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Chapter 74 Recruitment
Two days later.

At the south gate of Yishan City, Su Daoshan stood beside the carriage, listening to Xie Xunbai's instructions before leaving.

The two-hundred-meter-long city gate was pitch black, separating the two worlds inside and outside the city. The hundred-meter-high city wall, like a mountain, gave people a strong sense of oppression, making the people coming in and out and the guards on duty look particularly small.

The cold wind blew, raising the dust on the ground.

The young man in blue standing beside the carriage seemed to have grown a little taller, but he still looked solemn and dull.

"I originally thought that I would take you back to Hangu this time. But unexpectedly, we encountered an invasion by the You Clan. When the war started, the sect would also have to join the war, and they would not be able to take care of you for the time being. It would be better to leave you here. This is also what the sect leader meant..."

Xie Xunbai gave detailed instructions through the car window.

"I'm going to teach you martial arts. You must practice diligently. Although you have entered the extraordinary realm, martial arts is the foundation and you cannot afford to slack off. You are only at the upper eighth level now, and you are only one step away from the seventh level. However, if you want to have the power to protect yourself, you must enter the sixth level as soon as possible..."

"As for the spiritual realm, it is full of twists and turns, and the strong prey on the weak. You must be more careful. Never reveal your extraordinary identity to anyone. If you fight with others on a daily basis, as long as it is not a fight of life and death, do not use any special skills. Otherwise, others will find out..."

"In addition, the military has strict rules. Since you have been called up, you are under the control of the military. In this regard, even the disciples of Hangu are no exception. Although the sect has done some work for you in private, the rules are the rules. You must obey the orders and don't give them any handles..."

"Of course, if someone deliberately targets you and wants to kill you, you don't have to worry about anything. When the time comes, the sect will naturally come forward to clean up the mess for you... Hey, if that's the case, I want to see who dares to be so blind."

When Xie Xunbai said this, his voice was still unhurried, but it was a little louder, so much so that the eyes of the powerful sects and family heads who were seeing him off not far away suddenly jumped.

Su Daoshan felt warm in his heart and nodded honestly, agreeing to everything.

The carriage started.

Su Daoshan bowed and said goodbye respectfully and meticulously. He watched the carriage go deep into the city gate as the wheels rolled over the stone slabs on the ground, and then stepped aside.

Then, hundreds of warriors wearing the same uniform, riding horses, and driving carts loaded with food and supplies, passed by him in a mighty procession. For a moment, the voices of people bidding farewell, the sound of wheels, and the neighing of horses could be heard on both sides of the street.

The world suddenly became noisy. Su Daoshan stood by the road, staring at the scene in front of him, feeling a little dazed for a moment.

In just two days, Yishan City has changed like a world away.

Two days ago, a messenger from the Fiery Army arrived at Yishan City and brought an explosive news - a thick fog about 20 miles long and wide was found in the West County of Xiazhou. Moreover, the area of ​​this thick fog, which symbolized the invasion of the You Clan, was still expanding.

Not only that, mist appeared in the south, in the east, in Jingguo, in Weiguo, and in many city-states on the mainland. There were more than 20 places in total. Such a large-scale invasion had not occurred for at least ten years.

As soon as the news was received, the City Lord's Mansion held an emergency meeting.

The meeting was chaired by the city lord Zhu Ziming and replaced by Gao Shouquan, the battalion commander of the Fiery Army. This was the rule of the Xi Kingdom, and it was also the common iron rule of all countries on the continent - all cities were taken over by the military during wartime. The noble families and sects had to obey the command and arrangements of the military.

Any opposition will be regarded as rebellion.

Following this iron rule, all the counties and cities in Xiazhou began emergency mobilization. All supplies, food, and soldiers were organized and sent to Xijun.

For a time, Yishan City was in chaos.

Su Daoshan had heard about the invasion of the You Clan from Ao Jiu in the Spirit Realm, so he was not panicked at the time. However, he did not expect that according to the imperial court's order, all warriors registered in the martial arts register were recruited, and he was also within the scope.

Because I entered the ninth rank before I was twelve years old, and was included in the military register when I turned sixteen last year.

This caught Su Daoshan off guard!
Regardless of whether he agreed or not, everything was moving forward quickly and resolutely. The first thing Gao Shouquan announced was to form the Yishan militia. The militia consisted of four battalions, one Yi battalion, two Bing battalions, and one Ding battalion.

The four battalions are divided according to the combat power levels prevailing on the continent. The B Battalion will be composed of the elites among the city guards and the strongest warriors in the city. It is the backbone of the army and will cooperate with the four legions in the future.

The Bing Battalion is a second-line force. It is mainly composed of city guards with certain combat experience, family guards, and warriors with combat effectiveness of rank eight or above. Its mission is to cooperate with the main force to clean up the periphery, follow up on the battlefield, and guard some non-critical locations.

In the war with the You Clan, the ones that fought the most against these troops were mainly the Crazy Puppets.

