Transmigrating into a Turbulent Era as a Soldier, Starting with Marrying a Wife

Just as Lin, the garrison commander, was feeling worried, he suddenly saw the soldiers from Dongxiang Village, and his eyes lit up.

Although Li Yuan's 85 men weren't many, their armor and weapons were complete.

Especially the dozen or so strong soldiers at the front of the formation, all wearing iron helmets and short iron armor, and the weapons in their hands didn't look like the shoddy equipment issued by the armory.

The quality of their weapons and armor was even comparable to his own personal guards.

Lin Wanshan was a little surprised.

He knew that Li Yuan had only taken over Dongxiang Village not long ago.

Yet, he was able to bring out more than a dozen armored soldiers.

Lin Wanshan was an old soldier.

He looked at more than just the soldiers' equipment.

The food sacks even looked bigger than those of soldiers from other villages.

Lin Wanshan moved his horse forward a few steps.

He said to a soldier from Dongxiang Village.

"Let me see your food sack."

The soldier quickly took off his food sack and handed it to the garrison commander.

In the past, when going on expeditions, some poor soldiers would put some sand and soil into their food sacks to act as military rations and deceive inspections, in order to leave more food at home.

The food sacks on the soldiers from Dongxiang Village were heavy, even exceeding the requirements of the military fortress.

This also made the garrison commander feel puzzled.

Moreover, after the garrison commander took the food sack, he discovered that the food sacks from Dongxiang Village were not one sack.

Instead, two sacks were tied together, one on top and one below.

Lin Wanshan first untied the top sack and reached in to grab a handful.

When he took it out, it was warm, roasted millet.

He picked up a few grains and put them in his mouth, chewing gently.

His mouth was full of the aroma of millet.

Lin Wanshan nodded, the sufficient military rations of the Dongxiang Village soldiers satisfied him.

He then untied the second sack with some doubt.

When he looked inside, he couldn't help but be stunned.

An enticing wheat aroma wafted from the sack.

It was actually freshly baked wheat cakes.

The garrison commander was a little surprised, he didn't believe that these poor soldiers had the ability to bring wheat cakes as military rations.

He casually asked for a few more food sacks, and each of them contained ten wheat cakes.

He turned to look at Li Yuan with great puzzlement.

Now he could confirm that the wheat cakes were not prepared by the soldiers themselves, but were distributed uniformly.

Li Yuan quickly cupped his fist and replied to the garrison commander.

"The soldiers are poor and unable to provide their own rations."

"This subordinate has some family wealth bestowed by the military fortress, so I bought some food to help them."

Lin Wanshan understood and then nodded in satisfaction.

There was nothing to criticize about Li Yuan's actions, and he should even be praised and commended.

But he was still a little puzzled.

"Why did Commandant Li use wheat cakes? Wheat flour is not cheap."

Li Yuan immediately replied.

"Wheat cakes can be stored for a long time and are resistant to hunger, so the soldiers can last longer."

Lin Wanshan understood that the reason why Li Yuan distributed wheat cakes was because eating wheat cakes was more resistant to hunger than millet.

This would allow his soldiers to have more stamina to fight.

Garrison Commander Lin sighed, he also wanted all his soldiers to have wheat cakes, but the cost was too high.

It was simply impossible.

He then looked behind the soldiers of Dongxiang Village, there were three carts loaded with supplies.

It seemed that there were food sacks and even pots and bowls, but he couldn't see what else was loaded.

But it could be seen that Li Yuan had done everything possible to prepare for the expedition.

After seeing the soldiers of Dongxiang Village, Lin Wanshan's mood improved somewhat.

At this time, the entire army's inspection was completed.

The military situation was urgent, and it was not convenient to delay any longer.

So the garrison commander ordered the entire army to set out.

A dozen or so personal guards galloped forward.

Each commandant also called on their soldiers to follow quickly.

Several hundred people formed a long marching column on the dirt road.

They arrived at Qingyuan County in the late afternoon.

