After receiving the letter of appointment and the letter, Hu Wei officially became the captain of the third column...... The first thing Hu Wei did when he really became a lieutenant was to look for his soldiers. It was a scene he had dreamed of many times.

"Lord Captain, I will gather my brethren and listen to your teachings. After understanding what Hu Wei meant, Riquelme said.

"No, you don't have to assemble. I would like to see the real life of my brothers. By the way, I would also like to know about our defense situation. Hu worried.

Riquelme said: "Okay, then I'll accompany you." ”

"Good. Then I will be accompanied by the army of Riquelmei, and you don't need to accompany you, so go back and get busy. These are extraordinary times, so please be more attentive. ”

"Yes, Captain. ”

After the generals had saluted, they all withdrew.

"Riquelme, let's go. "Hu Wei is quite satisfied with his new subordinates. At least they didn't give him trouble licking.

"Captain, you see, this is our defense zone. Riquelme pointed to a valley mouth in front of him and introduced Hu Wei.

Hu Wei asked, "This is the place we are guarding?"

"Yes. This valley is a small road from Anrong to our country. ”

"Do we have any trade with Anrong?"

"There used to be, but now it's broken. Relations between the two countries are now tense and not suitable for trade. ”

"Hmm. That valley belongs to Anrong, or ours. ”

"It belongs to An Rong, but An Rong didn't have troops there. ”

Hu Wei carefully observed the valley, shook his head, and said, "It's very difficult for us to defend it like this." They could have hid in the valley, but we couldn't see them. Have you ever walked through that valley?"

Riquelme replied: "I have traveled before, and the road is very difficult to walk. In fact, very few people in Anrong cross the border from this side. The army never found out. ”

Hu Wei asked:

"Experience is unreliable. Just because we didn't have it before doesn't mean we won't have it in the future. The terrain is not good for us and we have to be careful. Is it possible for us to set up a guard in the valley?"

"We've raised this question before. But it's not allowed from above. I am afraid that An Rong will take advantage of this to provoke trouble. ”

"Well, the above considerations are also correct, and our current situation is indeed not suitable for war. Let's go, go talk to the soldiers. ”

Riquelme reminded: "Captain, dinner is about to begin. Let's go back first. Merck: They should already be waiting for you. ”

Hu Wei frowned and asked, "Do you usually eat together?"

Riquelme said: "In addition to the people on duty, the captain and above all eat in the small tent, which is conducive to the communication of everyone." ”

"Really?" Hu Wei nodded noncommittally, and said lightly: "Sometimes, we also need to communicate more with the soldiers. Let's go, let's take a look around. ”

The two walked through a valley, and Hu Wei pointed to a team in the distance and asked:

"Which brother is over there?"

Riquelme replied: "That's the ninth squad over there, and the captain is Vera. Today is their rotation. ”

"Well, how is this rotation generally arranged?"

Riquelme was slightly half a step behind Hu Wei and said: "Three squads are divided into three directions, and nine squads are divided into three batches, arranged in the order of morning, evening, and empty. Those who have a bye will practice for half a day and rest for half a day. ”

"It's a good arrangement, and no one is idle. Who came up with this?"

"This is what the three of us came up with together. ”

Hu Wei said: "Well, it's fair to do this, but have you ever thought that with this arrangement, there are too many people on duty, and there are too few soldiers' drills?"

"This" Riquelme was a little speechless. They didn't really think about it at the time.

Hu Wei smiled: "Okay, let's discuss this issue at the regular meeting." It looks like the brothers over there are going to eat, let's go over and see if there's anything delicious. ‘

The soldiers of the ninth squad were about to eat, when they suddenly saw the new captain Hu Wei coming over, they were all startled, and hurriedly reported to the squad leader Weah.

Weah was on duty today and didn't go to the small tent to eat, so he hurriedly greeted him when he heard the letter: "Lord Captain." ”

"Hehe, your name is Weah, I remember you. ”

Hu Wei waved his hand, didn't let Weah speak, turned to the soldiers and smiled:

"Hehe, everyone looks like they're going to have dinner, and I and Lord Dianjun are also here to participate in one, how about it?"

