Song Chengtang system, one mile is about 530 meters. Fifty miles of land, which is about twenty-six or seven kilometers.

That's less than half an hour's drive in the modern world.

But the Great Song Dynasty cannot be compared with the modern world. Their road conditions are not comparable to even the most ordinary country roads.

Of course, they don't have cars either.

There are mountains, rivers, and dense forests along the way. Normally it takes two to three days to march.

Of course, this refers to foot soldiers.

And if it's like Wei Wushu, the super ace among the foot soldiers, he can run it in less than a day.

Wei Wushu is definitely the strongest infantry in history.

But where did the Great Song Dynasty come from?

This is also the reason why Chao Gai and the others don't believe that Wang Xiao can come over in a day or two.

In their opinion, Wang Xiao came here to rescue Zengtou City. Now that Zengtou City has been defeated, if Wang Xiao gets the news, he will definitely withdraw his troops overnight. Unless he is crazy, he will desperately attack tens of thousands of troops with a few thousand men.

The whole world knows that the soldiers and horses of the imperial court are seriously paid, and the heroes of Liangshan estimate that even if Wang Xiao is not so ruthless, he is in his early 2,000s.

They must have suffered a lot of losses when they attacked the grain camp, and at this time it is estimated that there are only more than 1,000 people left to fight.

More than 1,000 people fought against 30,000 or 40,000, who would dare to believe that that there would take the initiative to attack?

Looking for death?

How many soldiers and horses Wang Xiao has under his command, except for the generals in the Ruiwu battalion, not many people really know.

And the Ruiwu Battalion is also the only soldier and horse in the world who does not eat empty salaries.

When Wang Xiao set out from Bianliang City, he had already brought almost 3,000 people.

Later, he supplemented the scattered Zhuang Ding of Zhujiazhuang, and recruited hundreds of people from Hujiazhuang.

Even after deducting the losses under the Great War and the men and horses left behind in Hujiazhuang, the number of soldiers and horses who can fight at this moment is no less than 3,000.

"You stay here and guard the grain."

Wang Xiao instructed Lu Zhishen to "If someone attacks, they will fight if they retreat, and if they can't fight, they will immediately set fire to it, and not a grain of grain will be allowed to stay." Remember? ”

Yang Zhi and others agreed in unison.

Leaving hundreds of people to guard the spoils of war, Wang Xiao took almost 2,500 armor soldiers and left the camp under the reflection of the setting sun, and rushed towards Zengtou City, which was more than fifty miles away.

The reputation of the heroes of Liangshan is very great, but Wang Xiao has never been afraid of them.

Because he knows very well that the current Liangshan is not the Liangshan after a large number of military generals have gone up to the mountain and trained strictly. Moreover, the confrontation between the Chao Gai and Song Jiang is serious, and the interior is very chaotic in Liangshan.

The Liangshan army, which is enough to make Fan Qiong and others frightened, is a soft persimmon that cannot be missed in Wang Xiao's eyes.

The fires in Zengtou City are gradually extinguished, but the happy time of the heroes of Liangshan has just begun.

Because of the severe destruction of Zhuangzi, many houses could not be accommodated. In the end, only most of the leaders lived in the Zhuangzi, and the rest of the army was sprinkled on the wilderness outside the Zhuangzi like pepper noodles.

Eat meat in large gulps and drink wine in large bowls. Holding the little lady in her arms, the wanton laughter made the beasts in the mountains and fields retreat.

At this moment, the soldiers and horses of Liangshan have no organization at all.

Everywhere there are drunken and drunk men who fall asleep. Big and small bosses can't find their subordinates, and subordinates can't find their leaders.

On the hill in the distance, several men with black charcoal on their faces lying in the grass looked in the direction of Zengtou City.

They were the scouts sent by Wang Xiao a long time ago.

"Quickly go back to report to the general, the Liangshan bandits are chaotic, the bandits are scattered in the four fields, and the bandit leaders are gathered in the village. Everyone is drunk and has no vigilance. The number of bandits should be more than 30,000. ”

The leader of the team whispered to the people around him to return quickly and pass on the latest news to Wang Xiao.

Wang Xiao only had dozens of available war horses under his command, all of which were assigned to the horse exploration troops by him.

Although the scale is not large, they are all the best of the best.

The man took the order and quickly crawled backwards.

He crossed the grove, took the horses that had been placed outside, and galloped away.

The sunset in the distance faded the last blush of the sky, and night reigned over the land.

To the southwest of Zengtou is a dense hill with lush trees and large areas of shrubs and grasses.

The autumn harvest has passed, and the earth is yellow.

The sound of rustling footsteps gradually sounded, and a long queue of soldiers and horses came out of the woods.

The food level of the Great Song Dynasty was much stronger than that of the late Ming Dynasty. There are not many people in the military who suffer from night blindness.

Moreover, Wang Xiao added meals to them every day, and bought a large number of pork livers and even caused the price of pigs near Yuncheng to soar.

Strict training and military discipline, coupled with adequate food supplements, can ensure the combat effectiveness of the Ruiwu battalion to the greatest extent.

The Ruiwu battalion marched forward one after another in units of 100 people.

It was strictly forbidden to make noise during the march, and there was only the sonorous sound of armor and weapons colliding in the four fields.

Wang Xiao, who was leading the horse, looked up at the night sky.

A cold moon hung high in the sky, spreading the silver light gently on the earth.

