The Maojin knife from the late Jin Dynasty

Chapter 317 Rich War

Li Ju and Huan Xuan received Liu Tai's order and immediately started the process. They first obtained their own tiger talismans, and then dispatched their own soldiers.

The military historian who followed the army saw that Li Ju and Huan Xuan looked a little unfamiliar, and said: "General and Vice-General Huan are not familiar with our army's military affairs procedures. You can go through the procedures with me!"

Li Ju and Huan Xuan looked at each other, and Li Ju said, "Thank you very much. I don't know what I should call you?"

He Shenjun said, "General, just call me why I joined the army. I am a military historian and will not participate in the command and operations of the army. However, I will use my hands to manage the daily management of the army, provide psychological counseling to the soldiers, and record the beginning and end of the war." Write it down with pen and paper.”

"Can military history belong to the army?" Li Ju couldn't help but asked after hearing He Canjun's words.

"Military history is controlled by the orders of General Shan, but the military history of each army is not allowed to rush to the front line, and if military history is killed in the war, the entire army will be punished. If the army is in an irreversible situation, military regulations allow military history Escape on your own, but you must bring out military history records, otherwise you will be regarded as a deserter." He Canjun said to Li Ju.

Li Ju and Huan Xuan looked at each other. Because they were surrendering soldiers, they didn't know why Liu Tai set up such a system.

At least in their opinion, the most important thing in the army is to enforce orders and prohibitions, especially in the final fight with just such a breath. What if the military commander's escape affects the overall morale of the army!

But in the final analysis, they just surrendered their troops and came to the system of Liu Tai's army. They have always been the only ones to adapt to Liu Tai's army. They have no suggestions for Liu Tai's army. Do they really think that surrendering generals have human rights in this world?

At this time, Liu Tai entrusted them with the task of attacking Luoyang, so they naturally had to complete the task as well as possible so that they could have the capital to gain a foothold in Liu Tai. Under such circumstances, they would naturally do their best with everyone. May be friendly.

"The king asked us to dispatch an army of 10,000 to conquer Luoyang. I wonder where to get the food and grass needed to attack Luoyang!?" Li Ju asked He Jianjun in front of him.

"Attack Luoyang?!" He Shenjun heard this and looked at Li Ju in surprise, then said:

"I wonder if the general has planned the attack path. Generally speaking, soldiers are only responsible for fighting, so they will carry the corresponding grain and grass with them. Subsequent replenishment of grain, grass and materials requires the assistance of government soldiers and corvees, otherwise the combat effectiveness of the soldiers will be reduced!"

"I understand!" Li Ju couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief when he heard He Canjun's words, and then said,

"Recruiting farmers and county soldiers to dispatch food and grass. We are planning to start from Yecheng before the ice of the Yellow River melts, enter Xingyang, pass Hulao, and enter Luoyang. We must capture Luoyang!"

"If so, I will immediately dispatch military rations and equipment from the arsenal according to the general's orders. Please wait a moment, general!" He Canjun heard Li Ju's words and said, "When should we set off?"

"The faster, the better!" Li Ju said decisively.

He Shenjun heard this and nodded to Li Ju, "General, please rest assured, this is a military order. Our army's standard equipment should be fully equipped as quickly as possible. These materials will be transported to the military camp and distributed to the soldiers by the end of today. We will definitely be ready to go on the expedition tomorrow.”

After He Canjun finished speaking, he asked Li Ju for Li Ju's seal and Liu Tai's instructions for dispatching troops, and then prepared to go to the treasury to dispatch supplies.

Although He Canjun was very confident in his words, Li Ju and Huan Xuan were more or less doubtful.

Is the execution efficiency of Liu Tai's army so high?

Liu Tai's order to himself and others was given in the morning, but he had all the supplies ready in the afternoon and could go on the expedition tomorrow?

This speed is a bit too fast, right? !

Is this the difference between the Han army and the Jin court army? !

Li Ju and Huan Xuan didn't know the answer, but Li Ju asked Huan Xuan to stay and inform the soldiers of the upcoming expedition order. As for himself, he brought enough soldiers with him and started running the program with He Canjun.

Seeing He Canjun first go to the servant's office and ask for horses and carriages through documents. These carriages were directly used at the arsenal to be equipped with armor and equipment.

Again, the soldiers' armor is control equipment. Under normal training conditions, it is impossible to give it to soldiers.

