Chapter 29: Cutting off the Fire
The two of them drew water, washed their faces together, and wiped their faces together. Then, when Yan Xing wanted to lie down on the bed, Lu Chenyang refused.
"You sleep on the couch." Lu Chenyang said, "I'm not used to sleeping with others!"
Yan Xing: "...What's wrong with you!"
Lu Chenyang said sincerely, "I'm doing this for your own good. If Zhao Xi knew that you were trying to steal my bed, she would poison you to death. She really would."
In the end, Yan Xing went to sleep on the couch.
After an unexpectedly good night's sleep, the two walked out of the tent the next morning feeling refreshed.
Lu Chenyang greeted everyone with great energy: "Good morning, everyone!"
Zhao Xi, on the other hand, was so worried that he didn't sleep the whole night. He came out with dark circles under his eyes and looked at Yan Xing with a gloomy look.
Yan Xing thought of what Lu Chenyang said, whose maid is so cruel?
The training content of Yanxing was very tough, but the soldiers in the army could see that they were all useful things that could save their lives on the battlefield.
However, after a while, they began to slack off again. They had no use for them anyway. The Mieyi Army was very brave, but they were of no use at all. In the previous battles with the Dongyi people, the Mieyi Army had played a vital role. They were marginalized and isolated. Even if they won, there would be no reward. Naturally, they became discouraged.
Yan Xing also told Lu Chenyang about this: "Combat ability can be trained, but fighting spirit is not so easy to restore."
Lu Chenyang sighed and said quietly, "As a county magistrate, why should I worry about the garrison's lack of fighting spirit?"
After the training ended that day, Lu Chenyang gave a thumbs-up and said, "Brothers, you're all great! I think your fighting power is no worse than that of the Mieyi Army! We should let them see the brilliance of our garrison commander Erlang!"
Someone said, "Master Lu, you should know your own limitations. I do have some. The Exterminating Barbarians are people from the Jianghu recruited by the Shen family at a high price. They are all very skilled."
Lu Chenyang smiled and said, "Your skills may be poor, but your will to defend our country is not bad." He fixed his eyes on one person and said, "Wang Erniu, he is from the Northwest Army. He participated in the battle to defend the city with General Yan and killed thirteen enemies."
"Li Dagang, a member of the Yulin Army, once supported the Liaohe Campaign, leading ten men to eliminate over thirty enemies."
He read out the names of several more people, and without exception, mentioned their glorious achievements.
Lu Chenyang said: "The blood of the veterans is not cold, the garrison is all good, there are no cowards!"
None of them expected that Lu Chenyang would go looking for their honor and even write it down.
Looking back on those days, who wasn’t a passionate hero who wanted to defend the country and make great achievements?
In reality, most of those sent here were, like Lu Chenyang, people who had offended someone. Lu Chenyang had offended the emperor, while they might have offended their superiors or officials. Most of these people were actually overly upright, but their edges had been smoothed over the years.
Lu Chenyang smiled and said, "You don't have to be inferior to anyone else. The garrison can also protect Yanquan County!"
Everyone was inspired and excited.
Yan Xing watched from the side and thought to himself, this civil servant is really good at inciting.
The morale of the army was boosted. Yan Xinghui led the troops and also created a reward mechanism.
The veterans knew this was a trick, but they couldn't refuse.
Seeing this, Lu Chenyang said to Zhao Xi, "My sister and I were like this when we were studying. I think I could have passed the imperial examination sooner."
Zhao Xi nodded heavily: "Sir is very powerful!" He believed in him unconditionally.
Zhao Xi felt that Lu Xueyin was just a woman, otherwise she would be more powerful than Lu Chenyang!
Lu Chenyang said, "The prince is indeed good at leading troops."
This method seems simple and everyone can do it, but it doesn't necessarily mean that they can use it well. In order to make the soldiers willingly fall for it, Yan Xing must first have absolute strength.
These days, Lu Chenyang's training time with them has been reduced to half. He has to handle official business in the afternoon and is very busy every day.
While the army was training, Zhao Xi took Chang Jing to search the mountains for medicinal herbs and an antidote to the miasma.
This antidote has actually existed for a long time, but the cost of making it is too high and the required medicinal materials are too precious, so it cannot be mass-produced.
All Zhao Xi had to do was find a substitute for the herbs in the antidote based on the existing formula. This wasn't easy, so after half a month, Zhao Xi had lost a lot of weight, which made Lu Chenyang very distressed.
When everything was going in the right direction, the cook came to Lu Chenyang and told him that there was not enough food.
"It's only enough for another ten days at most. Originally, it could last for a month, but the training has been intense recently, and everyone's energy is being consumed too quickly, so naturally we have to eat more." The cook said a little nervously.
Lu Chenyang sighed softly: "I know, I will find a way. Don't panic, my brothers won't starve."
The garrison's rations and grass were supposed to be provided by the imperial court, but over the years, the distance and high mountains meant that there were frequent delays, making it impossible to guarantee. Later, the Shen family proposed that the garrison was to protect Yanquan County, and that the rations and grass should be provided by the locals.
Therefore, among the several merchants in Yanquan County, the Shen family accounted for the majority and provided food and fodder.
Lu Chenyang knew that this was also one of the conditions for Dewey to tacitly be sidelined from the garrison.
Now Lu Chenyang is training his troops in a big way, and the garrison is obviously going to be strengthened, but the Shen family has not shown up yet, they are just waiting here.
No matter how powerful you are, we will cut off your food supply first.
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