At noon that day, Xiao Yuan had a feast in the military camp, and then Lu Bolin personally selected five hundred elite soldiers.
These five hundred people are not new recruits. They have all been on the real battlefield, fought against the ghost tribe several times, and have rich experience in facing the enemy.
This is crucial.
According to the military system at that time, five people were appointed as corps commanders, generals with hundreds were called centurions, officers with thousands were called captains of thousands, those who led ten thousand people were captains, and higher up, there were partial generals, deputy generals, etc.
Among these five hundred people, there was a captain named Peng Shuang.
He was very young, about twenty-four or five years old, tall and angular, with a face as sharp as a knife, thick eyebrows and big eyes, giving him a rather heroic air.
At this moment, five hundred soldiers have been assembled on the school field. After Lu Bolin ordered the troops, he turned slightly sideways and looked at Xiao Yuan next to him, and said: "These five hundred soldiers are all elites of our army, and all of them have fought before. How about a tough veteran?"
"It's so good. I will definitely live up to my trust." Xiao Yuan was also full of confidence.
"Okay." After hearing what he said, Lu Bolin nodded.
In fact, he didn't have much hope as to whether Xiao Yuan could open the Moon City Gate, but the bet at the cost of five hundred people was completely acceptable to him.
At this time, Peng Shuang, who was standing in front of the team, also glanced at Xiao Yuan, then clasped his fists towards Lu Bolin and said, "Commander Lu, there is something unknown about the general."
"What's the matter?" After hearing this, Lu Bolin couldn't help but turn his eyes and look at him.
Peng Shuang pointed directly at Xiao Yuan and said straight to the point: "This person is just a soldier, how can he lead the army?"
In terms of military rank, Xiao Yuan is just a small soldier, but now he has to command these five hundred people. It is conceivable that Peng Shuang will not be convinced. Such remarks are also reasonable.
When Lu Bolin heard this, he said: "The night attack on Yuecheng was proposed by Xiao Yuan. In this operation, these five hundred soldiers must also obey his command!"
"But Lu Shuai..." Peng Shuang said anxiously.
"It's nothing, this is a military order!" Lu Bolin interrupted him directly.
Seeing that he had brought out the military order, Peng Shuang suddenly became silent. In the army, military orders are more important than anything else. After taking a deep breath, he clasped his fists again and said in a low voice: "General, I will obey."
As he spoke, he glanced at Xiao Yuan dissatisfied again.
The latter smiled slightly and said nothing. After talking to Lu Bolin some more, he waved his hand and shouted in a serious voice: "Let's go!"
Following his order, five hundred soldiers, all dressed in armor and with swords hanging on their waists, lined up in a long queue.
It would take half a day to reach the dense forest before. On the march, Xiao Yuan also started to say to Peng Shuang: "It seems that you are very dissatisfied with me?"
Peng Shuang was the captain of a thousand men, and Xiao Yuan was the leader of the five hundred men. Therefore, the two of them were walking at the front. After hearing this, Peng Shuang also glanced at Xiao Yuan and let out a cold snort: " Five hundred people want to capture Moon City. I really don’t know whether to call you brave or a madman!"
Hearing this, Xiao Yuan chuckled, and then said deliberately: "So, are you scared?"
"Afraid?" Peng Shuang sneered and said, "I, Peng Shuang, stand upright and have fought against the ghost clan for so long, and I still don't know what fear is!"
Xiao Yuan smiled again. Whether these five hundred people would obey him or not, it didn't matter now. What mattered was that this battle would determine his fate!
You know, he had just escaped from Moon City, and now he had to fight back with 500 people. This kind of decision was made with great determination.
What he didn't know was that Peng Shuang was not a powerful person. At such a young age, he could become a commander of thousands in the army because he was killed on the battlefield!
His personality is also relatively strong, he is the kind of person who is straightforward and shows everything on his face.
There was no talking all the way. After running around all afternoon, the team finally arrived at the dense forest in the evening.
Afterwards, Xiao Yuan started walking along the marks he had made before.
Five hundred people went deep into the dense forest, surrounded by lush trees. When it was almost dark, Peng Shuang became a little impatient and couldn't help but ask: "Where are you taking us?"
Xiao Yuan heard this and looked around. There should be a pool in front of him. Thinking of this, he also raised his hand to signal the team to stop advancing, and then said: "We will be there soon. Let's rest here first."
"What's the point of resting?" Peng Shuang muttered.
"Since it's a night attack, naturally we have to wait until late at night." Xiao Yuan was still smiling. He didn't take Peng Shuang's attitude to heart, which was completely understandable. After all, as a foot soldier, he Soldiers, anyone can have a rebellious mentality, let alone that kind of era.
Lu Bolin had already had a military order and all actions must be obeyed by Xiao Yuan's command. He said to rest where he was, but Peng Shuang had no choice but to act as he said.
As the order was issued, a group of soldiers sat on the ground or leaned against a big tree, took out the dry food they carried with them and started eating.
Peng Shuang glanced around, and soon he discovered a huge fruit tree full of red fruits.
Seeing this, his eyes lit up, and he walked quickly to the big tree, turned sideways, and bumped into it with his arm.
When he hit it, the big tree shook, and the red fruits on the tree also fell one after another.
Peng Shuang was overjoyed when he saw this. He immediately picked up a fruit, wiped it on his clothes and bit into it.
While eating, he shouted: "Come on, come on, take some fruits to eat."
As he shouted, the surrounding soldiers stepped forward and began to pick up the fruits on the ground and eat them.
However, seeing this scene, Xiao Yuan's eyes flashed with shock, because that big tree was as thick as several people's arms!
Secretly saying "How strong", Xiao Yuan walked over without any haste.
"Here." Seeing him coming, Peng Shuang also threw him a piece of fruit.
Xiao Yuan raised his hand to take it, then sat down next to him and said: "I know you look down on me, a little infantry, but these are not important. What is important is that we cannot lose this battle!"
Hearing this, Peng Shuang glanced at him and said truthfully: "I am from a poor family and started as a foot soldier. How could I look down on you? I just think that you are going to capture Yuecheng with five hundred people this time. It's really unreasonable." Let the sacrifice of our brothers be in vain.”
As he spoke, he added: "I'm not afraid of dying in battle, but what about the five hundred brothers in front of me?"
Xiao Yuan understood what he meant and immediately said seriously: "Believe me, although this battle is dangerous, we will definitely succeed!"
