Chapter 140: A multi-pronged approach

Suo Zheng took over the topic and said, "Mr. Dai, dietary structure is a term for the supply management of our Blood Qi Army, which refers to how much grain, meat, and fish and vegetables there are in the soldiers' food. ”

Dai Shikui smiled and said, "General Suo, please." For Suo Zheng, who managed the entire complex logistics system of the Blood Qi Army with great efficiency at a young age, after a few days of contact, Dai Shikui could only admire. Suo Zheng not only managed the logistics of the Blood Qi Army in an orderly manner, but also made various arrangements with great weight, and at the same time attached great importance to the training of personnel and the decentralization of power, and did not put all the pressure on himself.

After Suo Zheng signaled to everyone, he said, "First of all, let's take on the topic just now. Originally, the food of our Blood Qi Army was mainly grain, but in consideration of the need for local supply in the grassland and the relatively large consumption during the battle, the cooking group of the baggage battalion has already studied and determined a new food list based on horse meat, beef, and mutton, supplemented by grains and wild vegetables. Considering the possible rush situation of the grassland battle, and the unfamiliarity of the scout battalion with the water source, it is necessary to carry a large amount of drinking water that is not easy to deteriorate, and a large number of ale and rice wine that have been customized from the rear are used instead of clear water. Grain grains, now in stock can ensure the consumption of all the Blood Qi Army for three months, and the subsequent orders of grain will arrive one after another. At present, there are 2,700 quintals already in transit, 3,200 quintals have already placed firm orders, and there is already an intention to ask for 10,000 quintals to be reserved for requisition. In addition, 3,000 bales of salt and 1,000 quintals of smoked fish ordered from Nanami Trading Company are already on their way and will arrive here soon. In Dongping, after the entire army of the Blood Qi Army enters Yunzhou to fight, the supply and transportation work will be mainly handled by FedEx. In Yunzhou, the supply will be mainly transported and managed by the baggage battalion, and the supply line will be defended by the Zou Shuang Cultural Department of the new battalion. ”

"Our side has set up an ordnance repair workshop in Yunzhou and Ningyuan City, and has formed the ability to mass-produce simple and effective ordnance such as arrow shafts and ballistas. Simple arrows without arrowheads and sharpened arrows are produced 4,000 to 6,000 per day under the condition that the raw materials are guaranteed. Since the wood used comes from the north, the quality of the arrows is excellent, and the quality of the arrows is good. In Ningyuan, about 100,000 arrows have been gathered. Twenty-six ballistas. In the Dongjiaji camp, 400,000 arrows have been prepared. Of these, 300,000 are special arrows, which are already all stocks of special arrows. Due to the limited production of Mars bombs, we now have about half of the Mars bombs and fire oil bombs in stock, and there are also 20 sets of explosive fuel sprayers, and Mr. Qi said that this is all that can be allocated, and he will send another batch next month. There are about 200 cylinders stored in the fierce fire oil ground, which is enough for a single jet to breathe fire 2,000 times. The goods required in the future will arrive one after another. The production plan has been negotiated with the Ye Workshop, the Gao family's workshop, the Inner Mansion Armory Workshop, and the Seven Seas Trading Company's Crescent Island Workshop, and there are already strong people to supervise this matter. ”

In addition to these main contents, Suo Zheng also reported on the stock of things that may be used on some special occasions, such as smoke agents and smoke. Special potions for water poisoning and detoxification, clothing and banners for mimicking enemy movements, etc. Although the Blood Qi Army was well-armed and sufficient, Suo Zheng still prepared a number of spare armor weapons for each class of the Blood Qi Army in the logistics equipment. Combined with the basic materials such as steel, wood, ropes, beef tendons, burlap bags, and iron cables, the Blood Qi Army has prepared no less than three hundred kinds of things. And the soldiers of the Blood Qi Army themselves will carry emergency things with them. As far as the command of the Blood Qi Army knows, the officers have brought a complete range of ground injury medicines from friendly people of various sects to open a martial arts first-aid supplies exhibition, and those self-defense family heirloom swords, short knives, daggers, and mascots and souvenirs that are very effective are piled up, which is also very considerable, many of which belong to the cultural relics level in Ye Tao's opinion, and the most exaggerated thing is that there are a few people who are afraid that something will happen to their children, so they bring things like the Danshu iron coupon handed down by the founding lord of Tanjiadi with them......

