The Art of War says: One day the enemy will be exhausted, and the one who has passed through the day and night will be mentally exhausted.
After marching continuously for five hours, from noon to night, even the cavalrymen felt sore in their legs, let alone the soldiers. Therefore, the lord Ding Yuan ordered the pots to be buried and the stoves to be started, and the army to camp outside the city to rest for one night and wait for dawn. Break camp and head north.
The village elders and local officials who came to comfort the troops originally wanted to invite the generals into the city, saying that they had prepared a banquet and wanted to show their appreciation.
Ding Yuan just accepted the good idea and said, "Now that the thieves have not been defeated, I have no face to attend the banquet." He declined the invitation tactfully. After all, the war was imminent and the commander was not staying at the Chinese army camp. He took a group of generals into the city to drink and have a banquet. , what is the reason?
Although he despises the Xiongnu and other foreign races, he has not reached this level yet.
Seeing this, the irrelevant people crowded in the camp did not disturb him too much and left.
"Meng Ming, on my behalf, go see all the village elders off."
Since he had military affairs to discuss with Zhang Liao, Ding Yuan had no time to leave. He happened to catch a glimpse of Lu Li standing in the corner and asked him to come out of the camp to see him off.
Firstly, it was to show his respect for the village elders, and secondly, he wanted Lu Li to establish his presence in front of these young and virtuous people and gain a wave of reputation.
"promise!"
Under Song Xian's envious eyes, Lu Li clasped his hands in salute, then opened the curtain and bowed to signal the elder to go first.
Those who are over 100 years old can be awarded the royal staff.
At such an advanced age, he still has the strength to swing around with a nine-foot-long wooden stick. There must be something extraordinary about him.
Fighting spirit.
magic.
The five people in front of me were trembling as they walked. It probably had nothing to do with the former, and most likely had something to do with the latter.
After thinking about this, Lu Li became more respectful and said in a deep voice: "Sir, please."
"Ahem, General, I'll send you my thanks."
After saying that, the old man in the leader glanced at him, and immediately let out a soft sigh, as if he wanted to say something more, but in the end he held back and walked out of the camp with a dove-headed cane.
What's the matter?
Lu Li frowned, especially when he noticed that five centenarians were all staring at him when they passed by, and an inexplicable emotion surged in his heart.
Is there something special about myself?
He turned his attention to the civil servants in Dingxiang County. This group of people seemed to be much more normal. They smiled and bowed their hands to Lu Li, and at the same time, they hurriedly said that they had worked hard.
As for the county citizen representatives, they showed nothing but friendly smiles.
When he thought that he was still leaving the camp, Lu Li could only suppress all the doubts in his heart and silently walked beside the five villagers.
After nightfall, in order to prevent soldiers from wandering around and sneakers sneaking in, each battalion must send people to conduct regular inspections, and there are two methods: walking and sitting guard.
Just after walking a dozen tents, there was a sound of vibrating bowstrings.
Immediately afterwards, a figure walked out of a dark corner where the firelight could not reach.
This is a walking patrol. At this moment, the bow is bent and the arrow is ready. As soon as the fingers are released, the thunder will rise into the sky and wake up the whole army.
Lu Li's expression remained normal, he glanced at the person casually, took out a token from his arms and raised it.
According to regulations, after the military camp is under martial law, those who can normally stay outside can only patrol. If they encounter suspicious people while walking, they will take the initiative to stir the bowstring to make noise. If they encounter someone who is sitting guard, they will tap the spear in their hand three times. In response, it then calls out the password, and if it doesn't match, immediately alerts the user.
"Meet the general."
Whispers came from the corner. The walking man loosened his bow string and breathed a sigh of relief, while nodding and saluting.
Since talking loudly was prohibited during the night ban, Lu Li did not answer and continued to lead the way.
"Meet the general."
"Meet the general."
Along the way, we encountered no less than twenty secret sentries. If they had not taken the initiative to show up, ordinary people would not be aware of their existence. Because of this, the county residents were so frightened that they did not dare to speak out, for fear that a cold arrow would fly out of the darkness and kill them. shoot
It wasn't until everyone left the camp and couldn't see the antler-shaped horses that the atmosphere relaxed slightly.
At the same time, Lu Li, who had been waiting for a long time, turned around and looked at the five village elders intently, wanting to ask for advice, but he didn't know how to speak.
Or maybe you don’t know what to ask.
Because he knew very little about magic.
Searching for souls, changing the celestial phenomena, and forming soldiers by spreading beans. Compared with the generals' openness and coordination, the counselors of this era are obviously more mysterious.
Just as Lu Li was thinking about how to speak, the old man who had once spoken out took the initiative and came slowly with a dove-headed cane. His old voice made people think of dead tree bark:
"I have something to say to the general."
Hearing this, Lu Li was overjoyed and said hurriedly:
"Please give me Gao De's instructions."
Order?
The current scene made him subconsciously think of this word. After all, the ancients were very knowledgeable about divination.
Just like that, under Lu Li's gaze, the old man with almost all his beard took out a bamboo stick from his sleeve robe and kept carving it with a knife.
During this process, another old man smiled at Lu Li and seemed very kind: "What a coincidence, I also have something to say to the general."
"Meng Ming is overjoyed. I hope Gao De will show me."
Lu Li saluted solemnly.
At this moment, he had an illusion that tonight his fortune would turn around and he met the legendary grandfather who gave people opportunities and helped people reach the top of their lives.
After thinking this, Lu Li couldn't help but look at the other three people, as if asking: Don't you have anything to say?
It's a pity that the three villagers who stopped at the same place just shook their heads and said, "We are not good at physiognomy" and said nothing else.
Physiognomy?
Sure enough, I guessed right.
Lu Li was getting more and more excited, but at the same time he was a little worried. What if something bad came out?
Immediately convert to the belief that I have no control over my destiny.
If it is Shangji...
As their thoughts whirled, the two village elders who were good at physiognomy put down their carving knives at the same time and raised their eyes to look at each other, as if they were curious about what the other person wrote on the bamboo stick and whether it was consistent with theirs.
On the side, Lu Li, who was feeling tormented, restrained himself, kept clasping his hands in salute, and waited silently.
However, the two village elders did not communicate with each other. After looking away, they handed over the bamboo sticks engraved with instructions at the same time.
"General, please do not show this to others."
Without waiting for an answer, the two of them turned around and walked into the darkness, like experts from this world.
Lu Li had no time to care about this. He glanced at the bamboo sticks and thought about its meaning.
[Generals should avoid the appearance of death and attach importance to the appearance of blessing]
[A soldier is an ominous weapon. Good things happen to the left, bad things happen to the right]
The literal meaning is easy to understand.
Generals who lead troops in war are most taboo with having a dead look on their faces, so they should choose those who look blessed.
Appearance is more important than anything else?
Not to boast, Lu Li felt that he was a handsome man.
However, being handsome does not mean being blessed.
[The body must be seven feet five inches long, with ears hanging down from the shoulders, hands above the knees, and eyes capable of looking at the ears]
You must look like Uncle Liu Huang to be blessed with good luck.
