Unaware of Wu Chengsi's emotion, Han Cheng saw some suspicious-looking black spots in the bowls of many soldiers. He thought Wu Chengsi had changed his mind and suggested, "Master, why don't we go out to eat."
Wu Chengsi shook his head and said in a deep voice: "Guard Han, do you know? Not long ago, I thought about being a free man in a prosperous dynasty. However, when I saw them, I realized that this prosperous age did not fall from the sky.
What came down was supported by them!”
Han Cheng was taken aback, remained silent for a moment, and said in a low voice: "I am willing to support this prosperous age, and I will have no regrets even if I have to sacrifice my life."
Wu Chengsi turned to look at him and saw that he had no expression on his face as usual, only his eyes were shining. He patted his arm and said, "Let's join in!"
The two came to the back of a food team and formed a long queue. Wu Chengsi patted the shoulder of the soldier in front and said with a smile: "Hello, brother!"
The man was a man in his thirties, with thick eyebrows and a broad nose, and was extremely majestic.
"Hey, who are you? You are so cunning, why has An Lao Niu never seen you?" the soldier asked in confusion.
Wu Chengsi took out Wang Wenjie's official certificate and said with a smile: "I am a friend of Colonel Wang. May I ask what your surname is?"
"The nunnery's name is Niu Yong."
"Brother Niu, how is the food in the army lately?"
"Except for the end of the month, it's all rice porridge and steamed buns. What do you think?" Niu Yong said angrily.
"Is it different at the end of the month?"
Niu Yong thought he was a relative of Wang Wenjie who had been drafted into the army to gain military merit because he was going to fight. He licked his lips and said, "There will be meat to eat at the end of the month!"
"That's not bad!" Wu Chengsi smiled.
"That's not bad!" Niu Yong glared and said, "Damn it, Zuo Weiwei across from him can eat meat once every ten days! He can eat meat twice a month more than us!"
Wu Chengsi frowned: "How could this be? Are the meals for each guard different?"
Niu Yong snorted and said: "Originally they are all the same, but our Zuo Wuwei has been missing a general in recent years, and General Xiao has no words in the Ministry of War. Those bastards found an excuse to detain us.
meat!"
Wu Chengsi smiled and said: "Didn't our Zuo Wuwei have a new general? I think it will be different after he comes!"
"It's different!" Niu Yong said angrily: "Didn't you see at the general station just now? The new general is a young man in his twenties. He picked dozens of brothers to walk their dogs. How can he have such a good performance?
What hope?"
Wu Chengsi's smile gradually stiffened.
At this moment, a soldier in front of Niu Yong said without looking back: "Niu Yong, if you don't understand, don't talk nonsense. The new general is here to inspect everyone. Didn't you see "Mrs. Xiong" being driven out by him?
Are you at the military camp?"
Niu Yong snorted: "Wang Baoshan, didn't you just run first and get a few compliments from the new general? Don't get carried away. If I run too, you will only be ranked second!"
"Fuck you, apart from bragging that you are better than me, what else can you do to compare with me?"
Wu Chengsi thought. Could it be that the soldier in front of Niu Yong was the soldier who ran first just now? Ah, yes, Wang Wenjie was from Liu Shenli's department, so he couldn't be wrong.
At this time, a sergeant behind Wu Chengsi intervened: "I heard that the new general is the nephew of the queen. If this is true, maybe everyone's food can be restored to what it was before!"
Niu Yong groaned and said: "It's not that easy. Even if he is the queen's nephew, he is too young after all and may not be able to speak well."
In this way, everyone discussed the new general one by one. Wu Chengsi listened with a smile. Except for Niu Yong, everyone else's evaluation of him was quite positive.
Soon, Wang Baoshan in front of Niu Yong had packed his meal. When he turned around, he suddenly saw Wu Chengsi in the team and exclaimed: "Wu, General Wu! Why are you here!"
When everyone heard this, they all looked at Wu Chengsi. Niu Yong's eyes were as wide as a bull's eyes!
Wu Chengsi looked at him with a smile.
Niu Yongmeng blinked a few times, then suddenly yelled and ran away in the distance.
After running for a while, he ran back again, fell to his knees on the ground, and burst into tears and said: "General, there is a sixty-year-old mother in my house and a six-year-old child at my house. General, please spare me!"
"Okay, get up, I didn't say I wanted to punish you!"
Niu Yong looked up and saw Wu Chengsi's gentle expression. He stood up and said with a smile, "General, why are you here to eat?"
