At dusk, in the wilderness west of Wuchang, Ezhou, countless camp tents rose and rolled in a row. Torches and bonfires were lit in the camp, just like the stars in the sky reflected on the vast land. The sound of nature was small.

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The Huangzhou General Administration has dispatched soldiers from various states and prefectures, totaling nearly 10,000 people to conduct "Autumn Festival" here.

The army of this era had similar military exercises, but there was no term "Qiu Cao", which was explained by Yuwen Wen, the general manager of Huangzhou.

The autumn harvest just passed and the court was about to use troops. He ordered the rectification of the troops, check the training and preparations of the various troops, and the "warm-up" at the same time. One of the methods is the autumn food.

The troops of each state were dispatched to Xiyang, Huangzhou, boarded a ship to Wuchang, Ezhou, and conducted various exercises in the Wuchang area, and conducted assessments at the same time.

Although Qiu Cao did not mobilize all his troops this time, nearly 10,000 troops consumed a lot of food and supplies. It would be fine if the military situation was urgent, but now it is just a training.

Without war, but working so hard is simply a waste of money and food.

In ancient times, King You of Zhou played with the princes, and now, Yuwen Wenqiu played with the army.

"There is no war, but it is so hard to mobilize many troops, it is simply waste of money and food! Do you think so?"

Yuwen Wen, wearing armor, asked loudly, no one in the central army tent dared to respond. Although many people complained in their hearts, no fool dared to say it in person.

With a bang, Yuwen Wen slapped the case: "Look, look, the military newspapers received by these Japanese officials are constantly in various military situations. Is this the strong army three years ago? Hum?"

"A bloody battle between Ruxu's mouth, are you scared by your courage?"

"Are all the Xiandeng Warriors who attacked Xiakou dead?"

“The bridge is too slow!”

"A thousand people cross the river, they will build a small bridge. It takes nearly half an hour to walk. Can't you use your brain to build an extra bridge? What should you do if the enemy cavalry raids are so slow to cross the river?"

Yuwen Wen began to speak, and his figure seemed to turn into a parting, and a mustache appeared in the middle of the person.

"I came to Wuchang..."

Outside the big tent, Yu Wen Wen's voice could be heard vaguely. Shi Wansui, who was patrolling the camp, shook his head helplessly, gave up the idea of ​​entering the tent, and led his subordinates to continue patrolling the camp.

The war is imminent, and it is necessary to rectify the troops, but Qiu Cao is a little confused. Even if he only mobilized nearly 10,000 troops, it would be difficult to make trouble. Not to mention anything else, Shi Wansui felt distressed when he saw the food and grass consumed for no reason.

There is no war now, is it necessary?

The grain and grass reserves in the Huangzhou General Administration are not very good, and they can only be said to be useful. After all, there is still a little less farmland than in the Jingxiang area. Although dams have been building new water conservancy and reclaiming wasteland in the past two years, grain output will not increase significantly after several years.

In this case, consuming food and grass is useless in vain...

At first, Shi Wansui thought it was a waste, but now it seems that it is really worth it. The series of problems that Qiu Cao broke out after he started seem to be small, but once he accumulates a lot, if he meets an enemy general who can use troops, something will happen sooner or later.

Thinking of this, Shi Wansui looked around and lit torches and bonfires everywhere in the camp, which must have been extremely eye-catching in the dark fields.

It is said that after camping, the lights must be strictly controlled at night to avoid roaring. However, this time, Qiu Cao's army camped, Yuwen Wen relaxed the ban and allowed more torches and bonfire lighting.

Does Yuwen Wen know the danger of Ying Xiao?

Shi Wansui didn't think so, and the other party's statement made him helpless: this is also a "subject" to be examined.

It is either impossible to relax the curfew or it is a pain for the soldiers who patrol the camp. However, Shi Wansui agreed with Yuwen Wen's subsequent arrangements.

The camp was lighted up at night and it looked very stunning from a distance, which was simply illuminating the direction of the enemy troops attacking the camp at night. After the generals raised doubts, Yuwen Wen was not angry and arranged an outer secret sentry to let the generals lead their troops to "sneak attack".

What is a secret whistle? A small number of elite soldiers lurking on the periphery, and many dogs are taken away.

One dog barking, hundreds of dogs barking, and lurking whistles distributed several miles away. There are a lot of people and even more dogs. When they yell, they will be "boiling and turning into the sky". It is impossible to hear it in the camp.

