Since the beginning of winter, the recruitment order of the Lizhou Rongsi has been conveyed to the three passes and five states. Young men from all over the country have come to the Mianzhou military camp to join the army in a steady stream, so that the candidates have gathered, and the military camp outside Mianzhou city is overcrowded.
There are high mountains and lofty mountains in the three passes and five states, and the cultivated land is sparse and barren. The people mostly make a living by hunting and mining, and their lives are difficult. In addition, the Three Passes and Five Prefectures are located at the junction of Shaanxi, Sichuan, Hanzhong, and Tubo. Han and Tibetan people are mixed, with different accents, and the folk customs are very tough.
Therefore, Lizhou Rongsi's recruitment order was issued to all prefectures and counties, and countless people came to apply for military service.
"Name, age, place of origin, have you ever attended school?"
At Mianzhou Camp, at the entrance of the teaching ground, Zhang Zhongxia sat at a table, asking for registration one by one, full of energy and never tired of it.
"The villain Ma Jiafu is twenty years old. He is from Chengzhou. He has attended private school for three years and is not yet married."
Ma Jiafu replied respectfully, his eyes unconsciously cast towards the teaching field.
There, teams of soldiers wore protective hoods and were undergoing intense stabbing training.
No need to ask, these are all veterans from the original camp.
"Answer "candidate", put your hands together, raise your head and chest, and stand up straight, just like the soldiers in the camp."
Zhang Zhongxia said warmly, pointing with his left hand to the soldiers maintaining order in the camp.
"Do it again! Name, age, place of origin, have you ever been to school?"
Zhang Zhongxia asked again and took the brush.
Recruiting new soldiers is much the same as when students enter the martial arts hall. In fact, the officers had warned the soldiers about these manners before they entered the camp, but most of them were ordinary people and had no military habits, so they would inevitably be negligent.
"Applicant! The villain, Ma Jiafu, is twenty years old, from Chengzhou, has attended private school for three years, and is not yet married!"
Ma Jiafu stood solemnly, raised his head and chest, and replied loudly.
Why do I feel that the current military camp seems different from the previous one? There seems to be something more.
"Okay! Ma Jiafu, do you have any special skills? Can you use swords, guns and sticks? Can you ride a horse and shoot archery?"
Zhang Zhongxia asked again, with a gentle attitude.
He comes from among the people, and he always has sympathy for the poor.
"Applicant! The swordsmanship is passed down to this young man. He used to be a hunter, he can shoot arrows and ride horses!"
Ma Jiafu answered loudly without changing his expression.
"Ma Jiafu, take the number plate and go to the front to test!"
Zhang Zhongxia picked up the wooden sign and was about to hand it over when he suddenly asked:
"Ma Jiafu, you are already twenty years old. Are you married or have any children?"
"Applicant! I am poor, so I am not married!"
Ma Jiafu answered truthfully.
"Go! Test it well, protect your country, and protect your family and country!"
"Thank you, examiner!"
Ma Jiafu took the wooden sign and walked away uneasy.
With his skills, he should have no problem successfully joining the army.
"Name, age, place of origin, have you ever attended school?"
Zhang Zhongxia continued to ask, facing the next soldier.
"The examiner is Yanagawa, a twenty-four-year-old native of Jiangli County. He has attended a private school for two years!"
The soldiers held their heads high and stood solemnly, obviously having learned from the previous experience.
"Yanagawa, do you have any skills?"
Zhang Zhongxia asked softly, raising his head with satisfaction.
Finally, he no longer needed to remind me one by one.
It has to be said that in terms of physical health and martial arts, Frontier Fortress is much better than Lin'an City.
After performing a set of sword skills, he was vigorous and powerful. The instructors who were assessing him nodded slightly.
"Ma Jiafu, you have passed the examination for new recruits. After taking a bath, you will receive your bedding and military uniform. Please move in as soon as possible."
This recruit has good qualities and may be able to be trained to become a future officer.
After finally passing the assessment and becoming a recruit, Ma Jiafu breathed a sigh of relief, but was still a little confused.
