Under the guidance of the flag officer, Jiang Anyi came to Zhu Jinfeng's handsome tent through layers of checkpoints. The tent was guarded by the sergeant with the knife, and after checking the token, the captain who led the team waved his hand, and the soldiers flashed a way, allowing Jiang Anyi to enter alone, while Huang Zhu and the others waited outside.

Zhu Jinfeng was giving an order, and when he saw Jiang Anyi entering the tent, he just nodded slightly, and did not interrupt his speech, Cao Jinghan waved to Jiang Anyi, and Jiang Anyi moved to his side.

“…… Stationed in Hawkya ...... tonight" Jiang Anyi's gaze fell on Hawkya with Zhu Jinfeng's fingers, as a senator in the army, Jiang Anyi carefully studied the map of Mobei, and knew that Hawkya was about forty miles away from Zhenbei City, where there was a water source, which was originally the station of the desert Guo Xibu, because it was very close to Zhenbei Town, Guo Xibu attached to Zheng Guo and became a stronghold of Zheng Jun, which was garrisoned by Zhu Jinfeng of the rear army.

Huo Keya is Zheng Jun's storage of grain and grass, ? Heavy stronghold, in addition to Guo Xibu itself 20,000 troops, Zhu Jinfeng sent 5,000 men and horses to camp here, since the Mid-Autumn Festival last year, many raids by the desert cavalry were repulsed, Zhu Jinfeng even took advantage of the terrain to achieve several small victories.

“…… Ben Shuai has already sent someone to inform Huo Keya's garrison to get ready, Yan Building Materials, you lead 10,000 light cavalry to escort? Heavy first. Hearing Yan Jiancai's name, Jiang Anyi's eyes fell on the general who had promised to do so, he hadn't seen him for half a year, and he was almost unrecognizable.

It can be seen that this former Zhonglang general is very appreciated by Zhu Jinfeng, and the first one was sent to him. Zhu Jinfeng said: "The soldiers and horses have not moved, the grain and grass go first, General Yan, you have the heaviest responsibility, the road is inconvenient for the march at night, you should be more careful as the vanguard, and send people to boil hot water every ten miles......" Jiang Anyi listened to Zhu Jinfeng's arrangement, although he had also led troops to fight, but he lacked experience in managing the army, and only talked about troops on paper according to the book, and it was rare to have such an opportunity to learn.

The 60,000 army was divided into five teams, and the pioneer Yan Yancai led 10,000 light cavalry to escort it? Heavy first, heavy grain, grass, tents, ordnance and other things, as many as 600 ox carts transported; Half an hour later, the Chinese army was led by Zhu Jinfeng, 10,000 light cavalry and 5,000 infantry, escorted? Weighing 200 carts; The left army and the right army marched at the same time two miles away from the middle army, all of them were 10,000 light cavalry, escorted? Weighing 200 carts; The rear army of 15,000 infantry set off at dawn to escort the remainder? heavy, requisitioning 20,000 people......

Cao Jinghan's soft sigh came from his ears, "Marching at night is a taboo, not to mention that the night in the desert is cold, and it is very easy to suffer frostbite and reduce troops." ”

Jiang Anyi said in a low voice: "Two and a half days to march three hundred miles, the marshal has no choice. ”

Cao Jinghan nodded and said: "The grassland march is also beneficial, there are roads everywhere, each team is equipped with five guides, twenty detectives from the Military Intelligence Department, and its own scouts, so you don't have to worry about getting lost." Tonight we will stay in Hawke, where hot water and tents will be prepared in advance, so there is no need to camp and there will be a lot less trouble, and it will be difficult from tomorrow. ”

Zhu Jinfeng set the distance into four sections, tonight to Hawkya forty miles, tomorrow the daytime march will reach one hundred and twenty miles, and stay in Liner Mountain; The day after tomorrow, march 100 miles to Haolantun to rest; The eighth day of the first month is the easiest, and the remaining forty miles can be reached around noon, and the camp is more than ten miles away from the Laena Valley to prevent the Badai Department from breaking through, and waiting for the nine

Day to attack.

At the beginning of Hai, Jiang Anyi set off with Zhu Jinfeng's Chinese army, and Yan Jianjian's front team had already set off for half an hour. There was a curved moon in the sky, and the moonlight reflected the snow on the ground. A three-zhang wide road in the snow went straight ahead, which was the trace of the previous team. It was very cold, and the road that had been stepped on was frozen hard again, and the horse's hooves stepped on it with a crisp "click" sound.

The army did not light the torches, marched silently in the moonlight, Jiang Anyi rode on the charcoal, dressed in a coat of tarpa, covering the buttocks of the charcoal. Charcoal is twenty years old this year, and he has entered old age. Riding on horseback, Jiang Anyi could feel the charcoal muscles contract strongly, if he hadn't retracted the reins, the charcoal would have galloped up the next moment, and the charcoal was still in his prime, which was probably due to the fact that he often used Mingyu True Qi to wash the meridians for it.

Jiang Anyi patted Charcoal's neck dotingly, this guy has been with him for seventeen years, he is his own family and brother, how many times have he been born and died together, and his hearts are connected with each other.

"It's useless to be a scholar, and Anyi's civil and military skills make the old man envious." Cao Jinghan poked his head out of the car window and praised. Cao Jinghan was wearing a bear fur, sheepskin gloves, and a big suffocation, and sat in the carriage tightly wrapped with his whole body, and said with a smile: "Anyi's horse is really good, not afraid of cold at all, spirit." ”

Although the true qi recovered slowly, these cold feelings had little impact on Jiang Anyi, Jiang Anyi said: "Those who work hard govern people, Cao Gong uses his brain, why compete with Wufu." ”

There was a fire ahead, and the army had marched ten miles. When I got closer, I found that hundreds of cauldrons were lined up, the white mist in the pot was steaming, and the boiling water was boiling, which was left by the former army. The boiling hot water made the chill immediately subside, and the army rested for a while and continued to move forward. By the time he arrived at Hawkya, the garrison had already prepared hot water and tents, and Yan Yanjian made a brief report to Zhu Jinfeng, and then went to rest.

