Chapter 449: Sharing Joys and Sorrows
"What the hell did you do to them that day, and why did everyone see you like this now?" Marcas couldn't help but ask the same question every time he saw the five leaders look respectful to Li Zijun.
"Didn't I tell you a long time ago, I just had a heart-to-heart conversation with them, and they were all touched by my sincerity!" Li Zijun, who was dressed in civilian clothes, replied impatiently on his horse. No wonder he had this expression, the same answer he had repeated to Marcus no less than ten times!
"The devil believes you!"
"Don't believe you're still asking?!"
"By the way, this week's food money is almost gone, don't forget to renew it quickly!"
"Spent again?!What are you all eating, why is the money spent so quickly?"
"It's not 'you', it's 'us'! We eat together every day, don't tell me you don't know what you've eaten? Now that prices are so expensive, how can you give so much money?!"
After setting off from the station, Li Zijun kept pulling Marcas to eat and sleep with the soldiers.
At first, Marcas was also worried that his safety would be threatened, and he was a little hesitant.
"With your small body, slaughtering you is not enough to make soup for the whole army, what's the use of killing you?"
"What's more, you still have the identity of a prince, if you have any mistakes with them, not only them, but even their families and clansmen will definitely be implicated! Do you think they will be so stupid and do things that are only bad and not good for themselves?"
"Don't worry, I promise you're safer among them than you are among the guards!"
It was after listening to Li Zijun's words that Marcas finally chose to live with the soldiers. There was no other residence like other princes.
Marcas quickly realised the benefits of doing so, and he quickly integrated into the team. As a result, it has won the trust and respect of the soldiers.
"Ed, I have an idea that I don't know if the road will work?" after 'sharing weal and woe' with the soldiers. Marcus gradually showed some changes, and he took the initiative to find Li Zijun.
"What do you think, tell me about it?"
"I want to pay for it myself to improve the food of our soldiers, I think they are eating so badly!"
"I'm just worried that people will say that I'm doing this to 'buy people's hearts', and I'm also afraid that it will cause displeasure among my brothers?"
"What does it matter to us to improve the food of our own people, and why are they dissatisfied?!"
"As for 'buying people's hearts', we will take it, and whoever loves will say it. We didn't stop them from doing it!"
"You don't have to worry about someone bringing up this matter again when you lead troops in the future, I have no intention of belittling you, to tell you the truth, 5,000 soldiers and horses is already the limit of your ability! Your ability is not in this! Military affairs, you can let it go!" Li Zijun said to Marcas half-jokingly and half-seriously.
Li Zijun didn't expect that these words would become the creed that Marcas adhered to all his life, and Marcas never led troops to fight again!
"So I can do this?" Although Marcus was dissatisfied with Li Zijun's definition of him, he also had to admit that Li Zijun had some truth in what he said. At that time, he glared at Li Zijun fiercely. Directly crossed over this issue.
"Do it, I can't wait!"
In this way, the Seventh Reserve drew cheers when it opened the next day.
Originally, Marcus only wanted to improve the soldiers' food once in a while, but in this cheer. Li Zijun took advantage of Marcas's 'surging heart' and forcibly changed 'occasional' to 'comprehensive'!
"You can cheat me! I really regret listening to you, you will have to squeeze me dry sooner or later!" Marcas's face turned white. Although he has undergone many changes during this time, the stinginess that has long been immersed in his bones has never changed.
"Don't think I don't know what to do. You are the richest person in the Aojin Empire! Now I regret it when I think of this, I knew that you were so rich. I shouldn't have taken you that little money and came with you to sell my life!"
"'So little'?!Brother, that's 10,000 purple gold coins! Ordinary people don't want to say they have it, even if they add up all the money he has seen in his life, it may not be that much!" Marcas thought of these 10,000 purple gold coins, and his facial features were twisted together.
"Okay, okay, don't grind! It's a big deal, I'll be half of you for this week's food expenses!" Seeing Marcas like this, Li Zijun couldn't bear to continue to force him.
"Can you pay in cash?"
"Otherwise, we'll just restore the food to the way it used to be, so we won't have to fight here!"
"That's not going to work!" Marcas couldn't wait to reject Li Zijun's proposal before seeing a wicked smile on his face.
Fooled again!
Marcus really didn't understand how Li Zijun, who was much younger than him, was so much more mature and cunning than him! Every time he thought he was about to take advantage of something, it would be the result of today.
