"Let's do it again." Liu Xieyang raised his hand. "We will eat after this time."
"Wei!" Wang Chang and another Huben servant responded and ran down the hillside.
The moment they turned around, both of them showed painful expressions at the same time.
They had already run this uphill stretch of about a hundred steps more than a dozen times. Their legs were as heavy as lead, but they didn't dare to have any opinions.
Because the emperor also ran with him before, but his body was too weak and he was eliminated the third time.
They were the two who persisted until the end.
This run was harder than any other run, and every step was a torment.
By the time they reached the finish line, they could no longer stand still and just wanted to sit down on the ground, or simply lie down on the ground.
"If I ask you to attack them now, do you have any chance of winning?" Liu Xie said to the two young soldiers huddled together.
The two teenagers looked at each other and stepped forward. One held a sword and a shield in front, and the other held a spear in the back. They attacked Wang Chang first. In normal times, Wang Chang would not have attacked these two half-year-old children.
He took it seriously. But now, his physical strength was exhausted. Although he tried his best to raise the shield in his hand, his feet could not move out.
The two teenagers cooperated with each other and defeated them easily, symbolically wiping their necks with the sword.
"Your Majesty, it's very easy." A young man said proudly.
Liu Xie turned around, looked at a group of thin soldiers and said: "Look, no matter how strong you are, if you climb a hill like this ten times in a row, you will be so tired that you can't even handle a child. You are all adults."
As long as your heart is not panicked and your hands are not soft, you will definitely be able to cope with it."
The soldiers nodded repeatedly, full of confidence.
These were the weak ones selected from Dong Cheng's army. Dong Cheng originally arranged for them to do some work such as transporting ordnance and wounded soldiers, but Liu Xie felt that Dong Cheng's troops were too few and he wanted to use every soldier as much as possible.
, specially arranged such a demonstration.
In order for them to go into battle to kill the enemy, the first step is to remove their fear of the Xiliang soldiers.
At the beginning, Wang Chang and others could easily defeat these thin soldiers with almost one against ten, but after letting them run a few times, less than half of them could win easily. After ten times, even the thinnest boy
Soldiers can also defeat the strongest Wang Chang.
A living example was before their eyes, and everyone got rid of their fear and saw the hope of revenge.
They were singled out because they all had the tragic experience of having their relatives killed and their homes burned down by Xiliang people. If they were given a chance to take revenge, most of them would be willing to give it a try.
Liu Xie assured them that he would only let them serve as a reserve team to give the main force a chance to replenish their strength and would not let them make unnecessary sacrifices.
Such things are commonplace for many generals, which can not only consume the opponent's physical strength, but also reduce food consumption. For Dong Cheng, no one would believe it, but Liu Xie is the emperor and speaks gold. His personal promises are also
A certain degree of credibility.
"You have worked hard, go and eat." Liu Xie said to Wang Chang and others: "Add one liter of wine to each person, and rest for half an hour."
Wang Chang and others, who were as tired as dead dogs just now, suddenly came back to life with full health, jumped up, thanked them loudly, and rushed towards the dining camp.
Those Huben servants who were lazy and afraid of being tired and refused to participate in the drill looked at each other with jealousy.
It doesn't matter if you rest for half an hour more, but a liter of wine is too rare. After eating wheat rice with His Majesty for a few days, you can feel like a bird is in your mouth. If you can drink a few sips of wine, it will be so comfortable.
Unfortunately, this opportunity was missed.
"Your Majesty, it's time to eat." Dong Wan reminded.
"I'm not in a hurry. I won't be too late to eat after they all finish eating."
Dong Wan said "Oh" and said nothing more. Ever since Liu Xie arrived in the camp, he has formed an unwritten habit of not only eating rough wheat rice with ordinary soldiers, but also eating it last. As long as one soldier returns
If he doesn't eat, he won't eat.
As a nobleman, Dong Wan could only accompany him, while watching the soldiers eat, holding his growling stomach, thinking about the discomfort when the wheat rice slipped down his throat, hesitating whether to apply to go back to the imperial camp.
Although there is only one meal a day in the imperial camp, it should be more refined and not so difficult to swallow.
Liu Xie saw it and couldn't bear it, but he could only pretend not to see it.
In order to gain the support of the soldiers and go all out in the next battle, he had to set an example.
Even if it’s just a show, you have to keep the show till the end.
This is related to whether he can gain a firm foothold in the army, whether he can restore the dignity of the court, and whether he can convince everyone - including Jia Xu - that he is the son of destiny and the leader of ZTE.
If you don't succeed, you will become a benevolent person.
"Your Majesty, look." Wang Yue suddenly stretched out his hand and pointed in the distance and shouted in a low voice.
Liu Xie turned around and saw two cavalrymen on the horizon, their horses leaping into the air and raising two plumes of smoke.
After a while, the cavalry rushed down the slope. Before their horses could stop, they jumped off their horses and rushed forward a few steps. One fell down in the loess and struggled for several times without getting up. The other stumbled and ran up the hillside.
.
"Your Majesty..." The cavalryman panted and pointed into the distance. "Fly... the Flying Bear Army is coming."
"How many troops are there in total?"
"There are more than 2,000 cavalry and about 3,000 infantry. The generals commanding the troops are all named Li. It is not clear whether they are Li Shi."
Liu Xie nodded and ordered his men to spread out the map. The cavalry pointed out the location of the Flying Bear Army on the map, which was about ten miles away from Guo Si's camp.
"Did you take on the enemy?"
"No, we will remember His Majesty's instructions and try not to come into contact with them as much as possible." The cavalryman raised his sleeves and wiped his face, and the loess moistened with sweat was pulled out. "They shot a few arrows from a distance.
But we all have armor for self-defense, so we won’t get in the way.”
"Okay, let's go get something to eat."
"Wei!" the cavalryman responded excitedly, and went to eat with his companions who had just climbed the hillside.
Liu Xie stipulated that scouts consume a lot of physical energy. Every time they get useful information, they can get an extra piece of food. If they get important information, they can also earn a reward for their family, usually a bowl of wheat rice.
People who have never been hungry don't know how precious food is. Most of these people have experienced starvation. Some of them have even eaten people, or almost been eaten by people. They cherish this opportunity very much and do everything they can to find out the information.
For this reason, Liu Xie had to repeatedly instruct them not to get too close to the Xiliang Army's camp, let alone easily come into contact with the Xiliang Rangers, to avoid unnecessary casualties.
Despite this, some people still take risks in order to get useful information, and casualties are reported almost daily.
But no one complained, it was all of their own free will.
From noon to evening, more than a dozen pieces of news came in successively, and the atmosphere gradually became tense.
Liu Xie ordered that all battalion drills end and the entire army shift to actual combat status.