"The first obstacle we encountered this time was not the Huns, but logistics, and the difficulty of having no food!"

A few days after departing from Yiqu City, the Beidi County Huanyi, the Beidi Qin army was stationed here, this was their last stop before leaving the fortress, Heifu convened the deployment, and came to the headquarters in the Yizhong to discuss the exit of the fortress.

As the three officers who commanded the three hundred good families, Qiang Hua, Fu Zhi, and Gan Chong were able to stand at the end of the hall and listen. As soon as Heifu began to talk about "the army will die if it has no baggage, if it has no food, if it has no commission, it will die", Gan Chong winked at the other two, meaning: "I guessed correctly, the county lieutenant repeats the old saying again." ”

Qiang Hua and Fu Zhi sat upright, but in fact, their ears were almost calloused, along the way, every time they stopped, the county lieutenant and the generals discussed the most, that is, how much food was still in the army? Where is the grain truck? How much can be resupplied along the way......

This is no wonder Heifu, when he asked Qin Shi Huang for war, he imagined that Beidi County would send about 7,000 troops, and Qin Shi Huang's first reaction was to "hate less", but as everyone knows, this is already the limit of this military operation......

It's not that Northland County can't send more troops, if Heifu is willing, he can lead 10,000 people out of the fortress, the key is that the supplies outside the fortress can't withstand more men.

The long march of the army is not as good as the spring outing of the students organized by the primary school, and everyone can bring some snacks. Heifu is also an old soldier, and he knows very well that the army consumes a lot of money in the interior, let alone outside the country.

"North of Xiaoguan, the terrain is mangyal, straight to the desert, during the whole 400 miles, there are no residents, no trees, and there are very few water and grass, until the flower and horse pond begins. The terrain in the middle is barren, the army does not want to get the slightest food supply, and the water source is intermittent! ”

The population density per square kilometer is closely related to the amount of surplus grain, according to the situation of Wu Shiyan and Chen Ping's exploration, before arriving at Huamachi, even if the Qin army wants to "fight the enemy because of grain", there is no chance, and not a grain of grain is even more difficult to get along the way, so it is even more unreliable to let the soldiers hunt on their own, so they have to bring everything.

When Chen Ping was in Yiqu City, he calculated the account for Heifu: more than 400 miles away, according to the normal marching speed of the Qin army's foot soldiers with baggage, more than 40 miles a day, it takes about ten days, a young man needs to eat 5 buckets of rice in 10 days, and 7,000 people need to eat 3,500 stones of rice.

On average, each person carries an extra 15 catties of grain, which is not too heavy, and can rest on each donkey or horse that is allocated to two heads.

"Fortunately, the county lieutenant asked everyone to carry pot helmets for dry ......food," Qiang Hua stuck out his tongue.

This is an upgraded version of the "baked cake" eaten by immigrants from Guanzhong Shandong, which is said to have flowed from the kitchen of the Lieutenant of Heifu's family.

This thing is as big as human face, it can be cut into strips and put in a bag, and it will not be damaged for several months in the dry northland, and it is dry and hard and chewy.

The disadvantage is that it is too hard, it is not an exaggeration to say that the pot helmet that has been dried for a long time can kill people, Qiang Hua once let Gan Chong, who is good at throwing stones, try, his belt rotates like flying, but the small stones thrown out only smashed a small hole in the pot helmet......

Gan Chong was dumbfounded at the time, and Fu Zhi on the side laughed and said, this thing can be used as a shield.

Sure enough, since then, Fu Zhi has really replaced the shield behind his back with a pot helmet, which provoked Qiang Hua and Gan Chong to change him to "Fu Pot Helmet" or "Pot Helmet Hundred Generals" behind his back!

When the young man made fun of them, when Lieutenant Hauff heard it, he didn't blame them, but showed a meaningful smile.

The three of them didn't know that Heifu was secretly glad that someone had memorized a nickname for him......

But the pot helmet can only be used as dry food for the rapid march, if you chew it every day, there is not enough blister soft, and the teeth will be broken, considering the time of staying outside the plug, Heifu has to add a month's grain, about 10,000 stone of corn.

What is this concept? If it is transported by a people's husband, the manpower chariot can carry 2 stones of rice, and two people pull the cart, and it will take five or six thousand people. The road is dangerous, and most of the grain transported is eaten by the people along the way, and there is not much left to reach the end point, and they must face the attack of the Huns coming and going like the wind......

Northland County is already sparsely populated, so Haff'd rather use livestock.

