Chapter 82: The Cowardly in War
Xu Cheng's horse is very energetic, when he runs, he will feel a primitive power burst out, and the wind on his face is mixed with a few cold raindrops, Xu Cheng enjoys such a time, because there is no smell of gunsmoke and flesh in the air at this time, and it can almost cleanse a person's soul!
A fat-looking officer rode after Xu Cheng on horseback, and handed him a document in his hand.
The document contains a roster of people lost in a recent werewolf attack.
This is the rule that Xu Cheng set at the beginning, but after only six days, he felt that the existence of this rule was a little out of place, because every time he was attacked by werewolves or small groups of vampires, there would always be dozens to hundreds of casualties, which made the relevant officials who had sorted out the records often too busy to even have time to eat, and it also made Xu Cheng's head hurt more and more day by day. In just three days, there were nearly 300 casualties, and if they really arrived on the battlefield, I am afraid that it would not be long before they were defeated.
Xu Cheng personally went to see the battle scene last night, and found that most of these soldiers under his command were very cowardly, and their legs would be weak in fear when they saw the werewolves coming over.
Obviously, these soldiers usually look well-trained and seem to be very powerful, but after all, they have never really fought head-on with werewolves and vampire armies, and the horror stories they have heard since childhood almost most of the soldiers will have a blank mind before the battle and forget how to fight.
Xu Cheng and Ah Qin also put together countermeasures last night, but most of the solutions were vetoed in their hearts before they were proposed.
In the end, Xu Cheng and Ah Qin still felt that it was most appropriate to use a stupid method, Xu Cheng and Ah Qin would personally take action when the army encountered a small attack in the future, capture the werewolf or vampire alive, and let all the soldiers take the initiative to face these fears in their hearts after being disabled.
One of the most effective ways to get rid of the demons is to face the fear and then end the tangled areas of the demons with your own hands.
Xu Cheng knew that in the next time, he would not only be a full-time general, but also a master-like existence, personally teaching these people how to fight vampires and werewolves. For this reason, he also deliberately asked the adjutant accompanying him to reorganize some soldiers and officers who had performed poorly last night together as the first batch of experimental troops to test whether the proposed method was feasible.
The chubby officer said respectfully: "Lord Xu Cheng, I have instructed the Earl of the Escort Legion to select the officers and soldiers who were timid last night, and they have now been reorganized into a small unit according to your orders, under your direct command. ”
Xu Cheng nodded, glanced at the casualty roster in his hand, threw the roster to the fat officer, and said lightly: "Take me to meet them, don't publicize this matter." ”
The fat officer answered, then turned around, and took Xu Cheng to drive to the location of the army camp, where a group of soldiers and officers were forced to take off their military uniforms and armor, and only wore a thin single coat, the rain wet their clothes, everyone's faces were full of shame and unwillingness, and the groups of soldiers who walked around them were looking at them with disdain.
Everyone knew in their hearts why they were treated like this, and they were powerless to resist, because last night they were indeed so frightened by the terrible werewolf that they didn't know how to resist, and everyone endured this unspeakable humiliation, waiting for the imminent death sentence that they had in their minds.
At the front stood a platoon of officers, who, three days before had gone out in good clothes, were now despised, even the lowest grooms.
In the distance, a man dressed in the armor of a high-ranking general was riding a rare horse straight towards the camp, Xu Cheng did not know what happened to the officers and soldiers, because he had only ordered them to be gathered.
Looking at the soldiers and officers who were stripped of their skins standing in the rain, Xu Cheng's eyes were first surprised, and then unbearable, but in the end, he still suppressed all his emotions, and sat on his war horse with an indifferent attitude, overlooking these remnants of the defeated soldiers who had lost their fighting spirit.
"Tell me, did you take off your uniforms and armor yourself or because of someone else's insult!" Xu Cheng said coldly: "It's you, the one who took the lead, I saw you at the oath meeting!" ”
The officer who was named by Xu Cheng to answer looked ashamed, lowered his head in depression, and did not answer Xu Cheng's question.
The fat officer accompanying him saw that this person ignored Xu Cheng's question, and looked at Xu Cheng's gradually gloomy face, and suddenly shouted in his heart that it was not good, he turned over and dismounted with a flexible body that did not conform to his fat body, and wanted to give this man a hard kick.