As for the weapons that soldiers usually use for training, most of them are made of wood or stone. At most, they are wrapped with a circle of cloth, so as to minimize unnecessary damage during war.

Even so, Liu Tai's army still has lost quotas. This kind of training method trains endurance, willpower, and skillful skills at most. But if you really want to face life and death, you still have to break through on the battlefield.

But no matter what, Li Ju was surprised when he saw the number of weapons and equipment that He Canjun received from the arsenal. Li Ju couldn't help but count them.

"Fish scale armor, spear, wolf sword, Han Dao (Tang Dao), big yellow bow, triangular pyramid, multifunctional saber..."

Starting from the triangular pyramid, Li Ju didn't recognize these equipment.

"The combination of spears and wolves is specially used to deal with enemy infantry. It uses the advantage of distance to suppress the opponent. Especially in the northwest, I heard that there are many sharp warriors, so I just use this distance to suppress them.

However, its effect on cavalry is only average. If you really encounter cavalry, you can only fight head-on. "

"The triangular pyramids are mainly used for piercing. They are only used by soldiers in decisive battles. They are specially used by soldiers to deal with captains or soldiers who wear heavy armor. Generally, soldiers can have three sticks inserted into one foot. It’s enough.”

"The multifunctional saber, in addition to being used as the last dagger, can also be used in many daily operations of soldiers. Sometimes it can even be used as an emergency maintenance tool or meal maker in the army."

……

Li Ju couldn't help but sigh: "When we fight, we are really rich!"

"We were not so wealthy before. It was only after we captured Youzhou that we gradually became wealthy!" He Canjun said, "By the way, general, how many arrows do we need?"

Li Ju heard He Canjun's words and calculated that he had 10,000 soldiers. According to the calculation that half of the archers would need at least a pot of arrows each, he would need at least 150,000 arrows, so Li Ju cautiously reached out. Two fingers.

He Canjun nodded, and then said to the soldiers delivering the supplies, "We want two warehouses!"

"How many arrows are there in one warehouse?" Li Ju suddenly asked after hearing He Canjun's words.

He Canjun said: "About one million, there should be two million arrows in the two warehouses!"

"You gave us these two million arrows?" Li Ju was shocked when he heard He Canjun's words.

"The general is new to the Han Dynasty, so he doesn't know how valuable the arrows are in our Han Dynasty. Every winter when the people stay at home, if they want to make some money and food, the best job is to assemble arrows. Basically every village spends the whole winter. Can hand over hundreds of thousands of arrows.

Of course, the feathers of these arrows are mostly made from ducks, and the production is relatively rough. "

When Li Ju heard this, he had an indescribable feeling, although the arrows made of ducks were indeed a little bit worse.

At least the arrowhead is made of metal, the pole is made of wood, and the feather is just a hair away. It is only a dozen meters away from the battlefield.

But there is no difference between arrows. If they really shoot each other passionately on the battlefield, they can crush each other to death by sheer quantity.

Li Ju quickly came to his senses and couldn't help but said: "How should we transport two million arrows?"

"Don't we have a horse? Two million arrows are only 67,000. For a horse, this weight is not high!" He Shenjun said to Li Ju.

"These horses are for us to conquer Luoyang. They don't need to be returned to Taipu Temple after carrying the supplies?" Li Ju was confused. "The general's words are new. We haven't finished the war yet. How can we send these rogue horses back?" He Shenjun said,

"Our Han Dynasty has horse farms in Youzhou and Bingzhou. It is difficult to train war horses. Although there are more and more horses, the output this year has only reached over 10,000.

But livestock such as horses, donkeys and mules are different. Every year, the imperial court produces hundreds of thousands of them, but they are all eliminated during the selection process of war horses.

Then Taipu Temple maintains about 250,000 slave horses every year, and the rest is given to the people.

Therefore, every soldier in our army has an animal to assist the soldiers in carrying supplies, so that the soldiers can maintain their combat effectiveness. "

"No wonder our Han army is invincible and can face any danger without fear!"

Li Ju had a clear understanding of Liu Tai's army. He fought with Liu Tai and always felt that Liu Tai's army was not tired.

nonsense! With such a logistical configuration, how could one get tired?

"General, do you have any special requirements?" He Shenjun couldn't help but ask Li Ju.

"What can I ask for?" Li Ju was filled with confusion when he heard He Canjun's words.

