Xia He looked puzzled: "What's going on?"
"We all heard about your deeds of killing the barbarians, and we just happened to encounter a recruitment campaign, so these are the villagers who followed you to kill the barbarians!"
"Um?"
According to common sense, the fact that Xia He killed the barbarian should only be known to the soldiers in the barracks.
After some thought, Xia He estimated that the matter was most likely leaked by Erpang or his subordinates.
Looking at the long queue and the crowded scene in front of him, Xia He was a little surprised and asked a young man beside him:
"How many people came?"
The young man blurted out:
"There must be at least two hundred people! And they are not only from our town, but also from several surrounding villages."
Hearing this, Xia He hurriedly walked towards the crowd.
After finally getting through the crowded crowd, Xia He saw Erpang who was excitedly talking to someone.
"Er Pang, you told everyone about this?"
When Xia He came closer, Er Pang saw him at a glance and immediately stepped forward, saying with great excitement:
"Brother He, this time it really wasn't me! I didn't even have time to say it!"
Xia He then asked other people one by one, but found out that it was really not leaked by his subordinates, and he was immediately confused!
"Strange, if you didn't tell me, how did the people know?"
Erpang didn't care about that and said excitedly, "Brother He, what a great opportunity! This time the recruiting order was issued by Shan Lingren himself. It just so happens that you have just been promoted to the position of a centurion, and your staff is seriously short. Hehe, now you can choose these people first!"
Xia He was a little surprised.
"Could it be that Senior Sister Shan leaked it out?"
At this moment, some other centurions and military households also hurried over after hearing the news.
When they saw the huge crowd of people coming to enlist in the army, they were all stunned, with their mouths open wide enough to fit an egg.
After all, they had never seen such a scene where so many people enthusiastically signed up to join the army at the same time before!
"Wow, so many people!?"
"Could it be that these people knew that a war was about to break out, and they were eager to come and make contributions?"
"You're overthinking. Don't you see that these people are coming for Captain Xia?"
Sure enough, someone in the crowd shouted,
"We all want to follow Captain Xia!"
"Yes, that's right. I joined the army just to see what kind of genius Captain Xia is!"
"Captain Xia, did you really kill seven barbarian cavalrymen?"
Xia He knew very well that with so many people gathered here, it would be difficult to resolve the situation if he didn't show up.
In desperation, he had to bite the bullet and stand up, and started a conversation with these people.
"Don't worry, folks."
He did not deny that he had killed the barbarian, but he still explained to everyone in a serious manner:
"Everyone, joining the army is no small matter. Once you step onto the battlefield, it means life and death are uncertain."
"If someone comes just to join in the fun on a whim, and then regrets and deserts when facing real danger, he will be severely punished."
However, what Xia He did not expect was that as soon as he finished speaking, no one present showed any intention of backing down.
Especially the young man mentioned above, he bit his lips tightly, and a hint of determination flashed in his eyes.
He said angrily, "Even if we don't join the army, what else can we do? It's winter now, and I don't know how many people have frozen to death on the roadside!"
"And you have to endure the bullying and oppression of those ruffians in the martial arts school. You might as well join the army!"
Many people have always believed that these military households are just a group of vampires who only know how to exploit the people.
But once the news of Xia He spread, everyone suddenly realized that they really dared to fight bloody battles with the barbarians and kill the enemies bravely!
Previously, the barbarians brutally slaughtered the village, causing many families to be destroyed and many people’s relatives and friends are still missing.
Instead of living in fear of the barbarians' attack every day, it is better to step forward and join the army to fight the enemy!
"My seventh uncle was killed by the barbarians just now!"
"Fellow villagers, my second aunt's family is also from that village. All five members of the family were killed!"
"I want to practice martial arts, I want to protect myself!"
The villagers' emotions became increasingly intense.
Captain Wang was secretly worried that these people would cause trouble, so he hurried over with his men and shouted loudly:
"My fellow villagers, please be patient and listen to me!"
He took a deep breath and continued, "Everyone knows that Lord Xia has now been promoted to the position of a centurion, but even if we add the existing personnel under him, he can only recruit more than 80 people at most."
"It's impossible to stuff all the remaining people under one person's command, so they can only be assigned to other generals."
However, when the people heard this, they became anxious.
They originally came here to join the army for the sake of the title of surrendering to Xia He. If they cannot be assigned to work under Xia He, then why are they joining the army?
Moreover, many people knew nothing about the official positions in the army. They only knew titles such as hundred households and thousand households. At this moment, they started to clamor at the same time.
Someone shouted loudly: "Why not just let Lord Xia set up a separate Xia Family Camp and take all of us in? That would be a happy ending for everyone!"
Someone else echoed: "Yes, yes, that's great!" For a moment, the scene was extremely noisy, with all kinds of voices coming one after another.
"Xia Family Camp?"
Xia He, who was standing aside, couldn't help wiping his sweat after hearing these words.
To set up a separate camp? Wouldn't that be blatant encouragement for him to rebel?
These ordinary people really don't know their place!
His close associates, such as Erpang and Mingsan, were also stunned with astonishment.
"Fortunately, I followed Brother He a long time ago, otherwise I would be in trouble now..."
Erpang secretly sighed that he had a good vision! He had already clung to Xia He when he was still in the cook camp!
"quiet!"
Xia He couldn't help but speak, and the villagers suddenly became quiet.
There are all kinds of people in the crowd, tall or short, fat or thin.
To be honest, even if he intended to recruit people, he would definitely not refuse everyone.
After all, these ordinary people have not practiced martial arts, so there is a huge gap.
These people have never practiced martial arts, but there is still a gap, so we need to select some with good physique.
As for the others, they will all be assigned to the kitchen camp for training as new recruits.
"But with so many people, it will take several days just to screen them..."
Just as Xia He was thinking about how to explain this matter to his fellow villagers.
Suddenly, a clear and pleasant voice came from behind him.
"I can promise to give you all the chance to be under the command of Captain Xia, but you have to pass the assessment of the new recruits camp."
When Xia He heard this, he quickly turned around to greet Shan Ling, and respectfully called her "Senior Sister".
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