"Boom! Boom! Boom! ”

"Woo woo woo~"

At the hour, the majestic horn and the thunderous roar of the big drum sounded over the Jingwei camp accommodation area, echoing in the secluded streets.

"Squeak~", the door of a house was opened, and a neatly dressed soldier walked out first. He walked to the gate, and a cold wind blew across his face, which made his drowsy head much clearer, so he straightened his cotton fur hat, then stretched his waist and looked back, and said loudly: "All the points!" The opportunity to go out with great difficulty, what basket to come out of depends on how the captain of Benjia will clean you up! ”

Then, the laughter of the soldiers came from the house, and after a while, nineteen soldiers followed the captain and walked slowly towards the canteen.

In front of the washstand by the well at the entrance of the canteen, dozens of soldiers were washing their faces or washing their teeth with dried bamboo leaves, and then poured water into their mouths and spit out their mouths and spit into the sink paved with bluestone strips......

"It's time to eat! It's time to eat! At this time, a man knocked on the iron piece hanging at the door of the canteen with a stick and shouted loudly.

Since the soldiers who went out did not need to practice that day, today's breakfast was half an hour early, and the soldiers who had finished washing stepped into the canteen and lined up in an orderly manner to receive their meals.

"Meat buns!" A sharp-eyed soldier couldn't help but shout when he saw a soldier holding a bowl of soup and a plate of five or six pork-scented buns in his hand.

"Dog's day, I know that every time I go on an expedition, I eat extra good ......"

"Look at what you said, don't you usually eat well? Seeing that you have only been in the Jingwei camp for a month, you have gained three or five pounds, right? Every time I see you eat, it's like a hungry ghost reincarnated......"

"Hahahaha......" Some of the soldiers around erupted into laughter, which made the soldier who said the wrong thing eager to find a hole in the ground and quickly defended.

"I don't mean that, the food in Jingwei Camp is excellent, but I rarely eat buns on weekdays, isn't I greedy? Hey, hey, don't laugh at me......"

"No noise!" Just as this row of soldiers was laughing, a reprimand sounded around them, and the soldiers in this row were startled, but found that Sun Biao was standing aside with a plate. I saw Sun Biao holding his head high, his face beating lightly, and at a glance, he knew that he was pretending to be majestic.

"Hundred Lengths!" Everyone hurriedly said hello, closed their mouths and didn't dare to say anything more, and obediently lined up.

"Well, that's pretty much it." Sun Biao nodded, satisfied with their attitude, and then walked towards a table with a plate.

"Hundred Lengths!" Sun Biao came to a table, everyone quickly got up to say hello, and Sun Biao motioned for them to sit down without formality.

"This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to fight, you all have to obey the command and fight bravely to kill the enemy! to repay the general for the kindness of his old man's acquaintance. Saying that, Sun Biao actually raised his hands above his left shoulder, clenched his fist and waved it a few times, and the other soldiers who looked at him had black lines on their faces. Is the general old? You're a lot better than him, okay, this sycophant has already reached a certain level......

In front of another long table not far away, Yang Kaishan sat at a table with Han Feng, Feng Chounian, Xu Hui, Guo Tao, and Chen Qing, discussing the expedition.

Yang Kaishan said: "This expedition is different from the past, before my Jingwei battalion took the initiative to attack the bandit stronghold, the bandits all shrank in the stronghold and did not move, this time it is to reach the ambush site before the bandits, only Gaoyang is four hundred miles away from here, if you can't reach that plain on time, you will be busy in vain." ”

Chen Qingdao: "In addition to daily drills every day, my Jingwei battalion also carries heavy weights and walks back and forth for 20 miles to exercise the endurance of all soldiers, and I believe that with the speed of our army, we will be able to reach the ambush point before the thieves." ”

Han Feng nodded: "That's right, what's more, the thieves coerced tens of thousands of people to transport such a huge baggage, the maximum travel is twenty or thirty miles a day, the Liudaokou is five hundred miles away from Gaoyang City, and the ambush point is eight hundred and thirty miles away from here, according to Mr. Qin's mapping, the road is taken, the Meihe Town to the Yihe Road point is less than eight hundred miles, and our army will be able to reach it before the thieves on foot." ”

Guo Tao said: "What's more, this time the general intends to let the cavalry move forward to explore the way, the war horse marches nearly 300 miles a day, and the slow march is 150 miles, calculating the time, the cavalry can arrive at the Boxer ambush point two or three days before Pei Xu's brigade arrives." ”

Xu Hui was embarrassed: "Although what I said is true, but at present, there is only one cavalry in my Jingwei battalion, and there are only 700 cavalry including the general's banner, even if I can rush to the ambush point in advance, how to deal with a ten-fold strong enemy?"

