The second day of July was the fifteenth day that Ge Ergou was locked up in the camp.
Ge Ergou and his fellow villagers also received a full half month of military training here. After this half month of training, they all made a leap forward.
Ge Ergou used to be thin and small, just like a mangy dog that no one raised. Now he not only has more meat on his body, but the biggest change is his vitality.
His eyes were no longer as divergent and piercing as before, his skin was as dark as ever, but so dark that it was shiny, and his waist was as straight as a pine tree.
Standing among the crowd, you can almost tell that he is different at a glance.
After finishing his five-lap long run in the morning, he sat on the ground to rest with Ge Maozi and Ge Luzi.
The sun is shining brightly.
There are no big trees for shelter near the camp, but there are many sheds set up specifically to enjoy the shade and avoid the heat.
There is also a heat-relieving soup in the shed to prevent some people from suffering from high fever and heat stroke during training.
Ge Ergou and the others were sitting under the shed. After so many days of training and running another five kilometers, they were no longer as tired as before and couldn't straighten their backs.
Several people sat together, talking and laughing.
"Ergou, we've been here for half a month. When do you want to put us back?"
"Yes! Ergou! Isn't it really like the rumors outside that we have to stay here for three months? After three months, my blind date will be with someone else!"
Ge Maozi and Ge Luzi all looked at Ge Ergou. Unknowingly, Ge Ergou had become the core figure of their small group.
Ge Ergou spat out the grass roots in his mouth, looked at the two of them and said, "You want to go back?"
Ge Maozi and Ge Luzi glanced at each other and were stunned on the spot.
"You...you won't go back?"
Neither of them understood that they were exhausted from working in this miserable place and didn't want to go back.
Is this mean?
Ge Ergou said in a complex tone: "Master Gou is not like you. Master Gou has no father or mother. If one person has enough food for the whole family, he will not be hungry. He will not even be able to eat enough when he goes back."
When the two heard this, their expressions suddenly became strange.
In the past half month, although they were tired in the camp, the food was not bad for them. Not only do they eat three meals a day, but they also eat whole grains. They also eat meat every day and meat the next day.
In the past, they could only imagine such a life in their dreams, and they couldn't believe it was real.
"Master Dog, I have already inquired about it. The lower-grade soldiers are five taels, the middle-class soldiers are six taels, the upper-class soldiers are seven taels, and the upper-class soldiers are entitled to a salary. The rank of a centurion is two hundred shi, and the rank of a military prince is 400 shi. , the army commander is more powerful than a thousand stones..."
Ge Ergou continued: "Master Gou has been practicing for so many days, and his muscles and bones have begun to form. When he enters the camp, he will be a low-level soldier, and he can receive five taels of silver a month."
He looked at Ge Maozi again and said, "Where are you two?"
"If I can stay here for another half month, I should be able to reach the state where my muscles and bones are first formed." Ge Maozi said.
Ge Luzi nodded and said, "I'm about the same."
Both of them are real farmers. They do a lot of physical work on weekdays, and they both have a lot of energy. These days, after systematic military training and keeping up with nutrition, my physical fitness has made a huge leap forward.
"Ergou, do you really want to stay here?" Ge Maozi asked again.
Ge Ergou nodded and said: "Master Gou is different from you. You can still find a wife after receiving the compensation. Master Gou has nothing, so what woman is willing to follow him?"
"Master Gou has already thought about it. Anyway, when we go back to Geba Village, we will eat and wait to die. It's better to be in the army. We don't have to worry about three meals a day. We can still see meat the next day. At most, we are a little tired, Master Gou." I can handle it.”
Ge Maozi and Ge Maozi still couldn't believe it when they heard this.
Is this the same Ge Ergou who usually runs away when he sees the slightest danger?
"Ergou, you have to think clearly. When you become a soldier, you have to go to the battlefield. Your head is tied to your belt and could fall off at any time!" Ge Maozi advised again.
"Hey! Just drop it!"
Ge Ergou patted his butt and stood up, saying nonchalantly: "If you lose me, Master Gou will be in bad luck. If you don't lose Master Gou, you will have made a meritorious service. Then Master Gou will become a centurion. When we meet again, you two have to give Master Gou a favor." Kowtow and salute.”
"cut!"
The two people immediately sneered, but Ge Ergou's words also entered their hearts.
After all, the compensation is limited. Even if you live frugally, it will be almost spent in three to five years at most. After all, no one has a headache, weddings, or funerals.
