Since you have chosen to share the weal and woe with the soldiers, you must get ...... Retribution?

The unidentified object in front of him made Li Su's face a little blue, and he stared at it and observed it from various angles, as if judging the properties of this object.

After a long time, Li Su gave up, sighed, glared at Fang Lao Wu, and said with a gloomy face: "You explain to me, what is this thing?" What are its ingredients? Why does I feel like a steaming lump of freshly excreted cow dung? And it's the kind of dung that is excreted by a cow that has been constipated for ten days......"

"Poof—"

As soon as Li Su finished speaking, the subordinates who were eating unknown objects outside the barracks were all sprayed, and after spraying, they were in a hurry, and hurriedly stuffed the squirted things back into their mouths, and the scene made Li Su so disgusted that he wanted to vomit.

Fang Lao Wu said with a bitter face: "The villain just said that the soldiers must not be used to eating things, this is wild vegetable dough, originally each person ate three per meal, and it was accompanied by a bowl of broth, but now that there is a shortage of food in the army, your uncle just ordered it to be reduced to a ......"

Li Su stared at the object that resembled cow dung, as if he had a deep hatred for it, and he didn't dare to say anything for a long time.

Seeing this, Fang Lao Wu said cautiously: "If Grandpa is really not used to eating, the villain will ask a few brothers to go up the mountain, if you are lucky, maybe you can beat two hares for Grandpa, and Grandpa can barely fill his stomach, you are a golden nobleman, where can you eat this......"

Li Su shook his head: "It's dark, and the woods on the mountain are very dangerous, so there's no need to let the brothers take risks for me......"

I can't help but want to slap myself again, ordinary people are like this, they have spent their whole lives regretting the decisions they made at the last moment, the difference is that some decisions can be made up, and some can never be recovered......

"Cow dung is cow dung, I admit it!" Li Su let out a long sigh of resignation, looked at the unknown object in his hand with great disgust, the more he looked at it, the more disgusting he became, and then he was sad and choked up: "I'll eat it when it's cold,...... I admit to eating cow dung, but I really can't stand eating steaming cow dung, this is my bottom line! ”

Holding this piece of things in his hand, Li Su waved his hand and said, "Let's go, accompany me to the camp to have a look." ”

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The soldiers were all having dinner at this time, and Li Su led Fang Lao and the other troops around the camp, and chose an inconspicuous tent to get in.

The smell in the tent was unpleasant, Li Su frowned when he entered the door, and his first reaction was to cover his nose, but in the face of the eyes of the soldiers in the tent, Li Su finally forcibly resisted this impolite action and showed a warm smile.

Since Li Shimin issued the decree of the Broken Queen, the remaining 20,000 light cavalry soldiers have all known Li Su, and in the hundreds of thousands of troops, a small young general is naturally inconspicuous, but as the second person in charge of the military power of 20,000 Mali, if the soldiers do not know him, they will die by themselves.

After recognizing that the person who entered the tent was Li Su, the soldiers were stunned for a moment, and then quickly got up and clasped their fists and saluted.

Li Su waved his hand, found a relatively clean place to sit cross-legged, and then began to greet the soldiers.

The topics of greetings are naturally non-nutritious, nothing more than a few people in the family, a few acres of land, whether you have married your mother-in-law or not, and so on.

While talking nonsense without nutrition, Li Su looked at the demeanor of the soldiers without a trace.

The morale and morale of the soldiers can be expressed from their spirit, and a little observation can tell whether the morale of the soldiers is high or low.

The soldiers behaved very restrained in front of Li Su, Li Su's smile never broke, but they were so nervous that they had nowhere to put their hands and feet, and answered Li Su's questions very mechanically and woodenly.

Until the end, Li Su simply brought the unknown object in his hand to his mouth, and in front of the soldiers, he took a bite with a tragic face, and swallowed it directly without chewing, and the soldiers' expressions finally gradually relaxed, and looked at Li Su's eyes full of kindness and kindness.

