After a sudden day of rain, in a less scorching hot weather;

The three major armies under my command, the Huaidong army, which claimed to be 30,000 and actually had 24,000 men, were finally able to bid farewell to the mountains and rivers in the midst of the reluctance of a sea of people and other complicated emotions. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Prior to this, I had repeatedly confirmed by sea that the autumn harvest had begun in parts of Jeolla Province in the eastern and western parts of the Silla Domain.

Since most of the land to be crossed was the plain between the two rivers, the array on the march was roughly divided into three sections: front, middle, and back.

The main formation, located in the middle section, is the main force and reserve composed of my Yaqian soldiers and the Marquis of Youyu, as well as the left army of the imperial camp led by Han Liangchen; and the right escort of the camp led by Cui Bangbi, plus the capture regiment as the front and the first strike; Liu Yanqing's exemplary rear army, and the third soldier and horse envoy Zhao Bingyuan led a number of garrison battalions as the rear formation, and the baggage horse corps car battalion service brigade guard.

The cavalry team, which was composed of a mixture of the hunting battalion and the hussar battalion, led the way by Zhao Liangsi and Luo Kedi, serving as patrols and sentries on the left and right flanks on the plain, as well as sweeping and interception forces along the way.

This arrangement has its own corresponding considerations, and it is also an opportunity for Cui Bangbi, who has always behaved down-to-earth and low-key after losing to me in private, to give priority to his meritorious service; It is also to Liu Yanqing, who has just mastered the new army, a certain kind of protection and thoughtfulness, and even more trust in the trust, which makes people honestly unable to say strange things.

It's just that after the main combat power of the 24,000 people on the account was withdrawn all at once, Huaidong in the rear suddenly became extremely empty.

Only the Zuo Yu Marquis Army left behind in the headquarters, a few special formations and a number of technical weapons troops, as well as the remaining more than 20 battalions of the Qingzhou Garrison Army, plus seven or eight water battalions stationed and patrolled between the river and the sea, and a number of requisitioned and transferred feudal soldiers, led by Zhao Long, the commander of the garrison, were responsible for guarding the family and defending the land.

The forces that maintain local order have not changed much; The core six states plus the more than 40 counties in the outer eleven states are still governed by the local garrison regiments responsible for the corresponding security and defense matters.

These garrison regiments range from hundreds to hundreds, and are allocated according to the actual situation and needs according to the proportion of the local population and the amount of output. The second-line troops left behind are mainly stationed in the state capital, Dayi, and Guansai strongholds, as a reserve for emergency situations in the vicinity.

In addition, the administrative forces of the government at all levels, as long as it is not a major famine or a strong enemy invasion that exceeds the level of Huaidong, the basic daily emergencies and accidents can still be dealt with.

As for the armed cantonment regiments in Cangzhou, Liaoxi, Liaodong, Jeolla Province, and other enclaves, they also have a certain ability to protect themselves in the face of attacks and harassment by ordinary homeless bandits.

This is also the result of some of the dispersion of forces and other sequelae that have been spread too wide over the years. As if to support Yue Pengju's free play in Hebei, even the old weapons that were originally used to refurnace were found and transported

Under the existing military and political system in Huaidong, although it is not possible to completely eliminate external infiltration and infiltration, it is also relatively avoided by the firewall, and some people with ulterior motives or ill intentions have the opportunity to climb to relatively important or critical positions.

After all, for a spy or a spy, it is also quite difficult to change and screen a series of identities from quarantine camps, administrative areas, reclamation regiments, cantonment households, and then from conscription of civilian husbands, volunteers, and patrol teams to garrison regiments and defense battalions, until they are selected for the main battle order or released to the grassroots officials, and so on.

Therefore, the real troubles and troubles are mainly from the friendly forces of the same camp, or some people in power in the rear of the country, hiding under the rule of legitimate reasons, all kinds of justifiable coveting and snooping.

As the saying goes, "one more than 10,000 people, boundless", once the size of the army reaches or exceeds a certain critical point, it means that the choice of the corresponding march route has become quite limited, or even predictable;

Because it is impossible to accompany the army with only soldiers and equipment, but also a large number of baggage wagons and horsemen, there are naturally corresponding requirements and various restrictions on the traffic environment.

