In front of the Cherry Orchard, the Ming army raised a pile of bonfires and began to bury pots and pans to make food, the Ming army, who had been hungry and cold for most of the day, sat around the blazing bonfire, stretching out their hands to bake the fire for warmth, their eyes staring straight at the gradually boiling broth in the kettle pots, and the corners of the eyes of each one of them couldn’t help but get wet.
They had been starving and cold for most of the day, and finally had a roaring bonfire and hot soup, how could they not be excited.
However, the weather is really too cold, and the human body is not an excellent conductor of heat, especially the Ming army outside is still wearing ice pimple like iron armour, the heat is difficult to pass inside, people around the campfire roast hand, is just hand hot, as for the arm, torso thousand and so on is still cold, especially the shoes in the foot is still cold and insensitive, and the hot hand in stark contrast.
So, there is a Ming army feet cold really can not stand, it took off his shoes, stretched out his feet to roast fire.
There is a study one, there are two study two, the rest of the Ming army see, also have followed suit to bake feet.
These days people’s hygiene habits are not very good, wash your feet every day is a noble family will do things, the poor people ten days and a half months to wash their feet are normal, and even more than a month to wash a back is not something rare. ”
Ming army feet are basically comparable to salted fish and stinky tofu.
At once, each of the dancing fires began to emit a strong smell of salted fish wu tofu, which covered the smell of the broth.
In a crowd of generals surrounded by Hu Zongxian noticed a lot of Ming troops took off their shoes to bake the fire, could not help but frowned, turned his head to Zhenwei Battalion’s commander-in-chief Zhang Daren, dissatisfied: “Zhang Daren, but also quickly make people serious about the military discipline, such a look, what is the state of the art, if the Japanese are attacking, how can you fight with bare feet?”
Hu Zongxian Zhenwei battalion and other Beijing battalion will be very disappointed, these years Beijing battalion is really more and more deserted, this is still the elite of the army, the military discipline is rotten to this, compared to the same place as the big border army are far worse ……
Zhang Daoren heard, a bitter smile back: “Lord Hu, the army should be relaxed, this weather is really too cold, soldiers after all flesh and blood, is also frozen can not carry, take off shoes baking fire, is also a last resort, if too harsh, these words are not literate ** afraid of easy internal strife and change ….Now the extermination of the Japanese is the first priority, these minutiae, or do not be demanding.”
Hu Zongxian did not make a sound, squinting his eyes slowly stretches the whole army, will every general’s expression are in the eyes, see Hu Zongxian eyes swept to, generals some nervous, some dissatisfied, some indignant, some drumming …….
Hu Zongxian slightly narrowed his eyes, it seems that what Zhang said is not too exaggerated, if it is forced to rectify the military discipline, these can not even tolerate freezing and starvation ** afraid of the possibility of change.
In addition, morale can be drummed not discouraged. If it is forced to order discipline, just not easy to inspire the morale, I’m afraid it will be a flurry.
Thinking of relying on them to exterminate the Japanese, Hu Zongxian finally sighed and spoke quietly: “It is not that I am harsh on the generals, but this is a very special time, the Japanese of Shangyu will come at any time, and if we can’t be ready for battle at any time, I’m afraid that it will be easy to be taken advantage of by the Japanese!Yingtian has been the imperial capital for hundreds of years, so we cannot afford to be careless!The dirty scourge of the Japanese pirates cannot be found under the city of Yingtian, or else a great disaster will come in an instant!The blame camp such a situation …..Hey, just, then, as Lord Zhang said, relaxation is moderate ……However, although there is a degree of relaxation, but there is also a loose, but also please Lord Zhang ordered his generals, the soldiers will be divided into two groups, one group to rest and eat, a group of soldiers to hold guard duty, to prevent the Japanese raid. In addition, send three teams of scouts to the east, west, and south to scout, and make sure to scout every blade of grass and tree in a ten-mile radius, without the slightest slackness.”
“Ta-Jen Hu, don’t worry, this is an extraordinary time, I have been in the army for many years, how could I not know what’s important, I will definitely teach my soldiers well, and won’t give the Japanese an opportunity to take advantage of it. In addition, I have already sent out three scouts, counting the time, they will be back soon.”
See Hu Zongxian adopted his own suggestions, Zhang Daoren could not help but reveal a smile, face chest chest back.
Finally proved that you are not the generation of wine bags and rice bags ……
Hearing that Lord Zhang had already sent out three scouts, Hu Zongxian’s face also revealed a rare smile and praised, “Lord Zhang is worthy of a general’s family!This time, we will have to rely more on Lord Zhang for the extermination of the Japanese in Shangyu.”
“Ta-Jen Hu is too polite, eliminating the Japanese invaders, serving the Emperor at the top, and eliminating the harm to the people at the bottom, is my job, and I will do my best. This time, if the Japanese invaders don’t come, so be it, if they come, I will let them die without a burial place!”
When Daren Zhang heard Hu Zong Xian’s praise, the smile on his face became even more victorious, he patted his chest’s bright silver fish scale armour with force, emitting a thumping sound, and said impassionedly, with a face of confidence.
“Good!”Hu Zongxian praised once again.
Instantly, the smile on Lord Zhang’s face grew even wider as he waved his hand and beckoned the four vice generals under him, softly arranging the orders down. The two vice generals in turn summoned the generals and colonels under their command and conveyed the orders down through the layers.
In a short while, the order in the camp improved, the soldiers taking off their shoes and roasting on the fire obviously reduced by a small half, and the soldiers holding arms on guard also increased a lot.
Seeing that the discipline in the camp has improved a lot, Hu Zongxian’s face looked much better again.
After about another tea time, more than ten scouts darted in and came to report the news to Hu Zongxian, Lord Zhang and the others, “Your Honour, within ten miles to the south, there is no sign of the Japanese invaders!”
“Ten miles ahead, what is the general situation now?Can there be any blunders discrepancies or anomalies in the villages within ten miles?……”
Hu Zongxian carefully asked a few more questions, the scouts also reported back one by one, Hu Zongxian nodded slightly after listening.
The scouts answered in detail, it can be seen, they did dutifully probe, the southern ten miles indeed no Japanese traces, ten miles within the village and town have not encountered the Japanese, and there is no abnormality.
Soon, the scouts from the east and west directions also came back one after another, and they all reported that they did not find any traces of Japanese invaders in their respective directions.
Hu Zongxian also asked a few questions, confirming that the scouts in both directions had carefully probed, and indeed there were no traces of Japanese invaders, and the villages and towns within ten miles had also not encountered any Japanese invaders, and there were no anomalies as well.
The Japanese have disappeared! Where did they go?
Hu Zongxian slightly frowned, this situation is a bit strange, why there is no trace of Japanese invaders?
This is very wrong.
To say that the Japanese gave up attacking Yingtian, he did not believe it, this group of Japanese bold, Fang won in Jiangning, it is impossible to give up attacking Yingtian! The Japanese are not the only ones who have been attacking Yingtian, but they are the only ones who have been attacking the city of Yingtian!
Hu Zongxian fell into deep thought.
