While eating and drinking, Bai Liyan (Wei Xian) did not forget to inquire about the battle situation in Chichi City and the front.

At present, the person in charge of the military and political power is Pu Taiji, the "palace marshal" of the royal guest, who is 45 years old. The so-called "palace marshal", "palace" is actually the bottom of the word "pad" is fake, because to avoid the obscurity of the word "pad", and use the palace "palace", which means the marshal of the military and political affairs in the rear of the main government.

The logistics supply of the palace marshal and the governor's coalition army, Baili Yan should give an order to the palace marshal Pu Taiji, and then he issued the order document, went to the frontier base camp Yuecheng, and returned to Cao Chizheng, the marshal of the royal guest.

The military and political affairs of the coalition forces were greatly influenced by the royal guest, and the coalition forces of various countries were theoretically controlled by the royal guest after entering the southern border, but in practice it was very problematic to operate, and many orders could be implemented at a discount.

In addition, the local economy was subject to wartime military control, and the price of grain was given priority to the allied forces, so the price of rice and grain was basically stable for the army to raise enough on the spot, but the grain and grass in various cities in the south mainly came from locally produced wheat and beans.

As the intensity of the war continued to increase, the longer the war lasted, the more dependent the southern border became on the material security of the interior. Usually two years after the start of a full-scale war, the local grain and grass in the south began to be scarce, and the supplies in the rear increased significantly.

The land area controlled by the Central Plains Army of the entire Qianyue Mountain is about the land area of a Jin State, which is long from east to west, spans nearly 4,000 miles, and is short from north to south, but there are also more than 2,500 li, the shape is irregular, the Song, Xu, and Wei Kingdoms have a resident population of about 4 million here, and more than 600,000 people are stationed in the Yuke and their families, and the Yuke maintains a standing field army of 50,000 people in Qianyue Mountain all the year round, which is responsible for training and training, and provides technical support for the formation and assembly of the Yuke army for the wartime training.

Further south, there are the steppes and primeval forests controlled by Jin Xuedi, there are no settlements, and it is necessary to continue to push south for two or three thousand miles before entering the local sphere of influence of the Jin Xuedi people.

However, the population potential of the native area is unknown, and the land area is unknown. In the early years, some royal guests sent people and horses south to go three thousand miles into the depths, and it was difficult to know where Jin Xuedi came from, how many people and land there were.

"Doctor Wei, in the south, it is not as good as the Central Plains, especially the guest army, everywhere you go, you have to open the way with gold and silver, even if you are in the Liang State of the Central Plains, in this barbaric place in the south, it is inevitably a little difficult. Without money, it is difficult to raise enough military funds, and this matter should be kept in mind by Dr. Wei. ”

"Thank you General Wang for reminding me, Wei should be careful."

"In addition, there is one more thing that Doctor Wei must be cautious about."

"General Wang, please speak."

"Southern medicinal materials are in short supply for military resources, and General Wei must have brought enough herbs here."

Baili Yan immediately understood that this guy wanted to drink the blood of soldiers.

Gao Yuan had a headache and brain fever and was immediately fatal, and the hemorrhage was incurable. The thinness of oxygen cannot promote platelet coagulation, and the body will also cause a serious imbalance of internal and external pressure due to penetrating injuries, so there is a great demand for hemostasis and wind-cold herbs in the plateau area.

Xianguo is located in the subtropical plain, the climate is warm and humid, rich in hemostatic herbs. However, it is not an easy task to transport from the Central Plains to Qianyue Mountain, and the manpower transportation is as short as March and May, and as long as half a year.

The active ingredients of the processed herbs are rapidly oxidized and invalid when exposed to air, so the shelf life of hemostatic drugs is shorter than that of other ordinary herbs. After being transported to the south, it completely loses its medicinal value after a year or two.

At the same time, the plateau climate is not suitable for the growth of most herbal crops, and the artificial breeding and cultivation and domestication technology is seriously lagging behind, so the price of drugs in the local area is extremely high.

Bai Liyan carried a large number of self-prepared hemostatic powder and cold and flu medicinal materials on this trip, and Wang Tan was able to take the initiative to "pledge" many materials, obviously there was a way to resell medicinal materials and earn the difference to make profits.

Bailiyan is not an unkind person, besides, this Wang Tan is very familiar with the local mix, he is a complete snake, the Xian army is active here, and he still needs to take over the logistics and help, and he can't cut off people's livelihoods and financial routes, which is the number one offense in the world.

Wang Tan proposed at this time that although he did not ask for it explicitly, it was obvious that the 3,000 stone dried meat, 2,000 sheep, and 500 cattle that had been pledged before were not given for free.

Thinking of this, Bai Liyan said quietly:

"To tell you the truth, General Wang, Wei did carry a large number of herbs here, but half of them were Wei's self-prepared hemostatic medicine powder and marching powder, and most of the herbs were wind and cold medicines, I don't know what General Wang needs."

When he heard the news that he was self-dispensing powder, Wang Tan's face immediately changed slightly:

"It turns out that it was all the powder dispensed by General Wei, I don't know what the effect is?"

"External application and internal administration to stop bleeding are wonderful, not inferior to life-saving fairy grass blood and wind. Wei has been used in the army for many years, and the hemostatic drugs used by the Xianjun army are all this kind of powder. ”

"Oh, Dr. Wei still has a lot of study in medical science?"

"Don't hide it from General Wang, Wei was Langzhong in his early years, specializing in this way."

After speaking, Wei Xian reached out and took out a small yellow gourd from the armed bag on his waist, which contained the hemostatic powder prepared by Baili Yan.

"General Wang, look, this is the medicine powder dispensed by Wei, and he carries a lot of it this time, so it doesn't hurt if the general needs it."

