The snow was falling heavily, and the armored warriors sat cross-legged in the snowy wilderness.
It was already noon, but no one was making a fire to cook. Everyone held a small ration in their hands and ate happily.
Although they were very dry and thirsty, they were reluctant to drink a sip of water to dilute the rich taste in their mouths.
They were talking about it, "What flavor do you have?"
"Corn, do you want to change?"
"Change it, mine is sweet potato, it's super sweet."
"Sweet?! Give me some!"
"Wow, I've never eaten anything so delicious..."
"If I could eat this delicacy every day, I would be willing to fight for the rest of my life!"
Ever since they learned that the food and fodder had been cut off, the generals following the prince had already prepared themselves to face the lowest morale.
They imagined many situations, such as how to motivate the soldiers to work together to overcome difficulties, how to get enough food for everyone at the border with ice and snow, how to defeat the enemy in the desperate situation of food and grass being cut off... However, there was no situation like the current one, where the soldiers were eating delicious food and crying with joy.
It is not difficult to understand their feelings...
The generals, who ate military rations and drank warm soup, looked at the scene in front of them with great emotion, and couldn't help saying: "Lord Si is really a god." He
really conjured up enough food for everyone out of thin air, squeezing so much dry food into such a small and light piece, and it tasted so good.
At this moment, Si Qi called them from a distance and asked them to bring some boiled water. Several generals put down their half-eaten food without saying a word and rushed to get the hot water. In the end, the fastest general rushed to Si Qi first, and wanted to serve tea and water to Si Qi personally.
They were rough people and could not speak well, so they had to express their gratitude with actions.
Si Qi took out a few wooden boxes and asked His Royal Highness the Crown Prince what he wanted to eat.
The Crown Prince mentioned boiled fish, and the general who happened to hear it said sensibly: "I'll ask the staff to make it!"
"No need." Si Qi paused and said: "It will take a lot of time to catch fish in the river in the snow, and we are in a hurry to get on the road."
The general smiled honestly: "It's rare that Your Highness wants to eat, it's not a problem."
These days, the Crown Prince has lived and eaten with everyone, and has never asked for anything from everyone because of the harsh conditions on the road. Everyone has seen it.
Now the Crown Prince just wants to eat a fish, what's the big deal.
Si Qi: "Just put the water down, I will prepare boiled fish for Your Highness."
The general looked at Si Qi with a puzzled look, thinking that Lord Si can even catch fish? It doesn't look like it?
Could it be that... Lord Si also brought the fish as rations?
The general, who was good at drawing inferences from one instance, suddenly realized and nodded, thinking that Lord Si was thoughtful and capable, and he must be able to do this.
But... can the fish be kept for so long like dry food?
It has been ten days since we left the capital. Even if it is a live fish kept in a bucket, it will be dead after being bumped around day and night, right?
Si Qi opened the wooden box, poured boiling water into it, and covered it.
After a while, the fragrance slowly floated out from the narrow gap.
The general standing beside him changed his expression slightly. Si Qi opened the lid and took a look, then handed the hot boiled fish noodles to the prince: "Your Highness, would you like to try it?"
Even though Chu Xun had already made some mental preparations and thought that something that Si Qi called delicious would not be bad, he was still surprised by the boiled fish instant noodles with an extremely tempting color, aroma and taste.
Tender and smooth white fish fillets, crispy cucumber strips, crystal clear soybean sprouts, and the chewy ramen...
As the general on the side was drooling with envy, Chu Feng picked up his chopsticks and took a bite of the boiled fish. He was amazed by the rich taste and couldn't help saying, "How did you do this? It tastes just like it was just made..."
Si Qi tried to explain in simple and easy-to-understand language, "I froze the food I just made and extracted all the water from it, leaving the food itself and the seasonings in a vacuum. When you want to eat it, add hot water back in and it will be 70% to 80% as delicious as when it was just out of the oven." The effect is achieved."
The prince nodded as if he understood, and could not help but sigh again: "In this world, is there anything you can't do? You have probably already taken all the knowledge in the world into your mind."
Si Qi smiled: "Your Highness is wrong. The more you know, the more you understand the shortcomings of your ability. I am probably the dumbest person in the world who is most eager to learn more knowledge."
