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Chapter 644 Wuchang

Qingchuan is full of Hanyang trees, luxuriant grass and Parrot Island. This land was where Heifu lived for several years in his previous life. The scenery along the river is all too familiar.

However, this was the Qin Dynasty, the Qingchuan Pavilion had not yet been established, the Parrot Sand Bank was far from being formed, and the location of the Yellow Crane Tower was a barren reed bush. The only similarity was the rolling Yangtze River flowing eastward, with large ships carrying

Soldiers from all directions gathered here.

It is now mid-spring and February, and the four thousand soldiers Heifu recruited in Nanjun are gradually arriving at Xiakoujin in the south of Anlu County.

Xiakou is where the Xia River enters the river. As early as the Spring and Autumn Period, it was the ferry to the south of the Yangtze River. In the past ten years, as the soldiers and people of Nanjun were forced by government orders to migrate to Yuzhang to settle down, the exchanges between the two places have become closer. Xiakou

It has also become a bustling port, with dozens of ships going east and west every day.

But Heifu did not let the army be stationed in Xiakou. Instead, he asked Jiangling Marine Corps to transport them to the other side, Shaxian County, Hengshan County. Next to the burned-out reed swamps, there was a large building that could accommodate 20,000 people.

A camp rises from the ground. This will be the base camp for Heifu's southern expedition.

Heifu named this place "Wuchang". According to the young Li Cang's understanding, it meant wishing a "prosperous military fortune" for the southern expedition.

Subsequently, 4,000 Nanyang soldiers and 2,000 Hengshan soldiers, a total of 6,000 people, also gathered here, forming an army of 10,000. There were also civilians from three counties and 10,000 prisoners. Under the arrangement of Qin Shihuang's government, they were escorted by local officials.

Come and be placed outside the barracks.

When night falls, the stove fires in Wuchang camp are far better than the fishing lanterns in Xiakou in the north of the Yangtze River...

In the big tent, Heifu was still looking at the map and thinking, when a young man in soap clothes came in and said:

"Your Majesty, the food is ready."

Lixian's son Licang became Heifu's assistant and record-keeping clerk. Although he was only seventeen or eighteen years old, he had a good upbringing and was calm in his work, just like his father.

But Hei Fu put on his big cloak and said:

"Leave it alone for now. Let Sang Mu prepare the car. I'm going to go on a tour of the camp."

The military camp of 20,000 people is like a city. The gates of the camp are tightly guarded and no one is allowed in or out. Because of last year's defeat, no one wants to fight this battle. According to the officials who escorted the soldiers and civilians, some of them were waiting for opportunities to escape along the way.

Not a few.

The fear of the south and the negativity towards the war made the whole camp demoralized from the beginning.

At this time, they were led to travel thousands of miles to Lingnan to fight the Vietnamese. The three armies were confused and doubtful, and it would be difficult to overthrow the enemy...

This is the lesson learned from Tu Sui's failure. Naturally, Heifu will not repeat his mistakes. The most important thing right now is to stabilize the morale of the army.

The first place Heifu inspected was of course the camp of eight hundred Anlu disciples. As soon as he entered, he received warm cheers.

Among them were veterans who had served several times. Many of them had participated in the battle to destroy Chu. The commanders and centurions of the army had all served as soldiers under Heifu.

As for the new recruits, they are relatively young. The oldest is more than 20 years old, and the youngest is seventeen or eighteen, the same age as Weiyang and Licang. Most of their fathers and brothers are from Heifu's old tribe. They grew up listening to the legend of Heifu and Linyang's breakout.

, the decisive battle of Qinan, the battle where Heifu led the Anlu people to make great achievements, they were familiar with it.

In the minds of these young people, Changnanhou is synonymous with hero!

This is also the reason why 800 people can take the initiative to sign up to join the army. Unlike other counties and counties, where officials often forcibly arrest people.

The morale of these eight hundred people is also the best in the entire army. Heifu's illustrious martial arts gave them blind confidence. The young people are all high-spirited and only need a little polishing to build a hard shield.

"You are my short-term soldiers."

Hei Fu also treated them like brothers and nephews. He ate with them and spoke Anlu dialect full of local flavor, which made everyone feel more friendly. When he learned that he would become the king's personal guard, he raised his head even more, feeling that he was superior to other battalions.

The soldiers waited.

In addition to Anlu Camp, Heifu also visited many Nanjun camps such as Jiangling Camp. Although it was not as cordial as Anlu Camp, there was still the camaraderie of the old troops and they shared the same feelings. Sang Mu also volunteered to go to the Yanxian Camp where there were children from their hometown.

The mausoleum camp boosted morale. The four thousand soldiers in Nanjun were temporarily pacified.

They began to believe that they were direct descendants, and even if they went to the battlefield, the general would never let them take the lead and fill the ravines...

Nanyang soldiers and Hengshan soldiers cannot rely on the friendship of fellow villagers. Although they have the same accent, they are still separated by a layer.

When he inspected the two armies the next day, Heifu found that many of the soldiers were uneasy, and the civilians were even more uneasy. They had heard a little bit about the legend of the southern miasma and the narrow escape from death.

It is useless to copy the movie plot and loudly tell them "why they are fighting". No one will give their life for the face of the empire and the ambition of the emperor.

Heifu could only assure them over and over again:

"The second and third sons can stay here with peace of mind and don't have to worry about food and clothing. The army will never leave Wuchang Camp before winter, and I will not let you go to Lingnan to suffer in the scorching summer heat!"

Although this statement cannot cure the root cause, it at least eases the worries of the soldiers. At least they can be honest for a while and will not think about escaping all day long as soon as they hear that the army is about to move south.

That day, Heifu gave Li Cang an order.

