Yu Wenwen heard the middle-aged man report himself to the door, and then heard a name: Zhang Xutuo. He turned around and glanced at the young man, nodded, and then continued to move forward, the previous general was about to step forward with a smile on his face, but was politely stopped by Zhang Yu.

"It's Zhang Xutuo, I didn't expect that now he is a young man of my age. Yu Wenwen was a little dazed in his heart, he suddenly felt that he was more than thirty years old.

Zhang Xutuo, a native of Nanyang and Western Hubei, stood out at the end of the Sui Dynasty when the world was in turmoil, won every battle, was a famous general, was the pillar of the imperial court, and later fought with the Wagang army, when the plan was surrounded, Zhang Xutuo, who had broken through the siege, saw that his subordinates were trapped in a heavy siege, and rushed back to the rescue, four times in a row, and then saw that the army was defeated like a mountain, and he was extremely sad and angry, so he dismounted and fought to death, and his subordinates Qin Shubao and Luo Shixin threw themselves under Pei Renji's account, and finally descended to Wagang.

Yuwenwen 'encountered' the young Zhang Xutuo, and remembered that if according to the original history, after more than 30 years of chaos in the world at the end of the Sui Dynasty, the eldest son and brother Que would be in their thirties, not to mention that after all, they were still a few years older than Yang Guangda.

"Go and talk to the owner of the building, and arrange for the empty seat of the baggage car to carry people." Yu Wenwen instructed his subordinates to hurry up and arrange, this father and son fell into the water and fluttered for a while, I am afraid that there is not much physical strength left, if I go to Anlu on foot, I am afraid that I will not be able to survive.

'Zhang Xutuo is so young, then his subordinates Qin Shubao and Luo Shixin are afraid that they have not been born at this time' A sense of vicissitudes emerged from Yu Wenwen's heart, the former Sui and Tang Dynasty heroes were more than thirty years later, and now they are their fathers.

"The banner of the fathers," he muttered as he looked at the sky, "it will definitely fly under the sky of the Great Zhou!" ”

After a small turmoil, the group continued to advance eastward, because it happened to be on the way, the new army under the command of Yu Wenwen, the state and county soldiers returning home from Gangneung, and the army escorting the prisoners went on the road together, and the procession on the official road that stretched for several miles looked magnificent from a distance.

The east bank of Hanjin is the boundary of Chuzhou. Later generations that's the lake is ripe. The world's best of the world's fertile fields are still a wilderness. At present, there are no sufficient water conservancy facilities on both sides of the Han River, and the flood that is almost every summer and autumn can make farmers cry without tears.

"The war is about logistics, and the army has been out for two months, and there is no way to support the north." Yuwen Wen and Xu Shaozheng were discussing the current situation, "First, the grain road becomes longer and easier to be attacked, and second, the distance is longer, and the people and horses transporting grain and grass will also increase, and their consumption alone is not small. ”

Xu Shao deeply sympathizes, he has been familiar with the subset of scriptures and history since he was a child, and he has also dabbled in military books, just reading books, and he doesn't feel that now he personally manages the logistics of grain and grass to know what it means to 'go first before the soldiers and horses are moved. ’

He recalled that he had argued with his father about how to march and fight, and that he was young and arrogant, but his father always laughed and did not say anything, and he thought that he had refuted his father, and now it seems that his own words are unrealistic.

"If the grain and grass are gone. People's hearts will be chaotic, and the team will not be easy to lead. Yu Wenwen said with emotion, in the past, it was always said that 'tens of thousands of people are fortified at the checkpoint here, and tens of thousands of people are fortified there', but there is only one problem to operate: how can you solve the food consumption of so many people?

Not to mention jokes that are completely uncommon sense such as 'a certain town has gathered hundreds of thousands of heavy cavalry', hundreds of thousands of cavalry do not say how to put it, the daily consumption of grain and grass alone is astronomical.

"The commander of the army is right, the first thing to lead troops to fight is to be able to eat enough." Shi Wansui rode his horse and said, "The soldiers are so hungry that they won't listen to you when you talk so much. ”

Shi Wansui has been in the army for more than ten years, and many of the knowledge in military books have also been summarized by himself in combination with reality. If you talk about leading troops, of course, the more cavalry, the better, not only the range of movement, but also the choice of large fighters, if you see that the situation is not good, you can escape. But the infantry can't do it, and you can't chase after victory, and you can't escape from defeat.

