Transmigrated into a female county magistrate during a famine, leading her country to prosperity

"Report——"

Che Ju had just sent someone to the small parade ground to inquire about the situation when one of his men came to report: "Captain, Tongtou and Lin Er are fighting again!"

"It's them again?" Che Ju's face darkened and he looked towards the parade ground. "Pull them apart. One person..."

He wanted to say five strokes of the cane each, but thinking of Lu Botang and Shen Zheng beside him, he changed his words: "Ten strokes of the cane each! If you have anything to say, let them take their punishment first!"

Shen Zheng gritted her teeth when she heard this.

It really is a military camp, people get beaten at the slightest provocation.

"Wait a moment." Lu Botang raised his hand to call the messenger, then turned to ask Shen Zheng: "Master Shen, I wonder which is stronger, this steel sword or this steel armor?"

Shen Zheng: “…”

What a good way to use one's own spear to attack the other's shield. She is not selling contradictions!

After a pause, she politely replied, "When using the same material, the strength of the two depends on how the swordsman 'attacks' and the armor-wearing person 'receives'. General Lu, there are no absolutes on this matter, but if the two are equally skilled and possess equal strength, steel armor will generally have the advantage."

After all, there are many different ways to attack, but there are only a few ways to get hit...

Lu Botang listened carefully, then turned to Che Ju and asked, "Tongtou and Lin Er, are they the two I met before?"

Che Ju immediately nodded: "To answer the general, that's right! They are both the best of the best soldiers. They obey my discipline, but they just don't obey each other. They will fight at the slightest disagreement. This month, they have been beaten with military sticks twice, and they haven't behaved at all..."

Speaking of Lin Er and Tongtou, Che Ju also had a headache.

This kind of capable and troublesome soldier is the one that makes people love and hate him the most.

Lu Botang pondered for a moment, then strode towards the training grounds. "These two are the ones left! Let's go, let them practice with swords and armor, and then find two archers with good accuracy to test their bows!"

Let Lin Er and Tongtou wear armor and hold swords to practice against each other?

Looking at the sword in Lu Botang's hand, Che Ju was stunned.

Where is the punishment?

It's clearly a reward!

After walking two more steps with Lu Botang, he hesitated and said, "General, Lin Er and Tongtou are both top-notch archers. Look..."

"..." Lu Botang turned around and kicked him, "You've taken all the benefits, haven't you? You're the only captain under me, right? Go borrow some men from other captains, quick!"

Che Ju ran away sadly.

Who made them the only ones in the parade ground today...

......

Half a moment later.

As Che Ju shouted "Organize the troops", the parade ground suddenly fell silent.

Lu Botang had already changed out of his steel armor, put down his sword and strong bow, leaving only a pair of binoculars hanging around his neck.

He raised his telescope, looked around the parade grounds, and said in a resounding voice, "Greetings to—Lord Shen!"

"......" In front of the team, Shen Zheng awkwardly picked at the seam of her sleeve.

"Hello, Lord Shen!" The soldiers were stunned for a moment, then immediately shouted, their voices resounding through the sky.

Lu Botang turned around with satisfaction and asked Shen Zheng: "Master Shen, are you satisfied?"

Shen Zheng: “…”

It doesn’t matter whether I’m satisfied or not, as long as you are satisfied.

Suddenly she felt that coming to the parade ground with Lu Botang was the worst decision she had made today.

Seeing that she didn't answer, Lu Botang smiled and started the next step: "Tongtou, Lin Er, step out!"

As soon as he finished speaking, two charcoal-blacks stepped out from the group and said, "Our subordinates are Tongtou and Lin Er, greeting the general!"

Shen Zheng took a closer look. Tongtou had thick eyebrows, big eyes, and a square jaw. Lin Er had narrow eyes, was slightly shorter than Tongtou, and had a black mole on his left cheek.

Lu Botang asked, "Why did you two disregard military discipline and fight on the training ground?"

The two looked at each other, Tongtou's eyes were conflicted, while Lin Er looked a little scared.

Lu Botang saw the problem at a glance: "Bronze Head said!"

"Yes!" Tongtou straightened his back, glancing at Shen Zheng out of the corner of his eye, and said, "To answer the general, during the rest period, Lin Er said that girls should not come to the training grounds as much as possible to avoid being frightened. I felt that he was wrong, so I started arguing with him! But... I was the one who started the fight first. I am wrong and I accept the punishment!"

Lin Er frowned slightly and took a step forward, "General, I also have something to say!"

"explain."

"I was the one who said the wrong thing. I was at fault first, and I accept the punishment!"

"Huh—" Lu Botang stepped forward, holding the hilt of his sword, and one of them handed him a scabbard. "What do you mean? You were fighting just a moment ago, and now you're defending yourself in front of this general? Are you kidding me?"

The two men looked stern: "We dare not!"

Lu Botang snorted coldly, his hands behind his back, and said, "You two come and test the new weapons. If you do well, each of you will receive twenty strokes of the cane. If not... double the amount! Cheju, take them to change their armor!"

"I obey my orders!"

The two parties responded loudly, leaving Shen Zheng with only her eyes slightly open. She whispered to Lu Botang, "General Lu, didn't you just say that the punishment was ten strokes of the cane?"

Is ten strokes of the cane too light?

But if she remembered correctly, in a private fight on the training ground, as long as no weapons were used and the nature of the fight was not serious, a few beatings would be enough.

What's more, Tongtou and the other man had a good attitude in admitting their mistakes. Not only did they not blame each other, they also took the initiative to take the responsibility. Under such circumstances, should each of them be beaten with twenty sticks?

Looking at the two people being taken away by Che Ju, Lu Botang smiled and kept it a secret: "At least they won't be beaten to death."

......

At the Si hour, the sun is scorching.

Tongtou and Lin Er looked stunned and walked out of the temporary armory with stiff steps.

It was not until the sunlight rushed towards the armor mercilessly and was mercilessly bounced away by the armor that the two of them found their voices: "Steel, steel, steel..."

They lowered their heads at the same time, then looked up with their mouths wide open, "Steel Armor..."

Then, they raised their right hands together, staring at the swords in their hands and said in a daze: "Steel sword..."

After the words fell, the two fell silent again.

A moment later, their eyes sparkled with brilliance, and they shouted as if waking from a dream: "Steel armor and steel swords! It's steel armor and steel swords! It's real steel! Not iron! Where is the boss—the boss—the boss!"

"Shout, shout, shout, shout, shout for your life!"

Che Ju walked over from behind the shed, looked at them for a moment, and said in a very sour voice: "Tsk, wearing this huge treasure is really a bargain for you two boys. Cheer up and practice well! Looking at the whole Shangjing, you are the first soldiers to use steel weapons. Don't embarrass me in front of the general and Lord Shen, do you hear me!"

All in Beijing......

The first one......

"I obey my orders!"

Tongtou and Lin Er followed Che Ju to the center of the training ground with light steps.

......

At two quarters past the hour of Si, a clearing was made in the center of the training ground. In the clearing, Tongtou and Lin Er stood facing each other.

Shen Zheng and Lu Botang stood in the innermost circle. Lu Botang folded his arms and looked at them, saying solemnly, "Stop now! Anyone who dares to kill will be punished by military law!"