Jiang Feng did not follow the Third Army.

I just returned to Wenzhou and there are still many things to deal with.

With the marching speed of the Third Army, even if you let them go for two days first, you can easily catch up.

He can arrive in one day within 300 miles of Xuzhou from Shouzhou, of course, the premise is that he walks alone or parallel with Ju and Ju.

The Third Army was taken away, and there was an empty city in the city of Xuzhou. Although the garrison stationed in Yincheng would be changed to the Fourth Army, it could only wait until the Battle of Shouzhou. Now the city of Xuzhou can only be temporarily maintained by a battalion of scholars.

The so-called academic army is the son of the sergeant who was not yet fourteen years old among the soldiers who were killed and disabled in the wars of Gushi Army in more than a year since its establishment. Jiang Feng set up the Dadao Academy and gathered these teenagers to stay and study.

From the beginning, this school was established to solve the worries of soldiers, and it did play a role in stabilizing the morale of the army and winning people's hearts. Especially when you think that after you die in battle, you no longer need to worry about your children's growth and future life, this will undoubtedly greatly boost morale.

For Jiang Feng, this is also a very effective means to consolidate his own rule foundation.

If you are not from a big family, then where is your foundation? It can only be the army. Then these soldiers in the army have been included in their own system since childhood, and have firmly sowed the seeds of loyalty to themselves since they were learned from the army. Over the past few years, this subtle effect is difficult to replace by any other means.

Jiang Feng's idea was to divide the Dao Academy into a political school and a martial arts school in the future, but it is not divided for the time being, but is unified into a beginner school, mainly to carry out the most basic teaching of identifying and stating words, as well as basic martial arts foundation building.

After reaching a certain level in the future, we will classify them according to our hobbies, interests, specialties, qualifications, and interests. Those who like martial arts and military affairs will enter the martial arts school, while those who are more willing to engage in government affairs will enter the political school.

From the beginning of this school, a large number of children and teenagers entered. Jiang Feng taught them the simplest basic and simple skills of Qi training and foundation building in the Five Animal Play, and then specially hired several scholars to teach them how to recognize words and enlighten them, laying the foundation for the next stage of cultivation.

Some older teenagers over twelve years old should be more strict. In addition to reading and stating during the day, they practice martial arts in the morning, and at night, some old soldiers in the army who are no longer able to adapt to the battlefield are responsible for teaching military affairs so that they can mature as soon as possible.

Later, Jiang Feng arranged for He Decai to select two or three hundred orphans from the refugees in the three prefectures of Yingboshou and join the school, making these teenagers who were over twelve years old but not yet fifteen years old form a school army. In addition to daily study, the others are managed and trained in the form of an army. Of course, the training intensity cannot be compared with the formal army.

This academic army has always been what Jiang Feng values ​​most because it represents the future of the Xuzhou army and the future of its own ruling foundation. After several months of study and training, although this academic army cannot be called an army, in Jiang Feng's view, in time, the combat effectiveness of this academic army will not be inferior to any formal army, or even stronger, even compared with the First Army.

Now the Third Army is also going to the battlefield in Shouzhou. Although this academic army is a little immature, it is natural to take on the heavy responsibility of the army.

"Meng Chong, Yang Heng, you two come here!"

The dark blue uniforms of the school gave the entire school a strange solemnity. Although it was significantly different from the yellow cloth of the regular army, the uniform uniforms, armor and weapons still gave this slightly immature school army a little more heroic and murderous aura.

Jiang Feng, sitting alone in a big chair, sat upright and said in a deep voice.

Two extremely excited boys suppressed their inner excitement and joy, ran up quickly, bowed and bowed, "Greetings to the lord!"

The age of less than fifteen years old makes them full of passion and blood, and the body and mind that are not yet truly mature makes them more impulsive and reckless.

Jiang Feng also knew that it would take a process to mature, and this process might be as full of difficulties, obstacles and twists and turns. These teenagers will even pass away in various tasks in the future, but they still have to follow this path after all.

"I won't say much else. I know you have been working hard and working hard, but I want to tell you that this is not enough, because you will grow up soon and face more difficult challenges." Jiang Feng said lightly: "Maybe you know that the Third Army had left the city overnight four days ago, and the Fourth Army will not return to Xizhou for the time being. Now there is only one army left in Xizhou, and that is you!"

"I want you to immediately take on the task of defending the walls of the entire Yuzhou City and daily patrols to ensure the safety and uninvasiveness of this city. I would like to ask you, can you bear this important task?"

