Daily Life In Qin Dynasty

  Chapter 252 Frontier

   "Sure enough, as the general expected, Zhao Guo and Wei Guo formed an alliance."

  On the border of Yingchuan County (formerly South Korea), a majestic city wall with a height of at least seven or eight feet (1 foot in Han system is about 2.3 meters) was obviously newly built not long ago.

  On the city wall, a commander of the Qin army was holding a small piece of pickled dried meat in his hand, while biting vigorously, watching the Zhao Wei coalition army rushing from afar, his eyes were full of jokes.

   "But it's a pity, if you want to go to war with us, you'd better wait until you break down this city wall first!"

  The territory of South Korea is connected to Zhao and Wei. The main reason why South Korea has been mixed between Qin, Zhao, and Wei in the past, but it is still safe and sound is because it acts as a 'buffer zone'.

  Once this 'buffer zone' disappears, it will be a matter of time before Qin and Zhao and Wei join forces.

  This not only makes the border between Zhao and Wei extremely dangerous, but also for Qin.

   But even so.

  Qin still did not hesitate to break through South Korea, the main reason being the city wall under the commander's feet.

This city wall was built after the Qin State captured South Korea, and it was just completed three days ago. Although it took a short time, the height, thickness, firmness, and even the defensive range of the wall are no less than those of some famous military sites. .

  In the era of cold weapons, the use of building materials such as [cement] in warfare is almost the same as cheating.

   Qin built a total of three such 'military fortresses' on the border. They are respectively located on three major traffic roads. No matter which road the Zhao and Wei coalition forces attack from, this kind of 'military fortress' is an unavoidable hurdle for them.

   Siege and defense are not the same difficulty at all.

  Before, the military strength of Qin State was far superior to that of South Korea. However, when attacking Nanyang and Xinzheng, Wang Jian's first thought was to win by strategy, not a confrontation.

   It was because it was too difficult to attack a defending city from the front. Even with Wang Jian's troop allocation and logistical resources at that time, if he wanted to attack Nanyang and Xinzheng from the front, he would have to pay a price that would make his heart ache.

   "Captain, is that Wei Wuzu?"

The one who spoke was a recruit with a scar on his face. At this time, he was also holding a piece of dried bacon in his hand, and he ate it in small bites. This was a "comfort" before the war. Everyone has it.

  In the past, it was naturally impossible to have this thing in the army. After all, 'salt' and 'meat' are very expensive things. Not to mention ordinary soldiers, even some officers cannot be extravagant enough to eat this thing as a 'snack'.

   But things are different now.

   Last time, in order to attack South Korea, Mo Jun not only allocated a large amount of food to Wang Jian's army, but also included 50,000 catties of meat.

  Originally this was a precautionary measure for the "protracted war", but it turned out that Wang Jian's army defeated South Korea in less than half a month.

  So embarrassing things happened.

  Because South Korea was destroyed too quickly, this large amount of military rations was directly 'stuck' in Wang Jian's hands. For the first time in his life, Wang Jian experienced the troubles of being rich.

  Someone may do such a thing as reselling military rations, but this person will definitely not be Wang Jian.

no way.

  Finally, Wang Jian had no choice but to order that the whole army improve their food. They used to eat two meals a day, but now they eat three meals.

  All kinds of meat, vegetables, melons and fruits can be made with strength.

   In short, it is just one sentence.

   Before the arrival of reinforcements from the rear, these 'stranded' military rations can be eaten as much as they can.

What?

   Return the rations to Mr. Mo.

   Dreaming!

  Although everyone is an official in the same dynasty, they also have different positions, especially for generals, their own troops are always more expensive than others.

  It is impossible for Wang Jian to do such things as wasting food and unlucky military rations.

  But if you don't take advantage of it, it is also impossible to become a suitable general.

For Wang Jian, the rations for attacking South Korea were used during the attack on South Korea. If there is more, it is his own ability. If the rations cannot be "used reasonably", then he, Wang Jian, will be sorry for the soldiers under him. .

  Because the food was so good during this period, in just one month, the soldiers under Wang Jian, even the logistics troops, gained weight at a speed visible to the naked eye.

   "Tch, what kind of Wei soldiers are these guys? They are at most a group of imitations that want to imitate, but they only imitate their shape, but they don't imitate their god."

  The commander glanced at the vanguard of the Wei State standing in the yellow sand below, said something disdainful, then threw the last piece of bacon in his mouth into his mouth, patted his stomach, and burped contentedly.

"Wei Wuzu's 'inheritance' has already been interrupted by General Bai Qi in the 'Battle of Yique' many years ago. Although Wei Guo has been trying his best to rebuild Wei Wuzu these years, But unfortunately..."

  The Commander-in-Chief did not finish his last sentence, but anyone could see the embarrassment in his eyes.

  The battlefield is a very magical place.

  Sometimes 'hate' and 'admiration' do not conflict.

This commander is a veteran on the battlefield. Although he did not participate in the "Battle of Yique" that nearly wiped out the Wei soldiers decades ago, he has also survived in previous wars. The Wei Wu soldiers who came down fought each other.

  The only feeling those Wei soldiers gave him at that time was that they were unstoppable.

   After all, the army of Wei Wuzu has spent countless efforts since the beginning of the selection. According to historical records:

  【Wei's military pawns take them by speed, wear armor of three types, wield a crossbow of twelve stones, carry fifty arrows on it, place spears on it, wear crowns and swords, win food for three days, and travel hundreds of miles in the middle of the day. The pilot test will restore its households and benefit its fields and houses. 】

   In other words, it is:

A qualified Wei soldier needs to be able to put on three layers of heavy armor and an iron helmet, be able to open a twelve-stone crossbow, carry fifty crossbow bolts each, hold a long dagger or an iron halberd, a sharp sword on his belt, and carry a three-day weapon. Combat food and grass can cover more than 100 miles in half a day.

   It is precisely because of such harsh selection criteria that 'the soldiers you get must be elite. '

In contrast, at that time, Qin had not yet become the strongest of the Seven Kingdoms. Whether it was weapons and equipment or logistics, it was far behind Wei's soldiers by more than a little. At that time, the only place where the two armies could compete was probably the momentum of both sides. .

   Head-to-head confrontation.

  The only way Qin Jun can suppress Wei Wuzu is to use human life to fill it.

  Actually, for this battle, the commander still has some expectations in his heart, because he has always wanted to fight the Wei military **** army again in a dignified manner under the condition that both sides have the same weapons and equipment and logistics supplies.

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  (end of this chapter)