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Chapter 199 Conscription and the Navy

Outside the training camp outside the town, there was a long queue, and all those who met the requirements and were willing to join the army were all here.

They were all full of enthusiasm, and some even lied about their age and wanted to join.

It has to be said that the birth date of ordinary people is very confusing these days, and even I may not know my exact age.

No one can do anything about this, but can only roughly judge from the appearance and physical condition.

But eyesight, strength, endurance, perseverance, physical examination... a series of tests will definitely screen out most of the water and leave truly qualified newcomers.

Lance is not being taken advantage of, it is impossible to give those guys a chance to grab benefits.

After the construction of the training camp began to be completed, closed management was implemented here. These recruits only had one day of rest for seven days, and all other time could only stay here to be filled with training and learning.

Desperate high-intensity training will refine the real elite. Anyway, even if there are hidden injuries, he will directly [reconstruct flesh and blood] when he leaves the factory. This kind of injury that does not hurt the key is not expensive, even if it is 500 people. Not much.

Not to mention that he doesn't lack these now, what he lacks is - faster!More!stronger!50 good brothers.

All selected reservists will enter the training camp and be guided by those veterans to get familiar with the situation here.

The ten former soldiers were left behind by Lance to assist in the management of these soldiers. Although they were only more than a month earlier than them, they survived so many battles and survived enough to be called veterans.

"Look, this is the equipment worn by the lord when he led us to destroy the bandits."

A veteran guides them before a pair of erected armor, with obvious pride in his words.

And those reserve soldiers looked at the dark brown armor, which was almost completely covered with dried blood. Only some parts could see the silvery white of the metal armor.

What is even more surprising is that it is full of traces of various weapons. I can't help but wonder what kind of battle was at that time, it was so fierce, and how did the lord wearing this armor survive.

On the side of a two-handed sword, almost no intact blade can be seen on it, and it is full of traces of various battles, with blood scabs solidified on it, giving people a feeling of drinking blood.

"and then?"

The good recruits started to ask, but the veteran naturally didn't keep it, and started talking to them at the top of his voice.

"In that battle, the lord led 30 of us and surrounded hundreds of bandits, but those bandits were not vegetarian..."

Soon everyone was affected by the story, and they couldn't help but imagine the scene at that time in their minds, subconsciously substituting it in.

When I heard the danger, I couldn't help but feel nervous. When I heard that the lord killed the bandits directly, I couldn't help feeling refreshed in my heart, as if they were also on the scene, enjoying the joy of victory and revenge.

The strange thing is that when they heard such outrageous things, they didn't suspect the truth immediately.

But it's true to think about it, one has seen Lance fight against pirates, and the other has seen Lance rescue the convoy, both of them have shown super fighting ability.

And a few even had some interesting thoughts upon hearing this story.

"I want to be like an adult!"

Hearing this, the veteran couldn't help but smile at this boy who didn't know the heights of heaven and earth.

At that time, when Lord Lord entered the training camp to train with them, many people thought this way, but they would all understand the gap in the end.

"Who are you? How dare you compare yourself to your lord. The story of your lord is far from simple."

The veterans took them to the place where the training results were recorded. The bottom part may have been altered, but the first place on the top has never been changed, and that data is beyond the reach of ordinary people.

"At that time, the lord only used less than..."

Even if Lance is not here, his story is being told constantly.

The situation at the time was that the armor and weapons were no longer worth repairing, so Lance simply set up a room here to store these things.

Honor is sometimes even more touching than money. As long as anyone who enters it will be attracted by the legend, his influence will not decline, but will only become more exaggerated.

After turning around in a circle, they finally saw the lord Lord when they gathered on the square, but at this moment, for some reason, the figure seemed to become even taller.

Lance glanced at the good and bad reserves, and he couldn't help but feel a little helpless in his eyes.

5000 people can only go so far through careful selection. There is no way. Before, they were all refugees who didn’t even have food. I hope to raise a few SSRs.

"First of all, I want to congratulate you!" Lance shouted loudly, "Congratulations to you for standing out from so many people and getting the chance to become an honorable soldier."

These words directly made those reserve soldiers feel joyful. Many of them were also lucky. They were selected with a little bit of luck and strength, and they were somewhat smug for a while.

But Lance turned his head and knocked them down directly.

"But it's just an opportunity. It doesn't mean that you will definitely be able to join. You have to pass the test, or get out of here, because my army doesn't accept waste!"

Now those people are all tensed up, not at all loose like just now.

"If you want to be a soldier, you have to do one thing, which is what I'm going to teach you today - obey orders and obey commands."

Lance preached the rules of the army. He directly used the ten veterans as the backbone, and then organized the recruited newcomers into the team, directly dividing them into ten teams.

No matter at any time, seniority bullying is a very troublesome thing, especially in the army, where bullying even occurs, and this bad habit will be passed on from generation to generation.

But Lance did not allow this to happen to Hamlet's army. Some mistakes should have been stopped from the very beginning, rather than waiting until they subtly become rules.

Lance emphasized this point emphatically. Military regulations override all military systems, and it is the military regulations that can punish soldiers, not individual veterans.

"Remember, you are all Hamlet, you are all my soldiers, and I will not allow this to happen."

Barton may not have a deep understanding of this issue when he was directly promoted to a non-commissioned officer in school, but Barristan, who climbed up from a low-level soldier, has a deep understanding of this.

He was bullied before, and he also bullied the recruits. At that time, no one thought it was wrong, but now he realized that after being said this way, the hatred accumulated in the army, and then vented towards the weak, and continued to spread.

When the hatred continues from generation to generation, how can the army be condensed into a monolithic one?

