Chapter 42: Recruitment

"Fight, fight, fight..."

Amidst the booing, Xu Lie and Lu Chang had already started to stand up.

Both of them fought with bare hands, relying only on their fists and kicks to determine the outcome.

"I'm offended." After bowing to each other, Lu Chang exerted force and reached out to grab Xu Lie.

Xu Lie was startled and couldn't dodge. The clothes on his shoulders were grabbed by Lu Chang and he couldn't get away.

With a glance, he took Lu Chang's arm with his backhand, but found that Lu Chang was too strong to move.

Only then did he remember that Chang Wei had said that Lu Chang's brute force was better than ordinary people.

As soon as he thought of this, he raised his foot and attacked Lu Chang's lower plate.

Before Lu Chang could react, his legs bent and he almost fell down.

Xu Lie took the opportunity to punch Lu Chang in the arm and broke away from Lu Chang.

"Okay!" There was a burst of cheers from the army.

On the general stage, Liu Fu almost burst into laughter.

In the field, Lu Chang laughed twice and didn't take it seriously.

A pair of bull's eyes stared at Xu Lie looking for an opportunity.

Xu Lie did not dare to underestimate the enemy at this time and dealt with it carefully.

The two fought for more than ten rounds in the field, but neither side took much advantage.

During another fight, Lu Chang suddenly roared and rushed towards Xu Lie, tightening his arms around Xu Lie's waist.

Xu Lie hit Lu Chang on the back with his elbow, but Lu Chang seemed to have no feeling.

With a roar, he exerted force on both arms and suddenly lifted Xu Lie above his head.

On the stage, Zhao Xu saw this scene and said, "Okay."

Hearing Zhao Xu's voice, Lu Chang put Xu Lie down and said seriously: "I'm sorry."

Xu Lie stood on the ground, not angry, but rather appreciative, and said with a smile, "Captain Lu is so strong."

After that, the two returned to Zhao Xu.

Liu Fu was dejected and said, "Commander Xu, you caused me to lose ten taels of silver."

Xu Lie sneered, "I didn't let you bet."

Zhao Xu turned his attention to Lu Chang, "You are indeed suitable to be a fierce general. From today on, the county soldiers will be merged into the pro-army. You can work in the pro-army from now on."

Lu Chang was overjoyed and said, "Thank you, Your Highness, so that the general can join General Chang in killing the Beidi people."

To him, the county soldiers were just guards at the city gates and were responsible for arresting some bandits.

The royal army is the real army.

Zhao Xu nodded, "But don't be complacent. If Xu Lie brings a bow, arrow and dagger, you may not be able to win."

In his opinion, Lu Chang was more like a human shield charging forward, suitable for the battlefield.

Xu Lie, on the other hand, tends to be all-powerful and is indeed suitable for protecting him.

Lu Chang was not stupid. When he held Xu Lie high, Xu Lie punched him in the neck.

If he had held the dagger, he would have died, so he nodded.

Zhao Xu's trip was more to get close to the soldiers and win over them.

He didn't want the soldiers he raised to not even know what he looked like.

After getting off the general platform, Zhao Xu walked into the middle of the soldiers.

Squeezing a soldier's arm, he asked, "What did you eat for breakfast?"

The soldier was a little excited and even spoke out of tune, "When I returned to your highness, I ate a bowl of rice porridge, three steamed buns and some pickles."

"Are you full?"

"I'm full. Now the military has enough control. I've never been so full at home." The soldier said loudly.

"Hehe..." The soldiers all laughed, with satisfied expressions on their faces.

Obviously, like this soldier, they are better fed and clothed after joining the army than before.

"Well, eating enough is just basic. I have already requested that you all eat something meaty in the future. For example, add some eggs to your porridge in the morning and eat some meat at noon." Zhao Xu spoke sincerely.

Although the soldiers trained carefully, he still saw some unsatisfactory aspects.

There are more thin soldiers among the soldiers. This is related to the fact that the soldiers did not have enough to eat and did not wear warm clothes in the past.

The physical fitness of such soldiers is definitely not as good as that of the Beidi soldiers who eat beef and mutton and drink cow and goat milk on the grassland.

So being truly gorgeous is only secondary, there is no such thing as being unable to withstand the impact.

Soldiers must have strength.

Strength training requires adequate nutrition, otherwise the body will collapse due to the intensity of training.

Furthermore, his requirement for his own army is not just to restore an ancient standard army, but to evolve towards a modern army in all aspects.

The standard of the modern army is not weapons, but the strengthening of physical fitness, discipline, and thinking, so that it can withstand more battle losses without collapsing.

Unlike ancient armies, they would collapse if they lost one or two achievements in battle.

At the moment, restricted by the Great Song Law, he can only recruit 20,000 pro-army troops.

It is even more necessary to take the route of elite soldiers.

"How many eggs are there? The chickens in Yan County combined can't lay so many eggs." A soldier drooled with expectant eyes.

Not to mention the soldiers, even the generals felt that it was a bit unreliable.

When Chang Wei came back and told him, they just laughed and didn't take him seriously.

After all, even generals couldn't eat so well before.

Zhao Xu's eyes swept around everyone's faces, "Just wait, I will not break my promise."

Regardless of whether the soldiers told the truth or lies, they were very happy that Zhao Xu, with his dignity as King of Yan, could promise them this.

"Thank you, Your Highness." The soldiers shouted in unison.

Zhao Xu chatted with the soldiers for a while and then went to check the barracks.

The Dasong army consists of ten men per team, one ten general, one hundred men per flag, one flag commander, five hundred men per battalion, one captain, five thousand men per capital, one captain and one captain. The general will lead the army.

In order to facilitate management, Beida Camp is governed by camps and camps.

After patrolling around for a while, he didn't leave until evening.

Watching King Yan and his entourage leave, the soldiers' throbbing mood calmed down a little.

For them, it was a great honor for the King of Yan to come to the camp and have close contact with them.

After all, the nobles of Yan County usually looked arrogant and looked down on them.

"The King of Yan is young, but he is amiable."

"Yes, I am so excited that my palms are sweating."

The soldier whose hand was shaken by Zhao Xu had a dull look in his eyes, "I haven't washed my hands for a month."

The sky cast a black curtain, and the North Camp was gradually covered by it.

And the only topic of the soldiers tonight will be - the King of Yan.

On the other hand, there was also unexpected news from the business in Jinling.