Chapter 1,310 Engagement

Of course, food still needs to be grown, but before the previous items, the abundant output of the granary in Wuyuan County may not be considered the largest source of income in Yanzhou City in the future.

What the Song Dynasty needs are insightful people who are willing to participate in the development of Yanzhou, and they will definitely first support the philanthropic gentry who have a good impression of the Song Dynasty.

Attitude is the most important, and performance is the best proof of attitude.

Therefore, the current Eastern Route Army does not need to work hard for Shen Kuo. Except for ammunition, other military supplies are taken care of by themselves.

Zhong E put the telescope into the leather case and handed it to the sergeant on duty: "Did you hear what the supervisor said? It's snowing. I'll set up a tent in the corner later, light a carbon stove outside, and heat up a pot of water."

Tong Guan took out a few toffees from his purse and handed them over: "Let's cheer during the vigil."

Several sergeants took it gratefully and then gave the two men a military salute.

Zhong E returned the gift and led Tong Guan to the beacon tower. After all, there were four walls here that could withstand the wind and snow outside.

The cook brought dinner over, which consisted of two dough pancakes per person and a bowl of mutton soup. There were many things in the mutton soup, including mutton and haggis, dried vegetables, canned luncheon meat, and canned beef.

The charcoal fire was burning brightly in the room, and Zhonge told the sergeant: "The supervisor's spleen and stomach are a little weak. Next time, remember to break off the pancakes into small pieces and soak them in the soup. You have some discernment!"

After saying that, he said to Tong Guan: "I like to chew the noodles to death, so I won't wait for the chef to start."

Tong Guan smiled and said: "It's so delicate there, I'll do it myself."

While breaking the bread into small pieces and throwing them into the bowl, he shook his head: "If the weather had been like this a few years ago, let alone a war, it would have been fatal if we walked two hundred miles away."

The muscles on Zhong'e's cheeks bulged, and he was competing with the noodles. He took another sip of mutton soup, and was not afraid of burning it: "Hey, hey, the new recruits are enjoying a lot now. Twenty years ago,

Not to mention sweaters, cotton-padded jackets, gloves, shoes and socks, the daily food for generals in the camp is only wheat rice and half a bowl of minced meat and bean porridge."

After saying that, he picked out a piece of fish with black bean sauce from the tin can on the stove and put it in the pancake: "You can also eat fat fish from Liangzhe Province under the plug. There is a handsome man who likes to scratch his mouth. This is called

Where can people go to reason?"

Tong Guan wanted to show that he had seen the world: "This thing is worthless over there. I heard that during the fishing season, large ships like the Kuizhou type are used outside Mingzhou Port, and they use huge nets.

One hundred thousand catties!”

Zhong Er has never been to the seaside in his life, and has never seen what it looks like when a hundred thousand kilograms of fish are caught in a net. But converted into the weight of sheep, it is a large flock of more than a thousand sheep: "Really or not? Then take a boat and go out to sea.

Aren’t you making a lot of money from catching fish and making canned fish?”

Tong Guan said: "Of course it's true, but you won't make a fortune by catching this kind of fish. What's popular over there now is chasing whales."

"What time does the Taiwei go to Beijing? I will take you to see the whale skeleton in Yujin Garden. You will know how big that thing is. As long as you hit one, you have to boil oil at sea and get the baleen. Return to the port.

Only by changing hands can you really make a fortune."

Zhong E was surprised and said, "What are these things for?"

Tong Guan said: "The nobles in Beijing now use whale oil lamps, which are smokeless and odorless and extremely bright. They are not as noisy as a blowtorch, and they do not make any noise when reading."

"With the addition of spices, it becomes a good moisturizer. The price is much more expensive than your Tianfang Oil."

"Nowadays, the futu and belts of the officials and the silk umbrellas of the maids are all made of whalebone. The white rattan futu that used to be precious has now become a thing for those lower than the fifth grade."

"There are also bow plates for carriages. The top carriages in Beijing now all use baleen plates, which are much lighter than spring steel bow plates."

"Since last year, the dandies in Beijing have been too embarrassed to go out on horseback without a riding crop with a whalebone core on their wrist."

"There are plenty of these things after Cao Liu left them. One day I will go and get one for you!"

While the two were chatting, Zhong'e had already finished one cake and drank his own mutton soup. He stood up with the remaining cake and said, "Please use it with caution, I have to patrol the camp."

