Vientiane Throne of Civilization

Chapter 623 Party A Zhou Xu

After receiving permission, the Weiguo slaves headed by Bai Tu hurriedly ran to queue up to receive their meals, fearing that they would be gone if they arrived late.

During this process, Bai Tu and the others were still a little nervous.

But after seeing that the Da Zhou soldiers queuing up in front simply glanced at them and then showed no reaction at all, I felt completely relieved.

In fact, they simply worried too much about this. Their share was already done when the kitchen was making breakfast.

The recruitment of this group of hard laborers did greatly increase their food consumption, but they who captured Huangsha City also occupied Huangsha City's granary.

Don't forget to take into account the garrison camp. There are a thousand permanent troops in Huangsha City. Coupled with the daily consumption in the city and even the mines outside the city, the food reserves here are quite sufficient, allowing them to There is no need to worry about this food consumption.

However, considering that the current situation is special and they are on an expedition, breakfast is relatively simple. Basically, it is two generous vegetable and meat flatbreads, plus a bowl of simple vegetable soup.

Although there are more vegetables and less meat, the pickles wrapped in the flatbread are also very delicious. Even for many Da Zhou soldiers, the meat in the flatbread is secondary, and the pickles are the highlight.

Bai Tu and others in Weiguo had similar cakes before, but they didn't know if it was because they hadn't had a full meal for a long time after being captured and worked as hard labor, or something else, but the taste just wasn't as good as what they were eating now.

They devoured the two large portions of big cakes, and after that, each and every one of them couldn't help but have a look of happiness on their faces.

The soldiers finished their breakfast and quickly started a new day's work. As for the hard laborers headed by Bai Tu, Shi Lei was not in a hurry to arrange work for them.

On the one hand, these hard laborers are malnourished for a long time and need time to recover.

On the other hand, he has received the news and knows that their king is still resting at the moment. He has no idea how to arrange these hard laborers for the country. Anyway, he is not in a hurry. He might as well wait until their king wakes up. .

By the time Zhou Xu woke up, it was already past noon.

"Has anyone come to see me?"

"Report to the king, no one came to disturb me."

Faced with questions, the guards quickly gave answers.

There was nothing major going on in the city at the moment. Shi Lei had been stationed at the border for a long time and was very capable of making decisions. When Zhou Xu needed to rest, he naturally didn't need to worry about those things.

At this moment, he finally felt much better, and the matter of the centaur mercenaries was temporarily forgotten by him.

[By the way, yesterday I was only thinking about the centaur mercenaries, but I forgot to confirm with Bai Tu how many of the country's hard laborers are willing to join the army. 】

Thinking of this, Zhou Xu spoke directly...

"Go and ask Bai Tu to come see me."

After giving the order, Bai Tu quickly arrived in front of Zhou Xu.

"Subordinates, please see your Majesty!"

"No gift."

While talking, Zhou Xu asked Bai Tu directly about the business.

"Speaking of which, I was negligent yesterday. I should have already counted how many of you are willing to join the army, right?"

"Report to the king! The count has been completed. There are a total of 517 of us. All of us are willing to join the army! Serve for the king!"

[It sounds nice to say that you are working for me, but actually you want to take revenge, right? 】 I wanted to think about it, but Zhou Xu didn't care what their motives were.

"Very good. Since you have joined the army, you should obey the rules and regulations of the army on weekdays. I shouldn't need to tell you more about this, right?"

"My subordinate understands!"

Bai Tu, who was originally a centurion in the army, naturally knew the importance of military discipline. On this point, he undoubtedly supported it.

"Logically speaking, you have not made any achievements since you surrendered to me, the Great Zhou Dynasty. If I grant you an official position, it will not be acceptable to other soldiers."

Listening to Zhou Xu's words, Bai Tu lowered his head the whole time, maintaining an expression of 'listening respectfully', and had no intention of speaking.

"But considering that the current situation is special. Let's do this. I will first make you a warrant officer and grant you command of those 517 soldiers. You will also be responsible for their daily training tasks. Don't slack off. I will come when the time comes. Acceptance of results.”

"You also know that we have now breached the other side's border city, and war may break out at any time, and you also need to be mentally prepared for the battlefield at any time, do you understand?"

As a man with outstanding military leadership skills, how could Bai Tu not understand what Zhou Xu said?

Bai Tu was not opposed to the fact that they were going to the battlefield. After all, they surrendered to the Zhou Dynasty. In addition to wanting a way to survive, there was also a very important reason, which was to find the First Emperor Yan Sheng to avenge the subjugation of the country. Revenge!

If they cannot participate in this war, many of them will become dissatisfied.

Under this premise, their king was willing to hand over these 517 compatriots to him for training, and Bai Tu breathed a sigh of relief.

It is definitely better to be able to come together and take care of each other than to be broken up and integrated.

"My subordinate understands!"

"Okay, go down and report to Captain Shi Lei. He will tell you the system and standards of our Great Zhou Army."

"Yes!"

This whole process went much smoother than Bai Tu expected, making him feel a little incredible.

As everyone knows, Zhou Xu, as a ruler, and Bai Tu, as a general, look at one thing from completely different perspectives.

In Zhou Xu's view, these newly added soldiers headed by Bai Tu had two problems.

One problem is that long-term malnutrition has caused them to be weak. Due to their limited physical fitness, it is very difficult to train them and produce results in a short period of time.

Another problem is that compared with their internal soldiers in the Great Zhou Dynasty, they are foreigners after all.

Under such circumstances, if Zhou Xu asked Shi Lei to train them, Shi Lei's strictness would most likely cause those soldiers who were defending the country to develop a confrontational mentality, making them more likely to disobey discipline and even cause trouble.

Once this happens, the impact will ultimately be bad.

But as long as this troublesome matter is directly handed over to Bai Tu, who is also from the Wei Kingdom and was originally a centurion in the Wei Kingdom Army, then all these problems will be solved.

To put it simply, Zhou Xu is Party A, Bai Tu is Party B, and those more than 500 soldiers are the plan Bai Tu wants to make.

No matter how much trouble there is in making this plan, that's all Bai Tu's business.

As Party A, Zhou Xu didn't bother to care about what Bai Tu wanted to do. Anyway, the requirements and time were there. When the time came, he would see the results. If he couldn't meet the requirements, he would be dealt with by military law. This matter was not easy. Simple?

　Update sent, thanks to book friends 'Hometown's Ni' and 'A Dazai' for their tips!

　　

　

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