In the evening, the soldiers who had been driving for a day finally arrived at today's camp, although they were already exhausted, they still forced themselves to set up the camp tent and stove, and took advantage of the time of cooking the stove, and hurriedly drank horses and cattle and maintained ordnance.

By the time this series of processes is over, I finally have the opportunity to sit around the stove and eat, and it is already nightfall. The food in the army was not good, but the hungry and tired sergeants still ate and drank heavily to replenish their strength.

The march was hard work, all kinds of accidents could happen, the harsh environment, physical discomfort, sudden attacks, etc., ordinary battalion guards naturally could not be taken care of too carefully, and the daily meal time was one of the few leisure moments that could be comforted.

The sergeants around the stove chatted while eating dinner, and the topic somehow turned to the treatment of military rations.

The Northern Qi army is divided into different levels, and the highest level of Baibao Xianbei is the emperor's close attendant, and the treatment is naturally the best. Although some special military operations also require rapid marches that require snow and ice, most of the marches that can be logistically guaranteed, and the food and drink are also constantly drunk and mouth-watering.

One level lower is the respective descendants of the Jinyang nobles, and then there are a number of elite Jinyang soldiers and ordinary soldiers, as for the Yecheng Forbidden Army and the Hebei Haoqiang's troops, the treatment is not good, and they need to be stored in the army to get supplies. The Henan army needs to bring their own rations, and the baggage of the army is not their share, and everyone can eat as much food as they can carry.

The lowest treatment still belongs to these newly attached armies in Huainan, they are generally stationed in their hometowns and less dispatched, but once the levy order is issued, they not only bring their own rations, but also contribute some materials as the supply of the army, which is really to spend their own money and use their own lives to fight the world for the Gao family.

Such orders are often issued to the township after the army arrives near the township, and if they dare to disobey the order, they will be attacked immediately, and they will be killed at every turn. Therefore, many Huainan heroes who were attached to the Northern Qi Dynasty often rose up because of the heavy enlistment of the Northern Qi Dynasty and raised troops to rebel.

Bu Da Khansa marched to Jingzhou this time, and a considerable part of the troops were recruited and mobilized in Huainan, and the armed forces in Henan and Qingxu also accounted for a large proportion, and the soldiers of Jinyang were concentrated in the thousands of elite cavalry of the Chinese army.

With so many people camping, it is naturally impossible for them all to gather in one place. On the one hand, there are few places with abundant water and grass that can meet the consumption of so many men and horses in a short time, and on the other hand, camping separately can also help to cope with each other and isolate the danger of riots.

Therefore, every day at the beginning of the march, scouts will be sent to the direction of the target to investigate, if there is no fixed garrison along the way to settle for camping, generally will choose several camping places for different troops to rest and recuperate.

In a camp on the back slope, most of the camp guards were from Henan, and during the chat, they suddenly talked about the occasional capture of a dry and hard grain cake when they were fighting with the Western Wei people and horses in Heluo. These cakes are stronger than iron stones when not cooked, but when boiled in water, they become salty, fragrant and delicious, filling and hungry, and simply have an endless aftertaste.

The battalion soldiers came from all sides, not all of them had the experience of fighting in Heluo, and some people subconsciously expressed doubts after hearing this, who didn't know how the barren and cold Western Wei could prepare such high-quality military rations for the soldiers!

After hearing this question, more people joined the discussion, and some of the battalion guards who had seen this kind of military ration even swore that there was indeed such a thing.

Looking at the sworn appearance, some of the originally skeptical ones were gradually persuaded, but they were still a little unconvinced and said that maybe those military rations were only a small amount for the military governors, as for the ordinary soldiers who could stutter, it would be good, and the rations would definitely not be better than their Northern Qi army!

In the casual and comfortable dispute of the soldiers, suddenly several fast horses galloped into the camp and conveyed the commander's order to the camp master. After receiving the order, the camp master hurriedly let his soldiers beat the war drums, and ordered the battalion soldiers to be armed with armor and hold the camp for the incoming enemy.

"Where did the bold enemy come from, I don't know that there are tens of thousands of people in our army here?"

Although the battalions were annoyed that they couldn't rest, they couldn't help but sneer and said, because they knew that their side was overwhelming, and Huainan was their home field of Northern Qi, they didn't take the enemy who was going to fight much in their hearts, and some people even speculated that it might be ordinary rogue bandits, who strayed into the range of the army camp because it was dark, and was exaggerated by the fuss scouts.

"You are not allowed to talk casually, you are not allowed to leave the camp without permission, and you will be dealt with by military law!"

The camp master knew more than these camp guards, and knew in his heart what a fierce and terrible opponent was coming, and the slightest carelessness could kill him, so he strained his face and patrolled the camp while scolding the camp guards who did not have a proper attitude.

When the camp guards saw this, they all closed their mouths one after another, and the array of swords and bows was in the open space in the camp, staring intently at the black hole outside the camp.

It is very easy to get tired in times of high concentration and tension, especially when these battalions have not been fully rested after a long day of marching.

