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Of course, Zhao Yun would not really fight with Liao Hua.

The two of them put on a performance, which drew applause from the people around them.

There will definitely be no problem in joining this Shanyue Army.

After Zhao Yun, there were four or five other people who wanted to join.

But it may be because Zhao Yun and Liao Hua broadened Liu Xie's horizons.

None of the following ones passed.

"Okay, that's enough for today!"

Liu Xie stretched lazily. "The recruitment efforts these past few days have been quite effective. We've even recruited quite a few capable men like you!"

"Several?" Zhuge Tian was stunned. These were Zhao Yun and Liao Hua.

But on second thought, the two of them didn't use their full strength in the first place.

It would be normal for Liu Xie to exaggerate a little and flatter himself.

After taking these newcomers around the village, Liu Xie gave them a brief introduction to the situation.

The boss is Lu He, and the second in command is Qin Lang.

There are five small bosses under each of them.

Today, with Zhao Yun and Liao Hua included, there are six of them.

Each small leader is in charge of about thirty people.

That is to say, each of the two bosses has nearly 200 elite subordinates under his direct command.

In addition to weapons, these people also had some simple armor.

In addition, there were ordinary Shanyue soldiers, about 2600 people.

However, the weapons of these people were of varying quality, and more than 800 of them were newly recruited.

Although there are more than 3000 people, Zhuge Tian and his men are not too afraid.

After all, the only ones among these people who are capable of fighting are the elite soldiers directly under the two bosses.

The other Shanyue soldiers have no problem fighting when the wind is in their favor.

Once the fighting becomes more intense, these people will probably start to think about retreating.

If they really found themselves in an unfavorable situation, they might just collapse.

This is not because they are blindly arrogant. In fact, many ancient ragtag armies would collapse if their combat casualties exceeded 10%.

For a more powerful army, this ratio can reach about 30%.

If an army can hold out until 50% of its troops are defeated, it can basically be called the elite among the elite.

Zhuge Tian and his fellow soldiers from Wolong Village have been training together for a long time and are well-equipped.

It can be said that they are all elite soldiers. In a head-on battle against the Shanyue people, as long as they can withstand the first wave of attacks and cause some casualties, the Shanyue people will soon be defeated.

What's more, with Xu Shu around, he might not give the other side a chance to fight head-on.

The people Liu Xie brought with him were all new recruits who had just joined today, so of course they wouldn't say too much.

The main purpose was to give them some chicken soup for the soul and tell them how powerful the Shanyue army was.

Then paint a rosy picture and explain what kind of treatment you will get in the future.

In essence, it is not much different from what HR does in later generations.

As for the company's core secrets, they will definitely not be told to these new employees.

Everyone was broken up and divided into several teams.

Zhao Yun and Liao Hua were the two small leaders in charge, and together with Zhuge Tian, ​​they became half of Liu Xie's confidants.

They were all taken to the big tent by Liu Xie alone.

"Two clan commanders, both of them are skilled in martial arts. One is called Xu Shu, and the other is called Liao Hua. It just so happens that you two have recently gained a lot of personal soldiers, so let them serve as leaders to help you two clan commanders."

"Greetings to the two commanders!"

Zhao Yun and Liao Hua knew the opportunity and stepped forward to salute.

Liao Hua also secretly glared at Zhao Yun. He was just here as an undercover agent, but he lost his life.

Zhao Yun smiled at him coldly, meaning that it was the same for everyone.

However, in the eyes of the two commanders above, these two people might be trying to show off.

This is the best, they don't want the leaders below to form cliques.

Even a Shanyue army of thousands of people pays attention to the principle of balance.

"No need to be so polite!" Lü He said to the two men with a grin, "Follow us carefully and watch carefully. You will definitely get some benefits! As long as we two commanders have a bite of meat, you will definitely have a bite of soup!"

Qin Lang frowned and said, "But I have to be frank. Once you join the Shanyue Army, you must abide by its rules!"

"What the Grand Marshal and I say is the rule. If anyone breaks the taboo, don't blame me for being ruthless."

This is a typical case of one person playing the good cop and the other the bad cop.

"Thank you, Commander!" Zhao Yun and Liao Hua quickly saluted.

"Yeah!" Lu He nodded and looked at Zhuge Tian: "Who is this person?"