After a good lecture and rectification, those reserve soldiers can be regarded as soldiers, and then Lance will announce the final rules.

"The people with the best training results will have the opportunity to join my personal guards [Steel Warriors], they will enjoy the best treatment, and also need to face the most terrifying enemy, only the elite are qualified to face it with me Those monsters."

This sentence said that many people are eager to move, and no one will give up such an opportunity, especially those veterans are even more excited than the newcomers.

"Start the training." Lance said the last sentence, "Welcome to your hell, and then be born from it!"

"Hamlet must win!"

"..."

…………

Lance stood at the port and looked out at the boundless sea. It had only been a few days since he came back, and with his actions, the town's troubles were resolved, but he did not relax at all.

His gaze stayed on the pirate ship. It had been cleaned and repaired long ago, and all traces of pirates had been removed. It could be seen that although it was a bit old, according to the inspections of the boatmen, it would not be a problem to use it for a few more years.

But this harvest did not make him happy, because those pirates also brought him bad news.

After taking the time to study the pirate captain's diary and charts, Lance discovered a very troublesome thing.

There is a place where pirates gather in the sea off Hamlet. Because there are many bright and hidden reefs, large-scale fleets cannot approach, and large ships cannot enter or exit.

At the same time, the unique terrain makes the water flow there turbulent and unstable, and the seawater flows in different directions at different times. Like a maze, only those who are familiar with the route can enter and exit it smoothly, otherwise the ship will sink easily, hence the name Shipwreck Bay.

This harsh environment is not suitable for merchant ships and the like as a port, but it is a unique advantage for pirates, because it is too difficult for the navy to encircle and suppress here.

So many pirates gathered on it, and it was also the place where they sold their stolen goods. The existence of this place threatened Hamlet all the time.

It's no wonder that there are no ships on this route, otherwise Hamlet, a place that can communicate with the cities in the northeast of the empire, would be considered a good place, and it would not have declined like this.

If you want to revitalize the economy, you must open the sea. If you want to open the sea, you must win this place and eliminate the threat...

"My lord, you are looking for me~" The old captain walked in quite cautiously, quite different from the straightforward look on the previous ship.

"Are you surprised? I have a deep memory of some of your guidance~" Lance came back to his senses, looked at the visitor with a smile and joked, obviously referring to the accusations against the Hamlet system that the old captain said to him when he was bragging. if.

"I was talking nonsense..."

Hearing this, the old captain couldn't help showing a bit of embarrassment. At that time, he didn't expect that this young man was the lord of Hamlet.

This broken mouth of mine really caused trouble!
"No, no, no." Lance put on a friendly look and raised his hand to signal, "I'm serious, Hamlet's decline is the result of many factors, but it is undeniable that it has a lot to do with the inaction of the lord at that time and the corruption of those bureaucrats." Big relationship, but you can also see that I am not them, those corrupt bureaucrats were dealt with by me, and they got the punishment they deserved."

Lance generously admitted that there is nothing wrong with this kind of thing, moths are everywhere, as long as they are cleaned up in time, it is ridiculous to cover up.

And the old captain was just obediently agreeing, if it wasn't for the matter of his own flattery before, then why did he ask himself?
"Do you think Hamlet is safe now?"

"The bandits are wiped out, the corrupt bureaucrats are purged, and nothing can threaten your lord."

"But it's not enough~" Lance's expression became serious, and he focused his eyes on the sea. "Although the bandits were wiped out by me, the pirates still threatened Hamlet. Everyone was afraid of those guys attacking us, and merchant ships did not dare to come and go."

Speaking of which, Lance looked back at the old captain, "And I came here today to rebuild the navy, so are you willing to return to Hamlet?"

The old captain didn't express his opinion directly. On the contrary, years of turbulent life had already worn away his edges and corners, and he was no longer as impulsive as the young man.

It is undeniable that he has a deep affection for this place, but after so many years, that feeling has long faded. There are too many memories here for him, but most of them are bitter.

He's not sure he can take on the daunting task, and he has another layer of identity at the same time.

"I'm going to ask Boss Walter about this."

"Now the boss of the Walter Business Group is not Walter but me. If I want to hire someone, it is impossible for him to disagree."

Lance's expression became serious, his tone became serious, and he shouted with a little excitement:
"Their incompetence caused us to lose the sea, exposed the people of Hamlet to the pirates, the fishing boats didn't even dare go too far to fish, and everyone was terrified all the time.

I'm done!I want to raise Hamlet's flag in this sea again, take back what was lost, and tell those guys, who is the king here, and who is in charge of this sea area! "

Hearing this, the old captain couldn't help feeling overwhelmed. He had waited for more than ten years, and finally this day came.

"Hamlet, Seaman Wilson, reports to the lord!"

"it is good!"

The two talked a lot about the problems of naval construction, and many problems were solved in front of professional personnel, but Lance did not expect that the problems were not small at all, and even quite troublesome.

Sailors must also be sailors, they must know how to sail, and they are more or less professional, so it is much more difficult to train.

Lance is not afraid of investing money in it, but he is afraid of the long cycle. He wants to form combat effectiveness as soon as possible.

Another problem is that Hamlet's navy now has only this clipper in name, and he captured it from pirates.

There is a shortage of people and ships. To solve these problems, it is not money that can solve them, but money and time.

Lance is also aware of this, and can only do what can be done first.

"I'll leave it to you. If you have any needs, just ask me. I won't lack you for the treatment you deserve."

After handling the matter here, before he had time to rest, someone brought him a very troublesome news.

Pioneering lumberjacks found the corpses of Sam's family in the forest, but the family only saw one. The weird thing was that the corpses were covered with mushrooms when they were discovered.

(End of this chapter)