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The composition of the national army at that time was probably much more complex than the structure at the end of the Ming Dynasty.

To use a cliché, ‘This is a specific product under specific circumstances’.

But at this time, there were obviously not so many complications in southern Liaoning, especially in the military academy.

Li Yuanqing and Chen Zhong exchanged a few words and quickly finalized the main battle plan, which was the Eastern Front plan proposed by Chen Changyou and the Seventh General.

Compared with other solutions, the biggest advantage of this solution is its practicality.

After all, this expedition was not to fight a tough battle, to fight to the death with the main force of the Jin army, but to demonstrate, to show off force, and to let Hou Jin feel the powerful force of the Ming army.

In this way, the first thing Li Yuanqing had to consider was how to avoid casualties.

Compared with the plans for the Western Front and the Middle Front, the Eastern Front has been engaged in fierce battles all year round. There are many soldiers and generals from Zhang Pan and Chen Liangce, and they are already very familiar with the topography of Laozhai.

Furthermore, compared with the hinterland of the Liaozhong Plain, the Laozhai line on the eastern front is actually a barbaric land that has not yet been fully civilized.

Back then, this area was better under the rule of the Ming Dynasty. In the past ten years, as it fell into the hands of Hou Jin, especially after the main force of Hou Jin conquered Shenyang and the lush hinterland of Liaozhong in Liaoyang, the eastern front

, and then slowly fell to the lower level.

Especially in the past few years, Mao Wenlong has always been keeping an eye on the old village, and he may not know when he will visit it. This has also made the Hou Jin army very tired. The land is not good and it is difficult to cultivate.

Because if farming is done, it must not be done by real slave masters, but by slaves of the Han Army Banner. But once Mao Wenlong comes over, some of the Han Army Banner Soldiers who have been cheating on others will inevitably switch sides. Repeatedly, the gains outweigh the losses.

This makes the eastern front area very useless, tasteless to eat, and a pity to abandon.

To put it bluntly, persimmons~, you still have to pick the ones that are soft.

If Li Yuanqing goes to the Liaozhong Plain, even if he can gain something, it will be difficult or almost impossible to break the city. In this way, relatively speaking, he can naturally conquer the old village, create momentum, and have a greater political impact.

Already.

Once the plan is finalized, all that remains is implementation.

When the generals came back from dinner, Chen Zhong immediately read out the plan, commended Chen Changyou and the seventh commander, and announced that the entire army still had one day to prepare and would officially set off for the expedition tomorrow evening!

Military orders fell like mountains.

After more than three months of studying in the military academy, these generals did not dare to neglect for a moment and went back to prepare.

Li Yuanqing smiled and arranged Yang Miaocai into a small dormitory next to his and Chen Zhong's dormitories, "Brother Miaocai, the sons and daughters are not as good as they are at home when they are away on war. Especially the sons and daughters are all rough people, and their living habits are different.

On the other hand, Brother Miaocai needs to make more mental preparations. If you have any needs, you can ask me as soon as possible. Oh, by the way, wait, I will have someone send you a good pair of armor."

Seeing that Li Yuanqing was about to leave, Yang Miaocai hurriedly said: "Li Shuai, wait, wait."

"Huh?" Li Yuanqing looked back at Yang Miaocai with a smile.

"Well……"

Seeing Li Yuanqing turn around, Yang Miaocai was speechless and said hurriedly: "Li Shuai, just go and do your work. This is my little brother. If I need anything, I'll trouble you later."

Li Yuanqing smiled and patted Yang Miaocai's shoulder with a smile, "Brother Miaocai, don't be nervous. In fact, Tatars are like that."

Seeing Li Yuanqing's tall figure leaving, Yang Miaocai couldn't help but take a long breath.

Until now, he still hasn't adapted to the rhythm.

He really couldn't accept it. Li Yuanqing and Chen Zhong had just made plans today. Tomorrow, or in the evening, they would go on an expedition?

In his subconscious mind, if a large army were to go on an expedition, why would it take a year or at least half a year of careful preparation?

Why, why did we get to Li Yuanqing's place? It was just such a simple sentence. It was as simple as having a casual meal...

Soon, Niu Gensheng, the leader of Li Yuanqing's personal soldiers, personally sent Yang Miaocai a pair of good armor.

The two exchanged some pleasantries, and just as Niu Gensheng was about to leave, Yang Miaocai hurriedly grabbed him and asked with some indescribable embarrassment: "Niu, Brother Niu, how on earth are you going to wear this armor?"

Niu Gensheng was stunned for a moment, and then he realized what he was doing. He quickly explained with a smile: "Mr. Yang, it is said to be one piece of armor, but it is actually two pieces of armor. A layer of soft leather armor is the lining. When worn inside, it can block

The wind protects the cold, and it also protects the chest from the cold arrows of the Tatars. The outer layer is hard leather armor. You see, there is a goggles in front. The elbows, shoulders, and wrists are all protected by iron, which is very strong.

Yes. With such good armor on your body, as long as you are not too unlucky, the Tatar arrows will not be able to harm your life."

Niu Gensheng had explained it in detail, but Yang Miaocai was still a little worried, so he quickly asked: "Brother Niu, is this armor worn in battle, or should it be worn in daily life?"

