Chapter 309: Carrying Grain and Grass
Hu Shoubei was a little unconvinced, and said: "The relocation of the supply field is a big deal, not only is it laborious, but it is completely unnecessary. Why is there no warrant?"
When the officer of the Flying Tigers heard this, he immediately glared at him, and shouted confidently: "His Royal Highness the prince only gave an order, what should you tell us to do? If he doesn't give a warrant, who dares to go to him and ask for it? Anyway, you are going with us, so it is better for you to go and ask him for a warrant after you get there." ”
Hu Yuliang thought about it, His Royal Highness Gu Yinqi was only ten years old, and he often did many ridiculous things when his brain was hot. When he attacked the castle defense line in the first place, if he hadn't acted recklessly, he wouldn't have been in such a situation at all.
Not to mention the loss of many Northern Alliance officers and soldiers in vain, it also greatly reduced the morale of the army. This is already a joke known to the whole army, but no one dares to talk about it in public.
Since the prince has an order, he can't delay, and if the little guy starts to lose his temper, no one's head can be saved. Hu Yuliang hurriedly ordered his subordinates to find out all the trucks that could transport goods and try to load all kinds of military supplies into the trucks.
The convoy set off overnight and hurried to the city of Black Cloud City.
The huge forage convoy traveled slowly, and it was not until noon the next day that it reached the city of Black Cloud City. The troops of the Northern Alliance would certainly not be suspicious when they saw the logistics supply convoy on their side arrive from a distance. Open the gates of the barracks, remove the barricades and barricades in front of them, and welcome the arrival of the convoy.
It was a convoy in which an arrow suddenly flew out of the middle of the convoy and rose into the sky with a terrible whistle. All the officers and men of the Flying Tigers immediately took out the white strips of cloth that they had prepared and tied them to their helmets to use as identification marks for friend and foe. Then they killed the officers and soldiers of the Northern Alliance who were following them, and rode forward, heading straight for the entire Northern Alliance battalion. Most of the officers and men of the Northern Alliance were inexplicable, completely confused and unable to figure out the situation, and the entire camp was suddenly plunged into chaos.
The officers and men of the Flying Tigers rushed from one camp to another, heading straight for the central camp. Wherever they went, no one could resist them.
Most of the Flying Tigers were already wearing armor made from a mixture of Taihe Iron and ordinary iron, and it was difficult for the average Northern Alliance army to damage them with their feathered arrow weapons. And the blades or spear tips of their weapons were also made of Taihe iron, and the ordinary shields and armor of the officers and soldiers of the Xuanwu Kingdom could not compete with it at all.
When the soldiers of the Northern Alliance who rushed to hear the sound formed a large group of people to surround the members of the Flying Tigers, the Flying Tigers used the Taihe iron hard crossbow "The Legend of Death", and a piece of feathered arrows passed, regardless of whether the opponent was a hoplite or a hoplite, a large piece would fall.
The arrows of feather arrows made of Taihe iron are extremely penetrating, and they often penetrate several people in a row before they stop flying. Therefore, whenever the opponent's heavy troops are pressed, the Flying Tigers only need two or three salvos to knock down most of the opponent's people, and the rest of the people will be scared half to death if they don't die.
At this point, many people may ask: Why didn't Luo Ming pull this army out to fight against the army of the Northern Alliance in the first place? Since this force is so powerful and almost invincible, how can the army of the Northern Alliance be able to stop it if this force is dispatched from the beginning? Why is the war going to be fought so hard?
The answer is actually very simple: the smelting and forging of Taihe iron ore are very troublesome, labor-intensive and time-consuming. Divine Craftsman Jie Moore and his group of apprentices could not fully equip the army by getting up early and working late and working overtime. Even with the current design of extreme cutting corners: most of all equipment is smelted with ordinary iron ore, and only key parts are made of Taihe iron. But even this did not meet the needs of the troops.
As a result, this force is not invincible, and the armor on their bodies does not contain much Taihe iron, and can only protect important lethal parts. So it is still possible for the enemy to kill them. Secondly, although the physical strength of the officers and men of this unit is much stronger than that of other ordinary troops, there is always a time when the manpower is exhausted, and once they are surrounded by a large number of enemies, and the enemies are all fierce and death-defying guys, the Flying Tigers will be in trouble.
Luo Ming specially asked mining experts to do a detailed investigation in the empty land. They believe that the mineral deposits there are not very rich, and Taihe Iron will be fully mined in five years at most. This is also one of the important reasons for the design of equipment to cut corners.
Not only do the Flying Tigers need to be equipped with a large number of "Legend of Death" and corresponding crossbow arrows, but Luo Ming's Blackshirt team members also need a large number of "Death's Breath" and crossbow arrows to equip them. So Luo Ming almost became a miser, and he had a headache when it came to using crossbow arrows in large numbers. Very reluctant.
At the beginning of the establishment of the Blackshirts, because the envisioned scale of the team itself was relatively large, the equipment must not be equipped. So he made it clear that: first, there was only standing armor in the team, and there was a number on it. Only for tasks that are particularly needed, team members can put on and go out on duty. Second, the pocket short crossbow "Breath of Death" can only be used by people of a certain rank, and the rest of the team members are issued when performing tasks and returned after use; third, all the crossbow arrows of the Blackshirt team must be numbered and explained in a written record after use. If the crossbow bolt can be retrieved after use, there is a reward.
Of course, the lives of the players come first, and the Blackshirts do not encourage their players to risk their lives to retrieve arrows. If you risk your life to recover the arrows, you will be severely punished.
From these regulations, it can be seen that Luo Ming is still very careful about the use of Taihe iron equipment. This is also the reason why he is reluctant to share the Taihe iron ore with the father and son of the Eastern Alliance: this thing is so precious, so rare, he really doesn't want to give it to others. The exchange agreement that was signed later was also a last resort, because of the monopoly of the high price of the Chamber of Commerce, he could not even use ordinary iron. In the absence of either Taihe Iron or Ordinary Iron, what else could he use to make equipment?
Because he lacked enough Taihe Iron, he was very cautious about using the Flying Tigers, and was easily reluctant to take it out. In addition, the foundation of Black Cloud City is very thin, and the country is very poor, which also makes him have to calculate carefully. Even when he was ready to raid the camp of the Northern Alliance, he did not forget to cheat them out of all their grain and grass before attacking.
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