As luck would have it, it happened to be around four o'clock in the middle of the night when Zhao Ming and his party arrived at Huozhongtun.
By the time the hot meals began to be cooked in the camp, it was already six o'clock in the morning. Perhaps it was too late. A large group of troops entered the camp, but there were no Outer Mongolia scouts nearby to conduct reconnaissance.
While Zhao Ming and the nearly 10,000 people who returned began to feast at the same time, a small group of Outer Mongolian scouts were patrolling nearby.
"Hey! Why do I feel like there are more of them?"
"Is it an illusion? How could these people increase in number out of thin air? Besides, the area around Chabei has been wiped out by us a long time ago. There are absolutely no other tribes within a hundred kilometers."
"Well, it might be an illusion, but these people really know how to enjoy it!"
"Yes! It smells so good!
From what I heard above, these southerners definitely don’t have enough food to eat, and I don’t know how long they can continue to eat meat in such a big way! Pooh! "
Several scouts chatted with each other, feeling very dissatisfied with this.
They lived a miserable life here every day. Except for the leaders and the big shots above the rank and file, the soldiers at the bottom only ate a small amount of meat and mainly rice and noodles.
With their level of activity, these are simply not enough to eat.
"Hmph! No matter what, the first batch of withdrawal orders have been issued recently, and some people will evacuate one after another three days later.
We will gradually withdraw from here in one month, and we will not have to deal with these lunatics by then. "
One of the scouts grinned and chuckled, inexplicably recalling the days when his family could eat meat in large quantities.
"Yes, it's just a pity that the first group to evacuate are the tribes sent to the south first. They have the most military exploits, and they will probably get the most spoils by then.
We don’t know how many cattle and sheep people our manpower will be able to share in the end. "
"Haha, don't think about this. The population of cattle and sheep belongs to the big shots above. Let's receive some rewards then, and next year we can buy more lambs and calves, and raise more cattle and sheep."
"Too!"
A few people made another inspection tour, and after confirming that there were no abnormalities among the southerners in Huozhongtun during this time, they went back to prepare for rotation with other brothers.
Following the two previous waves of harassment, Outer Mongolia stepped up patrols near the convoy route.
But later it was discovered that this group of southerners had not moved since that time, so they stepped up the blockade and patrols near Huozhongtun.
However, the other party has been too calm recently, so these inspections seem to be in vain.
At this time, in Huozhongtun, Zhao Ming and a group of brothers were sitting cross-legged in a tent, drinking and talking.
After coming back, everyone took a nap for a while, and then they didn't get up and sit down until the herdsmen outside were ready to eat.
"Hiccup! It's still comfortable in the house. I've been suffering from eating and lodging outside these days."
The monkey burped. He had been tortured quite a lot these days. He was already thin, but now he was really dark and thin. He also exuded an unpleasant rancid smell.
Everyone has this on their bodies, and the stench is not just a rancid smell, it actually has a bit of sheep odor.
It's strange. Although these combat units have never had much contact with cattle and sheep, they still smell like sheep.
It seems that after staying here for a long time and eating too much beef and mutton, this smell will naturally appear on the body. It may also be contaminated by the sheepskin jacket worn on the body.
It's definitely smoked.
Zhao Ming thought that he wanted to get rid of this smell on his body. After returning to the Central Plains, he said that it would take him a few months to get used to it.
"But Mr. Zhao, you brought back a lot of good things this time! Although I don't know what you encountered, I'd like to toast you!"
Lao Suntou picked up the wine cup with a smile and drank a small glass of wine in one gulp.
"Ahem! What the hell is this girl doing? Who poisoned me and wanted to kill me?"
But as soon as he finished drinking, Lao Suntou couldn't help coughing one after another, his tongue was sticking out, and his expression was uncomfortable.
"Haha! Old Suntou, this is a good thing we specially got from Maozi. It is high-concentration vodka. I heard that they like to drink this stuff."
The monkey laughed loudly when he saw this. He was the one who poured the wine for everyone just now.
The only thing he poured for himself and Mr. Zhao Chang Wei was kumiss.
No problem, he's not afraid of anyone here, he's just afraid of these two people.
The former can be cured by him, but the latter can be directly used. Anyway, it will be fine even if his brothers break it.
"You kid, why don't you change the wine for Mr. Sun? You can't just drink this stuff if you haven't done it before." Zhao Ming scolded with a smile.
He suspected that if he drank too much of this wine, given his age, Suntou might just drink it.
Everyone burst into laughter, and everyone was very enthusiastic. Strictly speaking, this was a celebration banquet.
Not only did he win battles on other people's territory, but he also won several battles in succession, and even brought back so much loot, he couldn't be happy about it.
As for the problems and troubles, there are still problems.
The first thing to bear the brunt is food, and this is not just because we brought back a lot of cans.
It's okay to give the canned food you bring back to the brothers occasionally. If you want to use it as a staple food, you don't have to share it with everyone. If ten people here can eat one canned food, it's good.
With more than 8,000 people brought back this time, the entire population of Huozhongtun is now more than 20,000 and close to 30,000.
But there are also a lot more people to fight, because most of the people brought back this time are strong laborers. With a little recuperation, more than 6,000 people can be drawn out in no time.
However, Zhao Ming did not plan to expand the army so quickly in the future, but maintained the number of people at the level of a strengthened regiment.
That is a team of three thousand people.
And because so many automated weapons and heavy firepower were brought back this time, this regiment can be divided into three cavalry battalions, one artillery battalion, and one firepower reinforcement company battalion.
and a logistics supply battalion, and a support battalion.
A total of six battalions were divided, with 500 people per battalion.
But then Zhao Ming felt that he would probably build a medical company and a guard battalion, and the number of people would be about 3,500 by then.
But it doesn't matter, the current military organization is very chaotic, everyone is doing their own thing.
And now Zhao Ming is holding the post of deputy commander of Chabei. According to the military system, he is almost a deputy division commander, and because it is Chahar, it is also a military and political position.
Not only is he the deputy division commander, he is also the district leader in this large area of Chabei.
Even if Zhao Ming directly expands the strength of a division now, the superiors will have nothing to say. After all, this position was appointed by you.
"Brother Zhao, there is something I want to ask you!"
While others were chatting enthusiastically about some foreign girls with big breasts and big butts they saw in the market town near the mine, Zhang Kai and Wang Er changed positions and sat next to Zhao Ming.
It happened that Wang Er was also fascinated by Monkey's lively words. He was not very good at talking, but Monkey's mouth would have been in vain if he didn't tell stories.
"What do you want to ask?" Seeing Zhang Kai asking, Zhao Ming nodded with some anticipation and asked while smoking.
