The First Happy King of Zhenguan in the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 609 Unique way of marching
"Continue training if you can't take it anymore. Serving as a soldier eats food, defends your home and defends the country, and you don't even have the most basic physical strength. How can you be expected to go to the battlefield? Could it be that when the enemy chases and kills you, can you wait until you have enough physical strength to chase after you? "Li Muyun stared at him, but he really had the demeanor of a general, but this metaphor was a bit inappropriate, and many captains felt a little unbalanced.

It's just that Li Muyun didn't give them a chance to continue talking, so he glanced at them and said, "On the march this time, every four regiments will be in groups. Everyone's routes are different. Some people may be farther away, while others may be shorter. , But I don’t want to hear any excuses, in short, when it’s time to meet up, if you don’t arrive, I’ll leave, I don’t need cowards in my team!”

Speaking of cowards, a group of big-headed soldiers all showed angry expressions on their faces. They are all bloody men in the barracks. In their eyes, honor is far higher than life. If they are driven out with the reputation of being a coward, I am afraid that no army will receive them.

Besides, we are all human beings, with two legs supporting our stomachs, and there is no reason why others can do what we can, and we just run away, so it’s no big deal.

That night, Li Muyun's order was conveyed, and at the same time his students were sent to the troops below as temporary guides.

These students were not idle during the march for the past few days. They followed the road during the day and gathered at Li Muyun's military tent at night to learn how to recognize directions, how to use a compass, and how to draw maps by hand.

Although it was a bit hard, but because we were all classmates and young people, no one wanted to be underestimated by others, so even if we were tired, we gritted our teeth and endured it, secretly competing with each other.

Li Muyun likes this kind of atmosphere very much, seeing it in his eyes, he is happy in his heart. After all of them have mastered the knowledge of identifying the direction, he gave all the orders to start with actual combat, and divided the troops into several groups, each with four regiments Conduct rapid march training.

And as the order was issued, the hardships of these ten thousand big-headed soldiers have really come, carrying a load of tens of catties, and marching an average of eighty miles a day, this is simply desperate, even if it is a long-distance cavalry march, In order to save the carriage, it took fifty to sixty miles, but they walked farther than the cavalry.

In addition, I have to say that because of experience, many troops will go the wrong way or go in the wrong direction when marching in the mountains. Such and such errors.

And if such an error occurs in reality, those big soldiers need to make up for it with the blood blisters on their feet.

But what made Li Muyun more gratified was that even so, those troops never fell behind, and those who hadn't gone through training would often find opportunities to ask their seniors for advice and sum up their experiences, while those who had experienced training didn't hide their secrets. Answer all questions.

Under such circumstances, there was a frenzy of learning to catch up in the team, rushing during the day and studying and summarizing at night.

In the corner of Li Muyun's military tent, there was always a group of people discussing the marching route and planning the next goal around the map.

Although those teams that have already walked alone have taught their experience to those who have not, this does not mean that they are good people, because the task of formulating the marching route was quickly handed over from Li Muyun to them.

As comrades-in-arms, it is definitely a rare and interesting thing to cheat teammates during training, so these guys desperately set up obstacles for the new team, deliberately picking some difficult routes to set up.

And the more experience the team goes to the back, the more things they will slowly go in the wrong direction. The difficulties they encounter are often some insurmountable obstacles, such as mountain streams, canyons, and rapids. river.

In Chang'an City, Hou Junji looked at the military newspapers that came back every now and then, and didn't feel anything at first, but soon the old guy was attracted by Li Muyun's team and began to pay attention to them.

And 20 days after Li Muyun set off, Lao Hou finally couldn't sit still, collected all the military reports about this team, and entered the palace.

Li Er had nothing to do at this moment, he was reading a book with an unknown name, when he saw Junji coming to see him, he put the book down and said, "Junji, what, what's the matter?"

Hou Junji didn't say his purpose, but just put several military newspapers in his hand on Li Er's desk: "Your Majesty, please read these military newspapers before we talk."

