Chapter 77: Spring and Autumn Period and Warring States Period (16) Spring recruitment begins...
Ye Mo knows who Yuan Shui is, a secret agent, a secret agent who is independent of the secret agent organization. He
scanned Wang Wu with his mental power. She behaved very normally, and it was difficult to detect anything with the naked eye, but the emotions she revealed when she spoke were still very slightly different from usual.
Wang Wu thought about returning to the farm.
The key scene of discussion -
Zhang San asked: "What do you mean?"
"Isn't Yuan Shui and Zhu Yuan's mission outside Chuyang City? Yandu is a good choice." Wang Wu mentioned the two secret agents who were still in the farm. They have been learning the language and have made some progress.
"But in this way, the identities of Yuan Shui and Zhu Yuan will be exposed. Will Li Jing have a bad impression of us because of our concealment? It will be detrimental to future cooperation."
Li Si thought for a while: "It is not difficult for Li Jing to guess our identity. She has high IQ and EQ. She will not rashly break the cooperation plan with us because of this matter. But now that it is exposed, it may make her have a low impression of us. It is better to let He Shisi go, Zhu Yuan joins the female corps to assist Sun Ba instead of her, and Yuan Shui follows He Shisi as an excellent reservist."
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"Okay, let's do it!"
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Wang Wu should have returned home immediately, but unexpectedly, a sensational escaped slave incident occurred that night.
There are 3,000 reservists, and now there are 2,642 left, 355 dead, and 3 escaped.
Yes, three people escaped.
One of the three who escaped was an agent.
Zhang San's original plan was for 12 agents to join the army, and the remaining three agents would take advantage of the chaos to leave Chuyang City after the spring recruitment and before the siege of Chuyang City to find new tasks and trigger new skills.
These three agents had previously spent their time secretly learning languages other than Chu, except for working in the fields. They had discovered that some of the serfs were serfs from the war, and they knew more than just Chu.
Who knew that plans could not keep up with changes.
Now one agent stayed to replace He Shisi, one agent left the city with He Shisi, and only one agent was left unknown, and now this agent also decided his future.
He took advantage of the chaos among the reservists to become a runaway slave.
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Being a farmer is too hard and tiring. The heavy work is basically more than 12 hours a day. At first, they complained that the breakfast and dinner meals were worse than pig food, but later they couldn't even eat the pig food.
Under this high-intensity work and rest schedule, the reservists began to split in different ways and directions.
Apart from the 15 agents, the remaining reservists are sweet-talkers who coax some honest locals to teach or work for them; some use their family advantages to discuss how to change to easier jobs; some are really sick or pretend to be sick; some use their brains to change the environment with intelligence...
and some are planning to escape at the risk of their lives. The leader is a reservist who knows the history of Wuqi. It doesn't matter if they die early or late. If they continue like this, they will definitely die of exhaustion.
Moreover, several people achieved breakthroughs in their spirit, strength, agility, and physical attributes while working in the fields. They also discovered the magic of the survivor app, which added a lot of confidence.
Because of the lessons of the first night, the plan of this small group was very careful and secretive. When they saw that the farm was a little chaotic due to the spring recruitment, they felt that this was the only opportunity.
Scout He Shisi was the first to discover this expanding small group. The agents reminded them implicitly not to mess around, but the effect was not good.
The order from the Unnatural Events Investigation Bureau that Zhang San and others received after entering the copy was safety first and mission second. They could not forget the mission burden on their shoulders and disappoint the expectations of the country because of a small group.
The night before yesterday, more than 300 reservists killed five peasant soldiers and fled from the farm to the mountain southeast of the farm. They had inquired in advance that there was a way out on the other side of the mountain.
The mountains near Xijiao Farm were twice as short and many times smaller than the ranch. The wild wolves, wild boars, tigers, etc. on the mountain were cleared by the peasant soldiers of the farm to prevent them from coming down the mountain and destroying the crops.
But they still miscalculated.
Even if the beasts were cleared to protect the crops, the dangers of the mountains in the primeval forest were beyond their imagination. There was only one agent who had a good understanding of such an environment.
After learning about the situation, the agent thought this was an opportunity, so he chose to take the opportunity to go out of Chuyang City to investigate, bid farewell to the other 14 agents, and headed for an extremely dangerous unknown road.