The general on the side said depressedly: "Lord Si, this is too modest. If you are the dumbest person in the world, I am afraid I am not even a human being."
Upon hearing this, His Royal Highness the Prince smiled, knowing that this general stood here and didn't even have a good meal, so he let him leave. The general said with a shameless face: "Your Highness, can I eat here? I just want to smell it, this noodle is so fragrant, it goes well with rice!"
Many soldiers in the distance also smelled the fragrant instant noodles. Even though the military rations in their hands were already delicious enough to make them intoxicated, they could not resist the temptation of the boiled fish with its color, aroma and taste. They all raised their noses to smell here, looking yearning.
Seeing this, Si Qi thought: "In the future, when we go to war, let the logistics department prepare more of this kind of food. It is lighter than food, easier to carry, and tastes better."
Canned food can also be prepared. Canned meat, canned fish, canned fruit, etc., only when you are full can you have the strength to fight!
The general was deeply moved when he heard this: "Master Si is kind-hearted. Huang thanks you on behalf of all the soldiers in the world!"
"We are all working for His Highness." Si Qi shook his head slowly, took out two new instant noodles, poured water to heat it up, and handed him one of the bowls under the shining gaze of the general.
The other generals in the distance saw this scene, and their eyes were red with envy.
Next time they must rush to get ahead of this bastard and come to give water to Master Si!
Si Qi and the other two ate the hot noodles with a slurp. Even in this cold world, they felt warm all over and indescribably comfortable.
Xiu Xiu lay in the consciousness space, watching Si Qi eating the noodles happily, and said with some envy: [Master, are the instant noodles delicious? 】
【Well, it's more comfortable than the state banquet in my previous life】
It is precisely because there is nothing good in this ancient environment, so even a bowl of instant noodles is considered to be particularly delicious.
Xiuxiu may be the system that loves to act coquettishly the most in the world: [Master, Xiuxiu also wants to taste the taste of instant noodles~]
Si Qi was puzzled: [Why not use the power of the world to buy it in the mall?] He gave Xiuxiu so much pocket money, enough for him to buy a mountain of instant noodles to drown himself.
Xiuxiu blushed and said: [But Xiuxiu only wants to taste the taste that the master has tasted~~~]
Si Qi laughed: [Let's wait for a chance in the future. 】
【Okay~~^^】
While eating noodles, Si Qi suddenly remembered something, got up and went to the carriage that the soldiers slandered as extremely ugly, took out a book of military tactics, and handed it to General Huang: "This is what I took time to write these days. You can take it and have a look at it with your colleagues."
Because it was something Si Qi handed to him personally, even though he usually never liked reading and could not read a single word, the general still took the book with both hands carefully and solemnly stated that he would study it seriously.
Si Qi: "You really should study hard. I've read your past combat records. They're too sloppy and disorganized."
The general muttered softly: "This..."
If the person who spoke was not Si Qi, this rough warrior would probably use his actions to teach the other party a lesson.
He is not good at other things, but is
he not good at fighting? Being able to sit in the position of general, I'm afraid no one in the whole Chu State can have a better say in leading troops and fighting.
Even the wise and cunning Lord Si can't belittle him so casually.
General Huang said that he was very aggrieved.
So he slurped the noodles while flipping through the book of military tactics in his hand with some effort. As he read, he forgot to chew, and the chopsticks in his hand stopped moving without knowing when. He held the book in both hands, completely immersed in it. He
even forgot the delicious food in front of him.
Seeing this, the prince next to him became very curious about the content of the book.
He never thought that Si Qi was so proficient in the art of war.
What on earth is there that this young man can't do?
The more they get along, the more they are attracted to each other.
The general read through the book and found that there were several words in the Art of War that he could not understand. He could not wait to ask Si Qi, "Sir, what do these words mean?"
Si Qi took a look and explained, "Coordinated action refers to the coordinated actions of different military services and professional units to achieve the same combat objectives, so that the sum of the two is greater than the sum of the two."
"Sabotage warfare refers to attacks on enemy transportation lines or scattered strongholds. It belongs to the category of guerrilla warfare. Its main feature is to break the blockade and disrupt transportation."
