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Chapter 85 Is the supply station feasible?

Hearing the two of them say this, Zhao Yun immediately smiled: "It seems that you two are confident."

"Be confident?" Both of them were stunned.

Zhao Yun explained: "There is a person who likes to draw bamboo very much. He planted a lot of bamboo at home and painted it every day. He gradually became famous. Many people came to ask for a painting. After a long time, he could draw it without looking at the bamboo, because the appearance of those bamboos has been deeply imprinted in his heart. This is the meaning of being confident!"

The idiom that is confident did not appear in the Eastern Han Dynasty. He himself did not know the specific information of this idiom, but the meaning was very simple and easy to understand, so he explained the idiom to the two of them with his own understanding.

If Dian Wei, a person who has never read a book, would be confused, but it would be very easy for Xun You and Gao Shun to understand.

Xun You smiled and said, "Every word of the lord is incisive and reasonable. However, I am confident and dare not say this, but I just have some ideas."

Zhao Yun nodded: "Whether you are confident or have only a rough idea, let's talk about it first, let's discuss it with each other."

Gao Shundao: "When the imperial court conquered the Xianbei, including when the champion Hou, who had always wanted to imitate the lord, they carried food and grass with the army, but because they were strong and strong, they could carry a large amount of food and grass for a long time. Under the pressure of the front line, it was difficult for the aliens on the grassland to destroy their food channels. Therefore, the final direction of the war was only based on the victory or defeat of the front battlefield."

"The champion Hou won and achieved eternal reputation. Xia Yu and others failed in a battle and suffered heavy losses. But we are different from them. We don't have so many soldiers and horses, and we don't have that powerful force. In your words, we are fighting guerrilla warfare. We will fight whoever is easy to bully, and we will avoid it when we see who is not easy to mess with us. Therefore, under such circumstances, it is absolutely undesirable to carry a large amount of food and grass with the army to support a long-term battle."

After Gao Shun finished speaking, Xun You continued his words and said, "We cannot carry a lot of food and grass with the army to support the duration of the war. We have to keep going back and forth between the grassland and Yunzhong County. During this period, we will consume a lot of financial resources and time, and it is also a great challenge for the soldiers. It is too wasteful to spend all the kung fu on the road. So, Zhongda and I came up with this solution because of the lord's energy supply station!"

"This is equivalent to a post station. Every time the post station is rushing, people can withstand pressure and fatigue, but the horses that have been galloping cannot withstand it. So every distance, there will be a post station, so that the post station can rest for a short time, be replenished by food and water, and at the same time, they can also transfer to a horse so that the original horse will not be exhausted until death. In this way, the time for sending messages can be greatly shortened."

"By the same reason, if we set up a supply station on the grassland and stockpile a lot of food and supplies in the supply station, then the lord can save a lot of effort when fighting on the grassland. There is no need to return to the supply station, and the defenders of the supply station can deliver food to the lord! If it is successful, the benefits will undoubtedly be huge for the expedition to the Xianbei."

Zhao Yun nodded and smiled: "I understand the truth, but you still haven't told me how to solve the problems I raised before?"

Xun You also smiled and said, "The first question is that the supply station is as big as it wants, and the size can be as big as it can be! Because the safety of the supply station itself is also very important, we can completely turn it into a war fortress on the grassland, so that the Xianbei cavalry can't be stopped! As I said before, the strength of the cavalry lies in the encounter battle, and the cavalry that charges on the vast plains cannot be regarded as a sharp force. But if it is a tough battle, the cavalry will be completely useless. In the tough battle, the war horses will not only not become the help of the cavalry, but will become a drag."

"So, as long as the supply station is large enough and the troops are invested, it will be difficult for the Xianbei cavalry to break through the supply station unless they fight for their lives. As long as we build the fortifications properly, we can withstand at least five times or even more Xianbei cavalry! If the number of people is less than eight or ten times that of the supply station, we will never be able to break through."

Zhao Yun immediately said: "There is only soil on the grassland, no sand! How tough can the soil build a city? A large stone can knock down a large mud wall. If you don't use soil and use wood to build a camp, the Xianbei fire can burn it all. This is not as simple as you think!"

Although Xun You and Gao Shun's ideas were not mature in Zhao Yun's opinion, and they could even be said to be relatively naive. Because they did not think of the key points at all, did not see the disadvantages, and only knew that there were many benefits to establishing a supply station.

However, as a later generation, Zhao Yun had much better vision and vision than them, and his way of thinking was much more flexible than them, so he could easily see through the problem.

Xun You said: "This is the suggestion we want to make. Supply stations can only be built by the water! There are also lakes, oasis, and rivers on the grassland. Most Xianbei tribes are also built by water. We only need to break through these Xianbei tribes, then build supply stations by the water, dig out a series of canals, and form a water flow zone like a moat, so that fire attack can be easily prevented! Once the distance is too far, the Xianbei people cannot put up a fire."

Zhao Yun said: "Then your moat must be at least 300 steps away from the supply station to effectively defend against the Xianbei rockets. And if this is true, wouldn't it be digging your own grave? Even if they can't break the supply station, they can completely encircle the supply station, and you will be trapped to death!"

Xun You said: "There are a lot of food and grass stored in the supply station, and it is built according to water. What's the point of letting them stay trapped for a few years? Can they afford it?"

Gao Shun also said: "And the lord's cavalry is not a decoration, not for viewing. If they really do this, we can work together inside and outside, attack on both sides. How can the other party resist at that time?"

"Okay." Zhao Yun shook his head and smiled, "That's all about the safety issues of the supply station. Let's not talk about whether you are right for the time being, because you have not practiced it, and what you said makes sense. Now let's talk about another problem!"

"Suppose the supply station has been established now and I will fight on the grassland with my cavalry, and I will have to go to the supply station every once in a while for supply stations. The amount of food and grass the soldiers carry with me can be calculated, that is, the Xianbei people can calculate the time we go to the supply station every time by the amount of dry food we carry. If they use this to ambush me, how can I deal with it?"

Xun You smiled confidently, "Master, have you forgotten? I have said before that the supply station is either built next to a river or next to a lake. If the other party ambushed and the view on the grassland is so wide, we won't be able to see it. Since they can't catch the supply station, they can only ambush. But as long as we know the news in advance, the lord can come if we want to come, and if we don't want to come, we won't come."

"And if we don't come, we can transport the food and grass for the lord through lakes or rivers."

(ps: There is no need to say much about the benefits of establishing a supply station on the grassland. But just like the chapter title of this chapter, is the supply station feasible? I am not sure about this. Because of instability, there are too many uncertain factors. Regarding this idea, I will temporarily put it aside and slowly advance it in the book. During this time period, I want to know what readers think about this idea.

I want to know if you think the establishment of a supply station is feasible? If not, why not? If so, why is it possible? Please speak enthusiastically. I will focus on adopting the opinions of all readers whether to establish a supply station in the end.

If most people think it is not possible, please give me a reason. If this reason can convince me, I will not build it. If most people think it is feasible, please tell me the reason for feasibility.

In the end, it depends on readers whether the grassland supply station can be established.

Please speak enthusiastically at the end of this chapter or in the book review area so that I can see your opinions and suggestions. Thank you...)
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