Chapter 189: The most difficult thing to absorb the kindness of a beauty

The southern area of ​​Shannan is the rice production area of ​​the Qin Dynasty. It is mostly natural plains, and sometimes there is no mountain bag for dozens of miles. It is originally a very pleasant thing to gallop in such a flat place. If there were no thousands of pursuers who pursued them from several directions.

There are no forests, no valleys, no mountains, no ridges, and there are only this boundless plain. In Shannan, if you want to escape the enemy's pursuit, you have no way to do anything except running faster than others. If not, the Maitreya Sect bandits in Shannan would not be chased by Yang Wenyu, and most of them would die of exhaustion on the way to escape.

The experience of the Maitreya Sect in Shannan was repeated two months ago in Qin Lei's guards. However, Qin Lei's guards were rigorous in training, refined equipment, brave and good at fighting. Under the battle formation, they also developed a perseverance. They were not comparable to the Maitreya Sect's army.

The standard configuration of the guard is two grassland war horses per capita, and one pack horse is also a grassland horse breed, carrying soldiers' armor, weapons, rations, and even bedding. The reason why grassland horses are chosen instead of the more grand Western Region horses is because grassland horses are adaptable, resistant to rough feed, easy to gain weight, and have a long lifespan. They are very suitable for long-distance marching. These horses can find food everywhere and fight without logistical support. Moreover, most of them are mares, which can produce eight kilograms of horse milk a day during breastfeeding, which can greatly alleviate the pressure on rations for soldiers.

With sufficient grassland war horses, there are conditions for large-scale detours. The only problem is that Qin Lei's guards have been in a short time and have not yet been tempered. Although all the men of Qin can ride and shoot, their endurance is still not comparable to those of the grassland people who make a living by horseback. Therefore, although war horses can travel a hundred miles a day, Qin Lei had to worry about the physical strength of the soldiers and formulated a marching plan to travel eighty miles a day.

Qin Lei's plan was also targeted. He knew that the horses of the Polu Army were all Xiliang horses, which were better in speed and had short-term endurance. However, for several consecutive days, or even more than ten days, the high-intensity marching tests the ability of war horses to endure hardships. At this point, no one in the world can compare to the grassland horses.

Therefore, Qin Lei plays his strengths and avoids his weaknesses, and simply does not compete with the opponent for speed. Instead, he often uses a turning and detourful marching route, and is patient and goes around with the Polu Army, drags down the enemy, and then escapes calmly. As long as people can hold on, horses are not a problem. Therefore, Qin Lei limits marching speed, not only to protect horses, but more to protect people.

Even so, by the time he arrived at the camp on the first day, the guards had almost reached their limit. Qin Lei didn't realize how loose his subordinates were. After all, they had been with him for more than twenty days. Except for the two armies in later generations, he didn't believe who could do better than them.

Qin Lei did not need to worry about these things when he sprinkled scouts and arranged warnings. After a simple rest, he took Shi Gan to patrol among the team members. In order to reduce unnecessary physical energy consumption and increase the team's reaction speed, Qin Lei's guards marched and did not leave the village. In winter, they entered the sleeping bag, exposed their nostrils, and snuggled beside the war horse to sleep. This sleeping bag naturally comes from the creativity. The outermost layer is waterproof oil cloth, and the middle is the black bear skin with the strongest warmth. In order to increase comfort, there is also a layer of soft cotton cloth as the lining.

If it is extremely cold, they will wrap a layer of duck down quilt on their bodies, so that even if they are lying on the snow with ice, they can still maintain their body temperature and sleep comfortably, which can naturally remove fatigue well.

It’s summer now, so camping is even easier. Take out all the warmth layers of the sleeping bag and leave only the outermost layer of the oil cloth. If it feels cold in the middle of the night, remove the blanket from the saddle and cover it.

Of course, Qin Lei's painstaking operation would not be ineffective. At least after the camp order, the soldiers would no longer have to work hard to get off the camp for at least half an hour. Therefore, when he appeared in the camp, except for the Huotou Army who was busy boiling water and cooking, most of them had already lie down to rest.

When the soldiers saw the prince appear, they all stood up to salute. Qin Lei smiled and pressed his hands with his hands, "Don't get up, otherwise I will never come again." Hearing this, the team members laughed and sat down again.

The squadron leader moved a box, spread a layer of blankets on it, and respectfully asked Qin Lei to sit down. Qin Lei pointed to the middle of the team members and asked him to move the box there.

After sitting among the team members, Qin Lei looked around the tired and excited sergeants and smiled and said, "Are you exhausted?"

The guards shook their heads like rattles and said in a lingering manner: "Not tired or tired..."

Qin Lei laughed and said, "It seems that you are much better than Gu. Gu is sore all over, as if he has been stepped on by a hundred people."

The guards thought that how could they be better than the prince? Then they felt embarrassed and said, "I am indeed tired."

