Ye An knew that there was a big temperature difference between day and night in Gansu, but he did not expect it to be so cold. After nightfall, at the foot of Maling Mountain, the cold air gradually dispersed, and a thin layer of cold mist appeared with his breathing.
It's already summer, and there is still such a climate. It has to be said that the Han family's land is extremely vast.
The soldiers in Longxi were already accustomed to such a climate. After setting up camp, they dug out a small tunnel in the ground. The fire burned underground, but there was ventilation on both sides, sending out the slightly smoky smoke.
The ground actually gradually became warmer, and the soldiers who had been marching for a day combined their clothes and slept in the tents. All of this demonstrated Cao Yi's ability to lead the army.
That's right, as a qualified general, he not only has to command the army, but also needs to arrange everything in the army. This is not something that the logistics officer does, but the general has to do it himself.
Fortunately, the soldiers of the Anhua Army were quite experienced. Cao Yi just said, "The car camp is set up and the stove is started at Mao hour." The soldiers of the Anhua Army got busy, and Ye An was really amazed by the wisdom of the ancients.
Knives, shields, whetstones, dry food, spades, armor, ropes, cooking utensils, tents, and even pigskin water bags are all available, and they are all placed on the baggage cart. The baggage cart is actually the most important thing when marching.
, and there is also a waterwheel.
The limbs of a whole cow are tied up, and the back is sewn firmly. The inside is made of tanned leather and has no fishy smell at all. When you need to drink water, you only need to loosen the tied neck.
In Cao Yi's words, this thing can also be used for swimming when crossing the river...
The cars equipped with wooden fences in the camp were converted into knife carts, and they formed a circle. They dug trenches outside the car camp, set up horse formations, antlers, dug pits, and then used wood to build a simple arrow tower. Everything was going on in an orderly manner.
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These seemingly complicated things were quickly completed in an orderly manner with the efforts of more than a hundred people. Cao Yi was very satisfied and entered his own big account.
As for Ye An's tent, it is much smaller than Cao Yi's tent. In the army, the commander's position is always the largest. This is not determined by the official position or the order of dispatch.
As the commander-in-chief, Cao Yi's tent is located in the middle of the army and must be seen by all the soldiers in the camp. Once attacked, everyone will gather here and start fighting under the commander-in-chief's order.
This was a battle within the Song Dynasty, and there was no need for huge and bloated logistical supplies. Therefore, a team of 3,000 people only had a few hundred strong people as baggage.
Cao Yi sat in front of the military tent, rubbing her hands and watching the soldiers quietly slaughtering Tan sheep in the dark. She smiled and said to Ye An: "How did you come up with the idea of letting Zhou Guozuo use live sheep to pay for part of the military supplies? Hehe.
, now the officers and men in the army have oral medicine, they are still just like sheep!"
Ye An smiled, looked at Chen Lin who was working hard to grill skewers and said: "It's just a transfer method. The people used live sheep to offset the changes in the distribution, which not only saved the people's working time, but also reduced the burden.
Why? As for how these live sheep are used to offset the summer and autumn taxes, do you think Zhou Guozuo will suffer a loss? They must be used to offset the summer and autumn taxes..."
"Oh! Or you guys with big heads in turbans, so that the summer tax can be paid off, and the people are spared the pain of apportionment, and all your good reputations have been taken away by you, hiss... Then who loses more in the end?
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Ye An looked at Cao Yi and shook his head slightly. This guy was really boring. He took out the mutton skewers that were almost burnt by Chen Lin from the ground. He carefully took out a small bottle from the cowhide bag, sprinkled some chili pepper on it and handed it to Cao Yi:
"No one suffered a loss. In the end, the court also saved money. I just saved the money in the right place. Try my chili. You must have never eaten this before."
Humanity's pursuit of taste has never stopped, which is why ancient spices are so popular and valuable.
Due to geographical restrictions and the deliberate management of merchants, it is extremely difficult to transport spices from distant places to your own land for cultivation.
Of course, there are many spices introduced to the Han family, and pepper is one of them. It is also one of the few sources of spiciness for the Han people. However, compared with chili peppers, pepper is obviously not spicy enough.
Cao Yi had already begun to dance on the spot, and the dancing look immediately made Ye An laugh. While sucking in the cold air to relieve the spicy taste, he kept stuffing the mutton skewers into his mouth.
He shouted vaguely: "It's so happy! It's so happy!"
Why do people like to eat spicy food? Because it is a different kind of stimulation. The spiciness of chili peppers is actually a burning sensation on the tongue, stimulating the human body to produce an exciting response.
For Cao Yi, who had eaten chili pepper for the first time, the feeling was amazing. On one side, her mouth was red from the spicy food, and on the other side, she felt so happy in her heart. She couldn't stop at all, and quickly stuffed the meat skewers into her mouth, looking around.
Cripple and other generals swallowed hard.
The aroma of chili peppers burnt by fire was an irresistible temptation for Song people.
"You want to get me to join your gang so quickly? Do you really want to know a little bit about the Cao family's family education?"
Ye An nodded seriously: "Yes, I don't necessarily want to learn it, but I want to know what Jiang Men's family education is like?"
Chen Lin stopped what she was doing and looked at Cao Yi suspiciously. What this kid said was clear. He didn't want to learn the general's family, but he wanted to know what the general's family looks like. This is not simple.
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Cao Yi looked at Ye An seriously, handed the mutton skewers in her hand to Sun Laizi and other generals, then clapped her hands and said: "Boy, actually I don't tell you that I'm learning from the generals for your own good.
The number one scholar who passed the lock examination was the civil servant. Civil servants can be familiar with the art of war and can manage the world, but... only the generals' family knowledge cannot be touched. This is what is used to lead troops in war, and it is... ahem...
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Cao Yi saw Chen Lin looking over with eyes wide open and coughed dryly before saying: "It was the Tian family that granted me the honor of being a general. Only military generals can be passed down. Do you think the Li family is a general? Why did they end up becoming relatives?"
Ye An was startled, and then smiled and said: "That's true, but Changsheng doesn't expect the general to learn from his family, he just wants to know the general's general methods when leading troops to fight..."
"That's it?!"
Cao Yi was stunned for a moment, then laughed loudly and said: "You kid, why didn't you tell me earlier? If it's strange, I'll explain it to you. It's nothing!"
Ye An was also stunned. He didn't expect Cao Yi to be so happy. Aren't these considered lessons from the general family?
Seeing his dullness, Cao Yi smiled and said: "It doesn't matter. When I tell you, brother, you will know that leading troops and fighting are not the same thing at all. The country has always led troops and fought wars."
, A general who can lead good troops is not necessarily a general who can fight, otherwise, how can we talk about generals?!"
Ye An was a little surprised. His surprise was not due to Cao Yi's words, but because the system of the Song Dynasty had become more similar to that of later generations.
"There are only a few thousand mouths at the moment, but look at how much it consumes every day. The generals have to decide on food, grass and transportation, and the generals have to worry about marching. Even where to set up camp, the generals have to make decisions, let alone the orders from the army.
Sentries, scouts, map surveys and many other things are indispensable!”
Cao Yi was talking happily there, but Chen Lin noticed that Ye An started to mutter to himself while listening, and from time to time he looked at the booklet he took out of the leather bag, and finally muttered: "It seems to be the same!
Management science has existed for a long time, but it has not been refined and spread..."