Datang New Order

In the morning, Xie Li made a request to the guard guarding him that he was going to see Li Chengzhong.At noon, his request was granted, and he met Li Chengzhong, the supreme military officer of the White Wolf Mountain Army Village, in his cave.

"I watched your soldier training." Xie Li hesitated for a moment, and finally said.

"Huh?" Li Chengzhong didn't look at Xie Li who was standing at the side, and he picked up a pen and wrote on the paper. He used an empty reed tube that grew in black water. The "Internal Affairs Regulations" written by later generations of soldiers, but it has been too long, and he can't remember many places, so he made corrections while writing.

"Their archery skills are poor, and their riding skills are also poor, very bad," Xie Li thought for a while, and then added: "Even the two team officers who trained soldiers in archery are not good." What he said was Meng Xuxing and Jiao Chengqiao.

"My soldiers' archery and riding skills are very poor, I know that." Li Chengzhong stopped writing and turned his head, and said calmly: "That's why I took the time to train them. If you are looking for me just to laugh at my soldiers, then You can leave now, I'm busy with business and don't have much time to listen."

Xie Li was not ashamed or angry because of Li Chengzhong's indifferent attitude. His two-month career as a prisoner in the White Wolf Mountain Army Village had smoothed his pride and conceit. He said patiently: "I have seen archery and riding skills several times. Training, their training methods are problematic. I am a famous tart horse in the tribe, and my archery and riding skills are very good. Of course, in terms of melee combat, I may not be able to beat that Dutou surnamed Zhou, but in In terms of archery and riding skills, no one in the entire army is better than me. Moreover, even if it is a face-to-face fight, it will not be easy for that surnamed Zhou to defeat me."

Li Chengzhong stared at Xie Li's eyes and listened quietly.His silent attitude reminded Xie Li of the frustrating fact that he was captured by the officer in front of him, and he couldn't help distinguishing: "You are also very powerful, but if you don't use...that kind of method, you will have to catch me." impossible."

Li Chengzhong smiled bluntly: "That kind of method? Do you think that kind of method is despicable? It's low? It's shameful? It's disgraceful?"

Xie Li didn't speak, expressing his opinion with silence.

Li Chengzhong said: "Do you know why after you and I finished fighting, you became my prisoner, not I became your prisoner? It's because of your thinking... Well, this sentence may be more accurate Xuan, it’s also a bit esoteric, you don’t have to figure it out now, you can figure it out by yourself in the future. Now, tell me directly why you came to me.”

Xie Li was stunned for a while. Although he had learned Chinese well in the past two months, he still didn't quite understand the meaning of Li Chengzhong's words. Hearing Li Chengzhong's direct question about his reason for coming, he temporarily ignored the other party's words. Putting the words aside, he said with a bit of expectation and anxiety: "I can help you train soldiers in archery and riding."

Li Chengzhong thought for a while and asked, "What conditions?"

Xie Li said: "I need work points, a lot of work points."

Li Chengzhong nodded: "Yes. In this way, you train soldiers' archery and riding skills for me every day...five hours...I will give you ten work points every day."

Xie Li shook his head: "Not enough."

Li Chengzhong smiled: "I haven't finished yet. I just conducted the assessment yesterday. There are 60 of my soldiers who are professional archers. At 20 paces, there are 11 people who can hit the target with ten arrows and five arrows, and six arrows at the target." There were 50 of them, and nine of them hit the target with seven arrows; other soldiers were also learning how to shoot arrows, but the proportion of hitting the target was very low. About half of them were able to hit one out of ten, 17 people hit two out of ten, and three out of ten. [-] people, [-] out of [-] and [-] out of [-]. I will do an assessment every ten days. I will reward you for every improvement in each arrow, regardless of whether you are an archer or a non-archer. How about a work point? Of course, your main energy is still on the side of the archer, and non-archers don’t have a lot of time to arrange archery.”…,

Xie Li's eyes lit up, and he said, "What about riding skills?"

Li Chengzhong said: "Riding skills can be divided into two parts to evaluate. The first is riding and shooting. The algorithm is equivalent to that of archers..."

Xie Li interjected: "Riding and archery is difficult to learn, and it is also difficult to teach. Even in our Suju Department, there are only a few people who can ride and shoot. They are usually selected as tart horses and used as the elite of the tribal force. So Your calculation is unreasonable."

Li Chengzhong said: "Okay, I can double the calculation for you... As for riding skills, I want to divide them into three steps, namely, proficient horsemanship, comfortable use of weapons on horseback, and proficiency in riding and shooting tactics. My scout team There are currently twenty cavalrymen, and there will be more in the future. Everyone will give you ten work points for completing a step. Of course, I will organize several officers to conduct assessments, and take the unified evaluation of the officers as the basis. in accordance with."

Xie Li calculated in his heart again, and found that he could earn a lot of work points, so he breathed a sigh of relief, remembering the two words that Fatty Wang Er often said, and immediately borrowed them: "Deal!"

Just as Xie Li turned around and walked to the door, he came back again and said to Li Chengzhong: "Please write the numbers you just mentioned on paper and give them to me. Also, I want to ask for [-] work points first, and I will reward you later." Buckle."

Li Chengzhong shook his head with a smile, wrote down the negotiated terms and figures on a whole page, and then handed it over to Xie Li, who carefully put it in his arms before leaving.

