cpa300_4(); If you want to talk about theory, I am afraid that this era does not go beyond the Great Min Army.

In the end, Li Jieke knows the importance of officer training, and the reason why the modern army is far superior to the army of the feudal era is that on the one hand, it is the rapid improvement of weapons, equipment, and tactical technology, and on the other hand, the great improvement of the quality of personnel.

People who are educated and knowledgeable are more likely to understand and carry out complex orders, and high-quality generals and generals are also more responsible and less prone to collapse.

But theory is theory after all, and there is still a way out with practice.

Staring at the scorching sun, just came out of the relatively cool and clear coast, but it has only been two days, the powerful Min expeditionary force has shown a state of exhaustion, under the scorching sun, the pride of the original Fujian people, the majestic and strong steel armor has become a canned scalp at this time, the stuffy and humid air is all simmered in the body, and the sweaty feeling is uncomfortable and crazy.

Even if they wore a Fan Yang hat similar to the later Southern Song Dynasty army, everyone was still sweating profusely, and the beads of sweat flowed down the chin on the armor and were quickly dried, and then quickly formed a layer of salt frost.

On the contrary, the Arab soldiers who led the camels on both sides of the army to bear the burden of supplies wore the thin and simple Arab robes, and at this time they were like fish in water, swaying on the camels' backs, looking at ease.

Even Song Jing, who was full of ambition before the expedition, was wilted and couldn't lift his spirits at this time, and his fat body was particularly tortured in this case, and he only maintained a posture of an officer before he put on his armor.

Trekking with difficulty, leading more than 20 soldiers, Song Jing marched at the forefront of the army, leading the scout team to find water for the army under the scorching sun.

In fact, the Arabian Desert is not as barren as people imagine, there are undulating sand dunes as far as the eye can see, thousands of miles are completely dark yellow, and even a little life can not be seen, in fact, every spring, a large number of desert saline-alkali plants, succulents will be quickly sent out after a rare spring rain or two, stained with a large area of the Gobi Desert, providing food for camels, horses, sheep, even in the hottest places, the shade behind the dunes, there will always be a touch of green.

If it were really barren, it would be impossible for Bedouin nomads to live in this harsh area.

However, having life does not mean that it is easy to find water, according to the Damin military textbook, a large pit more than two meters deep was dug in the shade bushes, sweat soaked through the shirt, and the underground spring water that I hoped for still did not come out as scheduled, seeing this scene, even Song Jing couldn't help but sit on the ground in frustration, and after a while, he was pulled up by the soldiers under his command and continued to climb over the next sand dune.

"Hey, Brother Song, here, we found water, here!"

Just when Song Jing was as listless as a frosted eggplant, Leng Buding's shout sounded in the sand dunes above his head, squinting his eyes, Song Jing just saw clearly in the strong sunlight that it was Cui Parker, the Confucian soldiers under Li Chou who were reorganized with him, the Tianzhu black boy.

It was really a little more strength under his feet, and he regained his strength, leading the soldiers under his command, and Song Jing hurriedly ran over.

It is really a godsend, just at the foot of this big sand dune in the shade, a few early trees are struggling to live, under the tree, a handful of desert springs are blazing with clear springs.

It is no wonder that in the mythological stories of Arabia, the treasure is always guarded by poisonous snakes and monsters, the rare source of life attracts a lot of small animals, insects live in the vicinity of drinking water, and the highly venomous cobra is also coiled near the water source, waiting for the rabbit.

The three- or four-meter-long venomous snake raised its body dangerously, and the entire spectacle membrane was fully opened, hissing and making a scalp-tingling sound, warning the intruder, but unfortunately, this time the cobra encountered a human who was thirsty for water and far more intelligent than it.

The four-meter-long lance stabbed from a safe distance, and easily nailed the incarnation of the god in the eyes of the Egyptians to the sand and beheaded it, and the snake's blood stained a piece of sand, and the snake's head fluttered unwillingly, but it was thrown into the hot sun, and it dried up in less than a few minutes.

With a cheer, Song Jing, Cui Park, and dozens of government soldiers all rushed to the spring and drank bitterly.

In the end, it was a high-quality officer, after drinking a few sips of the astringent underground glacier spring water, the brain that was already thirsty and dizzy was soothed, and Song Jing immediately thought of his duty.

"Don't be busy drinking, hurry back and inform the firehead army, come over with a big bucket to fetch water and supply the army!"

Listening to Song Jing's shouting, the soldiers who enjoyed the rare sweetness were obviously a little unwilling, and they rubbed to fill their kettles, so they reluctantly delayed walking in the direction of the army.

