Now that he met Kong Xirong, Han Qian asked about the situation of Huonan's advance camp in detail.

In the past ten days, the scale of material input has greatly improved, mainly concentrated in the Huonan advance camp villages in the upper reaches of Baishui River and Guanhe River. The situation has also been greatly improved compared to the most difficult period, at least from the more serious.

The country has emerged from the state of famine, and spring plowing work has begun in the upper reaches of Baishui River and Guanhe River, and the soldiers have also resumed a certain degree of training.

The situation of the refugees who fled from the southern counties of Huozhou into the depths of the northern slope last year has also been sorted out.

Among the tens of thousands of displaced people, almost every household had an adult man who was forcibly recruited by the Shouzhou Army as a civilian husband before the great victory at Wujin Ridge to be used in the attack on Wujin Ridge.

After sorting it out, almost 4,000 of these civilians were captured by Tangyi during the great victory at Wujinling. After the war, almost all of them were incorporated into the supply camp as auxiliary troops and garrison troops.

In addition to the need to add a group of experienced military attachés to the Huonan Advance Battalion, Kong Xirong now hopes to transfer these four thousand auxiliary soldiers from the supply camp and integrate them into the Huonan Advance Battalion as regular soldiers. The fate of these people can also be foreseen.

The combat effectiveness and cohesion will not be bad.

Whether it was the Wujinling camp that mobilized the poor from the hinterland of the Northeast Slope to join the army, or the Huonan advance camp that entered the hinterland of the North Slope to mobilize the poor, the number of troops was definitely not low. However, the poor at the bottom had been hungry for a long time and had to enlist in the army.

His physical condition was very poor at the beginning, and by traditional standards, the proportion of elite soldiers was very low.

In addition to ample japonica rice and pasta, the army also provides a certain amount of meat, soy products, eggs, etc. It will take about one or two years for the physical condition of the generals to improve and barely reach the standard of elite soldiers.

The generals of Wujinling Camp have been resting and recuperating for nearly a year, and the situation has naturally improved a lot. However, Huonan's advance camp has only had a slightly looser supply of supplies in the past ten days.

If drastic changes in Heshuo are imminent, it is obviously unrealistic to hope that the nearly nine thousand generals in Huonan's advance battalion can rest and become elite soldiers in the next one or two months.

However, Kong Xirong believes that the overall combat capability of the Huonan advance battalion can be achieved by adding some experienced grassroots military attaches who fought bravely and 4,000 auxiliary soldiers who have been recuperating for more than a year, have a certain training foundation, and have guaranteed follow-up cohesion and morale.

There is considerable improvement.

"We have also just decided that the left and right armies will maintain the status quo for the time being. We are mainly considering strengthening the Huonan Task Force Battalion so that when the situation in Heshuo changes dramatically, we can recover the walled city in the south of Huozhou as soon as possible. At present, it seems that we still have to

As quickly as possible, we will mobilize these people from the supply camps and hand them over to you." Han Qian said.

At that moment, he asked Guo Rongyima to draft a military order, and he came to sign it. He then sent people to rush back to the Wujinling camp, and the military intelligence staff officer used the list to draw these people out of the camps...

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In late February, spring has begun to melt in the Jianghuai River, but the heavy snow in Heshuo is still there.

On the last day of February, the sky above Dingzhou City was filled with leaden haze, and snowflakes were falling one after another. It seemed that the arrival of warm spring would not be seen for a while.

"What has happened to God in the past few years? The spring has started later every year, and in summer and autumn, the drought has become worse every year. Will God let the people live? When did this happen? And

Such heavy snow!”

In the tea shop opposite Guanjiang Tower, a few rude men pushed open the door and walked in, complaining loudly about the heavy snow falling outside.

The wind and snow poured in as the door curtain was pushed open, causing everyone sitting in the warm teahouse to shiver uncontrollably.

Han Bao and Zhang Shigui were sitting in the corner by the window, drinking hot tea that was full of foam. The tea was a bit bitter, and Han Bao and the others couldn't get used to it, but the hot tea was very comfortable in their stomachs.

