Starting from Xudu and before arriving at Qian County, they were all controlled by the imperial court, which was also a safe range, so Cao Cao asked for a forced march and traveled 150 miles a day. This also means that except for dinner, there will be no cooking at other times.

"Is this the rhythm of arriving in Qian County in five or six days?" Wang Yong's Huotou Army, along with the baggage troops, was behind, and due to the forced march, it was obviously at some distance from Cao Cao's troops.

"It's just too messy!" Cai Yan complained directly, "How can such a huge baggage force adapt to a one-hundred-and-fifty-mile march in a day?" The key is that we are also responsible for dinner every night! ”

For her, the march was originally super reluctant, but the result was still a rapid march, not only to follow the predetermined route and arrive at the designated place within the specified time, but also to prepare dinner within an hour.

It takes a while to unload the materials, not to mention burying the pot to prepare firewood or something, so it can be said that you have to start getting busy almost immediately after arriving at your destination, and there is almost no room for rest.

"After all, after an hour of eating, you have to start sleeping, you have to get up the next day, you have to reach the next destination before the end of the day, you have to eat at the end of the day, and you have to rest at the end of the day. Counting the time off in the morning, there are about five hours of rest a day. The earlier you eat, the more time you have to rest! Wen Ming replied.

Breakfast and lunch do not need to be buried in the pot to cook, and they can be solved directly by eating dry food, so they will get up and assemble at midnight (five to six o'clock in the morning), and in no more than two quarters of an hour, they will start the march, eat dry food while marching, and drink water when they are thirsty. Before the hour (1 to 2 o'clock at noon) to rest for an hour, also eat dry food, find a shady place to rest.

"Having said that, it is the safest situation to travel up and down thirty miles in an hour, but if it rains or other circumstances, then it will be very difficult to travel thirty miles in an hour!" Cai Yan doesn't understand anything. Generally speaking, it is normal to have a hundred miles a day, but you must know that in some places, the garbage troops are barely able to do fifty miles a day.

"In the case of rain, it must be slowed down, and the lord is completely calculating the marching distance calculated by the limit of the whole army. As long as you work hard, you can still do it. War is fought with a speed, and the faster you react, the greater the chance of victory. If you don't make us work two or three hundred times a day, don't complain! After all, the three of us have horses to ride, think about those middle and low-level officers and soldiers who don't have horses! Wang Yong turned around and said.

After Ma Teng swore allegiance to the imperial court, the imperial court used him as an intermediary and bought a lot of Xiliang horses with the Qiang people, even so, it was only at the level of the military marquis (under the jurisdiction of 500 soldiers) that could be configured, and it was only to the extent of travel. Good horses have been used to form cavalry units, and only horse-drawn carts can be issued to middle-level officers to travel.

As for the first level of captain, some are also ordinary second-class war horses, and some self-prepared war horses are said separately, such as Wang Yong.

"But I don't like horseback riding! My delicate skin is worn out after a day of riding, is there no carriage to ride? Cai Yan complained directly, yes, this is where she is really depressed.

"Once you get used to it, it won't hurt." This Wang Yong can't help her, in order to adapt to horseback riding, he has spent a lot of effort, not only because of the calluses on the inside of his legs.

"It's calloused, it's very uncomfortable to the touch! And after riding a horse for a long time, the legs will subconsciously bend and open, which is really ugly! Cai Yan is still complaining.

"Anyway, if you usually wear a robe, no one will see that it's not ......," Wang Yong retorted directly.

"What else can I do with my robes?" Cai Yan retorted directly, "Besides, as a subordinate, wouldn't it be strange to work in a robe?!" ”

Also, not everyone can wear Han robes, especially those ordinary people, who are basically dressed in short clothes. The robe is beautiful, but it is not as convenient as a short one.

"My lord, there is a force in front of you......" Wen Ming said suddenly, on the horizon, sure enough, he had seen the traces of a force, he thought that he had caught up with the large army, anyway, it was almost time.

"What troops, we are still some distance from the destination, and it is estimated that we will not be able to reach it in two quarters of an hour, and besides, there is still some time before the unitary time! By the way, where did the troops come from?! Cai Yan looked at the sky, roughly measured the time, first refuted it, and then suddenly realized that it was wrong.

"So, the army in front of us may not be our own?" Wang Yong's eyes narrowed slightly, and the distance between the two sides was still a little far, but he could probably still see the outline of the other party.

Sure enough, it was not Cao Jun's regular army, or it was not Cao Jun at all. A group of guys wearing shabby leather armor and wooden armor, the weapons in their hands are also messy, and there is no unity at all.

"It seems that we have encountered a robbery, the number of people is about three thousand, all of them are soldiers, be careful!" Wang Yong said slowly, then beckoned, and soon a soldier helped him hand over the long knife.

Auxiliaries are auxiliaries, and although they are called 'soldiers', they are hardly ever rigorously trained. Basically, when recruiting soldiers, those who are particularly good are selected into elite troops, those who are generally selected into ordinary regular army units, and those who are in poor health or good at cooking are arranged to be assigned to the fire head army and baggage troops.

In other words, the auxiliaries are completely a group of leftover soldiers, although they may not all be scraps, but they can't be counted on too much. It's just that he is not good at killing enemies, or he doesn't have the determination to kill the enemy, and he was finally driven here.

"So, it's up to me to deal with these three thousand...... Of course it's impossible, right? Wang Yong sighed, "Let everyone form a formation, even if you don't expect to kill the enemy to the maximum, at least do a good job of self-protection!" Immediately notify the convoy to come to your aid! ”

The escort army, the last escort unit of the large army, has the function of protecting the baggage troops at such a moment, the number is about 5,000, and the combat power is average. It is more about supervision, so as to avoid delays in the convergence time caused by the procrastination of the baggage troops.

"Cao Jun in front listen!" The leader was a man, in his thirties, with a lewd appearance and a slightly lean build. He stepped forward at this moment, brandished the tiger head knife in his hand, and looked at Wang Yong and the others, "There are shortcomings in our cottage for grain, grass and horses, if you are willing to cut your love, I promise not to hurt you in the slightest, how about it?" ”

He had already inquired that the last part was a baggage army, and it must have been leftovers, and no one wanted the soldiers to come in. The protectors don't have any ability, don't look at the 30,000 people, if they really fight, they can't compare to his 3,000 elites.

At the same time, he also knew that Cao Cao seemed to be in a hurry to go to Yuzhou, so this time it was a hurried march. Maybe I didn't expect that there would be thieves in the surrounding area of Xuchang, so in the case of a fast march, it is estimated that he is too tired. They are waiting for work, and under all conditions, this can definitely make a lot of money!

Not to mention anything else, these horses, these armor and grain and grass are worth a lot of money when they are sold through underground channels!

"The thief is going to be rampant, with me Yang Li here, don't want to escape!" Yang Li, the captain of the Guardian Army, led the army to kill him.

But just this name, Wang Yong really has no impression, and he is a little worried......