“As for the direction of the clock…”
Si Qi tapped the water in the teacup with chopsticks and drew a corona on the table, which was the clock in ancient times that determined time based on the direction of the sun’s shadow: “With our own position as the center, different directions are represented by Zi, Chou, Yin, Mao, Chen, and Si. For example, if we are here and the enemy’s target is here, we can directly say ‘the enemy is in my direction’. It is more flexible and convenient than east, south, west, and north. We don’t need to look up deliberately to identify the direction through the sun or stars.”
General Huang was fascinated by what he heard and exclaimed repeatedly: “It’s amazing, it turns out that it can be done like this… No wonder Lord Si just said that my command was rough and sloppy, it’s true!”
Well… It’s really a bit too bullying to compare modern electronic command and operation with the ancient times when only military flags could be used to command and operate.
Si Qi just nodded, without too much self-praise.
General Huang said eagerly: "Sir Si, can you be our military advisor?!"
Si Qi hesitated.
He had been a knight and a soldier, had fought on the battlefield, and had been a marshal in the interstellar era, but he had never been a military advisor in the ancient world. These military strategies, in the final analysis, are just recording the knowledge learned in the previous worlds and making them into textbooks for people to refer to. When it comes to commanding cold weapons, he is probably not good at it. It's just talking about war on paper. If he makes a mistake, how many lives will be killed.
He declined, saying, "I have never commanded a battle, so it is not appropriate for me to start right away. But I can provide you with another kind of assistance."
Seeing General Huang's gradually lost eyes, Si Qi comforted him, "Don't worry, I can defeat ten thousand with one."
General Huang was speechless. He was still wondering why Lord Si was so modest the last second, and the next second he began to doubt his life. Fight
against ten thousand with one?
Lord Si must have been bragging...
But Si Qi said modestly, "Of course, I still need your cooperation."
General Huang nodded a little confused, indicating that this was of course not a problem.
Then he returned to his colleagues in a daze, holding the instant noodles and the military strategy.
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince always had extraordinary confidence in Si Qi. He smiled and said, "You said one against ten thousand. Is that an understatement?"
Si Qi nodded: "It would be best if fewer people died on the enemy side. After all, they will be your people in the future." His
Royal Highness the Crown Prince was stunned for a while, and it took him a long time to understand the full meaning of Si Qi's words. He was so excited by Si Qi's matter-of-fact tone that he didn't know how to respond.
The more he thought about it, the more he felt that the young man in front of him, who spoke with bold words in a calm tone, was indescribably cute.
After eating the convenient and fast military rations, the troops quickly set out.
Si Qi found General Huang, who was so excited about a book of military tactics that his face was flushed and sweat was coming out of his forehead, and pulled him out of the discussion among the top leaders of the army.
Si Qi: "Give me some of the best archers."
General Huang nodded quickly and ran several times to find the famous archers in the crowd one by one and brought them to Si Qi.
Si Qi asked: "How far away can you hit the enemy?"
Several people answered one after another: "To answer your question, sir, within 180 feet of windless sky, we can hit the target without missing a single arrow."
Others also answered that if there was no wind and the vision was unobstructed, there would not be much problem within 10 to 18 feet.
In this era, one foot equals ten meters, which means that this group of archers can only hit the target within 180 meters at most, and that has to be windless.
Now everyone is in the cold wilderness, with howling winds and heavy snow. In this weather, archery accuracy will definitely drop a lot.
Moreover, a distance of 180 meters is too close. No wonder most archers on the battlefield use a wave of arrows. Once the enemy rushes past the one-shot range, they can no longer use their bows, otherwise they will only affect their own side in the melee.
At this point, it is too late to improve the bows and arrows. If the mountain doesn't come to me, I will come to the mountain. Si Qi pondered for a moment and said to General Huang: "Forget it, there is no need for these archers. Find some people who are not afraid of sacrifice and know how to use a bow."
Several archers present heard this and said directly: "Sir, we are not afraid of sacrifice."
Si Qi looked at them carefully and saw that everyone had a resolute look and no fear. After thinking for a while, he nodded: "In that case, it's your turn."
Several people showed happy smiles. General Huang looked at them expressionlessly without saying a word, as if everything was natural.
But later, someone secretly found Si Qi and asked worriedly how dangerous Si Qi's plan was. It was not easy for the army to train these people, and he hoped to keep them alive as much as possible.
