Chapter 205 Revealing the critical situation in Jinzhou

The soldiers who were patrolling on the city wall stood high and saw far away, and saw the smoke and dust on the official road from a distance.

After wiping his eyes for confirmation, he yelled to be on guard and rushed to the city gate building in a hurry to ask for instructions from the general commander Zhao Xiaocong.

For a time, gongs were beaten, people were on alert, and the people who were leaving and entering the city were driven away, and the sounds of abuse and panic could be heard endlessly.

There aren't too many bandits these days, and Cao Bianjiao, the commander-in-chief of Yutian County, has already taken away all the soldiers at the guard station, so the soldiers guarding the city thought bandits were coming.

"General Flag, there is a large group of cavalry coming on the official road in the direction of the capital! We don't know yet whether they are official troops or rebel soldiers."

"What? Close the city gate quickly, notify hundreds of households and the county magistrate, and I will go out and take a look."

"We have already sent people to notify you."

"Well, just be on guard. It's probably not a traitor, it's probably an urgent decree."

Zhao Xiaocong and the patrolling soldiers quickly ran to the ear wall and looked along the crenel in the official direction.

The city wall closed at a speed that was not even as fast as a motorcycle. The Royal Army, which was covered in dust, arrived at the Yutian County city gate and stopped before closing it tightly. This allowed Zhao Xiaocong to clearly see this group of uninvited guests.

“Bah, bah, bah, everything about this motorcycle is good, but it makes too much noise when running.

Fortunately, His Majesty has the foresight and asked the Beijing camp to tidy up this official road in advance. Although it is very bumpy, it can still be passed."

Sun Chuanting got off his motorcycle while sighing. The soldiers who had closed the city gate looked at the group of people dressed as Royal Army soldiers and their all-colored iron two-wheelers through the crack in the door. They knew that these must be pro-army soldiers of the imperial court.

Coming.

Zhao Xiaocong breathed a sigh of relief. As long as he was not a traitor, it would be fine. He was still wondering just now. Recently, Zhili had sufficient food and organizations were organizing food distribution everywhere. There shouldn't be anyone who was a traitor.

Under the tower, a group of Royal Army soldiers turned off the engine and parked the car, talking excitedly.

"General, this motorcycle is so exciting to drive!"

"That's right, that's right, we can reach these three hundred miles in less than two hours. Even a thousand-mile horse can't do it."

"General, this iron beast can run for four or five hours at a time. At this speed, we might as well rush to Ningyuan overnight."

Sun Chuanting was a little moved when he heard the call from the guard platoon, but after riding for nearly three hundred miles, and it was already evening, he decided to take a rest before leaving.

"Let's go to the county office first, take a rest and eat some food. I'll ask your Majesty for instructions later."

The people who had been driven away just now came out of various houses and looked at Sun Chuanting and his party from a distance.

Zhao Lang, who was on the city wall, looked at the Royal Army below, forming a formation to protect a person in the middle. He knew that a high official must be coming, so he shouted to the guards below who were walking towards the city wall.

"Generals, please wait for the magistrate of this county to come and identify us. We excuse our duty to guard the city and cannot open the city gate for you."

"No problem, please inform the county magistrate as soon as possible, saying that the current Grand Scholar, Major General of the Royal Army, Sun Chuanting, Grand Scholar Sun Chuanting, went to Jinzhou with the decree. He passed by Yutian and needed to rest."

Sun Chuanting's guard platoon leader ran to the bottom of the city and shouted to the top, which almost frightened Zhao Xiaocong who was observing on the city wall.

What is the position of a bachelor? In the capital, it is a position under the emperor. Now that I come here with the decree, it is as if His Majesty is personally here.

"He's actually a bachelor? Call the county magistrate to come quickly."

"Second brother, someone has already called. Besides, the military situation is urgent, so the county magistrate should not delay."

"If we send people again, the county magistrate may not know that the people coming are bachelors. Don't think they are bandits. Bringing people here to surround them will be fatal!"

Of course Zhao Xiaocong knew that as the county magistrate of a military town, if there were bandits attacking the county town, the magistrate would definitely not delay, but he was afraid that the magistrate would directly send out archers and musketeers to go up the city wall and aim at the bachelors.

His subordinates also reacted and quickly ran down the city wall to notify the county magistrate.

After all the hustle and bustle, the county magistrate put down the basket on the city wall, took the document from Sun Chuanting, checked it again, and after confirming that there was no problem, ordered the city gate to be opened.

"I am the magistrate of Yutian County. Zhao Lang has met the great scholar Sun."

"The last general guarding Yutian County, Li Bo of the Hundred Households has seen the great scholar Sun."

"Well, please lead the way and take me to the county government office to rest."

Under Zhao Lang's guidance, the Royal Army restarted their motorcycles to follow. After arriving at the county government office, Zhao Lang served tea.

"Grandmaster Sun is wearing military uniform this time. It is probably for military affairs, so I will not inquire.

It’s just that the journey is very tiring, so why don’t I hold a banquet in the palace to welcome the Grand Scholar and let all my colleagues see the Grand Scholar’s ​​elegance.”

"No need, military affairs are urgent. We will rest here for a while and then leave. We won't stay overnight."

Sun Chuanting's words made Zhao Lang a little embarrassed. It was hard to get a high-ranking official, but he had to leave after passing by. It was a waste of opportunity.

"This man is iron, and his food is steel. You have to eat some before leaving, right?"

"We have marching rations."

