Chapter 084 The dead are gone, and the living must continue to fight

The night at Weizhen Fort was a bit deep, a little lonely, and a little sad. In the darkness, you could vaguely hear a slight intermittent crying sound, and a faint smell of incense and can smell in the air. This was the family of the three Ming soldiers who died in battle, holding a funeral for their children. In the first half of the night, the three coffins transported from Pinglu City also arrived at Weizhen Fort. After a simple plastic surgery, the three people were put into the coffin.

Xu Xingxia attended the funeral of the three deceased. He paid for the funeral expenses in private. There are two purposes for this. The first is to show to other military households that they must have a promising future with me Xu Xingxia. Even if they are unfortunately killed in battle, their family will not suffer any losses. The second is to show to others that Niujiaodun's soldiers are all from me Xu Xingxia and are my Xu Xingxia's private armed forces.

For Xu Xingxia, both of these points are very important. This means that he began to have a small team of his own. Although these people's qualities are not very good and are still far from Xu Xingxia's requirements, these people are trustworthy from the perspective of loyalty. Most of the military households in Weizhen Fort support him, Xu Xingxia. Facts have proved that he brought them out of a desperate situation, gave them a way out, and gave them hope. This is very important for his future development.

After the daytime battle, Xu Xingxia did not feel much joy. The reason was not that three people died in battle, but that the Ming army in Pinglu City had not been dispatched. Sobude had arrived for several hours. It was impossible to say that the Ming army in Pinglu City did not know. However, from the beginning to the end, the Ming army in Pinglu City had no movement, as if there were no Tatar cavalry coming. What does this mean? This means that his boss had begun to dislike him and was concerned about him, and even wanted to kill people with a knife to get rid of him.

Xu Xingxia saw a lot and understood a lot from the fact that the Ming army in Pinglu City had never been dispatched. Obviously, his superiors should never be counted on. Deng Rubai, including those who are profit-oriented and have a simple meal. They are all worried that if they make more military achievements, they will seize their position. If they want to live a good life in such a chaotic world, they must rely on themselves to protect their family from infringement.

The next morning, the bodies of the three dead were transported out of Weizhen Fort and buried in nearby woods. This forest has buried many Weizhen Fort military households. Those soldiers killed by the Tartars are usually buried here. However, there are not many who are qualified to be buried with coffins. Many dead people are simply tied with straw mats and then buried. After all, coffins also cost money, and ordinary poor families are reluctant to leave this money.

Except for those who were responsible for the combat duty, the other soldiers of Niujiaodun attended the funeral. Many of the Junyu of Weizhen Fort attended the funeral. The other two hundred households stationed in Weizhen Fort also came, but only Wang Shoulu did not appear. In order to show respect for the deceased, Xu Xingxia also specially invited people to carve three stone tablets and write the names of the deceased as a commemoration. Such treatment was never available to the other deceased. In fact, he had many other ideas, but due to time and conditions, it was not time to implement it yet.

"Children, be mournful and follow the changes." Xu Fuqing politely relieved his son.

"Dad, I know, I'm fine." Xu Xingxia smiled slightly and said calmly.

After a night of ideological precipitation, Xu Xingxia now has no ideological burden. He put everything about the dead behind his mind. There is only the future of Weizhenbao and Niujiaoduan in his mind. There is also how to deal with more difficulties and challenges that are coming. The dead are gone, but the living still have to continue to struggle.

The death of the three people obviously did not stop the enthusiasm of Weizhenbao Army to be transformed into a regular army. On the contrary, they strengthened their determination to turn into a regular army. Killing the Tartars can make meritorious contributions. If they die in a battle, they can also receive a generous pension. Of course, such a good thing cannot be missed. Therefore, after the funeral, many people found Xu Xingxia and expressed that they would add their children to the main army in Niujiaodun.

"Xu Baihu, don't you have three vacancies?"

"Xu Baihu, my child, has been training well these days."

"Xu Baihu, come and see our children, they are much better than them, look."

Every military household was selling their military surplus as much as possible. Their enthusiasm for Xu Xingxia could not refuse. The enthusiasm of the military households to join the army was so high that if he refused, it would seriously undermine their enthusiasm. At the same time, considering the needs of future battles, the number of Niujiaodun's soldiers really needed to be further expanded. So Xu Xingxia agreed.

