Guo Ning's clothes at the moment were no different from those of ordinary civil servants, and he turned sideways to talk to Zhao Jue.
And the soldier was preoccupied with eating, so he didn't pay attention to Guo Ning, and just gulped and passed away. After walking a few steps, he drank most of the soup in the wooden bowl and said to a companion in front of him: "The soldiers have changed to a new copper pot. This pot is good, and the soup is always hot, which makes people feel happy." Comfortable.”
Listening to the companion's voice, he was a young man from Shandong Province. He laughed loudly and said: "This is a good stove! What does it have to do with the pot? Did you see that this time when we came north, the soldiers dug special marching stoves, and the big pits were used to store firewood. With the soldiers, a small pit is used as a stove, with the stove hole running through it. There are air holes next to the stove to collect wind, so the firepower will be strong, and a long trench is dug on the side to reduce the smoke rising... These are all important!"
"I see..." The soldier nodded and said, "Boy, you have been thinking about cooking all day long. Do you think you are good at cooking?"
The young man held his head high and said: "That's natural!"
"You seem to have said that you want to be a partner?"
"Ahem, I said I did, but..."
"How about I just tell the soldiers that if there is a shortage of personnel one day, I will fill in for you and let me see your skills."
"That can't happen!"
"Why can't it be done! You, like you, can only be regarded as an ordinary regular soldier in our team; but when you go to the auxiliary soldiers, you can at least become a general and take care of ten Alixi. The auxiliary soldiers and generals can all be promoted A, the land he received is the same as that of a regular soldier, no different from our regular soldiers!"
"That's too far off!" The young man was anxious and pushed the soldier on the back hard, causing him to stagger.
This was quite a force. The soldier quickly held up several thick pancakes in his left hand. As a result, the wooden bowl in his right hand shook and the last bit of soup spilled.
Seeing the soldier's expression darken, the young soldier was startled and said quickly: "Brother Liu, don't be angry, don't be angry! I will give you all my soup for the next meal!"
Old Brother Liu responded coldly and walked on by himself.
The young soldier followed cautiously for a few steps, then came up to apologize and laughed: "I didn't understand what was going on earlier, so I was talking casually. It's better to be a regular soldier. The regular army has more fields and rewards." . I have calculated that if I win a battle and achieve military exploits this time when I go north, I will be qualified to find a matchmaker and a wife when I go back, and I can also scrape together enough money to overturn a hydrocar!"
Old Brother Liu sighed and said to the young soldier: "Is it easy to earn land and rewards? What's the point of worrying about your daughter-in-law? Regular soldiers are much more dangerous than auxiliary soldiers. On the battlefield, they can be defeated at any time. You might lose your head. A real army fighting is different from those kiddie things like your scattered copycat attacks!"
The young soldier gave a loud "Hey" and said dissatisfiedly: "I am eighteen years old, not a child. And before I signed up for the army, I was a swordsman in Taolin Village, and I killed several fierce thieves! Look, It’s the knife on my waist that I use!”
The young soldier slapped the scabbard loudly.
Almost all of these more than 10,000 people were elite regular troops of the Dinghai Navy. In order to avoid arousing extra vigilance from the servants Anzhen, they pretended to be civilian servants and crossed Hebei. When they were marching, they could not say anything nonsense, and they had to be careful to deal with the temptations of certain generals under Pusan Anzhen's command along the way. Only when it was time to prepare for the camp, those Hebei Meng'an soldiers were placed on the outside. The auxiliary soldiers who went out to chop wood and collect water still had to be cautious, but everyone in the camp spoke to each other more enthusiastically.
Different from the general army, the Ding Navy has strict training on weekdays and extremely strict military laws during combat. However, when the soldiers are resting, they are encouraged to relax appropriately, and they can even organize some entertainment at home to relax their nerves.
