399. The General Is so Brave, He Is Unparalleled in the History!

Five days later.

The newly formed imperial guards of Jingzhou Prefecture had a total of one army and five battalions, totaling 2,500 people, all fully staffed. At the same time, the number of the newly formed imperial guards, Shengyi Army, was also reported in the Privy Council of Lin'an Prefecture.

The organization of the imperial guards of the Song Dynasty was divided into army (large army), wing, army (small army), command (battalion), and capital. Ten small armies can form a wing, totaling 25,000 people, and two wings can form a large army, totaling 50,000 people. Each army has its own number, such as the four most elite armies in the imperial guards, the Pengri Army, the Tianwu Army, the Longwei Army, and the Shenwei Army.

Another example is Yue Fei. Yue Fei once led three elite cavalry units, numbered as the Tabai Army, the Youyi Army, and the Beiwei Army. Of course, the Beiwei Army is a more common number, and the cavalry under Han Shizhong and others also used the Beiwei Army.

Jingnan Prefecture, parade ground.

Shengyi Army Camp. .

More than 2,500 imperial guards gathered, lined up neatly, and were wearing dense armor.

On the stage.

Bai Gui looked down at everyone.

He was wearing a red lacquered mountain pattern armor, with a phoenix-wing helmet, arm guards, a headband, and a robe belly, with only a small part of his face and hands showing.

He stared silently for a long time.

No one on the stage or in the audience spoke.

A moment.

Two quarters of an hour passed.

Bai Gui finally spoke, "To be honest with you, with your talent, you are lucky enough to be the commander of the camp, which is already a favor from the court. Now you are the commander of the army of Shengyi Army, and you are in charge of an army. It is inseparable from your master. Your master, I believe you all know that his surname is Han Shizhong, and he is a brave general of the Song Dynasty..."

There was a little commotion among the imperial guards below the stage.

But after all, these are the elites carefully selected by the Privy Council and Jingzhou Prefecture. Although there are some small commotions, they are still within the controllable range.

"The general is the top martial arts scholar of the Song Dynasty, and he is also a disciple of Marshal Han, and a military commander..., brothers dare not have any complaints."

A man with a burly figure walked out from the ranks of the generals, and bowed.

A dragon gives birth to a dragon, a phoenix gives birth to a phoenix, and a mouse's son will dig holes.

The soldiers of the Song Dynasty were used to this scene. Moreover, Bai Gui was not a playboy, but had real qualifications. Although the top martial arts scholar was a little overrated for this position, it was not bad. Besides, Han Shizhong had a great prestige in the army. Even if some people complained about Bai Gui being the military commander, they would never have many.

As for the soldiers, they were even more indifferent to this. It was natural for soldiers to eat food, and who became a general had little to do with them. Now it has been six years since the peace talks in Shaoxing, and the world is peaceful. The war will not come so soon. As long as Bai Gui does not deduct their military pay, it doesn't matter.

"What's your name?"

Bai Gui asked the generals who came out.

The positions of the generals under the platform were carefully considered, and they were arranged according to their official positions. The general who came out was in the third row, and he should be a battalion commander.

"General, I am Qiao Sanwu."

The burly man clasped his fists.

"I remember this."

"Join the ranks."

Bai Gui nodded and said.

Shengyi Army was a newly formed imperial army, and Qiao Sanwu was most likely an imperial army general transferred from other imperial army units. But fortunately, the generals did not command the troops, otherwise, even he would find it difficult to deal with the arrogant and brave generals.

Of course, before the military roll call today, he had already obtained the roster of Shengyi Army. With his photographic memory, he knew Qiao Sanwu's past, or the past of these generals, clearly.

At the same time, he was not disappointed that Shengjie Army had not produced a future famous general who would go down in history. Liu Bang's Fengpei Yuancong and Zhu Yuanzhang's Huaixi nobles were only talents from one county.

To conquer the world, talents from one county are enough.

Qiao Sanwu received the order and joined the ranks.

Very disciplined.

Bai Gui could see that this imperial army was indeed an elite, and obeying military orders was engraved in their bones. He was not arrogant or lazy just because he was a young man who had just joined the army. After all, military law requires that those who disobey orders will be executed, and ordinary people are not so stubborn without some confidence.

It is not easy to be an arrogant soldier and a brave general!

"I have just arrived, and I don't know what abilities the generals have, and whether the generals in the field have any talents. Therefore... I will formulate a rule."

Bai Gui waved his hand.

Soon, under the stage, the guards worked together to carry up a cauldron with a rope.

