Water Margin: I, Wang Lun, will have many children and many blessings in Liangshan.

There are more than 500 people in the team, including five cooking teams and about 20 gang leaders.

There are five messengers and ten reconnaissance cavalry. These are all cavalry.

Each of the five commanders is equipped with war horses.

In addition, there were ten tiger crouching artillery pieces, all of which marched with horses and camels carrying the artillery pieces.

The rest is all on foot.

There are also military order clerks, military and political personnel, military police stationed by the Military Justice Department, etc.

Except for these people, they are all front-line combatants.

There are one hundred men each, with ten heavy infantry swordsmen, thirty spearmen, ten axemen, ten swordsmen, and the remaining twenty are divine arm archers.

It is obvious that the number of Divine Arm Archers has been greatly reduced.

More divine arm bows were changed into short and light cavalry crossbows and handed over to the cavalry.

The infantry reduced their holdings of divine arm bows in large quantities. Each group of twenty soldiers, two people, used a squatting tiger cannon as an important firepower output point, replacing part of the original divine arm bows and heavy crossbows.

Both the heavy crossbow and the kicking crossbow were intensively used by thousands of households.

There is also a special artillery department for every thousand households, and together with the artillery in each capital, there are more than a hundred of these small artillery pieces weighing more than thirty kilograms per thousand households.

It's close to eliminating light crossbows entirely.

The archers were completely eliminated.

The change comes so fast, like lightning, it can't be heard.

A year ago, there were still a large number of archers in the Liangshan Army, just like the large number of archery clubs throughout the Song Dynasty.

Archery is a basic life skill for every man in this era. It is called carrying a bow to hoe, and carrying a sword to cut wood. The martial arts of the Song people still exist, at least in the Northern Song Dynasty.

But with these lightweight, fast, and powerful Crouching Tiger Cannons, archers are indeed of little use.

With the same killing power of about a hundred steps, the Tiger Crouching Cannon can fire out a wide fan with one shot. Each of them has ten cannons, and the killing power is definitely more than 200 archers. However, each one originally had 70 crossbowmen, and now there are still With twenty arm archers left behind, the current long-range lethality far exceeded the original configuration.

Yue Fei led his horse, and in front of him were three scouts, three on the left, three on the right, and one behind.

Because there are troops marching together on the front, rear, left and right, the scout cavalry actually keeps marching with the brigade, but only slightly distances itself. When they reach the enemy's territory, these scout cavalry will spread further apart. Sometimes each thousand households or all command the meeting. Use the reconnaissance cavalry intensively to drive away the enemy's reconnaissance cavalry, annihilate the enemy's light cavalry, cover the enemy's eyes and ears, and restrict the enemy's reconnaissance cavalry. This is the role of our own reconnaissance cavalry.

When marching, it is also the job of the scout cavalry to spread out several miles to prevent ambushes and sneak attacks.

After the reconnaissance cavalry, there are the flag bearers who carry the big flag, command the big flag, and head the flag. The commander, the commander, and the corps commander all have flag guns of different lengths, with different colors and font sizes.

The soldiers of Pontu, Pontun, and Benzshi can recognize the military flags and flag guns of their own superiors at a glance.

Under the flag scarves and flag guns, there are sword players carrying long guns or holding ring-headed knives with Teng shields hanging by their sides.

The ranks of the spearmen are relatively more orderly.

The spear formation of the infantry formation is the same as the cavalry formation. The emphasis is on the uniformity of steps and the speed of the spear. They have been trained countless times to ensure uniformity.

The lance is about five meters long, and the infantry lance is about seven meters long.

There is nothing wrong with the principle that an inch long is an inch strong.

Ru Lin's spear, with neat thrusting movements, can easily break through the enemy's formation.

After breaking the formation, the long ax and the sword widened the tearing gap, and then the long spear continued to break the formation and widened the gap again.

Without formation or fighting, once the enemy formation is broken, the next step is for the sword players and the sword players to reap the lives.

The main function of the heavy armor sword card is to protect the spear array in the front row from being destroyed by enemy soldiers.

Originally, archers were used to disrupt enemy formations, engage in long-range shooting with enemy troops, and suppress enemy archers.

Now there are a large number of Crouching Tiger Cannons, so there is no pressure to suppress the enemy archers.

Coupled with the sharp attacks of the spear formation, as well as the sword players, sword wielders, and long ax hands, the attack power of the Liangshan Bu Formation is a crushing blow from short range to long range.

And Liangshan's training level is also top-notch.

The level of selecting soldiers is also the best.

The former veterans are now at least at the level of village commanders. They are all elite minions. Now they are elite veterans who have experienced hundreds of battles and are the backbone of the entire army.

The new recruits are also selected from the best. Although there are no old soldiers who are all green forest men and copycat minions, they are also recruited from places such as Xuhuai and Hebei that produce elite soldiers.

