"Of course you can. Let me demonstrate it to Your Majesty."
Jin Feng took the bicycle and originally wanted to take Ninth Princess for a ride, but when he saw Ninth Princess's slightly bulging belly, he gave up the idea and let Da Liu sit on it.
He drove Da Liu around the square and then stopped.
“It’s really good at carrying heavy objects!”
Chen Ji looked at Liu's burly figure and then at the two-wheeled vehicles: "If there were hundreds or thousands of such vehicles, wouldn't it be much faster to transport supplies?"
"That's what I planned too." Jin Feng nodded.
Nowadays, the Jinchuan Chamber of Commerce's main method of transporting materials is horse-drawn carriages and pallet trucks. The transportation speed is very slow, and because there are no bearings, it cannot pull too many things, otherwise the axle wear will be very serious.
If he could make a bicycle like his previous life, both transportation capacity and transportation speed would be greatly improved.
"It seems we still have to get the bearing out as soon as possible!" Jin Feng sighed secretly: "Political affairs really waste time!"
Whether it is his ideal bicycle or other subsequent plans, bearings are essential.
But in recent months, he has been dealing with various political affairs and has not been to the laboratory for a long time.
In the next few days, Chen Ji became completely obsessed with bicycles. He would ride his bicycle around the palace every day when he had nothing to do.
Later, he felt that being in the palace was not enough, so he rode his bicycle on the street, causing the whole city to panic.
Jin Feng didn't bother to pay attention to him. After making the bicycle, he stopped paying attention to political affairs and locked himself in the room to draw pictures.
This situation lasted for more than ten days, until Liu knocked on the door.
"Sir, the Zhenyuan Army has arrived!"
"When did you arrive?"
Jin Feng put down the ruler and asked.
After sending away the Eastern Barbarian prisoners, Jin Feng began to formulate a plan to recapture Yuguan City. For this purpose, he specially transferred 3,000 Zhenyuan troops.
The road from Sichuan and Shu to the capital is long, and the Zhenyuan Army is marching in large numbers again, but at a slow pace, and it has not arrived until now.
"We arrived at noon. We have already set up camp on the bank of the Yellow River. Brother Liang asked me to inform you sir."
"Let's go and have a look!"
Jin Feng stretched and stood up.
On the north bank of the Yellow River, where the Eastern Barbarians camped before, the terrain was flat, and the Zhenyuan Army also chose this place to camp.
When Jin Feng arrived, Zhang Liang was talking to Liu Tie.
"gentlemen!"
Seeing Jin Feng, Liu Tie quickly stood up and saluted.
After more than a year of training, Liu Tie has become more calm and restrained, and his character has become much more resolute and decisive.
Zhang Liang is good at attacking and fighting, while Liu Tie prefers defense.
During this Northern Expedition, Jin Feng thought that it would not be difficult to capture Yuguan City, but the difficult part was how to hold on to this remote city. After much thought, he decided to call Liu Tie over.
“Thank you for your hard work along the way!”
Jin Feng patted Liu Tie on the shoulder.
"Compared with the hard days in our village back then, the hardship of marching is nothing."
Liu Tie shook his head honestly, then remembered something and moved a box from the side: "Sir, this is what the two ladies asked me to bring you."
"Are they okay?" Jin Feng asked.
He really missed Guan Xiaorou and Tang Xiaobei after not seeing them for so long.
"It's good that Mrs. Xiaorou was canonized as a princess by His Majesty, but the people in Guanjiawan were so excited that they had a lively scene with gongs and drums for half a month. Mr. Guan knelt next to the Guan family's ancestral grave all night."
Liu Tie said with a smile: "My father was very happy to know that my husband was appointed as a national advisor and that the newly appointed county magistrates and county guards came to visit us in the village."
"As long as everyone is happy."
Jin Feng could imagine the scene at that time and couldn't help but laugh.
Then he turned to look at Zhang Liang: "Brother Liang, are the logistics ready?"
Before the soldiers and horses were moved, food and grass went first. The Northern Expedition was a major event that both Chen Ji and the Ninth Princess attached great importance to. After confiscating the houses of the dignitaries, the Ninth Princess first left enough food and grass for the Northern Expeditionary Army, and then considered providing work-for-relief.
Zhang Liang has been busy with this matter recently.
"Ready!" Zhang Liang said: "The war horses, food, grass, and ships are all ready and ready to go at any time."
According to the plan, the Northern Expedition was mainly focused on cavalry.
Each Zhenyuan soldier and escort will be equipped with two war horses to take turns riding, and a war horse to carry tents, food and other supplies that the soldier needs along the way.
Finally, there are special war horses to carry heavy crossbows, hot air balloons and other equipment.
Three thousand Zhenyuan troops and one thousand bodyguards, as well as accompanying supporting personnel such as Lifu and horse breeders, totaled about 5,000 people, but more than 20,000 war horses were used.
Since the founding of the country, Dakang has never fought such a luxurious war.
It's not that Jin Feng was trying to show off, but that almost all the Central Plains people north of the Yellow River have fled over the years. There is no food in the vast plains, only pasture.
In previous battles, Jin Feng captured tens of thousands of war horses from the Eastern Barbarians. Even if he sent a batch to Qing Huai, General Fan, Qing Xinyao and others, there were still nearly 50,000 horses left.
The Zhenyuan Escort Bureau simply doesn't need that many, and just feeding these war horses is a big expense.
At this time, the pastures in the north were growing luxuriantly, so naturally they could bring as many war horses as they could.
In addition, the Ninth Princess also mobilized dozens of large and small ships to transport food for the Northern Expedition.
This food was not prepared for the march. The food needed for the march was carried on horseback. The food for the fleet was prepared for Zhang Liang and others to defend the city for a long time.
Jin Feng had never doubted whether Zhang Liang could capture Yuguan City. Relatively speaking, Jin Feng was more worried about Zhang Liang and the others running out of food.
After all, Yuguan City is too far away from the Central Plains. When the Eastern Barbarians are defeated and leave, they will most likely burn their stored grain. If they do not prepare grain in advance, Zhang Liang and the others are not familiar with the vast and sparsely populated grassland.
What to eat in an empty city?
So Jin Feng and Ninth Princess raised a batch of food in advance and sent it to the ship.
The fleet will go down the Yellow River, enter the East China Sea, and then go north along the coastline to Yuguan City.
When the Northern Expeditionary Army recaptures Yuguan City, these grains will be sent into the city, enough to feed the entire Northern Expeditionary Army for more than half a year.
If Zhang Liang still doesn't find a way to be self-sufficient within this six months, Jin Feng and Ninth Princess will have enough time to continue sending food to them.
"I will go find His Majesty and Wuyang when I return to the city to discuss the date of your expedition!"
Jin Feng looked at Zhang Liang and said, "Let's take advantage of this time to practice equestrian skills again."
Dakang has always been short of war horses, and many soldiers in the Zhenyuan Army have never ridden a horse.
"The training horses have been arranged a long time ago," Zhang Liang replied: "Starting from tomorrow, everyone will start practicing riding horses and strive for an early Northern Expedition!"
"Strive for an early Northern Expedition!"
Jin Feng also turned to look north.
There was a vast plain there, and it was also the lost land that he had to regain.
After capturing Yuguan City, the security of the Central Plains will be greatly improved.
There are also countless fertile fields in Dakang, which can feed more people.