Chapter Seventy-Seven: On the Road

Prepared to attack the unprepared, recuperate and prepare for the fatigue and looseness of the battle from afar, coupled with the aftermath of the previous attack and rout in Changle City at night, these Tutuan troops, who seem to have a certain number of people, can't have much will and thoughts to resist at all.

In the end, therefore, there were only more than 300 people killed, but nearly 1,000 people were captured just by being blocked in the stockade and scattered among the captives, as well as all kinds of baggage carts and goods and packs that they captured and plundered, and more than 600 cows, donkeys, mules, and so on; There are even more than a hundred crying women, which makes people sigh at the bad taste of this local tyrant in the countryside.

As usual, after some simple negotiation and negotiation, he left all the prisoners and most of the bulky goods to the other side, and took with him a small number of light and valuable goods, as well as the cloth, food, armor, tents, medicinal materials, charcoal, and other military burdens that could be used in the camp, and all the animal power that could be used as a tow and a burden.

And the mere existence of these animal forces is enough to ensure that there are hundreds of light and serious wounded in the team, and everyone has a means of transportation instead of taking turns to walk with the brigade.

And after the experience of these two opponents who can be called rookies and frightened birds, Zhou Huai's rear team has also recovered to more than 2,300 people. If it weren't for the cost-effectiveness considerations of maintaining consumption and scale costs, this number could be increased by a thousand at will; After all, in a place of devastation, there are a lot of hungry people who have no food.

It was only after he took into account the average level of physical fitness of the personnel, as well as the involvement and fetters with the locality, that he controlled it in the current scale; And the rest of the manpower that was not wasted was transferred to the army of General Zhu Bei in disguise, which was used in exchange for the corresponding animal power and transportation.

Therefore, the current escort team has been restored to the size of more than 400 people, which is more than a regiment that is customary; If the lightly wounded in the squad were mobilized, nearly eight hundred combatants could even be mustered, which was almost a battalion of men;

Among the other men and men who were still divided into five brigades, one of them was directly equipped with swords, bows, drums, and boards, and could be used as substitutes when necessary.

In addition, although the size of the apprentice team was reduced due to casualties, the size of the direct team was expanded to more than fifty people, divided into five mounted foot soldiers, to take turns to guard the daily needs of Zhou Huai'an's side; In this way, two of the fires were responsible for the patrol of the horses in the front and rear, one was responsible for the dispatch of orders, the other was responsible for patrolling the camp at night, and the other was on standby by the side.

What is more comforting is that he obtained the owner's private collection from Zhaojiazhai, Huilong ointment, flying dragon oil and other good injury prescriptions; The most seriously injured Chen belly in the apprentice team finally survived the chills and fever of the postoperative infection and regained consciousness; The pus and blood that had been cleared from the suture wound on the stomach were also slowly fading.

It's just that the first words he said when he woke up made Zhou Huaian feel a little sad and helpless,

"Don't give up the pipe, I still have to continue to learn skills."

After sharing the spoils and saying goodbye on the spot again, because of the need to continue trading in the future, Zhou Huai'an finally wrote down the name of this friendly general-Zhu Cun, the general of the shooting battalion in the right wing of the Fourth Army, a serious character with a serious appearance and a flexible contract spirit and business acumen inside;

In his own words, the family has been a school teacher, but the grandfather died a long time ago, and the young brothers followed their mother's maids to work outside the house, and they had to do a little business to make a living, so what is it to recognize points.

It's a pity that in this world, even the small business that makes people work hard to make a living can't continue, and they almost lost their lives; Only then did he accidentally enter the salt gang that was active on the river, and since then he has been involved with the general of the Heavenly King. Therefore, from the great origin, it is also the Northland hometown of the Angry Wind Camp.

After Zhaojiazhai, which was swept away by Luo, once again beat the drum and went on the road, it was a team that had begun to take shape; There are Lao Guan and Cheng Da biting at the end of the day, and Xu Si is on standby by Zhou; Zhou Huai'an was also able to curl up again into his own car, which was once again modified and could be used as a simple temporary dormitory, office space, and private dining room, and began his routine meal process.

