"Platoon leader, wait for me, I'll go get two meat buns"

At the exit of the canteen, looking at the two more meat buns in the hands of his platoon commander, Niu Ding was dumbfounded, no waste of food is allowed in the army, and anyone who does not finish eating will be scolded or even punished, so he just stuffed it into his mouth.

And Niu Ding only remembered at this time, they are on a mission today, they don't need training, they can take a few more buns in their hands, although it is summer, and they can't eat overnight, but half of it can still be put away, and it is a little cooler to eat at noon.

"Hurry up"

Xu Shun smiled and put his two big buns into the lunch box he had just received.

Soon Niu Ding took two more buns from the canteen, and after the two handed the task order to the guards at the door of the canteen, they walked all the way to the temporary stable, where was the starting point for leaving the division headquarters.

"Is the route planned?"

On the way to the temporary stable, Xu Shun, who was full of food and drink, touched his stomach and asked Niu Ding about the mission plan, the most important thing for the communication soldiers is to plan the route, not only to complete the task in the fastest time, but also to avoid the search of the devil, but also to ensure the safety of themselves and the horses.

He thought about training him as a deputy platoon commander as soon as possible.

"It's planned"

Niu Ding also touched his stomach and nodded his head.

"Look"

Xu Shun raised his chin.

"We have to go to Zexian, the road is a total of 237 kilometers, a total of 50 kilometers from the division headquarters to Mingzi Mountain, this road is a good mountain road opened up by the transport brigade, you can get there by horseback, there are several water sources on the way, and you don't have to worry about the horses drinking water."

Niu Ding recalled the mission route he had made after looking at the map before.

"Well, go ahead"

Xu Shun nodded with satisfaction and motioned Niu Ding to continue.

It is not easy for the communication troops to do it, the short-distance communication mission is fine, the long-range communication mission has extremely high requirements for the communication troops, and the journey of hundreds of kilometers is not a joke, devils, bandits, and dangerous places all need to be considered, and the horses and themselves must also be taken into account. Now you can bring feed, so you don't have to worry too much about food, and the focus is on the water source. People can also carry a few catties of water to support a few, but not in galloping horses, they have to drink at least dozens of catties of water each, so there must be plenty of water for long distances. Otherwise, the horse will not have enough water to drink after running at high speed, and it will be a big problem.

"After arriving at Mingzi Mountain, it is the realm of the devils, we will rest for a half, and then set off in the middle of the night, this point the devil patrol will not go out, we can take advantage of the night to travel by road, six hours is enough time for us to run fifty kilometers to Gardenia Mountain, there are three rivers on the road, don't worry about drinking water"

"Gardenia Mountain is surrounded by dense forests, and there is a newly formed guerrilla group here, so we can contact them and continue to walk the road at night after resting······"

"Okay, just go according to your plan"

Niu Ding is worthy of being the substitute for the communication platoon commander specially selected by Xu Shun, although the route arranged is not perfect, but it is also quite outstanding. Xu Shun pointed out several big problems and then decided to take this road.

"Ahh Platoon commander, this..."

The platoon commander's clap made Niu Ding a little panicked, although he used to often follow his father to travel far away, but there were no devils at that time, and at most he ran dozens of kilometers, and he was a little unconfident that the road of more than 200 highways would go according to his plan.

"It's okay, I'll go with you, I'll deal with it if there's a problem"

Xu Shun patted Niu Ding's shoulder and comforted.

The correspondent can only grow by running more and accumulating more experience, although he can see at a glance that there are many big problems with this route plan, but these are not dangerous problems, and he can avoid danger in time with his own presence.

The mistakes pointed out are difficult to remember, and only personal experience can make people remember them deeply, just as you can't train a veteran in strict training, and you can only become a good veteran after going to the battlefield.

While chatting, the two came to the makeshift stable.

It's a temporary stable, but it's actually more luxurious than the previous stable for war horses, it's newly built, and it's guarded by a reinforced company at all times, and a heavy machine gun is deployed, and there are a large number of sentries around.

Because this is where the big treasure of the division commander is placed.

When leading the horse, Xu Shun subconsciously peeked into the stable.

The new stables were clean, and one hundred and fifty of the two hundred planked compartments were inhabited by huge mules, and dozens of them tended to them, scrubbing their bodies and trimming their hooves.

Yes, mules, mules are in this heavily guarded stable.

These mules are different from the common mules, here the mules are large, very large, the broad back is at least twice that of an ordinary mule, and it is possible to lie on it and sleep, the huge head is incredibly docile, and it never howls like other mules, and the most attractive thing is its thick and frightening hooves, which are several times thicker than the legs of ordinary horses. As for the height, it is the same as an ordinary mule, and even slightly shorter.

Looking at those stout new mules, Xu Shun's eyes were full of envy, this is a good mule. Even if you have half a ton of supplies on the camel plus one person, you can run nearly 100 kilometers of mountain roads without panting, and you can still be alive after a night's rest, and the second is still a hundred kilometers of mountain roads, and it only takes more than four to transport materials from an independent regiment to one round trip. Running six times a month, even if you take mountain roads, you can transport several tons of supplies a month.

It is not even more common to use this kind of mule to pull a carriage, as long as a mule can pull a carriage loaded with three tons of supplies, and it can also run a hundred kilometers without panting.

And the most important thing is that this mule is easy to feed, not easy to get sick, can eat almost anything, and never loses its temper.

Originally, Xu Shun didn't believe it, he also raised mules before joining the army, and naturally knew that although this kind of livestock was a little stronger than a horse, it was not easy to take care of it, and the mules were easy to get sick, often indigestion, and easy to lose their temper.

Generally, a mule camel is two hundred pounds of things on the top, no matter how much it will be crushed, a thousand pounds of camels, this is absolutely impossible, as for a run of nearly 100 kilometers of mountain roads, that is even more nonsense, even if it is a camel alone, it is impossible for a mule to run nearly 100 kilometers, let alone drag a thousand pounds of things or even walk the mountain road.

But the fact of a transport mission told him that there really are such mules in the world.

It doesn't get sick, it can eat the weeds and leaves on the side of the road, it can walk a whole way after drinking a meal of water, and it is more obedient than a human being if it is well-behaved and honest. On the flat road, you can walk ten kilometers per hour with a thousand pounds of things, and even if it is a mountain road, as long as it is not too rugged, you can also walk eight kilometers per hour.

The division headquarters now relies on these mules for its material prosperity.

Therefore, if you want to use these mules, you must have a personal order from the division commander, and no one else will do it

"Hey, if only I could ride a mule like this on a mission."

Looking at the gentle mules in the stable, Xu Shun thought enviously, if he rode these mules, he would be able to run a hundred kilometers!