Villager of Daming

Chapter 1187: Don’t Be Anxious When Running the Military Formation

The flag remained motionless and the troops began to move quickly.

Twenty people from Xiaqiu Village were divided out, each leading a team of 100 people, which was equivalent to the role of a centurion, and they were going back to get married.

Zhu Wentian's other friends were guarding the princes and had to cook! What to eat for lunch was a problem.

The people of the Chahahan tribe stuck bayonets on sticks and were responsible for guarding the small tribal leader Luhe of the Ajiahan tribe and the 500 people he brought with him.

The sticks are found and made by craftsmen. They must be tough, strong and straight. Normally, wax wood sticks are used, which not only provide the rods, but also provide the white wax made from the secretions of the wax insect.

It is not found in the Northeast region. It is used to make spears or military sticks, or pickaxes, hoes, and shovels.

The most famous is naturally the White Spear Soldiers in the later period of history, Qin Liangyu from Sichuan. It was also in this place in history that the White Spear Soldiers were harmed by their own people and suffered heavy casualties, but they also became famous in one battle.

Now there are no white-pole soldiers, and naturally no wax wood trunks, so the craftsmen choose mulberry wood to make them. This wood is no worse than wax wood, it is strong and tough, and the bayonet is very stable after being inserted.

The people of the Chahahan tribe looked at the people who were tied up with cotton and linen ropes with anticipation in their eyes.

The five hundred people who came to deal with the Chahahan tribe looked at the men with long bayonets and behaved very, very, very well-behaved, not even daring to breathe.

They understand that the other party is just waiting for them to make a mistake so they can stab them, so they must not give them any excuses or reasons.

Even so, they would be beaten, and from time to time someone would kick them and shout, "Where are you looking? You want to run away?"

In fact, the person who was kicked didn't look anywhere else and kept his head down, but he didn't dare to explain and say that he didn't look, because that would have earned him a harder beating.

The only thing to be thankful for was that even though they were captured, they were not forced to undergo a death march like the Japanese pirates. They were still given the food they were supposed to, and there was no shortage of water and salt.

Generally, after capturing prisoners, they would starve or make them thirsty for fear that they would run away, and salt would be refused.

Without salt, athletes will become dehydrated. Generally, when they need to be weighed and classified, they will reduce salt to reduce water, and reducing water means losing weight.

Wait for this process to end, and when you are ready for the competition, replenish the water and the weight will increase accordingly.

The 500 captured people were given normal meals. They ate whatever everyone else ate, and they also helped carry things.

Anyone who wants to run away can try. It's a collective responsibility anyway. Ten people have one small flag. If one runs away, the other nine will die, regardless of whether that person is caught or not.

Ten people have ropes tied to their arms. One of them wants to find a stone to grind the rope, but the others don't say anything. The consequence...

They have no faith, and if given a little benefit, they are willing to report their comrades.

Not to mention them, smuggling in the Ming Dynasty was eliminated in this way. For example, the owner of Sihai Grocery Store sold the store to Xiaqiao Village to sell boxed lunches. He ran to his family and relatives to engage in smuggling, and finally lost everything.

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"It's hot! Can I make fried rice for you, Your Highnesses?"

Ling'er didn't lead the team out to support friendly forces, she arranged meals.

"Sister Ling'er, are you serious?" The fifth brother Zhu Su felt that the hot weather and fried rice were contradictory and conflicting.

"Since His Royal Highness Prince Wu doesn't want to eat fried rice, then let's cook fried eggs!" Ling'er was easier to talk to.

"Is there any difference?" Lao Wu asked as if to say, "I'm not well educated, so don't lie to me."

"Egg fried rice has more rice than eggs, while rice fried egg has less rice and more eggs." Ling'er explained. "What do other people eat?" Lao Wu was unwilling to accept it.

"Marching rations. We are at war now! We can't just cook stir-fry for everyone!"

"I'll just have dry food and some water." Lao Wu thought about it and decided to share the hardships with the soldiers.

So Zhu Wentian ignored the heavy machine gun and used a big pot to cook. There was no fried rice with eggs. He just cooked the rice and then fried it?

The roe deer that we had caught on the road had been soaked in cold water and were now fried. Wild vegetables from the mountains were also thrown in, such as monkey legs and ferns.

There are also mushrooms, but not sticky ball mushrooms. There is no time to dry them, so they cannot be eaten unless they are peeled and dried.

The pine mushrooms and hazel mushrooms you find must be blanched in water before being stewed with pheasant.

Others had wild vegetable soup and pancakes, which were prepared by the palace maids and eunuchs, and some craftsmen also helped. The large army had to fight, but they could not delay eating.

What's more, this is a small-scale battle, and the soldiers responsible for seizing the place should not eat first, otherwise it will affect their gastrointestinal tract.

The leggings were put on one by one. No matter how difficult the road was, we had to grit our teeth and rush forward when it came to competing for speed.

Telegrams were sent again and again, reporting the situation in various places ahead.

The Northern Yuan Dynasty obviously had not yet reacted and was gathering, not dispersing. After being shot at and bombarded with grenades, they were stunned. According to normal thinking, should they hold a meeting to analyze the situation?
In order to preserve strength, or manpower, shrinking the troops is the right choice.

But they didn't know what kind of opponent they were facing. They were shrinking their defense circle, and the Ming army began to march forward to seize position and encircle them.

As the teams arrived at the designated location, the telegraphs were so busy that they could not keep up. They could not blow the horn at random, as it would expose themselves, and it would be impossible for the hot air balloon to take them there and then take off.

"If we waste time, what if the Northern Yuan attacks the Ajiahan United Tribe from many directions at the same time?
Unless we grow wings and fly over there, it would be too late to make it even if we forced a march given the distance!
How many people are there in total? Would slaves fight desperately with the Beiyuan people? Anyway, I don’t believe it. "

While eating, Zhu Gang thought about the dangers that the big tribe over there might face and felt worried about others.

"Don't worry, Third Brother. If they are really encircling from several directions, then aren't the 5,000-man team here the one that is encircling them?

We got rid of them and took their place.

According to our scouts, their normal travel speed is not fast. If we deal with them and speed up the march, we may arrive earlier!"

Zhu Di considered the problem from the perspective of the Northern Yuan army. If one army was so slow in encircling the enemy, the others would certainly not be fast either.

Or maybe there was no encirclement at all, and one group took advantage of the enemy's tribe's emptiness to attack. It's impossible for the enemy to abandon all the old and young and their property and run away, right?

The Ajiahan tribe led by Tu Yajie has a living basis including smelting, farming, animal husbandry, and kiln firing. He fled with some capable fighters. Who is responsible for the logistics? Will they come back?

Xu Da looked at the four princes and was quite satisfied with his future son-in-law. He said, "Don't worry. If a war really breaks out, they will resent the Northern Yuan Dynasty, not the Ming Dynasty.

The more anxious you are, the more mistakes you will make. One way is to surround the point and attack the reinforcements, with the reinforcements rushing in from different directions.

Therefore, the time of arrival is different, which gives the siege party a chance to defeat them one by one.

This is how we fought against Helin before. Let’s call it “the King’s Defender”! The King’s Defender team rushed over in a hurry and fought without any rest. We took advantage of them.

(End of this chapter)