Triumph Square is one of the largest and most important buildings in the entire imperial capital. The Arc de Triumph on the square is the landmark of the empire. Many important government agencies and buildings are located nearby. Military flags are flying next to the Arc de Triumph, and several military tents are placed next to it.

The law of the empire stipulates that all men over the age of sixteen or less than forty-five can join the army, but once they join, they are not allowed to withdraw from the army without the approval of the military headquarters, otherwise they will be treated as deserters. Because the empire has a large population and sufficient military sources, the recruitment system is adopted. Many middle and lower-class people also regard joining the army as a means to change their destiny, although there are not many opportunities. Because the empire is a country with strict hierarchy, the state divides the people into several levels. The first class is the royal family, which refers to the emperor's immediate relatives and close relatives. The second class is the gentry, that is, the upper nobles, which refers to the imperial heroes and their descendants who have titles by the emperor for military merits or political achievements, or inherit the titles of the previous generation.

The imperial law stipulates that the canonized nobles can only be inherited by one of their next generation, and if there are no other military achievements, the third generation cannot be extended. In this way, there will be no more nobles in the empire with titles. However, the imperial law also stipulates that the descendants of the canonized nobles can be given priority in all aspects such as politics and military engagement within the empire. This type of person is aristocrat. The third-class is a commoner, which refers to ordinary officials, merchants, landlords, workshop owners and other types of people at all levels of government approval by the local government and then submitted to the central government for filing, and their descendants are commoners. The fourth-class is a free citizen, which refers to ordinary people who are engaged in all walks of life. The third-class and fourth-class are commonly known as civilians.

There is another type of people who are not recognized by imperial laws, but are widely present in every corner of the empire, that is, slaves. This type of people is not small in number and lives at the bottom of the empire. Many of these people are from prisoners of war, criminals, or become slaves due to debts, and their descendants. Imperial laws stipulate that if slaves want to become free people, they must issue the original identity certificate of slaves, demand it to be terminated, and pay a certain amount of identity filing fee to the local government, and the local government confirms the identity of slaves before they can take effect. The imperial emperor can directly remove the identity of slaves.

Since the empire divided the people into several levels, and the gentry can be given priority in military and political participation, the third and fourth gentry people often have to make several times more efforts to make a name for themselves. Many officials from common people and free people, no matter how talented they are and how great their contributions are, due to their background restrictions, are often inferior to those mediocre and even corrupt officials from gentry, so that many knowledgeable people are buried in the lower class. This is even the biggest problem that the empire now exists. Li Wufeng even feels that this is greater than the threat of foreign invasion.

Some knowledgeable people in the Empire also realized the disadvantages of this situation and reflected this issue to the emperors of the Empire. However, since this involves the interests of the gentry, whenever this issue is raised, it will be strongly opposed by the upper nobles of the Empire. Because most of the high-ranking officials and nobles in the Empire came from the gentry, all such proposals ended in vain. Wufeng remembered that he had discussed a topic with his master, what is the most important talent for those who accomplish great things. Finally, he concluded that it was neither a martial arts nor a high moral character nor an unparalleled strategy, but had the ability to select talents, know people and use them well, and had the mind to accommodate all rivers and swallow thousands of miles. The system of the Empire stifled many talents, and many were unwilling to be unknown for a lifetime. He would rather go to a foreign country and seek development. These people even posed a threat to the Empire because of their understanding of the internal situation of the Empire.

When I came to the recruitment place next to the Arc de Triomphe, it was already crowded. Since the empire always valued military merits, especially in recent decades, the empire's foreign wars have been repeatedly setbacks, which greatly affected the empire's prestige among the countries on the mainland. The emperor of this dynasty was even more determined to reshape the image of the empire. Those who have military merits were rewarded with great rewards. The empire had very strict requirements on common people and free people who were interested in politics, and promotion was more difficult than the army. After all, if you go to the battlefield in the army, as long as you have courage and knowledge, you will have more opportunities, so the middle and lower classes are very enthusiastic about joining the army.

Wufeng looked at the recruitment requirements outside the tent. This time, the recruitment was mainly composed of several divisions of the Imperial City Guards Army to handle the increasingly serious situation. Since the City Guards Army was stationed in the capital city and the suburbs, the people in the capital were more motivated to join the army.

It was only after waiting for two hours that it was Wufeng's turn to register. When Wufeng handed over his identity certificate to the middle-aged officer who was receiving the registration, the middle-aged officer looked at the identity certificate he handed over, looked at Wufeng with a surprised look, and then carefully checked the identity certificate. Only then did Wufeng report his name, age, hometown and other related information as required. Wufeng knew why the officers received were surprised, because very few people from the aristocratic family came to the grassroots level to join the army, and often went to the military organs or upper levels through various relationships and channels. It is indeed rare for Wufeng to directly sign up for the grassroots level to join the army. After a simple visual inspection and physical examination, the recruitment department quickly made a decision to agree to join the army. In this way, Li Wufeng became a new recruit in the Third Division of the Imperial City Guard Corps.

