rebirth [rebirth]

On July [-]th, the two thousand soldiers who had been redeemed first had gone up the mountain one after another.

They used to be elite soldiers, but later they went to work as workers in forest farms, and they did a very good job of logging.In just one day's work, more than 100 wooden houses have been built on the mountainside of Beishan.

The cabins are very spacious, with two rows of wooden beds inside, which can sleep 15 people on the left and right sides.This is just enough for three thousand soldiers to live in.

Lu Jiming's actions are also very fast. He has already arranged a logistics team of nearly 300 people, one hundred firefighters, one hundred miscellaneous soldiers, and one hundred swift-legged soldiers who are dedicated to transporting goods up and down the mountain.

However, within two days, Beishan Forest Farm suddenly changed into a different look.

Rong Jingxuan and Xie Mingze also went up the mountain on the third day. The soldiers endured hardships on the mountain, so they must not live in the city to enjoy the blessings.

It happened to be in the morning when they went up the mountain. Although the sun was shining on the mountain in the middle of July, there was always a breeze.

It's also very comfortable.

Both Rong Jingxuan and Xie Mingze wore bunts and their long hair was tied into a bun, looking very capable.

In several former forest farms, the slogans of the soldiers came and went, very loud.

Rong Jingxuan and Xie Mingze looked at each other, and finally went to the infantry battalion.

Of the 3000 men, [-] were infantrymen.

The remaining one thousand, with Ding Kai as the commander, is more complicated, including [-] firearm battalions, [-] bow and arrow battalions, and [-] cavalry.

Of course, the [-] cavalry cannot be practiced now, nor are the crossbowmen.

The horse they bought has arrived, but the red jade horse can't run away on the mountain, so they can only pretend to set up a horse farm to raise it.

Archers mainly have no weapons.

They only brought firearms this time, and there were only a few dozen bows and arrows. In the past two months, they could only exercise their bodies to increase their arm strength, and then they took turns shooting homemade wooden arrows with bows and arrows.

As for the three hundred cavalrymen, it's okay to say, because they used to be cavalrymen in the palace, and now they just need to get back their feelings.

Get back all the consciousness of being a soldier, and let them go to the racecourse in turn.

Looking around, Rong Jingxuan and Xie Mingze were also sweating slightly.

Although infantry seems to be the most common type of arms, they are actually very knowledgeable.

They need to be single soldiers or team battles, and the most important thing is to be able to attack and defend. When fighting the enemy hand-to-hand, they must try their best to save their lives.

Seeing the two of them standing on the sidelines, one of the commanders named Qian Zhen hurried over and said, "My lord."

Rong Jingxuan nodded: "Are the soldiers still used to the mountain environment?"

Qian Zhen saluted again, and said respectfully: "Actually, it's only halfway up the mountain now, with dense forests on both sides, and the breathing can be considered unobstructed. You can rest assured, my lord."

While listening to him, Rong Jingxuan looked towards the struggling soldiers.

After all, they have been in the forest farm for more than half a year, and their bodies are not used to the training when they were soldiers. Now it is only the third day, and they can hold their horses until this time, which already shows that they are all well-trained soldiers.

"Well, get your body back first, and then do sword training. By the way, how about the food on the mountain?"

Hearing this, Qian Zhen laughed immediately: "The food is pretty good now. There are a few old people from the former palace in Huotoubing, and their craftsmanship is very good. Now we live much better than in the forest farm, and the soldiers are very happy .”

People who are habitual soldiers still like this kind of life.

Rong Jingxuan saw that he was really from the heart, so he couldn't help but also smiled.

While they were chatting, the morning practice was over.

If it was this time normally, they would have gone to the cafeteria in twos and threes, but now they all stood there motionless, looking at Rong Jingxuan curiously and nervously.

Most of them didn't know Rong Jingxuan's identity, they only thought that he was an old friend of the former prince, so these soldiers also respected Rong Jingxuan and Xie Mingze who rescued them from the forest farm.

Rong Jingxuan and Xie Mingze went up to the high stage together.

Rong Jingxuan looked down at the thousands of soldiers below, and said loudly: "As long as you practice hard, you can survive on the battlefield. You are all my soldiers and the people of Da Chu. I don't want to see any innocent people die."

His voice was loud and imposing like a rainbow, and the soldiers below heard it with enthusiasm, wishing they could rush to the battlefield now.

Rong Jingxuan said again: "Everyone has worked so hard in the past two months in Hongdu. When we arrive in Guangqing, we will have the best barracks in Dachu and the latest weapons. I guarantee that as long as you make meritorious service on the battlefield, you will be able to move forward one step at a time." Step up, Captain Qian is nothing, as long as you are better than him, the commander is yours!"

"Okay, it's ours." The soldiers laughed loudly and shouted in unison.

Captain Qian didn't take it seriously at all, and laughed heartlessly along with them.

Is it that simple to be a commander?

The ranks in the barracks are distinct, ordinary soldiers are above the corporal commander, then the Shichang, the general banner, and the centurion.After reaching the centurion, there is a banner commander in charge of 500 people, and then there is a thousand commander.

If a soldier does not have outstanding military exploits, he must start from the bottom step by step and use blood to pave a long way for himself to advance.

Looking at the flushed face of the young man below, Qian Zhen remained calm.

You little bastards, want to beat me?It also depends on whether you have that ability!

