inspire-indiana Chapter 550 Gathering the morale of the army
Chapter 550 Gathering the morale of the army
"I'm strict with you during training so that you can survive better on the battlefield. Privately, you just treat me as a friend."
Many soldiers couldn't help but feel a little moved when they heard this. Although Xiao Tiansheng said polite words, they still made the relationship closer.
Looking at Xiao Tiansheng again, it seems...not so unpleasant.
Lin Xiaofan also understood Xiao Tiansheng's plan and said:
"Eat together quickly."
With the permission of the two generals, many soldiers sat back down and began to eat, although they were a little nervous. It's a waste of money if you don't eat such good food.
However, some people never moved their chopsticks, looking restless. After a day of training, they were all very tired and wanted to have a good meal.
But thinking that he was going to resign from the city guard position, he couldn't bear to eat it.
"Brother Zhao, eat quickly! If you miss this time, you may never be able to eat such a good meal in your life."
Seeing that the person next to him was reluctant to move his chopsticks, a thin soldier picked up a piece of meat and put it into the person next to him in his bowl.
Hearing this, the bitter smile on Zhao Fu's face became even worse, and he put the meat back into Zhang Qiang's bowl:
"you eat."
Seeing this, Zhang Qiang was a little confused, why didn't he eat so much meat?
Zhao Fu thought for a while and finally told the story.
"Qiangzi, you know that I have an eighty-year-old mother and three children, all of whom are still young. If I die, I'm afraid they will have no one to take care of them. Even if the court pays some pension, I'm afraid it won't be enough for them. "Grown up."
Another thing is that he is afraid of death. He has an old man and a young man, and his family is perfect. The family's business is not small, so he can still live well even if he doesn't have this job.
It is also because of this that he is unwilling to fight on the battlefield, no matter how high the treatment is.
After all, once a person dies, nothing is left.
Hearing this, Zhang Qiang also understood that Zhao Fu wanted to resign from the city guard position.
"Brother Zhao, I understand. Thanks to your care in the military camp these years, if I make a contribution, I will never forget you."
Zhang Qiang cupped his hands at Zhao Fu. Thinking of the next battle, he felt fear in his heart, but more importantly, he was excited.
Killing an enemy is twenty taels of silver. Prices in Datang were not high. Twenty taels of silver could feed a family for two or three years and buy a decent village in a remote part of the city.
His family was in dire straits and needed the money.
If you kill three people, you can be promoted to team leader and receive more monthly wages. If you do a good job, you might even get a promotion.
If you kill five people, you can get hundreds of acres of fertile land. With these fields, I can even be a small landowner.
As for killing ten people and becoming a baron, that would be a glorious achievement.
He is only eighteen years old this year, a passionate age, and he feels that he is no worse than anyone else. Thinking of being about to fight on the battlefield, he even felt a little yearning in his heart.
That was an opportunity to honor his ancestors, and it was also his only chance to turn around in his life.
"Qiangzi, you have such a heart, I feel warm in my heart. But Brother Zhao, I still have to give you a warning. There are no eyesight on the battlefield, so you must be careful. Survival is important. If you die, there will be nothing. ”
Zhao Fu saw Qiangzi's face full of fighting spirit and offered some advice.
"Brother Zhao, don't worry, I will act with caution. Brother Zhao, won't you eat some of this food?"
Zhang Qiang asked.
"Forget it, I have to leave. I have no shame in eating this meat and white-flour steamed buns."
Speaking of this, Zhao Fu had a look of guilt on his face. Although Xiao Tiansheng would not blame him, the battle was about to start, and all his comrades were full of fighting spirit, but he was the only one who wanted to retreat, which still made him feel uncomfortable.
Looking at the people around him, everyone was chatting and laughing with each other, eating steamed buns and meat, rubbing shoulders and ready to go to the battlefield at any time, he felt even more guilty.
"Eat some. After all, you have served as a soldier under me for a day. If you don't even care about a meal, how can you tell me so that people won't laugh at me?"
A voice sounded next to him. Turning around, he saw it was Xiao Tiansheng.
"General Xiao, I..."
Zhao Fu didn't know when Xiao Tiansheng arrived. He only knew that Xiao Tiansheng must have heard what he just said.
If Xiao Tiansheng had maintained his stinky face during the day, he could still resign in front of Xiao Tiansheng with peace of mind. But now Xiao Tiansheng looked like a deputy corporal, and he couldn't say anything that came to his mouth.
"I know that you want to resign because you have concerns and have no choice. You don't have to feel guilty about this. However, I asked Lord Xun for this meal, and it was specially prepared for you. You have to finish it before leaving. ”
Xiao Tiansheng's voice was loud, as if he was speaking to everyone.
Hearing this, Zhao Fu took a deep breath and felt even more moved:
"Thank you, General Xiao."
Although he is greedy for life and afraid of death, he is also an emotional person. Xiao Tiansheng was a general of the Tang Dynasty. In terms of official position, he was probably more than ten ranks higher than Zhang Darong, Xun Qie and others.
If it hadn't been for the attack of the Sirius Kingdom this time, I'm afraid they wouldn't have been able to come into contact with a big shot like Xiao Tiansheng in their lifetime. But such a big shot was so close to them. He even lowered his face and asked Lord Xun to prepare this meal for them. How could they not be moved by this?
"Eat quickly. Eat before you leave."
Seeing that his goal was achieved, Xiao Tiansheng had a kind smile on his face.
Lin Xiaofan was thinking thoughtfully on the sidelines. Xiao Tiansheng's operation of slapping a sweet date was surprisingly effective even though it was all staged.
In just one day, plus a little meat and white-flour steamed buns, he successfully gathered the morale of the army.
When we walked out of the camp, it was already dark. The moon is very big tonight, illuminating the road.
Lin Xiaofan rested his head on his hands and said somewhat comfortably:
"Brother Xiao is very clever. He can win over the troops with just a few words."
Xiao Tiansheng spat aside:
"In that case, they are not my soldiers. If they were my soldiers and dared to escape from the battlefield, they would have been punished by military law."
Seeing this, Lin Xiaofan smiled lightly.
Xiao Tiansheng's operation was also based on the overall situation. Even if a person with high military merit and no desire to fight is forced to stay in the city guard, he will only be a hindrance in the fight.
On the contrary, if weapons and armor are given to those who want to make military achievements, the combat effectiveness will actually be higher. And as a result, many team members will change, and it will be much more difficult for those who defect to the enemy to take action.
"Brother Lin, you are not nervous at all when we are facing a powerful enemy."
Seeing Lin Xiaofan looking content, Xiao Tiansheng said.
He didn't know much about Sirius Country. It was uncertain whether the army would massacre the people after entering the city, but he and Lin Xiaofan would most likely be in trouble, or be captured and used as hostages in exchange for favors.
"With only five thousand troops, there is nothing to worry about. Besides, even worrying is useless."
Although Lin Xiaofan was young, the battles he fought were all bad ones, and the situation was much more severe than this. Because of this, compared to Xiao Tiansheng, he was more indifferent.