Chapter 47 Understanding the Opponent
"Not bad!"
Zhang Xianzhong, who had already returned to the temporary camp at the foot of the mountain, nodded with satisfaction as he looked at the young warriors who had returned to surrender their orders, dragging more than twenty iron-toothed pigs of varying sizes.
"Everyone, put down your spoils first and go have lunch."
Generally speaking, people of this era only had two meals a day, but for soldiers going to war, the physical exertion was much greater than usual.
Armies with the conditions will implement three meals a day when they are on a long march to ensure great physical consumption, stabilize the morale of the troops, and maintain the combat effectiveness of the soldiers.
Since Zhang Xianzhong wanted to vigorously train these orphans and teenagers, and they would not be short of supplies and money in the short term, he certainly would not be stingy.
After eating a spiritual lunch prepared by the soldiers of the logistics camp, everyone sat down and rested for about an incense stick of time, and then began to load the spoils obtained this time onto the carriage.
Fortunately, the rear compartments of these large carriages were much taller than the carriages in Li Dingguo's previous life, so they were able to accommodate the more than 20 monsters here.
Obviously, this was something Zhang Xianzhong had already calculated, as he had already explored the enemy's situation.
"Let's go! Hurry and return to Dingbian City!"
"Let's go home!"
"set off!"
About half an hour later, everyone had dismantled the temporary camp, packed up their things, and lined up. With Zhang Xianzhong's order and a wave of his hand, the cavalry team loaded with spoils began to set off for home.
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In the evening, the young warriors who had returned to the Wang family compound in the county town fed their horses first, then dispersed, washed up, and gathered again in the compound in front.
Several large pots with lids have been set up here, and a dozen cooks are busy working on them. In the pots are monster bones being boiled with water and spices.
There were also some large basins placed on the ground, filled with thinly sliced monster meat.
Generally speaking, unless one is from a wealthy family, there are only two ways for warriors to cook monsters: one is to use a covered large pot, put water in it and stew it for more than an hour.
This is mainly because the meat of monsters is much better than that of ordinary wild beasts. It takes at least an hour to stew the bones or chunks of meat before it can be chewed, and it is also more nutritious.
Another method is to cut the monster meat into thin slices and roast it, but it cannot be roasted too well, otherwise it will be hard and woody.
Divided into teams, the young warriors, who had been busy all day, sat around several large charcoal basins that were burning very brightly. They picked up the thinly sliced meat skewers placed in the basins beside them and excitedly started the barbecue feast.
Then brush the skewers of meat that are about to be grilled with a little thick salt water, continue grilling them, and start eating them while grilling.
"Yum! So delicious!"
"Yes, yes! I have never eaten such delicious meat. It smells so good!"
"I feel like I can eat at least three to five kilograms."
"Yeah, I heard from the cook who came here to help that the monster bones and meat that the king gave us can at least last us seven or eight days."
"Yes! But starting from tomorrow, we won't be able to eat such fresh meat. The monster meat that can't be eaten today will be made into jerky, and the bones will also be pickled with salt so that they can be stored for a longer time and will not spoil too quickly."
"Meat jerky is also good! It's better than having no meat at all. Besides, it should be delicious after being sliced into thin slices and grilled."...
Night had fallen, and the firelight reflected on the smiling little faces. Everyone was eating and drinking and shouting non-stop.
"Boss, the king said we will continue training here tomorrow, and will continue to leave the city the day after tomorrow to complete the next round of actual combat training."
Tang Guangqiang, who was sitting next to Li Dingguo and eating with his mouth full of oil, suddenly changed the topic.
"Well, the king also said that the target of the actual combat training is some low-level evil spirits." Cao Yongxiang, who was sitting on the other side of Li Dingguo, also spoke up, "I heard that evil spirits are tangible but not physical, so ordinary attacks are ineffective."
"If you don't have a spiritual weapon, it would be more effective to use the Tiger Roar Fist."
"Moreover, once a fierce ghost gets close to you and possesses you, it will be very easy for them to devour your soul!"
There was some nervousness in Cao Yongxiang's words.
None of these young warriors had any experience fighting evil spirits, so they felt a little uneasy just thinking about it.
There is no way. In this world, after the death of all living beings, if the resentment in their life is too great, their souls can turn into evil spirits.
Moreover, evil spirits can continuously strengthen themselves by devouring the souls of living beings.
These young warriors had read a lot of miscellaneous books before, some of which contained some descriptions about ghosts and monsters.
Because the conditions for the formation of evil spirits are relatively harsh, there are not many evil spirits in the world.
Fortunately, otherwise, human survival would be even more difficult.
According to the level of evil spirits, they are also divided into levels one to nine.
Corresponding to the three major realms of human body refining warriors are: level one ghost soldier, level two ghost soldier, and level three ghost general.
Among them, the first-level ghost soldiers appear as gray-white shadows, the second-level ghost soldiers appear as white shadows, and the third-level ghost generals appear as black shadows.
Once they break through and become level four evil spirits, a qualitative change will occur. Not only will their physical form become like reality, but their spiritual intelligence from their previous life will also be awakened. Moreover, they will be able to cultivate by absorbing the power of the moonlight and awaken their innate skills!
This kind of evil ghost is called: weird. Compared with low-level evil ghosts, it is much more powerful.
No matter what, evil spirits of the same level are much more difficult to deal with than monsters of the same level.
They can hide better and ignore obstructions of objects. Except for some special environments, they can move freely.
Fortunately, apart from coming out to hunt and eat, they spend most of their time living in gloomy places and dare not approach human gatherings where yang energy gathers.
The more living beings there are and the more Yang energy gathers there, the greater the impact on them will be, and the weaker their fighting power will be.
Therefore, when a large army sets out, the blood and yang energy are overwhelming, which is what evil spirits are most reluctant to provoke.
Especially the bloody evil spirit formed by the military formation, which basically crushes the evil spirits of the same level.
"Ah."
Although Li Dingguo was unsure, after all, he had never had close contact with a fierce ghost, but now he has gained some confidence and will not be afraid of any fierce ghost of the same level.
After Cao Yongxiang finished speaking, he nodded and told the two people beside him, "When our team leaves the city for training the day after tomorrow, you two must remember not to leave our team with your teammates."
"Otherwise, once someone is left alone, they are likely to suffer bad luck and be possessed by those evil spirits, which will devour their souls!"
"According to some relevant books we read a few days ago, ghosts are mysterious things. Except for those places in the world with particularly strong yin spirits, it is impossible for large-scale groups of evil spirits to appear in other places."
"As long as we are careful, the king will lead us out of the city next time and select some evil spirits for combat training. We should be able to handle it."
As long as Zhang Xianzhong was not stupid, he would not assign such a life-threatening combat mission to this battalion of orphans.
Therefore, although Li Dingguo was a little nervous now, he was not panicked at all.
(End of this chapter)
