Last night's crown ceremony banquet was very noisy until very late. Zhu Kui kept chatting with the guests, then summoned Wang Zhong and Gao Yi, and finally went out to chase Zhao Ying'er and send her home. All in all, it was a busy time.
However, he still got up very early the next morning. Because he had lived in green mountains and green waters for many years, his body and spirit were extremely strong, and the noise last night did not affect his biological clock at all.
However, after sleeping for more than an hour, I got up vigorously again, walked out of the city gate, went to the Tianxia Escort Bureau, and started a new day's work.
In the villa, beside the wheat field in the backyard, there were more than a hundred unfamiliar men standing beside the wheat field, running and practicing in the field. Zhu Kui turned back to Gao Yi and asked: "Are these the newly recruited bodyguards?"
"Yes, lord. The rest have been scattered to various escort agencies."
"They are all good young men who need good training and will be good helpers. But now all the old escorts with experience in escorts have been transferred by me. These newcomers are not familiar with everything yet. You,
It’s better to make fewer escort trips and finish things safely.”
While patrolling, Zhu Kui thought for a while and gave instructions. Although he has been in contact with some bandits on the Green Forest Road in recent years, and they have paid some dividends at the end of the year to reduce killings and troubles, this time he went north to conquer the Yellow Turban bandits.
, the less trouble you can have in the rear, there are no absolutes in this world, only by being careful can you sail the ship of ten thousand years.
"Yes, lord." Gao Yi responded. It was difficult for him. Zhu Kui got up early, so naturally he had to get up too to accompany him and explain.
Zhu Kui nodded, walked through several courtyards, and came to the school grounds deep in the villa. The school grounds were deep in the villa. There were two structures made of rockery at the entrance, which could be moved to cover them. This was done by Mr. Ma Jun to help him.
Zhu Kui was stunned. How could this ancient man's mechanics seem to be better than his own?
At this moment, on the school grounds, five hundred bodyguards were standing in a dark crowd, neatly lined up, heads held high, morale high, giving people a fierce and bloody feeling. These bodyguards were born among water bandits and became bodyguards at the same time.
Living a rough life, all of them have taken human lives. However, these bloody auras carry a powerful and ferocious aura, rather than the bloody evil aura carried by strong soldiers.
Compared with the two, although the former is fierce, it lacks the iron-bloodedness and ruthlessness, but there is more mercy and mercy in the fierceness. Because whether he is an escort or a water bandit, he also has an identity of being a green forest ranger, and his personal emotions are too
Heavy, it has not been transformed into an inhuman killing machine. In Zhu Kui's eyes, only when every soldier has become a killing machine, is the strongest army in the world.
In the old days of the Qin State, there was a war merit system with human heads. Soldiers all enjoyed beheading and killing people for fun. They fought with no humanity. Bai Qi, the Lord of Wu'an, Wang Jian, the Marquis of Wu Cheng, and others fought against them, killing everyone they killed, and they were invincible.
Standing in front of the five hundred bodyguards were Gan Ning, Zhou Tai and Wang Cheng. The three of them obviously knew that Zhu Kui was coming and gathered here early.
"Greetings, my lord..Greetings, my lord.."
Gao Yi took the first step and knelt down half-kneeling to meet him. Then Gan Ning, Zhou Tai and Wang Cheng also knelt down half-kneeling. At this formal occasion, the three of them could not be called by the eldest brother or third brother. They had to formally call the lord, five.
Hundreds of people prostrated in front of them in darkness, shouting in unison, their masculine voices echoing in the sky.
Zhu Kui smiled with satisfaction. It was the first time he saw so many people prostrate in front of him. Desire swelled deep in his heart, and a loud voice came out of his throat: "Brothers, get up!"
As soon as the order came, everyone stood up in response, in an orderly manner.
Zhu Kui raised his hand to signal for silence, and then said formally: "The Yellow Turban Demon Dao raised its horns and gathered people to rebel, causing cholera in the world, causing disaster and shame to the country. A few days ago, the emperor issued an edict, and the warriors from all over the world gathered themselves to fight against the Yellow Turban. Are you willing to wait for it?
