Chapter 24: Drum up morale

After the Xingyang army arrived in Luoyang, it has been stationed in Hanjiacang City, first, to guard the palace city, advance and retreat calmly, and secondly, Hanjiacang is the only granary in the city, and it is more convenient to supply grain and grass. In fact, in addition to the Xingyang Army, several other reinforcements were also stationed near Hanjiacang, but they and the Xingyang Army were separate battalions and rarely interacted with each other.

Since King Yue rewarded the Tang Mansion to Li Xuanba, he rarely lived in the barracks, but this does not mean that Li Xuanba does not pay attention to the dynamics in the barracks, except for Fang Xuanling, no one knows which people in the barracks are Li Xuanba.

Li Xuanba, Liang Xiao and others bypassed the East Palace from Yingtianmen and rushed to the barracks before noon.

Li Jing stood on the platform, his face was cold, his armor was neat, a drop of sweat seeped out of his forehead, sliding down his sideburns, he didn't realize it at all, like a sacred stone statue, which was awe-inspiring. Qin Qiong, Luo Shixin, Niu Jinda and other seven people each held weapons in their hands, and stood twenty steps in front of the stage without squinting, showing the style of a general.

Behind Qin Qiong and the others, the 22,000 army was lined up neatly, stretching for more than 1,300 steps, even if Li Xuanba rode in, everyone was unmoved, and the military discipline was strict, which can be seen.

It was not the first time Li Xuanba had entered the barracks, but every time he faced them, he would feel proud, these people were all soldiers under his command. Therefore, Li Xuanba put away his naughty and playful appearance, followed Li Jing's example, and put on a cold posture.

"All the soldiers listen to the order, take a break!" The herald gave the order, and a sound of neat footsteps sounded, causing the earth to tremble slightly and dust to fly. The posture of "taking a break" was taught by Li Xuanba himself, and the soldiers did it in a particularly standardized manner.

"Wagang thieves plotting rebellion is a capital crime. Now, in order to mislead the people, they disregard the lives of the people and obstruct the envoys of the imperial court from going to Liyang Cang for disaster relief, which is a move of common anger of people and gods. Li Xuanba walked to the stage and shouted loudly: "King Yue ordered to gather 100,000 troops to attack the Wagang thieves, can the soldiers dare to fight with the thief army?" ”

"Dare! Dare! Dare! The soldier below struck the ground with his weapon. Roared in unison. The loud voice came out of the barracks and fell into the ears of everyone in Luoyang City.

The big man who took a nap opened his eyes, whispered a few words, turned over and continued to sleep, ordinary people looked in the direction of Hanjiacang City, showing a helpless smile, they were used to the occasional roar from the Xingyang military camp.

"The imperial court has already felt the power of the Xingyang army, and this crusade against the rebels will be charged by us. Don't be afraid! Li Xuanba's face remained unchanged, and he still shouted solemnly.

"Don't be afraid! Unafraid! Unafraid! He shouted three more times.

Yang Gao in the palace of King Zhao put down the pen in his hand and listened with his cheeks, Yang Ling's eyes were on the book, but he hadn't turned a page for a long time, Yang Tong and Taifu in the palace were playing chess, frowning and thinking about how to fall.

"The first time I stood in front of you, General Ben told you, what to keep in the face of the enemy?" Li Xuanba's voice was softer than before. But the tone is heavier and unmistakable.

"Dignity! Proud! Trust! Every time the soldiers shouted these three words. will be proud, proud to be a member of the Xingyang Army.

Other people's generals will only make the soldiers under their command brave and brave to kill the enemy. Li Xuanba never used soldiers as a weapon to attack the city. No matter how majestic Li Xuanba behaved at this time, the soldiers knew very well in their hearts that it was in Li Xuanba's eyes. They have always been living people.

Zhang Xutuo loves soldiers and is willing to risk his life for them, but that is only on the battlefield, and on weekdays, Zhang Xutuo basically does not smile. It's hard to get close.

Li Xuanba is different from Zhang Xutuo, when they eat together, Li Xuanba will tell some jokes, and he will also grab the meat in other people's bowls; When the soldiers took a bath in the river, Li Xuanba would not hesitate to strip naked and go into the water together, secretly kick others a few times, and then run away laughing, it can be said that he has truly integrated into the lives of the soldiers.

Of course, this alone was not enough to convince the soldiers of Li Xuanba.

At the beginning, the Wagang thieves had already invaded the city, and Li Xuanba led the cavalry to appear like a god of war, and in order to avenge the dead soldiers, he chased out of the city with 2,000 horsemen. Many people didn't see this with their own eyes, but in other people's accounts, they could still feel Li Xuanba's anger at that time.

The screams of the soldiers came from their hearts, so their voices were even more infectious, and even Li Jing, who was standing behind Li Xuanba, couldn't help but be moved, he didn't understand why Li Xuanba had never been on the battlefield, but why he knew how to boost morale, and the effect was so significant.

"Ugly, tell me what dignity is!" Li Xuanba pointed at a person casually and said in a deep voice.

"Don't make money, don't take half a step back." A soldier with buckteeth behind him replied loudly. Ah Ugly is not his real name, but a nickname given to him by Li Xuanba when he saw his appearance, although it is a little indecent, but he feels very cordial when he listens to it.

"Guo Zhe, what is pride!"

"Treat your enemies like dung, and leave not a companion behind."

"Qi San, believe in any solution!"

"Give your back to your companions and kill all the enemies in front of you!"

Because of their dignity, hundreds of soldiers of the Xingyang Army had no cowardice in the face of the 8,000-watt gang thieves; Because of pride, even if his physical strength has been exhausted, he must collect the corpses of his companions with his own hands; Because of trust, even if the last person fights, he will believe that his companions will come to the rescue.

"What I want is not to remember, but to do!" Li Xuanba nodded with satisfaction and shouted: "This crusade against the Wagang thieves, many of you may not be able to come back alive, but don't worry, your relatives will be taken care of, and your enemies will be stabbed by your comrades!" ”

Qingshan buried the bones of the faithful, and the horse leather shrouded was returned. There will be life and death on the battlefield after all, and the soldiers have already prepared in their hearts, and when they heard Li Xuanba's words, everyone's eyes became more determined.

Seeing that the effect had been achieved, Li Xuanba signaled the herald with his eyes, and the herald beat the drum to signal the disbandment of the army.

"General Li, the army will set off the day after tomorrow, and the infantry will be led by you and Mr. Fang, and Xuanba will take the cavalry to protect you from the cavalry of the Wagang thieves." Li Xuanba turned back to Li Jing and said: "This crusade against the Wagang thieves, the soldiers will inevitably fall into a bitter battle, and please be cautious when arranging the troops." ”

"The last general will obey orders." Li Jing bowed in response, his face even more grim.

"The general has been training for so long, he must have confidence, right?" Li Xuanba smiled and said, "I sent Mr. Fang to the general's side, just to let him assist the general as a military advisor, and I don't mean to supervise, and I hope the general won't think too much." ”

"Lord Tongshou regards soldiers as brothers and sisters, how can the last general think too much?" Li Jing squeezed out a rare smile and said, "The last general promises that he will definitely defeat the Wagang thief at the lowest cost." ”

To be able to get such a promise, what else can Li Xuanba ask for? He bowed his hand to express his gratitude and said, "The arrangement of the imperial court, when Mr. Fang comes, I will tell you in detail." (To be continued.) )