readx;?readx; Chapter 1 ** is the most difficult to absorb the grace of beauty

The Shannan area is the rice-producing area of Daqin, and there are mostly natural plains, and sometimes there is not a single mountain bag for dozens of miles. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info It would have been a pleasant thing to run in such a flat place. If there were not thousands of pursuers, who were in desperate pursuit from several directions.

There are no forests, no valleys, no mountains, no mountains, and there are just this boundless plains. In Shannan, if you want to escape the pursuit of the enemy, there is no other way than to run faster than others. If it weren't for this, the Maitreya bandits in Shannan would not have been chased by Yang Wenyu, and most of them died of exhaustion on the way to escape.

The encounter of the Shannan Maitreya Sect two months ago was repeated in Qin Lei's guards. However, Qin Lei's guards are rigorously trained, well-equipped, brave and good at fighting, and after a long time in battle, they have also sharpened their perseverance, which is comparable to the Maitreya Sect Army.

The standard equipment of the guards is two steppe war horses per capita, and there is also a pack horse, which is also a grassland horse breed, carrying the soldiers' armor, ordnance, rations, and even bedding. The reason why the steppe horse is chosen instead of the more magnificent Western Regions horse is because the steppe horse is adaptable, resistant to rough feeding, easy to gain weight, and has a long lifespan, which is very suitable for long-distance marching. And most of them are mares, and they can produce eight catties of mare's milk per day during lactation, which can greatly relieve the pressure on the rations of the sergeants.

With an abundance of steppe war horses, there are conditions for a wide range of detours. The only problem is that Qin Lei's guards have only been in army for a short time, and they are far from being sharpened. Although all the Great Qin men can ride and shoot well, they still can't compare with the grassland people who live on horseback in terms of endurance. Therefore, although the war horse could travel 100 miles a day, Qin Lei had to take into account the physical strength of the soldiers and formulated a march plan of 80 miles a day.

Qin Lei's plan is also targeted, he knows that the war horses of the Broken Army are all Xiliang horses, which are better in speed and short-term endurance, but the high-intensity march for several days in a row, or even more than ten days, tests the ability of the war horses to endure hardships and stand hard work. In this regard, there is no one in the world who can compare to the prairie horse.

Therefore, Qin Leiyang avoided his strengths and weaknesses, and simply did not fight with the other party for speed, but mostly adopted a tortuous and circuitous marching route, patiently circled with the captive army, and after dragging down the enemy, he calmly escaped. As long as the person can hold on, the horse is not a problem. Therefore, Qin Lei limited the speed of the march, not only to protect the horse, but also to protect the people.

Rao was like this, and by the time he arrived at the camp on the first day, the guards were almost at their limit. Qin Lei didn't realize how loose his subordinates were, after all, they had been running around with him for more than twenty days, except for the two armies in later generations, he didn't believe that anyone could do better than them.

Sprinkle scouts and arrange vigilance, these things don't need Qin Lei to worry about. After a brief break, he took Shi Dang to patrol among the team members. In order to reduce unnecessary physical exertion and increase the reaction speed of the team, Qin Lei's guards did not go down to the village on the march, and in winter they got into sleeping bags, only exposing their nostrils, and snuggled up to sleep next to the war horse. This sleeping bag is the brainchild of nature. The outermost layer is a waterproof tarpaulin, and in the middle is the warmest black bear skin, and for added comfort, there is also a soft cotton cloth lining inside.

If it is extremely cold, they will also wrap a layer of eiderdown quilt on their body, so that even if they are holding ice and lying in the snow, they can still maintain their body temperature, sleep comfortably, and naturally get rid of fatigue.

Now that it's summer, camping is even simpler, remove all the warmth of the sleeping bag, and leave only the outermost layer of tarpaulin. If it's cold in the middle of the night, remove the blanket from the saddle and cover it.

Of course, Qin Lei's painstaking management will not be without effect, at least with the order to camp, the soldiers don't have to work for at least half an hour to go down the village. Therefore, when he appeared in the camp, except for the firehead army, who was busy boiling water and cooking, most of the people had already laid down to rest.

When the sergeants saw the prince appear, they all stood up and saluted. Qin Lei smiled and pressed his hands weakly: "You are not allowed to get up, otherwise Lone will never come again." Hearing this, the team members laughed and sat down again.

The squadron leader moved a box, spread a blanket on it, and respectfully invited Qin Lei to sit down. Qin Lei pointed to the middle of the team and asked him to move the box there.

After sitting down among the team members, Qin Lei looked around at the tired and excited sergeants and smiled, "Are you all tired?" ”

The guards shook their heads like rattles, and said, "Not tired, not tired......"

Qin Lei laughed and said, "It seems that you are much stronger than Gu, Gu is all sore, as if he has been stepped on by a hundred people." ”

The guards said in their hearts, how can they be stronger than the prince, and then they were all embarrassed to say: "It's really tired." ”

Someone starts, and everyone no longer hides it, anyway, the prince is the patriarch of this group of people, and no one recognizes him. This said: "My neck hurts and I can't lift it." The one said, "The crotch is bleeding." Others said, "My waist is about to break, and I can't sit still on the horse." ”

The captain of this group of people suddenly turned pale, and scolded in a low voice: "The prince asked you if you were tired, not for you to complain." ”

Qin Lei waved his hand and said, "Tian Li'an, what you said is not right." Lone is the head of everyone, what is the head for? It's just listening to everyone's complaints and carrying the black pot for everyone......"

