The Sage of Confucianism and Taoism

Chapter 154 The Recruit’s Luck

"Thank you, old man."

Fang Yun thanked him and walked to the bronze mirror. He found that his facial lines were thicker and his skin was slightly darker than usual. It was obvious that he only changed the details, but he seemed to be a different person. I am afraid that only Yang Yuhuan could recognize him at a glance. Come.

While the old man was writing, Fang Yun felt a gentle breeze blowing on his face, but he didn't expect the change to be so big.

Fang Yun guessed that the old man was at least capable of painting in the third realm, and might even reach the fourth realm.

"Xiao Mo likes you very much." The old man looked at the Mo girl in the ink.

The ink girl seemed a little shy. She dived down slightly and put her nose into the ink, leaving only her eyes exposed. Then she blew gently with her mouth, and the ink bubbled in front of her, making Fang Yun smile slightly.

The old man sighed softly and said: "If you have an inkstone, just take Xiao Mo away. It's a pity that Xiao Mo followed me."

Mo Nu turned to look at the old man and blinked, as if she didn't quite understand what the old man said.

"Thank you, old man." Fang Yun didn't know what to say, because the inkstone turtle is a rare object on the same level as Mo Nu, and it is extremely difficult to obtain. Among the four rare objects of pen, ink, paper and inkstone, except for the Holy Page, which can be mass-produced, Bi Lao, Mo Nu The woman and the inkstone are both rare treasures in the world, and there are not many of them in total.

These wonders only exist in the hands of saints or saints' families, and some saints' families even have to give them away, because these wonders need to be "raised", otherwise they will slowly degrade and eventually die out completely. A few half-saints' families even have to give them away. Can't afford to raise strange things.

Fang Yun only has the Holy Page at the moment, and none of the other three rare items. It is impossible to have an inkstone now, and it is even more difficult to raise two rare items at the same time. Not to mention him, even the great Confucian may be possessed by the strange items. Eating to the point of ruining everything.

The old man took out a piece of paper, but instead of using Mo Nu's ink, he used ordinary ink to draw Fang Yun's portrait.

"This is your military document. Take it." The old man threw it away and the military document flew to Fang Yun.

Fang Yun took it and took a look. The upper half of the military document was his current portrait, and the lower half was his information. Nothing else had changed, except that his identity had changed to Tong Sheng. Fang Yun nodded. It doesn't matter if the child's name is Fang Yun, but if a scholar is also called Fang Yun, it will definitely attract a lot of people's attention, and it would be too eye-catching for a scholar to become an ordinary soldier.

Fang Yun said: "Student, please leave." Then Fang Yun waved to the ink girl, originally just in passing, but the ink girl was very happy and immediately waved to him, then picked up the ink in both hands and threw it towards Fang Yun.

Fang Yun subconsciously took a step back to avoid it, but the ink turned into a small black stone in mid-air. Fang Yun reached out to catch it. After a closer look, he saw that it was just a small black stone without dirty hands.

"This is Mo Nu's ink ingot. It can be used directly with talent. It is much better than Li Wenying's dragon blood ink ingot. Humph." The old man seemed a little reluctant to part with such a good thing.

Fang Yun put away Mo Nu's ink tablets, smiled at Mo Nu, and said, "Thank you, Xiao Mo."

Xiao Mo shook his head repeatedly to express his gratitude, and shyly dived into the water with only his little head exposed.

After leaving the house, Fang Yun felt that it was extremely bright outside. When he turned around, he saw three vague words "Yashanju" on the dark plaque.

Fang Yun took another look at Yashan Residence. In the dark cabin, an old man sat on a bamboo chair and slowly sipped tea. A little ink girl only exposed her little head, blowing ink bubbles.

Fang Yun is in a good mood.

Taking a relaxed pace all the way, Fang Yun arrived at Ding Haijun's station.