"Grand Bachelor, I'm not telling you that this military ration for the march is just like pig food. You can forget about it if you have wronged yourself on the way. After all, military affairs are urgent, and every responsible minister should be like this.

But now that we have arrived in Yutian, it is getting late. It is not easy for you to live in the wild if you are on the road. I can't allow you to wrong yourself like this.

Your body is precious, and if you eat too much, it will be worse if your trip is delayed.

Let's go, Xiaguan's family got a spotted deer recently, let's give it to the bachelor to have a try."

Sun Chuanting looked at Zhao Lang with a flattering look on his face. If it weren't for the Royal Army's requirement that they share food and accommodation, he would almost be unable to bear it.

"Pig food? The Royal Army's food is not what you think. Why don't we eat one together?"

"Well?"

Zhao Lang looked at Sun Chuanting with some surprise. Officials in the past were all good-natured, so why is there someone different today?

Is it because he doesn't have to manage Yutian, so he doesn't have to communicate with Yutian officials?

Zhao Lang, who had no choice but to bite the bullet, could only nod in agreement.

Sun Chuanting ordered the guards to open the food bag in the marching backpack and took out several extra large portions of military-style self-heating rice.

Watching Sun Chuanting pour water into the bottom of the box, and then put the rice and vegetable bags soaked in water into another box. After assembling, the box slowly started to steam.

Smelling the aroma of the seasoning bag, Zhao Lang swallowed his saliva shamefully.

"General, this meal is really magical. Why can it be heated by adding water? This dish is so delicious."

"Don't you know that water boils when mixed with lime?"

Seeing Sun Chuanting looking like a fool, Zhao Lang quickly denied it.

"Of course I know, but no one has thought of doing this before. It's really a fantastic idea.

This strategy is used during marches and allows soldiers to eat hot meals. It must be the idea of ​​some genius."

Zhao Lang didn't know who invented this thing, but since Sun Chuanting was so showy, he could only praise it, and he was right.

At the current county government office, more than 20 soldiers were on guard outside, guarding the motorcycles by the way.

The remaining twenty or so soldiers lined up neatly in the courtyard, then sat in an orderly row in the open space, took out their food bags, and unpacked them in a uniform movement.

"His Majesty the Great Emperor of the Ming Dynasty said that soldiers must obey orders as their bounden duty! For the glory of the Ming Dynasty! Let's have dinner!"

After reading the quotation about meal money, the hot water was put into the box, and various fragrances wafted away, making the county government officials who were looking at it a little unable to hold on.

However, the soldiers of the Royal Army ignored them. Once the rice was hot, they directly opened the lid and wolfed down the rice.

They eat this kind of extra-large self-heating rice set by themselves. In those years, they felt that the meat and vegetables were not enough, so they shared it with others? It’s a dream.

"Okay, please, Magistrate Zhao."

"Then you're welcome, sir."

Zhao Lang looked at the soldiers in the courtyard and smelled the fragrance in the air, his mouth watering all the time. When he heard this, he immediately lost his reserve.

Following Sun Chuanting's example, he opened the lid of the box, and the heat mixed with the aroma of vegetables came out, making Zhao Lang a little confused.

Taking the chopsticks, he picked up a piece of soft pork with pickled vegetables. The taste of pickled vegetables mixed with the taste of pork made Zhao Lang unable to stop at all, but he was just a little bit confused.

Looking towards the courtyard, he saw that the soldiers opened their schoolbags, placed a crystal bottle filled with water on the ground, took out a yellow plastic bag from their pocket, tore open the package and poured the powder into the water.

inside.

I shook the water bottle while cooking, and the water bottle turned orange. Then I opened the lid and drank the changed water, with a satisfied look on my face.

"General Sun, what are the brothers outside?"

"Oh, you're talking about vitamin drinks, which are supplements for soldiers when they eat.

Even though it’s such a small package, it’s more nutritious than eating dozens of kilograms of fruit, it tastes good, and it can prevent night blindness.”

Sun Chuanting said, asking the guard on the side to bring the bottle over and open a pack of vitamin drink powder.

After shaking it, he took Zhao Lang's teacup, poured the water on the ground, opened the lid, poured a drink, and handed it to Zhao Lang.

"Oh, how dare I bother you, the great scholar? I am so lucky to be a junior official.

I am so lucky to drink the tea personally served by you, the great bachelor, but I am afraid, I am afraid, I really don’t dare to do this.”

"You can drink it if you are told to. What nonsense are you talking about?"

Sun Chuanting's voice was so serious that Zhao Lang was so frightened that he quickly picked it up, stuffed it into his mouth, and then tasted it carefully.

Sweet, sweet with the taste of orange. This taste is so good. People who have never tasted the flavor of essence cannot tell that it is essence. It reminds Zhao Lang of the most delicious wild fruit he has ever eaten.

"Xiaguan, I have really seen what it means to be an emperor's own army. Just this food and treatment, even without any money, has made my heart move."

Zhao Lang said with emotion that he had a high opinion of this army. In any era, the combat effectiveness of the army is related to logistics.

Including during World War II, in terms of individual soldier ability, Japanese soldiers were better than Chinese soldiers. Even the bald army's individual soldier ability was better than that of our rabbits. This is an indisputable fact.

Of course, an army with only logistics but no military spirit and belief will only become the captain of the transportation brigade in the end.

In the early stage of Japan, Japan had both, so its combat effectiveness was terrifying. If it weren't for its poor logistics, the result would have been hard to predict.

Of course, if the same logistics were given to me, the red flag might have been planted on the streets of Japan. There would be no summer festival, only the Dragon Boat Festival.
Chapter completed!