After receiving the military order, Song Ya couldn't help but frowned, "Brother Wei, why are you suddenly asked to lead troops to help Jiangxia?"
"This is the Prime Minister's military order. You and I still have to obey it. Moreover, the military order also specifically mentions that you two should go together. You two, pack up and we'll set off immediately."
"The two of us?" Song Xin and Song Ya both looked at each other in astonishment. It wasn't that they didn't want to go on an expedition with Wei Tong, but they just didn't understand why the military order mentioned them both. This seems a bit deliberate.
However, since the military order is here, we can only obey it.
Wei Tong took Song Xin with him, and Song Ya and the two began to assemble their troops, but when they saw these soldiers, they couldn't help but frown.
The soldiers in front of them were not the original veterans under Wei Tong. Most of them had been replaced by new soldiers, with only a few veterans. Some of these newly recruited soldiers are simply children in their teens. They couldn't even stand in line, their armor was shabby, their weapons were clumsy, their faces looked hungry, and their eyes were unfocused. It would be great if such a team could not break up in a hurry, let alone fight. When these people go to the battlefield, aren’t they going to die?
"Brother, this matter is a bit strange." Song Ya reminded quietly.
Wei Tong nodded, "This matter is a bit strange. Most of the elite soldiers I have led all year round have been transferred away."
However, the military orders were overwhelming, and Wei Tong could only lead these 1,500 soldiers from Xiangyang and rush south to aid Xiakou.
They first crossed the Mian River to the east, then turned southeast. Then General Cao Chun led a thousand tigers behind and set off one day after Wei Tong set off. However, Cao Chun's army took a different route, first arriving at Yicheng south of Xiangyang, and then crossing eastward to Mianshui.
In this way, the two armies were almost a day and a half away from each other at the beginning, but the tiger cavalry was faster than Wei Tong's infantry. When they approached Jiangxia, the two armies were able to meet.
Wei Tong temporarily promoted Song Xin to a senior position and assigned him to veterans of Song Xin's third army. Most of these people have been in the military for many years and have rich combat experience. However, they are very vicious and difficult to control.
This arrangement was decided after Wei Tong and Song Ya discussed it. They wanted this little brother to lead the troops by himself and suffer some hardships at the same time to let him know that not everything in this world can be solved with swords. Sometimes the brain is more useful than the sword. , A person's mouth is more powerful than swords and weapons, and it can kill without a trace.
It is necessary for Song Xin to realize that people's hearts are sinister, otherwise even if he has magic, he will be swallowed up without even leaving any bones. For example, how to control such soldiers is a great knowledge. Although Wei Tong is not a cultivator, he understands human nature well. Practitioners are also human beings, and they must also fight openly and secretly, perhaps more cruelly than mortals like them.
Song Xin knew nothing about the situation of these soldiers. He did not know that Wei Tong gave him all the thorns that were difficult to manage.
Moreover, these people are much older than him. The eldest is already twenty-seven years old and has been in the army for more than ten years. It can be said that he has rich experience, not only with the enemy, but also with his own superiors.
"Sir, just now Zhang Hu, Zhou Zhong, Liu Mu and others were discussing something in the tent, and then they dispersed laughing." One of Wei Tong's soldiers came over to report.
"Well, these people are notoriously difficult to control in the military. Let's see if Song Xin can control them."
"I'm afraid it's difficult. Although Brother Song Xin is very skilled in swordsmanship, I'm afraid he's still too immature to deal with these old cunning men."
"Well, maybe, everything in the world will come down. Having said that, even if Song Xin can't control these people, just let him come back to me." Wei Tong said lightly with a smile.
"I wonder how this kid will solve this problem?" Wei Tong thought in his heart and couldn't help but look forward to it.
When setting up camp on the night of the expedition, Song Xin was very happy when he heard that Wei Tongwei had given him a dozen soldiers. He had received a title and been promoted, but he had no experience in getting along with soldiers. He only knew that the soldiers he saw in Jiangling respected him because of his performance in the battle.
But there was a more important reason that he didn't know. The soldiers saw him following the generals in and out, so they did not dare to do anything wrong to him.
Song Xin walked happily to his tent and found that there were already more than a dozen people inside. They gathered together and murmured quietly. Song Xin's ears were very good, so he simply didn't enter the tent and found a place outside to listen quietly.
"Hey, Zhang Da, what do you think the special skills the general assigned us this time are about?" asked a soldier named Zhang Er.
"I didn't know. I only heard that he was still a child with yellow hair." The soldier named Zhang Da said.
"I heard that he helped General Cao Ren defeat Zhou Yu in Jiangling and saved General Niu Jin. Don't underestimate him," said soldier Feng Liu.
"The rumors in the army are true or false. I don't believe that this kid has the guts to fight and fight. He must have wet his pants when he saw blood." A soldier named Zheng Wushan mocked.
"Hahahaha, you look just like you did back then, right?" The others laughed after hearing this, and also laughed at the fact that Zheng Wushan went into battle for the first time, and when the Wuhuan cavalry rushed towards him, he was so frightened that he peed all over his pants. .
"You guys don't want to laugh at me. You were not much better back then. Feng Liu was not much better back then. You peed your crotch yourself." Zheng Wushan was very embarrassed, but he was unwilling to admit defeat. He retorted sarcastically.
