Chapter 1161

Being stopped by the guard, Zi Chen, who was riding on the back of the old bull, had doubts on his face and asked: "What's the matter?"

The guard pointed to a place not far away and said: "The recruitment is over there."

"Recruitment? I don't plan to recruit."

The guard, who originally had a good attitude, immediately showed displeasure on his face and said: "If a good man doesn't want to be a soldier and protect the country, what's the use of living in this world?"

"Protect the country? Is there going to be a war?"

"Recently, the Qin State has been harassing the people at the border. His Majesty the Emperor has decided to recruit troops to attack the Qin State and save the people of the Tang Empire from the fire and water. As a man of the Tang Empire, shouldn't you contribute to the Tang Empire?"

"A good man should be loyal to the country and serve the country." Zi Chen responded loudly.

"Good, warrior, please." Hearing this, the guard's attitude towards Zi Chen changed greatly. He admired him very much.

Zi Chen rode the old bull and went to the recruitment office. There were already a lot of people here. There were rich young masters dressed in brocade and some mountain people. They had different identities and backgrounds, but their expressions of loyalty to the country were the same.

These people were very curious when they saw Zi Chen riding the bull. They wondered if this person was going to ride the bull to fight.

Sure enough, when Zi Chen walked to the recruitment office and explained the purpose of his visit, everyone was incomparably stunned.

"Little brother, are you joking?" A young officer looked at Zi Chen and smiled.

"Of course I'm not joking. I want to protect the country and ride the bull to fight." Zi Chen's words were sonorous and powerful.

There was a roar of laughter all around, but everyone looked at Zi Chen with admiration. If all the men of the Tang Empire were like this, then the destruction of the Qin State would be just around the corner.

The young officer smiled and said: "It's good that you have this intention, but it's the first time I've heard of riding the bull to fight. Moreover, the speed of the bull is slow. It can be used for farming, but it can't be used to kill the enemy. How about this, you give us the bull, and we'll give you money. When you go to the battlefield, we'll give you a warhorse that can fight."

When he heard these words, the old bull looked at the young military officer with a hint of disdain in his eyes. At the same time, he released a chi sound towards the young military officer.

"Your bull has quite the temper." The young officer laughed. The others also laughed when they heard this.

"Of course he has a temper. He is many times stronger than a warhorse, but you said that he is not as good as a warhorse, so he is naturally angry."

Conscription in a foreign land was extremely boring. Unlike conscription in other places, where people would give gifts, banquets, and endless benefits, conscription here was to recruit loyal soldiers for the country. They would even give some subsidies to the soldiers in advance.

At this moment, when the bored crowd saw Zi Chen riding the bull, it was as if they had seen a clown and they all surrounded him.

The young officer asked again, "You said that your cow is stronger than a warhorse. Can you broaden our horizons?"

"That's right. Let's broaden our horizons." The other officers beside him also spoke up.

"If I can prove it, what benefits will I get?" Zi Chen asked.

The young officer thought about it seriously and then said with a smile, "If you can really prove that your cow is better than a warhorse in all aspects, then we will allow you to bring your cow to the battlefield and give it twice the rations it deserves."

"Alright, you can bring a warhorse over."

Soon, a warhorse was brought over. Although the horse was very tall, it was obviously an old horse and was no longer as strong as it was in the past. Clearly, they had taken into consideration that their opponent was a bull. They wanted to compete, but they also did their best to show fairness.

Zi Chen looked at these officers again. His impression of them had greatly improved. As expected, only in the army at the basic level would there be such cute people.

The old horse was led by a soldier. However, before it could reach the old bull, it immediately collapsed on the ground after being glared at by the old bull. It was as if it had received some kind of shock and its entire body was trembling.

Such a scene made the expressions of the surrounding people change. These young officers were even more incredulous.

Although it was an old horse, it had come down from the battlefield after all. It had seen a lot of life and death and had changed owners many times. It had nothing else but courage. However, after being glared at by the bull, it was scared to this extent.

"How is it?" Zi Chen looked at the young officer and asked.

The young officer put away his incredulous expression and shook his head, saying, "Little brother, fighting at the front line is not like other things. There are many aspects to consider. Being able to scare off a warhorse does not prove anything."

Zi Chen heard and nodded, saying, "How about this? I will let the bull run one round. There is no need to compete anymore."

Poor old bull. As a mighty warrior of the Earth Prime, it had already broken away from the ranks of demonic beasts. As long as it held its breath, it could destroy the so-called Qin Kingdom. However, today, it was used as a beast. Moreover, it had to show that it was working very hard.

"Go, run one round first." Zi Chen glanced at the old bull and said.

"Moo."

The old bull roared. Like a warhorse, it raised its front hooves high and then stepped on the ground, rushing forward.

"Boom."

With this step, the earth trembled. Everyone's body shook and they almost fell down.

Under the stunned expression of everyone, the old bull rolled up a cloud of dust and disappeared from everyone's sight.

"What kind of speed is this?"

"I am sure this is really a bull and not a leopard."

