Chapter 489: Recruiting Clan Soldiers
When Zhao Tingduo returned to Mida City, the competition outside the city was finally coming to an end.
There are 500 contestants in the audition. After the rounds, there are 20 contestants entering the final round. Now we have to choose the top three from them.
The highest bounty raised by merchants in the city was fifty taels of silver, which was equivalent to one hundred sheep.
The most important thing is that the contestants come from seven tribes, big and small. As long as they get first place, they will immediately become the recognized number one warrior of these tribes.
Zhao Tingduo was going to present them with awards, and Song Liyun also had the venue decorated.
In addition to the fluttering colorful flags, there were singing and dancing on both sides to encourage the audience.
The dancers are beautiful unmarried girls selected from the tribe, led by Shayi.
Beauties love heroes, and under the stimulation of hormones, these racers will perform better!
Horse racing includes speed, skill, archery and strength.
Amid the cheers of the crowd, the top three quickly emerged. They were all strong and sturdy men, including Nan Ka, an acquaintance of Song Liyun.
Unexpectedly, he got first place!
Nan Ka happily accepted the fifty taels of silver from Zhao Tingduo and challenged him, "I've heard that the City Lord is proficient in martial arts and skilled in archery and horsemanship. I've been envious of him for a long time. I left with him in a hurry last time. Can we have a competition today?"
That day he caused trouble in the city and was taken out of Mida City and back to the tribe by Zhao Tingduo.
Unexpectedly, as soon as Zhao Tingduo left, he ran back to Mida City and participated in the finals.
Nan Ka has made his mark in the competition and has long been a hero in everyone's eyes. Now he openly challenges Zhao Tingduo, which immediately draws thunderous cheers.
The other contestants were also eager to try. There were not many opportunities to challenge the city lord. Winning or losing did not matter, as long as they could show up.
Zhao Tingduo narrowed his eyes slightly, remembering what Ayun said to him: Mida City must recruit soldiers on its own and cannot rely entirely on others!
Haha! I was just thinking about how to recruit these people... and now they're right in front of me.
Thinking of this, Zhao Tingduo laughed: "This city lord is busy with affairs and only draws the bow when training his subordinates.
Anyone among you who wants to challenge me can go to the Mida City military camp tomorrow to sign up!"
"Okay, I'll go to the military camp to find you tomorrow!" A ruffian agreed in a loud voice.
Nan Ka hesitated for a moment, then nodded heavily: "Okay, City Lord, I'll wait for you at the barracks!"
In the horse racing event, the top three will receive generous rewards, the top 100 will receive encouragement awards, and they can also go into the city to spend money, with the city lord paying the bill.
Moreover, only the top 100 are eligible to go to the military camp to sign up to challenge the city lord, which makes these 100 warriors blush and feel happy.
Next, after Zhao Tingduo's painstaking efforts, the Lei Camp recruited more than two hundred new cavalrymen.
The military camp outside the city suddenly became busy. Zhao Tingduo stayed there from morning to night, eating and living with the new recruits, and began his direct training process.
In the past few days, the surrounding tribes have mixed feelings. The young men in the tribe have gone to Mida City to serve as cavalrymen. They not only have food and clothing, but also salt, grain and tea are sent back, which makes other families without children joining the army envious.
But the elders of the tribe were sad!
Before, they were just young people who wanted to settle down near Mida City, but now they have directly joined the Mida soldiers and don’t even want a home anymore.
A year ago, after Young Master Wuda conquered the tribes in the Mida Valley, he dispatched soldiers from each tribe.
There were not many tribal soldiers, with one tribe only able to gather about a hundred or eighty people, but the soldiers from several tribes combined were still a strong force.
But once the war was over, the tribal leaders would find various reasons to recall those soldiers and ask them to protect their own tribes.
Zhao Tingduo had just gained a foothold in the Mida River Valley and needed to maintain good relations with various tribes. He could not be too overbearing, so he let go of the tribal soldiers. The only people he could use were the 400 Leizi Battalion of the Zhenbei Army.