The cavalry can walk two or three hundred miles day and night, and the two legs can have a hundred miles to Amitabha, not to mention the immediate battle, the Southern Dynasty several northern expeditions are to eat the cavalry is weak and the infantry can not fight the loss, nearly two hundred years ago in the Southern Dynasty Liu Yu that rode on foot 'but the moon array' is prestigious, but no one has seen anyone use it.

A group of people were 'talking on paper' when suddenly the sky darkened, and dark clouds drifted into the originally cloudy and clear sky, and they saw that the drizzle was about to fall in the wilderness, but there was nowhere to hide.

"It's okay, this dark cloud will pass in a moment, everyone hurry up." After Yu Wenwen finished speaking, he set an example, he saw that the area of the dark cloud was not large, and the speed of movement was not low, so he judged that this was at most a shower, and it didn't matter if he 'sprinkled water', but it didn't matter if he was thundered.

He felt that he was attacked by the water one after another, and the last time he just fell into the water and was blown by the wind, he had a fever, and now he was surrounded by the wilderness, and the people who rode horses were the highest, and if he was accidentally struck by lightning, he would die young!

The clouds came and the rain fell quickly, and the light rain instantly sprinkled down on the mile-long procession, and many people were looking for something to cover their heads, although the rain was light, it could get wet, and then the wind could catch a cold and get sick.

It was cloudy and sunny before, so they didn't carry rain gear such as hats, and this rain came quickly, so they could only go to the accompanying carriage to get it for a while, and the front and back sections of the team were a little chaotic, but the middle section was still in order, that was Yuwenwen's new army, whether it was a soldier or a general, no one was rushing to find rain gear.

Because they had a hat behind their knapsacks, they could take them off their knapsacks and put them on their heads when they saw the rain drops, so their marching speed was hardly affected, except that the cavalry and generals dismounted and walked on foot to avoid being struck by lightning.

"Fang Cai also said that he was not tired of carrying a hat for no reason, and it turned out that he had already taken precautions."

"It's windy, and this guy with a hat on his head will also get wet with the rain, why don't they stop and leave"

"Didn't you say that the Yuwen Commander likes to trick people and kill the soldiers all day long?"

"Don't say it, when the Yuwen army hears it, they will draw their swords and slash indiscriminately, and the blood will flow into a river."

In the whispering, the soldiers of the new army marched in line, and no one complained, and the new soldiers such as Laihu'er saw their comrades with an indifferent look, and they didn't make much noise, after all, even the Yuwen army with a high fever just a few days ago marched with hats, and they were the big soldiers, what else to complain about.

"New here, isn't it? Let me tell you, when I was training in the field, I only wore a hat when it rained. A 'veteran' was quite proud, and when he saw that his new comrade was a little eager to speak, he kindly explained: "I will definitely boil ginger soup to ward off the cold." Don't panic. ”

Liang Dingxing, the leader of the front supervision team, heard the voice of the team and shouted: "Someone has an itchy throat, right? Whoever speaks again will pull out and yell a few times! ”

"It's not fun to roar. Gotta sing a few songs! "This is the main Tian Zhengyue is coaxing.

"You can't just sing alone. You have to sing it! "Fifth Brother Chen, the military master, began to 'add materials'.

"That's you, Team Leader Chen! It's your team that talks the most! Tian Xiaoqi, the leader of the long knife team, did not forget his opponent Chen Midou.

"Which ear do you hear our team talking, Tian team leader!"

"Long-winded, one by one, everyone has a share!" Seeing that the morale of the soldiers was high, Yu Wenwen began to 'coax', "Lord Liang, let's start with your building!" ”

"Hahahaha!" The team laughed from beginning to end.

"After a while, Lord Xu will go to the front to find a place to cook ginger soup, everyone drink more!"

Seeing that the morale of the soldiers in this team was high, the state and county soldiers at the front end and the escort soldiers at the back looked at each other, for the state and county soldiers, they were temporarily conscripted to the battlefield to die, and now they were unlucky to be in the rain on foot and marching, where would they be elated.

The escort soldiers at the back end withdrew from Jingzhou and returned to Anlu It was a good errand, but it rained and I don't know if it would catch a cold, and now I feel that I am happy.

