After being exiled, I led my whole family to rebel.

"Okay!" Xu Zhenying's eyes narrowed with laughter, "I do have an urgent matter to entrust to you now. You also know that right now, the war is in turmoil, and we must cultivate our own strength, so I have been recruiting troops. Currently, Lan There are about 5,000 soldiers recruited by the county. I will leave these 5,000 people to you, and you will train them into a team that can fight and win wars!"

Liu Dazhuang never expected that he would be entrusted with an important task by Xu Zhenying as soon as he came back!

And it’s a troop of five thousand soldiers!

Remember that when he was a scout in the army, he only had a hundred people at most, but Xu Zhenying gave him 5,000 people as soon as he came up?

Liu Dazhuang's expression changed again and again, as if he wanted to refuse, but couldn't say it. After all, as soon as he came back, Xu Zhenying was willing to hand over so many people to him, which fully proved her trust in herself.

When Xu Zhenying saw this, he said: "Brother Da Zhuang, if you have any concerns, you might as well tell him directly."

Liu Dazhuang had no choice but to say honestly: "May I ask the city lord, are there men and women among these five thousand people?"

Xu Zhenying raised her eyebrows, "Why, you don't want to train female soldiers?"

"That's not the case, it's just that the soldiers are all good and bad, and it's difficult to train them. What's more, training with men and women together, after all..."

Xu Zhenying interrupted him with a smile, "The soldiers I gave you are not new recruits. They are at least physically good. Not to mention other things, basically everyone of these five thousand soldiers can read and have learned the art of war!" "

Liu Dazhuang stood up in shock, "Five thousand people, all literate?"

Don't blame Liu Dazhuang for finding it incredible. It is true that among the soldiers of the Zhou Dynasty, not a single one among a thousand could read. A soldier who can read is at least a household leader, or an aide.

But Xu Zhenying said that these five thousand soldiers were all literate, and more importantly, they had learned the art of war!

He had only briefly read some military books, but he didn't quite understand them. How could he lead such a team?

Qian Zhenniang explained with a smile: "Brother Da Zhuang, you have just returned to Lan County, and many things are still unclear. The city lord has been promoting universal education a long time ago, and the soldiers must be the first wave to be literate, followed closely. Between the ages of 13 and 15, these people can start working immediately after reading a few books. Now, not only in Lan County, the trend of universal education has been implemented in the countryside. The number of literate people in Lan County and Ye County is probably At least three or four tenths."

"I don't know if you have noticed that the soldiers of Lan County are different from the soldiers of the Zhou Dynasty. Our soldiers are all capable of civil and military skills. Not only do they have physical strength requirements, but cultural requirements are also top priority. These five thousand soldiers Those who fail to pass the cultural examination will be persuaded to return. Not to mention that the city lord will give them some courses on military theory, war psychology, arithmetic application, etc. at night. This group of soldiers can definitely be as good as ten!"

These words made Liu Dazhuang even less confident.

In fact, he had already discovered when he first entered the city that those people wearing uniform uniforms were soldiers from Lan County. As someone who had been a scout, his observation ability was naturally first-rate.

Therefore, he could better see the uniqueness of these soldiers.

Apart from anything else, what do soldiers look for? Look at their demeanor, look at their military appearance, and look at their eyes.

The soldiers in Lan County are all neatly dressed and all have the same uniform. They even have to pay attention to the number of buckles they open. Not to mention that the female soldiers have their hair tied up and tied with the same color, making them look like one person. .

No matter whether they are standing, walking or running, their bodies are tense and never slacken, and their backs are straight.

And their eyes are firm and fierce, and they look like ruthless characters at first glance!

What kind of new recruit is this?

I'm afraid even the generals of the Great Zhou Dynasty would feel ashamed when they came!

Is it possible that all the soldiers in Lan County are like this?

Liu Dazhuang was a little doubtful about life. At this moment, he said helplessly: "City Lord, maybe I don't know as many words as them. I'm afraid I can't suppress them."

Xu Zhenying encouraged him, "Brother Da Zhuang, you don't have to belittle yourself. I, Xu Zhenying, am not a nepotist. I asked you to train them, so I have my own reasons. Of course, you have to make up for your cultural classes. In the military camp, Although you value unconditional obedience, if you are worse than them, they will naturally not obey you."

Liu Dazhuang looked pale.

Are you going to study again?

When I was in Shouzhou, Feng'er often told me to study more, but when I returned to Lan County, I was targeted by Xu Zhenying again!