It’s different now. The Di people in his new cavalry battalion are volunteers who have joined the army separately and have nothing to do with the tribal leaders.
Mida City also announced that if there was no one at home to graze the cattle, the whole family could move into the city.
When the tribes saw that the strongest warriors in their tribe had been taken away, it was obvious that the Lord of Mida City had set his eyes on the soldiers in their hands.
Knowing that they were now powerless, they decided to do a good deed and personally sent the soldiers from their respective tribes.
Several leaders came to the city lord's mansion and first congratulated Zhao Tingduo on forming a cavalry battalion.
He also secretly expressed his loyalty and was willing to send other soldiers from his tribe over in exchange for some benefits.
Zhao Tingduo naturally accepted it with a smile, distributed food and cloth to them, and also arranged to purchase newly sheared sheep after the summer came.
No longer needing to support tribal soldiers, and able to get some business, the trip was worthwhile for each leader.
Zhao Tingduo treated them to a comfortable bath and wash in the city, and then some delicious and novel meals, and then they returned happily.
Song Dekui and Song Erlang have left Mida City. They first went to the Balin tribe at the mouth of the Huangsha River.
Song Erlang now knew that the third son of the Xia family had settled in the grassland. He had already scolded Song Dekui and didn't say anything more.
Xia Lao San is not having a good time at home, and the Xia family wants to tie the Song family down, so the best way is to get rid of them cleanly.
Song Erlang traveled all the way to the Balin tribe, one reason being to meet with Xia Lao San and apologize to his younger brother for his disrespect to the Xia family.
Secondly, I heard that the third son of the Xia family wanted to open up land there to grow bitter melons.
Song Erlang was a farmer. When he heard about this rare thing, he was very eager to get it and wanted to discuss and exchange experiences with others.
He also had to go to Suijin Town to see Xiao An. Although Han Ming and others were looking after him, as an elder, he still wanted to see it with his own eyes before he could feel at ease.
Song Liyun also prepared a lot of things and asked him to bring them to his younger brother.
When the two men left Mida City, Song Liyun arranged for Jian Fangtong to send bandits on horseback to escort them.
There were more than thirty horse bandits in total, and Song Liyun assigned ten of them to Song Dekui as guards.
With these experienced horse bandits around, it was convenient for him to travel on the grassland.
Outside the city, Zhao Tingduo was busy training his troops.
He received two hundred cavalrymen from the racecourse, and the leaders later sent another two hundred. Together with the Lei Camp and the city management guards, the military strength of Mida City exceeded a thousand for the first time.
In the city, Song Liyun took Yiming and others to plant flowers, plants and trees in the mansion, and their days were peaceful and harmonious.
Time flies and it is summer. Flowers are blooming on the grassland. Song Liyun takes the children to the outskirts of the city to dig wild onions and pick mushrooms.
During this time, Abu brought Wan Youyou, and Shitouyun's family came over!
With Wan Youyou and Madam Yun in the City Lord's Mansion, Song Liyun's daily life immediately reached a new level.
What made her even happier was that Madam Yun had remarried.
The man was Zhao San, who escaped from Xuyang Grassland with the stone and survived the slave soldiers of Pingshan tribe.
"Miss, I didn't want to get married again! Shitou... Shitou said Zhao San is a good man. With him taking care of me, I can rest assured when he goes out to do things in the future!"
When the two were alone, Madam Yun blushed and spoke her true feelings with shyness in her eyes.
Although the words were vague, Song Liyun still understood them.
After finding her son, Madam Yun just wanted to live the rest of her life in peace and stability, and she had a lot of contact with Zhao San.
If it weren't for this man taking care of his son for five years, Shitou would definitely not have waited for Xiaoyun to save his life. Madam Yun was very grateful for this.
In daily life, Madam Yun also helped him with sewing and mending to show her gratitude.
Shitou knew that his mother had suffered, and Zhao San and he were like father and son, so he went to Madam Wuya to ask for grace and agree to the marriage.
(End of this chapter)
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