At the foot of the mountain, people's voices were in an uproar, and the noise was unusually loud.

  Here are thousands of healthy young women, driven forward in pairs by soldiers, walking aimlessly upwards.

  They were not as physically strong as the men, and they were walking on mountain roads, moving slowly. They had only walked halfway when they became exhausted and breathless. Some of them were so weak that they simply lay down on the ground, refusing to get up despite the soldiers' urging.

  Two tigers looked anxiously at this group of delicate and weak women, a feeling of helplessness rising in their hearts.

  However, what was even more astonishing was Xu Haifeng, who had just bid farewell to Li Yanbo.

  He had a long conversation with Master Li Da after chasing him, and it wasn't until he saw off the master that half a day had passed.

  Xu Haifeng did not immediately return to the mountain stronghold, but sat in meditation for a long time in the dense forest. With his cultivation, he would naturally not be afraid of the deep mountains and old forests that made everyone talk about tigers and change color.

  He dispersed his spiritual power far and wide, although beasts are ignorant, they have an instinctive fear of danger, much more than ordinary people. As a result, after half a day, that piece of land was not disturbed by any animals, as if it had been forgotten by the forest.

  Half a day later, Xu Haifeng's mood suddenly cleared up, and he had a deeper understanding of his battle with Li Yanbo.

  At this time, he began to return to the mountain stronghold.

  He never thought that as soon as he arrived at the mountain village, he would see this scene in front of him that made him laugh and cry.

  These girls came when and for what reason, he was completely unaware.

  Fortunately, the officer escorting these women was someone he had met before, and unexpectedly, it was Er Hu, whom he had a nodding acquaintance with at the gate of Wudang Mountain.

  His movements were extremely fast, and in just a few ups and downs, he had already quietly appeared in front of Erhu.

  His movements were swift and imperceptible, blending into the crowd, and no one noticed. It wasn't until his palm lightly patted on Erhu's shoulder that the latter turned around in confusion.

  Facing the sudden appearance of Xu Haifeng behind him, with a smiling face, Erhu was clearly beyond his expectations. However, his reaction was extremely quick, and he immediately bowed deeply, saying loudly: "I have seen my lord."

  Xu Haifeng reached out and pulled him up, looking at his gaze with a hint of surprise: "Ertu, you've been promoted?"

  The two tigers' faces turned red, and their faces were filled with uncontrollable excitement. In a loud voice, they said: "Yes, thanks to the blessing of Master Gong, the two tigers personally beheaded the enemy commander on the night of the battle against Caesar, and Jiang Gongming, the great military advisor, and Liu Junshu, the commander-in-chief, personally awarded them the title of 'First Merit'. They were promoted three ranks and are now serving as the hundred-man leader of the 17th company of the 6th battalion of the 2nd brigade of the City Guard Army."

  Looking at his flushed face, Xu Haifeng's consciousness suddenly returned to the time when he first met Duanmu Huangpi. At that time, he was equally excited. The heroic man in front of him had a different experience and identity status, but for some reason, he could see a glimpse of his own shadow from the past on him.

  "Good..." With a heavy pat on his shoulder, Xu Haifeng solemnly said: "You indeed didn't disappoint me. Keep up the effort, and I hope that by the time I next take roll call, I'll be able to call out your name, Er Hu."

  "It is... Two Tigers understood." Two Tigers responded with a heavy tone, his voice already shaking with excitement.

  "Is he still called Second Tiger?"

  The two tigers were taken aback for a moment, then immediately straightened up and said in a loud voice: "Your subordinate understands."

  Although he has not yet reached the rank of general, he is at least a mid-to-low-level military officer and cannot be called Second Tiger again.

  Xu Haifeng nodded in satisfaction, his eyes scanning the women on the road before furrowing his brow slightly. After a moment, he asked, "Ertiao, what's going on with them?"

  The two tigers' faces immediately became extremely embarrassed, and they muttered: "The lower officials were ordered to send them to the Taihang Mountain barracks. According to the schedule, they should have been sent to the top of the mountain today, but..." He swallowed his saliva and couldn't make up his mind whether to continue making excuses.

  "What's that?"

  The two tigers lowered their heads, listlessly saying: "When we were on the carriage, everything went smoothly, but when we reached the mountain road, they immediately slowed down, and with orders from above, we could only scold them, not hit or kill them, so...so..." He let out a long sigh, sincerely saying: "This task is more troublesome than fighting against the Caesars."

  Xu Haifeng couldn't help but laugh at this, Second Tiger had just been promoted and was eager to make a name for himself by killing the enemy and rising through the ranks again. He didn't expect to be assigned such a miserable task, and naturally felt extremely frustrated.

  However, Xu Haifeng looked up in confusion at these tottering women, why did they have to send them here?