If Dai Qiong and Dai Shikui's personalities are a little comic. Knowing these situations would probably really be full of black lines, but now they were just admiring the Blood Qi Army's preparation in all aspects.

Suo Zheng's logistical preparations for the Blood Qi Army took a quarter of an hour to come to an end, and finally, he summarized in an outline: "To sum up, the logistics preparations of the Blood Qi Army can ensure that the Blood Qi Army will conduct high-intensity operations for three to six months. Moreover, it can maintain the Blood Qi's army for non-combat battlefield service for at least a year or so. The Blood Qi Army is completely combat-ready in terms of logistics. ”

Ye Tao frowned after hearing this, and said a little strangely: "Okay, I'm curious. Now that everyone is ready. So what are you waiting for? Which side are you waiting for to go to war first? Since everyone knows that this battle is inevitable, is it really waiting for the other side to strike first? ”

Dai Ye explained: "Although Yunzhou is only one state. But the territory is quite vast, although it is not rich, but at least it is not poor, which is the reason why we can raise more than 100,000 troops in Yunzhou to protect the territory and the people. And the land of Yunzhou, where the border is, is really very vague. Basically, they are conventional borders, with relatively wide buffer zones on both sides of the border. Now, even the most obvious Xiling side has only put the army a little outside the buffer zone and stepped up patrols in the buffer zone...... Rash start a war ......"

Ye Tao nodded and said, "Okay." I understand that Yunzhou is deployed in terms of military strategy, so, these days, can you define the highest and lowest goals of the Yunzhou and Dongping coalition forces in this campaign? ”

Qiu Haohui touched his nose and said, "This ...... We have not yet reached a consensus. ”

Ye Tao bared his teeth, with an expression of how could you be like this, and said, "Okay, according to the rules of the Blood Qi Army, you should have a preliminary battle plan, right?" What is the policy behind the plan? ”

Qiu Haohui respectfully reported: "We discussed in detail the various situations in response to the invasion of the enemy army. There are several sets of plans, including the use of troops and supplies......"

Xu Jingtian smiled and said, "Ye Tao, you might as well talk about it according to your ideas." ”

Ye Tao nodded. "We are preparing for war, but we are not simply fighting. At least I think that since the enemy is not closely linked, we have other means to divide the enemy. Among the three enemies, Xiling has the most urgent need for Yunzhou. Because Xiling, like Dongping, lacked a stable and reliable supply of high-quality war horses, they needed Yunzhou to bring Xiling's cavalry to the next level. Otherwise, just at the current level of the Xiling cavalry, it is already lagging behind Dongping. It's very inconsistent with their ambition to dominate the world. The acquisition of Yunzhou is not only to obtain a reliable supply of horses, but also to form a semi-encirclement of the eastern plains, although they have bordered Northern Liao from now on, to maintain a longer border, but weighing the pros and cons, presumably Xiling feels that such a price is worth paying. Therefore, the battle with the Xiling army is bound to be irreconcilable and inevitable. And the Kolka tribe in the north, etc. I don't think their so-called area north of the Dihe River doesn't mean much to them, and it may be that there is a further agreement with Xiling. The reason for this is that from the area now controlled by the northern tribes to the north of the Di River, they have only advanced the line of control to the south for three hundred miles. Compared with the vast grasslands in the north, the wastelands and the more northern, the Far North forest belt and the tundra, what are these three hundred miles? You also say that Kolka has grown stronger and stronger in the north in the past few years, which proves that there is no problem of large-scale climate and soil changes forcing the northern tribes to move south. They can continue to move west, they can invade Northern Liao to the east, so why do they have to go south? What do they want to gain? …… Finally, there is Northern Liao, they have grassland, there are absolutely stable and high-yield horse farms, in fact, Yunzhou is not of great significance to Northern Liao. For Northern Liao, even if they get Yunzhou, what can they do? Instead, they face the threat of a direct border with Xiling. However, the pressure of the northern tribes is still there, and in the face of the Dongping side, not only can they not gain greater strategic depth, but they have even increased the border that is very suitable for the attack of large armies and needs to be protected, which is not necessarily a very cost-effective deal. In my judgment, the Northern Liao side may want to opportunistically take advantage of the chaos to get a vote, and then try to correct the current dilemma of not having a reliable military support point on the Yunzhou front line in the battle. Judging from the sand table, there is no suitable place for defense on the Yunzhou side of the buffer zone. No matter which side it is. But in the buffer zone, there is the more dangerous site of Dalun Mountain. So, is it possible for the other party to take Dalun Mountain as a more tangible target? ”

