Both Are Soldiers
It had been half a month since they left Shandong. They had been walking and stopping along the way. Their speed was much slower than when they came. They had only covered one-third of the journey in half a month.
Along the way, everyone would often think of the last sentence of the old man from Shandong. They could not understand why he said that the gifts given by the common people were an insult to them. What the hell was this!
One day, when they were resting, Cheng Chumo took advantage of the fact that there was no one around Lin Fei and climbed to his side. He asked in a low voice,"Xiao Fei, what did you say to that old man? I felt that his last sentence was strange.”
Now that Cheng Chumo was familiar with Lin Fei, he always liked to call Lin Fei Xiaofei when no one was around. Lin Fei also felt that this guy was very good at his temper, and he was usually obedient, so he let him call him Xiaofei.
"Nothing. I just told him that it was our soldiers 'fault that the food was stolen. We only got it back to make up for our mistakes. Moreover, if we need to thank him for making up for our mistakes, don't you think it's an insult?”Lin Fei said calmly to Cheng Chumo.
"How could you do this? It's our fault that the food was stolen. It's all the fault of those bandits. What does it have to do with us? Moreover, we found the food. This is our credit. We didn't lock it.”
Cheng Chumo stood up excitedly and shouted at Lin Fei. He had completely forgotten that he had asked Lin Fei in a low voice just now.
Cheng Chumo's voice attracted everyone's attention. However, Lin Fei felt that this was not a bad thing. He could use this opportunity to explain to them what a soldier was. A soldier was not just a soldier who could fight.
"Do you want him to be like this? Are you curious about what I said to that old man that day to make him say those words?”Lin Fei pointed at Cheng Chumo.
No one spoke, but the desire in their eyes betrayed them.
Lin Fei continued," We are soldiers, and those escorting food are also soldiers. Therefore, it is the fault of the soldiers that the food was stolen. We are soldiers, so it is our fault. Don't feel aggrieved when I say this. Don't think that this wasn't done by you and that it has nothing to do with us.
"Actually, that's not the case. When the day comes when no one attacks our country, all of you will be on the front line. Because one of the defense zones has been broken through, everyone will have no choice but to retreat.
On the way to retreat, you will encounter a group of refugees who have lost their homes and land because of your retreat. When they ask you why you want to retreat, you will answer like this.
"Don't think that this is just an exaggeration. Don't think that even if the other defense zones fall, you don't have to retreat. You can hold on to your positions until you die. I believe that you all have the courage. But have you ever thought that if you all die in battle, who will protect your parents, sisters, and brothers behind you?
So for your parents, sisters, and brothers, you have to retreat. As long as you retreat, you will face the problem just now.”
In fact, it was the Tang Dynasty now. Before the emergence of firearms, the situation that Lin Fei had mentioned was unlikely to happen. Even if it did, the remaining army did not need to retreat and could persist until the end. It was not that such a situation had never happened in history. Moreover, there were cases where the entire battle situation was changed because of the persistence of this army.
But when firearms appeared, this kind of situation would often happen on the battlefield. Lin Fei was the one who had slowly begun to introduce firearms into the Tang Empire, so he had to let these soldiers understand this principle in advance, especially people like Cheng Chumo who were likely to become high-ranking generals in the future. He had to understand this principle.
However, the soldiers had already been taken to the ditch by Lin Fei. They didn't know that this situation wouldn't happen. They just thought that if they met refugees who asked them this question, they would be embarrassed. Cheng Chumo's face was especially hot because he was the one who shouted the loudest just now.
Seeing the unnatural expressions of the people below, Lin Fei knew that the result he wanted was about to be achieved, so he continued,"So, do you still think that this isn't your fault? Now, do you still think that you can accept the gratitude of those commoners as a matter of course? Now, don't you think that accepting the gifts from those commoners is an insult to you?”
No one spoke. Qin Yuhuai didn't, Li Chengqian didn't, and no one else did.
After a while, Cheng Chumo suddenly stood up straight and cupped his hands at Lin Feijing."General, I know I was wrong. I request for military punishment.”
Lin Fei glanced at Cheng Chumo and said indifferently,"Since this is your first offense, I'll punish you with ten strokes of the rod!”
"Thank you, General!" After Cheng Chumo cupped his hands at Lin Fei, he went straight to the military law office to receive his punishment.
After punishing Cheng Chumo, the army continued to set off. However, this time, no one discussed why the old man in Shandong had said that.
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