As the saying goes, no shoes are half poor! No matter how beautiful your military uniform is, if you don't have a pair of shiny leather boots, it looks like you're inferior! So Liu Pei sketched in his mind the appearance of several military uniforms, with and without leather boots. It turned out that the appearance without leather boots was indeed much different from that of those with leather boots.

But then Liu Pei frowned a little again! This is another big expense for the soldiers to wear leather boots. And where this large amount of leather comes from is still a question. However, thinking about the fact that after the soldiers put on leather boots, not only are they mighty and beautiful, but the leather boots can also protect the soldiers' feet, as well as many benefits such as warmth and waterproofing, which made Liu Pei make up his mind to start preparing for the official military uniform when he came back from the battle. Anyway, the soldiers of his own family are all in the name of the family, and no matter how they dress, they will not interfere with the law of the country.

Since there were nearly 100 carts in the team, the weight on the soldiers' shoulders was quite light. Each person was carrying only their own weapons and two military blankets, which made the whole team move very quickly.

When the team walked to the evening, Liu Pei chose a place to camp. However, Liu Pei's camping is not as cumbersome as camping other armies.

If the Ming army was in their own sphere of influence during the march, they would camp with chariots for a short march. It is to make the carts of the baggage convoy (those who carry grain, those who carry armor, those who carry tents, and those who carry wooden fences of the camp) into knife carts and circle them in a circle. Then dig a trench outside the camp, set up a horse rejection array, antlers, and dig a pit. Build a few watchtowers or arrow towers.

After Liu Pei ordered the camp, he saw the soldiers unloading a batch of iron racks tied together in pairs on the car. As soon as several soldiers pulled the shelf apart, the barbed wire fence in the middle, which was close to a person's height, was pulled open! The barbed wire fence in the middle is swirling and kinking, like the body of a large snake. Therefore, this kind of barbed wire is called snake-bellied barbed wire.

This thing is one of the latest products of the Academy of Sciences, which shows that Liu Pei's steel mill has mastered the technology of molten steel drawing. All the soldiers had to do was pull the barbed wire fence apart and bury the shelves at both ends in the earth. Then connect the steel frame at the two joints with steel parts. In this way, a polygonal camp appeared. Then fix a few barbed wire fences around the perimeter, and you can move on to the next step.

After installing the barbed wire, the soldiers dug a trench around the barbed wire and lifted the soil through the barbed wire to the inside of the camp. The soldiers inside the camp then put up the earth and patted it down, and it became a low breastwork. The soldiers could use the breastwork as a shelter. At the same time, the outer ditch can also be used to drain water in rainy days.

Then the soldiers pulled out a lot of steel pipes from the car and quickly connected them, and finally laid wooden planks on the top, and a watchtower was erected. By this time, a real camp had been built.

The advantage of using barbed wire fence to fence out a camp is to save time. And one more thing, the barbed wire will not block the shooting outward. When an enemy is coming, the soldiers can strike the enemy from any direction!

Moreover, the barbed wire is extremely tough, and he will only bounce off softly when he cuts it with an axe. Eagerly between the fundamental chopping constant! And the chest-high barbed wire was enough to stop the horses from jumping. No matter how many people jump in, they will only be tightly tied up by barbed wire and bleed! And the more you struggle, the more you get hurt!

By the time the soldiers had tidied up the camp, the men had already prepared dinner for the soldiers. The soldier happily received dry cakes and hot soup for the evening. As always, the meal consisted of wild vegetables and bacon in a thick soup and dry cakes.

This thick soup has a strong flavor. Although the taste of the cake can only be said to be average, the hot soup has enough calories to supplement the physical needs of the soldiers.

After dinner there is a short free time, and the soldiers can do light activities in the camp. However, very few soldiers generally do this. After all, after a day's journey, we will continue to travel tomorrow. It's a good idea to rest early and build up your energy.

The soldiers slept, but Liu Peike did not. for he also has to patrol the camp.

The first thing to look at is the baggage truck. The baggage cart was loaded with a large amount of ammunition, so it was placed separately. After being enclosed by barbed wire, a breastwork was placed on the outside, guarded by special soldiers.

Liu Pei chatted briefly with the guards and came to the marching stove room. More than a dozen people in the stove room are busy in full swing. Tonight they were to make all the bread that the soldiers would eat for the next day. Time is tight, and there is no time to make noodles, so you can only make dead dough cakes.

Coming out of the kitchen, Liu Peicai inspected the tents of the various soldiers. Liu Pei heard the snoring of the soldiers in the various tents, and knew that they were indeed tired today.

Liu Pei walked around and saw everywhere before returning to his tent. When Liu Pei sat on the marching bed, he felt that his body was extremely sour! He was still on a horse, and if he walked for a day like the soldiers, he would be half tired and half dead!

The guards brought hot water to Liu Pei and asked him to soak his feet to relieve his fatigue. Liu Pei recalled the events of today's day, and fell asleep in exhaustion.

Early the next morning, the guards brought Liu Pei breakfast. The officers also gathered in Liu Pei's tent and began to eat breakfast. Breakfast was also accompanied by a morning meeting. The officers will summarize what happened on the march yesterday and improve on it.

This is one of the main core ideas that Liu Pei brought to this unit, that is, the ability to learn! Under this system, any problems would be discovered and raised by keen officers. It was discussed at the officers' meeting, and opinions were quickly formed and issued for trial implementation. This creates a feedback loop that will make the troops more and more elite.

After a few days of such a monotonous march, the soldiers had already begun to adapt to this life. Every day after dinner, there were more and more soldiers who had spare energy to talk nonsense in the camp. This made Liu Pei very happy! This indicates that the combat effectiveness of the soldiers has not decreased.

As Liu Pei walked out of Shandong and entered Hebei, the relaxed atmosphere was no longer there. Along the way, Liu Pei also encountered many fleeing teams. These people all fled from Hebei to Shandong and Henan. Liu Pei also collected some scattered information from these people, but it was useless.

However, this time Liu Pei had a plan, and he did not plan to go in the direction of Beijing at all. You must know that this time Huang Taiji led an army of nearly 100,000 people. Liu Pei's 2,000 people were not enough to go to the battlefield, and the Jin army stuffed their teeth!

Liu Pei's plan is to beat the side drum and beat a dozen scattered Houjin troops. Ambush the baggage convoy, and if you have the opportunity, give the Houjin army a ruthless blow, and then turn around and run. Resolutely do not fight against each other.

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