Chapter 187: Imminent
"What's so strange about this, I've heard that General Yasuhara's elder brother Anqu has the same name as his grandfather! You see, even my Dawei has people with the same name as the ancestors, and it seems common for someone among the Rouran people to have the same name as the ancestors! β
After Zhao Junsheng finished talking about this gossip, he continued to tell Mulan the news obtained from the interrogation: "The Rouran Tenth Commander explained that the Rouran army that was stationed in Shengle City sent a total of six outpost rangers this time, and each of them was a scout with rich experience in detecting the enemy!" According to the analysis explained by this person, Shelun sent these reconnaissance and scout posts probably to explore the deployment of our army's troops and the surrounding terrain in the vicinity of Jinling, and to prepare for next year's southern raid! β
Hua Mulan felt that the situation was serious, and said to Zhao Junsheng: "Brother Junsheng, we must report this matter to the military master as soon as possible, you can return to the Jinling camp tomorrow and bring back these prisoners and wounded soldiers!" β
Zhao Junsheng also knows that this is not the time for children to be in love, if he is grinding and always sticking to Mulan's side, he is afraid that Mulan will not like it, he has some experience, women do like men to spend a lot of effort on them, but if a man has no strength, after a long time, women will dislike and get tired of him.
"I think so too, but I'm not here anymore, you must be informed, pay attention to protect yourself, understand?"
"Well, don't worry!"
Early the next morning, Zhao Junsheng drove a carriage with a heavy army to escort a few prisoners, and returned to the Jinling camp with the wounded soldiers.
"Brother Junsheng, be careful along the way and stay safe!" When Zhao Junsheng was leaving, Mulan saw him off.
Zhao Junsheng remembered that the two silk underwear sewn for Hua Mulan that night before had not been given to her, so he immediately took out the cloth bag from the package on horseback and turned around and handed it to her: "There are two identical clothes here, which can effectively cushion the penetration of arrows. β
Of course, Hua Mulan would not believe that there was such a thing in this world that could defend against arrows, but Zhao Junsheng was worried that she would be shy and coaxed her, so she didn't break it, and took it with a smile and promised: "Okay, I'll wear it!" β
"Gone!" Zhao Junsheng turned around and stepped on the horse, raised his hand and waved forward: "Let's go!" β
When returning, there was no need to unload grain and grass materials along the way, Zhao Junsheng led the team to walk very quickly, and returned to the Jinling camp before noon.
He took some of the soldiers to escort the prisoners and the wounded soldiers into the camp of the garrison, and then let the other soldiers and coachmen drive the wagons back to the camp of the baggage soldiers.
"The military master, Captain Zhao is back, and the person is outside the tent, saying that he has something important to ask to see the military master!" The family will go into the tooth tent and report to Wandugui.
"Oh? Let him in! Wan Dugui walked to the desk and sat down.
Zhao Junsheng walked into the tooth tent and greeted Wandu with his fists: "My subordinates meet the military master!" β
Wan Dugui saw Zhao Junsheng and asked, "You go to Nantian Fort, what is the situation there?" Has Mulan and her soldiers completed the construction of Nantian Fort? β
"Lord, the fort has been built, but yesterday night there was a Rouran scout cavalry raided the Nantian Fort, fortunately we found their traces in time, made defensive measures, did not let them succeed, and captured a ten-division commander and four sentry posts, but Mulan's men killed three and seriously injured one! The captives and wounded soldiers have been brought back by their subordinates, just outside the tent! β
Next, Zhao Junsheng reported the news of the interrogation to Wandugui.
Wan Dugui looked solemn and ordered Wan Quan to receive the prisoners and wounded soldiers, and separate them for custody and placement.
Returning to the camp this time, Zhao Junsheng obviously felt that the intensity of the drill of the Zhenshu army had greatly increased, and there was hardly a single idler in the camp, and the aura of slaughter permeated the entire Jinling camp.
Zhao Junsheng returned to the camp of the baggage soldiers, and Pei Jin rushed over to greet him when he got the news: "The captain is back?" How did you go for two days this time? β
Zhao Junsheng waved his hand and ordered: "Don't ask so many questions first, you go and call the leaders of all battalions and teams over to discuss matters, go quickly!" β
"Yes!" Pei Jin immediately trotted out after agreeing.
It didn't take long for the leaders of the battalions and teams to rush over one by one.
Zhao Junsheng looked at them and asked: "Have the various convoys and men and horses that transported grain and grass materials to the garrison in the defense area come back in the past two days, and have they suffered any attacks and personnel losses from the Rouran reconnaissance cavalry?" β
The leaders of each battalion and team looked at each other and shook their heads: "No, the people and chariots and horses sent to deliver grain and grass have all returned, and there have been no losses, let alone any encounters with the Rouran detectives."
