Compared with the expedition of the Ming Dynasty, the expedition of the Song Dynasty today is more like a grass team.

The wars of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, even if it was a war to destroy the country, were all local wars.

When Zhao Dezhao accompanied Zhu Di on the second northern expedition in the Ming Dynasty, he transferred more than 60 sergeants from Yingtianfu and Beiping, with more than 200,000 cavalry, and more than 500,000 regular troops and 500,000 people when they were assembled in Zhangbei.

In order to coordinate the food, clothing, shelter and transportation of the army on the road, dozens of generals were required to coordinate with local officials along the route for more than half a year.

How many miles each army marched every day, how much food it needed, how many cauldrons, and how many people needed to transport supplies, all of them were clearly calculated.

But what about the Song Dynasty's expedition? Not counting the forces that Pan Mei and they gathered in Tanzhou, Zhao Kuangyin coordinated with all parties to transfer 6,000 cavalry and 27,000 infantry.

Zhao Dezhao has 18,000 new troops here, and all of them add up to 50,000.

Even with the addition of all Pan Mei's troops in Tanzhou, it barely exceeded 100,000.

The number of troops is not the most important issue, the key is that today's army lacks logistics generals.

From the moment he discussed with Zhao Kuangyin the policy of first the south and then the north, and decided to send troops to the Southern Han Dynasty, and then, all the problems appeared.

Because Mai Leg is going abroad, so in the war of this era, in addition to the basic supplies, the later supplies were all relied on.

The Great Song Dynasty was the first to level Nanping, that is, the Jianghan Plain south of Xiangyang, and each soldier set out from Xiangyang, only carrying a week's worth of dry food, and there was no logistics at all, all relying on robbery.

Pan Mei marched into Hunan, and on the way, he also laid down an area, grabbed an area, and the people killed if they didn't give food.

Today's Hunan is already the territory of the Great Song Dynasty, and the southernmost has been hit to Chenzhou, but the effective management area is still around Tanzhou (Changsha).

In the areas of Chenzhou and Yongzhou, bandits are rampant, and there is no food at all.

It was decided to attack the Southern Han, but no one thought of Nanling, where did the logistics come from!

Everyone's idea is very simple, if you can beat it, you will grab it, and if you can't beat it, you will retreat, anyway, we are taking the initiative to attack.

Hearing these resolutions, Zhao Dezhao was disappointed.

Most of the generals of the Song Dynasty were still a gang of bandits, and they did not have this land ours at all, and the people here were known by our subjects.

The Great Song Dynasty was not without food, especially in the Xiangjiang area of Hunan, where there was a lot of grain, but it lacked the means to coordinate and coordinate the situation, and lacked the experience of transporting supplies.

After the Southern Expedition was determined, in the past six months, in addition to training the new army, most of Zhao Dezhao's energy was focused on logistics coordination.

The Shenji Battalion and Firearms Battalion of the New Army set up a baggage battalion of 2,500 people, and the main task of these people was to collect grain and people along the way, and then escort the grain and grass forward.

The difficulty in setting up a logistics system in this era is not to arrange tasks, but to get people to accept the concept.

Although there is now a transshipment division, today's transshipment system is crudely and terrible.

Zhao Dezhao was training the baggage battalion here, and Shen Yilun immediately arranged for a large number of officers from the transfer department to train, and he opened another logistics major in the military academy.

In addition to the supply of food and grass, the other logistics rations of the army today are not worth mentioning.

In addition to the blacksmiths and tanners who accompanied the army to repair weapons, even basic doctors were not enough.

This time I went south, and no one thought about how to deal with the miasma in the mountains.

Later generations did not know much about miasma, because the population increased, many mountains and forests have been developed many times, and there is almost no soil for miasma to survive.

Some people may have heard of schistosomiasis, but the miasma has long since disappeared from people's world.

But in this era, miasma has always been the most dangerous natural existence that restricts people's development.

When Spain made great voyages, it occupied almost all of the Americas, so why leave Brazil to Portugal? This is because Brazil's forests are forbidden to man.

Africa has been occupied by European countries for hundreds of years, and the forests of Central Africa were only conquered by them at the beginning of the 20th century.

In areas where humans have not set foot, for thousands of years, those fallen leaves, decaying animal carcasses, and poisonous insects without natural predators have developed generation after generation, forming a variety of different miasma zones.

In addition to the locals who have become accustomed to the local climate characteristics and have some simple prevention and control, outsiders will be tricked when they walk into this area.

Zhao Dezhao has most of the results of the research on miasma in the Ming Dynasty, and the use of traditional Chinese medicine can effectively prevent and treat seven or eight common miasma.

In the past six months, a large number of traditional Chinese medicines have been purchased from various places, and each soldier's medical kit has been equipped with several kinds of medicines.

Now, everything is ready, only the east wind is owed.

July 16, good to travel.

This night, Zhao Dezhao did not rest all night.

In the first half of the night, he comforted his two wives, and in the second half of the night, his two sons, who were not yet a year old, had a quarrel.

This departure is a year or two, and before leaving, Zhao Dezhao also fulfilled his responsibilities as a father.

At dawn, Pei Ge'an, who sleeps until he wakes up naturally every day, got up very early today to say goodbye to Zhao Dezhao.

