At the beginning, at least a quarter of an hour ago, according to Chen Mo's standards, more than 8,000 Heavenly Master soldiers could still stand on the school field like the standard, standing still without falling.

But as time passed, some people suddenly became dizzy, chest tightness and other reasons couldn't hold on, and couldn't help but move a few times.

But as soon as he moved, the brave guards who were walking back and forth in the queue with the scabbard immediately hit him with the scabbard, and the moving Heavenly Master sergeant suddenly jumped up and down in pain.

"It's all ready for me." The brave guards who were their instructors snorted.

Soon, another quarter of an hour passed, and one after another people couldn't hold on.

Although they are all farmers, and the farm work is much harder than this, they are almost all malnourished now, with yellow faces and thin muscles, and they have to straighten their backs, chest and abdomen, and it is normal for them to be uncomfortable at first.

As long as they don't incite the people around them, and they don't pick and choose, they will only suffer a few times at most.

"Okay, everyone rest in place for a quarter of an hour, untie their hands, drink water, and continue after a quarter of an hour." Chen Mo sounded the gong and drum to let the whole army rest.

Everyone suddenly felt relieved, and in a cheer, they rested in the most comfortable position, hammering the legs and drinking water.

The instructor who was in charge of teaching them seized the time and recorded the name of the Celestial Master sergeant who had stood best just now and did not move.

Soon, having rested for a quarter of an hour, he continued to stand up again.

It was still three quarters of an hour of standing and a quarter of an hour of rest.

And this time, the person who held on last time did not hold on this time, and the instructors drew a tick and a circle behind the person's name.

And the one who persevered both times, drew two ticks.

Those who don't hold on even once are not recorded.

Time passed in the breath of everyone, and when noon came, the smell of rice permeated the entire school yard.

Shen Yongwei pushed dozens of carts loaded with rice buckets to the front of the school field.

Chen Mo slowly crossed his steps to the high platform, looked around at the crowd, and then rang the gong behind him.

For them now, the sound of the gong was the sound of rest, and they immediately stopped standing, and the originally neat line suddenly became crooked.

"Silence!" The instructors knew that Chen Mo was going to speak, so they hurriedly asked them to stay silent.

After everyone quieted down, Chen Mo spoke: "I think everyone has seen it, that's right, this bucket contains food, not only dry rice, tree roots, but also pickles and broth. ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone's eyes were fixed on the dozens of wooden barrels in front of them, their eyes lit up, and their mouths were already spitting.

"But." Chen Mo emphasized: "This broth and dry rice, not everyone can eat, as long as the morning all the people who persevere, are qualified to eat dry rice, roots, pickles, broth, persisted once, only dry rice and roots, no pickles and broth, two to three times, then add pickles." And the only ones that didn't hold on once were gruel and tree roots. ”

As soon as the words fell, everyone was shocked and looked at each other.

But soon, all the people who held on immediately cheered, and said to the comrades next to them: "I hold on, I hold on to everything, you can eat dry rice and broth." ”

"Me too."

"I only lasted twice, and all I had was dry rice, tree roots, and pickles."

“.”

There was a commotion in the crowd.

And some thieves and tricks, thinking that laziness is cheap, laughing at those who stand seriously in their hearts, their faces changed slightly at this time.

And some of the people who insisted on it three times, but the last time they were lazy and did not stand full, suddenly regretted it in their hearts.

The broth is gone.

Thinking of the deliciousness of last night's broth, they wanted to slap themselves in the face.

And more people are lucky, thinking that Chen Mo doesn't know how many times they have persevered, so he will bite himself to death and insist on it all.

However, what happened next dispelled their thoughts.

As Chen Mo spoke: "Those who hold on to it are all invited to come out." ”

The instructors immediately took out their small notebooks, read the names and drew four ticks.

It was only when they realized that everything about themselves was recorded by the instructor.

People are just afraid of comparison.

People who drink gruel, looking at people who are inferior to themselves in all aspects, now eat dry rice, pickles, and bibimbap with broth, and at the same time they are jealous in their hearts, they are still secretly competing, and they will drink it at night.

Comparison between friends and friends.

Comparison between fellow villagers and fellow villagers.

Chen Mo looked at the people in front of him with great satisfaction, only by dividing them into various levels can they make each other "vanity", so as to be motivated, remember not to be fair to everyone.

Only when everything is done more or less can fairness be achieved.

……

In the afternoon, while all the Heavenly Master sergeants were standing in line, a convoy of about 300 people left Tianshui Town from the back gate.

The convoy was loaded with a hanging copper coin.

At the same time, Chen Mo also sent a book to Geng Songfu, so that he could send someone to answer the letter as soon as he received it.

What Chen Mo didn't know was that after experiencing the lessons of Falling Horse City, Liang Song sent scouts to shuttle through the mountains and forests, and went around to the rear of Tianshui Town to stare at it.

In this way, whether it is Chen Mo's withdrawal or the Heavenly Division's army sending reinforcements over, Liang Song can understand it clearly.

