At dawn the next day, the 20,000-strong army was assembled in the outer city of Yejiabao, Tie Ta still led the cavalry battalion, Su Can was in charge of the musket battalion, and Li Chengke led the infantry battalion. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Aixin Haoran is the commander of the army, and the three of them have no objection to this, after all, Aixin Haoran's identity is there, even if everyone has an opinion in their hearts, they will not say it.

After Ye Shaolong inspected the whole army on horseback, he impassionedly encouraged the soldiers, and then ordered to go on the expedition.

The cavalry battalion of the tower was the vanguard, the infantry battalion was the center, and finally Su Can's musket battalion. An army of more than 20,000 people set off towards Tianjin City.

The weather was gloomy early in the morning, and it could rain at any time. In order to no longer walk on the muddy road, the army can only speed up its pace and rush to Baoding City as soon as possible.

Ye Shaolong, his wife Tang Feifei and Su Xiaocao, the three of them stood on the wall of the outer city, watching the army go away. It wasn't until they could no longer be seen that Ye Shaolong and Tang Feifei helped Su Xiaocao to go down to the city together.

"Xianggong, why are you in a hurry to capture Tianjin City? With our current strength, we can't take care of it at all, right? Tang Feifei leaned against the window of the carriage and asked thoughtfully.

Ye Shaolong glanced back at her in surprise, and muttered, "Don't you know the current predicament of our Ye Jiabao? ”

Tang Feifei suddenly said: "You want to change from passive to active and cut off the retreat of foreigners." ”

Ye Shaolong nodded: "Yes, if the foreigners can be active in the interior, they are all located in some ports to provide them with logistics and troops." If we want to really expel the foreigners, we must first guard the coastline and prevent them from coming and going freely. ”

Tang Feifei nodded and said no more, there was no problem with Ye Shaolong's train of thought, and she was no longer worried.

In the end, the army was drenched in heavy rain on the way, and the road that was originally full of sand and dust immediately turned into a muddy and difficult to walk road.

The cavalry battalion of the Iron Tower was in charge of opening the way in front of him, but those who followed him were full of complaints. The dirt roads, trampled by horses' hooves, have become difficult to walk.

Sometimes the foot is directly stuck in the knees of the mud, and although the infantry complains, they can still pass smoothly with each other's support.

To say that the most painful thing has to be the grain army in the army, the carriage full of grain is no longer pulled by horses, but pushed by people.

Su Can and Li Chengke also went down to help, braving the heavy rain, everyone shouted loud slogans together, and pushed the grain cart forward with difficulty.

Su Can was covered in mud, and he had just helped push two grain trucks, which had already made him quite tired. Looking up at the sky, the sky is full of dark clouds and gloomy, and the rain will not stop for half a while.

Feeling that if this continues, the army will definitely not be able to reach Baoding City before evening, and it will exhaust the army.

After thinking about it, Su Can still decided to go to Li Chengke to discuss. So he looked up and looked around for Li Chengke's trace, and finally, more than ten meters in front of him, Su Can saw Li Chengke.

He agreed that he was covered in mud and could not get out of the quagmire, and several of his own soldiers were pulling out of the quagmire. Su Can looked for it without hesitation.

"Cheng Ke, it's not a way to go on like this! The road is getting more and more difficult to walk, and if it continues like this, sooner or later the soldiers will be exhausted to death. Su Can looked at Li Chengke, who was also confused, with a bitter face.

"How can that be done? There is no shop in front of the village, and there is no place to shelter from the rain. What's more, this is a low-lying area, and if you don't leave as soon as possible, if the heavy rain continues, there will inevitably be a big flood. ”

It's been almost a year of drought, and it's good to see heavy rains. But he was on the way to the march, and Li Cheng was helpless.

"Think of a way, you can't go on blindly like this anymore, the soldiers are exhausted!" Helplessness also crawled all over Su Can's face.

Li Chengke rolled his eyes directly: "What can be done, unless you can make this road easier." ”

"Make the road easy ......." Su Can suddenly thought of something, frowned and fell into deep thought.

Li Chengke looked at Su Can stupidly, he hoped that Su Can could think of a way, but unfortunately in such a situation in front of him, the hope was very slim.

"There it is!"

Su Can suddenly slapped himself on the head, and he danced excitedly.

"What do you say?" Li Chengke was also slightly excited, and asked urgently.

Su Can laughed twice, and then said: "Just like you just said, can't you just make the road better?" ”

"How?" Li Chengke was completely confused by Su Can.

"Stupid!"

Su Can yelled, and then explained: "Of course, it is not appropriate for us to let such a muddy road go to the end, and the further back the carriage, the more difficult it is to walk." So why don't we fix the muddy road first to make sure that the carriage can pass smoothly, and that would save a lot of trouble? ”

"Will this work?" Li Chengke was still skeptical.

"It's not up to you and me to have the final say, just try it and you'll know." Su Can is also single.

After hesitating for a moment, there was really no other way, Li Chengke could only believe Su Can once, and arrange for someone to fix the muddy road section first according to what he said.

There is strength in numbers, and the road only needs to be built wide enough for the carriage to pass. Li Chengke gave an order, and after a while, hundreds of soldiers began to clear the mud, and then dug up the turf on both sides of the road and poured it in.

After a short stretch of trimming, and then letting the carriage try to pass by, it was really twice the result with half the effort. Instead of a dozen people taking turns to push the wagon, the soldiers easily passed through the groomed section.

Seeing that it worked, and it was a lot faster, Li Chengke and Su Can finally breathed a sigh of relief. Each led his men to build roads, so that the speed of the march was much faster.

It wasn't until the army got out of the mud and began to walk on the official road that it was much easier, and the speed of the march was also accelerated again, and it was estimated that it would be able to reach Baoding City before dark.

The little emperor Saobao rode a horse in armor and followed the army slowly, his whole body already drenched in the rain. The armor made of iron did not have the slightest thermal insulation effect, but was frighteningly cold when soaked by rain.

If he didn't take it off again, he might catch a cold at any time, but the little emperor still gritted his teeth and endured it. It wasn't until Su Can couldn't stand it anymore that he stepped forward to persuade: "Marshal, this weather is really not suitable for wearing helmets and armor, you see that the soldiers have already traveled lightly, why don't you take off your armor too?" ”

As soon as the armor enters the water, it is not only uncomfortable to wear, but also adds a lot of weight. Not only can a man be tired of dressing, but even the horse that carries him will be tired very quickly.

Aixin Haoran raised his eyes and looked around, and indeed found that none of the soldiers in the army were wearing armor, so according to Su Can's words, he also took off the armor on his body.