A sickly fellow ridiculed by the entire army? I'll be the most beautiful woman in the barracks!

Zhao Daxuan paused, holding his bowl and chopsticks, and turned to look at Sixi beside him.

Si Xi, who was waiting nearby, immediately understood and jogged out to open the door.

As soon as the door opened, Li Erlong led several soldiers and strode into the courtyard, his eyes wide as copper bells as he scanned the surroundings.

Upon seeing Zhao Daxuan and his group eating in the inner room, they immediately rushed over.

"Sir, the clerk in charge of the military command absolutely refuses to register our newly recruited soldiers!"

Zhao Daxuan raised his eyes slightly, swallowed the food in his mouth, and then spoke calmly.

"What is the reason?"

"The military command said they wouldn't register anyone without seeing them in person! But now Zhenbei City is under martial law, and the newly recruited troops haven't been registered yet, so the new recruits can't enter the city at all!"

Li Erlong glared at them, angrily exclaiming, "This is utterly outrageous! They're clearly deliberately making things difficult for us!"

Zhao Daxuan, his face grim, slammed down his chopsticks and bowl. "Didn't we explain our situation to them?"

"I told them, I definitely told them, but it was no use! They wouldn't even recognize the red handprints we left when we registered yesterday; they just insisted on seeing the person in person."

Zhao Daxuan knew that he would definitely encounter all kinds of difficulties and suppression after becoming an independent army, but he didn't expect it to come so quickly.

He put down his bowl and chopsticks, looked at Li Shishi and her sister, and told them to wait while he went to the Wangbei Village campsite.

He then got up, went to the stable to fetch the fine horse he had ridden back from the Wangbei Village camp the day before, and strode out the door.

Li Erlong followed closely behind. After Zhao Daxuan went out, he found several warhorses parked outside the door, and heard Li Erlong's silly laughter behind him.

"Hehe, having a horse now is so convenient, it's fast to go anywhere!"

Zhao Daxuan nodded and said with a smile, "That's perfect. One of you go and call all the new and old brothers from the Wangbei Village camp to gather in front of the South Gate."

Li Erlong looked puzzled. "My lord, what do you want?"

"Since they can't come in, let the military police go to the city gates to check. That's just as good," Zhao Daxuan said matter-of-factly.

Li Erlong asked uncertainly, "Sir, will they listen to us?"

"Haha, you have to listen whether you want to or not, let's go!" Zhao Daxuan smiled and didn't say anything more. He mounted his horse and headed towards the core camp.

Li Erlong casually pointed to one of his men to go outside the city to make a message, while he led the others to follow Zhao Daxuan toward the core camp.

Soon, the group arrived at the core camp, and Zhao Daxuan dismounted and led them into the camp.

"Erlong, how are the brothers recovering?" Zhao Daxuan asked Li Erlong beside him as they walked.

"Sir, after a few days of recovery, and with the help of your ginseng, the brothers' injuries have almost completely healed. We're ready to start training today."

Zhao Daxuan nodded, then sneered, "That's good. Let the brothers come over and go to the Military Command to demand justice. I want to see which bastard dares to stop my army from forming!"

"Alright, I'll go right now!" Li Erlong smiled excitedly and led the two of them to fetch more people. He knew that Zhao Daxuan would not put up with such a humiliating situation.

Zhao Daxuan stood still, and before long, Li Erlong led fifty fully armed men from the camp to assemble in front of him.

"My lord! The brothers are all here!" Li Erlong returned to Zhao Daxuan's side, looking expectant.

Zhao Daxuan nodded in satisfaction, looking at the dozens of people in front of him. Just a few days ago, they were wounded and on the verge of death, but they had recovered to this state in just two or three days.

After a quick glance, Zhao Daxuan spoke loudly.

"Brothers, we risked our lives to earn the designation of the Wangbei Camp, but now, the people of Yingmasi are blocking our formation. Do you agree or not?"

As soon as the words were spoken, the neatly lined-up crowd shouted in unison, "No way!!"

"Alright, then I'll go with everyone to the Military Command to explain things clearly!"

After saying that, he turned around and the group headed towards the military headquarters in a grand procession. Hearing the commotion, many of the surrounding soldiers curiously followed.

Before long, they stood in neat rows in front of the military headquarters, looking quite menacing.

In the past, the Military Affairs Office and the Quartermaster Department were like two big shots in the military camp, and anyone who went there had to bow down to them.

The others in the core camp had never seen so many people standing in front of the military headquarters looking like they were looking for trouble.

Many people gathered around with curiosity, pointing and whispering about the people in front.

"Whose troops are these? How dare they stand so aggressively in front of the military headquarters' camp!" asked one of the soldiers who was unaware of the situation.

"Lieutenant Zhao Daxuan, you've heard of him, right? He's the one who just formed his own army these past two days."

"Of course I've heard of him. Who hasn't heard of him these past few days? Are these gathered soldiers his men?"

Other soldiers who had followed along and learned some of the details offered their help and explanations.

"Hehe, that's right. See that young man standing at the very front? That's Commandant Zhao Daxuan!"

"I heard he recruited some people, but they are refugees from outside the city and can't enter. The military command refuses to register them!"

"Damn, the military police are always so arrogant. If we can't be registered, we won't get our pay. This is going to be interesting!"

Zhao Daxuan ignored the other soldiers who surrounded him and stood in front of the military camp with Li Erlong and others.

"Erlong, is this the camp?"

Li Erlong nodded. "That's right, it's the people in this camp who are responsible for registration."

"Alright, you can come in with me. The rest of you can wait here, so that if so many people squeeze in at once, people will think we're going to cause trouble."

After giving an order, Zhao Daxuan led Li Erlong into the camp.

The soldiers standing at the entrance of the military headquarters originally wanted to stop him, but Zhao Daxuan gave them a sharp look as he passed by.

The soldier felt a chill run down his spine and instinctively pulled his raised foot back.

Li Erlong watched Zhao Daxuan's retreating figure, a strange light flashing in his eyes. This morning, he had been harassed by the soldiers at the gate and had suffered a lot of humiliation.

Now that the other party doesn't dare to utter a single word in front of Zhao Daxuan, he feels very relieved.

Zhao Daxuan walked steadily into the military camp.

This camp was not much different from the others, except that the clerk inside had a different demeanor.

They possess an air of superiority and arrogance, a quality that cannot be cultivated without long-term accumulation.

Clearly, they believe deep down that they are different from others.

A middle-aged clerk sitting in the center of the tent frowned when he saw two figures barging in without announcing themselves.

"Who are you? Why did you come in without announcing your arrival?" the middle-aged clerk asked in a deep voice.

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw Li Erlong closely following behind Zhao Daxuan. Slightly surprised, the middle-aged clerk recognized Li Erlong as the squad leader he had driven away that morning.

He didn't even bother to get up; he simply slammed his hand on the table, revealing a look of disdain.

"It's you again? I've already said, without seeing the person, we can't register them! Are you deaf, or can't you understand?"

"What? You, a mere squad leader, can't handle this? You think you can make an exception just because you've brought in your superior? This is an ironclad rule; even if the King of Heaven himself came, it wouldn't change anything!"