Song Dynasty Iron Armored Army

Chapter 475 Recruiting troops on the spot
Zhong Ping was surprised. The Cangzhou Army had less than 2 soldiers in total, wiped out more than [-] Xixia cavalry, and was still able to advance westward, which shows that the casualties were not large.

Zhong Ping said: "Xixia is different from our Central Plains. It is vast and sparsely populated. Liangzhou is even more desolate, with solitary troops going deep and no food. The risk is not small."

Chai Lin laughed and said, "Huo Qubing dared to lead [-] cavalry to go deep into the grassland for thousands of miles. It's only [-] miles from here to Liangzhou, so why not dare?"

Lu Da rolled up his sleeves: "Brother Pingzi, you have changed. Why are you so timid? When we serve as soldiers and fight, that is the job of hanging our heads on our belts. I am afraid that this will do the trick. The horse meat from Shuichuan is good, eat it for a year I can’t finish it all, not to mention countless food and grass.”

Wu Yong was silent, thought for a while, and said: "Xixia's new defeat, especially the failure of the iron kite, has made the whole country of Xixia sluggish. This is a good time to attack. Liangzhou is located in the Hexi Corridor, with abundant water and grass. There are a lot of cows, cattle, and sheep. The more important thing is that most of the people here are Han people, so it is easier to subdue them.”

Zhong Ping shook his head and said: "That's not the case. There are a large number of Han Chinese in the countries of the Western Regions, but these Han people have been in the Western Regions all year round, and they have become accustomed to the law that the strong are respected. They have no national concept, and they bow their heads to whoever is strong. "

Lin Chong, who had been silent all this time, was overjoyed: "Then wouldn't it be better? We can recruit troops on the spot by conquering the surrounding area of ​​Xiliang."

Lu Da said: "Brother Pingzi, don't worry. The Sa family sees that you have nothing to do after you go back. Why don't you lead the army to Liangzhou with us?"

Seeing what Lu Da said, Chailin said: "The supervisor of Zhongdu will lead the troops with him. Anyone who has meritorious service will be paid out in cash. There is no need to worry about food, grass and luggage. There are millions of catties of grain and grass in Haoshuichuan City. There are merchants along the way. The team sent us food, no problem."

After all, Zhong Ping was young, and a warlike heart had the upper hand, so he couldn't let the Cangzhou army look down on him.

"Okay, but I have to write a letter back first, so as not to worry Tong Shuai."

"Sure, I will also write a letter to Tong Shuai."

On the second day, in the south of Haoshuichuan City, many people gathered nearby.

There are people from all tribes, and they all read the announcement there.

Lu Fang led two hundred heavy cavalry to recruit troops.

Simple and rude, older than 30 years old.He is 1.6 meters tall, has sound limbs and can run fast.Horseback riding is preferred.

Just kidding, here in the northwest, the land is vast and sparsely populated, and it takes dozens of miles to walk a relative. If you can't ride a horse and walk, you must starve to death.

The remuneration is still very generous, not to mention food, lodging, clothes, armor and horses.Eight hundred Wen a month is a big money, double the battles, and the gains will be counted separately.The most important thing is that as long as you join the army and pass the training and assessment, your family will be given five acres of good land near Haoshuichuan and a house built by Chinese craftsmen.

The temptation was so great that men from hundreds of miles away rushed to sign up.

In the northwestern land, the folk customs are tough, and life is difficult. Let alone money and land, people will come just to take care of food.

By the time the sun is westward, more than 1000 people have been selected.

Among them was a Western Xia spy who was caught on the spot and shot into a hedgehog.

Since its development, the Cangzhou Army has matured and its organizational framework is complete. It is no longer a village soldier in that village.

The recruits who pass the inspection all go to the backyard to take a bath, and lock their old clothes and some personal belongings in the cabinet for storage.

After the recruits came out, they were already recruits in uniform coarse cotton clothes.

Many recruits have never worn such warm cotton clothes in their entire lives. There is a thin layer of clothing called autumn clothes inside, a layer of cotton waistcoat in the middle, and a large cotton jacket on the outside.

Fragrant horse meat was cooked on the side of the school grounds, big chunks of meat were gurgling and tumbling.

Pang Wanchun rode lightly and bent his bow, and came to the school field.

"This general, Pang Wanchun, will be your general and instructor from now on. I only have three requirements: obey orders, obey orders, and obey orders. I hold the power of life and death for you, whether to reward or kill, it is only in my mind .So, no one should try to challenge my authority."

The recruits were so frightened that they didn't dare to speak. Although the Northwesters were brave, their form was better than theirs. When they arrived in the barracks, they were like dragons coiling up or tigers lying down.

Pang Wanchun took out a piece of silver weighing two taels, raised it in the air, and said: "Whoever is not afraid of death, go to the foot of the wall and stand with a square log on his head, let me make an arrow target, and this piece of silver will be rewarded to him. Now Ben will start counting. One, two."

Before the two finished speaking, a man rushed out, a big man.

"I dare," said the big man.

"Yes, with some guts. What's your name."

"Liu Wu, a recruit. If I die, can the general give the two taels of silver to my family?"

"Don't worry, if you die. In addition to the two taels of silver, there is also a pension of 20 taels, and one piece will be given to your family."

Liu Wuting was brave and stood there with his head against Fang Mu.

Pang Wanchun immediately bent his bow, swished an arrow, and bang, it hit Fangmu.

"Good." Everyone praised.

Liu Wu came to pick up the money, and returned to the team happily.

Pang Wanchun held up three taels of silver for the second time, and said: "This time I will shoot arrows on flying horses, who would like to hit the target."

"I'm going, I'm going."

There was almost no fight, and the fastest one passed by.

Pang Wanchun galloped past on his horse, at a distance of about seven or eighty meters, and shot an arrow sideways, hitting the square tree on the recruit's head.

The recruit who was the target came over and took away three taels of silver.

When Pang Wanchun came back, he took a piece of black cloth and wrapped it around his eyes.This time I raised ten taels of silver.

"Who dares to go?"

No one dared to go this time. Although money is good, life is important.Blindfolded, or Pegasus, isn't that fatal?

Pang Wanchun yelled three times but no one dared to go.

At this time, a little girl from the medical barracks passed by with a bandage and said, "A group of men, none of them has a seed. I'll go."

The female soldier used to stand against the square log, Pang Wanchun galloped on a galloping horse, bent her bow sideways, and with a bang of an arrow, it just nailed the square log.

In fact, Pang Wanchun's arrow is real, but the blindfold is fake.

The black cloth looks opaque, but in fact it can be seen five or six points. The recruits didn't know this, and they were shocked and submissive one by one.

This is what Pang Wanchun wanted.

"Okay, let's serve dinner. Remember what this general said. We are the most disciplined in the army. Come in line one by one, get the meal, sing first, and then you can eat. Anyone who dares to violate the rules will be served with a whip."

Each person has a large ceramic bowl with meat in it.In addition, there are steamed buns and pickles.

Most people obeyed the rules. There was a man who started to eat the meat after receiving it.

was discovered by the instructor.

Two law enforcement teams like wolves and tigers came up, grabbed them, pressed them to the ground, took off their cotton jackets, and beat them with five leather lashes, until the flesh was lashed.

(End of this chapter)