In years of famine and drought, their village even rejected fatty meat.

Chapter 733 Firmly Grasp

In addition, Wei Kui had heard from the instructor a few days ago that those who have martial arts talent and have made enough contributions on the battlefield can obtain martial arts resources from the Yang Family Army to become martial artists!

What is a martial artist?

If we divide people in this world into different classes, then Wei Kui was once at the very bottom, a beast of burden, not even as good as an ox or a horse!

As for martial artists, even the lowest-ranking ninth-grade martial artist, their social status would not be lower than that of an ordinary small landowner, and they could even interact with county magistrates on an equal footing...

This means that becoming a martial artist means achieving a leap in social class and becoming a superior person!

Under such circumstances, how could Wei Kui not crave military merit?

For Wei Kui now, military merit is the only tangible way to change his fate that he can see and touch, and he must hold on to it tightly!

"The news I heard is that troops are going to be sent south, but I don't know if it's true or not."

Zhang Xiaoniu answered uncertainly that although there were rumors circulating in the military camp that troops were about to be dispatched, they were just rumors and not official messages from above. Therefore, Zhang Xiaoniu did not know the specific direction of the troops' departure. However, many people in the army speculated that the troops would be dispatched to the south.

"South? That's Qingzhou!"

Upon hearing the direction from the south, Wei Kui immediately realized that the Yang family army's deployment direction was basically only two: the east and the south.

To the east is Youzhou, so to the south, there is only Qingzhou.

"I heard from the instructor that there is a Qingzhou army in Qingzhou, but I don't know how many of them there are."

Wei Kui said as if talking to himself, eager to make a name for himself, he didn't care how strong or how many enemies there were, but was afraid that there were too few enemies.

Because fewer enemies mean fewer military achievements he can gain.

After all, in this military camp, Wei Kui wasn't the only one who wanted to make a name for himself and was eager to fight; almost everyone was like that.

"calf."

Wei Kui looked at Zhang Xiaoniu and asked, "Do you want to go on this expedition?"

"Of course I want to!"

Zhang Xiaoniu gave his answer almost without hesitation. He might be afraid of war and death, but he was even more afraid of returning to the impoverished life he once lived, where he couldn't even get enough to eat.

Similarly, he also longed to distinguish himself on the battlefield and receive rewards to improve his family's impoverished situation!

"That's good!"

Wei Kui grinned and said, "When the time comes, the two of us brothers will work together to wipe out the Qingzhou army!"

After saying that, Wei Kui put his arm around Zhang Xiaoniu's shoulder and said, "Let's go eat. Only when we're full can we train properly, and only when we train well can we make contributions on the battlefield."

"Ah."

The two walked together toward the kitchen, and as they approached, an enticing aroma wafted over.

Wei Kui twitched his nose, and his eyes immediately lit up: "We're having meat again today!"

With Zhang He continuously transporting yellow-feathered chickens and white-feathered ducks from Chenjia Village to Liangzhou, the Yang family army's camp no longer lacked meat as it had before.

Every few days, the military camp's kitchen would provide meat to the soldiers of the Yang family army. Although each person only received a small bowl per meal, it was enough to make the soldiers of the Yang family army feel pleasantly surprised.

After all, before this, these poor peasants couldn't even eat a bite of meat all year round, but now they can eat it every two or three days, so they are naturally extremely satisfied.

"Little Niu, let's hurry up, or those big-bellied men will eat all the meat!"

Wei Kui hurriedly pulled Zhang Xiaoniu to the canteen window where they saw the chubby Chef Zhang.

"Is Wei the Rice Bucket here?"

When Chef Zhang saw Wei Kui walking over, he smiled like a Maitreya Buddha.

Wei Kui rolled his eyes and said, "I've already said, my name is Wei Kui, not Wei Rice Bucket."

"Okay, Wei the Rice Bucket."

Chef Zhang completely ignored what Wei Kui was saying. He took a bowl, scooped two spoonfuls of meat into it with a rice scoop, and handed the bowl to Wei Kui, saying, "You guys are really in for a treat lately. The higher-ups have given special orders to let you eat better."

Wei Kui took the bowl and glanced at the twice as many pieces of meat as usual, and couldn't help but ask, "Is it because we're going to war?"

"Yes."

Chef Zhang nodded and said, "Wei Rice Bucket, going to the battlefield is no small matter. You have to be careful and don't die on the battlefield."

It's not hard to tell from his words that Chef Zhang cares about Wei Kui. Although he often teases Wei Kui by calling him a "glutton," why does he tease Wei Kui more often than others?

The reason for this is that Wei Kui is honest and simple-minded, and has no scheming.

Chef Zhang truly considered Wei Kui a friend and naturally didn't want Wei Kui to die on the battlefield.

"Fuck your shit!"

Wei Kui retorted, "I'm going to the battlefield to earn merit, not to die! Fatty Zhang, just you wait, when I come back with my merits, you'll be begging to be my equal!"

"Haha! Then I'll wait for your good news."

Chef Zhang, who was called Fatty Zhang, was not annoyed. He quickly prepared staple food and meat for the two of them and then watched them leave.

Chef Zhang only let out a soft sigh after the two figures disappeared from sight.

There were far too many people in this military camp as eager to make a name for themselves as Wei Kui. Many of them, like Wei Kui, had never experienced the brutality of the battlefield and their minds were filled with nothing but the desire to achieve merit.

As the former head chef of the Liangzhou Army, Chef Zhang had many familiar friends within the army, but those friends...

Many died in the war between the Yang family army and the Liangzhou army, which made Chef Zhang deeply aware of the cruelty of the battlefield.

Putting aside everything else, just take the great battle between the Liangzhou army and the Yang family army. The total number of people on both sides exceeded 20, and the number of people who died on the battlefield exceeded 3!

What does 3 people mean?

A gathering of three thousand people on a drill ground can create the feeling of a sea of ​​people; thirty thousand people is equivalent to the total population of some towns.

The entire population of an entire town perished on the battlefield. The visual impact was so profound that it was horrifying to anyone who witnessed it. Even idioms like "mountains of corpses and seas of blood" or "rivers of blood" are insufficient to describe it.

Having experienced these scenes firsthand, Chef Zhang sincerely hopes that there will be no more wars in the world.

Unfortunately, the world will not change according to his will. Now, the Nine Provinces are in chaos, and war is the main theme of this land. The war will not stop until a new ruler of the world emerges.

Chef Zhang had no power to stop the war. All he could do was pray for his "friends" in the army, like Wei Kui, who were familiar with him, and wish them a safe return.

"I hope you get what you want."

After a long silence, Chef Zhang sighed.