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Wang Dou and Yang Guozhu looked back, and saw Wang Pu, the chief soldier of Datong, shouting and running, he was in a hurry, accompanied by only dozens of personal guards

Wang Dou and Yang Guozhu stopped waiting, Wang Pu took the horses, and galloped until the two of them, before he exhaled and said with a smile: "Hurry up early, finally catch up with the two brothers"

Seeing him panting, he was panting, even his gorgeous iron helmet was crooked, obviously running in a hurry, and everyone around him was also panting and sweating

In fact, Wang Dou will not turn 30 until November this year, Wang Pu is at least three or four years older than him, but he is not embarrassed to call Wang Dou his brother and his expression is natural, sincere, Jiangmen and merchant family background, sure enough, he has a hand in communication

Wang Dou smiled and said, "General Wang has worked hard, where are your soldiers and horses?" ”

Listening to Wang Dou's cordial tone, Wang Pu was happy in his heart, and said busily: "It's not hard, it's not hard, the little brother's soldiers and horses have already come over, and they are less than ten miles away, and they can be there soon."

It turned out that when Wang Pu's army arrived in Huailai, he heard that Wang Dou's army had arrived at Yulin Fort, so he immediately left behind the baggage of the brigade, only led dozens of personal guards, and chased all the way, and really caught up with Wang Dou and others

He stammered in a stammering tone: "Since the junior brother's army entered the East Road, the soldiers have been full of praise for the prosperity and stability of the territory, of course, the younger brother has also strictly issued military orders, and the sergeants must not disturb the people and violate the law, otherwise the military law will not tolerate it, and it will not be punished severely."

Wang Pu's army discipline is quite poor, but Wang Putian has the courage to make trouble in the East Road

He issued a strict order to restrain the soldiers who dared to disturb the people on the east road and immediately beheaded

Wang Pu chattered while carefully arranging his clothes and armor, and threw the few strands of hair that fell behind him

In terms of the general army, the number one who attaches importance to appearance is Wang Pu first

Yang Guozhu looked at Wang Pu and asked, "How many soldiers and horses did General Wang lead this time?" ”

Wang Pu's eyebrows danced and said: "I am in the barracks of 3,000 cavalry, and there are 3,000 troops, and in Datong Town, there are many generals and officers who go out to fight, totaling 13,000 people."

Yang Guozhu said loudly: "There are nearly 10,000 men on the side of Li Shuai, the 13,000-strong Shanxi general soldier, so I have a total of 50,000 troops in the Xuan army."

Wang Pu laughed and said: "Now I am Xuan Dajun, and I am the loudest speaker."

Li Fuming, the chief soldier of Shanxi, a native of Liaodong, was originally a subordinate of Zu Kuan, and after Chongzhen was promoted to the chief military officer of Shanxi in the twelfth year, he went out with Hong Chengchou, which was early in Liaodong

As for Wang Pu, because his father Wang Wei was the governor of Zuo, Jiupei would be the governor of the town for 50 years, so he was promoted to the chief soldier by his father all the way, and Chongzhen was promoted to the governor in 11 years

How can Wang Pu not know this? Therefore, he is the best at standing in line and fighting, hugging Wang Dou's thigh at this time, and seeing that the Xuanda army is strong and strong, how can he not dance with his eyebrows?

After that, the army converged and marched, Wang Dou was the front army, Yang Guozhu was the middle army, Wang Pu was the rear army, more than 40,000 people were mighty, and they went to Badaling, but Yang Guozhu and Wang Pu were both in Wang Dou, and the military department was parallel to Wang Dou

At this time, Wang Pucai noticed Wang Dou and Yang Guozhu's handsome flag car, and couldn't help but be envious: "What a magnificent flag car, why don't I remember, build such a car and horse?" ”

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The army marched, all the way through the fork city, after the Badaling Guancheng, in front of the mountains and mountains, compared to the east road flat official road, the mountain official road here, it is much more difficult to walk