Being a soldier is different. The imperial court not only exempts the whole family from corvee taxes, but also makes one's family honorable if he has made meritorious service. If I could get an official position, my whole family would be better off.
They are all men with military skills. Who has never dreamed of being a general with a sword and a horse, commanding the country?
For a moment, the two of them had complicated thoughts.
At this moment, a gong sounded in the camp, followed by a roar.
"You bastard, get the fuck up!"
Yin Bo, dressed in fish scale armor, walked to the center of the camp. Compared to half a month ago, he not only became much stronger, but his skin also changed from black to bronze.
Anyone who sees him can tell that his energy and blood have risen to another level!
After hearing the roar, a group of people who were originally sitting on the ground jumped up from the ground as quickly as possible, and then quickly formed a neat square formation.
During half a month in the camp, they all saw Yin Bo's methods. Anyone who disobeyed orders or failed to complete tasks within the designated time would be punished to death by him.
Did anyone resist?
of course not!
An ancient warrior in the Qi and Blood Realm is so powerful that even if there are about 500 of them, he is no match for them, so resisting is just looking for trouble for himself.
Yin Bo stared at everyone with a pair of tiger eyes and said loudly: "You bunch of stinky fish and rotten shrimps, I hope you have performed well these days. From today on, you can leave here every day and go outside for fun!"
After hearing this, everyone was unmoved.
"What? You don't even believe what I said?"
Yin Bo sneered: "Or are you saying that you don't want to go out and want to stay here forever?"
As soon as these words came out, everyone finally responded.
"Sir, is what you just said true? Can we really go out for a walk?"
"Sir, are you tricking us? Are you trying to trick us into running a few more laps?"
…
"Tricking you?"
The corners of Yin Bo's mouth slowly opened, and his well-developed apple muscles made him look like a gourd.
Suddenly, he looked solemn and shouted loudly: "Everyone, stand at attention! Turn right! Run!"
At the command, everyone who had been relaxed just now became nervous and ran out of the camp in an orderly manner.
After passing through the camp gate, they entered the street, and under the leadership of Yin Bo, they exited the city gate.
There are many pedestrians on the street at this time. After days of repairs, almost all the damaged areas in Nanli County have been repaired, and the popularity has been restored a lot.
These people include surviving residents, people who have entered the city, businessmen traveling north and south, and soldiers.
They looked at this group of people who didn't look like soldiers or civilians but were full of energy. They all had strange looks on their faces, and many people pointed at them.
"Who are these people? I haven't seen them wearing military uniforms, but their temperament is not inferior to that of soldiers at all."
"More than that? You have never seen those county soldiers in the city, they are far worse than them!"
"Damn it! Why does that man look a bit like Ergou? Why does he seem to have changed after half a month of absence?"
"That's Ergou! We haven't seen each other for half a month, but this bitch has become like a human being!"
…
These discussions naturally reached the ears of Ge Ergou and others.
Yin Bo ran to the middle of the team and shouted: "You bunch of rotten fish and shrimps, have you heard this? There are times when you are looked down upon by others!"
When Ge Ergou and others heard this, although they were indifferent on the surface, they were extremely happy in their hearts.
They all come from the village, and many of them are second-raters. When did they get praised by so many people?
So they all raised their heads and chests, walked in an orderly manner, and showed off the best they had practiced in recent days.
"snort!"
Yin Bo sneered: "Everyone is pretending! Just you rotten fish and shrimps. After you go back, if you don't give up for three or two days, why don't you continue to return to your original state? Why don't you continue to be looked down upon by others?"
These words pierced everyone's hearts like knives, causing them to constantly reflect in their hearts.
yes!
Just like Yin Bo said, they will be exposed again after returning home. Then they will still be second-rate people, mud-legged people will still be mud-legged people. Who will think highly of them?
"Men should live like men, be upright men, and don't stay cowardly for the rest of their lives!"
Yin Bo ran and shouted: "Tell me, would you rather be a good man or a rotten fish?"
No one spoke, but their faces were heavy.
"Tell me, are you willing to be a good man or a rotten fish?"
Yin Bo's voice suddenly increased several times, making everyone's ears rumble.
This time, everyone finally responded.
"I don't want to be a stinky fish or a rotten shrimp, I'm going to be a good man!"
"Be a good man! Be a good man!"
…
Yin Bo laughed "haha": "Okay! This is what I brought out, they are all good men!"
"Be a good man!"
"Be a good man!"
…
One sound was louder than the other, and under the leadership of Yin Bo, they quickly left the east gate of the county.
