War recruitment seems to be an eternal topic for ordinary people. Although the Tang Dynasty was strong and prosperous, no large-scale war broke out in these years.
However, small-scale conflicts at the border do occur from time to time. Compared with the monks in the Northern Desert Buddhist Kingdom, the intrusion of the Southern Barbarians was obviously more troublesome to the Emperor of Tang.
Because these barbarians would often retreat quickly after a planned plunder, retreating directly to a long distance within the national border, making it impossible for the Tang army to react and pursue them.
Moreover, these barbarians often attack with multiple points and bloom in all directions, catching the defending Tang army by surprise, and their reactions are always a little slower.
The people on the border have suffered from invasions all year round, and countless families have been destroyed. This has also led to the Tang people's hatred of the barbarians becoming more and more profound as they get closer to the border.
People living deep inside the country may not have deep feelings about this, especially those high-ranking officials. They have not experienced this personally, so how can they truly empathize with it?
With the temperament of the Emperor Tang, how could he endure such intrusion from the barbarians? Under his instruction, the Tang army launched several large-scale attacks on the Southern Barbarians, but all achieved little success.
Because the strategic layout of the border between Nanman and Tang was fundamentally different, there were no large towns at the border, and there were not many people, only scattered small tribes.
For the barbarian army, the civilians of these small tribes can be abandoned at any time. Even if the Tang army wipes out all of them, it will not hurt the barbarian army. On the contrary, it will lower the reputation of the Tang army.
After all, Tang Jun boasted that
If the "master of justice" massacres civilians, then the just defense war itself will end up like a barbarian army, which is really difficult to handle!
However, these barbarians were almost all on horseback. After plundering, they used the complex terrain to escape, making pursuit difficult.
As the saying goes:
"You can only be a thief for a thousand days, but how can you guard against a thief for a thousand days?" It's not that the emperor of the Tang Dynasty didn't know this, but in recent years, as the Tang Dynasty became stronger, the other countries were all on guard and became more and more defensive.
If a large-scale dispute is provoked at this time, it will only intensify the wariness of various countries against the Tang Dynasty, which is really unfavorable.
It was precisely because of this that the Nanman people dared to provoke again and again. However, there is a limit to patience. If this continues, large-scale conflicts are inevitable.
Lin Yan is also from the Tang Dynasty. When traveling, he also felt deep sympathy and indignation for the suffering of the people on the border.
At the same time, he was also a little lucky, if the small mountain village where he was not adjacent to the notorious
"Tianjue Mountains", they who are on the border will probably suffer the same fate as these people, being robbed, ravaged, and ruthlessly trampled!
Lin Yan could understand the feelings of the people on the border very well, as well as the hatred and indignation in their hearts.
People are divided into good and bad, not based on the country. There are bad people in the Tang Dynasty, and there are good people in the Southern Barbarians. They cannot be killed with a stick.
However, these people who wantonly rob unarmed people are definitely not good people! Two years of travel have washed away the impetuosity in the young man's heart. His strength is not as good as it was two years ago, but the fleeting edge in his eyes is extremely intimidating, but he soon calms down.
At this time, he looks increasingly ordinary, but if you look closely, you will find that this young man seems to be more dangerous than before!
A good man is born in this world, who has never thought of joining the army to protect his family and country? I originally thought it would be impossible in this life, but now it is a chance encounter. I am practicing the art of swordsmanship. I have good skills and more than enough ferocity, but I only lack the bloody courage on the battlefield!
This kind of indomitable momentum would be difficult to cultivate if the two armies were not facing each other and fighting in battle.
The ferocity of Jianghu people versus the bloody bravery of veterans who have fought hundreds of battles. Under the same level, the latter will obviously be better!
The reason is that they have different beliefs. The people in the world are for themselves. Behind the old pawn is not only his own family, but also the country, which will bring him a steady stream of powerful power.
However, a single person cannot form an army. Soldiers are not strong individually, and they will not act alone as individuals, because an army as a whole has its greatest combat effectiveness!
Therefore, the world generally believes that individual soldiers are not as good as Jianghu people at all, because this is determined by their realm.
However, this does not negate the role of the soldiers. It is precisely because of these seemingly inconspicuous soldiers that we can have a powerful army that is invincible in a hundred battles!
Lin Yan silently memorized the contents of the recruitment notice and walked towards the recruitment office. He wanted to enter the military camp so that he could fulfill his long-cherished wish to protect his family and the country and hone himself.
There was already a long queue at the recruitment office. Most of the people who signed up to join the army were young adults, and there were also many teenagers. They probably came because of their enthusiasm and enthusiasm.
In fact, elsewhere, it is far less likely that so many people would take the initiative to participate in the conscription, so there are some quotas in each state capital.
This place is located on the border, and the people have been tortured by the barbarians for a long time. They have a deep hatred that cannot be described in words.
