Three Kingdoms

  Chapter 777 Losses must be gained

   To attack the barbarian, it is not only on the surface, but must show a powerful means of in-depth attack, which can directly threaten the inner abdomen area, so as to truly defeat the barbarian.

  The Han Dynasty’s war against the Xiongnu only carried out multiple in-depth attacks on the northern Xiongnu king’s court in the later period, and then completely defeated the northern Huns and drove them away.

Fei Qian looked at the generals in the big tent, and said slowly: "...this general commanded not many soldiers, only three hundred, but they were all elite soldiers. Hu Yu, all the armor and utensils are ready; as for the ration of food and grass..."

  "Looking at the Han-Hu battle, the defeat of many Han people is not because of disadvantaged soldiers, nor because of lack of courage, but mostly because of insufficient food and equipment, so..."

   Fei Qian turned his head to gesture to Huang Xu. Huang Xu took out a small bamboo tube from the cloth bag on his waist and handed it over. Fei Qian took it, opened it, and poured out four pieces of cake-like objects tightly wrapped in bamboo paper from the bamboo tube, and then divided a piece for each general present, indicating that the generals should Turn it on.

   "Wow, it smells so good!" Zhang Ji said, and then swallowed a mouthful of saliva.

  Xu Huang carefully looked left and right, then rubbed his hands, looked at the oily shine on the belly of his fingers, and said, "Looks like fried wheat cakes, but... added beef and sheep fat?"

Ma Yue was straightforward. After getting Fei Qian's approval, he broke off a small piece, put it in his mouth, smashed it and said: "It tastes good, a little sweet, and it seems to have added salt... tsk tsk, delicious ..."

   Zhao Yun was holding the wheat flour cake, looked left and right, did not speak, and did not know what he was thinking about.

Fei Qian nodded and said, "This is the latest product developed by Pingyang... well, I call it marching cake..." Fei Qian originally wanted to talk about compressed biscuits, but he felt that it hadn't reached the level of compressed biscuits, so he still Called a name that is more acceptable to the people of the Han Dynasty.

"Mainly wheat flour, with a little chestnut flour added to sweeten it, put it in a kettle and bake it thoroughly, then mix it with butter and salt, and press it into shape. This is the cake." Fei Qian shook the small cake in his hand. Bamboo tube, said, "Seal it in a bamboo tube, if the wax seal is not broken, it can be stored for three months without worrying about corruption."

"March?!"

   Fei Qian nodded and said: "If it is inconvenient to dig a stove during the march, you can use this cake to satisfy your hunger. One cake for one meal is enough, and one bamboo tube can keep the army food safe for two days..."

   "One meal, one cake?" Zhang Ji blurted out bluntly. He was a little skeptical, the biscuit, which was less than half the size of a palm and about **** thick, could hold a meal?

  Fei Qian didn't say anything, but let them experience it directly, so he ordered: "Haha, give Zhang Duwei... Well, get some hot water and pour a bowl for everyone..."

Although it is not as extreme as the compressed biscuits of later generations, for the people of the Han Dynasty, the extremely dry flour cake powder will quickly absorb water and swell when it encounters water, forming a feeling of fullness. The most important thing is to add oil and salt. Whether it is in terms of the heat provided to the human body or electrolytes such as salt, it is enough.

  This little thing may not look simple, but it has a lot of technical content. Without a water mill, it is impossible to grind a large amount of wheat to a fine level. Without a pressing machine, there is absolutely no way for manpower to press the dough to such a firmness.

Xu Huang, Ma Yue, Zhao Yun, and Zhang Ji were not polite. After getting the water, they could follow what Fei Qian said. They could eat the cakes and then drink water, or take the cakes and soak them in water before eating, but In any case, after such a bowl, I felt more or less full.

   "This cake cost a lot, right?" Xu Huang rubbed his stomach and said.

   Feiqian nodded, and said, "So this item can only be used by...long-drive soldiers for the time being..."

