Chapter 665 Morale
Opening the steamer, the steam dissipated, and the steamed black lumps appeared in front of Li Dachui.
I picked one up, opened it, looked at it, and smelled it, and my face couldn't help but look a little ugly.
There are very few noodles, some kudzu powder,
More adulterated are chaff and tree leaves.
At this time of year, even wild vegetables are hard to find.
Then I walked to the big pot, picked up a big spoon and fished it out a few times. There were a few sparse rice grains, and a few big bones were shiny. I don’t know how many times I had boiled it, but there was no oil at all on the water. flower.
After taking a sip, you can feel relieved that there is still enough salt.
"Captain, everyone in the army, including me, eats the same thing. It's not that we don't have food. It's just that after the winter and tomorrow's spring famine, we need to prepare some spare food in case of war. , we have to keep everyone fed, which is a little difficult on ordinary days!" Xiao Zhongren explained.
He picked up a large, cracked bowl from the side, filled himself a bowl of soup, then pinched a black lump and said to Xiao Zhongren: "Let all officers above the captain come over!"
This is the main stronghold of Xiao Zhongren's troops. There are about 2,000 people stationed here, and the remaining more than 1,000 people are scattered at various dangerous checkpoints.
Life in the main village is so difficult, and I'm afraid the next levels will be even more difficult.
The empty cave was Xiao Zhongren's center. Military tents were pitched in the cave, and the felled trees were cut into tables and benches with a few hasty cuts.
Dozens of captains, lieutenants and lieutenants, each holding a bowl of soup and a black pimple, sat down around several fires. Everyone looked at the young man standing in the middle.
Protector of Beiting Protectorate,
The legendary posthumous son of Li Zemin, the deposed prince of the Qin Dynasty,
The innate master Li Dachui.
For people like Xiao Zhongren, Li Dachui is a wise master worthy of his wholehearted devotion,
But to ordinary soldiers, Li Dachui is a legend, a legend.
"Brothers!" Li Dachui looked at the pair of bright eyes staring at him below and said loudly: "First of all, I want to thank you all for choosing to follow me, Mr. Li. Even under such difficult conditions, you are still persisting. This makes me feel ashamed that I let such loyal brothers eat the chaff and drink the wind!”
One of the generals stood up and said loudly: "Duhu, we are all rough people and don't understand any big principles. It's just that everyone thinks that Li Duhu is a person who can achieve great things. If we follow you, we can win a great victory in the future." Wealth. If you want to be a master, you have to endure hardships. Everyone still understands this. Although it is hard to eat, it is still worth it! ”
The cave burst out laughing!
There are no noble pursuits or lofty ideals. In this troubled world, everyone has to rely on something. The choice at this time is like reincarnation, a real technical job.
Make the right choice and get twice the result with half the effort,
If you make the wrong choice, the harder you work, the further away you will be from your goal.
In fact, the people here are very lucky, because they at least still have the right and opportunity to choose. In fact, most people in the world do not even have the right to choose, and can only go with the flow. When the tide of generations suddenly presses down, , these people will be crushed into dust before they can even scream.
A grain of sand of the times becomes a mountain when it falls on an individual's head.
It sounds easy to say this, but when you apply it to everyone, it is a series of tragedies in the world, such as families being broken up, wives and children being separated, and so on. "Well said!" Li Dachui laughed and took a sip of the soup. "You tie your head to the waistband of your trousers and work hard. What are you aiming for? Naturally, it is for glory and wealth, for a future of ease and leisure, and for the stability of future generations." ”
"Protector, I don't think too much about glory and wealth. I just think about the future where my wife and children will be on the kang. If I want to drink, I can go get a drink. If I want to eat meat, I can buy meat. If I have some spare money, I can still do it. Friends sit together and push Pai Gow! ”
"Liao Wu, you worthless thing!" Someone nearby laughed and scolded.
"Why is this so useless?"
The cave became lively.
The ideals of the captains and generals are loftier, but the ideals of the captains at the lowest level are more diverse, but they sound more down-to-earth.
"Okay, everyone, shut up and listen to what the Protector has to say!" Xiao Zhongren stood up and roared, and the cave immediately became quiet.
Li Dachui smiled and said: "I came today, firstly, to see everyone. Of course, I don't come empty-handed."
He took out a thick stack of silver notes from his arms and handed it to Xiao Zhongren beside him, "This is the salary for half a year and the reward that everyone deserves. You can use it right away!"
Looking at the thick banknotes, everyone's eyes lit up.
Although it won't work if you're trapped in the mountain now, it doesn't mean it won't work in the future. This is the first time they have seen money in nearly a year.
"Secondly, I want to tell you some good news!" Li Dachui continued: "I believe everyone is more interested in the good news than the money."
What I am more interested in than getting rich is naturally living a good life.
Everyone had a premonition of something, and a pair of bright eyes stared at Li Dachui. For them, this was actually a matter of one, two, and three.
"We won a major victory in Tong'an County!" Li Dachui waved his hand and said: "We surrounded and annihilated tens of thousands of Chu troops, beheaded the Chu army general Xiang Wu, and forced the surrender of Tong'an County Governor Yan Cheng."
Bursts of cheers suddenly erupted in the cave.
The good news that came a while ago was that Na Wei had withdrawn his troops. It was this news that made all Moshan officers and soldiers insist on their will to support. Now, another victory in Tong'an County means that Li Dachui can mobilize more troops. Come north.
They are no longer fighting alone in Moshan, and may even no longer be alone behind enemy lines.
Victory is no longer an expectation, but a tangible fruit that can be picked.
"Moreover, civil strife broke out in Chu State!" Li Dachui continued: "Xiang Zhuang fled back to Yuezhou and raised his troops to rebel against the court. According to rumors in Chu State, Na Wei sent someone to kill Xiang Ying!"
This time the exclamation in the cave was louder than before. The name of the person, the shadow of the tree, Xiang Ying used to be a god-like existence to people like them, but now, he is dead like this?
"So everyone, the last thing I want to tell you is that your choice is not wrong! You will definitely get what you want! Gold, silver, treasures, a wife, a wife, and you, a wife and children, nothing will matter. Not many! You can even marry several!" Li Dachui pointed at the soldier who said he wanted his wife and children.
The cheers in the cave continued for a long time.
(End of chapter)