Those who come here to join the army are thinking of revenge! A boy of eight or nine years old joined the team, and everyone around him looked at him with strange expressions.
Not long after, a middle-aged woman in coarse linen clothes came with a rolling pin. She saw the boy in line at a glance, took three steps at a time, took two steps at a time, came over, picked up the rolling pin and started beating him.
"Little bastard, have you rebelled against me? Come back with me quickly!" the woman said while beating him. The young man screamed in pain. Although he cried out in pain, he still said firmly:
"I don't! I'm going to join the army to fight the barbarians and defend my country!" The woman became even more angry when she heard this and cursed:
"Little bastard, your wings are stiff, and you still say you won't listen, right? I ask you one last time, do you want to come back with me?" The young man cocked his neck and tilted his head and said:
"I won't. I'm going to fight the barbarians and die on the battlefield!" The woman was anxious, picked up the rolling pin in her hand, beat the barbarians, and continued:
"Okay, okay! With the same virtue as your damn father, you don't have to die in battle. I will beat you to death today, and the rest will die outside without anyone collecting your body!" The young man!
He cried "Wow", not because of the pain, but because of the woman's words. He said in a crying voice:
"Dad is a great hero, I want to fight the barbarians and avenge him!" The woman was stunned when she heard this, her hands loosened, and the rolling pin fell to the ground, and then tears couldn't help but fall from her face.
She leaned down, gently held the boy in her arms, rubbed the area where she had just been hit, and said softly:
"It's my mother's fault! My mother's fault! Does it hurt from the beating?" At this time, people around him also came to persuade him. Through their discussion, Lin Yan also roughly understood the boy's life experience.
He is the descendant of an old pawn who died in a battle with the Nanman people, leaving only an orphan and a widowed mother. This kind of thing is not uncommon. Whose son, husband, and father were the soldiers who died on the battlefield?
It is precisely because of their sacrifice that peace in the rear can be ensured. This child is also one of countless poor people.
Understanding in his heart, Lin Yan walked up to the young man, squatted down, and said to the young man:
"What's your name?" The young man stretched out his hand, wiped his tears with his sleeve, and said:
"My name is Yang Zhi. My father told me that a man must be ambitious, defend his family and country, and make contributions in the future!" Lin Yan nodded and said:
"Okay! Well said! Your father is a great hero, and you will be no different in the future. However, the number of places that can fight the barbarians this time is limited. Can you give it to your elder brother?" The young man looked at Lin Yan doubtfully. ,road:
"Really?" Lin Yan said with certainty:
"Really!" People around him also echoed, saying that the quota for this recruitment was limited. Seeing that the young man was still hesitant, Lin Yan continued:
"You are still young, eat well at home, listen to your mother, and wait until you are healthy before you can fight more barbarians, don't you think?" The young man finally nodded and said:
"Then...it's a deal!" He said and stretched out his finger to Lin Yan. Lin Yan did not hesitate and stretched out his fingers. Their fingers hooked together and said:
"Hang yourself with a hook and don't change for a hundred years!" After the agreement, the young man left here under the leadership of the woman.
He just turned around three times, obviously very reluctant to give up. Lin Yan took the young man's place and stood in the team. The people around him looked at it and then looked away.
The team moved forward, and when it was Lin Yan's turn, the soldier in charge of registration asked him his name. Lin Yan thought for a while and said:
"Yan Ling!" My name is wanted by Xuantian Sect all over the world. If I say it like this, it will probably attract the attention of interested people. Then my fake death will be in vain, so I can only use a pseudonym.
Fortunately, the soldier didn't ask any more questions. Time was urgent and the camp was severely attrited, so he just registered some simple information such as name, age, place of origin, etc., and did not conduct any further identity verification.
This is also in the border army. If you are the Imperial Guard of Chang'an City, it is normal for you to investigate all three generations of your ancestors!
In fact, even without Lin Yan's persuasion, young men of Yang Zhi's age would not be drafted into the army.
The reason is very simple. Soldiers fight to protect their homes and country. If even the old, weak, women and children go to the battlefield, why do they need them?
Isn’t this putting the cart before the horse? Those who basically pass the conscription requirements will enter the next round of screening. After all, this is a war, not a child's play.
It's not enough to just rely on enthusiasm, you will only lose your life in vain! This place is under the jurisdiction of Cangzhou Prefecture. There is a battalion under the government, with an official school captain, a team under the camp, and a team leader, and a team leader under the team.
Each battalion has five teams, and each team has three groups. Each group has five captains, and each group has ten men. The second round of screening was conducted by the captain of this battalion. This person injured his eye on the battlefield, causing him to look one big and one small. He was nicknamed...
"Yang big eyes". But all joking aside, the soldiers were still quite in awe of this man! Not only did he fight bravely and lead his troops well, he also led his soldiers out of danger many times and repeatedly attacked the barbarians, so everyone under his command obeyed him.
It will be difficult for these new recruits to be screened by him!