Ye Tao said: "If possible, perhaps we should use diplomatic means to make Northern Liao give up the use of force against Yunzhou." Acquiesce in our actual occupation of Yunzhou. ”

Xu Jingtian smiled and said, "Do you want Beiliao to give up the use of force? What conditions can we get? ”

Ye Tao said resolutely: "The non-aggression pact, the tacit occupation of Dalun Mountain by Northern Liao and the construction of a military fortress, the normalization of trade in horses and other goods between the two countries, and the definite number of horse purchases are given. ”

The three conditions proposed by Ye Tao are all in place. Over the years, the Northern Liao has changed from being able to constantly invade Dongping in the south to only endure the invasion of Dongping, although they are also seeking to strengthen the country internally, but the effect is far less obvious than Dongping. When the competition between Dongping and Xiling has become obvious, they will naturally be a little self-assured. The non-aggression pact, although it is only a guarantee for the treaty, can also allow Northern Liao to weigh it. Acquiescing to the occupation of Dalun Mountain by the Northern Liao is to allow the Northern Liao to revise the homeland security posture on the side facing Yunzhou, which is extremely attractive, and by occupying the Dalun Mountain, they have the opportunity to push the Line of Actual Control and buffer zone to the Yunzhou side. As for the normalization of trade between the two countries, including horses, it was a favorable condition for both sides, but more favorable for Northern Liao. Once Dongping acquired Yunzhou, the demand for smuggling horses from Northern Liao was not so great, and in this case, the commitment to buy horses by normal trade means played an extremely crucial role in improving the situation that it was difficult for Northern Liao to ensure stable tax revenue in the horse trade in recent years. Ye Tao's strategy of controlling politics, military, and economy can be said to be quite targeted.

And Ye Tao's words also made everyone really impressed with him. Ye Tao's analysis of the enemies of the three parties has already set a tone in everyone's discussion in the past few days, but Ye Tao has broken it down not long after he came here.

Xu Jingtian stroked his beard and said: "Probably the hero sees the same thing, the situation in Northern Liao, the result of the discussion on our side is similar, yesterday we have summarized everyone's opinions and sent it to Danyang with a flying eagle to see how the lord of the country decides." Ye Tao, do you have any other opinions? ”

Ye Tao said: "Yes, why not...... Now that everyone is ready to fight, and since everyone knows that a big war is inevitable, why not simply enter Yunzhou and start to familiarize yourself with the terrain first? I know that everyone here already knows the agreement between the Dai family and Dongping in Yunzhou, and they have a good idea of where Yunzhou will belong in the future, so is it not good to try to leave my Dongping's great military might and the impression of the people's autumn in the hearts of the people of Yunzhou before the war starts? God knows what kind of virtue will be achieved after the war. …… Moreover, Dong Jiaji does need a material transfer center here, but if you have the time and money to build such a luxurious military camp, won't you get this camp to Lamb Mountain on the southwest side of Snow Wolf Lake? What's the difference between the topography of that place and here? Not only is it easier to obtain wood, but it is also easier to obtain materials such as cowhide, and by the way, you can also solve part of the procurement of battlefield supplies for our army on the spot. I understand that there are two possible consequences of our army's entry into Yunzhou, one is that the other side is more cautious because of our Dongping's comprehensive involvement, and the other is that the other side takes the lead in action. However, at present, in terms of the preparedness of several parties, although our Blood Qi Army was the last to start combat preparations, there is no doubt that it is now the most fully prepared, so is there anything wrong with our full preparation to deal with the inadequate preparation of the other side? It was you who said that you can use 30,000 of you as 100,000 people, and now there are 3,000 more people from Tianwangzhai......"