Yuan Zizhang knew that the troops would inevitably encounter secret sentries arranged by the French King's Army during their march.

Chen Jiujing's information specifically mentioned that these sentries in France who were hard-working and hard-working but hard-working and hard-bearing cold. Their loyalty left a deep impression on Baishan Camp.

Unlike the lazy guys in Xiyong Camp, who said they never fought in winter, and they were in the camp. They only fought reluctantly when the royal army crossed the Dordogne River.

In other words, Baishan Camp was cared for by Chen Jiujing. The Jurchen riders wearing Spanish armed clothes would always cross the river in small groups before dragging the Wang army here. Otherwise, according to the European style of fighting, they might have all returned to the city now.

However, the front line can only be like this. Since the climate of Bordeaux is slightly warmer than other places in France, there is no need to make a lot of winter clothes here. The robe and fur coat can only keep warm but not enough to arm the Sixth Battalion of Xiyong goes out to fight in the field. Forced battles will reduce personnel than the casualties of the battle.

Chen Jiujing, who lacks the source of military strength to supplement his troops, is unwilling to take risks.

But this is not a problem for the Beiyang Banner Army.

Xu Jin, a hundred-household, was covered in dark blue cotton armor. His breathing made the upper edge of the neck connected to his high-top helmet and his neck spew out a visible breath, giving him a general understanding of the temperature... Like the flag troops under his command on the Mexican border, they had not marched in the cold for a long time.

The thick fog gradually dissipated, the temperature rose slightly with the red sun, and the surrounding vision became widened. He chewed a small piece of dried North Asian bison meat strips in his mouth. He took the water bag handed over by the propagandist and drank it in a small mouthful of water, stuffed the cork tightly and asked, "How long have we used this section of the road?"

"One and a half."

Xu Jin nodded and unfolded the map. The cold could not cause trouble to his subordinates. The low temperature was just right for them.

This map of the North Shore comes from Baishanying. The drawings are very thick, but clearly mark the main roads and castles along the way, set up checkpoints and villages, and mark the castle guards, village population, number of wells, and how much food can be plundered in summer and winter. They are all the latest information, as delicate as a pig.

The Baishan Camp general Kanggulu made a map like this, and the squadron admiral Yuan Zizhang and the guerrilla general Wang Youlin's 18 hundred households were handed over.

The French king's army deployed a wide line of defense in the Dordogne River, and dispatched aristocrats. They were garrisoned by the castle. However, the arrival of winter made their assembly difficult, and the dispersed garrison also reduced the combat effectiveness of the troops in various places. It was unlikely to meet a large army.

Therefore, Yuan Zizhang attacked in three groups, and 600 households were launched one after another. He crossed the confrontation river on the one hand to carry out conventional solid walls and clear the fields, and on the other hand, he also completed the marching and combat support for the upcoming main force.

The standard marching speed of the Beiyang Banner Army's infantry, cavalry and cannon mixed with thousands of households is 60 miles a day, but everyone knows that the data written in the training outline and textbooks are always just a theoretical value, and practical actions are always related to the situation on the battlefield and to things outside the battlefield.

Chen Jiujing could provide enough manpower and logistical support for the Ming army in Bordeaux, but other matters should still be done by the Eastern Army. They need to have a sufficient understanding of the enemy situation, terrain, weather and action areas, be clear about the favorable and unfavorable factors during the march, and overcome natural obstacles along the way and possible artificial obstacles.

Only by accurately understanding these can we complete the calculation and arrangement of the next stage. Whether it is Fu Yuan, Yuan Zizhang or Wang Youlin, they must strive to be quick and not to advance aggressively.

"One and a half, it's almost here."

In half an hour, Xu Jin's troops advanced twenty-three miles in thick fog. Every time they walked one mile, six hundred and hundred households, they quickly dispersed to the surrounding area to check the terrain and the enemy or the places where they could hide. After confirming safety, they continued to advance. In three directions, six hundred and hundred households and the flag troops under their command all shouldered different missions, divided their troops and advanced together, and were extremely cautious, so the marching speed was very slow.

Kangguru was much bolder than him. In half an hour, they took advantage of the thick fog to enter the coastal villages where French troops were often stationed. Before the peasant women could sound the alarm bell, they had already controlled the entire village.

They were very skilled in their work. Baishan Camp became more and more like a native European army. The pigs and chickens arrived at the next moment and were taken back to the south bank of the river. At the same time, the troops of Xiyong Camp had led their subordinates to scatter to the next stop.

Xu Jin's mission was to investigate and record camps suitable for camping during the march. There were people behind him who were responsible for digging wells, hiding whereabouts, falling behind, baggage assembly points and temporary inns.

Just as they had trained in the past, a camp was set up at a distance of twenty-five to thirty miles for a short rest and meal during the march. Dozens of such places would be set up during the march that lasted hundreds or even thousands of miles. The troops that arrived first would be rested and prepared cooking firewood for the troops behind and solved the water source problem, and then set up defenses on the spot.

The troops behind were full and full of energy and became the vanguard of troops. If the army gathered and marched, they would have to divide the troops into multiple routes until they reached the appropriate distance before they could reassemble for pre-war preparations.

"The army will use up all the supplies along the way. We have few soldiers now, but when Fu Shuai attacks, there may be 20,000 or even 30,000 troops passing by, and then this road will not be enough."

Xu Jin checked the map and explained to his deputy households and his general flag, "Everyone knows the Battle of Feishui. You will be generals in the future. It sounds nice to say that the front army suffered a defeat and the rear army has not arrived at the battlefield, so they can only lead to more defeats."

"That's why we have to divide our troops into three groups. This time we have a mission to march forward for 300 miles, set up ten camps and the first assembly site."

As he said that, Xu Jin smiled easily and then said the last task: "At the same time, cooperate with General Kanggulu to strengthen the wall and clear the field, knocking off the three turtle shells on the road."

The turtle shell he mentioned was a castle. According to Chen Jiujing's information, decades of wars fought against France to scorched earth. There were more and more fortresses in the four battles. It looked scary and its defense was indeed first-class. Fortunately, several castles along the way from Bordeaux were captured by Chen Jiujing along with the Navarre's Hen in the last religious war.

The bulky stone building represents strong defense and also means it is difficult to repair in a short time after damage.

This will simplify the difficulty of the attack next.

Just when Xu Jin was planning to continue his march, he used a rider who was the same as him but belonged to another route and ran towards him carrying a rotten old crossbow of different shapes, bowed and clasped his fists and reported: "Xu Baihu, we found this and a helmet in the woodland, and there were simple fortifications made of thatch and civil engineering next to it. We found that the people at that time had gone far away, and they should be the enemy scouts, and they found us."

Xu Jin took the crossbow and looked in his hand, frowned: "The nearest camp in the intelligence is twenty miles away from us, and there are thousands of eight hundred soldiers stationed there. Are you running there? The scouts use these things, and the hunting bows made by North Asian immigrants themselves are better than them."

"It's time for us hundred families to gather together."
Chapter completed!