The cavalry and infantry of the various armies are okay, that is, the baggage carts, the artillery carts are difficult to travel, at noon, the sun is fierce Badaling, the mountains between Juyong Pass are not as good as the later generations, there are few trees, everywhere is bare, the rocks and mud reflect the sun, making people very stuffy

All the soldiers marched with helmets and armor, and often did not walk long before they were sweating

Wang Dou was also a little worried, would the sergeants suffer from heat stroke when they walked in the sun in such weather...,

Before the time, the army rested in a shady place, drank water, and ate some dry food, Wang Pu came back from inspecting the army, and shouted again and again: "No, no, my Datong soldiers, some people have fainted on the march, and there are horses suffering from heat stroke, dead, and they can't be saved."

He cried with a sad face, the horse's endurance is relatively strong, it is difficult to be seen to be sick, and when he falls ill, he often can't be saved because he needs ice cubes to cool the horse, where to find ice cubes? For Wang Pu, horses and mules are precious, and of course he regrets dying like this

Wang Dou frowned, it was very hot today, and in the sultry weather, horses and mules and other animals were prone to disease, but fortunately, there were many veterinarians in the Jingbian Army, and the harbingers could be found in advance, but Wang Pu's matter also sounded the alarm for himself

Yang Guozhu also frowned, the situation in his army was fine, but the march in hot weather, men and horses were prone to diseases, and non-combat attrition was something he did not want to see

Wang Pu shouted: "Two elder brothers, according to the younger brother, we still go out day and night, so it is cool to hurry, and the soldiers have no worries about heat stroke."

Yang Guozhu looked at him with a calm face: "Day and night? How many walks can you walk that day? When will I be able to get to Liaodong? ”

Wang Dou whispered to Zhong Tiaoyang, the chief general of the guard and a lieutenant officer beside him: "Cousin, go and call Doctor Wang."

In another three years, Zhong Tiaoyang will be forty years old, and after serving as the commander of the battalion, his demeanor is steady, and he arched his hand: "Yes, general"

A few orders were given to a herald, and soon, a middle-aged scholar with a big head came in a hurry, it was Wang Tianxue, the chief medical officer in the army, who was followed by a person next to him, but it was his former boss, Wang Biao, the Dianke of the Zhoucheng Medical Department, who was also serving in the Jingbian Army at this time and served as a doctor under Wang Tianxue

Compared with the previous decadence, the current Wang Tianxue is full of spirit, and the clothes on his body are straight, and he is no longer as wrinkled as before

He is still a good drinker, but he is no longer a heavy drinker, and he can stop drinking in moderation

Wang Tianxue came over, shook his head and saluted Wang Dou: "I've seen Uncle Zhongyong"

Wang Dou waved his hand and said, "Doctor Wang, what is the situation in the army now, can there be a sergeant horse and mule suffering from heat stroke?" ”

Wang Tianxue said proudly: "Uncle Zhongyong doesn't have to worry, the students expected this long before the expedition, so the medical research has developed a large number of summer pills and heatstroke relief pills, which are enough for the sergeants to use."

Wang Dou was very happy and said, "Okay"

He said to Zhong Tiaoyang again: "Cousin, you send some people to send a batch of summer pills and summer relief pills to General Wang and Yang Shuai's tent."

Zhong Tiaoyang responded, Wang Pu listened cordially, and said happily: "Thank you Uncle Zhongyong, thank you Uncle Zhongyong, brother Gaoyi, little brother is really grateful."

Yang Guozhu also solemnly thanked them, they also have doctors in the army, but if the sergeants fall ill in large numbers, they can't be saved

After letting Wang Tianxue retreat, Wang Dou sighed: "On a summer march, the weather will be hot and there will be no shortage of epidemics, General Wang is right, we can't travel long distances in the sun...... In this way, when noon arrives at Shen, the army rests in the morning and before the evening is in the morning, and the army can hurry."

Wang Pu immediately agreed, and agreed repeatedly

Yang Guozhu muttered: "In this way, the sergeant will have less time to rest, and he will be afraid of being sluggish and unable to hurry."

