When they arrived at the river in a wasteland, General Yan ordered the army to be repaired and rested for 2 days, and everyone who had been exhausted for a long time lay down on the ground all of a sudden, and everyone in Chu Ying's team looked at Chu Ying's eyes, and when they saw her nodding, they all started to rest.

Chu Ying saw that this plain is surrounded by mountains on three sides, easy to defend and difficult to attack, there are rivers passing through, and the soil is relatively suitable, if some people can be divided here to farm, maybe let the common people come here to farm, then it can solve part of the food problem, after all, transporting food from such a long distance is also a waste of time and manpower and material resources.

"General Yan, do you have a map? Do you know how far it is from the front line? ”

Yan Qin looked at Chu Ying, who was young but slowly showed his ability to lead the army, "There are still more than 500 miles to go, but there are quite a lot of mountain roads ahead, and the march is slow, what's wrong?" ”

"Along the way, I feel that this place is suitable for planting, maybe I can keep some people or hire some farmers to cultivate here, so that I can also solve some food and save some travel fatigue. Of course, there must be some soldiers to keep for protection, and more than 500 miles can be said to be near or not far away. ”

"This idea is still good, originally I was mentioning that the imperial court could set up a post house in this area."

Originally, Chu Ying didn't have much hope for this opinion, after all, this was a relatively heavy decision.

"General, did you just say that there is a mountainous road ahead? Is the mountain high? Can I just crawl over it? That would be a lot shorter. ”

Yan Qin chuckled, "It's not that I didn't expect it, the mountain is high and steep, and there are dozens of mountains, so it takes more time to climb over." It's not a good deal, but it's good that you can think about it. ”

Chu Ying lowered her head and pondered, "Is there a strong and long hemp rope in the army?" ”

"Yes, yes, what's wrong?" Yan Qin looked at Chu Ying's frowning, and he didn't know what this little ghost was thinking.

"How many? I think that the longer distances can be used to transport the grain to the opposite side using the terrain and ropes. ”

"Part of the mountain is too steep, there are cliffs below, it's not safe, I won't let you take the risk, it's been transported like this in previous years, it's okay." Although she knew that Yan Qin didn't agree very much, Chu Ying still selected some soldiers with climbing experience from the team to strengthen training.

No matter how good Chu Ying said, the blacksmith was still unmoved, unless he got an order or brought an iron tool, he could make it, Chu Ying had no choice but to melt all his armor in exchange for 5 descenders and 5 grappling hooks customized by the blacksmith.

The hand pulling the bellows was already trembling slightly, and Chu Ying checked the equipment one by one, wiping off the sweat that was dripping down his forehead.

"The young man is really good, other people can't pull it for a while, you have been pulling for a whole day. Also hit a lot of stuff. Why don't you come to the old blacksmith to help? ”

"No need, thank you, these are 5 gold leaves, I know it's useless here, but you still take it, thank you." Although this blacksmith is a little old, his skills are still very good, and Chu Ying has learned a lot from it.

"Team rate, I can't find your shadow, what are you doing? We're almost done, so go check it out. After Chu Ying gave the iron tools to his subordinates, she went to the quartermaster to pick out some ropes, but there were still not many, but it was better than using vines.

Chu Ying picked out the 20 with better arm strength, leg strength and coordination, and balance. Let them sit around and teach them the basic knotting method, starting with the commonly used knot, and need to learn the skills of body tie, object tie, one-handed tie, and closed eyes.

Then there are the most popular knots such as the figure eight knot, the double fishing knot, the double bartack and other 0 kinds of knots that you need to know for rock climbing. "Team rate? The other teams are either resting or practicing their weapons, why are we tying knots here? It's something that only women do. ”

Chu Ying took the knotted rope that the soldier had tied and loosened it as soon as he pulled it, "This is rock climbing, you need to use it when climbing the mountain, this is related to your own life, if you think it doesn't matter, you can not learn it." Chu Ying took the trouble to teach again.

"The eighteen bends in the mountain road ahead, and the narrow road will slow down the march. If you can set up a rope between the two mountains, it can shorten the time to transport grain, and if the rope is hard enough or replaced with an iron rope at that time, you can go directly to the people. ”

"I don't think I need to mention the importance of time in war, do I?"

Looking at Chu Ying's stern expression, everyone couldn't believe that they had really heard about the rope just now?

Although we have not walked it, but I heard the veterans of the army mention that although the distance in a straight line is only 00 miles of mountain roads, it actually has to walk 300 miles, the road is not easy to walk, narrow and dangerous, and when the time comes, the large carriages will stop here and go back to continue the military rations, and the grain transported will be transported through these mountain roads by manpower or horses and wheelbarrows.

Looking at everyone's constricted brows, Chu Ying laughed loudly, watching everyone relax a lot because of their laughter, "What I said is really true, not a joke." ”

"Team rate, then you're smiling?" All at once the soldiers were bustling with each other.

"You haven't done anything, why are you so scared? Never say impossible, rock climbing is a basic skill, learn this can shorten part of the marching time, start with that tree to practice using ropes, I will choose 5 strong people to accompany me, I will ensure your safety but you better not lag behind. ”

It is difficult to erect the cableway by Chu Ying alone, although Chu Ying doesn't know whether this matter is feasible or not, because Chu Ying has not walked that mountain road at all, but it is good to prepare in advance, and if you need to use it, you will not be overwhelmed.

"Chu Ying, oh no, team rate, this is the rabbit blood of the new work, let's try it." Chu Ying gave the rabbit blood sent by the captain to the soldiers to share, and now the captain has three iron pots and has made a variety of meals, which are delicious and delicious.

Porridge and wild vegetable cakes are usually served in the morning, bibimbap and soup are made with fresh or marinated meat for lunch, and vegetables are added to dinner. Along the way, recognize edible plants Chu Ying will let the team members collect, and when encountering jungles or places infested with animals, they will let the team members conduct archery training, although the harvest is not much, but the emphasis is on practice.

"Captain, let's call it Chu Ying, is the food still enough? Didn't you say last time that a small part of the food that needed to be delivered had been used? ”

"Enough, your soldiers have hunted a lot of rabbits today, and I'm afraid that if you hunt any more, the rabbits in this area will be almost extinct. Except for what I want to eat today, everything else has been processed, and the saved meat is enough to eat for more than ten days, and this is not even the previous call. ”

Chu Ying looked at the soldiers who did not rest in place, but consciously practiced archery to capture rabbits. "I heard that there will be some iron pots on the top when the time comes, the iron pot is really good, even if you exchange 00 soldiers for me, you won't change one, Chu Ying, you really helped a lot."

"It's okay, it's all for the army." Chu Ying subconsciously touched the letter on her chest, and after reading the letter before, she knew that in fact, those things were purchased by the Lu family's shop after the post house intercepted the letter, this iron was originally an item controlled by the imperial court, and it was difficult to build a few iron pots at a time, and the three iron pots sent were temporarily bought at a high price from other people's homes.

The sky slowly darkened, Chu Ying looked at the starry sky in the south, I don't know if Lu Ming helped him take good care of Ye Qiu and Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter, I don't know if Lu Ming, a loser old lady, is still going around doing business.