Chapter 22 Mulan
Yang Xiong and Liu Bang fought fiercely in Quyuxi. Thirty thousand Qin troops faced off against a total of 60,000 anti-Qin coalition forces. Yang Xiong was lured into an encirclement by Liu Bang, and the situation was critical.
Liu Bang did not know that Li Yuan was not in Yang Xiong's army. According to the situation discovered by Liu Jun's scouts, Li Yuan should also be in the army after rendezvousing with Yang Xiong. However, he did not expect Li Yuan to make a temporary decision and lead his troops to guard the Baima Ferry.
Yes, Liu Bang
The generals attacked like a tide, regardless of life and death, which surprised the Qin army. Liu Bang's troops have always been not very strong in terms of fighting will. Among the anti-Qin armies, the only one that can really compete with the Qin army is Xiang Yu's Chu army.
military.
Putting aside the war between Yang and Liu for the moment, at Baimadu, as soon as Li Yuan and his soldiers arrived, they began non-stop preparations for military preparations.
There are currently two logistics supply lines for Yang Xiong's Qin army. Yao Jiajin is the main one, and the backup line is Baima Crossing. Out of concern about Yang Xiong's defeat, Li Yuan quickly ordered the requisition of ships and supplies near Baima.
To prepare for emergencies, at the same time, since Yang Xiong had already promised the number of 2,000 people to lead the army, Li Yuan set up a temporary recruitment agency in Baima to recruit applicants.
Enlisted soldiers.
Recruitment of soldiers was first initiated by the famous general Wu Qi in the Spring and Autumn Period. He simply recruited good talents and established the first special elite force of all countries - Wushu through recruitment instead of traditional conscription. The standards for Wushu are quite strict. The basic conditions are: wearing a uniform
Three sets of body armor, capable of drawing a twelve-stone bow, carrying equipment capable of holding fifty arrows, carrying a spear on his shoulders, a helmet on his head, a sharp sword hanging on his waist, and three days of dry food for half a day.
Travel a hundred miles.
Li Yuan's main purpose now is to make up for the missing soldiers in preparation for the fierce battle that may come soon. Therefore, the standards for recruiting soldiers will not be as strict as Wu Qi's. Moreover, although the Sanchuan County area has been conquered by Qin for many years,
After all, it was originally affiliated with South Korea, and Li Yuan was not sure how much the people here recognized the Qin Army.
White Horse Crossing.
It is only thirty miles away from Xingyang City. Due to the developed transportation and the gathering of merchants here, entertainment businesses such as restaurants and actors are also relatively developed.
The day after Li Yuan came out to recruit troops, a person who was unexpected and reasonable by Li Yuan also came to Baima, and the way she chose to approach Li Yuan was so unexpected.
Zhou Xing, who was in charge of recruiting new soldiers, had been very depressed these two days. Wang Shang, Zhou Xing, and Gan Houbo were all military princes. This time Li Yuan ordered the recruitment. They also worked hard to compete with each other, and Wang Shang was killed.
Fan Kuai's deeds were publicized, he was handsome, and he was eloquent, so the number of people who signed up for Wang Shang's department was
There are the most, and Gan Houbo's honest and honest look is enough to make people feel that they will not suffer under Gan Junhou. There are not many recruits who sign up for him, but Zhou Xing is the only one with ordinary appearance and poor deeds.
Since he has nothing to promote and he doesn't like to talk much, it will be difficult to recruit soldiers.
"Gu Yun, from Xingyang, 18 years old, signed up as a foot soldier, good at fencing." Just when Zhou Xing was depressed, a young man of short stature and as white as jade came to Zhou's registration office.
"If you are good at fencing, you dare to give it a try on the spot." Zhou Xing became interested. Compared with Wang Shang and Gan Houbo, his method of recruiting soldiers was not attractive. This time when he heard that the new boy was good at fencing, Zhou Xing suddenly saw him.
As soon as the light comes on, isn't the fencing competition the most exciting move to watch?
The young man raised his handsome eyebrows slightly, smiled and said: "Why not, but for the sword's eye, how about we use bamboo as a sword, and we can point it to the point?"
At this time, Zhou Xing was only thinking about how to attract people, and he couldn't care about anything else, so he responded: "That's very good. Come here and bring the bamboo sword."