After three months of basic training for the recruits in the early days of the army, Wufeng won unanimous praise from the officers who trained the recruits because he was a small test in the training. In addition, Wufeng's gentry background, Wufeng was soon appointed as the captain of the second team of the 2nd team of the 5th Battalion, the 4th Regiment of the Third Division of the Imperial City Guard Corps.

After learning that he was appointed as the team leader, Wufeng couldn't help but feel excited. After all, this was the first step to the path he chose. However, the road ahead was not smooth. Generally speaking, it was difficult for a recruit to be promoted to an officer directly, let alone to be promoted to a team leader directly, and Wufeng was less than seventeen years old. A team of five teams of 35 people can truly stand firm in the team and whether he can truly win the conviction of the whole team remains to be tested. There will definitely be many people in the team, especially some veterans and people who think they are capable, to ask for difficulties for themselves. Instead of waiting, it is better to be straightforward and solve it openly. Thinking of this, Li Wufeng showed a confident smile on his face.

"Everyone, before we take our place, I will introduce myself first. From now on, we will be brothers who fight together. I hope everyone can support my work. My name is Li Wufeng, I am seventeen years old this year, from Zhongzhou, and I will be your team leader in the future."

Wufeng stood in front of the entire team and quietly introduced himself to himself. The soldiers below clearly showed a mixture of surprise, dissatisfaction and jealousy on their faces, but they were all calm because the imperial military discipline was strict and those who despise their superiors would be dealt with according to military law.

Wufeng then changed the subject. "Maybe everyone was thinking that this hairless guy must be a relative of someone above. He was overwhelmed and ran to the army to gilt. But I don't know why he ran to the bottom. I can tell you openly that Li Wufeng is from a gentry, but he never relies on so-called relationships to make a living. As the saying goes, he is a mule or a horse, and he is taken out for a walk. Now I am not everyone's captain. If anyone has any doubts about my ability, everyone is welcome to correct me. We are at the grassroots level of the army, and we compare the ability to kill enemies. I now swear with my personal reputation that I will never revenge the people who challenge me. No matter whether they win or lose, if there is any violation, it will be punished by heaven and earth. If there is anyone who defeats me, I recommend the captain position to take over my captain and I will be an ordinary soldier."

Wu Feng's words immediately caused a huge wave among the soldiers. Isn't it just a furious child? If you defeat him, you will be the team leader. Even if you can't become the team leader, at least you can be the team leader. Even if you lose, it will not have any effect. Anyway, he has already made a poisonous oath in public and he can't regret it anymore. The soldiers can't help but look at me and I look at you, and they are all eager to try.

"Why, no one dares to give it a try?"

Sure enough, as soon as this sentence was spoken, someone immediately responded.

"I'll come, Private Kang Jianguo asks the Lord for advice."

Wufeng looked at the man who jumped out. He was twenty-three or four years old, with a tiger-backed and bear-bear waist. He had a wide forehead, held a shield in his left hand and a knife in his right hand, which was quite like a tiger-beating hero. After saluting Wufeng, he took two steps back and waited for Wufeng. Wufeng also took the spear of a gun soldier next to him and said, "Come on!"

The other party was not polite. The left shield protected his body and bullied him. Wufeng turned his spear and stabbed him in the lower half. The other party was not showing weakness. The left shield pressed down and made his movements clean and neat. With the sound of "Damn!", the two of them took a step back. Wufeng also secretly felt that the other party was strong. He didn't know that this shot made almost everyone present stunned, because Kang Jianguo was the best among the recruits of the entire Third Division. He was actually shocked by Wufeng's gun-shooting shield. You must know that the iron shield is much heavier than the spear, and it is heavy with a light blow. Moreover, the shield is held on the arm, which is equivalent to most of the body's strength. It is obviously not as strong as the strength, and this is the top among the recruits.

Kang Jianguo felt even more distressed, and he knew that his whole left arm was numb and could not use force at all, but now he was as powerful as a tiger, so he could only till he stoop. Shaking the left shield, Kang Jianguo rolled forward quickly, and had already reached Wufeng's face. Wufeng was ready to go, and took a step back, pushed the spear diagonally, sealing the fierce sword, and then stabbed the opponent's throat straight on the spear. The opponent turned his head and dodged, pushing the iron shield forward, smashing Wufeng's chest, and at the same time retracted the knife back to defend. Wufeng used the gun bar to drive the iron shield and then took two steps back, and stabbed the opponent's right hand with the knife. Kang Jianguo's right hand stood up with a grid, Wufeng pressed down with the momentum, and used a twisting force. The opponent felt a great force coming from his hand, and he could no longer hold the Park knife and was slammed by the spear for more than one foot away.

