The struggle of the reborn prince

Chapter 150 VII Strong Guarantee

Rommel was defeated in North Africa in World War II. After losing the entire war, he said a few words: "Sufficient weapons, fuel and ammunition reserves, this is the first necessary condition for an army to persist in intense battles. Facts In fact, before the battle begins, the quartermasters of both sides are fighting and deciding the outcome. Without guns, the bravest soldiers are powerless; without sufficient ammunition, guns are useless; and in In mobile warfare, neither guns nor ammunition are of much use without a well-fueled vehicle accompanying them. Maintenance and repair work must also be equal in quantity and quality to the enemy."

In the cold weapon war mainly carried out by manpower and animal power, the army's logistics is actually in a state of laissez-faire, and the concept of logistics considered by generals is very narrow.What the army provides to soldiers, in addition to military pay, is daily food, clothing, armor, and weapons.In the proportion of supplies, forage accounts for the majority and food accounts for the small part, and the rest can be ignored. Soldiers need to maintain and carry their own equipment.When operating in the territory of their own country or allies, they can also send quartermasters to the front station to organize the supply of goods in towns and raise food and grass. (Actually, this is the actual meaning of "food and grass first", rather than letting the food and grass troops go first. There was no such thing as food and grass troops at that time) Items, arrange camping.

People in ancient times did not have a logistics system to guarantee the army to fight in the enemy's territory. Whether it was a beast legion or a division of benevolence and righteousness, the solution to this problem was to let the army plunder along the way. History has proved that this method is still very reliable.However, people at that time lacked the management theory and institutions of later generations, and could not turn robbery into an organized exploitation, but if the number of troops exceeded the capacity of the place, the destructive power would be no less than that of an atomic bomb.

As the scale of war increases, so does the size of the army, which puts catastrophic pressure on the original logistics model. If the commander cannot solve the food problem, he will lose control of the army.Military supplies warehouses began to appear. Although it was only a child's play with the modern supply system, it was still a great improvement. However, the warehouses in this period were only a temporary measure against the war. Materials were purchased after the war started and sold on the spot after the war ended. , to avoid wasting money and manpower.

There are two kinds of military reserves: one is used to protect the country's defense, that is, to store supplies for the defenders in border towns and fortresses for half a year to two months to resist the enemy's siege.Another is used to protect the needs of wars beyond the border.However, there is no professional logistics force yet, and there is no other good way to requisition vehicles and boats on the spot for supplies from warehouses to military operations.

During the long-term border war, the Song Dynasty gradually summed up a set of effective logistics supply methods. Although there are still deficiencies, many problems have been solved.In order to consolidate the frontier defense, in the early Song Dynasty, the imperial court built forts in Lin, Fu, and Feng areas, but at that time there were only a few such as Ningyuan Fort and Hengyang Fort.In the Shenzong period, the "shallow attack" strategy was implemented, and a large number of forts began to be built on the Song and Xia borders. New forts and beacon towers were also built at the key points of Xia people's exchanges. , Eighteen Villages, and Fort 26.

As a result, new problems arose. Soldiers in the fortresses along the border could be self-sufficient, but food for mobile troops needed to be transported from the Guanzhong area to meet supplies.The mobile troops are generally engaged in mobile operations on the border with Xixia, and the traffic roads are often threatened. It is often difficult to find out the specific location of the Song army when transporting food in the rear. If the Song army is carrying food, it is not only time-consuming, but also a waste of money. Not only can the food transportation fail to arrive smoothly There is also the danger of being robbed.

After suffering several losses, some insightful people discovered that although the forts along the border were slightly weak in resisting the invasion of the Xia army, they still had an important role, that is, they could serve as a transit point for food transportation and protect the smooth flow of food transportation.Once a war breaks out, the food can be transported to the fort, which is safe and reliable, and it is quite labor-saving, and then the "chariot husband and animal" is responsible for transporting the food to the final destination. "Cheqian husband and livestock" fought with the army, knew the position and needs of the Song army, and could adjust the amount of food transported according to the specific situation, and distribute it reasonably.The fortress played an important role in this war and became the support system for logistical supplies in the Northern Song Dynasty and was used repeatedly.

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On the basis of modern times, Zhao Tong made adjustments to his military logistics supply system. First, he relied on the developed commerce of the Song Dynasty and used them to raise needed supplies; Operate with the army under field conditions as a mobile warehouse with several days of reserves.In this way, no matter where the army goes, there will be a supply team carrying short-term supplies, and supply warehouses will be established at the traffic points in each controlled area to store supplies. The army no longer has to rely on plundering to solve the food problem like robbers.

