New Shun 1730

Within two or three days, Jiao Lao Butu was completely convinced.

This thing that looks inconspicuous, like something worn by a donkey, actually prevents snow blindness that plagues marching in the snow.

When I first put it on, I felt a little uncomfortable. It was dark all around, and it was hard to see clearly what was outside.

But after wearing it for three or two days, you gradually get used to it, and the benefits of this thing will be revealed.

According to Jiao Laobutu's idea, he just rested for two days and waited until the sun was not so strong before leaving. It's just that it treats the symptoms but not the root cause. When the old one is cured, the new one will appear again.

This thing had no visible effect at first, but it cured the root cause. After three to five days, no one was suffering from snow blindness anymore.

Playing with the blindfold in his hand, Jiaolaobutu thought to himself that this man is not a good-for-nothing dude, he still has some crooked abilities.

On this day, they had passed Hetuala Station. After passing Shenyang, this group of people did not take the main station road to the north of Shenyang, but turned east.

Pass by Hetuala, go to Changbai Mountain Temple, take advantage of the river closure in winter, jump to the Mudan River, and go down the river.

This inn is to prevent North Korea, and since this is Hou Jin's hometown, Dashun can manage it well to prevent a resurgence.

However, when we reached the source of the Mudanjiang River and reached Handuoliwei where the Mudanjiang River merged into the Songhua River, there were no longer any inns.

We found a sheltered place at night, settled in, and lit a fire.

After getting to know each other these days, wherever Liu Yu sits, most people will gather around him. Or listen to him tell stories, or listen to his bragging.

After contact, Liu Yu also understood that the soldiers at this time should not be viewed with the impression of the soldiers of later generations. They didn't even bother to listen and couldn't understand anything he told them about the righteousness of the monarchy and the country.

Instead, he would joke and say: Your Majesty will give us two taels of silver a month, and we will be able to live up to the two taels of silver when the time comes. How can I be worthy of two taels of silver? When you fire a cannon, just don't shoot it into the sky. If you can take aim, it will be an example of loyalty to the emperor and patriotism.

Feeling the nature of these people, Liu Yu often "driving". People at this time had never heard of those jokes, and all of them were in their prime years. After listening to them, they were hooked.

When camp was set up at night, wherever Liu Yu sat was the center of the crowd. Sometimes it can be surrounded by three floors inside and three floors outside.

Jiao Laobutu is here today, and he has looked at Liu Yu somewhat in his mind these past few days, but only a little. I actually think Liu Yu's "driving" jokes are pretty good. They change every day, and they are so tough that the audience laughs from time to time. They are meaningful.

However, Liu Yu did not "drive" today, but looked unusually serious.

Behind him, a large pot was cooking. The steamed buns were scalding the towels with hot water and giving hot compresses to the soldiers with severe snow blindness. In the first few days, Liu Yu went there by himself, and the steamed buns were replaced in the past few days.

Accompanied by the sound of the bonfire, Liu Yu looked at the people gathered around him and said slowly: "On that day, Master Shu asked us to stop and take a rest to relieve the pain of snow blindness. I said we should hurry up sooner rather than later, so we can't delay. It’s business. I’m afraid you must be scolding me at that time, right?”

Even if they are familiar with each other, there are still people who dare to come to Liu Yu and ask for tobacco leaves to smoke, but after saying this, no one dares to admit it.

After a long silence, someone said: "Don't be surprised, Sir. How did we know that Sir had a plan at that time? We had already prepared the blindfold?"

Liu Yu waved his hand to show that he was okay, and said with a smile: "Speaking of this, I remember an old incident. A certain army was fighting, and one army withdrew to the river. The soldiers were working hard, and the general said that the soldiers were working hard and could rest for two days. Then the bridge was built. The soldiers all called this a soldier-loving general. Unexpectedly, the enemy attacked the next day. The bridge was not built yet, and the river was choked with blood. "

After telling this nonsense story, Liu Yu said: "As a general, you must love your soldiers. But if you love soldiers, you have great love and small love. Those who love great love will be invincible in battles and attacks, and the soldiers will follow. Generals are often rewarded. You also know that if you win, you will be less likely to die. If you are a little lover, you will be sympathetic to the suffering of the soldiers, so that you will miss the big event, let alone be a prince. Those soldiers who followed him were often defeated, resulting in many deaths on their own side."

At this point, although the people next to me understood this truth and thought it made sense, they couldn't figure out why Liu Yu had the nerve to tell this story?

It seems like you are the little love general?

Jiao Laobutu was also confused when he heard that, and the co-author also slandered himself?

Unexpectedly, Liu Yu changed the subject and said with a smile: "However, a true general with great love must be invincible and at the same time considerate of his soldiers. The two are not contradictory, but ordinary people can only do one of them. , but it is difficult to have both. As for Zhuge Wuhou who entered the Martial Temple, it was different. He saw that the soldiers were working hard to transport food, so he designed wooden cows and horses, and at the same time he was able to force Sima Yi to wear women's clothes, which was invincible. There are too few generals in the world who can do both.”

"As a general, you should make strategic plans. For example, when I go north like this, as a general, I must first complete the tasks assigned by your majesty, so that everyone can follow me, and then I will be rewarded; secondly, I must sympathize with the suffering of the soldiers. But we are also compassionate, In your opinion, is it better to consider various situations in advance and prepare early so as not to delay the march and avoid the pain of marching? Or is it better to sympathize with your hard work and stop and rest for a few days until snow blindness occurs again? Stop and rest?”

