April 17th was the fifth day since the counteroffensive began on the 12th, and it was also the day when various ministries routinely stopped for rest and recuperation for the second time.

In the morning of this day, all the troops from various counties stopped their march. The soldiers who stopped did not need to be busy with any other affairs. They only needed to stay in the camps that had been set up last night and wait for orders.

That's what came.

The Julu Army's arrangements for the rural troops revealed another shortcoming. When Li Mengxi and others issued the combat manual, they ignored the time gap on the day of the stop. According to the overall plan, every two days of marching, they had to stay for one day as a rest.

Time, the stop time takes up more than one-third of the entire march time, so this much time gap can be of great use.

Rural soldiers are generally under-trained, and there is a time gap that can be used, which happens to be an opportunity to train. However, due to the hasty and poor consideration of the combat plan at that time, such a line was not arranged in the combat manual, so that such a good training opportunity was ignored.

All wasted.

Striking needles at every opportunity can squeeze out a considerable amount of time. If the entire war lasts for a month, then according to the Julu Army's march plan, there will be a ten-day gap. If these ten days are used well, the countryside will be directly affected.

The troops have ten days more training time.

You must know that after the Julu sergeants went to various places to assist in the defense, excluding the recruitment time, the training time of the rural soldiers was no longer than one month at most, which directly added ten days of training time. If the training time is related to the training degree,

In direct proportion, ten more days of training means that the overall combat effectiveness of the rural soldiers is enough to increase by more than one-third.

For a partial division operating independently, whether strict execution of orders is more important or full subjective initiative is more important. I don’t know, anyway, Julu sergeants are better at teamwork than the other armies.

In a certain place, in the wilderness, at a crossroads on the main road, a simple camp surrounded by vehicles was located right in the middle of the crossroads, completely blocking the road going north to south.

In the row of cars directly north of the camp, there was a soldier sitting cross-legged on the roof of the high grain truck. He had a bow on his lap and a pot of arrows beside his legs. The soldier looked at him from a distance.

Meticulous caution written in the distance.

Perhaps because he was bored, the soldier turned around and shouted to the car, "Old Zhao, let's find some work to do? We'll have to wait for a day, I'm so busy."

Under the car, the soldier named Lao Zhao was taking a nap against the car with a gun in his arms. Hearing the words of his comrades, the soldier Lao Zhao looked up, yawned hard, and rubbed his tired face.

With sleepy eyes, he said lazily, "What kind of work are you doing? What can you do?" Obviously, the soldier named Zhao is relatively lazy and is not willing to look for work when there is no job.

At this time, the third soldier patrolling the camp happened to pass by and heard the conversation between the two. The third soldier looked at the two comrades and interjected, "Is there water here? How about we go catch some fish?"

Sample?"

The Julu Army Headquarters has the method of fishing and hunting. When the Julu Army Headquarters was marching, the fishing team caught fish almost every day. Under the influence of long-term training, the soldiers led the army alone this time when they were far away, so they naturally thought of this supply method.

Regardless of whether it is for public or private purposes, fishing is worth doing. For public purposes, fishing can be regarded as supplementing food rations. For private purposes, if you catch fish, it is better to cook two fresh fish to satisfy your craving than to eat dry food. In a few words, how many words can be said?

The two stewards hit it off and agreed to send people to find water to fish.

At another place, there is another team of rural soldiers. Although they are far apart, the campsite selections of the different teams are surprisingly similar. This camp is also located at a crossroads, and the camp is also surrounded by vehicles.

The defense methods are similar. There are soldiers sitting on the grain carts and looking from a high position. Inside the cart array, at least half of the crossbow and spear teams are on standby.

On the quiet east road, a lone cavalry figure suddenly appeared, as if a scout was coming.

After a while, the cavalry approached, and it turned out to be his own scouts.

The scout came, met with the commander, and asked for a bowl of water from the commander. The sweaty scout Gudong Gudong drank all the water in one gulp. The scout opened his collar to expose his neck and chest to cool off.

After taking a short rest, the scout immediately conveyed the military order without further delay. The scout said to the commander, "You guys should go a little faster tomorrow. You are a little behind."

The commander nodded and then asked, "Where are Wu Chang Zhao and Lao Liu?"

The scout thought for a moment and replied, "Old Zhao ran ahead of you, and Old Liu is about the same as you."

