"Liu Mu, Liu Dadao, Liu Dagang, Liu Dachui, Liu Dafu, Liu Daqiang..." Zhu Ping'an called again.
"I'm here!" Liu Mu and others came forward to pay their respects.
"As flag officers of the seventh rank, you will also serve as battalion commanders." Zhu Ping'an announced the appointment of Liu Mu and others in public.
"Yes, sir. Thank you very much, young master." Liu Mu and others knelt down to thank him and accepted the order.
After Zhu Ping'an announced the appointment of the battalion commander and the captain, he turned his eyes to the soldiers waiting in line and announced loudly: "I will no longer directly appoint the squad leaders of each squad and the sentry leaders of each sentry. You will decide by competition. The strongest person in each squad will temporarily serve as the squad leader, and the strongest among the squad leaders of each sentry will temporarily serve as the sentry leader. After ten days, I will conduct an inspection and assessment on you. The squad leaders of each squad must know the situation of the soldiers in each squad, who is strong and who is weak, who is in a certain place, who is diligent and who is lazy; in one call, no one will be left out; in one meeting, one will recognize each one. The sentry leaders of each sentry will remain the same. Those who are qualified will be promoted to regular positions, and those who are unqualified will step down and let others take over."
"A competition decides?! You become a sergeant or sentinel based on your ability!"
"Whoever has the strongest fist will be the sergeant or sentinel. This is the fairest way and everyone will accept it."
"Your Excellency is wise! Thank you for giving us this opportunity."
After Zhu Ping'an announced the method of selecting squad leaders and sentry leaders, the people in each squad reacted strongly and were all very excited.
"A soldier who doesn't want to be a general is not a good soldier. The opportunity is right in front of you. Whether you can grasp it depends on your own ability." Zhu Pingan encouraged everyone, and then said seriously, "However, I want to emphasize one thing. You will all be brothers in the future. You will eat from the same pot, sleep in the same tent, and fight side by side on the same battlefield! When competing for the sergeant and sentry leader, remember to stop at the right time and never intentionally hurt anyone's life, otherwise I will not let you off easily. Did you hear me clearly?!"
"I heard it clearly!" Everyone from each team responded.
"A soldier who doesn't want to be a general is not a good soldier... Your Excellency's words are so inspiring. My blood is boiling. I must seize this opportunity and strive to be a sergeant. If there is a chance, it would be better to be a sentry leader. I will bring honor to my family and have the face to meet my fellow countrymen."
"I am a good soldier, I want to be a general! Today, as the sergeant, I must work hard!"
All the people in each group were like chicken blood, licking their lips, eager to try, with fighting spirit in their eyes.
Zhu Ping'an ordered Ruofeng, Liu Mu and other newly appointed battalion commanders and captains to supervise and preside over the competitions of each squad and post. This way, while supervising and presiding, they could also get familiar with the strength of their future subordinates.
There were a total of 697 bandits who surrendered, divided into 70 groups, with the last group consisting of seven people.
Is the venue of Taohuaji big enough? Enough for seventy-five people to each occupy an open space and compete in martial arts.
"Let's start." Zhu Ping'an gave an order, and each team began to compete. The Peach Blossom Gathering instantly became lively.
"Hehehe, brothers, I, Daniu, am a humble man, but I would like to be the squad leader of our squad. What do you think?" Standing in the middle of the field where the first squad was located, Zhu Daniu stretched his arms and legs, shook his neck, making a crackling sound, and said to Wang Ergou and others with a hehe smile.
"Haha, not so good. Daniel? You want to be a sergeant? Don't we brothers want to be one?! Our master said it well, a soldier who doesn't want to be a general is not a good soldier? We are also good soldiers."
Wang Ergou chuckled and looked at Zhu Daniu without showing any weakness, clearly indicating that he was also a sergeant.
"Hehe? Ergou is right? We brothers are all good soldiers? We all want to be sergeants..." Gao Mian came out and said to Zhu Daniu with a grin, his eyes full of fighting spirit.
"That's right, we are all sergeants! There is no such thing as fairness in this world. For example, even in our village, you need connections to become a small leader. We ordinary people don't have any chance to get ahead. Now, we finally meet an enlightened official like our lord. We have such a fair opportunity to get ahead by our own strength. How could we give it up?!"
Wang Tiezhu, Xia Beifeng and others did not back down and all wanted to compete for the position of squad leader of their squad.
"Okay! In that case, let's fight it out! Whoever has the stronger fist will be the sergeant!"
Zhu Daniu rubbed his fists and looked at Wang Ergou and others.
"That's how it should be. Whoever has the stronger fist and can fight better will be the squad leader of our squad." Wang Ergou and others said in unison.
"Okay, all of you squad members stop talking and come over here to draw lots. I have ten lots in my hand. Anyone who draws a lot with the same number will have a fistfight. The five winners will come to draw lots from me again. Likewise, people who draw a lot with the same number will have a fistfight. Of course, there will be one lucky guy who draws the best lot and gets a bye in this round. Luck is also a very important factor on the battlefield. The two winners will play rock-paper-scissors. The winner will have a bye. The loser will have a fistfight with the lucky guy who had a bye in the previous draw. The winner will have a fistfight with the winner of the rock-paper-scissors game. The winner will have a fistfight with the winner of the rock-paper-scissors game. The winner will be the squad leader of your squad. Did you understand?" Liu Dadao was in charge of supervising the first squad. When he saw Zhu Daniu and the others arguing, he glared at them and shouted at them.
"I heard it clearly!" Zhu Daniu and others knew that Liu Dadao was the newly appointed battalion commander, and they quickly responded loudly.
"If you heard it clearly, then why are you still standing there? Come over and draw lots! The other teams are still waiting to draw lots!"
Liu Dadao urged.
"Yes, sir!" Zhu Daniu and others responded while trotting over to Liu Dadao to draw lots.
Zhu Daniu didn't even look at it and drew a lot first. Wang Ergou and others followed closely and also rushed to draw a lot. When Zhu Daniu drew a lot, he wanted to see what lot he had drawn. He scratched his head awkwardly after just one look. He realized that he couldn't read... Wang Ergou and others were the same. They couldn't read either.
"Stupid, you can't read, and you can't read. The same strokes are the same lot. Also, remember, this is the best lot, and whoever draws this lot next time will be the lucky one who gets a bye!"
When Liu Dadao saw that Zhu Daniu and others were illiterate, he immediately scolded them with a look of superiority.
But in fact, Liu Dadao could not really read. Under Zhu Ping'an's instruction, he could only write his own name and simple characters like A, B, C, D, upper, middle and lower. But it didn't matter. Today's lots were "Best Lot", "Best Lot", "Middle Lot", "Bad Lot" and "Worst Lot". There were two of each lot, for a total of ten lots, and he knew all of them.
"General Liu is really smart." Zhu Daniu and others complimented Liu Dadao, and then compared their lots with each other.
"Hey, Ergou, our signatures are exactly the same. Come on, let's compare them..."
Zhu Daniu found that the lot in his hand was exactly the same as the one in Wang Ergou's hand, and he couldn't help but smile and walked towards Wang Ergou.
"Really? Haha, you're unlucky today, Daniu. Meeting me means your dream of becoming a sergeant is over."
"Okay, then let's see whose dream of becoming a sergeant comes to an end!" Zhu Daniu was full of fighting spirit.
Wang Ergou remains the same.
Wang Tiezhu, Xia Beifeng and others have also found their opponents. They are all eager to fight and the competition is about to begin.