Bai Yin couldn't sleep, so he quietly picked up the corner of the tent and looked out. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

A few soldiers stood outside the tent, apparently guarding against the guides, and the barracks were brightly lit, and a large number of ordnance was loaded onto carts, shields, waist knives, spears, and firearms, all wrapped in oiled paper.

After hearing the conversation of some soldiers, Bai Yin knew that this was a spare weapon when fighting with Yusheng, and he felt a loss in his heart...... His subordinates only have a few armors, and the weapons they take are all old weapons that have been used for many years, and it is difficult to be extremely sharp after grinding, and most of the armor is thin and worn cotton armor, and most of the herdsmen only have bows and arrows and leather jackets.

The comparison between the two sides is really too different.

The artillery and ammunition trucks were also being prepared, and the ammunition trucks seemed to be lightly prepared, pulling the carts across the sand, even if the number of horses was increased, it was not an easy task, and the soldiers were sweating profusely and kept carrying the things on the carts according to the requirements of the artillery officers.

A large number of horses were brought from the camp, and food, water, and medicinal herbs, which had previously been loaded in carts, were changed to horse clothing.

There were more than a hundred camels in the camp, and they carried the most supplies.

In the past, the people who used to Yusheng looked down on these stupid and stupid animals, and the feeling of walking slowly was useless, but this time when they walked in the desert, these camels suddenly became treasures.

Bai Yin looked at it for a while, and there was a feeling of refreshment and relief in his heart.

He had already understood how big the gap was between him and Yusheng, and while the frustration came over him, he felt that he no longer had to think about reviving the tribe and reviving Mongolia, and it seemed that his plan to spend the rest of his life on the ranch would definitely be realized.

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"Be careful."

"Have a nice trip."

In the early morning, all the teams to go out were assembled, and Wang Changfu and Zhao Shiwen, two high-level military attachés, gave Li Laibin a military salute first, and then the two hugged their fists together to say goodbye.

"I will definitely behead ten thousand people and return." Li Laibin laughed, and also asked for a good mouthpiece for himself.

"Don't be too ruthless." Wang Changfu advised: "This time it may be seen by the people of Yansui Town, Master Ma is not afraid, he and our adults wear a pair of pants, but there are mid-road deputy generals, generals, guerrillas, as well as governors, patrols, military equipment, and local governors also have officials, we can't press everyone down, so just win the battle, don't chase and fight, bite and hold on." ”

"If you want to bite, you have to have cavalry." Li Laibin said with a wry smile: "The cavalry will go to the west at most, and will not come to the middle to cooperate with us, without cavalry, it is easy to defeat, but it is difficult to encircle and annihilate." ”

"Don't talk about it." Li Laibin stepped on his gray horse and bowed his hand.

All the officers who remained behind returned the salute.

The procession in front of him resembled a few giant gray serpents winding forward, and the convoy and horse caravan were cared for by the baggage soldiers, and the journey was very arduous, not only did they bring no prisoners, but even the few hired men were left behind and not brought to the team.

All soldiers undergo a long period of physical training, which is very different from the body trained by farm work.

Every officer should be aware of the physical limits of his subordinates and adjust the distance and speed of the march according to the limits.

For every soldier of Heyusheng, long-distance training is not a new thing at all, and the graduation subjects of the Lizhuang Recruit Camp have three days and two nights of extreme all-armed training, and under the condition of lack of food, clothing, and little sleep, they have been running non-stop in the mountains and dense forests for several days, wading through the water in the streams, and walking on the ice and skating mountain roads in winter.

Although everyone has experienced such a test, the natural environment in front of them is still too harsh.

After setting out in the morning, shortly after the dawn, after about fifteen miles of marching, Li Laibin and Zhang Wenming and others discussed it, and could only order the whole army to stop, rest for a while, and readjust the pace after drinking the horses and the soldiers had drunk their fill.

Previously, the merchant soldiers marched at the speed of marching in the mountains, but soon the officers found that the soldiers were physically exhausted, and the scorching sun above their heads made people feel cold in the early morning, and even felt cold when they got up in the morning, and they felt warm after drinking hot soup and eating, and after the hour, the sun had turned from a red ball into a white light that could not be seen directly, and people's eyes looked at the ground, and it was completely a piece of heat wave steaming up, and the weather at this time was originally the hottest time of the year, and the light during the day was completely unblockedThe desert will make the heat volatilize even more, and everyone will be soaked in clothes after walking less than five miles, but fortunately, the armor and a large amount of military resources are carried by horses and camels, otherwise the test of physical fitness will be greater.

Zhang Wenming came to Li Laibin's side and said: "In the future, I will walk five miles in one hour, rest for two hours at noon when it is hottest, and walk for an extra hour with torches at night." ”

Li Laibin did not ride a horse, he led his own ride and rode away, and endured the same severe tests as ordinary soldiers.

