If such a bunch of new recruits were brought to the battlefield like this, they would not be fighting, but losing their lives!
The barbarians are ferocious and are naturally good at riding horses. They are even more brave when raiding and are unstoppable to ordinary soldiers.
In order to resist these barbarians, Cangzhou Prefecture also has some specialized cavalry teams. After all, infantry versus cavalry is inherently at a disadvantage.
In the face of an attack, not only can you only defend passively, but you will also become a target for the enemy because you are not flexible enough, resulting in heavy losses!
Of course, it's not easy to get into the cavalry, especially for these new recruits who don't know anything. It's great to stay in the military camp!
"Ahem, my name is Yang Hong, I am the lieutenant colonel of this battalion, and I will be your commander from now on! Of course, the premise is that you all can stay!" Yang Dayan glanced around the field and said loudly.
The number of people who applied this time was not large, more than 150 people. After excluding those who were directly screened out during the registration stage, there were still about a hundred people left.
And not all of these people can stay in the military camp. The Tang State is still extremely powerful now and will not recruit troops at all costs.
What the military camp wants is not cannon fodder, but soldiers who can actually fight.
"Now, the whole team sets off. The target is the camp twenty miles away!" Yang Dayan shouted loudly. Seeing that the recruits below had no reaction and were even a little noisy, Yang Dayan raised his thick eyebrows and cursed:
"Didn't you hear what I said about setting off? Huh? Are your ears stuffed with donkey hair?" After a slight hesitation, the recruits followed the instructions and headed out, but the team was still very scattered.
This is normal. After all, these people have not received systematic training. If they can do it
"Being uniform, ordering and prohibiting" is a huge weird thing!
"Sun Daxing!" Yang Dayan shouted.
"Colonel Yang, I'm here!" A lean man with a knife on his waist walked up quickly and said with cupped hands.
"Where did your kid die just now? Take your people and lead these new recruits to the front to see what kind of chaos they are in?" Yang Dayan said dissatisfied.
Sun Daxing complained from the bottom of his heart:
"You said you are a new recruit, isn't it normal to be chaotic?" Although he thought so, he did not dare to say this in front of Yang Dayan, not only because the other party was his immediate superior, but also because Yang Dayan was there He has been gaining prestige in the army for a long time, and he is really afraid in his heart!
Sun Daxing took the order and left. Thanks to their guidance, the ranks of the recruits were finally much more organized.
When Yang Da saw this situation, he was slightly satisfied and said:
"This is what it looks like!" Then he continued:
"Stop for a moment, each person carries a stone. Don't throw it away until you reach the camp. Do your best!" He bit the last four words very hard. The recruits complained, but looking at the veterans around them, they still couldn't help it. If you dare to disobey Yang Dayan's order, you can only obey it.
But there are also some quick-thinking recruits among the recruits. Just now Yang Dayan said that each person should carry a stone, but there is no rule saying how big the stone is. This is a point that can be exploited.
Although Yang Dayan finally said
The words "do your best" were selectively ignored by them. Why, I just picked up something that weighs ten kilograms and has such a lot of strength. Why do you say I don’t try my best?
If I didn't bring you a thumb-sized stone, it would be considered a great honor, right? This is what many people think. Once someone takes the lead in this kind of thing, the rest will follow suit.
After all, no one wants to suffer! However, there were still some people who honestly carried the huge stones and trudged forward. Their veins bulged due to excessive exertion, and beads of sweat kept falling on their foreheads.
For the former, these honest people are stupid and are willing to be bullied by Yang Dayan. Yang Da saw some people being opportunistic, but he didn't say anything, which made those people even more unscrupulous, thinking that it was no big deal!
Lin Yan's foundation as a warrior is still there, and he is naturally much stronger than these new recruits who are not even considered soldiers.
It's just that now his identity is not suitable to be too eye-catching, and acting low-key is more conducive to hiding his identity.
So Lin Yan just chose a few dozen kilograms of stone. It wasn't outstanding, but it wasn't bad either. It was in line with the strength he was showing now.
This reminded him of the weight-bearing he had to carry during the entrance examination in college. The weight he had carried before that was not even considered training.
The time of moving forward with heavy loads passed very long, and people fell behind from time to time. Only when the sun went down did the group finally arrive at the camp.
The tense nerves suddenly relaxed, and some recruits sat down on the ground, breathing heavily.
"Everyone, stand up!" A sharp shout came from the captain Yang Dayan. He looked at these recruits and said with hatred:
"You have been walking for most of the twenty-mile journey, and the tortoise can crawl faster than you! You still have the nerve to rest. Are you a bit promising?"
"Sir, I'm really tired after carrying stones for so long!" the recruits said.
"Hmph! During the war, you told the barbarians that you were tired. Let's see if they will let you go and keep your head!" Yang Dayan shouted.
