Chapter 196: Preparations Before Departure

On the school grounds, the north wind is howling, and the flag is hunting.

More than 400 soldiers stood neatly on the school grounds.

Zhang Yunwen slowly stepped onto the platform, put his hands behind his back, and said loudly: "Listen to my orders!" Attention! ”

"Smack-" There was a sound of neat boots hitting the ground.

"Take a break!"

The soldier suddenly relaxed his tense body.

"His Majesty the Emperor has given me an important task, I need three hundred soldiers from the Northland, who can endure the bitter cold, and I think I can do it!" Zhang Yunwen's voice resounded throughout the school field.

"Smack-" There was a sound of neat footsteps, and all the soldiers stepped forward.

"Good! You're good! But I only need three hundred! Listen to my command: Whosoever was born in the north and became elsewhere withdraw! Where there is an open contest in the reconnaissance camp, 1,500 of the latter will withdraw! ”

So, the neat team of soldiers gradually came out, and they looked back from time to time as they walked.

After a few moments, the neat square team had vacated quite a few places.

"Stand upright!"

The soldiers quickly re-established the line. This queue is much thinner than the one just now.

Counting the number of people, three hundred and twelve.

Seeing that the number of people was appropriate, Zhang Yunwen jumped off the platform and walked in front of the soldiers.

"Okay, now that the people have come out, the instructor will teach you a lesson in snow warfare! All of them, sit down and rest! ”

Zhang Yunwen also sat on the ground, facing the soldiers. Li Daoxuan didn't care about whether he was sven or not, and sat next to Zhang Yunwen as usual, staring at the team in front of him with fanatical eyes.

Considering that many later generations of snow combat equipment did not have at this time, Zhang Yunwen only talked about some simple ones.

"Fighting in the snow is first and foremost a matter of keeping warm. Remember, several layers of clothing are much warmer than wearing a single shirt with the same thick soles! Also, it's hard to find firewood in the snow, so be sure to bring plenty of tung oil and plenty of flammable rags before you go! ”

"Now let's talk about the march. When marching, be careful to march in columns, and don't let me run around. In addition, a few soldiers were needed to get to the front of the line and dig up the grass that was buried in the snow for me, and shake the snow off the trees for me. Anyway, you have to see other colors every once in a while, and you can't be all white. ”

"There will be some deviations when measuring the distance in the snow, so you should be careful when shooting with a steel crossbow."

……

I saw Zhang Yunwen spitting on it, and the soldiers below looked at Zhang Yunwen, nodding from time to time, as much as they could remember.

On the side, Li Yang and four scribes were working hard to write down all the precautions that Zhang Yunwen said.

Finally, Zhang Yunwen got up and said, "Regarding your equipment, don't worry, I'll take you to get it!" However, when he said this, Zhang Yunwen thought of other places in his heart.

Equip? What kind of equipment are used for snow warfare? The first is warm items such as gloves and fur hats. However, it seems that today's Datang does not have gloves, nor does it have the kind of thick hat that can cover the ears and the back of the neck. Then there are bows and arrows, and now several archers in the reconnaissance battalion still use wooden composite bows, which are frozen in the ice and snow, but they are not as good as steel crossbows. It seems that which archers should also have crossbow machines. Finally, there is logistics. Zhang Yunwen and their journey this time was to cross the Turks to reach Xue Yantuo, that is, to cross the grassland and desert, during which the road was long and the terrain was complex, in addition to the snow, there was also a desert. In the desert, however, it is difficult to find the way, and a compass is needed......

When Zhang Yunwen was thinking nonsense, Li Daoxuan patted Zhang Yunwen on the shoulder: "Hehe, Yunwen, you are really amazing!" These things are the first thing to talk about, I'm afraid that Li Jing and Li Ji, those old generals, will not come out! That's amazing! ”

Zhang Yunwen suddenly came back to his senses, and when he heard Li Daoxuan's words, he couldn't help laughing and said: "What they are good at is the planning of the entire war and the grasp of the battle situation!" Don't compare my strengths with other people's weaknesses! Oh, by the way, Brother Li, the younger brother has something important to see Your Majesty now, I wonder if Brother Li are willing to go with you? ”

Li Daoxuan shook his head: "After listening to what you just said, I have to go back and prepare well!" I will not go with you. But can you tell Brother Wei what you are talking about when you see Your Majesty? ”

Zhang Yunwen said the gloves, fur hats and other things on the spot, and then said: "These things need to be made on a large scale, and now there is little time, so I can only ask Your Majesty for help!" ”

Hearing the gloves, leather hats and other items in Zhang Yunwen's mouth, Li Daoxuan's eyes suddenly lit up: "Not bad, these things are really good!" You go to Your Majesty, and go back and make two sets for your brother! ”

After saying that, he left in a hurry.