When someone started, everyone stopped hiding it. Anyway, the prince was the master of this group of people, and no one recognized him. This one said, "The neck hurts so much that I can't lift it up." The one said, "The big hips are all bleeded." Some said, "The waist is about to break, and I can't sit still."

The captain of this group of people suddenly looked ugly and shouted in a low voice: "The prince asked you if you are tired, and you are not going to complain."

Qin Lei waved his hand and said, "Tian Li'an, what are you saying right? Gu is the boss of everyone, what is the boss for? He just listens to everyone's complaints and takes the blame for everyone..."

The soldiers love to listen to the prince’s words, and they can always feel the prince’s care for them in this conversation. This is an important reason why they are willing to die.

Captain Tian Li'an smiled embarrassedly, "The prince taught me a lesson." Then he stood aside and listened to Qin Lei chatting with the team members.

At this time, a soldier asked, "Prince, which one is more dangerous than when you were in Qi?" The people who experienced the successful escape of Qi either sent to various places to implement Qin Lei's "Skynet Plan" or led the team to open the Western Regions trade route. The rest were also scattered in Qin Lei's armed forces as leaders of all sizes and big heads, and there were no big head soldiers. Therefore, these soldiers had not experienced that thrilling escape. It seemed that they had reappeared yesterday, so they naturally wanted to compare.

Qin Lei asked with a smile: "Do you think the Yumeng Army and the Polu Army are more powerful?"

The army of Victory in a hundred battles and victories have fought with almost all the strong army of Qin, but never lost. The army of Polu is not outstanding among the eight imperial guards, and it goes without saying which one is better or worse. Although it is the number one enemy of Qin, the pride of the soldiers still does not allow them to belittle the enemy's reputation. The soldier said unwillingly: "It should be the army of Victory."

Qin Lei was very satisfied with his honesty, nodded and asked, "Is that you are more powerful now, or is the team that Gu Wang temporarily trained in the mountains of Ganzhou more powerful?"

The guards laughed, is that more than anything else? It is said that the armor was bought from the black market at that time, and the crossbows were extremely heavy, but they were still single shots, which could not be compared with the present.

After comparing the enemy and us, the soldiers naturally felt that the problems they encountered were easier than their predecessors. In fact, they could not compare this at all. You should know that the enemy that time was just two battalions of Yum Preparatory Army, and no matter how many people were in the number of people to combat power, they could not be compared with the Polu Army. It was just that those who had experienced that escape intentionally or unintentionally exaggerated the enemy's momentum, making these people who later really think that they had worked with Yum Preparatory Army.

Qin Lei was naturally so happy that he was right and wrong. He chatted with the soldiers for a while and encouraged them. At this time, a "clang clang clang" sound of a spatula hitting the iron pot came from a short distance, which was a signal that the chef informed everyone that they could have a meal.

The soldiers had already smelled the fragrance, but they were so sensible that they didn't care. Now when they heard the signal of eating, their stomachs were rumbling. How could Qin Lei not know what they thought? He waved his hand and said, "Go and get the food." The soldiers cheered and got up, lined up according to the team, and lined up to find their own fire-headed army.

Qin Lei also got up and followed him, and casually arrived at a big pot, which was full of aroma. The soldiers turned over their helmets and put a paper bag inside. The Huotou Jun, who was beside the big pot, took a large spoon and scooped into the helmet. Scoop two spoons and filled the helmet. The soldiers who were assigned to the rice held the helmet and sat down next to the oil cloth on the side, and ate it in big mouthfuls. It seemed that the helmet didn't look very pale and tasted pretty good.

This is the field ration developed by Qin Lei. He specially stripped the Huotou Army from the guards and formed a team of dozens of people, allowing them to fry dozens of grain crops, including soybeans, beans, rice, grains, millet, walnut kernels, etc., and then grind them into powder and pack them into bags. Then they marinate and steamed meats such as pigs, cattle, sheep and deer, and grind them into powder and bag them. This not only saves space, but also preserves them for a long time, and can greatly solve the problem of poor logistics supply.

When marching, you only need to pour out the powder and boil it with water. After a while, a pot of delicious and nutritious "如可" was ready, which greatly saved cooking time. Moreover, this paste was particularly easy to be absorbed by the stomach and intestines and directly entered the blood to supply the body's needs. Therefore, the soldiers were worried about not having enough food at first, which was purely unfair. Not only did they eat enough, they were more hungry, and they felt more energetic.

Moreover, when the situation is urgent and there is no time to cook, you can eat these powders directly with a little water, which is even more convenient and tight.

Of course, if you really want to eat some dry things, there are pickles, salted fish, steamed buns, and pancakes on the oil cloth, which are all things that cannot be dried up and can be eaten in a paste.

Qin Lei was not special. He put on his helmet and put on a paper bag, scooped a portion, and used up the dinner with the soldiers with a delicious taste, and told them to take a break earlier, then he turned back to the Central Army.