Niu Gensheng smiled: "Mr. Yang, we are out on an expedition. We may encounter Tatars at any time, so it is best to keep wearing it. The armor the general gave you can only be worn by generals above the guerrilla level in our Changsheng Battalion."

A, it’s very light, only about twenty pounds, it won’t get in the way when you put it on.”

Niu Gensheng left.

It took Yang Miao a while to come back to his senses, and he quickly began to examine the armor carefully.

Unlike ordinary literati who only use eight-legged essays to do their homework, Yang Miaocai has read quite a lot and has been working at the grassroots level for five or six years. He is not a bookworm, let alone a troll who only knows how to eat, drink and have fun.

He still has some knowledge about soldiers and armor.

This layer of inner armor is very soft, but if you touch it carefully, you can feel that it is very thick. Although the workmanship is not very exquisite, you can see that the stitches on it are quite strong.

Yang Miaocai couldn't guess at the moment what kind of fur this inner armor was, but he was certain that this inner armor was probably much more sophisticated than the many so-called good armors he had seen in the capital before.

This does not mean that the workmanship is excellent, but the materials are excellent.

"Could it be that this, is this a bearskin?"

Yang Miaocai suddenly had a clever idea.

If, if bear skin is used to make armor, you can imagine what kind of financial resources this will cost. Li Yuanqing...

Yang Miaocai did not dare to think any further and quickly put on the inner armor carefully.

Unfortunately, although this inner armor fit perfectly and didn't seem heavy to the touch, Yang Miaocai realized that when he actually put it on, he felt uncomfortable no matter how he put it on his body.

He tried the hard leather armor on the outside again, and immediately, Yang Miaocai felt as if a large piece of lead had fallen on his body. Do you want to wear such a strong piece of armor before riding a horse?

Yang Miaocai almost had the urge to cry. Fighting seemed to be really not easy. I don't know how Li Yuanqing did it.

However, Yang Miaocai understood very well that it was a huge honor for Li Yuanqing to give him this opportunity. If he didn't take advantage of it, I'm afraid that even if he knelt down to beg Li Yuanqing in the future, he would never have such an opportunity.

.

"That's all, the scar on my head is no bigger than a bowl. I, Yang Miaocai, don't believe it. I have endured so many hard years. Could it be that I can't pass this test? Anyway, I don't have to go to the battlefield, I just need to

Just follow Li Yuanqing closely."

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Although the preparation of logistical supplies had already begun on track, the needs of each officer were still somewhat different.

If someone is good with firearms, they need to prepare more ammunition, flints, and fire sticks.

Some people like to use cold weapons, so they should prepare a few more daggers and knives to prepare for emergencies.

Especially for grenades and explosive packs, Li Yuanqing had to personally check them before he could feel at ease.

The same is true for Chen Zhong.

However, at this time, explosive packs were a "common commodity" in southern Liaoning, but grenades were still Li Yuanqing's "unique secret skill" and had not yet been made public.

Chen Zhong knew something about it, but he didn't know the details. He just knew that this thing was very useful, but the cost might be very expensive.

This is not because Li Yuanqing deliberately concealed his secrets.

However, as a leader, Changshengying always needs to retain some unique secret skills.

Time soon came to the evening of the next day, and all preparations were in place.

On the spacious campus, 900 generals and more than 3,000 horses have all formed up.

There were no flowers, no applause, and no farewell.

At the front of the battle formation, Li Yuanqing got on his horse and waved his hand, "Let's go."

"The Ming Dynasty will be victorious! The general will be victorious!"

Almost without thinking, the men shouted loudly and quickly followed the horses of Li Yuanqing and Chen Zhong, heading towards the entrance of the military academy.

Yang Miaocai did not dare to neglect, quickly grabbed the horse's rein and followed quickly.

Galloping on horseback was much faster than taking the '11' route. When it was getting dark, in more than an hour, the raiding team had already traveled nearly thirty miles and arrived at a clear stream.

.

Li Yuanqing was the first to stop his horse and let his horse drink some water and eat some grass.

A group of horses behind them also stopped to take a rest and take care of their horses.

On this trip, in addition to the 900 military academy officers, there were also nearly 200 auxiliary soldiers accompanying them.

Including more than thirty cooks, a dozen military doctors, fifty pitchers, and more than a hundred sentinels carefully selected by Li Yuanqing and Chen Zhong from various ministries.

General officers can do everything themselves, such as cooking, setting up camp, and medical care. However, except for a few generals who have no experience in professional investigation, they are obviously not very good at it.

Without elite sentinels, the safety of the entire army cannot be guaranteed. This can be regarded as a slight cheat that Li Yuanqing made during this assessment.

As for the officers, except for Huang Guoshan, who stayed behind at the military academy, the rest, including generals like Duan Xiliang and Kong Youde, were all accompanying the marching army.

The sky was about to get dark in a blink of an eye. Chen Zhong smiled and said to Li Yuanqing: "Yuanqing, shall we camp here tonight, or will we have to travel dozens of miles?"

Li Yuanqing smiled: "Brother, on the first day of the expedition, we don't have to be too hasty. Let's set up camp here. Let the boys get used to the rhythm first, and let the horses get used to it."
To be continued...