Chen Qing said with a smile: "Brother Xu, do you know, the general said that a powerful cavalry can defeat tens of thousands of undisciplined soldiers even if there are only more than a hundred horsemen, not to mention that it is just a group of thieves who coerce the people, it is not a problem." ”

Guo Tao said: "Yes, not to mention that this time our department also traveled with the cavalry." ”

"Huh?" Xu Hui exclaimed: "But Brother Guo, your troops are all infantry, and you haven't undergone any training!" Besides, there aren't that many horses......"

Feng Chounian nibbled on the bun and smiled: "Brother Xu Hui, have you forgotten?" After the daily drill, the soldiers of my Jingwei battalion have to go to the racecourse to ask Chen Qing and them to ride fast horses for a while, and most of the soldiers of each banner are a little difficult for them to fight on horseback, but they don't fall off the horse, there is no problem. ”

Yang Kaishan nodded and interjected: "Moreover, Brother Chen's place has seven hundred horses, and half of the fast horses will be given to Guo Qi's soldiers, won't this problem be solved?" I will escort your subordinates on the road with Feng Chou Nian and Han Feng, and promise to meet the general before the thieves arrive. ”

Xu Hui suddenly realized, and after discussing for a while, everyone quickly swept the steamed buns in front of the plate, and after eating, they burped each other and said goodbye to each other and returned to their flag headquarters to prepare for the relevant expedition.

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"Sigh the law ......"

On the school field, more than 1,100 fast horses stood beside the soldiers, waiting for Liu Ce on the high platform to give orders.

Liu Ce and Ye Bin beside him bowed their heads and said a few words, then came to the middle of the high platform in full clothes, looked at the soldiers who were ready to go, and said loudly: "Blow the trumpet!" Let's go! ”

"Woo woo woo~"

More than 60 trombones were sounded at the same time, which was extremely exciting! Xu Huibu took the lead in turning around, and one hundred and ten carts of supplies were sent by mules and horses, and slowly walked out of the school field, followed by the Feng Sorrow Nian Department, followed by Han Feng's archers and Yang Kaishan's left banner......

The streets of the town were lined with people, many of whom were family members of the soldiers of the Jingwei Battalion, silently watching their boys and children rushing to the battlefield in high spirits......

"Xu Hui, let's go our separate ways here, I'll take the cavalry first, remember to be careful all the way." At the entrance of the town, Liu Ce and Xu Hui and several of their infantry generals kept admonishing.

"Don't worry, General, with my Seal Sorrow Year, I guarantee that nothing goes wrong!" Feng Chou Nian patted his chest and beat the package ticket.

"General rest assured, even if I Xu Hui die, I will not let the baggage team have any accidents, and I promise to meet the general before the thieves arrive!" Xu Hui clenched his fists heavily, he knew that he was all thanks to Liu Ce's care today, and he must not live up to his trust.

Liu Ce glanced at Feng Chounian, Yang Kaishan, and Han Feng again, nodded, and then pulled the reins of the horse and ran forward, and the banner of the Jingwei battalion behind him immediately followed, and more than a thousand war horses rushed slowly from the side of the infantry with the sound of heavy horse hooves......

"Don't be left behind!" Sun Biao on the horse was very excited, because his equestrian skills were good, and he was also transferred by Liu Ce from Yang Kaishan to move forward, along with Su Wencan of Han Feng's department and dozens of soldiers with superb equestrian skills from various banners......

"My cavalry unloaded their armor and horses, and wore cotton jackets and leather armor, and wrapped grain bags around their waists. Wait for the battle to be armored and then fight, which can ensure the speed of the march, can also avoid the half-way bandit volley can calmly respond to the battle, and can ensure that the soldiers have enough physical strength to fight the thieves. ”

Along the way, Qin Mo kept thinking about what Liu Ce said to himself, "riding lightly and simply", thinking about it was very reasonable, and he really admired Liu Ce's understanding of the way of marching so thoroughly.

"For every thirty or forty miles, rest for a quarter or two of an hour, and then feed the horses with bean feed to restore their strength and allow the knights to adjust their condition, so that the men and horses may have more energy in battle, and not be tired of fighting."

Thinking of this, Qin Mo couldn't help but drift to the Far Eastern border...... The fierce and sturdy Hulan cavalry often appeared in Qin Mo's mind like a nightmare: one man and two horses came and went without a trace, and the superb cavalry and archery made the Far Eastern soldiers only cower in the city wall and did not dare to fight...... Thousands of rebels shouted on foot to face the Hulan cavalry, only to be mercilessly drowned out by the sound of galloping horses' hooves...... The cries of the people of the Far East were constantly echoed in their ears, and the ugly Hulan cavalry teased the unarmed civilians like hunting, surrounded them one by one and killed them with bows, arrows and sabers...... When the horses' hooves of the Hulan people sounded, it was one massacre after another, and bad luck befell the people of the Far East countless times...... I vaguely remember the words of a seriously wounded rebel general when he grabbed his hands on his deathbed.

