Gong Dingyu originally said that he wanted to rest, but when he saw the contempt in the eyes of the flag officer, he shook his horsewhip and said coldly: "Of course I caught up!" ”

"Yes, then rest for two moments, and then we will continue to catch up."

Seeing him like this, the flag officer was enlisted, and the coldness in his eyes was a little less. first responded, and then said: "Our Taibao has been preparing for war since two months ago, sleeping for up to two hours a day, and preparing from morning to night. ”

"Oh, I see."

Gong Dingyu was still wondering why the army and the camp were moving forward, and his party couldn't catch up with the light cavalry, it turned out that the baggage had traveled a few days earlier, and Sun Chuanting's camp was also moving forward lightly. These cars have not been lightly inspected, and the trip has been slowed down, so it's no wonder that they are catching up so hard.

"It's so hard to march and fight. Our Taibao leads the troops, and it has always been like this. ”

The flag officer turned around to feed his mount, and said to Gong Dingyu in a thick Shaanxi accent: "If you are tired and tired, you can rest for a while." ”

Gong Dingyu shook his head slowly, and said in a deep voice: "No need, just rest for two moments." ”

After speaking, he took out his pocket watch from his bosom and silently remembered the time.

Hundreds of these things have been made, and there must be one above the team officer, like Sun Chuanting's Chinese military flag, I think there is also this thing.

Sure enough, while Gong Dingyu was timing the time, the flag officer also took out his pocket watch and took a look.

Seeing that Gong Dingyu was the same, this flag officer smiled slightly.

Only then did Gong Dingyu realize that the arrogance of this young officer was just a mask to cover up the fact that he was too young.

The children of Sanqin came out with Sun Chuanting, and they are so young and handsome, I am afraid that there are few of them.

Afraid that the other party would be embarrassed, Gong Dingyu turned around, but when he turned, his eyes swept away, but he saw a bulging green skin bag between the other party's waist span.

His heart moved, and he knew that it must be a clairvoyant mirror that had only recently been mass-produced by the Military Industry Department.

The current clairvoyant mirrors are all monocular, and they can be seen far away after being opened. Originally, the workshop in Suzhou could be manufactured in technology, but the process was complex and the materials used in the manufacturing were exquisite, so the price was too high.

The Military Industry Department manufactures its own, and the precious raw materials can be used without it, so far, after trial and development, the telescope ...... That is, the clairvoyant mirror that Gong Dingyu and others are still used to calling has also begun to be issued to the level of sentinel.

As for the scouts, basically every sergeant major can get one.

Coupled with detailed maps, pocket watches, clairvoyant mirrors, canned food and other items, it can move in a wide range of enemy territory every night, and the reconnaissance radius is greatly increased, which invisibly brings a greater chance of victory to the Ming army.

After countless failed trial trials and trials, the cans are finally formed.

In fact, it is a ceramic jar, which is steamed and sterilized in a steamer after being put into food, and then sealed with wax, and the can is successfully sealed. Originally, the earliest canned food was made of glass, but Chinese porcelain has the same sealing and sterilization effect, and glass manufacturing has no tradition in China, so it is very troublesome to promote, so pottery is used instead.

During this break, it was just right for dinner.

Gong Dingxiao likes canned pork with dried plum vegetables, and after it is hot, a fragrance spreads.

The rest of the attachés also chose their own cans to open and eat according to their tastes.

For a moment, the lit bonfire was filled with the aroma of food.

Canned food is the solution to the trouble of the dish, but the staple is still carried separately. Layer by layer pressed rice cakes have always been one of the military rations for the long-distance travel of the Chinese [***] team, and the pressed food is flat, and one piece can be worth a day's food. Bring a few pieces and you won't be hungry for a few days.

After eating with vegetables, everyone and the escorted cavalry of the Pingyu Army shook off their cheeks and munched.

"Hey, these old soldiers."

"I've eaten so much, look at this, can I fight?"

"Just diapers!"

Sun Chuanting's troops belong to the local troops, although the supervision standard is regarded as the sequence of the local field troops, and it is a grade higher than the pure city defense battalion, but the local troops are a grade worse than the Pinglu Army in terms of military uniforms and equipment.

They themselves, each with a piece of dry food made of cornmeal, and then each of them carried pickles, even if it was the flag of the Chinese army.

Marching and fighting, Sun Chuanting is not too extravagant, the original prestige is now unplaced, who doesn't know, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince himself is very frugal?

But this group of soldiers raised by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince ...... The supervising soldiers, that is, the original soldiers of the Qin army, just shook their heads one by one.

"Who said you can't fight when you're full?"

The Pingyu army didn't squeak at first, and after they were full, the head of the shed who led the team said with a smile: "Our Royal Highness the Crown Prince said that only when you have enough food and drink can you have the strength to kill the thief." ”

"It's good to go into battle and don't pee."