Zhao Dezhao went on the expedition, and she was the most relieved in his heart, he originally wanted to take Pei Ge'an with him, but Pei Ge'an had too many things to study at hand, and many experiments were halfway through, and he couldn't do without people at all.

In order to protect him, he deliberately selected five hundred brocade guards to stay in Hanjing, and left Yuan Burang. Their main task is to protect her.

The current Pei Ge'an has more advantages than disadvantages to Da Song, Zhao Kuangyin will definitely not attack her at this time, and Yuan Bu Rang is still credible for the time being.

Zhao Dezhao's main guard is Wang Pu.

Pei Ge'an is a special case in the Left-behind Mansion, she is more important than the two ladies, and the protection she receives is also the highest level, even surpassing Zhao Dezhao.

In Hanjing Mansion, because Pei Ge'an's invention benefited hundreds of people and merchants, especially those merchants, Pei Ge'an's name had spread throughout most of the Great Song Dynasty.

Today's folk, as long as they encounter something new, saying that it was made by Pei Niangniang, the price will be three percent higher.

Her invention not only promoted the development of the army, but also brought countless wealth to the Great Song Dynasty.

Even if many inventions were invented by Zhao Dezhao, he was all on Pei Ge'an's head.

He, the prince, did not need these fame, and these fame were very useful to Pei Ge'an.

Now Zhao Kuangyin will definitely not attack her, and the benefits she brings to Da Song alone will be more than one.

But I can't help but guard against Wang Pu, this capable minister has now invested all his resources in Zhao Dezhao, looking forward to his daughter becoming the queen and his grandson becoming the heir of the Great Song Dynasty.

Although Pei Ge'an did not directly threaten Wang's status now, he could not prevent him from nipped the threat in the bud.

In addition to the five hundred brocade guards, Xu Yongchang also trained ten chamberlains to serve as Pei Ge'an's assistants, who were the first line of defense to protect Pei Ge'an.

In order to eliminate all dangers, Zhao Dezhao, who was originally not allowed to bring maids, said cautiously, and the two girls stayed by his side to serve.

Without these two women, even if the Wang family wants to do something to Pei Ge'an, they lack a direct connection.

Of course, everything is precautionary, they may not be so short-sighted, but Zhao Dezhao thinks a little more.

It was only five o'clock in the morning, but it was already dawn in the summer.

The royal family and the Chen family almost didn't sleep all night, and the two went to the kitchen in person and ordered a bowl of Yuanxing noodles for Zhao Dezhao.

This bowl of noodles is very particular, there is only one noodle, one is a big bowl, you can't bite it off when eating, you have to keep the noodles in your mouth, and eat them all.

Zhao Dezhao finished eating a bowl of noodles, and the two girls knelt in front of Zhao Dezhao with their children in their arms, and both of them said with tears in their eyes: "The official is going to the family and the country, and the concubine and the two dare not stop each other, but I hope that the official will go here and worry that there are still two sons in the family, and they are still waiting for the official to come back to teach and take care of their health." ”

Zhao Dezhao stepped forward to help them up, and Wen Yan was relieved: "The two good wives teach my brother at home, and I will take back the pearl jade of Liu Gong to play with my brother in the future." ”

Wang smiled with tears in his eyes: "Brother Zheng doesn't want pearl jade, as long as the officials teach him sword skills, he will also be a general in the future." ”

Feeling bored, Pei Gean pursed his lips and patted his cautious ass, who was a head taller than her. "You two serve the second brother along the way, be careful not to get pregnant, if you give birth to a child, it won't be fun."

Cautiously, Shen Xing didn't dare to resist, and said shyly: "Everything depends on the meaning of the officials and ladies, and the concubine doesn't dare to be self-conscious." ”

"Alright, it's time to go."

Zhao Dezhao did not take a car today, but rode on a tall horse, unfolded all the honor guards, and went to the riverside wharf under the welcome of Jinyiwei and the people in the west of the city.

At the wharf by the river, the Shenji battalion marching out lined up in a neat military formation, waiting on the river embankment.

By their side, there are relatives who see them off.

The Shenji Battalion now has 6,000 soldiers from Hanjing, and today it is out of the army, and the local people have also been relaxed, and each person can bring their relatives to the dock.

Yang Xiaobao, who is tall, stood at the end of the line, and behind him were Yang Laohan and Sister Chu, who sent him off.

"Your Highness is almost here, all the villagers, please withdraw from the military formation......"

Yang Laohan patted Yang Xiaobao's arm and said: "Fighting a war is not a child's play, you have to have a few more eyes, the old man is still waiting for you to retire and send him to the end, don't die outside." ”

"Dad, you say something nice." Yang Xiaobao patted the musket in his arms and said, "Our Shenji Battalion has such a sharp weapon, who in the world can be the enemy?" Eldest sister, you should work hard in the silk factory, know more words, and when I get to the south, I will write to you. ”

Sister Chu nodded, and turned her head to look at the prince's honor guard with the flag flying. "Brother Bao, don't worry, I will take care of the family, don't worry."

They withdrew from the formation and waited at the rear of the line for the arrival of the prince.

Everywhere the guard of honor, hundreds of people knelt down and saluted.

The world has not yet been calmed, but the people of Hanjing Mansion have lived a good life, and the people of Hanjing Mansion today are all loyal to Zhao Dezhao.

A shout rang out: "All have ...... Stand and salute! ”