Li Su couldn't help but sigh with emotion, the military spirit was very direct, once they found out that the generals showed their actions to share weal and woe with them, they instantly got their approval, and the relationship between the generals and the soldiers was also much closer.

Li Su was still smiling, holding back the nausea of swallowing unknown food, and when he felt the tension of the soldiers gradually relax, the atmosphere became warmer.

Signaling to them the black thing in his hand, Li Su smiled and said: "To be honest, I can't get used to eating this thing, before the grain and grass are burned, I eat much more exquisite than this, every meal every day is fragrant roast mutton, roast wild boar, as well as hares, roe deer meat and so on......"

Seeing many soldiers secretly swallowing their saliva, Li Su laughed and said: "Don't be so unproductive, to tell the truth, there is indeed a shortage of food and grass at present, so the general ordered to reduce the food of the whole army, this is no way, including me, a general, must strictly implement the military order, such an unpalatable thing, you can only eat one meal per meal, I am actually wronged, but ......"

After a pause, Li Su said: "I can make a guarantee to you, within five days, I can find food for everyone, everyone gritted their teeth, and endured it for another five days, after five days, although I still eat this thing at every meal, at least I can fill my stomach, right?" ”

A young soldier in the tent plucked up his courage and said, "General Li, can we really eat enough in five days?" ”

Li Su breathed a sigh of relief, he was most afraid that the atmosphere would continue to be so embarrassing when chatting, and it was a good thing that someone spoke.

"Come here, I'll give you a high-five." Li Su raised his palm at him.

The government soldiers walked over as if walking on thin ice and carefully slapped Li Su's palm.

"Okay, swear, if everyone is still hungry in five days, you will line up and take turns to slap my big mouth, and I will not blame you." Li Su is categorical.

As soon as the words fell, Li Su obviously felt that the atmosphere in the tent was becoming more relaxed and harmonious.

The so-called "loyal monarch", the so-called "opening up the territory", ordinary government soldiers do not have this kind of consciousness, whether they are farming at home, garrisoning soldiers, drilling, or going out to fight, the government soldiers are concerned about whether they can eat enough, so in the war from ancient times to the present, grain and grass will always be the lifeblood of an army, no one wants to go hungry to the ruler, even if it is a simple folk style, the army is brave and brave, can not make the soldiers hungry, so Li Su and the greetings of the soldiers first pointed to the most sensitive topic of grain and grass, Only by letting the grain and grass calm the hearts of the soldiers can the next battle have the morale of the army.

Looking at the obviously relieved expressions of the soldiers, Li Su's smile became more and more cordial and warm.

"After we were left by His Majesty to be the main force of the army this time, are you willing?" Li Su asked with a smile.

The harmonious atmosphere suddenly froze, and the soldiers in the tent looked left and right at each other, and then hung their heads in silence.

If they could choose, the fool would be willing to stay behind the broken queen, and the other robes would easily go home, while they had to stay and fight against enemies several times their size, and anyone would feel psychologically unbalanced.

Li Su saw everyone's expressions in his eyes, his smile remained unchanged, and said leisurely: "Ladies and gentlemen, I can't lie to you, to be honest, it is very dangerous to stay behind, I think everyone also knows that Quangai Suwen personally led an army of 150,000 to kill us, and tomorrow will come, and our task is to snipe them with 20,000 horses, prevent them from catching up with the main force of our army, and do everything possible to delay their footsteps, with 20,000 against 150,000, I don't know if you are afraid, to tell you the truth, in fact, I am afraid of ......"

The soldiers looked up at him.

Li Su smiled: "Don't look at me like this, it's human instinct to be greedy for life and afraid of death, there's nothing to be embarrassed to admit, I said it because I treat your robes as my own brothers, and I must at least be frank in front of my own brothers, okay, I'm telling the truth, for you to say, you ...... Are you afraid? ”

Everyone in the tent smiled, then some nodded, and some shook their heads.

