After waiting outside the confines of Bianjing City, Li Hao ordered the imperial army to repair, regroup, and then start marching normally.
Because the rebel bandits are now mainly concentrated on Jinghu South Road, Jiangnan West Road, and Jiangnan East Road, Li Hao, after discussing with everyone, decided to take the army to Fuzhou on Jiangnan West Road to join the existing bandit suppressors. Then discuss what to do next based on the actual situation.
Then according to the situation, the march route was planned, and the entire journey was by land.
After leaving Kaifeng Prefecture, we headed south along Chenzhou, Yingzhou, Shouzhou, Shuzhou, Jiangzhou, and Hongzhou to Fuzhou. The entire journey was more than 2,000 miles. According to the plan, it would take more than a month to reach the destination. land.
However, it happened that Li Hao also planned to treat this long-distance march as a training. In addition, the section from Kaifeng Mansion to Shuzhou was very safe and there were no big bandits to disturb him.
So Li Hao discussed with everyone and maintained a marching speed of eighty miles a day from Kaifeng Mansion to Shuzhou.
No one objected to this. Among them, Gu Tingye and Yang Wenyuan also wanted to train their troops. As for the gang of dudes, they simply didn't want to waste time on the road. Anyway, they all had horses and didn't have to walk by themselves.
So this decision was officially implemented. In addition, Li Hao also ordered people to strictly follow military laws during the march.
When the army is marching, the scouts and reconnaissance cavalry must be released at least five miles in advance. At the same time, they must maintain the formation during the march. Every fifteen miles, they must stop to rest and reorganize the formation.
The specific rules are to get up at five o'clock every day, then wash up, make rice, and listen to the orders of the day.
At the third quarter of the fifth watch, trumpets are blown, drums are beaten, and all the troops prepare their meals.
After dinner, we all dressed up and set off for the day's march. We had to march fifteen miles every hour before stopping to rest once.
After walking thirty miles, that is, two hours later, they buried a pot to make rice and waited for everyone to have lunch before continuing the march.
The march after lunch still rested every fifteen miles, but the last stretch of the journey was twenty miles. After walking eighty miles in one day, we had to find a place to prepare to set up camp.
Of course, the choice of camping location is also very important, if it is close to a city. Fortunately, you can just camp directly against the city, and you can also get supplies from the city.
But if at the end of the march, stop at a place in the middle where there is no city to rely on. It is very important to choose a camping site. Factors such as water source and terrain must be considered. However, for the time being, Xu Ning will lead the people to do these things.
After the camp is set up, special people will be arranged to collect water, herd horses, and collect wood. When everything is taken care of, the camp gate will be closed and the pots will be buried to make rice.
It was like this every day, and it was the same process over and over again, but after marching for several days, Li Haode felt that it was indeed different.
But what impressed me the most was the eliteness of the soldiers and horses under his command.
You must know that Li Hao learned from Xu Ning that generally even among the top four armies, there were very few who could march eighty miles a day, while the imperial army even stayed behind after marching every day. If you have the energy to spare, that would be great.
Especially the auxiliary troops. In normal marches, the auxiliary troops would transport baggage and slow down the march. But this time, the auxiliary troops under Li Hao appeared to be more powerful than the regular soldiers, which also inspired the regular soldiers to a certain extent. Fighting spirit.
In stark contrast to these soldiers, there was a group of dandies who looked full of complaints even after riding for a whole day.
However, Li Hao did not plan to deal with these sounds for the time being, and planned to let them go for now.
Moreover, Li Hao was also busy learning things along the way.
The daily marching and camping matters were extremely cumbersome, and Li Hao and the others had never had any actual contact with them. Now they are all handled by Xu Ning and the veterans in the army.
So Li Hao and the others followed behind to learn from their experience. Of course, Gu Tingye and Yang Wenyuan learned much faster than Li Hao. After all, they had a family to learn from. They had never eaten pork but had seen pigs running away.
Li Hao has never even seen a pig, so he can only work harder to learn.
And precisely because of this move, the different thoughts of the noble disciples who entered the camp were completely distinguished. Gu Tingye, Yuan Wenshao, Yang Wenyuan, Li Yixing and several others who were interested in establishing a foothold in the army followed Xu Ning and the others and watched. Learn.
The remaining dandies like Sun Hu, Chen Xian, Cao Xing and others have been doing nothing. After the march, they gathered together to play when they had free time.
This is because Li Hao had accumulated some prestige in the western suburbs camp some time ago, so he didn't do anything too presumptuous.
But Li Hao knew in his heart that that little bit of prestige might not last long, and with the nature of these people, they would cause trouble for him sooner or later.
So Li Hao began to plan how to teach this group of people a lesson, so as not to miss the big event when they get to the battlefield.
In this way, after walking for more than half a month, the army finally arrived in Shuzhou, which was close to the east and west edges of Jiangnan.
So in order to prevent accidents, Li Hao ordered to change the daily march from eighty miles to forty miles a day to ensure that his soldiers would have enough physical strength to deal with any incident.
In addition, Li Hao also made up his mind to deal with the hidden dangers in Shuzhou and rectify the group of unstable dandies.
So after setting up camp that night, Li Hao ordered someone to find Gu Tingye.
After Gu Tingye entered the main tent, Li Hao first asked everyone to go out, and then asked: "We have been out for a long time. How is the morale of the army? Is there any problem?"
Gu Tingye was a little strange after hearing this, thinking that you had followed me to the camp countless times every day and still wanted to ask me.
However, after thinking about it, he still replied: "The camp has sufficient food and salary, and the salary and wages are paid in full this month. The morale of the officers and soldiers is very high."
After hearing this, Li Hao said: "Yes, the officers and soldiers below are actually very easy to be satisfied. As long as you don't deduct them and pay them enough food and salary on time, they will be happy to work hard for you."
After saying this, he directly changed the subject and asked: "Since there are no problems on the officers and soldiers' side, are there any problems on the general's side that need to be dealt with.
After all, after we passed Shuzhou, we entered the territory of Jiangzhou. No one can tell when we will encounter bandits, so we must be prepared in advance. "
When Gu Tingye heard this, he remembered that when he talked to Li Hao about the dudes before, Li Hao always said to wait.
Then he understood that Li Hao wanted to solve the problem at this time, so he said: "There are indeed some problems among the generals. I have heard that there are people in the army who gamble and even bring drinks into the camp privately. Now I am thinking of sending People are checking."
After hearing this, Li Hao said: "It really should be investigated carefully. It is still in a safe place. If it is found out, it will only be punished.
However, if you are facing an enemy in battle, you should be executed for being angry, drunkenness, and gambling with money.
We cannot watch others go to the road of death, we should still give them a hand. "
When Gu Tingye heard this, he finally couldn't help but said: "When you are an official, you always make mistakes. What you say is really high-sounding and righteous."
