But no one discussed it much.

For the merchant army, hope is the most important thing, and survival is the source of hope.

The task at present is the most critical. Complete the task and survive is the most critical thing now.

Thousands of people kept moving south along the river, and the forest land gradually became sparse, and sometimes they had to climb over very high mountains. They walked less than a hundred miles on this day, and their speed was very fast compared to the Ming army, but it was nothing to the residents in the forest that could travel a hundred miles a day.

The key is war horses. People must protect their war horses, not rush to step on the cracks of rocks, nor do they fall into the mud. If the war horse hurts the hooves, it will be very serious and they can basically give up.

In addition, you should take good care of these delicate animals, wash and feed them with essential ingredients, and feed them with eggs and other nutritious foods.

Most of the foreign cavalrymen rode their own horses, and they loved their horses as if they were alive, although many war horses were not qualified in the eyes of the merchant army.

Since most of the grassland was mastered, the source of war horses of the merchant army was sufficiently guaranteed, and ordinary horses could be used as horses to pick up goods. Even the mainstream of cultivated land in Europe now uses horses, and the Tumot Mongols also used horses to farm. War horses are quite rare, and they need to be selected from the essence and received sufficient training.

A top-notch war horse is the most precious gift, and it is not an exaggeration to be worth a thousand gold.

The Ming Dynasty purchased Mongolian war horses at the lowest price, which was equivalent to at least a dozen acres of land or a dozen oxen plowing oxen during the Jiajing period.

Even after Wanli, the value of war horses was still quite expensive, and fortunately there was a supplement to the horse market. Otherwise, the soldiers on the Nine Borders of the Ming Dynasty might not be much stronger than the Song army.

The combat effectiveness of the Song army has always been above the Ming army. Even during the Southern Song Dynasty, there were many records of victory over the Mongolian army, and Meng Gong was even able to defeat Mongolia in field battles.

You should know that the whole world at that time had no choice but to the Mongolians, and the whole world was trembling under the hoofs of the Mongolian cavalry.

Now the Ming army has sufficient war horses, and the Shang army has more sources of war horses. Of course, the price is much lower than the price purchased by the Ming Dynasty. There are even many war horses that are the winners of victory and the capture after winning the war.

Some of the five thousand cavalry teams of the Fanqian cavalry belong to their own tribe, and the fishing and hunting tribes also raised some horses. Later, when Hutchison selected the Fanqian tribe to form cavalry, they brought a large number of war horses from the north of Mobei, of course they bought them for money, and each tribe exchanged them for production such as Dongzhu and ginseng.

The food that Hutchison gave to these tribes was not free, and they also needed their products to exchange for.

But in terms of price, we have some preferential policies for these tribes. After all, they have sent their children to fight for their own side.

As for the cavalrymen in the cavalry, they receive military pay as usual. Every few months, the Finance and Taxation Department will allocate a sum of money to pay some subsidies from each tribe.

This should be paid. After all, the more tribes there are, the less manpower they will be in fishing, hunting, and planting, and the less income they earn, it is appropriate to give them some compensation.

Apart from that, there is no additional benefit.

Hutchison hopes to give these tribes a clear impression. Hutchison was not the Ming Dynasty. It was about entering and leaving. It would not reward them with a big gift of silver. He would be willing to be such a surrender just for a slogan of surrender. Hutchison would never do this.

But Hutchison will take appropriate care of those who follow him and will not take too much care. The degree and difference between Hutchison's senior management is well mastered by Hutchison's senior management.

Those who are willing to integrate into Hutchison are also treated equally. Of course, these people, in addition to enjoying Hutchison's welfare and income, must also be governed by the Hutchison Law.

So far, this approach has been quite successful.

These foreign cavalrymen who followed Zhang Xianzhong and others along the south of Henan were quite tough and could serve as good guides in dense forests and watersides. Their shooting skills were extraordinary. Originally, they could only use bows and arrows to kill the enemy. Later, they conducted some cavalry training, and now they are at least initially qualified cavalrymen.

They are very hard-working and can take good care of their war horses. They seem to have too much energy to use up every day, and they don’t seem to care about the difficult itinerary. Eating food that seems to be very crude to the merchants every day is a pleasure for them. These people wear the gray military robes they remember, and they feel completely integrated with the war horses, just like groups of gray animals, silently doing their own jobs.

It was not until the camping night that we saw that these alien soldiers were also very tired, and their faces were uncontrollably showing extremely tired expressions. However, these people still finished everything and then lay in the tent to rest. Before dark, the camp in Mianyang several miles was already snoring.

At night, Zhang Xianzhong and others went upstream and patrolled the entire camp.

There are roars everywhere, and wild beasts are easily alarmed after spring. There are the most black bears in this woodland, but these wild beasts are not stupid. When a large number of humans appear in the woodland, the wild beasts will hide.

At night, beasts will wait for an opportunity to move, the most are wolves, tigers and bears.

There are bonfires outside each tent, but there will definitely be wild beasts coming. The number of sentries has increased, which means more people have to take turns to get up in the middle of the night.

During the patrol, the officers couldn't help yawning. Many people were injured during the daytime marching. There were many plants with spikes in the dense forest. Although they avoided them as much as possible when passing by, many people were still scratched.

