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Chapter 268 The Long March
In the middle of the night that day, there was an order that the army would make meals at the third watch and set off at the fifth watch.In order not to make mistakes, Wang Xian only slept for two hours, and then got up and urged his subordinates to bury the pot and cook.Naturally, it can’t be compared with being in the camp when going out. The Huotou army boiled bags of rice and wheat in a big pot, added some coarse salt, and scooped them into the helmet after they were cooked, or folded two branches as chopsticks, or simply grabbed them with their hands. Eat, hastily settled the breakfast.

The remaining rice and wheat are kneaded into rice balls, and each person divides them into two for lunch. This is why salt is added when cooking.

Wang Xian didn't even bother to eat, he urged all the teams to finish their meal quickly, pack up their luggage and prepare to leave, and hurry up so that they didn't miss the start.

After the army set off, he sat in a carriage, took the rice balls that Wu Wei handed over, and started to devour them.

As soon as he finished eating a rice ball, he saw Zhu Zhanji coming over and said with displeasure, "What formation did you ask them to practice? Turtle formation?"

"Otherwise?" Wang Xian happened to be choking panicked, so he rolled his eyes at him and said, "You still want to fight with them for real?"

"If this is really useful, Zhu Zhanhe and the others must 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 done well, and the rest is just as long as we remain undefeated. over thinking."

"I didn't think too much," Zhu Zhanji also knew that his idea of ​​galloping on the battlefield and killing all directions was too unrealistic, so he whispered: "I just think it's too boring to shrink like this."

"Sun Tzu said, the strong must first be invincible, so as to wait for the enemy to be victorious." Wang Xian said now.

"I know, I also said that a good fighter has no great achievements." Zhu Zhanji curled his lips and said, "Old-fashioned."

"Young people, if you suffer a loss, you will know the value of maturity." Wang Xian simply showed him his old-fashionedness.

"You're only one year older than me, okay?" Zhu Zhanji pouted.

The two of them were talking, when a Jin Yiwei sent an order saying that the enemy had been discovered forty miles to the west, and the right wing of the army quickly received the order and rushed westward.The emperor ordered the rest of the ministries to defend on the spot and maintain a fighting posture.

Zhu Zhanji received the order and hurriedly ordered that the army stop advancing, and began to dig trenches, arrange deer villages, and car arrays to form a circular defensive belt.The habits developed on the training ground made everyone dare not slack off, and arranged meticulously according to Wang Xian's requirements.

Hurry up, one and a half hours later, just after the fortification was completed, another order came, the alarm was lifted, and the army continued to march.The generals were so angry that they wanted to scold their mothers.I had no choice but to load the Luzhai Juma into the car again, and led my subordinates to continue on the road.

Afterwards, the emperor continued to issue orders, and various armies continued to move east and west. When they left the camp in the evening, Wang Xianneng clearly felt that the scale of the originally endless company camp was much smaller.

On this day, the Ming army had only marched forty miles, but the young army who had just entered the battlefield felt exhausted.It's no wonder that after spending two hours building fortifications with sweat and rain, and walking for another day, they only ate two rice balls, and the gods couldn't support it.

Under the supervision of Wang Xian, the officers and soldiers worked hard to build fortifications and set up camps.Those who support the soldiers are the fire-headed army behind them who are burying the pot and cooking...

The food was not yet cooked, and the fortifications were not yet repaired. Suddenly, the siren sounded. Taking advantage of their unsteady footing, the enemy army came to challenge them as close as one mile from the Ming army. This time, the emperor did not give the order. You should figure it out yourself.Zhu Zhanji didn't dare to neglect, and while ordering people to observe outside the camp, he waited in full force.

In the end, under the deterrence of one's own dense guns and bows, the opponent had no choice but to retreat steadily, but his camp was not in chaos, and he retreated slowly and methodically, obviously returning at any time.Fortunately, a car battalion of our own side followed the enemy's rear and kept shooting to drive out the enemy. This night, the camp was finally stable.But after finishing the fortifications and eating, it was already midnight. The officers and soldiers felt that they had just closed their eyes, and then sounded the horn to prepare for departure.

After walking for half a night hungry, the genius was dim, the officers and soldiers were tired and exhausted, full of resentment, morale could not be compared with the beginning, and the training during the march became listless.
"People are like iron and rice is steel. If you don't eat a meal, you will be hungry." Zhu Zhanji no longer cared about being cool, and said with a worried face: "How can you march and fight on an empty stomach?"

"We are inexperienced." Wang Xian said in self-criticism: "I just went to other troops to check, and they all prepared dry rations a few days in advance, so that they can deal with emergencies."

"Yeah, including me, all the officers in the battalion are talking about soldiers on paper, and none of them have actually led soldiers and fought in battle." Zhu Zhanji didn't hold back: "summarize experience, learn lessons, and don't do it again next time." .”

As soon as Wang Xian stretched out his hand, he asked Wu Wei to read the booklet and said, "In two days, I wrote down 56 items."

"You are interested." Zhu Zhanji nodded and said, "How long will this exercise last?"

