Riding and chopping: Overlord of the Han and Hungarians

Chapter 82 82. Map
Zhang Qi had a headache, and so did Hui.

In managing all the supplies in the camp, no one knows better than him how much silage needs to be consumed every day.

It has been more than two months since they entered Daxing'an Mountains, and now only a little over [-] of the cattle and sheep have been slaughtered.

During this period, the green storage plundered from various tribes had already been exhausted, and the reason why it was able to survive was the result of the daily labor of all the herdsmen in the camp to pick up snowdrifts.

It is not barren under the snow, and some plants have full cold resistance skills, even if they are covered by heavy snow, they can still survive.

These days, the cattle and sheep are not starved to death because of the herdsmen pulling out the branches and leaves of plants that can withstand the severe cold in the snowdrifts.

It's just that after such a long time, everything that can be pulled around has been swept away, and Zhang Qi brought back [-] war horses and some ordinary horses yesterday, Hui really couldn't bear the logistical pressure.

"And it's bottomed out. A sheep of 3000 to [-] catties needs three or four catties of forage a day to barely feed it. If it wants to produce milk, it needs to add more forage. We now have more than [-] sheep. Do the math yourself."

"Not to mention that we still have more than 2 cows. The consumption of fodder in one day is enough to bury our camp, and it can still be trampled tightly."

Hui had a toothache on his face.

Zhang Qi also took several hissing breaths.

He knew that raising cattle and sheep in winter would consume a lot of energy, and he was mentally prepared, but when he actually put the data in front of him, it was so shocking.

Counting 50 cattle and sheep in this way, the daily consumption of forage alone is [-] million catties.

If it is only relying on him to bring it from the world of riding and cutting, the dinars needed will be astronomical. The amount of 100 catties of materials brought out is [-] million dinars, and the amount of [-] catties is tens of millions of dinars. .

Yes, it is true that the world of riding and hacking can make money quickly under the management of building weapons and syrup, but Zhang Qi has no such extravagant ideas for raising cattle and sheep with dinars.

"Is there nothing you can do?"

Zhang Qi looked at Hui and asked expectantly.

Hui's answer disappointed him.

"I can't help it. All the edible things around are pulled out and used as fodder. If there are still so many, I can only go further to find winter pastures."

The two sighed in unison: "Oh."

It is impossible to go far. The Daxingan Mountains are intricate and complicated, and it is winter again. If you accidentally get lost, you will have to wait for death.

Zhang Qi was also reluctant to let these herdsmen die in vain. Population was precious to him, otherwise, even if he won the Donghu people's territory, he would have to "look and sigh" if he didn't have enough people.

"Wait. Donghu"

Zhang Qi seemed to have grasped something, and began to meditate. After a while, a bright smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

"Haha, yes, I forgot Donghu."

Zhang Qi laughed out loud, Hui on the side didn't know why.

"What Donghu?"

Zhang Qi glanced at Hui, relaxed a lot and continued his chest expansion exercise.

While exercising, he said to Hui: "It's a pity to kill these cattle and sheep, and we can't afford to raise them for the time being. So I think our good neighbors will be happy to help us raise sheep."

"Oh!"

Hui's eyes lit up suddenly, and he suddenly realized, he guessed the meaning of Zhang Qi's words.

Zhang Qi looked at him with a funny face: "Why, you thought of it too?"

Huimeng nodded his head a few times, with a smile all over his face: "Let the Donghu people raise sheep for us, and then go and grab them back!"

"Hahaha! Clever! But instead of grabbing it back, it stays there!"

Zhang Qi laughed, and immediately clenched his fists, and said proudly.

"Pass my order!"

"exist!"

Zhang Qi waved his big hand, and Naqi, who was serving on the left and right, knelt down on one knee.

"Go to the barracks to see if the outposts who were probing the direction of Donghu have returned. If they come back, let them come to see me, and tell Hu Shui to prepare his troops and wait for orders."

"Order!"

Zhang Qi stretched his body and yawned: "Hui, I may have to go out later, and I will leave the affairs of the camp to you and Lu Mu. There are eagles in the army. If there is any accident, you just leave, don't have the slightest nostalgia."

Although Zhang Qi was very relieved about the current situation, the Xiongnu had just suffered a defeat and there was no chance of recovery in a short time, but just to be on the safe side, he still told Hui.

"Don't worry, I know what to do."

Hui has a relaxed face, as long as the cattle and sheep can be resolved, there is nothing else to worry about.

Zhang Qi nodded and returned to the yurt. Hui also saluted and left.

After a while, several horseshoes sounded, followed by the sound of reining in the horse.

Six people filed in back and forth, and when they saw Zhang Qi, they knelt down on one knee and saluted.

"Your Majesty!"

"Get up, there's no need to be too polite, I asked you to explore the route to Donghu, was there any gain?"

These people were the first batch of outposts, and they were sent out by him before the army was established. Originally, this work was planned to be handed over to Eagle, but considering that he wanted Eagle to try to manage the army, so he sent out the servants. The army selected a few people with firm beliefs and sent them out.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, there is indeed a harvest."

One of the sentries took out a piece of cloth from his pocket.

"Your Majesty, the routes that can reach the Donghu area are all recorded, please make a decision."

Zhang Qi took it, opened it and took a look. It clearly recorded two routes to Donghu, and also depicted the trend of mountains and rivers, the distribution of rivers, and pools.

Zhang Qi stared at the Youshao, a little surprised.

"Do you know the (yu2) map?"

Youshao, who was stared at by Zhang Qi, shook his head, and then pointed back: "Report to Your Majesty, he is not humble, he is the one who knows the map."

Following Youshao's pointing, Zhang Qi looked over, a young Youshao was kneeling there, his hair was a little yellow and messy, but it was tied with a straw rope.

"Get up and talk."

Zhang Qi looked at the young Youshao and said in a deep voice.

The young Youshou was a little nervous, and almost fell when he got up, but no one present laughed at him, because no one dared to be rude in front of the king.

"Is this map made for you?"

Zhang Qi looked at the young Youshao and asked curiously.

Youshao nodded, hesitating for a long time before he could speak: "Reporting to Your Majesty, it's a humble thing."

"Learned?"

Zhang Qi asked again.

Young Youshao nodded: "Yes, Your Majesty. Grandpa Xixia used to be a map maker. After being tied up to the grassland, Xiaxia studied with Grandpa for two years."

Zhang Qi was stunned, and then his face became serious: "Do you have a name?"

"Grandpa called me Chai Er"

Zhang Qi glanced at him, then took out a clean piece of cloth and wrote on it with charcoal for a while.

After stamping his own seal, he handed it to him: "From today on, you will be called Liu Chai."

"Liu Chai obeys orders!"

Liu Chai, who had just been given a surname, was stunned for a moment, and he didn't react until he took out the cloth whistle and pushed him.

"Humble!"

"Today, Yutu has made meritorious service. I will reward ten catties of meat and a piece of cloth, and I will be promoted to 'Fake Military Marquis'!"

"Humble, humble, accept the reward! Thank you, Your Majesty, for the reward!"

Under the tension and excitement, Liu Chai stumbled even more when speaking, but Zhang Qi didn't care, but continued.

"Take the silk order I gave you and pass it on to the whole army. From now on, all outposts will be dispatched by you, but!"

"As a fake military officer, you are obliged to pass on the map skills you know, do you have any objections?"

"Humble to take orders!"

Liu Chai didn't say whether he had any objections or not, but solemnly nodded his head.

(End of this chapter)