"It's not bad."

With moonshine, this eliminates the need for torches. This makes the army of quiet and hurrying more hidden.

Except for the heavy armor who wore the foot armor, everyone else wore armor on their bodies, and they also wore military uniforms on the outside, and even the blades were wrapped with strips of cloth to block reflections.

Although the information transmitted showed that the soldiers and horses of Liangshan were unguarded, Wang Xiao still ordered the meticulous execution of military orders.

A lot of things are ruined on some seemingly inconspicuous small details.

Wang Xiao has traveled through several worlds and has a long military career. I have read countless kinds of military books.

Among them, what he admires the most is Qi Shaobao's 'New Book of Discipline and Effectiveness', 'Record of Military Training', 'New Book of Military Preparation' and so on.

Qi Jiguang is really a military genius, whether it is training, armament or combat, he is a top figure.

Wang Xiao's daily training, building armaments and even combat are all based on Qi Jiguang.

The army travels, and rests for ten miles. The columns of troops sometimes accelerated, sometimes slowly. Along the way, he was still able to maintain a very high morale and condition.

The marching line was quiet and terrible all around, whether it was woods and mountains, or grass and shrubs.

The poisonous snakes and beasts that used to be rampant in the past, the nocturnal animals have long since fled. Even the sound of the insects chirping is much lower.

For wild beasts, man is the most terrible predator.

And when a large group of people gathers and walks, even a lion or tiger beast will run as far as it can smell from afar.

It's a memory that's been engraved in their genes since time immemorial.

Wading through a small river, the army rested again.

Some people silently counted in their hearts that this was already the fourth rest.

The night was getting darker and darker, and the cold moon in the night sky was gradually disappearing. Anyone with experience knows that this is the darkest time before dawn.

The horses that had gone out came back to report, and there was no movement around.

Wang Xiao immediately ordered, "Eat." ”

They all sat down on the ground according to the Shiwu, took out the dry food and water bottle they had brought with them, and swallowed silently. Two or three thousand people ate together, but not one of them spoke.

Such strict military discipline cannot be innate. This is constantly being beaten again and again with military sticks.

Those who violate military discipline will be beaten, imprisoned, or even dealt with by military law, and no one will be exempt.

Wang Xiao sat cross-legged on the ground, looking at the cooking cake in his hand that could be compared to the hardness of the stone with a tangled expression.

This is the dry food that Zhao Fujin made for him before leaving.

For Zhao Fujin, who does not touch the spring water with ten fingers, it is already a miracle that he can successfully make it. Don't worry about the texture, taste, appearance, etc.

Carefully put the pancake in your mouth and take a bite.

There was a rattle, the cake didn't bite, and his teeth almost burst.

Wang Xiao closed his eyes and took a deep breath, and after a while, he got up and walked to the no-man's land in the woods on the side.

I dug a pit and buried all the cooking cakes in it, and carefully checked left and right to see that no one noticed, and then turned back.

It's not that I don't want to eat your love cakes, it's that I can't bite it.

Wang Xiao asked his soldiers for a piece of dry food to eat.

Don't expect the food in the army to be delicious, the purpose of the army is to be able to swallow it.

Hold the kettle and fill it with water while chewing vigorously. Wang Xiao, who ate this meal, had a little pain in his throat and eyes.

After breakfast, the army set off again.

More than ten miles ahead is Zengtou City.

The front scout horse enters a state of combat readiness, and no matter who you encounter when you open the road, you will be directly disposed of.

And the army that followed behind was no longer a long marching column, but formed an irregular square in the unit of the capital and entered a state of imminent battle.

The horses and mules were covered with chews, and the hooves of the horses were covered with strips of cloth. The soldiers bit the pieces of bamboo in their mouths and marched forward like ghosts in the night.

Armed for dozens of miles at night, many people were tired and panting. But under the strict constraints of military discipline, everyone is silently enduring it.

It was uncomfortable to bite into the bamboo, but no one dared to violate military discipline.

Wang Xiao paid a high military salary and never deducted arrears. Daily food, accommodation, and clothing are also satisfying. The only requirement is to strictly observe military discipline.

Those who have been beaten with military sticks, or even subjected to military justice, have served as the best warning to others.

Crossing a small hill overgrown with weeds again, the sight suddenly opened up.

In front of you is a large field of farmland. At the end of the farmland is a huge village that is still smoking in many places. Further afield is a meandering river.

Countless tents and nests are scattered across the farmland, and many people can even be seen lying directly in the fields.

Many fires were still burning, and through the light of the fires, you could see that there were people all around.

The sergeants gathered on this hill to sit down and rest, and drank water one last time to replenish their strength. The sparse woods were full of people.

The soldiers led the pack horse carrying Wang Xiao's armor blade, and Wang Xiao took a deep breath.

"Armor, array."

The few pack horses and mules carried the foot armor of the heavy armorers, as well as some black iron bumps.

As the order was given, more than 2,000 people stood up in an uproar. The sound of the clash of armor on his body was terrifying.

With the assistance of their colleagues, the heavy armor soldiers put on the world's best foot armor. Hundreds of people gathered together like a moving metal fortress.

The night wind blew louder and louder, masking the sound of footsteps so heavy that the earth seemed to tremble.

In the distance, at the end of the extreme darkness of the sky, there was a faint whiteness of the fish's belly.

The day is about to dawn.

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