The speed of the cavalry of the full eight banners has always been praised, even the Ming army also expressed admiration, according to the limit speed of the battle, the war horse can travel 300 to 500 miles day and night, that is already a miracle, although such a speed has also appeared, for example, during the Anshi Rebellion, the royal guards cavalry who escorted the withdrawal of the prince marched more than 300 miles in one day and one night, but unfortunately the result of running down was more than 2,000 royal cavalry guards, and the rest was only about 100 people, this speed has scattered the troops, Not counting the speed of the march.

The most commendable in history is the elite cavalry under Cao Cao during the Three Kingdoms period, which traveled nearly 400 miles day and night, and was able to immediately put into battle, and the opponent lost his armor and abandoned his armor, as well as the Mongolian army of the Yuan Dynasty, although the Mongolian army was not the fastest, but it was the most durable endurance, and it could maintain a daily marching speed of about 200 miles within a few months, which can be said to be unprecedented and unprecedented.

The training of the cavalry of the Manchurian Eight Banners is carried out in accordance with the highest requirements, and the basic requirement is that under special circumstances, the cavalry can travel 200 miles a day, be able to quickly put into battle, and be able to defeat the opponent and pursue at the same time, and the elite who are known as the Manchurian Eight Banners will be able to continue to fight if they travel 300 miles a day.

It was precisely in accordance with such requirements that the Manbaqi was able to fight the Mongolian cavalry who were proud of the fierceness of the cavalry on the vast steppe, and then conquered most of the Mongolian tribes.

Of course, the terrain is different, and it is not very possible to gallop like that in the prairie.

However, the terrain of Beizhili allowed the soldiers of the Eight Banners to find the feeling of galloping in the Mongolian steppe, especially the plain terrain west of the capital and around Baoding Mansion, so that the soldiers of the Eight Banners could advance quickly and immediately plunge into battle.

The soldiers of the Eight Banners under Du Du, when they set out from Yanqing Prefecture and fought all the way to Baoding Fucheng, they basically maintained the maximum speed, and marched more than 300 miles a day at the fastest time. It is precisely because of this fighting spirit that Du Du was able to take the two cities of Fangshan and Zhuozhou within five days, and rushed to Dingxing to make peace with Kong Youde. It is precisely because of this speed of marching and combat that the Manchurian Eight Banners were able to take the three cities of Dingxing, Laishui and Yizhou in three days.

Attacking the city of Baoding, Du Du also asked the army to maintain the maximum speed.

In Du Du's view, this is the glory of the Eight Banners Army, and it is also the real ability of the officers and men of the Eight Banners Army.

After departing from Yizhou. Du Du quickly gave an order, the 25,000 troops marched as fast as possible, must arrive at the city of Baoding before dark, if possible to launch an attack overnight, if anything else, then start the attack on the city of Baoding at the end of the next day.

The capital city is different from the state city and the county seat, and it is much richer, which is a huge stimulus for the soldiers of the Eight Banners, and it is an enviable harvest. The army marched in the whistling north wind, always maintaining its fastest speed.

The marching speed of the Eight Banners made the Zheng Jiajun scouts in charge of reconnaissance tired, and the scouts needed to report the news in advance so that the army was ready for battle.

In less than two moments, all the Zheng family's troops were deployed.

The north wind, which had been whistling all the time, finally weakened, and the sparse snowflakes began to fall. The north wind, which blew for several days, made the soldiers of the Zheng family army a little discolored, and during the march, the whistling north wind drilled into the sleeves and necks. Even got into the shoes, which made people miserable, and everyone was relieved to see that the north wind was finally small.

Zheng Xunrui's expression became serious, and the north for several days in a row meant that the upcoming heavy snow was not ordinary. This reminded him of the heavy snowfall in the leap November of the fourth year of Chongzhen, which rained for three days and three nights, and countless people died of freezing and starvation, and such a heavy snow was also unfavorable for the army to fight, and the army could not hide at all.

Zheng Xunrui's Zhongjun tent is located on a hill four miles away from Qiliping, where the terrain is the highest, and you can basically see the entire Qiliping Town.

"Li Yan, if it snows heavily, what kind of combat strategy do you think Zheng Jiajun should adopt."

Li Yan was stunned for a moment, after Wen Kun left, he faintly became the head of the strategists, and he often consulted with Xu Jikuang, while comprehending Zheng Xunrui's thoughts on operational command, while analyzing the combat situation faced by Zheng Xunrui, through the Battle of Gaoyang, Li Yan and others admired Zheng Xunrui's five-body throw, and at this moment they knew that Zheng Xunrui has such a huge reputation and Zheng Jiajun has such a brave combat effectiveness, all of which come from Zheng Xunrui's ability that ordinary people can't reach.

Li Yan and Xu Jikuang rarely consulted with Li Panlong, they felt that Li Panlong followed the rules and rarely put forward any opinions and suggestions, but recorded many matters, very carefully and seriously.

