Zhang Chu looked in the direction of the planned cooking class, and sure enough, he didn't see the high column of smoke rising, it seemed that this smokeless stove was successful. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info Zhang Chu brought people to the cooking class, the busy soldiers stopped their work and saluted Zhang Chu, Zhang Chu returned the salute and they continued to work, in order to ensure this operation, the security army not only required the soldiers to carry a large amount of food, the number of logistics baggage is also very large, the cooking class began to prepare a hearty meal for the soldiers after the rapid development of the landing field, Zhang Chu knew that the battle in Liaodong would be very difficult, so the security army must be full when conditions permit, but also try to eat well.

The squad leader of the cooking squad is an old soldier, and when he saw Zhang Chu, he was not restrained, but said jokingly: "Dashuai, do you want to taste the braised pork that has just been made." ”

"It's better not to eat it yet, if you eat it again, the horse will be crushed and unable to run." Zhang Chu has now risen from starving to death to seeing food to death to paying attention to health preservation, although Zhang Chu does not advocate luxury, but when he does not go out to fight, he still eats much better than others. This difference actually makes Zhang Chu very uneasy and confused, Zhang Chu of the bottom otaku actually has a heart that everyone is equal, and his enjoyment sometimes doesn't matter, but how can he have enough motivation to unite everyone and strive for a goal, Zhang Chu is also very difficult, the gap between reality and ideals makes Zhang Chu have to accept, there is a gap between people in today's society, and it is impossible to change all at once.

Zhang Chu did not forget the original intention of coming here, and asked the old squad leader: "Is this smokeless marching stove still suitable in this Liaodong region?" ”

"No problem, it's okay, there is no problem for our cooking squad to provide food for the whole army, when we first started digging the stove, we found that the black soil in eastern Liaodong is much harder than Shandong, and in some places there is uncivilized frozen soil, but these things are not worth mentioning in front of the sapper shovels and steel picks we are equipped with. It didn't take much to get the stove up and in a little while the meal was ready to go.

Zhang Chu checked the cooking class before he put his mind at ease, how many Houjin people can be eliminated in the battle in Liaodong is not the most important, how to let the soldiers survive is Zhang Chu's primary goal.

All the supplies were transferred from the boat to the riverbank, and the soldiers had finished their hot meals, when the vanguard sent out to reconnoiter also sent back the news that no trace of the Houjin people had been found around, and the valley planned to be used as a base was not occupied by others. The beginning of the whole operation was quite smooth, and Zhang Chu's tense nerves relaxed a little.

After repairing the landing ground for a while, the security forces marched into a secluded uninhabited valley. A tight defense system has been established in the valley, which will serve as a base for the security forces to support the fighters who harass Houjin deep into the interior.

The security forces did not have time to delay, and after resting in the valley for the night, some of them were left to guard the base, while the rest of the men split up into several squads.

Since Zhang Chu came to Liaodong, he would definitely not keep himself in the valley and wait for news, so he took the leanest team of more than 200 soldiers into the hinterland of Liaodong.

Zhang Chu led the team to walk silently on the bare black soil with one horse each, and had already sent the sentinels far away, but the soldiers in the team still maintained a high degree of vigilance. In order to ensure the concealment of this operation, Zhang Chu also adjusted the clothing of the security army soldiers. He imitated the camouflage uniforms of later generations and ordered people to dye the cloth mottled and blurred, because the military uniforms were not dyed green in the spring, but the gray of winter camouflage was used. At first, the soldiers thought that it was unsightly for a big man to wear such fancy clothes, but when they saw their comrades wearing such clothes and hiding them during training, they began to admire the excellence of the big man again.

At this time, the Houjin people still lived a nomadic life, divided into tribes to live in water and grass, and it was not very easy to find them. A few days have passed, Zhang Chu and they have searched several places where the Houjin people may be hiding according to the marks on the map, but they have found nothing, these few days are very critical for Zhang Chu and them, although they have enough food, but they can't carry everything on their backs, and the time of the battle is still limited. Zhang Chu stipulated that if supplies could not be found, the team must return before only food was left for the return journey.

This rule Zhang Chu himself has to follow, which makes Zhang Chu even more anxious, if he can't find the tribe of Houjin again, his team can only withdraw, as the supreme commander of the team, if this operation becomes a tour in the hinterland of Liaodong, it will definitely not look good, of course others will not say anything, maybe they will be happy for his safe return, Zhang Chu himself will definitely not be happy in his heart.

In this way, after another two days, there was still nothing, and even Zhang Chu began to consider whether to return to the base to replenish food and then set out on the expedition.

Zhang Chu was still unwilling, studied the map for a long time, and finally delineated a valley where the Houjin people might live, and sent out scouts, Zhang Chu ordered all the people to prepare for battle, if this time they were empty, everyone would really have to go back to the base.

The scout didn't let Zhang Chu wait too long to send back the news, but Zhang Chu, who received the news, was embarrassed, the scout didn't find the Houjin people, but found too many Houjin people, there was a large tribe living in the valley, looking at the scale there should be two or three thousand people, and the Tatars who could get on the horse to fight should also have four or five hundred people, and Zhang Chu's team was only two hundred people, according to the analysis of the battle line between the Ming and the Houjin, it would not be possible to eliminate the Tatar youth of four or five hundred people without tens of thousands of Ming soldiers.

Not only that, but the Eight Banners system implemented by the Later Jin Dynasty, the Later Jin people usually cultivated, graze, and hunted. In times of war, they are transformed into soldiers, and when attacked, women and children in the tribe will also take up arms to resist. With so many people, it would take a lot of effort for Zhang Chu and the two hundred of them to kill them casually.

"Why don't we go back first and transfer the men and horses of the other teams to come over and destroy this Houjin tribe." The staff officer next to him carefully reminded Zhang Chu that he was not cowardly, but now there was Zhang Chu in the team, and the function of the staff officer required him to ensure Zhang Chu's safety from the overall situation.

"Let me think again." Zhang Chu stopped the staff officer who made the suggestion, and the two ideas of fighting or not fighting were fighting in Zhang Chu's mind. The Houjin people are scattered in the vast land of Liaodong, it is not easy to find a large subordinate, this operation is divided into more than a dozen small units at the same time, others must have taken action, after the news comes out, the Jin people will be alert, it will be very difficult to eliminate such a large tribe.

The staff officers no longer said anything, and the staff system of the security forces gradually became standardized, and the staff officers were mainly responsible for reminding and planning, and the real decision still depended on the commander-in-chief of the troops.

Zhang Chu thought about the map for a long time, called the scouts in, and inquired about the situation in the valley in detail, and finally Zhang Chu made a decision: "Order all the soldiers to prepare and attack the valley to eliminate all the Houjin people inside." (To be continued.) )