Chapter 16: Burden Thirty-Five

next morning.

Lu Yuan slept soundly.

Sitting on the thatch.

Watching the people who had just come up from the mountain, carrying those who had become stiff after a sleep, and walking towards the ravine over there.

These people all came up the mountain together yesterday.

They were all starving people from various towns who had fled during the famine. Even if they entered the county town, they would not be taken in, let alone get food.

They heard about the Tianxing Army's achievements in attacking Qingyuan County, and came to join the Tianxing Army because of its reputation.

They didn't have much food on hand, and they were all hoping that the Tianxing Army would come down the mountain again to attack the county town so that they could enter the county town and rob the rich and fill their stomachs.

Although many people died in the mountains these days.

But with these additional personnel, the number of people has actually increased.

Compared to these people, Lu Yuan is now considered an old man because he has fought in the mountains and received training.

He doesn't have to do these jobs.

He looked at a body in the distance that was covered in blood and was now stiff. It was being carried away by two people, and there was some fluctuation in his eyes.

Pick up the black kettle on the fire next to you.

It seems that I will never have the chance to return this kettle to him.

After looking for a while, he put down the kettle.

He calmed down.

After the bodies were moved away, the training team set out from the cave and trotted over.

Lu Yuan stood up.

Many people nearby also stood up with trembling legs.

They have already joined the training team, so they have been recorded and must train today.

Otherwise, you will have to face Zhao Hu's thundering attack.

Lu Yuan followed the training team to the place where the sand shirts were placed yesterday, and was about to go up and pick up a sandbag and put it on.

At this time, Zhao Zheng walked out of the team, walked straight to Lu Yuan, and said:
"Wait a minute!".

Lu Yuan was getting dressed and saw Zhao Zheng, who walked over with a smile on his face.

Although Zhao Zheng's face looked somewhat malicious, the other party was the sergeant and the squad he belonged to was managed by him. He could be said to be the immediate superior of his immediate superior.

On the surface, he could not possibly be negligent in any way and bowed immediately.

"It's a long way, isn't it?"

Zhao Zheng narrowed his eyes, glanced at the other party, and even patted Lu Yuan on the shoulder, then said:

"You performed very well yesterday. You are a good candidate and have military achievements. So, I have asked the brigade commander to promote you to team captain."

There are enough people on the mountain now. All the people in Lu Yuan's team who went down the mountain last time have died. This so-called team leader position can be given to him.

There was some confusion in Lu Yuan's eyes.

I don't understand why the other party suddenly wants to give me a promotion.

This young captain, although he is called a young captain, actually has almost no power. It is of little use for him to lead three new recruits.

Because the one who gave the orders was the sergeant.

No matter whether you are a captain or a soldier, you must obey the orders of the sergeant.

Just like last time, he was sent directly to kill an officer or soldier.

Maybe by the time it's done, a team will be wiped out.

It doesn't make much sense.

However, at least I have three people under my command.

"Thank you, sir." Lu Yuan bowed and thanked him.

No matter what Zhao Zheng's purpose is, he knew that he was being targeted since the last time the other party named him to join the training team.

He was somewhat alert, but there was nothing he could do. He was too weak now and it was impossible for him to put up any resistance.

He just thought so in his heart. Zhao Zheng nodded to a sergeant next to him, and the sergeant took off the sand shirt on his back and handed it to Lu Yuan.

Lu Yuan saw the sandal shirt, which was a whole size larger than the one he wore yesterday, being handed to him.

He raised his head, looked past the sergeant and looked directly at Zhao Zheng.

Zhao Zheng still had a smile on his face, and even said sincerely:
"Captain Lu, now that you are the backbone of our Tianxing Army, you should work harder and not slack off in training.

I saw your ability yesterday, and I think this mere 35-jin sandalwood garment will not be a problem for you.

It can even help you get better results in training. When you follow us into battle to kill the enemy in the future, you will surely become a powerful assistant to the brigade commander.

If you can do it, you will be allowed to pick two pieces to eat from now on.

Captain Lu, this is the blessing I asked the brigade commander for, why don't you thank me quickly?"

Zhao Zheng’s words were not small.

The news spread quickly in this densely packed crowd.

Many people were watching Lu Yuan as if they were watching a show.

These personal soldiers are all from the same hometown.

It's boring in the mountains, so we often get together to chat and gossip after eating and drinking.

In this army, anything that happens will generally spread.

And it was about Zhao Zheng, the brigade commander's cousin.

Naturally it will be discussed.

Ever since Zhao Zheng specifically asked Lu Yuan to join the training team last time, many people have seen the truth behind it.

During the conversation, someone brought up the incident of Lu Yuan's idiotic remarks when he went to collect rice last time, which offended the Zhao soldiers.

At this time, many of the personal soldiers had already known about this matter.

When I saw Zhao Zheng promoting Lu Yuan, I was a little confused.

It seems that this is an open conspiracy.

At the same time, they looked at the newly promoted Captain Lu with some pity.

If you offend Zhao Zheng, you will definitely die today.

Don’t underestimate Lu Yuan, who was able to carry a 15-jin sand shirt yesterday.

But this time, the sand shirt weighs thirty-five kilograms.

It’s twenty pounds heavier!
This weight was a bit strenuous even for them to carry.

After all, there are not many people in the personal guard team who can carry more than 40 kilograms.

Thirty-five kilograms is their average weight.

Each of them had fought their way back from Huizhou, and each of them had been trained under the military commander.

From Huizhou to here, I was chased by soldiers.

Shuttled through mountains and forests, walked through the snow, over and over again, the journey was more than thousands of miles.
This is how you develop a pair of strong feet.

And this guy named Lu Yuan performed pretty well yesterday.

Gained twenty pounds the next day?

Nearly an hour of training.

I’m afraid it might even crush his feet!

This Zhao Zheng has made it clear that he wants to kill this kid!
The new recruits who had just joined today and had no idea of ​​the situation were all unable to stand steadily after carrying the ten-pound sand clothes on their backs.

They saw Lu Yuan, who was even thinner than them, having to wear a sand shirt as heavy as those sergeants.

Even they trembled when they saw the sand shirt. If they were to wear a sand shirt weighing more than 30 kilograms, they would probably not be able to walk.

As for those who had already trained yesterday and the day before yesterday, they all lowered their heads and did not dare to look at Zhao Zheng and his personal soldiers.

They were afraid that the other party would also add that kind of weight to themselves. If that happened, they would surely die!
They also want two portions of food, but they have to live to enjoy them.

They had decided that even if they could get through today's training, they would definitely perform a little worse.

You have to be a little bit worse than others, otherwise if you are suddenly promoted to captain, it would be your death.

(End of this chapter)