Huaihe River, known as Huaihe River in ancient times, was called the "Four Du" together with the Yangtze River, the Yellow River and the Ji River. However, after seeing the vast and vast Yangtze River flowing, the Huaihe River, which is only a mile wide, seems to be a little stable. Therefore, compared with the Yangtze River with towering embankments, there are almost no traces of dam building up and down the Huaihe River in this era.

As one of the cradles of ancient civilization and the earliest birthplace of agricultural technology, the biggest feature along the two sides of the Huai River is that the almost ubiquitous tributaries and various water conservancy irrigation facilities that have been passed down through dynasties have turned the thousands of miles of Huai River basin that runs across the east and west into fertile fields with dense water networks.

Among them, the former site, known as Shaobi, can even be traced back to the Spring and Autumn Period, was built by the Prime Minister of Chu Sun Shuao. It is known as the four major water conservancy projects in ancient my country, together with Dujiangyan, Zhanghe Canal and Zhengguo Canal.

However, under the war that has been in trouble for a hundred years, it has been silted for many years. Only the Tongji Canal, which was connected to the Sui Dynasty in the previous dynasty, is still in use. It can also carry small and medium-sized canals, all the way to the Bian River in the north, and is also an important channel for transporting to the south to the north...

Since ancient times, together with the Qinling Mountains, together with the Huai River and the Qinling Mountains, as the basic dividing line between traditional China, separated by water, the clothing, food customs, climate, hydrology, soil and vegetation, and agricultural production of the two sides have all shown obvious differences.

The so-called salty and sweet disputes in traditional flavors such as tofu, rice dumplings and dumplings that have emerged have even spread to modern society, becoming a heretic dispute that has been fought over countless keyboard banner parties and has been prosperous on online forums.

The so-called drought in the south and flood in the north, wet in the east and wet in the west, winds in the north and south, and gradual changes in the east and west. However, what I see here is dilapidation and withering and death, the so-called white bones exposed in the wild, and the fields are like ghosts.

Not only because of the war, but also because of the drought that lasted thousands of miles of the land in the past few months. Many Daxiao River canals in Huaibei have already reached the bottom of the ground wither, leaving only the silt that was sunburned and cracked. The dust flew so hard that it was very choking when stepped on.

Huainan felt relatively humid and warm in Huainan. After setting foot on the land of Huainan, it became hot and spicy. Therefore, when those Huainan soldiers who were responsible for clearing the strong walls of the wilderness set fire, they would be uncontrollable.

This is also one of the means by which the Jianghuai vassal states dealt with the Southern Dynasty. In history, various departments in Daliang also had successful examples of sending troops north to the Jianghuai and Shannan generation. They were only linked together by these vassal states, delaying and forming groups with various means, but they were in a tough battle. They were exhausted and exhausted. In addition, the Northern Dynasties' central government came to support, and they would naturally retreat and return. However, they obviously underestimated the Southern Dynasties' decision to this Northern Expedition.

Between the undulating hills, there are large fields and villages that have become ruins. The long dragons that cannot be seen from the front and back are slowly marching on the scorched land.

At the forefront are spearmen wearing armor, at the second row are white soldiers holding shields, and at the middle section are gun soldiers carrying firearms. Every other section, there are some large chariots of animal power mixed with them to follow each other, so that they can take turns to sit on the chariot to recover some of their physical strength. On both sides are cavalry galloping back and forth and relaying messages, and the auxiliary soldiers and baggage are dragged in the last position.

The air was filled with an indelible smell of burnt. In addition to ruins, there were also ruins. The sight was back and forth, and the soldiers couldn't help feeling thirsty and irritable. They frequently picked up pots and drank water, and then provoked non-commissioned officers and veterans to scold and correct them over and over again.

Excessive drinking water also means that the risk of frequent urination and falling behind is more likely to be more likely to be frequent urination and fall behind. Any experienced soldier knows how to control the physiological frequency of drinking water and excretion during the marching, maintain his physical condition to the minimum extent, and be consistent with the rest and intervals of large groups of people, so as to deal with various emergencies.

The severe drought in Huaibei has allowed us to collect various loading equipment and carry several times the amount of water consumed by humans and animals. Despite this, before encountering the enemy, we still need to control consumption and try to make use of the water sources found on the spot along the way.

According to the survey of the military craftsman, the groundwater level of this generation has dropped sharply. The wells found in the ruins of most villages and towns have been dead or there are only some sticky mud left.

So more wood carbon was collected and piled on the left-free cart. On the one hand, it could be used to filter impurities in the water, and on the other hand, it could be used as emergency fuel to boil water.

While I was surrounded by hundreds of steps and riding with the Grizzly Panda Five slowly trampling, I felt the so-called "one person has more than ten thousand people, boundless", and pursued the so-called "false" escaped enemies. After crossing the Huai River, I now have 8,000 or 9,000 people under my command.

It is mainly divided into three levels and sequences. The first sequence is the main combat unit with the three firearm battalions as the core, and is also the fist and hammer that are specifically responsible for attacking and deciding the outcome;

The second sequence is the temporary compilation of six auxiliary troops in the fourth battalion, mainly composed of cold weapons. They are usually responsible for defending the base and protecting the core. When encountering the enemy, they are the front-drivers who attack first, or are assigned to the specific battalion to serve as cover and support for close combat. Therefore, the auxiliary troops are also the priority source for the damage to the white soldiers and spearmen in the third battalion of the main battle;

The remaining proportion is that although they are basically consuming and not receiving military pay, they can divide the spoils and work on the battlefield to drive labor. This is also the source of subsidies for the auxiliary army brigade. However, compared with the auxiliary army brigade with relatively neat equipment, they are much more messy.

