Chapter 729 Tiger and Leopard Riding
The morning sunshine fell in the jungle like water, reflecting mottled shadows of trees. Lin Muyu's hands were tied behind her. Fortunately, the Star Sword had already been put into the Qiankun bag, and the Qiankun bag was hidden in his arms. It was not found by the soldiers of the Tianji Empire. However, Liu Buyi, who was beside him, looked bitter and muttered in a low voice: "Young hero, I don't believe you will surrender like this. With your strength, you will definitely not be afraid of these big-headed soldiers who bully the weak and fear the strong."
"What do you know? They have a knife in their hands." Lin Muyu smiled secretly. In fact, he just wanted to go to the military camp of the Tianji Empire to see their combat effectiveness. As for getting out, Lin Muyu could do it easily at any time.
On the jungle path, dozens of people were arrested as new recruits like Lin Muyu and Liu Buyi, and were escorted by nearly fifty Emperor Tianji. Lin Muyu looked at the equipment of these soldiers intentionally or unintentionally. Only those with the lengths were qualified to wear armor, and they were relatively disadvantaged armor. The leaves of the armor were even rusted, and most of them could not withstand the spear's full force. Ordinary soldiers had no armor at all, but were just wearing cotton uniforms. They were dirty and looked like a group of gangsters.
In fact, these people are indeed only the lowest-level troops in the army, otherwise they would not have been sent to do such a man.
It was until noon that the team arrived about twenty miles north of Qinghuang City. A barracks built against the mountain stood there in the distance. Lin Muyu could tell at a glance that this barracks could accommodate about five thousand people, which was quite large. However, they should be the new recruits. The sounds of new recruits were heard from afar. The sounds of new recruits were of varying quality, and they were definitely not veterans who had experienced many battles.
Liu Buyi complained and whispered: "I have had many plans in my life. I have thought of being a prophet who is well-versed in history, a omniscient minister, and a king and a prince, with many wives and concubines, but I have never thought of joining the army."
"A good man wants to join the army, what are you afraid of? I am there." Lin Muyu comforted with a smile.
Liu Buyi felt even more uncomfortable. Who would be willing to join the army these days? The military pay was deducted too much, and his life would be in danger at any time. No one would be willing to join the army, otherwise it would not have evolved to the exaggeration of catching strong men.
"Stop looking around, go in!" A veteran scolded loudly, raised his whip and landed heavily on a boy. The boy was only about fifteen years old, grinning in pain, but he didn't dare to say a word.
Dozens of "strong men" were all taken into a corner of the military camp. After standing still, the curtain of the tent in the distance was lifted up, and a man wearing two silver triangle military emblems on his chest walked out, his face full of curly beards, and his voice exploded like thunder, saying, "Shut up, if you don't want to die!"
Everyone was so frightened that they didn't dare to speak.
The bearded general sneered, looking at the group of new soldiers in front of him as if he was looking at a group of bed bugs, and said, "It's all a group of waste. Do you know how much military rations can feed you into real soldiers? Humph, if you want to be a soldier who protects His Majesty the Holy Emperor and the Tianji Empire like me, you must not be afraid of death, pain, and become stronger as soon as possible."
In the crowd, a thin man immediately knelt down and begged for mercy and said, "Sir, the young one is just a vendor in Qinghuang City. I didn't expect to join the army. There are old men and young men, please let me go."
"You trash!"
The bearded general suddenly raised his hand, and a fist shadow burst out from the air. With a "bang", the vendor fainted in his mouth and vomited blood. He was so scared that everyone was stunned. Lin Muyu took a breath. The officer was not wearing the rank of general star, but just a small lieutenant, but the power of the punch just now was as powerful as the third level of the Heaven Realm. The Tianji Continent was indeed hidden and lying in the tiger. The overall strength of the cultivation was more than one level stronger than the Empire!
"You have no way out."
The bearded general squinted his eyes and looked at everyone, saying, "You walk on the single-plank bridge, the glorious emperor in front of you, and the dead end behind you. You can choose to become a strong soldier tempered by the wind and rain, or be a coward, a humiliating waste who died in the cessation pit."
Everyone remained silent.
The general continued, "I know many of you are dissatisfied, but I tell you that if the Emperor Team did not need people, they would not have caught you at all, because you were not qualified."
His eyes were full of sneer: "I forgot to introduce myself. My name is Chen Dongyang. I am affiliated with the Xishan Provincial Duty Army. I have a second-level Tiger Captain. I have a thousand people. From now on, you will be one of my thousand-man army. However, if I say ugly things ahead, I can't become a soldier. You will become a dead person. So, please do your best. In the afternoon, I will be given weapons and uniforms to you. I hope you don't disappoint me."
Everyone was shocked, who would dare to say something more?
Lin Muyu and Liu Buyi were arranged in the same camp. There were very crude tents, riddled with holes and covered with weeds on the ground, which was the beds of the recruits.
