When there were still more than two months before the Chinese New Year, Chi Fei began to ride a horse on the road, preparing to go back to Jiujiang Mansion to reunite with his little wife A Zhi.

During this time, Chi Fei had been in Zhangzhou and Linqi for too long in order to plan and supervise the transformation of the terraces, so long that he almost forgot that he was the salt official of Jiujiang.

Now that the terraces are going well, and with local officials overseeing them, he can relax for a while.

Taking advantage of the approaching New Year, Chi Fei decided to go back to Jiujiang to rest for a while.

Those who went on the road with Chi Fei also followed him to Jiujiang with five hundred elite riders.

The two hundred households responsible for leading the troops are one named Zhang Wu and the other is Su Zihang.

These five hundred elite cavalry were originally responsible for escorting Chi Fei and A Zhi to Jiujiang, but later Ning Zhiyuan saw that there were not many guards around his little son-in-law, so he assigned these five hundred elite cavalry to him as a private soldier.

Chi Fei originally felt that now that the northwest was the time to employ people, it was too much to assign 500 cavalry with excellent combat strength to him as private soldiers.

He only needs forty or fifty guards to suffice, and any more is a waste.

But his father-in-law Ning Zhiyuan didn't think so, in his eyes, the importance of the little son-in-law was no less than his two sons, and he was no different from his own son.

And compared with the two sons of the five big and three coarse, and the two sons who were born as military generals, Chi Fei, who became famous by writing a script, always gave him a feeling of being a weak scholar, so he insisted on giving him these five hundred fine horses.

The so-called elder didn't dare to resign, since his father-in-law insisted on doing so, Chi Fei had no choice but to accept the five hundred elite horses with gratitude.

The group rode horses during the day and set up tents to rest at night, and basically it only took five or six days to reach Jiujiang.

That evening, they were cooking on a stove near a hillside.

As the jerky and rice porridge in the pot gradually boiled, the aroma of the food soon spread.

These jerky are from the dried fish produced in Northeast China, and the other is from beef jerky or mutton jerky made from cattle and sheep and other livestock exchanged from the Hu people.

Since the soldiers of the Northwest Army often have to train and perform various tasks, they consume a lot of money in peacetime, and if they only eat rice porridge and dry food, they will not be able to hold on for a long time. Therefore, adding some marinated jerky to the porridge can effectively replenish protein and calories.

The main reason why the Hu people did not often have the problem of insufficient supplies like the Han soldiers was that they were accustomed to looting and replenishing on the spot.

In addition to this primary reason, there is another secondary reason.

That is, the Hu people used to make jerky from their cattle, sheep and other livestock before going on the expedition, and then carry them with them as dry food.

These jerky are high-protein and high-calorie foods in their own right, so just eat a little bit of it. And in terms of carrying, you can go anywhere as long as you ride a horse.

In contrast, the Han army was much more troublesome if it wanted to make up for it, basically there were as many combat personnel as there were logistics personnel, and the long-distance transportation consumption was huge.

Therefore, in the countless wars between the nomads and the Han people in history, how to maintain the frontline has always been the most headache for the Han army.

While waiting for the meal to be served, except for the soldiers who were in charge of patrolling and guarding the surroundings, everyone else began to sit around in twos and threes to fight the landlord.

That's right, it's the landlord.

Chi Fei originally taught Ning Yabai their landlord fighting game has now swept the entire Northwest Army, and basically soldiers and generals will fight for a few games as long as they have time to relieve their boredom.

The playing cards used to fight the landlords were made by the soldiers themselves out of pieces of cardboard, and although these homemade pokers were very crude and rudimentary, they did not dampen their enthusiasm for the game, and they all enjoyed playing it with great pleasure.

However, gambling is strictly forbidden in the military, and losers are usually punished by a flick of the forehead or a sticker from the winner.

Seeing so many soldiers playing fighting landlords, Chi Fei couldn't help but regret teaching Ning Yabai this game to them in the first place.

It's just a game, but if it's not well controlled, it can easily turn into gambling.

"Your Excellency, please eat." Zhang Wu and Su Zihang, the two hundred households in charge of leading the troops, came over with three bowls of freshly made porridge, and Zhang Wu handed the bowl with the most jerky to Chi Fei.

Looking at the jerky that took up almost half of the bowl, Chi Fei said helplessly, "Didn't I say it?" You don't have to give me such meat in the future.

I don't eat much meat, just a moderate amount of meat. Come, help me get a little bit. After Chi Fei finished speaking, he allocated some of the jerky in the bowl to the two of them.

"Thank you, sir."

"Master Xie."

Zhang Wu and Su Zihang thanked them with a smile.

After getting along with Chi Fei for a long time, they knew that Chi Fei was a person who didn't have much of a fight, and he was kind and easy to get along with.

A few people got acquainted, and they were not as polite as before.

When the three of them were eating meat porridge, Chi Fei couldn't help but ask: "Zhang Wu, is this kind of game of fighting landlords very popular in the army?" ”

"Yes, my lord, almost everyone can play, and I will fight with Zihang when I have time.

I heard that this landlord game is still spread from adults.,Is it true? ”

Chi Fei smiled bitterly: "It was indeed spread from me. So I'm starting to regret it now, I shouldn't have taught this game to others. ”

"Why?"

"I'm afraid that if the soldier is too addicted, it will easily become a form of gambling."

Su Zihang said with a smile: "Adults are too worried, if you really want to gamble money, isn't it easier and faster to play double land or roll dice?"

Moreover, the army has a very strict grasp of gambling money, and once it is discovered, it will be whipped in public, so no one dares to violate it easily.

The last general believed that whether an army can maintain military discipline mainly depends on the general who is responsible for leading the army.

If the generals themselves act mischievously, or even take the lead in corrupting military discipline, then how can they restrain their soldiers.

Even if military discipline is there, it is just a virtual existence. No matter how strict military discipline is, in the end, someone still needs to abide by it. ”

Zhang Wu also agreed: "Hangzi is right, adults don't have to worry. ”

Chi Fei breathed a sigh of relief at this time, "Hearing you say this, then I will be relieved."

I'm really worried that if there is a problem with the military discipline of the Northwest Army because of my own negligence, then I will become a sinner. ”

Su Zihang said: "My lord is just taking precautions, and the general will understand."

Having said that, most of the soldiers and generals in our Northwest Army are lovers of your books.

In particular, "Xianxia" written by you is our favorite.

In the past, when we were in the Northwest Battalion, we would sit around and listen to the literate generals or soldiers read the latest volume of "Xianxia" after eating every day, and that was our happiest moment. ”

Zhang Wu interjected excitedly: "That's right, that's right, Hangzi and I are both fans of your books, but I like the "Xianxia" you wrote."

"Rebirth" is either bad, or the first half of the article is about the imperial examination, and we don't know much about it, so we don't like it as much as "Xianxia".

However, when we wrote about Jiang Ming's fight against the Japanese invaders, we all thought it was very exciting. Especially the mandarin duck array that Jiang Ming came up with, it was really interesting.

We even thought about whether the Mandarin Duck Array, which was used to deal with the Japanese Kou, could deal with the Hu people. It would be great if you could. ”

Chi Fei shook his head and said, "No, the Mandarin Duck Array can only deal with ordinary enemies, and it is useless for Hu people who are proficient in horse archery."

The best way to deal with the nomads with their excellent archery skills and great mobility is to use firearms. ”

"Firearms, what is a firearm?" Su Zihang and Zhang Wu asked in surprise.

"I'm still researching the specifics, and you'll know when the research is successful.

Okay, let's rest early, we have to hurry tomorrow. ”

"Yes, sir."