In a chaotic world, border soldiers begin their journey by enlisting in the army and getting married

As Chen Shan and his group distinguished themselves and brought back information about the enemy, this information was exposed and reported to the Tiannan Army. As a result, Chen Shan and his men were quickly rewarded.

In terms of military positions, Chen Shan became a centurion, while Liu Sanshi and eighteen others all became squad leaders or sergeants.

Of course, under Xiao Zhen's arrangement, they still belonged to Chen Shan.

As for military pay, they, who were once ordinary soldiers, only received fifty coins a month, with additional rewards for military merit.

Now each brother receives at least two taels of silver per month, and Chen Shan, as a centurion, receives ten taels per month!

Of course, military pay is often questionable, and not all of it was paid in pure silver.

It may contain some grain and other goods.

In the following days, Chen Shan also reorganized their team.

As a centurion, he would have at least a hundred men under his command, and based on Chen Shan's previous killing of Zhao Desheng, many veterans were willing to come.

However, most of the recruits Chen Shan made were new recruits.

It took several days just to expand the manpower.

Inside the camp.

"Finally, it's all over. It was just a centurion, but I didn't expect there to be so many trivial matters."

Chen Shan stretched and yawned, while Wang Xiaoya and Liu Ruyu massaged his shoulders from both sides.

"My lord, this centurion is a man of some standing in the army, and naturally bears more responsibility."

"You'll get used to it eventually."

As Xiao Ningning spoke, she was actually quite happy for Chen Shan.

In particular, Chen Shan's promises to them made them even more certain that Chen Shan could deliver.

"My lord, everyone has entrusted me with all the rewards they received, saying that I should keep them safe and send them home when we return."

When Wang Xiaoya spoke up, Chen Shan also knew about it.

"Yes, I'll have someone deliver it later. Their families are all in the village, so it will naturally cost money."

"Although life is better now and we don't have to be like those veterans, Jingshan Camp ultimately doesn't have much of a future."

Although Chen Shan has been busy these past few days, he is also worried.

Reaching the rank of 100 households was indeed unexpected, but he also sensed that this seemed to be the limit of his abilities within Jingshan Camp.

It's not easy to keep improving, after all, you don't always have a divine assist like Zhao Desheng.

"These things can't be rushed, my lord. The Xia Kingdom and the Qing Kingdom are constantly at war, and sometimes we might need a reconnaissance battalion like the Jingshan Battalion to join the battle."

Chu Yiren offered words of comfort, and Chen Shan understood the reasoning behind it.

"Forget about that. There's nothing we can do about it now. We can't just expect that cheap brother-in-law to step down and give way, can we?"

Chen Shan shrugged, but before he could finish speaking, Xiao Ningning pinched him hard.

The other three also laughed.

"What do you mean by 'cheap brother-in-law'? Although he's my father's adopted son, he's also an older brother who watched me grow up. How is that cheap?"

Xiao Ningning was fuming.

Chen Shan chuckled awkwardly: "He said earlier that it wouldn't be easy to overturn your family's case unless we could find another sworn brother of yours to hear his side of the story. That person wasn't demoted because of your family's situation, was he?"

Chen Shan quickly changed the subject and didn't continue the discussion.

"Yes, my father had three adopted sons. You know Xiao Zhen, another one was named Xiao Yin, but he died in battle early on, and the last one was named Xiao Xuan."

"However, I don't have much of an impression of this person, nor do I know much about him. I only heard that he was my father's right-hand man, and after the house was raided, I don't know anything about him."

As soon as Xiao Ningning finished speaking, Chen Shan narrowed his eyes, a vague sense of unease creeping into his heart.

As his right-hand man, the old general's family suffered a misfortune, and even Xiao Zhen was exiled to a remote place like Jingshan Camp.

The entire Xiao family army was beaten and exiled, but this person was the only one who remained unaffected.

That's where things get interesting.

However, seeing Xiao Ningning's expression, Chen Shan couldn't bring himself to say anything that would spoil the mood.

"It's okay, we can do it without relying on others, and maybe even faster."

Chen Shan laughed as he spoke, only then realizing that he hadn't yet claimed the gift package that had been delayed for many days.

Xiao Ningning's favorability rating reached 100, and naturally, she received a big gift package.

"System, claim your gift pack."

[Gift pack claimed successfully]

[Congratulations, host, you have obtained the simplified blueprint for a composite bow and are proficient in Sun Tzu's Art of War.]

After receiving the gift pack, Chen Shan seemed to be deep in thought.

Sun Tzu's Art of War doesn't exist in this world, but even so, it can't diminish its reputation as the number one military treatise.

This thing is no ordinary item!

Chen Shan is currently only brave but lacks strategy. He may be fearless in terms of strength, but when it comes to large-scale wars, his little bit of cleverness will not be enough.

This person is well-versed in military strategy and it has been a great help.

"A simplified blueprint for a compound bow... The materials for a compound bow are simply unavailable in this world, so a perfect replica is practically impossible. But if it's simplified, then it's easy."

Chen Shan was well aware of the power of the composite bow; even the simplified version was far more powerful than the crossbows in the military camp!

Now that he has a squad and his own subordinates, he can easily provide for all eighteen brothers.

"Ningning, have Sanshi find craftsmen to mass-produce these composite bow blueprints, just enough for our own people, and don't tell anyone."

Chen Shan said.

Xiao Ningning took the blueprints. She naturally knew about composite bows and had even tried them; they were indeed amazing.

But I didn't expect Chen Shan to do this this time.

"It feels a bit different from yours, but it's still pretty good."

"I'll have someone fix it later."

The biggest benefit for Chen Shan is that his team has been comprehensively improved.

In the military, it is simply impossible to dominate on one's own.

Those so-called kings of soldiers and gods of war may have outstanding individual abilities, but more importantly, they have a group of trusted subordinates to assist them.

That's the most important thing.

Without the assistance of others, these elite soldiers and military geniuses would be nothing more than reckless bravery.

It's not worth mentioning at all.

"Boss, the captain has summoned a meeting of officers of the rank of one hundred and above."

Outside the tent, Liu Sanshi's voice came. Chen Shan looked at the sky. It was already evening. Why did Xiao Zhen still need to summon people?

Curiosity aside, Chen Shan still got up and headed towards the captain's tent.

As soon as Chen Shan reached the entrance of the camp, he heard Ji Ran's voice.

Lifting the curtain and stepping inside, Chen Shan glanced around and saw that all the officers and soldiers in the military camp were present.

However, he recognized most of them, and had gotten to know them all during this period.

There was only one person who was on equal footing with Xiao Zhen!

[A beautiful woman with a rating of 95 was detected!]

Should they be brought into the family?

[Nan Tu Rou, Affection Level: 0 (Like Strangers)]

Wait a minute? A beautiful woman? And with such a high rating?

Chen Shan was stunned. His gaze swept around and finally landed on the person who was sitting on equal footing with Xiao Zhen.

He knew everyone else, and they were all men, except for this one.

Although it looks like men's clothing, there are huge differences in skin, appearance, and even the neck.

Most importantly, this guy's pectoral muscles are quite developed!