Chapter 993

Cheng Yaojin happily poured down a glass of iced beer and was very satisfied after another loud hiccup.

He looked at the tangled Li forgetful again and gave a heavy blow again.

"Ziyou, I'm afraid you haven't calculated how much food and supplies you need to supply 150000 troops. Let me tell you this. Don't mention the supplies such as ordnance, armor, camp, flag and drum. Food and supplies alone is an astronomical figure."

"When I set out for the war, I brought five days of dry food, and the rest was supplied by supplies. Each soldier ate two liters of rice, and 150000 troops needed 3000 stones of food every day. If each carriage carried 30 stones, it needed 100 carts to supply the troops for a day."

"It's a pity that we don't lack mules and horses in the Tang Dynasty, and you have a son to worry about. Otherwise, even if your majesty wants to conquer Gaochang country, it will be difficult to do it. Just maintaining the supplies and supplies of the army is a big problem."

"But even so, if the army wants to pass through the desert, it still needs to be transported by camels, mules and horses. Camels bear three stones and horses and mules fight five fights with one stone. I'm worried about you. Calculate how many animals you need to supply the army?"

"And how many horses and millet do you need for so many animals? And how much is the loss on the way to transport these grain and grass baggage?"

Cheng Yaojin's words made Li forget his worries and even more stunned and speechless.

It's really not unknown. It's a shock.

No wonder it was not until the 13th year of Zhenguan that Li Er ordered Hou Junji to attack the western regions. In fact, it was because of the difficulty of logistics supply.

Li forgets to worry about what he doesn't know. In the 13th year of Zhenguan, he conquered 150000 troops in the western regions. In fact, there were only 70000 soldiers, and the others were baggage soldiers responsible for logistics.

Now it's a little different.

At least because after Li forgot to worry about making the horseshoe, the elimination rate of war horses and horses in Datang dropped rapidly.

Therefore, almost everyone of the 150000 troops of the Tang Army rode horses.

Even infantry rely on horses to March, and only dismount to fight in the battlefield.

The marching speed of the army can be greatly improved, but subject to the barrel theory, it will always be dragged down by the baggage.

Before soldiers and horses move, food and grass go first, which is a necessary condition for a large army to March and fight.

Li forgot to worry about Cheng Yaojin's words. He was very depressed. He couldn't help grabbing the glass and pouring a big mouthful of wine.

Paralyzed, he thought Li Er was a discovery of conscience,

But unexpectedly, this unscrupulous slave uncle dug such a big hole for him, and he foolishly jumped in directly.

He forgot to worry about Li and didn't understand the military affairs. Can Li Er still not understand?

Li Erxin knows how long it will take for 150000 troops to move to gaochangguo.

Even so, Li Er hypocritically asked Yu Shinan to tell him that he could go back to Chang'an to visit after suppressing Gaochang... Bah, this bad old man is very bad!

The more he thought about it, the more angry Li was. He didn't need Cheng Yaojin to persuade him to drink. He drank muggy wine one by one.

Cheng Yaojin doesn't go to comfort Li to forget his worries. For the old hooligans, it's already very kind not to fall into a well.

"Ziyou, don't worry. It's not a big deal for a woman to have children. Look at me. My mother-in-law has given birth to so many children to me, and I'm not as nervous as you." Cheng Yaojin sipped his wine and joked about Li forget you.

Li forgot to worry and rolled his eyes silently. He was too lazy to talk nonsense with the old hooligan.

Cheng Yaojin pointed to a dish just delivered by his maidservant and said, "come on, Ziyou, try the salted meat made by the cook of my family. It's better to use it with wine. I didn't boast that the salted meat in Chang'an city is better than that made by my family. There's nothing better. Even the Food Bureau in your Majesty's palace is much worse."

Cheng Yaojin's words brightened Li's eyes.

Bacon?

Immediately, he slapped on the forehead.

He is also confused recently. How can he forget about general grain?

The military food of the Tang Dynasty is mainly all kinds of millet and livestock.

These unprocessed millet and livestock are difficult to transport and not easy to eat.

Even due to the problems of transportation and productivity, ordinary soldiers can guarantee the staple food of millet at most. As for non-staple food, it is almost only like big sauce and pickles.

In fact, since ancient times, China also has portable military grain.

For example, one of the dry food brought by the Han army is called embarrassment.

The so-called embarrassment is fried rice noodles, which is equivalent to fried rice and fried noodles in later generations. When eating, grab a handful and send it to the entrance to send it underwater.

Big sauce, salted fish, salted meat and all kinds of pickles provide soldiers with the necessary salt every day.

In addition, there are "fast food" such as rice balls and noodles, but in most cases, the army still cooks millet into rice or porridge.

And the range of military grain options for later generations is very large.

In order to do hemispheric experiments, Li Qieyou made an air extractor, and then he could use vacuum packaging to preserve food.

After the food is cooked, it can be sealed in bamboo tubes and pots for long-term preservation.

In addition, it is not difficult to make foods such as lunch meat and instant noodles. Even Li forget worry can learn from Qi Jiguang's military grain and light cakes.

These grains can be made not only in Chang'an City, but also in the western expedition army.

If millet and livestock are directly made into military grain that is easy to preserve and transport, the transportation volume of grain and grass baggage can be reduced to the greatest extent.

Thinking of this, Li forgot to worry and almost thought of leaving. He went back to Zhoucun to have a good discussion with Su Changqing and immediately began the production of military grain.

In short, in any case, Li Qieyou now needs to find ways to reduce the transportation pressure of the army's logistics baggage.

Only in this way can the marching speed of the army be improved, so that he can rush back to Chang'an City in eight months.

However, it is still not enough to produce military grain that is convenient, fast and easy to preserve.

If the army wants to pass through the Tengger Desert, it must abandon the four-wheel carriage and replace the camel team and mule and horse transportation.

There are still more than 2000 miles from Dunhuang county to gaochangguo. If only relying on the camel team, it is bound to slow down the March.

When Li forgot to worry about traveling in later generations, he also rode camels in the desert. Although camels have good endurance, their speed is not much different from that of adults.

Relying on the camel team to transport the baggage, it slowly shook two thousand miles to gaochangguo. It was really cold.

Li forget worry is absolutely impossible to rush back to Chang'an City before the beauty boss produces.

Thinking of this place, Li forgets worry and feels anxious.

He wondered to himself if there was any way to make the wagon pass through the desert.

Li Qieyou naturally understood that the four wheeled carriage could not pass through the desert because the wheels were too narrow and the pressure was too high.

The solution is also very simple, that is to widen the wheel, increase the stress area and reduce the pressure.

But Datang has no rubber, let alone rubber tires.

If you make such a wide wheel out of wood, its weight alone can make the horse unable to drag, let alone through the desert.

As for the track, let alone the technical difficulty, which is more complex than rubber tires. Li forgets worry can't do it at all. Not to mention the weight of iron tracks, I'm afraid horses and camels can't pull them.

A Tengger desert has become a stumbling block