The carriages rumbled and the horses rustled. The cold wind was cold and the night was dark. The soldiers who were marching in a hurry reflected a dark cold light. The uniform footsteps of the soldiers who came forward shook the earth and made a dull sound.
After coming out of Jiangning City, the army had been marching rapidly for nearly an hour. At this time, the sergeants who had run for a long time were already showing signs of fatigue. They were holding their spears and breathing heavily while following the army.
, for fear of falling behind and being punished.
Wu Ningyuan, who was riding on the horse, looked at Lu Heng who was running alongside him and couldn't help but curl his lips.
He is indeed a scholar, which is really hypocritical. He just said that the sergeants were straightforward and let them go. But in the blink of an eye, these soldiers were given a long-distance and high-intensity march.
How insidious!
After these dozens of miles, the soldiers were all busy on their way, and not a single one was gossiping.
Seeing that the sergeants were walking heavily and could no longer continue, Wu Ningyuan rode over and was about to tell Lu Heng that it was almost done. Just as he was about to speak, he saw Lu Heng reining in the horse's reins and issuing orders to the person beside him with one hand.
The soldier waved.
"Military advisor!" the ordering soldier said with his fists clasped after riding over.
"Send the order, the whole army rests and reorganizes!" Lu Heng reined in the horse and said to the ordering soldier with a white breath.
"Yes!" The messenger saluted with clasped fists, turned his horse's head, and galloped towards the group behind him.
"The whole army rests! The whole army rests!..."
The messenger galloped all the way, shouting loudly to the exhausted soldiers. The horse raised up clouds of dust and disappeared in the blink of an eye.
After hearing the order to rest, the two thousand sergeants seemed to have heard the sound of nature. They gasped, cursed, and staggered down. They gathered in groups, kneading each other's thighs, and seizing the time.
Resting.
After Lu Heng jumped off his horse, he turned his head, glanced at the group of exhausted sergeants, and smiled lightly.
On the side, Wu Ningyuan came over, took off the kettle from the horse, drank a gulp of water, put his arm on Lu Heng's shoulder, and said in his ear: "You kid, you are really a loser!"
Lu Heng glanced at him, shook his head helplessly and smiled.
"What, did I say something wrong?" Wu Ningyuan was a little surprised. The look in Lu Heng's eyes just now didn't seem to mean he was deliberately trying to mess with these sergeants.
Lu Heng took the water bag in his hand, unscrewed the lid, took a sip, breathed heavily, rubbed his hands, turned around and pointed at the soldiers behind him who were complaining, and said to Wu Ningyuan: "You said, these soldiers
If we go to the northern grasslands and encounter Turkic soldiers, what are their chances of survival?"
Wu Ningyuan was stunned for a moment when he heard this. Then, he was shocked when he saw Lu Heng's helpless look. He stared at Lu Heng's face for a long time, and finally, he sighed deeply, took a step back, and faced Lu Heng.
Heng cupped his fists and said, "I've learned a lesson!"
He has given up military power for a long time and has been idle in Jiangning all day. After decades, to be honest, he has almost forgotten what it was like to lead troops to fight in the past.
Looking at the laziness of the soldiers behind him, he just knew that ten out of ten of the Zhou armies were like this. It was not surprising.
But now he suddenly heard Lu Heng talking about the Turks in the north. He was suddenly startled and broke into a cold sweat. He turned his head and looked at the soldiers lying on the ground, listening to their cowardly screams. A wave of fear suddenly arose in his heart.
Nameless rage.
It's not that he hates these soldiers, but that he, who has been on the battlefield for a long time, knows that if these soldiers reach the grassland, they will already be a pile of corpses.
As a general, the last thing you want to see is for your soldiers to suffer heavy casualties.
"Damn, these weaklings!" Wu Ningyuan won the title of God of War of the Great Zhou Dynasty by daring to fight and fight hard. His iron-blooded skills not only frightened his opponents, but also completely admired his sergeants.