However, because there were too many people coming to ask for it, more than 200 people, Xu Xingxia had to announce that the temporary assessment would be conducted tomorrow. The ten best people would be added to Niujiao Dun. If the results were not ideal, they would have to wait for the next round of assessment again. As a result, before dawn the next day, the glutinous yard in Weizhenbao became lively again.

The military households who were preparing to take the assessment were all cheered up and eager to try. For them, all their ideological burdens have been put down. After joining the army, whether it is life or death, it is beneficial to their families. Without any ideological burden, they can obviously accept the assessment with a more natural mindset.

"I announce that the second round of assessment will begin now!"

"Assessors, please come out in order!"

Xu Xingxia said expressionlessly.

The assessment is still basic riding and shooting. The distance is still fifteen meters. The most basic requirement is that at least one of the five arrowheads hit the target. Perhaps because of the stimulation brought by the last assessment, the lost military servants tried every means to train riding and shooting after returning, so their level has improved a lot. The dozen military servants who participated in the assessment at the beginning all had more than one arrowhead hit the target. It seems that they did make some hard work.

If it is difficult to practice, it is definitely difficult to practice. A novice without a basic equestrian practices from scratch and cannot develop combat effectiveness without three to five years. However, if you have a good foundation in equestrian and a little archery foundation, then after a period of hard practice, your level can still be improved quickly.

Junyu in Ningxia Town has such benefits. Their equestrian foundation is excellent. Although the archery foundation is weak, it has a little foundation, and it wins much more than a blank novices. If you don’t have any foundation, you probably won’t dare to come to participate in the assessment. Since you have a certain foundation for riding and shooting, it is normal to be able to shoot an arrow after more than ten days of hard practice.

"I announce that the assessment is over!"

Xu Xingxia slowly stood up and said aloud.

Two hours later, the assessment officially ended. A total of more than 40 people had at least one arrow shot into the target. Among them, there were twelve people who shot more than two arrows. Such a riding and shooting level was much better than the previous first round of assessments. It can be seen that human potential is indeed unlimited, and the key is whether it is discovered.

The most outstanding young man named Chi Hu actually hit the target with four arrowheads. According to Chi Hu's previous self-introduction, he turned out to be a ranger active on the east bank of the Yellow River and usually likes to do some robbery. This time, after hearing about Xu Xingxia, he took the initiative to join the army. It seems like Chi Hu, there were at least ten people who came back to Weizhenbao to join the army. Their riding and shooting skills were basically good.

There were two young men with three arrowheads, one named Li Yanfei and the other named Yun Qifeng. Both of them were also from Rangers, but the area they were active was different from Chi Hu. In fact, the so-called Rangers are a kind title. To put it bluntly, they are actually horse thieves, but bad things are not very obvious, and they occasionally do good deeds. Ningxia Town is too chaotic and there are all kinds of people.

These people are basically lonely heroes and often move alone. If they don’t have any extraordinary skills, they will obviously not survive. The ability to ride and shoot is the basis for their survival. They come to join the army and the overall combat effectiveness of the Niujiaodun defenders is obviously a good thing. At least, Xu Xingxia feels that next time the Tartars arrive again, he doesn’t need to continue fighting alone. Chi Hu and others can at least kill a few Tartars.

"No," Xu Xingxia nodded with satisfaction, "Dear brothers who have poor grades, I hope everyone can take some time to practice riding and shooting. No one is born to be a magic archer, and all kung fu is practiced. I practice 39 in winter and 30 in summer. I hope everyone can show off some energy!"

For the Ming cavalry, riding and shooting are the most difficult to practice. However, some military households in Ningxia Town have this foundation. As long as they are given enough time to practice riding and shooting without distraction, their level will improve faster. This is probably the most convenient thing in Ningxia Town in the entire Jiubian important town.

After the assessment was over, Xu Xingxia recruited the twelve best-achieved people, all of which brought back to Niujiaodun. In this way, the number of Niujiaodun troops increased to thirty. Their weapons and equipment have not been fully built yet. However, this does not matter. What Xu Xingxia needs to do now is to strengthen the discipline of the troops.
Chapter completed!