The next day, Wen Yuan got up early, washed, ate, and exercised, then mounted his horse and went straight to the south gate. At this time, he followed Zhang Yu and set up a large flag outside the south gate according to Wen Yuan's instructions, and set up a tent.
Although it is only the morning of the third day, there is no guarantee that no one with strong foot strength will reach here this morning!
Unexpectedly, Wen Yuan had just arrived at the place where the flag was set up. After listening to Zhang Yu's report, two people had already arrived. It seemed that they had arrived outside the city in the middle of the night yesterday. Just because the city gate was closed, the two people found a place outside the city.
Place to rest.
This was an unexpected surprise. Wen Yuan introduced him with great interest. After a while, the bodyguards attracted two big men. As soon as the tent was opened, a fishy smell hit his nose and almost made Wen Yuan choke and sneeze.
"Meet the general!" When the two of them saw Wen Yuan, they hurriedly bowed to him. Probably knowing that they had won the first prize in this trip, they both smiled happily.
Wen Yuan narrowed his eyes and smiled, helped the two of them up with his own hands, and said kindly: "Where do you two come from, and what are your names?"
One of them, a majestic man with a beard, bowed excitedly and said: "To tell you, general, my name is Jiao Chu, and this is my brother Zhang Nan. The two of us are people from the capital of Zhongshan. We are from the same hometown. We came here to avoid trouble.
I am doing some fishing and hunting here in Julu. I heard from the neighbors that the general is recruiting troops in Yecheng, so I thought that we two are still capable, so we came here together."
Zhang Nan, Jiao Chu? Wen Yuan grinned. He didn't expect that this time he would recruit two military generals with names in official history.
These two men were Yuan Xi's generals. Cao Cao surrendered to Cao Cao when he defeated Yuan in the Northern Expedition. Although the fate of the two men in the novel was not very good. They were defeated by Han Dang and Zhou Tai in the Battle of Chibi. But now that they have surrendered to him,
I hope that sad ending can be avoided in the future.
Wen Yuan was curious about how the two of them could run more than 200 miles in two days, and asked why. Zhang Nan, who had a slightly shorter beard and a rougher face, said with both shame and joy: "We are quite accustomed to water. Since the day before yesterday,
After leaving the group, we set up a raft beside the Zhang River and sailed down the Zhang River without stopping. It only takes a day and a night to reach Julu Ze."
"Wonderful, that's how it is!" Wen Yuan clapped his hands and said with a smile: "Although it's a bit tricky, since I didn't say in advance that the boat can't be used, you two should honor the reward for being named first." After saying that, he called over.
Zhang Yu recorded their names in the book and rewarded them together when the baggage arrived.
Zhang Nan and Jiao Hu thanked him for their kindness, and Wen Yuan also gave him food and wine. The two of them happily went out with Zhang Yu and pitched a tent behind the main tent to rest.
In addition to the champion and runner-up Zhang and Jiao who arrived early, there was still a lot of waiting. It was not until the afternoon that the third place in this ultra-long marathon appeared. However, compared to Zhang Nan and Jiao Chu, he actually relied on the truth.
When Wen Yuan came over, he specifically asked his name, but he was an unknown person. Wen Yuan sighed, but thinking about it, he felt that his expectations were too high. Among more than 4,000 people, how could such a coincidence happen?
It is a bit unrealistic to even meet the famous Zhang Nan and Jiao Chu. It is also unrealistic to hope to meet celebrities from the Three Kingdoms.
After the third place, athletes participating in the long-distance running appeared one after another. At first, they were in groups of three or five, but later, hundreds of people came at once. If it weren't for the personal guards who were responsible for guiding along the way, they would have almost counted the number of people around Wen Yuan.
Don't come.
The number of one thousand was quickly gathered, and someone took them to rest. It turned out that the people in Julu City heard about this, and tens of thousands of people came to watch. The eunuch ordered the soldiers of the city garrison to set up camp outside the south gate and sent them meals.
After setting everyone up to rest, Wen Yuan couldn't help but say thank you again.
That night, according to the roster, the number of people who arrived at Julu on time was 1,932.
On the fifth day, the baggage train arrived, and one thousand and four people arrived one after another. They were all put into the baggage train to be reorganized.
On the sixth day of August, outside the south gate of Julu City.
Amidst the exciting sound of war drums, a total of 2,936 young men and heavy troops recruited by Wenyuan walked out of the camp one after another and formed a simple array under the command of the soldiers. A considerable number of them were smiling at this time.
They can't wait for the harvest moment to arrive.
Outside the camp gate, a wooden platform has been erected. It is one foot high, three feet wide and about five feet long. A large black flag is erected on the platform with the word "Zhang" written on a white background. There are two tables under the flag.
Wen Yuan was in the main seat, sitting next to him with his jaw open, and behind him stood several armored men, all of whom were full of energy and extraordinary dignity. Under the stage, there were nearly three thousand strong men, and outside, there were thousands of giants.
The deer people came close to watch.
Perhaps because they have had food to eat these days, these young men look more vigorous than when they were in Yecheng. As for the people watching, they are almost the same as when they were in Yejun.
There is food on the table, ragged clothes, struggling, lifeless...