Si Qi also wanted to discuss his plan with General Huang, so he told him the general situation. General Huang's face turned pale, and after struggling for a long time, he said in a low voice: "Isn't that sending them to die?"
Si Qi: "I will try my best to let them survive."
General Huang remained silent, feeling very disappointed.
It's not that he didn't want to believe Si Qi, but what Si Qi said was too far-fetched. Even if you think about it from an exaggerated angle, it's just that level.
The team is still rushing towards the border battlefield. In the last two days, Si Qi asked them to practice the same action, pointing to hit wherever they want, and try to make it as easy as using one's own arm.
Two days later, 150,000 troops finally arrived at the border. Across a mountain, the bloody smell of the battlefield blew in from the other side of the mountain.
Chu Feng led his men into the city. Inside the city, blood was everywhere and soldiers were lying on the ground wailing.
General Huang and others were worried that Lord Si, who had always lived in the capital and had never seen a chicken being killed, would feel uncomfortable after coming here.
So they let Si Qi take a break, and they first found the manager here and asked him to find a clean place for Si Qi and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to rest.
The manager was moved to tears when he saw everyone coming. While thanking them, he cursed the Fourth Prince for being insane.
He has been under too much pressure recently. Even though he knew that such remarks might lead to him being accused of despising the royal bloodline and being executed on a certain day, he was not polite at all. While scolding the Fourth Prince, he knelt down in the air and kowtowed to the direction where Chu Feng was, and said that he was grateful to the Crown Prince for rushing to him in times of crisis. He would never forget his great kindness.
From this alone, it can be seen that he is somewhat impulsive, otherwise he would not be sent to such a place with nothing to guard the border and endure hardships.
At this time, Si Qi, who was supposed to stay in the clean camp to rest, walked in alone. He looked at the wounded soldiers waiting to die all around him, frowned and said to the manager: "How can we let the wounded soldiers fall on the roadside and ignore them? Take them all to the barracks to rest for a while. Lying on the roadside will not only affect morale, but also be bad for recuperation."
The manager has been facing life-and-death battles for a month, and his emotions are tense to a certain extent. He has been exhausted. Seeing a graceful, weak and young nobleman coming to him to cause trouble, he had a little prejudice in his heart. With a cold face, he told Si Qi not to say anything more. This is not a place for a civil servant like him to show off his power and play power games.
General Huang and others on the side felt very uncomfortable after hearing this, and were so angry that they wanted to teach him a lesson, but Si Qi stopped them: "I am not showing off my power, but I think it is necessary to do so."
The manager's eyes were full of bloodshot, his body was thin and his face was sallow. At this moment, he couldn't bear to hear Si Qi's nonsense suggestions, and frowned and said: "The war situation is now so urgent that even if we lose our hands and feet, we have to go to the battlefield! There is no time to let them stay in the rear to recuperate as you said! And with so many injuries, what about the medicine? If there is no medicine, what's the use of recuperation!"
Si Qi: "Of course I brought the medicine."
The official glanced at Si Qi and said coldly: "I looked at the baggage list, there is only a cart of medicine, can it be used? What's the use? Young Master, do you think that when people are injured, drinking a few sips of ginseng soup is enough? Do you know how much blood will flow when those soldiers have their intestines cut open? ! You don't know anything, just shut up!"
Si Qi frowned: "I am more proficient than you in curing diseases and saving lives. Forget it, now you won't listen to anything I say, General Huang, you ask people to gather the injured, even those who are about to die, bring them here, I will save them."
The manager snorted coldly and said disdainfully: "Hypocritical, they are here to fight for power and authority."
But in his heart, he began to worry about how much help such a person could bring to the battle situation when he came to lead the troops. They even only had six carts of military supplies left! How long can such a team last? How much internal fighting will break out at this critical moment? Just thinking about it makes people feel dizzy.
General Huang glared at the manager coldly, and he and the others followed their orders to do their work. The manager was even more annoyed by being glared at. He had thought that General Huang was an upright and brave minister, so he gritted his teeth and cursed, "It's better to hear about him than to meet him in person!" He followed Si Qi with a stern face, wanting to see what tricks he was going to play.
Even if there is only a small amount of medicine in a car, it can't be wasted on this guy, right?