"Ah, this guy turned out to be a shopkeeper in Wuyin. He can write and do math. I plan to stay and help me!"

"That's fine! Now that we have more and more people, you have more things to take care of. It would be nice to find someone to help you share the burden."

"Take them down and get their equipment. Then they can rest for now. The real training will begin tomorrow."

"Here!"

Because Zhao Yun and Liao Hua became small leaders, they had separate rooms in the army. Although they were not big, at least they did not have to compare with others.

Although Zhuge Tian followed Liu Xie, he did not have any position. He was just arranged in a tent closer to Liu Xie.

There were eight people living in the tent.

The others bowed and nodded as they sent Liu Xie away, then looked at Zhuge Tian.

Feeling the unfriendly gazes of these people, Zhuge Tian sighed slightly. It seemed that this trouble only came to him today.

Sure enough, seven people gathered around.

"The new guy is called... Pang something?" The leader looked down at Zhuge Tian.

"Pang Tong." Someone reminded.

"Yes, Pang Tong!" the leader said, "You may not be very old, but you have considerable abilities!"

"Hmph, don't think you're great just because you can write and count!" someone said nearby, "Everyone who can live here can write and count! I only know at least 300 characters!"

"I have over 200 words!"

"I have over 400 words!"

Seven people actually surrounded Zhuge Tian and started counting.

Finally, the leader was the only one left who didn't say anything. Zhuge Tian looked at him expectantly, wanting to know how many words he could recognize.

However, the man did not speak, but someone next to him said with admiration:

"Our Mr. Zhao knows the most words, over 500!"

Zhuge Tian's eyes widened: "Is this... so powerful?"

Zhuge Tian sighed. This was different from the script he had imagined.

The normal script shouldn't be that these people invite themselves to the woods behind to show themselves something good.

Then after being captured by me, will I bow down to you and become your little brother and spy?

How come the style of painting suddenly starts to compete on the number of words recognized?

Although I have never been to school, I can still recognize and write one or two thousand commonly used characters!

Zhuge Tian bowed to Mr. Zhao with admiration and said, "My admiration for Mr. Zhao is like the surging waters of a river, endless and unstoppable, or like the overflowing Yellow River, unstoppable!"

Several people were stunned by Zhuge Tian's appearance.

It was Mr. Zhao who reacted first.

"Not bad, not bad, he's quite perceptive!"

The other six people looked at Zhuge Tian with some resentment. This new guy was too good at flattering!

Just a few words were enough to praise Mr. Zhao so much that he couldn't stop... No, it was his mouth!

"Mr. Zhao, there's a legend about the Shanyue Army..."

After getting acquainted with each other, Mr. Zhao happily accepted this new younger brother. Zhuge Tian naturally struck while the iron was hot and began to inquire about the information he wanted to know.

"Hahaha, you also heard the legend about gold?"

Zhuge Tian acted like he was greedy for money and said, "Who wouldn't love this glittering gold?"

"But you might be disappointed!" Mr. Zhao sighed. "I also heard there was a gold mine here at first, but unfortunately, I've been here for more than two months and there's no new news at all."

"What everyone knows are the first one or two legends."

"Then where does the Shanyue Army get the money to recruit soldiers?"

"What a ridiculous amount of money!" Mr. Zhao looked around and said to Zhuge Tian in a low voice, "Only half of the promised military pay has been paid. They said the remaining half will be paid in the middle of the year."

"What? Only half was sent?" Zhuge Tian was a little surprised.

The other people also nodded somewhat dissatisfiedly.

"Then...are these soldiers not making trouble?"

"What's the fuss? The veterans have all been paid their dues. They're more numerous and better equipped. The new recruits can't cause any trouble."

"Also... the reason they said was they were worried about desertions among the new recruits, so they had to hold back their pay for a while. Plus, they provide food and lodging here, and even if we take a small salary, they said they'd pay it back later, so everyone stayed."

In other words, Zhuge Tianyi was born in the end times, otherwise he would definitely think that the Shanyue Army was simply a cattle and horse factory!

However, this news is also important. At least we know that the specific combat effectiveness of this Shanyue army has to drop a level.

Due to insufficient pay, the soldiers' loyalty is naturally not that high.

"There are many Shanyue armies throughout Jiangdong. Do we have any alliances with other Shanyue armies?"

