Chapter 279
The military order was issued immediately, and the Pegasus at the post station was very fast. The horses were not mechanical and could not run for a long distance, so they had to change horses through the post station.
The commander ran to Xuzhou and the road was very bumpy. At noon, Lu Su had just finished his meal in the kitchen. The yellow mushroom croaker stewed at noon today tasted so good. As an inland man, he used to have very few opportunities to eat seafood.
A sharp horse bell rang.
"Doway, dodge." The messenger rushed over.
Lu Su raised his eyebrows and knew what was going on.
"Lu Su, the captain of the Zan Army, received the order."
"exist."
"The command of General Lu, the captain Lu immediately led the Iron Horse Army of our headquarters to Xiaopei to set up defenses."
Lu Su took the military ration and saw that the time was quite tight, and he asked for arriving at noon tomorrow.
It is a total of 200 miles away from Xiaopei's defense site, and it takes twelve hours to set off immediately.
The only benefit was stated in the order. Xiaopei had sufficient food and supplies and did not need to carry food and supplies.
It was cold and the soldiers wore iron armor and covered coats.
The bedding and baggage were tied to the back shelf, the weapons were hung in front of the head, and the bow and arrow were on their backs.
The group left the south gate and headed straight for Pengcheng.
The road was very smooth. According to Lu Su's plan, we marched for two hours today, arrived in Pengcheng in the evening and stayed for one night. We headed for Xiaopei in the morning tomorrow and could easily arrive at noon.
Although they are all new cars, there are many, so it is inevitable that there will be chain drops and air leakage.
As a qualified general, you must make advance predictions and prepare in advance.
Each person has a pound of sugar cake and a pound of jerky beef in the food bag. This is reserved food and is expensive and can only be eaten in emergencies.
Lu Su was in front of the team, and the Lu flag was flying on the iron horse of the flag bearer. There were ten flags of the Hundred-People Team behind.
He ran all the way and arrived at the post station on the side of the Avenue outside the South Gate of Pengcheng in two hours.
Sun Qian brought the people from the yamen to wait here.
I was still a little surprised to see the Iron Horse Army from afar. Although I had seen it before, it was the first time I saw it on a large scale. This thing is more flexible than a horse, and it ran like flying on the official road. It swished over, stopped straight, without a trace of chaos.
Lu Su came over to greet him: "I have met the county magistrate."
"Captain Lu is polite. After receiving the order of General Wen Hou, the team has delivered all the food, fruits and vegetables needed by the team. Please ask the Captain Lu to count them."
"good."
Lu Su's voyage was only one thousand people. In order to march quickly, he didn't bring any vegetables, so he needed to provide it with local officials. Of course, this little thing was not enough for Sun Qian, but in order to show his importance, Sun Qian went there himself.
He sent two thousand kilograms of potatoes, hundreds of kilograms of radish and fifty big geese to Lu Su army.
As for the staple food, Lu Su and others all carry sorghum rice, noodles, etc.
No matter whether Sun Qian really defected to Lu Bu, this person's attitude as an official is still very serious. Whether he is advising to teach agriculture and sericulture or developing water conservancy, he is just a good deal. After all, he is a literati and still wants his face. He is always unwilling to leave an ugly mark on Pengcheng County Chronicles.
After signing and collecting the baggage, Lu Su bowed and bowed: "Thank you, Jung Sun, the fish I just ate at noon, and there were big gooses to eat in the afternoon."
"I dare not take credit for me. These were all raised by the governor of the Song County, and I just made it through. Captain Lu came so fast. He arrived from Xuzhou in half a day. I think this iron horse is faster than it is."
"Fast, it's really fast. As long as the road is flat and there is no situation, it's easy to spend sixty miles in an hour."
Sun Gan nodded slightly and touched the beard on his chin. When he came to Pengcheng and saw Xuzhou's strength, he was really convinced and convinced.
It is difficult for Liu Bei to have a chance. Xuzhou potatoes, Wenhou rice, and Wenhou melons have been fully promoted. Just when other princes were still worried about white hair for military food, the Xuzhou army has fully solved the food problem and can still eat a small amount of meat.
The other vassal troops were trembling when they were in winter, and they basically trembled with heating. The Xuzhou army has equipped two sets of winter clothes with thin cotton coats and cotton coats, as well as soft cotton cloth.
Moreover, this winter, Pengcheng County alone has handed out cotton clothes for the needy people, and there are thousands of quilts, which represents financial, material and manpower.
Looking back at Liu Bei, he was worried every winter. He mobilized the people to make winter clothes. Not only could he not help the people, but he also had to ask for them from them. This is the huge gap.
After breakfast early the next day, Lu Su led his troops to set off and the journey went smoothly. It was still one hour before noon when he arrived at his destination.
Lu Bu is leading his troops to build a camp. The camp in winter is very troublesome. The three-story tent is warm, wind-proof and snow-resistant, and the process is relatively complicated.
The inside is made of solid wood as the skeleton, with a layer of rain cloth on the outside, which is waterproof and snow-proof. The middle layer of felt is warm and warm, and the inside is the tent itself and canvas.
"Zijing came so fast, it took an hour to go."
"It can be faster, but the normal speed is conducive to preserving the physical strength of the soldiers. Once there is a war, it can fight. Is this the Cao army attacking?"
Lu Bu shook his head: "No, in summer, there was a flood in Cao Cao's territory. Considering that they were not able to provide disaster relief, he secretly sent a caravan to their place to recruit thousands of people. A caravan was arrested the day before yesterday. I brought people to rescue him yesterday. I was worried that Cao Cao would be anxious and we are prepared for any trouble."
Lu Su wanted to laugh, but didn't dare.
This lord is really uneasy. It turns out that he is doing small things.
"Lord, don't worry, this weather turns into ice, and Cao's army cannot mobilize a large army."
"Yes, but I have to be careful. Cao Cao is a hero of the world. The dog-headed military advisor around him is also very powerful. It is better to be prepared for any trouble."
"That's right. Can our subordinates in Xuzhou still settle many people?" Lu Su asked in confusion.
"Several counties such as Xia Pi and Donghai have been under war and destroyed many villages. The purpose of recruiting refugees is to restore the original village."
Lu Su pondered for a moment: "I remember that there should be many Shanyue people near Hefei, Mao Gan and Jinqi, all of which are large in Shanyue and have a large population. Shanyue people are poor and have no support. They sent troops from Hefei to conquer Shanyue people. The elites of them were arranged to military farms in Xiapi, and ordinary people settled in Hefei, so they should have tens of thousands of people."
"This plan is very good. At the beginning of the year, our new deputy general was Shanyue Qu Shuai. Mao Gan and Jin Qi also had a population of 100,000. This year, we will not make any moves. Next year, we will see when we will send troops south and conquer Shanyue people."
"Yes, this year, it's time to rest, and wait until the battle is slow."
Just as Lu Bu was guarding the situation, Chen Liu's incident reached Xudu. Cao Cao was so angry that Lu Bu actually secretly came to poach the enemy.
Cao Cao cooked wine in the hall and invited Guo Jia to drink.
Chapter completed!