In addition, Liangshan's military training level was already extremely high, and now with the blessing of the"Soldier Soldier" status, the training level has been further improved, and the time has been shortened, and the effect is even better.

Now during the march, the scout cavalry, the spearmen, the axemen, the swordsmen, and the swordsmen strode forward in a marching column of three.

Liangshan's marching speed is more than forty miles per day, which is already quite fast.

When classical militarism was at its peak in the pre-Qin period, one day was at this speed.

Urgent marches can go more than sixty miles, but they are not the norm.

As for the Song army, their speed had already dropped to twenty or thirty miles a day.

Marching speed also reflects the organization of the army, the eliteness of the soldiers, physical fitness, endurance, and the ability to supply military supplies.

Liangshan's marching speed was the performance of elite soldiers and horses. When Yue Fei looked behind him, a look of satisfaction appeared on his face.

There were three people in a row, and the marching pace was basically orderly.

After more than an hour, we have walked more than ten miles.

Although it is in Zhangqiu, there are some tea stations along the way to replenish water sources.

We bring our own food, and we don’t set up a fire to cook on the way. We will stay for about a quarter of an hour, eat the food we brought with us, drink water, rest, and then continue marching after resting.

An hour is about ten miles, and if you have to walk more than forty miles, it takes more than four hours, or more than eight hours.

There is also time to get up in the morning to organize the team, and for each unit to enter its own road. The camping area in the evening is an area that has been demarcated by the military commander. Each unit can only rest after arriving at the camping site according to the instructions.

Moreover, in the camps where the capital commanded the unit, fences were set up on the outside to prevent sneak attacks by the enemy.

Even if the local garrison of the Song Army has very poor combat effectiveness, the possibility of attacking the camp is not high.

But no matter what, you have to follow the camping rules.

So you have to set up camp upon arrival.

Then a group of people set up a tent.

Boil hot water and scald your feet.

Hot food may not be available. Depending on the situation, hot water can be used to scald your feet and drink boiled water. These are all necessary procedures.

Only in this way can you persevere during the arduous long-distance march.

Just like in front of you.

It's not just Yue Fei's command.

There are more than a hundred conductors and tens of thousands of people going forward and backward, like a long snake that winds forward and stretches continuously.

The team followed the command sequence in the formation and moved forward at the prescribed speed.

Neither fast nor slow, no one complains about suffering or tiredness, always moving forward, tens of thousands of people are like one person.

There are scouts riding horses in the distance all around. Even within Liangshan territory, the scouts will still disperse to conduct reconnaissance and will not be careless.

Now we take the county road, which is also a cement road, and there is no dust.

But the vanguard had already left the territory of Qizhou and was walking on the rammed earth road. In late spring and early summer, the sky was dry and there was a lot of dust on the ground. Thousands of people walked on it, and soon they stepped out of the billowing smoke and dust, which blocked the sky and the sun.

In the fields, many people who were busy at first stopped their movements, stood with hoes in hand, and kept waving to the troops here.

Throughout the Song Dynasty, there was no barrier between the military and civilians, and the people even trusted, supported, and were kind to the soldiers. I am afraid this was only the case in Liangshan.

Yue Fei looked at the pairs of waving palms and the simple and smiling faces, and he was deeply moved.

In the evening, the setting sun is like blood.

After a day's march, they had already left Qizhou.

In the afternoon, I spent most of my time walking in enemy territory.

But there was no enemy attack.

Many nearby people even came spontaneously to deliver water, dry food, and food.

Liang Shanjun only received hot water and declined all other items.

In the evening.

Finally we can camp.

Even the infantry of the Liangshan Army had undergone many rounds of training and high-intensity physical training, and they looked tired.

After all, it’s not like walking more than forty miles with bare hands.

There is a rucksack on the back and a summer marching quilt.

There are also some linings for replacement.

The lining must be changed and washed frequently. This is military discipline and common sense.

If you suffer from knife wounds or arrow sores, the lining is probably broken into the flesh.

If it is clean, the process of cleaning, disinfecting and applying medicine will save a lot of trouble.

If it is dirty, it will take a lot of effort to take out the lining before cleaning it.

People have to suffer a lot and the risk of infection is increased. (If you want to read Baoshuang novels, go to Feilu Novel Network!)

The bedding, clothes, and backpack together weigh a little over ten kilograms.

There are also lunch boxes, kettles, knives, salt packets, first aid kits and other items hanging on the leather belt around his waist.

These also weigh about ten kilograms.

In addition to the weapons in hand, if it is a spear, it weighs five or six kilograms, as does a sword, and a long ax weighs seven or eight kilograms. Knife players should take it easy. The shield and ring-headed sword are tied around the waist, and the hands are empty. Long weapons can only be held in hand.

There are also divine arm archers, who need to carry two arrows in their pockets. The divine arm bow can only be held in the hand when marching.

