Lin Dong came to the school field early the next morning. By this time, the school field was already full of people.

Dear friends, it has been more than a month since the formation of the Anton Army. During this period, I have shared the joys and sorrows with you, leaving an indelible mark. All of you have also sweated and shed blood for the Anton Army.

It is you who have witnessed the growth of the Anton Army. Now, the Anton Army is facing an important problem, that is, there are not enough personnel, and we need to expand our recruitment.

However, before the army is expanded, I, Lin Dong, need to make something clear. Just a few days ago, our Anton Army surrounded and suppressed the bandits in Canglangling with a significantly smaller number than the bandits, creating a peaceful environment for the people.

Stable environment.

However, our Anton Army also suffered some damage. Twenty-one of our brothers paid their lives in this encirclement and suppression.

In other words, being a soldier is a dangerous industry, so I, Lin Dong, dare not force you. If you are willing to stay, I, Lin Dong, welcome you. If you feel that there is no future in the military and want to find another way out, I, Lin Dong,

Dong will not stop him.

So please consider carefully, do you want to be a soldier? Of course, you don’t have to answer this question in a hurry. I will give you three days to think about it. I will gather here after three days, and then you can make a formal choice.

Time flew by, and three days flew by. Lin Dong took this opportunity to go back home. After not going back for so long, the house was still the same as before, and his mother was very happy to see him back.

At this time, the news about Lin Dong's suppression of bandits had already spread throughout the village. Seeing Lin Dong's return, many people came to visit him.

Some villagers also sent eggs to Lin Dong to thank Lin Dong for eliminating the bandits for them.

My mother has grown very ugly in the past few days. Every time the villagers see her, they always look envious, praising her for giving birth to a good son and allowing the villagers to live a stable life.

Although the mother didn't say anything, her heart felt as sweet as honey. Now that she saw Lin Dong coming back, she immediately pulled him to ask questions.

Lin Dong was also well-behaved. He briefly explained the story of exterminating the bandits, which made his mother worried and happy at the same time.

Fortunately, Lin Dong reported good news but not bad news. He only talked about how to exterminate the bandits, but did not mention a word about the danger involved.

Even so, his mother was worried about him and told him not to rush ahead whenever there was danger.

Lin Dong agreed one by one to make her mother feel at ease.

During these three days, Lin Dong basically stayed with his mother, helping her share some of the farm work and housework at home.

Although the Lin family's life is better than others, it has been dilapidated over the years. If they want to have enough food and clothing, they have to be self-reliant and cannot afford to be lazy.

In the past month, he has been training the new army and has no time to go back. When he finally got some free time, he naturally wanted to go back to help his mother.

According to his plan, he would have to move camp soon, and he wouldn't be able to take his mother with him at that time, making it even harder to meet him.

His mother was very happy to see him back. She immediately caught and killed the old hen that was laying eggs. In the evening, she even had a drink with Lin Dong with great interest.

He had drunk a lot of wine, but this was his first time drinking with his mother.

Even in his previous life, he had never had a drink with his mother. While drinking, he felt filled with emotion.

He remembered watching a short video in his last life, which said that if your parents are willing to smoke and drink with you, it means that you have grown up in their hearts.

Thinking of this, Lin Dong burst into tears. How much he wanted to abandon everything to stay with his mother, grow old with her, and let her enjoy the happiness of human relations.

But when he thought that troubled times were coming and winter was approaching, he had to make up his mind and leave his hometown, because he knew how fragile his home was in the flames of war. A fire could destroy the homes that the people had spent decades building.

Their homes were destroyed in one fell swoop, and ordinary people were separated from their wives and children with a single butcher's knife.

Today he left his hometown far away, not because he didn't love his homeland. On the contrary, he just wanted to better protect him and prevent the villagers' homes from being destroyed by the war.

The two chatted about some interesting things about Lin Dong's childhood. They said that Lin Dong was naughty when he was a child. He often went to the trees and went to the river with the children in the village. He did all kinds of evil in the village and often attracted scolding from his neighbors.

Hearing his mother talk about his childhood, Lin Dong felt mixed emotions. Although he did not grow up here, he was still deeply moved when he saw the kindness in his mother's eyes.

When Lin Dong mentioned that he was going out to continue training, his mother suddenly stopped, a complicated look flashed in her eyes.

"Son, if you have any plans, just go ahead and don't worry about Mom. I'm still strong and can take care of myself." My mother said this almost with tears in her eyes.

His mother was worried when his son traveled thousands of miles. Lin Dong knew that his mother was reluctant to leave him, but he had to make such a choice. If he wanted to blame it, it was this troubled world that separated the flesh and blood of the world.

It seems that we need to find a way to get a thousand-household officer as soon as possible. Only when we have a formal official position can we make a plan.

During these three days, Shang Bal came to the military camp to look for Lin Dong several times. Unfortunately, Lin Dong had returned to the village long ago, and Shang Bal was nowhere to be found, which made him depressed.