After walking out of the city gate, he turned back to the building and said, "Your riding whip is ordinary, but its elasticity is very good. It must be made of whalebone core, right? Then you can keep it for yourself after you see Cao Liu. This one will go home now."

I’m so old.”

After saying that, he took out the riding crop from Tong Guan's camp bed: "I just said why your whip is so weird, hahahaha, that's how it is..."

"Eh?" Tong Guan quickly raised his head: "No..."

However, Zhong'e had already strode down the tower with his whip, and Tong Guan was so angry that he stuck his head out of the window and shouted: "Zhong Wu, you are a straight bandit! I shouldn't teach you to be so good!"

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Compared with the happy East Route, the fate of the Central Route Army was different.

Although Lingzhou River is a river valley, it is a river valley that crosses the Gobi. The roads on both sides of the river valley are very rough, and there are huge boulders blocking many places. It is easy for horses, but it is troublesome for artillery carriages and boxcars.

Therefore, when the cadet soldiers and baggage train led by Su You arrived at the camp, they found that the army could not travel more than forty miles.

"What's going on?" Su You came to the camp and found Uncle Gao Guo. Uncle Gao was scratching his head at the military map: "It's so difficult to walk on this road. The artillery carriage and boxcar can't run."

"That's it..." Su You also sat down: "I saw it all the way here. The front army still has to pave the way. This is not the way to go... Wait a minute!"

After leaving the camp, Su You ran to the craftsman camp and said, "From the Polytechnic Institute, come out with me! Bring the auger!"

Taking the science and engineering team to the Lingzhou River, Su You said: "Drill a hole and see how thick the ice is!"

The results came out soon. The ice surface was thirty centimeters thick.

Thirty centimeters is basically enough for a large car. To be safe, Su You asked the engineering team to calculate the pressure that the ice surface could withstand. Finally, he took off the upper baffle of the van, disassembled it, and installed it under the wheels at the bottom of the van.

Transform the van into a weird look like riding on two snowboards.

That night and the whole day of the next day, Su You asked Gao Guojiu to lead the cavalry first, and he directed the rear team to carve out a gentle slope by the river, poured river water on it, and turned it into a long slide.

Then, when the temperature is lower at night, the team slides down the slope onto the river, then wraps the horses' hooves with straw mats and felts, and drags the boxcars through extended ropes to catch up with the front army.

The advancing speed of the army suddenly accelerated. The chariots and cavalry marched staggered along the river, and they could advance eighty miles in a day.

The river was winding, and the actual march route was much longer than the straight line distance on the military map. On the evening of the fourth day, when the Su You rear team arrived at the camp, Gao Zunyu had already engaged the Xia army.

There is a small canal here, and on the other side is a farm. More than 50,000 Xia troops gathered here and launched a tenacious blockade against Gao Zunyu.

What's even more bizarre is that the Xia people actually launched an offensive against Gao Zunyu! The sudden offensive forced Gao Zunyu to make an immediate decision, blowing up several small bridges on the river channel, and sniping at Xia Qi through the natural terrain of the river.

When Su You arrived at the camp, he found Gao Zunyu discussing military matters with Wang Hou, Cao Nan, and Li Wenzhao.

Li Wenzhao's 20,000 people could only be regarded as scouts for the rear army. They set off before the new army. The journey went smoothly, but they were ambushed by the Xia army at Wuma Bridge.

However, Li Wenzhao's reputation as an old fox in Tiandu Mountain was not for nothing. When he discovered that the enemy's army was strong, he immediately fought and retreated without falling into a trap. The entire army retreated to the south of the small river canal and waited for the arrival of the new army. Both sides started from ambush and pursuit.

The enemy fought against each other across the river.

The Xia people also tried to send cavalry across the river, but as soon as Gao Zunyu arrived, he immediately ordered the bridge to be blown up and stabilized the situation first.

Su You spoke highly of Gao Guojiu's decision. It should be like this. With the new army at the rear, there is no need to fight with the Xia people. It is proper to drag the carriages up from the river and arrange them along the canal. This is far from Lingzhou.

Within a hundred miles, the Xia people will definitely attack with all their might tomorrow.

After comforting Li Wenzhao, who suffered a small loss, Gao Zunyu asked: "Where are Zhong Pu and the others?"

Su You said: "I went to see the artillery camp, let me take a look..."

After speaking, he pointed to a small hill on the military map: "Here it is!"

Gao Zunyu nodded: "It's their turn to open a profit tomorrow."
Chapter completed!