In this way, before eating at noon, Xiao Ruxun was patrolling the camp of the Huotou Army.

For the soldiers, this is a rare respite in the tense combat schedule, and many soldiers make full use of this day to do what they want to do.

For example, many soldiers will choose to get together with their companions and plan to sleep for a day, decide to get up and eat when they eat, and then continue to sleep, experience the pig-like life that they have not experienced for a long time, and enjoy it one last time before the upcoming war.

There are also soldiers who plan to go in groups to see the scenery, although Xiao Ruxun doesn't know what kind of scenery is beautiful in this barren mountain and wild place.

Of course, more soldiers were attracted by the actions of the Zhennan Army.

After the reorganization of the Zhennan Army, Xiao Ruxun introduced some of the sports and entertainment projects that he was familiar with suitable for the army into the daily rest and entertainment projects of the Zhennan Army.

For example, polo, which was once popular in the upper class of the Tang Dynasty, such as modern football, modern basketball and volleyball and other competitive ball games, as well as various track and field sports events, etc., Xiao Ruxun also set aside two seven-day days every year to hold the Zhennan Army Games to entertain the soldiers.

It is beneficial and harmless to let the military play sports while on vacation, not only to entertain the body and mind, strengthen the body, but also get corresponding rewards, and to exercise the army's sense of cooperation and confrontation.

Emphasizing the principle of friendship first and competition second, and striving for mutual exchanges between various armies and armies, can also enrich the spiritual world of the army, so that the mind will not be full of gambling and killing.

The last point is more important, so that the soldiers' bodies and minds are entertained enough, so that they also have things to do in their leisure time, and do not drink and gamble for money and women as soon as they rest.

Such benefits are undeniable.

The contradiction between the navy and the army between the Zhennan army was still quite large, and the army did not conduct large-scale wars since the pacification of the Donghu Dynasty.

In the 24th year of Wanli, the Zhennan Army was reorganized, and the original infantry army and naval division were further reorganized, becoming the army and navy, which were separated from different command systems and areas of responsibility.

The Zhennan Army has basically no enemy on land, and the main theme on land is development and development, but the main theme on the sea has become the clarion call for war; in a year, the navy has to fight dozens of battles, some big and some small, and the results are quite fruitful, while the army can only be dispatched to carry out anti-bandit operations and vigilant operations only very rarely.

The total number of the Zhennan Army was 30,000 when it was reported, but this number was inaccurate, it was only the army and navy that were officially being organized, but some army auxiliaries and naval auxiliaries were not counted among them, they were the reserves prepared by Xiao Ruxun, and once necessary, they could immediately turn into regular troops.

However, there is no doubt that the number of the army is more than twice that of the navy, and the navy has great merits, a small number of people, and high military merits per capita, while the army has more wolves and less meat.

There has been a lot of friction between the two armies because of the results of the battle, promotions, rewards and other issues, although Xiao Ruxun is happy to see some of these small frictions, but if it really develops to the level of mutual antagonism and hostility between the national troops under the principal, he is not willing.

Therefore, he tried his best to toss the name of the Zhennan Army Games, introduced some modern competitive sports into it, stipulated the rules, promulgated the whole army, established the principles and standards of awards, called on the whole army to take action, and personally presided over the first modern football match between the army and the navy, which was unprecedented.

Since then, the pattern of getting along between the Army and Navy has changed.

Before, after the army soldiers met the navy soldiers, both sides looked at each other coldly, and then snorted heavily at each other, and their emotions were quite opposed.

And now, when Army and Navy soldiers meet, they usually say, "Wait for the next football (basketball and volleyball) game!" ”

Generally speaking, the army and navy will first conduct an internal competition, and after the internal competition, the strongest team will be determined to participate in the final against the other party, and the winner will be personally awarded a bounty and medal by Xiao Ruxun, and then the winner will also get better promotion capital in the army.

Now, the 3,000 troops of the Zhennan Army have naturally brought this tradition with them.

This time, it was the army that came to the north with Xiao Ruxun, and they chose to play two football games at the same time, and the football games were easy to prepare, although the conditions were not as good as in Myanmar, but they could play on a random piece of open land.

The cheers of the 3,000 people soon attracted more people from other troops, and the people of the other troops were very curious to see what the Zhennan army was doing, and they all felt very strange when they saw more than 20 of them running around in the open space to grab a round spherical object, and the non-commissioned officers of Zhennan next to them were still applauding.

This game looks a bit like Kemari, but it doesn't seem to be Kemari.

Keju is widely popular among the people, but it does not appear much in the army, the main reason is that in the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China, Zhu Yuanzhang had issued a holy decree strictly prohibiting the army from juju, but with the passage of time, there are occasionally people in the army who play juju, but what the Zhennan army is doing is obviously not the same type as Keju.

In fact, there is nothing to do with Chinese kicking and modern European football, if you want to talk about the inheritance relationship, now China's shuttlecock kicking is the inheritance of Keju, and modern football is of European origin.

Soon, someone stepped forward to ask what the soldiers of the Zhennan Army were doing, and then these inquirers became interested, followed and watched together, and after a while, they realized the wonderfulness of it, and cheered loudly when they saw someone scoring a goal.

The contagiousness of competitive sports is one of the best, and in half a day's work, the two football fields are watched by many soldiers in each side, and the applause can almost deaf people's ears.

At noon, the soldiers had an extremely satisfying lunch, not only meat to eat, but also fried rice with oil to eat, but also to drink broth, eat side dishes with oil and water, many soldiers said that this was a war meal they had never eaten, and many generals secretly smacked their tongues in private, feeling that Xiao Ruxun treated the soldiers too favorably.

At this level of war food, don't say that you can't afford it, even if you can afford it, they won't give the whole army the same meal, it must be a difference between intimacy and intimacy, the best is given to the closest private soldiers, and the rest are the turn of the soldiers of the court, how can it be like Xiao Ruxun.

Rice with oil is supplied to the whole army!

How rich are you?

Aren't you corrupt, don't deduct military funds, and don't make any profits?

Even Li Rusong has such thoughts, but thinking of Xiao Ruxun's invitation to do business before, Li Rusong feels that maybe Xiao Ruxun doesn't look down on these so-called 'benefits' at all.

Li Rusong's life of thousands of elite families is very good, but such treatment is not enjoyed every day, at most he can eat a full stomach and not be hungry, but the days of eating meat and oil and water are only a few times a year.

But looking at the ordinary appearance of the soldiers of the Zhennan Army, Li Rusong even suspected that the cost of raising troops of hundreds of thousands of silver that Xiao Ruxun said was not bragging, but really invested, and really gave the soldiers oil, water and meat, otherwise how could they raise such a strong Zhennan Army?

Now eating fried rice with meat and oil, the soldiers of the Liaodong Army are really surprised.

Coincidentally, Nurhachi's Jurchen soldiers had never eaten such a fragrant war meal, and a group of people were about to bury their heads in the bowl, which made Nurhachi embarrassed.

Looking at the satisfied faces of the soldiers and the bowl of rice in their hands, Li Rusong felt that he seemed to have found one of the reasons why Xiao Ruxun was trusted and loved by the armies everywhere.

In the afternoon, the soldiers who wanted to sleep went back to sleep contentedly, and the soldiers who wanted to go out for a stroll also went to hang out, and more people focused on the football game that continued in the afternoon, and this novel competitive game really attracted them.

Including Li Rusong, many local generals went to see this novel competition mode, and they were curious and sighed about it.

Xiao Ruxun, how many things can this person come up with that everyone has never thought of? How many more things can be done that no one dares to think of?