As for the Dingzi Camp, it was a logistics unit. It was composed of weaker warriors and some strong ordinary soldiers. In addition to guarding and escorting supplies, their mission was to maintain public order in the city and defend the city when necessary.

Therefore, the Dingzi Camp was the safest camp in the war. Su Daoshan was assigned to the Dingzi Camp. Also recruited into this camp were Yue Shifeng and other children of noble families who were on the military register but had not yet been tempered in the sect.

Su Daoshan stood by the road, staring at the passing team in a trance.

Soon, the long dragon-like team had left the city. The open space at the South Gate became quiet again. The team that just left the city was a C-type battalion, the second team to leave in two days. They would be the vanguard with another C-type battalion that left yesterday, rushing to Chongguang City to accept the reorganization of the Fiery Army and build a camp to prepare for the arrival of the B-type battalion.

The crowd gradually dispersed.

Su Daoshan turned around and got on the carriage waiting on the side.

"Young Master, the city guards have delivered the uniforms for you to go back and try on. Madam said that if they don't fit, you can alter them right away. But you can't delay reporting to the training camp today." The attendant Wang Tong said as he drove the carriage back.

"I understand." Su Daoshan's body swayed with the carriage and he looked out the window.

In the winter in the northwest of Xi State, the wind was biting cold and everything withered. There was only misty yellow sand between the sky and the earth, and the air was extremely dry.

With the departure of the two C-camps and the large number of civilians who were transporting food and supplies, Yishan City suddenly became much quieter. Half of the farmers in the farms were gone, and there were even fewer pedestrians on the streets. It was a bleak scene.

Su Daoshan knew that this scene would continue for a long time.

In addition to forming a militia to support the front line, the second order Gao Shouquan issued at the military meeting was to implement food rationing and material control.

In this era, food rationing and material control have always existed.

It's just that the previous control was in a natural way - that is, only the currency issued by the Xi Kingdom court could be exchanged for the corresponding grain at the grain station. Ordinary gold and silver were limited to private voluntary circulation among the people.

On weekdays, these gold and silver may be exchanged for food in private hands, but at critical moments, even if you have a gold brick, it will not be as useful as a silver bucket at the grain station.

Because of this, the two currencies issued by the court, gold and silver, had the dual nature of currency and ticket. Coupled with the law that no one could privately transport or hoard grain, food rationing was naturally formed.

But now that the war broke out, Xiazhou and even several neighboring states implemented special controls.

This meant that in order to exchange for food, in addition to needing gold and silver dollars, one would also face the situation where even if one had money one could not buy it. Not only was the food ration per person directly reduced by one-fifth compared to the usual, but also only one week's worth of food could be purchased at a food station at a time.

As far as Su Daoshan knew, in normal times, an adult in Yishan City would need about four dou of food per month, which is about fifty kilograms.

It sounds like a lot, but in fact, this quota already includes meat, salt, vegetable oil, sugar, vegetables and other non-staple foods. This means that unless you only eat grain, you have to exchange the corresponding part of the grain quota.

This is already tense enough. Now it is cut by one-fifth, which means that an adult will only have a monthly food ration of 40 kilograms, making life even more difficult.

Nowadays, the amount of food on every family's table has visibly decreased. In addition, as the weather is getting colder, people have naturally reduced any non-essential activities. Most people stay at home and avoid going out if possible.

This was still in the city. The world outside the city was even more miserable.

The refugees who originally gathered outside the city could only survive by relying on the overflow of food from the city. Now the city has implemented a rationing system, which is like cutting off the water supply, and no extra food can flow into their hands.

As a result, the area outside the city fell into chaos almost immediately.

Although the situation is not yet a land of starving people or corpses, it is developing in that direction uncontrollably. Every day, more and more elderly people and children die of hunger and cold. Every day, more and more hungry people join in robbery and murder.

When seeing a piece of bread in the midst of extreme hunger, no one can keep their sanity. They will bite and fight like wolves.

In just two days, the world turned upside down.

Su Daoshan couldn't imagine what a terrifying scene it would be if the You Clan appeared outside Yishan City.

Just as he was thinking, he heard a burst of hurried horse hoofbeats. Su Daoshan looked in the direction of the sound and saw several riders galloping from the northeast, turning here at the intersection, passing the carriage at high speed, and rushing towards the south gate.

The horses were all tall, strong, and well-groomed, and the riders were high-spirited young men from aristocratic families.

They carried swords on their backs, held lances in their hands, and wore brand new uniforms. They chatted and laughed as they rode their horses at a high spirit.

After the militia was formed, each battalion would participate in the reorganization, and the Dingzi Battalion was no exception.

However, the Dingzi Camp that stayed in Yishan City was trained by a team sent by the Fiery Army. After the training was completed, this team would stay and become the backbone of the Dingzi Camp as officers, leading the Dingzi Camp.

Now, the Fiery Army team has arrived, and the garrison fort in the south of the city has been temporarily converted into a training camp. Today is the day to report.

(End of this chapter)