Those who escaped were killed, died, or caught. Until yesterday noon, the numbers on the system APP showed that only three of the escaped people were still alive, but their future fate was unknown.
However, the peasant militia did not find the three serfs, which basically means that they have successfully escaped and are heading for a completely unknown road. The outside world is very dangerous. You must know that one of the survivors who left Chuyang City before has died. I hope they can survive. The
blood and tears lesson of the small group scared the reservists for the second time.
Several people committed suicide or sought death. One group of people just wanted to live in peace for 60 days. It didn't matter if they worked in the fields or had two meals a day. All their hopes were after 60 days.
Another group of people began to consider other possibilities, such as joining the army or signing up for private military training for women. It was these things that made Wang Wu return home two days later, and the people who went to Yandu were finally chosen.
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The memories ended here. One agent had already left Chuyang City, and three agents including He Shisi had left Chuyang City.
With so many accidents, it's no wonder that Wang Wu's mood was a little wrong, but he really hid it well.
Ye Mo raised his eyebrows and said nothing, helping them to enrich the plan.
First, two guards from civilian families were sent to spend a day and a night to teach He Shisi and Zhu Yuan the wisdom of surviving in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. It would be best if He Shisi was dressed as a man.
The more realistic the women dressed as men, the better. Fortunately, the peasant slaves were not delicate and tender. He Shisi had taken professional courses on pretending to be a voice in modern times.
Ye Mo also prepared gold, copper coins, food, weapons, pills, etc. for He Shisi and Zhu Yuan. He learned in advance that a medium-sized civilian caravan carrying silk cloth would depart from Chuyang City and pass through Yandu in the near future. He paid them to follow the caravan to avoid other accidents on the road.
This preparation could not be more thorough.
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It is the 19th day of the Chen month in the Zhuanxu calendar. It is sunny and suitable for marriages, sacrifices, prayers, offering sacrifices, breaking ground, traveling, and migration. It is very auspicious. Today is the annual spring recruitment day in Chuyang City.
At daybreak, the streets and lanes of Chuyang City were already bustling, as if celebrating a festival.
Families with young men or young adults who signed up to join the army would get up early, and their parents would personally send them to the horse farm in the western suburbs, and hand over the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches of their birth to the clerk at the horse farm.
"Spring is the east, wood; summer is the south, fire; autumn is the west, gold; winter is the north, water; Wu is the center, earth." @The
alchemist can preliminarily deduce the five elements of each person's root bone based on the time of birth. This method has a 40% accuracy rate, which is 10% higher than the accuracy rate of fortune-telling.
The fortune teller of later generations is a profession derived from the skill of the alchemist. The heavenly stems and earthly branches here are very different from the eight characters of birth in later generations. After all, the calendar calculation method is different, and the days are also different.
The alchemist cannot see through all the eight characters of birth. The fortune-telling of good and bad luck is not necessarily correct, and the fortune-telling of fate is even more absurd. A person's fate is most related to the soul, and the soul is almost unpredictable.
When there are people with particularly excellent birth times among the soldiers, the alchemist will record these names. If the person does not pass the spring recruitment test, he will combine the performance of the spring recruitment to determine whether to give him another chance and conduct an in-depth talent test.
There are one or two such lucky people every year, but not many.
After watching their sons, husbands or brothers enter the horse farm, some turned around and left, while more people stopped where they were, found an open space, stood or squatted and waited, from where they could see a small part of the horse farm from a distance.
This was already outside the horse farm, and those waiting were all civilians from Chuyang City, so the soldiers did not stop them. Perhaps when they joined the army, their parents also waited outside like this.
Unlike free civilians, the serfs and horse slaves who signed up for the army came to the horse farm in an organized and orderly manner under the leadership of the manor manager and the farm soldiers, including the farm where the special forces were located.
It was just the accident of the escaped slave the night before that made the farm screen the soldiers who signed up for the army in advance, which was also the first difficulty faced by the reservists who chose to join the army.
