At this time, the soldiers standing behind Cao Jin were shouting in unison, cheering for Cao Jin and encouraging him to come out and take Guan Yu's sword. Cao Jin did become the captain because of Cao Bao's relationship, but
Although his martial arts skills are mediocre, he has brute strength and is quite famous in Xuzhou. Otherwise, he would not dare to openly question Guan Yu's actions.
Cao Jin originally planned to retreat. After all, Guan Yu's performance in front of the two armies was there. If he couldn't catch his sword, he would lose his official position as a captain and lose his face. If he didn't do it well, his life would not be saved.
.However, so many soldiers were cheering for him. If he didn't come out to fight, even if Guan Yu had to remove him from the post of captain, he might not have the shame to stay in the army anymore. Cao Jin hesitated and then thought
After all, he is Cao Bao's nephew. No matter how powerful Guan Yu is, he can't ignore Cao Bao's face. He hesitated for a moment, gritted his teeth, and said loudly: "Okay! Cao will come to receive your blow!"
Guan Yu stroked his long beard with one hand, took the Qinglong Yanyue Sword from the soldier beside him with the other hand, pointed at Cao Jin with his free time, and said contemptuously: "Those who do not overestimate their capabilities, go to it yourself."
Pick a weapon that is handy."
He wanted to reorganize the Xuzhou army today, and he was afraid of arousing public anger. If the soldiers mutinied, he would be sorry for Liu Bei, his elder brother. Therefore, the assembled soldiers did not carry weapons.
Although Cao Jin was a little uneasy, he had no choice but to bite the bullet. He knew his own skills quite well. Since he had no other strengths except strength, he tended to choose heavier weapons.
, picked an iron rod from the weapon rack. Although this was not the weapon he usually used, he had no intention of defeating Guan Yu. As long as he could block his sword, he didn't need to be very skillful.
When Guan Yu saw Cao Jin picking up an iron rod, he knew that Cao Jin was very strong. He sneered and said, "Look carefully, Guan has made a move."
He moved at his will, swung the Green Dragon Sword with one hand, and struck Cao Jin on the head. The speed of this knife was not very fast, and there was no magic trick. It just went straight up and down, heading towards the top of Cao Jin's head.
Cao Jin caught a glimpse of it, shouted "Well done!", and raised his stick to greet him. What he was worried about was Guan Yu's elusive sword skills, but he was secretly relieved when he saw that Guan Yu was just an ordinary slasher.
This iron rod weighs forty kilograms. Coupled with the strength of my arms, are I still afraid that I can't stop Guan Yu's sword?
There was only a loud "dang" sound, followed by a scream of "ah".
All the soldiers couldn't help but become nervous and stared intently at the middle of the school field. They saw that Guan Yu had slowly retracted the Qinglong Sword in his hand, while Cao Jin was still standing there holding the iron rod. The sword struck by Guan Yu was so fast at the beginning.
It was not fast, but at the moment when the sword and stick were about to intersect, Guan Yu's speed suddenly accelerated. No one could see clearly what was going on, and they didn't know whether Cao Jin could block the sword.
Who made the call?
Suddenly, the iron man in Cao Jin's hand was broken into two pieces, and Cao Jin's body was also divided into two pieces. He slowly fell to both sides, blood spattered, and his internal organs were scattered on the ground. At this time, the two pieces of iron rods
Then it fell heavily to the ground, raising a puff of dust and smoke.
There was nothing fancy about Guan Yu's sword. It was purely a competition of strength with Cao Jin. Not only did he cut off the iron rod in Cao Jin's hand, but he also split Cao Jin's whole person in half from top to bottom. You know, Cao Jin
The Xuzhou army is famous for its strength, and Guan Yu is better than Cao Jin in what he is best at. With this strength alone, looking at the entire Xuzhou, no one can take his sword!
The entire school grounds fell silent. Everyone stared blankly at Guan Yu. Some of the timid ones had their legs weak and stepped back involuntarily.
Guan Yu established his power with one sword, and the three armies were moved by it. No one dared to shout loudly anymore. Guan Yu snorted coldly and said loudly: "Guan said the same thing, if anyone is convinced, feel free to come and try Guan's sword. As long as there is someone who can
If he catches Guan's sword, he will not only be able to keep his current official position, but Guan will also let him move up a level! Is there anyone else willing to come out and give it a try?"
Two sections of Cao Jin's body were lying in front of him. The scene was really horrific. Who dared to jump out?
When Guan Yu saw that everyone was silent, he slammed the big knife in his hand on the ground, waved his hand, and said: "Since no one comes out to challenge Guan Mou again, then do what Guan Mou just said! From now on
, all the captains, generals and assistants will be removed from their posts and will be selected separately! Those who feel they can take on important positions can take the initiative to sign up."