Kang Jianguo stood there with shame, not knowing what to do. Wufeng inserted his gun to the ground, walked over and picked up the knife and handed it to him. Only then did he bow to Wufeng as if he had woken up from a dream. "I am arrogant and do not know the sky and the earth are so strong. Please punish the captain."

"I have said a long time ago, everyone is welcome to correct me. If you have no mistakes, how can you punish me?" He defeated the challenger simply and immediately calmed down almost everyone. Everyone was considering whether he could defeat Kang Jianguo so easily. How capable he was. Everyone knew very well in their hearts, and the team was silent.

"Is anyone else here to give it a try?"

Several veterans looked at the first person in the left head, who was a man one or two years older than Kang Jianguo. He was not as good as Kang Jianguo in terms of figure, but his demeanor standing there was obviously better than the new recruits such as Kang Jianguo.

Wufeng didn't say anything anymore, but just looked at him with a smile. The man was obviously hesitant, but in the end he seemed to be unable to stand the pressure of everyone's eyes, so he stood up and saluted. "Liang Chongxin, the captain of the first team of the second team, please give me some advice." He spoke obviously much more politely than before.

"Please." Wu Feng didn't say much. It seemed that Liang Chongxin was even more powerful than the one just now. Liang Chongxin picked up the halberd gun in his hand and walked out of the queue slowly. Wu Feng took the iron shield and Park Kanguo who had used just now from the soldiers next to him.

The soldiers around couldn't help but whisper. Wufeng just now easily defeated Kang Jianguo, who was holding a sword and shield with a long spear. Wufeng should be good at long weapons such as spears and halberds. Now the other party is holding a halberd, but he has changed it to a sword and shield. Could it be that he is proficient in both length and shortness? If this is the case, I'm afraid he is not much better than Kang Jianguo. Liang Chongxin, who has no confidence, looks even more serious. Well, doing his best can make it live up to his brothers' wishes.

Thinking of this, Liang Chongxin couldn't help but cheer up. With a low shout, Liang Chongxin launched the first attack with a bright progressive sprint. This move won the applause of the soldiers outside the field. Wufeng was not negligent. He hugged the shield with his left arm, turned his body slanted, and gently knocked his opponent's very fierce attack into invisibility. The soldiers' cheers were not over yet, and they couldn't help but applaud Wufeng's easy resolution.

After resolving Liang Chongxin's moves, Wufeng bullied himself and rushed forward. Park knife with his right hand slashed on the head. The opponent set up a sword. The halberd spear slashed down with the momentum. Wufeng raised his shield to block it. The right hand slashed forward. The halberd spear slashed Wufeng's lower abdomen from the bottom to the top. Wufeng took a step back. After this fierce move, the opponent took advantage of the momentum and lifted another slanted move. The halberd spear reached Wufeng's waist and ribs. Wufeng saw that the opponent was coming fiercely, and he would no longer give in. Otherwise, the opponent would be more powerful and not retreat but advance. He pressed the iron shield sideways to block the opponent's halberd spear, and a fierce slash in half with his right hand knife.

The opponent did not expect Wufeng to retreat but instead advance. He used his killer moves and was caught off guard. He had to use the iron shield to hit the halberd gun and retreat at once. Wufeng was in power and refused to forgive him. He pressed step by step. The iron shield in his left hand slashed and smashed the opponent's shoulder streak, and the Park Knife danced like a snowflake. He took the trick directly to the point. Liang Chongxin was controlled by one move and was trapped step by step. The halberd gun in his hand could not play the advantage of long weapons and fell into frequent defense. Wufeng fully utilized the characteristics of short weapons and did not allow the opponent to escape. Finally, he used the loopholes in the opponent's defense and cut the opponent's shoulder strap with a right knife. This was also Wufeng's mercy. Otherwise, if he was on the battlefield, one of the opponent's arms would be reimbursed.

Liang Chongxin was not surprised, because he was mentally prepared for his failure from the beginning. He could last for so long and was not ugly, and he was worthy of everyone. The other party obviously had some reservations and was merciful to him. He didn't know how to advance and retreat, so he was too ungrateful. After a salute, Liang Chongxin said respectfully: "I have lost, thank you for your mercy."

"Where are things, there are people who are talking to each other, don't care. Everyone will be brothers in the future." Wufeng came over and said, holding Liang Chongxin's hand enthusiastically.
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