"I don't know." Wang Xian shook his head: "But to achieve the effect, half a month or even a month is normal."

"Just right!" Zhu Zhanji cheered up after hearing the words: "We use this time to expose all the problems and go back to solve them one by one!"

"That's a good relationship, but we have to let the soldiers fill their stomachs first." Wang Xian looked at the sky and said, "I have been walking for four hours, and the emperor has no intention of stopping."

"It's clear to torment people." Zhu Zhanji pouted.

"Say something to the soldiers," Wang Xian suggested, "Cao Mengde looks at the plum blossoms to quench his thirst, and let's be obedient to quench his hunger."

"How?" Zhu Zhanji didn't believe it: "Truth can feed people?"

"Let me tell the story, let's watch." Wang Xian thought about it, some things Zhu Zhanji said were inappropriate, and he had to speak for himself, so he preached loudly to the officers and soldiers: "Brothers, which one of you is not at home?" Ever planted fields? Think about how difficult it was back then. After a year of hard work, I finally had a little harvest, but I had to pay taxes and food to the government. , who hasn't been hungry? Compared with that kind of taste, what is this kind of hunger?"

The soldiers of the young army are all simple and honest rural children, who can listen to the words and bow their heads when they hear them.Seeing that this remark touched everyone, Wang Xian hit the iron while it was hot: "We soldiers don't plow or plant, and we don't have to spend three cents of the military salary a day, and we don't have to spend it on ourselves. Where did the money come from? It was contributed by our folks! They save food and money, and pay the emperor's rations when they are hungry, so that even if it is cloudy and rainy, you can sit with your hands up, and you will not lose a cent. What is it for? Isn't it because of us? How many battles will we win? If we don’t care, where is the conscience? Today’s rehearsal is to let everyone experience the difficulties of the expedition to the desert. Do you think you should complain, or take the opportunity to hone yourself, so that you can be prepared?”

After hearing what the military adviser said, the soldiers really stopped complaining, bowed their heads silently and hurried on their way... People are afraid of not being satisfied. They have been raised by the good conditions of the young army for the past six months, and they can't stand hunger.Wang Xian's words reminded them of the situation before they became soldiers, and they felt extremely satisfied.Compared with the kind of desperate hunger, what is enduring this moment?What's more, what the military adviser said is right, if you really go out to fight, it will definitely be much more difficult than it is now. If you can't bear this hardship, you should pack up and go home as soon as possible.

Wang Xian preached from the front army to the rear army, and kept shouting until smoke came out of his throat, but the effect was really good. Zhu Zhanji handed over the water bottle, stretched out his thumb and said: "Looking at plum blossoms to quench thirst is a deceitful way, and a military commander is a kingly way."

"..." Wang Xian drank water and ignored him, boy, have you never watched a domestic war movie?Ideological motivation is a fine tradition of our army.After drinking the water, he said to Wu Wei who was behind him: "Remember, in the future, when recruiting soldiers for the young army, they should mainly be honest and honest rural children, not city soldiers, people who have been in prison, people who have been soldiers, and people who have worked in car and boat shops. Ya's..."

"Why?" Zhu Zhanji asked puzzled.

"It's so coaxing." Wang Xian rolled his eyes and said.

"..." Zhu Zhanji was speechless.

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It was not until dusk that the army set up camp. Wang Xian ordered the Huotou army to bury the pot and cook quickly.At this time, the other party came to harass again, Zhu Zhanji was not so nervous anymore, he just sent scouts, and the officers and soldiers in the battalion followed suit step by step, without being affected by the outside... Sure enough, the enemy army was only harassing a mile away, but there is no car battalion to go today To drive them away, they actually tossed and couldn't go all night.

But for Wang Xian, this didn't have any effect, because he stayed up all night and led the fire army to rush to make dry food for three days, and he didn't finish it until dawn.When they set off that day, everyone carried three big pancakes in their arms, so they didn't have to worry about being hungry for the time being, and Wang Xiancai fell asleep while lying on the cart.

In the blink of an eye, more than ten days passed. Under the mobilization of the emperor, dozens of armies were exhausted. Today they went east and tomorrow they went west. In the past ten days, they have marched at least [-] miles, but the straight-line distance has only traveled [-] miles south, but it is still not serious. fight a battle.The morale of the various armies is very low. I don't know when this damn military exercise will end, even if we can fight each other quickly!
But for Zhu Di, this was just the feeling he had during his expedition to Mobei. He was very satisfied with Zhu Gaoxu's ability to deal with it patiently and not attack. Returning to the capital, the crown prince is now in command of the central army... Zhu Di believes that this news can arouse Zhu Gaoxu's fighting spirit more than any reward, so that he can ravage the army.

At the same time, a series of random orders were issued from the central army. The armies from all walks of life that could barely maintain their mutual response were ordered to retreat, some to advance, some to stay still, and some to move to the two wings. After a few days, dozens of Wan Dajun was torn apart, and the empty door was wide open. In the eyes of the King of Han who had been eyeing him, there were flaws everywhere!
(End of this chapter)