After taking over the letter of appointment and seal, Hu You officially became the captain of the Third Column. The first thing Hu You did when he became a captain was to look for his soldiers. This was a scene that he had dreamed many times.

"Sir, let my brothers gather and listen to your teachings." After learning about Hu You's meaning, Rikelme said.

"No, there is no need to gather. I want to see the real life status of my brothers. By the way, I also want to know about our defense situation." Hu You said.

Riquelme said, "Okay, then I'll go with you."

"Okay. Then let Rikelmedianjun accompany me to patrol. You don't need to accompany you. Let's go back and work hard. Now is an extraordinary time, so please give me more attention."

"Yes, Master Captain."

After all the generals bowed, they all retreated.

"Rickelme, let's go." Hu You was quite satisfied with his new subordinates. At least they didn't bother him.

"Sir, look, this is our defense zone." Rikelme pointed to a valley entrance in front to introduce Hu You.

Hu You asked, "This is the place we guard?"

"Yes. This valley is a small road from Anrong to our country."

"Do we have a business with Anrong?"

"It was before, but it has been broken now. The relationship between the two countries is now tense and is not suitable for trading."

"Well. Does that valley belong to Anrong or ours."

"It belongs to Anrong, but Anrong did not station troops there."

Hu You carefully observed the valley and shook his head and said, "It is very difficult for us to guard this way. They can hide in the valley, but we can't see them. Have you ever walked through that valley?"

Riquelme replied: "I have walked before, but the road is very difficult to walk. In fact, few people from Anrong have crossed the border here. The army has never discovered it."

Hu You asked:

"Experience is unreliable. Not before, it does not mean that there will be no future. Such a terrain is very unfavorable to us, and we must be careful. Is it possible for us to set up posts in the valley?"

"We have mentioned this issue before. However, the superiors do not allow it. I am afraid that An Rong will use this to cause trouble."

"Well, the boss is right. Now our situation is not suitable for war. Let's go and talk to the soldiers."

Rikelme reminded: "Sir, the meal is about to start. Let's go back first. Merck and the others should be waiting for you."

Hu You frowned and asked, "Do you usually eat together?"

Riquelme said: "Except for the rotating people, the captain and above all eat in the small tent, which is conducive to everyone's communication."

"Is that true?" Hu You nodded without comment and said lightly: "Sometimes, we also need to communicate more with the soldiers. Let's go, let's take a look around."

The two walked across a valley, and Hu You pointed to a small team in the distance and asked:

"Which brother is there?"

Riquelme replied: "There is the ninth team over there, and the captain is Villa. Today is their turn."

"Well, how are this rotation usually arranged?"

Rikelme was slightly behind Hu You and said, "Three teams were divided into three directions, and nine teams were divided into three batches, arranged in the order of morning, evening and empty. Those who were bye will practice for half a day and rest for half a day."

"The queue is pretty good, no one is idle. Who thought of this?"

"This is what we three Dianjuns came up with together."

Hu You said: "Well, it's fair to do this, but have you ever thought that there are too many people on duty in this arrangement and too few soldiers' training?"

Kerme was speechless. They had never thought about this problem at that time.

Hu You smiled and said, "Okay, let's discuss this issue at the regular meeting. It seems that the brothers over there are going to have a meal. Let's go and see if there is anything delicious."

The soldiers of the Ninth Team were about to have dinner when they suddenly saw the new captain Hu You coming over. They were all shocked and quickly reported to the team leader Wei'er.

Wei'a took the turn today and did not go to the tent to have dinner. He heard the letter and hurried over to welcome him: "Sir Captain."

"Haha, your name is Weiah, I remember you."

Hu You waved his hand, and did not let Wei A speak, turned around and smiled at the soldiers:

"Haha, it seems that everyone is about to have dinner. Lord Dian Jun and I are here to attend one, how about it?"

The soldiers had never seen such a thing before. They looked at Hu You foolishly and did not dare to answer.

"Why, everyone pretended not to hear it. Are you afraid that I would lose your food? Don't worry, I don't eat much." Hu You smiled. If you want the soldiers to fight for you, you have to share the joys and sorrows with them. This is a sentence that Hu You saw countless times in the story book of Taishi Gong.

A bold soldier said, "If you want to eat, we can't eat it. I'm afraid that the lieutenant will not be used to it."

Hu You smiled indifferently and said, "Oh, they are all raised by your father's biological parents. I can eat as much as you eat. Today I will eat your portion."

The soldiers were moved when they saw Hu You as a joke. In their eyes, the lieutenant was already a big official. It was something that a lieutenant could never dream of having a meal with them.

"Sir, you can't...this is not true..." Vera saw that Hu You had already gone to get the bowl, and she was anxious and didn't know what to say.

Riquelmet pulled Vera and said, "Villa, don't worry about that much, order the meal to start."

"Mr. Dianjun, you too..."

"Go."

"Yes, brothers, it's time for dinner." Vera had no choice but to yell. His expression was almost crying.

The big wooden barrel that was filling the rice started fighting, and Hu You understood what the soldier said just now, and also knew why Vera's face looked so ugly. Because the barrel was filled with rice, but wild vegetable porridge.

"Come on, don't rob me, I'm the first one." Hu You remained silent and walked the first one with the bowl. He knew that all the soldiers were looking at him now.

When Hu You drank a bowl of wild vegetable porridge with relish in front of the soldiers, all the soldiers' faces were filled with shock.

"Soldiers usually eat this?" Hu You said, leaving the defense zone of the Ninth Team, as if plain but not very calm.

Rikelme hasn't eaten wild vegetable porridge for a long time. He just barely drank half a bowl of it, and always felt that something was wrong with his stomach.

Rikelme explained: "The empire has a severe drought this year and the food harvest is gone, so there is nothing we can do about it."

"The war will start at any time, and the soldiers will bleed at any time. How can they have the strength to kill the enemy after eating these? Take me to the grain warehouse."

Hu You deeply knows the importance of food to soldiers' morale. You usually give them some wild vegetable porridge, but in wartime you want them to work hard for you. How can you do such a good thing?

Hu You and Rikelmei came to the grain warehouse and smelled the aroma of food from afar. He winked at Rikelmei and walked over quietly.

"Everyone is having a meal." Hu You smiled calmly, not seeing anything unusual.

"Ah, it's the lieutenant." Several people in charge of the grain warehouse stood up quickly. Since the lieutenant was not qualified to open the government account and did not have his own grain officer, these people in charge of the grain warehouse were actually not soldiers of the Third Column. They were the ones who were in charge of Bokamp.

Hu You smiled and said, "You don't have to be restricted when you sit down, I just take a look."

"Sir, have you used the meal? We just ate it, so why don't we eat some together?" The grain official self-supported was a person sent by the superiors, and he was not under Hu You's control, so he was not so afraid of Hu You. Hu You asked him to sit, but he really dared to sit.

"Okay, I happen to be hungry too. Rikelmeidianjun and I join, you won't go hungry yourself, right?" Hu You's smile remained the same. If someone looked closely, he would find that his smile was a little cold.

The grain officer did not pay attention to Hu You's expression and said proudly: "What's the matter with the lieutenant? You said nothing else, I don't have anything to eat here, but I don't have it. Just open it and eat it."

"Then we are not polite." Hu You sat down secretly with anger. The soldiers outside ate wild vegetable porridge, and almost no rice was seen in the porridge. The rice here was eaten with white wow, not only that, but also wine and meat.
Chapter completed!