(This chapter is yesterday. See if I can have another chapter tonight)

In the scorching hot wind of early summer, the plants and trees that grew wildly in the Huainan wilderness made the air full of dry breath that was dyingly sunny.

No matter how he practices or works hard, Wang Qiu, the deputy of the team, who still looks slightly fat, tried hard to listen to the belly under the armor, and rode on a big fur mule without much skill. There were also knives, short spears, and crossbows hanging on the saddle, which made a trembling sound as he marries and taps and strong wind.

Since the Battle of Dantu, he not only received a corresponding battle commemorative medal, but also awarded the third-class courage (the other titles of daring to fight, first climb, attack and destruction) and the third-class rock (the other titles of Iron Wall, Jincheng, etc.) medal; as a future increase in the qualifications for the relocation of Tianhe in the army.

Therefore, he simply gave up the opportunity to change from a deputy to a team leader. Since then, he has taken advantage of the east wind of the Taiping Army's further expansion after the war, and has received assault training on riding, from a horseless infantry to a riding infantry with mounts. He has become one step closer to the majestic and better-treated horse army.

Because in a series of battles in Runzhou, tens of thousands of mules and horses were seized from the official army sequences belonging to the Zhenhai Jiedushi, and the number of large livestock collected from the local area, the animal power in the army suddenly became abundant. Therefore, after giving priority to the addition of several cavalry and cavalry camps in the previous stage, mules and horses were promoted in the remaining Taiping Army sequences.

The biggest change is that several military orders mixed with the army have added two to three cavalry battalions. After all, compared with the war horses that require charge and enlargement of explosive power and speed, cavalry training is also required to be used for coordinated training; the requirements and thresholds for riding infantry are relatively simple.

As long as you have the corresponding endurance and physical strength, you can provide soldiers with the power to move quickly and move to the battlefield. Therefore, if you are afraid of not having a suitable military horse, even a small donkey and mule that have been trained can be competent.

In addition, with the large baggage carts led by a pack horse, the maneuver within a radius of 180 miles above the water town plain is just a matter of a moment. If the maneuver range is expanded to a range of 200 to 300 miles, it will only be a night and a half day in response.

Despite this, as an authentic southerner from Cantonese who was not good at riding, Wang Qiu fell a lot of times when facing this flower-skin mule called "Da Luoluo". He bit his back and buttocks and fell into pieces, and thus he was able to master the basic control strategy roughly.

However, since he became a riding infantry, his ten-day service allowance and food subsidy have naturally increased a lot; he even added a quota for soybean meal, potato paste cakes and fried wheat for mounts to maintain basic daily fat and attendance.

If there is an urgent task that requires intense exercise, it will also be mixed with fish bone meal and slurry and potato flour, which can be made of small pieces of grass cakes that can be eaten directly by people. For example, this time, the secret escort mission from Yangzi County to Tianchang County.

However, after he survived from the Dantu City, which was burning fire, he had been able to recover for more than ten days. When he felt that his health was in good condition, he was ready to go out to find a woman, but he received the order to set off the camp and had to leave the prosperous and rich town of Dantu, so his wish to find a woman was emptied again.

After arriving in Huainan, he found that this place had been beaten to pieces, and the local area was repeatedly scrambled by the government and the rebels several times, so his hopes were delayed step by step. However, when he was trained and reorganized in Yangzhou, he stayed for a long time and had a new idea.

As the saying goes, it is the world's holy fireworks and prosperity - the principle of "One and Two". The women born in Yangzhou are also famous all over the world. Otherwise, they can find someone to like you and find a way to take them back to the rear to live a good life.

After all, he is a small leader now, and he can afford several people with salary alone. His qualifications are already enough to apply for a family standard. As long as he can approve of approval, there will be ready-made houses and basic utensils, and you just need to wait to move in.

Wang Qiu was thinking about it on the mule when he saw the horse leading the way suddenly blew his whistle and turned back; he couldn't help but shout at the head of the flag that followed him with his flags on both sides:

"The front team dismounted and formed a formation on the spot, and the back team was on guard immediately... and the left and right riders dispersed..."

Then, he loosened the buckle on the hanger and took the crossbow, steadily installed a heavy steel arrow from the arrow cover, hung the short spear diagonally on the hook, and buckled the small ball of sign on the elbow. Only then did Wang Qiu drive the mule under his crotch to step on the edge of the carriage that was sealed tightly by the inside and outside.

The flag heads on the left and right also pinched a tube-shaped medicine arrow in their hands, making a posture that could be stimulated at any time. At this time, a man appeared in the faint smoke and dust in front of them.

They were under the banner of ochre yellow, and everyone was dressed in a yellowish-blown dress with a yellow shirt, and they were shouting.