In addition, the auxiliary brigade that stayed in Jiangdu to operate rear affairs and transit materials was almost as good as a dissatisfied army in terms of quantity programming.

These scattered soldiers are also the product of some kind of compromise. As the front advances and the supply line lengthens, they are mainly to deal with the refugees in the rear who are hungry and persistent on the road or the scattered soldiers and raiders who become bandits after being dispersed. They use local surrendered soldiers and prisoners to select strong ones and transform them with weapons and armor captured on the battlefield.

After all, using a sophisticated firearm battalion to deal with these road situations is simply a waste of killing chickens. Even the auxiliary army brigade is a waste of underusing. Therefore, these scattered soldiers who have enough strength and physique to bear all kinds of hard labor and have certain ability to protect themselves have become some cheap alternative.

You should know that after the Jianghuai River was gradually pacified, there were not too many local troops who were dismissed or vassal states. Only a few could be retained for the best. Therefore, some fellow villagers shouted and pulled a large group of people. I originally wanted to give some regular money to these scattered soldiers along the way, but I was collectively persuaded by others.

The reason is very simple. In this chaotic world in the north, for these officials who are often struggling with hunger and fullness, giving them money may not be more effective as distributing relatively abundant materials.

The same financial expenditure is used to collect food channels to obtain more limited supplies, or exchange excess military supplies with friendly forces, or even purchase some canned rations at a discount at the rear. It is obviously much more economical and cost-effective, and can be maintained at a greater quantity.

But the so-called greed cannot be eaten, so it is better to keep it on the current three levels of progressive progressive scale. In this way, even if there are any abnormal movements and rebellions, any of the three camps in my hands can easily suppress or annihilate these signs of uneasiness and turmoil.

After a day and two nights of march, my horse outpost finally found the city gates closed, like the enemy Xiacai City (near Fengtai County, Anhui Province), which was surrounded by Yingzhou Army and the flags of Zhongli Town that disappeared for a time.

Finally, I discovered a decent enemy. I obviously felt relieved that the left and right sides had an excuse to cross the border and pursue it privately. I finally had a target, otherwise I really wouldn't know how to end it.

The cat claw seal flag representing our chief general, and the wind and thunder flag with large balls of flames intertwined with lightning and lightning. The city suddenly became turbulent, and some people even shouted loudly, but unfortunately they couldn't hear clearly from a distance.

Then, on the city head about two meters high, the chain reaction began to shoot arrows like a chain reaction. Unfortunately, even though they were condescending, the range was at least a part of the boss away from us. Therefore, in the end, there were only some weed-like arrows that landed on the ground in front of us, and the nearest one was dozens of steps away.

My team suddenly burst into laughter, and continued to complete the semi-encircled array change in an orderly manner. Then, except for a few alert cruising teams, the rest sat down, started drinking water with pots, and then started eating from the food.

And those scattered soldiers rushed forward, using the shooting boundaries of the bows and arrows as reference objects, and using shovels and picks and other tools to dig the soil and dig up the trench like flying.

Other scattered soldiers transported bundles of ordnance from the chariot, and, led by the team flag and number, distributed them one by one to the soldiers who were resting and eating. Most of the soldiers took the weapons and placed them on their knees to continue to complete simple food. The soldiers who had already eaten began to adjust the strings of the crossbow, or check and clean the inner chambers and flints of the muskets.

The hunting team had already left in a hurry and began to investigate the environment and find a suitable shooting range. They were not useful in siege for the time being, so they went around the island to find the commanding heights and acted as a warning and a secret whistle.

Not long after, the gun cart of the rear team was also pushed up, and a belt filled with moist sand and soil was facing the shooting angle of the city gate, and temporarily piled up a protective wall and slope.

With the efforts of the scattered soldiers, a long irregular shallow ditch was soon formed. The ditch was five feet wide, just in a step that made people unable to step. The dug soil was piled up on one side of the ditch, tightened and slapped, forming a chest wall that was different from the height of the bottom of the ditch.

Then, with this ditch as the benchmark, the two ends are pulled by the cavalry and dragged out of parallel lines, which is the location of the left and right camp walls and trenches. Then a cross diagonal line is dug as the main drainage ditches in the camp, and the four diagonals are built as platforms, and the four diagonals are watched as whistles, and the long-range shooter stands to guard.

Then, between the soil platforms, cut down sharp wooden piles are inserted according to the gap between the half body. If there are not enough wooden piles, they are inserted obliquely with spears. After cross-binding and fixing, a relatively sparse scattered wall is formed. Continue to pile up soil along the scattered wall to form a new chest wall.

Then all the baggage is piled at the middle point of the intersection line, surrounded by a large cart to form a second-level battalion area, and then divided into areas with different functions such as central army, stables, arsenals, etc., so the basic preparation for establishing a battalion is completed.

Then the soldiers' tent is between the inner and outer layers, and on the square ground divided line by row according to the direction of the drainage ditch, the ground will be raised one by one by one. The ground will be cushioned with sand and soil to facilitate drainage and cleaning of domestic waste. Then it is laid on straw mats or mats, and then covered with paving, which is a temporary place to live.

There are sufficient passages and distances for marching and patroling in each camp, and the transfer of a spear shall prevail.

There must be a large deep pit and water diversion channel for every twenty tents distributed in all four corners, which are reservoirs and fire isolation, as well as temporary water intake points. All tents have the same openings towards the camp gate, so that camping is completed.

The rest is to add external alerts and patrols, add some defense measures to the trenches and chest walls, and set up pits, crossbows, ground thorns and other settings that expand on the periphery.
Chapter completed!