Chapter 028: A Hopeless Expedition
After receiving the military order, Liu Bei didn't say a word, and directly ordered the camp to be pulled out and the village was raised, and the 3,000 troops of the school captain Zou Jing rushed to the battlefield to meet the enemy.
Four thousand against fifty thousand? Lu Peng thinks this is quite mysterious.
However, since you have embarked on this road of expedition, you must go on, even if there is a mountain of fire and sword in front of you, you must go on firmly.
Lu Peng took 500 original veterans as the main soldiers, and the soldiers who later dug the foot of the wall were directly used as logistics soldiers to transport baggage for the army, which could be regarded as making the best use of things, so as to free up elite soldiers to deal with contingencies.
Zou Jing squinted his eyes and looked coldly at Lu Peng's dispatch, seeing that the individuals performed their duties, made the best use of things, and arranged them in an orderly manner, which made his disgusted expression slightly better, no matter what, an impetuous gentleman can have some ability, and there is still something to be desired.
But even so, at the banquet before departure, Zou Jing invited Liu Bei and others to drink and discuss in detail, but directly refused Lu Peng's audience, which made Lu Peng very puzzled - I didn't seduce your girl to elope, are you so dead-faced with me like this?
But that's okay, although there is no chance to get close to the boss and have a good relationship, but there is a chance to get close to the soldiers below, in the future, counting on you to take care of the above, then to see if there is a sow lying on the tree, and finally save your life, and can lay a foundation, but also count on these soldiers who are looked down on by you.
So, the reward banquet of the government was directly moved into the camp, and Lu Peng fought with these soldiers, drinking and guessing recklessly.
At this time, everyone also let go, anyway, tomorrow will be the battle, today's gathering, maybe tomorrow everyone will be separated by heaven and man, at that time, who can say whom? As the saying goes, eating a meal is a meal, so everyone let go.
The next day the auspicious time to go out, the ceremony of leaving the division is simply outrageous, all kinds of officials are on the stage one by one, there are two words to talk about, it doesn't matter, paste the relationship to show your face, so the above is excited, the following is drowsy, Lu Peng stood there facing the cow that was about to sacrifice the flag, the two guys stared at each other, and now Lu Peng was full of thoughts about the fragrance of beef stew.
From morning tossing to noon, there were already old and weak officers and soldiers who began to faint, and those officials finally had enough of the addiction to speech, and the army finally traveled.
This time, Zou Jing brought 3,000 officers and soldiers, but there were as many as 5,000 people who were requisitioned.
It is true that these people have been recruited, not only delaying their livelihood in farming, but also without a little wage subsidy, who wants to come?
Another point is very crucial, that is, once the officers and soldiers lose their strength, the first to abandon them are these people.
Even if the officers and soldiers do not lose, when manpower is urgent, they often have to press these people to go into battle as cannon fodder.
The people who were conscripted in the war were almost nine deaths, so when the army went on the road, many people followed, not cheering the victory of the army, but crying for those people, praying that God would bless them to return safely.
And Lu Peng saw those officers and soldiers again, one by one, their helmets were crooked, their walking was staggering, most of the weapons in their hands were still rusty, and the old and weak were mixed, and the good and the bad were mixed.
With such a group of soldiers, they still want to win the battle and destroy the Yellow Turban, Lu Peng simply thinks that it is an impossible task.
In this way, they set out at noon, and when the sun went down, an order was handed down from above, and everyone set up camp.
Lu Peng silently calculated in his heart, is this just less than twenty miles away, looking back, even the city wall of Youzhou is still on the horizon, this is definitely a disguised grinder.
However, Shangfeng had an order, and when he saw that those officers and soldiers had already begun to cheer, they were lying down on the side of the road one by one, and it was impossible to walk, so Lu Peng could only camp according to the orders of the general stream.
Other officers and soldiers directly set up tents on the side of the road, did not dig ditches, did not set up fences, it seems that the enemy is far away from them, it seems that the war is far away from them, everything in the world is peaceful, looking at the officers and soldiers who are nesting in the hastily erected tents, laughing and laughing, they really think they are out for camping.
However, Lu Peng strictly demanded that his soldiers must follow their original rules, go everywhere to cut wood, build simple fences, and then dig a trench around the camp, and then, in his own camp, start to build square tents according to the standards of the hundred-man team, of course, the thatched pit must also be dug.
After such a busy time, when the officers and soldiers had already slept for a while, Lu Peng was busy here, and everyone ate and slept peacefully.
In the eyes of outsiders, this inexplicable and wonderful blind work is simply a delay in sleeping, but no matter how the foreign army ridicules, Lu Peng still goes his own way and never slacks off.
Such meticulous actions, of course, fell in the eyes of Captain Zou Jing, watching Lu Peng lead the team from a distance, and couldn't help nodding secretly, it seems that this guy who is a stumbling guy still knows some military skills.
In fact, Zou Jing also wanted to instruct his subordinates to set up camp according to Lu Peng's way, but, as Lu Peng said, the habit has been formed, and if you want to change it, of course it will be difficult, the official army has been in the fixed barracks for a long time, and has long been accustomed to laziness, and now you make him suddenly nervous, it is a thousand difficulties, although this expedition is really imminent, but after all, it has not been fought yet, let's talk about it.
But if it really starts, is it too late to talk about it? The devil knows.
For such a status quo of the official army, Lu Peng's desire to win is even lower, now, he can only take care of his own affairs, when he arrives at the battlefield, if he can't do it, just run, no matter what, his life is more important than military merit.