The soldiers had never seen such a thing, and they looked at Hu Wei stupidly, but they didn't dare to answer.

"Why, they all pretended not to hear, are you afraid that I will eat your food? Don't worry, I don't eat much. Hu Wei smiled. If you want the soldiers to fight for you, you have to share their ups and downs. This is a sentence that Hu Wei has seen countless times from Taishi Gong's storybook.

A bold soldier spoke: "If the captain wants to eat, we just don't eat it." I'm afraid that the captain won't be used to it. ”

Hu Wei smiled inappretently: "Yo, they are all raised by my father's parents, you can eat, I can eat the same." I'm going to eat your portion today. ”

The soldiers didn't look like Hu Wei was joking, they were all a little moved. In their eyes, the captain is already a big official. A lieutenant to eat with them was something they never dreamed of.

"Lord Captain, you can't be incompatible" Vera saw that Hu Wei had already gone to get the bowl, as if she was in a hurry, and she didn't know what to say.

Riquelmer pulled Vera and said, "Vera, don't worry so much, give the order to eat." ”

"Lord Dianjun, you too"

"Go ahead. ”

"Yes, brothers, it's time to eat. Vera had no choice but to shout. His expression was about to cry.

The big wooden barrel containing the rice was opened, and Hu Wei understood what the soldier said just now, and also knew why Vera's face was so ugly. Because the barrel was filled with rice, but porridge with wild vegetables.

"Come on, come on, don't rob me, I'm the first. Hu Wei remained silent and walked first with the bowl. He knew that now all the soldiers were watching him.

When Hu Wei drank a bowl of wild vegetable porridge in front of the soldiers, all the soldiers were full of shock on their faces.

"Soldiers usually eat this?" Hu Wei said in a seemingly flat and not very calm manner after leaving the defense area of the ninth team.

Riquelme hadn't eaten wild vegetable porridge for a long time, and after barely drinking half a bowl just now, he always felt that his stomach was not quite right.

Riquelme explained: "There is no way to do this year in the Empire, and there is no way to do it. ”

"The war will start at any time, and the soldiers will shed blood at any time, and if you eat these, how can you have the strength to kill the enemy. Take me to the granary. ”

Hu Wei is deeply aware of the importance of food to the morale of soldiers. You usually give them some wild vegetable porridge, but in wartime you want them to work for you, how can it be so good.

When Hu Wei and Riquelme came to the grain depot, they smelled the smell of food from a distance. He gave Riquelme a look and walked over quietly.

"Everybody's eating. Hu Wei smiled plainly, and he didn't see anything unusual.

"Ah, it's the Captain. Several people in charge of the grain depot hurriedly stood up. Since the lieutenant was not qualified enough to open his own government account and did not have his own grain officer, these people in charge of the grain depot did not actually belong to the soldiers of the third column, they were the people of the partial general Bokamp.

Hu Wei smiled: "Sit, don't be restrained, I'll just take a look." ”

"Captain, have you eaten? We also just ate it, so why don't we eat it together. "The grain officer is a person sent down from above, and he is not under the control of Hu Wei, so he is not so afraid of Hu Wei, Hu Wei asked him to sit, he really dared to sit.

"Well, I happen to be hungry too. I'll join the Riquelme Army, you won't go hungry yourself, will you?" Hu Wei's smile was still there, and if anyone looked closely, they would find that his smile was a little cold.

The grain officer didn't pay attention to Hu Yu's expression, and said quite proudly: "Where is the captain, what do you say, you say something else, I don't have it here, I want to eat, then there is no yet." You can eat openly. ”

"Then you're welcome. Hu Wei sat down with a sigh of anger. The soldiers in front of the battle outside were eating porridge with wild vegetables, and there was hardly any rice in the porridge. The food here is white rice, and not only that, but there is also wine and meat.