Hearing the news about the fraternal troops, although the information was not very detailed, the commander felt at ease knowing that friendly troops were nearby.

The scouts are very busy, and the number of scouts is small. One scout has to be responsible for a large number of areas. Each scout is responsible for guiding the direction of multiple rural soldiers. He is also responsible for liaison between the rural soldiers. He is also responsible for coordinating the marching speed of various ministries and numerous military affairs.

When pressed down, the scouts had to do multiple tasks, and they were almost exhausted.

The abilities of the scouts are limited. They cannot detect the road very accurately, and there is not enough time. They cannot detect it in detail. They can only detect a general direction. In terms of coordinating various ministries, the scouts cannot accurately estimate the distance of the road. The arrival location of each ministry is

The front and back all depend on the scout's personal feeling. Naturally, the feeling is not accurate enough. He can only estimate the approximate distance, and can only roughly coordinate the various departments.

The assistance that scouts can provide is extremely limited, but this simple assistance is extremely important to the entire combat plan.

Without the assistance of the scouts, the ministries will not be able to coordinate. With the scouts in the middle for coordination, the ministries can have basic cooperation. No matter how low the level of cooperation is, it is still cooperation. Cooperation and no cooperation are two different things.

The rural soldiers marching on their own from various places are like solitary locks. It is the scouts who pull the strings between them and pull the entire rural soldiers into a huge chain. Among the counties, due to road relationships, road conditions, or

Due to their own reasons, the rural soldiers' teams will inevitably be fast and slow. If there is a team that is too forward, the scouts will negotiate with them to make them march slower in the future. If there is a team that is lagging behind, the scouts will order them to speed up.

Speed. The sparse scouts are like an indispensable big hand that gathers all the teams into a unified whole.

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! With the efforts of the scouts and complex factors such as road conditions, although each unit is faster or slower, the maximum distance between adjacent units is limited to

Within thirty to fifty miles.

The furthest distance between adjacent ministries is only fifty miles, which means that support from each other can be reached within a day.

As the Julu Army marched in depth for days and days, the situation between the enemy and ourselves was changing. The Julu Army gradually advanced, gradually compressing the enemy's strategic space, and the frequency of battles between the two sides became greater.

Somewhere, a team of rural soldiers encountered an enemy situation. The team of rural soldiers lacked reconnaissance power and could not figure out how many enemy troops there were. Out of caution, they could only stay on the spot and guard the camp. At the same time, this team of rural soldiers encountered an enemy.

The enemy's news was learned by several nearby teams. The furthest friendly troops were more than 70 miles away, and the closest ones were within 20 miles. After receiving the information about the enemy's situation, all friendly troops came to support urgently. The nearest friendly troops

The dispatched more than 150 local soldiers arrived first, and reinforcements from a little further away also arrived soon after. The reinforcements sent by friendly forces from various ministries were generally not many, but the reinforcements came one after another. This was seen in the eyes of the enemy.

There was a steady stream of support here, but they just retreated.

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On the 20th, the weather changed and heavy rain fell suddenly.

The rain came very quickly. When we were marching, the sky was still sunny. Suddenly a strong wind blew. It turned cloudy in a moment, and soon the rain poured down.

Seeing the rain falling so furiously, Li Mengxi thought to himself, we are in trouble.

Li Mengxi was right to worry. He knew clearly that the logistics preparations of various ministries could not be sufficient. When marching outside, a rainstorm of uncertain duration would be a serious test for logistics.

At the Julu Army Headquarters, the logistics of the headquarters were fully prepared. Seeing that the rain was getting heavier and heavier, the march was temporarily stopped. The soldiers of the Julu Army hurriedly took off their backpacks, dug out their raincoats in their backpacks, and put them on over their heads to prepare for rain.

It's done.

The raincoats issued to the soldiers were hooded raincoats cut and spliced ​​from kraft paper, with tung oil brushed on the paper as a rainproof coating. Such paper raincoats are very light, and the entire raincoat weighs less than two kilograms.

, it can be stored and folded casually when not in use. It is no bigger than a book. The raincoat also has a good rainproof effect. Cover the whole body of the raincoat and cover the hood, and the whole body and even the arms will not be exposed to the rain. Such a raincoat

Apart from poor durability and high cost, there are no other disadvantages.

