Super Cultivation System of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 135: Recruiting the troops
Although Liu He did not agree with Xu Zijiang's values ​​of dealing with the world, there was nothing wrong with him doing so. One thing at a time, no matter how much he disagreed, he could not erase his talent. Liu He attached great importance to his comments.

But what he said is true, it is difficult to change one's nature, and it is not easy to make up for everyone's character flaws, so it is more important to improve our abilities first.

The cavalry training is on the right track, but the improvement of riding skills is not something that can be achieved overnight. Even with the assistance of a complete set of saddles, bridles and stirrups, it will take a long time for this team of cavalry to truly become combat-ready.

However, no matter what type of military service, strength and endurance are very important, so Liu He stipulated that all soldiers must undergo weighted running training every three days. Today, it was time for this training subject again.

In previous training exercises, Liu He basically left full responsibility to Guan Yu and Ye Xiang. As the de facto supreme commander of the Anmin Army, his frequent appearance in the training grounds would affect the authority of the two.

But today Liu He just came over to take a look occasionally, and after running around the training ground a few times, he immediately discovered a surprise!
Liu He set the weight standard for them at 80 kilograms, which is equivalent to about 18 kilograms in his previous life. After running ten miles or so, most soldiers did not collapse from exhaustion, but they were sweating and panting, and some could hardly stand. Among the soldiers, only a hundred or so looked relatively normal.

Among these more than a hundred people, there was one person whose face looked almost normal. Although his breathing was a lot heavier, it was still even, which surprised Liu He.

This is a young man who looks to be in his twenties. He is not very tall, probably less than eight feet tall, and looks a little thin.

"Hey, come here." Liu He waved to the man.

The young man heard the call, looked around, and finally confirmed that he was being called.

"Um... County Magistrate Liu, you called me?" The young man walked up to Liu He nervously.

"Not bad." Liu He nodded and looked at the man, "What's your name?"

Talking to Liu He face to face, the man seemed a little flustered and stammered, "Reply... Reply to County Magistrate Liu... My name... My surname is Cheng, my given name is Mian, my courtesy name is... my courtesy name is Zijie, I am... twenty-one years old this year, and I fled here from Gaolang County in Xihe County last year."

"Oh, Cheng Mian, Cheng Zijie, not bad, not bad. Xihe County, did you flee because of the war?"

"Your Excellency, it is true. However, I am not from Xihe County. My ancestral home is in Chenliu. However, when I was young, my family was bullied by local bullies, so my parents took me to Xihe to live with relatives."

"I see. It's not easy, but Chenliu is a good place."

Historically, Cao Cao started his army in Chenliu, and many of his civil and military officials were also from Chenliu.

Cheng Mian had no idea what Liu He was thinking. He just thought he was genuinely praising his hometown. His originally nervous emotions were immediately aroused, and he began to talk incessantly.

"Yes, yes. When I left Chenliu, I was very reluctant to leave. I had to say goodbye to so many playmates, especially my cousin who I had the best relationship with. However, he had a huge appetite and my family couldn't afford to feed him. Although he was quite strong and could work for other families to earn some food when he was eight or nine years old, my aunt was frail and sickly, and life at home was difficult. I don't know how he is doing now..."

Cheng Mian's homesickness was brought out by Liu He's words, so he started talking incessantly.

While Liu He was dealing with his words, he was giving instructions in his mind.

"System Boss, come and check the attributes of this Cheng Mian."

"The system is querying, please wait... Cheng Mian: Command 38, Military Strength 67, Intelligence 46, Politics 27, Special Attributes: None, Special Skills: None." Liu He was a little surprised when he heard the data given by the system.

"Not bad, not bad. If he is trained well, he should be worth looking forward to in terms of both martial arts and intelligence. His last name is Cheng, well... why not arrange for him to be my third brother's deputy general, and make up for the hidden danger of my third brother's low IQ."

Ever since Xu Zijiang left his comments, Liu He had been thinking about it day and night, thinking about how to avoid these problems. Now, looking at Cheng Mian, an idea suddenly came to his mind.

Liu He smiled, patted Cheng Mian on the shoulder and said, "Well, not bad, you are very strong. You ran these laps without blushing or getting nervous. You are extraordinary!"

Cheng Mian's face, which was not red at first, turned red after Liu He praised him. "I... I have been helping my family and fellow villagers since I was young. Two years after I went to Xihe, my parents passed away. I made a living by working for other families and carrying things, so... so I am used to this kind of training."

Liu He suddenly realized that he was also a child who was forced by fate since childhood, and he felt more sympathy and goodwill towards this honest Cheng Mian.

"Yes, I see that among all these soldiers, you have the best physical fitness. Which unit do you belong to?"

Liu He divided the more than 3,000 soldiers under his command into six groups. Guan Yu led 260 cavalry and 300 infantry, the remaining soldiers in the city were led by Ye Xiang, and the 2,000 people in Huangshui Township were led by Cheng Liang, Zhang Yong and Zhu Ye respectively.

Cheng Mian replied respectfully: "Reporting to Magistrate Liu, I am a foot soldier under General Guan's command."

Liu He nodded and said, "Well, you have performed well. Today, the county will promote you to sergeant. You should select five soldiers of your own and go to Huangshui Township to report to my third brother Cheng Liang. You should follow him from now on. Anyway, you both have the surname Cheng, and you were one family five hundred years ago."

This made Cheng Mian very excited. He immediately knelt on the ground and kowtowed: "I thank Magistrate Liu for the promotion! I will...I will work hard and train well!"

Liu He patted his shoulder and was about to leave when he suddenly remembered something.

"Oh, by the way, you just said that your parents are dead, and you have a cousin in your hometown Chenliu? So he should be your only remaining relative, right?"

Cheng Mian nodded: "Yes, although I still had many relatives when I left my hometown more than ten years ago, but the world is so difficult, I don't know how many families are left now, and among these people, only this cousin is the closest to me."

Liu He understood.

"In that case, let's do this. Since you've been promoted, you should also receive some substantial reward. As a sergeant, you can't leave your post without permission. But I can send two people to your hometown. You can describe the name and characteristics of your cousin and ask them to help you find him. Although it may not be possible to find him due to the passage of time, it will at least put your worries to rest."

After hearing this, Cheng Mian was so excited that he couldn't express it in words. He knelt down and kowtowed repeatedly.

"Your Excellency is so kind, I... I really... I have no way to repay you. I will die for you in the future, without hesitation!"

Liu He helped him up and said with a smile: "Haha, I don't need you to be torn to pieces. If everyone present is still safe when we are successful in the future, that would be the most gratifying thing."

(End of this chapter)