There is a saying, "How can there be a quiet time? It's just keeping it in the dark."
Just as the Roman legions spent another peaceful day, the soldiers chatted about how beautiful the country girls in Eastern Europe were. Brother, I just stole an old man's chicken and let's improve it... Such leisurely topics
time.
Hundreds of miles away, on the other side, the Forbidden Army camp of the Tang Dynasty was filled with swords and spears, and swords and halberds stood coldly.
At this moment, the entire army was arranging in order with a cold aura.
Every soldier of the Forbidden Army looked like a tiger with its body crouched down, eyes wide open, and a fierce look.
And Cheng Yaojin stood on the watchtower in front of the camp gate, looking at the wasteland in the distance, his face...
No sadness or joy, as cold as a stone man.
At this moment, the entire army was waiting for Cheng Yaojin's order to move out at any time.
The Imperial Army is ready.
Cheng Yaojin's lecture just now quickly ignited the vigilance of the entire army, and everyone immediately entered a fighting state.
Although, the battle hasn't started yet.
The two armies are still nearly a thousand miles apart.
But for today's Forbidden Army, a thousand miles is just a blink of an eye. Because...
"...We have already traveled through thousands of mountains and rivers..."
"Today, whether we are up or down depends on us!"
The Forbidden Army, the people of the Tang Dynasty, these people on the land of China who never stop fighting and asking questions, have already walked through thousands of miles of swamp and mud?
Compared to hundreds of years of chaos, this mere thousand miles is nothing.
This is something Cheng Yaojin, Li Er, and all the Forbidden Army soldiers tacitly agree on, and there is no need to mention it on weekdays.
And today, since Cheng Yaojin came out and said it...
Although the military order has not yet been spoken, all the soldiers of the Forbidden Army have already awakened in their hearts.
Of course, what Cheng Yaojin is waiting for is...
Replies to letters.
Different from what was recorded in later generations, although Cheng Yaojin, like many military men of this era, was unwelcome to many civil servants - sometimes most civil servants, he did not have any psychological barriers to learning from civil servants.
It's nothing to write a letter and show off your calligraphy.
As for this calligraphy, Cheng Yaojin still worked very hard. A letter can be regarded as the pinnacle of Cheng Yaojin's calligraphy in his life, but——
Of course, being so serious is not for the calligraphy itself.
The instructions Cheng Yaojin received from Li Er before leaving was to seek as much benefit as possible for the people of the Tang Dynasty.
As for the battle itself, the bottom line principle should be maintained - no unknown masters!
Translating into modern Chinese is to ensure that all battles have value and no meaningless fights are fought.
After all, Cheng Yaojin was still a rough guy, so he also asked Li Er what the specific value of "must be valuable" was and how "fame" was calculated. So Li Er also made it clear, of course... it's trade.
Datang will not change its basic business philosophy because of the existence of any foreign country, whether it is facing Rome or anyone else.
You can make profits without using weapons, so of course you can't risk the lives of your subordinates by rushing around.
certainly……
There is no such thing as great strife in the world, because there is always great strife in the world.
If you send me a letter, it will be fine if the other party accepts it.
And if they don't accept it, it's easy, just take it down by force!
At this moment, Cheng Yaojin summoned the entire army to line up for the final mobilization.
After the final mobilization, naturally there will be a sword fight.
And the reason for the final mobilization is naturally...
It was because Cheng Yaojin was, after all, a warrior and a general.
Since you are a general, it is a basic quality to think about defeat before thinking about victory.
Of course Cheng Yaojin understood Li Er's painstaking efforts.
An army is made up of people and materials, materials are everyone's hard work, and troops are everyone's life. You can't mess around. You have to squeeze out every ounce of intelligence to avoid bloodshed.
But if the other party chooses to bleed, then let them bleed back.
but……
It's a bit embarrassing to say.
Cheng Yaojin had already made his decision, and so had fifty thousand simple men who did not have much education but were no longer ignorant and naive.
A long night of waiting...
I have to say that this night of silent patience and waiting is very admirable. The hot-blooded young people finally learned to defend the hot-blooded with cold blood. In a hundred thousand nights, they can wait like poisonous snakes.
, and take action violently when the opportunity comes.
But early the next morning, a strong man came over on a big horse...
He has a European face, an unshaven beard, and for some reason he has a drunken and foolish look...I don't know if it's a local characteristic, but that's what Eastern Europe is like.
And this scene directly prepared the troops to prepare, and activated the passive Imperial Army to stun them.
The confusion of the soldiers was relatively simple. Why was it... just one person?
He came here clearly... Usually when this happens on the battlefield, either the person who is trying to persuade someone to surrender is someone who is surrendering.
But when all the soldiers thought about it, this is a stupid thing. We brothers don't look so unbearable... Are we going to directly persuade them to surrender? Just force them to do so?
What if it wasn't surrender? What did the other side do? The Romans were intimidated by their brothers? That's not right... This time, I heard from above that it wasn't the other side who sent troops first? You jumped like this, and now you suddenly surrender?
Is that... a fake surrender? But the brothers who went to patrol came back from the wilderness last night and didn't see any ambush or anything...
What on earth happened?...
In an instant, tens of thousands of question marks popped up in the entire Tang Army camp. If visualized... it would be quite spectacular.
But Cheng Yaojin's mood was different from that of ordinary soldiers.
Ordinary soldiers have question marks on their foreheads, but Cheng Yaojin, being a naive person, has a series of question marks on his forehead.
What are you playing with...
The key is that Cheng Yaojin has a better view from the watchtower and has a telescope in his hand, so he can see more clearly.
Even the expression on the face of this unconventional small school can be clearly seen.
Take it lightly and be unprepared.
That's the look.
But...how is this possible?
Cheng Yaojin felt that he couldn’t figure it out!
I just can't figure out what the hell I'm playing at.
Persuade to surrender? Surrender? Fake surrender?
But soon, the other party arrived in front of the camp.
At this moment, Cheng Yaojin noticed that the expression of the Roman primary school teacher seemed to be frightened by the formation of the Imperial Guards. The blush on his face, which seemed to be drunk, faded in an instant and turned a little pale.
This makes people even more confused. This does not look like a person in a state of war.
But after opening the envelope...
Cheng Yaojin understood.
It is not surrender, nor is it feigning surrender or persuading surrender.
Or... it could be surrender or feint surrender, persuading surrender!
Because the content of the reply is very simple, the other party...