But now, seeing this bunch of trash, Wu Ningyuan, who is used to seeing fierce warriors on the battlefield, how can he not feel angry?
Seeing that Wu Ningyuan's face was ashen and he was holding a whip in his hand, he was about to go over and beat the soldiers. Lu Heng stopped him and scolded him with a smile: "Don't get excited, you are already so old. You are still so angry!"
"I just can't stand these losers complaining all the time!" Wu Ningyuan's face turned livid with anger, and the hand holding the whip made a creaking sound, which showed how angry the old man was right now.
"I have an idea!" Lu Heng thought about it and said to her with a smile.
"Oh? What do you mean?" Wu Ningyuan let the soldiers go for the time being, turned around, looked at Lu Heng, and asked eagerly.
Lu Heng smiled, walked over, and whispered something to the old man.
Wu Ningyuan was seen groping his chin, and listening to Lu Heng whispering to the second fat man, the look in his eyes became brighter and brighter.
At the end, Wu Ningyuan laughed, extended his thumb to Lu Heng, and praised him: "Haha, he is indeed a scholar, he is quite insidious!"
Lu Heng's face froze, looking at the high-spirited Wu Ningyuan, his lips moved, and he rolled his eyes speechlessly.
Okay, I didn’t say that!
Seeing Lu Heng's rare defiance, Wu Ningyuan became even more happy. He casually called the ordering soldier, whispered Lu Heng's method in the ear of the ordering soldier, repeated it, and waved the ordering soldier to go down.
After a while, the army was like a pile of dry firewood dropped into a spark, and it started to crackle and burn. The soldiers who had just complained about being tired seemed to have been injected with chicken blood, and their eyes were evil.
He stood up and cursed.
"Damn, those grandsons from the Qingqi Camp are so arrogant. They dare to call us useless. Damn it, isn't it just that our legs are longer and we can run faster? What's the big deal?"
"That's right, those grandsons, I'm not happy with them on weekdays, but they dare to ridicule me! Stupid!"
"Tch, if you have the ability, you can catch up with me. Who wouldn't say sarcastic remarks?"
"What did you say?"
"That's what I'm saying, what's the matter? You have the ability to catch up with me, but if you don't, you're still here chirping. A big man can be as abusive and abusive as a girl. You're not ashamed!"
"Fuck, do you really think I can't catch up with them?"
"Then chase me!"
"Just chase, no matter who the hell is afraid of!"
Seeing the excitement among the soldiers, their fighting spirit was instantly ignited. Wu Ningyuan turned his head, looked at Lu Heng with admiration in his eyes, and raised his thumb.
At this time, an eagle flapped its wings and descended from the sky.
The messenger held his finger in his mouth and whistled. Then he saw this majestic falcon, choosing it in the air, and then landed.
"Military advisor, a letter from the Qingqi Battalion!"
The messenger took out the secret message from the falcon's leg and handed it to Lu Heng.
Lu Heng nodded, and after taking a new look with the light of the torch, his face turned pale.
He did not avoid the soldiers who were watching him, but after taking a look, he transferred the letter to Wu Ningyuan's hands.
"Zhan Xiong reported that the Qingqi Battalion has arrived at Area 1. When will they and us arrive at the scheduled area? Ha. This guy also said that we should not hold him back!" Lu Heng rubbed his forehead and smiled helplessly.
, said to Wu Ningyuan.
Wu Ningyuan took the letter, glanced at it, and immediately turned his head and looked at Lu Heng with strange eyes.
That's not what the letter said.
Wu Ningyuan thought he had made a mistake, so he lowered his head and took another look. It was sent by Guard Zhan, and it was correct. However, what the letter said had nothing to do with what Lu Heng said. Guard Zhan said in the letter,
The Qingqi Battalion will reach the predetermined position in Area 1 in one hour. Tell the military advisor and the prince not to worry, Zhan Xiong promises to complete the mission!
He raised his head and turned around to take a look. He found that Lu Heng was secretly playing tricks on him, and he suddenly understood.