It is impossible to break away from them too far during the march, and only by taking the road that is convenient for the passage of heavy loads can the corresponding safety and security be guaranteed. If you can walk along the river, it will undoubtedly save time and effort.

Therefore, among the three routes that I have explored in previous military operations, this time I have without exception chosen to take the northern route, which is a little longer but has better traffic conditions.

After the departure of the army, in the process of mobilization and assembly of manpower and material resources along the way, under the continuous development and dredging of Huaidong, the relatively developed water transportation force of the river channel played a considerable role during the period; This was true even after the army had left the country.

Therefore, it took only half a day for the army under my command to complete the assembly and departure in Yizhou, enter the plain area of Xuzhou, and then turn north to Yanzhou from the west bank of Baima Lake and Weishan Lake, and then turn west into the territory of Yunzhou, and after arriving at the south bank of Onozawa, the last preparation and labor supplement.

Then it was to march along the southern bank of Jishui towards the southwest, and in order to accompany this massive march. In Yunzhou, where the news was received, a large fleet of vehicles and ships had already been assembled, which was responsible for loading most of the baggage on the way to the army, and through the pre-prepared on-board facilities, it could provide a certain degree of logistical services such as medical and health care, food purchase, and livestock raising.

In this way, the soldiers and civilians can be liberated and saved, and a large amount of physical and other superfluous consumption of heavy marching can be saved, and energy and time can be saved and devoted to field training and military service in maintaining a state of condition.

It is also equivalent to reducing the dependence and demand for food and labor along the way in disguise, and invisibly allowing the army to march more and faster.

Don't look at these inconspicuous details and matters, the advantages of the enemy and the comparison of the odds of victory on the battlefield are often piled up between these trivial things.

After crossing the famous natural dividing line, the Biyangshan Mountain Range, the idyllic daily scene of the original longitudinal and horizontal ditches and the voices of people on the ridges was suddenly replaced by Xiao Shu's dilapidated sights and hearings, just like two completely different worlds separated by a mountain.

As a buffer zone that has been repeatedly cleaned by the Huaidong Army for a long time, coupled with the clear field and strong walls on the side of the Northern Dynasties, it can be said that it has been uninhabited for a long time;

However, in the past year or two, with the sharp reduction of front-line warfare and the subsidence of pressure, it seems that some traces of human activities have regained in these three-way areas.

For example, in the west of Piyang Mountain, on the edge of the mountain at the junction of Maozhou and Songzhou, newly cultivated acres and settlements were found, although the households during this period had already fled and hidden.

But those jicamas and melons that are not in good shape in the fields that are not very regular, as well as a few thin ducks that are lingering, undoubtedly show the tenacity and persistence of a certain life.

But in addition, walking all the way west on the Huanghuai Plain, there are all kinds of barren and dead silence, as well as wild grasses and fields and abandoned villages and towns in the ruins.

Sometimes the rangers who were scouts spread out for more than ten miles, but they could not find the locals who could be used for questioning and guidance, and some of the cities that were originally populated were also full of people, like ghosts and empty and silent.

It was only after the vast army of men and horses settled in that they were like alarmed rats, and from all corners and crevices, some unkempt and scrawny residents appeared, and they tried to flee out with all their strength.

Even if they were arrested, they begged for mercy, but they were all ineffective old and weak women and children, who could neither act as envoys with the army nor provide useful information.

Fortunately, the teams that transported grain in the first few times have left relatively obvious marks along the way, and the old camps that have been used to stay along the way, so it would be good for our army to advance in relay along these directions.

It wasn't until the third day out of the Huaidong border, along the Wuzhang River, a tributary of Jishui, that after entering Chengwu City in Shanzhou, I finally saw the grain platform left by the Henan Dispatch Army, as well as a number of guards who seemed to be lazy and lazy, hiding in the garrison to deal with the monotonous and lonely days.

And when they were rectifying and cleaning up their station, they found that there were still many women hidden, and after more than a dozen heads of the military law enforcement fell to the ground,

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In the garrison of the former army, there was a gloomy and bleak atmosphere, and Wang Gui, who was covered in mud and stains, looked at the same embarrassed subordinates in front of him with red eyes.

"Half of the army, three battalion heads."

"That's all there is to come."