The Invincible Summoning of the Three Kingdoms

When Cao Cao heard the words, he fell into deep thought, his eyes flickered, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

Speaking of which, this year's winter is not only extraordinarily cold, but also very extreme.It snowed for more than ten days in a row, but the sun was shining brightly the next day.Originally this should have made Cao Cao happy, but what happened next made Cao Cao even more depressed.

As the saying goes, it's cold when the snow doesn't melt. Cao Cao's camp is not low, but it can't stop the snow that is one foot thick!

In the tents of those ordinary soldiers, the heat may have gathered, so that the tents of the melted ice water flow are all... In such weather, the house is covered with a layer of ice, which has nothing to do with sleeping in the ice nest. difference.

After three consecutive days of the sun, the temperature not only did not increase, but it further decreased.The number of Cao Jun's losses is also increasing at an extremely terrifying speed...

"Two thousand!" Cao Cao looked at the number of people who were damaged by Xi Zhicai, and his hands were shaking... This was overnight!The soldiers who were alive yesterday were found to have turned into a frozen body this morning!

"Master..." Xi Zhicai's voice trembled a little, and whispered: "Our army has already lost more than [-] people this time!"

"Bang!" Cao Cao slapped the table angrily, and said solemnly: "Where is our spirits? All of them are sent to the soldiers to keep out the cold!"

"The spirits are long gone!" Xi Zhicai reluctantly said, they originally had a lot in reserve, but Liu Rui attacked the Cao army camp.The grain and grass in this new camp have just been shipped, and even the grain and hay eaten by the people and horses are somewhat stretched. How could it be possible to waste precious transportation capacity on spirits!

However, Xi Zhicai was also remorseful. The men and horses would not starve to death if they didn't eat a meal, but those soldiers might not be able to stop the cruel cold if they drank one sip of strong wine.If Xi Zhicai had known the weather earlier, he would definitely have prepared more spirits.

"How much food do we have left? In such a cold weather, if there is no spirits, giving the soldiers a little more food will also increase their stamina!" Cao Cao asked again.

"My lord... We don't have much food left. Recently, all the ministries have started to slaughter old and frail horses to feed the soldiers!" Xi Zhicai said helplessly.

These war horses are all military consumption that cannot be bought with money. Even an old horse is much more powerful than a single person. Killing the war horses to feed his hunger has proved how embarrassed Cao Jun's food and grass are.

Cao Cao abruptly stood up, and regardless of the thinness of his clothes, he went straight to the tent closest to him.

As soon as I walked in, I saw a group of soldiers wrapped in quilts and huddled together to keep warm.There is a small brazier in this tent, but obviously, this brazier is just to make people look warm.

When the soldiers saw Cao Cao, they panicked and wanted to stand up and salute, but Cao Cao stretched out his hand to stop them and said solemnly: "Everyone has suffered, we are having a hard time now, and Liu Rui is even worse than us, wait a few days. When the snow melts, we will destroy that Liu Rui in one fell swoop!"

372: Heating

Hearing Cao Cao's words, there was a glimmer of hope in the eyes of those soldiers.

In the past few days, they have been numb to the death of their companions. In the face of the power of heaven and earth, these ordinary soldiers can't bear any hatred, but they are very eager to feel the end of this damn war and return home as soon as possible to drink Hot soup.

Cao Cao is such a constant comfort from camp to camp, and miraculously, the minds of many soldiers have greatly increased, and even the number of people who froze to death the next night has been reduced by hundreds.

Unfortunately, Cao Cao thought that Liu Rui's army must also suffer heavy casualties, but he did not expect that Liu Rui's camp was full of laughter at the moment.

"Zilong, come here, come and have a few drinks with General Xiang Yu!" Xue Rengui and Li Cunxiao broke into Zhao Yun's tent and shouted.

Zhao Yun was sitting in the tent watching the art of war leisurely, and when he saw the two approaching, he closed the book and said with a smile, "Why don't I go and invite the lord and the military advisor to go with me!"

Xue Rengui laughed and said, "Isn't that even better! Zilong, go, I'll take those good wines from Cunxiao and entertain the lord!"

Li Cunxiao smiled and said, "Good you Xue Rengui, why don't you bring out your own good wine?"

However, Xue Rengui retorted: "My lord came to drink with honor, what else do you care about, hurry up and hurry up!" After that, he pushed and pulled Li Cunxiao to get the wine.

It didn't take long for Liu Rui and Guo Jia to arrive together, which made many generals in Xiang Yu's camp ecstatic.

Speaking of which, Liu Rui was also taken aback when he entered the house.This feather may have been drinking to the point of getting excited, but they started drinking shirtless...