"That's good!" Zhao Junsheng breathed a sigh of relief, and he said to everyone: "This time, Captain Bendu sent grain and grass materials to Nantian Fort, and Nantian Fort was attacked by the night attack of the Rouran scouts, and the defenders were killed and wounded three, but we also left all the Rouran scouts who attacked this one, killed five and captured five!" β
Speaking of this, Zhao Junsheng knocked on the table: "Brothers, the situation is grim, our peaceful days are over, and the escort of grain and grass may be attacked by the Rouran cavalry at any time in the future!" Captain Bendu is here to solemnly remind you that no matter who has an escort mission, you must be vigilant, do not get carried away, and be ready to defend against the attack of the Rouran cavalry at any time! In addition, once you really encounter the Kerouran cavalry, you must stabilize the morale of the army, quickly line up to meet the enemy, you must not escape, the more you escape, the faster you die, most of the brothers walk on two legs, can you outrun other people's four legs? If anyone escapes from the battle, disturbs the morale of the army, and causes the collapse of the army, Captain Pontus will definitely enforce military law, and he will never be soft when it is time to kill his head, and he understands it? β
Everyone clasped their fists together and promised in unison: "Understood! β
Zhao Junsheng's face was serious, his eyes swept over everyone's faces one by one, fell on Jiao Yunzhe's face, and asked, "Jiao Yunzhe, a few days ago, Captain Bendu got you enough pieces of pig iron, how many Mo knives have your craftsman team built now?" β
Jiao Yunzhe stood up and replied with his fists clenched: "Back to Du Wei's words, plus what was built before, a total of twenty-two Mo knives have been built so far, due to the rush of time, Du Wei is urging again, and the forging process has been reduced again and again, resulting in the sharpness of the Mo knife created is enough, which can produce huge lethality, but the tenacity is not satisfactory, and the blade is easy to collapse out of the gap!" β
Zhao Junsheng frowned, thought for a moment, and instructed Jiao Yunzhe: "Since Captain Bendu wants to build the Mo Knife, he must make good things out, and don't defective products!" These twenty-two handles were first given to the Mo Dao team for training! Next, Captain Bendu will no longer urge you, you let the blacksmiths create something for Captain Bendu that can be handled, the tougher and sharper the better, if you can create a magic weapon, there will be a reward! β
"Yes, Captain!"
Zhao Junsheng looked at Li Bao again, "How is the Modao team practicing these days?" β
Li Bao is not only the captain of the pro-soldiers, but also the deputy leader of the Modao team, and when Zhao Junsheng is away, he is in charge of drills.
"The progress can barely keep up, the effect is okay, this is just the beginning, if they adapt to the training of high strength, intensity and courage, the progress will not be a problem, and the effect will be improved!"
As a Mo knife hand is to fight against the enemy cavalry, you must have several requirements, strong body, strength than the average person, more courageous, the enemy cavalry rushed over, if you are timid, you will be so frightened on the spot that you will lose your weapon and flee, you can't be a Mo knife hand.
In addition, Mo Dao Men must also undergo strict training such as queues, straight stabs, and slashes, and in the case of wearing heavy armor, they must be able to swing their knives and slash or stab straight, and they also need to have a certain amount of endurance, and their discipline is much stronger than that of ordinary armies.
Zhao Junsheng said to everyone: "In the past ten days, we should have no escort tasks, and Captain Bendu hopes that you will catch up on the drill these days, and you can't slack off!" The big war is imminent, it can happen at any time, and only by practicing your skills can you improve your chances of survival. Alright, let's all disperse! β
In the afternoon, Zhao Junsheng took the Modao team for an hour's drill, his mind couldn't just be on the Modao team, after the matter of leading the team to practice was handed over to Li Bao, he checked the drills of the other three battalions, and made some guidance and admonition.
The urgency of the soldiers in the battalion has been raised, and the atmosphere of the drill has also been raised, and he has to find a way to get some meat for these guys to eat, and supplement the nutrition of these bastards, otherwise these guys will not be able to keep up with the progress of the training, and they will not be able to adapt to the intensity of the training.
The military logistics of the garrison army is meat, not only jerky, but also herds of cattle and sheep, and there are special people to graze and raise, but that is only supplied to the soldiers and generals of the garrison, and the baggage soldiers do not need to fight, they want to eat meat? That's a dream!
Zhao Junsheng naturally couldn't take the money to supplement the soldiers under his command, and he was not his personal arm, so he didn't have the obligation to do good deeds.
But he still has to find a way to get meat, how to get meat to supplement the nutrition of the soldiers? It was a nerve-wracking affair for him.
At this time, Liu Qi, the leader of the horse convoy, came over to report: "Captain, there was a donkey in the team just now who stepped on a pit and broke his leg, I'm afraid it will be scrapped!" β
It is not strange that livestock break their legs, war horses also have broken legs, and the proportion of non-combat losses of livestock in the army is actually not small, Zhao Junsheng didn't feel anything, and waved his hand and said: "Since it has been abolished, let's kill it!" Let the soldier Shu Dashui show his craftsmanship and give the soldiers a good meal! Oh, by the way, leave the entrails for Captain Pontus, I'll be useful! β
"Yes!"
Liu Qian was about to turn around and leave, but Zhao Junsheng stopped him again: "It just so happens that your carriage doesn't have much to do with the coachman, you send a few people out to cut some rattan and come back to weave a fish basket, the hole in the basket should not be too big, it should be smaller, if this fish basket is placed in the water, the fish will be able to go in, but they can't get out, will it be braided?" β
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