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Chapter 106 What kind of general is a good general? (Second update!)
The train rattled along.

This is a special train to send Penke.

Of course, even though it was called a special train, the carriages hanging at the back were still full of military supplies destined for Shanhaiguan.

Rather than saying it was a special train, it would be better to say that it took Penke and his hundred guards by the way.

Anyway, the train, what you want to transport, can be temporarily attached to the carriages. You only need to hang two carriages for transporting people on the freight train, and it can become half cargo and half people.

Very convenient.

Sitting in the temporarily added compartment at the end of the train, Peng Ke was bored looking at the scenery outside the window.

The train has been running for an hour and a half.

I have been watching the scenery along the way constantly receding. I was interested in it at the beginning, but now Penke is a little bored.

But there is nothing to do in the car.

The soldiers were all right, they were all playing Pai Gow and horse hanging in another carriage.

The fierce sound of counting cards, as well as the occasional shouts of excitement for getting a good card, could be heard clearly by Penke across a carriage.

He actually wanted to join the game at first.

It can not only mingle with the guards, but also polish the boring itinerary.

But as soon as he entered the soldier's compartment, the guards immediately stood up and saluted respectfully, as if waiting for the command of the adults.

Even if Penke made them all sit down, they wanted to join the game.

But those personal guards all became stiff and shy, and there was no atmosphere of talking loudly before.

It is clear.

Although he, the prince of Huaininghou, can play with the soldiers without caring about his status.

But the soldiers couldn't pass this level psychologically, and they didn't dare to be presumptuous at all.

This is very boring.

Peng Ke also encouraged them with a few words of humor, and asked the conductor to bring some drinks, food and rewards, and then returned to his compartment.

Although the army is forbidden to drink alcohol, they are not considered to have entered the barracks now, so they can relax a little bit.

On the contrary, his appreciating the wine made the guards very happy and felt taken care of by their superiors.

The guards were all discussing in whispers, thinking that Peng Ke was a man who treated soldiers well and was a good general.

These days, the thinking of the general public is like this.

There is a clear class distinction between the upper class and the lower class.

You are a general, and you come to play with the soldiers.

Everyone will not think that you are a corporal, but that you do not have the majesty and sense of stability of a commander, which makes people feel a little worried.

Everyone is just a big soldier, not a person with great talent. If Penke does this, everyone will only panic and won't feel valued.

On the contrary, it was Peng Ke who simply rewarded some drinks and food, but they could accept it with peace of mind, and their affection for Pen Ke increased.

The military ranks are where rank is most valued.

Soldiers of different ranks are treated very differently, and everyone spontaneously maintains this difference in treatment.

Because only when there is a difference in treatment, everyone will have the desire to climb up!
It's normal for Penke to reward good wine and food like this. He enjoys a luxury car by himself, and enjoys the exquisite food made by the small stove on the train.

This is what everyone yearns for, the appearance of a superior!

Otherwise, if you become a general and have an army of ten thousand people in your hands, you will end up with the same food, clothing, housing and transportation as a soldier, and you will have to squeeze into a single room with everyone, laughing and playing Pai Gow together.

So what's the point of trying to kill the enemy?
Although it is important to protect the family and the country, while maintaining the great love of defending the family and the country, everyone also hopes to get promoted, get rich and gain power.

For the generals, the way they win the hearts of the soldiers is not to lower their own treatment and eat and live with the soldiers, but to find ways to improve the treatment of the soldiers.

Give more rewards and more benefits, and the soldiers will naturally work hard.

Moreover, it is also an incentive to motivate soldiers to yearn for military exploits, and to become this kind of superior who can give soldiers favor at will!
If you play something with soldiers and get along with each other, you will eat the same pot.

Not only will everyone not feel that you, the general, are friendly.

I still worry about whether there is no food in the army or whether the food line has been cut off, so that the general has no good food to eat and wants to eat a big pot with everyone.

Sitting back in his own compartment, after realizing this truth, Peng Ke was very helpless.

I have read too many novels in my previous life, and it is really easy to fall into misunderstandings.

Anything that eats and sleeps with soldiers can be loved by soldiers.

Full shit.

It must be a modern army with ideas, beliefs, patriotism, and the will of a modern army.

In this feudal era, only by maintaining class can we gain the support and love of soldiers.

Of course, maintaining class does not mean being harsh on soldiers, or lynching.

Then it's not called defending class, it's called brutality.

Instead of maintaining class, Penke disrupted class, which would only make soldiers accustomed to this kind of classization feel uneasy.

No matter how much this kind of show is done, it is actually not as good as commanding the soldiers to win a battle, and save some comrades from dying, so that the soldiers can get more rewards and love deeper.

No soldier has ever cared whether his general is a humble "good general" who can eat, live and enjoy the same treatment as everyone else.

But all soldiers hope that their general is a general who can win battles and win every battle!
Think clearly about these.

For the first time, Peng Ke became curious about his father's invincible and invincible feats all the way to Liaodong, and wanted to learn more about it.

So, he asked Ah Hu to call over Baihu, his own soldiers.

"Li Ou, you were my father's soldier back then. I have a question and I want to ask you."

Looking at Li Ou, an unshaven soldier in his thirties standing in front of him, Peng Ke stroked his chin and asked curiously, "What kind of person is my father in your eyes?"

Li Ou couldn't answer Penke's question.

He scratched his head, sorted out his thoughts, and said intermittently:
"Hou Ye is a man who loves soldiers like a son. He is very kind to us. He wants us to take it first if there is any benefit."

"He used troops very well. Back then, he commanded an army of 5, marched north from Kaiping, and led us all the way to the border of North Korea. He beheaded tens of thousands of barbarians and captured more than [-] people."

"Later, the Liaodong Capital was established, thanks to Lord Hou."

"It was also because of Lord Hou's military front that frightened North Korea, and then North Korea resolutely professed its vassal and paid tribute."

"Besides, at that time, thanks to Lord Hou's excellent battlefield adaptability, the army's battle losses were very low, and the soldiers captured countless gains, but there were very few casualties."

"Compared to the other Dukes and Lord Hou, the soldiers of the frontier army all hoped to serve under Lord Peng."

"Under Peng Houye's command, every time he goes into battle, he can gain military exploits, and the death rate is still low."

"A good general loved by all soldiers!"

"Later, Lord Hou no longer led troops, which made the frontier soldiers feel very sorry."

"There are still many frontier soldiers who miss Lord Hou."

Pen Ke stroked his chin, his eyes flickering.

It seemed that he really had to learn from his father.

Compared with Li Ou, he knew Peng Polu better, and even grew up under Peng Polu's precept and deed.

Don't ask yourself to learn the very level of your father.

As long as he learns the essence of five points, he may be able to deal with the Beiman who is far less powerful than ten years ago!
Peng Ke kept thinking back in his heart that his father taught him the way of commanding the army, and talks about various military experiences.

Thinking about how to treat the more than 1 soldiers on hand and how to train them.

How to lead them, more and more courageous.

(End of this chapter)