Shi Chang, who was following behind, whispered: "Stop looking, choose your own bed, and then go with me to collect supplies!"
Liu Buyi looked at Lin Muyu, and Lin Muyu signaled him not to do anything and would take him out of this place sooner or later.
Sure enough, as expected, the weapons were extremely simple. Lin Muyu received a long halberd, and the tip of the long halberd was about to rust through. The blade and the handle of the long halberd were just wrapped with a few pieces of ripped cotton cloth. It is impossible to imagine what the use of such weapons was to be taken on the battlefield. However, the military uniform was new, but some were too small, and it was ridiculous to wear on it.
After receiving the weapons, the training of recruits began in the afternoon. The first training event was team-based offensive, which surprised Lin Muyu a little. Although the equipment of the Tianji Empire looked crude, the tactical training was very strict and the orders were prohibited. The military literacy of several instructors was not ordinary.
In the evening, carrying heavy lifting training, a group of new recruits carried weapons and walked around the mountains. Behind were the instructors riding war horses and waving whips in their hands. The laggards were inevitably suffering. Fortunately, with the help of Lin Muyu, Liu Buyi did not suffer much. At the sunset, five hundred new recruits came to the entrance of the valley, but heard a rumbling sound from afar.
"What's wrong?" Liu Buyi stopped and touched his neck, which had been worn out by the handle of the long halberd.
Several instructors stopped involuntarily.
On the horizon, the rumbling sound was getting closer and closer. Soon, a group of black cavalry appeared on the other side of the valley. They were a group of cavalry riding wild animals and a group of tigers wearing armor. However, these tigers seemed to be different from what Lin Muyu had seen before. The backbone was very flat and suitable for riding.
The beast cavalry rushed past with a rumbling sound, and the cavalry on the tiger's back was almost wrapped in armor. The helmets were shining with golden light in the sunset. In the gap, a pair of eyes swept across the new recruits ruthlessly and sped away without stopping.
"What is that..."
The recruits were shocked.
Not only the recruits, but even the instructors were full of envy. Obviously, their identities were simply not comparable to those of such beast cavalry.
"Stop watching!"
An instructor said angrily: "It is the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, one of the branches of the Imperial Beast Cavalry. Hum... It is only the children of nobles who have the opportunity to enter the Beast Cavalry Group for training, but you... As long as you make great contributions on the battlefield, you will have such an opportunity. Don't be envious, go."
"Yes, sir!"
The recruits already know how to talk to superior officers.
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After dinner, Liu Buyi was so tired that she was almost unable to move. She lay motionless on the meadow, as if she was dead.
Lin Muyu pushed his arm: "Buyi."
"Let me sleep for a while."
"Don't you want to leave?" Lin Muyu asked with a smile.
"Can you leave?"
"What can't be done?"
On a moonlit night, the two of them walked away from the southwest of the military camp along the mountain path. Not far away, a serene sound suddenly came from the bushes in the distance.
"Who is it?" Lin Muyu shouted softly.
"Don't be nervous, it's us..." Several recruits stood up from the bushes, and they were recruits. Those who trained together during the day seemed to be deserters.
So we escaped together, but less than two miles away from the camp, the sound of horse hooves came from behind, the torches swayed, and the sound of scolding came from the wind: "Stop it all, you scum!"
It is the voice of Chen Dongyang, a second-level tiger lieutenant!
"Escape quickly!"
I don’t know who shouted, and the crowd began to scatter and escape.
The war horses were fast, and about dozens of cavalrymen galloped in the night. Chen Dongyang was speeding in front with a bright long sword. He raised his sword blade and slashed on the back of a deserter. Blood splashed, and the poor recruit was almost cut into two pieces.
"It's over, this demon!" Liu Buyi's face was horrified.
"You go, I'll block him and run hard, and I'll catch up with you." Lin Muyu said in a deep voice.
"Um."
Liu Buyi ran away without looking back.
Lin Muyu turned around and floated up.
"You deserter dares to turn back and seek death?"
Chen Dongyang roared angrily, raised his bloody sword and slashed over the horse. The sword was filled with Dou Qi energy, which turned into a lightning bolt, and was attacking at an extremely fast speed.
But Lin Muyu's speed was faster, and it flashed by at a speed that was almost unattainable to the naked eye. He avoided the attack of the long sword, and half-component divine power wrapped in his fist hit Chen Dongyang's abdomen.
"Bang!"
The golden light splashed, and Chen Dongyang was blown away by the blow, spitting blood and falling off his horse. His body rolled on the ground like a cannonball, feeling embarrassed.
"This bastard wants to kill General Chen!"
A group of cavalry rushed over and shot guns!
Lin Muyu couldn't help but smile slightly, and his arms swayed, and a huge invisible wall suddenly condensed in front of him. The "Dangdang" shot out the battle guns, raised his fists, swept out with a half-power of the chaotic people. Suddenly, a strong wind blew, and a wave of golden air swept, blowing a group of cavalry and war horses so that they rolled out.
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Chapter completed!