During the final preparations before departure, Wei Chigong and Cheng Yanjin saw Cheng Mingzhen, Li Wenxiang, and Wu Guangde, who came down from the Shuaifu to practice together. The three young brothers, each with a crossbow in their hands, walked past them. Seeing them, Cheng Yanjin hurriedly beckoned to them.

"In which brigade are you in?" Cheng Yanjin asked, after working as a coolie for half a day, he already regretted that he had taken the initiative to ask to come to the team several times before the war. He looks fifteen or sixteen years old now, but in fact, he is just taller, and it was very easy to be a guard and herald in front of Yi Shuai before, but he didn't expect that he would become a coolie in the people. "Our old black is in a car on the left team of the Salt Lake Brigade, damn it, these veterans are bullying us, and as soon as they come, they will give us a dismount and let them move here and there. You didn't see our team leader, he's a fucking blonde bearded man, I heard it's a Tieler. Our commander, who is also a Hu man, is said to be from the Khitan tribe, with a piece of melon skin on his head, and he died of fun. ”

"The leader of our team is a recipient of the Medal of Valor." Wei Chigong took off a kettle from Cheng Mingzhen and drank it violently, and he had already drunk it all.

"Wow, Medal of Valor winner? You read that right, Yi Shuai only awarded ten medals of bravery last time, and your boss also got one? Cheng Mingzhen was very surprised, "We are from the Wild Fox Brigade, and the convoy is behind you, and I can see you two guys from afar." "Cheng Mingzhen and the three of them are all together, and they are also on a chariot, but all three of them are crossbowmen. Each person has a single crossbow in Fuyuan, and the mouths of the three people are also very sweet, as soon as they arrive at the convoy. The joy of the comrades-in-arms of the team who immediately coaxed them became one. "Actually, it's just a packet of rock candy."

"I also brought rock candy, I wish I had taken it out earlier." Cheng Yanjin knocked on his back that was a little sore.

"Let's go. Going out to sacrifice the flag and swearing. Hei Min urged from the side.

Yi Feng strode onto the makeshift platform, after all these years of experience, his skin had darkened a lot, and he had become a bronzed and healthy complexion in the wind and sun. And his body is also a lot burly and strong, with a wide chest and a broad body, and he even feels that he is much stronger than half a year ago. Yi Feng also wore a wide-brimmed felt hat with crimson tassels on it.

The field fell silent. Yi Feng walked to the middle and stood with his legs crossed, holding a handsome staff with a golden tiger head in both hands.

Yi Feng glanced at the audience. "I see a lot of familiar faces among you, who have fought side by side with me in Shihe and in Momoyama. Claim victory. These brothers who have fought side by side with me. Now they all have battle medals on their chests, and some even have military merit medals. The vast majority of the old brothers who used to follow me are now in the position of officers, some are captains, some are battalion commanders, and many others have been given the title of general. Today, of course, there are many more new faces here. You used to be farmers, you used to be traders. used to be fugitives, hermits, and even monks, Taoists, bandits, and horse bandits, but now, you all have a new identity, that is, the Great Sui Wuzhou soldiers. Right now, many of you have just put on the Wuzhou military robe and have just picked up your weapons, and at the moment, the vast majority of you are just sergeants. However, it will not be long before we return from another victory, and you will be like those veterans whom you envy at this time, with military badges on your body, promoted to officers, and given the rank of general."

These words elicited a fierce and high-pitched response on the field, the veterans were proud, and the recruits yearned.

"What I'm saying is true, don't doubt it. I am Yi Feng. Half a year ago, he was just a person living in the green forest on the frontier. But life is always full of miracles, and now, I am already the Changning County Duke of the Great Sui, the general, the governor of Wuzhou, and the history of the assassin. Many of my brothers who used to follow me have now become officers of the Great Sui, and their parents, wives and children are now living in a strong and safe castle. ”

Many of the veterans let out a knowing laugh, now glad that they had followed the right person and that their families had escaped the turbulent life of the past. Now he has become an officer of the imperial court, and his life is rich and peaceful.

"As long as you follow me, under the guidance of the White Tiger Banner, you will find that as long as you pay courage and loyalty, you can achieve prosperity and peace." He took the marshal's scepter and knocked on the wooden plank under his feet, and said loudly, "If you kill an enemy, you can get a reward of five times, and you can also upgrade your rank." As long as you show courage and loyalty, then money, women, high officials, and good fortune are waiting for you. ”

Yi Feng gestured to the side, and immediately a team of guards carried an iron cage to the stage.

The cage contained a white tiger, spinning impatiently in circles. The iron cage opened, and the tiger was released from prison. There was a sound of surprise in the audience, but the guards all stepped aside.

As soon as the cage door opened, the tiger had already escaped from the cage and pounced on the nearest Yi Feng.

"Here comes the knife!" Yi Feng roared and stood still.