Looking at the old bull that disappeared in the blink of an eye, everyone's expression became extremely shocked.

Holding the table in front of him, the young officer did not fall down. He was also shocked by the old bull's speed.

Smoke and dust swept, and the old bull came back again. The sound of hooves fell like ten thousand horses galloping. After arriving in front of Zi Chen, he stopped directly.

The way he stopped was still raising his front hooves high and then suddenly landing on the ground.

The ground continued to tremble. The old bull's front hooves were deeply in the ground. Then, with the old bull's front hooves as the center, the ground cracked. This crack spread directly to the front and spread to the feet of the young officer.

"Bang." As the crack stopped, the table in front of the young officer suddenly exploded.

The surroundings suddenly became dead silent.

Everyone's shocked expression had turned into horror.

"How is it? Is my bull stronger than a warhorse?" Zi Chen's voice woke everyone up from their shock.

"Strong, much stronger."

"It can be called a divine bull."

The young officer and the soldiers around him nodded repeatedly.

The young officer who spoke first came back to his senses. He looked at Zi Chen and felt that this person was very extraordinary. So he said, "With this bull, you can decide the outcome of a small battle. It is a pity to let you be a soldier. I will make an exception and appoint you as a centurion. With this bull, you should be able to deal with some unexpected situations."

Zi Chen became a centurion as soon as he came up. The eyes of the people around him were full of envy. There was only envy and no jealousy because they did not have a divine bull.

Unexpectedly, when Zi Chen heard this, he shook his head and said, "No, I don't want to be an officer. I just want to go to the battlefield and kill the enemy. I want to be a pawn that kills the enemy."

Zi Chen's words puzzled everyone, but there was no doubt that he won a lot of respect.

The young officer who admired Zi Chen looked at Zi Chen with admiration at this moment.

"My name is Chen Liu. Little brother, please report your name to register," the young officer said.

"My name is Zi Chen."

In the mortal world, Zi Chen did not have any fame, so he was not worried about attracting attention after announcing his name.

In this way, Zi Chen joined the Tang Empire's army and trained with the army.

With the foundation of a cultivator, Zi Chen learned very quickly. Every movement was done very well. Moreover, because he was connected with the old bull, he was better at controlling the old bull than some old cavalrymen were at controlling warhorses.

During the training, Zi Chen was appreciated. Zi Chen wanted to promote him to a centurion many times, but he was rejected by Zi Chen.

Zi Chen came to gain experience and to kill the enemy to understand the rules. Naturally, he did not need to be an official.

After two months of training, Zi Chen's group was arranged to the front line.

The Qin had started the war in advance. In just two months, the Tang Empire had lost a lot of territory.

After half a month of rapid marching, this batch of soldiers arrived at the front line. After three days of reorganization, the Qin army came.

… …

The entire cavalry formation was more than ten thousand, and the soldiers were all wearing the same armor. Zi Chen was very inconspicuous, but the old bull he was riding was really a big highlight. In addition, his position in the first row attracted not only the enemy's attention, but also the other cavalrymen on his side.

Seeing someone riding an ox to fight, the Qin army laughed and asked if the Tang Empire had lost again and again and had no choice but to use the old bull to make up the numbers.

In the face of this ridicule, the Tang soldiers did not respond, but sneered in their hearts. Wait until you suffer a loss from the old bull, then you will know that the Tang Empire has no warhorses. Compared to the old bull, warhorses are nothing.

The horn sounded, and Zi Chen's first battle as a soldier began.

Old Bull did not immediately charge forward. Instead, he followed the first row of warhorses and moved forward together. Zi Chen wore the armor of a normal soldier and held a long sword that could be said to be of extremely poor quality. He charged towards the enemy just like that.

His Perfect Body was completely restrained by him. Zi Chen became an ordinary person. He would be injured by weapons, but he would recover faster than others after being injured.

The cavalry began to charge. Soon, many of their compatriots in the first batch fell. Zi Chen rushed in with his saber. Apart from Zi Chen's bravery, the old bull did not fall when facing all kinds of tripping ropes. This was also a main reason.

Zi Chen, who charged into the enemy group, became the nightmare of the Qin people …

This battle was naturally won by the Tang Empire. Thousands of corpses were left on the battlefield.

Zi Chen's body was covered in blood. There were more than ten scars on his body. After the battle ended, he rode on the old bull and looked at the corpses on the ground with mixed emotions.

Compared to the cruelty of a battle in the mortal world that would result in tens of thousands of casualties, the casualties in a battle in the world of cultivators were nothing.

In this battle, Zi Chen had undoubtedly killed the most enemies. He was qualified to be promoted, but he still refused.

Then, in the following battle, he held the long saber with a few notches and rode the old bull to the forefront of killing the enemy.

When the two sides fought, there were naturally victories and losses. However, no matter how seriously injured Zi Chen was, he could always survive. This was almost a miracle for the Tang Empire's army.

As the battle continued, Zi Chen's heroic deeds gradually spread throughout the Tang Empire. Everyone knew that there was a veteran ox rider who had made many contributions to the Tang Empire on the frontlines.