Transmigrating into a Turbulent Era as a Soldier, Starting with Marrying a Wife

Under the whips and shouts of the officials of the Military Governor's Office.

These hundreds of newly recruited men were lined up in rows in the training field.

In front of each row, several captains were responsible for assessing them.

The most important thing in selecting soldiers from military households was to test their strength.

This was also very reasonable.

Soldiers from military households had to go to battle and kill enemies, and they couldn't wield knives and spears if they were weak.

In front of each row, there were several stone locks of varying weights.

Ranging from one hundred to three hundred pounds.

If a man could lift a one-hundred-pound stone lock, he would be considered qualified and could be a supplementary soldier in the military household.

If he could lift two hundred pounds, he would be considered superior and could be selected as a regular soldier in the military household.

As for the three-hundred-pound stone lock, generally few people could lift it.

But if someone could really lift the three-hundred-pound stone lock.

According to the rules of the Military Governor's Office for selecting soldiers, not only would this person receive a great reward, but he could also be directly promoted to the position of squad leader in the military household.

When dividing households, he would also have the right to choose land, houses, wives, and daughters first.

For farmers who worked hard in the fields all year round.

Lifting a hundred-pound stone lock was not too difficult.

But to lift a two-hundred-pound stone lock, one needed to be strong and have a certain foundation in martial arts.

To lift a three-hundred-pound stone lock, one could only say that this person was born with divine strength.

In Li Yuan's row, most of the dozen or so men in front of him only lifted the hundred-pound stone lock.

Only three people could lift the two-hundred-pound stone lock.

The officials of the Military Governor's Office on the side frowned.

Thinking that this batch of men was really useless.

There were so few people who could become regular soldiers.

But this could not be blamed on these men, as it was currently a year of famine.

And it was also the season when the new crops were not yet ready.

Almost every family lacked food.

These men could only rely on wild vegetables and rice bran to survive on weekdays.

They simply couldn't get enough to eat.

No matter how good their physical foundation was, without food in their stomachs, they couldn't have enough strength.

Fortunately, when Li Yuan set off from Li Family Village, his elder brother had stuffed a lot of mixed grain cakes into his bag.

At least he could eat his fill.

This gave him a strength advantage over others.

When it was Li Yuan's turn to be assessed.

He didn't even bother to look at the hundred-pound stone lock.

Instead, he walked directly to the two-hundred-pound stone lock.

He grabbed the handle of the stone lock with both hands and exerted force.

The stone lock was lifted steadily by him.

He even walked a dozen steps in place.

The officials of the Military Governor's Office on the side couldn't help but reveal a satisfied smile when they saw this scene.

Finally, another regular soldier for the military household had been selected.

After putting down the stone lock, Li Yuan was still somewhat unsatisfied.

He reached out and grabbed the three-hundred-pound stone lock on the side.

The surrounding men and officials were all stunned.

Could it be that this young man was going to try the three-hundred-pound stone lock?

In today's selection of soldiers, so far, no one had dared to challenge lifting the three-hundred-pound stone lock.

Did he want to be the first?

Their thoughts were correct.

Li Yuan stood firmly with his feet in a bow stance and let out a shout.

The official supervising on the side instantly revealed a look of surprise.

If his team could select a soldier with natural strength, according to the rules, there would also be a reward.

This was truly God opening his eyes and bringing good luck.

And the Commandant of the Military Governor's Office, who was supervising the selection of soldiers on the high platform.

Also looked over here with a surprised expression.

Today's selection of soldiers actually produced a strongman.

This was truly a good thing worth celebrating.

Li Yuan persisted for a while, then slowly put down the stone lock.

Immediately, a servant beside the Commandant ran over and shouted to him.

"You come with me, the Commandant wants to personally assess you."

Hearing that the Commandant of the Military Governor's Office wanted to personally assess this person, the surrounding crowd all looked sideways.

