It was this short ten-mile march that also showed the huge gap between Wu Shigong's soldiers in the Thousand Households and those other soldiers. Not to mention that when they were camping, these soldiers of Wu Shigong were doing their respective jobs in an orderly manner.

And the 900 soldiers, although they also wanted to help, they didn't know what to do. Therefore, when Yu Ji, these other officers of the Thousand Households, was called over by Wu Shigong, their faces were a little ashamed.

Wu Shigong didn't blame Yu Ji for anything, after all, these officers were not Wu Shigong's direct subordinates. Instead, he comforted them: "Actually, these soldiers are good. At least they dared to go to the capital to fight King Qin. As for their poor performance on the march and camp today, it is only because they have not received any military training. ”

"But then again. The official brought these good sons and daughters of Dewei to the capital, and what he wanted to do most was to bring them home safely. Therefore, the officer will also strengthen their training during the march. You have to make them endure the hardships of training. Tell them that this is also for their good, and at least let them have the capital to save their lives. ”

"But then again, the physique of your soldiers is a little too poor. According to this official, it should be because he has not eaten enough for a long time. The other officers didn't dare to guarantee it, but as long as it was a soldier under the officer, the officer would never let them go hungry. ”

"You know, don't talk about the possibility of war in the future, even the marching and camping are all manual work. According to my officer's previous experience, if you walk like this for another three days, most of your soldiers will lie down. Therefore, the top priority now is to recuperate these soldiers first, so that they can at least have the appearance of being soldiers. ”

Wu Shigong did not break his promise, when the meal was served, the amount of staple food was very sufficient, plus the pigs and sheep that were killed and the vegetables were killed, and all the soldiers ate happily.

After dinner, Wu Shigong naturally arranged some of the more well-trained soldiers from his Qianhu Institute among the 900 soldiers, and began to teach them military knowledge as instructors.

Some of these soldiers who were drawn out of the other thousand households were named by their own thousand households and hundreds of households because their status in the thousand households was relatively low. And the fairer thousands of households only drew these soldiers by drawing lots. However, for these soldiers, there is one thing in common, that is, they are not willing to participate in King Qin's army this time.

And this time King Qin's expedition was arranged in a hurry, so until now, the hearts of these soldiers are still intertwined with feelings of fear and confusion. But when Wu Shigong arranged these instructors among them, they at least began to know what they should do. Coupled with that full meal, the hearts of these soldiers began to settle down.

Although the number of tents and quilts was still insufficient, because Wu Shigong did not bring out a lot of supplies from his thousands of households, the first night of the march finally passed peacefully after squeezing some tents and quilts to those soldiers, and asking them to cut more firewood and make more fires nearby to keep warm.

Although the march and encampment on the second day were a bit chaotic, it was indeed a great improvement compared to the first day. Although deep in Wu Shigong's heart, he was prepared to use these 900 soldiers as cannon fodder in case of any unexpected situation. However, he still wanted to return these soldiers to Defu safely as much as possible.

Therefore, Wu Shigong also trained these soldiers very dedicatedly, and in terms of the supply of materials, all soldiers were also treated equally. Even Wu Shigong took the initiative to communicate among those soldiers. Under Wu Shigong's concerned actions, the mood of those soldiers was even more stable.

However, on the evening of the second day, the cavalry sent by Wu Shigong to Jining to fight the front station returned to Wu Shigong's camp. They brought Wu Shigong a bad news.

They told Wu Shigong: "My lord, the governor of Jining told the small one, let the small one come and tell the adult, because the army of King Qin of Nanzhili and Shandong passed through the Grand Canal to the north of King Qin, so the grain in the granary by the canal is not enough." Lord Zhizhou told us to return to Dewei's army and reroute it from his own territory in Henan to King Qin. ”

Listening to the advice of the soldier who stood in front of him, Wu Shigong couldn't help but scold. It seems that my expedition started off unwell.

But isn't there really not enough food in the granaries along the canal? Of course not. Even if it is through twice the army of King Qin, it will be able to ensure the food supply of these armies.

So what about Weishenme Jining Zhizhou will reject Wu Shigong's Qinwang army? The main reason is that a large part of the grain in the granary is only stored in the ledger of the granary, and there is not so much grain in the granary.