"Don't be surprised by the brothers of the Taiping Army. We came to pick us up on the orders of the military palace."

"There are seals and official documents here, please check them in person..."

After they stopped in front of them, a pale general stepped forward and whispered loudly.

"I am Lin Yan, the chief official of the military office. Your Zhou leader is an old acquaintance and colleague in the Guangzhou government..."

So after a moment of delay, the two teams formed a group again and set off on the way to Tianchang County again.

Despite this, a group of old soldiers, including Wang Qiu, were arranged by the infantry and cavalry captain Zhao Jianfan, who led the team, to the side of the carriage, and the gathering soldiers of the military palace were vaguely alert and isolated on the periphery.

After walking for more than two hours, someone from the military officer who was responsible for guiding the way suddenly turned back and reported:

"The bridge board in front was disrepaired, and the pillar collapsed after just a few dozen people."

"It is necessary to retrieve materials nearby to repair it before you can pass... Whether to camp on the spot and take a break..."

"This is not possible, we can't delay here..."

As the leader of the school captain Zhao Jianfan, looking at the nameless river with a slightly clear wave, he denied it. Then he leaned over and ordered Wang Qiu beside the carriage.

"Old Wang, bring a few more water quality to the river to explore. Can you find a place where the carriage can also wade across the river?"

"promise.."

Wang Qiu nodded and agreed. Then he quickly took off his cumbersome armor and tied them on the mule's back with weapons, leaving only a linen vest and short crotch. He held a short bladeless thorn in his mouth and slowly walked into the river stall along the uneven pebbles.

Except for Wang Qiu, who was exploring his way with bare hands, the other soldiers behind him were holding short soldiers or crossbows in one hand. The clear river water slowly flooded half of their bodies, and then in a shaking rush, they exposed their thighs and knees that were walking farther away again.

After passing the river safely, Wang Qiu did not meet with the soldiers of the military government who had crossed the river first; instead, he took two short spears and connected them into a flag gun, and shook them hard at the other side several times as a response and confirmation;

Then, despite the wetness on their bodies, they put on their armor on the spot, and then took off all the weapons and were on guard. Seeing that the first group of people on the other side had already begun to cross the river, Wang Qiu took the half-fire man with a crossbow and exploring and searching along the river bank with the scorching sun.

As the grass and bushes were clamoring, they were frightened from time to time. Grasshoppers and flying insects jumped up scattered in front of them; even though the sweat came out of their bodies mixed with the river water soaked inside made people feel wet and uncomfortable; but Wang Qiu still meticulously maintained his basic formation.

But the soldiers of the military palace who were crossing the river first were already leaning against each other and squatting in various shades and shades of trees, and were looking at the Taiping Army who were meticulously patrolling under the sun with interesting interest.

When Wang Qiu's team turned back, a new team set out; and at this time, a lot of wet soldiers and equipment had already crossed the river bank; and the heavily protected carriage was also pulled forward and pushed back and forth, and had just rolled to more than half of the river.

At this time, it suddenly changed and the soldiers of the military palace who were hiding under the shade of trees screamed. Their bodies, which were standing up, were penetrated by arrows flying from afar, and fell to the ground; then these arrows only turned to the heads of the Taiping pawns on the riverside.

At this time, they had raised their hands, or lowered their bodies to look for cover. At the turn of the river in the distance, a man with a distinctly armored but extremely strange flag appeared.

"If there is an enemy who attacks halfway through... Let the arrow quickly..."

Wang Qiu also shouted loudly.

Then, the arrows shot from the opposite side had turned into rockets with smoke, but they crossed the Taiping soldiers who had already formed a formation and shot into the river from afar; most of them were concentrated on the side of the big cart.

With the sound of falling into extinguishing, soldiers along the left and right were suddenly shot into arrows and overturned in the water; and more than a dozen fire arrows were hit on the cart and black smoke and flames emerged.

At the same time, the vanguard soldiers led by Wang Qiu had already lined up and shot the first round of crossbow arrows towards the enemy's rushing; and while the person facing him was jogging, he raised his sign and waved his sword and hit him, and started to chop and fight.

Another soldier picked up the medium-sized arrow in the flag head that was caught in the arrow and fell down the fire-induced wire in the direction of the back sun. After a few breaths of delay, a sound of smoke was shot out.

At this time, a faint clamor sounded again on the other side, but a group of people came out of the horizon in the distance; they ran around and shouted loudly:

"Brother Huang, don't be afraid, I'll save you..."

With these clamors one after another, a fire rose in the air again, and then a third one further away... In a town more than ten miles southward, Lin Ming, who had just arrived, was also watching the fireworks rising in the distance and facing the left and right.

"The snake has come out of the hole and is ready to serve it on the table."
Chapter completed!