"I just want to see how your food is. Don't worry, I will solve the problem of eating meat for you." Wu Chengsi said slowly.
Niu Yong clapped his hands and said loudly: "Brothers, Lao Niu, I always hear people say that General Cheng Wuting of the Youwu Guards eats and lives with the soldiers. He is a good general. But in my opinion, our General Wu is better than General Cheng
It’s better, don’t you think so?”
All the soldiers echoed in unison.
"Isn't it true? With our general, our brothers will never suffer losses again!" said an old soldier, Youzi.
"General, I also want to eat meat three times a day!" A recruit drooled.
"General, you have to lead us to fight against the Koreans this time. Our Zuowuwei haven't fought in a few years, and everyone wants to get more credit!"
The soldiers were all excited because of Wu Chengsi's arrival. Seeing that they were about to surround him, Wu Chengsi hurriedly said: "Go and do your own thing and eat quickly. There is training in the afternoon!"
Niu Yong's eyes widened and he yelled: "Didn't you hear what the general said? Everyone is going to eat their own food, and the general is still cooking!" After saying that, he got out of his position and said with an apologetic smile: "General, you fight first.
"
Wu Chengsi said angrily: "I'm talking about you too, I'm just here to see how your food is going. If you keep talking nonsense, I will leave immediately!"
Niu Yong responded repeatedly.
Wang Baoshan snorted: "General, don't look at this boy Niu Yong who looks honest and honest. In fact, he is very sinister. He knows how to flatter Captain Wang all day long and loves to speak ill of others behind his back!"
"It looks similar to me." Wu Chengsi said with a faint smile.
Niu Yong glared at Wang Baoshan, who curled his lips and glared back at him with disdain.
Wu Chengsi thought for a while and asked: "We are going to go to war tomorrow, are you all afraid?"
Niu Yong patted his chest and said: "General, you are looking down on our Zuowuwei officers. Lao Niu dares to guarantee that the whole army is eager to beat those Goryeo bastards. Who is afraid of them!"
Wang Baoshan nodded when he heard this and said: "Lao Niu is right. You are not even afraid of the Tibetans and Turks, so how can you be afraid of the Koreans?"
Wu Chengsi's heart moved: "It seems that in the hearts of ordinary soldiers in the Tang Dynasty, Tibet and Turks are the biggest enemies." He nodded and said: "They are all good, but let me tell you, my general's training in the future will be better than before.
It’s hard work, you’d better be mentally prepared!”
Niu Yong shouted: "As long as An Lao Niu can eat meat three times a month, I won't be afraid no matter how hard it is or how tiring it is!"
Wang Baoshan glared at him and said seriously: "The general is training us in the hope that we will have more chances to survive on the battlefield in the future. There is no bargaining!"
Wu Chengsi smiled and said: "Wang Baoshan, what position do you currently hold?"
"My subordinate is the leader of the sixth group of the third team!" Wang Baoshan said with his chest raised.
Niu Yong said hurriedly: "General, I am the second group leader of the sixth team!"
Wu Chengsi nodded, turned and left the team.
Niu Yong was surprised and said: "General, aren't you here to eat?"
Wu Chengsi turned his back, waved his hand and said, "I'm going to the Ministry of War. Please ask Brother Huotou to leave a meal for me and Guard Han."
Niu Yong stared blankly at his figure disappearing, and suddenly shouted: "Old Chen, get the general's share of food ready first, so as not to run out of food later."
The fire-headed soldier snorted coldly: "To put it bluntly, I know that I will not miss the general's share."
As he spoke, he scooped out two bowls of thick porridge, put two more steamed buns on each, and covered them with a clean white cloth to prevent mosquitoes from climbing up.
Wu Chengsi came back not long after he left. The Ministry of War now has former minister Le Sihui acting as minister. He had visited Wu Chengsi on Li Jingxuan's order and he was Li Jingxuan's man.
With Wu Chengsi's current status and his relationship with Li Jingxuan, even if he didn't come, Le Sihui would never dare to deduct supplies from Zuo Wujun.
Soon, Wu Chengsi returned to Wang Wenjie's camp and had a lively big pot meal with a group of soldiers.
Through chatting with the soldiers, Wu Chengsi discovered that among the ordinary soldiers in the Tang Dynasty, the most respected general was Su Dingfang, followed by Xue Rengui and Liu Rengui.
Li Ji's influence in the army is not as good as the above three.