The one hundred copper coins seemed to have just come out of the forge, and they were all glowing with yellow light. On the side facing upward, there were four characters "Huang Song Tong Bao" written on them.
There are no words on the back of Song coins, so it is easy to distinguish the positive and negative!
Before a war, such "divination" has a very heavy impact on military morale!
In ancient times, before going on an expedition, military flags would often break inexplicably, flags would fly away or fall to the ground, lights would go out, or wild animals would appear. These were all omens of great misfortune, and those who forcibly sent out troops might be rejected by their subordinates!
Why are the people under Nong Zhigao so convinced by this action? It's because he used the Buddha statue to do his homework before going out. Everyone thought that they were protected by the gods, so they were very powerful!
If you can't pass this hurdle in your heart, no one will dare to let go in the next battle!
The best thing to do is attack the enemy with your troops and attack your heart!
The news of the signing quickly spread among the army, but most of the people in the Forbidden Army were children of similar families in Bianjing and nearby prefectures and counties. Many of them were related households. They had never seen anything. Many of them I was immediately suspicious.
This routine is actually very simple. Just make a hundred special copper coins on a temporary basis, and make both sides of the copper coins front-facing. In this way, no matter what No matter how you throw it, it will always be heads!
Many people in the Forbidden Army have doubts, but who dares to question Di Qing about the coins at this juncture? It's not like stretching his neck and leaning against someone else's knife.
Di Qing looked at the expressions of these people and naturally knew what they were thinking. He had already prepared his other hand. He asked people to collect the coins and then distributed them for everyone to take a closer look!
Everyone stared at the coins eagerly, but they didn't expect that Di Qing actually wanted to show them the money!
I saw my subordinates bringing a big bag, picked up the Huangsong Nengbao from the ground, put them all into the bag, then walked into the crowd, reached into the money bag, grabbed a handful of coins, and handed them to the sergeant below!
Even Wu Xin was fooled by Di Qing's move! He was the first to grab the coins and looked around. There were four emperors and song tongfu on the big front. Although he was not very literate, he still knew the patterns on the copper coins! Turning it over, it was empty, not even a word!
Wu Xin's eyes widened when he saw it. Seeing Wu Xin's surprise, the officer who collected the money reached into the bag and grabbed another handful, and handed it to Wu Xin again!
It’s still exactly the same!
How can it be!
Wu Xin shouted: "God bless the Song Dynasty, may it be victorious! Victorious!"
Wu Xin has been frightened by such a divination. He has no brain circuit to think about which link is wrong!
The subordinates took Wu Xin's coin and looked at it. The soldier also took out some money from the money bag and showed it to them. The two sides were really different!
This time, the news that Di Qing got a good fortune from divination was like spring thunder exploding in the military camp. The news was so exciting that the original decadent momentum was suddenly reversed!
Di Qing finally took the first step and regained the confidence of the Song Dynasty Forbidden Army. Without this power, even if they have more equipment, weapons and numbers than the Guangyuan Army, it would be difficult to win!
Those one hundred coins must have been specially made, with the four characters Huang Song Tong Bao written on the front and back, but that was not the case with the money shown to Wu Xin and his men later!
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The key lies in the soldier who picked up the money!
Di Qing asked him to take a special bag. There was a hidden compartment inside, and the special coins picked up from the ground were placed in the hidden compartment.
After picking up the special coins on the ground, put them into the bag normally, just in the hidden compartment. When the soldier reaches into the bag to get money, he does not touch the special coins in the hidden compartment, but only takes the normal coins!
This soldier has been told by Di Qing that he must not leak this news. If he hears any leaked news in the army, he will be the first to kill him!
Xiaobing also worked hard to cooperate with Di Qing. The money in his hand was visible to others, and his pockets were opened generously.
Look, everyone saw that there was only a hidden compartment in the pocket, and they reached in and took out the money. Sure enough, what they took out was the same as they thought, they were real coins with one head and one tail!
Everyone only thinks that the agency will focus on money, but they don’t want the agency to focus on pockets!
This hand directly blinded the entire imperial army!
Everyone followed Wu Xin and immediately shouted: "God bless the Song Dynasty, may we win! May we win!"
Wu Xin excitedly invited Di Qing to his military camp. He guessed that there must be something wrong here. If God bless the Song Dynasty, why did he go there in the first place? Could it be Does it still depend on God’s mood?
"Brother, what's going on!"
These words were truly heartfelt, but Di Qing wanted to make this happen, so how could he let him spoil it?
"This is what the general saw, and it was God's will!"
Wu Xin couldn't see what the problem was, and Di Qing refused to say it, so he could only deceive himself and believe this statement!
"Okay! Since God is on our side this time, what should we do next!"
Wu Xin rubbed his hands in excitement and said, "Brother, just go ahead and make the arrangements. I will listen to you in everything. If you point me in the right direction, I will never hit you in the wrong direction!"
