Groups of Tang troops broke out of camp and marched to the Western Regions. Countless Tang Dynasty athletes, with the dream of making great achievements, went to the distant desert and spread the great power of Tang Dynasty to that desolate and distant country. Little did they know that they had inadvertently created
The most classic long-distance running battle in Chinese history...
There was no impassioned expedition ceremony, and His Majesty Li Er could not even deliver a passionate swearing-in speech...
The people of Chang'an City are already familiar with the scenes of war. In the Zhenguan Year, the dispatch of tens of thousands of troops was nothing new to the people of Guanzhong.
What's more, the target of this conquest is too weak and vulnerable. Everyone believes that as soon as the army arrives, the small Gaochang Kingdom will be wiped out!
The march was not very fast. It was already a month after we left Qizhou, passed Longzhou and entered Liangzhou.
Although he had already expected the marching speed in this era, Fang Jun couldn't help but feel depressed. At this speed, wouldn't it take a year to reach Gaochang Kingdom?
So depressed!
The arrogant soldiers of the Shenji Battalion have already developed extraordinary endurance and physical fitness due to the continuous marching with heavy loads for several months. The intensity of the march at this time is far inferior to the usual training. They stop and go, travel around mountains and rivers.
Generally speaking, the soldiers have not lost any fat on their bodies!
Fang Jun was speechless. He really wanted to catch up to the commander in front and ask General Hou: "What do you call a rapid march?"
By the time I entered Guazhou, another month had passed...
What about the "five hundred in three days and one thousand in six days" promised?
You, Hou Junji, are so arrogant that you are not as fast as Xia Houyuan?
Fang Jun helplessly estimated that it would take two years to finish this battle...
Not only that, just outside Guazhou City, the army actually set up camp and organized on the spot!
In the camp of Shenji Camp, Fang Jun was so hot that he untied the cloth belt that tied his armor, took a ladle of cold water and poured it into his pocket, then took out an ice cube from the copper can and threw it into his mouth, squeaking.
Chew it into pieces, which relieves the heat.
The Shenji Battalion brought with them the raw materials of black powder and used some saltpeter to make ice, which was not a difficult task.
Liu Rengui, Duan Zan, Chang Sun Chong, as well as Hu Youfang, the military supervisor who came with the army, Ge Zhongxing, the army doctor, and Qin Huaidao, the captain of the baggage camp, were all sitting in the military tent, chewing ice cubes and feeling comfortable.
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They are all responsible for the rear of the palace. They like to hang out at Shenji Camp every day. Not only do they eat and drink better than other troops, but they always have some novel things. Just like this hot summer day.
You can actually take out ice cubes, do you dare to think?
I don’t know how to preserve it…
Others just pay it back. Changsun Chong is the commander of the Shenji Battalion, and all kinds of supplies are recorded in detail in his accounts, but he doesn't know where the ice comes from? Every time he sees Fang Jun's personal soldiers arriving
After tinkering in the kitchen for a while, the ice cubes were taken out. Changsun Chong couldn't help but think of several shops selling ice cubes that had recently emerged in Chang'an City. Could it be that Fang Jun was also related to this?
Otherwise, how would you know how to make ice?
This guy really has some magic skills. How on earth was this ice made?
Changsun Chong was worried that Fang Jun's methods were really unpredictable, and the plan in his heart grew like spring grass, unstoppable...
"What do you think is going on with our General Hou? With this marching speed, will it still take years and months to reach Gaochang?" Fang Jun couldn't help complaining. The weather is now unbearably hot. The further you go west, the less water and the lower the temperature.
The higher it is. But this is still good. If it lasts until winter, it will be miserable!
Suddenly a spring breeze comes overnight, and thousands of pear trees bloom... That is not a beautiful sight. Marching in the Western Regions in the cold winter, wouldn't everyone freeze to death?
Hu Youfang, the military supervisor, said: "The Marquis is not a member of the army, so he doesn't know anything. From then on, the road to the west is difficult to travel. It is mostly gravel and gravel. Not only is it difficult for people to walk, but even the horses will be injured if they are not careful.
It is difficult to move even an inch. If we march forcefully, the hoofs of the horses will be severely worn, and most of them will be broken before they even get to the battlefield. Therefore, the horses in front of us should be wearing wooden boots at the moment."
Fang Jun was confused: "What is that?"
Duan Zan and Liu Rengui looked at each other and covered their faces with their hands...
Although the dignified Admiral of the Shenji Battalion does not have cavalry under his command, he must have heard of this common weapon in the army, right?
It's so embarrassing...
