On the occasion of rebirth Zhou Sui

Chapter 118 Selection of Salt Soldiers
On the nineteenth day of the first lunar month in the fourth year of Kaihuang (584), in the early morning, outside Dongyang City.

In the temporary school grounds built in a hurry yesterday, there was a hustle and bustle of people and horses.

The horses were brought by Cui Che to select outstanding talents who can ride horses.

Just watching them fall off the horse one by one in disgrace, Brother Che also gave up.

If you think about it carefully, where can a group of farmers who have been farming in the fields go to learn how to ride horses.

The three thousand riders under his command had to practice for several years before he could reach his current level.

Forget it, the infantry is the infantry. If you really want to form another cavalry unit, the cost is not small.

If it hadn't been for the capture of a large number of livestock in the Battle of Baidao, and the Minister of Xingtai ordered Yang Guang and the Minister of War Li Xiong to open the door, how could Cui Che match one man with two horses for the Boling cavalry.

The selection criteria for salt soldiers is just like what Cui Che said yesterday, which is to test strength. Cui Che transferred a batch of strong bows from the treasury, and dispatched [-] officials to serve as examiners, and evenly distributed [-] salt workers to They test.

Able to draw a full crossbow without shooting accurately can be selected.

If he can open two stone bows, Cui Che will personally promote him to be an officer of the Salt Army.

Don't underestimate this standard. The ancients used 30 jin as a jun, and 120 jun as a stone. One crossbow is 240 jin of pulling force, and two crossbows are a full [-] jin.

"Liang Shu" and "Southern History" boast that Yang Kan can use a twenty-stone bow and can open a six-stone bow while riding a horse, which is too shocking.

Nowadays infantry in the army use a stone bow, and cavalry use a bow with eight buckets.

Of course, not everyone has this specification, and the generals who are extremely brave are not counted.

There are also those that do not increase but decrease. Cui Che used the six-dou cavalry bow when he shot the wound and took pictures. This year, he was a little older and stronger, so he changed to the eight-dou cavalry bow.

Zhou Zhoulang didn't know how to ride a horse, but he was born as a hunter, so he thought it would be easy to find an officer with two crossbows.

However, he glanced at the thin young man who was trying the bow not far away, and saw that he was able to draw the bow with all his strength, but he was sweating profusely, let alone fully drawn, so Zhou Zhoulang had no choice but to put it away. The heart of contempt.

The thin young man lowered his bow and complained:

"I can really draw this bow to its full capacity, it's just that I'm exhausted after drinking porridge for several months."

But no one paid any heed to his complaints. If it is not full, it is not full. If it fails to meet the standard, it has to be a salt worker honestly.

The thin young man left the school field dejectedly.

Zhou Zhoulang didn't care to feel sorry for the young man. When he heard the examiner calling his name, he hurried forward, took a stone bow, took a deep breath, and pulled the bow to the full moon.

"good."

The official nodded, then drew a circle on Zhou Zhoulang's name, and said:

"Try the two stone bow again."

On Wednesday, Lang replaced the two stone bows according to his words. He adjusted his breathing, exerted all his strength, and finally drew the bow to its full capacity.

"That's it!"

The official reminded, and then told the guards beside him:

"Take him to the range."

Hearing this, Zhou Zhoulang hurriedly relieved himself, thanked the officials, and followed the officers to the shooting range.

Cui Che was standing on the shooting range.

"Are you good at archery? Or wielding knives and guns?"

Cui Che asked.

"Report to the manager, Xiaomin is willing to test fire."

Zhou Lang replied.

"One stone or two?"

Cui Che asked.

Zhou Zhoulang said to himself:

"Two stone bows!"

Cui Che's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he said with a smile:

"Good! Give him two crossbows and ten arrows."

Being able to open two crossbows can only mean that one has brute force, and being able to hit a target with two crossbows are two different concepts.

Zhou Zhoulang's hand holding the bow trembled slightly. He knew that today was an opportunity to change his destiny. If he could win the favor of the steward, he would have a bright future.

