In the middle of the night, an order came that the army would prepare food at the third watch and set out at the fifth watch. In order not to leave the basket, Wang Xian only slept for two hours, then got up and urged his subordinates to bury pots and cook. Naturally, he could not follow the camp when setting off.
In contrast, the Huotou Army boiled bags of rice and wheat in a large pot, added some coarse salt, and scooped it into their helmets when it was cooked, or they broke off two branches to use as chopsticks, or Yu Jian grabbed them and ate them, finishing their breakfast hastily.
The remaining rice and wheat are kneaded into rice balls and divided into two for each person to serve as lunch. This is why salt is added when cooking.
Wang Xian didn't even bother to eat. He urged each team to finish their meals quickly, pack their bags and prepare to set off. He hurried slowly so that they didn't miss the departure date.
After the army set off, he sat on a carriage, took the rice dumplings from Wu Wei, and ate them hungrily.
Just after finishing a rice dumpling, Zhu Zhanji came over and said with an unhappy expression: "What formation did you ask them to practice? Turtle formation?"
"Otherwise?" Wang Xian was so choked that he gave him a big eye roll and said, "You still want to fight with them with real swords and guns?"
"If this really comes in handy, Zhu Zhanhe and the others will have to laugh at it." Zhu Zhanji said with a bitter face.
"When it really comes in handy, you won't think so." Wang Xian patted his chest, swallowed the mouthful and said: "Your Highness, we have already performed well, and as long as we remain undefeated, don't do it.
over thinking."
"I didn't think too much about it," Zhu Zhanji also knew that his idea of galloping across the battlefield and killing everyone was too unrealistic, so he whispered, "I just think it's too boring to shrink like this."
"Sun Tzu said, a strong man must first be invincible, and then wait for the enemy to be victorious." Wang Xian is now speculating and selling.
"I know, but they say that those who are good at fighting have no great achievements." Zhu Zhanji curled his lips and said, "You are old-fashioned."
"Young people, you will realize the value of maturity after you have suffered a loss." Wang Xian looked at him in a simple and old-fashioned way.
"You're only one year older than me, right?" Zhu Zhanji curled his lips and said.
While the two were talking, a guard in Jinyi came with an order to go forty miles to the west to find the enemy. The right wing of the army quickly received the order and rushed westward. The emperor ordered the remaining troops to defend in place and maintain a battle posture.
Zhu Zhanji accepted the order and quickly gave an order. The army stopped advancing and began to dig trenches, set up deer villages and vehicle formations to form a circular defense zone. The habits developed on the training ground made everyone dare not slack off. According to Wang Xian
The requirements were met and the arrangements were meticulous.
Hurry up and hurry up. An hour and a half later, just as the fortifications were completed, another order was sent. The alarm was lifted and the army continued to march. The generals were so angry that they wanted to curse. They had to load the Luzhai Juma into the cart and lead his men on their way.
After that, the emperor continued to issue decrees, and the armies continued to move in east and west directions. When he came down to camp in the evening, Wang Xianneng could clearly feel that the originally boundless company camp was much smaller in size.
On this day, the Ming army had only marched forty miles, but it had already made the young army, who had just entered the battlefield, feel exhausted. It is no wonder that after sweating profusely for two hours to build fortifications and walking for another day, they only ate
Even the gods can't support two rice balls.
Under Wang Xian's supervision, the officers and soldiers worked hard, built fortifications, and set up camp. What supported the soldiers was the Huotou Army behind them who was cooking pots...
Before the meal was cooked and the fortifications had not been repaired, a siren suddenly sounded. Taking advantage of their unsteady footing, the enemy troops came as close as a mile away from the Ming army to challenge them. This time, the emperor did not give the order and ordered everyone to
He should take matters into his own hands. Zhu Zhanji did not dare to neglect. On the one hand, he ordered people to observe outside the camp and on the other hand, he was ready to prepare.
In the end, under the deterrent of our own intensive guns, bows and arrows, the opponent had to retreat steadily. However, its camp was not in chaos. It retreated slowly and in an orderly manner. It was obvious that it would return at any time. Fortunately, a car camp of our own followed the enemy's rear, shooting continuously and driving away the enemy.
Army, this night, the camp was finally stable. But after finishing the work and having dinner, it was already midnight. The officers and soldiers felt that they had just closed their eyes when they blew the horn to prepare to set off again. This time the Huotou Army
Before they even had time to cook, the army set off.
After walking hungry for half a night, the genius was revealed. The officers and soldiers were tired, tired, and full of resentment. Their morale was no longer what it was at the beginning, and the training during the march became listless.
"People are made of iron rice and steel. If you don't eat even one meal, you will be hungry." Zhu Zhanji no longer cared about whether he was having sex or not, and said with a worried look on his face: "How can you march and fight on an empty stomach?"
"We have no experience." Wang Xian reviewed: "I just went to other armies to check, and they all prepared rations a few days in advance so that they can cope with emergencies."
"Yes, including me, all the officers in the battalion are just talking about military skills on paper. None of them have actually led soldiers to fight." Zhu Zhanji didn't speak harshly: "Sum up experience and learn lessons. We can't do it again next time."
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Wang Xian stretched out his hand and asked Wu Wei to take a look at the booklet and said, "In two days, I wrote down fifty-six items."
"You are determined." Zhu Zhanji nodded and said, "How long will this exercise last?"
