Chapter 177

Since it was Lin Yang's order, the soldiers all rose one after another and headed toward the central army camp!

As the figures of the soldiers arrived, one could see that the area of the central army camp was already densely packed with queues!

"Everyone, get into line! There is enough for everyone!"

Following the shouts of the patrolling soldiers nearby, the soldiers all lined up one after another!

Many of them cast their gazes toward Lin Yang, Zhao Yun, and the others in front, feeling even more curious!

"My lord and General Zilong are both here. What is being distributed?"

"I don't know. Maybe it's meat or something?"

"I don't think so. We eat meat every day now; there's no point in distributing meat!"

"Sigh, we are already so tired from fighting, and my lord is still putting us through this late at night!"

"What kind of talk is that? How has my lord put you through anything?"

"........"

The soldiers in the queue were whispering to each other at this moment!

A small portion of them felt slightly dissatisfied about things being distributed so late at night!

In such cold weather!

What kind of important supplies could it be that it had to be distributed so late?

Furthermore!

He even made the entire army come to claim them!

This was a bit too much of a hassle for them!

However!

Such words were quickly drowned out by others!

Lin Yang's reputation in the army was at its zenith!

Especially among the veteran soldiers and the disaster victims recruited from the refugees!

In their hearts, Lin Yang was their second parent!

They absolutely would not allow anyone else to speak ill of him!

"Alright, the weather is too cold, let's begin!"

Standing in front of the tent, Lin Yang said to the soldiers beside him!

In such cold weather!

And it was the middle of the night!

If this batch of cotton-padded clothes hadn't been truly important!

Lin Yang would not have had people come over like this!

The nights were cold; if the soldiers put on the cotton-padded clothes early, they could withstand this bitter cold!

"Yes, my lord!"

Upon receiving the order, the soldiers at the entrances of several tents immediately became busy with the distribution!

The soldiers who were the first to receive the cotton-padded clothes were stunned as they looked at the garments in their hands!

"Is this hemp cloth?"

After feeling the texture of the cotton-padded clothes, the puzzled soldier's expression suddenly turned to shock!

"This, this is a brocade robe!"

In an instant, the soldier who had first received the cotton-padded clothes could not help but exclaim!

A brocade robe!

Just from the feel of it, in the soldier's view, it was definitely a brocade robe without a doubt!

In these chaotic times, ordinary people like them couldn't even afford silk!

Let alone wear a brocade robe!

"My god, is it really a brocade robe?"

"That's impossible, a single brocade robe is worth over two thousand coins!"

"How much? Two thousand coins? That could buy forty shi of grain!"

"Move aside, let me see! I've never seen a brocade robe before!"

"This must be a brocade robe; I once saw a master back home wearing one!"

"........"

The soldiers, looking at the cotton-padded clothes in their hands, instantly erupted!

In this era where ordinary people could only wear hemp cloth!

Things like silk and fur coats could only be worn by wealthy merchants and members of noble families!

How could ordinary soldiers like them afford such cold-weather gear!

"My lord, is, is this really for us?"

For a moment, holding the cotton-padded clothes in his hands, the soldier asked tremblingly!

Such good items, if thrown onto the market, would be worth a fortune!

Seeing the soldier holding the cotton-padded clothes but not daring to put them on, Lin Yang slowly walked over!

"Of course. You are all men who fight for me; how could I let you suffer from the bitter cold!"

Patting the burly man in front of him, Lin Yang then took the cotton-padded clothes from the man's hands and helped him put them on!

"It's cold out, put it on and see if it's warm!"

With a simple word of concern, tears welled up in the eyes of the burly man!

After putting on the cotton-padded clothes, the burly man knelt directly in front of Lin Yang!

"I am willing to go through fire and water for my lord, and will not hesitate!"

A shout of genuine emotion echoed, and countless people in the entire military camp were moved!

The shouts rose one after another, echoing through the heavens and earth!

"Alright, you all come and collect yours quickly, and get some rest early!"

After comforting everyone, Lin Yang spoke to the soldiers!

Standing in front of the tent, watching Lin Yang act this way, Zhao Yun, Dian Wei, Taishi Ci, and the others all felt warmth in their hearts!

With my lord treating people like this!

Why worry that the world will not be pacified!

Even Cheng Yu was moved for a moment!

He found it a bit difficult to distinguish!

Was my lord buying people's hearts this time, or did my lord truly have a heart of pure gold?

However!

Whichever it was, it no longer mattered!

With this, the morale of the army was greatly boosted; capturing Xuzhou would be nothing more than a matter of time!

It was just that!

The supplies my lord spent this time were a sky-high price!

A cotton-padded garment comparable to a brocade robe was definitely worth three thousand coins on the market!

For an army of thirty thousand, that was a full ninety million coins!

My lord had distributed them all in a single night!

Watching the army's collection of cotton-padded clothes gradually stabilize, Lin Yang took Cheng Yu and the others toward a camp!

The soldiers behind him also followed, clutching their cotton-padded clothes!

Unlike the soldiers who had arrived earlier, most of the people in the following camp were wounded soldiers!

"My lord... my lord... my lord..."

Amidst the intermittent calls, Lin Yang arranged for soldiers to cover this group of people with the cotton-padded clothes!

It was cold!

The recovery of these wounded soldiers was also slow!

"From today on, use this medicinal liquid to clean the wounds of those who have suffered external injuries!"

Calling over the physician in the army, Lin Yang then began to instruct him!

He took out the iodophor solution and then personally found a soldier with a minor injury to demonstrate it for him!