Sun Dasheng received a whip, the back was hot and painful, but the posture of bowing down to answer did not dare to change in the slightest, listening to Hou Yonggui's question, he pressed his head lower, and with such an awkward look, he responded with low eyebrows: "Mr. Qian's question, the humble position naturally hears it, but Mr. Qian's question is too deep, but it is not easy to answer." Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info"

"Haha, forgive me for not being able to answer easily." Hou Yonggui snorted twice, looked at him lazily, under the huge sun, Sun Da was sweating all over his face, his face was flushed, the sweat slid down his cheeks, gathered on his chin and smashed on the ground drop by drop, and he was humble and cautious. Hou Yonggui saw that his body was shaking, and Fang said slowly: "Okay, don't do this, it's right to fight well!" After saying this, he didn't look at the other party, Sun Da responded with a low yes word, slowly straightened his waist, and only felt that the muscles and bones around his body were up and down, and after such a while, his kung fu was already sore, numb, and even the cracks of his bones were itching.

"There was an acropolis built in the Wanli year of this white sash, and in the year of the apocalypse, although it was a lot of dilapidation, it was still usable. Later, the barbarians occupied the place, and it is said that it was specially repaired again. Hou Yonggui has a tricky temperament, but when it comes to fighting, there are still a few scattered hands, and now he talks eloquently, looking like he has a bamboo in his chest: "Don't talk about our two battalion heads, if we take 5,000 people, we may not be able to capture them!" ”

"The White Sprinkler is built at the choke point of the road." Taking advantage of the halfway break, Li Yongzhong instructed his soldiers to take out the map and personally explained to the officers: "Before leaving, Qianhu made a special trip to explain the geographical figures near Baisasuo to the official, and besides," he smiled, "It is also a coincidence that before the official joined the army, he was in the salt line at home, and he happened to come here." ”

The officers were in good spirits. Most of these generals have followed Chen Xianda since Liaodong, although they have been in SC for several years, they are only familiar with the shape of the eastern Sichuan area, and they are especially unfamiliar with GZ in the mountains. They hurriedly cheered up, for fear that they would miss a little bit and miss some details, and when the time came, something would go wrong and put their lives into it.

"Because the place of construction is considered for the use of the garrison, so the Baisa is built by the common horse strip bluestone in GZ, less wood, this place is close to the Chishui River, there is no shortage of water, and there are several wells on the mountain, all of which are sweet water deep wells. Therefore, as long as the defenders have strong defenses and sufficient food and equipment, it is not difficult to hold on for a few months. In the year of the Apocalypse, it was thrown to the barbarians twice, but because the Weisuo Army was cowardly, old and useless, the young and strong had already fled almost completely, and when they met a wolf-like barbarian, how could they have a chance to win? But even so, in the end, it was guarded for a few days, and the barbarian hit a nail here that was not too big or small. After Li Yongzhong finished speaking in one breath, his mouth was really dry, and he took the gourd from his own soldier and drank it, which was a little quenching of his thirst.

"I have an impression of what Mr. Qian said. It is said that it was a small hundred households, very timid and bloody, with more than 100 old, weak, sick and disabled, and dragged the barbarians here for three days. Zheng Guocai sighed: "In Guizhou Province, the combat strength of the officials and soldiers is not very good, but the temperament of the officials and the people is strong. ”

Even Zhou Qian, who had never spoken to the door, also straightened his face and said very seriously: "Since the chaos of luxury, there have been hundreds of thousands of dead and injured in Guizhou Province!" I don't read on weekdays, but I've also heard about the Battle of Suiyang in the Tang Dynasty Zhang Xun, but speaking of it today, the capital of Guiyang back then, the tragic place, not Suiyang! ”

The atmosphere became heavy, Feng Baoqun coughed, and reminded in a low voice: "It's useless for us to think about it now, let's think about how to fight Bai Sasuo!" As soon as I heard Mr. Qian, my old Feng also remembered that there was a comrade who came once a few years ago, and after he came back, he drank and talked about it, saying that even the roof was bluestone slabs! What's the matter? It didn't even make a fire attack! ”

On the other side, in the Xiangzi battalion, a cadre of officers was bending their necks to listen to the words of General Qian, who was sitting at the top, and everyone was eager to shrink their homes into the ground.

