"Let's go!" Geng Chun, Yang Shihan and others also shouted in response.
"Go!--go!"
"The entire army formed a long snake formation, and all units moved slowly in order!"
"Those who disrupt the order - behead! Those who disobey orders - behead! Those who are afraid and refuse to do so - behead!"
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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. If a man is brave, a civet cat can compete with a tiger, but if he is not courageous, a chicken will insert a phoenix feather!
Chen Sheng and Wu Guang had no courage. They were just two nameless bones beside the Great Wall. How could they leave their names in history?
Liu Bang had no courage and was still working as a small pavilion chief in Surabaya, trying to establish the Han Dynasty.
Li Shimin didn't have the guts, how could there be the subsequent Xuanwumen Incident, and how could there be the subsequent flourishing of the Tang Dynasty.
If Zhu Di had no courage, no matter how lucky he was, he would only be Prince Fugui at most, and how could he have the Emperor Yongle in the future! ! !
But for generals like them, if they don’t have the courage, how can they make achievements and become marquises? In this world, no war is without risks and requires courage to fight. It’s just that this time the risk is greater and the courage required is greater!
"Tap tap tap..."
Geng Chun gave an order, and five thousand warriors marched resolutely towards the unknown destiny.
Five thousand warriors, ranging from generals to ordinary soldiers, all relied on their feet to travel, and no one rode a war horse. The Ziwu Plank Road has been in disrepair for a long time. If you set off on a war horse, and the strength of the horse is combined with the strength of the horse, the probability of an accident will not only increase.
However, everyone is carrying a huge marching backpack on their back.
It contains ropes, oilcloth, needles and threads... anthelmintic medicine, gold sore medicine, marching powder, spare clothes, and dozens of other things. Although these things may seem scattered, they are absolutely indispensable for the difficult march along the way.
The upcoming journey will be wet and rainy, and the plank road is rugged and difficult to navigate. General iron armor is not only heavy, but also easy to rust and corrode. It is not as light and moisture-proof as leather armor. Therefore, Geng Yan has already ordered that the entire army Replace leather armor and cowhide shield to better adapt to mountainous operations!
In a large-scale military campaign, everything should be considered as clearly as possible in advance, and preparations should be made accordingly. Hundreds of thousands of troops, no matter how small it is, if hundreds of thousands of people accumulate, it may eventually cause a huge disaster, and even ultimately affect the outcome of the entire battle.
Swords, guns, bows and arrows, and various weapons were also smeared with a layer of beef grease to ensure that they would not rust in the short term. The same was true for the rest of the men and horses. Countless amounts of butter were used. Fortunately, the Jin army had previously targeted the grassland. If the war goes smoothly, tens of thousands of cattle can be obtained from Xiliang and Hetao to barely supply the needs of hundreds of thousands of troops!
During a long march of 660 miles, eating is a big problem. Because of the cliffs along the way, it is difficult to make a fire for cooking. Not to mention that it is difficult to find dry firewood and clean water. Even if you find it, you will not dare to use it!
Otherwise, the food for more than 5,000 people would require at least several hundred large iron pots. The smoke from the cooking pots would rise straight into the sky and could be seen from a hundred miles away. Wouldn't it be clear to the enemy that the Jin army was marching from Ziwu Valley to attack Nanzheng City? ?
Therefore, from the general to the soldier, each person carries a dry food bag, which contains more than thirty kilograms of potato pancakes. They are all made of fine ingredients. At the consumption of one and a half kilograms per person per day, it can feed the entire 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 large Guokui - a kind of pancake made of wheat flour. It is dry and chewy, crispy on the inside and crispy on the outside. Each one is more than three inches thick and seven Weighing eight kilograms, it is a specialty of the Guanzhong region!
Guokui was promoted and popularized in the Qin Dynasty.
The pot helmets made by the Qin people are large, thick and porcelain. It is said that Guokui was not called Guokui at first because its shape resembled the cross section of a tree stump, so it was called Duncake.
At that time, the cakes distributed to soldiers when the Qin army was marching weighed five or six kilograms each. The diameter of each cake was about 50-60 centimeters, and the thickness was also about 15 centimeters.
Moreover, the way the soldiers carry them is also very unique. Two cakes are made into a group. Two holes are drilled in each cake, and they are tied with cowhide ropes. One is placed on the front and back chest, just like the turbans commonly used by the people in the past. generally. This special carrying method turned out to be the best personal protective equipment during sudden combat, and played the role of armor (bulletproof vest).
What's even more rare is that the arrows shot by the enemy were stuck in the cakes. After being pulled out by the Qin soldiers, they could be used to kill the enemy.
Dunbian can "eat arrows" and has become a magic weapon for the Qin army to win. Then the soldiers called the pier cake "Guokui", which is the hard-faced armor baked in a pot.
"Guokui" also became famous. When Qin people go out, they will burn pots and helmets at home and let people go out to take them with them. This custom continues.
The Qin army was able to defeat all the heroes and unify the six countries. In addition to political, military, economic, cultural and other reasons, "pot helmets" also made outstanding contributions as the main dry food for soldiers.
At the beginning of the war, the Jin army advanced in two directions in the Jingzhou direction, while the Yongliang Northern Front army advanced in three directions. However, secretly, Geng Yan still secretly led a large force into the Ziwu Valley.
However, things can be difficult if you are determined. Under the ruthless erosion of the years, the original wooden plank road has decayed, leaving only some stone holes, stone pillars, and stone piles, making it impossible for the army to pass normally.
Although the Jin army made a lot of preparations in advance and brought a lot of wooden stakes, planks, ropes, nails... and various construction tools, they used the remaining stone holes and stone pillars to re-pave a plank road for Used for marching armies.
Each time a section of the plank road is laid, after a large group of people pass by, the people behind will remove the wooden piles and wooden boards and pass them to the front for further use. This cycle will be repeated until you walk out of the Ziwu Valley. Although the process is a bit cumbersome, it is the most beautiful thing in front of you. Good idea.
However, this kind of thing is easy to say, but extremely difficult to actually do.
Every day, almost dozens of soldiers lost their footing and fell off the cliff. If this happened too often, even the most exciting morale would be affected.
Moreover, this was just during the march, and such battle damage had already occurred. If this situation continues to develop, I'm afraid even if they can reach their destination, there won't be many people left by then!
Thinking of this, for a moment, the hearts of generals such as Geng Yan and Geng Chun were inevitably cast into a haze.
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