It Starts With A Mountain

Chapter 38

Li Xingzai was so choked by Cheng Dalei, he smiled awkwardly: "It seems that the big boss has any ideas?"

"Actually, the army that fights for honor is not the strongest." Cheng Dalei said casually: "A stronger army should be for faith?"

"Belief?"

"Yes, faith! An army composed of thousands, tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands of people, everyone has a common belief, not at the risk of death, not afraid of failure, if one person dies, there will be tens of thousands of people. Above, such an army is naturally victorious and invincible.”

"There really is such an army in the world?" Li Xingzai couldn't believe it.

"Of course there is." Cheng Dalei recalled the history he knew in his previous life.

Li Xingzai and Li Wan'er looked at each other, a little shocked in their hearts. Is there really an army as mentioned by Cheng Dalei in the world, and what kind of scene would such an army be thrown into the war?

Tonight, the two of them talked casually, and they talked about a question that all famous generals have been thinking about throughout the ages:

How to make someone die willingly?

In the battle of the cold weapon era, you will face your enemy, the bayonet will see blood, your comrades will fall by your side, your internal organs will flow out of your stomach, the next person to die can be you or anyone?

In such a situation, people have no time to think about the tactical actions they have mastered, and can only fight by instinct. At this point everyone is wondering, why on earth am I fighting?

There is only one life for everyone. Everyone wants to survive, but how can they survive? Turning around and running away from the battlefield is an almost instinctive choice.

But once this is done, a unit will become a rout, and the enemy will be cut off like a pig, just like the Black Rock City facing the toad village, and the will to fight will be destroyed in the shortest time, so five people can win a thousand.

All commanders have to face this problem. The real battle is not that when you say kill with a knife, the soldiers will rush over like a machine. What really happens may be that when you say kill with a knife, all the soldiers have run away. .

Then, every commander must think about this question: how to make your soldiers stop turning around, charge against the enemy's weapons, and use their only life to pave a path.

Survival, profit, honor, belief... Can these be the real reasons.

Inside the Tsuchiya, Cheng Dalei and Li Xingzai remained silent, and seemed to be thinking about this issue. Li Xingzai glanced at Cheng Dalei, the other party's body was leaning against the wall in a ball, and his nose was sucking...

Li Xingzai pondered in his heart: I think these things should be taken for granted. What are you, a bandit, pondering?

"Actually, the army united by faith is not the strongest. The strongest army is for survival." Cheng Dalei broke the silence.

"Survival?" Li Wan'er said, "Isn't everyone a deserter?"

"But escaping may not make them survive." Cheng Dalei stretched his body a little: "It's like the battle between the Rong and the empire, why can the Rong win many times, but the empire loses many times?"

Li Xingzai turned serious, this was also a problem that had plagued the empire for hundreds of years. The Empire is far stronger than the Rong in terms of military strength, equipment, and military organization, but in battles the ratio of ten to one cannot be won.

"What do you think of the big boss?"

"I can't talk about high opinions, just talk about it." Cheng Dalei was very relaxed. He asked, "Have you ever thought about why the Rong tribe invaded the empire?"

"This..." Li Xingzai was about to speak, but found that this question was not easy to answer.

"The Empire and the Rong tribe are old enemies. They have fought each other for hundreds of years. As long as the Rong tribe has a chance, they want to invade the empire. They are brutal, rude, and uneducated... they are simply a group of robbers." Li Wan'er interrupted, and finally said , She suddenly remembered that the person in front of her was also a robber, and shut her mouth wisely.

"That being said, the Empire feels that the Rongs are like demons. They have nothing to do all day, and they want to fight the empire when they are full." Cheng Dalei shook his head: "Actually, the reason why the Rongs fought the empire was not because they were full. It's because they... can't get enough to eat."

Li Xingzai held his breath and listened carefully to Cheng Dalei's words. Every word from the thief's mouth was like a key that opened up a new world for him, allowing him to think about issues he had never thought about before.

"The Rong people live on the grasslands and rely on animal husbandry for a living. Natural disasters and man-made disasters make it harder for them to live than the people of the empire. A white-haired wind can turn the grassland into a desert, and large areas of cattle and sheep die. On the one hand, they cannot survive. , eating the northwest wind depends on the mood of God, while not far from them, there is a colorful world like the empire, where there is food, women, and silk and satin, you don't fight." Cheng Dalei hit. He yawned and said slowly: "What is death, anyway, returning to the grassland is also a death, so simply tie his head to the belt of his trousers. Everyone in an army is driven to a dead end, and in order to survive, they will naturally explode into supernatural forces. strong fighting power."

Li Xingzai was silent, and after a long time he said, "Thirty years ago, when the Rong tribe entered the empire, it seemed that there was a rare drought at that time. Not only the Rong tribe's grasslands, but also many parts of the empire were not harvested. Over the years, if the year is good, the commotion on the Rong side will be smaller, and if the year is bad, the scale of the Rong invasion will be larger."

Cheng Dalei continued: "The Rong people have the heart that everyone must die, but what are the defenders of the empire thinking? The frontier can't defend the Central Plains, and they can escape after losing a battle. If you run away, you can't die. How can the empire not be defeated in such a battle. Not to mention the internal causes of all kinds of intrigue in the military court."

Li Xingzai carefully chewed on Cheng Dalei's words, and suddenly received this fresh information, he needed to digest it. Since the establishment of the empire, the Herong clan has been fighting every year, but they have lost more and won less.

Everyone is wondering why this is the case, but today Cheng Dalei said a few words, but directly pointed to the crux of the problem. But these words are from the mouth of a bandit.

"Mr. Cheng!" Li Xingzai raised his head suddenly, "Would you like to come back to Jingzhou with me?"

Cheng Dalei was taken aback: "Why are you going back to Jingzhou with you?"

"Sir has a splendid mind and hides mountains and rivers in his belly. He really shouldn't be buried in the grass. If you come back to Jingzhou with me, you will have a great future ahead of you!" Li Xingzai grabbed Cheng Dalei's hand violently.

Cheng Dalei was stared straight at by Li Xingzai, and he felt a little guilty: This baby, shouldn't he be fooled!

When we were in the dormitory of the previous life, who didn't point out the country and scold Fang Qiu, the dung was a thousand households in the past, as for whether it was right or wrong... Hey, is the troll still responsible!

Today, Cheng Dalei also thought about where he said it, but he didn't take it to heart. Anyway, he didn't need to beheaded if he made a mistake. But seeing what Li Xingzai meant...he was serious.