Chapter 238 Logistics Supply System
Qin Dong knows very well that his relationship with Modo cannot always maintain harmony, and after killing Mordo, Eno and Maize, the relationship will be estranged, and it will begin to develop in a bad direction, because this is the inevitable end, he can't fight with the Eastern Roman Empire at this stage, and he can't continue to be the enemy of the Western Roman Empire, and the surrounding forces are only Modo, although he won't and can't fight with Modo, but the relationship between the two will definitely not go back to the past, even if this incident doesn't happen, at that time, Secretly, he will use the power of the intelligence organization to buy and win over the forces of Modo's subordinates, as long as he can make Modo's people secretly take refuge in him, no matter what means must be used, just wait for Dadan Yu Erak to die, and then fight to the death with their abilities, and take the land grabbing and co-opting the other party's forces as the highest goal.
Under Lored's maneuvering, although Mo Duo calmed down his anger, Qin Dong saw something different in Mo Duo's eyes, which heralded the end of the most intimate relationship between the two.
Then Qin Dong led the way, Lored and Mo Duo were talking, while following Qin Dong into the city, in Lo Ruide's words, since the three of them have come together, it is better to discuss the matter of sending troops in Pazar, Qin Dong and Mo Duo are noncommittal, since this battle has to be fought sooner or later, it is better to fight sooner rather than later, and it is better to fight early, and fight early and end early.
It didn't take long to arrive at Qin Dong's Commander's Mansion, Qin Dong sent someone to arrange a room for Lored and Mo Duo to rest, and after resting and washing up, Qin Dong sent someone to invite the two to meet in the main hall to discuss the dispatch of troops.
Things have come to this point, and there is no point in talking too much. After some deliberation, the trio decided to send troops to the north immediately in two days, with Modo attacking Ino and Misser. Qin Dong will attack Mordo, and the sooner the time, the better, so as not to delay the time for too long and leak the news.
When the three of them were about to discuss, a guard walked in from outside and reported to Qin Dong: "My lord, Liu San said that there is an urgent matter to report to you!" ”
"Oh? Ask him to come in and say! Qin Dong knew that when he discussed things with Modo and Lorid again, if there was anything particularly serious, his subordinates would not dare to come in and report it. Therefore, let Liu San come in immediately.
"Yes, sir!" The guard said yes, walked to the door and invited Liu San in.
After Liu San came in, he first saluted Lored and Mo Duo, and then walked up to Qin Dong and whispered a few words in his ear. Qin Dong was overjoyed when he heard this, stood up and said, "Really? ”
"Yes, my lord, I just got the news and rushed over!"
"Good!" After the message is confirmed. Qin Dong turned to face Mo Duo and Lored and said, "Two adults. I just got the news that the war in the southwest is over, Marcus has been killed, and Chusten has been accused by us, so the two adults should be able to rest assured! ”
"That's great!" Before Mordo could speak, a smile appeared on Lored's face, as long as he could eradicate the forces of the other princes here. No matter what means are used, you don't have to care too much about whether the relationship between Mo Duo and Qin Dong has entered the freezing period. After all, no matter how harmonious the interior is, there is always a certain contradiction, and if the relationship between Qin Dong and Mo Duo is too good, Da Dan Yu Erac will not be at ease. There are contradictions between subordinates, and only then can superiors firmly control the situation, which is the art of leadership.
Although Mo Duo's face was as usual, but at this time, he hated Qin Dong in his heart, and at the same time was extremely shocked, he didn't expect Qin Dong's movements to be so fast, not only the speed of the troops, but also the speed of the advance was like lightning, it is estimated that Marcus was taken down without even reacting, what kind of army does it take to do this?
To be able to end the war against Marcus in just three days, Modo knew that this not only required the soldiers of the army to have a strong military quality, but also required the generals responsible for commanding the operation to have superb command ability, and the logistics must also have terrible coordination ability, efficient execution, and strong transportation ability.
Now that Marcus has been resolved, Modo decided after thinking about it to send troops to attack Ino and Meize in two days, and it can't be delayed any longer, if it is delayed any longer, maybe Ino and Meize in the north will receive the news and take precautions, which will make their own losses greater, since a quick attack can reduce their own casualties, so why not send troops quickly? Therefore, Modo emphasized that no matter when Qin Dong sent troops, he would send troops to attack Ino and Meize in two days.
Qin Dong doesn't care about this, his side has long been ready, this attack on Mordo, he is ready to take all the cavalry to the expedition, Mordo's territory is basically plains, the river network is very few, suitable for large-scale cavalry mobile operations, the three arms of the cavalry including light cavalry, heavy cavalry and archers all participate in the battle, of which light cavalry and archers are used for mobile operations, and heavy cavalry as the main force of the Chinese army in the final decisive battle only comes in handy, mainly used for charge.