These weapons are not easy to carry on a carriage. For one thing, each person is accustomed to using the weapons and has his or her own feel. Switching to someone else's standard weapon, even if it is a standard weapon, will feel uncomfortable for a while.

Secondly, if we were to encounter a sudden enemy attack, we would have to wait for the carriage to deliver weapons. Wouldn't this be a joke?

You can still fight without armor, but you can only wait to die without weapons.

These things are no longer light.

You also have to bring ten days’ worth of dry food.

In fact, the leading soldiers, the cooking squad, and the baggage convoy of the Munitions Department will all follow.

Hot food will be provided if possible.

However, it is also a military regulation for each soldier to carry a certain amount of dry food.

According to the standard ration of one kilogram per day, it is four ounces of canned meat, six ounces of dry biscuits or rice that has been washed and boiled repeatedly and then steamed thoroughly.[]

Even in the summer, these foods can be stored for ten to eight days without deterioration. You can carry them with you. If the need is cut off and the food channel is cut off, you can still hold on for a few days until the food channel is opened.

Or collect food locally.

If you don't bring any food with you, and if you don't go well at all, your food will be cut off, your military morale will collapse, and you will be defeated without fighting.

Naturally, this situation must be avoided as much as possible, so it is inevitable to gain more than ten kilograms of weight on the body.

So even without armor, the weight each person carries is still about forty kilograms.

If you are going on a spring outing in the countryside, it is not bad to carry dozens of kilograms on your back.

But the long-distance march, this time at least more than 400 miles, is really a heavy burden.

But everything was fine. Yue Fei was in front, and he could only hear the rustling footsteps on the left and right around him.

No noise was allowed during the march, and there were only the sounds of quiet walking, the neighing of horses, and the occasional clang of weapons accidentally clashing.

Beyond that, there was no sound.

Even the chirping of birds in the woods within a few miles can be clearly heard.

Being so silent, no strong soldier in the Song Dynasty army could do it.

This is the so-called order and prohibition.

Only in this way can we walk quickly and be as strong as a dragon

……

Finally arrived at the campsite.

The surrounding fields are silent.

In this era, Jingdong and Hebei are already densely populated places.

But the total number of people on Jingdong Road and Hebei Road is less than 10 million.

In later generations, these two places had a population of nearly 200 million.

One can imagine the population density in this era.

Looking around, there is endless fertile land, and there is a small village every few miles. In this era, it can be said to be densely populated.

It was only during the Northern Song Dynasty that the two lakes began to be developed, and the population density there was far less than this.

Just do the math and you will know.

Hebei, Hedong, Shaanxi, Sichuan, western Beijing, eastern Jingdong, Gyeonggi, Lianghuai, Jiangnan, and Zhejiang are the places with the highest population density.

The population of the Northern Song Dynasty was about 40 to 50 million.

The northern population accounts for more than 30 million.

The entire south, especially Lianghu, Fujian Road, and Liangguang, have a population of only over 10 million.

Later, the Northern Song Dynasty collapsed, and a large number of people fled south.

In addition, the development of Jinghu Lake in the late Northern Song Dynasty achieved results.

After all, there is the Jianghan Plain,Not only does it have a large amount of arable land, but it also has developed water systems and developed transportation.

After the development in the Song Dynasty, Jinghu Lake finally ceased to be the Chu Yi Jing Man. By the Ming Dynasty, it became the largest grain production base in China.

This location was later transferred after a large amount of black land was developed and utilized in the three eastern provinces.

For hundreds of years, Hunan and Hubei ranked first in grain production.

And mainly in Hubei.

There are a large number of barbarian chieftains in Hunan, and the income from farming is not as good as in Hubei.

In the Northern Song Dynasty, these places were sparsely populated. It may be a county with a radius of more than a hundred miles, several thousand square kilometers, and a population of less than 100,000.

That is the population of a town in later generations.

It would be even more deserted.

Here in Jingdong, there are many floodplains near rivers. Even if floods occur every year in later generations, these lands will still be populated.

Nowadays, these river floodplains are all wasteland, and there are also many abandoned forest lands far away from the villages, with sparse forests and shrubs everywhere.

Maybe the original owner was a big landowner who didn't ask anyone to develop it, so it became abandoned over time.

The sun was setting in the west, and the river beach, wasteland, and shrubs, which were originally desolate areas, were all covered with soldiers wearing Liangshan military uniforms.

A messenger came galloping towards him and stopped a long way away. The messenger shouted loudly:"Commander Yue, your troops are camping in the wilderness three miles to the right. There is already a designated red flag and your unit's number. It is half a mile wide." You have to set up your own fence, and a carriage from the Munitions Department will arrive first with supplies and related items for your department."

"OK, thank you very much."

Yue Fei returned a salute to the messenger cavalry, and then ordered his men to go to the camp, sit down and rest, and then wait for the supply cart to arrive.

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