Wang Pu hurriedly said: "Isn't it possible to make up for it at noon?" There are five hours."

Yang Guozhu thought about it for a long time, and this was the only way

Wang Pu said again: "There is no war now, let the soldiers take off their clothes and armor so that it is cooler."

Yang Guozhu and Wang Dou were still groaning, but calmed Chi Dacheng and said: "No, general, according to the military law of my Jingbian army, the march must be fully armored, how can you take off your armor?" If you don't become a militia and a township, what kind of battalion is it? ”

At this time, military discipline, whether it is the Ming army or the Jingbian army, must march in full armor

Fortunately, the armor has been improved, much lighter, in the early Ming Dynasty and the middle of the Ming Dynasty, when the weight was heavy, and the march was very hard...,

In the Ming Dynasty, Shen Zhou once said "Labor with Zhibian Army": "The army is not from the mouth of the foreign army, carrying 80 pounds of war equipment, helmet and head bag, covering the item with 5 arguments and only armor 45, waist knife bone duo 24625 bows and arrows and their clothes, and carrying clothes eight is full ......"

The armor alone was eighty-eight pounds, as well as dry food, water bottles, clothes, etc., and the hard work of the border guards at that time was really indescribable

Yang Guozhu looked at Chi Dacheng, his eyes flashed with appreciation, and said: "This Zhenfu is right, the army is out on the march, not for fun, how can you be greedy for coolness, what kind of army has it become?" Take off your clothes and armor today, and tomorrow you will throw away your weapons for convenience? No, you can't."

Wang Dou also nodded, seeing that Zhong Yongbo and Yang Guozhu did not agree with him, Wang Pu had no choice but to give up

Taking advantage of the sharp spirit, the army will continue to march soon after, and it is impossible to march at night today, the area from Badaling to Juyongguan is full of lofty mountains and mountains, and it is quite dangerous to walk on mountain roads at night, especially the carriages and artillery, and it is easy to climb down the mountain

So the army rode forward in great strides, and the soldiers of the baggage battalion and artillery battalion pushed the chariots and horses, and followed with great difficulty behind

At this time, there are no tunnels, and the official roads with potholes circle up and down the mountains, and it is not easy to go up and down the mountains

Although the whole army of the Jingbian Army was mule and horse-driven, and the artillery and baggage were all dragged by horses and mules, whenever the artillery vehicles went up the mountain, all the sergeants had to follow behind to push the carts and push the cannons, and when they went down the mountain, they should pay attention to not going too fast in the artillery fire of the vehicles, so as not to turn over the road

Among Yang Guozhu and Wang Pu's army, there are not as many horses and mules as the Jingbian army, and many of them have to rely on manpower to push and pull, so it is hard

"Guys work hard"

In Sun Sanjie's baggage camp, Chen Xu, the commander of Jiazhong with a clear face, was shouting to the Jiazhong brothers in his thick Shandong dialect, while taking the lead in pushing a Jingbian army chariot

The two wheels of this chariot are made of hardwood, there are ribs in front of the left and right, there are holes, and the body of the licensed car that can be plugged in during the war is covered with iron nails, which looks strong and firm, and it is one more round than the wheelbarrow used by the Shunxiang Army in the past, and the weight is more than 300 catties, which is considered a light car style

Considering that the Qing soldiers used a lot of firearms, not as good as the previous use of bows and arrows, so the current Jingbian army is different from the whiteboard in the past, the card is wrapped with iron leaves and leather, which is used to enhance the protection of the dragon, tiger head, lion head and other patterns, which are used to frighten the enemy horses, similar to the chariots used in the Beijing camp

Originally, it was inserted into the card, such a light car, a mule and horse can also be pulled very easily, but because it is loaded with a full load of grain and grass, and it is uphill, it is more difficult for the mule to pull, and the sergeant needs to help push and pull

Wang Dou left 10,000 stones of grain and grass in Laishui, almost 10,000 troops to eat in January, but at this time, the baggage battalion still had to carry a part

Many chariots, carriages, were filled with grain and grass, and they were quite heavy and unfinished)