"I can't." Li Laibin said: "According to your way of walking, you can walk for five hours a day at most, and you can walk less than thirty miles, and it will take four days to walk in the desert for a hundred miles." It's too slow, and it's going to drag morale across. Walk eight miles in one hour, rest for one hour at noon, walk six hours a day, fifty miles, and walk out of the desert in more than two days. ”

Zhang Wenming said: "I'm afraid that the soldiers' physical exertion is too great." ”

Li Laibin said: "This is a test, it depends on whether our merchant soldiers are really elite." Needless to say, continue walking after a quarter of an hour's rest. ”

All the officers did not say anything, and officers at all levels passed down military orders.

The whole team sat down in silence to rest, and the soldiers drank water, but could not drink freely, and before reaching the water replenishment point, they could only drink in small sips, and large amounts of water were provided to camels and horses.

Li Laibin rushed to the artillery team and the baggage convoy, although he streamlined his outfit as much as possible and put a large amount of supplies on the camel team and horses, nearly a hundred carts still went with him, and a large number of baggage soldiers followed the convoy to help.

"How?" Li Laibin said to the commanders of several baggage brigades: "Can you withstand it?" ”

"Yes." A commander smiled: "A car follows dozens of people, this can't be stopped, let's go home and nurse the baby." ”

"It's easy to walk where there are shrubs, the wheels are only half sunk in, and the wheels can sink into more than half of the pure sand without shrubs, and the horses can't be pulled, almost half-moving and half-pushing."

"Fortunately, the guide is quite competent, and he can barely drive wherever he walks." Another conductor fairly mentions the role of the guide.

Li Laibin asked a few more words, and when he saw that there was no big problem with the artillery team and the baggage soldiers, he put down a stone in his heart.

At this time, Dufrei wiped the sweat from his head with a towel, pointed behind him, and said, "Look, it's already a completely desert area. ”

Everyone turned around together, and sure enough, behind them was a long stretch of yellow sand and a small number of green plants growing, and the endless grassland boundary was completely out of sight.

Li Laibin felt that his mind was heavy, this time it was to attack more with less, and the soldiers could only fight, and set up the car battalion as a rear formation, mainly relying on a regiment of soldiers and more than 20 artillery pieces to fight, and the enemy army of more than 100,000 people, of course, it was impossible to gather in one place, but the enemy in front of him was at least tens of thousands of people, and this battle was not easy to fight.

If it was two regiments with half an artillery regiment, Li Laibin felt more certain, and he didn't know very well now, when the cavalry would be able to send his right flank to cooperate.

"Everyone, pay attention to hydration." Li Laibin finally said: "Don't be dehydrated, if you feel signs of heat stroke, don't hold on, there are medicines in the army, and there are camels and horses that specialize in sheltering people suffering from heat stroke." ”

At this time, the officers had to ruthlessly consume the physical strength of the soldiers, but they did not really lead them to death.

The entire platoon, armed with spears and muskets, responded loudly, assuring their regimental commanders that they would obey orders.

Li Laibin had a gentle personality and often had a smile on his face, and the soldiers felt that the regimental commander was very close and was not afraid of him.

The law in the army is maintained by the military political officers and military judges, Li Laibin is only responsible for the affairs of the war, of course, he is in charge of the affairs of the military camp in peacetime, this is also the rule of the merchant army, everything is decided by the military commander, and the rest of the functional officers are only under the instructions of the commander.

Everyone walked forward in the sun, the procession was winding and winding, and there was no end in sight, and the convoy and artillery team walked together, trying to pick up the hard ground with bushes, but it was not uncommon to see dozens of people lifting the cart stuck in the bunker together.

The horses also struggled to walk, the horses did not bear their weights, and they kept drinking, but they still felt that the horses were quickly running out of energy, and they kept neighing, as if they were protesting something to their human masters.

Horses should be more able to bear hardships and stand hard work, they are either not qualified enough, or lack of courage, or poor physical fitness, in short, they are not qualified to be war horses, and horses usually have to bear a very heavy labor, which makes them more suitable for such a desert march under the scorching sun.

By noon, a number of large hills with shaded areas were found, under which nearly 10,000 men of the whole army rested.

The water bladders were almost empty, and no one wanted to eat, but everyone was forced by the officers to eat some dry food.

In fact, except for summer, canned fruits will be supplied in the army, but not in summer, it is the best season to eat fruits and vegetables, and canned food? Zhang Han's army was not extravagant to such a degree.

Some people mentioned the sweetness of canned oranges, and some people preferred peaches, and these people attracted a stinking scold from the officer, who was already very thirsty, and when these boys said it, they were even more thirsty.

The sun in the sky is like a huge furnace that bakes all the water on the ground, and even the water in people's bodies is also baked into steam.

Constant hydration can't stop such a heat wave, and although the yellow sand under the body is in the shadow, it is still hot, and the roasting person panics.

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