A donkey bears a weight of 2 stones, a mule and a horse carry a weight of 3 stones, an ox cart carries a weight of 20 stones, and the ox cart that pulls grain alone requires 500 cars, plus the grain, beans, and green fodder that the cattle and horses also need to eat, all kinds of ordnance and equipment, medicine, bandages, and arrows as consumables, I am afraid that it will take thousands of vehicles to be enough, and it can be discharged for several miles.

With ox carts, cattle transportation, but also have to consider livestock injuries, illness and other issues, when it is winter, even to the flower horse pond, there is not much grass to eat, from time to time, the livestock are more thin to death, Heifu has fought this battle, ready to kill half of the livestock or even kill the meat to eat, and then replenish the psychological preparation on the spot.

Therefore, Heifu must bring elite soldiers, and not be greedy, don't look at the crowds when you set off, when you get to the desert salt, heh, everyone has to starve, every extra mouth, there is more pressure on logistics.

After the final military discussion, Hefu decided to divide the 7,000 men he had brought with him into several parts:

One thousand Yuan Rong rode as the forward, led by the official doctor Yiqu White Wolf, each riding one person and two horses, five days of food, as the forward heel army, set off first, a hundred miles a day, and strive to arrive at Huamachi within five days!

After Heifu handed the dissected wooden talisman to the white wolf of Yiqu, he instructed: "Although Yan Yanjun rebelled against the Huns and surrendered to Qin, he is still afraid of the revenge of the Huns. “

"The subordinates can save it!"

Unlike the Gongsun clan, the title of Yiqu White Wolf was mainly earned by him during the Unification War.

I haven't fought for a few years, and this Huarong mixed-race warrior has already itched in his hands.

And the five families of Dayuan Rong under his command of Slaughtering Niu, Huluo, Peng Lu Clan, Wild Fox Clan, and Peng Yang Clan, after the patriarchs were called by Heifu to the county town for a meeting, hinting that after defeating the Xiongnu, they could migrate to a better Helan pasture, and they were already screaming with excitement!

Heifu said to the five monarchs: "I propose to Your Majesty that in this battle, the warriors of the Rong tribe who join the Qin army can be granted pastures according to the land grant system, and each level of lord will receive 500 acres of pasture......"

As soon as these words came out, the eyes of the five Rong people lit up, the Rong people were proud of dying in battle, ashamed of dying of illness, and they were idle at home and fighting with each other, they would rather go outside the plug to earn a better and bigger pasture!

At this time, Heifu's eyes looked at the three good family generals at the end of the hall.

Qiang Hua, Fu Zhi, and Gan Chong immediately puffed up their chests, they knew that the heel army striker was the easiest to make meritorious contributions and the easiest to engage the enemy, so they all hoped that they could be selected!

However, Heifu's gaze skipped over Qiang Hua, and after looking at Fu Zhi and Gan Chong, he clicked on Fu Zhi.

"A hundred generals Fu Zhi, take a hundred good families, and listen to the righteous canal to lead the long dispatch."

Fu Zhi was overjoyed, and Gan Chong secretly glanced at Qiang Hua and found that he looked disappointed.

After that, the county lieutenant Heifu selected two other troops, and he himself, commanding 4,000 well-trained county soldiers and county soldiers, formed a large army, and scarred for ten days' rations, and strived to reach Huamachi within ten days, and Qiang Hua was selected to act as a personal companion with the county lieutenant.

As for the follow-up troops, Heifu arranged for Gongsun Bailu, who could take charge of himself, to escort a thousand ox carts with 2,000 people, and walked slowly, and Gan Chong took the remaining 100 good families to join them......

……

"We're going our separate ways."

After everyone received the order, Fu Zhi said to the two comrades, although they came from different counties, they got along for half a year, and at the same time became a hundred generals, trained together, got along day and night, and regarded each other as friends.

"Yes, I thought we would fight together, but I didn't think it would be divided into three parts."

Gan Chong sighed with emotion, and bumped the sullen Qiang Hua with his shoulder: "Zihua, you are unhappy, is it because you are dissatisfied with the arrangement of the county lieutenant?" ”

"How dare Qiang Hua be like this...... "Qiang Hua is the kind of person who writes all his emotions on his face, he doesn't dare to say that he doesn't dare, but his face is flushed, he is the grandson of Shangjun Shouqiang Qiang, born in Jiangmen, he has been practicing riding and archery since he was a child, and he once led his family to ride from chasing a group of bandits, killing many captives, and he is famous in the local area.

