Why do these famous generals do this? It's because they know that their fame was achieved by soldiers risking their lives for him!
If you don't understand such a simple truth, you have no qualifications to be a general.
Li Qiu also listened to all Xiao Chen's words of experience. It had to be said that this boy was quite smart and eager to learn, and he lived up to Xiao Chen's tireless teaching.
The main reason is that the two of them got along very harmoniously during this period, and their cooperation was flawless.
Li Qiu almost obeyed Xiao Chen's words. Even when Xiao Chen asked him to personally lead his troops to charge into battle, he didn't complain at all, let alone have any doubts.
His prince respected Xiao Chen so much that the generals naturally did not dare to disobey Xiao Chen's orders at all.
Xiao Chen's command was correct, everyone cooperated actively, and everyone worked together as one. This was also the key to their victory in this battle.
In fact, the composition of the troops they led was quite complicated. Li Feng's direct line White Dragon Guard, the emperor's direct line Black Dragon Guard, and Xiao Chen's direct line Yanyun Army. The three troops were incompatible in a sense.
But Xiao Chen can twist these three ropes into one, so that everyone's power can be used in one place, and it is still inseparable... This is Xiao Chen's ability.
Although the troops were returning to the court, the troops were still marching very strictly. Although there were many prefectures and counties on the way back, Li Qiu ordered that all troops were not allowed to enter the city to harass the people. No matter how cold the night was, they must camp in the fields outside the city.
We walked more than eighty miles that day. At dusk, we set up camp at the foot of a hillside and began to bury pots and make rice.
The soldiers gathered around the campfire, ate hot stew, ate steamed buns, and complained about the weather and cursed their mothers.
"It's damn cold. I've been fighting for so many years and I've never seen anything like this before." A bearded officer's beard was covered with ice particles, which turned into water when burned by the fire and turned into lumps when the wind blew. I feel like my jaw is very twisted.
"If you ask me, the cold is better than the heat. Fighting in Minzhou is a suffering. When you wake up at night, you will be covered with a puddle of water and your clothes will be soaked. That's not all. The most powerful thing is the mosquito. The one that buzzes at night is annoying, and the bite makes people feel itchy!" said another fat officer.
"There were also venomous snakes and rats. At that time, people were bitten to death by venomous snakes every day, and some were gnawed by rats. Lao Zhang from the front camp, you heard him bragging that his toes were chopped off by the enemy, but he was actually sleeping It's too dead, it was eaten alive by rats!" Another tall officer said.
"The main reason was that the food was not good at that time, and Prince Fengyang always rewarded the troops, but when the mutton was distributed to the big guys, it was so smelly and full of maggots! In the end, the wild dogs got the advantage. Everyone watched the wild dogs eating mutton and gnawed the dry biscuits themselves, saying that humans are inferior to dogs." The bearded man said.
"You old fool, don't talk nonsense. Did you forget that the prince gave you a slap because of your foul mouth?" the tall officer said.
"Is that what I'm saying? It's originally the fault of the quartermasters!" Big Beard said, "Then the live sheep can't be killed by ourselves? They insist on killing them, and they have to divide them after killing them. They don't have enough manpower. The meat that caused the meat to smell stinky was the best Yanyun sheep, but it was all in vain, hum, why do you do this, don’t you know?”
"Then what don't you know?" said the fat officer, "Yan Yun gave 10,000 sheep, and they reported a loss of 1,000 sheep. He divided another 1,000 sheep, and sold 3,000 sheep to enrich himself. Pick out a thousand for the big men to enjoy, and the rest will be our turn..."
"Did you, Lao Li, see it with your own eyes? You said it in such detail." The tall officer smiled.
"I haven't seen it with my own eyes, but I guess it's just a guess." The fat officer said.
"But should I say it or not, our food logistics are pretty good in this war. At least we haven't lost anything, and no one has deprived us of anything." The bearded officer said.
"It's true. When I was stationed in Baisha City, I walked around everywhere. The food standards of their Black Dragon Guards and Yanyun Army are the same as ours. The officers and soldiers of Yanyun Army are all in the same pot. Ma Shao, General Lin Yue also ate it with the soldiers, I saw this with my own eyes." said the tall officer.
"The logistics of the Yanyun Army are very good. They don't like corruption and expropriation. Everything given to the soldiers is real." The fat officer said.
"The grandsons of Yan Yunjun are really fat. They eat mutton every day, stew pork without vegetables, canned fish, canned meat, canned vegetables, canned fruits... I heard When they are not fighting, they still have canned food to eat!" The bearded man was envious.
"Canned food is nothing. They also have candies, biscuits, milk powder, dried milk, and other chocolates every day... and there are many good things that I have never seen or heard of! And have you seen it? They just have a small officer. They all have binoculars, repeating muskets, and watches!" said the tall officer.
"You're just so stingy that you won't even give them a can or a piece of candy if you ask them!" the bearded man said indignantly.
"That's not my fault. We are not allowed to eat Yan Yunjun's food." The tall officer said.
"Why don't they set up camp downwind every time? They're afraid that we won't be able to bear the scent." The fat officer sniffed.
"We'll go over for a walk at night later. We need to get some things to take back. If they don't give them, we'll rob them. Even a few cans are fine. We'll treat them as trophies. Otherwise, they'll die when they get to Wolong Pass. Damn it." Big Beard said.
"Yes, this battle is over, and the ban should be lifted." The tall officer said, "There is no need to rob them. There are a few of my fellow villagers in their transport team. We will ask them for something later." Are you embarrassed not to give it to me?"
"Can I ask you for a watch?" the bearded officer said with a smile, "I just like that thing."
"Damn it, I like it more than you, but that stuff is so expensive, I'm afraid I won't buy it. It would be nice if I could give you a few cans..." the tall officer laughed.
A few people were chatting happily, and suddenly a few people came and sat among them without any explanation.
"What the hell are you doing? It's so crowded here, why don't you come here to have a bit of fun with me... Your Majesty, Your Majesty?" The bearded man didn't see the person coming clearly, and stretched out his hand to pull at him.
I pulled it and didn't move, but turned around and saw that I was confused. Isn't this the prince and marquis?
Your Majesty, please forgive me for slapping you!
I picked up my hand and slapped myself a few times, because I didn't know what I might have said wrong just now, so it would be better to admit my guilt and punish myself first.
"Stop hitting me, I'm so beaten!" Xiao Chen kicked him aside, "Why do you have such a long beard? Why does your wife like it?"
"Hehe, I'm going back to the Marquis, I haven't married yet." The bearded officer sat up and said with a smile, "Although you look at the fierce beard on your face, you are actually only twenty-three years old."
It doesn't look like much at all.