However, Xu Cheng stopped the fat officer, his original intention was not simply to punish these soldiers and officers, all of this was to improve combat effectiveness, otherwise even if such a team went to the battlefield, it would be a simple cannon fodder, and there would be no way to win the battle!
"Do you know why I stopped him?" Xu Cheng said and turned over and dismounted directly, pulled out the sword of Baron Crane hanging from his waist, put the sword on his shoulder, and asked coldly.
Perhaps the sword had reached his neck, and the man had to look up at Xu Cheng, his cheeks looking unusually pale from the shock of the previous night, the lack of food and rest, and the rain.
"Report to the general, I don't know." The man said weakly, and then lowered his head unconsciously.
Xu Cheng looked at this dead look, and he was angry in his heart, these guys really deserve to be disliked, being a soldier like this, what kind of soldier is that? Not even a little energy!
Xu Cheng gritted his teeth and punched him in the stomach, but fortunately, Xu Cheng controlled the strength well, and this punch would not rupture the man's internal organs and cause internal bleeding.
The man fell to the ground, curled up in pain, he covered his mouth tightly with one hand, and he didn't make a loud noise, which made Xu Cheng's heart burn a little hope, just a moment ago he was still doubting whether the method he and Ah Qin had determined had the possibility of success in the experiment, and now it seems that there are still a few backbone men in this gang!
"Tell me what's your name?" Xu Cheng waited for a while and asked coldly.
The man gasped and slowly stood up under the gaze of Xu Cheng and the people around him, and the eyes of the soldiers around him gradually brightened as the man stood up.
"My name is Tredo, and I used to be a centurion in the Right Wing Legion, and these soldiers behind me belong to my troops." The man, who called himself Tredo, had a heavy snort in his voice.
But as soon as Tredo finished speaking, Xu Cheng kicked him violently and stomped him on the ground, which was very easy for Xu Cheng.
"Tredo, you did enough last night to be decapitated on the spot, and I gave you and the people behind you a life! You'd better give me some respect. Xu Cheng let go of his foot as he spoke, and then said coldly: "You are just a waste that everyone spits on now, and even if you go back alive, your family will be disgraced!" ”
At this point, Tredo suddenly seemed to have no strength, and the whole person gave up resistance, just like a dead corpse, his muddy face was only empty and desperate in two eyes.
Seeing this, Xu Cheng knew that this guy was almost hit by himself, so he hurriedly accepted it when he saw it, his purpose was not to cripple this leader, he wanted to defeat the psychological defense line of these people and then plant a more tenacious fighting faith.
"I naturally have my reasons for saving you," Xu Cheng helped Tredo up and said: "You are actually all qualified soldiers and officers, you were just dominated by long-term fear last night, this is not your fault, everyone will be afraid, but your luck is not good, you met it earlier than others." ”
Xu Cheng, as the supreme commander of the Right Wing Army, naturally carried a lot of weight in his persuasion, and there was a hint of brightness in Tredo's empty eyes, obviously Xu Cheng's explanation was also useful to him.
The effect came out, Xu Cheng naturally didn't stop, he planned to be the 'head teacher' of these big-headed soldiers!
"So I didn't look at you from a worldly perspective, because I think each of you has the potential to be a warrior, as long as you overcome your fears, you can definitely do it!" Xu Cheng's impassioned voice was quite infectious, which made these soldiers who had lost their souls at the beginning find hope again, because at this time, they could at least tell themselves in their hearts that there was a big man who was willing to give them a chance!
People are not afraid of difficulties, as long as there is still some hope in their hearts, they still have the motivation to continue to move forward, and now they are like this, but Xu Cheng's recognition and understanding have become their hopes.
People are most afraid of having no hope, especially those who have lost hope, and they will cherish their hard-won hope, because they know in their hearts how terrible it is to have no hope and the world is gradually turning black.
Tredo knelt down on one knee, he looked at Xu Cheng in armor excitedly, and did not feel resentful at all that he was trampled on the ground by Xu Cheng just now, because compared to the few times just now, Xu Cheng's words really pulled him and the people behind him back to this world completely!
"Your Excellency! I, Tredo Christ, will swear allegiance to you until the end of my life! As he spoke, Tredo cautiously reached out his right hand, palm flat upwards.
Xu Cheng knew that Tredo knelt down on one knee to pledge allegiance, but he didn't know what he was going to do with this hand stretched out. Fortunately, the fat officer whispered to Xu Cheng to put his right hand on Tredo's palm to show that he accepted his allegiance.