Ten thousand troops set off from the camp in the northern suburbs. After leaving the camp gate, they headed east and then turned north.
The so-called army of 10,000 does not mean that only 10,000 people set out, but also a vast logistical baggage, as well as a team of civilians transporting food, grass, ordnance.
In fact, there were more civilians than soldiers. The entire army totaled about 20,000 to 30,000 people. The 10,000 army refers to those who could participate in the battle.
The army set out for one day, but could not travel more than a few dozen miles. When it was getting dark, Li Qinzai ordered the entire army to camp near the water, and the cooks buried pots to make rice.
As the commander-in-chief of an army, Li Qinzai does not have to arrange such detailed arrangements personally. The commander-in-chief strategizes in the commander's tent and decides the outcome of a war. Others have to arrange the food, drink and diarrhea of the entire army.
As the deputy general, Wang Fangyi has full authority to handle many trivial matters.
The troops chose a place suitable for both advance and retreat to set up their tents, while the Chinese army pitched their tents in a plum blossom shape around the tent. With the tent as the center, the entire army's tents stretched along the river, stretching for several miles.
Ten miles.
When the tent was set up, the meal was also prepared. Liu Asi brought a meal into the commander's tent, and Li Qinzai came over to take a look.
Of course, the coach's meal is different from that of other soldiers. Li Qinzai's meal consists of two baked pancakes, a bowl of oily broth, a chicken leg, and a small piece of deliciously grilled lamb chops.
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It's not that Li Qinzai is extravagant. As a powerful man, such meals are just his daily routine. Liu Asi knows very well how tricky the Fifth Young Master is. Liu Asi arranged the first meal after setting off today very thoughtfully.
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But Li Qinzai was obviously not very satisfied.
"Do the soldiers also eat so richly?" Li Qinzai asked.
Liu Asi grinned: "How is it possible? Our Tang Dynasty treasury cannot afford to do this. Fifth Young Master is the commander of an army. It is natural for him to eat richly."
Li Qinzai sighed and said: "Of course, the commander of the first army must share the joys and sorrows with the soldiers, and the soldiers will sacrifice their lives during the war. Others are miserable outside eating wild vegetable dumplings, while I am feasting on fish and meat in the commander's tent. Do you think it's appropriate?
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Liu Asi was immediately in awe, clasped his fists and said: "Fifth Young Master loves soldiers as much as his own son, and he has the essence of leading an army. It's the villain's fault. You shouldn't let Fifth Young Master ruin your innocence in the food. This villain
Then throw away the food and replace it with the same food as the soldiers."
As he said this, Liu Asi picked up the food plate and was about to walk out, but suddenly he noticed his arm tightening. He turned around and saw that one of Li Qinzai's hands was holding him tightly.
Liu Asi looked at him puzzled.
Li Qinzai sighed: "You little comrade, how can you be so impulsive in doing things? How can you throw away a good meal and not be afraid of being struck by thunder?"
"Uh, what Fifth Young Master means is..."
"Put down the food. Waste of food will make the sky thunder. Give me the same food as the soldiers. I will go out and take a few bites in front of the soldiers..."
Liu Asi pointed at the sumptuous meal in front of him: "This..."
"Keep this for me. It's very tiring to play the role of sharing the joys and sorrows with the soldiers. This sumptuous meal will be my salary."
Liu Asi still blinked in confusion.
Li Qinzai had no choice but to patiently explain: "As a commander, of course you have to share the joys and sorrows with the soldiers, but the commander of an army has to work hard and his nutrition must keep up. Therefore, when we see people, we eat people's food, and when we see ghosts, we eat ghosts' food. There are two people in front and one behind.
face……"
"Don't let others see me when I'm eating big fish and meat. When it's time to show sharing joys and sorrows, my acting skills will definitely make people cry. Don't waste time on both, do you understand?"
Liu Asi understood and became even more awe-struck: "Fifth Young Master, I am not as good as you in this respect."
"Although this move is a bit teasing, it is both important and established, but there is no conflict between serving the country and supplementing nutrition. After fighting for a lifetime, can't we enjoy it?"
"Well, for the rest of my life..."
"Shut up and bring the same food as the soldiers. I'll go to the soldiers' camps."
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There is a saying that the food of ordinary soldiers is really unpalatable.
Two rice dumplings with wild vegetables and a bowl of soup that smelled like rags. One sip would make you spit out the overnight meal.
If the Li family's cook cooked the food like this, Li Qinzai would probably hang him up to dry it, and then cut off the cook's meat to improve the food.
Li Qinzai couldn't eat it after one bite, and no matter how superb his acting skills were, he couldn't convey the state of feasting.
So Li Qinzai held the wild vegetable rice ball in his hand and got into the soldiers' tent.
Like all the routines of being a commander, when you enter the camp, you will chat about family matters, gossip, and boost morale by the way, and then take a bite of rice dumplings in front of the soldiers to show that the commander shares the joys and sorrows with everyone.
After crawling through about a dozen tents, the rice dumpling in Li Qinzai's hand only suffered a little superficial damage.
I have to say that although the routine of chatting in the tent is old, it is really effective.
These days, people are simple, whether it is acting or showing true feelings, this is what the soldiers do. They just like to see the coach chatting and laughing with them intimately, and then bite a rice ball in front of them. Life is complete. This coach deserves me.
Work hard for him.
Not only that, Li Qinzai was also blessed by a halo. This halo was that he once led six thousand soldiers of the Tang Dynasty to destroy the Japanese country.
This time I went to Japan again, and the king returned. Ten thousand soldiers followed this commander, and once again set foot on the land that he had conquered. It was so bright.
In the camp, many soldiers gathered in a circle, and a bold inspector asked: "General Manager, when you destroyed the Japanese country, was the battle difficult? Did we pay a lot of casualties?"
Li Qinzai looked at him with a smile: "Call General Li, or Marshal Li, and if you call me General Manager, I will kill you."
The soldiers laughed loudly.
Li Qinzai paused and then said: "To be honest, destroying the Japanese country is not as difficult as I thought, thanks to the firearms in the hands of the six thousand soldiers..."
As he spoke, Li Qinzai pointed to the dozens of three-eyed blunderbuss placed on the weapon racks in the camp. At Li Qinzai's insistence, the ten thousand soldiers under his command were armed with a three-eyed blunderbuss, as well as countless gunpowder projectiles and mines, which could carry
He took the firearms with him without any courtesy.
"Don't underestimate the role of firearms on the battlefield. Compared with swords, guns, swords and halberds, firearms have transcended more than one level. Facing enemies with swords, guns, swords and halberds, we can completely crush them. Therefore, you must fully trust the weapons in your hands."
Firearms, they won't let you down."
The soldiers nodded repeatedly. Before the expedition, every soldier was proficient in the use of the three-eyed gun. Moreover, since the three-eyed gun was installed in the Tang army, the soldiers have been training on firearms for two or three years.
It can be said that in terms of marksmanship and proficiency with firearms, these 10,000 soldiers today are much better than the 6,000 soldiers who first landed in Japan.