In the vast grassland, the wind swept up the snow. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info Between the flying snow and the grassland, there is an army dressed in thick snow suits, trudging with difficulty.

"Big brother, the guide in front has a disagreement about the route of travel!" In this team, there is only one person named He Xian's "big brother", and that is Zhao Yun. This is Zhao Yun's prerogative. At this moment, Zhao Yun was wrapped tightly, and even his eyes were covered with a thin gauze towel to block the flying snow.

"How far are we from Akayama?"

"There are still about a hundred miles!"

A hundred miles, if it is placed in peacetime, the time for a day of rapid marching will be reached. But now it is extraordinary, if this wind and snow do not stop, it is unknown whether it will be possible to arrive in two days. Even if they arrived, there was no way to fight in such weather. He Xian didn't want a good sneak attack to turn into a melee, and the melee was tantamount to giving up the advantages and fighters that could only be obtained by nine deaths.

"Stop moving, rest where you are, and make a fire to cook. Let the sergeants no longer cherish firewood, and they will no longer fire after today until the Wuhuan royal court is defeated! There should be enough firewood for us to use! He Xian leaned close to Zhao Yun's ear and ordered, "In addition, let a few guides come to me and set the direction of travel." ”

Zhao Yun was ordered to go down and arrange.

The silent procession began to make noise, and the sergeants shouted at each other and drew the sapper shovels from their bags. The sapper shovel is a good thing, especially shoveling snow in the snow and ramming snow, it is simply a magic weapon. After seeing the efficacy of the sapper shovel, the five thousand people of the Han army all threw themselves to He Xian, the inventor of the sapper shovel. Even Guo Jia, who has never admitted defeat, gave a thumbs up this time with great reluctance. He Xian obviously grew up in Nanyang, but he was able to think of and make such a sharp weapon in advance in case of emergency, which is really amazing!

What's more, the sapper shovel is not only a tool, but also a pretty good weapon in case of emergency! There was a sergeant on night patrol, who was attacked by a lone wolf while shoveling snow, because he didn't have time to draw his sword, the robe next to him swung at the lone wolf with the sapper shovel in his hand, trying to delay the lone wolf's attack. Unexpectedly, in just one moment, the sharp edge of the sapper shovel cut off half of the lone wolf's head! As a result, this hapless lone wolf became the night snack of the night patrol sergeants. And the versatility of the sapper shovel was further recognized by the sergeants.

Now that the camp has begun, it is natural that it needs to be armed. There is no need for He Xian to worry about how to arm. Zhang Liao's rangers were outside, Wei Yan's foot soldiers were inside, and Wen Ping's mask armor army guarded the military tent in the middle. After repeated again and again these days, even the dumbest sergeant knows what he needs to do next.

In addition to these guardsmen, the remaining 4,000 or so sergeants wielded sapper shovels and soon dug miles of snow ditches running east-west. The snow ditch is not wide, but it can be entered by people and horses. The two sides are compacted with snow, and the top is covered with tree branches as the skeleton, covered with hats, cloaks and other covers, and the wind and snow cannot enter. Another bonfire was lit, and the temperature soon warmed up. This is the standard trench mode of the later firearms era, which was perfectly transplanted by He Xian to avoid the wind and snow, which is very suitable.

"See Shogun Nakaro!" In the newly dug "ditch" of the Chinese army, He Xian met with the heads of the two groups of guides. In view of the harsh climate and complex terrain, He Xian set out to set up two groups of guides for this expedition. One group was the guide in the caravan under the command of Zhen, most of whom were Han Chinese living outside the Saiwai, who were also Han and Hu, and the guide was mostly based on experience. The other group was the special combat team members under He Xian, who had previously gone deep into the grassland and surveyed and mapped first-hand maps, relying on the compass in their hands.

Compass, as long as the principle is understood, the production process is not complicated. According to legend, as early as the emperor's time, China had a "Sinan car" to defend the direction. However, the earliest recorded "Ancient Mine Record" recorded in the Warring States Period was recorded in the Cishan area of the Warring States Period. "Cishan, 30 miles southwest of the county, native ore, the name of the state is this." Cishan was in Wu'an, Handan City, Hebei Province in later generations, and was the territory of Zhao during the Warring States Period. He Xian simply inherited the wisdom of his predecessors and firmly trusted the role of the compass.

The guides of the Zhen group believe that Chishan is located in the northwest of the land of 100 miles; The members of the special operations team judged that Chishan was a hundred miles in the northeast. The former relies on the topography of mountains and rivers and the experience of entering and leaving the grassland many times in the past; The latter, on the other hand, is based on a map in hand, as well as dozens of compasses. Prior to this, the opinions of the two groups of guides were relatively unanimous, and there were not too many differences. However, because of this snowstorm, the terrain of the mountains and rivers has been covered with snow, and it has lost its original direction. At this time, walking on the grassland is most likely to get lost.

If there is no compass, He Xian can only rely on the most experienced guide, even if he is led to Northwest Lia, he can only recognize it. This is the death of heaven, not the crime of war! But now it's different. Wind and snow can hide the movement of mountains and rivers, but they cannot hide the earth's magnetic field. As long as there is a compass, theoretically there is no loss of direction. From the very beginning, He Xian set up two guide groups, which were in line with the purpose of complementing each other and confirming each other. The previous route of travel has been proved by the guide of the Zhen experience group, and there is no problem with the map drawn by the special operations team. Theoretically, the map and compass have been proven to be safe!

Therefore, after listening to the exposition of his own opinions by the responsible persons of the two groups, He Xian decided to choose the opinions of the special operations squad without spending too much time and energy. Because the Zhen experience team has added too much subjective speculation, and all the expositions of the special operations team are judged around the established map and the direction given by the compass. Between experience and science, he naturally preferred the latter.

Although the guides of the Zhen caravan were not convinced, this decision was related to the safety of the entire team and whether important strategic goals could be achieved, and they could not afford this responsibility. He Xian has the power to decide the life and death of 5,000 people.

Cold, blizzards, getting lost, these are the biggest problems of the winter grassland march, and He Xian has already encountered them. Relying on the experience and lessons of his previous life, He Xian made the most adequate preparations. So far, this effect is also good. Overall, the 5,000-strong team did not suffer non-combat attrition due to frostbite, getting lost, etc. Only a few scouts were attacked by wolves and were slightly injured. Regardless of whether or not Qiu Liju can be successfully annihilated in the end, just such a level of marching in the Central Plains is enough to shock the entire Han Dynasty.

After a good night's rest, the team set off again. Location: Northeast, Target: Red Mountain!