"Fire attack?" Hou Yonggui breathed out a breath from his nose, sneered, squinted at the proposed officer, and said in a weird manner: "How about this official attack your fat body!?" Pig brains! Many military villages in GZ are made of granite bars, what do you take to burn? How big of a fire does it take to burn all the stones?! Confused! I also said earlier that there are three or four wells in the White Place, and people are not afraid of you setting fire to them! The wind is strong on that mountain, if the luck is not good, and a gust of wind rolls back, it should be burned to the point that the ghost cries wolf! ”

Speaking of this, Hou Yonggui's face was also a little solemn. He is valued by Hou Liangzhu, on the one hand, because of the luck of his nephew's identity and similar appearance, but on the other hand, he is at the top of the war, and he really has some talent! Although he can't talk about the qualifications of a famous general, he is still much stronger than ordinary people. He talked to the officers in the battalion for a long time, and although he didn't get a single idea that could be used, he didn't waste time because he had a few points in mind.

Li Yongzhong discussed with the officers for a long time, and although everyone felt that this matter was difficult to handle, he himself was still optimistic. Based on his deep understanding of the combat effectiveness of various armed groups in the southwest at the end of the Ming Dynasty, Li Yongzhong did not think that the defenders of Baisasuo could really withstand the attack of the Ming army. This was especially true when the defenders were mostly made up of barely trained peasants. Although the training of the officers and soldiers is not very high, it can barely be considered organized.

But what he said was still the same set of stability.

"The military gate ordered our two battalions to come to Baisa this time, more in the hope that we can find out the reality of Baisa's place, and whether there is a so-called White Lotus Sect." Li Yongzhong pondered for a moment, and then said carefully: "To say that the military gate can take Bai Sasuo by pointing at our two battalions, this is not enough, it is too daydreaming. ”

He shook his head and decided to put the matter aside for the time being - with the current relationship between the Xianzi Camp and the Xiangzi Battalion, it would be useless to make any plans. He simply asked the officers to go back and lead the troops, he himself rode the Dian horse brought from the Li family and walked for a while, suddenly remembered, turned his head to look at Liu Xiaoqi, who was following a few steps behind him, and the sentry officer understood and hurriedly followed.

"Speaking of reconnaissance...... Li Yongzhong asked: "Where is Guan Lao Er now?" ”

Liu Xiaoqi immediately replied without thinking: "Before leaving, the Xiangzi battalion took the military gate handbook and privately carried Guan Lao Er away, Xu found that there was nothing useful to pry from his mouth, and he threw it into our camp a few days ago." Now he has been specially adjusted for half of his job, and he is firmly guarded, and he only drinks half a cake and a small half gourd of water every day, and now he is so hungry that he has lost half his life. ”

"Take care of him, don't let him die, I'm afraid he won't be of great use when the time comes." With a casual order, Li Yongzhong turned his mind away and stopped thinking about this person. Focusing on the map, staring at the map with three small characters written in small letters, Li Yongzhong thought for a while, and always felt that there was something that he had ignored in the past, but when he thought about it carefully, there was nothing. He patted his forehead in frustration, but he also knew that he couldn't, so he could only forget it.

By the end of the Ming Dynasty, the maps in the hands of soldiers and officials were still made according to the traditional cartographic method. In the 20th year of Jiajing, Luo Hongxian drew two volumes of Guangyu Map on the basis of Zhu Siben's map, which was the earliest provincial atlas in China. At that time, "Guangyu Map" could also be regarded as a first-class standard.

But in Li Yongzhong's view, it is still not enough. He was accustomed to the maps of later generations with clear latitude and longitude, and let him look at the old-style maps made by plotting and drawing squares, and at first he really wanted to use all kinds of means to guess and blind, but now although he is used to seeing it, he still can't help but move his thoughts-"It is said that the "Kunyu Wanguo Quantu" that uses projection to map the longitude and latitude is now available, that is, Matteo Ricci has reached BJ, when can he meet this missionary who is not doing science and engineering more than preaching? ”

Li Yongzhong was rambling around the thoughts that were still unrealistic for him now, and at the same time he was distracted by the herald who was wearing a green cotton cloth waist armor, a red medallion tied to the green silk silk, and the head of the card was made of green lotus leaves, and a huge "order" token was written on it, and the herald who was hanging obliquely on his body spoke to him with a bitter face: "Mr. Li Qian, please don't be embarrassed, Mr. Hou Qian, please go over to discuss the matter, the small one is just a herald, and I really don't dare to pass on Li Qianhu's words." ”

