When receiving the news that Liu Weiming's flying pigeon was passing and his troops occupied Bazhou, Yang Xuan led the guard regiment, the 5th regiment, and the cavalry regiment to the second village and traveled thousands of miles to Hu Jiusi's lair. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

The second village is about 50 miles away from Ba County, backed by the Enyang River, in front of which is a piece of low hills, the terrain is extremely dangerous, and it was selected by Hu Jiusi as the place of the garrison.

After setting off early yesterday morning, Ma Chao led the cavalry to the front, and Yang Xuan led the guard regiment to walk in the middle.

The guard regiment has been equipped with more than 100 tricycles, it can be said that the semi-mechanized troops of this era are very fast, according to Cao Zhang, as long as they cooperate properly, they can easily walk more than 50 miles a day.

Each brigade had four tricycles, and the soldiers rode tricycles in front, shouting loudly in crowded places, uphill and downhill places, and the soldiers around them also seemed very novel, laughing at the tricycle for being inflexible, while two people pushed behind, and in a moment they climbed over the steep slope and walked to the front.

And seeing that the soldiers put the heavier quilt cover and iron plate (self-defense in front of the body) in the basket, the driver blocked it loudly, and the adult said that the vehicle was too loaded, and the bearing could not bear it, and it broke down a lot when it came.

In order to encourage everyone's enthusiasm for learning, all the drivers who pass the examination have a monthly allowance of 3 yuan in silver, and the income is high, and these drivers are of course much louder.

In normal times, everyone may still listen to greetings, but now how can everyone listen to long-distance marches and wars?

Some are even verbal threats, and the riders have no choice but to say that there is no problem with helping to pedal on the flat ground, and if they go to the hillside, they must help push and push.

Everyone talked and laughed, and some even seemed quite mysterious, claiming that this was probably the wooden cart cow and horse of Zhuge Wuhou back then, and as soon as he said it, someone next to him refuted it.

Wooden carts, oxen and horses are not pushed by people, and this tricycle is to be stepped on by people, and people are to push them, how can it be wooden carts and cattle and horses?

And when I heard that there were belittling adult tricycles, some people couldn't stand it, pointed to the tricycle, and bluntly said that although it requires manpower, it is very easy and accustomed to it, as long as it is flat and rides on it, it is faster and more comfortable than walking.

A brigade is equipped with four tricycles, three belong to each squadron to pull tents, grain, etc., and one belongs to the cooking squad to pull bowls and pans and part of the grain, which is very convenient, and the gang of boys in the cooking squad in addition to the tricycle, there are also three wheelbarrows, put the burden on it, push vegetables and grains, and carry a big iron pot, which looks very relaxed?

Everyone, carrying a bird's sword, wearing armor (iron plate), carrying a quilt, and a blanket on his shoulder, which contained four or five days' dry food.

Some people complained that although this tricycle was a good thing, it mainly reduced the burden on the men, but did not reduce the burden on the soldiers.

Some people even said bluntly that they hope that in the future, each squad will be equipped with one, and during the march, quilts, armor and other things will be placed in it.

Riding on the tricycle, listening to the complaints of the soldiers around him, Yang Xuan laughed from time to time, and stopped from time to time to discuss with Yin Chengqi, Cao Zhang and others, if it is in the summer, three tricycles for each brigade are enough, and in the cold winter, the long-distance march is still particularly insufficient.

Everyone cheered one by one when they heard Yang Xuan open his mouth, and everyone stopped complaining like in the past.

And to the camp, the soldiers are even more smiling, in the past, it was difficult to transport heavy loads, when the army was marching and fighting, everyone mainly ate white rice, and when it was good, it was a blessing to eat a little bit of wowotou, pot helmet or something.

In the past, there were no vegetables for dinner, so in order to be able to eat them, the man with a conscience would go outside to pick some wild vegetables and cook them in a pot, so that they were a little more delicious.

Most of the time, it is dipped in a little salt, or porridge is drunk, which is very unpalatable.

But now it is different, because there is a tricycle, pull a hundred pounds of vegetables, with an iron pot a little fry, although compared to the home is much worse, but the march to fight can eat such delicious vegetables, everyone has a big appetite, one by one touching the bulging belly, some are more blunt, compared with the past is the life of the gods.

Yang Xuan drank a bowl of gruel and ate half a plate of sparse vegetables, although it was much better than in the past, he still shook his head again and again in his heart.

Since there was no rice threshing machine, the rice and wheat were only milled once, and they were still coarse grains, and the porridge was drunk, and the taste of wheat bran was faintly felt. (In ancient times, rice was milled with a mill, and the mill was not clean, and when the army was marching and fighting, the upper commander and the lower ordinary soldiers ate this kind of coarse grain).

Although it is a green vegetable, it does not have much oil, and it is light and light, and it completely relies on salt to suppress the odor.

