Chapter 12 Feed
The cold wind is howling, and the snow particles are crackling on the clothes.
A team of knights trekking hard through the snowy fields.
"What the hell!" The sturdy Xianbei man with braided hair wrapped his dreadled sheepskin coat tightly, wiped the snow foam off his face, took a sip, and said in Xianbei language: "Damn Han people drive us like cattle and horses."
Even the most humble slave would not be kicked out of his tent in such cold weather.
The most poor dog will not be kicked out of the kennel by the owner to track down prey in such a large snow.
The other Xianbei knight glanced at him, snorted lightly, and pulled out a sneer.
They were Xianbei Suli's subordinates, sent by the titular commander Liu He to track down the traces of the team that had broken through from Yijing.
The leader of that team was very cunning, roaming the plains like a fox, so that they could not find the beginning and the end, and could only follow them from afar.
The sudden heavy snow disrupted the rhythm of both sides, and it was expected that no matter how cunning the team was, it had already fallen into a situation of lack of men and horses, food and grass, and was trapped somewhere.
While the bigwigs sit in their warm tents, enjoying the plundered Han women, their team of unlucky bastards is sent out to find traces.
"Stop talking nonsense! Five miles further north and you'll turn back."
That revenge-bent Liu Yu, the son of Liu Yuanjun, how did he know the violent temper of this snow field!
He has long been carried away by hatred, but they are not stupid, who will die for his hatred?
In such a cold weather, they will have to break their hands if they go on.
Just when Xianbei Tan rode a negotiable lazy ride.
Their prey did stay somewhere.
But unlike what some people expected, there was no food and grass, and people were sleepy and lacking horses.
On the contrary, the temporary deserted village camp is like a large construction site, with people coming and going.
In the Han Dynasty, commoners used coarse linen and other threads to weave into coarse and clumsy brown clothes with poor warmth, and most of the fillers were hemp or reed wool.
There are still people who can't wear these poor clothes, most of the grass people are hungry and close their doors, and the cats live by their will at home.
And now the people who come and go in the deserted village have a windproof and velvet thickened cotton coat, which can already be called a luxury.
This kind of scene of working in the snow and cold wind was rare before the large-scale popularization of cotton in the Ming Dynasty.
The shacks made of grass and trees were quickly built on the basis of the original collapsed and abandoned houses in the deserted village.
The shabby-looking shacks were dark and low, and the wet mud mixed with straw filled the gaps, barely sheltering them from the wind and snow.
But as a temporary respite point is enough.
Inside the hospital
Gongsun Yan sat upright on the grass pile laid on the top of the hall, Zhao Yun Xiahou Lan sat under it, and a bonfire was lit in the middle, and Gongsun Cheng was handed over to Wang Wu, who was on duty outside the house, and took to the kitchen to roast the fire.
Like a warm host, entertaining men dressed in frost and snow to eat noodles.
Although the noodles were arranged by Wang Wu to cook, it did not prevent Gongsun Yan from joining their deliberations after they finished eating.
Zhao Yun, who reacted the fastest, understood her purpose, and naturally and respectfully brought people into the hall, invited her to sit down, and carefully reported to her the situation of grain and grass and the arrangement of guards.
Gongsun Yan, who was trying to blend in with the main team, cast a grateful glance at Zhao Yun when Xiahou Lan didn't pay attention, and Zhao Yun only smiled slightly.
Compared with Zhao Yun, who was calm and cooperative, Xia Houlan was a little dissatisfied, in Xia Houlan's opinion, how could they let a little girl sit on it and point fingers?
But Zhao Yun, as the actual leader, had already recognized Gongsun Yan's status as the superior, and Xiahou Lan had no way to attack it at all.
Gongsun Yan didn't actually want to interfere with everything in the team, she just wanted to find something to do.
Zhao Yun didn't hide anything from everything, but she was very self-aware.
Only took over the logistics and military affairs, and the military did not get involved in half a cent.
After a brief discussion, Xia Houlan held her breath and retired.
Only Zhao Yun and Gongsun Yan were left.
"Thank you, General Zilong." Gongsun Yan breathed a sigh of relief, and it was not easy for Gongsun Yan, who was a woman in this era, to establish his own power.
The status of women in the late Han Dynasty can be said to be very high compared to the Ming and Qing dynasties, but there was Lu Pheasant in the past, and there was a queen in the back, and women's chaos in politics almost became a consensus, and women were still far away from politics.
She can sit at the top at the moment, in addition to being the daughter of Gongsun Zhan, and the more important reason is Zhao Yun's support and cooperation.
"Lady is polite." Zhao Yun does not take credit, in his opinion, the kind of ability that Gongsun Yan has is enough to cross all barriers such as gender, class, etc.
In fact, after witnessing that kind of ability, Zhao Yun was very worried, what price did that ability to go against the sky cost?
After tossing and turning all night, seeing the satisfaction of the sergeants after eating and drinking, Zhao Yun still made some kind of determination.
What about the weird power? As long as you can save this troubled world.
Zhao Yun's gaze was fixed on the girl sitting on the top.
She is tall among women, but she is still thin.
I don't know if this kind of power is a blessing or a curse when it is pressed on such a girl.