Guo Ning believes that if an army lacks training and confidence in victory, then no matter what the military law is, it will easily panic at the slightest change. Just like in the camp of the Jin Army in Northern Xinjiang back then, according to military law, the soldiers could not even speak loudly without permission. The superiors and subordinates were like a chasm, and it was impossible to joke with each other. The more severe and abnormal the military law is, the more it shows that the officers' control over the army is extremely weak, which is a counterexample to Ding Haijun at this moment.
Old Brother Liu and the young soldier chatted with each other and slowly walked back side by side. A few steps further, they reached the camp where they belonged. Several soldiers were sitting with their backs against the wheels of carts, picking out blisters on their feet with fine needles.
When they saw Old Brother Liu and the young man coming back, they greeted them cheerfully, and the voices of many people spoke, and then gradually disappeared.
Guo Ning was slightly distracted.
Zhao Jue next to him reminded: "Propaganda envoy?"
Guo Ning chuckled softly: "I haven't seen that old Liu for a while. I remember that the last time I saw him, he was still an ordinary soldier. Now that he has been promoted, I'm afraid he is no longer an ordinary general?"
Zhao Jue was very familiar with these soldiers. Even Dong Jin's subordinates can know all their treasures. Immediately replied: "Envoy, in his early years, Lao Liu joined the army in the town of Nanjing Road to defend thousands of households, fought with the Song Dynasty people in the Southern Dynasties, and later served as a militia leader on the banks of the Xiaoqing River."
"By the way, he is a fellow villager of Dong Jin."
"Exactly. Envoy, Lao Liu has good skills and is quick to master the tactics of our navy, so he was promoted to general six months ago. Later, he achieved military merit in Yidu and other places, and was approved as a second-class officer. Archived by the Experience Department. Because of this merit, he was promoted to another level, now Pu Liyan. He has already been enrolled in the military academy in Yidu."
"I see. Although he has been promoted, he is not very particular and still gets along well with the soldiers. This is good."
"yes."
Zhao Jue thought of something else and said casually: "By the way, Lao Liu is famous for his gluttony. Whenever the soldiers cook something good, he will rush there. One person can eat enough for two or three people." . A while ago, I heard from one of his generals that there is a smooth saying in the army that calls him...Old Liu, Old Liu, he eats as much as an ox, he eats an old sow without raising his head."
Guo Ning nodded: "Yes, I know, I made this up."
"ah?"
Zhao Jue stared at Guo Ning for a long time and couldn't help laughing: "Envoy, you are very boring!"
At this moment, the two people's smiles instantly disappeared.
"Did you hear that?" Guo Ning asked.
"It's the Mingdi specially used by Dong Jin's department." Zhao Jue said calmly: "Today's reconnaissance cavalry is Dong Jin's responsibility."
"How far was the scout released?"
"It crosses the Lugou River in the east, passes Guangli Bridge in the north, and reaches Wanning County in the west."
Just as Guo Ning nodded, the buzzer sounded again. Zhao Jue stood up suddenly and shouted: "Everyone, be silent!"
The area around the camp, which was originally filled with laughter and laughter, fell silent for an instant, a chilling atmosphere suddenly arose, and the sound of chirping was clearly audible.
This time, the sound made by Mingdi was closer. It was obvious that the scout was running and firing arrows as a warning. Everyone could clearly hear that three arrows were shot in rapid succession, and then after a slight interval, one and two arrows were shot. "
Zhao Jue said loudly: "This is the cavalry led by Dong Jin himself firing arrows! He sent out several groups of reconnaissance cavalry to the north. Either they were too late to get back, or maybe something happened! This signal means that to the north, The enemy is coming, fifteen miles away from where Dong Jin is. The enemy is marching very fast and has a huge number of troops, more than ten thousand people!"
Guo Ning jumped off the shaft of the carriage and stood on the ground and stamped his feet: "Our sentinel cavalry is placed much farther than Pusan Anzhen's troops, and the whistle-blowing communication is also perfect. Therefore, send someone to inform Pusan Anzhen. Come on, let him prepare for war...we are going to have a big war."
"As commanded."
