Zuo Yuliang led the Chinese army to move forward, targeting Wuhu, which already had a certain construction foundation.
First it was a slave caravan, and later it was focused on building military supplies camps. Now a relatively complete fortification system has been formed around Wuhu. Moreover, some sidewalks have been pulled out, making entry and exit more convenient than other places.
The most important point is that Wuhu has abundant clean water resources, and there will definitely be no problem in supplying hundreds of thousands of troops.
On the ninth day of October, Shen Hao arrived at Wuhu with his army. What he saw and heard once again refreshed his understanding of the army.
Such as toilets and water. It is strictly prohibited in the army to urinate in Wuhu Lake. Twenty army sticks will be found when someone finds out. Those who fail to report the information will be punished with the same crime. If one person is fined, the entire fine will be reduced by half. In each camp, toilets must be dug deep according to the number of soldiers, and no one dared to solve them anywhere.
Only with clean water can we avoid the most terrifying thing in the military: disease.
There are also rats and insects. Doctors prepared several poisons and sprayed them in every corner of the camp every day. Whether it’s a rat or a mosquito, it’s all luck to survive.
Shen Hao asked and said that he could understand keeping the water source clean, but what about killing rats and mosquitoes? It's not that he doesn't understand, but he doesn't believe how thoroughly a group of guys who haven't gone through nine-year compulsory education can understand infectious diseases?
The answer was: Pests are poisonous. It is difficult for rats and insect pests to live in places where they live for a long time, otherwise they will be poisoned and contract diseases. As for viruses, infectious diseases, etc., what are they?
To sum it up, it’s all about experience, not insight.
Shen Hao was relieved about this. At least he had retained the advantage of the nine-year compulsory education. Otherwise, it would be useless to study hard for so many years and finally not be able to use it to travel through time. That would be like crying without tears.
But what is strange to Shen Hao is that these military doctors can conclude that rats and mosquitoes can bring diseases to people, but why have they never seen these people advocate drinking boiled water? In addition to making tea, or when the weather is freezing, people here prefer to drink sweet well water or mountain spring water to cool themselves down.
Boil water to drink? The weather is so hot. Isn’t it hot enough to boil water? Moreover, you can’t drink hot water in this weather. You shouldn’t drink it until it cools down. It’s unnecessary!
I don't feel at all that there is any essential difference between drinking raw water and boiled water.
Shen Hao originally didn't want to be lazy in this regard, because it had nothing to do with him. Anyway, he only had more than 300 people under his command, and he said that no one could control it and no one dared to object. With one order, all supervisors in the army drank boiled water. Too hot? Heat a large pot at a time, let it cool and drink it. It just gave the cooks more work. Although the others were a little uncomfortable, they were completely tolerable.
Mr. Shen is very particular, even drinking water is so pretentious.
Other people's thoughts have no offensive power to Shen Hao. Besides, who dares to come in front of him and make fun of him? He wouldn't be so reckless even if he wanted to die.
On the third day after entering Wuhu, Shen Hao was ordered to enter the Chinese army's tent to observe the military strategy...
Shen Hao is an outsider in military matters. That is to say, after receiving the news that he was going to be appointed as the supervisory officer in the border army, he took the time to read some military books in the library, and then learned some basic common sense from some subordinates who had been in the army. Until now Although he is still a layman, he can still understand sixty-seven points while sitting on the edge and listening to the military strategy explanation.
According to Zuo Yuliang's deployment, the front lines of Jianchuan, Baektou Gorge, and Huzhuyuan must still focus on holding on, and the main task is to withstand the increasingly fierce attacks of the barbarians. At the same time, simple fortifications were built on this line to increase the thickness of the defense. All in all, it’s just one word: endure!
The distant supply lines put a lot of pressure on the Jingjiu Dynasty. Now the supply camp can be guaranteed without problems because of the large number of storage bags in the supply camp. Carried by high-level monks, they relied on means of accelerated movement such as magical talismans to quickly transport supplies to and from the front line. Otherwise, all the people on the front line would have died long ago just by relying on horse-drawn carriages.
"The country has not been at war for many years, and the barbarian areas have been plundered by us for many years. If we give up, it will be difficult to explain to His Majesty and the people, and secondly, we cannot hand over the land of vitality to the barbarians, which will only add fuel to the fire. It will boost their arrogance. So the initial stage is difficult, so I hope you will go all out."
Zuo Yuliang's words were not only addressed to the generals of the Chinese Army. Now there were not only the Chinese Army gathered in the tent, but also the leaders of the left and right wings who arrived at Wuhu with the Chinese Army, as well as the reinforcements. brain.
Shen Hao sat in the corner of the big tent. He had a straight face, but his eyes were lively, and his ears were perked, observing everyone curiously.
All the generals naturally stood up with a bang and raised their hands, promising that they would go through fire and water. But Shen Hao saw obvious worry in the eyes of many generals present.
I don't know if I am worried about how to fight the next battle, or whether there are problems with the strategy Zuo Yuliang said.
Shen Hao doesn't understand military matters, but he understands people. The expressions of these people are different, but they are all messages, which can give Shen Hao a lot of basis for judgment. I'm afraid Zuo Yuliang's strategy is not that good in many eyes.
However, Shen Hao was not as worried as those generals who looked worried. Because he knew some information that these generals didn't know yet. For example, where did the tens of thousands of partial troops who disappeared in Xiaochuan go?
Could it be that the reason Zuo Yuliang wanted to confront the barbarians on the line from Jianchuan to Huzhuyuan was not just because he didn't want the barbarians to gain any ground, or that he had other plans?
I've just finished talking about the military strategy in general, but I won't go into too much detail. Things can change at any time, so take action first, and then make adjustments at any time if something happens. This point also made Shen Hao suddenly realize. Because he had always thought that marching and fighting were all about planning everything first and then executing it in a dull manner. In fact, if you really do that, you will definitely be killed by the enemy.
After that, the military strategy briefing turned into a problem discussion meeting. The news fed back from the front line and the problems present are all being worked together to find solutions.
The supervisor who was supposed to be the most eye-catching became mute at this time, because he knew that no matter what he said, he would be rejected by the supervisor sitting next to him. Besides, Shen Hao is also in the tent, so if you don't want to quarrel, just keep it to yourself.
I'm sure I feel unhappy, and I'm not willing to be tied down like this.
After the topic of baggage came up, a military supervisor who participated in the meeting spoke up and said that the pressure on baggage is now huge, and both the Chinese army and the front line need to live more compactly to survive the initial difficulties. I hope that some people in the military who are accustomed to living a meticulous life will change their habits and save their energy to do big things instead of some unnecessary and pretentious habits. Secondly, it has a bad external impact and can easily arouse resentment among soldiers.
At first glance, it seems to be very pertinent, and it is in line with the authority of the Supervisory Army, and it falls into the category of "reminder". But if you think about it carefully, it doesn’t feel right.
The army is full of rough men, how can we lead a fine life now that we are not even allowed to drink alcohol? Still a pretentious habit?
The generals who reacted quickly all glanced at the man sitting in the corner. It seemed that there had been some gossip about that man recently. It seemed reasonable to say that it was a "fine life".
