The most powerful emperor grandson of the Tang Dynasty
Chapter 1608: There is a mission as soon as you arrive
The moment that was supposed to come would eventually come. When the sky brightened in the east, fierce voices rang out in the army, and the officers who had brought them here began to wake these people up with sticks.
"Everyone, get up! Don't you know what time it is? You are still thinking about sleeping. Go to the east, where there is breakfast and water. After drinking, get on the road immediately. We still have a long way to go today. If anyone wants to escape, don't blame our archers for being rude. There will be some archers following around the army. I advise you not to believe how high your chances are. As soon as you make a move, they will shoot you. What's more, everyone has been registered. If someone wants to be a deserter, then your family will become slaves of the empire from the moment you escape. How miserable the slaves of the empire are, you understand even if I don't say anything..."
More than 20 officers were repeating the same words. Sambik and the others were all frowning. No one ran away last night, so how could they run away today? Your words were like insults. Although everyone was unwilling to fight on the battlefield, they did not think of becoming deserters. After all, they were originally soldiers, so they still had a sense of honor.
But the reason why the officers in charge of recruiting said this is because they have seen these people with a sense of honor run away. If you guys run, you can run faster and more capable than ordinary people.
When ordinary people run away, they just want to go home. But it is different for those of you who used to be in the army. You are more organized when you run away. Some of you specifically block the pursuers, and some of you shoot arrows back on horseback, causing heavy losses to the pursuing army. So when facing these people, you must be careful, otherwise you will be the ones to die.
When they arrived at the place where breakfast was distributed, they looked at the dough in front of them and felt that it was harder than stone. After filling their water bags, this was their source of water for the day. The water was extremely dirty and they would never drink it at home.
But now they have no choice. If they want to travel under such a scorching sun and without enough water, they will die. Camels can persist, but humans do not have that ability.
So even if the water source is very dirty, these people still honestly fill their jars with water. Try not to drink water in the morning because no one knows where the next water source is. If you drink up all the water in the morning, you will be thirsty in the afternoon.
In such a marching column, the water supply locations are generally calculated, and only when everyone has reached their limit will everyone be given a second water supply compensation. If you can hold on, then your life is saved. If you can't hold on, your camel or warhorse may become someone else's on the road.
Sambik was very clear about a theory, which was that when they first set out, everyone had a camel or a war horse, but when they arrived near the warring countries, the number became one to two, or even one to three, and those who were missing died on the way.
As for the reasons for their death, thirst is definitely the first one, and there are some other reasons. Anyway, as long as your physical fitness is not strong enough, let alone persisting to the battlefield, you may not even be able to persist for the first three days. These people are veterans in the army, and naturally know how difficult it is.
"This is your mission. There are two tribes ahead. Bring your men over to recruit soldiers. There is a list of recruits listed above. You must bring all of them. If you cannot bring them all, it means you have not completed the mission and their fault will be on you. Think about your parents and relatives at home. You don't want to make them slaves, do you?" Sambik thought there would be a forced march today, so he made preparations early. However, he was assigned a mission less than thirty miles away from the royal capital. He had to take more than fifty men under his command to a nearby tribe to carry out the recruitment mission. Just like the recruitment officers who took him away, he has now become one of the people he hates.
"But……"
"No buts. Everyone must quickly get into their roles. I have recorded all your subordinates. You must bring them all back when you return. If one is missing, all of you will be punished. You know the laws of the empire. No one can escape. Do your best. You may be more glorious than your father."
The officer in charge did not give Sambik a chance to explain. After encouraging him a few words, he immediately went to find other people. Now they could finally feel a little more relaxed. Before, they had to do it themselves. You know, conscription is not an easy thing, especially for some villages that are more martial. If you anger them, they might just start fighting. By then, instead of dying under the swords of the Tang Dynasty soldiers, you might die under the swords of your own people. It would be very aggrieved to talk about it.
"Don't ask any more questions. Let's go."
Raf saw that Sambik was going to ask more questions, so he quickly stopped him. Didn't you see how annoyed the officer was just now? If you continue to run over to ask, you might get a slap in the face. If you get beaten in the army, you will become a laughing stock, especially for the junior officers. At that time, they will not accept your anger. That's why Raf stopped this guy. Don't go and ask for trouble. You still have more than 50 people under you.
Sambik looked at the guy gratefully. If he hadn't been stopped by him, he might have gone over to argue with his superior. What would have been the result then, perhaps only the Lord would know.
More than fifty of his men rode on various animals and arrived at the designated small village, but unfortunately there was no one here. All the people in the village had disappeared. They had received the news long ago, earlier than those people in Sambik, so when the conscription team came, they chose to flee directly.
"According to the rules of the Empire, the entire village must be burned down."
Rafe saw that Sambik didn't make any moves, so he reminded him what to do next. (End of this chapter)
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