Wang Tan took the gourd and opened it and smelled it, and a special aroma came to his nose.

"General Wei, what is the price of this medicine?"

"This gourd contains two taels of medicinal powder, and it is sold to Zhiguo for one catty and five inches of silver, or seven copper coins for Zhiguo."

"So precious!" Wang Tan was surprised, and asked: "What is the mystery in it?" ”

"This is a secret of my Wei Mansion, so it is inconvenient to tell you. If General Wang has a need, Wei can transfer 20,000 bottles of this kind of two-tael medicine powder from the army to solve General Wang's urgent need. ”

"Hehe, that'...... Wang had no choice but to be respectful, so it was better to obey his fate. ”

Baili Yantang's doctor, the general of the Southern Expedition, originally didn't have to curry favor with a small overseer, but the situation was stronger than people, Wang Tan was extremely familiar with Qianyue Mountain, and he was indispensable in a short time.

If he is offended at this time, there will be no reliable guide for the 30,000 southern expeditionary army. At the same time, he wanted to do something, but in the end, it was still the lives of 30,000 soldiers who were unlucky. There is no reason to offend him. On the contrary, since this person is profiteering, he is an object that can be co-opted and exploited. I'm afraid of a person who has no handle and acts recklessly without control.

got the promise, Wang Tan got more than 6,000 catties of various herbs from Bailiyan, which was enough for him to make huge profits in the local area.

After eating and drinking, Wang Tan summoned two women:

"General Wei, these two are the first-class postures that Wang Mou ordered someone to pick from the brothel, and they are dedicated to General Wei today to relieve the pain of lovesickness for months, General Wei should not shirk it, hehe......"

Seeing this, Bai Liyan was quite unhappy in her heart:

"General Wang, the war is tight, we should focus on the overall situation now, and we should talk about the matter of women in the future."

"This ...... Hehe, what Dr. Wei said is very true, the war is tight, or should the overall situation be the priority, the overall situation is the priority......"

"Thank you General Wang for your hospitality today, Wei is in military affairs, and it is inconvenient, so I will leave first."

"Then Wang sent Dr. Wei to him, and wished Dr. Wei an early victory."

Wang Tan sent Bailiyan to the outside of the mansion, and Bailiyan rode away. On the way, Jiang Jie asked:

"My lord, this person is two-faced, why don't you remove him."

"This person is quite familiar with the local people's feelings, and when our army first arrived, he inevitably asked him to open the way to respond. Replacing him at this time is tantamount to asking for boredom. With the slightest movement, he can bring our army to the end of the catastrophe. ”

"Oh...... So where is the general going now? ”

"I have drunk alcohol today, and it is quite disrespectful to lose my life and return to my life. It's still early now, so let's go to the local city and agricultural market to understand the situation, and then see the palace marshal of the city tomorrow, and then go south to the moon city. ”

The situation in the south is complicated, Wang Tan should not have explained it all, otherwise how would he continue to sit on logistics and drink the blood of soldiers in the future.

This time, he went south through the Zhi and Song countries, and purchased a large number of military supplies along the way, but the situation in the city was much more complicated than that in the Central Plains. The main income of the main permanent residents of the local area comes from animal husbandry and the cultivation of oats and legumes, and there are few minerals.

As Fang Qian said, the price of local fuel and wood is extremely expensive, wood is more expensive than fuel, medicine is also in short supply, and the most common herbs in the Central Plains are almost three or five times the price in the local area. Even so, according to the local traders, they didn't make much, and most of the cost was consumed in the labor and transit duties on the way.

However, the local sheepskin and cowhide are much lower than those of the Central Plains, and the fineness is good, and the leather armor made of cowhide is sold in the weapons and armor shops of the Yuke franchise, and the texture is actually higher than that of the Central Plains, and it is more tough, and there is even a first-class leather armor for sale.

In addition, the local royal guests have a unified configuration of clothing and armor, leather armor accounts for the majority, and metal fine scale armor, sheet armor, and piercing armor are still a minority. Even so, the leather armor of the royal guest is still much better than the one-piece leather armor of the Xianjun light infantry army. This is all due to the local plateau snow climate, and the cattle and sheep raised are tougher and thicker in order to resist wind and cold.

Early the next morning, Bai Liyan went to the political office of the city army to hand over the order, and the palace marshal Pu Taiji personally received him and asked for details.

According to Pu Taiji, this time there were 21 famous generals in the world, the least in Xianguo, only one in Bailiyan, and the most in Zhiguo, seven people. Sun Guo was not called up because of the war, and Liang Guo was not called up according to custom. The rest of the countries have either arrived or are on their way.

In fact, Bai Liyan wanted to ask Pu Taiji very much if Yuke had thought about recruiting the twelve heavenly kings of the Black Turban Army, but in the end he didn't ask. If a heavenly king can still turn the Xian country upside down, if he can invite all the twelve heavenly kings to Qianyue Mountain, he really has the ability to retreat from the enemy, and then the countries will cut off the territory and allow them to stand on their own, which is better than fighting in the nest now.

But Pu Taiji didn't mention the Black Turban Army from beginning to end, either there was any inside story, or he didn't think about it at all, or he was denied by the Yuke headquarters.

Leaving the office, Bai Liyan received the banner of the coalition army and the return speed order, which is not only the proof of the delivery of the imperial speed order, but there are no special accidents with this order, and it takes 25 days to arrive at the front camp in Moon City.

Twenty-five days doesn't seem to be a lot of money, but in fact, the journey from Chi City to Moon City is 1,800 miles, and you need to detour through many plateau canyons and avoid the no-man's land where the air is thin, so as not to wipe out the whole army due to altitude sickness. There were only fifty people with Bailiyan, and the team was in a hurry, and the 25th was indeed much more comfortable.