritable.If he hadn't been so competitive back then, perhaps he would have filled the vacancy of the Ministry of Officials Examination Division by now. (Note 2) I originally wanted to rely on my own strength to find wealth in the army, but after I joined the Shence Army, I realized that without the blessing of my father, who was an interview envoy for Jiannan, all I could rely on was caution and diligence . (Note 3)

"Hey, little brother Yucheng, can you carry such a heavy thing with your little frame?" Pu Dahammer handed Xianyu Yucheng a bag of loose wine, joking in good faith.

"Thank you Brother Sledgehammer!" Xian Yu Yucheng was not polite, took the wine bag and drank half of it.Stretching out his hand to wipe away the wine stains from his mouth, the young man gave a hearty smile: "This weight won't kill me. If others can do it, I can do it too."

Pu Dachui nodded lightly, and cast a ray of admiration at the young man.

"Be quicker, quicker. If you can't do it, go home and cool off, and replace it with someone who can do it. I missed the drill and see who can take care of it." Tu Laosan waved his whip and shouted, opening his mouth full of yellow teeth from time to time With a big mouth, spit out a mouthful of thick phlegm.

"Alas, alas." The recruits who were scolded did not dare to resist, so they had to lower their heads and walk heavily towards the "Fortress" with cattail bags filled with mud and sand on their backs.

It was noon at this time, but the sun in the sky seemed to be playing a joke with everyone.The cattail bag was carried again and again, but the old man did not see it sinking a mile to the west.Beads of sweat dripped from everyone's necks, and as soon as they splashed on the ground bonded with glutinous rice and soil, they fainted into a ball of water stains.The temperature on the ground was scorching hot, and in the eyes of the recruits, it was enough to cook raw eggs.At this moment, the soles of the feet, which had already been numb, suddenly felt sensation. When they stepped on the ground, there was a slight numbness at first, and then a burning pain like a fire.

"Get out of the way, get out of the way. The Commander-in-Chief brought water for everyone. Don't grab it, don't grab it. Everyone has a share, take care of yourself!" Li Kuo's personal soldier, Dou Qing, shouted at the top of his voice.The two recruits following behind were pushing a cart, on which Shuo Ran stood with two large buckets.

The recruits who were carrying their calico bags stopped when they heard the sound and looked back.

Uncomfortable being stared at by everyone, Dou Qing cleared his throat, and added: "This benefit is only for the New Third Brigade. Brothers in other battalions, I'm sorry, we didn't prepare so much." Dou Qing felt her cheeks flushed , hurriedly yelled at the people behind him and pushed the car aside.

The soldiers of the other battalions and brigades inevitably looked at the soldiers of the new third brigade with a more sour look, but they had no choice but to treat everyone as human beings.After cursing him several times in his heart, he could only take heavy steps helplessly.

"What are you looking at, haven't you ever drank water? A group of mud that can't support the wall!" Seeing that everyone's attention was attracted, Tu Laosan jumped up anxiously.This time, I was unlucky for eight lifetimes, but Mr. Zhang actually asked him to supervise the work.This kind of work is the most thankless work, and there is no reward for completing the work on time, and you have to bear the responsibility if you delay the time.

"Master Brigade Commander is mighty!" All the recruits from the Third Brigade shouted and rushed towards the water tanker.The mouthfuls of ceramic bowls have long been filled with clear water sprinkled with coarse salt, but now they look like fairy dew to the soldiers. <Qing you kid, don’t push yourself, the water is very cold. "Pu Dachui patted the coughing boy on the back and reminded him.

"Everyone, don't worry, Mr. Lushuai takes pity on everyone's health. He specially sent someone to boil these two barrels of salt water. Everyone should drink slowly, and absolutely everyone can take care of it!" Dou Qing was very satisfied. Thank you very much.As the saying goes, it is easy to add icing on the cake, but difficult to give charcoal in the snow.Under the scorching sun, what is more attractive than a bowl of green salt water?In his view, this has completed the first step of his plan.If an officer wants to sit firmly in his seat, he must have the support of the soldiers below him from the bottom of his heart.His family's brigade commander's foundation is too weak, and his contacts are too few, so he has to plan for him from every corner.

The soldiers who were so tired that they almost fell to the ground didn't seem to hear Dou Qing's shout, and one by one rushed to pour the green salt water in the bowl into their mouths.There is only so much water in the bucket, and there are only a hundred or so of you. If you don't fight or grab it, where can you get it?After being filled with water, everyone gradually regained their spirits.After cursing a few words to the thief God, he staggered to carry the next bag of sand and sand.Tu Luocha's whip is not a vegetarian, and everyone doesn't want flowers falling on their faces before they go into battle to kill the enemy!

Bags of sand and sand were piled up and stuffed tightly under the command of the veterans.The skeleton made of wooden stakes and boards was gradually filled with flesh and blood, and the body was enlarged, and the prototype of the fortress was just formed.The dexterous soldiers were selected by the school captains long ago, and they spread lime and clay on the scaffolding, and divided the pieces of mountain rocks that had been transported and placed them on it.After using it and compacting it, the simple crenel is finished when you blow a little breath, and it can be put into use after it is air-dried.The simple ladder frame was quickly made overnight by the clever craftsmen in the army, and it was packaged next to the vacant "handsome platform" behind the fortress. (Note 4)

The soldiers who had finished carrying the bags gathered in twos and threes in the shade, laughing and mocking Pao Ze who was still carrying the cattail bags.Seeing Pao Ze's embarrassed appearance, they only felt extremely comfortable in their hearts, but they didn't know that they were also sticking out their tongues and panting heavily under the scorching sun just now, without any demeanor to show off.

Zhang Shouyu, who stood outside the school grounds and watched for a long time, shook his head, and said with a wry smile: "They regard joining the army as a bastard, making military achievements as fighting for their ancestors, and seeking a title as a seniority. They don't know that military service is a sword. It was bought with blood and sweat. They don't understand, they don't understand."

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Note 1: Tang Junjun was generally ranked seventh or eighth rank, and some were as low as ninth rank, and generally in charge of money, food and equipment.

Note 2: This needs to be explained.The Department of Examination of Officials in the Tang Dynasty is equivalent to the Ministry of Personnel of today's rizheng fu, and its powers are not insignificant.Therefore, officials in the examination department are in high demand. Although the grade is not high, they hold the political lives of so many people, so gray income is very high.

Note 3: According to records, in the ninth year of Tianbao, Xianyu Zhongtong was the envoy of Jiannan Jiedu.But at this time, it has been Tianbao's seven years, and he is still just an interview envoy.

Note 4: Crenel: A short wall with concave and convex shapes on the city wall.In the Tang Dynasty, clay and lime were used as building adhesives.

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