After arriving outside the city and running for several more miles, they came to a forest that occupies a large area.
In the forest, there are small trees with thin arms, trees as thick as bowls, and large trees that are tens or hundreds of years old.
When everyone arrived, there was already a large group of people in the forest.
Everyone was wearing a red military uniform, with their sleeves rolled up, and holding an ax to chop down trees.
One of them was tall and round, with his upper body naked and his clothes tied around his waist. He was holding a big ax in his hand. Every time he struck, a tree as thick as a bowl was broken.
Yin Bo ran all the way up to this person, gave a military salute with a snap, and said loudly: "Yin Bo has seen Zhang Sima!"
This Sima is none other than Wang Cheng's old subordinate, Army Sima Zhang Zhiyang.
Zhang Zhiyang was holding a big ax in one hand and picking out his ears with the other, and said angrily: "You kid, can't you lower your voice? I'm going to be deafened by you!"
Yin Bo rubbed the back of his head habitually and smiled awkwardly.
Zhang Zhiyang looked Yin Bo up and down and said, "I haven't seen you for half a month, and your strength has improved a lot!"
He leaned close to Yin Bo's ear and whispered: "Did Sir teach you the technique?"
Yin Bo looked around cautiously, then at Zhang Zhiyang, without speaking.
"You kid and I are still hiding it!"
Zhang Zhiyang showed disdain and said: "Humph! Your Excellency, you are not the only one to pass this on, I have one too!"
After hearing this, Yin Bo let go of his heart and told the truth.
Zhang Zhiyang said: "I didn't expect your kid to have such qualifications and even be able to practice ancient techniques!"
"Just practicing blindly." Yin Bo rubbed the back of his head and said with a smile.
Zhang Zhiyang gave him a look of disdain and said: "Throughout the ages, there has been no shortage of ancient methods to become an ancient warrior, but there are very few people who can actually become an ancient warrior. If you can do it, it means that you have excellent qualifications and can really become an ancient warrior in the future. A fierce general in the army!"
Yin Bo smiled again and said nothing.
"Okay! I won't talk nonsense to you kid anymore!"
Zhang Zhiyang waved his hand, looked back at Ge Ergou and others not far away, nodded and said: "That's right! I haven't seen you for half a month, and your boy has trained this group of rotten fish and shrimps to look like this. It's very good!"
"Sima, I have already brought someone here. Please tell me how to use it." Yin Bo went straight to the point.
Zhang Zhiyang said: "It's not a big deal. There is a pond three miles to the southwest. Take your people to move the chopped wood there. Zhu Guoguo is waiting to use it."
Yin Bo didn't ask any more questions, and immediately ordered Ge Ergou and others to carry the chopped wood to the southwest.
The people carrying the wood were naturally much slower than when they arrived. It took almost half an hour to get to the pond.
Yin Bo met another military commander under Wang Cheng, Zhu Guoao, a man even more "wooden" than him.
Zhu Aoao was originally under the command of Jianwei Zhonglang General Zhu Bangguo. Later, because his immediate superior was killed for collaborating with the enemy, he was placed under the command of Wang Cheng by Zhu Bangguo.
He is about 1.9 meters tall, neither fat nor thin, with an ordinary appearance and no expression on his face.
When Yin Bo brought people here, he just nodded to Yin Bo, and then continued to follow his subordinates to level the land and build houses.
When he was in Ji County, he also led a group of subordinates to build fortifications, so he was very familiar with building houses and could almost get started.
Yin Bochu was there, looking at Zhu Sima, who looked like a bricklayer, without any temper at all.
In fact, he admired this person very much.
Not only did he have a righteous heart, but even the threats and inducements from his immediate superiors could not change his patriotism, he was also meticulous in his work. He could always complete the tasks he was told to do and when he did it.
After waiting for a while, Yin Bo finally couldn't hold it in any longer and said, "Zhu Sima, do you have any other orders?"
"There's not enough wood." Zhu Aoao said without raising his head.
Yin Bodao: "What do you mean, let the brothers go back and move again?"
"Yes!" Zhu proudly said.
Yin Bo asked: "How much more do you need?"
"A lot!" Zhu proudly said.
Yin Bo opened his mouth and swallowed the words that came to his lips.
Come on!
He can't talk to this Sima, so he should just move wood honestly!
So, he led everyone back to the woods.
When I returned here again with a large amount of wood, many houses had been built a few hundred meters along the pond.
"Why did you build so many houses here? Who are they for?"