With blood rushing, the two boys' eyes leaped with flames, and even their bodies were trembling slightly, "I hope to die for the lord! Ensure that the task is completed!"

"Very good. From today on, I will leave the defense of the city in Xuzhou to you. Meng Chong and Yang Heng, you two are the leaders of the military camp. They lead by example, take the lead, obey orders, and never give up. I don't need to teach you these principles. I just need to keep in mind the heavy responsibilities you shoulder, and behind you are tens of thousands of people in Xuzhou City!"

"Give the flag!" Jiang Feng awarded the two of them a young eagle flag embroidered on a fiery red foundation with a flying high from the nest.

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The sky slowly became dark.

The afterglow of the setting sun still has the power of scorching, even if the water in Feishui River is already a little warm.

The soldiers who marched along the Feishui River were already exhausted.

After a long journey for many days, because they needed to avoid the Shouzhou in the county of the prosperous Tang Dynasty, they had to go south to the south from the prosperous Tang Dynasty. After walking for dozens of miles, they began to turn around and go east, and then went north after a long circle.

This trip took a long time, and everyone knew that this trip was not just a marching, but also a fierce battle after the marching.

Only more than ten miles away from Shouchun City, Yang Kan and Xu Ziqing both gave orders tacitly to let the troops rest on the spot.

Proper rest is essential, and the troops also need to eat at this time. Otherwise, from the next step, they will march, enter the city, and attack until tomorrow morning or even noon to see if they can have a smooth lunch.

Xu Ziqing looked at the First Army with some envy and conveyed the orders like flowing clouds and water. Then the entire First Army slowly fell down like a pair of dominoes that were pushed down and entered a state of rest. There was no unnecessary sound, except for the footsteps that conveyed the orders.

In contrast, the tactical qualities of the Second Army are much inferior, at least there is still a big gap in military discipline and action style compared to the First Army.

"After an hour, set off on time, let the brothers hurry up and eat and rest, and no fire or noise are allowed!" Yang Kan's eyes were calm and he glanced around, "Now everything is ready, only the east wind is gone. Aman sent a message and they have arrived near Dongtai Lake, only five miles away from Shouchun City."

"Where is Lao Qin and the others?" Xu Ziqing was more concerned about the cavalry.

According to the plan, the Yabat and the personal guards first entered the city, then controlled the East City Gate, then the First Army, the Second Army entered the city, and finally the Cavalry.

However, the cavalry must quickly control the entire Shunhe Street and block the Shouzhou naval army's reinforcement route. In addition, the magicians who came with the team must quickly choose the fire point. Once the Shouzhou naval army leaves the camp, they must ignite the fire immediately.

"Aman sent a letter saying that Lao Qin and the others have not been in contact yet, but the cavalry don't have to worry, their speed is much faster than ours." Yang Kan still trusted Qin Zaidao very much.

Although the number of cavalry was a little smaller, the Xuzhou Army really treated the cavalry as the main force for training. According to Jiang Feng, it is better to have nothing than to be too small, and it is better to have a smaller number, but the cavalry must have the temperament of a cavalry.

Xu Ziqing had already spread the map again and used the torch to view the terrain map of Shouzhou Dongcheng Gate, which was re-drawn according to the information summarized by Zheng and the scouts.

"Hi Shui turns around here. This area is actually a narrow flat land. Nagasezu has to walk down a few miles and turn westward. This is not only the main wharf of Shouchun Castle and the navy's camp,..."

"No wonder Shouzhou Army has not many troops stationed in Dongcheng. It is indeed difficult to launch a large army here. To attack from the east, it will cost twice as much as the west and south." Yang Kan nodded, "If there was no Zheng family, or if the Zheng family set a trap for us, we would die at the gate of Dongcheng."

Xu Ziqing was startled, "Qilang, no, right? The Zheng family wouldn't do this, right?"

"I just said that. If the Zheng family really wants to do this, it will be of no benefit to the Zheng family itself. The Umeda and the Umeda families will not let them go." Yang Kan shook his head, "Shouchun is really a place with outstanding people. It is a place with strong people, summer water, and Huai River throat, radiating to several states, and it also has the benefits of irrigation of Shaobi. It can be called a land of fish and rice. It has Shouzhou and has no worries about money and food. It can be called a kingly domineering. It's a pity that it was occupied by the three guinea pigs of Umeda and Zheng wasted such treasure land in vain."

"Qilang's words are wrong. If it weren't for the control of these guinea pigs, how could there be a chance for our Xuzhou army today?" Xu Ziqing smiled.
Chapter completed!