Of course, the number of scouts who can go around to the back of Tianshui Town without being detected is naturally not too many, so in the face of the convoy out of the city, they don't have the strength to intercept it.

I can only send someone back the news here.

……

Yangcheng.

The night is as cool as water.

Liang Song lifted the iron kettle from one of the braziers with an iron kettle, and then poured the hot water from the pot into a wooden basin with a little cold water.

Liang Song took a silver cup, poured some spirits into the cup, and finally put the silver basin in the wooden basin, and warmed the wine in the silver cup through the warm water in the basin.

In this process, Liang Song sat down and dealt with today's military affairs.

At this moment, Shi Meng hurriedly walked in, and the armor leaves on his body collided with each other, making a sound of gold and iron separating.

"My lord, the scout in front has come to report, there is a convoy of about three hundred people leaving from the rear of Tianshui Town, through the scout's observation, the horses pulling the frame are a little difficult, and they should be transporting some baggage." Shi Meng handed the scout's letter to Liang Song, and then said his guess:

"My lord, do you think this group of thieves is going to escape?"

Liang Song read the scout's letter unhurriedly, then picked up the silver cup in the wooden basin, took a sip of warm wine, and the whole person suddenly warmed up, and said:

"What kind of baggage can this person transport, I'm afraid it's some personal supplies. But you're right, this group of thieves is likely to be on the run. ”

"Shall we, then?" Shi Meng raised his hand and gestured.

"Does the thief army have no winter coats?" Liang Song said suddenly.

Shi Meng was stunned for a moment, and then said: "Report through the scouts, the city defenders on the city wall are still relatively thinly dressed. ”

"Where are our soldiers?"

"The cotton coat has been distributed to every soldier."

"That's not a hurry." Liang Song saw the night outside his eyes and said, "If they withdraw within a week, let them leave." ”

"What if the thieves don't retreat?"

"If you don't retreat, it will be great, the weather is getting colder and colder, there are no winter clothes, after a week, there are a few thieves who can hold on, and then we can take Tianshui Town without much effort."

Liang Song drank all the spirits in the cup, the weather is not particularly cold now, if the city is attacked now, the thief army is ready, Tianshui Town is an important town, even if Tianshui Town is taken, it will have to pay great casualties.

Now that they occupy the sky, they have time to spend time with the thieves, so there is no need to rush at all.

Three days later.

November 18th.

"Aren't you quitting the army yet?"

Xia Zhining raised her hand, the small crystal snowflakes fell on the palm of her hand, which looked transparent, slowly melting, the cold wind whistled in her ears, she looked at the young man standing on the head of the city, like a silver-haired young man, and whispered.

"Ugh." A wisp of white mist spat out from Chen Mo's mouth, and then glanced at the attribute panel.

[Name: Chen Mo.] 】

[Exercise: Ziyang Yuan Gong (proficient 8249.9/10000).] 】

[Realm: Naqi (five products).] 】

[Strength: 712.] 】

[Skill: Great Day One Breath Slash (Beginner 2334580/5000000), Cloud Chasing Arrow (Advanced 94321/200000). 】

"Withdraw." Chen Mo turned around and said.

Retreat is also exquisite, you can't leave all at once, you have to have someone behind the palace.

Under Chen Mo's arrangement, after noon, Shenwuwei took three battalions to escort the grain and retreated from Tianshui Town first.

In the evening, the trap guard retreated with two more battalions.

The next day, only Shen Yongwei and three battalions of Heavenly Master sergeants were left in Tianshui Town.

Chen Mo left two battalions behind, and told him to withdraw after an hour, leaving Liu Ze and Su Wu in charge, and he also left Tianshui Town with the same battalion of Shen Yongwei.

An hour later, according to Chen Mo's instructions, Liu Ze deliberately opened the city gate, and then left Tianshui Town with Su Wu with two battalions.

In the afternoon of the same day, Liang Song rode with the Xuan Leopard and rushed to Tianshui Town three miles away.

The scouts who stayed outside to reconnoiter came and said: "My lord, there are no more defenders on the city wall, and according to the brothers behind the city, the thieves have withdrawn from yesterday at noon and in the evening, totaling about 6,000 people.

This morning, two other groups of men and horses withdrew, totaling almost 6,000 men. ”

Liang Song nodded, fortunately, he was able to endure and did not choose to attack, more than 12,000 people defended the city, and he really might not be able to capture this little bit of people on hand.

"Send someone into the city to see if there is an ambush."

"No."

More than ten horses galloped out and went straight to Tianshui Town.

Wait for these people to leave.

"Da-da-da-da."

There was a rush of horses' hooves behind Liang Song.

"Newspaper—"

I don't know if it's cold or urgent, the person on the horse fell down before he got to Liang Song, and took care of the pain in his body, got up and limped to Liang Song, and handed him the urgent item:

"My lord, it's not good, Fengzhou has been lost, and Luo Guang has crossed the river with the main force of the thief army."

(End of chapter)