Everyone in the Xu family is poisonous, right? How come they all like reading and taking exams like crazy people?

Liu Dazhuang did not dare to utter slanderous words to Xu Zhenying. After all, he had just expressed his opinion and acted freely, but in the blink of an eye he had pushed back, and he felt guilty.

"But don't worry, I'll let Fifth Sister do a little cooking alone. You have to seize the time to study and catch up. In the past, the soldiers in Lan County had to practice half a day and study culture half a day. But now the situation has changed. Please hurry up and practice. After all, you are the only one among us who has been on the battlefield. You have to make these new recruits see blood as soon as possible and turn them into real soldiers, especially the female soldiers. You have to work hard to train them. "

Liu Dazhuang looked troubled, "City Lord, do I have to do this?"

"It has to be you. I wouldn't trust anyone else to handle things like military training. Apart from you, I can't find anyone else I can trust."

Liu Dazhuang also knew the importance and could not refuse, so he could only accept the task bravely, but he also asked: "Why is the city lord so urgent? As far as I know, except for Qianzhou, there is currently no war in Jinzhou Prefecture. "

Xu Zhenying smiled, "If you don't have long-term worries, you must have short-term worries. You can't wait for the war to come to your doorstep before training soldiers. What's more, I have a hunch that since the north and the south are rioting, our paradise in Lan County may not be able to Spared.”

Liu Dazhuang's face became solemn, and he accepted the task worriedly.

After Liu Dazhuang left, the room fell into silence.

Qian Zhenniang and Xu Zhenying were both silent.

The two of them recalled the news that Liu Dazhuang had just brought back. Qian Zhenniang's face was full of worry: "City Lord, have the troubled times really arrived?"

Xu Zhenying sighed, "I don't know how long this time will last, ten years? Or twenty years? I don't know how many lives will be lost and how many people will be displaced. Zhenniang, my power is still too small..."

Qian Zhenniang looked at the man and said word by word: "Girl, one day, we will become very strong, and we will be strong enough to protect everyone we want to protect. One day, there will be no one in this land." War and hunger, as you said, that fair and beautiful world will eventually come."

And I am willing to go through fire and water for that prosperous age.

Not long after Liu Dazhuang left, his appointment certificate was announced on the bulletin board at the entrance of the Lan County government office.

It's just that ordinary people don't care about who is the chief instructor. Instead of caring about who is the instructor, they would rather worry about whether they can eat the first bite of Lan County pig pork in the afternoon.

Except for the attention of the soldiers who posted the notice board, the common people only took one look and left without interest.

Liu Dazhuang walked aimlessly on the street. He only stayed in Lan County for more than a month before following Xu Huiming and the others south. In his memory, Lan County did not seem to look like this.

He seemed to have fallen into a different time and space. He couldn't even find the direction of the east, west, north, and south. Not to mention that the town of Lan County was crowded with people, the sound of hawking was everywhere, and the shops on the street had all changed. Liu Dazhuang couldn't find anything at all. Places to go.

He has a letter of appointment issued by Xu Zhenying in his hand, so he should go directly to the military camp to report?

But his mind is still a little confused.

Why did you become the chief instructor of these five thousand people in a daze?

As far as he knew, the highest ranking soldier in Lan County was Xu Zhenying, followed by the chief instructor. Before that, it was Jiang Yongkang. Later, Ming Xiaoshuang temporarily took charge of it for a period of time, and then it has been left vacant. Now all affairs in the military camp should be under the control of Mo Jinchun is taking care of it.

Liu Dazhuang sighed, no matter how unwilling he was, he had to bite the bullet.

Lan County was overcrowded, and the houses he once lived in had been occupied by refugees, forcing him to go directly to the military camp.

There is an office of the Ministry of Military Affairs in Lan County, which is not difficult to find. Liu Dazhuang found the place after asking a few people.

This place is a courtyard with three entrances, and a sign reading "Lan County Military Affairs Department Office" is hung at the door. People are coming and going inside, men and women, although they are busy, they are organized.

Liu Dazhuang stood at the door, looking a little out of place.

Someone saw him from a distance and greeted him loudly: "This little brother, the time for visiting the standardized breeding farm has ended. It's right next door. Those who want to learn breeding will come back in a few days. The notice hasn't come out yet. Wait until then." The factory director has informed you to come back!"

Standardized breeding?