Last year, when grain prices soared due to the drought in the north, the officials in charge of these granaries colluded to sell a large amount of grain at a high price. They all thought that after the summer and autumn harvests, they would wait until the price of grain fell sharply, and then buy grain to earn the difference.

This is not because these officials are bold, just like the grain shops earn the difference, and it has become an unspoken rule for the officials who manage these grains to earn silver every year through this method and share the profits up and down.

However, these officials did not expect that this drought was very ferocious, and there was basically no harvest during the summer harvest in various places, and because the officials at all levels were not as strong as Wu Shigong to fight the drought here, although the weather improved later, the autumn harvest in various places still caused some losses. This also led to high food prices last year.

Therefore, since there was no price difference, these officials were not busy buying grain and sending it to the granary. However, although the price of grain has been low this year, these officials have not sent all the grain purchases into the granary.

But at this time, there was a major event that the Tartars entered the customs and the kings of Qin everywhere. In order to supply these Qinwang armies, the grain in the granary must be taken out. And now there is not enough food in the granary, therefore, in order to ensure the main Qinwang army, such as the army of Nanzhili. and the supply of local armies, such as the army in Shandong, these officials had no choice but to be evildoers, refusing to supply Wu Shigong's army of Henan to Dewei.

Wu Shigong, of course, could not imagine the reason for the rejection. But because the army that went to the capital this time was to meet in Tongzhou at the end of the canal, although the canal was frozen now, it was no longer possible to sail. However, it was most convenient to march along the canal, both for the provision of supplies and for the route of the march.

But now Wu Shigong has to pass through the northern part of Henan, cross the Yellow River, and make a detour from Beizhili to Tongzhou, and there will definitely be a lot more troubles along the way. In addition, without the support and protection of other Qinwang troops nearby, the march along the way became much more dangerous.

You know, the Houjin army is now wreaking havoc in Beizhili. Although it is unlikely that their main army will reach the southern part of the northern Zhili, it is impossible to say that such a small Tartar army will come over.

There was no choice but to turn around and march in a sharp turn. It is absolutely unrealistic to want to retreat back to Defu City. King Qin's army has already set off, and it would be a bit child's play to turn back to the starting point.

However, Wu Shigong's army immediately encountered such a big problem: the amount of grain and grass they carried was not enough, and it was definitely impossible to hold on to such a long march.

Therefore, Wu Shigong immediately arranged for someone to return to Defu City, report to Guide Fuzun and Zhao Ming, and tell them about this new situation. And ask them to help, let them collect and transport another batch of grain and grass.

In addition, Wu Shigong also gathered all the officers and informed them of this new situation, so that they and their soldiers were ready to make a sharp turn and go directly north to King Qin.

After all this, Wu Shigong also calmed down. He thought for a moment, "Isn't this a very good reason to delay the pace of the march?" Maybe this is Seon's lost horse, but I don't know if it's a blessing! ”

At this time, Wu Shigong did not understand the situation of the soldiers in the Ming Dynasty and Wu Shigong had no experience in leading troops, and these two shortcomings became apparent.

Wu Shigong thought that he had a very reasonable reason for ordering the army to turn, and it was also a very normal order. Furthermore, the enforcement of orders and prohibitions is the primary discipline of every army. Wu Shigong didn't know that a large part of the soldiers in the army he was leading now could not be called a soldier.

In addition, when the officers went back to convey to the soldiers that the army had turned to the march, some officers explained the reasons very clearly, but when some officers conveyed the orders, they answered those soldiers who dared to ask questions, and the attitude was a little simple and rude.

The officers shouted at the questioning soldiers: "You must do what the adults order." What nonsense? The result of disobedience is one - beheading. ”

Such a simple and crude answer temporarily suppressed the doubts in the hearts of those soldiers, but in the hearts of these soldiers, the nervous emotions immediately diffused.

And in Wu Shigong's army of King Qin, the source of soldiers is also very complicated. There are Wu Shigong's own thousand households, and there are also other thousands of households. They only temporarily obeyed Wu Shigong's orders during this Qinwang operation.

Even among Wu Shigong's own soldiers in thousands of households, the sources are also varied. There are guards brought by Wu Shigong himself from the capital; There are thousands of local military households and young and strong people; There are also some recruited by bandits.

And these three reasons were mixed together, causing the first internal crisis ushered in by Wu Shigong after he became an army. At this time, Wu Shigong didn't know anything about this dynamic.