Chapter 239 [Yin and Yang] (I)

Although Chen Xiaolian said this, he was actually quite proud and excited in his heart.

After all, he had never commanded so many people since he was a child—and in the army.

From childhood to adulthood, Chen Xiaolian didn't even command so many troops, he didn't even be a squad leader in school.

Suddenly, there were a hundred men under his command, and they were a hundred armed and fierce mercenaries, obeying their orders, and as long as they gave the order, these people were ready to rush up and fight the enemy at any time.

Life and death are all in your own hands!

This feeling is still quite refreshing.

However, on the way to the march, this dark feeling was gradually worn away!

First of all, these guys are really undisciplined, and the words "rabble" are simply specially prepared for them! Chen Xiaolian even wanted to make a big banner with the words "rabble" written on it, and then give it to these bastards!

After starting from the wooden village, the team was barely intact at the beginning.

But it lasted less than two hours!

I watched the line drag on longer and longer, and it became more and more loose.

There are also mercenaries, when they are anxious, they go directly to the bushes next to them, pull down their pants to pee, and after they are done, they will drill into the team at will, regardless of their position, or simply follow the team.

It's not a matter of talking about jokes at all.

Chen Xiaolian even saw someone taking out a leather bag and pouring wine into his mouth while walking!

What the fuck!

Seeing that Chen Xiaolian's face was getting more and more ugly, the spare tire on the side comforted him a few words: "Don't worry too much, these mercenaries are like this...... And this is the Middle Ages, and the regular army of this era is almost all this kind of urine, let alone these rabble mercenaries. ”

Chen Xiaolian looked at the spare tire helplessly.

The spare tire is also a military enthusiast and thought about it. smiled: "Do you know what is the biggest characteristic of this rabble when it fights?"

"What?"

"Fight with the wind, and you will rush to the top. When the battle is defeated, they disperse in a hurry. ”

Rushing up, scattering?

Chen Xiaolian smiled bitterly.

Come to think of it, it's like that!

"Don't expect too much from them. The spare tire continued: "Actually. Even our enemies are more or less like this. If you can make an army that does what is forbidden in this era, it can almost sweep across Europe!

In the wars of this era, the soldiers were not constrained by discipline, but by a sense of honor.

Only those knights have a sense of honor. As for these mercenaries, they are here to make war money. ”

Although Chen Xiaolian also expressed understanding.

But...... Two hours later, he still had to intervene!

Because some mercenaries gradually couldn't walk anymore and refused to continue walking.

After more than two hours of walking, some of these mercenaries wore simple armor. Some also carried shields, weapons, long and short swords, axes, hammers, and the like.

After walking for more than two hours in the field with these things, many people began to shout that they were tired.

These undisciplined guys didn't even ask Chen Xiaolian, the commander, and some of them just sat down on the ground next to them. gasping for breath, some people simply lay down on the ground. Lie down and refuse to get up again.

Seeing that the queue was getting longer and longer, Chen Xiaolian had to stop quickly.

"Get up, you slackers!!"

Chen Xiaolian walked over angrily, looked at a mercenary who was about to sit down, raised his leg and kicked the other party's ass, then walked to the side, grabbed a guy on the ground and pushed it forward.

"Get up, who will allow you to rest!!Keep going!"

The spare tire on the side also came up to help. Grabbed a guy who had taken off his shoes and was picking up blisters, and shouted viciously: "If you dare to sit down and rest again, I will cut off your ass!"

There were several Norman Legion soldiers in the group, perhaps in charge of escorting the head as a guide, or perhaps Merlin had sent him to oversee him.

Anyway, these soldiers just watched from the sidelines. With a somewhat disdainful smile on his face.

Chen Xiaolian didn't pay attention to them, and directly took out a whip, along both sides of the road, pumping as he walked, and whipped those guys who were sitting on the side of the road to rest, crying and calling their mothers, shouting and scolding all the way, and finally reluctantly called everyone up, and maintained the team to continue to move forward.

"Look at the time and let everyone stop and rest after half an hour. ”

Chen Xiaolian walked side by side with the spare tire, and said in a low voice.

"Rest in half an hour......?

"Nope. Chen Xiaolian shook his head: "The reason why they were not allowed to rest just now was to safeguard my authority as a commander! If I don't say stop, they will stop without permission, and this is an act that must not be allowed to be laissez-faire." But their bodies have been exhausted a lot, and they do need to rest, I understand that...... But in the army, they can only rest if I allow them to rest. This must be remembered by them!

Moreover, even when you are resting, you should arrange for someone to be on guard. ”

The spare tire glanced at Chen Xiaolian and said in a low voice: "Now, you have a little bit of a commander's appearance." ”

After barely walking for more than half an hour, Chen Xiaolian finally ordered the team to stop and rest when he came to a small river.