As soon as Liu Dazhuang entered the city, he heard the people talking all the time. He remembered that the factory had not been built before leaving, but Fang Xun succeeded so quickly?

Liu Dazhuang was in a daze.

He had to sigh again, the changes in Lan County were really great.

"This..." Liu Dazhuang didn't know how to address the other person for a moment. The younger brother seemed to be treated like this often. He smiled and came to the rescue, "He must be from out of town. We don't call people here any official names or words. Your name is It’s okay if I’m a comrade.”

"Comrade." Liu Dazhuang followed the locals with some difficulty, "Is Mo Jinchun here? I have something to see him."

"Instructor Mo, you are here by chance. There was a tasting party held at the breeding farm this afternoon. He took people there to maintain order at the scene."

What a bad luck.

"Where is the Xishan Camp in Nalan County?"

The soldier suddenly became alert and said, "Why do you ask this?"

Liu Dazhuang looked around with sharp eyes. "Let me introduce myself. I am the new chief instructor. My name is Liu Dazhuang." Liu Dazhuang? !

The soldiers were shocked, and the soldiers in the room even dropped their work one after another.

Liu Dazhuang, why does this name seem familiar?

At this moment, a heroic woman emerged from the room. She hurried forward and saluted Liu Dazhuang: "General Instructor Liu, female soldier instructor Wang Sanniang reports to you!"

The others looked at a loss. Although they didn't know what was going on, they immediately saluted like Wang Sanniang, "Hello, Instructor Liu!"

Liu Dazhuang is still not suitable for having women in the army, but considering Xu Zhenying's gender, no matter what he does in the future, he will inevitably have to deal with women.

Liu Dazhuang followed the locals very much. He looked at Wang Sanniang up and down, and saw that she was very energetic and bright-eyed. He also heard that she said that she was a female soldier instructor, and he already knew that this woman definitely had some abilities.

Liu Dazhuang couldn't help but keep a straight face. He thought he made a very friendly smile, "How do you know my identity?"

Wang Sanniang told the truth, "I often hear the city lord mention you, and your appointment letter has been sent over at noon! I think you haven't been back to Lan County for a long time, and I'm afraid you are not familiar with many things, so I came here to wait. , see if there’s anything you need help with.”

Liu Dazhuang somewhat understood why Xu Zhenying promoted this girl.

Be discerning, sincere and thoughtful without making people feel uncomfortable.

"Okay, I just returned to Lan County today and was ordered to do so in a critical situation. There are indeed some situations that are not very clear yet. Please report to me."

"Yes!" Wang Sanniang went to serve tea in person, but the other soldiers were not surprised. They only reported to Liu Dazhuang and then went about their business.

Liu Dazhuang vaguely felt that the soldiers in Lan County were indeed completely different from those in the Zhou Dynasty.

If it were in the Zhou Dynasty, there would be no reason to let Wang Sanniang serve tea, because the other soldiers would have already done it.

The soldiers here seem to be more inclined to complete their tasks.

Although Liu Dazhuang looks tall and thick, he is actually thick and thin, otherwise he would not have been valued by Xu Zhenying at that time and went to Xingyuan Mansion to kill Huang Yazi.

Liu Dazhuang was very cautious, so he decided to observe more before taking office.

Wang Sanniang brought tea, and there was no sign of groveling in the whole process. She was as warm and considerate as entertaining an old friend, which made Liu Dazhuang, who doesn't like flattery, feel good.

Liu Dazhuang got straight to the point, "Do you know where the former chief instructor Jiang Yongkang went?"

Wang Sanniang shook her head, "She must have gone on a secret mission for the city lord. There are regulations in the army. We can't ask or tell."

Well, there is a certain degree of vigilance. Although she is a woman, she is alert enough.

Liu Dazhuang had to admire Xu Zhenying's ability to train talents.

"Then who is managing the daily affairs in the army now?"

"Instructor Mo is in charge. The female soldier used to be Instructor Feng, but after she left, it was me."

“Let’s briefly talk about the situation of male and female soldiers.”

Wang Sanniang also didn't expect that the newly arrived instructor Liu would also like to take exams at random like the city lord, right? Why do the people in the Xu family's political affairs team love exams so much?

Although she complained, she carefully sorted it out in her mind before speaking, "Currently, there are 3,600 registered male soldiers, 1,200 female soldiers, and 300 logistics personnel. At present, we are mainly at Xishan University During the training at the camp, there is a mountain over there. The female soldiers are at the foot of the mountain and the male soldiers are on the mountain. Instructor Mo will train the male and female soldiers separately."

