In the eighteenth year of Zhenguan, Li Jue, who transmigrated and became the son of the废太子 (cancelled crown prince) Li Chengqian, secretly returned to the longed-for Chang'an from Qianzho...
Li Jing wasn't interested in camouflage uniforms; he just found them a headache.
After all, other military commanderies don't give anything out, they just have to show up for duty regularly. So why is it that Li Jue's family only doesn't give out his wife, but gives out everything else?
In fact, Li Jue didn't distribute everything. He didn't distribute anything that the soldiers needed to prepare themselves. The things he distributed were only those that he remembered should be available.
Only in this way can he rediscover some of his true self.
Otherwise, he would eventually be assimilated by the Tang people, and by his own nine-year-old body.
He has recently realized that he is being assimilated, so he recreated the camouflage uniform from memory.
Actually, camouflage uniforms don't require much technical skill. Black and green are colors that can be found everywhere in Tang Dynasty China. Only yellow is hard to find, but camouflage uniforms don't need bright yellow. A khaki color can be mixed and used as a substitute.
As for the fabric, it's even simpler; just choose the cheapest and most durable linen.
The Tang Dynasty soldiers' uniforms were originally made of hemp cloth; I simply made slight modifications to the color and style.
At first, everyone was quite reluctant to wear such strange clothes, but after trying them on and experiencing the convenience of camouflage uniforms, they all immediately fell in love with them.
"Captain, your pants have a closed crotch. What do you do when you need to relieve yourself?"
In fact, people in the Tang Dynasty still wore trousers with open crotches.
The so-called trousers only had two legs, and the entire crotch area was covered by a loincloth.
Li Jue's new military uniform was a pioneering move for them.
It's a bit of a shame that we weren't able to finish making the underwear due to time constraints.
But this didn't bother the people of the Tang Dynasty; they could simply tie on a loincloth and then wear trousers—it was the same thing...
"Peeing is easy!"
"See this button in front? Twist it open and take that thing out, and you'll be able to do it!"
"What if it's the large size?"
"If you need to poop, just take your pants off and find a toilet to squat in!"
Li Jue personally demonstrated it for them, which immediately caused everyone to burst into laughter.
"Captain, with that posture, it wouldn't be surprising if you laid two eggs, hahaha!"
"You bastards, how dare you mock me!"
"Extra practice tonight!"
"One hundred push-ups for everyone!"
Upon hearing this, everyone immediately pleaded, but Li Jue was determined to give them extra training, and no amount of pleading would change anything.
After all, they've been letting themselves go for three days. If we don't get them on high alert soon, the military exercises will fall apart in two months.
When Li Jing saw the soldiers in their new uniforms, he immediately looked thoughtful and picked up a piece of clothing to examine it.
Upon seeing this, Yuchi Jingde couldn't help but ask in a low voice.
"Old Li, you don't actually want to wear those ugly clothes, do you?"
Is it ugly?
"How ugly!"
"It's neither yellow nor green nor black; you couldn't even find it if you threw it into a haystack..."
Li Jing's eyes lit up immediately upon hearing this.
"etc!"
What did you just say?
"Is it yellow or not..."
"Not that sentence, it's the last sentence!"
"Throw it into the haystack..."
Upon hearing this, Li Jing slapped his thigh excitedly.
"right!"
"That's the line!"
"Someone, go up the mountain across the street and bring me back a few tree branches!"
"what?"
"What do you need a tree branch for, sir?"
"Stop talking nonsense! Anyone who doesn't go isn't getting dinner tonight!"
Upon hearing this, everyone rushed to the opposite mountain to break off tree branches.
After everyone left, Li Jing pulled Yuchi Jingde directly to the lookout tower of the military camp, and then watched as more than a thousand soldiers gradually decreased in size until they became small black dots.
"Old bear, have you figured it out yet?"
What's the trick?
"Look at those people!"
"Don't keep staring at it, close your eyes for a while before opening them again!"
Upon hearing this, Yuchi Jingde closed his eyes, but when he opened them again, he suddenly found that he could not see clearly.
Where are they?!
"Take a look for yourself!"
Yuchi Jingde stared at the opposite mountain for a while before he noticed figures moving around.
"This...this..."
"So, have you figured it out yet?"
"This military uniform actually has a stealth effect!"
"If all the soldiers of our Great Tang Dynasty wore such clothes and went deep into the grasslands and deserts, wouldn't we be getting a huge advantage!"
Upon hearing this, Li Jing laughed heartily.
"This is a divine weapon in the military!"
"As long as all the soldiers of our Great Tang Dynasty wear such clothes, we will have a huge advantage in the future, whether it is a surprise attack or a field battle!"
"No, I must immediately submit a memorial to His Majesty, requesting that the eldest grandson be rewarded!"
"The merit of this uniform is no less than that of the previous method of selecting personnel!"
While Li Jing rushed back into the house to write his petition for merit, Yuchi Jingde stared at a group of small black dots at the foot of the distant mountain and muttered to himself.
Eldest grandson, oh eldest grandson, how many more surprises are you going to bring us!
Half an hour later, each of the soldiers broke off a tree branch and happily returned to their camp.
After this run, everyone had a high opinion of their military uniforms.
"Captain, your uniform is so convenient. It's like you're not wearing any clothes when you run, whoosh whoosh whoosh..."
"Yes, it's so convenient for walking, sitting, and lying down, especially when running and jumping, you no longer have to worry about tripping over your own feet!"
"It's just that the loincloth is a bit uncomfortable. When will the captain issue us a few pairs of those little shorts you wear?"
Upon hearing this, Li Jue quickly agreed.
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