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In the evening, Xie Li came to the cave dwelling where the woman lived again.The woman opened the wooden door and saw Xie Li standing at the door, holding two fish and a piece of dried meat tied with straw ropes in his hands, she couldn't help being stunned for a moment.

Xie Li handed over the fish and preserved meat, and said in a low voice, "I earned a lot of work points, so...the child wants to eat meat...you put it away first, there will be more in the future..."

The woman was a little puzzled: "What kind of work do you do? I'm afraid it will take a lot of work points?" As she spoke, she saw the khaki cloth military uniform Xie Li was wearing, and asked, "Have you joined the army?" Looking at Xie Li's His eyes suddenly became more friendly.

Xie Li forced the dried meat and fish into the woman's arms, and said, "Well...it's not much, I will earn more work points in the future, don't worry. Uh...then I'll leave first, and come back tomorrow Help you carry water." After speaking, he turned and left.

In the afternoon, an officer came over, and besides giving Xie Li 20 yuan of small bamboo pieces, he also brought a Lu Longjun military uniform.Xie Li didn't want to wear it at first, but he was afraid that there would be twists and turns because he was entangled in these details. Besides, the fur on his body was indeed too dirty, so he endured the awkwardness and changed into the military uniform.Just now, seeing the woman looking at the clothes on her body, her eyes seemed to be brighter, so she brushed off the gray stains that did not exist on the military uniform as she walked, and felt that she was actually wearing this outfit.

In addition, what made Xie Li happy was that the officer also brought an order to withdraw the soldiers who had been closely guarding him from today. Mountain.

After Xie Li hadn't gone far, he heard a woman shout behind him, and then turned around and went back: "What's the matter? What's the problem? I'll help you."

The woman bit her lip and hesitated for a moment, then said, "Da Lang hasn't eaten yet?"

Xie Li scratched his head: "I still have some over there, I'll eat them when I go back."

The woman said: "If Da Lang doesn't dislike it, he can come in and eat together, okay?"

Xie Li's mind went blank, and he didn't know how he followed the woman into the cave. After entering, he came back to his senses, but he was a little at a loss, not knowing where to stand.

The two children gathered around the stove, looking after a pot of porridge on top of the stove, when they looked up and saw Xie Li coming in, they were a little confused.The woman scolded the two children, "You still don't call me uncle?" The children stood up and said in unison, "Uncle Xie Li."...,

Hearing this address, Xie Li was overjoyed and didn't know what to do. He just repeated, "How deserved it is, how deserved it is." Not knowing what to say, he hurriedly took over the dried meat and fish and wrapped them in hay , put on wooden sticks, and put them on the fire to grill.He baked it very carefully, and after a while, the fragrance filled the hole.

When everything was cooked, Xie Li put the dried meat and fish into the big wooden bowl handed over by the woman, and the woman took out several wooden bowls, filled them with porridge, and took out the bread. The four of them sat around the fireplace and began to eat. .

Xie Li didn't touch the dried meat and fish, and neither did the woman. The dried meat and fish were stuffed into their mouths by the two children, and they ate them all in a short time.Xie Li chewed a mouthful of bread, drank a mouthful of porridge, and looked at the two unsatisfied children and the happy woman from time to time. He felt extremely comfortable, and felt that the bread and porridge were extremely sweet and delicious. Best thing ever eaten.

After returning to his cave, Xie Li slept the most comfortable sleep since he came to Bailangshan Military Village. He had a dream. He dreamed that after he was busy outside every day, he would return to the woman's cave, and the four of them would sit in a circle. Together, eating all kinds of delicious food.

The sound of the wooden whistle in the early morning wakes Xie Li up.After quickly putting on the military uniform of Lu Longjun, Xie Li went out of the cave and came to the edge of the school grounds.Soon, the school grounds were neatly filled with soldiers according to the organization of each capital, each team, and each gang.With the issuing of a password, these soldiers began to count quickly:

"one……"

"two……"

"three……"

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"Report, the first group is here!"

"Report, the second group is here!"

"Report, the third group is here!"

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"Report, there are 50 people in the left team, and there are actually 50 people, all of them are here!"

"Report, there are 50 people in the right team, and there are actually 50 people, all of them are here!"

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"Report, there are 100 people in Jiadu, and there are actually 100 people, all of them are here, please give instructions to the commander!"

"Report, there are 100 people in Yidu, and there are actually 100 people, all of them are here, please give instructions to the commander!"

"Report, there are 100 people in Bingdu, 80 people are actually there, and less than 20 people are on duty, please give instructions to the commander!"

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Li Chengzhong stood on the reviewing platform and nodded, and said loudly: "Everyone is there—take it easy!" Excuse me, with a flushed face, I walked up to the reviewing stand and stood beside Li Chengzhong.

"From today onwards, I will invite you an instructor of archery and riding. This is the Khitan warrior next to me. His name is Xie Li. He will focus on teaching you archery and riding. I emphasize three Points, first, respect your instructors, and follow the lower-level etiquette; second, earnestly follow the requirements of the instructors for training, and do not follow the instructions; Punishment. If there is any violation of the above, the military law will be followed! Now, salute the instructor!"

Following Li Chengzhong's order, more than 300 soldiers from the former battalion under the reviewing platform put their right hands together and clenched their fists across their chests, and stared at Xie Li.

Xie Li had never seen such a battle before, his face was as hot as the scorching sun, hesitated for a moment, raised his hand and clenched his fist across his chest, and returned the same military salute to hundreds of people in the audience.