In front of the cherry orchard, the Ming army raised piles of bonfires and began to make pots of rice. The Ming army, who had been hungry and cold for most of the day, sat around the blazing bonfire, stretching out their hands to warm themselves, their eyes wide open.
Staring at the gradually boiling broth in the cauldron, the corners of my eyes couldn't help but moisten.
They had been hungry and cold for most of the day, and finally had a blazing campfire 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 when the Ming army wears armor that looks like lumps of ice outside, it is difficult for heat to transfer inside. People warm their hands around the campfire, which means their hands are warm.
That's it, as for the arms and torso, it was still very cold, especially the feet in the shoes were still cold and numb, which was in stark contrast to the warm hands.
So, one Ming soldier couldn't bear the cold feet, so he took off his shoes and stretched out his feet to warm himself by the fire.
One learns from the first, and the second learns from the second. Seeing this, the rest of the Ming army also followed suit and roasted their feet...
People's hygiene habits are not very good these days. Washing feet every day is something only wealthy people do. It is normal for poor people to wash their feet once every ten and a half months. Even washing their feet once every month is not uncommon.
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The feet of the Ming army were basically comparable to salted fish and stinky tofu.
Suddenly, each dance fire began to emit a strong smell of salted fish and Wudoufu, covering up the flavor of the broth.
Hu Zongxian, who was surrounded by generals, noticed that many Ming soldiers took off their shoes to warm themselves by the fire. He frowned and turned to look at Master Zhang, the commander of Zhenwei Battalion. He said dissatisfiedly: "Master Zhang, please hurry up and send someone to the camp."
Serious military discipline, with such an appearance, what kind of decency is it? If Japanese pirates attack, how can you fight with bare feet?"
Hu Zongxian was very disappointed with Zhenwei Camp and other soldiers of the Beijing Camp. The Beijing Camp has become more and more deserted in recent years. This is still an elite in the army, but the military discipline is so rotten that it is far worse than the frontier troops in Datong.
Upon hearing this, Mr. Zhang replied with a wry smile: "Sir Hu, the troops must be relaxed and relaxed. The weather is really too cold. After all, the soldiers are made of flesh and blood and cannot bear the cold. Taking off their shoes to warm themselves by the fire is a last resort.
And for this reason, if we are too harsh, these illiterate people may be prone to internal strife. Now destroying the Japanese is the first priority. It is better not to be harsh on these details."
Hu Zongxian remained silent. He narrowed his eyes and slowly looked at the whole army, taking in the expressions of every soldier. When he saw Hu Zongxian's eyes glancing at him, some of the soldiers were nervous, some were dissatisfied, some were angry, and some were making noises.
Hu Zongxian narrowed his eyes slightly. It seems that what Mr. Zhang said is not too exaggerated. If military discipline is forcibly improved, these people who can't even endure cold and hunger may really change.
In addition, morale must be boosted but not depleted. If military discipline is forcibly improved, the morale that was finally built up will probably plummet.
Thinking of relying on them to exterminate the Japanese pirates, Hu Zongxian finally sighed and said quietly: "It's not that I'm demanding the soldiers, but this is an emergency. The Japanese pirates from Shangyu can attack at any time. If we can't be ready for battle at any time,
I'm afraid it's easy to be taken advantage of by Japanese pirates! Yingtian has been an imperial capital for hundreds of years, and there is no room for mistakes! The disaster of Japanese pirates cannot appear under Yingtian City, otherwise, a catastrophic disaster will come in an instant! The camp is in such a situation, that's all
, then as Mr. Zhang said, there is a certain amount of relaxation. However, although there is a certain amount of relaxation, there is also a certain amount of relaxation. Please also ask Mr. Zhang to order his generals to divide the soldiers into two groups, one group to rest and eat, and the other group to guard the troops.
Be on duty to prevent Japanese pirates from raiding. In addition, send three teams of scouts to the east, west and south to explore. They must explore every plant and tree within ten miles without any slack."
"Don't worry, Mr. Hu, this is an extraordinary period. How can we not know the importance of the army after many years of service? We must discipline the soldiers well and not give the Japanese pirates an opportunity. In addition, the scout has already sent three detachments. Counting the time, he will be back soon."
Seeing that Hu Zongxian adopted his suggestion, Mr. Zhang couldn't help but smile and replied confidently.
Finally proved that you are not a loser
Hearing that Master Zhang had sent out three scouts, Hu Zongxian showed a rare smile on his face and praised, "Master Zhang is worthy of a family of generals! This time to wipe out the Japanese pirates in Shangyu, we need to rely more on Master Zhang."
"Master Hu is too polite. To exterminate the Japanese pirates, to serve the emperor above, and to eliminate harm for the people below, is a matter of one's duty, and I should do my best. If the Japanese pirates don't come this time, I will give in.
They died without a burial!"
When Mr. Zhang heard Hu Zongxian's praise, the smile on his face became even brighter. He patted his bright silver fish scales on his chest vigorously, made a banging sound, and spoke impassionedly, with a confident expression on his face.
"Good!" Hu Zongxian praised again.
Suddenly, Master Zhang's smile became even brighter. He waved to his four lieutenants and quietly arranged the order. The two lieutenants summoned their generals and conveyed the order layer by layer.
After a while, the order in the camp improved. The number of soldiers taking off their shoes to warm themselves by the fire was significantly reduced by less than half, and there were many more soldiers holding weapons on guard.
Seeing that the discipline in the camp had improved a lot, Hu Zongxian's complexion improved a lot.
About tea time passed, more than ten scouts rushed over and reported the news to Hu Zongxian, Mr. Zhang and others, "Tell me, sir, there are no traces of Japanese pirates within ten miles to the south!"
"Ten miles ahead, what is the general situation now? Are there any errors or abnormalities in the villages within ten miles?"
Hu Zongxian asked a few more questions carefully, and the scouts responded to them one by one. After hearing this, Hu Zongxian nodded slightly.
The scouts answered in detail, and it was obvious that they had done their best to investigate. There was indeed no trace of Japanese pirates ten miles south, and no Japanese pirates had been encountered in the villages and towns within ten miles. There was nothing unusual about it.
Soon, the scouts from the east and west directions came back one after another, reporting that no trace of the Japanese pirates had been found in their respective directions.
Hu Zongxian also asked several questions one by one and confirmed that the scouts in both directions had also carefully investigated. There was indeed no trace of Japanese pirates. There were no Japanese pirates in the villages and towns within ten miles, and there were no abnormalities.
The Japanese pirates are gone! Where have they gone?
Hu Zongxian frowned slightly. This situation was a bit strange. Why was there no trace of the Japanese pirates?!
This is very wrong.
He doesn't believe that the Japanese pirates have given up attacking Yingtian. This group of Japanese pirates is so bold that they succeeded in Jiangning. There is no way they will give up attacking Yingtian! Could it be that the Japanese pirates are attacking from the east to the west and deliberately conquering Jiangning to attract our attention here?
, instead they took a detour to other directions to harass Ying Tian?!