As time passed, there was no invading enemy outside the camp, and the initial tension gradually faded, followed by a wave of exhaustion, and soon yawns rang out in the camp in the camp. However, since the battalion owner still did not order the disbandment, he could only continue to maintain the array.

Suddenly, there was a thud in the formation, and everyone followed the voice, but saw a battalion soldier standing in the array and falling asleep, so he fell to the ground.

"Drag it out and whip it ten times!"

Because the camp owner knew that this was a life-and-death moment, he naturally did not dare to slack off like the campers, but seeing that the campers were like frosted eggplants, he also knew that he could not continue to die like this, so he sent people to the Chinese army camp to ask for instructions, and only after obtaining permission did he arrange for the campers to take turns to rest and prepare for war.

After such an anxious wait, even the camp owner fell asleep unconsciously, and when he woke up again, his vision was still a little dim, but the eastern sky had already revealed a touch of fish white, as if it had reached dawn.

"What is the world's famous general? It turned out to be just a gutless rat! ”

After waiting all night, but there was no trace of the enemy, not only the battalion soldiers were exhausted, but even the camp owner was in a state of indignation, kicked a stone on the ground into the ashes of the campfire, and cursed fiercely.

During the day, there are Chinese army elite cavalry monitoring the four fields, and there is no need for the soldiers of each battalion to be on guard, so the battalion owner directly ordered the vigilance to be lifted, and he himself also got into the tent, unloaded a dew-soaked battle armor, and prepared to seize the time to make up for sleep.

However, as soon as he was dressed and lay down, the commander of the Chinese army rode his horse and galloped into the camp again, bringing the latest order of the commander-in-chief, and immediately pulled out the camp and set off and returned to the direction of Zhongli.

After hearing this order, the camp owner was already tired at this time, his eyelids were like a thousand pounds, and after hearing this order, he secretly cursed in his heart, but he didn't dare to slack off, so he could only pinch his thighs hard, stimulate his spirit with this pain, and then put on his armor and went out of the tent, and ordered the order to withdraw from the camp.

When the battalion guards heard this order, they naturally wailed, and they stayed for most of the night for no reason, but they didn't even see the enemy's hair, and finally stayed up until dawn, and as a result, they had to leave the camp and go on the road immediately without even letting people eat breakfast, which was simply unreasonable abuse!

But the military orders in the camp were like a mountain, and no matter how hard the battalion soldiers worked, they could only grit their teeth and persevere, and quickly dismantle the camp tent and pack the baggage into the car.

When they were still busy here, they saw that the Chinese army had already started on the road, and even the camp tent utensils were discarded directly in the same place in a hurry, and the embarrassed appearance suddenly made these battalion soldiers nervous again. Just seeing that the main forces of the Chinese army are panicking like this, it seems that the danger has not only not been lifted, but also much greater than they imagined!

In the ranks of the Chinese army, Bu Da Khansa was also bitter in his heart, the troops sent were easily defeated, but he did not know much about the details of the enemy army, the only thing that was certain was that the enemy cavalry team they encountered was brave and strong, and tracked along the way, only to disappear when they were about to arrive here.

At dawn, the scattered scouts and the enemy scouts also briefly encountered, and after a confrontation with each other, they retreated, but the main enemy force was still nowhere to be found.

The current situation is that their army has been targeted by the Western Wei cavalry, but they don't know how many troops the other side has, and they don't know when they will attack, but in short, the situation is very bad.

It was located in the northern border of Nanqiaozhou, and it was still two days away from Jingzhou, the destination of their trip, but it would take at least six or seven days to return to Zhongli. It is definitely the best strategy to wait for the enemy in the suburbs, but there is not a large enough city to accommodate so many of them.

After weighing it, Bu Da Khansa still decided to withdraw to Zhongli, although the distance was farther, but since the enemy was coming from the direction of Hefei, he must not know the situation in the north, and now the army retreated decisively, the enemy must also have some scruples, and did not dare to attack directly. Moreover, after returning to Zhongli, there are still Duan Shao's men and horses in Huaibei Supre can be counted on, and continuing to stay in the south will only be more dangerous.

In order to withdraw Zhongli as soon as possible, Buda Khansa directly ordered to abandon most of his baggage, and quickly set off without waiting for the scouts to return after investigating and reporting the details. After all, the enemy came from the south, and as for the road to the north, they had just traveled not long ago, and they would subconsciously relax in their hearts.

When the team reached a ferry crossing on the way home, and the men and horses were halfway crossing, the big Khan Safang dismounted and boarded the boat, and suddenly the soldiers beside him pointed to the north bank of the river and said in a trembling voice: "Lord, the enemy, the enemy ......."

Buda Hansa raised his eyes and saw that there were elite cavalry troops detouring out on the side of the forest hill in the river bay on the opposite bank, and his heart suddenly felt cold.

"General Li of Taiyuan Gong rode his horse into here, and the thieves and soldiers will not be killed!"

Just as the soldiers who landed on the shore were still preparing to meet the enemy in fear, Li Tai had already personally led his elite cavalry to rush towards the river bank. When they heard this shout, the enemy soldiers suddenly panicked even more, and the already loose formation exploded, and they all turned around and fled towards the riverbank and tidal flats.