In the face of this kind of mechanized infantry, the advantage of cavalry is not obvious, and the disadvantage is highlighted.

In sports warfare, mechanized infantry is also very flexible and mobile, can fight and retreat at any time, and is not easy to be beaten. Infantry has an advantage over cavalry in attacking fortified positions, and infantry bows and crossbows are more powerful than riding bows and crossbows in terms of range and power.

When encountering infantry, mechanized infantry can be turned into cavalry in an instant, using its own flexibility and mobility to grasp the initiative on the battlefield.

The design is very good, and it is theoretically valid, but in order to achieve the design goal, in addition to the soldiers need to be well-trained, they must also be assisted by equipment.

Now that we have box cars, camels, weapons, and ammunition, and our operational thinking is mature, we are still missing one thing. Without it, any mechanized infantry would be in vain.

What is so important? The crown and a few generals with water tiger wings are eating. In front of them were several open metal jars, each filled with soup and water, and the smell wafted through the room, which aroused the appetite.

"How about it, each officer and soldier has a can of meat, half a jar of fruit, and three pieces of dry food a day, isn't it?" Hong Tao asked superfluously, the crown and a few of them had never been on the battlefield, and they knew about the rations of a fart.

The daily ration of each soldier of the new army was added by 50 percent after combining the opinions of the Huangzhou Forbidden Army and the Fan soldiers.

In fact, the soldiers of this era are really bitter, and the requirements are very low, and they can be satisfied if they are full.

Hong Tao personally ate the military rations of the forbidden army, a kind of helmet-sized dough cake, half flour and half dead noodles, it was not bad when it was first baked, and it was as hard as jerky when it was cold.

It seems that if you want to be a soldier in ancient times, you must have a good tooth, and if you don't have the ability to bite half a catty of hazelnuts and pine nuts with empty white teeth, you have to starve when you become a soldier. It's not that I won't give you food, but I can't bite it.

"The adults are laughing again, don't everyone have to come to eat the soldiers' meals every day...... The meat is very well cooked and full of flavor. It is really rare to have such a person in Huangzhou, even if you open a meat soup shop in Kaifeng City, it will be overcrowded. Adults don't really want to let the soldiers ......"

The crown was eating with his mouth full of oil, and he didn't even think about it, and only after he finished saying it did he realize that something was wrong. He looked back at the pony's face, as if there was an answer on it.

"Commander Wang guessed correctly, this is the military rations of my new army in Huangzhou. It's a pity that time is tight and I can't make too many flavors, or I can get a few cars and bring them back to Weiqiao Town for the craftsmen to taste. ”

Hong Tao nodded proudly, the more surprised outsiders are, the more successful he is. When these field foods were sent to the barracks for everyone to try a few days ago, the new army also had this expression, and even the well-informed Jiang Erlang and Jiang Dalang were dumbfounded.

"This ...... Isn't this a bit too wasteful......" Wang Guan's expression at this time was even more entangled than Jiang Dalang's, if he didn't care about his position, he would have to slap the table and scold. You can't waste your money like this, how much does it cost for every soldier to eat this, can you afford it!

"These foods were invented by the official and are called canned food. Taste aside, do you know how long they will not spoil? Hong Tao has also seen a lot of this kind of expression, and when he said that everyone in the new army was marching on a camel, Miao Kui also commented on it.

"If you put more salt and vinegar, you can always have it in four or five days...... The climate in Huangzhou is cool, and it is difficult to say for seven or eight days...... "In addition to seeing money, the crown is also very good at eating."

When he was in Jinmingchi, he would introduce the food in Kaifeng City to the horses when he had nothing to do, and which restaurants made which dishes were delicious, and even knew the food in the stalls in the tiles.

"The canned food you are waiting for should be the first batch produced after the Shangyuan Festival, less than three months." When he said this, Hong Tao laughed so obscene that he almost wrote the word pit man on his face.

"What! Shangyuan Festival...... Adults, don't joke, eating bad meat will kill you......" The crown immediately turned a little dark when he saw this expression.

