The next day.
The eastern sky was turning pale.
The sunlight shines on the Heye Peak of Heituo Mountain on the west side of Zishui River, making the mountaintop shine with golden light.
The mist rising from the valley rises like a jade belt, winding around the mountainside.
Further away, the vast desert appears even more desolate and boundless in the morning light.
"Get up! Assemble! Line up!"
“Hurry, hurry, hurry!”
Angry roars rang out from the beacon tower of Yanqingdun.
Immediately afterwards, there were bursts of hurried footsteps.
The Dun soldiers hurriedly put on their clothes, put on leather armor, picked up their spears, and panted, braving the cold early morning wind of the northern border, ran to the open space above the beacon tower and stood in a row.
Zhao Muyun and Han Zhong were already standing here in full gear, watching the crowd line up with cold eyes.
While having dinner last night, Zhao Muyun instructed Han Zhong to inform him about today's training camp in advance as a precaution.
But judging from the speed at which the soldiers were gathering, Zhao Muyun was quite dissatisfied.
It took these people half an incense stick of time from getting up to lining up, which is equivalent to ten minutes now.
"With the speed you're gathering, the Tartars will be on your way before you can grab your weapons and run to the wall!"
"Tomorrow you must complete the assembly within thirty breaths!"
"If anyone doesn't finish, no one else can eat, including me!"
Zhao Muyun glanced at everyone with a cold expression and said loudly, "Did you hear that?"
“I heard it!”
Everyone shouted in unison.
"Han Zhong, tell everyone about today's training program!"
Zhao Muyun retreated into the team and stood at the front.
Han Zhong stepped forward and said loudly:
"The first event is a five-mile round-trip cross-country run, from the Beacon Tower to the crooked old tree at the foot of Black Camel Mountain and back!"
“Once you’re done, move on to the next project.”
"Everyone, turn right and go!"
“…”
For Zhao Muyun, running five miles off-road was just a piece of cake.
But when the group of people behind him arrived at the crooked old tree on Black Camel Mountain, the gap between them was already separated.
Wang Tiezhu and Tang Yanhai followed closely behind Zhao Muyun, forming the first echelon.
Han Zhong, Xiao Wu, Ma Liang and Tian Qing were in the second echelon, thirty steps away from Zhao Muyun and the other two.
Lao Li and Lao Zhang were at the end, thirty-four steps behind the second echelon.
Everyone was steaming and panting.
Zhao Muyun had tried his best to slow down his speed. If he had used all his strength, they would probably have been thrown a hundred or two hundred steps behind.
There was no talking, no words, just heavy breathing.
"Show me your skills. If you're so lame at the beginning, why are you still a soldier? You might as well go home and farm!"
"Are you all useless? You're already exhausted like dogs after just five miles. Can you outrun the Tartars in this state on the battlefield?"
"If you're a man, get hard! Stop being a sissy!"
“…”
Zhao Muyun brought up all the ridicule his squad leader had directed at the new recruits when he had just joined the army, and criticized them without any hesitation.
After the verbal attack, everyone brought out their unwillingness to accept the outcome and gritted their teeth to follow.
When he returned to the beacon tower, Zhao Muyun was calm and composed, not even breathing hard, with only a slight sweat on his forehead.
Except for Tang Yanhai and Wang Tiezhu, everyone else was sweating profusely and gasping for breath.
Lao Zhang and Lao Li turned pale and could barely stand.
Zhao Muyun took in everyone's situation.
Although everyone's physical fitness is different, they all completed the project.
It can be seen that after yesterday's reorganization, they have begun to obey this squad leader who has not yet been officially appointed.
"Rest here for a stick of incense! I have an announcement to make!"
When everyone heard this, they immediately listened attentively.
"Yesterday I asked Han Zhong to calculate the military pay that Zhang Biao had withheld from everyone."
When everyone heard Zhao Muyun talking about military pay, their eyes lit up, and even the fatigue from the five-mile round trip was instantly forgotten.
"For the next month, as long as you complete the training sessions on time and in full, not only will your withheld wages be fully compensated, but I will also give you additional rewards based on your performance."
"I wonder if everyone wants to get this money back?"
As soon as Zhao Muyun finished speaking, everyone couldn't wait to shout: "I want to!"
Tang Yanhai, in particular, almost jumped up.
Seventeen taels of silver was already a year and a half's military pay for him.
"Very good, then continue training!"
Zhao Muyun waved his hands vigorously and gave Han Zhong a wink.
Han Zhong now understood Zhao Muyun's intention of keeping the money.
The money originally belonged to them, but it became the bait used by Zhao Muyun to motivate them.
It’s high, really high!
In modern times, isn’t it just the so-called performance appraisal that is done by the human resources departments of some companies to curry favor with their bosses?
Part of the employees' salary is taken out and various indicators are set in the name of assessment, which is actually a deduction of money.
How shameless!
Push-ups, frog jumps, sit-ups, standing at attention, marching drills, spear thrusts...
The sun sets and the day passes quickly.
Although everyone was very tired, these training programs made everyone feel fresh and fulfilled.
Since the last encounter, the Northern Di Tartars suffered a heavy loss at Black Camel Mountain and have reduced the number of their cavalry dispatches.
The beacon tower at Yanqingdun was on duty all day long, and there was no worry at all about the appearance of the Tartars.
Everyone was immersed in Zhao Muyun's new training, of course, also for the sake of their withheld military pay.
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