Chapter 1494： The pirates are gone

Chapter 1494 The pirates are gone

In front of the cherry orchard, the Ming army set up piles of bonfires and began to bury pots for cooking. The Ming army, who had been suffering from hunger and cold for a long time, sat around the blazing bonfire, stretching out their hands to warm themselves, their eyes staring straight at the bonfire. Seeing the broth gradually boiling in the cauldron, the corners of the eyes couldn't help getting wet.

They had been suffering from hunger and cold for a long time, and finally had a raging bonfire and hot soup. How could they not be excited?

However, the weather is really too cold, and the human body is not an excellent heat conductor, especially the Ming army is still wearing iron armor like ice bumps, it is difficult to transfer heat in, people bake their hands around the campfire, that is, their hands are warm That's all, as for the arms, body, etc. are still very cold, especially the feet in the shoes are still cold and unconscious, which is in stark contrast to the warm hands.

So, a Ming soldier couldn't bear the cold feet, so he took off his shoes and stretched out his feet to warm himself.

One learns one, and the other learns two. Seeing this, the rest of the Ming army also followed suit. .

People's hygiene habits are not very good these days. Washing feet every day is something only noble people do. It is normal for poor people to wash their feet once every ten days and half a month, and it is not uncommon to wash their feet once a month or more. "

The feet of the Ming army are basically comparable to salted fish and stinky tofu.

Suddenly, each of the dancing fires began to emit a strong smell of salted fish and Wu tofu, which covered the taste of the broth.

Hu Zongxian, who was surrounded by a group of generals, noticed that many Ming soldiers had taken off their shoes to warm themselves by the fire. He couldn't help but frowned, and turned to look at Master Zhang, the coach of the Zhenwei Camp, and said dissatisfiedly: "Master Zhang, please hurry up and let us go!" Strict military discipline, with such an appearance, what kind of system is it, if the Japanese invaders attack, how can you fight with bare feet?"

Hu Zongxian was very disappointed with the Zhenwei Camp and other Beijing camp soldiers. The Beijing camp has become more and more deserted these years. This is still an elite army. The military discipline has been so corrupted that it is far worse than the frontier troops in Datong.

Master Zhang heard the words, and replied with a wry smile: "Master Hu, the command of the army must be relaxed. The weather is too cold. After all, the soldiers are flesh and blood, and they are too cold to bear. It is a last resort to take off their shoes and warm themselves by the fire." And for this reason, if they are too harsh, these illiterate people are likely to be prone to internal strife, and now the eradication of the Japanese is the priority, so don't be too demanding on these details."

Hu Zongxian didn't make a sound, squinting his eyes and slowly looked at the whole army, taking in the expressions of every soldier, and seeing Hu Zongxian's eyes sweeping towards him, some soldiers were nervous, some were dissatisfied, some were indignant, and some were clamoring.

Hu Zongxian narrowed his eyes slightly. It seems that what Mr. Zhang said is not too exaggerated. If military discipline is ordered to be rectified, these people who can't even bear the cold and hunger may really change.

In addition, morale can not be discouraged. If the military discipline is ordered to be rectified, the morale that was finally boosted just now may plummet.

Thinking of relying on them to exterminate the Japanese pirates, Hu Zongxian finally sighed, and said quietly: "It's not that I'm demanding on the soldiers, but this is an extraordinary time. The Japanese from Shangyu will attack at any time. If you can't be ready for battle at any time, I'm afraid it's easy to be taken advantage of by Japanese pirates! Yingtian has been an imperial capital for hundreds of years, and there is no room for any mistakes! The disaster of Japanese pirates' pickiness cannot appear under the city of Yingtian, otherwise, catastrophe will come in an instant! , then, as Master Zhang said, there is a degree of relaxation. However, although there is a degree of relaxation, there is also a degree of relaxation. Please also ask Master Zhang to order his generals to divide the soldiers into two groups, one group rests and eats, and the other group holds soldiers Guard on duty to prevent Japanese pirates from raiding. In addition, send three teams of scouts to the east, west, and south to investigate, and make sure to investigate every grass and tree in a radius of ten miles, without any slack."

"Don't worry, Mr. Hu, this is an extraordinary period. How can a certain soldier who has been in the army for many years not know the severity, and he will discipline the soldiers well, and will not give the Japanese pirates an opportunity. In addition, the scout has already sent three teams. Counting the time, they will be back soon."

Seeing that Hu Zongxian adopted his suggestion, Mr. Zhang couldn't help but smile, and replied with confidence.

Finally proved that you are not a drunkard

Hearing that Mr. Zhang has dispatched three scouts, Hu Zongxian also had a rare smile on his face, and praised, "Mr. Zhang is worthy of a family of generals! This time we need to rely on Mr. Zhang to wipe out the Japanese pirates in Shangyu."

"Lord Hu is too polite. To wipe out the Japanese pirates, to report to the sage, and to eliminate harm for the people is a matter of my own duty. I should do my best. If the Japanese pirates don't come this time, let me let you go." They have no place to die!"

Master Zhang heard Hu Zongxian's praise, and the smile on his face became even stronger. He patted the bright silver fish scale armor on his chest vigorously, made a bang bang bang sound, and said impassionedly, with a confident look on his face.

"Good!" Hu Zongxian praised again.

Suddenly, the smile on Mr. Zhang's face became even brighter. He waved his hand to summon the four lieutenants under him, and arranged the order in a soft voice. The two lieutenants summoned their generals and passed on the order layer by layer.

After a while, the order in the camp improved. The number of soldiers taking off their shoes and warming themselves by the fire decreased by half, and the number of soldiers holding weapons on guard also increased a lot.

Seeing that the discipline in the battalion has improved a lot, Hu Zongxian's complexion has improved a lot.

About the tea time, more than a dozen scouts rushed to report the news to Hu Zongxian, Mr. Zhang and others, "I tell you, within ten miles to the south, there are no traces of Japanese pirates!"

"Ten miles ahead, what is the general situation now? Are there any mistakes or abnormalities in the villages within ten miles?"

Hu Zongxian asked a few more questions carefully, and the scouts answered them one by one. After hearing this, Hu Zongxian nodded slightly.

The scouts answered in great detail. It can be seen that they did their best to investigate. There were indeed no traces of Japanese pirates in the ten miles to the south, and there were no Japanese pirates in the villages and towns within ten miles. There was nothing unusual.

Soon, the scouts from the east and west directions also came back one after another, and they all reported that there were no traces of Japanese pirates in their respective directions.

Hu Zongxian also asked a few questions one by one, and confirmed that the scouts in both directions had also scouted carefully, and there were indeed no traces of Japanese pirates. The villages and towns within ten miles also did not encounter Japanese pirates, and there were also no abnormalities.

The pirates are gone! where did you go

Hu Zongxian frowned slightly, this situation is a bit strange, why is there no trace of Japanese pirates?!

This is very wrong.

If you say that the Japanese pirates gave up harassing Yingtian, he doesn't believe it. This group of Japanese pirates are so bold that they won't give up harassing Yingtian if they succeed in Jiangning! Could it be that the Japanese pirates were attacking from east to west, deliberately captured Jiangning, and attracted our attention to this side, but instead they detoured from other directions to harass Yingtian? !

Hu Zongxian fell into deep thought.

(end of this chapter)