Follow me to kill the enemy and serve the country.”….
"Kill the enemy and serve the country! Kill the enemy and serve the country!" the bodyguards replied loudly.
"good, very good."
"You all joined voluntarily, I won't force you, but before I leave, I have one last question. Fighting on the battlefield is different from escorts in Jianghu. It is ten times a hundred times more brutal. When the time comes, you will not be able to escape, otherwise you will be served by military law. Who is there now?
If you want to quit, stand up for me now! I, Zhu Kui, will not blame him."
When selecting the escorts, Gao Yi had already told everything. Now Zhu Kui personally ordered the troops to confirm the soldiers' fighting spirit. Although the escorts were whispering, luckily no one quit.
"Let me ask you one last time, are you all determined to follow me, Zhu Kui, to seek fame as a thief? Go forward bravely and never give up?"
Its sound is like a loud bell, deafening the ears.
"Yes! Keep moving forward! Never give up!"
Five hundred people answered in unison, the momentum was overwhelming. The newly recruited escorts in the front yard were all frightened when they heard this tone.
"Okay! This is a real man! From now on, you are no longer bodyguards, but soldiers of our civilian camp."
"Since you are all determined to stay, I, Zhu Kui, will never treat you badly! Come here!"
After giving the order, two bodyguards came over carrying a wooden box. Zhu Kui jumped off the stone mill, stepped forward to open the box, grabbed a handful of things from inside, and showed it to everyone. This was obvious to everyone.
The eyes of the five hundred escorts shined, gold! Golden gold!
Gold as currency in the Han Dynasty was calculated in kilograms, and one kilogram of gold was also called one gold. "Hanshu" Volume 24, "Shi Huo Zhi" says: "When the Han Dynasty was prosperous, they thought Qin money was heavy and difficult to use, which made the people even more worried.
Cast pod money, one pound of gold." Yan Shigu noted: "The pound is called gold."
The courts of the Han Dynasty often rewarded noble ministers with large amounts of gold, and without exception the gold was calculated in kilograms.
Zhu Kui followed suit and also rewarded gold to the bodyguards and soldiers who were willing to sacrifice their lives for him to reassure them. However, Zhu Kui didn't have that much gold. He didn't have the financial resources to give it by the pound, so he melted the yellow scarf into gold.
Bars, each weighing one or two, each person was given a gold bar, which cost him fifty kilograms of gold.
He has done it with benevolence, he has done it with justice, and he has done it with money. Naturally, everyone no longer has any worries, and their morale is suddenly saturated.
"Beating thieves and fighting is a job where you put your head on a knife's edge. You divide the money. You go home and have a good time with your families. We will set off in two days."
When Zhu Kui finished speaking, the bodyguards immediately burst into cheers. Even if he died on the battlefield, the money would be enough for his family to have enough food and clothing.
Among these five hundred escorts, 300 were the original water bandits of the Gaojia Water Village, and 200 were the first batch of skilled escorts recruited. In the past two years, life has been relatively stable, and many of the Gaojia water bandits have married on the spot.
After giving birth to a child, the cost of settling in the family naturally becomes more important.
Then Gao Yi took the money and started queuing up to distribute it. Zhu Kui himself called Zhou Tai and the others.
"Second brother, I have a gift for you. Someone comes and brings it."
Two healthy soldiers carried something and covered it with red cloth.
"Let's see, this is a long sword designed by my brother himself, hammered and crafted by the Wu brothers. It is a weapon that has been tempered for hundreds of years. You can try it."
Zhou Tai stepped forward and opened the red cloth, and saw an eleven-foot-long knife. The blade was four feet long and five inches wide. The back of the knife was two fingers thick. The top was pointed like a thorn and carved with blood grooves. The handle was seven feet long and the lower part was engraved with blood.
Use iron drill.
"What a knife!" Zhou Tai didn't say a word, but Gan Ning was the first to praise it.
"Hey", Zhou Tai grabbed the handle of the knife and felt that it was quite heavy. It weighed at least fifty kilograms. He chopped, chopped, and swept it down, his face full of excitement.
