Before the military zone exercise, there is a competition between individual soldiers of each unit.
Although this grand competition championship is not as good as military district exercises for each military region, it is definitely a very high honor.
The campaign in Chang'an City also started early.
Portraits of the military kings selected from each military region can be seen hanging everywhere.
"Wow, is the soldier king of the East Vietnam Military Region so delicate?"
"Haha, if you look at his delicate appearance, he is actually number one in fighting, number one in shooting, and number two in physical fitness. He is also the favorite to win the championship this time."
"What about this one? Where is the military king of the Turkic Military Region?"
"This one is even more powerful. It is said that he is born with infinite strength and has never been defeated in the entire Turkic region!"
"Let me tell you, our Chang'an soldier king is still more powerful. I heard that at that time, we, Chang'an, were elites selected from various military regions. There is no way that we in Chang'an can't compare with other military regions, right?"
The streets were full of people discussing this King of War competition.
In the Tang Dynasty, military service was definitely one of the most popular professions, and every unmarried soldier could be said to be a hot commodity in the marriage market.
There is a popular saying in Chang'an city when talking about the pro-market: If you don't want a house full of grain, you need a gun in your hand.
From this we can also see the popularity of soldiers, not to mention that the one chosen now is the best soldier in the world.
Many unmarried girls in Chang'an City were dazzled at this time. One moment they thought the handsome Dongyue Soldier King was a good husband, and the other moment they thought the sturdy Turkic Soldier King would be a better husband.
"Brother Hu, why don't you promote us?" Among the crowd, two men wearing Tang Dynasty military uniforms also attracted a lot of attention, but the shorter one was still a little dissatisfied.
"A copper plate in our military region has to be broken in half, and you still expect to promote us?" Li Yuanhu, who is called Brother Hu, said.
"Hmph, I don't believe they can really be better than you, Brother Hu!"
"Don't underestimate other military regions. How big is our Tang Dynasty now? There are always one or two geniuses among the recruits who join the army every year. Who can guarantee a sure victory?"
"Isn't it difficult to become a champion?"
Li Yuanhu patted his brother Li Wei on the shoulder: "We just need to do our own thing well. As for the champion, just try your best!"
Li Yuanhu glanced at the portraits and flags of various King of War hanging on the street, but in his heart he told himself that there was only one target, and that was the King of War.
Li Yuanhu and Li Wei bought something and returned to the camp, when they received a notice that someone was looking for them.
When I arrived at the Chinese army's tent, I saw my commander-in-chief talking and laughing with a young man.
"Hey, people are here." Niu Jinda waved to Li Yuanhu and introduced to Tang Ping: "This is the good young man in our army I told you!"
Niu Jinda is currently commanding the Oshu Road Military Region, and Li Yuanhu is the king of soldiers in the Oshu Road Military Region.
It's just that the Oshu Highway Military District was established the latest, so it is also the military district that is least favored by others.
"Ping...Ping Guogong!" Li Yuanhu recognized the young man in front of him as his idol Tang Ping, and shouted excitedly.
"You kid, don't be so excited. This time I lost my temper and asked Duke Ping to take you to practice in their Chang'an Military Region."
"Going to Chang'an Military Region to practice?" Li Yuanhu didn't understand.
Tang Ping explained to him: "The Chang'an Military Region has always had some special equipment, and other military regions have begun to slowly deploy them, but they have not yet been obtained by your military region."
Niu Jinda pursed his lips: "Anyway, we just think we are far away and there are no enemies nearby!"
After all, they are far away from Oshu in Australia. As long as there is no navy that can match the Tang Dynasty's navy, they will basically have no enemies.
Then he said to Li Yuanhu: "So you follow Duke Ping to practice with them, don't embarrass us."
"Yes!" Li Yuanhu said excitedly, then packed his luggage and followed Tang Ping.
"How old are you?" Tang Ping asked.
"twenty four!"
Tang Ping was slightly startled. Looking at Li Yuanhu just now, he thought he was at least a veteran in his twenties or even thirty years old. He didn't expect him to be so young.
Now the Tang Dynasty has postponed the age of conscription to twenty years old, because the average life span of the Tang Dynasty people has been rising. The people eat well and have good nutrition, and they don't need so many people to fight.
So Tang Ping simply suggested that the time to join the army should be set at the age of twenty, so that the young people who join the army can be almost fully physically developed.
"Are you a native of Oshu Road?"
"Yes!" Li Yuanhu nodded and said, "My name was given to me by the prince after I joined the army."
Tang Ping didn't expect that this name was actually given to him by Li Chengqian on Aozhou Road. It seemed that this kid must be very strong in Aozhou, otherwise he would not have attracted Li Chengqian's attention.
After taking Li Yuanhu to the Chang'an Military Region, Tang Ping asked Lao Cui to do a basic test on Li Yuanhu to see his physical condition.
Lao Cui nodded, pointed to the track in front and said, "Let's run a hundred meters first."
Li Yuanhu jumped twice and was about to run away, but was stopped by Lao Cui.
"Aren't you even warming up?"
"What... is a warm-up?"
Lao Cui was stunned for a moment, then patiently taught him how to move his body, and then let him stand on the track.
As Lao Cui shouted, Li Yuanhu rushed out.
"So fast!" Tang Ping, who was just looking casually, stood up straight.
The physical fitness of people in this world is generally higher than the modern society from Tang Pingyuan, and there are many people who can sprint faster than Usain Bolt.
But now Li Yuanhu's speed exceeded his surprise.
After Li Yuanhu reached the finish line, Tang Ping asked Lao Du over there: "How much?"
"Damn it, Master, this kid is so fast, it only took eight seconds!"
The speed of 100 meters and 8 seconds is considered to kill all human beings in modern times.
When he ran back to the starting point, barely blushing and out of breath, Tang Ping asked curiously: "How do you usually practice?"
Li Yuanhu smiled honestly: "A few years ago, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince rewarded our tribe with a hound. I just ran with it and played with it when I had nothing to do!"
"Hound..." Tang Ping was speechless.
"Yes, I often follow it on the grassland to track its prey!" Li Yuanhu explained: "Compared to sprinting, I am actually better at long-distance running."
Tang Ping asked Lao Cui and the others to give him another test, but he did have other thoughts in mind.
Li Shimin approached him privately. During this military competition, he hoped that Tang Ping would find someone like Xiang Long and hand them over to Li Chengqian later.
As the original captain of the special operations, Xiang Long was definitely one of the strongest individual soldiers in the Tang Dynasty, but he was almost forty years old now.
Li Shimin was not only looking for a successor for Xiang Long, but also preparing for Li Chengqian.
Tang Ping now feels that Li Yuanhu is quite good.
He turned to Lao Du and said, "Brother Du, go and ask Xiang Long to come."