"I don't know." Wang Xian shook his head: "But if you want to achieve the effect, half a month or even a month is normal."
"It's just right." Zhu Zhanji cheered up after hearing this: "Let's use this time to expose all the problems and solve them one by one when we go back."
"That's a good feeling, but we have to let the soldiers fill their bellies first." Wang Xian looked at the sky and said: "We have been walking for four hours, and the emperor has no intention of stopping yet."
"Let's make it clear that we are torturing people." Zhu Zhanji curled his lips and said.
"Tell the soldiers something," Wang Xian suggested: "Cao Mengde looked at the plum blossoms to quench his thirst. Let's also be obedient and quench our hunger."
"How?" Zhu Zhanji didn't believe it: "Can truth feed people?"
"Let me tell you, let's see." Wang Xian thought for a moment, and realized that some of the words Zhu Zhanji said were inappropriate, so he still wanted to speak for himself, so he loudly preached to the officers and soldiers one by one: "Brothers, which one of you at home is not right?"
Have you ever farmed? Think about how difficult it was back then. You worked hard for a year and finally got a little harvest, but you had to pay taxes and grains to the government. You couldn't bear it because you couldn't bear to pay the royal grains. Think about the spring famine every year.
Who has never suffered from hunger? Compared with that feeling, what is this hunger?"
The soldiers in the young army were all honest children from the countryside. They listened to the words and lowered their heads when they heard the words. Seeing that these words touched everyone, Wang Xian struck while the iron was hot: "We soldiers don't plow or sow, and we only earn three cents a day."
You don’t have to spend your own money on military pay, food, clothing, and housing. Where did this money and food come from? It was contributed by our fathers and fellow villagers. They lived frugally and paid the emperor’s food when they were hungry, so that even if it is cloudy and rainy, you can
What's the reason for sitting there with nothing but a penny? Isn't it just to expect us to fight a few victorious battles? If we don't pay attention, where is our conscience? Today's drill is to let everyone understand the difficulty of expedition to the desert. You say yourselves
Should I complain and complain, or should I take the opportunity to train myself so that I can be prepared?"
After hearing what the military advisor said, the soldiers no longer complained and hurried on their way silently with their heads lowered... People are just afraid of being dissatisfied. They have been spoiled by the good conditions of the young army in the past six months, and they can no longer stand hunger. Wang Xian
The words reminded them of the situation before they joined the army, and they felt extremely satisfied. Compared with the desperate hunger, what is the point of enduring this moment? What's more, the military adviser was right, if they really go out to fight, it will definitely be much harder than it is now.
, if you can’t bear this little hardship, just pack up and go home as soon as possible.
Wang Xian preached from the front army to the rear army, shouting until his throat smoked, but the effect was really good. Zhu Zhanji handed over the kettle, stretched out his thumb and said: "Looking at plum blossoms to quench thirst is a trick, but the military advisor is the king's way."
"..." Wang Xian drank water and ignored him. Boy, have you never seen a domestic war movie? Ideological stimulation is a fine tradition of our army. After drinking the water, he said to Wu Weidao behind him: "Write it down, so that in the future, the young army can
When recruiting soldiers, we should focus on honest and honest rural children, not urban soldiers, those who have been in prison, those who have been soldiers, and those who have worked in cars, boats, shops, and office..."
"Why?" Zhu Zhanji asked in confusion.
"It's so coaxing." Wang Xian rolled his eyes and said.
"..." Zhu Zhanji was speechless.
It was not until dusk that the army set up camp and went down to the stronghold. Wang Xian ordered the Huotou army to quickly bury pots and cook. The soldiers were hungry and built fortifications, but they had no complaints. At this time, the other party came to harass again, and Zhu Zhanji was not so nervous.
They just sent out scouting horses, and the officers and soldiers in the camp went step by step without being affected by the outside world... As expected, the enemy troops were only harassing them a mile away, but there was no car camp to drive them away today, so they actually stayed all night without going.
But for Wang Xian, this had no impact, because he stayed up all night and led the Huotou Army to prepare three days of food, and it was not completed until dawn. When they set out that day, everyone had three bags of food in their arms.
With a big cake spread, there was no need to worry about being hungry for the time being. Wang Xiancai lay down on the cart and fell asleep.
In the blink of an eye, more than ten days have passed. Under the mobilization of the emperor, dozens of armies are running exhausted. Today they will go east and tomorrow they will go west. They have marched at least 600 miles in the past ten days, but they have only moved south for 300 miles in a straight line, but they are still not serious.
Let’s fight. The morale of all the armies is extremely low. I don’t know when this damn military exercise will end, even if I can have a good fight with the opponent.
But for Zhu Di, this was just the same feeling as when he was on an expedition to Mobei. He was very satisfied with Zhu Gaoxu's ability to deal with the situation without attacking. He specially ordered people to reward him and deliberately revealed to him the news that he had already
Returning to the capital, Prince Zhu Di is now in charge of the central army. He believes that this news can arouse Zhu Gaoxu's fighting spirit more than any reward, and he will ravage the army.
At the same time, random orders were issued from the Central Army. The various armies that could barely maintain mutual coordination at first were ordered to retreat, some to advance, some to stay put, and some to move to the two wings. After a few days, dozens of
The army of ten thousand was in pieces, and the door was wide open. In the eyes of the King of Han, who had been watching with eager eyes, there were almost flaws everywhere.