"That team of Li Muyun?" Li Shimin glanced at the first military newspaper above, only looked at the headline above, and frowned slightly: "What happened to his team?"

Although Li Shimin handed over a team of 1 people to Li Muyun, he was still a little worried after all. Although this guy often did amazing things, he was a local beetle, and he would never be able to compare with those generals who had a legacy.

One must know that even the bastard Cheng Yaojin is not actually Bai Ding, his father was also the governor of Jeju during the Sui Dynasty.

So when he saw that Hou Junji had brought a military newspaper related to Li Muyun, his first thought was that something had happened.

However, Hou Junji turned his back on it at this time, pointing to the military newspapers with a complicated expression: "Your Majesty, you should read it first before talking about it."

Seeing that the old Hou was still in the mood to play tricks, Li Shimin felt slightly relieved. Originally, what he was most worried about was the mutiny of the soldiers, but Hou Junji's attitude showed that the matter was not that serious.

But when Li Shimin hastily flipped over the newspapers, his face changed. As an old horse emperor, he quickly discovered the way, pushed the military newspapers to the side, and used the same complicated expression Said: "Is this kid crazy? In 20 days, he ran nearly two thousand miles, and there was a back and forth. What does he want to do?"

"I don't know either." Hou Junji shook his head, and said very puzzled: "Your Majesty, the average march of a hundred miles a day, and it's still an infantry army, is far beyond the normal range of marching. Here, where is Xiaoyao King? What are you doing?"

"How's the morale of the soldiers? Are there any complaints in the army?" Compared to knowing Li Muyun's purpose, Li Er is more concerned about mutiny, and now Li Shimin has begun to regret his hasty decision.

"There are no complaints, and..., and I see that the spies who delivered the news were in high spirits, so I can judge that the morale of the team led by King Xiaoyao has not dropped. On the contrary, some... burst!" Hou Junji said. I don't know what words to use to describe it, so in the end I can only borrow a word I heard from Li Muyun - bursting.

Now, it was Li Shimin's turn to be confused. He took back the battle report and looked at it again and again, frowning and said: "The average marching speed of a hundred miles a day did not exhaust those soldiers, but their morale was high. What do you think this bastard is doing?" Did it?"

Hou Junji smiled wryly: "I don't know, but King Xiaoyao seems to have the ability to incite people's hearts. It's not surprising that such a situation occurs."

Li Shimin was silent for a moment, then suddenly raised his head and said: "Pay attention to Li Muyun, and see what kind of mystery he has been up to these days, and why he marched so fast."

"No!" Hou Junji agreed and withdrew, returning to the Ministry of War to arrange specific matters.

On the other side, the team led by Li Muyun is also undergoing a rapid transformation. In the past, they only had the appearance of an elite, but no elite connotation. However, after a long-distance training, although the faces of these soldiers were deeply tired, But mentally, there is a world of difference from before.

Modern queue training makes them almost absolutely obedient to orders, but this kind of obedience is like a puppet, without a kind of spirituality, it looks like a cold machine.

But after this period of training, the whole team seemed to come alive suddenly, although these soldiers seemed to be much more scattered than before.

The long-distance march was indeed tiring. The soldiers complained secretly at the beginning, but as time went on and the training continued, when they solved many difficulties in the mountains and forests that they had never encountered before, they gradually realized Now, what is the purpose of such training.

They have been fighting against enemies on the grassland for many years, and they are almost used to the way of fighting on the plain.

But after entering the dense forest, they found that 300 people was almost the limit. If there were more people, both the transmission of orders and the speed of marching would be greatly affected.

Moreover, from the forest, weapons such as long spears and large axes cannot be used at all. The short daggers that they used most when walking through it were the short daggers that were issued to them before the expedition.

More importantly, as the distance from the Liao people's territory got closer, the mountains and forests began to become steeper and denser, with vines overgrown and poisonous insects slanted.

When the leeches were all over their bodies, they began to understand the benefits of binding trousers and cuffs. When it rained suddenly, they understood the role of large sheets of oiled paper.