I'm used to bragging with the soldiers on weekdays. If you say this with a cold face, it would be a bit brazen. Who is he to compare himself to Zhuge Wuhou? Do you deserve it?

But I was used to hip-hop on weekdays, so although everyone laughed, they only took it as a half-joke. Neither bored nor out of place, a few brave ones even joked: "Yes, yes, if Marquis Zhuge Wu had met Master Liu back then, maybe Jiang Wei would have stepped aside."

At this time, the Three Kingdoms had already been written into a book and was widely circulated. It can be said that it is a story that everyone knows.

In the early Ming Dynasty, the army still worshiped the "Tianwangtang". When Lin Chong was guarding the army's forage yard, the old army he replaced also went to guard the Tianwangtang. The god of war was still Li Jing.

After arriving at Tumu Fort, the situation changed, and the God of War was Yue Wumu.

However, the literary talent of "Three Kingdoms" is too good and the story is too wonderful. "Shuo Yue" is far behind. Even the joke "Why is the Prime Minister laughing" is copied. Now the Martial Saint is Guan Yu, and everyone in the Three Kingdoms is well-known.

Liu Yu also knew that it was okay to talk about classics and history when talking to his father and others.

When chatting with these soldiers, it is better to follow the Three Kingdoms.

Sure enough, everyone would understand such a boast. It was half true and half false. Liu Yu wished he could conjure up a goose feather fan and wave it a few times, but it was a pity that there was no such thing in the cold winter.

Seeing that everyone had laughed, Liu Yu also said in a joking tone: "Before I came, I knew about this military affairs, so I counted them at home and knew that the bitter cold in the north would lead to snow blindness, frostbite, and knee pain. I said that a general has both great love and small love. It is more difficult to have both than small love. But if you can’t even do small love, how can you be qualified to lead?”

Although the words were a joke, they spoke to the hearts of these soldiers. Some of the soldiers must have complained when chatting and chatting on weekdays, and marching in winter was particularly hard. Those officers were okay. They usually withheld some money and their own land and property, so at least they wouldn't have to suffer too much in terms of food and clothing.

These soldiers are far behind. Even the soldiers in the Beijing camp only have two taels of silver a month and they have to support their families.

The people in charge of the military and government in the imperial court were all scholar-bureaucrats. They felt that the soldiers were nothing more than thieves like Qiu Ba. As long as they didn't starve to death, why spend a lot of money?

Even though the Zhejiang soldiers, direct descendants of the Qi family's army, had agreed to pay double wages when Wanli came to aid the DPRK, the result was that the court defaulted on the bill, Jizhou was in trouble with the pay, and all three thousand Qi's army were beheaded. However, someone in the court praised highly: In this way, 40,000 yuan of silver could be saved. Two, this is a great achievement.

Following the Ming Dynasty, although it is not as good as it is now, it is almost the same.

Going north for surveying and mapping and going deep into Rakshasa, one person only got an extra pair of cotton trousers. No matter how much else he got, the Duke of Qi couldn't get it.

Liu Yu had communicated with these soldiers for a long time and knew what they wanted most and also knew their complaints. When it comes to snow blindness, knee pain, and frostbite, it really speaks to the hearts of the soldiers.

The whole atmosphere suddenly became a little serious, but Liu Yu took out a few ingots of silver from his arms, placed them beside the bonfire, and said with a smile: "Guess, before I set off for the expedition, I didn't expect you soldiers to follow me north." How hard is it? Whoever guesses correctly will be rewarded five taels of silver."

This is something that you don’t need to guess at all, but if you brag normally, someone will definitely answer the call. Now that there is so much money in front of them, no one dares to speak. They are all confused and frightened.

Be good, five taels of silver! How much does it cost to chop off your head?

Someone in the crowd finally choked out a sentence.

"Since Mr. Liu is sitting at home strategizing, he has even thought of things like snow blindness. How come he can't think of things like frostbite? I guess you have already thought of how miserable I am."

"Well said! This silver is yours!"

After that, he threw the money directly into the man's arms. The soldier only felt that his chest was hit hard. He knew it was not a dream. He felt the pain in his bones and wished he could not hit him again.

The soldiers nearby were all dumbfounded.

That’s five taels of silver?

"Guess again, now that I know it, what's in the box? If you guess correctly, I'll give you five taels of silver. Whoever guesses first gets it."

All of a sudden, all the people of No. 100 turned their attention to those big boxes. I had only guessed that this was Liu Yu's private goods before, but I didn't expect that it was actually prepared for us big-headed soldiers? Is there really such an official?

Although this man is shameless and compares himself to Wuhou, the soldiers thought, I don't ask you to be Wuhou, as long as you can be considerate and considerate of us.

Thinking about the bragging just now, I actually felt that it meant something like that.

With the example of Yimu Lixin just now, everyone started to guess wildly.

Some guessed the cotton pants, some guessed the cotton, some guessed the warm grass stuffed into the shoes, and some even guessed whether there was a woman inside...

After guessing for a long time, few guesses were correct. Liu Yu laughed and asked Mantou to open a few boxes.