Chapter 1494 The Japanese pirates are gone
In front of the cherry orchard, the Ming army set up piles of bonfires and began to cook rice. The Ming army, who had been hungry and cold for most of the day, sat around the blazing bonfire and started talking. He stretched out his hands to warm himself over the fire, staring straight at the gradually boiling broth in the cauldron, and the corners of his eyes couldn't help but get wet.
They had been hungry and cold for most of the day, and finally had a blazing campfire and hot soup. How could they not be excited.
However, the weather is really too cold, and the human body is not an excellent conductor of heat. Especially since the Ming army was wearing armor that looked like lumps of ice outside, it was difficult for the heat to be transferred inside. People were warming their hands around the campfire. , that is, the hands are just warm, but the arms, body, etc. are still very cold, especially the feet in the shoes are still cold and numb, which is in sharp contrast to the warm hands.
So, one Ming soldier couldn't bear the cold feet, so he took off his shoes and stretched out his feet to warm himself by the fire.
One person learned the first, and the other learned the second. Seeing this, the rest of the Ming army also followed suit and roasted their feet. .
People’s hygiene habits are not very good these days. Washing feet every day is something only wealthy people do. It is normal for poor people to wash their feet once every ten and a half months, or even once every month. It's not unusual either. "
The feet of the Ming army are basically comparable to salted fish and stinky tofu.
Suddenly, each dance fire began to exude a strong smell of salted fish and stinky tofu, and the broth The smell was all over the place
Hu Zongxian was surrounded by a group of generals. Noticing that many Ming soldiers took off their shoes to warm themselves by the fire, they couldn't help but frowned and turned to look at Mr. Zhang, the commander of the Zhenwei Camp, and said dissatisfied: "Sir Zhang, please hurry up and enforce strict military discipline. How unbecoming is it to look like this? , if Japanese pirates attack, how can you fight with bare feet?"
Hu Zongxian was very disappointed with Zhenwei Camp and other soldiers in the Beijing Camp. The Beijing Camp has become more and more deserted in recent years. These are still elites in the army, but their military discipline has been so rotten that it is far worse than the frontier troops in Datong.
Hearing this, Mr. Zhang replied with a wry smile. : "Master Hu, the troops must be relaxed and relaxed. The weather is really too cold. After all, the soldiers are made of flesh and blood and cannot bear the cold. Taking off their shoes to warm themselves by the fire is a last resort. If you are too harsh, these big words Uninformed soldiers may easily cause internal strife. Destroying the Japanese is the first priority, so don’t be too demanding about these details.”
Hu Zongxian remained silent, squinting his eyes and slowly looking at the whole army, taking in the expressions of every soldier and seeing Hu Zongxian’s eyes. Sweeping in, the soldiers were a little nervous. Some were dissatisfied, some were angry, and some were clamoring.
Hu Zongxian narrowed his eyes slightly. It seems that what Mr. Zhang said is not too exaggerated. If military discipline is forced to be rectified, these people will even be cold and hungry. The soldiers who couldn't bear it were afraid that things might change.
In addition, morale can be boosted but not deflated. If military discipline is forcibly improved, the morale that was finally built up will probably plummet.
Thinking of relying on them to exterminate the Japanese pirates, Hu Zongxian finally sighed and said quietly: "It's not that I'm demanding the soldiers, but this is an emergency. The Japanese pirates from Shangyu can attack at any time. If we can't be ready for battle at any time, I'm afraid it's easy to be taken advantage of by Japanese pirates! Yingtian has been an imperial capital for hundreds of years, and there is no room for failure. Lost! The disaster of Japanese pirates cannot appear under Yingtian City, otherwise, a great disaster will come in an instant! The camp is in such a situation, that’s it, then it is just as Master Zhang said, there is a certain degree of relaxation. But although it is relaxed There is a degree of restraint, but there is also a relaxation. He also asked Master Zhang to order his generals to divide the soldiers into two groups. One group was resting and eating, and the other group was on guard duty to prevent Japanese pirates from raiding. In addition, three teams of scouts were sent to the east, west, and south to explore every plant and tree within ten miles without any slack. . ”
“Don’t worry, Mr. Hu, this is an extraordinary period. How can the Nian army not know the importance? They must discipline the soldiers well and not give the Japanese pirates an opportunity. In addition, the scout has already sent three teams. Counting the time, they will be back soon. "
Seeing that Hu Zongxian accepted it. Mr. Zhang couldn't help but smile at his own suggestion, and replied confidently.
Finally proved that you are not a loser
Hearing that Mr. Zhang had sent out three scouts, Hu Zongxian also showed a rare smile on his face and praised, "Sir Zhang is worthy of the general family. !This time to eliminate the Japanese pirates in Shangyu, we need to rely more on Mr. Zhang.”
"Master Hu is too polite. To exterminate the Japanese pirates, to serve the emperor and to eliminate harm for the people, is a matter of one's duty, and I should do my best. If the Japanese pirates don't come this time, I will give in. They died without a burial place! "
When Mr. Zhang heard Hu Zongxian's praise, the smile on his face became even brighter. He patted his bright silver fish scales on his chest vigorously, made a banging sound, and said impassionedly, with a confident look on his face.
“Good!” Hu Zongxian praised again.
Suddenly, the smile on Mr. Zhang’s face became brighter. He waved to his four lieutenants and quietly arranged the order. The two lieutenants summoned their generals and conveyed the orders layer by layer.
After a while, the order in the camp improved. The number of soldiers taking off their shoes to warm themselves by the fire was significantly reduced by less than half, and there were many more soldiers holding weapons on guard.
Seeing that the discipline in the camp had improved a lot, Hu Zongxian's complexion improved a lot.
About tea time, more than ten scouts rushed over to report the news to Hu Zongxian, Mr. Zhang and others, "Tell me, sir, there are no traces of Japanese pirates within ten miles to the south." !”
“ Ten miles ahead, what is the general situation now? Are there any errors or abnormalities in the villages within ten miles?"
Hu Zongxian asked a few more questions carefully, and the scouts also responded one by one. After hearing this, Hu Zongxian nodded slightly. .
The scouts answered in detail. It was obvious that they had done their best to investigate. There was indeed no trace of Japanese pirates ten miles south, and no Japanese pirates had been encountered in the villages and towns within ten miles. There was nothing unusual about it.
Soon, the scouts from the east and west directions came back one after another, reporting that no trace of the Japanese pirates had been found in their respective directions.
Hu Zongxian also asked several questions one by one and confirmed that the scouts in both directions had also carefully investigated. There was indeed no trace of Japanese pirates. There were no Japanese pirates in the villages and towns within ten miles, and there were no abnormalities.
The Japanese pirates are gone! Where have they gone?
Hu Zongxian frowned slightly. This situation is a bit strange. Why is there no trace of the Japanese pirates?!
This is very wrong.
He didn't believe that the Japanese pirates had given up their attack on Yingtian. This group of Japanese pirates were so bold that they only succeeded in Jiangning. There was no way they would give up their attack on Yingtian! Could it be that the Japanese pirates attacked from east to west and deliberately captured Jiangning to attract our attention here, but instead they detoured to other directions to harass Yingtian? !
Hu Zongxian fell into deep thought. (End of this chapter)