But the soldiers under the command of the Yuwen Command Army are really so crazy, drenched in the rain, and singing one after another. It seems that he is familiar with the way, but he also practices in the rain on weekdays?

Zhang Xutuo and his father sat behind the baggage truck, with a cloth on their heads, not afraid of being drenched, he looked at the soldiers around him one by two were wet by the crooked rain, not only did not avoid it, but still sang with high morale, and coaxed, thinking it was quite interesting.

The young general who was the same age as himself was the commander of this army, looking at the way he talked and laughed with the generals and soldiers around him, Zhang Xutuo was a little dumbfounded, he had the impression that the state and county soldiers in this state were all soldiers who were afraid of the officials, and the officials did not treat the soldiers as people, where is the atmosphere of the army in front of him now.

Zhang Xutuo has the dream of making meritorious contributions, and it can be seen that the dark side of this army is a little discouraged: not to mention deducting military salaries, just if the soldiers have serious cloth shoes to wear, then the generals are considered to 'love soldiers like sons'.

On weekdays, young and strong people are drafted to serve as soldiers, but it is a chore, and if you are not careful, you will be beaten and abused, and it is common for you to die of illness and exhaustion, if you can die on the battlefield, it is still a happy death, what is the point of investing in such an army.

If the family is good, you can rely on your own clan to pull up a township soldier, and if you behave well, you have the opportunity to be accepted by the imperial court as a government soldier, the Zhang family's family is more than the bottom, but the father is not enough to lay the foundation for him to lead the army to join the army, if it is a stupid conscription into the army, it will be tossed sooner or later and lose his life.

Zhang Xutuo was quite puzzled by the army in front of him: when it rained during the march, he continued to march instead of stopping and waiting for the rain to light up before leaving. It seems ruthless, but the soldiers don't care, how did this young general manage the army to have such an effect?

The clouds soon drifted away. The sunlight leaked from the cracks in the clouds and sprinkled on the wilderness, and Xu Shao in front of the team had already led people to set up a 'cooking cart' and set up a few large pots to start cooking ginger soup.

This cooking cart was made at the suggestion of Yu Wenwen, each four-wheeled carriage has two stoves and is equipped with firewood, iron pots and other necessary items, this cooking cart can immediately set up a pot to boil water and cook vegetables after a few simple fiddling strokes, which is much more convenient than digging pits and cooking in the field temporarily.

Yuwenwen sent people to spread the word that the generals of the state and county soldiers at the front end of the team and the escort soldiers at the back end of the team "everyone has a share of ginger soup", and when a pot of ginger soup was cooked, the soldiers of the new army took out a bamboo tube from their backpacks and came to the cooking car in turn, filled with ginger soup and drank it while walking, this bamboo tube was the water cup that Yuwenwen forced as a 'standard'.

Zhang Xutuo and his father also got the ginger soup, and after drinking the warm soup, he only felt that the whole body was slightly hot and cold, and the coldness was dispersed, and he looked at the scene of the soldiers who were busy and the soldiers were indifferent, and suddenly had a guess in his heart: the other party had already prepared.

In order to prevent soldiers from catching a cold due to rain during the march, most of the soldiers would boil ginger soup, but the leader of the army suddenly made enough ginger soup for thousands of people to drink, which means that the materials were originally prepared so that the soup could be cooked at any time, not to mention that there was a waterwheel just to prove it.

Together with the friendly troops in front and behind and the entourage, there was not much ginger soup left, which shows that the leader of the gang has a good idea of how many people can drink a pot of soup, and it is not wasted to make a fire and cook a lot after estimating the number of people.

Several soldiers passed by the car, and Zhang Xutuo heard one of them ask what to do if it rained heavily and there was nowhere to hide, and the other replied: "Didn't you have an oil-paper umbrella when you joined the new gang, and you can hold it when the rain is heavy." ”

"That thing was too heavy, I put it in the baggage cart"

"Let me tell you, the first few times when it rained during the march, you were not allowed to go to the car to get rain gear, and whoever did not have an oil-paper umbrella in his backpack was unlucky!"

Zhang Xutuo heard this conversation and had an answer: this army really does not shelter from the rain when it marches, and this army actually gives oil-paper umbrellas to soldiers!

He couldn't help but look at the young general again, and an inexplicable emotion sprouted in his heart: If yes, if (to be continued.) )