In his opinion, if the bravest and most combative among the three people is chosen to join the forward of the heel army, he should not give in, why did the county lieutenant choose Fu Zhi?

"Don't you see the county captain's intentions?" Gan Chong's talent is not only throwing stones, he is also very careful.

"What's the point?"

Qiang Hua said: "My brother is in the Longxi Army, and he is also a cavalry general who can lead thousands of people alone, and it is said that he has accompanied General Li many times to collect firewood, why can I only stay by the county lieutenant's side and be his personal guard?" ”

He didn't choose to say anything, and stared at Fu Zhi: "Whether it is sword, horseback riding, or archery, I am better than you, why did the county lieutenant choose you to join the heel army, this is not fair!" ”

Fu Zhiren was more stunned, a little stunned, but Gan Chong said coldly: "Fair? It is indeed extremely unfair, we enlist in the army at the same time, and at the same time are 100 generals, but from today, the future will be very different. Fu Zhi, as a heel army, explored the way outside the dazed and ignorant Saiwai, and could encounter the Hun brigade at any time, he had many opportunities to make meritorious contributions, and he might also die in battle. And you Qianghua, but you can stay safely by the county lieutenant's side, yes, you have to stay by his side an inch, you can't be free, you can't gallop on the battlefield, but you can accompany him to hold military meetings, and you will know about big and small affairs, and even make suggestions......"

"No matter what the outcome of this battle is, I'm afraid you will be able to mix up a qualification and get a share of the credit! This is the advantage of being a personal guard, I heard the official doctor Gongao say that the county lieutenant was the son of the court lieutenant of the personal guard hundred generals, and he got the weight! ”

Gan Chong is the lowest born of the three, and his family is only a small one, so he is more concerned about these things.

"Why did the county lieutenant treat me like this!"

Qiang Hua was completely stunned, and Gan Chong spat angrily when he saw that he didn't know why: "Because you are the grandson of the Shangjun Shou!" ”

Qiang Hua suddenly realized, and was suddenly a little ashamed of his recklessness, and lowered his head: "It's not that I want to do this, I still want to go to the front line to charge." He said stiffly.

"Do I want to go to the rear army to see the ox carts, smell the dung, and eat the dust?" Gan Chong ridiculed this small-grown comrade.

At this time, Fu Zhi, who had been silent for a long time, finally spoke: "Gan Chong, have you misunderstood?" I once heard the county lieutenant say that if the farmer does not come out, he will lack food, if he does not work, he will lack work, if he does not do business, he will have no three treasures, and if he does not come out, he will lack wealth. Farmers, workers, and businessmen have their own duties. ”

The county lieutenant said that the same is true in the army, whether it is a heel army, a personal guard, or a baggage, each has its own responsibilities, and all of them are indispensable. The lieutenant placed us in different formations, perhaps so that we could be trained in various positions. Erjun, Hugh wants to see which position is easy to make meritorious service, which position is safe and easy to be promoted, I want to think that above the battle array, it is changing rapidly, no matter where you are, you have the opportunity to make meritorious deeds! ”

This is a lesson given to the 300 good families who Heifu had high hopes for when he inspected the army, they are like blank pieces of paper, they have martial arts, and they have a cultural background, and they are the seedlings of high-class generals...... That's why Heifu put them in different positions to experience, among which Gan Chong was asked to see the grain truck, because he was talking about logistics by himself, showing a disapproving look......

This war is like this, and next time, I'm afraid it will be changed again, and there is no deliberate favoritism.

At this time, it was Qiang Hua and Gan Chong's turn to be ashamed together, and muttered: "It's still Fu Guohel who remembers the words of the county lieutenant, and we almost spent the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain......"

"No matter what, this is the first battle of the three hundred good families in the northern land, don't lose to those Rong people!"

Fu Zhi arched his hand towards the two robes: "Reluctantly!" ”

Qiang Hua and Gan Chong also clenched their fists: "Yes, encourage them together!" ”

……

The next day, the heel army composed of more than 1,000 cavalry set off first, basically one person and two horses, galloping out of the stopper!

The 4,000 main force led by Heifu followed closely behind, arriving at Xiaoguan one day after the advance left the Great Wall.

On the 28th day of the 28th month of the 28th year of Qin Shi Huang, when the army was resting in Xiaoguan, Heifu received a message from the Yiqu White Wolf Hou Qi to send back:

"Jun Yan sent a messenger to tell you about it! More than 1,000 Hun cavalry have cruised to Huamachi! ”