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Coincidentally, Wei Lin and his group happened to arrive on the last day of conscription, and the four of them found the most dilapidated inn to stay for the night. On the next day, according to the official’s instructions, they gathered in the south of Yanzhou City, with the other recruits.

Outside the city gate, a large shed was temporarily set up, with a wooden board beside it, which read: Gathering Place for Southern Army Recruits.

“It’s right here” Jia Da said first, and Wei Lin glanced at him lightly: “Are you the only one who has eyes? Why do you like to steal the spotlight so much?”

“I was wrong, I was wrong…”

There were quite a few people standing sparsely near the shed, all in groups of three or five. In the middle of the shed sat two men in armor, who were clearly in charge of conscription. Jiang Ye ignored the three people next to him—since Jia Da and Jia Er joined, he felt like a widowed thirty-five year old man, with three mentally retarded children to take care of. He walked straight towards the man in armor and said: “We are here to apply…” “Go over there and wait.” The armored man waved his hand impatiently, interrupting him directly. Jiang Ye’s violent temper was a bit unbearable, Wei Lin grabbed his hand from behind and pulled it back. Jiang Ye was unprepared, and dragged out by Wei Lin, who whispered in his ear: “Don’t make trouble, he might be our boss in the future.”

“Hmph.” Jiang also snorted coldly.

Jia Da and Jia Er were following behind them while whispering to each other. Jiang Ye didn’t know what they were talking about, and he was not interested in listening either, because Wei Lin was talking in his ear all the time.

“How many people do you think came here?”

“Hey, when do you think we can get the military uniforms? Our military uniform still looks good.”

“What do you think? Look at those two people in military uniforms, don’t they look good?”

“Why don’t you talk, my dear~”

Jiang Ye only felt that his head was too big and his brain was buzzing with pain due to Wei Lin’s nonstop chatter, and he couldn’t help yelling at Wei Lin: “You are so annoying, can’t you be quiet for a while?”

This roar was so loud that those standing around, who might be their future comrades in arms, suddenly closed their mouths and looked at where Jiang Ye and Wei Lin were standing.

The atmosphere suddenly became very strange.

There were about a hundred people, standing by the side of the shed, very quiet for a moment, looking at Jiang Ye and Wei Lin at the same time. Even a shameless person like Wei Lin was so embarrassed that he suffocated.

It was Jia Er who spoke suddenly, breaking the weird atmosphere: “I’m afraid that the air suddenly became so quiet…”

Jia Er’s words did not cause much reaction, but Jia Da who was standing next to him burst out laughing: “Hahahaha.”

The atmosphere returned to normal, and the people around started chatting again. Jiang Ye also glared at Jia Da and asked, “Is it funny?”

“It’s funny, hahaha.” Jia Da obviously hasn’t turned his head around yet.

“Really, but I find it hard to laugh.” Jiang Ye said.

“Uh…” Jia Da looked at Jiang Ye’s face, which was covered with dark clouds. Even people who don’t know how to read words and expressions would understand that Jiang Ye’s mood was made worse by the episode just now, “It’s not funny, Brother Jiang Ye, not funny at all.”

Jiang Ye wanted to scold him with a few words. But at this time, a man in armor walked out of the city gate. He seemed to have a different temperament from the two before. Even the style of the armor was different, but the distance was a bit far away, and no one could see clearly. But the two soldiers in the shed who had been squatting in the middle quickly got up and walked towards the man at this moment. They bent slightly and hurriedly walked away, passing by Jiang Ye and Wei Lin, in a somewhat awkward posture.

Wei Lin whispered to Jiang Ye, “Don’t you think these two look like monkeys?”

Jiang burst out laughing when he heard the words. He didn’t feel it before but when Wei Lin said it, Jiang Ye looked at it again, and it really looked like two monkeys.

The two walked behind the newcomer, and followed him towards the crowd, reporting the situation as they walked: “Deputy General Min, 141 people have arrived from Yanzhou.”

