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In this season, it is also necessary to prepare forage for horses, not to mention tents and other things, there are 20,000 soldiers in Jizhen Town, nearly 7,000 soldiers in Huwei Army and accompanying auxiliary soldiers, plus nearly 2,000 cavalry in Datong Town, close to 30,000 troops, and the number of military supplies carried is also amazing. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

The soldiers of the Ming Dynasty, when they were in the border towns, the silver and grain and grass had to be deducted, after the plug, not in their own territory, all the supplies needed to be transported behind, if the sufficient supply could not be achieved, the morale of the army would definitely not be able to talk about, they could not eat enough, how to have the strength to fight, more often, they were panicked.

However, Qincha Wang Tong led the army, and some time ago he also used thunderous methods to cut off a lot of bloody heads, and everyone was trembling and didn't dare to do anything.

In addition, as early as two months ago, the Sanjiang Commercial Bank and several large commercial banks began to purchase grain and straw equipment throughout Shanxi, and a large number of materials were also transported from Henan and Beizhili, and the accumulation of Datong Town itself could be said to be rich in a short period of time.

The army went out of the border fortress, carrying the grain and grass for a few days, and the next grain and grass had to be transported from the rear, and the grain depot and grain road became the top priority, and if the grain road was copied, it was often a tragedy of the collapse of the whole army.

Since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, it has been fighting endlessly with the Tartars on the grassland, and several major defeats have not been lost in frontal engagements, but the logistics have been cut off by the enemy, and then the military spirit has floated, and it has been attacked by people taking advantage of the chaos, and then defeated.

It's not that the Tartar cavalry on the steppe don't need food and straw supplies, the grassland is their territory, and every time the Ming army goes to war, the Tartars are considered to be fighting on the inside line.

They are familiar with the terrain, and because the cavalry is the mainstay, the range of activities is large, the logistics base can be placed far away from the battlefield, if the Ming army does not have a strong cavalry, it is impossible to run long distances, to rob the Tartars' grain storage heavy land, and the herdsmen live on the grassland, the environment here is far harsher than the Ming inland, the herdsmen cavalry recruited from various tribes are often carried by themselves, and the things to eat are carried on another horse. It is often the key point of the Ming army, not the key point of the Tartars.

The key to food supply "is not only known to the generals, but even the soldiers below and even the people of the border towns of Datong know about it."

After learning the news that the troops were going to be dispatched, the area within 300 li and 400 li around the right guard of Datong was suddenly ten rooms and nine empty, and all the houses with men disappeared without a trace.

It wasn't until two days before the troops were dispatched that people came out of hiding one after another, the reason is very simple, such a large-scale army out of the fortress, the number of people used by Ding Zhuang must be amazing, these people used to carry things Ding Zhuang naturally will not come voluntarily, they do the hard work on the battlefield on the march, they are still left behind when they escape, and there is no pay to take, who wants to go to such a drudgery.

The officers and soldiers naturally knew that the people were unwilling to go out of this drudgery, so they were wantonly arrested every time, but this time the officers and soldiers did not move at all, and they were close to sending troops for two days, even if they wanted to search and arrest, it was too late" The people were relieved to come back, but they also had a wonder.

There are no people and Ding Zhuang, do you set up camp by yourself, do you go to carry grain and grass and reels by yourself, Lord Qincha is a person who makes decisions for the people, "But such things as fighting are not negligent at all, so unconventional, wouldn't they go to the grassland to die!" …………

On the twenty-ninth day of the twelfth month of the eleventh year of Wanli, the army led by the king of Qincha set off in Datong and went to the grassland, and it is said that the purpose of this trip was two: "one is to eliminate horse thieves, and the other is to demonstrate to the Tartars, so that the Tartar activities are somewhat restrained." Left and right near the New Year, "there is no work, and the officers and soldiers do not catch the people this time" Many people and military households who live in Datong have come to watch the army set off, such a large-scale sortie, Datong Town has not seen it for decades, look at this, how much is a lively scene, and it is good to open your eyes.

After the ceremonies that everyone is familiar with before the expedition, such as sacrificing to the sky, raising the tent, raising the flag, etc., the army moves slowly, and there are really a lot of people around it, some of the military households and the neighboring people come to see the excitement, and some are the military generals of the border town of Datong, naturally, there are also spies who come to spy on them, and there is no way to prevent this.

Each has its own highlights, each has its own heat, everyone is talking non-stop, it looks like it is the Lantern Festival, the dragon dance and lantern procession passes, and the people on both sides look lively.

"How many big cars do you want, I can't count, there are so many big cars there......"

"You're a layman, it's Jizhen's side car, used to go into battle to kill the enemy, Qi Dashuai's regulations, amazing, but the soldiers and horses from Tianjin, this cart looks fresh, four horses, four wheels, there is no hard wheel in front, it seems to be Piso, this doesn't need strength...... "No, you calculate, this is four horses after all, even if you don't use strength, this is more than two horses and a horse's cart, but this cart is probably a lot of money to build...*......"