"Is there anything you can't say on the march now?" Li Yongzhong looked at him with a pitiful expression, and only smiled slightly: "You go back and tell your team officer, it is only a few dozen miles away from Baisa now, let's walk faster, we can get there this afternoon, if you have anything, then you won't eat." Xianzi camp foot fast, in order to wait for the brothers of the Xiangzi battalion, the morning speed is a lot slower, the military situation is urgent, we have to speed up the road for a while, if the Xiangzi battalion is not strong, it is better to rest first, raise enough spirit, and rush in the afternoon. ”

The herald did not dare to pass Li Yongzhong's words back to Hou Yonggui's ears. He waited for a while, but Li Yongzhong ignored him again, and only gave an order to eat on the road at noon, and the soldiers would speed up and concentrate on the road. Sure enough, it was only a moment, the foot of the Xianzi camp suddenly fast, the herald stood on the side of the road, only to see the soldiers in a hurry, the officers shouted back and forth to maintain order, the sound of boots, and countless ashes were raised on the road, he ate the ashes for a long time, so he had to go back, and returned to the Xiangzi camp to inform Hou Yonggui not to mention it.

To the herald's surprise, Hou Yonggui was not so annoyed, although his face was ugly, it was quite calm. only sneered and said: "Li Yongzhong's villain's heart is hot, how can we stop him?" Whether it's separated, it's not a person all the way, and it's awkward to squeeze together. ”

The Xianzi Battalion walked away for a while and the shadow was invisible, but the Xiangzi Battalion was not in a hurry at this time, there was a role model for the chief officer, and the whole battalion had the same example, still walking unhurriedly, and rested for an hour in the afternoon before getting up and going on the road, but when it was night, even the side of the white sa place was touched! Then the torch looked at the map, and realized that there were still twenty miles away from Baisaso!

In order to prevent the people of the Xiangzi camp from finding a place, Li Yongzhong specially sent someone to wait on the side of the road. This person waited for more than three or four hours, and his legs were stiff before he saw that the Xiangzi camp was late. He frowned, and as quickly as he could, he told Hou Yonggui's personal soldiers what Li Yongzhong had explained, and then said that he was going to leave and go on the road.

"Where are you going in this dark night?" The pro-soldier was shocked to call this stupid bold! It's not like you can hear wolves howling in towns, in the wilderness, in the mountains! It is really bold to go on the road alone! Even though the relationship with the Xianzi battalion was not harmonious, the pro-soldier had a rare kindness, and persuaded him: "It's better to follow us, it's not too late to leave early tomorrow morning." You are alone, how can you live well if something happens on the road? ”

The soldier looked at his own soldier inexplicably, but he thanked the other party for his kindness, and thanked him first, and then said, "This is the main road, what should you be afraid of?" Besides, our camp is not very far, but it is less than ten miles, so I will go faster, and I will go back in half an hour. If you delay here, you will only be able to go back tomorrow. It's also troublesome. ”

After speaking, he didn't delay any longer, carried a spear, tightened his somewhat loose belt, and said goodbye to his soldiers. The pro-soldier looked at it in a daze for a long time, until the figure of the soldier was no longer visible in the night, then he shook his head and sighed: "It's strange that the upper beam is not right and the lower beam is crooked, there is such a reckless Shangguan, and the little soldiers below are all stunned." As he spoke, he shook his head and went back to report to Hou Yonggui.

Hou Yonggui disagreed, he slowly and methodically lifted his hot red feet from the basin, and his own soldiers took a cloth and wrapped it together to carefully dry the water. He stood up wearing a pair of cloth shoes with flat heels, and said in a somewhat general's manner: "Then Li Yongzhong thought that he could bluff people with this style, but it turned out that he was just a country boy, what do you know?" Walking is a combination of work and rest, and walking on the road is dead, where do soldiers still have the strength to fight? This is on the battlefield, isn't it a ready-made target?! He coughed, took a sip of the tea bowl sent by his own soldiers, immediately turned his head and spit it out, turned his head to stare at the tea bowl and frowned: "Where is this water, what a big smell of earth!" I don't have to spoil my good tea! ”

Not to mention the young officer who imitated his own parents, but here in the Xianzi camp -- after walking for a whole afternoon, even the officers who had mounted on their horses were very tired, but Dante's team was full of spirit, and when they arrived at the place, they had to set up a camp according to the rules of camping, and they had to arrange defense. The officers and soldiers of the surrounding teams were all stunned. Zhou Qian couldn't hide his words the most, and praised him: "In the past, I saw them get up and run in different tricks every day, and I still didn't know how to train soldiers in my heart, but now I look at it, but I am shallow, and I can only walk a long way by practicing my strength. (To be continued.) )