As a result, Su Yi was in bad luck. Shang Ba pestered Su Yi one day and asked him to return his money.

Anton's army has its own rules, and all captured property belongs to the public. Without Lin Dong's nod, how could Su Yi dare to agree casually, so he could only find a way to deal with it.

But Shang Ba is not an easy person to deal with. He was okay the first two times, but later he seemed to realize that the other party was playing tricks on him. No matter how Su Yi explained, he just stayed there and refused to leave. No matter where Su Yi went, he would always follow him.

Follow.

Shang Ba's perseverance gave Su Yi a headache. According to the rules of the Anton Army, the opponent was neither a prisoner of war, nor an enemy, nor a member of the Anton Army, but an ordinary citizen. For ordinary people, the Anton Army must

He was given enough respect and could not be beaten or scolded, so Su Yi had no choice but to entertain the fat man well.

Su Yi was really overwhelmed by this, but he had no choice but to stay away from him in the end.

Fortunately, Lin Dong only went back for three days. If it had been longer, he believed he would go crazy.

Early on the fourth day, Lin Dong came to the school field. At this time, except for the twenty-one dead soldiers, everyone else came to the school field and stood together in twos and threes.

After this period of recovery, the injured soldiers have recovered.

But to Lin Dong's regret, three soldiers who were seriously injured died in the end.

In the Ming Dynasty, where conditions were simple, such a low mortality rate was extremely rare, and it was all thanks to the distilled liquor made by Lin Dong.

Otherwise, more wounded soldiers will die due to infection.

Looking at the number of soldiers that were almost half missing, Lin Dong knew in his heart that this was the result of insufficient training. If he was given another two months, he was confident that the mortality rate would be controlled within 20%.

It seems that the economy is the foundation of the military. If you want to strengthen the army, you must first have money.

"Everyone, I, Lin Dong, said three days ago that those who are willing to join the Anton Army will stay today. Those who do not want to join the Anton Army should go to the accountant to receive last month's military pay." Lin Dong said without pointing.

Su Yi said from a distance.

As soon as Lin Dong finished speaking, the entire school grounds could hear pins and needles dropping.

Quiet, terrible quiet.

This is an important moment for everyone, which will determine the rest of their lives.

Being a soldier is a life that they have never been exposed to. As Lin Dong said, being a soldier means taking risks. This can be seen from the battle to annihilate the bandits.

However, if they don't serve as soldiers, what will they eat? What will they wear? Do they expect to work for the landlords? Is the work of the landlords really that easy? Countless questions are swirling in their minds. This is really a difficult choice!

Yes, being a soldier is indeed dangerous. In these troubled times, ordinary farmers don’t even have enough to eat. This danger that I don’t know when will come seems a bit trivial compared with the problem of eating. After all, being killed by the enemy is always a problem.

It's much better than starving to death.

What's more, serving as a soldier under Lin Dong also gets military pay.

What touched them the most was that the commander Lin Dong was really kind to them. Not only did he live and train with them, but he also taught them how to read. He treated them as if they were brothers.

Although life in the military camp is hard, there is joy in the hardship. Over time, the comrades have become brothers, and the entire military camp has become the home of the soldiers.

It's really hard for them to leave this big family now.

"Damn it, isn't it just to be a soldier and eat food? I, Jiang Dayou, am the soldier." The calm was finally broken, and a soldier with bandages on his hands took the lead to stand up.

Jiang Dayou is sixteen years old this year, about the same age as Lin Dong. There is only one mother in the family. She used to farm at home and was busy all year long. She had not enough to eat or clothes to keep warm. Now she still has two coins a month, which is enough for her to live on.

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What's more, the Anton Army has regulations that if a soldier dies in battle, his family can still receive a pension. Even if he dies, he can die in peace, which is better than being hungry and full.

"I, Lu Laosan, ate this food..."

Lu Laosan, 18 years old this year, is a villager from the next village. He used to work as a long-term laborer for the landlord's family, and he was always hungry. Just this year, the landlord suddenly fired him. Just when he was so hungry that he felt dizzy.

He caught up with Lin Dong to recruit troops, so he became a member of the Anton Army.

For him, nothing was more terrifying than hunger, so he resolutely chose to stay.

He didn't want to continue working for the landlord. Not only would he have no status, but he would also be hungry. How could he be at ease in the military camp?

"I, Zhou Laoliu, will serve as this soldier..."

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"General, I, Liu San, sold my life to you..."

"General, this hundred pounds from me, Luo Xiang, will be yours from now on..."

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With the beginning of people, people kept yelling and standing in front of Lin Dong on the school field. Each of these people had different experiences and had their own difficulties.

But their biggest difficulty is still not having enough food and clothing. Now in the Anton Army, not only can they have enough food and clothing, but they can also get military pay. Whoever is a bad soldier is a fool.

Soon, Lin Dong was filled with people.

Watching the crowd keep moving towards him, Lin Dong finally showed a smile on his face.
Chapter completed!