The spiritual energy factor in the air of this world is relatively weak compared to the ancient times, but it is still richer than that of later generations. The spiritual energy is conducive to the growth of all things, so the physical fitness of ordinary people is higher than that
of modern people. However, the long-term excessive work of the enslaved people will damage their lifespan and physical fitness, and their physical fitness is also lower than that of ordinary people in this world. Basically, the civilian slave soldiers recruited every year will simply adjust their bodies first, which is also a small reason why the enslaved people want to be soldiers. The
physical data of the reservists are simulated with modern bodies. For healthy people like agents, it is not so difficult for them to beat the enslaved people, but to achieve a high ranking in the spring recruitment, they have to try their best.
The remaining people are sub-healthy or physically useless. They must break through at least one or two points of strength or agility attributes within a limited time, otherwise they will not be able to pass the agricultural work.
However, modern people are smart, and some people secretly bribe or take other routes. There are successes and failures. There is indeed more than one fair way to success.
In short, due to various reasons, Zhang San and his team had only 451 reservists present, about one-fifth of the total number of men.
During the waiting process, the reservists strictly abided by various etiquette regulations. After two bloody lessons, they not only knew the cruelty of this copy world, but also tried to figure out how to survive.
The farm manager handed over the birth dates of all the serfs. Like the physical data, the heavenly stems and earthly branches of the reservists' birth dates were 80% to 95% the same as their modern birth dates.
After receiving the list, an alchemist took a quick glance at it, and was surprised. He discussed it with the alchemist next to him. The two looked at the list again, and the first alchemist said "good" to the uneasy farm manager.
Zhang San speculated based on the information currently obtained that the second round of system testing was more humane than the first round of testing. Among the more than 3,000 reserve personnel entering this copy, there should be some people who are suitable for this copy.
It depends on whether they can seize the opportunity.
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Many people also gathered on both sides of the streets in Yangcheng. When the Mohist disciples led by Meng Sheng passed by, they caused a burst of cheers, which shows that the Mohist School has a high status in the hearts of the people.
Wang Xue, who had been in seclusion for many days, finally had the opportunity to go out for the first time because of his excellent performance in piano music. He traveled with other young Mohist disciples and looked at the world curiously all the way.
After a while, the noble lady finally left.
The car Ye Mo was riding in was no longer the same one as last time, but a carriage without a screen. There were two fewer maids in the carriage, and two more loyal guards. Archers stood on the left, spearmen stood on the right, and a hundred guards led by Gong Ziyi guarded the carriage.
A red dress has almost become Mi Wenjing's symbol, but the style of her clothes today is a little different from before, and her hairstyle is even simpler, but she has a domineering aura that is rare among women.
The people knelt down to salute, and only when the carriage was far away did they begin to discuss the noble lady in red in a low voice.
"The young lady's clothes are so beautiful."
"The young lady seemed to smile at us just now."
"I heard that the young lady joined the Mo Sect. That's amazing. I want to join the Mo Sect like the young lady when I grow up."
"The young lady is a very filial and kind person. Miaomiao, if you want to join the Mo Sect, you need to learn the qualities of the young lady."
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Perhaps it was because someone in this world had manipulated public opinion, or perhaps it was because of Mi Wenjing's status as a noble lady, or perhaps it was because the average education level of the people was low and few people thought seriously. In a few days, Ye Mo's reputation among the people of Chuyang City has been rising, and she has become a model among noble ladies.
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The carriage entered the horse farm.
From officials to guards to those who signed up to join the army, they all knelt or saluted.
Such a scene made the reserve troops standing in the crowd the most impressed. They were basically envious, but only some of them would turn this envy into a goal and motivation to keep moving forward.
When paying respect, Wang Xue playfully winked at her right eye.
After Ye Mo got off the car, he first paid respect to Meng Sheng as a master and disciple. Meng Sheng was not polite to his disciples and accepted it directly.
The master and disciple were very happy.
When the officials saw this scene, they knew that the rumors were indeed true. Many of them completely gave up the idea of continuing to persuade the young master to reconcile with the noble lady who was close to Zhou Li. Some people also felt despair about the future of Chuyang City.
"Stand up."
"Thank you, young lady."
Ye Mo invited Meng Sheng to sit on the left seat as a disciple. After he sat down, he sat on the right seat. The rest of the officials sat down one after another, and the remaining 60,000 guards, civilians, and slaves could only stand.