  Driving straight in, although it sounds good, is also very beautiful, but it also means that you may be surrounded at any time, and you may be cut off from food and backup at any time, and become a lone army.

"Not only that, in order to allow the long-drive soldiers to preserve more combat power, in addition to weapons, they are also equipped with two horses and two saddles, wool felt blankets, pots and pans, and other utensils. Through these things , I hope to help the soldiers fight better, and let them survive more..." Fei Qian sighed, and said, "Of course, even if you use marching cakes, you can only bring more than a month's ration at most. Time must... use war to support war... so, this task, I will remember it as the first achievement, but it is still very dangerous... you... who is willing to take this heavy responsibility?"

  Every gain must be lost.

It can be said that Fei Qian has improved the protection of this army to the extreme as much as possible. The property spent on these items can even equip three or four times the number of ordinary soldiers. Such a large investment, of course, in addition to improving this The combat effectiveness of the troops is also a better guarantee for these soldiers, and more importantly, the soldiers who enjoy the most favorable treatment will also face the most dangerous situation.

People's desires are always endless, like knowing that you can't have both fish and bear's paws, but you will hold on to both fish and bear's paws, trying to bring back both things, but in the end you can't get anything .

  If you want to be meritorious and risk-free, there is naturally no such good thing in the world.

  Xu Huang raised his head, thought for a while, and finally shook his head and gave up. It wasn't that he didn't want to go or didn't have the courage to go, but that he didn't have much experience in commanding cavalry, so he couldn't force things to go wrong.

  Being able to ride a horse and being able to command cavalry are two completely different concepts. Commanding the cavalry requires not only controlling the physical strength of the horse, but also knowing where to avoid during high-speed movement, where to pass, what places are suitable for charging, etc...

   Ma Yue opened his mouth, but stopped talking. He is hesitant, he wants to go, but he wants to attack Yinshan more than to lead such a long-distance soldier. Although he can get the first victory, it is accompanied by great risks. More importantly, this task is doomed Can't be remembered like a horse riding on Yinshan Mountain...

  Zhang Ji shook his head left and right, stood up, clasped his fists and said, "This, so..."

  Before Zhang Ji finished speaking, Zhao Yun also stood up, and said simply and neatly: "I want to go to the humble job!"

  Zhang Ji turned his head, stared at Zhao Yun and said, "Captain Zhao, you!"

"Zhang Duwei calm down, it's not Yunyun's meritorious service..." Zhao Yun paused, as if trying to organize his words, "...First, Yun is from Changshan, and Yanmen and Daijun are neighboring counties, so the terrain is fairly familiar; Second, Yun...also belongs to Black Mountain...If you lose the enemy, you can go south into the mountain to circle around, and you can keep your soldiers safe, so this assignment belongs to Yun."

In fact, there is a third point, because Zhao Yun has already achieved the feat of beheading the Youxian King of the Huns, so if he is now involved in the battle for the record of attacking Yinshan Mountain, it would be a bit too much, especially Zhao Yun is still In the case of a guest general.

   You must know how to let go of certain things in order to free up your hands and get something again.

  Zhang Ji stared, pondered for a while, and found that what Zhao Yun said was indeed reasonable, he stamped his feet, sighed, and sat down again.

   Feiqian looked at Zhao Yun, nodded, but did not talk about the battle, but said: "Zilong, if the battle is over, would you like to study in the Shoushan Academy for a while?"

  Zhao Yun was overjoyed, and happily bowed: "Thank you Zhonglang for cultivating!"

   What should I do if the characters in the Three Kingdoms wet the bed?

   After Liu Bei got up, he found that he wet the bed...

   It just so happens that the generals are about to come in...

   Liu Bei hurriedly pulled the sheet to cover his face, and then wept loudly: "The generals have worked so hard, I can't bear it!"

   The generals were so moved that they also cried bitterly together. Liu used the sheets to wipe away the tears for the generals, and then calmly threw them aside...

  (end of this chapter)