Yun Chao had never escorted a convoy before, transporting grain from Woniuzhai, carrying dozens or hundreds of trucks at a time, so he thought it was not difficult.
Who would have known that this escort would be a tragedy.
The more big cars there are, the more trouble there is.
Either the wheel fell off, the shaft of the cart was broken, or the mules and horses pulling the cart were disobedient...
Yun Chao finally understood why ancient marches were so slow.
Just because of this poor logistics, the march speed cannot be increased.
I only brought a few hundred trucks, but the speed was so slow. If there were tens of thousands of troops, the scale of logistics would be many times larger. Once tens of thousands of trucks were put into action, it would be almost a battle. disaster!
No wonder some people say that logistics is all about fighting a war. Without a large logistics team and an efficient management model, if you rashly lead an expedition with troops, the possibility of failure is infinitely close to 100%!
Yun Chao has become more determined to engage in field training. Now he is only operating near Qingyang County and has become such a mess. If he really goes to use troops in other places, he will probably be in chaos before the war begins.
Not only Yun Chao is worried, but also dozens of boys under him are worried.
There are only a few dozen people, and it is really difficult for a bunch of young men to not only ensure everyone's safety, but also constantly coordinate and direct.
Hundreds of large trucks were lined up in a row, like a long queue advancing on the official road. The rising smoke covered the sky and blocked the sun, which not only seriously affected the sight, but also made people cough.
Running to the front for a while, running to the back for a while, the boys were so tired that they turned around frequently like the third grandson, and even the horses under their crotches were impatient.
Originally there were not enough manpower, so Yun Chao also sent ten boys to act as scouts, scouting several miles away from the front, rear, left and right of the team to prevent bandits from sneaking attacks.
It was finally noon, and Yun Chao was ready to take a rest. He was so tired from traveling like this, not to mention people, even the mules and horses pulling the cart couldn't bear it.
There is still a shortage of logistics. If there are enough manpower, the traveling speed should be faster.
If a cart breaks down, the civilians can take it aside to repair it. There is no need for the entire convoy to stop and wait like now.
Usually, a broken truck cannot be repaired by just one driver, and requires the help of several people.
Yun Chao brought too many carts at once, and there was obviously a shortage of cart drivers. Basically, one cart driver drove one cart, and there were no extra people.
If a few cartmen stayed to repair the broken carts, their own carts would have no one to drive them.
In short, all kinds of problems kept popping up, making Yun Chao one big and two big.
My concrete roads, my ten-wheel trucks, my planes and trains, where are you all?
Yun Chao spat out the dust in his mouth, with a look of despair on his face.
They say time travelers can enjoy life, but why am I so miserable?
They were all enjoying their darling wives, beautiful concubines, and sisters-in-law, so how could I just eat ashes with a bunch of animals?
I could have endured the darkness if I had never seen the light.
It would be really uncomfortable to be used to enjoying the high-tech air conditioning and heating in the previous life, and then go back to ancient times and suffer!
However, no matter how uncomfortable it is, you have to endure it. If you don’t make progress, you may not even be able to save your current life, which will be even more uncomfortable!
Fortunately, Yun Chao has a lot of money and bought a large amount of food yesterday. Just the big steamed buns with fillings took a cart.
Cut firewood, boil a few pots of hot water, and eat a few big meat buns for each person, and that's enough for lunch.
Yun Chao discovered that there was no such thing as steamed buns in the Wu Dynasty. In later generations, steamed buns were called meat buns in the Wu Dynasty.
Unfortunately, the edible alkali produced by Yun Chao has not yet reached Dongping Mansion, so these big meat buns are ordinary and have a sour taste.
Even so, both the driver and the craftsmen were exhausted.
A big meaty steamed bun can be eaten in three or two bites!
Seeing that the coachmen were eating so well, all the boys under Yun Chao couldn't help but sigh.
Not long ago, I was still eating one meal but now I started to dislike these big meat buns for not being delicious!
It’s no wonder that many boys have forgotten their origins, it’s mainly because they are used to eating Yunchao’s sour buns with alkali added, and eating this kind of sour buns is really hard to swallow.
Who is used to seeing fair-skinned and beautiful long legs, but who can fall in love with a smelly black girl!
Of course, we don’t rule out the odd ones with unique tastes. Let’s not talk about the rare occurrences. After all, the forest is big and there are all kinds of birds.
Without comparison, there is no harm. Seeing the miserable life of the coachman and craftsman, all the boys felt sad. They did not want to go back to live such a hard life, let alone let their families live such a hard life again.
For this reason, he would rather die himself than protect Yun Chao's Zhou Quan.
Only if Yun Chao is safe and sound can their family continue to live a good life!
Compared with the cart drivers and craftsmen who were enjoying their feast, all the boys under Yun Chao agreed that they were living a life like a master.
Yun Chao never expected that just eating a few meat buns would make all the boys under his command have so many emotions. He had known it would be like this, so why not do it more often?
After feeding the horses, drinking the mules, and eating big meat dumplings, all the coachmen couldn't bear it. How could they have the nerve to rest after eating other people's good food?
So, without waiting for prompting, a group of coachmen took the initiative to continue on their way.
In this way, we stumbled and walked for another whole afternoon, until the sun set in the west and the Jade Rabbit rose in the east, and we were only halfway through the hundred-mile journey.
Looking at the sun and moon hanging in the sky at the same time, Yun Chao could only announce helplessly, stop advancing and start setting up camp.
Well, setting up camp was nice to say, but I didn’t bring a tent at all because capacity was limited.
Judging from the weather, it shouldn't rain tonight. It's just a bit colder, so I can handle it overnight.
Yun Chao asked the driver to unload the cart and take the horses and mules to the river to drink water.
Then the cart was formed into a circle and all the animals were driven into the circle.
If someone attacks you, prevent the livestock from being frightened.
The place where Yun Chao camped was close to a small river.
It is crucial that the camp is close to a water source.
Of course, you can't get too close. If someone floods the Seventh Army, it will be in trouble.
A large number of people and livestock require a large amount of drinking water.
Without enough drinking water, once the camp is surrounded, it will be a disaster.
In the Battle of Tumu Fort in Yunchao's previous life, one of the important reasons for the Ming army's defeat was that they were stationed in Tumu Fort, which had insufficient water sources, and the water source was cut off by the enemy.
After Yun Chao traveled to the Great Wu Dynasty, he would recall the knowledge of his previous life whenever he had free time.
Regardless of whether it is useful or not, as long as I can remember it, record it all in code words in case of emergency!