“Is the number correct?”

“The number is correct, and I have counted several times.”

“What did the government office say?”

“According to the rules of the imperial court, there are 121 people who applied for the recruitment, and 79 people who joined the army spontaneously, totaling 200 people, but now only 141 people have arrived.”

“It will be time for departure soon, don’t waste the time, count the people again, register them, and let the government deal with the fugitives according to the rules.”

“Yes!”

The deputy general Min went to the shed and sat down at the resting place of the two soldiers before, one of them immediately served tea, while the other stood in front of the shed and shouted loudly: “Those whose names are called will come out and line up in four rows, do you hear me clearly?”

The crowd responded sparsely: “I heard…”

Some of them answered passionately: “I heard!” Wei Lin’s ears were almost deaf, and this passionate voice belonged to Jia Da, who stood beside him. “Keep your voice down!” Wei Lin slapped Jia Da on the head.

“Yes Yes Yes……”

“Zhang Si! Liu Qi! Wang Wu!”

Although everyone seemed lazy and unenthusiastic, the four rows lined up unhurriedly. Jiang Ye and the group went to the government office to apply together, so the four of them lined up together.

“Let’s go!”

“There are still some people, shouldn’t we wait?” The little soldier confirmed again.

“No need to wait, let’s go!” Under the command of the deputy general Min, a team of 100 men set off for Hanzhou.

Jiang Ye didn’t say a word, and more than a hundred people walked together, but he didn’t feel too cold. In addition, as he kept walking, Jiang Ye was even sweating a little.

Wei Lin and Jia Da and Jia Er adapted to this environment full of strangers very well, chatting with the people next to them without saying a word. Although everyone was in line, it was just like when they gathered in the shed before. As they walked, they scattered and covered the streets, chatting with friends or strangers while walking. It didn’t seem like they were going to join the army, but rather an outing.

Here, Jia Da and Jia Er are chatting with the people next to them.

“What does your family do?”

“My family is a farmer, alas, I didn’t want to farm at first, but then forced conscription came, and I realized how good farming is.”

“How can it be? What if you become a soldier and get rich?”

“Hey, do you still want to be rich? I think it will be enough if you can even save your life.”

“Are you married yet?”

“Married, my wife cried until she died before I left.”

“I’m envious, you actually have a wife, and here I am crying as a single dog.”

Over there, Wei Lin was teasing someone he just met.

“Where are you from?”

“I’m from Shangzhou, have you heard of Shangzhou?”

“Where is Shangzhou?”

“The one around Jiangling, have you heard of Jiangling?”

“No idea.”

“It’s just to the west, just above Shangzhou.”

“Still don’t know.”

“Oh, I forgot to ask, where are you from?”

“I am from Yanzhou.”

“Oh, yes.”

“That friend of yours is so cold…”

“You are talking about him.” Wei Lin gestured with his chin to Jiang Ye who was walking ahead.

“Yes.” The person who had been chatting with him nodded.

This man’s name was Lin Yu, and he came alone without any friends. Along the way, he chatted with Wei Lin continuously.

“Oh, he’s a mute.” Wei Lin quietly said to Lin Yu.

Unexpectedly, Jiang Ye heard everything in his ears, and turned around to scold him: “Fuck you, you are the one who’s mute.”

“Hee hee, just kidding, you have no sense of humor.”

“I’ll say it again, it’s really hard to laugh.” After Jiang Ye finished speaking, he ignored Wei Lin and continued to walk forward.

Lin Yu added: “He’s so fierce.”

Wei Lin frowned, and nodded seriously to Lin Yu: “Super fierce.”

Jiang Ye pretended not to hear. However, he has been walking alone, which is indeed very boring. He was originally thinking about his own affairs, but gradually, his ears were constantly listening to Wei Lin’s nonsense with others.