When these mercenaries heard the order, they immediately rushed to the river, and some of them directly stretched their necks and soaked their heads in the river.

Seeing these guys drinking river water without any scruples, Chen Xiaolian thought about it and didn't stop it-the hygiene concept of these medieval people couldn't be completely reversed anyway. Besides, he just needs to win this battle. It's too long-term for him to interfere.

However, Chen Xiaolian still did a few things.

He observed the team along the way, and selected a few guys who had walked down for more than two hours, the best physique, and the most obedient, that is, the guys who had not sat on the ground to rest casually before.

He picked out five or six of these people and gathered them around.

"From now on, you are the captain. Each of you can lead ten people. Go pick someone yourself. Pick someone and find a place to sit and rest. Then remember your people, remember your own team. There will be any orders later. I'll give you a direct order, and you'll command your men, understand?"

These people had different faces, some were eager to try, and some were dazed.

"Of course you don't work for nothing. Chen Xiaolian said proudly: "I can give you a privilege...... When distributing the spoils after the battle, the captain has the right to choose three pieces first!"

That's a reward that attracts people!

"What if...... What if they don't listen?" asked a dirty mercenary. He was stout, but not tall, and held a long-handled axe in his hand.

"Then use your fist to make them obedient!" Chen Xiaolian said coldly: "If you can't suppress it, I will come forward." But I'll beat you up!"

The time was too short, and Chen Xiaolian didn't have much heart to do any army building - in such a short time, if he wanted this group of mercenaries to be obedient, he didn't have to think about anything other than fists and rewards.

At this point, even if you move out of communism, it's useless.

"One more thing, each of your teams must send someone to the river to fetch water, pour out all the wine you have with you, fill it with skins, and we may not be able to find water for the rest of the journey. If you don't have water to drink. What's the use of keeping the wine!"

Chen Xiaolian gave these guys half an hour to rest.

The team is still chaotic, and these captains he has selected are each choosing their own men. As soon as there was such a fuss, the scene was very lively.

But after half an hour, it was largely done.

Six squads, more than sixty people.

The rest is directly commanded by Chen Xiaolian and the spare tire.

"Enough rest now! Keep on the road!" Chen Xiaolian jumped onto a rock and shouted: "Keep going! I said stop and rest, so I can stop and rest! If anyone disobeys my order again, I will hang the disobedient guy from a tree......! ! I'll punish him with the captain of his squad!"

This time. Several captains all looked awe-inspired!

For the rest of the journey, the team was still sparse and loose. But by and large, it barely remained intact. At least under the constraints of those captains, no one is left behind - and these captains themselves do not want to be punished.

Several Norman legion soldiers looked at Chen Xiaolian with a bit of surprise.

When it was dark, he stopped to rest, and Chen Xiaolian also specially assigned two teams to take turns to keep vigil, and the two captains followed what Chen Xiaolian taught. Guess each other's fists, and each chooses who will keep the first half of the night and who will keep the second half of the night.

For dinner, I had dry food that I brought out...... Some coarse bread and some smoked jerky.

Chen Xiaolian and the spare tire walked a little farther away, and took out some food from the storage watch to share and eat.

At night, there was a snoring sound in the field. Chen Xiaolian and the spare tire took turns sleeping in the middle of the night. When Chen Xiaolian woke up, he checked the camp, and the night watchman was quite dutiful - only two guys in the team were asleep. Chen Xiaolian called a night watchman to come and peed directly on the sleeping man.

"If you fall asleep again, I will tie you to a stone and throw you into the mountains. ”

At dawn, the two teams of the vigil were rewarded by Chen Xiaolian - the two teams shared a leg of mutton. This was brought out of the camp by Chen Xiaolian, and it was a reward given to him by William.

Twenty men have a leg of mutton, and each person can only take one bite. But such a reward is enough to give them some sense of superiority - especially when everyone next to them can only nibble on black bread.

The big head was quite stable, and it was under the watchful eye of the spare tire all the way.

This guy doesn't seem to have the ability to run away, just follow the back of the spare tire butt, ask east and west, the spare tire is too lazy to pay attention to him, if he is annoyed, he will go up and kick it directly.

The big head doesn't care...... Who hasn't been beaten as a mercenary?

But the guy did have some usefulness, at least in the morning, and under his direction, the team passed through a dense wood, which was supposedly much closer than planned.

This is a pine tree, and there are many fallen pine cones on the ground, some mercenaries picked up many on the spot, and then someone sent some to Chen Xiaolian.

At noon break that day, the camp was filled with the smell of roasted pine nuts. (To be continued......)