() Tianhao calculated that if the surrounding alliance villages joined in, they could take away at least 20,000 pig prisoners of war.

This is an extremely critical number.

Rock City, Mishui City, and Thunderhorn City, any one of them taking an extra 20,000 prisoners of war will cause strong opposition from the other two.

It is completely different to give this part of the spoils to the fourth participating group, and they take it reasonably and reasonably.

On top of that, these village leaders had close ties to Rock City, having established trade over the past few years, and iron ore and peat, two goods that they saw as of little use, could be accepted by Rock City in exchange for salt and cloth.

Except for Tianhao, no ruler could accept this business.

Tianhao does not believe in the so-called gods, he values the support that leads to profits, as for the oath of the barbarians...... God knows how long it will last.

The 20,000 pig prisoners of war were scattered in various villages, which would increase the strength of each leader by at least 50 percent.

It would be great if we could increase that allocation to 40,000.

This means that Tianhao has an extra hidden army in his hands that cannot be seen from a normal visual angle.

……

The caravan that had traveled far to lion territory has returned.

Forty pack horses, more than a hundred oxen, these strong animals pulled one hundred and twenty-two carts of different specifications. When I went, it was full of peat, and when I came back, there were heavy bags of grain.

Tianhao untied the tether of one of the pockets and saw that it was filled with golden corn kernels.

Drying corn on the cob, peeling off the buds, and crushing them with special utensils became a commodity of the lion tribe's foreign trade.

Cornmeal is also one of the grains that the lion people exchange with foreign countries, and the common thing between this thing and corn chips is that it cannot be planted, the difference is that the former is more crushed and expensive.

Corn cobs that have been peeled clean can also be eaten. The leonins crushed it with a large stone mill and mixed it with a certain percentage of cornmeal, which became a stick noodle (not associated with the real name). This is a real coarse grain, the extremely rough taste makes it difficult to swallow, and it must be taken with soup, otherwise it will be stuck in the middle of the throat and cannot go down, like a handful of very large particles of sand swallowed into the throat, hot and painful.

Potato pellets are not a new thing, but they rarely appeared in civilized times. In terms of food attributes, taro and potato have many similarities, but taro is more greasy (taste), and although potato is slightly toxic, it can be eliminated by high-temperature cooking. The lion people's potato pellets are simple: they cut fresh potatoes into thick slices and dry them in the sun. In fact, this level of production method is sufficient, and there is no need for subsequent crushing process. However, the lion king is so cautious, the kings of the past generations are like misers who carefully guard the secrets of this plant, from the slicing and drying to the crushing process are supervised by officials at all levels, and those who find violations are immediately punished. Only by guarding from top to bottom can the lion be able to ensure that they are far ahead of the rest of the tribes in the direction of food supply.

"It's really stingy......" Looking at the light gray potato grains in his palm, Tianhao shook his head with a wry smile and let out a helpless sigh.

Logistics support is the key to determining the outcome of a war, and we must do everything possible to increase our grain reserves. The peat business continued to grow in size, and Tianhao had no interest in the monetary rules promulgated by the Lion King. Fortunately, there is a large amount of grain to be digested within the lion clan every year, and the peat for grain trade has not aroused the suspicion of the lion people. From summer to the present, caravans have been bringing back large quantities of grain, scattered grains of corn and potatoes.

For now, the peat for grain business is very cost-effective. The total amount of corn and potatoes brought in from afar is not too much, but it is better than a small stream.

Only the goods sold are valuable, and the leonins themselves cannot digest too much food. From this point of view, the Lion King is indeed a shrewd businessman.

……

One sunny afternoon, Jongu arrived at Rock City with reinforcements.

The current Rock City is very lively, full of people inside and out. Fortunately, the manpower was concentrated on the mountain to collect enough stones, and there were enough new houses, so there was no dispute over the allocation of housing.

At the same time, there was also a logistical baggage. Zonggu did not break his promise, and these Niu people from Mishui City pulled carts, each carrying a basket weighing dozens of kilograms, which was filled with wheat grains that had been stripped of their husks, as well as pieces of dried meat of varying degrees of new and old.