Li Su's smile tightened, and his expression gradually became serious: "I'm afraid, don't be ashamed, the ants still have the idea of stealing their lives, what about people?" However, since we have entered the army, it is the knife in the hands of His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, and after eating the imperial grain, we should be loyal to the king, you and I have the responsibility of defending the territory and opening up the territory, when the enemy's sword is about to reach our nose, what is the use of being afraid? We had no choice but to fight hard. ”

The soldiers stood up at the same time, and said awe-inspiring with their fists at Li Su: "I am willing to fight and kill the enemy for His Majesty the Emperor!" ”

Li Su nodded, said: "After this break, you and I have a heavy responsibility on our shoulders, although we will not retreat after nine deaths, of course, all of you will share your worries for the king, Your Majesty will not treat you badly, complete the important task of blocking the enemy and return to Chang'an, Your Majesty will have a rich reward, here I can promise to the brothers, after the war, the reward for meritorious deeds, based on the number of enemies killed, the first 100 can be promoted to two levels of military attachés, the first 1,000 can be given a thousand gold, after the war, all the robes can be given 10 acres of Yongye Tian, 20 acres of meritorious people, 30 acres, no cap, if a brother dies in battle, the court will be doubled, The children of the family are exempt from taxation for three years. ”

These words were very real, much more real than shouting slogans with empty white teeth, and the eyes of the soldiers in the tent suddenly lit up, and then their faces gradually showed excitement.

Sealing officials, bounties, giving fields, and shading their children, if they die in battle, the court can even double the pension, and many benefits and benefits are in front of them, who can not be tempted? To put it simply, after blocking the enemy this time, he worked hard for his family and children, and exchanged his life for a bright future for his children.

Rumble!

After the sound of iron armor crashing, everyone clasped their fists and shouted excitedly: "I am willing to kill the enemy for my Emperor Majesty!" ”

Li Su nodded and smiled happily.

Very good, the morale is like a rainbow, the military spirit is available, and the grasp of this blocking battle has finally increased by two percent.

Standing up, Li Su casually handed the unknown object in his hand that he had only bitten to a young soldier next to him, and said with a smile: "You haven't eaten enough, have you?" I'm going to give you it, I really can't eat this thing, I'm hungry tonight. ”

Brushing the hem of the armor, under the respectful gaze of the soldiers, Li Su walked out of the camp unhurriedly.

After walking out of the tent, Li Su's smile instantly retracted.

The morale of the robes was stimulated, but Li Su knew very well that the current situation was not so optimistic at all, firstly, it was not easy to find food in five days, and secondly, it was ......

Li Su's face became more and more gloomy, in this battle to block the enemy, I am afraid that there are not many people who can go back alive.

The young and vivid faces in the tent just now flashed in Li Su's mind one by one at this moment, they were simple and simple, for the sake of the emperor, for the sake of their families and children, in short, they had only one thought in their minds, only one motivation, to pick up their swords and fight desperately with the enemy.

As the general of this battle to stop the enemy, Li Su could only do his best to let them return to Chang'an alive as much as possible.

The burden on his shoulders is invisibly heavier and heavier.

I hate this kind of pressure, from the ninth year of Zhenguan to this world, Li Su has been avoiding what he has been avoiding, that is, he has been burdened with too much pressure that should not belong to him, but this time, he had to bear it.

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The cold wind poured into his neck, and the pain was like a knife, Li Su shrunk his neck, cursed a few words to God, and waved his hand at Fang Lao Wu and other subordinates behind him.

"Let's go, go to my uncle's tent."

The tent was very warm, although there was not much food and grass in the army, but the charcoal and firewood were still sufficient, and there was a large charcoal basin in the middle of the tent, and the charcoal fire in the basin was burning red.

Li Su walked into the handsome tent, sat next to Li Ji, and accompanied him to read the map.