At this time, the soldiers and horses of Qingyuan County, gathered from the five military fortresses under its jurisdiction, had also reached a total of two thousand.

The generals of the military supervisory office were also fully armored and shuttling back and forth to coordinate.

Li Yuan saw Zhang Kui of the Left Guard.

He was inspecting the equipment and weaponry of the soldiers brought by several military fortresses.

Zhang Kui also saw Li Yuan, but due to his responsibilities, he did not talk to Li Yuan.

They just nodded to each other.

Because the war on the front lines was urgent, the army did not stop to rest in Qingyuan County.

After a little reorganization, they marched north.

Li Yuan rode his black horse.

Looking at the slightly chaotic formation, he felt a burst of trepidation in his heart.

It wasn't because he was afraid of fighting.

But because the command and dispatch of the Daliang army was chaotic.

Except for the prefectural soldiers and the personal guards of each military fortress, who still looked decent.

The marching formation of the soldiers was not much different from refugees.

They also camped separately in the wilderness at night.

Li Yuan estimated that if the Northern Barbarians sent a hundred-man cavalry to raid at night.

It was estimated that they could defeat thousands of Qingyuan County soldiers.

Fortunately, they were lucky and did not encounter any enemy attacks along the way.

The next morning, the entire army arrived at Dingzhou Prefecture.

Gathering with the soldiers and horses from other counties, the number of soldiers and horses in the entire Daliang Dingzhou army reached seven thousand.

After resting for a day, the entire army continued to march and headed to the Chishui River to join the imperial army.

Four days after departing from Xihe Fort.

The Dingzhou army arrived at the Hongsha Ferry of the Chishui River.

Thirty thousand Daliang soldiers and horses set up a continuous camp along the south bank of the Chishui River.

Looking from afar, there were countless shouts of people and neighs of horses, and countless flags were flying.

On the Luan Stone Mountain, one mile away from the south side of the river bank, the terrain was higher, and it was the central army camp of the Daliang army.

The commander of the army, Longxiang Marquis Bai Jing, and his five thousand Longxiang troops were stationed there.

At this time, in the central army tent, two people were sitting and talking at the long table.

Sitting at the head was Bai Jing, the commander of the entire army appointed by the Daliang Dynasty, the Longxiang Marquis.

She was seven feet tall, slender, wearing a Wuhou crown, silver scale armor, with a face like jade, sword-like eyebrows and almond-shaped eyes, and a heroic and compelling temperament.

But her handsome face also had a hint of femininity.

Bai Jing looked like a handsome young man, but she was actually a woman.

It was the first time in Daliang that a woman inherited the title of Marquis.

The woman next to her had a face like a delicate moon, eyes like peach blossoms, and a charming and moving temperament.

She was Bai Jing's younger sister, Bai Yuxuan.

It's just that at this time, Bai Yuxuan's beautiful face was full of fatigue, and her eyes were slightly dark, it seemed that she had been severely sleep-deprived recently.

Bai Yuxuan took a sip of tea and said softly to the female Marquis.

"Sister, speaking of which, our Daliang Dynasty is really going downhill."

"The Tiele people invaded with 30,000 iron cavalry, and the civil and military officials of the court were panicked and helpless."

"In the end, they only sent a woman to lead the army to defend against the enemy."

Longxiang Marquis Bai Jing also sighed, although her voice was a little hoarse, it could still be heard that it was a woman's voice.

"The court is wary of our Bai family's Longxiang Army, and if they can't weaken our power, they will send us to the northern border to defend against the enemy."

"This is just a plan for the lords in the court to drive away wolves and devour tigers."

"Whether I block the Tiele people, or the Longxiang Army is completely wiped out, the emperor and the lords in the court will not lose anything."

"But sister, I know you have unparalleled wisdom."

"You came with the army to advise me."

"But the Tiele people are extremely good at fighting, and I have already made up my mind to die in command of the army to defend against the enemy."

"If I put you in the midst of the army, then our Bai family will suffer too much."