The soldiers responsible for playing the role of the enemy's stolen camp at night were so badly beaten by the dogs. Fortunately, the dog was wearing a cage and the person had to wear armor, and he was not bitten to the point of blood.

When Shi Wansui thought of the next group of soldiers' turn to lead his troops to "sneak attack", he couldn't help but swallow.

How to deal with those dogs?

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Late at night, the blue-faced general manager Sima Yangji came to the Central Army tent. Yuwen Wen, who had just returned from the patrol camp, was unloading his armor. This autumnal exercise was not an autumn outing, but a warm-up for the upcoming battle and checking the combat readiness.

As a result, many problems were found. Although they looked careless, Yuwen Wen did not want to hand over his life to the enemy generals.

Even if both sides are rookies, the rookies are pecking at each other and seeing who makes fewer mistakes. The problem exposed this time is that once the flaws are captured by the enemy general who is good at using troops in actual combat, it will be a "miserable".

"Which group of unlucky people came to steal the camp tonight?"

"Ah, according to the plan, it was Zhou Sima of Hengzhou Army.

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"Did Sima Zhou ask you for your experience?"

"Hey, I screamed from a distance, and there were dogs everywhere. What else could I do besides running?"

Yang Ji smiled bitterly. The night before yesterday, he led his troops to "sneak attack" the camp, but was so embarrassed that he was beaten by the evil dog. He couldn't use all his skills, but instead he fell to death.

It is a bit incredible to use dogs to guard the military camp. Yang Ji was puzzled and could not figure it out, so he asked the "expert". He asked why he didn't put the dogs in the military camp but wanted to be kept in the outer small village.

"Where is a dog with a sharp nose and yells whenever there is a whim. But tens of thousands of people in the military camp are mixed with smells. Where can it adapt? If it is yelling all night, will it still make people sleep?"

Yang Ji suddenly realized and saw that Yu Wen Wen was a little tired, so he quickly said a long story: "Master, can Qiu Cao last for a few days?"

"Oh, who said Qiu Cao wasted food and supplies at the beginning? I think about it, who is here?"

Yang Ji coughed dryly and said with a thick face that the soldiers had entered the state. Qiu Cao exposed some problems. Now the generals have taken measures to see how the hell is repaired.

"What you said at that time also makes sense. The food and grass stored in each state are much smaller, but not more. Qiu Cao is effective. I grit my teeth and extend it for another five days."

"really?"

"Take it seriously, I can't bear to let my child go to trap the wolf. Qiu Cao can still correct the problem when it exposed. If there is a problem in the showdown between the two armies, you and I can only learn from Emperor Taizong of Song and flee on a donkey."

"Maintain, is there enough food and supplies?"

"Just make do with it, practice hard."

Speaking of this, Yuwen Wen showed heartache on his face. Tens of thousands of soldiers and horses were fucked, and it didn't matter if people consumed. After all, they had to eat and drink every day without practicing, but the consumption of horses was really bleeding in their hearts.

When a war horse ran, he consumed five servings every day, and with the horses who pulled carts to transport grain and grass, the stock of grain and grass fell as soon as the army moved.

The troops stationed in each state gathered towards Xiyang City, crossed the river and built a bridge by themselves, then crossed the river to the south, and then practiced various projects, which were carried out completely in the mode of actual combat marching and combat.

Marines and combat, opening roads across mountains and building bridges across water is also a very important project. It not only involves the degree of attack, but also the degree of retreat (escape).

The mobilization of people, food and grass, the transportation of food and grass, the boat crossing the river, and the establishment of camps depends on organizational skills. Now it seems that the army of the Huangzhou General Administration is performing sloppy and it is okay to deal with Chen Jun, but it is afraid of being against the elite Sui Army.

There are not a shortage of 1,000 or tens of thousands of great people in the Sui army, and there are still a lot of them.

The court has made a plan to start a war with the Sui Kingdom. As the firefighting team of the Zhou army in Shannan, the second target of the battle was the Sui Army.

Even in the Chen State of the Southern Dynasty, there were famous generals such as Xiao Maha. If one day they were so dark, they would be raided by such generals leading elite dead soldiers, it would be really fatal.

His family has a poor foundation and cannot withstand trouble, so he must be cautious. Qiu Cao only conducts it within a short distance so that he will not waste the food and grass he has saved up after a long distance marches.

Yang Ji left, and Yuwen Wen, who was sweating, wiped his clothes behind him with a wet towel and slept with a clothes. The conditions for marching and fighting were poor, and his personal hygiene was barely enough. He was not so luxurious when he was marching, with a high-end tent, which was all in it.
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