Zhao Yun was sighing in his heart, so he listened to Gongsun Yan call him.
"General Zilong."
"The end will be."
"My feet are numb, please pull me!"
“?”
Zhao Yun looked inexplicably helped Gongsun Yan, who was numb from sitting down, and looked at the other party rubbing his legs and stomach with a painful face.
Not long ago, my firm heart was shaken by a loss.
Is she really, okay?
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Although he had just lost his face because he was not used to sitting upright in ancient times, Zhao Yun was very understanding and did not mention it, and Gongsun Yan also hurriedly took out his work status to resolve the embarrassment.
After confirming that Tian Kai was still unconscious, Gongsun Yan took out a small notebook out of thin air in front of Zhao Yun, and whispered to him to discuss the next list of materials that should be supplemented.
"We still need to rest here and wait until the snow stops before we go." Gongsun Yan bit the tip of her pen, in order not to experience that kind of embarrassing scene again, she quickly bought two folding small Maza, and sat by the fire with Zhao Yun.
Although it was not the first time he had seen her take out something out of thin air, Zhao Yun still felt a little shocked, and moved a little, and the little thing sitting under him did not feel as stable as the stool in the army.
"We have to get enough food and feed for the horses."
Eating somen noodles can only be said to be full, and if you want the team to maintain combat effectiveness, you must also consume protein and salt, etc.
As far as the Han people that Gongsun Yan has seen at present, the highest is Zhao Yun, estimated to be 185 or higher, followed by Xiahou Lan, with broad shoulders and long arms, and his body shape is not worse than that of modern people, but his complexion is not very good, I don't know if it is because of lack of nutrition or because of injuries on his body
Not only do you need to supplement your nutrition, but also...
Gongsun Yan looked up at Zhao Yun, he couldn't see the bandages on his arms while wearing a military coat, "There are also medicines and bandages for first-aid bandages and disinfection supplies."
Zhao Yun was stunned, each of the things reported by Gongsun Yan contained a huge amount of information, I thought that it was terrifying enough to be able to take out food and clothes, and the pot with strange materials was enough, but I didn't expect that even medicinal herbs could be used?
Zhao Yun instantly imagined countless possibilities in his mind, each of which made him feel incredible.
However, he was a cautious and introverted person, and he did not open his mouth to disrupt Gongsun Yan's train of thought, only when Gongsun Yan asked him about the daily food consumption of war horses, he replied, "War horses eat soybean meal essence twenty catties."
Twenty pounds??
So edible??
This number frightened Gongsun Yan and shook his hands.
A war horse has to eat almost twenty catties of soybean meal concentrate a day...
Gongsun Yan looked at Zhao Yun with a confused expression, did he report the wrong number, and soybean meal? "Isn't it okay to eat grass?"
Seeing her eyes wide in surprise, Zhao Yun patiently explained: "War horses are different from ordinary horses, and they still need to be fed enough fine food on the battlefield, otherwise the war horses will have no combat power and will soon die of overdraft."
A war horse has twenty catties of refined grain and soybean meal every day, no wonder Gongsun Chan is angry and angry to loot everywhere in order to support his cavalry.
The knights themselves can't eat too badly and have to keep up with the nutrition.
Sometimes it is necessary to carry armor and mobility with two or three horses.
Plus the consumption on the way to transport grain and grass.
Gongsun Yan gasped, no wonder the cavalry is a high-end class, and the general poor can't afford to play.
"Ladies don't have to be like this." Seeing her frightened look, Zhao Yun hurriedly said: "If the supply of soybean meal essence grain is difficult, the hay will also..."
Gongsun Yan interrupted him with a wave of his hand.
These 300 cavalry is almost her only starting background, to mix in the north, the Wuhuan cavalry and the Xianbei cavalry are the primary enemies, and the cavalry must have and all the elites.
People should also be raised, and horses should also be well raised.
"General Zilong doesn't have to worry." Gongsun Yan clenched, "I can do it."
But you look so desperate.
Zhao Yun opened his mouth and didn't say anything.
Gongsun Yan searched for horse feed in the trader, and the cheapest ones made her feel so expensive that she had a toothache.
In the end, a main ingredient is oats, alfalfa, corn flakes and wheat grains, plus herbivore nutrients, multivitamins and salt powder, glucose feed, 1 material point 8 catties.
This kind of horse feed is relatively cheap, and the unit price is still more expensive than the grain that people eat.
"What is this?" Zhao Yun looked at the yellow brown paper bag that appeared on the ground, and when he saw Gongsun Yan nodding, he picked it up and looked at it.
"Can you open it up and take a look?"
Zhao Yun asked for instructions and pulled out the short dagger in his boot and cut the bag open
The smell of grain came to the face, but there was not a grain of grain, and the bag was full of oblong blue-green particles.
Zhao Yun twisted one grain, and he couldn't tell what kind of grain it was made of when his nails were broken.
After a while, he confessed, went out and called Wang Wu, and asked Wang Wu to lead a horse with an injured hoof, feed it, and see if the horse would be uncomfortable after eating.
Wang Wu came in in response, took a brown paper bag, and took the little heel worm Gongsun Cheng to feed the horses.