For the next month, neither Rong Jingxuan nor Xie Mingze went down the mountain. Zhong Qi took care of the house and horse farm below the mountain temporarily. The two of them were on the mountain. Apart from studying the art of war and the landforms of mountains and rivers, they just practiced with the soldiers.

Occasionally, they also competed with young soldiers with outstanding martial arts skills, but no one in the entire barracks could beat Xie Mingze, let alone Rong Jingxuan who defeated Xie Mingze.

I'm not happy about losing, but it's not like I never hope to win, right?From then on, the soldiers were aroused to fight and worked harder.

At night, the evening breeze is slightly cool.

After dinner, Rong Jingxuan and Xie Mingze took a walk in the forest together.

Xie Mingze was still thinking about the day's affairs, and talked with him in a low voice.

"Just now when I went back to the house, Master came to look for me."

Rong Jingxuan raised his eyebrows and asked him, "What instructions does Master have?"

Xie Mingze shook his head, sighed and said, "Master looks weird. He told me that he watched the sky last night, and the emperor's star suddenly changed. He can no longer see the great fortune of the country."

Rong Jingxuan was startled, but he forced himself to be calm: "Then did the master say, how is the fate of the Great Chen?"

Xie Mingze was taken aback, thought carefully, and said joyfully, "The master didn't say anything about Da Chen, but he said that the six movements of the stars in the sky are a big evil."

The big murder he said must be aimed at Da Chen.Because today's sky is always reflected in Dachen, once there is a change, it must be caused by state affairs.

Rong Jingxuan was not only not happy when he heard that, but frowned instead: "No, we don't know anything about Yong'an. Fortunately, Ningyuan brought ten secret sentries over this time. When the time comes, Yong'an and Guangqing will place five. It’s good to know some news.”

Xie Mingze saw him talking so much in one breath, smiled slightly, and said in a very soothing tone: "Very good, step by step, we have followed our plan. Jingxuan, we have done our best, no matter what the stars are, No matter how the country's fortunes are, we will always work hard this time, right?"

Rong Jingxuan looked back at him, under the moonlight, Xie Mingze's face seemed to be covered with a layer of smoke and sand, much softer than in the daytime.

"You see, we have such good soldiers, so many loyal subordinates, and the master is willing to follow us out of the mountain. We are very lucky."

Rong Jingxuan couldn't help but nodded: "You are right, I was too anxious, I shouldn't be like this."

Xie Mingze reached out to hold his hand, and pulled him forward slowly: "If you care about it, you will cause chaos, so you have to tell me more, and I will help you share the burden."

You have helped me share everything, Rong Jingxuan thought.

You don't know what I would be like without you by my side.

At that time in Hongdu, I couldn't sleep all night, and I struggled to get through every day, and I didn't know how painful it was.

Fortunately you are here.

He quietly looked at Xie Mingze's back, didn't say these words, and finally just said: "Okay, I'll listen to you."

The two of them were about to continue talking about the deployment of the Firearms Battalion tomorrow, when suddenly a figure rushed over: "My lord, Captain Ding is back."

Rong Jingxuan and Xie Mingze glanced at each other, then walked quickly to the wooden house where the two lived.

The wooden house of the two of them is a bit special, much smaller than the others, with a total of two rooms inside and outside, and there is only a simple wooden bed inside, which is their bedroom.Outside there is a large wooden table, covered with all possible ambush points on the road from Hongdu to Guangqing.

As soon as they reached the door, they saw that Ding Kai had injured his left hand, and was sitting on a stone bench in front of the house, being bandaged by a military doctor.

Rong Jingxuan frowned slightly, and walked forward quickly: "What's going on?"

When Ding Kai heard his voice, he immediately wanted to stand up and salute, but Xie Mingze pressed his shoulders and sat back directly.

"Captain Ding, you don't need to be polite, just sit down and answer."

Ding Kai bent down to salute first, and then said: "My lord, there are at least 1000 people in the village. We only checked the front, and found that they are basically men, and there are about ten young girls. But they are rarely seen. Seems like they're all busy in the backyard."

Hearing that there was still a girl, Rong Jingxuan and Xie Mingze couldn't help being a little surprised: "Didn't you say that these bandits don't rob people?"

"My lord, they don't rob the people, and they are self-sufficient in the village. Those girls seem to be relatives of those bandits, but they don't look like trapped hostages."

This is quite interesting, this cottage did not exist in Dachu, that is to say, it suddenly appeared after Chen Sheng came to power.

Is there anyone who drags his family up the mountain to become a bandit?This is too strange.

Ding Kai didn't wait for the Lord to ask questions, and quickly said: "As far as I can see, this group of bandits has everyone. Some of them seem to be bandits. They look nondescript and unruly, while others are well-trained and belong to It can be deduced that it should be a soldier."

"Oh?" Xie Mingze answered subconsciously.

Soldiers and bandits took their families up the mountain together... This is really getting weirder the more you hear it.

Seeing Xie Mingze frowning in thought, Rong Jingxuan couldn't help laughing and said, "What are you thinking? We used to exchange courtesy in the past, wouldn't we know if we made friends?"

As soon as he said this, Xie Mingze's brown eyes lit up instantly, he looked up at Rong Jingxuan, and found a positive answer from his gaze.

It turned out that he had used his brain.