"Examiner, don't you need sashimi?"
Even if I got a tattoo on my arm, it would be excruciatingly painful and leave a mark.
"The imperial court has issued a new order that all new troops do not need to be sashimied when joining the army. This bad rule of sashimi has been abolished!"
Wu Feng said to Ma Jiafu with a straight face.
Soldiers are sacred and inviolable. The emperor has said this many times in the Jinling Martial Arts Hall. Soldiers should be proud of themselves.
He graduated from Jinling Martial Arts Hall early and came to Shukou Frontier Fortress. Now he is a deputy commander of Lizhou West Road.
Ma Jiafu seemed to understand, nodded and left.
Soldiers are sacred and inviolable. Is the sign at Daying Gate real or fake?
When did a stinky soldier get such a good thing?
After registering his belongings and taking the receipt, Ma Jiafu joined the long queue for bathing. He looked back from time to time, obviously worried about what he had stored.
"Stop looking, what do you have? After taking a bath and putting on new clothes, I will give it to you later!"
The recruits lining up in front gave Ma Jiafu lessons and solved their doubts.
"Brother, you have to wash yourself before entering the camp. Is this a new rule in the army?"
Ma Jiafu asked, feeling more at ease.
I have some money with me, but I can't let it be stolen by Shangguan.
"After washing yourself, put on the new clothes issued by the camp. They say it is to prevent someone from getting sick. The clothes you are wearing are in tatters and should be burned. If the clothes are clean, you will recognize the recruits and wash them and dry them. Keep it.”
The recruits are young, but they are very enthusiastic.
"Most of the officers in the camp are officers who graduated from the Jinling Military Academy and are disciples of the Emperor. Even Cao Youwen, the military commander on Lizhou West Road, just graduated from the Jinling Military Academy. There are new rules in the army, no bullying. People don’t owe military pay, they just train too hard!”
"Brother, how cruel?"
Ma Jiafu suddenly became interested.
Don't sashimi, don't bully others, don't owe military pay. It seems that this recruit is not that difficult to be a recruit.
"Seven days have one day off, and the remaining six days are spent practicing every day, half a day a day, and sometimes at night. When I open my eyes every day, it is a twenty-mile cross-country run, and then there is training, such as queue drills, physical training, etc."
The enthusiastic recruits chattered endlessly and soon became chatty.
"After a day of training, who still has the energy to cause trouble? After coming back, he lay down and fell asleep, and got up the next day to continue training. Moreover, military discipline in the military camp is strict. If anyone dares to commit trouble, no one can escape! You go in, Also practice well and don’t cause any trouble!”
"I know, I know!"
Ma Jiafu was furious. He trains people to the point of death every day, which really scares him.
"Then what should I do if I can't stand it anymore and become a deserter?"
Ma Jiafu asked unconsciously.
Military regulations are strict. If you become a deserter, you won't be executed on the spot, right?
"They are all from good families in Shukou. Most of them are poor people. Few of them will become deserters. Look, in just a few days, there are already thousands of new recruits!"
The recruit's words made Ma Jiafu nodded unconsciously.
If you can't even bear the slightest pain, why would you want to be a soldier? How to go to the battlefield to kill the enemy?
The anxiety in his heart disappeared unconsciously.
In the barracks, Ma Jiafu tidied his bed and put the items he had received, such as clothes, socks, basin, soap, etc. under the bed in a neat manner.
On the opposite bunk, Huang Xiong, the dormitory chief, was leaning lazily on the bunk, watching Ma Jiafu busy and winking. A veteran understood this and went over to kick Ma Jiafu's ass.
"Hurry up! Give me your soap!"
"What for? Why did I give it to you?"
Ma Jiafu turned his head and looked at the veteran in confusion.
In the market, a piece of soap costs a lot of money, and gold is precious. Besides, this was issued to me by the military camp, why should I give it to these veterans?
"I'll give it to you if I ask you to. What nonsense are you talking about?"
The rich Ma family is tall and powerful, and the veteran is a little guilty but stubborn.