Li Yuan was not stage-frightened, he patted the dust off his body a few times, and then followed the servant towards the high platform of the training field.

This Commandant was a tall middle-aged man with sharp eyes.

Li Yuan stepped forward, neither humble nor arrogant, and cupped his hands in salute.

"Li Yuan from Qingyuan Village, pays respects to the superior official."

The Commandant's eyes swept back and forth over Li Yuan, seemingly wanting to see through the details of this young man.

Because this person was quite different in temperament from the ordinary farmers who were conscripted.

That kind of high-spirited and confident demeanor could not be suppressed.

The Commandant's heart stirred, and he suddenly asked.

"You, could it be that you have studied?"

Li Yuan cupped his hands and replied.

"Yes, I studied in a private school for a few days when I was young."

The Commandant nodded in understanding.

No wonder he looked extraordinary, so he was someone who had studied.

In fact, the original owner of Li Yuan's body was poor and had not formally studied, but the current Li Yuan was a proper university graduate.

If converted to the standards of the Great Liang Dynasty, he could definitely be considered well-read.

Li Yuan's saying that he had studied in a private school for a few days was already very modest.

Moreover, no one would really investigate this kind of thing, so he just said it.

The Commandant then asked.

"I see that you have a lot of strength, have you learned any other martial arts?"

For the Commandant, it was certainly a good thing for soldiers from military households to have studied and be able to write, but more importantly, they had to be able to go to battle and kill enemies.

Li Yuan cupped his hands and replied.

"I have practiced swords, shields, and spears since I was young, and I also know archery."

The Commandant's eyes lit up obviously.

He turned to the servant behind him and shouted.

"Go! Bring him a spear."

Before long, Li Yuan took a spear from the servant's hand.

Then, in front of this Commandant, he practiced a set of Six Harmony Spear techniques.

This spear technique was the skill of Li Yuan, the original owner of this body.

This Li Yuan from Li Family Village had been born with immense strength, and he had liked to wield spears and sticks since he was a child.

When he was 9 years old, he followed an old soldier who had retired from the army in the village to practice martial arts for a while.

That old soldier had been a drillmaster in the border army, teaching soldiers martial arts.

Having no sons or daughters under his knees, Li Yuan worshiped this old soldier as his teacher.

The old soldier saw that he was smart and sensible, and he was also extremely filial to him.

So he taught him all of his skills.

He taught Li Yuan the Thirty-Six Styles of the Six Harmony Spear, as well as the skills of swords, shields, and archery.

As soon as Li Yuan made a move, he only twirled the spear a few times.

The Commandant couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.

This young man's spear skills had definitely been taught by an expert.

The spear routine had no fancy moves at all, all of them were techniques suitable for use on the battlefield.

Li Yuan was also young and vigorous, and a spear in his hand was wielded with great force.

After practicing the spear, the servant brought over a bow and arrow.

Li Yuan fired three arrows in a row from fifty paces away, all hitting the vital points of the straw target.

The Commandant couldn't help but nod repeatedly as he watched.

In the afternoon, at Shen Shi (3-5 pm), the Military Governor's Office finished selecting soldiers from military households.

This time, a total of fifty-three regular soldiers and two hundred and seventy auxiliary soldiers were selected.

After Li Yuan lifted the three-hundred-pound stone lock, others also wanted to try.

But no one was able to lift it like Li Yuan.

Moreover, in terms of martial arts alone, Li Yuan was also the leader of this group.

Unsurprisingly, Li Yuan became the top of this selection, that is, the first place in the selection of soldiers.

According to the regulations of the Military Governor's Office.

Li Yuan was directly promoted to the squad leader of the military household.

The Commandant brought a black waist tag and handed it to Li Yuan.

On it was written [Xihe Fort, Dongxiang Village Regular Soldier Military Household Squad Leader, Li Yuan]

From then on, Li Yuan went from being an ordinary farmer to entering the military register of Great Liang and becoming a squad leader of the military household.