"We're not going to attack the city. Don't we need siege weapons?" He Canjun looked at Li Ju with some confusion.

"Can we also carry siege weapons?" Li Ju felt incredible about the logistical capabilities of Liu Tai's army.

"Of course we can't carry siege weapons, but we can still disassemble them into parts and then bring them from the logistics. After all, we big men have experienced this kind of thing just once!" He Shenjun said ,

"In the words of the king, the war is not just a war for the soldiers on the front, but a war for the entire Han Dynasty. Therefore, things that can be solved at the rear should be solved as much as possible, so that the frontline generals only need to focus on fighting!"

"Okay, okay..." Li Ju listened to He Canjun's words, and in an instant he had a clearer understanding of the so-called "important matter of the country as a soldier" that he had always known.

But Li Ju turned his head and started to think about it. When he was following Jin Ting, he had to find ways to get food and equipment by himself, and he had to be responsible for everything.

Unlike now, even siege weapons can be built in pieces in the rear, dismantled into parts and then sent to the front line with logistics.

For a moment, Li Ju felt like tears were filling his eyes. He had been suffering for so long, but when had he ever fought such a rich battle?

Even in my own dreams, I don’t dare to have such a dream!

He Canjun successfully arranged armor and weapons from the arsenal, and then went to the supplies department to arrange food and grass.

He Canjun said to Li Ju, "Our military rations are divided into two types, one is normal marching rations, and the other is combat rations."

"What's the difference between the two?" Li Ju was a little curious when he heard He Canjun's words.

“Normal marching rations depend on where they are placed.

If we are in our own territory, the surrounding counties can generally afford pasta and pickles. If we are lucky, we can eat some seasonal vegetables and meat.

If you are going on a march, you need to calculate your marching speed and bring enough naan bread, meat strips, dried fish, meatballs, pickles, tofu, etc. Although it is a bit rough, it is still a normal meal.

If you're lucky, you might even get canned fruit from the back, but this is very rare, and I've only eaten it twice. "

Li Ju couldn't understand the wealth of the big men at this time. Are they really going to march and fight?

It would be nice to have naan cakes to eat when you are fighting. Even for many refugees south of the Yellow River, the most important reason why they join the army is that they can only survive in this world by joining the army.

But if your Han army eats like this, aren't you afraid of being punished by God? !

Li Ju was full of the desire to complain at this moment, but he still held back his thoughts and asked, "What about the combat rations?"

“It’s simple, just fried noodles, tea, and various kinds of dried meat, which can probably guarantee half a month’s combat time.

If you eat fried noodles alone, you will easily get angry if you eat them for a long time, which will affect the combat effectiveness of the soldiers. In order to quickly replenish the physical strength of the soldiers, dried meat is also added.

By the way, General, do you prefer beef jerky, chicken jerky, fish jerky, or pork jerky? Originally, mutton jerky could be replenished this year, but a lot of it was taken away by General Zhao An when he attacked the Central Plains. I am afraid if I want to eat mutton jerky. It will have to wait until at least the year after next! "

At this moment, He Canjun continued to introduce Liu Tai's marching system to Li Ju.

When Li Ju heard He Canjun's words, he couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth and sighed: "I can actually choose the taste!?"

Li Ju couldn't help but feel sad. At least from this moment, he clearly felt the gap between Jin Ting and Da Han.

Originally, Li Ju thought that Liu Tai's attack on the Central Plains must have shaken the country's foundation, but from Liu Tai's reserves of various supplies, it can be seen that Liu Tai's campaign in the Central Plains may not have even consumed much of the supplies he had saved. , even Liu Tai still had the energy to continue attacking the Jin court south of the Yangtze River.

However, after Liu Tai took over the land north of the Yangtze River and Huaihe River, he took it back as soon as it was built, and had no intention of continuing to march straight into it.

With this kind of determination and determination, how can Jin Ting win?

"Give me the same flavor of every flavor!" Li Ju sighed, but quickly broke away from his thoughts and said to He Jianjun.

And just as He Shenjun said, Li Ju completed the allocation of various supplies step by step and returned to the military camp.

At this moment, Huan Xuan glanced at the endless convoy, thinking that his supplies were mixed in the convoy, so he couldn't help but come up to Li Ju and said, "General, what are our supplies?"

"All."

"Both?"

Li Ju nodded fiercely.

(End of this chapter)