Chapter seven hundred and eighty eighth Hui Shi accompanying the army
In the Western Region, Chen Ping watched with his own eyes as hundreds of civilians pulled the last hundred carts of grain and grass into the camp outside the city, and he suddenly breathed a sigh of relief.
It took half a month to finally assemble the first batch of supplies for the Western Expedition Army.
In the past half month, Chen Ping has been very busy.
There was no way. When he first pulled the supplies from the Qin State's treasury, Lin Ze deliberately had people disperse the supplies and store them in various places in order to avoid the same situation as the Qin State. That's why it was so troublesome to assemble them.
However, it is a little more troublesome to assemble the first batch of supplies.
The second and third batches were placed on the marching route of the Western Expedition Army. When Han Xin led the army, he could just take them.
There are three batches in total, enough for 250,000 people to enter the eastern provinces of the Byzantine Empire during the time and journey, and there will be no further ones.
It was impossible for Lin Ze to transport supplies to the Western Expedition Army across thousands of miles. Fighting to support war was the inevitable path for the Western Expedition Army.
If they fail in the first battle and cannot obtain food and grass in a short period of time, the Western Expedition army will face disaster.
Of course, there is no way if this happens, unless Zhuang Zhou dies.
Zhuang Zhou, as a strong man in the third realm of heaven and human beings, would not die so easily.
As soon as the supplies were in place, Han Xin and Chen Ping entered the palace hand in hand and reported to Lin Ze about the military expedition.
Han Xin said it was because he had been waiting for a while, and now everything was ready and all he needed was the east wind, so he didn't want to delay it any longer.
Chen Ping's reason was that if the army stayed for a few more days, he would have to bring in a batch of food and grass from other places.
Everything that needed to be explained was done, and Han Xin was no ordinary person, so Lin Ze said casually: "Early tomorrow morning, an altar will be set up to worship the sky, and the army will officially set off."
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Early the next morning, a new altar appeared outside Loulan City.
This altar, which is three feet high, was also designed by Zhuang Zhou himself and was built by the former Shaofu.
Lin Ze stepped onto the altar, glanced at the dark cloudy sky, and a satisfied smile appeared on his face. This was the effect he wanted.
Then, in front of an army of 250,000 people, Lin Ze read a eloquent memorial poem of several thousand words.
"Please God bless you."
When he read the last four words, Lin Ze remained calm and let out a burst of power from heaven and earth, reaching straight into the sky.
I saw that the dark clouds that originally covered the sky and the sun suddenly began to boil, as if they had been evaporated, disappearing bit by bit.
Without the obstruction of dark clouds, the golden sunshine naturally fell from the sky and fell on the army, giving people an inexplicable warmth.
Some generals who reacted quickly shouted in a hissing voice: "God bless Western Qin, if the clouds clear and the sun appears, Western Qin will win."
These words immediately resonated with the other soldiers, and overwhelming shouts rang out from the scene.
"Western Qin will definitely win."
"We must win, we must win, we must win."
When Lin Ze saw this scene, a knowing smile appeared on his face. It was this kind of belief that he wanted.
For some reason, since Lin Ze opened an altar to worship heaven and earth and established the Western Qin Dynasty, he became more and more fond of this inspiring method.
After several cheers, Lin Ze stretched out his hand and pressed it down slightly, and the place suddenly fell into silence.
Lin Ze looked serious and asked loudly: "Do you know where we are going to fight? Why are we fighting?"
There were more than 200,000 soldiers present, but they looked directly at Lin Ze and no one answered.
Lin Ze disagreed and shouted loudly: "Do you want to be granted the title of marquis, prime minister, wife and son?"
When asked the second time, someone couldn't help but reply: "I think".
Lin Ze immediately responded: "That's good."
Then Lin Ze pointed to the west and said loudly: "Six thousand miles to the west, there is a land that stretches eight thousand miles across. There are tens of millions of people living on the land. Go and conquer them. Your military exploits will be enough to make tens of thousands of princes.
Are you excited?"
Tens of thousands of village princes?
The soldiers present suddenly took a breath of cold air, with the image of the feudal prince floating in their minds, and they actually forgot to answer this question.
Han Xin, standing on one side, quickly responded loudly: "My heart is beating."
Someone came back to his senses and immediately shouted: "Heartbeat."
Lin Ze immediately replied: "As long as your heart is moved, I will pass on the order of Gu and the whole army will set off."
"The king has an order, and the whole army will set out."
Han Xin followed up and headed west, leading the way.
The 250,000-strong army was ordered to stop, and they instantly changed direction and followed.
Watching the army gradually disappearing, Lin Ze saluted Zhuang Zhou beside him: "Brother, please pay more attention to ensure that this matter goes smoothly. Please."
Zhuang Zhou smiled heartily and said: "Junior brother, there is no need to worry. I will be here for you to have peace of mind about the Western Expedition."
"Senior Brother, what you are worried about here instead is that Senior Brother is gone, and you are alone with tens of thousands of troops. In addition to guarding this land in the Western Region, you also have to find ways to fight for the destiny. I am afraid it will be difficult to support you alone."
Hui Shi on the side looked dissatisfied and said: "Zhuang Zhou, with me by my side, how can I be alone?"
Zhuang Zhou said with a look of disdain on his face: "You are not even qualified to go out to the far west to deal with some heavenly beings who only know how to escape."
"You are fighting for destiny, but you have to fight with Buddhism and Confucianism. How can you help?"
Hui Shi gritted his teeth slightly when he heard this and said, "Zhuang Zhou, do you look down on me?"
Zhuang Zhouyi said with a serious face: "No, no, no, senior brother, I don't mean to look down on you, but you are really not capable enough to make people feel reassured."
"Otherwise, why would I, senior brother, need to go out to conquer the Far West?"
Hui Shi finally couldn't help but burst out: "Isn't it just to go to the far west? If you can do it, I can do it. You don't have to go, I will go."
Zhuang Zhou shook his head slightly and said: "There is no need to show off, just stay in the Western Regions. Senior brother will leave now."
After saying this, Zhuang Zhou took advantage of the wind and took off, intending to follow the army.
Unexpectedly, Hui Shi reacted a little faster than Zhuang Zhou. He actually passed Zhuang Zhou and came to Han Xin. He said in a deep voice: "General Han, in this western expedition, a poor man will protect the army."
"Don't worry, Pindao is not as strong as Zhuang Zhou, and he will be able to protect the army."
Han Xin looked surprised and looked back at Lin Ze.
Lin Ze saw Han Xin turn around and waved his hand, indicating that he didn't need to worry about it and just let nature take its course.
For Lin Ze, as long as he can protect the army, the entire army will not be annihilated. There is essentially no difference whether Zhuang Zhou follows the army or Hui Shi follows the army.
Hui Shi expressed that he was quite satisfied with Lin Ze's reaction. This junior brother was not as annoying as Zhuang Zhou and looked down upon him.
From an angle that Hui Shi couldn't see, Zhuang Zhou landed next to Lin Ze and laughed silently: "Junior brother cooperated well."
Lin Ze rolled his eyes and said, "That's because senior brother acted well, it's all thanks to senior brother."
Zhuang Zhou laughed when he heard this.
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Half an hour later, Hui Shi, who had been standing guard next to the Western Expeditionary Army and was exposed to the wind and sun, suddenly felt enlightened. He turned around and looked in the direction of Loulan, gritting his teeth: "Zhuang Zhou, you bastard."