Huwei army loaded grain and supplies of the four-horse cart, attracted a lot of people's ideas, Sanjiang Commercial Bank, Yongsheng Commercial Bank, Jinhe Commercial Bank has long used such a car in Shanxi, Shanxi merchants have also seen the benefits of this goods, a small range has begun to imitate, but today is the first time everyone has seen large-scale application.

In the past, the movement of the army was nothing more than a large group of foot soldiers marching in formation, with generals and guards galloping on horseback to the left and right of the infantry team, and then there was a rampant team of grain and grass behind.

But today, the army led by Qin Cha is out of the fortress, Jizhen in addition to the horse team, is mixed with the side car of the pace, and the Huwei army of Tianjin Wei, is also a similar situation, the four-horse cart and the infantry queue form a large team, although it is also a banner exhibition, the cavalry gallops, but standing in the distance to look at the past, it does not look like a large army action, but like a huge large convoy, the caravan is going to the north.

Talking about the big car, those who watched the excitement were just people with a little vision, and the discussion of a few businessmen on the other side saw a different thing.

"Obediently, there are so many four-** cars, how much silver do these big cars cost, how much silver do these horses need, is the silver in Datong Town empty this time?" , "Lao Zhang, you don't know, this is the Tianjin Forbidden Army's own carriage, and then some of the carriages of the Sanjiang Commercial Bank are also following, and the silver of Datong Town Hua is the one who buys grain and straw materials, although there are a lot, but you can also get it!" "By the way, the old Gu of Sanjiang Commercial Bank held a banquet in Taiyuan Mansion that day, feasted the shopkeepers and shopkeepers of various families, and said that they would buy it next, and the bid this time was one percent higher than the last time.

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"That is, the price of 20%, if you count the foot money, there is also a profit, but their family buys for the official family, the market price has been 10% higher, and there is no big profit, by the way, Lao Gu said at the banquet, after this purchase, there is still a chance to invite everyone to make money together, do you know what it is?" "Could it be that you are going to Tianjin Wei to make money?" In the past few years, he has made money from Sanjiang Commercial Bank Jinshan Yinhai, Shanxi, Xuanfu, Beizhili and Liaozhen, north and sea, everywhere is their business, if you are willing to let everyone go to Tianjin Wei to do it, give some convenience, it is naturally good. "Damn, it's also Yongsheng, Jin and the two former owners of the bastard, evil Wang Tong, so that we can't go to Tianjin Wei to do business, and we were rushed in by Sanjiang Commercial Bank to rob a lot, this is a good opportunity, everyone wants to participate in the grand event*......"

The people of the three business houses first said that they would buy, and then they said that they would make money with everyone, and in fact, they put out the conditions, and when the supplies came over, there would be a chance to make money together, otherwise they should not talk about it, and the businessmen would pursue profits, and these things were all understood.

Everyone has also seen so many four-horse carts on the surface of the amazing capacity, two-horse two-wheeled carts transport goods than four-horse four-wheeled carts are much less, back and forth, this does not know how much less, converted into silver, this is the problem of earning more and earning less, this time Shanxi provinces to Datong delivery, with two horses and single-horse cars, if you want to use these four-horse carts, not only pull more, foot money can also be saved, then earn more.

When I go back this time, I must build this big car, why don't you use such a good thing, isn't that I think I make less money?

The common people and civilians look at it this way, and the generals see it from another angle, and there are many military generals in Datong Town who are watching from the sidelines, and they are also discussing.

"Jizhen and the forbidden army have brought a total of fifteen days of grain and grass, what can they do when they go out, it's not like they will come back after a circle, they take such a big risk, but the cost of this trip is enough for Datong Town to spend half a year, what are they tossing!?"

"That Wang Tong is the first credit person around the emperor, he wants Lou to toss, who dares to care, you didn't look at the governor and the supervising army and didn't make a sound, General Luo is also considered to have a foundation, and he will withdraw when he says to withdraw, then Ma Dong is also a general, just like a grandson, running before and after all day long...*......"

"You see, Ma Dong pretended to be a grandson, and gave all the family soldiers he could use to Wang Tong to lead, he stayed here to sit in the town, Wang Tong and these tens of thousands of people went to the grassland, not to send food to my side, there is really a mistake, I don't know how many heads to lose, Ma Dong stayed, and he had less to do!" "Wang Tong is a half-grown child, and I don't know if he is reliable or not, I have also been to their drills, let our Datong people ride horses to fight the forbidden army, and the forbidden army's own foot soldiers are so scared that they dare not move, what can this be practiced, it's not a good acting, wait for the Tartar brigade to show their heads, wait for the crossing!" "Damn, it's a pity that there are so many cannons, it's a pity that there are such good armor......"