"Thank you big brother for the sword."
"Brothers, why should we say thank you? This sword is not the standard in the military and cannot be used by those who are not strong enough. It can blow hair, chop copper and iron, and the blade does not curl. I named it 'Qi Jue' for my brother." After Zhu Kui finished speaking,
Pointing to the word Qijue at the bottom of the handle...
"Third brother, you have some too, take them all over."
Another strong soldier came over carrying a huge sword upside down, with a scabbard made of animal skin covering the sword body.
"Third brother, please pull it out and try it yourself to see if you can get it right?"
With a "Hu!" sound, a dark giant sword was raised high in the sky, and then started to dance along Gan Ning's body.
This sword is made of a piece of unknown black iron. It is four feet long, half a foot wide, three thirds thick, and weighs forty-nine pounds. It has no edge throughout the body. The sword body is engraved with some rough lines, which adds a bit of boldness.
"Third brother, you are good at using the Qimen Iron Cable. But for an immediate battle, it is best to use upright weapons. You can also use them to surprise others and cover up their unpreparedness."
"Thank you big brother for your teaching."
"Zhu Kui." The only one who called him by name in front of everyone was his fiancée Shu Shu'er who behaved so rudely. After being drunk and brought back by her father last night, she didn't want to come to look for him early today, so she changed into a man's clothes. Yesterday
She has been worried about women's clothing for a whole day.
"I will also go with you to defeat the Yellow Turban bandits."
As soon as these words came out, everyone covered their faces and snickered, and Wang Cheng even laughed loudly: "Third sister-in-law, fighting in this field is only a man's business. Since ancient times, there has been no reason for women to go to war."
"Why, you look down on women? Come and compete with me?" Shu Shu'er provoked.
But Wang Cheng never dared to be serious with him, and said sadly: "I'm not as good as you, so I'd better ask Third Brother."
Seeing Shu Shu'er looking at him, Zhu Kui knew that he had nothing to do with this unruly fiancée. This was not the first time.
"If my father-in-law agrees, I will allow you."
After a few replies, Shu Shu'er took the three of them and fled. The angry Shu Shu'er stomped her heels, and suddenly saw a petite soldier not far away, waiting for Gao Yi to be paid. She glanced around with her smart eyes and walked over.
Two days passed in the blink of an eye, and the soldiers returned from vacation one by one.
The name of the Common People's Camp was taken by Zhu Kui from Zhuangzi's allusion of "The Sword of the Common People". The theme of "cutting off the collar at the top and the liver and lungs at the bottom" emphasizes the behavior of the warriors; and the famous "Meeting on a narrow road, the brave wins" during the Republic of China.
”, emphasizing that only by being brave and willing to die can one survive on the battlefield.
Zhu Kui equipped the five hundred common people with leather armor one by one, one person and one horse, and divided them into five groups, each with a hundred men. Wang Cheng, Gan Ning, and Zhou Tai were the leaders of the group, each leading one and setting up personal soldiers.
One person. The remaining two groups of 200 people will be led by himself, with five personal soldiers.
Zhou Tai was a steady rear army, guarding the grain and grass. Gan Ning was a brave forward, fighting to open the way first. Wang Cheng was a reconnaissance cavalry, exploring all directions. His two hundred cavalry were in the center of the town.
Although the number of five hundred people is small, they still look like a regular army.
"Sun Tzu's Art of War" says: To govern a large number of people is like fighting a small number, and the score is the same; to fight a large number is like fighting a small number, and the form and name are the same;
Its meaning emphasizes the importance of military organization. Regardless of the number of troops, the troops must be organized in an orderly manner.
Before the expedition, Zhu Kui invited Zhao Da and Wu Fan to kill pigs and sheep in the villa school grounds to sacrifice to God and bless them with success and fame.
In ancient times, it was necessary to offer sacrifices to God before going on an expedition, which could greatly stabilize the soldiers' determination to go on an expedition, strengthen their belief in victory, and play a great role in improving morale.
Not to mention anything else, after a reincarnation, Zhu Kui himself gradually began to fear ghosts and gods. Maybe there really is a god in the dark, looking down on us.