Now, just now, this guy deliberately read unreasonable words loudly, with the purpose of stimulating the fighting spirit of the soldiers. Now, without turning around, Wu Ningyuan could hear the heavy breathing of the sergeants behind him.
That was, with the angry sound of being humiliated. And the energy to refuse to admit defeat.
Wu Ningyuan, who understood in his heart, also had a wry smile on his face. After closing the letter, he said with a wry smile: "Hi Zhan Xiong!"
Great acting!
Lu Heng watched the serious Wu Ningyuan perform all this, and praised him with a smile in his heart.
After turning around, he put away the smile on his face and said to the ordering soldier: "Send the order, the whole army must assemble!"
The messenger was also very excited. It seemed that the content of the letter just aroused the anger in his heart. He glanced at Lu Heng with a trembling look, clasped his fists and said in a deep voice: "Yes, military advisor!"
After the messenger got on the horse, he raised his whip and slapped the horse's butt hard. The horse neighed and shot out like an arrow.
"The military advisor has ordered the entire army to assemble!"
"The military advisor has ordered the entire army to assemble!"
The loud voice of the messenger instantly filled the sky with a roar that made people's eardrums buzz.
Needless to say, the soldiers who had been provoked for a long time were all organized in a blink of an eye and gathered in front of Lu Heng and Wu Ningyuan.
Seeing that the soldiers who looked tired just now were now neat and tidy and full of murderous intent. Lu Heng smiled inwardly, turned his head and looked at Wu Ningyuan, the look in his eyes was self-explanatory.
He cleared his throat, his voice not high, but penetrating enough.
He looked at these red-faced soldiers, smiled, and said loudly: "Soldiers, everyone must have heard the letter just now. Haha, you can't blame the brothers of the Qingqi Battalion for being arrogant. Compared with them, we
Their marching speed is not that fast. However, we don’t need to pay attention to them. Haha, as long as we arrive at the dock at sunrise tomorrow, it will be fine. No matter what they say! Everyone said, right?"
The soldiers did not speak, but their breathing became heavier and heavier. Like wild beasts that were ready to go, they stared at the military advisor standing in front of them and making sarcastic remarks.
But Lu Heng acted like a normal person, walking around in front of the army for a few times with his hands behind his back. Then he stopped and looked at the soldiers, shook his head and sighed, with a disappointed expression.
The soldiers clenched their fists and stared at him with fierce eyes flashing.
Lu Heng smiled indifferently, turned to look at the soldiers, and said calmly: "Are you not convinced?"
The soldiers still didn't reply. But Lu Heng looked at them even more disappointed, curled his lips and said lightly: "Oh, I don't even dare to say a harsh word, eh!"
"We are not convinced!"
After hearing what Lu Heng said, the army was ready to move. In the dark army, a guy finally shouted out at the top of his lungs.
"Yes, we are not convinced!"
"Not convinced!"
In the blink of an eye, the army was boiling. There were all kinds of angry voices.
The passion of the two thousand sergeants was finally ignited at this moment. The crowd was excited and the momentum was overwhelming.
Lu Heng smiled with satisfaction in his heart, but his face still had an extremely indifferent expression. He looked at these soldiers for a long time, and then he stretched out his hand and pressed down.
After the noise calmed down, Lu Heng looked at them, shook his head and said lightly with a smile: "If you are not convinced, you can't say it with your mouth!"
After saying these words, Lu Heng's voice paused for a moment.
After that, he changed the smile on his face, turned around, and stared at the soldiers with cold eyes. After looking around, he said loudly: "We will arrive at the scheduled location in time. Are you confident?"
"Yes!" the soldiers held their heads high and shouted loudly.
Lu Heng frowned, shook his head and said, "I can't hear you!"
After he glanced at the group of soldiers lazily, he asked again: "Answer me, are you confident? Louder!"
The soldiers raised their swords and guns, and the swords and guns released a cold light in the night sky that shocked many people.