We have fought to the Arctic Circle, and you want me to inherit the throne?

The construction area was nearly twenty miles long, and the refugees walked very slowly and unsteadily, and by evening they had not reached halfway.

After resting on the roadside for a night, Li Che decided to go back first and let Huo Duanxiao lead the group slowly.

But before leaving, there is one thing to take care of.

In the camp, Ying Bu sat on a stone, wiping the sword in his hand.

The sword was as smooth as water, and it was obvious that its owner took good care of it and maintained it well.

If you look closely, you can still see tiny potholes and gaps on the sword edge, which are traces of several bloody battles.

"Good sword!" A burst of praise suddenly came from behind.

The physical instinct gained from years of career as a ranger allowed Ying Bu to instantly draw his sword and stab the enemy in the back.

Clang——

A crisp metallic collision sound was heard.

Yingbu turned around and saw a handsome and noble smiling face.

"You... Your Highness?!"

Li Che smiled and held Ying Bu's sword with his long sword. He said without any airs, "What a fast sword. You are quite skilled."

The rangers around heard the noise and woke up one after another.

After seeing Li Che passing by, everyone's eyes showed fanaticism and they all bowed down:

"Yu Rang of Zhuo County greets His Royal Highness Prince Feng!"

"Bashu Cao Mo, greetings to His Royal Highness Prince Feng!"

"Liu Dafeng of Yuzhou greets His Royal Highness Prince Feng!"

Li Che put away his sword and looked at everyone with a smile: "Everyone, everyone, please stand up. There's no need to be so polite."

The rangers stood up sparsely, but the admiration in their eyes did not diminish in the slightest.

"All of you heroes come from all corners of the world, and you must be hermits and righteous men from all over the place."

Hero and righteous man are both compliments for knights, and are basically the highest honors.

When these words came out of the mouths of ordinary people, the many rangers didn't think there was anything wrong. But when they came out of Li Che's mouth, everyone suddenly felt like they were injected with chicken blood, and their faces flushed with excitement.

Li Che said slowly again: "It's just that there is one thing I don't understand."

"With your abilities, you would be treated as honored guests wherever you go. Why did you blend in among the refugees and come to my Feng Kingdom?"

Before he finished speaking, Yu Rang immediately replied, "I heard about your highness's great victory over the Koreans and Khitans in Zhuo County. My blood is boiling with passion, and I can't wait to follow your highness and fight on the battlefield."

"Later, when I was drinking with some fellow knights from my hometown, I mentioned this matter, and all the brothers shared the same idea."

"It just so happened that this refugee group was passing by, and we hit it off immediately. We joined the group and wanted to seek refuge with Your Highness. Please take us in!"

After hearing Yu Rang's words, Li Che did not express his opinion, but just smiled and nodded.

Then he looked at the others: "What about you? Are you all the same as this brother?"

Everyone said in unison: "Yes! Your Highness, please take us in!"

Li Che did not comment, but just walked up to Yu Rang and put his hand on his shoulder.

Then his expression turned serious: "Everyone, do you want to join the army?"

Everyone was stunned. Join the army?

No one really thought about it that much.

The knights-errant have a free and easy mindset and don't like to be constrained.

Even if they wanted to surrender to a lord, they would join a family as a retainer rather than join the army as soldiers.

Seeing everyone's reaction, Li Che immediately guessed their thoughts and said softly, "Everyone, I, the Prince's Mansion, do not accept guests."

"If you are looking for a lord, I can help you write a letter of introduction to the royal brothers. They should be willing to give me this favor."

Yu Rang immediately said anxiously, "Your Highness, you can't do that. I came all the way here just to follow Your Highness, not any other prince!"

Li Che looked at him and said, "I only lack soldiers, not heroes."

Everyone was speechless and looked at each other with embarrassment on their faces.

Li Che turned around and said helplessly: "It's okay, you can all go with the team to Chaoyang City to take a look, and the expenses will be paid by the king."

"When you have decided which royal brother you want to go to, come find me at the palace."

Seeing that Li Che was about to leave, Ying Bu, Yu Rang and others immediately became panicked.

Ying Bu gritted his teeth in confusion, took a step forward, and knelt on one knee: "Your Highness, please don't leave. I am willing to join the army!"

As soon as these words were spoken, many rangers looked at Ying Bu in surprise.

Ying Bu is very famous among the rangers. He is so skilled in using a long sword that even rangers from other places have heard of his reputation.

In those days, a nobleman invited him to be his retainer and even offered him a huge sum of money, but Yingbu refused without a second thought.

Unexpectedly, in order to follow Li Che, such a hero was willing to join the army and be bound by military regulations.

Thinking of this, the other rangers could no longer hold back and knelt on the ground:

"I am also willing to join the army!"

"Your Highness, please take me in!"

"Join the army if you want, as long as I can help your Highness kill the barbarians!"

The smile on Li Che's face flashed by, and when he turned around, he had changed into a serious expression:

"Have you all thought this through? The Fengtian Army has strict regulations. Even if you are quite famous, you still have to start as a soldier."

Upon hearing this, someone immediately said indignantly, "Why is that? Our martial arts skills are not necessarily inferior to those of His Highness's generals!"

Li Che had long thought that this group of rangers would not be so easy to subdue.

They have experienced the benefits of force and are less fearful than ordinary people, so they are not a good source of soldiers.

But it doesn't matter. Li Che wants to subdue them, but he doesn't want to use them as ordinary soldiers.

"Well, I'll give you one chance." Li Che smiled, "How about this, I'll ask a few Fengtian Army generals to come out, and you can come up and challenge me."

"If someone can beat a general, I'll make him a general. If someone can beat a captain, I'll make him a captain. Is that fair?"

Everyone said without hesitation: "It couldn't be fairer. We agree."

The knights were very confident in their martial arts skills, and they looked down on the generals in the army, thinking that they were only good at commanding soldiers in battle, but their martial arts skills might not be that strong.

Li Che didn't say much to them and turned to look at Qiu Bai behind him.

Qiu Bai nodded and went to call someone.

Soon, four people came to Li Che's side, dismounted, clasped their fists and said, "Greetings, Your Highness."

Li Che nodded and looked at the many rangers.

"His name is Zhou Rui, the captain of my personal guard and a lieutenant in the army."

The burly Zhou Rui took a step forward and looked at the rangers expressionlessly.

"His name is Hu Qiang. He is the commander of my personal guard and holds the rank of Colonel."

Hu Qiang stuffed the pancake in his hand into his mouth and glanced at everyone with an unfocused look.

"His name is Yue Yun. He commands the Fengtian Army Cavalry Battalion and holds the rank of General."

Yue Yun, who was wearing a white robe and armor, smiled and saluted gracefully with a fist.

"His name is Huo Duanxiao. He is the Left Chief Clerk of the Feng Palace. He led the army alone in the war against the Khitan. He is one of the only two talented generals in the Feng army."

Huo Duanxiao was dressed in a Confucian robe and looked frail. He smiled and nodded.

"Captain, Captain, General, Marshal." Li Che said with a smile, "You may choose your own opponents and challenge them!"

"This king keeps his promise. If anyone can defeat any of them, I will give him the corresponding military position!"