"Mr. Qin! Die on the battlefield in the next battle, but be incompetent in the next! You will not be able to fulfill your entrustment, and you will no longer be able to protect the people of the Far East! ”

recalled that the righteous army was listed as a thief by the imperial court and Jiang Xun, and the whole army was annihilated under the attack of the Hulan cavalry and Jiang Xun's local army. I vaguely remember the heart-rending shouts of a volunteer soldier with a broken arm when he saw him.

"Why the hell is that! What exactly are we doing wrong! Is it wrong to protect our homeland from bullying? Mr. Qin! Mr. Qin! You must save the people of the Far East! My life is rotten, and it's not a pity to die! But what about the fathers and elders of the Far East? Qin ...... Mr. Qin......"

Whenever he thought of the broken arm colonel who died in his arms with his eyes wide open, Qin Mo's heart was like a knife, so after he was removed from the family, he traveled all over the world, on the surface, he looked down on all the tours, but in fact, he was always looking for a way to save the people of the Far East. Every year at the beginning of spring and autumn harvest, his heart is extremely tormented, because in these two seasons, the towns and manors in the Far East will be plundered and slaughtered by the Hulan people, and the people's mournful cries echo in his ears again and again......

"Mr. Qin? What's wrong? Is it windy? Liu Ce, who was riding alongside, found that Qin Mo had tears on his cheeks, so he asked with concern.

Qin Mo was stunned for a moment, only to find that his face was full of tears, so he waved his sleeves and stroked it, embarrassed: "It's really a little cold today, which makes the general smile." ”

Without waiting for Liu Ce to speak, Sun Biao on the side said with a big grin: "How can it be cold?" Look at how warm this cotton fur is, Mr. Qin, you should not stay in the house to study, you should exercise more, after all, the general said that 'the body is the capital of the war', you see that this body is a hundred long, this body is all exercised. ”

Qin Mo said with a smile: "What Sun Baichang said is that Mo must exercise more. ”

Liu Ce glared at Sun Biao and said, "You talk a lot." He didn't pay attention to him anymore, turned back to Mr. Qin and said, "I have a few pairs of cloth armor, if Mr. Qin doesn't mind, let's take a pair of bands to block the chill for the time being?"

Qin Mo stopped and said: "The general has good intentions, but he is not suitable for a while, it doesn't matter." ”

Liu Ce could only give up when he saw him like this, and then more than a dozen soldiers from Wang Cheng's subordinate who were transferred from the auxiliary troops in the battle beat the tambourine, indicating that it was already forty miles.

"The whole army obeys the order! Rest in place! Liu Ce shouted, and more than a thousand cavalrymen immediately grabbed the reins of their horses, turned over and dismounted, and began to take care of their horses.

"Su Wencan! Go to the front and investigate, lest there be thieves guarding and hindering our army's journey. ”

"Yes." Su Wencan agreed, turned over and got on his horse, and galloped forward with several soldiers of the Korean battalion......

After seeing Su Wencan go away, Liu Ce came to Qin Mo's side, untied the water bag from his waist and handed it to him, Qin Mo took it and poured a few mouthfuls, but did not let his lips touch the mouth of the pot, and then gave it back to Liu Ce.

Liu Ce sat down and said, "Mr. Qin seems to have something on his mind, if you don't mind, can you come and hear it and see if I can help." ”

"Of course you can help!" Qin Mo almost couldn't control his shouting, but he still held back and said slowly: "It's not a big deal, it's just that I have been away from Yuanzhou for too long, and I miss it a little." ”

Liu Ce said: "If I remember correctly, Mr. Qin has been away from the Far East for more than five years, right?" ”

Qin Mo sighed: "In another half a month, it's been exactly six years, and I haven't been back once after being away for so many years." ”

Liu Ce patted him on the shoulder and said, "Why is this?" ”

Qin Mo said: "What are you going to do when you go back?" I have been removed from my family, and I am no longer a member of the Shi clan, not to mention that Hu Qi is raging, and everywhere I pass is in disarray, and I only look at things and lament when I go back. ”

Liu Ce sighed: "Mr. Qin at least has something to worry about, and I, Liu Ce, ...... But I don't even know where my home is......"

Qin Mo was stunned: "Listen to the general's accent, because you are from the south?" How could it be ......?"

Liu Ce interrupted him and said: "I have been an orphan since I was a child, I was taken in by the elders in the broken temple and grew up, and when the elder died, I was twelve or thirteen years old, so I begged along the road for a year, and then arrived in Heyuan, which coincided with the recruitment of soldiers by the local official army, and joined Zhao Yuanji's army under a thought, and after a few years, I was selected by the Thunder Army to become a member of the subordinate battalion......"

"The general must have suffered a lot, right?" Qin Mo sighed, the birth experience of the young man in front of him was also full of legends.

Liu Ce suddenly got up and said to Qin Mo: "Don't talk about this, Mr. have a good rest, and he is about to set off again!" ”

After saying that, Liu Ce turned around and left, he wouldn't talk about his true identity to anyone, even if he said it, no one would believe it, he could only rot in his stomach.

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