“Hanzhou was originally a border city of Sui Kingdom. Due to its large border with our country, it has been used as a neutral trading city a hundred years ago. On the border between our country and Hanzhou, there are two towering peaks named Buxiao Mountain, which has always been a natural barrier between Hanzhou and Yanzhou. Between the two peaks is a natural canyon called Yanhan Valley. As early as hundreds of years ago, our country built a defense force in Yanhan Valley. This time, we can say that the attack on Hanzhou is a foolproof plan. If we win, we can go deep into the hinterland of Sui Country. If we lose the battle and return to Yanhan Valley, it will be impossible for the Sui country to attack.”

“Isn’t that not dangerous at all?” Lin Yu listened to Wei Lin’s high-spirited talk, his eyes were full of admiration. Lin Yu is a commoner from a down-to-earth aristocratic family. He doesn’t like reading on weekdays. His only hobby is carpentry and making small gadgets. He doesn’t know anything about wars between countries, and complex things like terrain. Listening to Wei Lin’s explanation at this time, he secretly sighed that Wei Lin has a lot of knowledge.

Similarly, Jiang also marveled at Wei Lin’s extensive knowledge. However, he remained silent and listened quietly. He didn’t want to give Wei Lin any chance to be proud. Wei Lin was already an annoying person, and if he became more proud, Jiang Ye would really want to strangle him to death.

“Hey, there’s no such thing as not being dangerous in a war. Regardless of whether we will win or not, there will always be casualties.” Jia Da said, who suddenly appeared.

“Yes.” Wei Lin nodded, “But the general who presides over the battle in Hanzhou is very powerful, maybe he can win the battle with just one soldier?”

Jiang Ye was a little curious about this, and suddenly asked, “Who is it?”

“A boudoir woman with shallow knowledge.” Wei Lin said proudly.

Jiang Ye didn’t want to bear it anymore, and turned around to take advantage of Wei Lin’s defenseless state, and suddenly stopped in his tracks. Wei Lin bumped into him: “What are you…”

Before he could say anything, Jiang Ye grabbed his arm and threw Wei Lin over his shoulder to the ground.

“Ouch!” Wei Lin yelled in pain, and got up from the ground, feeling very embarrassed. Jiang Ye looked at Wei Lin with satisfaction, and asked again: “Who is that general?”

“It’s General Xue, Xue Ziqin, the son of Xue Changfeng, General Dingbei…”

“You know a lot.” Jiang also calmly praised Wei Lin. He had heard of the name Xue Changfeng’. As early as when he was still young, Xue Changfeng became famous when he relied on a thousand guards to block the 10,000 troops of barbarians heading west to attack the city. As a result, he gained the name of Dingbei and became one of the three famous generals of Xuan Kingdom.

“I didn’t expect Brother Jiang to be so strong. I only knew that Brother Wei could fight…” Jia Da, who witnessed the whole process was surprised, and Jia Er also nodded hurriedly, feeling that he could not offend Brother Jiang.

Lin Yu, who was dressed like a gentleman, was considered powerless, and he became a little scared when he saw Jiang Ye throwing Wei Lin over.

This man is so fierce, I can’t afford to provoke him.

In contrast, Wei Lin seemed amiable and knowledgeable.

With so many people marching together, it will take about ten days to travel from Yanzhou to Buxiao Mountain.

Hanzhou is in the south of Yanzhou. After walking for a few days, the difference in temperature can be clearly felt, not as cold as in Yanzhou.

This time, Jiang Ye didn’t make the previous mistake. Before leaving, he bought a lot of dry food for Jia Da and Jia Er to carry on their backs. Although it wasn’t very delicious, fortunately they wouldn’t be hungry.

At night, under the arrangement of Deputy General Min, everyone lit a fire, rested, and then arranged for strong people to take turns to keep watch.

Ten days later, people from Shangzhou joined them, and there were a lot of them, and the team immediately changed from more than 100 people to more than 400 people.

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