On the vast fertile field, a Song army of more than 10,000 people is marching forward against the cold wind.

The cold wind was blowing, and the wind was mixed with powder-like snow foam, which was cold and piercing and hit people's faces. Heaven and earth seem to have turned into a super large cold storage, and the nose and cheeks of people exposed to the outside are frozen to the point of stiffness. The bitter air poured into the holsters more often, even as the soldiers had wrapped their felt coats tightly around their bodies.

The army marched silently, and from time to time some soldiers slipped and fell to the ground, because the cold weather had already frozen the surface of the Yellow River into large ice.

As for why the army marched on the ice of the Yellow River, of course, it was easier to reach the destination and save time.

As a team in training, it is necessary to arrive at the specified place within the specified time, otherwise what is the point of training?

Wu Jue raised his head and poured a sip of soju, like a line of fire going straight to his intestines, and a warmth immediately rose all over his body.

"That's a lot of energy." With a heartfelt admiration, a touch of blood flashed on Wu Jue's face. This shochu is really a good thing to keep out the cold. It's just that the price is very expensive, and the number in the army is limited. If you want to withstand the cold in winter, you still rely on the felt on your body.

Although it is a trick learned from the Liao people, the cost of felt is really much cheaper than that of silk cotton jackets.

The more than 10,000 soldiers and horses behind Wu Jue, regardless of the weight of the horses, were all wrapped in thick felt coats, and although the bitter cold that dripped into ice still made them shiver one by one, they were able to brave the cold and strode in.

Continuing to move forward with a shiver, this is also a kind of mental and physical training.

Soldiers, they should undergo such training. In this way, you can be promoted and become a strong army.

Although some people oppose organizing military training when the weather is cold, believing that such a practice will cause the soldiers to be fearless and damaged, it is obvious that this is a training for the army.

This is the quenching of the sword.

Savage spirit, strong physique.

The rear of the team was followed by a large number of chariots and horses, all of which were modified horses, which existed in sleigh mode, carrying a large amount of food and supplies, ensuring that the whole army and soldiers could eat and drink. This is also the ultimate reason why the winter training is implemented.

Now Wu Jue is advancing westward along the Yellow River, aiming at Tiandezhou. It is near Baotou in later generations, and next door is the Black Mountain Fuwei Military Division of the party members.

As an institution set up by the Western Xia to defend against the Liao, the combat power of the troops under the Fuwei Military Division of Montenegro was far superior to that of the Yan Military Division of Heishui Town, north of the Badain Jaran Desert further west.

Especially after the Jurchen replaced the Khitan, don't look at Li Qianshun's sloppy abandonment of the Khitan and turned to hug the Jurchen's big thick legs, but the strength of the Black Mountain Fuwei Military Division has increased instead of decreasing. There are no less than 10,000 captive troops who have arrived there one after another, this is not the local army under the Black Mountain Fuwei Military Division, the captive army is the main force of the party people, and there are thousands of iron harriers, which is the national capital of Western Xia.

And after Zhao Gulisuo drove the Jurchens out of the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun, Li Qianshun was even more busy sending the general Li Liangfu to lead nearly 10,000 captive troops to reinforce the Fuwei Military Division of Montenegro.

In other words, today's Black Mountain Fuwei Military Division, not to mention the unbearable tribal militia under the jurisdiction of the headquarters, there are 20,000 captive soldiers. This is Li Qianshun's blood.

After Zhao Gou captured Yanyun, there was no unique garrison of troops and horses in Tiandezhou, which was changed from the original Tiande Army.

For example, a simple company has gathered nearly 30,000 troops for Tiandezhou.

Wu Jue's branch is only part of it, before that, Xu Huiyan and Sun Ang had already led more than 10,000 people to Tiandezhou.

30,000 Song troops, in the eyes of the Central Plains government and the opposition now, this is enough to sweep away the Fuwei Military Division of Montenegro.

In fact, even Wu Jue and Xu Huiyan and other generals are also full of confidence.

Especially Wu Jue, he was only a commander under Qu Duan before, but now he is one of the commanders under the Left Army Governor's Mansion, although they are all 'commanders', but the gold content can be qualitatively different.

This time, he gathered 10,000 local garrisons in Hedong, together with 5,000 troops from his headquarters, and rushed to Tiandezhou, and his chest burned with the desire to make meritorious contributions.

Who doesn't know what is the significance of His Majesty's piling up of soldiers and horses to Tiandezhou today? This meant that the emperor was going to take action against Western Xia.

And as a military general, the war in front of him is officially what he is looking forward to.

"Driving ......" Wu Lan was galloping on a horse, wrapped in a thick leather coat, only the exposed mouth, nose and face were ruthlessly slashed by the cold wind like a knife.

It was really cold, and the exhaled heat turned into frost and stained the scarf around the mouth and nose white.

The army is not going straight forward regardless of everything, Wu Jue wants to send cavalry to explore the horses, and he is always vigilant around him. Taking the White Army as an example, they also have a task, to search for traces of the 'enemy' along the way, and if there is something missing, in the end, it is Wu Jue's major mistake, which will affect his rating.

And Wu Jue's brother Wu Ling is the cavalry commander under him.

"Big brother, there's a good campsite ahead." However, not far from the riverbank, there is not only a valley that can be sheltered from the wind, but also a forest around it.

It is also a kind of happiness to be lucky to find such a good place to camp in the cold and freezing.

Wu Jue also felt very happy when he looked at the bare woods. The whole world was snow-white. Not only the surface of the river, but also the open fields on both sides of the river were all flooded with snow and ice. His eyes were closed now, and his mind was blank with everything. I couldn't see anything, and the sky was full of snow.

So, it's nice to be able to see a dark forest.

Even though the sky was cloudy the next day, in the middle of the morning, snowflakes fell in the sky.

But this is the winter training.

The cold wind blew the snowflakes and confused the eyes, and the ice and snow caressed the warrior's face from time to time; Wrap the felt robe more tightly, and there will be a biting cold wind blowing in, making the soldiers shiver.

However, the cold could not hinder their progress. They must arrive in Tiandezhou on time, otherwise, they will all have demerits.

The officer's demerit will affect the future; Soldiers' demerits will affect the way to money.

Money, that's a good thing. If the morale of the military cannot be completely stimulated by 'national hatred and family hatred' in a short period of time, then everything will fall into place.

In the eyes of these soldiers, today's Western Xia not only means great achievements and revenge, but also money.

Because every soldier knows that the innumerable fertile fields in the Hetao area, which is about to be recovered, are closely related to their military achievements, and are also very closely related to their future lives.

When they embarked on the journey of winter training, the military newspaper had already published a news that after the army was destroyed in the Western Xia, if the sergeants participating in the war were willing to move to the Hetao, depending on the level of their military achievements, they could be divided into 50 to 200 acres of fertile land.

Zhao Gou: This is completely smashing people with money/land.

But you can't deny the effect of this trick.

When the defenders of Tokyo City attacked the city, they could not get enough bounty and could not fire an arrow. You can't expect everyone to have Yue Fei's discipline, right?

The method of the Avenue of Money is obviously not as good as the idea of the people, but this is the true meaning of 'farming war'.

If you want to make people sell their lives, you must first prepare the money for your life.