Everyone finished their own business, ate supper, and got into the tent, and almost instantly entered deep sleep.

Some people even fell asleep with dry food in their mouths. When they woke up, they realized that their mouths were so dry that the cakes were soaked in their mouths.

After three consecutive days of march, walking along the river continuously in the forest, the scenery is still so beautiful, but no one is in the mood to appreciate it.

"Meadow, meadow!"

There was a whistle cavalry running back in front of him, and the young man from the merchant army couldn't help but scream.

Many people were in agitation, and even the officers showed joy on their faces.

Marching in the jungle for several days in a row is a test of people's will and physical strength.

Even the war horses were tired and lost a lot. Many people suspected that if they continued like this, the war horses might die on a large scale, which would definitely be a disaster.

Along the way, Zhang Xianzhong left some people, and set up tents and waited for the main force of the army behind him.

Although such a route is very testable to people's physical fitness, judging from the actual results, it is indeed the closest distance, which poses great threat to the Korqin people and the Chahar people, which is equivalent to cutting off the route for their escape.

Zhang Xianzhong rode his horse forward, and the staff and the thousands of foreign families followed. After running for more than ten miles, they finally gradually opened up in front of them, passing through the gradually sparse forest. In front of them, there was indeed a vast and lush grassland. After the river arrived at the grassland, it continued to flow. The water grass was lush, and the river water flowed slowly and clear. Not far away, there seemed to be a large herd moving on the grassland.

After leaving the mountains and forests, it seemed that the temperature had risen a lot. On the grassland not far away, there were patches of new green sprouts everywhere, which looked like a bright and refreshing feeling.

Zhang Xianzhong murmured: "I never thought that there would be a little bit of happiness to see the grassland!"

Everyone laughed.

"It's been nearly twenty days, I've never felt so tired of walking..." Zhang Xianzhong couldn't help but sigh again.

However, this meaningless emotion was only retained for a short time. At noon, the sun was very strong, and people walked out of the dark forest and their emotions gradually rose.

The enemy situation was soon discovered.

There are large herds thousands of miles away, and hundreds of herders with dozens of felt bags are redirecting to grazing here. It has just passed the severe winter and it is as cold as early spring. However, at this time, due to the nourishment of the river, the nearby grasslands have the earliest greening, and the grass grows very quickly, so it is best to graz here before summer.

The advance team came out first, and then five thousand cavalrymen of the foreign troops.

Experienced officers began to line up.

In the era of cold weapons, the most important thing is to arrange the formation in the war. If you can’t arrange the formation well, you will not be able to fight a good battle. Many times, famous generals are done by placing the formation envoys. The so-called Han Xin’s generals have more soldiers, the better it means the ability to arrange the formation.

A famous general must manage the soldiers well in normal times and make everyone convinced.

When fighting, you must master the speed of the marching, and the timing of entering the battlefield is a talent.

Before fighting, you can decide your array based on the terrain, the number of enemies, and the degree of elite force. The left and right wing middle arrays are arranged in batches. If you are not good at this, you can't do it from the morning to the dinner.

Just think about middle school students queuing up to do exercises. They do it every day, and the position of each class is fixed, and then the music is still chaotic. There are at most a thousand people in a middle school. Think about the long journey of thousands or tens of thousands of troops, and the number of people spreading out tens of thousands of people on a strange battlefield has to be determined. The attack sequences of attack groups must be determined in a short time. If the battle situation goes well, you must consider how to grasp the results and eliminate the more enemies, the better. If the battle situation is unfavorable, you must consider how to reduce your own losses.

It is not scary to defeat the battle. A true famous general may have lost the battle, but the more he fights, the more he fights, the smaller the losses he loses. The greater the enemy's losses, the final winner will laugh to the end.

Zhang Xianzhong is the foundation of a famous general. His rise of the Western Army was not for no reason. Some of the dozens of rebels became weaker and weaker as they fought, and were wiped out early, while others kept playing soy sauce, and did not improve much.

Only Zhang Xianzhong's troops are getting stronger and stronger as they fight. After experiencing many losses, they are always at the core and have cultivated many powerful subordinates. The famous Li Dingguo and Sun Kewang are both adopted sons of Zhang Xianzhong.

The matter in front of us cannot be considered a serious war. After a brief consideration, more than 5,000 cavalry were ordered to be dismantled by Zhang Xianzhong and ready to attack!

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I took my son to watch the Demon Cat Biography yesterday. How to say it? People who like history may like to watch it. The costumes and props are still attentive. Not many people can do the seven things right. Although it is a fantasy film, the film strives to rely on historical blockbusters. The scenes are very attentive, the props and costumes are very attentive, the actors pass the exam, and the story is careless, which makes Yang Yuhuan too high. However, considering that the original work is Japanese, the Japanese have many unrealistic fantasies and sympathy for Yang Guifei, so it is not surprising.

In short, it’s worth watching. After Wuji, Director Chen took a very smooth story for the first time. With the original artist and director’s foundation, the money was spent in place, which is worth watching.

The tragic thing is that I came back too late last night and forgot to update it. Sorry, everyone.
Chapter completed!