"Now, stand up for me. Divide into two teams and stand in two groups. Those with a weight of more than 30 kilograms stand on the left, and those with a weight of less than 30 kilograms stand on the right. Hurry up!" Yang Dayan continued.
When Lin Yan heard this, he knew that the time for reckoning had come! Sure enough, after the recruits were divided into two lines, Yang glanced at the recruits on the right and said:
"Now, you can go!" Everyone was stunned, and then they understood something instantly. Still some of the new soldiers were dissatisfied and said:
"Master Captain, are we at fault? Why are we eliminated? I hope you can give me an explanation!" Yang Dayan snorted coldly, narrowed his eyes and said:
"Explanation? Let me ask you, how heavy is the load?" The recruit also blushed a little when he heard this and said:
"I estimate it weighs fifteen or six pounds." Yang Dayan said calmly:
"In that case, what else is there to say?" the recruit said:
"Sir, according to what you said before, there is no stipulation on how much weight is required to reach the standard, so why should we be eliminated based on this?" Yang looked at him with big eyes, making the latter feel a little embarrassed, and then Yang Big Eyes continued:
"That's true, but did I ever say that I should 'do my best'?" The recruit knew that he was wrong, but he still insisted:
"I only have so much strength, and I've tried my best!" Yang Dayan suddenly cursed angrily:
"Fuck you! A big old man is carrying a stone weighing more than ten kilograms, which is worse than a little girl. He is still shamelessly arguing with me here. I really don't like Bilian!" As he spoke, his face turned blue and red, as if he had fallen into a dye vat. He was so ashamed for a moment!
Yang Dayan was furious, pointed at the recruit and said:
"I'll take it as what you say is true. With such little strength, I think you're a coward even if you're a civil servant fiddling with pens. Get away as soon as possible. I don't need a waste like you in my camp!" In Yang Da's words Under the loud reprimand, not only the recruit who was involved, but also all the opportunists lowered their heads, feeling ashamed.
Then, Yang Dayan turned his attention to all the recruits and said loudly:
"As a soldier, obeying orders is the most basic requirement!"
"Remember, this is a military camp, not a place for children to play house. When you get here, if it's a dragon, you have to be coiled by me; if it's a tiger, I have to lie down with you."
"If on a real battlefield, you discount the commander's orders without authorization, make your own decisions, and delay the battle, you will have ten heads that can't be chopped off. Do you hear me clearly?" The recruits below said in unison:
"Listen clearly!" Yang Dayan tilted his head, covered his ears with his hands and leaned forward, saying:
"What are you talking about? Louder!" the recruits shouted in unison:
"Listen clearly!" Yang Dayan nodded and said:
"Very good!" Then he continued:
"Those who carry a weight of more than 30 kilograms can enter the camp now. After receiving the equipment, you can rest!" Then he turned his attention to the recruits who did not meet the standards again and said:
"Don't say I won't give you a chance. If you can carry less than thirty kilograms, you can start over and enter the camp if you meet the standard."
"Now, do you have any questions?" His sharp eyes scanned the field, and the recruits fell silent.
"Very good!" Then he added one more sentence:
"Those who can't do it and those who cheat, don't come back as soon as possible, so as not to get in my eyes!" As soon as these words came out, the recruits who did not meet the standards felt ashamed again, and then they returned to the original road, not knowing whether it was true or not. Even if he came back again, he still left.
Lin Yan and others entered the camp and received basic equipment, mainly a set of leather armor and a standard horizontal sword.
For these border soldiers, the production cost of iron armor was high and it was inconvenient to move. Especially when facing small-scale invasions by barbarians, wearing leather armor was more flexible.
After a brief rest, until late at night, a scattered group of new recruits returned to the camp. It seems that many people still choose to give up.
It's not that these people really can't carry the dozens of kilograms of rocks, but they are worried that they can't stand the rules in the military camp.
After all, it was like this from the beginning, and I don’t know what will happen in the future? There is still a chance to regret it now, but once you enter the camp, there will be no room for change.
Deserters will lose their heads! Sometimes, it is easy to shout slogans. But when it comes time for these people to practice their slogans, they may not necessarily live up to their words!
Unexpectedly, the recruit who was scolded by Yang Dayan in his typical way at the beginning came back, carrying a huge stone, weighing sixty or seventy kilograms.
As if to prove himself, his face turned red and his mouth was filled with confusion.
"Hoho" gasped, but Youzi persisted, clasping the boulder tightly with his arms and carrying it on his back.
Yang Dayan came out, looked at the returning recruits, nodded, narrowed his eyes, and said with a smile:
"Very good! Enter the camp and eat!" The recruits had smiles on their faces, and they felt confident again.
Those stains from before should be washed away with sweat!