Zhang Yunwen came to the Lin De Hall alone, and it took a while to find Li Shimin in the garden. At this time, Li Shimin was enjoying family fun, accompanied by the eldest grandson, playing with several young children.

Seeing Zhang Yunwen coming, Li Shimin put down the princess Changle he was holding and handed her over to the eldest grandson.

"Second brother-in-law, second brother-in-law!" As soon as Changle saw Zhang Yunwen, he immediately waved happily in the arms of the eldest grandson.

After Zhang Yunwen saluted, he and Li Shimin came to the side and told them their thoughts about gloves, leather hats and other objects. Finally, he said: "This glove is not only difficult to keep warm, but also protects the fingers from being cut by the bowstring when the soldiers shoot arrows." Fur hats are a good thing to keep warm in winter! And the production process of these things is simple, and all that needs to be considered is the material! ”

Li Shimin pondered for a moment, and then smiled: "It's indeed a good thing!" Okay, I'll make an order to let the Shangyi Bureau, the Shangfu Bureau and the Shanggong Bureau rush through the night, so that Yunwen and Daoxuan can get the right equipment before they set off! But Yunwen, didn't that girl in Runan open a ready-to-wear store? How do you get her to run such a good idea as gloves and fur hats? ”

When Zhang Yunwen heard this, he suddenly remembered that his wife had opened a clothing store, and immediately smiled: "Hehe, forgot!" ”

After a day of running outside, it was already the beginning of the lights when I got home.

Some tiredly leaned back in their chairs and closed their eyes. Suddenly, he felt as if there was breathing in front of him, and when he opened his eyes, he saw Li Yu and Zhi Rou looking at him with concern.

He asked softly, "Why haven't you rested yet?" ”

"Isn't it waiting for you?" Zhi Rou said softly. Li Yu also nodded.

Zhang Yunwen was slightly moved in his heart and hugged the two daughters into his arms at the same time. The second daughter obediently leaned on Zhang Yunwen's shoulder, experiencing this rare warmth.

After a while, Zhang Yunwen said to the two: "Yu'er and Zhirou, I have received the holy decree for my husband today, and I will leave for Mobei the day after tomorrow at the latest, you have to take care of yourself at home!" ”

As soon as they heard the news, the two girls let out a low cry at the same time.

Zhirou grew up on the grassland, of course she knew what Mobei was, so she said with some panic on the spot: "Xianggong, Mobei is bitterly cold, and you have to cross thousands of miles of quicksand, even grassland people don't dare to enter there easily!" If you go to Mobei, I'm afraid you'll ......" At the end, he bit his lower lip and looked at Zhang Yunwen with concern.

Li Yu heard the meaning of Zhi Rou's words, hurriedly grabbed Zhang Yunwen's arm, and stared at Zhang Yunwen pitifully with a pair of dark eyes: "Can Brother Yunwen not go?" ”

Zhang Yunwen shook his head: "This time the stakes are very high, and someone must go." I am confident that I know more about the grasslands, deserts and snow, far more in-depth than other generals in the court! So I'm going to go! ”

Hearing this, Li Yu stopped talking, but leaned his head on Zhang Yunwen's shoulder, and the hand holding his arm tightened.

Seeing that the second daughter did not have any excessive emotions, Zhang Yunwen said the idea of gloves and fur hats again, and finally said to Li Yu: "Yu'er, these two things can be regarded as exclusive!" If you go down and think about it, maybe you can make a lot of money with this! ”

Li Yu said with some hesitation: "But this seems to be a little simple, everyone is easy to learn." And isn't the palace already starting to make it? ”

Zhang Yunwen smiled: "Won't you do a good job!" A pair of gloves produced by others can only be bought for a few or a dozen yuan, and a pair of gloves that you make and sell to those noble ladies will sell him for a few hundred yuan. ”

Listening to Zhang Yunwen's words, Li Yu suddenly fell into deep thought. And Zhirou on the side still looked at Zhang Yunwen with worried eyes.