This cauldron is about six feet high, more than half a person high, and as wide as three people hugging together. It is made of solid materials and weighs at least more than 700 pounds.

"Those who can pull this cauldron and walk 30 steps, even if they have no official title or rank, can become the deputy head of the army. Those who have official title or rank can be promoted one level and rewarded with 10 strings of money." (Each city has 500 people, with the distinction between deputy head and head.)

"Those who can pull this cauldron and walk 70 steps, even if they have no official title or rank, can become the head of the army. Those who have official title or rank can be promoted two levels and rewarded with 30 strings of money."

"Those who can pull this cauldron and walk 120 steps, even if they have no official title or rank, can become the deputy commander of the camp. Those who have official title or rank can be promoted three levels and rewarded with 100 strings of money." (Each camp has 500 people, with the distinction between camp commander and camp deputy commander.)

"The more you walk, the more rewards this general will get!"

Bai Gui said slowly.

Beside the general selection platform, there were already guards holding wooden tables, and on the wooden bank were ivory cards and strings of copper coins strung with ropes.

The ivory plates were engraved with the numbers of each city and each camp, as well as the military positions of each city and each camp.

The copper coins were all new and golden.

It was very visually impactful.

There was an uproar on the training ground of the imperial army.

Each of them had red eyes.

In the past, if they wanted to become a grassroots officer in the army, the fastest way for them was to kill the enemy on the battlefield, but killing the enemy to get to the position of a captain who managed 100 people was only one in ten. However, now just by competing their strength, they can become deputy captains, captains, deputy battalion commanders, and commanders. This is an unimaginable good thing.

The generals are also eager to move. For them, a few promotions are also a big temptation.

"All the soldiers can give it a try..."

"This general has a promise worth a thousand gold coins and will never break it easily."

Bai Gui said.

From ancient times to the present, the best way to quickly integrate the combat effectiveness of an army is to motivate the soldiers with such visible rewards and punishments. Although this behavior has certain consequences, for example, the soldiers follow the example of their superiors and are self-reliant with courage and strength, which are mostly reckless.

But there is no such thing as a perfect good thing when weighing the two evils.

Although his current position is not low, he has no power to influence the decision-making of the war. And fierce generals are the best way for middle-level generals to stand out from the crowd.

Adapting to the times and adapting to local conditions is the way to be a national talent.

Besides... a general who thinks he is a fierce general is not necessarily bad, such as the Overlord Xiang Yu, who looks like a reckless man, but is actually a master of military situation.

Xiang Yu's opponents are famous generals such as Han Xin, Liu Bang, Peng Yue, Ying Bu, Cao Shen, and Lu Ze.

...

With Bai Gui's promise, those who think they are brave in the Shengjie Army immediately climbed the steps to the stage.

The first person was just a middle-aged man with a strong back and strong waist.

Bai Gui's personal soldiers tied him up with ropes.

Grunt.

Grunt.

This middle-aged man with a strong back and strong waist fell to the ground after only pulling twenty-five steps.

"You are the first person to come on stage. Although you have not reached 30 steps, the general will show mercy and you can be promoted to the deputy head of the cooking department of the baggage camp."

After counting the steps, a personal soldier said.

"Thank you for your kindness, General. I, Li Hou'er, will never forget it."

The burly middle-aged man immediately knelt on the ground after hearing what the personal soldier said, and imitated the lyrics of the opera to thank Bai Gui.

"Give him the ivory plate and give him another 30 strings of money."

Bai Gui smiled and said.

People who have read books and have knowledge can be popular everywhere.

What he is doing now is no different from Shang Yang's reform of moving trees to establish trust. Those who dare to come up and eat crabs first will always get benefits.

It's just that the big-headed soldiers in the field can't read a word and don't understand the benefits of this. And the generals, even if they know this truth, it is obvious that this temptation is not enough to make them the first to come out.

However, Li Houer didn't walk 30 steps after all. But if he didn't walk 30 steps, it wouldn't be too much of an exception to give him the lowest rank among the captains, the deputy captain of the baggage battalion. As for the money, it was just a bonus. Giving more would only show his generosity as a commander.

Those who dare to be jealous would only be jealous of Li Houer's "ill-gotten gains". And not only would they not be jealous of him as a commander, but on the contrary they would respect him more.

In the future, when he gives an order, these people will subconsciously rush out first.

This is "training people", the way to be a general, and also the classic conditioning of psychology.

The principles are all the same.