Di Qing said: "The general is the leader of the three armies, and he does not dare to overstep his humble position. However, I suggest that the general prepare rations for the army immediately!"
When Wu Xin heard this, he immediately called the army ration officer and asked, "Did you sell the army rations?"
When the grain officer was called over, everyone was confused and didn't know what happened. When Wu Xin asked, his legs went weak and he almost knelt down.
Although the Imperial Guards of the Song Dynasty were the emperor's personal soldiers, as long as Datouqiu Ba was left in charge, there would definitely be some scandals everywhere.
In the army, reselling military rations is already considered a trivial matter. Those who sell weapons, ammunition and armor are the big ones, and there are even those who buy and sell military merit.
It is also common for some people who cannot win a battle to bribe the enemy to make them withdraw their troops, and then kill some good people wherever they want to take credit!
Wu Xin knew at a glance that Di Qing was definitely going to say this. It's just that the grain officer sells grain, and the money must go into his pocket. But now in order to win this battle, he has no choice but to abandon his children to trap wolves!
"Okay, you guys..."
Di Qing quickly stopped Wu Xin. He knew that Wu Xin had misunderstood him!
Wu Xin must have thought that he also wanted to share the money.
When it comes to fighting, being a soldier and a general is the same thing as being in government, neither of which is for money.
Di Qing wanted to cut off his own flesh and give the benefits to him!
"General, stop it. Fortunately, our army's supplies of food and supplies were not destroyed by the Guangyuan Army, and the two lakes in the rear are also intact.
Military rations have been delivered, but now I advise the general to march urgently. These rations are still not convenient enough! "
Not convenient enough?
Didn't Di Qing do it for money? Wu Xin came to his senses and asked: "Brother, just tell me, we can discuss it easily!"
"There are many troops in Guangnan, and there is a lot of moisture and dew in this forest at night. The army rations are prone to mold!"
The frontier troops mostly eat pot helmets, but the Forbidden Army is not an ordinary army. They are not willing to eat the kind of junk food that animals would not eat. They have to cook rice for every meal, eat fresh food, and have salt and meat. Otherwise there will be resentment!
But now in Guangnan, there are no such conditions.
Guangnan is very mountainous. If it rains in an emergency, you will have no choice but to light a fire. Even if you light a fire, it will definitely produce a lot of thick smoke, which will easily reveal your position!
"It takes a lot of time to make meals every time, and it can easily make soldiers sick, so I plan to make some fried beans for the soldiers to eat!"
There is a lot of miasma in the south. Many people have realized this. The temperature difference between morning and evening, parasites in the water, and the moisture in the mountains and forests can easily make people sick. However, it is forbidden to do so I haven’t noticed it since the army was here for a short period of time. During the repair period, problems have slowly appeared!
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Stir-fried beans, what are they?
Wu Xin looked at Di Qing blankly.
Even though he is in the northwest, he is still a senior official in the army. He eats only high-end ingredients in the army, which is different from what ordinary sergeants eat. How could he know such low-level food. .
"This kind of stuff is made of soybeans, green beans and black beans, fried with loess. It won't be a problem for everyone to carry around ten or eight pounds!"
"Fried beans with yellow soil, how can you eat this?"
Di Qing smiled and said, "Of course I can eat it!"
He immediately explained to Wu Xin the use of this loess fried beans!
Soybeans are originally used to treat constipation, and drinking a little cold water can make people have diarrhea. But after frying with loess, the nature of the beans changes from cool to hot. When eaten in the stomach, soldiers can reduce defecation on the road, and there is no need to bring cooks to bury the rice in the stove, and the marching speed can be greatly improved. .
In the weather and terrain like the south, this is the best food and can reduce people from getting sick.
This way of eating originated from the survival skills Di Qing learned from the local people when he was wandering in Xixia!
At that time, food was very scarce, so they had to eat Guanyin soil from time to time in order to survive! Guanyin soil is a bit like loess. If you eat it less, it can stop diarrhea. It is a bit like montmorillonite powder. But if you eat too much, you will be ruined and your stomach will burst.
In order to save food, Di Qing's Guanjing cavalry was fried with soil and beans. After one meal, he would not feel hungry for a day or two, and his physical strength would not be exhausted too quickly.
The only disadvantage of this method is that it can easily lead to dry mouth. The soldiers should prepare some ebony plums. When the mouth is dry, eating ebony plums will produce saliva in the mouth, so that the march will not be delayed!
When Wu Xin heard that he was overjoyed, he immediately started asking people to make preparations. He heard what Di Qing meant. He was preparing for a rapid march, fearing that he was going to Yongzhou!
Wu Xin directly expressed his concerns without beating around the bush.
"We only have more than 10,000 people now, and there are twice as many thieves as us. Can we defeat them?"
"It's precisely because we can't beat him head-on, so we have to use some special methods. Let's prepare the fried beans first. I have to wait for one more thing!"
One thing?
