Reborn in Dunhuang, I am farming and doing business in the desert

Chapter 94 Promoted

"Chen Jun! Keep your men under control!" General Zuo couldn't stand it anymore and shouted.

Chen Wuhou waved away his guards and cursed in a low voice: "You little bastards! You've got me scolded again!"

The guards had no choice but to retreat and watch Shen Xun try another canned food.

This is a can of canned yellow peaches. The sour and sweet taste is simply irresistible.

Shen Xun ate a few pieces and handed them to Chen Wuhou, then opened a bag of compressed biscuits.

The biscuits were fragrant and sweet, with a little saltiness and fat, which was exactly what the soldiers needed.

He broke off half a piece and ate it, and gave the rest to Chen Wuhou.

Next is instant noodles.

Tear open the package, put the noodles and seasonings into a bowl, then pour in boiling water. Instantly a strong aroma will spread, which is more fragrant than any canned meat before.

Shen Xun took a piece of wood and covered the bowl and waited for a while, and the noodles were ready to eat.

He ate the whole bowl of noodles in a hurry, and then said to General Zuo: "It's all edible, General, please rest assured."

General Zuo showed a delighted look on his face and said, "In that case, distribute the food to our camp."

As soon as he finished speaking, the right general came over and asked, "What about us?"

General Zuo's face darkened. "I can give you some of those big bags of rice. The rest of the food is very small, and we don't have enough to share."

This guy is not good at killing enemies, but he is the best at grabbing credit. His own troops fought with the Huns several times, and most of them were killed or wounded. But he just hid beside the general and refused to show his head. He also instigated the general to order the killing of his left army's war horses for military rations.

At present, there are only more than 1,200 people and more than 400 war horses left in his own military camp. The remaining 2,000 people and 1,800 war horses are all from the right army and the general's personal guard camp.

The Right General was displeased when he heard this: "Li Mao, what do you mean? Do you want to eat all the food given by the community god?"

General Zuo shook the letter in his hand and said, "What do you mean by 'keep it all for yourself'? This is the arrangement of the gods. He specifically said that only the rice can be distributed to other military camps, and the rest must be distributed to our Zuo Army!"

The right general narrowed his eyes: "I don't believe it!"

General Zuo said coldly: "Believe it or not, it's up to you. We offered sacrifices to get these things. You didn't offer anything, but you want to get the gods' gifts for nothing? Is it possible?"

"Humph! You are only offering a broken sword? What kind of sacrifice is that?" The right general's face changed several times, and he left with a flick of his sleeves: "Humph! Let's offer sacrifices now! If the gods give you something, you, the left army, will not get anything!"

General Zuo twitched his lips, turned his head and ignored him, and ordered his adjutant: "Divide the food, we will go out of the city to chase the Xiongnu tomorrow!"

It is meaningless to stay in Wulei City now. It is better to take this opportunity to attack the areas occupied by the Huns, and perhaps get more treasures.

Having treasures means having food and supplies, so that your team can survive in this desolate Western Regions.

After a while, the canned food and compressed biscuits were distributed to the soldiers of the Left Army. Each person received a can of meat, a can of fruit, two bags of instant noodles and two packs of compressed biscuits.

They were not in a hurry to eat. Instead, they opened a can one by one to taste something and put the rest into their backpacks for safekeeping.

The next step was to distribute steamed buns and rice. This time, each soldier of the Left Army received four large steamed buns and a bag of ten kilograms of rice.

Of course, the generals received double the amount, and the rest went to General Zuo.

Shen Xun also received double the food and was assigned by General Zuo to lead a team of fifty people.

The battalion commander of this battalion was killed in the battle, and half of the soldiers were also killed or wounded. They were originally planning to join other teams, but this time General Zuo intended to promote Shen Xun and appointed him as the battalion commander of this battalion.

Chen Wuhou personally brought his future son-in-law to meet the camp members, and selected six soldiers from them to serve as Shen Xun's personal guards.

There is no other way. There are only fifty people left in the team, and the number of personal guards can only be reduced by half.

Then Shen Xun selected a sergeant in his twenties to be his personal guard chief. "What's your name? Where are you from?" Shen Xun asked the dark-faced young man.

The young man clasped his fists and said, "To report to the captain, my name is Lü Fang, courtesy name Zidu, and I am from Juyan County, Dunhuang Prefecture."

"He is from the same hometown as me." Shen Xun said, "I am also from Dunhuang County, but my family lives in Xiaogu County."

Lu Fang smiled and said, "What a coincidence. I will be grateful to Captain Shen for taking care of me in the future."

"We are brothers who share life and death. Please take care of each other in the future." Shen Xun also returned the greeting.

Then he exchanged names with the fifty soldiers, and everyone got to know each other.

Shen Xun noticed that some soldiers were wearing thin clothes, some even wearing linen shoes that exposed their toes, so he took note.

My sister told me to ask her if I needed anything, because the things she got had sold for hundreds of thousands of dollars, which was more than enough to cover all the expenses.

At night, Shen Xun still shared a tent with Chen Wuhou. In the middle of the night, he used a flashlight to write down his needs in a notebook, then tore it off and tied it to a key chain.

At eight o'clock the next day, the keychain disappeared on time. After a while, a pile of camouflage cotton coats, cotton pants, and cotton shoes suddenly appeared in Shen Xun's team camp, as well as fifty large camouflage backpacks, each of which contained a quilt.

Everyone was startled at first, but soon became excited.

Because Shen Xun said: "The community god saw that your clothes were thin, so he gave you clothes and shoes, one set for each of you, and a backpack for each of you."

Seeing that everyone was still in a daze, Lu Zidu said softly, "This was all obtained by our battalion commander's prayers. Why are you still standing there?"

"Thank you, Captain Shen!" Everyone came to their senses and saluted Shen Xun in unison.

Shen Xun waved his hand: "We are all brothers, there is no need to be so formal, just come over and get your things."

Fifty people happily received thick cotton coats, trousers and shoes and put them on on the spot.

He packed his share of food into a backpack and carried it on his back.

Because General Zuo had received an order from the General, ordering the left army to leave the city and attack the Huns.

The right general did not go with them, but went to the other side of the hill with a team of personal guards and complained to the general, saying that the left general Li Mao did not hand over the food given by the community god, but kept it for himself.

The general sat in the box room, warming himself by the fire, without saying a word, but his expression did not look very good.

He stayed on the hill for two days with five or six hundred people. When the remaining food was almost eaten up, the community god did not appear. Instead, his cousin Li Mao was suddenly favored by the god.

Li Yu narrowed his eyes, flames boiling in his heart.

Damn it! I didn't expect that the gods would also be against me!

In this case, let Li Mao attack the Huns. If he wins, he won't suffer any loss. If he loses, all the blame can be put on him.

He glanced at the stove in the box room and said to his adjutant, "Take all these things away and let's go back to Wulei City."

Since the gods are not fixed in one place, what is the point of staying here?

Compared with the desolate hills, the city of Wulei is the most stable.

The adjutant clasped his fists and agreed, then ordered the soldiers to come and dismantle the stove in the box house.

On the other side, General Li Mao had already led the team to set off.

Seeing this, dozens of soldiers from the Protectorate who were guarding the city gate hurriedly carried their luggage that had been packed long ago and followed Shen Xun's team.

(End of this chapter)