In terms of logistics, after a long time of thinking and consulting with the generals, Qin Dong decided to imitate the practice of the Mongols in later generations and absorb its essence, first, the war horses of the light cavalry and the archers were all replaced with mares, and the use of cold-resistant and heat-resistant, super endurance, omnivorous horse breeds, equipped with such war horses, light cavalry and archers have super long-distance running combat capabilities, and the war horses of the heavy cavalry are selected to be tall and strong, heavy-bearing, sprinting strength and speed of strong horses, heavy cavalry equipment is heavier, Moreover, the main role of heavy cavalry is to charge into battle, so it is necessary to choose a tall and robust horse breed with heavy load, sprinting strength and speed.
Second, in order to raise enough food for the army, such as dried meat, steamed buns, and cheese, the logistical supply of foreign operations, especially the supply of grain and grass, a small part of it is transported from the territory, the other part is purchased from the local market, and the last part is purchased from the local rich and large households, of course, in order to raise enough food for the army, this kind of purchase is compulsory, and when necessary, the strategy of feeding the war can also be adopted, but this kind of massacre of local civilians is not encouraged, because this massacre of civilians will arouse public anger, Qin Dong didn't want his army to fight and kill wherever he wanted like the army of the Mongol Empire, destroying and slaughtering was not his goal, and it was not necessary to kill others to conquer the other party, it was enough to achieve enough force deterrence.
Thirdly, wherever the army went, it was best to recruit and capture a large number of enemy craftsmen and skilled personnel, and it would be best if there were scholars and strategists of the enemy side to serve them. If there are mainly craftsmen, you can make weapons, craftsmen and siege equipment, and there is no need for logistical supplies, and it is better to have skilled personnel, which can improve the sophistication of weapons and equipment. If there is a local sage or wise man, he can erect a good image among the locals, which is very helpful for the subsequent rule, and they can play a good propaganda role.
In ancient times, whether in Asia or Europe, logistics and transportation capabilities were an obstacle to the improvement of the combat effectiveness of the army. Factors such as poor road conditions and low transport capacity due to backward technology have made the logistical transport capacity very low for a very long period of time.
If the army is fighting at close range, it is fine, but if the combat distance is a little farther, the phenomenon of logistics and transportation capacity restricting the army's advance speed will be undoubtedly revealed. Ancient logistics transportation generally relies on the way of people pushing horses, and as the main transport force of horses are generally dominated by mules and horses, the speed of mules and horses is not fast, but the endurance is strong, and all forage is eaten, not picky eaters, but the groom who takes care of mules and horses has to eat grain during transportation, and the army that escorts grain and grass also has to eat grain, plus the loss of other aspects, so in the process of ancient logistics transportation, the loss is very large.
Before modern times, the best in logistics is the logistics of the Mongolian Empire, the Mongolian army has never had logistics transportation, the Mongolian army's war horses are mainly mares, so that when the soldiers are hungry, they can drink mare's milk to satisfy their hunger, and the excess mare's milk can also be made into dairy products, Mongolian horses have extremely strong cold-resistant ability due to horse breeds and long-term living in the cold Mobei grassland, and can also adapt to hot weather, and the food is complex, any wild grass can be eaten, and the rations of the Mongolian army are mainly cheese and jerky, Both of these things can be stored for a long time.
When necessary, the warriors could use a knife to cut a small cut on the horse's neck and drink the horse's blood to replenish the body's energy, if only that, the Mongol army was far from being able to guarantee the huge logistical supply of the expeditionary army, and they also plundered the surrounding local population when attacking the enemy, this measure could supplement their own food shortage on the one hand, so as to feed the war with war, and on the other hand, the local population was not allowed to support the local regime with food and other materials, thus weakening the combat effectiveness of the local army.
It is not enough to solve the food problem, but also to solve the loss of weapons and bows and arrows, what to do? At the same time, the Mongol army also captured local craftsmen, as long as there were skilled craftsmen, and they treated the craftsmen very well, which is why the siege equipment in the Mongol army was very sophisticated, and the combat effectiveness of the siege troops was very strong.
In addition to the Mongols, the logistics are commendable are the Huns, the Huns are fighting with a large number of cattle and sheep, where they fight, they will take cattle, sheep and horses to where, a large number of cattle and sheep are mobile logistics supply warehouses, energy supply food, this way is only the Huns can use, because they have no fixed place, never buy real estate, when they want to leave, dismantle the tent to drive cattle, sheep and horses, there is no real estate and other property to worry about, and other ethnic groups are not, Even the later Mongols could not go as chic as they wanted. (To be continued......)