Those captains began to understand that if it hadn't been for the assault training during this period of time, if they hadn't been issued some seemingly useless equipment and rushed into the bureaucrats rashly, a large number of people would have died anyway. Summarize the above experience.

With such an idea in mind, Li Muyun didn't need to formulate a new training plan. Those school captains began to organize training spontaneously. Even if there was no mission, the main force on the march began to walk slowly in the densely forested area. In the end, the whole team simply plunged into the depths of the vast mountain.

And as the team entered the mountainous area, Hou Junji was also stunned. The scouts sent by the team could not catch up with the shadow of the team. Although 1 people left countless traces in the dense area, their speed It was still too fast, and people who didn't know the inside story would even think they were running for their lives.

In Li Shimin's imperial study, His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty sat opposite Li Jing, and there was a chessboard between them, with a few chess pieces scattered on it.

It's just that His Majesty the Emperor obviously didn't have the heart to play chess, so he twirled a chess piece he took out from Li Jing's chess basket, stared blankly at the chessboard for a long time, and murmured: "Pharmacist, could this be what Li Muyun said about fighting in the mountains?" force?"

"Your Majesty, minister..." Li Jing shook his head, and finally sighed after a long while: "Although King Xiaoyao looks carefree and unrestrained, but there is a gap in his chest, the minister is not as many as he is!"

Li Shimin waved his hand: "Pharmacist, don't underestimate yourself. Mu Yun is certainly a little clever, but he likes to do things in a slanted direction, and he likes to use strange things instead of righteous ones when leading troops. He can't compare to a pharmacist who is an upright teacher."

"Hehe..." Li Jing smiled bitterly: "Your Majesty, don't you hear that there are talents from generation to generation, and new generations replace old ones. Veterans have fought all their lives, but they will eventually grow old. The future of the Tang Dynasty still depends on young people. It is the future of Datang."

Li Shimin listened to old Li Jing's sentimental smile and didn't say anything, he knew that Li Jing actually said that.

But having said that, it doesn't seem to be a bad thing if there is really a troop that is good at fighting in the mountains. At least if the Liao people repeat themselves, they will not be afraid that there will be no soldiers to send, or they may directly station this mountain troop in Liao. 5 people can ensure that there will be no worries in the Southwest.

In addition, the advantage of having a mountain combat force is that it can defend against the attacks of the Tubo people on the spot. Those Tubo people are on the plateau, and they are quite a threat to the Tang Dynasty due to the terrain.

Li Shimin was thinking about the future arrangements for the Southwest, while Li Muyun led his army closer to Liaodi.

In the vast mountains, the ten thousand troops have always been so small, but it is precisely because of this that they are provided with better cover. In the depths of the dense forest, the soldiers gradually adapted to the environment. They began to get used to boiling water Drink it later, mastered how to get water in the jungle, how to make traps.

The smallest combat unit of ten people with one fire forms a well-trained combat group. In the dense forest, they don't rush in a swarm, but form a diamond shape. There are forwards, flanks, and rears. Ten people advance alternately. Observe the surrounding changes at any time.

Li Muyun saw all this in his eyes, and couldn't help nodding secretly in his heart, knowing that the assault training during this period was finally not wasted.

Su Wanqing looked at her future husband-in-law with admiring eyes. In just one month, her man trained the soul of the previous team of marionette disks. The whole team marched in the depths of the dense forest, like a ghost .

It is no exaggeration to say that if the team she has now meets the previous team, it will be five times stronger, and if it is about three times stronger, it will not be a problem at all, and it will almost win.

And when those soldiers recalled the sloppiness when they first entered the mountain forest, they would also laugh embarrassingly. There was no special improvement in their combat skills, but their understanding of Conglin made them feel confident in dealing with ten soldiers. previous self.

That is to say, under such circumstances, Li Muyun issued the last order before entering the Liao people's territory, to rest in place for three days, and after three days, the whole army entered the Liao people's territory to suppress the rebellion!
(End of this chapter)