Ge Zhongxing, the doctor who accompanied the army, laughed and said teasingly: "Master Hou has always studied the embroidered shoes of girls, but he doesn't know if these horseshoes are wooden?"
Ge Zhongxing is over fifty years old, but he has an easy-going temperament and has no inhibitions about his words.
He could make fun of Fang Jun like this, but Hu Youfang couldn't. Fang Jun still had the title of Military Warden, and that was his immediate superior. How dare he talk nonsense?
He held back his laughter and explained: "Horses' hooves are soft and are most afraid of gravel roads. Once they are severely worn, the horse will be useless. Therefore, it must wear wood to protect the horse's hooves. Wood has four holes, and the horse's hoof also has four holes.
It’s just that it’s expensive to make, extremely difficult to make, and easy to wear out, so it won’t be used lightly unless there are tough times.”
Qin Huaidao came from a family of military generals and was familiar with things in the army. He said: "The reason for traveling slowly along the way is to protect the horses' hooves, so the cavalry did not speed up. After passing Guazhou, they entered the Western Regions, not far from Gaochang Kingdom.
, dress the horses in wood, and rush straight to the city without giving Gao Changguo a chance to breathe!"
Fang Jun was embarrassed...
After doing this for a long time, Hou Junji was moving so slowly to protect his horses, and finally the enemy was caught off guard by a lightning attack!
But this dullness...
Fang Jun suddenly realized, mother!
People in the Tang Dynasty didn't know how to nail horseshoes?
Such a simple thing actually doesn't know how to do it, and it seems to be clumsy. It sounds like it's very high-end. Isn't it all nonsense!
He was a little unsure and asked Hu Youfang, "Horseshoe, have you heard of it?"
Hu Youfang shook his head blankly: "What is that?"
Fang Jun looked at everyone present and they all looked puzzled. He was overjoyed and slapped his thigh vigorously: "Get rich!"
The technology of using horseshoes to reduce the wear and tear of livestock hoofs has brought a lot of convenience to people's production and life. From field plowing to long-distance transportation, the hoofs of livestock are nailed with horseshoes, which minimizes the damage to horseshoes such as ground and water accumulation.
Injuries. Horses are extremely valuable assets in this era, and the wear and tear of horse hoofs is the biggest cause of horse damage!
From the mid-Tang Dynasty to the Song Dynasty, it was difficult for the Central Plains Dynasty to directly control the northwest region. Although there was a huge amount of trade with surrounding ethnic groups in exchange for tea and silk for horses, the technology of shoeing horses never followed the "Huma"
"It spread throughout the Central Plains region.
Therefore, horseshoe technology has always been considered a novel and foreign thing.
Tracing back to the material of horseshoes, broadly speaking, materials such as kudzu and vine were also used to wrap the hoofs. "Bounding the feet of strong horses with iron" and "weaving hoofs with kudzu", it can be seen that in addition to using iron to forge horseshoes, there are also such
A very simple horseshoe.
At present, most of the people in the Tang army are relying on these extremely simple horseshoes.
Dedicating horseshoe technology to His Majesty Li Er is a truly great achievement!
Suddenly there was a noise outside the account.
As soon as Fang Jun frowned, Duan Zan stood up immediately, except for checking.
Changsun Chong sighed secretly, you Duan Zan are also the man who will inherit the title of Duke in the future. How can you be so devoted to Fang Jun?
As the Prince Consort and the heir of the eldest grandson family, he has no sense of presence in this divine machine camp...
Soon, Duan Zan turned back, his face a little gloomy, and said to Ge Zhongxing, the doctor who was accompanying the army: "A group of scouts were besieged by horse bandits and suffered heavy casualties. Please return to the military medical camp to treat the injured."
Ge Zhongxing had a playful expression on his face, stood up solemnly, and raised his hands to everyone: "I will take my leave now!"
Fang Jun stood up and said: "Anyway, I have nothing to do, so I'll go take a look with my brother!"
Ge Zhongxing nodded silently and left in a hurry, followed closely by Fang Jun. Liu Rengui and Duan Zan looked at each other and followed behind. The other people didn't have that thought. Anyway, it didn't concern them. It was such a hot day.
, where can I chew ice cubes to cool down and cool down?
Changsun Chong stood still, but his expression was a little nervous.
When did the horse bandits dare to besiege the scouts in the army? Isn't this nonsense?
Could it be that...that group of people has already arrived?
But when we arrive, we arrive, so why attack the scouts? Isn't this just to scare off the enemy?
Changsun Chong's face turned blue and he gritted his teeth in secret hatred!