Chapter 598
Zuo Yuliang led the central army to move forward, and the target location was Wuhu, which already had a certain foundation for construction.
First it was a slave caravan, and later it was built by the army's supply camp. Now a relatively complete fortification system has been formed around Wuhu Lake. Moreover, some sidewalks have been pulled out, making it more convenient to enter and exit than other places.
The most important point is that Wuhu Lake has abundant clean water resources, and there will be no problem supplying hundreds of thousands of troops.
On the ninth day of October, Shen Hao arrived at Wuhu with the army, and what he saw and heard once again refreshed his understanding of the army.
Like toilets and water. It is strictly forbidden to go to Wuhu Lake to defecate and defecate in the army. It was found that there were twenty army sticks. If one person is fined, the whole thing will be halved accordingly. In every camp, toilets must be dug deep according to the number of soldiers, and no one dares to solve them anywhere.
Clean water is needed to avoid the most terrifying thing in the military: disease.
Also, there are rats. Physicians prepared several poisons and sprayed them every day in every corner of the camp. Whether it is a mouse or a mosquito, it is considered luck to survive.
Shen Hao asked, saying that he can understand keeping the water source clean, but why is it exterminating rats and mosquitoes? It's not that he doesn't understand, but that he doesn't believe how thoroughly a group of guys who haven't received nine-year compulsory education can understand infectious diseases?
In the end, the answer I got was: the pests are poisonous, and the place where they live for a long time is not easy to have rodents, otherwise they will be poisoned and infected. As for viruses, infectious diseases, etc., what are they?
In conclusion, it is all experience, not insight.
Shen Hao was also relieved about this, at least he kept the advantage of the nine-year compulsory education, otherwise, wouldn't it be that he studied hard for so many years and finally didn't even have the time to travel, that would be crying without tears.
However, Shen Hao is surprised that these military doctors can conclude that rats and mosquitoes can bring diseases to people, why have they never seen these people advocate drinking boiled water? Except for making tea, or when it’s freezing cold, people here prefer to drink sweet well water or mountain spring directly to keep them cool.
Boil water to drink? The weather is so hot, the boiling water is still not hot to death? And the hot water can't be drunk in this weather, why don't you eat it after it's cooled down, it's unnecessary!
I didn't feel that there was an essential difference between drinking raw water and boiling water.
Shen Hao originally didn't want to complain about this, because it has nothing to do with him. Anyway, he only has more than 300 people under him, and he said that no one can control and no one dares to object. With one order, all the inspectors in the army drink boiled water. Too hot? Boil a large pot at a time, let it cool and drink it. It's just more work for the cooks. Although others are not used to it, they are completely tolerable.
Mr. Shen is very particular, even drinking water is so pretentious.
Other people's random thoughts are completely useless to Shen Hao, and besides, who would dare to come in front of him to make fun of him? It would not be so reckless to seek death.
Until the third day of his garrison in Wuhu, Shen Hao was ordered to enter the Chinese army tent to observe the military strategy.
Shen Hao is an amateur in military affairs. That is to say, after getting the news that he was coming to the frontier army to serve as the chief inspector, he took the time to read some military books in the library, and then learned some basic common sense from the mouths of some subordinates who had been in the army. Although he is still a layman, he can still understand six to seven points while sitting on the sidelines and listening to the military strategy explanation.
According to Zuo Yuliang's deployment, Jianchuan, Baitouxia, and Huzhuyuan should still focus on defense at present, and the most important thing is to withstand the increasingly fierce attacks of the barbarians. At the same time, simple fortifications were built on this line to increase the thickness of the defense. It can be summed up in one word: Boil!
The distant supply line put a lot of pressure on Jing Jiuchao's side. Now the supply camp can be guaranteed without any problems because of the large number of storage bags in the supply camp. Carried by high-ranking monks, they can be quickly transported to and from the front line by means of accelerated movement such as amulets. Otherwise, all the people on the front line would have died long ago with the carriage alone.
"There has been no war in the country for many years, and the barbarian territory has been plundered by us for many years. If we give up, it will be difficult to explain to His Majesty and the people, and secondly, we cannot hand over the land of vitality to the barbarians. That will only add fuel to the fire." Raise their arrogance. So the initial stage is difficult, and I hope you will go all out."
Zuo Yuliang's words were not only addressed to the generals and generals of the Chinese army. Now there are not only the Chinese army gathered in the account, but also the left and right wings who arrived at Wuhu with the Chinese army and the leaders of the backup army. brain.
Shen Hao sat in the corner of the big tent. With a straight face, but lively eyes, he watched everyone curiously with his ears up.
The generals and officers naturally stood up and cupped their hands, promising to go through fire and water, and they will not hesitate to do so. But Shen Hao could see obvious worry from the eyes of many generals present.
I don't know if he was worried about how to fight the next battle, or whether there was a problem with Zuo Yuliang's strategy.
Shen Hao doesn't understand military affairs, but he understands people. The expressions of these people are different, but they are all messages, which can give Shen Hao a lot of basis for judgment. I'm afraid Zuo Yuliang's strategy is not so good in many people's eyes.
However, Shen Hao was not as worried as those generals who were worried. Because he knows some news that these generals don't know yet. For example, where did the tens of thousands of partial troops who disappeared in Xiaochuan go?
Could it be that the reason why Zuo Yuliang wanted to fight against the barbarians from Jianchuan to Huzhuyuan was not just because he didn't want the barbarians to get an inch of land, or did he have other plans?
The military strategy is roughly finished, and it will not be too detailed. Things may change at any time. First move, and then adjust whenever there is something. This is what made Shen Hao suddenly. Because he used to think that when marching and fighting, he planned everything first, and then executed it dully. In fact, if you really do that, you will definitely be killed by the enemy.
Afterwards, the military strategy report meeting became a problem discussion meeting. The news reported back from the frontline and the people present at the scene are all working together to find a solution.
The inspector, who should have been the most eye-catching, became dumb at this time, because he knew that no matter what he said, he would be dismissed by the inspector sitting next to him. Besides, Shen Hao is also in the tent, so if you don't want to tear yourself apart, you can keep some sense.
It is certain that I feel unhappy, and I am not reconciled to being tied up like this.
When the topic of supplies came up, one of the military supervisors who participated in the meeting said that the pressure on supplies is huge now, and both the central army and the front line need to live more compactly to survive the initial difficulties. I hope that some people in the army who are used to living a delicate life will still change their habits, so as to save their energy and do big things instead of some hypocritical habits that are dispensable. Second, the external influence is not good, and it is easy to arouse the resentment of soldiers.
At first glance, it seems to be very pertinent, and it is also in line with the powers of supervising the army, and it belongs to the category of "reminder". But if you think about it carefully, it doesn't taste right.
The army is full of rough men, now that they are not even allowed to drink alcohol, how can they live a refined life? Still hypocritical?
The generals who reacted quickly all glanced at the man sitting in the corner. It seemed that there had been some gossip about that man recently, and it seemed reasonable to insist that it was a "fine life".