"General, this matter needs further discussion. Why don't we hire a martial arts master to teach you martial arts before we discuss other things." General Anbei said.
"General, please think twice..."
The tent was filled with voices of opposition. In the past, Lin's father would have simply called Lin Su's joining the barracks nonsense, but he had personally tested his son's martial arts, and his words about keeping a low profile were not really nonsense. Although Lin's father had expected such opposition, he still felt a little depressed.
"If Su'er comes to the military camp and doesn't accept an official position, as he told me, he will just fight as an ordinary soldier. If he wants an official position, he has to earn it himself. Do you still object?" Father Lin did think of letting his son compete with these generals, but having good martial arts skills does not mean that he is suitable for the army. Whether it is just talk or not, real skills need to be tested in actual combat.
"This young man was injured before. It would not be good for an ordinary soldier to get hurt or injured." The Cavalry General said.
Naturally, they had no objection to Lin Ting'er joining the barracks. That girl was more ruthless than men when she got into a fight. But a playboy like Lin Su would be a trouble no matter where he was stationed.
"He's the future Protector of the Nation, and he'll inherit my title. If he's worried about getting hurt, why not just live a leisurely life as a prince? Since he's going to inherit, if he doesn't gain experience now, will he have to wait until after I'm dead?" Father Lin said sullenly, "Since I said he's coming as an ordinary soldier, you should treat him as an ordinary soldier. No need to give him special treatment. If he can't handle it, just let him go home."
"General, your words are too harsh. We are ashamed." The Right General bowed and said, "But if you want to change for the better, I'm afraid you will have to suffer."
"If Ting'er can endure the hardship, he can naturally endure it too. Do you agree?" asked Lin's father.
All the generals knew that he was determined to let that dandy come to the barracks, but there was a prerequisite, and there was no need to blindly resist. If that dandy could really gain experience, the Southwest Army would be better in the hands of his own people rather than in the hands of strangers.
"Your Highness, please follow the General's orders."
The matter was settled. Lin Su and his father rode into the camp together. When they arrived in front of the camp, they dismounted. Some of the onlookers recognized him, while others did not. Although he was dressed in casual clothes and did not look as wealthy as before, he looked out of place in this dusty and grass-covered military camp.
"Go ahead and do your job well." Father Lin patted his shoulder.
Lin Su cupped his hands and said, "Don't worry, father."
He followed the soldiers into the camp, and Lin's father turned and left, with no intention of giving him any special treatment.
Everyone was shocked.
"I didn't see her that day, but now that I see her today, she's as delicate as a scholar reciting poems and eulogies. Can she really hold a gun?"
"You're not a good young man, but you have to go to this barracks and suffer."
"What are you talking about? Isn't it a good thing that General Xi's son doesn't want to be a coward?"
"It's better to gain experience in the barracks than to harm the people in the city."
"General Wang also said that if he can't stand it, let him go home on his own to avoid embarrassment and offending us."
The conditions in the barracks were not good. Only centurions and above had independent tents, and the others all slept together. Lin Su was naturally no exception. He entered the tent and put his things down, then was told by the soldiers to change into armor and go for training.
The training ground was covered with dirt, rocks and grass, and everyone's skin was tanned. Even though Lin Su had changed into a recruit's armor, his handsome face and fair skin stood out in the crowd.
Even though he attracted attention, not many people looked at him, because the training content was enough to exhaust the energy of many soldiers, and they had no time to pay attention to other things.
The ones who trained the soldiers were not generals, but centurions and thousand-man commanders. Their superiors said that there was no need to make an exception for Lin Su, but they could point at people with sticks when training new recruits, and sometimes even forcibly pick people up from the ground and throw them around. It was normal, but they couldn't avoid it when it came to Lin Su.
Several people were hesitant, but Lin Su's actions left everyone speechless.
Whether it was group training, archery, or sword fighting, he performed extremely well and did not need any reprimand or guidance from others.
"Hit the bull's eye again! Beautiful!!!" the soldiers cheered.
"If this guy is a good-for-nothing, then we are just hungry children waiting to be fed."
"Lin Su, can you shoot arrows on horseback?" the centurion asked, eager to hunt.
"You can try." Lin Su put away the bow and shook it. "This bow is not powerful enough for me. Can I get another one?"
The horses were brought over, and Lin Sufei mounted them, causing the soldiers to cheer continuously. Wang Wei was among them. When he saw him mount the horse, he asked, "How many dan do you want in exchange?"
"Three stones will be enough." Lin Su said.
Pulling a three-stone bow requires an arm strength of more than 200 kilograms. In the entire barracks, only General can pull a crossbow like that, and he is not on horseback.
"Really?" Wang Wei widened his eyes, swallowed and said.
"Lin Su, you're too stubborn. It would be bad if you hurt yourself."
"That's right, you're just showing off."
However, within just a few days, Lin Su had become familiar with the soldiers. At first, they thought he was just a young master, but after seeing that he could endure hardships better than ordinary soldiers, completed his tasks better, and had food, clothing, housing and transportation all in one place without any pickyness or pretense, and that although his speech was a little flowery, he had a generous personality, and even the jokes between men they told were blended in without any scruples, they seemed to accept him unconsciously, and by the time they realized it, their relationship was already quite good.
"It's okay. If it doesn't work, change it." Lin Su smiled.
"Come on, come on, give it to him. If Lin Su can pull the three-stone bow today, it means that General Da is a good father and a good son!"
"Wang Wei, go quickly!"
Someone helped to fetch the Three Stone Bow. Lin Su took it and casually tried to pull it. He pulled it easily and before anyone could react, he had already kicked his horse's belly and entered the shooting range.
With the sound of horse hooves, he put three arrows directly on the bow. The three-stone bow was pulled, breaking through the wind, hitting the three bull's eyes and passing through the hearts.
The soldier looked so heroic that his mouth opened in surprise, and then he burst into cheers. At that moment, they felt that the man sitting on the horse was not a soldier who had just joined the barracks, but a young and promising general.
"good!!!"
"This arm strength can really compete with General !!"
"It takes the strength of three stones to pull a horse on horseback. Who among us can match such arm strength?"
"Even with this ability, you shouldn't be a soldier like us."
Although military ranks are increased based on military merit in the barracks, there are also positions for the capable and the virtuous.
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