"this……"
Liu Zheng was taken aback, and asked with some doubt, "How do you mean by drawing them from our various armies?"
"Naturally, it has the same assessment method as the new recruit recruitment assessment!"
Li Xin smiled slightly and said, "The requirement now is that each of your units should go back and spread the word. An assessment method will be released in the next few days. Anyone who feels they can meet the requirements can come and apply, provided that they do not delay the defense missions of each army."
All of you departments must cooperate; don't make excuses or delays!
"good!"
Liu Zheng and the others quickly responded.
What they didn't know was that Li Xin's new unit was recruited according to the requirements for special forces.
Drawing elite troops from various armies will naturally involve taking away some of the best soldiers. I wonder what the commanders of each unit will think when they find out about this situation.
In fact, after Zhao Bingzhang proposed this method, Li Xin also thought of forming a special forces unit to conduct special operations in the interior of the pass.
Whether it's harassing enemy positions or carrying out targeted sabotage against specific targets or routes, special forces are a powerful force.
Therefore, Li Xin made this decision.
Moreover, even if such a new force is composed of a large number of elite soldiers from various armies, it will not significantly weaken the overall strength of each army.
There will even be more soldiers coming in to replace them.
After the meeting, Li Xin personally drafted a set of methods for recruiting special forces soldiers.
Based on the basic recruit assessment, more stringent requirements were imposed on some indicators. For example, very detailed regulations were made for physical training, combat skills, marksmanship, and wilderness survival.
Simply having to fire seven bullets using a flintlock musket made in Dongning within a specified time, and achieving a perfect hit rate, would be enough to eliminate a large number of people.
Not to mention, the requirements for physical fitness and tactics are extremely stringent.
After this set of recruitment requirements was distributed to various units, it also sparked extensive discussions among them.
Upon seeing the requirements, Liu Zheng, the commander of the Divine Martial Army, couldn't help but change his expression. He flicked the paper in his hand and said, "These requirements are so strict? How many people can we recruit?"
"Commander Liu, you'd better not say it!"
The staff officer beside him pointed to the contents of the paper and said, "Just in terms of shooting skills alone, I have found at least twenty or thirty people in our Divine Martial Army who can meet this requirement."
Those twenty or thirty people are the precious gems of our Shenwu Army's battalions and companies!
"Your Highness is trying to take all our precious gems away at once!"
"Yeah?"
At this, Liu Zheng narrowed his eyes slightly, feeling somewhat helpless.
However, he also knew that this was His Highness's order, and no one could refuse it.
Moreover, the new troops are personally commanded by His Highness, which gives them great appeal and a sense of honor.
After the meeting with each battalion and company to explain the matter, each battalion and company also relayed the message to the soldiers.
Immediately, discussions arose among the various units.
"What? A force personally commanded by His Highness? If we went there, the treatment would definitely be much better!"
"Leaving aside the benefits, just being able to be by His Highness's side is an honor enough! I want to go too!"
"Come on, didn't you guys look at these requirements? Does anyone think they can just go?"
Everyone fell silent.
They all knew that the requirements were difficult for them to meet.
A soldier nearby shook his head, knowing he couldn't go.
In a daze, he remembered someone and exclaimed, "Old Gu can definitely meet the requirements!"
"Oh right, how could I forget Gu Shisan!"
"That guy's marksmanship is incredibly accurate. He's killed over thirty enemy soldiers right here in Yuguan City, a truly remarkable feat! He'll definitely meet the requirements!"
Immediately, the soldiers looked around and saw Gu Shisan crouching behind a wall, peering out into the open field.
A group of soldiers rushed over and said, "Old Gu, His Highness is recruiting elite soldiers, and we think you can meet the requirements!"
"No, I'm not interested."
Gu Shisan refused without even turning his head.
"Sigh, Old Gu,"
One soldier, growing anxious, quickly said, "That was recruited personally by His Highness! If you go, you'll bring honor to our 7th Company of the 3rd Battalion! Our 3rd Battalion will also have something to be proud of!"
"No, I want to kill more enemy soldiers here!"
Gu Shisan remained hidden behind the city wall, his eyes calmly gazing at the open field, completely absorbed.
"Nonsense!"
At this moment, the squad leader walked over and said, "Gu Shisan, His Highness has formed this unit in preparation for going out of the city to harass the enemy and kill them!"
Moreover, it can kill even more enemy soldiers.
This is not just your personal matter, but also the matter of our Divine Martial Army, and something that His Highness Prince Xin values highly!
You absolutely have to go!
This is an order!
The squad leader's long string of orders didn't elicit much of a reaction from Gu Shisan.
At this moment, Gu Shisan was only thinking about the words his squad leader had spoken about going out of the city to fight the enemy.
After a moment, Gu Shisan turned to his squad leader and asked, "Squad leader, are you saying this new unit is going out of the city to fight the enemy?"
"Yes, the battalion commander told us himself!"
The squad leader nodded and said, "That's what His Highness said during the meeting this morning! He said he wanted to form a special forces unit to deliver a fatal blow to the enemy from the heart of the enemy's territory!"
"Wow!"
Gu Shisan said decisively, "I'm going!"
Gu Shisan immediately stood up and said, "Class monitor, could you please help me register?"
"Good lad!"
The class monitor patted Gu Shisan on the shoulder and said, "Wait for my good news!"
The class monitor immediately signed Gu Shisan up.
Meanwhile, more and more elite soldiers from the Divine Martial Army, Divine Brave Army, Divine Resolute Army, Divine Blessed Army, and even the Divine Machine Army and Divine Strategy Army received the notification and signed up one after another.
That evening, about nine hundred elite soldiers from various units had gathered at the drill ground east of Yuguan City.
The night was deep, and the surrounding firelight was bright.
Li Xin did not rest. He went to the training ground to gather his troops and looked at the nine hundred or so elite soldiers standing neatly in front of him. He couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
He didn't expect so many people to apply in such a short time.
It seems that the various departments haven't been evasive or sloppy!
"Your Highness,"
Zhao Bingzhang said, "These nine hundred-plus people are quite a lot!"
"There are quite a few people,"
Li Xin said with a smile, "However, I won't want them all!"
"Your Highness,"
Zhao Bingzhang asked with some doubt, "How many people do you plan to leave behind?"
"half?"
Li Xin said, "There aren't even a hundred people!"
"ah?"?
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