On this forced march from Lianzhou to Guangzhou, Zhou Huai'an and his several battalions of men and horses only took about a day and a night less than when they went, and they had already seen the outline of the gray-brown city wall of Guangzhou and the shadow of the sails on the small river.

On the one hand, this is the improvement of transportation conditions, vehicles, and pack animals, and the Rebels now have several newly repaired hardened main roads across the Pearl River basin with mud and gravel roads, and relatively sufficient large livestock stock;

On the other hand, after several harvests, the initial establishment of the cantonment and county and the reserve and transfer system, so that in the process of forced march with fewer rest intervals, there is no need to carry more materials as in the enemy's territory; And as long as you send a fast horse with the list, you can allocate it nearby.

In this way, when the first arrived at a place, the people gathered in the nearby tunzhuang also sent the corresponding materials to the designated places and places, and began to assist in the repair of temporary shelters and campsites for a fee; Therefore, when the brigade also arrives, as long as the simple formation and assignment can be carried out, most of the work can be avoided, and more time for repairing and replenishment can be obtained almost seamlessly.

In the same way, this method has little nuisance to the locality, and there is almost no suffering from conscription; As for the laborers from the farms of the tuntiansuo, they were also paid. Labor groups of three to five people at the bottom are used as units, and they can receive corresponding compensation based on grain and cloth according to the distance and the needs of the season, and for every 1,000 catties of grain delivered in place, they can get the corresponding compensation based on grain and cloth according to different proportions of tickets.

In fact, when Zhou Huai'an arrived at the rebuilt Yangshan Pass in Yangshan County, he found that the local arm signal tower for optical communication had been built, which supported the important invention of Napoleon to beat most of the European territory in later generations, and was also quite useful in the mountainous and hilly terrain of Lingnan.

In particular, with the traditional fast horse messenger and the newly domesticated army pigeon messenger, it is enough to make up for the defects and deficiencies of most information transmission, and has always been at the forefront of this era in terms of the efficiency of the message. It's a pity that the content that optical signals can transmit is still too brief, and can only be used for military purposes such as transmitting passwords and warning signals.

Perhaps after accumulating a certain number and the scale of the double line, it can enter the everyday civil sphere and use it as a means of speculating on public debt, as described in the famous inspirational revenge "The Count of Monte Cristo".

Compared with the style of riding horses in the mountains with the soldiers and grinding off several layers of inner thigh skin; The return trip was much more relaxed, and even in the name of mountain performance testing, an experimental four-wheeled carriage was sent from Guangfu.

The large rubber wheels with wooden bones and iron hoops, as well as the bridge-type inferior spring steel forged together with wrought iron and steel sheets, constitute the most important technical content of this experimental four-wheeled carriage. Of course, as all the details are perfected as much as possible, the corresponding cost is also quite expensive; The cost of this car is worth 200 materials of a brand new river boat.

The gum is derived from the simple vulcanization process of eucommia ulmoides gum, which was also a natural rubber substitute used by the Soviet Union during World War II, which was starved of materials; And the so-called inferior spring steel is only for the service life of the vehicle under high strength; A single spring steel sheet is more than enough to make a special strong crossbow arm.

After these two key components can be mass-produced, more seriously shrunken and simplified versions of four-wheeled vehicles, as well as various variants of their extensions, can begin to be considered for promotion and popularization in the military; Anyway, the basic requirements of military products are simple, cheap, durable, and easy to maintain, as for comfort, precision and comprehensive functions are no longer considered, the soldiers of the whole era are not so expensive and squeamish.

Then, on the basis of transport vehicles, it will continue to be improved into various camping vehicles, cooking vehicles, medical vehicles, equipment maintenance vehicles, tool vehicles, anti-array vehicles, lookout vehicles, and other extended uses that accompany the army's movement. Of course, at present, Zhou Huai'an is only looking forward to a long way to go.

In fact, among the tens of thousands of troops expanded under his command, there are only about a dozen relatively senior old battalion leaders who can realize the transportation and special transportation of cattle and horses; Among them, only the first five old battalions, plus a few small direct subordinate sequences, can achieve a relatively single management of mules and horses.

Among them, it is a relatively pure cavalry, and it is only a former battalion that is not yet formed; The other first two battalions and the first three battalions were all made up by donkeys and mules to accompany the marching cavalry foot soldiers.

Despite this, after Zhou Huai'an arrived outside Guangzhou, there were already several other battalions of new soldiers in the barracks ready to go, and they could embark on the journey again with a slight personnel adjustment.

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At the same time, in the back house of the left-behind division in Guangzhou, it is a warm scene of daily feeding.

"Calamus taste this, the latest malt powder. Is it delicious and sweet just to eat dry? ”

Qingluo, who is holding a silver spoon and smiling beautifully, is feeding the girls one by one with her new products.

"It can also be made into soup paste and jelly with chickens and milk."

And the bear wolf dog, which was wagging its tail desperately like a real dog, was also rolling back and forth under the feet of the two, hoping for something to fall.

"Didn't that bad guy come back? It's all out of the city."

Xiao Iris, suddenly said a little quietly.

"Yes, but Lang Jun is too busy."

Qingluo was stunned for a moment before smiling and relieved.

"Now there are hundreds of thousands of household registrations under the rule, and so many people's livelihood cadres and the future of the people of Lishu are at stake. It's reasonable to be unable to pull away repeatedly."

At this time, a voice sounded like a blessing to the heart.

"Ladies and gentlemen, are well,。。"

But it was the familiar follower Xiao Qi who personally sent things in, and the positive color road without squinting.

"The head of the pipe occasionally felt it on the way, and made a few new poems, and I invite everyone in the house to appreciate one or two."

"Who knows his poetry?"

The little calamus's mind is like a summer rain that is uncertain; I saw disdain and anger on her face, and her little hand involuntarily clenched over.

"What I want is the follow-up to "The Family of Gold Powder" and "The Legend of the Stone"."

"Back to the little lady's words, the head of the pipe said that these two excerpts are just hand-to-hand, and many scripts on the market are also high and low, and it is difficult for the scholars to appreciate the niche things。。。。。"

Xiao Qi replied in a low voice without raising his head.

"So... So it's going to take some time. Please Xiao Niang first sort out those world stories. ”

"This bad embryo knows how to hook up people's addictions, and they can't hang up. How do you get by?"

Little Calamus couldn't help but complain loudly.

"Wan'er is cautious, ,。。"

The skeleton spirit, who had no sense of existence on the side, shouted a little bitterly;

"As a decent person from my daughter's family, how can I say such a thing."

At this moment, her heart became more and more resentful and sad, seeing that her good daughter's family was at the age of confusion, she couldn't help but be exposed to his foul words.

And Qingluo also seemed to think of some shame and strange things, and her flawless face suddenly turned crimson, and some hot air evaporated from the brain, and I don't know what kind of scene my brain had made up.

But not long after, she still took out her instrument to tune the strings with a certain joy, and sang the new lyrics and song "Like a Dream Order" (composed by Li Qingzhao) specially brought back:

"Last night the rain was sparse and the wind was blowing,

Heavy sleep does not kill alcohol.

Questionnaire curtain person,

But the begonias are still the same.

Do you know, do you know?

It should be green, fat, red and thin. ”

"Life is just like a March flower, and I will miss it for the rest of my life. Come like flying flowers and scatter like smoke, drunk and don't know the limit of years. (See Nalan Ci)

After everything calmed down again, gently reading the familiar words on the poem, Xiao Calamus's expression became depressed and sparse again.

"Sister... Isn't it true that most men in this world are so light to part after they have fame and power? ”

This was true of her former father and brother, and so was this man who was incomprehensible today; At this moment, she looked at the young and green branches of the kapok tree in the courtyard, but she remembered a poem that had been sung in the boudoir for a long time: "Suddenly I saw the willow color of the strange head, and the penitent husband was looking for the marquis." ”

Then I couldn't help but secretly say "Bah, Bah, Bah" in my heart; This completely wicked person, in addition to bullying himself in different ways, has that point, which can be compared with those loyal and virtuous ministers and famous generals in history.

Thinking of this, she couldn't help but move her cute little nose and said to herself:

"He's just a demon, an old monster who has grown up for a long time. Otherwise, how would you know these insights and truths that have been known for generations?"

"It doesn't matter what that person is, whether it's a demon, a monster, or a demon."

The skeleton spirit was once again a little touched and saddened.

"Wan'er, even if you fall into the hell of Ah Nose and never return, Sister Ah will accompany you down."

(End of chapter)