The guard threw a sword and horse sword, and Yi Feng took the knife in his hand, holding the knife in both hands, and did not move steadily. When the tiger pounced, Yi Feng suddenly shouted, held his knives with both knives, raised them violently, and then slashed at the tiger with great force. Before the tiger had time to pounce on Yi Feng, Yi Feng had already twisted his waist and slashed, and the big sword of the horse slashed heavily at the neck of the white tiger, blood burst out, and the white tiger screamed unwillingly, fell off the stage, and was killed with one blow.

Yi Feng stepped forward, slashed a few more times, and the tiger's head separated. Yi Feng held the tiger head in his hand, walked to the white tiger daqi held by the guards, dripped the tiger blood on the big flag, and sacrificed the flag with tiger blood.

"The army is on the march!" Yi Feng held the tiger's head and roared loudly, and the standard-bearer held the flag that had been sacrificed by the blood of the white tiger and danced high.

This thrilling scene made all the soldiers shout excitedly, and the bravery displayed by the marshal made their blood boil.

"The army is on the march!"

"Expedition!" The whole army shouted in unison, raised their arms and shouted.

After all the soldiers shouted, Yi Feng said loudly again, "In the first battle of Shihe, at that time, there were only a few thousand newly formed soldiers and horses, and thousands of horses were wiped out. Now, Bayogu is heading south again, heading straight for us. But will we be afraid of them? ”

"Fearless!" All the soldiers shouted loudly. Cheng Yanjin, Wei Chigong and Cheng Mingzhen and other teenagers were also mixed in the crowd, raising their arms excitedly and shouting.

"Who will defeat Bano Guren?"

"We!" Tens of thousands of arms are raised in the air.

"Are we ready, then?"

"Ready!"

"Shall we do it?"

"Okay! Yes! Yes! ”

The morale of the whole army was high, and then Yi Feng presented flags to each battalion, and awarded sabers to the battalion commanders of each battalion, as well as tiger talisman seals.

For the next three days, the army marched on its way, steadily marching northward at a rate of forty miles a day.

This expedition was led by Yi Feng himself, consisting of a cavalry battalion, two infantry battalions, a chariot battalion, a training battalion, a baggage battalion, a reconnaissance regiment, an engineer regiment, and an artillery regiment, totaling 20,000 horses, leaving one and two infantry battalions and nearly 20,000 garrisons in the rear. Of the nearly 20,000 people who went on the expedition, the chariot battalion, the training battalion, and the artillery regiment were all new units. Even the vast majority of the other troops were soldiers who had not participated in a single battle.

In addition to the 200 chariots and 800 horses of the chariot battalion, 1,000 wagons and more than 3,000 horses and mules were also collected.

This is a mighty procession, marching on the vast grassland.

The wind is blowing, and even the snow is blowing from time to time.

However, at this time, it had not yet entered the coldest time, and Yi Feng also planned this expedition with his staff officers to return for January before the expedition. Therefore, the weather at this time was not too difficult for the soldiers who went out to fight, and most of the soldiers had been living in the border area and had long been accustomed to this kind of weather. Moreover, before the expedition, the army had already made supplies, and the soldiers had changed into thick and warm winter clothes.

The army stretched for several miles, and the soldiers of the reconnaissance cavalry regiment went forward thirty miles early to explore the road, and the cavalry of the cavalry battalion also followed on both sides of the chariots of the brigade, and used small groups of soldiers and horses to protect and guard.

Wei Chigong's equipment is very heavy, he has a set of fifty pounds of full-body plate armor, a set of twenty pounds of chain mail, and a nine-pound two-handed sword for cutting horses. In addition, he also has two three-pound steel whips, etc., and together, his equipment is more than 100 catties. Fortunately, he did not need to carry these equipment, and when he marched, like other charioteers, he carried his equipment on the chariot, and when he marched, he did not even wear armor, he wore a felt hat to protect himself from the wind and snow, a cloak on his body, only a sword at his waist, and a bow on his back.

In fact, it was not only Wei Chigong who was like this, but also the spearman Cheng Biting Jin, who also did not wear armor when he marched, and his set of iron armor was also thrown on the chariot, carrying a spear on his shoulder, and a bow on his back. The armament rate of the Huaihuang Army's bows and crossbows reached two hundred percent, a terrible number. The longbowmen were each equipped with three bows and five hundred arrows, and even the infantrymen such as Wei Chi Gong and Cheng Yanjin were also equipped with one bow and forty arrows.

The infantrymen marched without armor and with bows on their backs. Most of the cavalry did not ride horses, but on foot.

However, the Huaihuang army was not lax and vigilant, there were cavalry of the reconnaissance regiment in front to explore the road, cavalry on both sides to guard and guard, and there were infantry on duty in front and behind, fully armed.

However, except for these infantry horses on duty, most soldiers did not wear armor in order to maintain their bodies. Only when they encounter a combat alert will they begin to equip their armor. And with the infantry guards who take turns to be on duty, this large army with chariot support does not have to worry about being caught off guard by enemy surprise attacks. (To be continued......)