The soldiers loved to listen to the prince, and they could always feel the prince's love for them in this kind of conversation, which was a general reason why they were willing to serve the dead.

Captain Tian Li'an sneered: "The prince taught a lesson. He honestly stood aside and listened to Qin Lei chatting with the team members.

At this time, a soldier asked, "Lord Wang, do you say that this time is more dangerous than the one when you were in the Qi Kingdom?" "The group of people who experienced the victorious escape of the Qi State were either sent to various places to implement Qin Lei's 'Skynet Plan', or they led the team to open the Western Regions trade route. The rest are also scattered in Qin Lei's armed forces as large and small leaders, and there are no more big soldiers. So this group of sergeants did not experience that thrilling escape. Now it seems like yesterday is repeated, and they naturally want to compare.

Qin Lei smiled and asked, "Do you think the Baisheng Army and the Broken Army are more powerful?" ”

Won a hundred battles and won a hundred victorious armies, and fought against almost all the strong armies of Great Qin, without tasting a single defeat. And the Broken Army is not outstanding among the eight armies of the forbidden army, and it is self-evident which is better and which is inferior. Although they were the number one enemy of the Qin State, the pride of the soldiers still did not allow them to wantonly belittle the prestige of the enemy, and the sergeant said unwillingly: "It should be the Baisheng Army." ”

Qin Lei was very satisfied with his honesty, nodded and asked, "Is that you more powerful now, or is the team that the Lone King temporarily trained in the deep mountains of Qianzhou more powerful?" ”

The guards laughed, do you need to talk about it? It is said that at that time, the armor was bought from the black market, and the crossbow was extremely heavy, not to mention that it was still single-shot, which could not be compared with the present.

After comparing the enemy with us, the soldiers naturally felt that the problems they encountered were easier than those of their predecessors. In fact, this comparison cannot be made at all, you must know that the enemy at that time was only two battalions of Baisheng Reserve Army, and no matter in terms of number or combat strength, it could not be compared with the Broken Army. It's just that those who experienced that escape deliberately or unintentionally exaggerated the enemy's momentum, making these later people really think that they had fought with the Yum Army.

Qin Lei was naturally happy to make mistakes, and chatted with the soldiers for a while, encouraging them. At this time, there was a sound of a spatula hitting the iron pot not far away, which was a signal from the chef to inform everyone that they could start the meal.

The soldiers had already smelled a burst of fragrance, but they just listened to Qin Lei's words and didn't care. Now when I hear the signal to open the meal, my stomach is rumbling. Qin Lei didn't know what they thought, and waved his big hand and said, "Let's go and get food." The soldiers cheered and got up, and lined up in small groups to find their own fireheads.

Qin Lei also got up and followed, casually to a cauldron, which was full of fragrant paste. The soldiers turned their helmets over and put an oil-paper bag in them, and the firehead soldier by the cauldron took a large spoon and scooped paste into the helmet. Scoop two scoops and you'll be able to fill the helmet. The soldiers who had been given the meal took their helmets and sat down beside the tarpaulins that were spread on the side, and ate them in large gulps, which seemed to look not very mushy and tasted good.

This is the field ration developed by Qin Lei. He specially separated the Huotou Army from the guards and formed a team of dozens of men, so that they could fry soybeans, adzuki beans, rice, grains, millet, walnuts, and dozens of other grain crops into flour and pack them in bags. Then the pigs, cattle, sheep, deer and other meats are marinated and steamed, and they are also ground into powder and bagged. This not only saves space, but also can be stored for a long time, which can greatly solve the problem of poor logistics supply.

When marching, you only need to pour out these powders, add water and boil them. After a while, a pot of flavorful and nutritious 'paste' is ready, which greatly saves cooking time, not to mention, and this paste is particularly easy to be absorbed by the stomach and intestines, and directly enters the blood to supply the body. Therefore, the soldiers' initial fear of not having enough to eat was purely unfounded. Not only do I eat enough, but I also feel more hungry and feel more energetic.

And when the situation is urgent and you don't have time to cook, you can eat these powders directly with some water, which is even more convenient.

Of course, if you really want to eat something dry, there are pickles, salted fish, nests, and cakes on the tarpaulin, which are all things that can no longer be dried, and you can break them and soak them in the paste to eat.

Qin Lei was not special, he took his helmet and put it in an oil-paper bag, scooped one too, finished dinner with the sergeants, and told them to rest early, and then turned back to the Chinese army.

