Vol 2 Chapter 2591: Hao Zhao and Wu Wenhua, the hidden heroes

Chapter 2591 Hao Zhao and Wu Wenhua, the hidden heroes

Chapter 2587: Hao Zhao and Wu Wenhua, the hidden heroes

 The recruitment offices in Bingzhou, Taiyuan County and Wu County were already filled with long queues.

"Name?"

 “Hao Zhao.”

"age?"

  “18.”

 “Live at home?”

 “Taiyuan County, Wuxian County, Haowuzhuang.”

 “What are your parents’ names?”

 …

The clerk didn't even look at the young man who came to register to join the army. After completing all the registration procedures neatly, he said without raising his head: "Go over there and wait. Someone will take you to the selection later." ”

"that…"

"Next."

Hao Zhao originally wanted to ask a few questions, but there were too many people signing up to join the army this time, and the secretary had no time to talk to Hao Zhao, so he just asked Hao Zhao to wait aside.

Although Hao Zhao came from a famous family in Bingzhou, and his father was Hao Tong, one of the 108 marquises of the founding of the People's Republic of China, a member of the Jin Dynasty, he was still a white man after all, and he did not want to rely on family connections to get ahead, so he naturally had to abide by the rules in the military camp.

Hao Zhao glanced at the long queue behind him and said to himself: "There are so many people coming to join the army this time."

There are only three clerks in charge of registration at the Recruitment Office. They have been registering from early in the morning until sunset. Their writing brushes are all hairless, but there are still a lot of people who have not registered.

Seeing this, the recruiting chief shouted to those who had not registered yet: "The recruitment time has come. Folks, please go back first and come back to register tomorrow."

As soon as this statement came out, everyone who had not reported their names became anxious.

 “No sir, I’ve been waiting in line all day.”

"I came here yesterday and waited for a long time, and today I waited another day, but I still didn't get in line."

“Who knows if you will be able to recruit people tomorrow?”

 …

Everyone started shouting and said no one wanted to leave.

The recruiting director was not surprised at all, and explained habitually: "Don't worry, folks, this recruitment will last for seven days. It's only the third day now. There will still be a long time to come. The registration staff have worked hard all day." Damn it, I need to rest."

Everyone just didn’t want to miss this opportunity. After hearing what the recruiting director said, most people chose to go home, but there were a few who didn’t leave. Instead, they brought their own bedding and slept outside the recruiting office and lined up in advance.

Seeing this, the recruiting commander did not continue to attack people, but shook his head helplessly. Even he was frightened by the enthusiasm of the people to join the army.

 The next day, recruitment at the recruitment office continued, and those named in the previous day were gathered into a military camp for unified screening.

 “Hao Wuzhuang, Hao Zhao.”

Hearing the instructor call his name, Hao Zhao quickly stood up and shouted: "Here we come."

Seeing this, the general nodded and continued to name him: "Hao Wuzhuang, Wu Wenhua."

"arrive."

After hearing the name, Hao Zhaoman looked at the fellow villagers who stood up in surprise. He did not expect that the son of a hero would also join the army.

 “Wu Wenhua, who asked you to come?”

There was a loud shout, and then a lame official, protected by several county soldiers, walked angrily to Wu Wenhua.

Wu Wenhua, who had been looking bright just now, suddenly became weak when he saw the visitor, and stammered: "Uncle, uncle."

 When everyone saw the visitor, they all saluted and said, "My lord, the county magistrate."

The county magistrate glared at Wu Wenhua fiercely, then glanced at the recruits present, and found that many of them were from Hao Wuzhuang, and that Hao Zhao was also among the recruits. His expression suddenly became even more ugly.

Haowuzhuang, just by looking at its name, you will know that this is a village dominated by the surnames Hao and Wu. It is also one of the wealthiest villages in Daqin.

In Haowuzhuang, every household has built a solid brick and stone house instead of an adobe house. The fields are full of crops, and the faces of the people are full of happiness, which all shows the wealth of Wuzhuang.

 But more than ten years ago, Wuzhuang was a remote and poor country that ranked at the bottom of Bingzhou and even the entire Han Dynasty.

The reason why Wuzhuang has undergone such amazing changes is mainly due to two people. One is Wu Ling, one of the eight captains of Yanmen, and the other is Hao Tong, known as the "right hand of the king".

When the Supreme Emperor Ying Wen served as the prefect of Yanmen, he had eight fierce generals with outstanding military exploits, so they were collectively called the Eight Colonels of Yanmen. They were: Zhang Liao, Qin Jian, Xu Huang, Meng Wu, Luo Yi, Mu Feng, and Wu Ling, Wang Hui;

 Compared to the first five, the reputation of the last three is relatively weak because they have all died in the battle.

Wang Hui, who was born in the Wang Shichong family, rebelled during the Battle of Yanmen Pass and was shot and killed by Qin Liangyu. After his death, he was removed from the ranks of the Eighth School Lieutenant and was replaced by Gao Shun.