"Go and notify each battalion and ask all leaders and five hundred leaders to come to the big tent for a meeting!"



"Uncle Gong is right. The first military order issued by the monarch was indeed to cultivate the fields!"

Before nightfall, Li Cang couldn't help laughing when he came out of the camp. Just then, Heifu summoned more than ten leaders and five hundred leaders from the three armies of Nanjun, Hengshan and Nanyang to a meeting. The topic of the meeting was the arrangements for the twenty thousand soldiers and civilians.

"If you have enough food, you will have enough soldiers."

Before the meeting, Gong Ao followed Heifu's words and said to Li Cang: "Whether it was in Yuzhang ten years ago, five years ago in Beidi, or three years ago in Jiaodong, whenever the king gets military power, he will tell me.

The first thing to do is to cultivate the fields. Just wait and see, the prince will definitely say this later. "

As expected, Heifu announced that the 20,000 soldiers and civilians would be stationed at Wuchang Camp until winter. The soldiers concentrated on training, while the civilians worked in the surrounding areas to strive for self-sufficiency and avoid the difficulty of transferring food and wages to the three counties. This is

Heifu could think of the best way to reduce the burden on the people of Nan County.

Gong Ao, the fifth doctor, was appointed as the captain and was responsible for military training. As a veteran of the army for more than ten years, Gong Ao had this qualification.

The field officer was temporarily vacant, and Heifu planned to let Xiao He, his commander in charge of collecting grains, take charge of this matter. After all, he could sit firmly in the rear and continuously send out soldiers and grain. This was Lao Xiao's best job.

After the meeting, Heifu stopped Gong Ao alone and asked him a question:

"Do you know how to train these soldiers?"

"Gong Ao knows."

Gong Ao had been with Hei Fu for many years, and at most he was just a commander of another department. Now that he was a captain, he was very ambitious and must do this job well. He came closer and lowered his voice:

"I will win over them with the friendship of the township party and tell everyone who they should count on if they want to survive. From the commander to the soldiers, they will only obey the orders of the emperor!"

Criticizing the cruelty and indifference of the imperial court and promoting Heifu's love and justice were the "tips" Chen Ping gave to Gong Ao.

Heifu knew it as soon as he heard it, and Gong Ao was influenced by it. Sure enough, he was led astray by Chen Ping. He shook his head helplessly:

"I'm not asking about mental skills, but skills!"

Those who are skilled in skills are those who master their hands and feet, use weapons and equipment, and accumulate mechanisms to establish a winner in offense and defense. Military skills are one of the four major schools of military strategists.

Heifu believes that every soldier should "practice his hands and feet" and have the ability and skills to fight and kill the enemy. The military games played by the soldiers of the Qin army, such as Cuju, stone throwing, over-distance, etc., can improve the physical fitness of the soldiers. And wrestling

, hand combat, archery, swords and halberds, etc., are training for soldiers' individual combat skills.

Although wars are mostly collective victories, military discipline alone without skills is not enough.

After all, Gong Ao had been with Hei Fu for many years. He was no longer the reckless Wu Xia Ameng he used to be. He thought about it and said:

"In my opinion, it is true that the military formation with the banner Golden Drum needs to be practiced, but fighting in the mountains and forests of Lingnan should be very different from that in the Central Plains."

"That's right!"

Hei Fu held up his palm: "Therefore, the training should be different. The Yue people are scattered and will not confront the Qin army head-on. Instead, they will escape into the mountains and forests to deal with our army."

When fighting in mountains and jungles, it is impossible for the attackers to invest large numbers of troops. More often, it is no longer the large formation battles that the Qin Army is good at, but the small-scale jungle ambushes that Yue people are familiar with.

It was precisely because of the inability to adapt to this change in the way of warfare that the first southern expedition ended in failure.

Therefore, in addition to the fixed training items of the Qin army, Heifu also asked Gong Ao to conduct training in jungles, mountains, and swamps for these 10,000 people.

He moved to Wuchang for this reason. The surrounding area was not yet prosperous, the area was vast and sparsely populated, the terrain was complex, and there were even many virgin forests. It was a good place for outdoor training.

We don’t expect everyone to become a special soldier. At least we don’t get confused as soon as we enter the woods and don’t know how to fight the battle.

Heifu expected that after going south, the battle would no longer be based on military units, but would be divided into parts and sent to villages.

"The personnel in each village must be rearranged. It is best to have two hunters who are good at activities in the forest. We will spend another half a year training medical soldiers to ensure that each village is equipped with one."

Reducing non-combat attrition is also a top priority.

"You once accompanied me on the southern expedition to Yuzhang, and you often went into the woods. You are the best candidate for military training. I will go to Changsha later. After Yuzhang, I will mobilize some military officials who have experienced the Lingnan expedition to help you."

After saying that, Heifu thought for a while and whispered: "Of course, as you said, besides training, we must also use the friendship between the township and party as a bond to make the soldiers feel like a family..."

And the big brother of this "family" is naturally Heifu.

"promise!"

Gong Ao excitedly accepted the order and left. After arranging the training and fielding affairs at the base camp, Heifu took Li Cang and a few soldiers and disciples to continue to the next stop.

"Where do you want to go first?"

Li Cang rolled up the map, and Heifu had drawn several points on it, including Changsha, Lingqu, Guilin...

Heifu said without thinking: "Go to Tonglu Mountain first!"

If this is a strategy game, Wuchang is Heifu’s barracks and farmland, then the Tonglu Mountain (Daye) in southern Hubei is his arsenal! There is not only Tongshan, which has been developed for more than a thousand years, but also iron ore.

, what a treasure land.

The spears and halberds of the Central Plains are not suitable for tropical rainforests. Heifu wants to equip these soldiers with a new weapon suitable for Lingnan operations!

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