The military establishment of the Ten Kingdoms from small to large is respectively wu, shi, team, battalion, guard and army. A corps has five people, a team has 15 people, a team has 50 people, a battalion has 500 people, and a guard has 3,000 people. An army of at least 10,000 people.

Fang Yun held the military documents in hand and quickly entered the Dinghai navy recruitment camp and met the clerk in charge of soldier registration. Civil servants have no rank. They are at the bottom of the army but have little power.

The clerk glanced at the military document, then at Fang Yun, and said, "Fang Yun? Is he also from Dayuan Mansion? Please tell us your situation in detail."

Fang Yun immediately briefly talked about his situation.

"When did you become a child?" the clerk asked.

"I was a high school student last year. Because I felt my talent was limited, I decided to go to the military to gain experience first," Fang Yun said.

The civil servant said: "Oh? Do you want to be a civil servant or a soldier?"

"Jianmei Gong also started out as a soldier. He is my role model." Fang Yun said.

The civil servant showed a kind smile and advised kindly: "Grandmaster Li is naturally extraordinary. You must know that our Jingguo army does not have many children, but there are many children in the armies that face the demons and barbarians. For example, I There are 10,000 people in the Ding Navy, and there are 3,000 children. Most of these children are much older than you, and they have no hope of becoming a scholar in their lifetime, so you are so young and you really want to be a soldier?"

"Yes." Fang Yun said.

"Forget it. Let me think about it. The third team of the second guard and first battalion is short of men. You can go there."

Fang Yun walked outside the door, glanced at the afternoon sky, smelled the sea-smelling wind blowing from the East China Sea, and looked down at the wooden temporary soldier sign in his hand.

"From now on, I will be a soldier of the 1st Battalion and 3rd Battalion of the Dinghai Navy. According to the usual practice, I can be said to be a soldier of the 213th Battalion of the Dinghai Navy. In a few days, I can replace this wooden one with a real iron one. Card. The children of Jingguo really deserve the title of scholar. There are nearly 3,000 children in the 10,000 Ding navy. This ratio is too scary. These people are silently guarding the human race, and they are all respectable people."

Fang Yun held the soldier card and walked forward slowly.

The buildings here are simple and neat, with rows of identical bungalows separated by some trees.

There were patrolling soldiers everywhere. Fang Yun took a quick look and saw that there were more than a dozen small groups of soldiers patrolling in his field of vision. Even on a hot day in June, they were wearing armor and holding spears, and were sweating on duty.

Through the gaps between the houses, you can see several large school grounds, where many soldiers are practicing.

Fang Yun knew that the average quality of soldiers on the ancient earth was poor, and only a handful of elite soldiers were physically strong. However, Shengyuan Continent has a strong vitality of heaven and earth, and there are a large number of literati. It is very convenient to eliminate droughts, stop floods, provide disaster relief, harvest crops, etc. Agriculture and animal husbandry are relatively developed, so the soldiers here have excellent food and good health. Very strong.

Fang Yun took a few glances and found that, just like what he had learned in the book, the military training of the Ten Kingdoms was divided into four parts. The first was physical training, the second was weapon training, the third was formation training, and the fourth was training in combination with the war poems of Juren or Jinshi. attack.

Coordinating the joint attack with Juren Jinshi is the most complicated, followed by continuous practice of formations. In Fang Yun's view, this practice formation is the same as the training formations of later generations. It is very important to enhance the soldiers' obedience, collaboration, discipline and other aspects. A good way to train troops.

The weapons are also very complex, including swords, shields, spears, throwing spears, crossbows, mounted archers, catapults, etc. The simplest way to beat the body is to lift stone locks and march quickly.

Fang Yun has known for a long time that the military strategists in Shengyuan Continent are very powerful. Although the training methods are flawed, the general direction is correct and they are making progress all the time.

Not long after, Fang Yun came to the location of the third team. It was a row of bungalows with four rooms, three large and one small. A dozen soldiers were sitting or standing in front of the door chatting, and a few veterans were using pipes and pots. Smoking dry cigarettes.