Gao Shun was originally a candidate for the Eighth School Lieutenant, but because of his overly straight temper, he offended the Emperor many times and was demoted. The worst time was that he was directly demoted from a school captain to a guard, so he was unable to enter the Eighth School. ranks.

However, after Wang Hui rebelled and was killed, Gao Shun was also included in the eight captains as he wished.

 Mu Feng, the father of the imperial concubine Mu Guiying, and Luo Yi, the father of Luo Cheng, both died in the First Battle of Hetao, which is really a pity.

As for the last one, Wu Ling, he was betrayed by deputy general Wang Hui in the battle of Yanmen Pass and eventually died at the hands of Wang Hui.

Wu Ling's death was indeed an injustice. After all, no one who could be included in the ranks of the Eight Great Colonels was mediocre. And if Wu Ling could survive until the founding of the Qin Dynasty, he would definitely be able to join the ranks of the 108 founding marquises. It is a pity. But his death was worthless.

There are nine Yanmen Eight Colonels in total, and now four are dead and five are still alive.

The five living people have made great contributions to the establishment of the Qin Dynasty. They are among the 108 marquises who founded the country, and all of them have become famous.

 Back to the topic.

Wu Ling was from Wuzhuang, but because his family was too poor and could hardly survive, he encouraged Hao Tong, the only educated teacher in the village, to join Ying Wen who came to recruit soldiers.

Hao Tong chose to enter politics, and Wu Ling also gradually grew up in war after war, and was eventually promoted to the rank of captain.

 Wu Ling and Hao Tong were undoubtedly lucky. They gained Ying Wen's attention, and then they had the opportunity to change their destiny.

But in troubled times, there are countless people like Wu Ling and Hao Tong. They are not as lucky as Wu Ling and Hao Tong, and they can only live their lives in confusion. After Wu Ling died in the battle, Ying Hao remembered his military exploits and selected five strong and well-qualified elite soldiers from his relatives in the same village in the army to be trained in the Jiulong Guards.

You must know that Jiulongwei is an officer training camp. When it was first established, there were only fifty-five people in total, and the village of Haowuzhuang accounted for one-eleventh of it.

The five members of Hao Wuzhuang were also the first batch of officers to graduate from the Kowloon Guards. After leaving the Kowloon Guards, they were all appointed as military marquises, commanding a group of 200 soldiers.

After more than ten years of fighting, two of these five men have been killed in battle, and two of the three alive have been disabled and retired. The only one who is still in the army is Wu Ling's cousin Wu Songshan, who has also been promoted to the side. General, commanding three battalions of six thousand soldiers.

As for the two disabled veterans, one had a broken arm and the other had a broken leg. Both returned to their hometowns and served as low-level officials.

After the man who lost his hand returned to Wu County, he became the head of a neighboring village. He also married a wife and had children. From then on, his wife and children were in love with each other, the family was harmonious, and the family was full of children and grandchildren.

The one with the broken leg was Wu Ling's cousin. He did not give up his official career. Instead, he started as the village head of Haowuzhuang and was promoted step by step to the magistrate of Wu County. He was the famous lame magistrate of Bingzhou, Wu Songlin.

 He is a good friend of the poet Li Bai. Li Bai's poems are rare, but he wrote three poems specifically for him.

 He ​​is a close friend of the hero Guo Jing. Guo Jing once traveled thousands of miles to Liaodong to kill the adulterer Hua Die Hua Chong, just because Hua Chong had committed thirteen crimes in Wu County.

He was also a student of Hao Tong, Minister of the Ministry of Industry and Bingzhou Biejia. Hao Tong wanted to transfer him to the capital many times, but he was rejected because he wanted to stay in his hometown and benefit his fellow villagers.

Although Wu Songlin is only the county magistrate, he is an upright man and never uses his power for personal gain. Therefore, he is deeply loved by the elders in his hometown and is also a strong candidate for Taiyuan County Minister.

After Wu Songlin discovered Hao Zhao, he immediately said angrily: "Wu Wenhua, did you persuade Hao Zhao to join the army?"

Wu Wenhua was also surprised when he heard this. He turned around and found that Hao Haozhao was there, so he quickly said: "Uncle, this has nothing to do with me."

Hao Zhao stood up with a wry smile on his face. He couldn't escape despite trying to hide.

“Uncle Wu, I came here on my own and it has nothing to do with Wu Wenhua.”

Hao Zhao was the son of Hao Tong, a senior member of the first rank, and Wu Songlin was Hao Tong's disciple. Naturally, he knew that Hao Tong wanted Hao Zhao to join politics instead of joining the army. However, Hao Tong secretly ran out to join the army without telling his family.

As for his nephew Wu Wenming, although Wu Songlin does not object to his joining the army, he does not want him to take the recruitment route from various armies, because even if he is recruited, he will start from the bottom of the soldier, and the starting point is too low.