Before the next hour, people outside the tent shouted that the horses were neighing, and Jiang Anyi got out of the tent and couldn't help but shiver. Most of the soldiers had already gotten up, the former soldiers and horses had already finished breakfast, and were sorting out their belongings, carriages and horses, and the local garrison of 5,000 was incorporated into the ranks, replacing those who were not energetic, and set off with the front army.

The middle, left, and right armies set off at the right time, the sun rose, the mist on the steppe lifted, and the speed of the army's advance was noticeably faster than last night. Resting at noon, after traveling for nearly two hours, people are sleepy and tired before walking out of more than 50 miles, Zhu Jinfeng is obviously a little anxious, and it is difficult to reach Liner Mountain before night at this speed.

After resting for half an hour, Zhu Jinfeng ordered the infantry to trot forward, and the soldiers of the team who could not keep up were thrown to the side of the road to wait for the rear army to close, Jiang Anyi saw those soldiers who were sitting weakly in the snow and gasping, looking at the team in fear, some people dragged their legs and followed the team with difficulty, you must know that they were thrown into the wilderness, without tents and provisions, it was easy to freeze and starve to death.

Ci is not in charge of the troops, Jiang Anyi knows that in order to ensure that the ninth day of the first month encircles the Ba Dai Ministry, the brigade must arrive at the gathering point on time, otherwise let the Ba Dai Department escape from the loophole, and the labor expedition will return in vain, and the morale of the entire army will definitely drop to the freezing point, and even affect the entire Northern Expedition plan.

When you arrived at Liner Mountain, Zhu Jinfeng convened the generals of the front, left, and right armies to discuss the matter, sent the soldiers of the chariot and horse search and rescue team, and ordered the leaders of the gang to mix the meat into the corn and boil it to ensure the physical needs of the soldiers. The team that gathered the troops and horses was busy until midnight, and those soldiers who did not find it were estimated that it would be difficult to survive the cold of the night.

The next day, Jiang Anyi learned from Cao Jinghan's mouth that there were more than 200 missing soldiers, and the number of frostbite and illness was as high as 4 or 500, and it was estimated that the number of soldiers would be reduced by about 2,000 when they arrived in the Laena Valley. The four-way army, with a reduction of nearly 10,000 people, how many losses will be lost in a big battle, and how many people will be killed in this Northern Expedition, Jiang Anyi's thoughts flashed, and he didn't dare to think about it.

Haolantun, forty miles away from the Laena Valley, is the station of the third day of the Zhu Jinfeng Division, because it is already close to the Badai Division, the station does not dare to make a fire, for fear that the fire and smoke will rise to attract the attention of the Badai Division. The dry hard cake was eaten with pickles, Jiang Anyi swallowed it with difficulty like everyone else, and the leader of the gang knocked on the frozen lake to bring cold water, and soon a thin layer of ice formed on the surface, and the cold in his stomach penetrated his limbs.

Zhu Jinfeng did not rest, and took his personal guards to check the situation of each team, and after two consecutive days of rapid marching, the morale of the army was low, and as the commander, he wanted to boost morale and boost the morale of the army. Zhu Jinfeng ordered people to distribute beef jerky and mutton jerky to the soldiers, and each person could receive about two taels and be able to eat meat, which somewhat restored the morale of the soldiers.

Jiang Anyi crossed his knees in the tent to breathe, which is a daily must-do. He and his eight guards were assigned to a cowhide tent, and the conditions for marching and fighting were difficult, so Jiang Anyi naturally would not be picky. Linoleum was laid on the ground, and the guards were wrapped in fur coats, large coats, and clothes, which were much better than ordinary soldiers using sheepskin jackets, felt, and each other's body temperature to resist the cold.

True Qi runs in the meridians, and the time of the week has been nearly doubled, and the route of the true qi used to be the twelve meridians of the main meridian, but now there are eight more Qi meridians and eight veins, as if there are eight more river channels in the body. The true qi accumulated in the dantian was originally pitiful, and there were eight more paths for circulation, and the true qi that was originally like a raging river turned into a babbling stream in the mountains. Jiang Anyi slowly finished his work and sighed secretly, not knowing what year and month it would take to regain his former majesty.

The true qi in the meridians is thin, and the power of using it to injure the enemy has been greatly reduced, and it used to be invincible like wielding a sledgehammer, but now it can only throw a flying knife to hurt the enemy, Jiang Anyi smiled self-deprecatingly, thinking that he had changed from convincing people with strength to subduing people with skills. On this trip to Mobei, he only brought a moon-killing scimitar, and he stayed at home wearing a thunder gun and a star-shooting bow.

The eight veins of the Qi meridians in his body were unobstructed and distributed the true qi, which also brought the same benefit to Jiang Anyi, his hearing and vision ratio was enhanced. Jiang Anyi tried to shoot a swimming thing with a bow with a stone within a hundred steps, and the arrow did not miss a shot, the accuracy and sensitivity increased, and the power weakened, and there were gains and losses.

Snoring sounded in his ears, and the army fell into a deep sleep. Listening carefully, Jiang Anyi could hear the faint sound of shouting and questioning orders from miles away, and the footsteps of patrols passed by from time to time. There was still an hour before dawn, Jiang Anyi tightened the coat on his body, lay down on the linoleum, and closed his eyes.

Suddenly, there was a soft sound of fluttering clothes in his ears, and Jiang An was vigilant, and there were night walkers.