These people talked and laughed, and turned around when they saw Fang Yun approaching.

Fang Yun stood up straight, raised the soldier card in his hand, and said: "Recruit Fang Yun came to report and asked to see Captain Shi!"

Everyone burst into laughter.

"Where did you find this little soldier? You haven't practiced and you haven't gone into battle. What are you doing with such rules? Take it easy."

"Look at his thin skin and tender flesh, I'm afraid he's going to suffer."

"Hey, come on, let me have some practice."

"Is it luck, rhythm, or something else? What does it have to do with the luck of the number one scholar?"

Fang Yun didn't change his expression, knowing that these people were not bullies, but veterans playing tricks on the new recruits, but he had even seen the big battles like inviting the Holy Selection, so it was naturally impossible for him to lose control in front of a few veterans and act without fear. Scanning the crowd, he opened his mouth and said, "Tong Sheng Fang Yun is asking to see Captain Shi."

Everyone's expressions were no longer as casual as before. Although Tong Sheng had the lowest civil rank and was not a big deal in the Dinghai Navy, he was still a Tong Sheng after all. For such a young Tong Sheng to be willing to join the army, even if it was just because of his childishness and passion, it was worthy of praise. .

"That's right, you didn't embarrass our young boy!" The veteran who just said Fang Yun had fine skin and tender meat smiled and praised.

Another veteran with a big beard said: "What a good young man, we should practice hard!" After saying this, he carefully looked at Fang Yun from head to toe. Although he was also teasing, it was different from the teasing just now.

A veteran who was born as a child said with a smile: "When I came to the third team, I persisted for three days before I got down. How long do you think this new recruit can persist?"

"He is so young and much smaller than when we were in the army. He will be down in two days at most."

"A day and a half!"

Fang Yun had a smile on his face. It was nothing more than a show of force from the veterans. They had to conduct high-intensity training for a period of time to prevent the recruits from being careless and being killed by the demon clan in the future. He thought to himself that if he did not write poems or articles during this period, it would not be high-profile to exercise. .

The bearded veteran raised his hand at Fang Yun and said, "Let's go find Captain Shi and assign you to our Yoshi! I am Hong Cheng, the captain of Yoshi."

"Thank you Hong Shichang!" Fang Yun said.

Hong Cheng laughed and said, "When the time comes, instead of thanking me, you will scold me."

Later, Fang Yun met Captain Shi. Captain Shi was a serious man. After checking Fang Yun's temporary soldier card, he asked Fang Yun some things, and finally transported Fang out of his barracks with a hint of sympathy.

When Fang Yun walked out of the barracks, he saw thirteen neatly dressed veterans standing in a row outside the door, looking at Fang Yun together, while dozens of veterans nearby were laughing and talking.

Hong Cheng patted Fang Yun on the shoulder and said with a smile: "These thirteen are all our brothers, but..."

Hong Cheng suddenly changed his face and said loudly: "The military order is like a mountain! Return to the team immediately and run around Dongcheng! The first three people left behind are not allowed to eat!"

Fang Yun ran quickly to the end of the team without hesitation, with his head lowered and a slight smile on his lips.

"I just finished eating the demon turtle eggs, just in time to test whether they are useful."

"Run!" Hong Cheng stood in front of the team, taking the lead.

One of the onlookers cheered and asked: "Recruit Danzi, how long can you hold on? If you can hold on for half an hour, I will wash your clothes for a year!"

Fang Yun turned to look at the veteran and said with a smile: "Then remember to pick up my clothes tomorrow morning."

Everyone burst into laughter, not expecting this new recruit to be so bold.

The veteran was not angry and said with a smile: "If you can't hold on for less than half an hour, wash my clothes for me!"

"This kind of thing won't happen." Fang Yun said.

The veterans smiled happily.

"This new recruit is very arrogant. Brothers from Yishi, if you can't outrun him, don't have dinner today. It will be a disgrace to the veterans!"

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