Lord: Start with a copy of Water Margin

Zhao Zhen came up with this [Atonement Camp] on the spur of the moment when he saw that it was a pity that these prisoners, many of whom were physically strong, were doing hard labor.

It's just that if the soldiers have no fighting spirit, they will have no fighting spirit. It may not be possible to take shape. If you do some planning first, you can survive it. If it cannot be disbanded, there won't be much loss.

After waiting for more than an hour, except for Zhao Zhen, the sergeants from Tongshang Highland stood in the sun for a long time, and everyone was sweating profusely. This was not the most terrible thing, after all, they were covered with rattan armor and breathable. However, the exposed hands and face have suffered a lot. At this time of year, the reed marshes in the water are full of mosquitoes.

Zhao Zhen wears a traditional Chinese medicine sachet made from Angelica dahurica and carries [Fire Beads] with him, so he doesn't have to worry about mosquitoes. Ruan Xiaowu and Ouyang Shouting were also slapped from time to time.

Zhao Zhen said: "I don't want there to be so many mosquitoes here."

Ruan Xiaowu said: "It's not a bad time of year. If it's August, no one can stand by the reed swamp. It's fine during the day, but at night, the mosquitoes can bite people to death. At that time, every house burns mugwort and smoke. The air is lingering.”

Ouyang Shoutong also said: "When I first arrived at Daguanren Manor, I thought there were few mosquitoes here. Only when I came to Shijie Lake did I realize that there were more mosquitoes than Qingzhou."

"But it was my negligence. There are a lot of boxwoods on the Dead Tree Mountain. I asked people to bring them and plant them where my brothers and others live. This tree can repel mosquitoes."

Ruan Xiaowu said happily: "This is good, I will save a lot of troubles in the future."

Here in Xie Shun, 200 people were finally selected, lined up alone, and came over to report.

Zhao Zhen took a look and saw that the prisoners on the high ground had been selected. Each of the [Atonement Camp] raised their heads and held their chests high. The prisoners who were not selected had different expressions.

Zhao Zhen asked someone to shout: "Those who are selected into the [Atonement Camp] will eat and drink as much as a sergeant every day. Those who are not selected will be sent to the mines to work as coolies."

After hearing this, the prisoners who were not selected suddenly started to make a fuss. Some of the daring ones scolded Jieshun and the other four. After hearing this, Ruan Xiaowu and Ouyang Shoutong picked up the cane and whipped it without waiting for Zhao Zhen's instructions.

After everyone calmed down, Zhao Zhen singled out the seven or eight loudest ones and shouted: "If you have any dissatisfaction, say it now. If you cause trouble for no reason, you will not be lenient."

Looking at the sergeant holding a sword behind Zhao Zhen, a big man swallowed his saliva and said bravely: "Sir, a villain is a flag bearer in the army. In terms of bravery, few can catch up with me. If he loses in the martial arts competition, he can just do hard labor. Qiu Chengdu, who selected the soldiers, was unfair and nepotistic. He only selected soldiers from his original Nadu. Meng Er was just a low-income man with no martial arts skills. He relied on flattery. Now he actually If he can be selected into the army, I can beat him seven or eight times to disobey him."

Zhao Zhen heard this and asked Meng Er to be called out. Zhao Zhen frowned, looked at the short man kneeling on the ground, and shouted, "Is that Qiu Cheng?"

After hearing this, Qiu Cheng knelt on the ground, kowtowed and said, "Sir, this Li Si often beat his colleagues in the army, so he was not selected. Although this Meng Er is inferior in martial arts, he is also clever. This That’s why I chose him.”

Li Si heard this and cursed: "Fart, you obviously coveted the beauty of his widowed cousin and asked him to act as a matchmaker to be your concubine, so you chose him."

Zhao Zhen frowned, asked someone to throw down the two knives, and said: "You two have your own reasons, and I'm too lazy to check them. Qiu Cheng, Li Si, you two have a competition, life or death, win this [Atonement" camp】."