Si Qi brought the military doctors to the barracks full of wounded patients. He pointed at various novel things that the military doctors had never seen before and said to them quickly: "This is iodine, this is a hemostatic agent, this is an anesthetic, this is suture needle and thread, this is a fever reducer, this is..."
He did not have time to explain too much. He took the medical instruments one by one and used them skillfully on the slightly terrified and resistant patients. He demonstrated while saying: "Iodine It can disinfect and prevent the wounds that are prone to decay from getting worse. Use the hemostatic agent directly on the wound, and the bleeding can be stopped in a few breaths, but it must not be used directly on internal organs. This kind of wound can be sutured with needle and thread, and because it will be painful, you can use an anesthetic to do local anesthesia first..."
Under the stunned gaze of a group of military doctors, Si Qi pinned the soldier in front of him, who had a pale face and tried to scream and escape. He pulled over his arm that was severely cut by the knife, and injected the hemostatic agent near the wound that was difficult to heal with blood gushing out like a spring.
After a while, the blood was like blood tofu that was instantly coagulated, and formed a thin scab.
The screaming soldier: “…………”
The military doctor who thought he was seeing things: “…………”
The administrator who was dumbfounded and was about to find fault with Si Qi: “…………”
Si Qi nodded: “That’s about it.”
All the people nearby who witnessed this scene were so shocked that they held their breath, staring with wide eyes at the wound that “healed” in the blink of an eye. They racked their brains but could not understand how such a miracle could happen so casually in front of them without any sparkle or fairy air.
Si Qi grabbed another soldier who needed to be sutured. The soldier was in so much pain that his forehead was covered with cold sweat. When he saw Si Qi approaching with an "embroidery needle", he was half afraid and half expectant. Si Qi said, "Don't cover the wound with your hands."
The man quickly took his hand that was pressing on his calf. Under the torn skin, the white bones could be clearly seen.
Even the soldiers who had been on the battlefield for so long turned their eyes away when they saw this scene, their faces full of fear.
Si Qi didn't even blink his eyes. Under the gaze of General Huang and others who had taken the time to rush over after finishing their work, he injected the anesthetic near the wound, and after disinfection, he started to suture it directly.
General Huang and his group were horrified by this scene. They thought that the most ruthless people were never military officers, but civil officials who knew the consequences of these policies but did not even blink.
Look at this stitching, it's terrifying just to look at it!
The manager said anxiously: "You, what are you doing! You can't do this, you are deliberately torturing people!!"
Although General Huang felt that Si Qi's behavior was scary, he stopped the manager who tried to rush forward without saying a word, and said loudly: "Just watch! Lord Si will not do anything wrong!"
Si Qi didn't care about the dispute behind him, and his actions were still very steady.
He knew that he might encounter such a situation one day, so in the past worlds, he didn't just care about pleasure. He went to the medical school to learn first aid measures and practiced suturing techniques for an unknown period of time.
He knew that many people learned theoretical knowledge very well in school, but when they actually put needles into other people's bodies, they would still be scared to tears by the feeling of piercing muscles. Therefore, after graduation, he went to war-torn areas as a medical volunteer. Under the condition of poor conditions and lack of sufficient supplies, he treated seriously injured patients one by one to ensure that he really mastered this skill and not just talked about it on paper.
Si Qi skillfully inserted the sewing thread into the soldier's leg as accurately and perfectly as a zipper. He asked two brave military doctors to come over and carefully observe the needle insertion technique and process, and then he continued to take other military doctors to teach them how to use those magical and effective medical supplies.
Many soldiers who were already waiting to die silently watched the military doctors sweating and studying hard, trying their best to save the lives of everyone present. They couldn't help but bow their heads and cry, with indescribable gratitude in their hearts.
The suppressed crying seemed to be contagious, and many people shed tears unconsciously.
Si Qi brought the military doctors to the point where they could almost do it independently. He stood up straight, looked at the group of people sobbing softly, and comforted them: "Don't worry, since we are here, everything will be fine."
"You have paid enough blood and tears for the State of Chu. Now it is our turn to protect you."
"Rest assured, everything will be fine."
The manager stood aside and witnessed all of Si Qi's work. The initial doubts and anxiety completely disappeared, leaving only deep shock and admiration in his heart. He
bowed deeply to Si Qi and apologized sincerely: "It was the young general who blamed you wrongly!"
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