Zhou Xing's swordsmanship is quite satisfactory among the Qin army, slightly inferior to Wang Shang, and slightly better than Gan Houbo. Since becoming a military prince, Zhou Xing has been very concerned about his commanding ability and personal bravery. After all, it is not easy to have
If you get a chance to rise from the bottom, if you are suppressed because you don’t work hard, you will never have a chance to stand up again.
If you want to get ahead at the grassroots, it is very important to follow the right people. If you follow a hereditary Wu second generation or Wu third generation, then don't think about getting promoted and making a fortune. Why, there are a lot of Hakka people, when will you hand it over?
It will wipe out all your efforts. And now, Li Yuan is considered to have a grassroots background. So far, Zhou Xing has not seen that Li Yuan is involved with any force. The people promoted by Li Yuan also pay more attention to ability, basically
Regardless of seniority, this moved Zhou Xing very much. This was also the reason why he wanted to compete with Wang Shang and Gan Houbo.
Everyone eats according to their ability, this is what a man should be like.
A bamboo sword competition began. Zhou Xing was quite cautious and did not attack rashly because of his status. However, Gu Yun rolled up his sleeves and stepped forward with his sword without ceremony. Seeing that his figure and steps were extremely skillful, he thought
He has been immersed in swordsmanship for many years. Both sides come and go, fighting in the same place. What makes Zhou Xing more and more surprised as he fights is that Gu Yun's swordsmanship is really amazing. Not only does he have a variety of moves that are dazzling, but also his skills are amazing.
Exquisite, some sword moves are graceful and graceful, making people feel dazzled and moved.
In less than a moment, the two of them were already fighting. Gu Yun, a young man, was able to fight Zhou Xing to a close. Judging from his momentum in the field, he was still vaguely on the offensive. This made everyone onlookers suddenly excited. Even Wang Shang
, Gan Houbo also heard the news and ran over to watch the battle.
"Old Zhou, please work harder, don't let your brother lose face!" Wang Shang blushed and shouted at the top of his lungs to encourage Zhou Xing.
"This young man is not bad. He is both handsome and capable. I don't know which young lady is so lucky." Among the crowd watching the battle, the gossipy lady had already begun to take stock of the resources in her hands.
At this time, Zhou Xing was in trouble. Bamboo swords are different from actual bronze swords. Bamboo is lighter and does not require much strength from the fencer. In addition, this competition has proved that everything is done. Therefore, with his life
Risk-taking tactics are also not advisable.
After this fight, Zhou Xing also understood. He had fallen into Gu Yun's trap from the beginning. It was just a matter of using the bamboo sword to reach the point. It was basically to contain Zhou Xing's power to prevent him from going all out.
However, Gu Yun's strengths were brought into full play due to the lightness of the bamboo sword.
"Cunning boy!" Zhou Xing secretly complained in his heart, but he couldn't think of a way to deal with it for a while. He could only look for opportunities to fight with force, touching the bamboo sword with the bamboo sword, hoping to rely on the vibration of the wrist to make Gu Yun
Somewhat afraid.
The crowd gathered more and more. Li Yuan, accompanied by his own cavalry general Luo Jia, happened to come to inspect the recruitment situation. When he saw Zhou Xing fighting with others, he couldn't help but stop and watch.
"Captain, this guy is not bad at competing with Zhou Junhou. Our soldiers' camp is still short of manpower. Can we supplement it first?" Luo Jia stared at Gu Yun and clapped his hands enviously, unable to hold back his feelings.
surprise.
"Boy, well, this kid is indeed good, but it's not appropriate to put him in the soldiers' camp. Let Lao Zhou take him with him first!" Li Yuan glanced at Gu Yun and pondered for a long time before saying.
"But!" Luo Jia persisted and tried to make Li Yuan change his mind.
"Military orders are like a mountain and cannot be changed. After the Zhou Junhou test, let him come to see me immediately." After Li Yuan said this, he turned and left in large strides.
Others couldn't see it clearly, but for Li Yuan, who had seen numerous pictures of women in vacuum, clairvoyance, cross-dressing and even sex on the Internet, he could tell at a glance whether Gu Yun was a boy or a girl.
What is the purpose of a woman disguising herself as a man and sneaking into the military camp? Could it be that she is another Hua Mulan in the army? How is this possible? The biggest difference between recruitment and conscription is that one is voluntary and the other is compulsory. There is no mandatory constraint.
Chapter completed!