With Li Houer's demonstration, the soldiers of the imperial army in the field also began to make noise, and the famous people who had long been famous in the imperial army began to come out.

Qiaoguan, also known as Tuoguan, means lifting the bolt of the city gate. "Lüshi Chunqiu" records: "Confucius's strength is to lift the gate of the country, but he is unwilling to be known for his strength."

Qiaoguan means a strong man who can lift the city gate.

Among more than 2,000 people, more than 200 people came up one after another.

But it is obvious that Bai Gui had already tested it when he formulated the rules of the game, so that not too many people would pass.

Among the 200 people, only more than 30 people entered the first level.

Only 13 people entered the second level.

Only two people entered the third level.

The latter two pulled the cauldron 130 steps and 140 steps respectively.

Bai Gui rewarded them one by one, without missing any.

But when the people who passed the second and third levels came up, he asked directly whether they were willing to join his personal guard camp and be his personal guards.

The thirteen people hesitated for a while, then half-knelt down, willing to become Bai Gui's personal guards.

"Chen Ce, Ma Sheng..."

"You two have the best performance and can be the commander-in-chief and deputy commander-in-chief of this general's camp. The rest of you can be the military envoy (dutou) and deputy military envoy (fudutou) of this general's personal guard camp!"

"From today on, these thirteen people will be called the Thirteen Outstanding Guards and receive double military salary every month."

Bai Gui said with a sigh.

Although he had thirty personal guards given by Han Shizhong, he planned to incorporate these people into the Guard Camp. The Personal Guard Camp was the troops he personally commanded, while the Guard Camp was the troops that protected him. The two were different and did not belong to each other.

In the Song military system, the officers of the infantry were called dutou and deputy dutou, while the officers of the cavalry were called military envoys and deputy military envoys.

As for the Thirteen Outstanding Guards, he wanted to call them the Thirteen Taibao, but after thinking about it, he thought that this name was a bit taboo, so he gave it up.

"Thank you, general."

The thirteen people's faces suddenly brightened and thanked him.

Just now, Bai Gui asked them if they were willing to join the Guard Camp and serve as his Guards. They mistakenly thought that Bai Gui refused to honor his promise and just wanted to get rid of it with a small official position in the Guard Camp. However, they did not expect that Bai Gui would Their treatment was so kind that they were directly allowed to serve as commanders and military envoys of the Guards Battalion.

You must know that in the first army, the Guards Battalion is the direct line unit. Even if the official position is slightly lower than that of other battalions, but relying on the direct line and the general's favor, this status will not be low.

And the double military salary was even more of an unexpected surprise.

The Imperial Guards in the audience immediately cast envious looks at the thirteen warriors.

But they have nothing to be jealous of. They are all big-headed soldiers and illiterate. A test of strength is the fairest way. Now that they are not as strong as others, what else can be said.

Of course, the most critical point is that these unscrupulous people, with their bravery, are definitely the thorns in the Forbidden Army, or "bullies". Now that they are convinced by Bai Gui, then the entire army will naturally be convinced by Bai Gui, because these ten Sanqiao Guanshi is the "leader" of the lower-level soldiers of the Forbidden Army.

"Generals can also come on stage and give it a try..."

Bai Gui smiled and looked at the many generals of the Forbidden Army under the general stage.

After the soldiers have gone on stage to test, the generals will be discussed next. This has been an established rule. Important people often arrive late and appear last.

One by one, the generals came to the stage to challenge.

Compared with soldiers, their results are much better.

Basically 80% of people have passed the first level. But 80% of people stopped at the second level and failed to complete the third level.

After all, those who can challenge the third level... only two people were selected from the 2,500 forbidden troops.

One in a thousand.

Although these generals of the Forbidden Army have better physical fitness than ordinary soldiers, they still have a small base. It is naturally difficult to find people who can reach the third level.

Chen Ce and Ma Sheng, two strong men, were originally elite soldiers of the Xiang army. After Liu Qi selected them from tens of thousands of Xiang troops in Jingzhou Prefecture, they were sent to Shengyi's army.

Seeing this, Bai Gui personally presented rewards one by one, and remembered the subtle expressions of these generals present.

"You've already tried it."

"Now...it's time for me to give it a try, lest you and others start to look down upon me."

Bai Gui put down the roster, turned around and said to the soldiers of Shengyi Army.

"I don't dare to wait."

All the soldiers shouted.

Bai Gui has shown kindness to them, although he has only shown kindness to a small number of people. But often a small number of people can represent a large number of people.

Showing kindness to a small number of people is equivalent to showing kindness to everyone.

