Three quarters of the hour.

The horn sounded, and the drum rumbled.

Beat the drums and gather the generals to point the troops.

A team of light cavalry has been added, and now Luo Cheng has a full team of ten men and horses, just one battalion.

In front of the camp, there was a big flag given by Zhang Xutuo, with the word pioneer written on it.

This is the pioneer battalion, and it is also Luo Cheng's battalion, next to the pioneer flag, there is also a general flag, on which a Luo character is painted.

This battalion can be called Zhangqiu Battalion, Pioneer Battalion, Luozi Battalion, or Luojia Battalion.

Standing on the platform, Luo Cheng felt that he was now a little bit of a general.

He originally had a pair of Mingguang armor at the head of the team, but this time he was appointed as a pioneer and appointed as the acting county lieutenant and the capital lieutenant, so Zhang Xutuo gave him a better pair of armor, which was a pair of Zhang Xutuo's own armor.

Tiger helmet, lion armor, unicorn iron boots, white tiger cloak.

A pole of eight horse lances, a six-leaf Xingchen two-handed hammer.

There is also a general's version of a two-handed ring-headed horizontal knife, a rhinoceros horn bow, a one-armed hand crossbow, and two pots of arrows.

Then there is a bronze pioneer seal, a county lieutenant seal, and a capital lieutenant seal.

Three official seals are placed on the front case.

Kan Ling held a horse lance, Wang Xiongdan held a six-leaf hammer, and Ximen Junyi held a tiger helmet.

Compared with the original set of 20 catties of team-level Mingguang armor, this full set of Mingguang armor weighs nearly 40 catties, not only the armor leaf round guard is thicker, the materials are better, even the cloak is silk and silver wire, and even inlaid with gold and silver.

Even the horizontal knife is much better than before, the weight can reach more than four catties, and the length has also been lengthened, whether it is used or built, it is top-notch, in Zhang Xutuo's words, this horizontal knife can cut five layers of cowhide with one knife, and pierce through an iron armor with one knife.

The main weapon is still the horse lance, although it is not very good at using it, but for the time being, I didn't think of a better one, so I used it first.

Xiao Liu also got a set of captain-level Mingguang armor, which weighed thirty catties and had a very strong defense.

"Our equipment, one battalion is enough to sweep Changbai Mountain." The fourth child changed into the captain-level Mingguang armor, and he couldn't help but flutter with his persistence.

"Proud soldiers will be defeated, don't underestimate the enemy. We are going into the mountains to suppress bandits, the terrain in the mountains is complicated, and it is difficult to deploy the military formation, especially the bows and arrows and other weapons are not capable of wielding salvo power, and even the guns and shields are not easy to use, but the bandits are familiar with the terrain, so we need to be cautious. ”

Scarface Zhao Gui carried his newly acquired hard bow, very satisfied, the strength of this bow was just right for his strength, especially the armor-piercing cones that were matched, it was simply an armor that could ignore bandits.

"Although there are restrictions on bows and crossbows in the mountains and forests, we now have more bows and crossbows, as long as the thieves dare to show their heads, they can shoot them into hedgehogs."

The new county barracks not only have a complete bow and crossbow team, but also more than 20% of the other teams are equipped with bows, not to mention that the captain and above have a bow in their hands, and the more bows occupy a long-range advantage.

What's more, Luo Cheng also has a scout team and a light cavalry team, these two teams of men and horses are equipped with mules, which are actually two teams of light cavalry.

As for being the vanguard into the mountains to suppress bandits, everyone felt that it was enough for them to go out.

However, Luo Cheng is still very cautious.

There are too many unexpected factors in war, so we can only prepare more to be prepared.

For this reason, he not only brought all the 500 county barracks, but also the remaining seven regiments of auxiliaries, but the task of these people was to carry food and grass.

A soldier needs at least one liter of rice a day, and if it is training or marching to fight, the consumption is even more, and it must be counted as two liters a day.

In order to ensure the physical strength and mobility of the soldiers, Luo Cheng only asked each soldier to carry three days' worth of combat rations, and did not eat them until the critical time.

When marching and fighting, all the auxiliaries had to carry food and supply.

His plan was to suppress bandits in the mountains for a month, after all, the mountains were high and dense, and no one knew how long this battle would last.

According to the calculation of two liters a day, one soldier will get six buckets of grain a month. And 500 soldiers get 300 stone of grain in a month, which must be corn that has been shelled, and if it is shelled, it will bring another 200 stone.

Moreover, there were more than a hundred horses and mules in the barracks, and the consumption of these mounts even exceeded five hundred soldiers.

In this way, Luo Cheng had to prepare a thousand stones to set off from the husk valley.

1,000 stone of grain is carried by the auxiliary battalion, and one person carries half a stone, which means that 2,000 people can carry it, and the problem is that these auxiliary soldiers also have to consume food every day. Even in order to improve efficiency, you have to prepare some carts and donkeys and mules, and you have to add consumption.

Originally, it was enough to use the troops for a month, but now we have to count the consumption of auxiliary soldiers to transport the grain, plus a little surplus, at least 25 to 3,000 stone grain.

No wonder it is said that the more people there are, the more grain and grass are consumed, and the more people need to be recruited, and the more people are levied, the more food that the people need to consume is also a big number.

Especially in this kind of field warfare, the cost is several times higher than that of defending the city.

For this reason, after discussing with Lao Jia and others, Luo Cheng felt that it was unrealistic to simply bring a grain transportation team, and he couldn't bring so much grain at one time.

It is only possible to set up supply stations and granaries along the way, which can be transferred by relay.

This not only saves manpower, but also improves efficiency, and the key is to increase food security.

At the same time, these military stations can also be used as a place for the bandit soldiers to rest, in case of an attack or something, there can also be a place to retreat and recuperate, and then fight.

It's just that such a military station must still have defensive capabilities, and it must not be in the open air, and a simple fortress camp must be built, which requires labor and time.

A group of people calculated and found that the logistical burden was extremely high to maintain this 500-strong battalion of soldiers to fight in the mountains, but they did not dare to really go deep into the enemy territory with only 500 soldiers.

Fortunately, the grain and grass are readily available, and you just need to find a way to transport them.

"Along the route of our march, every twenty miles or so, choose a dangerous place along the way, build a fort camp, garrison auxiliary soldiers, store and transport grain and grass, and can also be used as a recuperation place for wounded soldiers."

In the end, Luo Cheng came up with such a nail plan.

Although it was a bit unrefreshing and direct, in the end, considering that this was a new barracks, everyone agreed.

So early this morning, Luo Chengdian will send troops, and the scouts of the scout team will explore the way in front, and then a few teams of foot soldiers will follow, followed by two groups of people to escort grain and grass and materials for repairing the fort, and then a few more teams of foot soldiers, followed by two groups of auxiliaries, and finally Luo Cheng will take two teams of people and horses.

The light cavalry is responsible for patrolling and responding.

The cold wind was cold, and Luo Cheng's team had already left the city before dawn.

In the dawn, Zhang Xutuo stood on the tower of the north city and watched this team like a long snake go away.

"Watching its march, it is calm, so I am relieved."