Thus his surroundings were restored to purity, and only a few remained; Among them was the temporary appointment of the apprentice captain, Mipo.

Because of the decisive handling of dissenting voices in the team at the head of Changle City, Mi Bao stood out from the apprentices who worked hard, and won Zhou Huai'an's reserved initial trust; And became one of the third followers after Liao Yuan and Xiao Qi, who could stay by his side all day long.

Of course, their division of labor is still different, Xiao Qi is still responsible for the chores of daily life, and by the way, he grasps some personal objects and matters; For example, in the name of individuals, they enter and exit several auxiliary brigades in a relatively low-key manner to collect corresponding materials and news, or customize some semi-finished products that are not suitable for use according to the style;

As for the former Xiao Shami, Liao Yuan mainly copied and sorted out documents, and recorded and compiled some things according to Zhou Huai'an's requirements; Originally, he also had a monk Yuanjing/Yuan Jing who came with him, but he was currently lent to help by his side, responsible for the daily documents and letterheads in the camp.

Mi Bao, who was newly left behind, was assigned to the side to train, assist in handling, logistics deployment and general affairs between the troops, and also to expand the training scope and content of the flag team.

After all, with more relatively sufficient manpower and resources, since there is a chance to save trouble/be lazy, Zhou Huaian is still willing to spend a moment idle; For example, hiding in a rickety carriage, opening a small stove to give yourself some delicious food, or doing some private work to check the progress of private preparations.

In the past few days, I have been busy with the army and the horses, and I have been worried about the survival and the way out of this small team, but these aspects have been temporarily suspended; Therefore, when he took out his itinerary plan marked with special symbols, it seemed that a long time had passed, and he actually felt a little rusty.

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And in a mountain field next to the official road in Xunzhou,

"Salute to the wonderful body of the Imperial Father Aroha,

The prince of the body, Mishar,

Witness Lu Hyuning Kusha,

The above three bodies are one"

Contellinoa, a merchant who had escaped from Guangzhou, was being tied to a churning cauldron like a bare pig, looking at the tattooed and naked barbarian men who were adding something to it with a pale face, desperately reciting excerpts from the "Zhixuan Anle Sutra" in his heart, and praying hard.

"Everything is true

Saved from demons by the light of mercy

The king of life rejoices in his life

Dapu works tirelessly"

Especially when he, after seeing the things that the other party fished out of this pot, the things he ate last night had vomited only bitter sour water; for he had seen with his own eyes the faint writing that had not been boiled off the bones and flesh; At least in the world he knew, no one would tattoo a pig or a sheep on their meat;

It is only in order to prevent those soldiers from escaping, they will be deliberately tattooed with the word "brave" on their bodies and hunted and screened. Therefore, after reading various versions of the Gospel all his life, he was still forced to commit this unjust mistake that deserved to be in purgatory.

You must know that this time, he has paid all his net worth and advanced the reputation accumulated for generations, and came to Middle-earth again with several ships of goods, wanting to take advantage of this chaotic world to make a good fortune; As a result, before he could find someone to settle the land, he was requisitioned and seized by the local government;

Then the rebel armies from the north broke through the great city and began a bloody massacre; He still relied on the help of local acquaintances to escape, and easily escaped from the place where Hu people were killed when he saw them; As a result, the guides and servants recruited from the local area were dissenting, and for the sake of the value he carried, they fought on the spot and died, and those who fled;

He escaped with his life again, but he inexplicably fell into a trap in the mountains and forests, and continued to suffer a painful and tragic fate and fate. With this in mind, he recited the Gospel named by the Prophet of Merchants and Travelers, King Mingtai (disciple Matthew).

"The Great Sage Puzun Mi Shihe

I sigh at the mercy of my father

Great sage humility and purity

The condensation method is incredible."