Xianyu Infrastructure, I have a lot of troops in my hands
Chapter 318 March
Thousands of Black Stone Guards are ready to go. Qu Qing goes to Tongguan first to make overall plans. For this, a round of competition breaks out among the Zongheng Sect. Originally, the Zuo brothers also wanted to come, but Zuo Wei's health has not recovered well, so this opportunity falls to Qu Qing.
Because of his experience in Qionglou Village in his early years, Qu Qing was quite familiar with the tribes there, so this time he was in charge of all matters concerning Tong, and everyone agreed.
To the west of Que County is an uninhabited wasteland with rugged waterways and narrow mountain roads.
Tongguan has a unique topography and landforms. It is bordered by a large river to the north and the Qinling Mountains to the south. The loess tundra along the south bank of the river has supported the Qiang and Han people who have lived there for generations.
Because of its natural barriers of high mountains and deep valleys, Tongguan gradually developed into a military fortress that was easy to defend and difficult to attack. It became the throat controlling east-west transportation and has been a battleground for military strategists since ancient times.
Beyond Tongguan is the outside of the Great Wall. The river valley is flat and the climate is pleasant. Tribes of all sizes lead their horses and graze, living near water and grass.
Qu Qing took the lead in order to get in touch with the Black Stone Guards and get news from outside the pass as soon as possible to prepare for the next action.
Xie Xian only had a vague understanding of marching and fighting, but she left professional matters to professionals. She just had to eat and drink well and make sure she didn't cause trouble to others.
After following the team for two days, Jiuzifu began to doubt his life. As the supervisor of the Prince Xiang's Palace, he followed Xie Xian all the way north and stayed in Que County for a few days. Although Xie Xian did not restrict his freedom, he did send people to watch over him.
The Blackstone Guards set out, and he followed with a nervous mood.
I was mentally prepared for all the hardships on the march, but I never expected this.
Looking at the guard who was holding his helmet and sucking his noodles beside him, smelling the salty and fragrant smell, and seeing the green windproof and rainproof marching tent in the distance, he felt like he was hallucinating.
It’s fucking amazing that we can actually eat noodles with dried vegetables while marching.
The most outrageous thing is that each of the new recruits escorting the baggage was equipped with a cart. The cart was light and flexible, and the carriages could be connected together to form a four-wheeled cart, which could be used to store supplies or sleep.
The Blackrock Guards have a wide variety of weapons and armor, and a shovel is standard equipment for everyone, which can be used for both repairing fortifications and making omelets and pancakes.
The vanguard camp had machetes at their waists, the Thousand Machine Camp had ropes and hooks, and even the new recruits at the back were not equipped with iron spearheads. Although the spearheads used less iron, they were still rare weapons.
In Jiuzifu's impression, the guards of those noble families, except for the sword and shield soldiers, had at most only one weapon, which was quite precious. A bronze sword could be considered a family heirloom. Looking at the young soldier next to him who was making pancakes with a shovel, Jiuzifu once again refreshed his understanding of the Black Stone Guards.
Some people here were dissatisfied with the inconvenience of using the shovel, so they directly took out the silver-glowing armor plates from their inner clothes. Each person had eight pieces, four in the front and four in the back. They were either inserted into the inner pockets of the military uniform or strung together with ropes to form a vest to serve as a breastplate.
The soldiers gathered around the campfire, making pancakes, chatting and laughing, it was very lively.
Soon the song started, "Even if you say I have no clothes, I will share my clothes with you..." The guards were in high spirits and lined up without any confusion.
In the central army camp, in the spacious paulownia wood carriage, Xie Xian was lying on the cushion, bored.
"How long will it take for Zhenzhen to arrive?" Xie Xian felt like her butt was about to burst.
"Go ride a horse if you're bored."
Tu Zhen took a piece of fine cloth and carefully wiped the straight knife in his hand.
"It's uncomfortable to ride in a car, it's uncomfortable to ride a horse, it's uncomfortable everywhere, it's better to lie down." Xie Xian turned over. If she had known that the march would be so boring, she would have brought a storybook with her.
"That supervisor has not been very honest recently. He is always asking about the news in the guards." Tu Zhen said meaningfully.
Xie Xian didn't care: "Haha, let him jump around, someone will take care of him."
With outsiders in the team, some things are indeed inconvenient. The most annoying ones are the two team leaders Niu Er and Liu Yu.
After nightfall, Feng Chan squatted beside the fire, diligently boiling water, while Niu Er, who had just returned from the woods, was cursing.
"It's getting restless every day." Liu Yu, who was following behind him, was carrying a recurved bow on his back and dropped two pigeons next to the fire.
Feng Chan was very familiar with the process, boiling water and removing the feathers. He glanced at the bamboo tube on the pigeon's leg, raised his hand and chopped it off with a knife, then threw the pigeon leg and the bamboo tube into the fire. He had become more and more skilled at this in the past few days.
At first he was nervous to see what was written in it, but later he found that it was nothing more than the news of the Blackstone Guards. Now he knew what was written in it without even reading it.
"This birdman is really bored." Niu Er has been going to shoot pigeons released by a prison officer every day since Nujun came back, and he is tired of them.
It’s no wonder that Niu Er complained. I don’t know if it’s because Jiuzifu didn’t receive any reply from the other side these days, so he sent messages every few days.
Every time he came back from the toilet, the archer Liu Yu would take a walk in the woods. Niu Er was reluctant to waste it and occasionally complained that there was too little pigeon meat in the south.
Jiuzifu became more and more anxious. He glanced at the pigeon cages on his carriage. He didn't bring much food with him. If there was no reply, he didn't know whether these pigeons could survive until then.
At this time he didn't know that most of the pigeons he released had entered Niu Er's stomach.
As the supervisor of Prince Xiang's palace, he was quite dedicated. When setting up camp, he parked his carriage at the outermost point on purpose so that there were few patrolling guards passing by, making it convenient for him to pass on messages.
At night, a hungry wolf appeared from nowhere and bit all the pigeons in Jiuzifu's carriage to death.
When Jiuzifu returned to the carriage, he was frightened by a wild wolf that jumped out. He sprained his ankle while running away. After being rescued by the patrolling guards, he finally stopped making trouble.
Seeing that Jiuzifu had become obedient, Xie Xian cast an admiring look at Liu Yu and others.
This old guy is always jumping around, and she can't do anything about it directly. Now that he has settled down, when she reaches Tongguan, she will naturally let him "receive" the reply.
The Black Stone Guards' marching speed was not fast, only thirty miles a day. At that rate, it would take them half a month to reach Tongguan.
Qu Qing led a group of ten light cavalrymen and arrived at Tongguan in just eight days.
Tongguan is located in the northwest. Although it is already late April, the weather is changeable, with a large temperature difference between morning and evening. In addition, the sandstorm weather makes Qu Qing, who has just arrived in Tongguan, not used to it.
The foreigners and herdsmen who traveled to and fro in the city drove their sheep or horses through the streets and markets, hoping to exchange some goods.
These are all small tribesmen living near Tongguan. Last year's white disaster came too quickly, and people and animals were unable to prepare. The large tribes followed Suo Chanyu Tuoba Hong to the Central Plains to forage for grass and grain, while those like them who were left behind could only pay the city tax honestly and exchange their cattle, sheep and horses for the hope of survival.
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