Liu Rui's central army tent is a special heating supply, but even so, Liu Rui will not be too hot to be shirtless!

But soon, Liu Rui understood.Xiang Yu's tent was originally close to the heating water heater. With the group of generals in the house, not to mention the fact that everyone had already drank a lot of wine from the jar, it would be strange if they didn't get hot all over!

Seeing this, Liu Rui felt even more satisfied.If he hadn't suddenly thought of the heating, the entire army would have been squatting in the snow nest now and eating ice cubes.

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A few days ago, the snow was so heavy that it overwhelmed a tent. Hundreds of soldiers were frostbitten, and dozens of unlucky ghosts were buried in the snow nest. They were out of breath when they were rescued.

The rest of the casualties were mainly those responsible for the defense.There was no way for these troops to hide in their tents to keep warm. Although Liu Rui had arranged for four or five shifts a day to be on duty, he still couldn't stop the cruel weather. Many soldiers were on patrol and lost their legs while walking. When he became aware, he would even feel cold and poison in his heart, and after the high fever could not go away, he had no choice but to die.

This is already the result of equipping socks, long pants, cotton trousers and other means of preventing cold. Liu Rui can't imagine what the casualties of Cao's army will be... But he has already sent people who have done well, such as Shi Qian, to go to Cao's camp. Inquire about the news, I think there will be results in the next few days.

After drinking heavily with the generals for a while, Liu Rui went into battle bare-chested and fought over three or four generals one after another, and then he started to patrol with Guo Jia full of alcohol.

Now the weather is deadly cold, and most of the soldiers in the camp are hiding in the tents to rest, but with heating, although it is not as exaggerated as Xiang Yu's tent, it can at least maintain the temperature in the tent at a comfortable range. inside.

"My lord! My lord!" The soldiers in the tent were spontaneously exchanging fighting skills. When they saw Liu Rui come in, they all hurriedly stood up and saluted.These soldiers are still wearing armor, but the lined cotton coats and long-term socks, as well as the gloves in their hands, make them feel warmer than ever before.

Liu Rui waved his hand, indicating that everyone needn't be more polite, and then he said, "How is it? Have you been feeling too cold these days?"

A veteran soldier who was about forty years old stood up and said with a smile: "Master, don't make fun of us. I have been a soldier for decades. When have I ever seen a master who thinks about small soldiers like the master?" After a while, he looked at the other recruits beside him, and said, "I was with Yuan Shao, and it snowed one year, and it was much smaller than this, but sixty or seventy people died in our camp, more than half of them died. !"

The words of the veterans made those recruits who had never seen such a scene shuddered. What is the concept of a camp where more than half of it died.That is the comrade-in-arms who was joking with you last night, and turned into a cold corpse the next day... How many people can bear the psychological pressure of such fear?

Liu Rui smiled and said, "Don't worry! As long as you work under my account, you will never encounter this situation in the future."

The old soldier knelt down with a thud, banged his head a few times, and said with tears in his eyes: "My lord is benevolent and righteous. In the past, he worked for others, but he was just as cheap as a pig and dog. Lord Ming!" He rubbed his eyes again, his voice choked up: "The three brothers of the Zhang family were all drafted into the army. In that year's snow disaster, my brother and younger brother both died unfortunately, leaving me alone as a seedling. It's not the master's plan, I'm afraid my old Zhang family is about to end!"

Liu Rui stepped forward to pick up the old soldier, clenched his fists and smashed it lightly, and said with a smile, "If you are old, cry no matter what, make me look like a man! When we finish fighting Cao Cao, when you go home, how many people do you want to marry? The wife will marry several wives!"

That old Zhang burst into laughter immediately, as if remembering the wonderful prospect Liu Rui said, but he couldn't help but laugh.

Seeing this veteran soldier like this, Guo Jia on the side couldn't help but sigh: "My lord, this heater has not only saved countless soldiers, but also countless family members and relatives! If these soldiers die in battle, how will their relatives make a living? I'm afraid most of them will be left alive in the end!"

Thinking of this, Guo Jia also involuntarily caressed the neat bamboo pipe, but he didn't want to think that Zhao Yun was like Zhao Yun, and he was caught off guard from being scalded. , , .

373: Generals lead orders

Every time Liu Rui and Guo Jia patrolled a tent, something similar happened.

Those veterans had experienced too much indifference and pain, and it was only at this moment that they felt the difference between Liu Rui and others.No one wants to think too much about a pig and dog, which is the most apt metaphor for these soldiers in the current world.However, Liu Rui treated them as human beings, not only taking into account their food and clothing, but also their life and death, and more importantly, their feelings.