The news of the water did not let the firehead army carrying the big bucket rush to come, but recruited a nearby iron army in the river that was marching, hundreds of people bee pupae to this narrow oasis sand, impatiently crowded on the edge of the spring, irrigating their lips and tongue that were already thirsty to the point of cracking, seeing a group of people stepping into the water in a disorderly manner, the date palm trees were knocked into 3 crooked, Song Jing couldn't help but be full of anxiety, anxiously yelled loudly on the side: "Don't rob, don't rob, when the firehead army comes, the water will still be distributed to everyone!" ”

But at this time, he was dizzy with thirst, who would listen to him?

After a while, the sound of crackling leather whips suddenly sounded behind the sergeants, and several Iron Army soldiers who had taken off their armor were bloody on their backs, screaming and rolling to the side, and the coaxing sergeants were stunned for a moment, and quickly dispersed to both sides.

Li Daxuan, the right general of the Hezhong Metropolitan Protectorate, fluttered on the sand dunes, and saw Li Chou's arrogant face under the proud silver helmet like a rooster, Song Jing felt so happy for the first time, and hurriedly stepped forward, eagerly sorbetting.

"General Right, the soldiers are snatching the water source, and the last general can't stop it......"

"Got it."

Before Song Jing finished speaking, Li Chou had already raised his whip arrogantly, and his guards directly pushed Song Jing away, squeezed a path out of the crowd, and leisurely walked to the edge of the spring that had been rotten a little.

After a while, he washed his face with precious water sources, and made the armor on his body drenched, and under the eyes of the soldiers who were coughing and smoking next to him, Li Chou waved his hand lightly: "Here it is for you!" ”

More than 20 generals and guards also washed happily, and led the horses over to the river, looking at the surrounding sergeants, and even some wealthy families also defiantly untied their belts and urinated into the spring, and when the twenty or so guards were also satisfied and led the full horses to leave, there was only a pile of mud left in the good spring.

After Li Chou left, the sergeants who dispersed in a daze still couldn't help but scold, while returning to the military formation, while greeting Li Chou's eighteenth generation ancestors, they finally squeezed through the crowd to the front, looking at the abandoned spring, Song Jing couldn't help but look back sadly.

Before coming, Yao Chong's warning shrouded Song Jing's heart like a dark cloud.

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The Min army's crusade against Riyadh, which is located in the middle of the desert, was not completely unprepared, and the spies of the Min people in Riyadh before, as well as the local people who bought them, marked in great detail on the strategic map of the Great Min, where the terrain was, where there was an oasis, where it was easy to find water.

However, the plan never changed quickly, and in the evening, the Damin Expeditionary Force, which had marched more than 40 miles under the scorching sun, arrived at the camping site marked on the map, but the great oasis marked on the map was barren in front of the thirsty army.

The date palm trees are all dry and leafless, there is a big hole in the place where it was originally a spring, the ground is full of dried and dead plant remains, and even the bones of a human are still lying hideously on the beach, and there are countless dead animals, a bleak and messy scene.

Originally, I wanted to have a big drink, and then sleep well, and when I saw this scene, from the Iron Army in the River to the Persian mercenaries of the Silk Road to the Tianzhu mercenaries, all of them opened their mouths to scold their mothers, and even Li Chou's deputy, the guerrilla general Wang Lun even clamored to go back and dismantle the Arab Yankee who provided information.

Looking at the oasis that it has dried up for several years, Hai Nalai cheated money for the Min army, who did he destroy if he didn't destroy it?

But no matter how angry you are, what you should face is still to face, around this dilapidated oasis, the huge Fujian army is encamped according to the drill code, there is still a lot of food, dry beef jerky, seaweed is enough to fill the stomach, but the water source is scarce, the firehead soldiers are according to the brigade as a unit, and a Tang brigade is a hundred people to issue a bucket of water.

Song Jing was transferred from the Confucian Lieutenant to the Right Army of the Hezhong Iron Army as Sima, belonging to the military judge plus the staff officer, and he was a high-ranking officer, and he had the privilege of drinking water first, but he drank some during the day, and looking at the chapped lips of the soldiers under his command, he still gave up this privilege.

A circle of people gathered around a large wooden bucket, scrambling to get the water, and some of them were just a little bit of it, and they were squeezed away, and in less than a few minutes, the bucket of water was clean.

Only half a bowl of water didn't seem to have untied the thirsty hair, after receiving the water, the soldiers were still depressed and went back to the barracks, took the water bowl to the bottom of the bucket for a while, only a few drops of water fell, Song Jing shook his head in distress.

Depressed poured the last bit of water into his mouth, the unwilling Song Jing carried a shovel again, and planned to try his luck at the spring by himself, so tired all day, the whole barracks was full of snoring, and the only few guards saw his officer armor, and they didn't care about him without interest.

But as soon as he walked halfway to the camp, the sound of rushing water attracted his attention, and he turned his head thirsty, and Song Jing's eyes immediately widened like a cow.

"Bastard thing!" The Tang Expeditionary Force

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