The effect of the recruitment order was surprisingly good. Liu Chong, who used to be a nameless prince, suddenly became the main topic of discussion among the people of Chen State and even Yuzhou. When the deadline came, there were more than ten thousand people who came to recruit. The whole Xiang City was disturbed by these people. Therefore, Wang Fang, the commander of Xiang City, had urged Liu Chong several times to recruit all the guards in advance.
"Wen Zheng, a man cannot stand without his word. You don't want this king to be a person who goes back on his word, right?”Liu Chong was annoyed by Wang Fang and could only use this sentence to prevaricate.
When Wang Fang heard Liu Chong say this, he became angry. It was one thing for him to be forced to become the governor of the Construction Governor's Mansion, but this wangye chose to recruit guards in his jurisdiction, causing the security situation in Xiang City to take a sharp turn. He was so busy that he was running around.
"Your Highness, you have to restrain these irrelevant people and stop them from causing trouble in Xiang City! If it's still like this, I can't guarantee that your fort will be successfully completed.”This time, Wang Fang directly threatened. He wanted to see if Liu Chong wanted the fort or those guards.
Upon hearing his words, Liu Chong immediately became anxious and quickly tried to smooth things over."Good! Good! Wen Zheng, I'll immediately get someone to write a letter to make those people behave. If they dare to violate the ban, they'll immediately be disqualified. What do you think?”
"That's more like it!" Although he was not particularly satisfied, Wang Fang had no other choice. He could only stay like this for the time being. It would be fine after he got through this period of time.
After sending Wang Fang away, Liu Chong hurriedly called Zhang Ping over and asked him to lead the guards to put up notices in the city, stating the recruitment conditions and regulations. He requested that the recruits not harass the people, or they would be disqualified from participating in the recruitment.
On the first day of September, the long-awaited recruitment finally began. For this recruitment, Liu Chong had mobilized most of the servants in County Chen's Prince's Mansion. On one hand, he maintained order, and on the other hand, he prepared food for the recruits. After all, people were made of iron and rice. If they did not eat, they would be hungry. In order to let them perform to their best level, of course, they had to prepare the corresponding food.
According to modern standards, the selection requirements for special forces were very strict. Generally speaking, there were two main points. The first was that it required an absolutely powerful physique. This was because, from a geographical point of view, the sea with towering waves, the mountains with towering peaks, the endless plains, and the dangerous and unpredictable jungles could all be battlefields for special forces members to show their skills. Judging from the climate, the special forces should be able to fight day and night in the hot summer and cold winter, in the wind, snow, and thunder. From the perspective of combat skills, the special forces members had to be able to adapt to the combat requirements of airborne landing, aircraft landing, swimming, and walking. From the perspective of the living environment, the special forces must be able to ensure their survival by using local resources in an isolated environment where there was no water and food. These extremely harsh living environments placed high demands on the physical qualities of the special forces members. They were required to have a strong physique, strong perseverance, and long-lasting endurance so that they could adapt to different combat environments to the greatest extent.
Secondly, it required high intelligence. Members of the special forces often carried out short and high-risk operations in the heart of the enemy. They faced unimaginable military and psychological pressure. Without extraordinary intelligence, it was difficult to successfully carry out combat missions. A special forces member had to learn many combat skills, infiltrate the enemy's rear, understand the enemy's language and customs, and also learn reconnaissance, capture, interrogation, and other skills. Without a certain level of skill, it was difficult to learn so many things.
However, the conditions were limited now, so the requirements for Liu Chong's selection were much lower. According to the current situation, after discussing with Zhang Ping, the selection process was divided into two parts. The first part was to test the individual's strength. Several stone locks weighing 100 pounds were set up at the recruitment point. Those who could lift the stone locks weighing 100 pounds five times in a row would pass and automatically enter the next step. Those who could lift the stone locks weighing 100 pounds fifty times with both hands would be directly selected. The second step was to test their speed and endurance. Liu Chong arranged for a 20-mile cross-country run, which was set to last two hours. The first 900 people to arrive would be the final candidates. In addition, if they could not pass these two tests, but they had special talents, they could report their specialties to the recruitment staff after the recruitment. The recruitment staff would present them to Liu Chong, and Liu Chong would decide who to hire, or he would meet them first before hiring them. In other words, he would decide after an interview.
The moment he saw the stone locks that weighed a hundred pounds, Skinny Monkey was dumbfounded. With his small body, his legs would go weak when he lifted them. If he had to lift them five times in a row, it would simply take his life. It was better for him to obediently wait for the special talent show after the regular recruitment!
With the skinny monkey's skill, of course, it was impossible to lift such a heavy stone lock. However, there were many people among the ten thousand people who could lift it. The strength test was carried out for three days, and more than half of the recruits met the requirements. There were more than five thousand people. This made Liu Chong a little shocked. It seemed that the strength of the Chen people was not small. So many people had met the requirements. What made him especially happy was that there were several strong men who could lift the stone lock more than fifty times with both hands. He had already recruited them into the guards.
This made Liu Chong wonder if his requirements were too low, or if he had increased the number of recruits. It was a headache. If they exceeded the number of people, it would not be easy to explain to Luo Jun. It was better to see how their speed and endurance were before deciding!
Thinking of this, Liu Chong also began to look forward to the 20-mile cross-country run that he had designed. He had personally chosen this route. On the way, he had to pass through a mountain ridge, a river bank, and cross the rapid river of the Ying River. He had even turned the river bank into a swamp in advance. To finish this distance in two hours, it really required a lot of patience and endurance. Of course, this journey was nothing compared to the training they would have to undergo after they passed. When the time came, Liu Chong would let them know that it was not easy to be a guard of his residence. He had to work much harder than others to stay in it and deserve such a high salary.
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