Even if ordinary soldiers are recruited, they are divided into categories. If you can ride a horse and know archery, you can join the army first. Therefore, those who have been hunters or have ridden horses are still very popular.

As for other young men, they must pass the test. The test is actually very simple. There are only two kinds, one is a stone lock weighing seventy kilograms, and the other is a two-stone bow. All young men who sign up can use these two things at any time.

If you choose one, you can lift the stone lock or draw the two stone bows, you will pass.

The test arranged by Cao Liang is to measure the strength of strong men. Those who are skilled can rely on skills to survive, and those who are unskilled can also rely on strength. If there is neither, then Cao Liang can only say goodbye. After all, his subordinates,

It is impossible to raise idle people. If you want to cultivate an elite army, you must not relax at least in terms of the number of soldiers.

Many people are eager to try it after seeing it, but after trying it, they realize that it is not easy to pass the test.

For ordinary people, it is not a big problem to lift a seventy-pound stone lock, but it is not that easy to lift it above the head, because the test requirement is that the stone lock can be lifted with either two hands or one hand, but

The stone lock cannot touch any part of the body except the hands. Many people pick up the stone lock and raise it above their heads, and they are judged as unqualified.

As for the two-stone strong bow, it must be drawn to the full bow position.

The army is generally equipped with a one-stone bow. This kind of two-stone bow is generally not used in actual combat. It is usually only used to train physical strength. The average archer has strong physical strength and skills, and can easily draw the two-stone bow.

But for ordinary people who have never been exposed to bows and arrows, it is not too easy to draw two stone bows with brute force.

Therefore, after one round of testing, seven or eight out of ten people were defeated. Those who can win are naturally stronger and stronger people.

Cao Liang also set up a recruitment point in the east and west of Anyi. Shi Bao and Pei Xiu were in charge of the east of the city, and Du Yu and Fu Xuan were in charge of the west of the city. Deng Ai was not good at speaking, so Cao Liang arranged to be in charge of the recruits.

receiving tasks.

Because Cao Liang's requirements were relatively strict, after one day of recruitment, although there were many onlookers and many people taking the test, not many people actually went through the enlistment procedures. Probably only a few thousand people were recruited.

The goal of more than 8,000 people is still far behind.

"General Cao, are your standards too strict? I'm sure you won't be satisfied with this move." Pei Xiu said worriedly.

In fact, from Pei Xiu's point of view, many strong men are quite good, with strong physiques and quite clever people, but they just can't pass the test set by Cao Liang. They are just a little short, which is a pity.

If Cao Liang lowered his standards a little lower, he would definitely be able to recruit a lot of people.

Cao Liang shook his head gently, because this test standard was tested by Cao Liang himself, and it met the minimum requirements. Cao Liang's idea of ​​​​recruiting soldiers was to prepare for the route of elite soldiers, so when it comes to the source of soldiers, Cao Liang

The requirements are not strict, and only those who can pass the test can enlist in the army.

Although only more than a thousand people were recruited on the first day of recruitment, it was enough for Cao Liang, because the establishment provided by the imperial court this time was 10,000 people, and the Yueqi camp already had 1,500 people.

Regarding the strength of the other four battalions of the Northern Army, the gap in the number of troops is about five to six thousand. Cao Liang plans to spend about ten days recruiting troops and conducting drills at the same time. By the time the fourth battalion of the Northern Army arrives, the recruitment will be almost complete.

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It took about twenty days to completely reorganize the fifth battalion of the Northern Army. Although it was a bit hasty, Cao Liang believed that as long as we held on tighter, the time should be enough.

Although the newly recruited soldiers have not yet formed effective combat effectiveness, Cao Liang knows that training alone cannot cultivate an elite soldier. Only by constantly absorbing experience and lessons in actual combat and being truly tempered can the army quickly

ground to grow.

In line with the principle of "better than indiscriminate", Cao Liang once again reiterated the strict control requirements to Shi Bao, Pei Xiu and Du Yu, and Fu Xuan. The established requirements will not be relaxed, and every soldier recruited must be guaranteed to be a qualified soldier.

Cao Liang requested that starting from tomorrow, the scope of recruiting troops should be expanded, not only in Anyi, but also to other counties in Hedong County. Propaganda work should be done well and the preferential treatment plan for recruiting troops should be announced to the public.

And it is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, so that the people of Hedong County can deeply understand the benefits of joining the army, so that more young men will come to apply.

Ding Juncheng said that all the counties and townships in Hedong County will cooperate with this recruitment operation. In the name of the acting governor, he has issued orders to all counties, townships, pavilions and li, requesting the county magistrates and magistrates of each county.

The people in the township were well-ranked and stingy, the chiefs of each pavilion, and the people in each li were upright, and they fully cooperated with General Pingbei's recruitment of troops and spared no effort.

With the full cooperation of Ding Juncheng, Cao Liang's recruitment operation will naturally be very smooth. Cao Liang also saw that although Ding Juncheng was a smooth man and liked to fawn over, his ability to do things was also good. Han Jian, the governor of Hedong, suddenly died suddenly.

, when the entire Hedong County is in chaos, being able to handle the affairs of a county in an orderly manner can be regarded as a talent.

Originally, Cao Liang was quite worried about the situation after Han Jian's death. If Hedong County became a mess due to Han Jian's death, his recruitment of troops would definitely be greatly affected.

The time is tight and the tasks are heavy, leaving little room for Cao Liang to maneuver. At this time, if there is an official who goes against Cao Liang and goes against the will, it will really give Cao Liang a headache.

Fortunately, Ding Juncheng had a very upright attitude. In order to help Cao Liang, he spared no effort, ran forward and backward in person, and put in a lot of effort. No matter how smooth the recruitment of troops was on the first day, he still benefited from Ding Juncheng's credit.

With Ding Juncheng as an example, other officials also worked very hard. As soon as Cao Liang came, he forced the former eunuch Han Jian to commit suicide. Cao Liang's strength is evident. Naturally, no one dared to provoke such a strong person. All the officials

They tried their best to flatter Cao Liang and showed great courtesy in front of Cao Liang. They tried their best to help Cao Liang with all their efforts and spared no effort in recruiting soldiers. They all hoped to leave a good impression in front of Cao Liang.

But there was one exception, and that was the King of Engagement. Others tried their best to please Cao Liang, but he was lukewarm, neither salty nor cool, and kept a distance from everyone. It seemed that he was not affected by Cao Liang's arrival and
Chapter completed!