Qiao Yunshang had already boiled the foot wash water and brought it to Qin Lei in a wooden basin. Qin Lei looked down at Yunshang who was taking off his boots and sighed, "Yunshang, why don't you leave?"

Yun Shang seemed to have not heard it, gently removed his boots and put his feet into the wooden basin. The water temperature was just right, and the slightly hot feeling made Qin Lei exhale a breath of turbid air. He closed his eyes and felt the comfort brought by the girl's delicate palms massage the soles of her feet. Qin Lei said softly: "Just hide in that small village and wait until the pursuers pass before leaving, you can escape safely..."

Yun Shang didn't look up and continued to carefully massage Qin Lei's soles. After a long time, he said quietly: "Why don't the prince hide in?"

Qin Lei smiled bitterly and said, "You said I don't want to hide, I can't give up..."

After hearing Qin Lei's words, Yun Shang gradually stopped the movements in his hand and raised his head slightly tremblingly. His beautiful face was filled with sadness, and tears were filled with tears in his pupils. The girl looked at Qin Lei firmly, and Qi Sheng said, "I'm the same..." A drop of tears slid down his cheeks, dripping into Qin Lei's heart, creating a ripple.

Qin Lei reached out to wipe away the tears from Yun Shang's face. When it was almost reaching the girl's cheek, he somehow walked around the girl's ear and gently rubbed her hair. How could the sensitive woman not feel this small change? Her expression was dark, but the tears flowed down.

Qin Lei sighed in his heart, and pulled Yun Shang forward with a little force with his right hand. Yun Shang did not resist, but leaned gently on Qin Lei's knees, sobbing silently, tears wet Qin Lei's clothes, and he felt a coldness on his knees.

The night is as cool as water...

The next day, the team went on the road in the dark again. When the sun rose, it had reached the designated turning point. Qin Lei ordered the team to rest for a quarter of an hour. At this time, the scout came to report that the enemy's movements were not discovered within a radius of thirty miles.

"Map!" Qin Lei whispered. Shi Gan quickly took off the bamboo tube on his back, opened a detailed map of the south, and held it in front of Qin Lei.

Qin Lei gestured on the map with his fingers. Shi Yong, who was on the side, came over and asked softly: "Prince, I'm going to Sheyang Mansion in 40 miles. Can't we really go in?"

Qin Lei nodded with his lips tightly, and used his fingers to circle the map with his current position as the midpoint, and said in a deep voice: "The Polu Army can completely turn northwest after pounce on the air, march day and night, and just in time to reach Sheyang Prefecture in front of us. The marching distance between the two armies is about forty miles, so we can't find it."

Shi Yong was silent. Qin Lei often said that whenever he walked, he would leave traces. If he marched with more than 2,000 people, the traces would naturally be clearly visible. It is unlikely that the Polu Army would be able to pounce in the wrong direction.

"What if..." But when the shelter is invisible and going on an unknown journey, anyone will be lucky enough to ask, what if there are no enemies waiting?

"There is no intent!" Qin Lei said firmly: "With the strength of the Taiwei Mansion, we will not give us this intent." As he said that, he ordered Shi Gan: "Get together the team, set off in half a quarter of an hour, and the target is in the west."

Shi Gan rolled the drawings back, put them back on the bamboo tube, and carried them on his back. He went down to convey the order.

Five miles south of Suizhou Prefecture, there were scouts who came back from afar, bringing invisible military information. "Reported, no enemy was found twenty miles away."

Seeing that Li Kejian had no reaction, the captain yesterday said in a deep voice: "Report again." He sent the scout. Then he said to Li Kejian softly: "General, it seems that the enemy is really cunning." His words are very skillful: It's not that you are stupid, but that the enemy is too cunning. He felt the extreme of this conservative general. As a flexible and mobile team, how could he wait so stupidly?

Li Kejian's face looked very ugly. He naturally knew the real purpose of this trip, so he became more cautious and tried to hit it with one hit. Therefore, he did not use the method of lieutenant following and chasing, but followed the routine in a regular manner, setting up an ambush before the enemy's path, waiting for the enemy to fall into the trap.

Judging from the time, the enemy must have discovered his intention and shrank back to his pocket. General Li couldn't help but feel a little depressed about his mistake in his judgment, and his confidence was not as strong as yesterday. So when the captain re-reported the old story, General Li nodded weakly and said, "Do as you do."

He laughed at the fragility of the "Little Grand Marshal" in his heart, and the captain then secretly said to the messenger: "Order the team to follow the scouts, and as soon as he determines the direction, he will pounce on it at full speed and will never stop until he dies."

The commander took the order and left. After a while, dust rose from the east and west sides, and finally gathered with the central army to form an iron stream of more than 8,000 cavalry and headed southwest.

Three hours later, the scout finally came to report: "Discover traces of the enemy team, they went west!"

This time General Li simply stopped talking, just snorted and said to the captain: "Yunqu, come and command."
Chapter completed!