"Hey, Chief Wu, how do you think we should deal with this kid? If you ask me to listen to a child and fight, isn't this going to die or what?" Zheng Wushan deliberately changed the topic to avoid embarrassment, so he asked his corps leader Zhang Hu, he is also the eldest among these veterans.
"The captain doesn't know what he's thinking. It's really puzzling to arrange this little boy for us. I also told the two corps commanders about this, and they were also full of complaints. How can we obey a little boy? command."
"In the middle of the week, I also told the two Wutou Liu Mu that they would not listen to this kid's command. Originally, they fought with their heads pinned to their belts. If they let this child take command, they would pick off their own heads and play Cuju. Well." Zhang Hu told his soldiers the opinions of the other two corps commanders.
"Yeah, that's right." Several people agreed.
When Song Xin heard this, he laughed secretly: "So you want to embarrass me."
At this time, I heard Zhang Er say:
"Tou Wu, what should I do if this kid uses military discipline to oppress us? If he doesn't obey orders, he will be beaten with a military stick. If I am beaten badly, how can I sleep with my mother-in-law in the future?"
"Well, I have said this to the other two corps commanders. As long as we pretend to be sick, we will show no mercy to him. He points east, and we go east, just slower. He tells us to charge, and we walk slowly with our weapons. That’s it. We listened to him when he spoke, but we just didn’t take it in. Anyway, we listened to your order, and you didn’t say how fast we wanted to go.” Zhang Hu said proudly. He had a lot of confidence in dealing with the commander he didn’t like. Method.
"Eldest brother still has a way. Let's do it this way. Let's talk to the brothers from the other two groups later, and we must force that kid away."
At this time, ten people came in from outside, and they were soldiers from the other two groups.
The fifteen people were discussing in the small tent. When Song Xin heard this, he already had a plan in mind. He coughed and opened the curtain. The dozen or so people were talking and laughing when they saw a young man come in. They looked at each other and stood up lazily.
He didn't show any courtesy, he just looked at Song Xin listlessly, as if he was sick.
"Brothers, I am the new Chief Song Xin."
"Ahem, I'm in the next week, Captain Zhou."
"Ahem, I'm the corps commander Zhang Hu."
"Ahem, I'm the corps commander Liu Mu."
"Are the three of you feeling uncomfortable?" Song Xin asked curiously when he saw that they were all coughing.
"Yes, the three of us caught the cold occasionally and were keeping warm. Suddenly the tent was opened and the wind blew, and we got sick again. Cough cough cough cough."
Song Xin said a little apologetically: "Ah, Song Xin came in suddenly because I didn't know who was sick. I really can't help it."
Then he asked tentatively: "I have a prescription that can cure wind and cold. Why don't you order someone to get some medicine to drive away the wind and cold?"
He didn't want to conflict with these people, so he just said some soft words and showed concern for them, maybe they would change their minds and stop seeking bad luck for him.
Zhang Hu and others shook their heads quickly, "That's not necessary. I and I are also in the army all year round. We can handle Xiao Fenghan by ourselves. I don't need to worry about it, captain."
"That's right, don't bother me, sir." Several people said with smiles on their faces.
Liu Mu said: "It's just, sir, I've been in this cold weather for a few years and I'm exhausted. I'm afraid I won't be able to charge into the battle with you.".
Song Xin said: "Well, it doesn't matter. We don't need to charge into the battle, just let the other brothers follow."
"Ouch, ouch, I have no strength anymore. I have an unbearable headache." When the other soldiers heard this, they suddenly sat down and started wailing.
"You guys, you bully me for being young, and you don't use some tricks, do you think you can go to heaven?" Song Xin's face changed slightly, and he thought to himself.
Looking at these staggering guys, Song Xinwei raised the corner of his mouth slightly, stepped forward and asked, "Are these brothers also suffering from cold?"
"Yes, you see, we are so weak now that we can't even get water or rice in." A soldier named Zhao Er deliberately held his stomach and groaned in distress, looking sickly.
While he was talking, he moved a broken bowl with rice grains hidden behind his butt.
"Then I want to help you. Song Xin is also a person who has some medical skills and often helps diagnose people at home." After Song Xin finished speaking, regardless of whether they agreed or not, he walked straight over and suddenly pinched Zhang Hu's wrist. wrist.
Zhang Hu wanted to struggle, but he didn't expect that Song Xin's hands were so strong, like an iron pliers, that he couldn't break free. Although he was frightened, he could only let Song Xin hold him. Anyway, he was just pretending, so he didn't believe that this kid could really see anything.
Song Xin pinched Zhang Hu's wrist and listened for his pulse for a while. At the same time, he secretly sent a stream of his own Qi to Zhang Hu's body and stirred it up, causing the seven channels of Qi in Zhang Hu's body to become chaotic.
Then he pretended to be serious and nervous, frowned and asked, "Well, Brother Zhang, do you feel some pain in your upper abdomen, hot head, and some bulging in your cheeks and temples?"
Zhang Hu felt it carefully and found that it was indeed there, so he said: "It is indeed there."
Song Xin thought to himself: "The true energy is disordered, it would be strange if it doesn't hurt!"
At the same time, he immediately stood up in shock and took a few steps back, "Oh no! Not good!!!"