The people around Sun Chuanting are, of course, also the embers of the Qin army back then, and I don't know how many times they have fought on the battlefield. The Pingyu army was well-armoured, the weapons were sharp, the horses were strong, and all the details showed that it was a well-equipped army.

Even the speed of the march is impeccable, so the arrogant soldiers of the Qin army can only attack the other party as a novice rookie on the battlefield.

"Diapers?" The cavalry captain of the Pingyu Army smiled very tolerantly, this is a middle-aged man from Huaidi, who is simple and simple, and does not like to do verbal disputes.

Looking at the Qin army comrades who were unconvinced, he just said meaningfully: "How are we fighting in the Pingyu army, whether we are diapers or not, let's wait until we get to the battlefield." ”

"Well, too."

I was embarrassed by the other party's attitude, and that Qin Jun also nodded in line with the unique simplicity of a man in Guanzhong, but the distrust and contempt in his eyes were still obvious.

After all, the Pingyu Army had only fought large-scale cavalry battles in Henan, and the movement along the Shandong line was much smaller, not to mention Xuzhou Town, which was already in the rear.

Unconsciously, the area controlled by Qingjiang Xingying has actually expanded several times more than half a year ago.

After a while, the carts and knights went on the road together, and before the twilight ruled the land, at last they saw more soldiers on foot or on horseback, each queue was a sentry unit, and one after another the sentry flags crackled in the cold north wind, then the team flags, the camp flags, and finally, the whole team that caught up after was like a drop of water, blending into the majestic sea.

The serious soldiers were flanked by leaving a path for the auxiliaries to move, and these auxiliaries were different from the auxiliaries of the baggage battalion, which had a large number of horses and carriages, as well as quite a lot of engineering equipment, and the baggage and sappers were one, and the number of people in each battalion was considerable. These people are trained according to the standards of the engineering troops.

The auxiliaries assigned to each barracks are different, and they are considered assistants on the battlefield compared to the soldiers.

Help the soldiers put on their armor, pick up arrows, watch over their horses, and more. These things are not only to contribute, but also to have considerable courage and skill.

Each battalion is more than 1,890 people, including 300 auxiliaries, and if they perform well on the battlefield, they can be promoted to soldiers.

These auxiliaries actually enlisted a little later, and the training was slowly catching up, just in terms of appearance and courage, in fact, they were not under the soldiers, but because of the system, they could not be the same as the soldiers, wearing the same military uniforms and boots, and the auxiliaries were naturally holding their breath and were determined to show themselves on the battlefield.

Sun Chuanting's conditions here are even worse, the auxiliaries are just wearing red tasseled hats and blue-gray jackets, and even the auxiliary soldiers of the Pingyu Army are far inferior.

After galloping in the military formation and running for more than half an hour, it was already dark, and Gong Dingyu rushed to the outside of Sun Chuanting's camp.

Although it is a temporary camp, it is also a big mansion in the middle of this unknown town, but it is still full of battles and heavily guarded.

There are patrol officers and soldiers with torches everywhere, Sun Chuanting's supervising standard pro-army are all Guanzhong men wearing iron armor, he brought out more than 2,000 people from Shaanzhou when he went south, and some were picked out by the prince, and the rest were scattered to lead the troops, and the most were left around, that is, the pro-military camp of the superintendent.

Hearing that it was the division of the quartermaster department of the camp who rushed over, these soldiers of the Qin army did not dare to slack off, and marched to the inner circle with the banner officer.

As Gong Dingyu and them marched, these soldiers looked at the knights of the Pingyu Army with curious eyes.

Shandong and Xuzhen were not the focus of the cavalry battle last time, and in normal times, there would not be cavalry from the Pingyu Army. This time, three battalions of soldiers were sent at once, and the officers and men of the Pingyu Army of the brigade left a deep impression on these officers and men of the Qin Army when they sang a neat and loud military song.

What was even more impressive was the marching speed of the three battalions of the Pingyu Army, which was simply like a god speed.

That is, when I went from Shaanzhou to northern Shanxi, then crossed the Yellow River by detour, and fled to Nanzhili through Shandong, thousands of miles of long distances, and everyone did not have this speed to flee for their lives.

In this way, the Chinese army had an excellent impression of the Pingyu Army, and even the small group of cavalry in front of them was baptized and cared for by their eyes.

In this way, although it was only a small group of soldiers, all the knights of the Pingyu Army still straightened their waists, controlled the reins with their left hands, pressed their swords with their right hands, drove off their horses, and meticulously marched through the streets of the town paved with bluestone paved roads.

The cold wind in the sky began to become wet, and the originally smug head frowned.

The humidity in the air is so obvious, as a Huaidi man who has been farming for more than 20 years, this shed manager obviously feels that a winter rain is close at hand.

(To be continued)