"Bring up another cauldron."

Bai Gui said to the bodyguard.

The soldiers of Shengyi Army were in an uproar and looked shocked.

This cauldron already weighs more than 700 kilograms. There are only two people who can pull this cauldron a hundred and twenty steps.

Now General Bai is like this...

After a while, another cauldron was lifted up by the guards on a rope.

Bai Gui took off his scarlet lacquered mountain armor, exposing his upper body. He was covered in sinews and graceful lines, and he could vaguely see the explosive power hidden in it.

He took another deep breath.

The aura in the whole body suddenly rose, and the strong body suddenly grew in size like a devil, with bulging and strong muscles, and the back turned into a dragon's spine, which was extremely ferocious.

A sense of forced power.

The atmosphere in the school grounds was extremely quiet.

Bai Gui held the foot of a cauldron with his left hand and raised it with force. The cauldron immediately rose into the air, and the wrapped chains rattled.

"Since ancient times, those who have the strength to carry the cauldron include Xiang Yu, King of Western Chu, Ying Dang, King Wu of Qin, Liu Chang, King of Huainan... we can count them all in ancient history, but there are only a few people."

"I didn't expect to see such a brave scene today... from the general."

Some generals were stunned and murmured subconsciously.

And with the comparison of the soldiers holding the cauldron just now, these soldiers are also sincerely convinced of Bai Gui's ability to carry the cauldron.

other side.

Outside the school grounds, Bai Suzhen and Xiao Qing, who were observing the movements inside the grounds, were also in disbelief.

"this……"

"I didn't expect this Bai Shizi to be so brave."

Xiaoqing said in surprise.

After saying that, she looked salivating, "If we can harvest it, we can at least save decades of hard work."

A warrior capable of carrying a cauldron is hard to find throughout the ages.

As for a demon who has mastered the art of harvesting, ten or a hundred ordinary men will not be as good as Bai Gui. Moreover, this warrior who can carry the cauldron must be extremely pure and does not need to be refined again.

When Bai Suzhen heard this, her beautiful eyes immediately stared, and then Xiaoqing stopped.

"It should be because of that elixir."

"That elixir... I have refined most of it, but some of it may still be in Bai Lang's body, so he passed the martial arts exam at a young age and won the first prize in martial arts."

Bai Suzhen explained.

Her explanation was firstly to herself, and secondly to dispel Xiaoqing's coveting of Bai Gui. People who are destined to have the courage of the overlord are different from those who have the courage of the overlord after taking the elixir.

The former is more beneficial to monsters, sucking souls and souls, but the latter is not so much, just because of the power of the elixir. This elixir has been refined, and even if it is squeezed, not much can be extracted.

While talking.

Bai Gui kicked with his right foot, and the cauldron on the right was immediately kicked by him. It was temporarily airborne for a moment, and this brief opportunity was seized by him, and he grabbed the foot of the cauldron on the right with one hand.

Two cauldrons weighing more than 700 kilograms were lifted up by Bai Gui, one on the left and the other on the right.

All the soldiers were shocked.

"God descends to earth, this is God descending to earth..."

"Yu's bravery is unparalleled! But the Overlord Xiang Yu could only lift one tripod, but the general can lift two tripods..."

The generals murmured to themselves, still unbelieving.

But the result was right in front of them, and they had no choice but to believe it.

"The general is brave, unparalleled!"

When Qiao Sanwu heard this, his eyes lit up, and he was the first to half-kneel on the ground and shouted.

When the other soldiers saw this scene, they also half-knelt on the ground and shouted in unison.

At this moment, everyone in the Shengyi Army was impressed by Bai Gui's bravery. He was indeed a genius who could win the martial arts champion since he was a child. Some even regarded Bai Gui as a god descending to the earth. After all, such things that transcended ordinary people's cognition were far more convincing than miracles such as "books hidden in the belly of a fish and wild foxes howling at night".

Boom.

The two cauldrons fell to the ground.

Bai Gui was sweating profusely and pretended to breathe heavily.

After exchanging for the talent of cultivation, he also exchanged for the talent of "strength of nine oxen and two tigers" in his spare time. With the nourishment of mana, this strength of nine oxen and two tigers was truly developed. Now, for him, lifting two tripods is not a problem, even three tripods are not a problem.

Similarly, he used the strength of his body, not mana.

When others see this scene, they will only think that he is gifted, and will never think about anything else. With the example of Xiang Yu, it is not unbelievable to accept a warrior who is similar to Xiang Yu, but better than Xiang Yu.