"Don't you have it yourself? Why do you want mine?"
I have long heard that there is a custom of bullying new recruits in the military camp, and now it seems that it is indeed true.
"Are you going to give it? If you don't give it, you will have a hard time with it in the future!"
The veteran said harsh words and bent down to get it under the bed.
"I won't give it to you! Go aside!"
Ma Jiafu was so angry that he pushed the veteran away. The veteran was caught off guard, staggered and almost fell to the ground.
"You kid is looking for death!"
Huang Xiong was furious and couldn't hold it in any longer. He jumped off the bed and punched Ma Jiafu.
"Chief, why are you beating people randomly?"
Ma Jiafu hurriedly dodged, Huang Xiong and several other veterans besieged him, and soon knocked Ma Jiafu to the ground. Ma Jiafu didn't have a knife in his hand, so he could only hold his head and curl up into a ball.
The other recruits in the dormitory looked at all this in surprise. On the other hand, veterans seem to be used to it and are not surprised by it.
"He brewed it! If you don't eat the toast, you'll be fined with wine!"
Huang Xiong took the soap from Ma Jiafu that his "little brother" brought over, said coldly, and kicked it down again.
"What are you doing? Stop it!"
Zhang Zhongxia arrived in time and sternly stopped Huang Xiong and others from committing atrocities.
Huang Xiong and others quickly moved out of the way, and Zhang Zhongxia stepped forward to help Ma Jiafu up.
"Ma Jiafu, are you okay? Do you want to go to the infirmary for a checkup?"
"General, I'm fine."
Although Ma Jiafu has a bruised nose and a swollen face, he is honest.
Zhang Zhongxia turned around, looked at Huang Xiong and the others, and ordered his troops.
"Huang Xiong, you and the rest of you, follow me to the gendarmerie!"
"General, there's nothing wrong with him. Let's forget about it."
Huang Xiong accompanied the smiling face, and then he became afraid.
The Gendarmerie is said to be the official branch of the military, specializing in handling sergeants. If this happens, I'm afraid the skin will have to peel off.
"Forget it? If I hadn't happened to bump into him, I would have been injured and disabled by you."
Zhang Zhongxia's face was gloomy and he solemnly warned all the recruits and veterans in the dormitory.
"Bullying is strictly prohibited in the military, and violators will be severely punished. As a veteran, instead of helping the new recruits, he will beat and extort him instead. According to military regulations, not only will you be imprisoned, Huang Xiong, you are the first offender. I'm afraid you won't be able to stay in the camp anymore!"
These guys apply all the dirty rules in the army to the new recruits. Of course they must be severely punished to scare the monkeys.
"General, please spare me! My family is still waiting for me to support them!"
Huang Xiong cried and begged Zhang Zhongxia for mercy.
"General, let's forget it. It's nothing. Besides, he still has a family to support."
Ma Jiafu couldn't bear it and asked Huang Xiong for mercy.
"Military orders are like mountains, and no one can overstep them. Ma Jiafu, this is not something to do to a good person. Everyone, including you, Ma Jiafu, must bear witness."
Zhang Zhongxia glanced at Huang Xiong with disgust, turned around and left.
In this guy, he seemed to see his own unbearable past, which made him even more intolerable.
When Zhang Zhongxia and others left, Ma Jiafu was stunned for a moment, and quickly followed closely with a few bystanders.
Several veterans looked at each other and shook their heads. It seems that in this army, the bad habit of veterans bullying new recruits is about to be abolished.
"Beep! Beep beep!"
The piercing whistle sounded, breaking the silence of the night. The recruits and veterans reluctantly left their warm beds, dressed neatly, and washed up quickly.
Soon, the neatly dressed soldiers gathered on the training field. The officer gave the order and the command was heard. All the recruits and veterans ran forward together and began the ten-mile cross-country run, the first training of the day.
In the dark and unclear teaching field, in the dry, cold and fresh air, Ma Jiafu was among the chaotic crowd of sergeants, shouting slogans, breathing hot air from his mouth, and running forward with all his strength.
This is how his military career began.