At first, these three thousand young men were chatting and laughing, but later, when they saw more and more people watching, they all consciously closed their mouths, and their expressions were tense, trying their best to show dignity.
Seeing that everything was ready, Wen Yuan stood up slowly, raised his arms, and the sound of the drums suddenly stopped. Everyone on the stage held their breath and concentrated. For a moment, except for the sound of breathing, there was no trace of confusion on the high platform.
"Let's start!" Wen Yuan whispered to Zhang Yu next to him.
"Yes!" Zhang Yu bowed his head in response, then took two steps forward and shouted to everyone with all his strength: "Under the general's command, I am engaged in Bingzhou. General Zhang, the Cavalry Commander, ordered me to reward thousands of people for their outstanding performance. Now
start!"
"No noise is strictly allowed in the venue. Violators will receive twenty military sticks! Those who receive rewards must follow the roster, and those who are called will enter in a clear order. No oversteps are allowed. Violators..."
After the rules were announced, Zhang Yu began to roll call, starting from the 1,000th person, and taking the stage in batches of 50 people to receive rewards.
The young and strong body shook when his name was called. With his chest and belly raised, he strode towards the high platform with his head held high. Each one looked more powerful and energetic than the other. They climbed onto the high platform and were given meat, food and rice one by one by Zhang Jia.
And give gentle words of encouragement.
"Tsk tsk, take a look, isn't that the little Liuzi from our village? Looking at his short arms and short legs, I didn't expect to receive a reward, half a catty of meat and a bucket of rice. This boy can eat deliciously in these two days.
How many meals have you served?" A young woman holding a baby pointed at a man on the stage and said with envy.
A skinny boy of seventeen or eighteen years old next to him curled his lips and said: "What does this little thing mean? Just take a look at it. I heard someone said that the first one hundred people can get a lot of money, a hundred cents, and good millet."
Two buckets, one pound of pork! The top ten are even more impressive, I’ll scare you to death if you tell me! I’ll give you a thousand dollars, double the amount of rice and meat, and a jug of wine!”
"It's just that it's so damn hard to have a full meal these days. Before we came here, the only people we could eat were people. General Zhang was the best. He kept his word and was given dry food for five days.
Seriously, according to the amount of three meals a day, no, I just said a few days ago that if you behave well, you will have meat to eat, no, I will give it to you immediately. If there is such a good thing next time, I must let our family Dayong do more
strength."
The onlookers pointed and pointed, making envious and admiring sounds from time to time, which further stimulated those who received the reward to tighten their nerves and not dare to be careless in the slightest.
As the rankings of the people on the stage continued to advance, the atmosphere of the award ceremony became more and more intense. One after another, Minzhuang who received the award walked up to the high stage. Wen Yuan wore a warm smile and gestured to everyone who looked at him.
Let these people look at you with more respect.
He is very satisfied with this atmosphere. The capable are promoted and the mediocre are demoted. Differential treatment is given to soldiers with different abilities. This can give these young men who are about to enter the army a sense of honor and self-confidence, and greatly enhance the cohesion of the army.
, he firmly believes that the army that has always had strong cohesion will be invincible on the future battlefield.
After 900 people, Wen Yuan's expression also began to become serious. Compared with the 900 people in front, the quality of the 100 people who will take the stage at the back is obviously higher. Of course, Wen Yuan has already had a training plan to expose the case. By this time
But just at the beginning, after many rounds of selection of the fittest, the top 100 people who persisted will definitely not be all these 100 people!
Afterwards, the roll-call began to become a group of ten people, and Wen Yuan personally distributed the rewards. He talked to each young man with a squinted smile, and his whole person was harmonious, without any airs of a superior. While asking their names, he took pictures
He gently encouraged them by holding their shoulders, and distributed wine, meat, food, and rice to everyone. Seeing that the superior cared so much for his subordinates, many soldiers choked with excitement and prostrated, and were so excited.
"You two, if you don't play tricks next time, do you two dare to be the first place in an upright manner?" After giving out Zhang Nan's food and wine, all the rewards were finally handed out. Wen Yuan was in a good mood and couldn't help but poke fun at him.
Poke Zhang Nan in the chest!
Before Zhang Nan could answer, Jiao Chu patted his chest and shouted loudly: "Please invite me, General! I, Lao Jiao, promise you that next time we compete, we two brothers will definitely still be the first!"
Wen Yuan chuckled and said: "Okay! Jiao Chu, I will remember your words! And there is no need for another time, hahaha! Just tomorrow, we will compete tomorrow!"
After Zhang Nan, Jiao Chu and the other ten people were sent off the wooden stage, Wen Yuan walked up to the front row and watched quietly. Under the stage, the young and strong people who had received the rewards were overjoyed. Many of those who had not received the awards were unconvinced and waited for the noise.
Gradually it subsided, Wen Yuan raised his voice and said:
"Brothers, all the things I promised to cash have been distributed so far. Now I am very curious and have a few questions in my mind to ask you. First of all, I want to ask the brothers who have received rice grains, are you...satisfied!?
"
"Satisfied!" Thousands of people shouted in unison! The sound resounded throughout the world!
Wen Yuan narrowed his eyes and nodded. These three thousand young men finally had some military spirit.