This is also a revolution. The officers and soldiers of the supply troops are first of all soldiers. They have all undergone military training, are equipped with self-defense weapons, are well-organized, and have certain combat effectiveness. Moreover, they all use mules, horses, and camels for transportation. The transportation volume is large. With strong mobility, another advantage is that they consume much less food than civilian husbands, but their efficiency is much higher.Now the Zhongyong Army is basically one man and two horses, and it can carry ten days of food and ammunition for a medium battle.If the various supply battalions accompany the march, the self-sustaining power can be increased by 20 days, reaching one month, which can basically guarantee the material needs of the troops for a cycle from assembly, deployment, to the end of the operation.

However, he is not sure how long the "encircling Wei and saving Zhao" planned by Zhao Tong will last, so he has to make sufficient preparations to ensure safety.There are 4 troops mobilized this time, plus the soldiers and civilian husbands, the total number will reach 20. The amount of food eaten in a day is sky-high, not to mention a large number of war horses.Although Zhao Tun had ordered the mobilization of more than 20 shi of grain to the fortresses along the border last winter, it was only enough to last for a month, so he added another [-] shi.

The troops had only traveled twenty miles before Zhao Tun realized that he was wrong. The distance from Fuzhou City to Yong'an Village was only seventy or eighty miles from the map, but the terrain here was complicated, and the roads were mostly between rivers and valleys, with hundreds of twists and turns. Often after walking for a long time, I realized that the road was not less traveled, but the work was not much done!

"Miss Zhe, is there a short way to get to Yong'an Village!" After passing Baisheng Village, Zhao Tang turned to ask Zhe Meiluan who was following behind him.

"Oh, there is, but it's a small road, which can only be passed by a single rider. We are marching in a large group, and I'm afraid it will waste more time!" Zhe Meiluan replied after looking around.

"Ahead is Fort Xi'an, can we get there before dark?" Zhao Tang estimated the time distance, and only traveled less than one-third of the distance, but it took more than half a day, so he could only retreat. The second best thing is to choose to camp in Xi'an Fort.

"My lord, it should be fine, but now the weather is getting warmer, the ice and snow are melting, the rivers are swollen, the brigade of civilians is rushing to transport food and grass, and the bridges are congested, so I'm afraid it will take some time!" Zhe Meiluan said.

"Do you know the road or not? Either the road is narrow or the river blocks the road. Like you will only delay the military plane!" Xin Zhao cast a cold glance at Zhe Meiluan and teased.

"You..." Zhe Meiluan was wronged for a while, and she posted it regardless of the girl's reserve, but was repeatedly made things difficult by the chief guard.

"Xin Zhao, don't talk about it. Miss Zhe is from Fuzhou. She understands the situation well. Our investigation work is not detailed enough. We haven't found out these situations clearly. If we really have to fight, we will miss the chance of fighting!" Zhao Tong He frowned and said, and then called Zhe Meiluan to ride with him, asked in detail about the mountains, rivers, landforms, hydrology and geography, and marked them on the map with his own hands.

"Forget about righteousness, value seductiveness over friends, and want to make trouble when you see a beautiful girl..." Zhao Xin saw the two people in front of him whispering intimately, his anger was burning, his evaluation of the prince changed drastically, it was inevitable that he was not objective "Hmph, if I dress up like her, I will definitely be ten times more beautiful than her. I can't even speak official words clearly, and she can't pass the test of the empress, but I have a relationship with the prince when I was young." It's close, I have been with the prince for more than ten years, I have held hands, hugged, slept on the same bed, how can you compare with that kind of friendship..." Xin Zhao thought about his own advantages Much bigger than Zhe Meiluan, with a cold snort, she lifted her horse forward, occupied the left hand side of the prince, and rode side by side with the two of them.

Zhao Tang looked at the two people on the left and right looking like they were fighting cocks, felt helpless, and could only continue to pretend to be stupid, as if he hadn't noticed the open and secret fight between the two, but he was also secretly proud that he was single in his previous life, but in this life he can also be full of love St. . .

In the afternoon of the next day, Zhao Tama finally arrived at Yong'an Village, which was the forefront, only [-] miles away from Fengzhou City, and it echoed Baoning Village in the northeast, forming horns of each other.The stockade was built on a hill, and it was the place where Wu soldiers were stationed to look out. In the middle, you can see three tall and rammed square beacon towers, passing messages between the three cities.

Now the Dragon General of the Zhongyong Army and the First General of Fuzhou are stationed here, setting up camps on both sides of the stockade, while the surrounding Xia army and border residents have long since fled and hid in Fengzhou City behind closed doors. Their pasture has become The Song Army's horse grazing land, the Song Army's former scouts even extended their tentacles to the city of Fengzhou, and had several small-scale conflicts with the Xia Army's scouts. Under the fierce attack of the Song Army, they no longer dared to approach the Song Army Within ten miles of the camp.

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