Qiao Yunshang had already boiled the water for washing his feet, brought it over in a wooden basin and put it in front of Qin Lei. Qin Lei looked down at Yun Sheng who was taking off his boots for him, and sighed lightly: "Yun Shang, why don't you go?" ”

As if he hadn't heard it, Yunshang gently took off his boots for him, and put his feet into the wooden basin, the water temperature was just right, and the slightly hot feeling made Qin Lei exhale a breath of turbidity. With his eyes closed and feeling the comfortable feeling brought by the girl's delicate palms massaging the soles of her feet, Qin Lei said softly: "As long as you hide in that small village and wait until the pursuers have passed before leaving, you can get out of danger safely......"

Yunshang didn't look up, and continued to carefully massage the soles of Qin Lei's feet, and said quietly after a long time: "Why doesn't the prince hide in?" ”

Qin Lei smiled bitterly: "You say I don't want to hide, I can't give up......"

Listening to Qin Lei's words, Yun Sheng gradually stopped the movements of his hands, raised his head slightly trembling, his beautiful face was full of sadness, and his eyes were full of tears. The girl looked at Qin Lei firmly, and said in a Qi voice: "I am also ......" A tear slipped down her blown cheek and dripped into Qin Lei's heart lake, causing a ripple.

Qin Lei stretched out his hand to wipe the tears from Yunsheng's face, and when he was about to reach the girl's cheeks, he somehow went around the back of the girl's ears and gently rubbed her hair. How could the sensitive woman not feel this small change, her expression darkened, but tears flowed down her face.

Qin Lei sighed in his heart, his right hand was slightly forced, and he pulled Yunshang in front of him, Yunshang did not resist, just leaned lightly on Qin Lei's lap, crying silently, tears wet Qin Lei's clothes, and he felt a cold knee.

The night is as cool as water......

The next day, the procession hit the road again in the dark, and by the time the sun rose, it had reached the designated turning point. Qin Lei ordered the team to rest for a quarter of an hour, and at this time, the scouts came to report that there was no movement of the enemy army within a radius of thirty miles.

"Map!" Qin Lei said in a low voice. Shi Dang hurriedly took off the bamboo tube on his back, opened a detailed map of the south, and held it in front of Qin Lei.

Qin Lei gestured with his finger on the map, and Shi Yong on the side leaned over and asked softly, "Lord Wang, there are still forty miles to Sheyang Mansion, can't we really go in?" ”

Qin Lei pursed his lips and nodded, drew a circle with his finger on the map with the current location as the midpoint, and said in a deep voice: "The Broken Army can completely turn to the northwest after swooping into the air, march day and night, just in time to reach Sheyang Mansion in front of us." The distance between the two armies was about forty miles, so we couldn't find out. ”

Shi Yong was silent, Qin Lei often said that anyone who walked by would leave traces, and his team of more than 2,000 people marched, and the traces were naturally clear and recognizable, and it was unlikely that the broken army would fight in the wrong direction.

"What if ......" but seeing that the shelter is inaccessible and wants to continue on an unknown journey, everyone will be lucky to ask, what if there is no enemy waiting?

"No whatever!" Qin Lei said resolutely: "The strength of the Taiwei Mansion will not give us this in case." As he spoke, he instructed Shi Dang: "Assemble the team and set off in half an hour, the target is due west." ”

Shi Dang rolled up the drawings, put them back in the bamboo tube, and carried them on his back. I went down to deliver the order.

Five miles south of Suizhou Capital, from time to time, scouts who turned back from afar, bringing invisible military information. "Report, no trace of the enemy has been found twenty miles away."

Seeing that Li Kejian did not react, the captain yesterday said in a deep voice: "Report again." "Sent the scouts away. Only then did he whisper to Li Kejian: "General, it seems that the enemy is really cunning. "He said this very well: it's not that you don't have a brain, general, but that the enemy is too cunning. He was extremely disgusted with this conformist general, as a flexible and mobile team, how could he be so stupid and waiting?

Li Kejian's face was very ugly, he naturally knew the true purpose of this trip, so he became more and more cautious, so as to hit it. Therefore, instead of adopting the method of following and chasing the captain, he followed the routine in a decent manner, set up an ambush in front of the enemy's inevitable road, and waited for the enemy to throw himself into the net.

Judging by the time, the enemy must have sensed his intentions, and when he reached the edge of his pocket, he shrank back. General Li couldn't help but be a little frustrated by his misjudgment, and his confidence was not as strong as yesterday. So when the captain brought up the old matter again, General Li nodded weakly and said, "Do it according to your method." ”

laughing at the fragility of the 'little captain' in his heart, the captain secretly said to the herald proudly: "Order the team to follow the scouts forward, and as soon as the direction is determined, they will pounce at full speed, and they will not die." ”

The herald rushed away, and after a while, dust was raised on the east, west, and north sides, and finally they converged with the Chinese army to form an iron stream of more than 8,000 horsemen, and marched to the southwest.

Three hours later, the scout finally arrived: "Found traces of the enemy, they are heading due west!" ”

This time, General Li simply didn't say much, only snorted, and said to the captain: "Yunqu, you can command." ”

The lieutenant who was called Yunqu bared his hand and smiled: "It's better to be respectful, general." As he spoke, he said to the herald: "Order the whole army to change to the west and move at full speed!" ”