The two uncles and nephews were silent, their eyes staring at the map, as if two eager hooligans were looking at a stunning beauty.

After a long time, Li Ji turned his head and glanced at Li Su, and said lightly: "Do you see something?" ”

Li Su said honestly: "I just feel that this map is embattled and killed step by step." ”

On the map, several black lines crisscross between the mountains and the plains, like fishing lines around the neck, which is suffocating.

Li Ji understood what Li Su meant, and sighed worriedly when he heard this.

The situation is indeed not optimistic, how to deploy this upcoming vicious battle, how to arrange the troops, Rao is Li Ji, who has fought for half a lifetime, is not sure, 20,000 against 150,000 people, the enemy's troops are like a hurricane sweeping the heavens and the earth, and the 20,000 people on their own side are not stationed in the Xiongxiong Pass, the time and place are favorable, and the people are lost, so it is not easy to stop the enemy army.

Li Ji said slowly: "Zizheng, although you are young, you have a lot of strategy in your chest, according to your opinion, how should our army stop Quan Gai Suwen?" ”

Li Su smiled bitterly: "Uncle, I think the first thing we should consider is not how to block it, but the problem of grain and grass, which is the biggest trouble......

"The grain and grass can last for five days, and it can barely withstand it for a while......"

Li Su shook his head and said: "The enemy army is coming in these two days, once it encounters us, it will be a situation of endless death, the opponent's soldiers are strong and strong, there are many people, and the aftermath of a big victory is threatened, the soldiers are bound to be sharp and difficult, and we lack generals and few soldiers, food and grass are not enough, and the two sides are compared, and the chance of winning is nothing, so we must first solve the grain and grass, not to mention ......"

Li Su's eyes stared at the map, his eyes flickered, and he said in a low voice: "What's more, the two things of solving the grain and grass and blocking the enemy after the cut off are actually not in conflict, and they can be taken care of at the same time......

Li Ji's eyes lit up: "Oh? Zizheng has an idea? Come on, the old man's mind is a mess, and there is really no way to do it. ”

Li Su pointed to the map and said: "The enemy army can arrive within two days, and when we encounter our army, the front will be strong, and it will be unstoppable, if we choose to face the enemy head-on, it will be tantamount to hitting a stone with an egg, and our army will be the end of the whole army, which is not advisable, so I think we should first avoid the enemy's edge." ”

Li Ji frowned: "Avoid the edge? Our task is to prevent the enemy from pursuing the main force of the Wang Division, if we avoid them, they are still chasing the main force of the army non-stop, then what is the point of Your Majesty leaving us alone after the break? ”

Li Su said with a smile: "Avoiding is not the same as cowardice, uncle, don't be confused, my nephew means that our 20,000 soldiers and horses are divided into 5,000 from them, stay in place and hide and wait for the enemy, and after the enemy army camps here, these 5,000 people will attack and sneak attack, sometimes gather to attack the enemy's rear, sometimes turn into zero and sneak attack the forward, and even take advantage of the night to touch the camp, make a small surprise attack on the periphery of the enemy's Chinese army, and evacuate quickly after a round of killing, in short, our 5,000 men and horses do not have to fight the enemy head-on, one touch and go, It is enough to achieve the goal of harassing the enemy and exhausting the enemy, and such a disturbance can slow down the journey of Quangai Suwen for at least two days. ”

Li Ji wrinkled his eyebrows and looked at the map, nodded uncertainly, shook his head again, and then raised his head to look at Li Su, and said, "Five thousand soldiers and horses are attacking outside, and there are still 15,000 people?" What do they do? ”

Li Su smiled, pointed his finger at the map, and his index finger slowly moved on the map, and finally, landed on a city named "Gyeongju" on the map.

Pointing to the word "Gyeongju", Li Su's smile was extraordinarily bright.

"Another 15,000 people, take Gyeongju!"