Wu Songlin himself was one of the first batch of officers in the Kowloon training camp, and was promoted to the Army Sima level by virtue of his military exploits. It was only after he was forced to retire due to disability that he had to join politics.

Wu Songlin was well aware of the cruelty on the battlefield and naturally did not want his nephew to start from the bottom. He had already planned a future path for his nephew and planned to let him take part in the martial arts examination during the imperial examination next year, but he did not expect that his nephew would hide this from him. Secretly signed up to join the army.

"You two, come out. It's really troublesome to have two of you."

After reprimanding the two men, Wu Songlin said to the instructor: "These two people do not meet the standards for enlistment. Please ask the instructor to cross out their names."

Wu Wenhua became anxious when he heard this: "No, uncle..."

 He ​​knew that his uncle had planned everything for him, and he also knew that his uncle had already planned everything for him, but like Hao Zhao, he did not want to rely on family connections. He wanted to work **** his own ability.

Although Wu Wenhua's family background is not as prominent as Hao Zhao's, as the orphan of a 'hero', he also has the best growing environment. Although he was raised in Haowuzhuang like Hao Zhao, it does not mean that he has never seen the outside world. .

Wu Wenhua knew most of the second generation of Da Qin, and his childhood playmates Yue Yun and Xue Dingshan relied on their own abilities, starting from the bottom and being promoted to the general level little by little.

 Wu Wenhua considers himself to be as talented as the two of them. What they can do, he can also do.

Besides, it’s not like he has no ability and relies on family connections. If this spreads out, wouldn’t it make his former friends laugh?

Wu Songlin’s request made the instructor a little embarrassed.

The instructor whispered in his ear: "Your Excellency, it would be fine if it were someone else. I am willing to facilitate this for you.

 But these Wu Wenhua and Hao Zhao were people who had been personally instructed by the General. Crossing out their names was not within the authority of the subordinate officials. "

Hearing this, Wu Songlin frowned and asked, "Who is the leader of this training camp? I will tell him personally."

 “No need, I’m coming.”

 A young voice came from not far away.

I saw a young general in silver armor walking over with a smile on his face, clasping his fists and saying, "Uncle Wu, long time no see."

"Who are you…"

Wu Songlin frowned and thought after seeing the visitor, but he couldn't remember who the young general was.

The young general smiled and said: "Uncle Wu, you don't recognize me anymore. I am Dingshan, Xue Dingshan."

At this time, Xue Dingshan was very proud. When his father, Xue Rengui, was at his age, he was still working for the landlords in neighboring villages to earn food expenses, but he had already made great contributions in many wars such as the Japanese conquest. At such a young age, He has been promoted to general level and is in charge of one of the seventy new army camps, responsible for recruiting, training and commanding these 10,000 new troops.

Looking at the handsome Xue Dingshan, who was dressed in silver armor, Wu Wenhua and Hao Zhao's eyes were full of envy. When would they be able to wear this dragon scale armor?

Xue Dingshan naturally has not forgotten Wu Wenhua and Hao Zhao, two childhood playmates, otherwise he would not have specifically asked them to take care of them.

Xue Dingshan would naturally not agree to Wu Songlin's request. After all, Wu Wenhua had been gifted since he was a child, and was not even worse than Yue Yun. With his joining, he could also increase the foundation of his army.

Since Xue Dingshan was appointed as the chief general of the new army and commanded an army of 10,000 people, he would naturally be responsible for this army.

 Only those who have entered his camp still want to leave? no way.

Da Qin is expanding its army by 700,000 people this time. In the first three days alone, nearly one million people signed up. Naturally, there are a lot of talents hidden among them.

 Situations similar to Xue Dingshan’s have occurred across the country.

Yue Yun, who was in charge of recruiting troops in Jizhou, recruited Jin Ling's apprentice and grandson, Yu Yuan and Yu Hua's master and apprentice, and Yu Yuan's strength was not inferior to Yue Yun's.

Chen Tang, who was in charge of recruiting troops in Liangzhou, recruited Wang Shuang in Longxi. He could wield a sixty-pound sword, shoot a two-stone iron bow, hide three meteor hammers, and hit the target with perfect accuracy.

Wang Xuance, who was in charge of recruiting troops in Qingzhou, recruited Lu Xiangsheng, a famous general who fought against the Qing Dynasty in the late Ming Dynasty in Beihai.

 …

 In fact, with the ability of these outstanding people, they can participate in the next military competition, but they all chose to join the army at this time and start from the bottom.

The main reason why they did this is actually obvious. Da Qin will launch a unification war before the next military exercise.

 In this unprecedented war, there are naturally many opportunities to make meritorious deeds.

The company has been working overtime quite frequently this week. The author has already worked overtime for three days in a row and really has no time to type. So he can only try his best to make up for the three-day break during the weekend.

　　

　　

 (End of this chapter)