Maybe it was too nervous, the first arrow missed the target.

Cui Che also saw his trembling hands and reminded:
"Concentrate, don't think too much, you have already opened the two stone bows, and being able to serve in the army is nothing more than a high or low position."

Zhou Zhoulang left all the so-called bright future behind him, his mind is as calm as water, and he only has the target in his eyes.

After pulling and loosening the string nine times in succession, nine feathered arrows were also nailed to the distant archery target.

"Good! Good arrow! I'm afraid you don't farm for a living?"

Cui Che asked curiously.

Zhou Zhoulang respectfully replied:
"Reporting to the manager, Xiaomin used to be a hunter."

Cui Che sighed:
"No wonder you have such good shooting skills. What's your name?"

"Xiaomin Zhou Zhoulang."

"San Lang's name is not worthy of such a good arrow."

Cui Che laughed.

Zhou Zhoulang's heart moved, he quickly bowed and said:
"Please also give the name of the master."

Cui Che pondered for a while before saying:

"There is a good shooter in Qianliang, named Yang Kan, today I named you Zhou Kan, how about it?"

Zhou Zhoulang didn't know who Yang Kan was, but he knew that the manager gave him a name. He was no longer the humble Orion Zhou Zhoulang, but Zhou Kan, a salt soldier officer who could be remembered by the manager of Qingzhou.

Zhou Kan hurriedly knelt down to thank him, Cui Che helped him up, turned to Pei Xiu and said:
"Pei joined the army, and you record that Zhou Kan will lead the fourth battalion."

The Salt Corps has a school lieutenant, who is concurrently served by Cui Che himself, and is divided into four levels: battalion, team, gang, and even.

Ten people make one team, five teams make up a group, three groups make up a team, and five teams make up a battalion. Each battalion has 750 people, making a total of four battalions.

The first battalion was led by Qin Qiong, and the second and third battalions were handed over to two cavalry soldiers transferred from Boling, Wang Qing and Zhang Heng.

Although it was a private award, but at least the public selection of the chief officer of the Fourth Battalion was not considered ugly.

"The manager gave me a name, and I also have the kindness of supporting and supporting me. This kindness and affection will always be remembered in my heart, and I will never forget it!"

Zhou Kan cried excitedly.

Cui Che helped him up again, and after a few words of relief, he let him go down to rest first.

When Zhou Kan left the shooting range, he happened to see a man coming on horseback. He looked very familiar, but he didn't remember who it was.

It was Zhao Wen who came. Fortunately, he deliberately covered his face with dust yesterday so that no one could recognize him.

Zhao Wen came to Cui Che's side and said softly:

"Patriarch, we are almost at Dongyang City."

Hearing this, Cui Che nodded, and he handed over the selection of officers of the remaining ranks, gangs, and ranks to Pei Xiu and Qin Qiong, while he himself brought some entourage and went to greet them with Zhao Wen.

Cui Che looked up at the gazebo outside Dongyang City, and saw dust flying in the distance, and soon there were more than ten galloping horses coming.

"Farewell to Shuozhou, I will finally meet Brother Liu again, Brother Liu will be safe and sound!"

The visitor was getting closer, Cui Che walked out of the gazebo and said with a hearty smile.

The one he came to pick up today was not Yang Lihua and the others, they would take some time to arrive, but Liu Fang, Sima Liu Fang, who was sent by Yang Jian for him.

Liu Fang was about forty years old, and his father was Liu Feng, a general of the Eastern Wei Dynasty, who was the unlucky guy who was on the same boat as Murong Shaozong, a famous general of the Eastern Wei Dynasty, under the city of Yingchuan.

After the fall of the Northern Qi Dynasty, Liu Fang served Zhou and followed Wei Xiaokuan to quell the Yuchijiong Rebellion. In the Battle of Baidao, he and Cui Che followed Li Chong to attack the Turkic camp at night.

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