  But Hai Feng didn't ask this question out loud, and naturally, Er Hu, as the leader of a hundred men, had no right to know about such things.

  It's probably only that Zhuge Kongming, who acts unreasonably and doesn't follow common sense, would be able to fool himself into doing something so shocking and unconventional.

  "Second Tiger, remember that the way of the strong is not just about charging into battle and killing enemies. Some tasks, whether you like it or not, require your utmost effort to accomplish." Xu Haifeng said, looking into his eyes with a serious tone.

  Two tigers and one stunned, suddenly revealed a look of sudden enlightenment, said: "The subordinate understands, the military school has taught, the mission of soldiers is to obey, no matter what orders, we have no room for choice, once received the order, our only consideration is how to complete it as soon as possible. best, rather than questioning and disobeying the order."

  "Not bad, you've also been to military school?" Xǔ Hǎifēng asked with a hint of surprise.

  He wasn't surprised that Er Hu had been to military school, because in the City Garrison, anyone who was going to be promoted had to go to military school for further study. What he found strange was that if Er Hu had gone to military school, how could he have graduated so quickly?

  The two tigers stood up straight and puffed out their chests, saying: "Yes, before coming here, the two tigers were ordered to undergo a three-day short-term training at the military school."

  "Three days?" Xu Haifeng asked in surprise.

  It is...

  "How many people were there in your class?"

  "There is only one subordinate."

  "How many teachers do you have? How many subjects are there?"

  "Seven teachers, seven subjects." Erhu's face suddenly changed, and as soon as he recalled those days that were like hell, he immediately felt a bit dizzy.

  Going to a military academy for further study is the greatest dream of every member of the city guard. Because soldiers or officers who go there for further study, once they return to their unit, will soon be promoted, this has become an unwritten rule.

  Of course, no one knows that this is not just a convention, but a dead order issued by the founder and principal of the military academy, Xu Haifeng. Even if it's due to some special circumstances, you have to go back to the military academy for further study after promotion. No one is allowed to be exempted.

  In those short three days, for Er Hu, a brave warrior who was not afraid of death in battle, it was too much to bear.

  If he were to face the ferocious Caesarians, he would fight with all his might until his last breath. However, when it came to those teachers at military school, he was deeply intimidated from the bottom of his heart.

  Because these people are teachers, in the great Han territory where respecting teachers and valuing morality is a virtue, their words cannot be disobeyed. Moreover, when facing them, one must not be rude, otherwise, what awaits oneself will be an extremely tragic fate.

  Seven subjects, a semester's worth of coursework, were crammed into Tiger's ears in just three days, like force-feeding a duck.

  He heard, but it was all in one ear and out the other. Except for the first morning when he was excited and focused, so he had some impression of how to be a qualified professional soldier, at other times, he was always passing by in a daze, and specific content, even more, he didn't know what to ask.

  But it's unclear whether he was just lucky or if his instructors at the military academy knew that his condition made him 100% unqualified and decided to bend the rules.

  In short, he graduated smoothly.

  After listening to Er Hu's unreserved narrative, Xu Haifeng felt a bit uneasy.

  The military school has now taken a regular path, but the teachers are still in short supply. In order to train one person, seven teachers were specially assigned for three days of training, which is an unreasonable phenomenon in itself.

  Judging from Er Hu's tone, in that situation, he was able to graduate, it can only be described as barely scraping by.

  What is a military school?

  It was a training base for the city garrison or the military leaders of the Later Zhao Dynasty.

  From the first day of the military academy's establishment, Chiang Kung-ming put forward the guiding principle of "宁缺勿滥" (it is better to have a vacancy than fill it with an unsuitable person), and for those officers who were loyal but lacked ability and could not take on higher-level leadership roles, they would absolutely not be allowed to graduate.

  For this matter, Xu and Jiang had a special discussion for several days and came up with a series of reward and punishment measures. Each graduate's proctor teacher has at least three people, as long as one person disagrees, they cannot graduate smoothly.

  At the same time, in order to prevent someone from buying off invigilators, a random selection system was also established. On the eve of the exam, no one knew who their invigilator would be.

  Similarly, for teachers who engage in malfeasance and corruption, the most severe punishment system has been established.

  Although doing so may not completely eliminate the phenomenon of falsification, at least to some extent, it has made its best efforts.

  It can be said that without great power, it is impossible for the person they have chosen to pass the military academy's assessment.

  Currently in Wulong City, since the three major families have never interfered with the military school, only two people are qualified to be teachers at the military school.

  Apart from him as the principal, there is only one person left.

  That was the first to propose the concept of military school, and Jiang Gongming, also one of the founders.

  Xu Haifeng's face was calm as usual, but his heart had been churning with anxiety. Why did he have to do this? Didn't he understand that once this precedent was set, it would become a major problem in the future?

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