How could I have eaten this kind of rice in my previous life, and how could I have been so light in the food in my previous life?

Seeing that Yang Xuan's brows were tightened, the grain official next to him smiled, and brought a bowl of sauerkraut.

It turned out that before the march, the grain officer made a jar of sauerkraut castrated, and now seeing that the deputy general had lost his appetite, he asked him to bring it over.

Yang Xuan ate a little bit and felt sweet, especially delicious, so he ate an extra bowl of rice.

The news of the great change in the food of the guard gang spread far and wide, and when they heard that the guard regiment had brought vegetables, and they could still eat stir-fried vegetables in the morning and evening, Sima Chao of the cavalry regiment and Feng Youqing of the 7th regiment hurriedly beat their horses over when they heard this, and saw that the soldiers were feasting, and they were eating with relish and exclaimed again and again.

The two of them came to the camp with one foot tall and one foot short, and asked for a little vegetable to be given to everyone anyway.

It is difficult to describe the difficulty of the ancients going out for a thousand days at home, especially for a single person, and even more so for the army.

If you look at the records of various wars in the past, it is often the number of war deaths and the number of non-war deaths, and these non-war deaths are caused by illness and malnutrition during the march.

During the march, it is more luxurious to be able to eat a full meal, or to eat a little pot helmet and pasta with salt.

Now I heard that with the tricycle, it is more convenient to transport military baggage, and the guard regiment not only has food to eat, but also dips the pot helmet in as much salt and vinegar as it wants, and what is even more surprising is that it can still stir-fry vegetables, how can it not be envied.

Standing below, Ma Chao repeatedly arched, saying that the army was fighting, and he didn't eat any stir-fried vegetables, in order to eat better, he hoped to be a cavalry staff officer in the big camp, and he was unwilling to be a general.

Feng Youqing also gave up his hand again and again, claiming that when the soldiers heard that the guard regiment could eat stir-fried vegetables in the morning and evening, everyone did not dare to ask for extravagance, if they could eat one stir-fried dish a day, the soldiers would definitely be more energetic.

Yang Xuan grimaced, looked at the two of them and shook his head and said, "You guys, you just have pink eye, and you used to march and fight, didn't everyone come here like this?"

Why is it that now that the guard regiment is equipped with tricycles, life has improved slightly, and the psychology is unbalanced? ”

Ma Chao argued again and again, his subordinates are all cavalry, and the cavalry has always guarded the left and right, and the treatment should not be worse than that of the guard regiment.

Marching and fighting, the rest is easy to say, but this is a big problem.

Doesn't the adjutant general often say that only when you eat well and only when your body is good can you have the strength to go into battle and kill the enemy?

Although Feng Youqing was submissive, he still argued with reason, there were a few soldiers under the account who were sick, and the adults have always loved soldiers like children, can you allocate a little vegetables so that everyone can recuperate.

Yang Xuan laughed, looked at the frightened crowd and said, "You guys, very good, now you all understand what I said in the past, can the soldiers go into battle to kill the enemy only if they eat well and their bodies are well-nourished?" ”

When the two heard this, they said yes again and again.

Next to him, Yin Chengqi smiled and said: "You guys are worried about each other, thinking that the adult is biased towards the one, the one suffers, and the one takes advantage."

The lord just found Cao Zhang, the commander of the guard regiment, and asked him to send 3 carts of vegetables to the 5th regiment and 2 carts of vegetables to the cavalry regiment.

I didn't expect you to come and accuse adults of injustice openly and secretly, you say, your conscience, alas, really lose to your mouth? ”

The two of them were embarrassed, and apologized again and again, seeing everyone like this, Yang Xuan was trying to teach the two of them a lesson, and Liu Weiming, the general manager of Qian, reported through the flying pigeon, and had led the 6th regiment to occupy Ba County.

asked people to unfold the map, and everyone gathered around, Ma Chao pointed to the map and said: "My lord, if Hu Jiusi hears that Ba County is occupied, he will definitely flee in a hurry."

The second village is on the south bank of the Enyang River, and now it is cold, and it is more difficult for Hu Jiusi to cross the Enyang River than to climb to the sky.

The last general's expectation was good, Hu Jiusi was likely to lead his troops to retreat to Langzhong, and the last general was willing to lead his troops to make a detour to the pass to cut off Hu Jiusi's retreat. ”

Cao Zhang next to him said with a smile: "Ma Dusi, probably you fancy Hu Jiusi's three hundred cavalry, your cavalry regiment is only more than three hundred cavalry now, and it is not yet full, are you worried that other troops will capture its cavalry and form what cavalry regiment?" ”

Ma Chao touched his head and smiled.

Yang Xuan thought about it, and immediately ordered Ma Chao to make a detour to cut off Hu Jiusi's retreat, and ordered Feng Youqing to lead his troops to attack Erzhaizi.