Chaos of the Three Kingdoms Summons

Chapter 1566 Departure, Meridian Valley!Down
"Let's go!" Geng Chun, Yang Shihan and others followed suit.

"Go!—go!"

"The whole army forms a long snake formation, and all the ministries move slowly in order!"

"Those who disrupt order - cut! Those who don't obey orders - cut! Those who are afraid and don't go ahead - cut!"

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If a man wants to achieve great things, martial arts, wisdom, money... These things are indispensable, but courage is also indispensable. A civet cat with courage can rival a fierce tiger, and a chick without courage can take advantage of a phoenix feather!
Chen Sheng and Wu Guang didn't have the guts, they are just two nameless bones beside the Great Wall, how can they leave their names in the history.

Liu Bang didn't have the courage, and he was still a small pavilion chief in Surabaya, how to establish the Han Dynasty.

Li Shimin didn't have the guts, how could there be the subsequent changes of Xuanwumen, and how could there be the later prosperity of the Tang Dynasty.

If Zhu Di didn't have the guts, I'm afraid no matter how lucky he was, he would be just a Fugui prince at most, so how could he have the future Emperor Yongle! ! !
As for generals like them, if they don't have the guts, how can they make contributions and worship generals?In this world, any battle is not without risk, and it requires courage to fight.It's just that this time the risk is greater and the courage required is greater!
"Ta Tata..."

With Geng Chun's order, the five thousand warriors resolutely stepped towards the unknown place of destiny.

The [-] elite soldiers, ranging from generals to ordinary soldiers, all rely on their feet to drive, and no one rides a horse.The Meridian Plank Road has been in disrepair for a long time. If you set off on a horse, and you add the strength of the horse, the probability of an accident will increase.

However, everyone has a huge marching backpack on their backs.

Inside are ropes, oilcloths, needles and threads... Insect repellents, acne medicines, marching powder, spare clothes, dozens of things in total, although these things seem to be scattered, they are absolutely indispensable during the difficult march along the way.

The upcoming road is wet and rainy, and the plank road is rough and difficult. The general iron armor is heavy, and it is easy to rust and corrode. It is not as light and moisture-proof as leather armor. Therefore, Geng Yan has already ordered that the whole army Replace the upper leather armor and cowhide shield to better adapt to mountain combat!

The battle of the army, no matter how big or small, should be considered as clearly as possible in advance, and corresponding preparations should be made.Hundreds of thousands of troops, even if it is a small matter, if hundreds of thousands of people accumulate, it may eventually cause a disaster, and even affect the victory or defeat of the entire battle.

Swords, guns, bows and arrows, and all kinds of weapons are also coated with a layer of butter, which can ensure that they will not rust in a short period of time, and the rest of the troops are also like this. Countless amounts of butter have been used. The war went well, and only then did tens of thousands of cattle be obtained from Xiliang and Hetao, barely supplying the needs of hundreds of thousands of troops!
During the 660-mile long-distance march, food was a big problem. Because of the cliffs and cliffs along the way, it was very difficult to light a fire and cook.
Otherwise, the food for more than 5000 people would require at least a few hundred large iron pots, and the smoke would rise straight up to the blue sky, which could be seen hundreds of miles away. Didn’t they tell the enemy clearly that the Jin army marched from Meridian Valley to attack Nanzheng City? ?
Therefore, from the general to the soldier, each person carries a bag of dry food, which contains more than 30 catties of potato pancakes, all of which are made of fine materials. According to the consumption of one and a half catties per person per day, it can be eaten by the whole army for at least half a month!

Worried about the exhaustion of the march and the increase in food consumption, each person was given two big pot helmets-a kind of pancake made of wheat flour, which is hard and chewy, crispy on the inside and crispy on the outside. One is more than three inches thick, seven The weight of eight catties is a specialty of the Guanzhong area!
The pot helmet was carried forward and popularized in the Qin Dynasty.

The pot helmet made by Qin people is big, thick and solid.It is said that the pot helmet was not called pot helmet at first, but because its shape resembled the cross section of a tree stump, it was called pier cake.

At that time, the cakes distributed by soldiers during the march of the Qin army weighed five to six kilograms each. The diameter of a cake was about 50-60 centimeters, and the thickness was about 15 centimeters.

Moreover, the way soldiers carry them is also very unique. Two cakes form a group, and two holes are drilled on each cake, tied with leather ropes, and one is placed on the front chest and one on the back chest, just like the common folk bag in the past. generally.When this special carrying method is encountered in a sudden battle, the pier cake has become the best individual soldier's protective gear and played the role of armor (bulletproof vest).

What's even more rare is that the arrows shot by the enemy army were stuck on the cake, and after being pulled out by the soldiers of the Qin army, they could be used to shoot the enemy army.

The pier cake can "eat arrows", which has also become a magic weapon for the Qin army to win.Then the soldiers called the cakes "guokui", that is, hard-faced armor baked with a pot.

"Guokui" also became famous because of this.When Qin people go out, they must bake pot helmets at home, and let those who go out wear them. This custom continues.

In addition to political, military, economic, cultural and other reasons, the Qin army was able to defeat the heroes and unify the six countries. As the main dry food for soldiers, "guokui" also made outstanding contributions.

At the beginning of the war, the Jin army marched in two directions in the Jingzhou direction, while the Yongliang North Front Army marched in three directions, but in secret, Geng Yan still secretly led a group of troops into Ziwu Valley.

However, if you make up your mind, things will be difficult. Under the merciless erosion of the years, the original wooden plank road has decayed, and only some stone holes, stone pillars, and stone piles remain, and the army cannot pass normally.

Although the Jin army had made a lot of preparations in advance and brought a lot of wooden stakes, planks, ropes, iron nails... and various construction tools, they used the stone holes and stone pillars left behind to re-lay a plank road for For the army to walk.

Every time a section of plank road is laid, after the brigade passes, the people behind will dismantle the wooden piles and boards and pass them to the front for continued use. Such a repeated cycle will go out of Meridian Valley. Good idea.

However, this kind of thing is easy to say, but it is extremely difficult to actually do it.

Every day, almost dozens of soldiers stumbled and fell off the cliff. This kind of thing happened too often, and the morale that was originally excited would be affected.

Moreover, this is only during the march, and such battle damage has already occurred.If it really continues to develop according to this situation, I am afraid that even if they can reach their destination, by then, there will not be many people left!

Thinking of this, for a while, the hearts of generals like Geng Yan and Geng Chun were inevitably clouded.

(End of this chapter)