Zong Gu apologized for this: "There is really no way, there must be enough people left to harvest, there is no time to grind the wheat into flour, but the quantity is quite sufficient, and it can maintain normal consumption for about three months." ”

He was referring to the armies of Mishui City and Huaiji City, which were more than 75,000 people.

By "consumption", we mean to be full. The wartime environment must keep the soldiers fed, and hunger can lead to a rapid decline in morale.

"That's pretty good." Tianhao knew that Jonggu was not lying, and that Pingjun's intelligence department was infiltrating both internally and externally, and did not treat Mishui City as an exception just because it was an ally.

"When are we going to attack?" Zonggu has been looking forward to this for a long time.

"We'll have to wait." Tianhao did not give a clear answer: "The time is not yet ripe. ”

Zong Gu chuckled: "I feel like you're pretty sure about this." Hehe...... Is there something wrong with Thunderhorn City? ”

"Not what you think." Tianhao smiled politely and patiently explained: "The day before yesterday, the king sent a messenger, the army has been assembled, and the baggage is being transported from Thunderhorn City one after another. Winter is coming, there are many things in the clan, and the king must solve them one by one. Then there is his special status, and leaving Thunderhorn City at this time will definitely attract attention. I have discussed with the king, and this time I will send his most powerful commander to fight, and judging from the army that has been stationed in Thunderhorn City so far, the strength is already very strong. We can win this battle. ”

"You have a point." Zonggu bowed slightly. He raised his eyelids and looked at the sky, and said meaningfully: "The sun is not so hot anymore, even if you stand here and bask all day, you won't sweat on your body." ”

Tianhao gave a thumbs up in his right hand. This movement is very subtle, and the people on the left and right sides and behind it cannot be noticed, and can only be seen by the sect tool standing directly opposite.

"The gods will guide us to victory." He smiled faintly and made a pun: "Winter is coming soon, and we are going to prepare a grand sacrifice for the great winter god." ”

Zonggu raised his hands, crossed them in front of his chest, and made a common prayer gesture: "Praise the gods." ”

"Praise the gods." This is also Tianhao's thoughts at the moment.

……

Together with the follow-up reinforcements, the army of more than 70,000 people in Mishui City was given half a day's rest. Early the next morning, they were divided into teams of 70,000 men in the order agreed in advance, and went to the lumber mill, the riverside mill, and the fishing village.

Dense forests cover the entire northern mountainous area, and even a logging team of tens of thousands of people can occupy only a small part of the mountain. Both the current Rock City and the future "Rock Collar" will require a lot of wood. They are used for a wide range of purposes, but Tianhao did not explain his true intentions to Zonggu. After all, the city lord of Mishui is not a traverser, he can only see the construction of houses and the construction of ships, and it is difficult for inertial thinking to spark with a sense of innovation.

Although it was the first day, the warriors from Mishui City had already deeply felt the happiness of the residents of Rock City. There are no traditional stone mills, horses and mules and donkeys that have been beaten blindfolded, whipped and forced to go around the stone mills. As long as the sun-dried wheat kernels are poured into the storage hopper, and the axle is pushed by the flow of water, the flour of white flowers will flow out of the outer opening.

"It's a miracle." A short captain who looked at this scene didn't even roll his eyes and muttered to himself.

"They must have been guided by the gods." One of the military priests felt that this was the most plausible explanation.

"I heard it was the young city lord's idea. He's smart, he's a real wise man. "The Commander has a higher status and knows a lot of things.

"The people of Rock City are very happy, maybe I should ask the city lord to stay here and bring my family over." This is the common idea of many soldiers in Mishui City.

There are many jobs and more people in the fishing village.

Yuan Kai felt like he was about to die of exhaustion. His voice was almost hoarse, and he poured several large glasses of water in one go, and then he felt like he had crawled out of the depths of hell. Almost all the veteran sailors were promoted, either 10 or 100 heads, and each of them brought a new group of fellow sailors from Mishui City, who either went on the boat to train oars or went directly to the sea to fish. There are so many boats that the inshore fishing grounds are no longer able to harvest, and the boats have to be sailed farther to catch enough fish and shrimp.

Crabs, shellfish, and various types of seaweed that are determined to be edible...... As long as it's something you can eat, you can't let it go.

