The day after the Heavenly Army recruited troops in Zhao County.
On the first day, Wang Zheng ordered Wu Sheng to set up nearly a dozen recruitment points in the county. Unfortunately, he only recruited less than a hundred people in one day, most of whom were weak.
Wu Sheng was dissatisfied with this, but he had already received Wang Zheng's instructions and ordered all recruitment points to welcome all comers. At the same time, each of the recruits was rewarded with a bag of rice.
Although Wu Sheng didn't understand the idea of buying horse bones for so much money, it turned out to be an immediate success today.
What I can see is that both the number of applicants and the number of people paying attention have increased significantly compared to yesterday.
Yesterday, except for a few lonely individuals, most of the newly recruited heavenly soldiers couldn't help but show off their rice when they returned home. This aroused the envy of their neighbors and naturally the number of enthusiastic people increased.
But when they came, the past and the present were different from yesterday.
If you are not physically fit and have some strength, sorry, we will not accept it.
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The nearest recruiting point for the county government.
Since the morning, people have been crowding around, either asking about the benefits or joining directly.
There are many people whispering to each other not far away and pointing here from time to time.
Among them, there was a young man who was tired of life.
He was not from Zhao County, so he stood alone. He originally wanted to leave the city today, but when he passed by the recruitment point, he stopped suddenly.
At that time, there happened to be a country man who had just successfully enlisted in the army. He happily passed by the young man carrying a bag of rice.
At that moment, the young man's belly rumbled slightly and he couldn't help but swallow a few times.
Only then did he remember that he had not eaten for two days.
The young man finally couldn't help but cast his sights on the recruitment point. This sight lasted for half a day.
At this time, Wu Sheng also noticed this person, glanced at him casually, and his eyes suddenly lit up.
As a third-level soldier, he instinctively felt that this was a good soldier.
If you look carefully, you will find a lot to gain.
This young man looked thin, with a bruised nose and a swollen face, and was depressed.
But the coarse linen shirt can't hide the bulging muscles. He looks very strong and his frame is not small.
If you practice a lot after joining the army and have enough rice, you will be a strong and elite soldier.
Now that he had made his judgment, Wu Sheng began to pay attention to it.
After being punished by Wang Zheng that day, although Wu Sheng didn't know where he was wrong, he was also quite uneasy. He always wanted to make up for his mistakes and was particularly concerned about recruiting troops.
Although he was paying attention intentionally or unintentionally, the other party's face hesitated and never came forward in response to his expectations.
At this time, the young man seemed to be in a irritable mood. He took out a wine bottle from his waist and raised his head to drink. He shook it for a long time, but not a drop fell.
Damn, the wine is gone!
Out of anger, he slammed the empty pot. His mouth and nose twitched, causing pain in the wound, and he couldn't help but grin.
He came to Zhao County yesterday because he was heavily in debt, so he came to borrow money from a distant relative here. However, the other party not only did not lend a helping hand, but during the quarrel, five or six men from the family punched and kicked the young man.
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The wounds on his face were caused by this.
"That's all, no matter how miserable I am, my good man will never become a thief!"
"What's more, these thieves are nothing more than homeless ants, and the leader of the thieves is even more stupid and ignorant. He actually wants to become emperor. If I join in, wouldn't I be seeking death?"
After touching his belly, the young man finally made up his mind, stamped his feet, turned around and left.
Just thinking of the gang of debt collectors at home made the young man look sad again.
I searched for my relatives and friends, but no one came to help me. Now I was hungry, and I felt that the road was long and long, but there was no way to go. The world was so big that I had no home to go back to.
Just when he was at a loss, he heard a shout from behind him.
"Brother, please stay."
The young man stopped when he heard the sound and looked back, only to see a heroic young man wearing armor and carrying a sword walking towards him.
It was none other than Major Wu Sheng of Tianzhu Camp.
Wu Sheng waited for a long time, but saw that the young man not only did not step forward, but turned around and seemed to be leaving. Finally, he could no longer hold himself back and hurriedly stepped forward to shout.
He is not good at words, and he is too lazy to beat around the bush and goes straight to the point.
"Brother, do you want to join the Heavenly Army?"
As the highest official here, and also the second person in the Heavenly Army's hidden ranks, Wu Sheng's movements attracted everyone's attention.
Not only the soldiers who were recruiting soldiers, but also the villagers all looked over.
"That, no..."
Under the gaze of everyone, the young man felt a little nervous and wanted to refuse directly.
Just looking at Wu Sheng's clothes, he knew that although Wu Sheng was young, he was the leader of this group of thieves. Some did not dare to speak out for fear of offending him.
Seeing that he was still reluctant to speak, Wu Sheng laughed and didn't care, and gave the young man a hard slap on the shoulder.
"Don't be embarrassed."
No wonder Mr. Azheng likes to take photos of me like this, it feels good...
Without waiting for the other party to speak, he directly took the young man's hand, strode forward, and said with a smile:
"Come on, go write your name. We will be brothers from now on."
"No, General, I'm not planning to join..."
The young man was so anxious that even though he hadn't thought of the words yet, he couldn't control it and hurriedly explained.
Just in the middle of speaking, Wu Sheng turned his head, his smile was not gone, he just narrowed his eyes, and the look he directed at him suddenly turned cold.
"Don't talk nonsense, our heavenly army only has one general."
Wu Sheng spoke slowly and authentically, his voice was not loud, but he was no longer as polite and kind as before.
"What are you not prepared for? Are you not prepared to join my heavenly army?"
Having said this, Wu Sheng turned to the young man and tilted his head: "Huh?"
Feeling that the young man's hand holding his hand suddenly tightened, the faces of the soldiers on the opposite side instantly changed, and their expressions became unkind. The courage that the young man mustered up just a moment ago instantly dissipated, and he could no longer say the next word.
He looked at Wu Sheng and forced a smile:
"Maybe I drank too much last night. I'm still hungover and my speech is a bit slurred."
"General...er...major, I am preparing to join the Heavenly Army!"
"Okay, okay."
Hearing this, Wu Sheng let out a burst of hearty laughter, his eyes became kind again, and he pointed to the bamboo slips on the lacquer table:
"Can you write? It doesn't matter if you can't. We have already made arrangements. If you tell your name, someone will write it for you."
"Thank you for your work, but I will write my name."
While the young man was signing his name, his mind was already spinning, thinking about how to escape.
When he was about to finish writing, he was startled and slapped his head suddenly.
Are you obsessed with me? How can I write my real name?
"Well, do you still have words?"
Wu Sheng was a little puzzled by his actions just now, but since the other party had joined the army, he didn't bother to care about it. He just looked at the new line on the bamboo slip and asked.
Currently, among the Heavenly Army, only A Zheng has a character.
"what is your name?"
The young man opened his mouth, thought about it, laughed dryly, and replied bitterly: