Although he privately changed the goal and direction of the expedition, as most of the middle and lower-class rebel soldiers who did not know it, there was no influence and fluctuation to speak of, and they still followed the orders and continued to move towards the new destination in various complicated moods and longings, in the midst of the incidents and trivial problems that popped up from time to time.

Because most of the newly recruited soldiers in the Fury Wind Battalion were still on a long-distance march for the first time, all kinds of unexpected situations and incidents could be said to have emerged one after another; Especially in the left and right sub-battalions where there are fewer old soldiers and regular soldiers, all kinds of frequent stragglers and lost formations have become commonplace in a sense.

After all, many people are still leaving for the first time in their lives, and their hometown or the small world where they have lived for generations shows a variety of thoughts that are extraordinarily novel and panicked; So under Zhou Huai'an's name, the rear team, which originally concentrated a large number of livestock and vehicles, became a containment team in a sense;

As the guards of Lao Guan, they almost need to be constantly divided into many patrol squads along the way, and those three or five scattered with their heads and brains scattered on the road, or they have drilled into the chasm and cannot find the original team, and they are even beaten and scolded to recover, collect and gather them one by one; Then, when it was time to camp and rest, it was handed over to the officers who had come to me to take back the punishment.

Despite this, the non-combat attrition caused by eating indiscriminately or drinking raw water due to violating the rules of the battalion, or other accidents and accidental injuries, quickly accumulated to nearly three digits, and a mixture of sickness and crooked sighs became a daily scenery in the rear team.

Walking slowly in the rear team was actually a relatively comfortable and safe place, and those subordinates even made a covered flatbed cart in order to curry favor with him; Although there is still no shock absorption and cushioning, and the back and butt of the person who is bumpy with the bumpy road hurts, at least there is a place to stop and shelter from the wind and rain, and some personal supplies and quick-folding planks can be piled up as a temporary official case for writing.

However, in order to make the privileges he enjoyed not so prominent, Zhou Huai'an asked people to continue to modify more than a dozen flatbed wheels, lengthened and widened the bottom plate, made a door-shaped bracket with bent bamboo strips, and covered the tent with oilcloth and straw bales, and made it similar to the later pioneering caravans in the western United States;

It is mainly used to contain and house the wounded and sick who are generated along the way, although the space is limited and several people need to be plugged horizontally; But because of the improvement of practicality, it has won the praise of every user.

As a result, the next day, after the leaders led by Wang Pan knew about it, they also sent people to come over and ask for transformation according to the gourd painting scoop; After all, sleeping in such a cart with a curved roof is much more comfortable and healthy than sleeping on the dirt and stone floor of the tent. So, along the way, a lot of extra cloth, bamboo, charcoal fire, and an extra colorful roof was added.

It's just that when he was on the road, Zhou Huai'an suddenly found that the people who took the time to talk to and ask for advice suddenly became more numerous and frequent; And no matter where you go, you will always be inseparable from a group of people; So much so that he almost meant that his escape was discovered by the northerners, and he used this most primitive human flesh squat tactic to buy and watch his own moments.

Later, through Xiao Qi and Liao Yuan's curve exploration and side knocking, I couldn't tell that this was the meaning of Wang Pan, so that these young soldiers could learn something by their side; So after thinking about it, he decided to take advantage of the break and rest time of the march to hold a temporary lecture for the irregular and irregular number of people accompanying the army.

It mainly continues the form of taking time out of the camp to tell people stories, and through some popular stories that have been handed down in later generations, he mentions some basic principles and behavioral concepts for them. Of course, this time we are talking about some details in life, which are within reach of the improvement ideas or tips for taking materials from anywhere, which can also be regarded as the crystallization of some ways of life and small wisdom accumulated by later generations over the years.

Of course, he didn't expect these ancients, who were extremely lacking in cognitive foundation and worldview, to be able to metaphysically understand the form and principle of things, but as long as they knew that doing so would save a lot of effort, effort, and time.

For Zhou Huai'an, the real key is to be able to save time and worry more in his daily life, and even facilitate his laziness and private work; Wouldn't it be even more beautiful if we could find a sign of talent and interest in it?

In this relaxed and freehand roaming mood, Zhou Huai'an followed this army all the way into the territory of Huizhou, and then traced up along the Longchuan River, which flows downstream into Guangzhou and goes to sea, through Huizhou and Chaozhou's Boluo, Guishan, Heyuan, Longchuan several counties, and arrived at Changle County in Xunzhou, that is, at noon on the third day.

Today's Lingdong land, in addition to Guangzhou, there are still peripheral Huizhou, Xunzhou, Yingzhou, Shaozhou and other places, and they are still in the sphere of influence controlled by the rebels, but the corresponding control strength and specific situation are really a little chaotic and unclear.

At least in Boluo, Heyuan, Longchuan and other places along the way, there are still the banners of the righteous army and different numbers of garrisons in the local towns and villages; However, their outfits and equipment seem to be much inferior and downtrodden than those of the Angry Wind Battalion, which initially achieved unification under Zhou Huai'an's efforts, and the weapons are concentrated and separated;

Many of the rebels stationed in the towns were not even much better than beggars or hanako, except for the tattered guns and spears they held in their hands, they simply wore whatever they wanted; There are no fixed barracks and areas, but according to the relationship of the villagers, they live in groups and live in some private houses;

Only when he was on duty and on duty, did he put together a barely passable outfit according to his needs; In addition to the basic rations, most of their daily needs for diesel, salt, sauce, tea, clothing, and blankets were collected on the spot by self-financing; However, the area has long been looted and most of the people who have crossed the border, so they also seem very poor when they stay here.

And in the body of these peripheral rebels, the gap between the relatives and the proximity from the General's Mansion was fully reflected at once, and the so-called Angry Wind Battalion, which was more than enough than the upper and lower than the bottom, was able to stay near Guangzhou City and get a relatively stable supply, which was a kind of fortunate thing in comparison.

Corresponding to this is the depression and decay of the places along the way, and the sparse and deserted population of the towns and villages; In particular, both sides of the Longchuan River, which were already busy with water transportation, have almost disappeared from both ferries and pedestrians. Even if they are accidentally discovered on the march, the existence of suspected villagers and ordinary people will desperately abandon everything and flee away.

The first target of the Fufeng Battalion's actions was the stone pit lead field in Xingning County, Xunzhou, which can be said to be mountainous and lush with jungles except for a few coastal plains and river valleys, so it also contains a lot of minerals of all kinds; This pit lead mine is one of the places with a long history of mining.

According to the information obtained by the Guangzhou government, many miners and their dependents are maintained here all year round, and they can probably produce hundreds of thousands of catties of lead every month, as well as hundreds of taels of incidental income; Therefore, when most of the rebels crossed the border, they had killed all the guards and officers and soldiers to empty the reserves of the mines, and also took a lot of manpower from the local miners, leaving a team to collect and maintain the subsequent output.

However, this relatively stable source of output has been cut off half a month ago, and the manpower sent from the nearby county town has not returned; And the news was sent to the city of Guangzhou, and then there was a tossing and turning on this partial division dominated by the Angry Wind Battalion.