After hearing this, the two of them were stunned, each picked up a simple knife and glared at each other.

Ruan Xiaowu asked quietly: "Master, why aren't Meng Er and Li Si competing?"

Zhao Zhen looked at the two men who were slashing in front of him and said: "None of the four chose Li Si. There is a reason. Qiu Cheng took advantage of the time of selecting soldiers and dared to enrich his own pocket. It is not a good thing. Let him two A fight will save these people from showing mercy. This Meng Er is quite clever, I don’t think I will be able to use him in the future.”

Ouyang Shoutong stared at the two fighting on the field and said to Zhao Zhen: "Sir, this Li Si is slightly better in martial arts. Can we separate them? To prevent the two of them from seeing blood."

Zhao Zhen shook his head: "It's better if the two of them see life and death. The [Atonement Camp] is different from the soldiers recruited. They were originally used to lead the battle. Without blood, what are you going to do with them? It's best if Li Si wins. , these four are all colleagues, how can we get them to move unless someone is thrown in to disrupt the situation. "

While they were talking, people on the field also decided the winner. Li Si shouted loudly, and while Qiu Cheng was in the air, he slashed sideways on Qiu Cheng's neck. Seeing that he was dying, Li Si didn't give up and stepped forward. Stepping on Qiu Cheng's chest, he raised a knife and chopped off Qiu Cheng's head.

Then he threw down his knife, walked to Zhao Zhen, and knelt down.

Zhao Zhen said: "Yes, your martial arts skills are somewhat buried in hard labor."

Then he asked a few loud voices to repeat his words, Zhao Zhen said: "This [Atonement Camp] is not just a matter of selection. It is training in peacetime, leading the battle in war, and you can be transferred out only if you don't die three times. After thinking about it clearly, after ten years of hard labor, you are still in the camp." [Atonement Camp], don’t regret it when the time comes.”

"You have to do hard labor. Although you are poorly fed, your life is not in danger. Those who enter the [Atonement Camp] will not show mercy on the battlefield. Life and death are determined by destiny."

With that said, Zhao Zhen pointed to the other seven or eight people who were making the most noise and said, "Do you have anything to say to the rest of them?"

The seven or eight people looked at each other in confusion. Seeing that Zhao Zhen was impatient, they boldly said: "Sir, I and a few others also want to enter the [Atonement Camp]."

Zhao Zhen did not object and shouted: "For a quarter of an hour, those who want to enter the [Atonement Camp] will stand on the left, and those who are doing hard labor will stand on the right. Once you make a choice, you cannot go back on it."

The prisoners looked at each other, and finally someone was unwilling to endure ten years of hard labor and went to the [Atonement Camp] team on the left. Of course, there are also thirty or fifty people who originally chose to go to the [Atonement Camp] and bowed their heads and entered the hard labor team.

Zhao Zhen did not interfere. After everyone stood still, Zhao Zhen said to Ouyang Shouting: "Brother Ouyang, I would like to trouble you to escort and send this group of people to Xixi Village separately. Brother Xiao Rang will naturally know how to arrange it."

Ouyang Shoutong did not refuse. He responded and asked his sergeants to escort the prisoners onto the ship and send them off in batches. Zhao Zhen greeted Ruan Xiaowu and turned around to board the ship to Shijie Village.

Meng Er said behind him: "Sir, what are the arrangements for this villain?"

Zhao Zhen looked at the wretched-looking Meng Er and said with a smile: "With your physique, if you don't go to the hard labor team, how dare you go to the [Atonement Camp]."

Meng Er said: "If you dare to go anywhere, Li Si will kill me. I will go to the hard labor team right now."

With that said, Meng Er bowed his head and asked Zhao Zhen to board the ship. After Zhao Zhen left, he tried his best to straighten his chest and walked to the hard labor team proudly.

I don’t know what Meng Er said, which caused all the hard laborers to scream.