"How to train separately?"

"Culture and technology are separated in the morning and afternoon. Female soldiers have cultural classes in the morning and drills in the afternoon. The opposite is true for male soldiers."

"The types and number of military units?"

"There are about 5,000 male and female soldiers in total, including 500 archers, 200 swordsmen, and the rest are not divided."

"Drill, what do you usually practice?"

"Standing military posture, strength training, close combat, running with heavy loads, reconnaissance and tracking, and special training, such as archers, there are other courses."

Liu Dazhuang's brows jumped when he heard this.

Boy, this is the decathlon!

He is even learning reconnaissance and tracking. This is not training soldiers, it is clearly training generals!

Liu Dazhuang had a hunch that if anyone was randomly selected from Xu Zhenying's team, he might be able to become a member of a thousand households in the army of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

"Oh, there are also practical exercises every Friday afternoon."

"What is a practical exercise?"

"The 1,200 female soldiers here are divided into six groups, and everyone takes turns to draw lots to decide who will be the commander. The city lord will issue some tasks, and then the six groups will act as opponents in pairs to simulate real war situations and cultivate our combat capabilities. "

Liu Dazhuang suddenly felt like running away.

This...let him be the chief instructor? What is he going to teach?

But he didn't show it on his face, "What exactly do you study in the cultural class? I heard that you have exams?"

Wang Sanniang nodded, "Yes, the cultural classes include war psychology, military theory, practical military law, desperate survival, jungle tracking, etc. Sometimes Teacher Xiao Xu teaches, and sometimes the city lord comes to teach us. There are exams and exams every week. Ranking, if you can lead in cultural performance and technical performance every time, you will be eligible for priority promotion."

Hearing this, Liu Dazhuang lost his composure.

The soldiers under Xu Zhenying all relied on their own abilities to gain the upper hand?

Somehow, Liu Dazhuang felt more anxious.

He was anxious that he could not suppress this group of capable soldiers, and he was even more anxious that he was not good enough and was embarrassed. After much thought, he could not find a way, so he had to ask Sanniang: "Did Ming Xiaoshuang serve as a soldier for a while?" Chief instructor of time?”

"Yes, but Comrade Xiaoshuang is not in the army now." Wang Sanniang showed hesitation as soon as she spoke, but thinking that Liu Dazhuang would know sooner or later, she said directly, "He made a mistake before and has been demoted. , is now studying in an intermediate literacy class for further study.”

Liu Dazhuang was stunned, "What happened? Please tell me in detail."

Wang Sanniang had no choice but to tell Liu Dazhuang about the previous demonstration of refugee riots in the new village.

Liu Dazhuang did not expect that someone would be so bold as to seize Xu Zhenying's power!

He and Ming Xiaoshuang had the most special relationship. Although one was a soldier and the other was a prisoner when he was exiled, Ming Xiaoshuang had taken refuge in Xu Zhenying very early, so Liu Dazhuang had long regarded Ming Xiaoshuang as one of his own.

When I suddenly heard that Ming Xiaoshuang had been demoted, I couldn't help but feel anxious, but then I thought that Xu Zhenying had always valued love and righteousness. This move could be regarded as training Ming Xiaoshuang to prevent him from making bigger mistakes in the future.

Liu Dazhuang couldn't help but wonder where those people who had been exiled went, so Wang Sanniang informed Liu Dazhuang of the recent situation.

When Liu Dazhuang heard that Xu Yinxi had gone to Ye County to become a female county magistrate, he couldn't help but be speechless.

He remembered the moonlit discussion between Xu Zhenying and Han Ruqing on the road to exile. At that time, Xu Zhenying spoke categorically about women becoming officials. Unexpectedly, only half a year later, she actually did it!

At this moment, Da Zhuang felt mixed emotions.

Why didn't you see that Xu Zhenying had this ability at the time?

Not really. Along the way, the group of them had been making soap, working as refugees, and attacking cities as bandits. In which case did she, Xu Zhenying, not take the lead?

This Xu Zhenying... is no ordinary woman!

I'm afraid that all the men in the Great Zhou Dynasty would be inferior to her!

Liu Dazhuang was a little frustrated and fled. After much deliberation, he could only go to Ming Xiaoshuang, so he said to Wang Sanniang: "I still have something to do. Please go to the male soldiers' camp and tell me that I will report later tonight." .”