Along the meridian valley all the way to the south, the Shu Kingdom built a total of three fortresses. The northernmost is Changning Village, the middle is Zhenbei Fort, and the southernmost is Xuting Village.

Now, Zhenbei Fort has become Li Zhongyi's bag, and Changning Village is difficult to attack for a while, and the only choice is Xu Tingzhai.

After waiting for the follow-up supply team, Li Zhongyi left a thousand people to garrison in Zhenbei Fort, and the soldiers and horses who followed him south to attack Xu Tingzhai were still more than 3,000 people.

It is no exaggeration to say that this has crossed the more than 3,000 people in Changning Village, and it is already the limit of attacking Xu Tingzhai. In the continuous and rugged mountainous area, the march of 3,000 men over the mountains and mountains was not a small problem in terms of grain and grass alone.

Li Zhongyi's team still carried ten 6-pounder guns, which were the main force attacking Xu Tingzhai and could not afford to lose.

"Your Majesty, it's getting dark, let's camp?"

Zhang Sanzheng approached Li Zhongyi and whispered to remind him that it was getting dark.

Li Zhongyi looked up at the sky, and couldn't help laughing: "It's time to set up camp." ordered someone to inform Liu Wenchang of the Xiaoyong Battalion that the task of guarding the army camp was handed over to him. ”

"Whoa." Zhang Sanzheng received the order while holding his fists, and secretly breathed a sigh of relief, if he marched overnight in the steep mountains, he would inevitably need torches.

Raising fire in the mountains to hurry, a little careless, it is easy to fall into the ambush of the Shu army.

After the army set up camp, Li Zhongyi sat cross-legged in the small tent, holding a candle in his hand, carefully inspecting the military sand table.

The location of tonight's camping is known to the locals as Eagle Sorrow Stream, and as the name suggests, the terrain here is very dangerous.

"Your Majesty, it's time to eat." Zhang Sanzheng was holding a tray and walked into the small tent lightly.

"It's so delicious, what's delicious?" Li Zhongyi withdrew his gaze that had been staring at the sand table in Shudi, spread his hands, and stretched his waist.

"Hehe, a few pancakes, a small plate of pickled radish strips, and a bowl of pork bone broth." Zhang Sanzheng reported the name of the meal, and at the same time secretly felt sad.

How rare is it that the emperor of the dignified Han Empire has always been consistent with ordinary soldiers in terms of food?

Li Zhongyi noticed the strangeness of Zhang Sanzheng's gaze, but as if he hadn't seen it, he grabbed a piece of pancake and began to chew it.

On the march, the conditions are extremely difficult, and what the soldiers eat, he Li Zhongyi eats, which is actually not a big deal.

In essence, Li Zhongyi belongs to the type of emperor who loves the country, loves beauty, and can endure hardships.

In layman's terms, without the country, how can those beauties in his backyard be kept?

The weight of the country is to master the soldiers and horses that can fight well, and bear the brunt!

Hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers and horses fighting in all directions, all actions are under the command of Li Zhongyi, this is the foundation of the stability of the country!

When Li Zhongyi was dining, Zhang Sanzheng was waiting by the side and did not leave the Zhongjun tent.

Zhang Sanzheng was able to serve as the commander of the Guards, so he was naturally Li Zhongyi's confidant, and Li Zhongyi didn't need to ask at all, so he knew that Zhang Sanzheng must have something to say.

The long night was long, Li Zhongyi was not in a hurry at all, he used the dinner slowly, wiped his hands and mouth, and then said lightly: "Something?" ”

Zhang Sanzheng respectfully clasped his fists and said softly: "Your Majesty, according to Liu Wenchang, who played the striker, the number of spies of the Shu army on the mountain path is increasing day by day. Liu Wenchang meant to secretly set up an ambush and strive to wipe out the spies of the Shu army. ”

Li Zhongyi nodded and said, "Marching under the eyes and ears of the Shu army, and it is a steep mountain, it is indeed quite inconvenient. You send someone to tell Liu Wenchang that you will not accept the orders of the foreign monarch, and I will allow him the right to act cheaply. There is only one thing, the battle must be won, and the losses are too great. ”

Historically, Zhao Kuangyi, Taizong of the Song Dynasty, who drew a formation map in the palace and required the front-line generals to comply with it, has become a well-known harlequin.

Marching in the mountains, the team dragged out for several miles, and the communication between the front and rear was neither timely nor convenient.

Li Zhongyi is an emperor on horseback, and he naturally understands that the fighters on the front line are fleeting, and he can't tie the hands and feet of his generals too much.

After Zhang Sanzheng left, Li Zhongyi compared the military sand table and studied alone for a long time, and then he closed his clothes and lay down.

In the middle of the night, Li Zhongyi quietly got up, put on a big coat, and strolled through the barracks accompanied by Zhang Sanzheng.

In the middle of the night in the mountains, the dew was extremely heavy, and Li Zhongyi was worried that the soldiers would suffer from the cold and cold, and they had to go through it in person to be able to rest assured.

According to the rules of the camping discipline, whether in the mountains or in the plains, the army needs to set up a camp that can be attacked and defended before it can camp collectively.

Li Zhongyi first walked around the wall, turned around, and saw that the defensive equipment such as the rejection horse was placed in the right position, and the open and dark sentinels were scattered, so he couldn't help nodding secretly.

Since the rise of the Hechi Army, Li Zhongyi has always adhered to the basic principle of prudent use of troops unless it is a last resort, and he does not dare to be careless.

Nowadays, the vast majority of the officers in the army have been trained in the martial arts hall. After the transformation, the basic military literacy of the entire forbidden army of the Qianghan Dynasty has risen by more than two steps compared with the beginning?

Before Li Zhongyi established the army, the military generals needed by the imperial court, in addition to coming from recklessness, relied more on the talent delivery mechanism of the Jiangmen family.

Since the establishment of the martial arts hall, the generals and officers needed by the imperial court have been fully achieved to the point of not asking about their background. This allows the strong men who were born in a reckless way to have a justifiable promotion rank.

In other words, the poor family can always produce noble sons, which gives the inferior people a chance to stand out!

Camped in the mountains, due to the limitations of the terrain, it was impossible to spread all the tents carried by the army. This means that some soldiers must camp in the open air.

In order not to expose the whereabouts of the army too early, it is obviously impossible to set up a fire at night for heating.

Therefore, the focus of Li Zhongyi's inspection was also on this part of the soldiers who camped in the open air.

By the bright moonlight, Li Zhongyi leaned over to check the soldiers sleeping on the side of the road as he walked.

Due to the thorough preparation in advance, Li Zhongyi found that the soldiers camping were covered with linen quilts filled with chicken feathers, duck feathers or goose feathers, and the linen quilts were covered with waterproof felt or leather coats.

More than an hour passed, Li Zhongyi suddenly stopped, slowly leaned down, and re-covered it for a soldier who had kicked off the quilt, and tightened it.

Just as Li Zhongyi got up and stood up straight, he saw the guards leading a pacification envoy to him.

"Where's the checkpoint?" Li Zhongyi took advantage of the moonlight to see the face of the pacification envoy clearly, well, it is an old acquaintance, the battalion of the A battalion of the Guards to calm Sun Xiaoyi.

Sun Xiaoyi hurriedly clenched his fists and arched his hands, and said softly: "There are more people who kick the quilt, so I don't feel at ease." ”

Li Zhongyi nodded and said with a smile: "You go on, I can't sleep, just take a stroll." ”