To make sure that the colt was not joking, he took another piece of meat from the jar, licked it, and then took a small bite, but he didn't taste any peculiar smell at all.

"Yo, Lord Wang actually knows so much health knowledge, congratulations. It's a pity that Lord Wang's eyes are not very good, don't you see the small words on the lid? ”

Spoiled meat is more toxic than cereals and vegetables, and the ancients knew it for a long time. In order to make the crown completely convinced, Hong Tao stretched out his hand and pointed to the lid.

"Yuanfeng five years in January, Huangzhou Food Factory! This, this is ......" The crown had a good look, but he didn't realize that there were words on the cover, and when he looked at it, his lips trembled.

"Don't be afraid, this official will not harm others, let alone his own robes. Well, this batch is a bit salty, and it is indeed the first batch. ”

This joke can't be made again, and if they continue to talk about it, they will definitely have to vomit. It's a good thing and it's wasted, Hong Tao patted the crown on the shoulder, picked up the chopsticks and put a piece of meat in his mouth, and gave an evaluation while chewing.

"It's really not bad to be able to put it in the moon! But what is the work of this thing? "The crown believes, 100 percent.

The pony cares more about eating than anyone else, and does not eat many foods, such as raw fish and raw meat of unknown origin. But as long as he eats it, then there is no problem at all.

But no one has ever heard of stewed meat that can be left for more than two months and is still fragrant, there must be something wrong with it. What's the problem? The first questionable is the tin cans for meat and fruit.

This jar is not so black that it looks like iron, and it doesn't look like steel. If it is really left for two months, both iron and steel will rust. Don't look at the crown doesn't know how to smelt and forge, but he has been in Weiqiao Town for more than a year, and he can know some basic attempts even if he is familiar with it all day long.

It's not steel, it's not copper, it's harder than tin, what can it be? Don't ask, it must be a new object invented by the colt, and the secret of meat and fruit should be in it.

"Don't guess, it's just an alloy of lead, tin, and copper, and the secret of meat and fruit is in these soups. You all have a lot of money in your family, do you want to build a workshop with this official to sell this thing? Even if the Great Song Dynasty Forbidden Army can't look down on it, it is very convenient for ordinary people to go out and bring a few cans. "Inviting the crown to eat canned food, in addition to taking the opportunity to make fun of it, Hong Tao has another purpose.

The families of these officers are relatively wealthy, otherwise they would not have been able to get this military position that neither has to fight nor has to fight on the border.

Of course, their home is not too big, they just have money to pay for. The purpose is not to get rich for promotion, but just to let his son, who has no ability and is not very good at trading, have an errand to do.

But in Hong Tao's eyes, this kind of small and medium-grade businessman is the best collaborator. They don't have much official background, purely to pursue profits, and later generations don't advocate being pure people.

It is said that canned food should be a strategic material at present, is it appropriate to push it to the private market of the Great Song Dynasty? Hong Tao thinks it's quite suitable, the anti-embalming process of canned food can only be mastered by himself, and it is not a sharp weapon such as armor and bows, and it can be operated without a license from the imperial court.

Kerosene is not needed like gas lamps, and the current refining industry may not be able to be carried out without government approval, but small-scale fractionated coal tar must be possible.

Compared to those who listen and look at tall and new things, canned food is a kind of food that can be stored for a long time, with a variety of raw materials and processing techniques that are easy to learn, and can be done by a small workshop in the village.

I can't all contribute to the Great Song Dynasty, I have to get some industry that belongs to me. As the saying goes, there are unforeseen circumstances in the sky, and people have good and bad luck. In case one day he stepped down and lost control of Ugin Xing, it would be too thin to rely on Bao Huido.

Don't think about the ointment, even if the imperial court is willing to give Wu Jinxing to himself, it will not let go of the ointment, and the ash trees in Qionglin Yuan are useless, who would bother to raise wax insects with paraffin.

Wang Guan only stayed for one day and returned to Huangzhou City with a hundred and ten empty carts, and he had to load a batch of timber and furs from the local area and pull them back to Weiqiao Town, all of them were the sons of merchants, how could he return empty-handed.