"This, my subordinates have discussed with Brother Xu, if it is really snowing, then the soldiers must learn to hide, the best way is to wear white robes and hide their whereabouts, in fact, my subordinates feel that the heavy snow will not have any impact on the Zheng family's army."

"Oh, tell me your reasoning."

"The subordinates think that the heavy snow will have an impact on the Houjin Tartars."

Zheng Xunrui sighed, he knew that Li Yan and Xu Jikuang couldn't think deeply.

"Your understanding is not particularly accurate, heavy snow may have a certain impact on the Houjin Tartars, but the impact is not very big, on the contrary, the impact on the Zheng Jiajun is greater, the Houjin Tartars live in the extreme north all the year round, where the climate is cold, extreme climate often appears, heavy snow for a few days and nights, it is not unusual, the Houjin Tartars have long adapted to it, and the soldiers of the Zheng Jiajun are different, even in Shaanxi and Fuzhou, they have not experienced a few days and nights of heavy snow."

"In the north wind of the past few days, many soldiers can not stand it, and many of them complain bitterly, they all think that the climate is too cold, and it is not good to go on like this, some soldiers wear a lot in order to keep out the cold, and they can't wear too bloated when fighting, so that it is inconvenient to move, but it will affect the fight."

Seeing Zheng Xunrui's serious face, Li Yan's face was a little red, although he felt that he had learned a lot these days, compared with Zheng Xunrui, it was too far behind, just said that for the understanding of climate, Zheng Xunrui accurately pointed out the problems in it, and he and Xu Jikuang did not expect it.

"My lord, do you want to go down and remind me?"

"It's not enough to just remind, although the officers and men of the Zheng family army have a lot of training, but this climate is impossible to train, the climate in the south is warm, and there are very few cold moments, and the sergeants cannot carry out special training for cold resistance, and they suddenly ask for it, they can't do it, frostbite is not a trivial matter, it will greatly reduce combat effectiveness."

Li Yan scratched his head, unable to think of any more way.

"Many people in the north have planted peppers, all of which are grown as flowers, and you should have seen the red fruits of this pepper."

"My subordinates know that my subordinates have planted a lot of peppers, which are easy to survive, not delicate at all, and don't need to spend any effort."

"Well, you go to Baoding Mansion City right away and buy the fruits of peppers, the more the better."

"My lord, what's the use of this thing, my subordinates know that the people who grow peppers are all ornamental fruits."

"Don't ask so much, you'll know what it does then, remember, the more you buy, the better, I'll give you two hours to try to buy as many peppers as you can before dark."

Li Yan nodded, this task is indeed strange, but since it was arranged by Zheng Xunrui, it must be useful.

"Also, buy as much ginger as you can."

"My subordinates understood."

Speaking of ginger, Li Yan suddenly realized that ginger drives away the cold, and after boiling it into ginger water and drinking it, it can make the body heat up.

Using ginger water to ward off the cold is indeed the best way that can be thought of at present, but such a simple method, Li Yan and Xu Jikuang just couldn't think of it, or Zheng Xunrui directly proposed it, this is the detail.

Snowflakes falling in the sky. Let Zheng Xunrui's pro-soldiers show joy, they can hardly see snowflakes in the south, and when they come to the north to see snowflakes, they still feel a little kind, Zheng Xunrui can't help shaking his head, these pro-soldiers are thinking of joy at the moment, and when the snow really falls, it will not be so easy.

The pale scout, when he stood in front of Zheng Xunrui, his body was still trembling.

"Report, Houjin Tartar is still forty miles away from Qiliping, and according to their marching speed, they can reach it in half an hour......"

Zheng Xunrui nodded, Zheng Jiajun had made all the preparations, just waiting for the Houjin Tartar.

"The march speed of the Houjin Tartars is very fast, they did not send a special scout, this morning from Yizhou, all the way is a rapid march, the subordinates desperately rush back, because the Houjin Tartars were delayed for half an hour to eat, and the subordinates were able to arrive in advance."

"Oh, do you mean that the Houjin Tartars have always taken a posture of rapid march since the beginning of the Mao period?"

"Yes, the Houjin Tartar has barely rested."

After the scout left, Zheng Xunrui narrowed his eyes, he expected that the Houjin Tartars would rush to Baoding Mansion City when it was dark, maybe they would attack tomorrow, and the Zheng family army would attack in Qiliping at ease, and the tired Houjin Tartars rushed to the battle, both in terms of physical strength and concentration, which were greatly reduced.

This was the case, and Du Du did not send scouts specifically, probably because the marching speed of the army and horses was too fast, and the scouts did not have time to reconnoiter and report.

Du Du is too arrogant, to the point of having no scruples.

Zheng Xunrui's face showed a cold expression, and the arrogant Du Du was about to eat the bitter fruit.

One order after another was quickly issued, and the herald hurriedly went to the location of the Shenji battalion, artillery battalion and cavalry battalion, conveying Zheng Xunrui's order. (To be continued.) )