There was a commotion among the army, but no one dared to come forward and present themselves. Guan Yu was not in a hurry, just said nothing, and quietly looked at the soldiers in the school grounds. Because he knew that these soldiers knew better than anyone else, as long as they
Once they become officers, they will no longer be in danger of being laid off, and their lives will be guaranteed to a certain extent from now on. Therefore, there will always be someone who is the first to stand up, and he will not be made to wait too long. After all, the positions of these officers
is limited.
Sure enough, the first soldier stood up, and then the second and third soldiers also stood up, and some people who were former captains and generals also stood up. Before long, the school field
There were already seven or eight hundred people standing in the middle, all of whom had taken the initiative to apply for official positions. Some of these people were just ordinary soldiers, and some were originally officers. The number of people who stood up far exceeded the number of original officers. Everyone was nervous.
While watching Guan Yu, I wonder how Guan Yu will choose among them next.
Guan Yu saw that there were almost many people who were willing to come forward, so he raised his hand to signal everyone to quiet down, and said in a deep voice: "You all hope to be able to serve as a captain and general, but the position of a captain and general is limited.
, only half of you can hold official positions, and the other half will fail!"
After looking around at everyone, Guan Yu continued: "The selection is cruel, just like on the battlefield, you and I live and die! You each choose your opponent and fight to the death. If anyone wants to quit, it's still too late!"
This kind of selection is really cruel. In other words, among the 800 people present, 400 people will kill their opponents on the spot, and this opponent is not their enemy, but their former comrade. Soon someone will
They began to retreat, one, two, three... The number of people standing in the middle of the field dropped sharply. Many of the original middle and lower-level officers withdrew from the competition. There were only more than 500 people left in the field, and most of them were ordinary people.
Soldiers, they want to change their destiny through this desperate fight.
Guan Yu suddenly laughed and said loudly: "Okay! You are all brave warriors who are not afraid of life and death. You are the pride of our Xuzhou Army! From today on, the captains, generals and assistants of all levels in the Xuzhou Army will be born from you.
Now, it is up to you to select 35,000 qualified soldiers from the remaining people. Each of you is responsible for selecting 70 soldiers, and you are responsible for training them. As for what kind of duties you can perform, it is up to you.
Look at the results of your training with these seventy soldiers."
As soon as these words came out, the army was in an uproar again, especially those who had just stepped forward to become officers, but then backed down. Some people shouted again: "This is not fair, they should be allowed to duel with each other!"
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Guan Yu followed the sound and looked over, a cold light flashed in his eyes, and the noisy sounds were suddenly lost. Cao Jin's body was still lying there. After seeing Guan Yu's methods, who could be so blind and dare to
Make him angry.
Sure enough, Guan Yu looked around and said in a deep voice: "If anyone is not convinced by Guan's arrangement, you can come out and take Guan's sword and try it!"
Guan Yu's words were domineering, but no one dared to come out to test the sword anymore. They had to stay there obediently, waiting for the five hundred "candidate" officers to come and choose. Not only did no one dare to make a sound anymore, most of them
People must also raise their spirits and stand tall, hoping very much that they will be selected.
On a carriage not far from the school field, Liu Bei gently lifted the curtain and watched the soldiers on the school field lined up to undergo strict selection. Because the quality of the seventy soldiers he selected was very important.
It may be directly related to what position you can get in the future, so everyone is very careful in the selection process. Since everyone usually lives, trains, and fights together, and knows each other well, those who are greedy for life and afraid of death will
The sneaky, sneaky, weak and sick soldiers were quickly weeded out, and those who remained were those who were strong and capable of fighting. These 35,000 people were the real elite of the Xuzhou Army.
Liu Bei looked at the scene in front of him and said with a smile: "Xianhe, I didn't expect that Yun Chang was really good at organizing the army."
Jian Yong also smiled and said: "I believe it won't be long before my lord will have an elite army that will stand out from the rest."
Liu Bei took another look at the dejected soldiers who had been eliminated. According to Guan Yu's plan, these soldiers would all be dismissed. He couldn't help but pondered again and said: "Xianhe, according to your opinion, how should these people be placed?
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Jian Yong also put away his smile, cupped his hands and said, "Back to my lord, these are fifteen thousand people. It would be a pity to send them all home."
Liu Bei nodded and said: "It's not just a simple loss of fifteen thousand people. If these people return to their hometowns all at once, they may make the neighbors uneasy. We have to find a way to make it happen."
For these laid-off soldiers, Liu Bei will definitely not pay them resettlement allowances. Not to mention that Liu Bei does not have that much money and food at all. Even if he has so much money and food, he will use it in more important places without being lazy.
He wasted money on these useless soldiers, but for a while, he couldn't think of any better way.
Suddenly, a man rushed out from among the dismissed soldiers, threw himself directly in front of Guan Yu, knelt down on his knees, and said loudly: "There are old and young generals above me. I beg General Guan, please don't kill me."
The general will eventually be driven out of the army!"