Since the war is still going on, no matter how peaceful people's lives are, it is impossible not to see some clues.
In fact, whether in Tongcheng, Linshui, or even in Chang'an, you can see the front of the recruitment office crowded with people.
Every one of these public recruitment offices was overcrowded, with "idle people" gathering everywhere to volunteer to join the army.
The officer who was sitting there in charge of the review had a look of helplessness on his face, because there were too many young people coming here to fight for the country, so many that he was too busy every day.
After hearing that various countries had declared war on the Tang Dynasty, the people of Tang Dynasty were all angry! The good life they worked so hard to gain cannot be given up easily, and they will fight to the death whoever wants to take it away!
So, on the day when the war broke out, while it was still pouring rain everywhere, countless people rushed to the recruitment office and expressed their hope to fight for His Majesty the King.
It's a pity that although the Tang Dynasty declared a state of war and began to mobilize the whole country, the relevant regulations were still implemented very strictly.
According to the laws of the Tang Dynasty, many professionals are not allowed to join the army: these include workers with specific jobs, workers working in factories on certain lists, teachers and students, and those who have just become Tang citizens for less than one year...
In fact, these regulations are reasonable. For example, the regulation stipulates that immigrants must have been immigrants for one year before they are eligible to join the army: on the one hand, this is to ensure the personnel composition within the army and prevent enemy personnel from sneaking into the army to deliberately sabotage; On the one hand, they also hope that those immigrants who have not yet enjoyed the dividends of the Tang people will be forcibly recruited into the army.
It's just that life in the Tang Kingdom is so good. The outsiders who came here have long regarded themselves as Tang people, so many people gathered at the recruitment office and refused to leave, complaining that they were not allowed to enlist.
There is no way around this. After all, joining the army is actually a way to quickly integrate into Tang society: as long as there are soldiers in the family, then for the sake of supporting the army, this family will enjoy a series of preferential treatment, which will be reflected on the social level. Make the family more accepting of the people around you.
"Unqualified! My child, you are just eighteen years old, and you are still learning machine tool control. You don't need to come here to apply." Handing the ID card back to the blushing young man, the officer from the recruitment office explained helplessly. road.
He had to explain this many times every day, but there was no way, similar people would keep coming, and then he still had to say similar words again and again.
"But! My father thinks I should be a soldier! He said that our family has been taken care of so much by His Majesty the King, so we should do something for His Majesty the King." The young man was obviously unwilling to accept this fact and still stood there. defended himself.
If their family had not been taken in by the Tang State, they might have starved to death in the Chu State's famine. Now they not only live a good life, they even live a happy life that they could not even imagine before.
If they are unwilling to do their best for His Majesty the King, they themselves will feel that they are worse than pigs and dogs.
He has older brothers who already work in the factory, their father also keeps vigil in the factory, their mother works in the textile factory, and last year they even got a new brother and a little sister.
So he came. His brother tried it the day before yesterday and was kicked back, so he came today. He is the only one in this family, and he can die on the battlefield for his country.
He had already realized before he came that even if they just walked onto the battlefield and were killed by a cannonball, they should still sacrifice their lives for His Majesty the King's just war.
This is the thinking of simple people: Whoever gives us a way to survive and gives us hope, we will fight for.
It is a pity that sometimes things are so unsatisfactory: when someone drives the people and forces them to go to the battlefield, the people often avoid that person; but when the people take the initiative to volunteer to fight for a person , often that person is not willing to push the people into the abyss.
"Child, your task now is to study! Once you have learned the knowledge, you should serve this country in a position that needs you more! This... is your mission
! "The officer forced out an ugly smile and continued to waste his saliva to comfort the other party.
He felt that he should hold a submachine gun and fight to the death with the enemy on the battlefield. That is what a soldier should do.
Instead of repeating nonsense to a bunch of kids like now: "Go back! Don't waste my time! Don't waste your own time either!"
"I'll go to the head office!" Pushing aside the young apprentice in front of him, a middle-aged man with a beard slapped his ID card on the table.
His body is very strong, but his clothes are very shabby. He sat down on the spot where the boy was sitting just now, showing his muscular arms: "I have been a soldier, give me a gun, and I can shoot at least five Dahua losers!"
"The records say that you were a soldier in Dahua..." The officer raised his head and looked at the strong man in front of him, a little dumbfounded.
The Tang State issued an identity certificate to every citizen, which contained the citizen's basic information, and a small book that recorded the person's various experiences before and after coming to the Tang State.
Each page has a stamp of review from the relevant department, and uses relatively high-grade anti-counterfeiting paper. It also has photos, which is quite comprehensive.
"Uh..." The other party felt slightly embarrassed, then scratched his head: "When I was a soldier... I was not a coward!"
"But you have only been here for eight months...Sir." The officer shook his head and said businesslikely: "It is stipulated that only Tang citizens who have been here for more than one year are eligible to join the army."
"I have been here for eight months! Sir!" The strong man became excited when he heard this. He leaned forward and tried to get closer: "I am from Tang Dynasty! I have lived here for eight months. !」
"I have no choice. If you fail, you will fail. Even if I let you pass, you will be eliminated in the subsequent review." The officer continued to explain helplessly.
"Please!" I thought that the strong man would continue to mess around, but the other person suddenly softened, with tears on his face and a look of grievance on his face, and he almost kicked off the stool and knelt down: "Give me a chance for revenge! Those The bastard embezzled my military salary and left me with no money to treat my father! I want to kill these bastards! Please give me a chance!"
"..." Originally, the officer had already relented and was ready to just turn a blind eye and let the strong man pass.
But when he saw the crowd queuing up behind the strong man out of the corner of his eye, he knew that if he didn't do business, the recruitment office would have to approve at least two thousand people's applications for enlistment today.
This is no joke: if you can let one person pass, you have to let the people who saw this happen pass, otherwise the angry crowd might tear the place apart...
Grabbing the water glass in front of him and taking a sip of warm water, the officer finally found himself again and once again sent the strong man with tears out of the recruitment office with sincerity.
Then, although it was useless, he still shouted loudly to the crowd lining up at the door: "Anyone who does not meet the conditions for enlistment can leave! Especially workers, teachers, and doctors! Even those with special blood types..."
Seeing that the crowd had no intention of dispersing, he had to continue to emphasize: "In addition, I must remind everyone! You can't go to the battlefield if you join the army now! You must go through strict training for more than three months! Three months After that, who knows if the war will be over!"
What he said was indeed true. The Tang Army had never been in the habit of sending untrained recruits to the battlefield. On the contrary, the Tang Army emphasized the training of new recruits, and the training time was at least twice as long as that of other countries.
Moreover, these recruits are often dispersed after training and directly added to the old troops, so that the veterans can impart some experience to the recruits who have just entered the battlefield and increase the survival rate of the recruits on the battlefield.
If a new combat unit must be pushed onto the battlefield in an organized manner, the commander of the Tang Army will try his best to assign simpler tasks to such units first.
Seeing that the people waiting in line still refused to leave despite what he had said, the officer also sighed: "Okay! You guys line up! I will review them one by one! Those who fail to pass must go back quickly..."
…well……"
He shook his head and walked back to his seat, and began to check the documents one by one. Some of them were indeed qualified, and some were unqualified.
If he is qualified, he will send a form to the other party and tell the other party that he can report to the military camp outside the city. For those who were unqualified, he would still explain them away and drive them away.
Those who got the form were overjoyed and even showed off the review form in their hands to the people waiting in line when they left.
Those who didn't get the form were extremely frustrated. Some cursed and some cried, as if they had missed their wedding.
Despite this strictness, within half a month after the flood receded, the Tang State still recruited 500,000 people into the army and formed 25 divisions in one go.
Although these divisions are all light infantry divisions, and most units do not even have time to distribute enough No. 4 assault guns and self-propelled artillery, these units are still true infantry divisions.
According to the standards of other countries, these divisions are well-equipped and have sufficient ammunition, comparable to the main front-line forces! However, the Tang Army still carefully arranged these troops on the second line and took the time to train in their respective stations.
Of course, this is all a story for later.
The area where the war is still going on now only remains in the outer area of Xicong. Qian Jinhang's commanders and their soldiers seem to have seen their end.