Some time ago, the work was remarkable, and the granary of Rock City was filled with all kinds of dried fish that had just been dried. The number is staggering, with a general estimate of about 10,000 tons. Autumn is coming to an end, the sun is far less hot than summer, the pickled fish can only be dried until it is semi-dry, and the remaining water must be evaporated by peat burning and roasting.

The god of good fortune apparently favored the ship where Red Nose was located. Over the course of two weeks, they killed six different species of whales in a row. The smallest weighed about 60 tons, and the largest weighed more than 300 tons. The air was filled with the peculiar smell of blubber fat, and the thick blood attracted a large number of wild beasts from the depths of the mountain forest. They soon discover that there is no such thing as a delicious meal as they imagined, only a myriad of sharp knives and steel axes, and an astonishing array of arrows.

Tianhao ordered the abolition of the long-standing "catch grading system".

It was a special measuring tool made of wood. To be precise, it is a square frame made of wooden strips, which is divided into three categories: large, medium, and small according to different sizes. All fish caught and brought to shore are classified in this way, with heads in wooden frames, and those that are larger than the frame are considered large, followed by medium, and then small.

Only fish that meet these three sizes can be made into jerky, and the last thing that remains is the "last" fish and shrimp. They are a hassle to eat, and it takes a lot of time to pick them, and the well-fed residents of Rock City have long been out of sight, so these small fish and shrimp can only be used as feed and sent to the chicken farm on the back hillside.

In special cases, special arrangements must be made.

The last fish and shrimp are no longer used as fodder, they are mixed with all the crabs of varying size, and they are sent to the riverside mill to be crushed into a gray paste that cannot be distinguished from their original faces. The elderly and children are responsible for the collection, and they spread out the strong-smelling things on bamboo plaques, divide them into thin layers, and slowly roast them with burning peat until they are dry.

Flour, corn and potato granules, a little nut minced, mixed with handmade "fish meal", sprinkled with salt, mixed with a certain proportion of oil, fermented, kneaded into fist-sized dumplings, flattened into cakes, steamed in a drawer pot, and can be stored for a long time after cooling.

Strictly speaking, this mixed dough cake tastes good. It tastes a little fishy, but it has a very savage appetite. Especially the soldiers from Mishui City and Thunderhorn City, they watched with their own eyes that all kinds of ingredients were mixed and made, and they were all real flour and fish. Although the quality of the ingredients is not very good and extremely poor, after all, there is salt and meat, which can fill the stomach.

……

Autumn is over.

The blue, cloudless, sunny weather disappears in a crisp and crisp way. It was just a gray and rainy day, and the sun was completely gone, as if it had never appeared in this world. Unpleasant shadows reigned over the land, and the rain, which lasted for hours a day, made everything damp. The mud stuck to the shoes, the clothes didn't dry out on the body, and the cold air killed all the bugs with shocking efficiency. The "buzzing" of flies can no longer be heard, and mosquitoes will not lie on the surface of the skin to suck blood, everyone thinks that it is the magic of the gods, it has four completely different faces, like a Rubik's cube with no top and bottom, with different colors.

Zong Guang felt that time passed very slowly, which was scorching.

Some of the soldiers who went up to the mountains to quarry and go to the sea to fish were recalled, a total of 30,000 people, all of whom were the elite of Rock City and Mishui City. Since last week, they have stopped working and are training intensively every day. Load-bearing off-road, stabbing and fighting, squad assault, combat simulation in different environments and situations...... The variety is dizzying. But the more this happened, the more Zongguang could see the difference in the army of Rock City. They are very familiar with these projects, especially the team's combat cooperation, and they have a very high tacit understanding with each other. Although the fighters of Mishui City have strong individual combat ability, they are completely inferior in the combat projects of squads of more than five people, and they have simulated dozens of confrontations in a row, with a score of zero.

In Tianhao's words: "The era of a person who dares to fight has passed." The development of muskets by white Southerners revolutionized the mode of warfare. Although we have an advantage in height and overall combat effectiveness, the degree of advanced weapons is far inferior to theirs. The pig tribe is a barbaric and backward tribe, and compared with the white people in the south, it is like a hot spot and a freezing point, two completely different extremes. Combat must change with the opponent, and if you can't coordinate with your teammates skillfully, even the most courageous warrior will only be the target of the enemy's concentrated fire. Such a death is worthless, no different from a piece of shit. ”