"Alliance? Why are you asking this?" Mr. Zhao looked at Zhuge Tian suspiciously.

"Hehe, to be honest, I'm actually... a little afraid of death!"

Zhuge Tian said sheepishly, "If we don't have allies, then Sun Ce's attack will leave us all alone. If other Shanyue can support us, that would give us some peace of mind, wouldn't it?"

"Haha, what's there to be embarrassed about? There are a few people here who are not afraid of death!" Mr. Zhao shook his head. "But I heard that there are one or two allies, but I don't know who they are."

As the two were talking, the sound of gongs was heard outside.

"Let's go, it's time for dinner!" Several people rushed out, leaving Zhuge Tian in the tent.

Zhuge Tian followed the instructions given when he entered the mountain today and came to the place where they would have dinner.

There are no rules for getting food here, and when a group of people gather around, it becomes a mess.

Zhuge Tian didn't rush in.

I stood on a higher rock and looked down.

Zhao Yun seemed to be leading his men to the front, while Liao Hua...

They were watching from behind just like himself, but the difference was that there were two lackeys behind Liao Hua, massaging his shoulders and back.

It seems that he doesn't have to get his own meals anymore.

When Zhuge Tian finally went in, two small steamed buns, a corn cake and a few pickles were today's dinner.

To be honest, this dining standard is considered pretty good in the entire Three Kingdoms continent.

In the afternoon, he indirectly relayed the information he had received from Mr. Zhao, saying that there was no gold.

But if there really was no source of income, it would not be easy for the Shanyue army to feed these 3,000 people so well.

He looked at Zhao Yun and Liao Hua and made two gestures that only they understood.

What I mean is that there will be no contact tonight.

The information everyone received during this half day was limited.

Moreover, we have just entered the Shanyue Army. If any flaws are discovered, all our efforts will be wasted.

There was no possibility of any entertainment after the meal, so everyone went back to their tents to sleep.

"Pang Tong, you don't even take off your clothes when you sleep?"

"Hehe, aren't you afraid of death? You're so used to running for your life that you even sleep with your clothes on."

"That makes some sense!" Mr. Zhao muttered, and followed Zhuge Tian's example and lay down without taking off his clothes.

Around twelve o'clock in the evening, Zhuge Tian's eyelashes suddenly moved slightly.

While he was sleeping, he heard some movement in the tent.

However, he immediately remembered that he was in the Shanyue army, so he did not open his eyes rashly. He just smacked his lips twice and continued to breathe in his sleep.

Then he felt that someone must have walked up to his bed, and he gently squeezed the quilt with his hand hidden under it.

If the other party makes any further moves, he will throw the torn quilt out to block the other party's sight.

But the man just stood there for a moment, as if to see if he was asleep, and then left the tent.

In the tent, apart from himself, there were only six people's grunting sounds.

One person left.

Zhuge Tian waited for two more breaths, then turned over and opened his eyes slightly.

After making sure that everyone else was asleep, Zhuge Tian pretended to be woken up by the urge to urinate in the middle of the night and stood up.

The one called Mr. Zhao...

gone!

According to the information we received today, Mr. Zhao said that he was the first person in this camp to come to this Shanyue tribe.

But during the meal, Zhuge Tian observed that Mr. Zhao seemed to have eye contact with several veterans.

It is not difficult to distinguish between the veterans and new recruits of the Shanyue Army.

If you’ve been here for more than two months, it’s normal to get to know some veterans.

But Zhuge Tian always felt that Mr. Zhao must be hiding something.

Because of the eye contact he made with the others, it was hard not to remind Zhuge Tian of Liao Hua's behavior before he teamed up with Gan Ning to steal the bacon from him...

Zhuge Tian rubbed his eyes, looking like he hadn't woken up yet, and walked to a big tree outside the tent and untied his belt.

After a short while, he shook a few times and returned to the tent.

I don’t know where Mr. Zhao went. I’m not familiar with the terrain here, and it’s impossible for him to wander around like a headless fly looking for him.

Fortunately, the two of them were already living in the same tent.

Since Mr. Zhao has his own secrets, it's impossible that he would leave only today, right?

As long as he leaves again in the middle of the night, I can just follow him secretly.

But this time, Zhuge Tian miscalculated.

Because Mr. Zhao did not come home all night.