In addition to these paper raincoats, some soldiers have stronger tung oil cloth raincoats. The advantage of tung oil cloth raincoats over ordinary raincoats is that the tung oil cloth is strong enough, and the fabric has the function of keeping out the cold. Considering the general use of military equipment, tung oil cloth

Raincoats are even more cost-effective than paper raincoats.

Every soldier of the Julu Army was equipped with rain gear. No matter how heavy the rainstorm was, everyone was at ease. Compared with the soldiers, the rural soldiers who were not equipped with enough equipment seemed much helpless.

Seeing that all the Julu soldiers were wearing rain gear, the local soldiers were extremely envious as the rainwater flowed down their necks.

One thing I didn't expect is that if an army consists of combat soldiers, auxiliary soldiers, rural soldiers, etc., it should ensure the fairness of the distribution of materials as much as possible. Otherwise, it will not worry about the shortage but the uneven distribution of materials.

If it is unfair, suspicions will inevitably arise between various departments.

This was a detail that Li Mengxi had not noticed.

It didn't take long for the village soldiers to envy the soldiers of the Julu Army, and the superiors transferred rain gear. Long before he went out to the army, Li Mengxi had considered the preparation of rain gear supplies. He originally wanted to raise raincoats, tung oil and cloth to temporarily make them.

The collection of rain gear turned out not to be very smooth, and in the end we had to resort to the most makeshift approach.

The rural soldiers who were in a state of embarrassment and were soaked by the rain received a batch of cloth pieces as big as a roof. The cloths were handed out to their hands. Many of the rural soldiers didn't even know what such large pieces of cloth were for.

With the help of the chief, the village soldiers tied the four corners of the cloth with long spears, lifted the cloth high and stretched it, and a simple awning was easily made.

The rainproof cloths issued to the rural soldiers were not large, and each piece of rainproof cloth was generally as big as a roof. Under such a piece of rainproof cloth, about ten people could squeeze in to take shelter from the rain.

As the village soldiers gradually stretched out the raincloths and lifted them up, the rain became heavier and the wind became more violent. Hiding under the simple raincloths, although the slanting rain still blew in from time to time, the mood of the village soldiers was different.

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As mentioned earlier, Li Mengxi ignored the composition of the army and made the mistake of worrying not about the shortage but about the unevenness. Now this problem is no longer a problem. Li Mengxi did not realize the problem of [the composition of the army] at all.

The problem was solved without realizing it.

The soldiers have raincoats. Whether they are paper raincoats or tung oil cloth raincoats, they are both very good. They are large, stiff, and tight-fitting. All the country soldiers are envious of them. Now that the raincloths have been distributed, the country soldiers still don’t have raincoats, but at least they have some.

There are rain-proof equipment. In the past, there were war soldiers and rural soldiers but not, which was uneven. Now, there are war soldiers and rural soldiers, which is equal.

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Braving heavy rain, the team set off again.

Marching in the heavy rain, the rural soldiers looked a little embarrassed because the rain cloth was too small, and more than ten people had to squeeze under one cloth. The march could not be delayed, and they had to move forward. A bunch of people were crowded together and walked together.

It was very uncomfortable, and things like stepping on feet and bumping into each other often happened.

A rural soldier stood on the side. This position was the most uncomfortable for him. If he was too crowded in, he would get wet when he went out. He couldn't get in or out. The soldier's hair was already wet from the rain and he wiped it on his face.

Rain, he raised his head and glanced at the raincloth above his head to see the size of the raincloth. He thought to himself, there is such a big piece of cloth, let's cut it. Let each person get a piece and wear it while walking.

What the soldier thought of was something that the Julu Army also thought about. Based on the number of raincloths and per capita distribution, if they cut all the raincloths, it would be enough for one person. However, the reason why the Julu Army did not do this was because there was not enough supplies.

Cutting the raincloth into small pieces is not the most cost-effective option.

If the raincloth is cut into small pieces, the raincloth can only be used as a raincoat, but why not sleep? If it rains for more than ten days in a row, there will be no shelter and no place to sleep.

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! With limited fabric, if it is made into a raincoat, it can only be used to cover the rain for one person. If it is made into a raincloth, it can be used to cover the rain for one person or in a dormitory.

It was for this reason that Li Mengxi did not choose to take apart the raincloth and use it when preparing supplies.
To be continued...