Although Li Zijun promised to share the food expenses, Marcas knew very well that it was impossible for him to deduct this part of Li Zijun's remuneration in the future!
It's just that compared to the money he lost, Marcas was more glad that he had invited Li Zijun this time! It was with the help of Li Zijun that the Seventh Reserve Team changed from a fish belly team to an elite team, and it was the only team among all the reserves that did not have deserters!
"Okay, don't be so sad, I'll pay for all the food expenses, and you don't have to share it!" Thinking of the huge benefits of his 'transaction', Marcas completely gave up the idea of letting Li Zijun share the food expenses.
"Isn't this something we have been talking about a long time ago!"
"What?" Marcas couldn't help but feel a little anxious when he saw that Li Zijun had forgotten what he had just said in a blink of an eye.
"Yesterday, what do you think of the secret report sent from the front?" Speaking of this, Li Zijun's brows furrowed a little tighter.
"We found the granary behind Feng Qiren, this is good news!" Marcas's thinking was once again successfully transferred to other directions by Li Zijun.
"Do you think there is anything wrong with this?" Seeing Li Zijun's face sinking and shaking his head, Marcas couldn't help but hurriedly ask.
"If my guess is correct, the generals in front have different opinions on the authenticity of this information, and it is very likely that there will even be a huge disagreement. ”
"Wouldn't it?!"
"Nine times out of ten! Otherwise, there is no need for Marshal Conrad to share such information with you princes, no matter what the circumstances are!"
Understanding the development of the war situation, participating in the formulation and discussion of the campaign and battle plan is what my father requires of each of our princes. Field Marshal Conrad also received a similar order, how could he risk disobedience and conceal information from us?!"
Hearing Marcus say this, Li Zijun couldn't help but shake his head with a wry smile:
"There will be no disapproval of the king's order outside!"
"What's more, this piece of information is very important, once it is judged to be true, it can almost immediately turn the tide of the war between the two sides! Such a piece of information cannot be missed, and naturally the less people know about it, the better, and Conrad has every reason not to report this matter to you. I believe that in the future, His Majesty will not only not blame Marshal Conrad for this, but will also praise him for his prudence in handling things. ”
"You seem to have some truth in that, but since Marshal Conrad shouldn't share information with us, according to you, why would he do that?"
"I think Marshal Conrad has a negative attitude towards this news, and I think there are two possibilities why he let you know about it. ”
"The first possibility is that he wants to test the views of the princes on this matter, and conduct a more direct test of His Highness on behalf of His Majesty;"
"Second, Conrad himself decided that this was false, but most of the generals around him believed that it was true. The call for a settlement of Feng Qi in the First World War caused great pressure on Marshal Conrad, and he had no choice but to pass on the information to His Highnesses. ”
In this way, he bought himself time to verify this information and diverted the pressure on himself. ”
"Then do you think this information is true or false?" Hearing Li Zijun's analysis clearly, Marcas's expression became solemn.
"Although there is no clear news to prove that Feng Qi has changed his coach, from all indications, this possibility is very high!"
"Let's assume that this is the case, then let me ask you: is the previous commander of Feng Qi excellent, or is he powerful now?" Li Zijun looked at Marcas and asked without answering.
"After the Fengqi people retreated to Boladin, they did take advantage of some in the next few battles, but I don't think we can conclude that the commander before Fengqi is inferior to the one after him. ”
"And I also think that their strength and weakness have nothing to do with the truth or falsity of this news!"
"Theoretically, you're right, but in reality, it's hard for me to believe that a commander who is excellent in all aspects would reveal such a big flaw to us!"
"Judging from the current trend, if Feng Qi has not made any breakthroughs in the near future, if they don't want to fall into a 'protracted' war of attrition with us, there is only one way to go!"
"But if we choose to divide our troops to attack the granary of the Fengqi people, in case this is a conspiracy of the Fengqi people, then our army will definitely suffer heavy losses, morale will be greatly affected, and our efforts for so many days will be in vain!"
"Thinking about these possibilities, do you still think this news is true?"
Li Zijun's words were like a basin of ice water pouring down from the top of Marcas's head, making his slightly fanatical brain cool down all of a sudden.
"So what should we do next?" Marcas's eyes flashed with panic, and his voice became tense. (To be continued......)