They glanced at the few rude men who entered the teahouse at this time, and then used the gap in the window to peek into the Guanjiang Tower opposite the teahouse. They lowered their heads and held a pottery bowl with a small mouth missing, and drank the tea soup.

Several rude men came towards them, six of them sat around an adjacent tea table, and two others came to Han Bao and Zhang Shigui's table, and in a rude voice called the waiter to make tea.

While taking out the wheat cakes from the package, looking at their patched dog-skin coats, they looked like ordinary horse travelers visiting villages.

The tea shop is not a high-end place. In addition to tea, it also provides some simple food. It is normal to share a table, but Zhang Shigui held down the short blade under his clothes vigilantly.

Han Bao grabbed his wrist and told him to calm down.

"Han Bao, these are the two escapees you captured from Beihengchong. They are very vigilant. They have good prospects." A man with a beard on his face lowered his voice and laughed.

"His name is Huo Li. He is his uncle's son who joined Tangyi from Yangzhou with his wife. He is also a member of the Military Intelligence Staff Department." Han Bao introduced to Zhang Shigui.

"Don't mention my identity deliberately, as if I am just one step ahead of you." Huo Li grinned. He was only twenty-five years old, but he had a beard, or he had not experienced much during this time.

Less weathered, his appearance looks rougher and more vicissitudes than his actual age.

Huo Li and Wang Zang both served in the Military Intelligence Staff Department. Even Han Bao, the elite scout who went north to scout the enemy, was selected by Huo Li accompanying Xi Faer. Han Bao naturally recognized Huo Li, who had specially grown a beard.

At this time, they saw that Huo Li had arrived in Dingzhou earlier than they expected, which showed that the situation in Dingzhou had indeed caused extreme seriousness in Tangyi.

At this time, Han Bao took out an iron ring from his arms, placed it on the table, and faced Huo Li with the ring with a special seal.

Seeing Han Bao take out the iron ring, Huo Li was a little frustrated and pointed at the taciturn man opposite him who looked much more delicate and gentle, and introduced him: "Wang Che, Mr. Bao may not have seen him before, he is Wang Tang's."

Seventeenth Brother, who used to serve in the General Affairs Department and traveled to Heshuo in his early years, came here with me this time. Your Excellency and Madam have specifically asked us to come here and follow your orders, Mr. Bao, so you don’t have to go out of your way to send this person here.

Jinyun martial arts ring is displayed. However, it is not easy for Mr. Bao to target Guanjiang Tower before we come over. I thought Mr. Bao knew how to charge into battle and kill the enemy..."

Han Bao joined the Chishan Army during the Jinling Incident. Before that, he and his brother Han Donghu were proficient in kick and boxing skills. Later, they practiced swords and guns with the masters in the army. They made rapid progress, had extraordinary martial arts skills, and were extremely brave in combat. They charged into the battlefield in several bloody battles.

Before going north, he had captured nearly a hundred heads. He had made many military exploits and was easy to learn. Before going north, he had been promoted to the commander of the battalion, but he had just turned twenty-one.

Although there are many young generals like Han Bao in the Tangyi Army, and Han Bao, like his brother Han Donghu, had a rare calmness among his peers and rarely showed his sharp edge, at this moment in Huo Li,

In front of Wang Che, he still looked a little different.

Although Wang Yan, Wang Che, Huo Li and others were all sons of common people within the Wang Huo clan, in the eyes of the Tangyi generals, they were descendants of the clan after all, and some barriers would be difficult to completely eliminate in a short time.

At this time, Han Bao was somewhat worried that Huo Li would not listen to his orders or even make arbitrary decisions based on his background and age, so he immediately made it clear with Huo Li the distinction between priorities, so as to avoid disagreements and delaying major events.

Of course, Wang Che and Huo Li followed their wives to Tangyi. In terms of background and status, they were both better than ordinary generals. However, they saw that they were able to brave dangers and travel two or three thousand miles to penetrate into enemy territory and come to follow them.

They met, and Han Bao was deeply moved.
Chapter completed!